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WALTERS ELECTED
TO BOARD POSITION
FROM 5TH DISTRICT
Man Who Was Backed By Nearly
300 Petitioners To Take The
Place of Ezra Cooke.
J. W. Walters, of Chambers, is
the new member of the county
board for the Fifth District, being
elected just a few minutes before
noon last Monday, receiving four
votes to two cast for Rodell Root,
former member of the board from
that district.
On Tuesday of last week the
board tried to elect a member from
the Fifth district to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Ezra Cooke.
On the first ballot taken J. W.
Walters, of Chambers, received
three votes, Rodell Root, of Cham
bers two, and E. F. Porter, of
Chambers,former county clerk, one
vote. On the second ballot the
vote was Walters three and Root
three and the vote remained that
way until the ballot taken just
before noon Monday when Walters
received four votes, and the elec
tion, to two votes cast for Rodell
Root.
Mr. Walters has been a resident
of the south country for many
years and is a successful business
man of Chambers. He has made
a success of his own business and
we believe he will prove a valuable
member of the Holt county board.
His selection was petitioned for by
about 300 residents of the district,
so the people of the south country
are happy over the outcome of the
contest.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
by James R. Lowell
An interesting political experi
ment is being “hatched up” in
Lincoln by a couple of so-called
“powers behind the throne,” in col
laboration with some of the polit
ical science authorities connected
with the state university. Their
objective is to determine whether
the right type of professional man
who has never run for public office
can be elected to one of the higher
state or national offices without
going thru the political primary
course as embodied in local offices
and the state legislature.
No announcements have been
made as yet, but it has been learn
ed on good authority that the sug
gested ‘victim” is a Lincoln lawyer,
James L. (Jimmy) Brown. He was
preident of the Lincoln Bar assoc
iation and seems to rate high as a
trial lawyer. He was mentioned
last year for attorney general but
apparently didn’t take kindly to
the idea.
Jimmy has this in his favor,
his would-be backers say—he is
one of those personalities who
stands out from the crowd. He
looks like a Beau Brummell; but
his speech is enriched by a study
of many books and a memory
trained by memorizing Shakesper
ean plays and Greek tragedies.
Still he thinks real education comes
to those who observe people and
things rather than books.
One of the reasons why Brown
has been singled out by the men in
question is the way he gets along
with juries, and average juror is
the average voter. Altho only 44,
Brown has had all the tough exper
iences which go to make for appre
ciation of others. Reared in real
poverty, he had to seek education
without means and he went thru
the privations of the overseas sold
ier. His intimates like him for his
loyalties to his friends, for his
modesty, and because he never pre
tends to be something he is not
(if these traits may be considered
political assets.)
When questioned by the Lowell
Service, Brown admitted that he
had been approached by certain
“king-makers,” but he said he was
afraid he is not the man for the
experiment.
“The law profession is my chief
concern,” Brown declared, “and
outside of that I have been quietly
interested in the needy war veter
an, his widow and the children. The
mechanics of office seeking do not,
in my opinion, fit into these inter
ests.” Whether Brown is “kid
ding” remains to be seen.
The political tempo showed a
quickening last week with four
more hats in the ring for the uni
cameral legislature, and the indica
tion that another would soon be
tossed in.
E. H. Von Seggern, West Point
newspaper publisher; Mrs. Marjor
ie Stark, Norfolk; W. A. Hanthorn,
, Superior farmer; and Owen H.
! Hopkins, Alma auctioneer, are the
| four who filed and all are mem
j bers of the 1935 legislature. Mrs.
Stark’s filing makes it unanimous
' for the women members of the 1935
; session, Dr. Clair Owens, of Ex
| eter, having filed several weeks
ago. E. H. Sorenson, of St. Paul,
who served in the 1931 legislature,
has indicated that he will file for
the unicameral.
The extra session of the legis
lature, necessitated by the action
of the supreme court in ruling the
state assistance acts invalid, will
be called late in October, Governor
Cochran announced. This will be
the first special session since Gov
ernor Bryan and the legislature
failed to get together on the bi
ennial appropriation three sessions
ago.
