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VOL. LVI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936. No. 34
FUNERAL SERVICES
AT AMELIA CHURCH
FOR W. 0. SAMMONS
Southwestern Holt County Rancher
Laid To Rest After Active
Life of 81 Years.
Willard Orval Sammons, one of
the pioneers of southwestern Holt,
died at his home near Amelia on
Monday evening, December 30,
1935, after a short illness at the
age of 81 years, 2 months and 22
days. Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at the Amelia
Methodist church, Rev. D. S. Con
rad, of O’Neill, an old neighbor of
the deceased, officiating and burial
in the Chambers cemetery.
Willard Orval Sammons was born
at Canajohorie, N. Y., on Oct. 8,
1854. At the age of four years his
parents moved to Adrian, Mich.,
where they resided for four years.
Then, in 1859, they moved to Il
linois where he grew to manhood
and in 1882 he came to Nebraska
and filed on a homestead in the
southwestern part of the county
where he resided up to the time of
his death.
Mr. Sammons was one of the
pioneers of that section of the
county, having lived on his home
stead for over fiifty-three years.
He was one of the best known and
best loved residents of that part of
the county, having a happy faculty
of making and retaining friends,
and was recognized as a good
neighbor and citizen.
He never married, and he was
unusually successful in his opera
tions as a farmer and cattle raiser
and probably one of the wealth
iest men in that section of the
. county at the time of his death.
* His passing will be sincerely
mourned, not only by his brothers
and other relatives, but by the
many friends he had in the south
west part of the county.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
LadelleKent.of Minneapolis, Minn.,
two brothers, A. E. and Duane Sam
mons, of Amelia, and many neices
and nephews. He was preceded in
k death by two sisters and three
brothers.
Mrs. T. M. Harrington
Among Honored Women
Tuesday 53 Nebraska women
were honored by the home econo
mics division of organized agricul
ture at Lincoln. Bestowing the
honors were W. H. Brokaw, agri
cultural extension director, and
Mary E. Brown, woman’s extension
leader. North Nebraskans honor
ed for club project leadership fol
low:
Holt—Mrs. T. M. Harrington,
O’Neill.
Antelope—Mrs. R. G. Atwood,
Neligh.
Boone—Mrs. Will Neber, Cedar
Rapids.
Colfax—Mrs. Herbert Deichman,
Leigh.
Dawes—Mrs. Alfred Betson,
Crawford.
Dodge—Mrs. Paul Poscoe, Fre
mont.
Keya Paha—Mrs. George Hene
man, Springvicw.
Knox—Mrs. W. C. Lovejoy,
Center.
Pierce—Mrs. G. E. Roberts,
Plainview.
Platte—Mrs. Frank Deusman,
Humphrey.
Rock—Mrs. Hester Carpenter,
Springview.
Stanton—Mrs. E. M. Andrews,
Stanton.
Washington—Mrs. Leon Hindley,
Blair.
Wayne—Mrs. Irving Moses,
Wayne.
Finds Raising Of Good
Cattle Brings Profits
R. E. Lucas, an extensive Here
ford breeder living about fourteen
miles east of this city, was a pleas
ant caller at this office Tuesday and
will hereafter be a weekly reader
of The Frontier. Mr. Lucas in
formed us that last week he sold a
yearling Hereford bull to J. J.
Rezac, of Tabor, South Dakota, re
veiving $600 for the animal. Mr.
Lucas has sold several bulls the
past few months to parties in this
county as well as in other states
to head their herds and he is con
vinced that the raising of- pure
bred cattle is a paying proposition.
District Court Filings
The federal Land Bank, of Om
aha, has brought suit in the district
court to foreclose a mortgage given
' on Jan. 14, 1920, by William H.
