• Over the County
! SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romame Saunders
A1 Smith has the folks on Cap
itol Hill badly worried.
E. E. Young and Tom Baker
hauled a load of coal from the
highway one day last week, a
4 truck bringing it from Atkinson to
the turn in the road.
Our governor didn’t have time to
greet the former president, but
takes a day off from the ardorous
duties of state to take in a sporting
event at Omaha.
Howard Berry was seen riding
the snowpelted prairie Sunday with
the dogs looking for something to
give chase. Black tailed jacks are
clustered in packs in sheltered
places, finding the bark of the
young growth of the box elder a
good winter diet.
We have not gone on an explor
ing trip to ascertain the extent of
distruction to the game birds but
observation within a limited scope
disclosed that pheasants have suf
fered greatly. Crows are precept
ibly reduced in numbers and it is
no trick at all for any scrub dog
to nab up a jack rabbit.
With a V-shaped rig made of
heavy planks Alfred James lias
been making tracks for traffic thru
meadows and pastures and on the
regular routes. Supplemented by
W considerable shoveling activity on
the part of various citizens some
coming and going has been made
possible. A difficulty has been the
snow drifting in about as soon as
tracks were opened. The Atkin
son-Amelia mail carrier has not
transversed his regular route for
more than one week and the Kola
carrier has had similar difficulty.
Added to the hardships of caring
for a herd these many terrible
weeks, Art Hazelbaker has had to
.dope his cows with carbolic crystals
hiu a loss of calves begun among
them. Securing the necessary
drugs is a feature in itself. Wil
son’s drug store starts the package
out from Atkinson. Tom Baker
gets it at the highway. Ned
Sounders brings it over another
mile and Alfred James comes on
next morning to take it as far as
the James place where Art comes
^to get it.
Some of the Breezes were pre
pared for the issue of Feb. 0 but
getting letters mailed down here in
the southwest has been an uncer
tain affair. The mail routes are
closed from a month’s blizzard and
a subzero temperature. Ferman
Welton and Floyd Adams, two car
riers out of Amelia, have been do
ing their level best to cover the
routes horseback. Telephones
jangle with tobacco-hungry men
over in the interior of Sw'an ask
ing that a pound or two be sent
i with the mail carrier. But his visits
are uncertain and more likely not
at all. With others the matter of
bread and fuel is becoming serious.
Some have already resorted to
fence posts for something to burn.
I can imagine it is no fun out in
these February blasts at 10 or 12
below cutting down fencing.
As I write today, Feb. 9, it is
18 below which has just about be
come a daily weather diet. Ed.
Turner, the mail carrier from At
kinson to Amelia via the former
Inez postoffice, abandoned his reg
ular route weeks ago and those liv
ing along the township line have
no mail service only as they are
able by hook or crook to get to
highway 11, two miles to the east.
Tom Baker makes trips to the
highway for mail and brings along
the neighbors’ papers at d letters.
It has been a real battle with the
elements feeding stock and more
than one old timer has a frost
nipped probosis or frozen heel as
a souvenir.
INMAN NEWS
Inman and vicinity is recovering
from the storm of the past several
day9. Temperatures have been 22
and 23 below zero most every night.
There is considerable snow which
has drifted and is packed so solid
ly that only by hand labor can it
be moved. Roads all over this part
f of the country are blocked, drifts
12 feet high being reported. Crews
of men have been out opening up
roads for the past several days but
it will be several days yet before
roads are opened sufficiently for
the school busses to make their
rounds. Consequently there is no
school yet this week. Owing to the
condition of streets and roads and
P the severity of the weather no ser
vices were held at the churches
Sunday. Livestock weathered the
storm fairly wTell as there is plenty
of feed this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moor were
called to Mason City, la., last week
on account of the serious illness of
Mr. Moor’s mother.
Mr. and Mrs. George Killinger
received word this week that their
son, Harold and wife of Omaha,
were moving to Hebron, Nebr. Mr.
Killinger has had a position in a
bank at Florence for a number of
years and goes to Hebron to accept
a similar position. He will enter
his new duties March 1.
George Col man was a Neligh
visitor one day last week, going to
that city to transact business.
George Geary, living about six
miles south of Inman has been
quite ill for a week on account of
advanced age.
One might think time had turned
back its pages about 40 years to
look at the streets of Inman, Bob
sleds and wagons are the only
means of conveyance these days.
The drayman, C. P. Conger, was
seen hauling coal in a bob sled a
few days ago. As yet we haven't
seen any old fashioned cutters.
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EMMET ITEMS
Arthur Daily, who has been
studying dentistry in the university
at Omaha, has dropped his school
work and returned home Monday
night.
Helen Scripture, who had the
misfortune of freezing her feet
quite seriously, has improved and
is able to walk on them.
Grandma Laurence, who has been
quite ill for some time, has im
proved some at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Banks and
family have moved to the house
formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz Roth and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Dill and family
have moved into Grandma Cole’s
house.