Cost of the special session is
estimated, at about $25,000, the
legislators to be paid $10 a day for
a maximum of 10 days. In addi
tion, each legislator is paid mile
age, while the house and senate
clerks and the extra clerical help
must be paid. The 1931 special
session lasted 11 days and cost
$26,746. There have been 15 spec
ial sessions in the state’s history.
Seven Vacancies in legislative
membership now existing will be
filled before the special session
starts, by having party commit
tees in the districts in question
recommend persons to the govern
or for appointment. There is also
a possibility that five of Omaha’s
17 representatives may be inelig
lble to serve at tne special session,
along with some other members of
session last spring and winter who
may not have reported their taking
jobs in a federal or state capacity.
Death took two members of the
recent session, Representatives
Marion J. Cushing, of Ord, and
John W. Buffington, of Hamlet.
Five others have resigned to take
political appointments, in addition
to the five Omaha legislators who
took such jobs without officially
resigning.
Points which probably will be
taken up at the session include:
1. Patching up relief acts, held
invalid, so as to provide available
funds, in addition to provisions
conforming to national acts on
social security, passed since the
state legislature adjourned. The
old age pensions will be taken care
of under this legislation.
Governor Cochran thinks that
funds for relief can still be secured
(Continued on page 5, column 4.)
Holt County Orchard
Yields Large Apples
Jim Fullerton, of Pleasantview
township, one of the pioneers of
that section of the county, was a
pleasant caller at this office last
Saturday with a sample of apples
that he had grown on his farm this
season. Jim has an ordchard of
about two acres and. said that he
raised a fair crop this season, as
well as a few peaches.
The apples he brought in were
Wolf River and each one was about
once and a half as large as a tea
cup. His peaches were also of fair
size, but he says that the peach
trees were not very good bearers
this year.
He also had some corn from his
farm, white dent, raised this seas
on and says he has a field that will
yield about twenty bushels per
acre, although six weeks ago he did
not thing he was going to have any
corn. So things won’t be so bad
in this county the coming winter.
_
O’Neill Project Club
The O’Neill Project Club met at
the home of Mrs. James Connolly
Wednesday afternoon, October 2.
Variety in vegetables was demon
strated by Miss Bernardine Proti
vinsky. A delicious lunch was
served by Mrs. C. P. Uhl and Mrs.
Burch. Two visitors were present,
Miss Anna and Miss Grace Con
nolly.
Honey Creek Turkey Club
The Honey Creek Turkey Club
held its regular meeting at the
home of Joe and Dale Curran.
All members were present, also
several visitors, including F. M.
Reece county agent, Mrs. Joe Clay
bough, of Lincoln and L. L. Cambre
of the Armour Hatcheries. These
gentlemen talked to us about 4-H
Club work all over the United
States and Nebraska in particular.
Also about the County Achieve
ment Day in O’Neill on December
14.
The meeting was called to order
by the president and roll call was
answered by naming our favorite
animals. Plans were discussed for
our achievement day to be held in
the near future.
A team demonstration upon egg
judging was given by Joe and Vera
Grutsch. A paper on turkey eggs
was read by Donald Vequist.
The next meeting is to be held
at the Donald Vequist home on
October 27.
—Robert Rees, News Reporter.
Arcadia Man Tried Here
On A Charge of Issuing
Checks Without Funds
The case of the State of Nebras
ka vs. Roy J. Clark, charge with
issuing no fund checks, was on
trial before the county court last
Wednesday. Clark is a resident
of Arcadia, Nebr., and had agents
in this county buying cattle and
hogs for him, in payment of which
the agent would issue a check on
an Arcadia bank signed by them
as an agent of Clark.
The particular case upon which
he was before the court, according
to the complaint, was that on Aug.
27, 1935, Harding Jensen, as agent
for Clark, issued a check to White
head & Eaton, of Stuart, for
$278.94. This check was turned
down by the bank on account of
insufficient funds and action was
then started against Clark. At the
conclusion of the evidence Judge
Malone bound Clark over to the
district court and fixed his bond in
the sum of $500, which was fur
nished.