Bickford and wife for $4,200 on
the following described Holt county
real estate: The east half of the
northeast quarter; east half of the
southwest quarter, all of the south
east quarter of section 11; the
southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section 12, all in town
ship 25 north, range 10 west, con
taining 560 acres more or less ac
cording to government survey. In
their petition they allege that the
loan was to be paid off in 68 semi
annual payments of $136.50 and
the final payment of $136.11. They
allege that the defendants failed
to pay the twenty-fourth semi-an
nual payment due on September 1,
1932, and that there has been no
payment made since that date ex
cept the sum of $28.91 paid on May
8, 1935. They allege that there was
due and unpaid on the 11th day of
December, 1935, the sum of $4,688.
65. They ask judgment for that
amount and if same is not paid
within a reasonable time that the
land be sold to satisfiy the amount
found due.
Sulphonated Linseed Oil
Will Prevent Damage To
Tree Trunks By Rabbits
Rabbits have been reported as
destroying several trees as winter
comes on and feed becomes scarce.
The use of sulphonated linseed oil
will usually control this danger
quite effectively. Great care should
be taken in its preparation how
ever. If properly prepared it is
usually successful.
How to make sulphonated nnseea
oil. Materials: 1 gallon raw lin
seed oil; 12 ounces of flowers of
sulphur. This formula is sufficient
to treat 300 two-year-old shelter
belt trees. Put the oil in a con
tainer of 5-gal. capacity; if a ves
sel of this size is not available, re
duce the above formula according
ly—Say 1 quart of oil to 3 ounces
of sulphur, or a half gallon to 6
ounces of sulphur. Heat over a
hot fire with constant watching,
and preferably outdoors so no fire
will be started if the oil should
boil over. The oil must be heated
to 470 degrees ferinheit before the
sulphur is added. It is not neces
sary to use a thermometer, as the
oil will give off a pale smoke when
this temperature is reached. The
oil will boil and steam a long time
before the smoke is given off.
Over a hot stove it will require
more than an hour to get a gallon
of oil sufficiently hot. If heated
out-of-doors a longer time may be
required. When the oil is smoking,
remove the vessel from the fire,
take out doors, and immediately
add the sulphur to the hot oil, a
spoonful at a time, stirring con
stantly. The sulphur should cause
the oil to foam and give off an of
fensive odor. When all the sulphur
has been added continue stirring
until foaming ceases.
The resulting mixture when cool
should be black in color and about
the consistency of molasses. If it
does not have these characteristics,
reheat out-of-doors with constant
stirring until it foams and smokes
again. When cool it is ready to
apply to trees.
Trees should be treated on a
warm clear day when the bark is
dry. Apply the material with a
paint brush. Trunk and branches
of the tree should be covered a foot
or so above the possible snow line.
Do not apply sulphonated oil to
evergreen trees.
Use raw and not boiled linseed
oil. Be sure oil is smoking hot
before adding sulphur and use a
large vessel to prevent foaming
over. Take the vessel out-of-doors
before adding the sulphur as the
odor will remain in a building for
days. If the oil boils over and
catches fire extinguish the flame by
throwing sand, ashes or salt on it.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00—Mr. C. E.
Yantzi superintendent.
Morning Worship 11:00—Com
munion Service.
Evening Service at 7:30—“The
Lord’s Secret.”
The choirs have prepared special
music for these services.
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
Many Frontier readers have cal
led during the past week and have
taken advantage of our liberal sub
scription offer and fifteen new
readers have been added to an al
ready large list. If you want a
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O'Neill High Defeats
Spencer Five 35 to 11
The ONeill High School basket
ball team journed to Spencer last
Tuesday evening where they took
the Spencer High school team to a
trimming with a score of 35 to 11.
The second teams of both schools
clashed and again ONeill was vic
torious with a score of 32 to 7.
Marriage Licenses
Henry A. Nagel, of Bonesteel,
S. D., and Miss Blanche Schultze,
of Brunswick, were granted a lic
ense to wed in the office of the
county judge last Tuesday.
Claude E. Pickering, of Redbird,
and Miss Zelda Pinkerman, of Dor
sey, were granted a license to wed
on January 4, in the office of the
county judge. On Wednesday they
were united in marriage at the
Methodist parsonage in this city,
Rev. A. J. May officiating.
Lake Lewis, of Long Pine, and
Mi3s Doris Wicks, of Atkinson,
were granted a license to wed last
Saturday. They were united in
marriage the same day by Rev. A.
J. May, pastor of the Methodist
church in this city.
Delbert Carl, of Star, and Miss
Adeline Podany, of Opportunity,
were granted a marriage license in
county court last Monday after
noon and thereafter were united in
marriage by County Judge Malone.
Court Filings Few
There were fewer new cases filed
in the office of the clerk of the
district court during the month of
December than for several months
past. During the entire month but
three cases were filed. The lack of
new business permitted Clerk Moss
and his efficient deputy to catch up
with a lot of work that had accum
lated during the rush period.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
by James R. Lowell
Political acrobats who are not
adept at riding two horses at once
appear to be in for a tough time of
it as the vagaries of the 1936
campaign grow more pronounced.
Leading the procession of trouble
makers is the Townsend plan which
already is getting some of the
candidates in a state of perplexity
comparable to that of the youthful
chameleon which found itself on
a Scotch plaid.
E. J. Speake, state “Townsend”
manager, has sent questionnaires
to all Nebraska congressmen re
garding their respective stands on
the much cussed and discussed $200
a month pension plan, but to date
the solons have kept mum.
Representative Binderup of the
4th district at one time publicly
announced himself in favor of the
Townsend plan, but apparently has
changed his mind since and has
made contradictory statements.
Only impetuous Terry Carpenter,
candidate for U. S. senator, has
dared to mount the Townsend steed,
and is scheduled to address six
Townsend clubs at Hasting Jan. 28.
Despite the large number of high
type citizens who have rallied to
the Townsend banner in Nebraska,
there is an undertone of sentiment
in political circles that the scheme
is fantastic and to endorse it might
do a candidate more harm than
good.
The Nebraska branch of the
Liberty League, which is unequi
vocally opposed to the Roosevelt
administration, has come out flat
footed against the pension plan.
“Any thoughtful person must
realize that no one can pay out 25
billions annually with no return in
service,” declared Charles E. Am
mon of Lincoln, state chairman of
the league.
Less experienced democratic can
didates are more or less surprised
at the unusual turn the time-hon
ored rift in the state organization
has taken. In the last election
there was a Bryan wing which was
not entirely in sympathy with the
Roosevelt program, and a Mullen
Burke wing which was 100 per cent
for the administration.
Bryan is in the background now,
! but Senator Burke and his cohorts
j have qualified their allegiance to
the president somewhat, while an
other allegedly backed by Governor
Cochran and Dan V. Stephens, Fre
mont democrat, would carry the
Roosevelt torch.
To the uninitiated it is all Greek,
but the political soothsayers ex
plain that this latest rift in the
democratic party is do to a matter
of patronage. Senator Burke et al.
did not want Dwight Felton, a
Bryan henchman, appointed state
administrator for the WPA, while
Governor Cochran was plugging
for Felton.
Former Governor Keith Neville
has been more or less opposed to
the way the new deal funds were
being spent from the first, altho he
gave Burke a certain degree of
support in the last election. Now
the latter has declared for curtail
ment of federal expenditures. In
cidentally, he is accused by some of
his critics of having leaned away
from the president and toward the
alleged side of "big business” in
the last session of congress.
Dan Stephens caused a furore
when he criticized Senator Burke’s
call for less spending of money.
Stephens suggested that Omaha,
where nearly half of the state re
lief burden is centered and which
has been most insistent that the
federal government lend a fiinanci
al hand, solve its relief problem
“by passing the hat to the critics
of new deal expenditures.”
E. E. Placek of Wahoo, a power
in state banking circles and a
strong supporter of Burke in the
last election, seconded Stephens in
his criticizm of Burke and his “ex
pose of the selfish and greedy pol
iticians of Omaha and the country
at large.” Placek declared that
“delegations from all states have
gone to Washington asking for re
lief funds and upon their return
criticize the administration for too
much spending.”