Wedding At Akron, Iowa
On Monday afternoon, Sept. 16,
1935, Miss Garnet L. Mann and
Lester H. Rausch, both of this city,
were quietly married at the Con
gregational parsonage in Elk Point,
S. D., the pastor, Rev. Mark Wil
son, officiating at the wedding cere
mony. The couple were attended
by Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Mann,
brother and sister-in-law of the
bride.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mrs. Nettie Mann, of this city,
and a graduate of the Akron High
school in the Class of 1935. The
groom is the son of J. H. Rausch,
of Marengo, 111., and a graduate of
the Akron High school in the Class
of 1933. He came here from Chi
cago four years ago and after com
pleting his school course, attended
Morningside college, Sioux City,
for a time, and later was employed
here in the Moir Motor Co. garage.
He is just completing six months
of service in CCC camps, in Ark
ansas and recently at Eldora, Iowa.
Both are deservedly popular young
people in this community and a
host of friends offer congratula
tions and wishes for a full meas
ure of joy and happiness.
After the wedding ceremony, the
bridal party were dinner guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey
Horner in Sioux City.
The newly married couple will
make a home in apartments over
the First National bank.—Akron,
la., Register Tribune.
The groom is a nephew of Mrs.
Harry Fox and Mrs. Will Kaczor,
of Meek, and formerly made his
home with his aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Fox.
Claim Frost Eleven
Months of the Year
New Deal trouble shooters might
try a hand, containing five aces or
a hog-lot club flush on regulating
the weather in this neck of the
great American experimental res
ervation. Most of us think of our
weather as about half summer and
half winter, yet the man who said
there are only two seasons out
here, “winter and August,” was
stating close to the truth.
Up in Rock county they claim
there has been frost every month
of 1935 with the sole exception
of July and that means there is to
be frost every single month of 1935
with the one exception, unless Oc
tober should fail us. That record
looks like a cool one on the face
of it but those out in the heat
of last summer know that there are
two sides to this story, the frost
flake side and the flaming sun side.
GROUP FROM HERE
GOES TO NORFOLK
FOR CELEBRATION
Nearly 175 O’Neill Men Leave On
Special Train For Knights
of Siam Jamboree.
Headed by the O’Neill High
School band, the Little German
Band and Mayor John Kersenbrock
about 175 residents of this city will
leave at 4 o’clock this afternoon on
a special train for Norfolk to help
the Knights of Siam of that city
put on a real celebration.
This celebration was originally
planned by the Knights of Siam
for last Thursday night, but in
order to help O’Neill properly
celebrate Free Day they postponed
their celebration and came in a
body on a special train to this city
to help O’Neill stage a real cele
bration. And they succeeded.
The residents of this city in ord
er to properly show their apprecia
tion to the citizens of Norfolk ac
cepted the invitation extended them
by the Knights of Siam and will
make their appearance in that city
about 6 o’clock this evening and
will, we hope, help the people of
the city to properly celebrate.
Yesterday’s Norfolk News con
tained the following account of the
contemplated visit of the O’Neill
delegation:
“O’Neill residents, 150 strong,
who last week royally entertained
the Knights of Siam and the Nor
folk V.F.W. drum and bugle corps,
will arrive in Norfolk Thursday
evening at 6 o’clock by special train
and attend the Knights’ barbecue
and jamboree to be held in Dr. C. J.
Verges’ park, it was announced
Tuesday by Kink C. D. Young.
“The O’Neill good will travelers
will leave their city at 4 o’clock in
the afternoon, and arrive in Nor
folk at 6 o’clock at the Seventh
street station. There, it is expect
ed, a huge crowd of Knights will
be on hand to greet the visitors
who accorded uie Norfolk Knights
a great time at O’Neill last Wed
nesday night.
“The O’Neill travelers and the
Knights will then assemble in Dr.
Verges’ park where the barbecue
meal will be served, following
which a jamboree is to be in pro
gress.