Senator Burke in a statement
made in Washington soon after his
return from Nebraska refuted the
implication that he was deserting
the administration.
“I am wholeheartedly and en
thusiastically in favor of the re
nomination and reelection of the
president,” he said. “In my recent
statement advocating curtailment
of expenditures I didn’t go as far
as the president has in his state
ments on retrenc&nent.”
Another sign of a growing rift
in-the state democratic party was
the recent resignation of C. J.
Campbell of Lincoln as counsel for
the PWA in Nebraska. Campbell,
who was an ardent supporter of
Burke in the last election had no
comment to make.
Arthur F. Mullen, who helped
elect Burke to the U. S. senate two
years ago, recently submitted a
formal bill for $75,000 for legal
services in connection with the
Sutherland and Columbus power
projects. He had previously asked
$175,000.
Meanwhile the Nebraska repub
licans are thoroly enjoying the pro
spects of serious dissention in dem
ocratic ranks, altho they have
plenty of trouble of their own,
what with Norris and the other
progressives.
Governmental subdivisions in Ne
braska did an excellent job last
■year in reducing their bonded in
debtedness,according to State Aud
itor Fred Ayres. They actually
paid off approximately $5,000,000
worth of debt.
Ayres wishes however that some
of the county governments would
make a New Year’s resolution to
brush up on their record keeping.
As an example of the carelessness
that exists, it was found that a
school district in a southwestern
county had been paying interest
on bonds when $1,800 to apply on
the bonds had been collected and
lying idle for four years.
The state auditor believes that
it would pay the state to set up an
accounting plan whereby the coun
ties would pay for an annual audit
(semi-annual in ease of some of
the larger counties). The auditors
would come from the state office,
and enough of them could be hired
under the county-payment plan to
realiy audit the county books.
Governmental subdivisions of the
state are starting 1936 with a total
bonded indebtedness of $87,748,504,
compared to $93,095,800 a little
more than a year ago. The peak
of such indebtedness came in 1928
when more than $113,000,000 was
owing. It has been reduced stead
ily since that time, with the biggest
reduction being effected during the
past year.
The total indebtedness of cities
and villages now is $48,200,301;
city and village school districts,
$29,545,304; rural school districts,
(Continued on page 4, column 5.)
BRIEFLY STATED
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Fred H. Swingley was down
from Atkinson Wednesday.
C. F. McKenna transported a
passenger to Ewing and return
Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Gunn was confined to
her bed Monday because of a stub
born cold.
D. W. Gemmil, of Ewing, was
looking after business matters in
the city Tuesday.
Mrs. L. C. Chapman has been
confined to her bed since last
Christmas, suffering with a severe
cold.
Ike, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Van Every, was out of school a day
or two this week because of a
slight infection.
Erwin Cronin returned last Sun
day to Grand Island, after spend
ing the holiday vacation with rela
tives in this city.
Miss Mary Sullivan, who spent
the holidays at the home of her
mother in this city, returned to
Omaha last Sunday.
Cerlanos Vanderlinden and Mel
vin Kurtz made a business trip to
Norfolk last Saturday morning, re
turning that evening.
Robert Biglin returned Sunday
to Creighton university at Omaha,
after spending the holiday vacation
with the home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham
entertained fifteen couple with a
dinner and bridge party at their
home last Thursday evening.
A sheet of ice under snow causes
the same sensation when one slips
as an Ethopian feels when he looks
for application of the golden rule.
W. J. Froelich, who spent the
holidays with his family and other
relatives and friends in the city,
returned to Chicago Monday morn
ing.
Enard Leach by motor car trans
ported his daughter, Ruth, to Lin
coln last Friday where she is to
continue her studies at Wesleyan
college.
The Misses Grace and Agnes
Joyce and brother, Thomas, left
last Sunday for Omaha where they
will spend a week visiting with rel
atives and friends.
Those using the onion to fore
cast weather, examining layers of
it after cutting, safely may fore
cast much hotter with showers—if
one’s eyes are considered.
See where two robins, first of
next spring’s northern advance,
showed up at Verdel last Thursday.
That’s nothing, they hatched and
left a nest here last Wednesday.
Miss Loretta Enright, who spent
the Christmas holidays at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Enright, returned to her school
duties at Petersburg last Sunday.
George T. Robertson, who has
been spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C.
Robertson, left Monday for Hast
ings college where he is a senior.
Delos Edwards, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wiliam Edwards of near Ven
us is here and employed, driving
the tank wagon of the Crebbe ser
vice station west of the Chevdolet
garage.
The kids are wondering when
they are to turn water on the city
skating rink. The river is good
skating but for little tads it’s the
same as a trip to and from the
north pole.
Mrs. F. D. McMillan and sister,
Miss Markey, will leave tonight
for Miami, Folrida, where they ex
pect to put in a month visiting with
relatives and enjoying life in this
famous southern resort.
J. F. O’Donnell left yesterday
for a few days business trip to
Omaha. His daughter, Mrs. Credle
and little daughter, Judith, who
have been visiting here since
Christmas returned home with him.
The Weather
High Low Mois.
Jan. 3 38 23
Jan. 4 28 6
Jan. 5 26 10 .10
Jan. 6 14 1
Jan. 7 15 —12
Jan. 8 27 11
Jan. 0 41 7
Mother of Dave Loy Is
Dead At Bridgeport
Dave Loy returned last Saturday
from Bridgeport, Nebr., where he
went to attend the funeral of his
mother, Mrs. Catherine Loy, who
died there Dec. 30. The funeral
was held on Jan. 2, 1936. Mrs. Loy
was 86 years of age at the time of
her death. Her husband preceded
her in death four years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Loy were former
residents of this city, leaving here
about five years ago for Bridge
port, where some of their children
resided. Mrs. Loy leaves seven
children to mourn her departure,
and all of them but two were pre
sent at the funeral.
New Meat Market To Be
Operated By Grady Bros.
Last week Henry D. Grady, for
many years sheriff of this county
and later postmaster of this city,
purchased a half interest in the
grocery store of his brother, Ben,
and the firm of Grady Brothers
started business Monday morning.
This week they are having the in
terior of the store repainted,
shelves, walls and ceilings. They
will install a refrigerator in the
rear of the store and expect to open
a first class meat market in con
nection with the grocery. They
expect to have the redecorating
completed, the refrigerator in
stalled and have their meat market
in operation by the first of Febru
ary. The Frontier wishes the new
firm unbounded success.
Suggests Changes In
Court House Plans
Frank Latenser, of Omaha, the
architect for the new court house,
was in the city last Saturday con
ferring with the members of the
county board regarding some
changes in the locations and sizes
of the various rooms in the new
building. Several changes were
suggested and informally approved
and Mr. Latenser will be back next
Saturday with revised drawings of
the proposed changes.
First County Office Filing
The 1936 campaign in Holt
county was officially launched Wed
nesday when Robert E. Tomlinson,
of Opportunity, filed for the demo
cratic nomination for supervisor
from the Second district. The dis
trict is represented on the county
board by John A. Carson, repub
lican.
BRIEFLY STATED
On Wednesday evening the Good
Fellowship club met at the base
ment of the Methodist church and
had a general discussion of the ob
jectives, and talks by F. M. Reece,
C. J. McClurg and Rev. D. S. Jay.
The male quartette sang and Clar
ence Selah gave a humorous read
ing. A good lunch followed, served
by Lester Cambre, F. M. Reece and
Hazen Coutts. The following of
ficers were elected: Chauncey Port
er, president; Bennett Gilespie,
secretary and C. J. McClurg, treas
urer. H. B. Burch was in charge
of the program. The next meeting
will be held Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell
and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froelich
entertained forty couple with a
dinner party at the Golden Hotel
last Friday evening. After dinner
those who liked to trip the light
fantstic had the opportunity, the
dining room being cleared for that
purpose. Bridge experts played
their favorite game, while some of
the less expert engaged in the good
old-fashioned game of pitch. Those
present report having had a
wonderful time.