“All Knights who plan to attend
the barbecue are requested to call
Kink Young so the committee in
charge will know how many are to
be served. They are asked to do
this before Wednesday evening.
Between 400 and 500 persons, it
is expected, will attend the barbe
cue and jamboree. The event is
being held at the park at the in
vitation of Dr. Verges, who is the
Knights’ chief surgeon.”
Night Fire Completely
Destroys Farm House
Fire destroyed the farm home on
the old Pete Curtis farm three
miles east and a half mile north of
this city about 10 o’clock last
Tuesday night. The farm was oc
cupied by Harley Fox and he and
his wife were away from home at
the time of the fire and lost all
their personal belongings, clothing
and household goods to the value
of about $1,000. The house was
burned to the ground and the loss
on the building is figured at about
$1,000. The farm is now owned by
the Nebraska Securities corpor
ation.
Score Stands One-All
For World’s Series
The Chicago Cubs lambasted the
Detroit Tigers in the first game of
the World series played at Detroit
Wednesday afternoon. The score
was 3 to 0. Warneke was on the
mound for the Cubs and he had
the Tigers handcuffed most of the
way, holding them down to four
hits. Schoolboy Rowe, on the mound
for the Tigers, also pitched a good
game, allowing only seven hits, one
of them a home run, which was
sufficient to lose the game. From
present indications the Cubs have
them on the run. Warneke is far
from the best pitcher on the Cub
staff and when he can handcuff
them what will the star twirlers
of the club do to them.
The Detroit Tigers came right
back at the Cubs in the game this
afternoon and disclosed how a
tiger really fights when they have
their tails tramped on like the
Cubs did on Wednesday. The Tig
ers landed on old Charley Root,
Cub starting pitcher, for four runs
in the first inning and drove him to
the showers. Then Henshaw, a
robust left hander, entered the fray
and he was landed on for three hits
in the fourth inning and he also
went to the bench. Detroit added
another run later on for good meas
ure and the game finally ended
8 to 3 in favor of Detroit, Bridges
was the Detroit twirler. The teams
now journey to Chicago where the
third game of the series will be
played tomorrow. *
Mrs. Grant Walton Dies
At Home of A Daughter
Mrs. Grant Walton died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lester
Ritts, just west of this city, last
Saturday evening, after a short
illness of acute dilation of the
heart at the age of 62 years, 11
months and 25 days. Funeral ser
vices were held at theVenus church
at 2:30 p. m. Monday, Rev. Merri
man officiating and burial in the
cemetery at Venus.
Niletta May Walton was borp af
Kindalvillek, lown, on Oct. 3, 1872.
When she was a little girl the fam
ily moved to Knox county and at
Mars, Nebr., on July 25, 1892, she
was united in marriage to Grant
Walton. Eight children were born
of this uliion, all of whom with the
husband are left to mourn the
death of a kind and affectionate
wife and mother. The children
are:
Samuel, Boone, Iowa; Mrs. Lydia
Lumby, Sanborn, Iowa; Mrs. Addie
Harvey, Orchard, Nebr.; Leonard
Walton, Orchard; Mrs. Myrtle
Wheeler, Walnut; Mrs. Olive Ot
terson, Verdigre; Barton Walton,
O’Neill; Mrs. Clara Ritts, O’Neill.
Hawks Moving South
Last Monday John Shoemaker
was surprised and so were 500 vis
itors to the Shoemaker farm eight
miles south of town. John received,
a broadcast from his poultry that
a chicken hawk was out for free
[dinner so he took his shotgun and
I went out. In trees, on buildings
and in the air were 500 chicken
hawks and one investigated the
possibilities of the Shoemaker hen
house.
John fired a shot skyward and
the hawks continued on their way
south. The birds have a wing
spread of about four feet, are
brown with reddish-brown under
neath, have yellow legs, hooked
bills and claws and are built for
speedy flying. The hawks are
supposed to fly singly or in pairs
and what caused them to start
south in such a number is not
known. First it was believed the
birds were turkey buzzards, a
scavenger said to migrate over
here spring and fall.
Young People’s Group
Rally Held At Page
Last Monday evening, Oct. 1, the
Young People’s Group Ralley met
at the M. E. church at Page. Sup
per together at 7 in the basement
and a program of music, readings,
round table discussion, etc., fol
lowed. in the auditorium. Election
of officers followed and the follow
ing persons were elected:
Earl Ressel, Chambers, Presi
dent; Horace Tipton, Page, first
vice president; Ruth Fraka, Inman,
second vice president; Rose Robin
son, Page, third vice president;
Marvin Youngs, Inman, fourth vice
president; Patty Watson, Inman,
secretary; Peggy Cambre, O’Neill,
treasurer; Rev. A. J. May, O’Neill,
sponsor.
The next meeting is to be held
in O’Neill during the latter part of
November.
SCHOOL NOTES
During the past year, in making
my visits to the rural schools, I
find that many schools are in need
of good textbooks. Some of our
old books are hopelessly out of
date, in this respect progress is
cruel.
The car owner buys a new car
or the farmer a new piece of mach
inery, only to have it out per
formed in the space of a year, due
to startling changes in engineer
ing. We can compare the progress
of education in a similar way.
We will take the subject of Geo
graphy, for instance, all books that
were published prior to the world
war are hopelessly out of date. To
this course according to the text,
we would be teaching about some
countries that actually do not ex
ist at this time. What we might
say about Geography would apply
to other courses as well.
In the field of education, statis
ticians say, greater changes are
taking place than we find taking
place in any other field. Educators
are building on the foundations laid
in the past, and are giving us
short cuts in teaching methods,
that it has taken centuries to de
! velop.
We realize that many districts
are hard pressed financially, yet to
deprive our children of the right
teaching will defeat the very pur
pose of education. In spite of the
fact that our district have been
hnrd pressed financially, many have
and are making the supreme effort
to give their children the very best
they can.
A workman is no better than his
tools, hence a teacher is no better
than her resources at hand to com
mand. After all the big expense
in maintaining school rests on three
things: first, teachers salary; sec
ond, fuel; and third, upkeep of the
school buildings and equipment.—
County Superintendent.
Funeral Services For
Michael Murphy To
Be Held Here Friday
Michael Murphydied at the home
of his brother, Dennis Murphy,
three miles northeast of this city,
about noon Wednesday, after an
illness of a couple of years of dia
betes and high blood pressure, at
the age of 64 years. The funeral
will be held tomorrow morning at
9 o’clock from St. Patrick’s church,
interment in Calvary cemetery.
Michael Murphy was born at
Hancock, Mich., on Sept. 29, 1871.
When he was six years of age his
parents moved to this county, they
being among the first colony that
came here from Michigan and es
tablishedwhat for years was known
as the Michigart settlement.
His parents located one and one
half miles north and one and one
half miles east of this city and
here Michael grew to manhood and
spent most of his life.
About twenty-five years ago he
went to South Dakota and took a
homestead, proving up on the
claim and remaining there for
about ten years, when ne returned
to this county and has since made
his home with his brother, Den., on
the old home place northeast of
this city.
Several years ago he ran a nail
into his foot, which caused blood
poisoning and he was seriously ill
at that time for several weeks.
Physicians finally got his system
cleared of the poison, but it was
never entirely eradicated and it
continued to bother him at times
up to the time of his death.
Michael was a good hard worker
and had accumulated considerable
property during his life time. He
was a bachelor.
He leaves to mourn his passing
three brothers and four sisters.
They are: Mrs. Mary Wehrstein,
O’Neill; Mrs. H. P. Gallagher, of
Rapid City, S. D.; Mrs. Edgar Goff,
Pierre, S. D.; Mrs. William Klass,
Sioux City, Iowa; Dan Murphy, of
Deadwood, S. D., and Dennis and
Bartholmew of this city. It is
expected that all of his brothers
and sisters will be here for the
funeral.
Will Open Buying Plant
Here For Swift & Co.