The old county jail is a thing of
the past, workmen completing the
tearing down of the old building
Wednesday morning. In a couple
of days the ground will be cleared
of the refuse and ready for the
work of excavating, if and when
the government is ready for the
work to proceed.
DECISION OF HIGH
COURT HALTS AAA
CROP ADJUSTMENT
Supreme Court Says Triple A Plan
Unconstitutional by 6 to 3;
Hog Prices Are Higher.
All county meetings for 1936
1937 AAA program have been can
celled as a result of the decision
by the supreme court declaring the
administration’s adjustment pro
gram unconstitutional.
This puts an immediate halt on
all plans for the new program on
corn, hogs, rye and wheat which
have been started in Holt county.
Rumors indicate some substitute
program will be started but until
the mechanics get some of the re
placement parts for the smashed
gears the wheels of the AAA pro
gram will continue at a standstill.
The invalidation of the AAA by
the supreme court last Monday
caused the suspension of all activ
ities under its programs. Agricul
tural Agent Reece was informed by
wire to take charge of all records
which will be held in the county of
fice until further notice.
The invalidation of the three- A
does not affect the office of the Ag
ricultural Agentas his salary comes
from a different fund than that of
the AAA. The county pay roll has
stopped and three people in the
local office are no longer on the pay
roll. They are donating their time
this week in helping Agent Reece
clean up the odds and ends in the
office.
Agent Reece said that during the
year 1934 there were 1376 corn
and hog contracts in the county and
that the farmers received practic
ally $500,000 for that year, all of
which has been paid to them.
During the year 1935, 1,296 con
tracts were signed, and notice of
acceptance had been received on all
but ten contracts at the time of the
court decision. Mr. Reece stated
that there has been received and
paid out the farmers of the county
$100,000 on the first payment, leav
ing a balance of about $5,000 still
due on the first payment on 1935
contracts.
The second payment on the 1935
contracts would amount to about
$150,000. Now that all payments
have been stopped it will probably
take a special act of congress be
fore the balance due on the 1935
contracts can be paid, but from re
ports in the daily press from Wash
ington it is apparent that congress
will provide the money so the gov
ernment can fulfill their part of
the contract.
The day following the decision
of the Supreme Court the price
for hogs went up $1.50 on the
Omaha market.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Paul Hartigan, of Inman,
was operated on for chronic ap
pendicitis Monday morning. She
is convalesing nicely.
Mrs. Pete Rondybusa, of Page,
underwent a major operation Tues
day morning. At present she is
doing as well as could be expected.
Miss Jeanne Selah was operated
on for acute appedicitis Tuesday
night. She is convalesing nicely.
1935 Discharge of the
Niobrara River
The total discharge of the Nio
brara river at the Spencer gaging
station during the water year 1935,
was 882,400 acre«-feet. This was 99
per cent of the average annual
flow. The highest year of record
was 1930, which had. a discharge of
1,020,000 acre feet, or 115 per cent;
and the lowest was 1934, with 793,
300 acre-feet, or 90 pei cent. The
yearly variation in flow is less than,
for any other Nebraska stream,
except the Loup River.
The Spencer station is main
tained by cooperation between the
Northern Nebraska Power Com
pany, State engineer and U. S.
Geological Survey.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. A. J. May, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Worship at 11 a. m.—
Communion Service. Special music
by the choir.
Epworth League at 6:30 p. m.
Evening Service at 7:30—Sub
ject, "The Power of the Gospel.”
Guy Cole, the merchant prince
and hay king of Emmet, was trans
acting business in this city today.