C.H. Switzer, representing Swift
& Co., of Sioux City, arrived in the
city last Saturday and has rented
the Parker building south of the
Fox hotel and will open a cream
and poultry establishment therein
next Wednesday, Oct. 9. This is
the first venture of Swift & Co.
into this territory and The Front
ier hopes that their business ven
ture will be so successful that
O’Neill will become one of their
prominent business centers in Ne
braska. See their advertisement
in this issue.
CARD OF THANKS
It is with a feeling of deepest
gratitude we extend our sincere
thanks to our many friends who so
kindly assisted us by their many
acts of kindness, and words of
sympathy, during the last sad rites
and burial of our dear daughter
and sister, Mrs. Helen Murphy Dab
ney.—D. D. Murphy and family.
Last Sunday the Burlington
railway freight left here with 14
box cars, interesting since the ter
minal of the road is here.
GRANT IS ALLOWED
FOR BUILDING NEW
COURT HOUSE HERE
j Special Election Will Be Necessary
To Vote On A Bond Issue
For Remaining Sum.
The application of Holt county
for a loan and grant of $110,909
for the erection of a new court
house in this county has been ap
proved by the federal authorities,
according to reports in the daily
press last Sunday, and verified by
a letter from John Latenser, Jr.,
state engineer of the WPA, Omaha,
to the county board on Wednesday.
The letter states that the grant is
for $49,909, which would leave
$01,000 to be furnished by the
county.
Now that the grant and loan has
been approved the next question
before the people of the county is
the voting of bonds for the $61,000
that the county will have to sup
ply. The county board will meet
again on Wednesday, October 9,
when they expect to have arrange
ments completed for the submis
sion of the question to the voters
of the county and a special electioh
will be called for that purpose. The
date for the special election will
be set next Wednesday, but it will
probably be early in November.
The present structure has been in
use in the county for about fifty
years and is in very bad condition.
It is only a question of a very few
years, certainly within the next
ten, when the county will have to
erect a new court house and the
taxpayers of the county will have
to bear the entire burden.
If we accept the tender of the
government we will have a court
house in this county that will cost
to erect $110,909 and it will cost
the taxpayers of the county only
$01,000, as the grant of $49,909 of
the government is an outright gift
to the county.
wow is tne time to try ana get
a new building to take care of the
records of the county and to pro
vide a safe place for the county
employees to labor. The money
which will be granted by the gov
ernment is part of the grant of
over four billion that was voted by
congress last spring. The people
of this county will have to pay
their share of this money, whether
we get any of it or not, so why not
try and get a little of the amount
we pay in taxes back in our own
county. By approving this bond
issue is the way we can do it.
According to the plans prepared
by John Latenser & Sons, archi
tects employed, by the county, the
building will be 106x70.4 outside
measurement, of brick, cement and
steel, and will cost completed the
sum of $110,909. It will be three
floors with basement, over fralf
aDove ground, ana jan quarters ana
living rooms for the sheriff on the
top floor, just under the roof.
In the basement there will be ton
office rooms, besides store rooms,
vaults, corridors and toilets.
On the first floor there will be
fifteen rooms, rotunda, vestibule,
vaults and stairways.
On the second floor there will be
the tcourt room, 48.1x40.6. The
judges office; office and vaults for
the clerk of the district court; jury
rooms; office for the county judge
and vault; sheriff’s office and office
for the county attorney; ladies
room, corridor and rotunda.
On the third floor, in the central
part of the building, will be the
county jail, with two blocks of
cells, one block in a room 28.8x20
and the other 24.6x20. In addi
tion to the cells there will be living
quarters for the sheriff with lava
tories and toilets, to make it very
commodious living quarters.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Louisa Haynes, of north of
town, was brought in Thursday.
She was suffering from a stroke
and is still in serious condition.
Mrs. Arthur Wertz and two
small children were brought in
Tuesday evening. They were in
an automobile accident about a
mile east of the city. No serious
injuries are apparent. Cuts and
bruises about heads and faces were
treated.
Mrs. Victor Harley, of Chambers,
went home Tuesday evening feel
ing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Todsen and
children visited relatives in Grand
Island last Sunday.