District Court Filings
Milo C. Summers has filed suit
to foreclose a mortgage given by
Fred Mack, et al., on March 21,
1927, to Woodward Bros., for
$6,000 and later transferred to the
plaintiff, on the northwest quarter
of section 6, township 29, range 14.
He alleges that there has been a
default made in the payment of the
mortgage and that there is now due
and unpaid the sum of $6,189.04
and he asks judgment for that
amount and if same is not paid
within a reasonable time that the
land be sold.
Frank Nelson has filed suit
against Viola L. Hull, et al., to
foreclose a mortgage for $3,000
given on March 28, 1928, on the
following described property: The
southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section 8, and the north
east quarter of section 4, all in
township 82, range 11, west of the
6th P. M. The petition alleges that
the defendants have not paid any
interest on said note or mortgage
since Feb. 7, 1931, and failed to pay
the principal which became due on
March 1, 1933. They allege that
there is now due the sum of $3,
843.96 and they ask judgment for
that amount and if same is not paid
within a reasonable time that the
land be sold.
The Norfolk Loan & Insurance
Agency has brought suit to fore
close a mortgage given on Feb. 2,
1931, against Fred Walter, et al.
They allege that there is now due
and unpaid the sum of $4,641.96
for which they ask judgment and if
same is not paid within a reason
able time that the land be sold.
Arthur D. Duffy has brought
suit to foreclose a mortgage given
by Ezra and Etta L. Cook on Aug.
9, 1928, for $6,600 on the following
described property: South half of
northeast quarter and southeast
quarter of section 17, township 26,
range 12. The petition alleges that
all interest is paid up to and in
cluding Aug. 3, 1934, and that
$1,000 has been paid on the prin
cipal. He asks judgment for the
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amount sued for and if same is not
paid within a reasonable time that
the land be sold.
The Federal Land Bank of Oma
ha has brought suit against Joel T.
Widman, et al., to foreclose a mort
gage for $1,600 given on Jan. 6,
1918, on the east half, east half
northwest quarter and the north
east quarter southwest quarter of
section 33, southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter northwest
quarter section 34, all in township
26, north, range 16, containing 640
acres more or less. The petition
alleges that they neglected to pay
the taxes for the years 1931 to
1934 inclusive, that they failed to
make the semi-annual payment due
on July 1, 1932, and none since.
That there is now due the sum of
$1 ,660.37 for which they ask judg
ment and if same is not paid in a
reasonable time that the land be
sold.
BRIEFLY STATED
Ray Leinhartwas up from Cham
bers Wednesday. He says the road
is in pretty good shape as far as
Porter’s corner, but there is a lot
of snow on the road from there to
Chambers, altho it was opened up
Tuesday morning and is passable.
There have been very few farm
ers in the city the past week, in
fact not very many for a month,
on account of the condition of the
roads. Urgent need for some of
the necessities of life is all that
has brought anyone to town for the
past ten days.
Mrs. F. M. Meyer entertained
the EOT club at her home last
evening with bridge and a luncheon.
Mrs. Larry Cain won the high prize,
Mrs. W. J. Schendt low prize and
Mrs. John Melvin the guest prize.
A decorative scheme was carried
out in the spirit of St. Valentine’s
day.
The blanks for old age assistance
have been received and are now
being filled out. All of those who
made applications for old age pen
sions under the old law will have to
make new applications on the new
blanks. There were about 300 ap
plications for old age pensions filed
In this county, prior to the enact
ment of the new law.
Miss Loretta Enright arrived in
the city Tuesday, from Petersburg,
Nebr., for a visit at the home of
her parents here, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Enright. The schools at
Petersburg, where she is employed
as a teacher, were closed a week
ago due to a scarlet fever epidemic,
but road conditions prevented her
arrival here until Tuesday.
Sunday during inclement weath.
er, Ike, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs
George Van Every at his homt
here mounted his trusty “trike” tc
while away time until the outdoor!
settled down to something stable
and in turning a corner the mach
ine skidder, tipped over and threv
Ike. He suffered a cut in his rlgh.
cheek.
To Hold Meeting For
Farm Debt Adjustment
The monthly meeting of the Holt
County Farm Debt Adjustment
Cammittee meeting will be held at
the court house on Tuesday, Feb.
11, at 1:30 p. m.
The purpose of this committee is
to endeavor to bring together both
debtor and creditor and work out a
settlement satisfactory to both
parties. It is not the aim of the
committee to cancel just debts
without consideration but to bring
about a compromise settlement
which will meet the approval of
both debtor and creditor. Many
debtors and creditors are willing to
make very satisfactory settlements
on debts but neither party is aware
of the intention of the other.
Out of the many cases handled
by the Farm Debt Adjustment
Committee, some have been refin
anced thru the resettlement admin
istration or other loan agencies
In other cases a loan extension has
worked out between the debtor and
creditor.
An invitation is extended to all
who need aid of this kind, eithei
on chattel or real estate mortgages
to attend this farm debt meeting
and discuss their problems with the
committee.
Meetings To Discuss
Farm Questions
Pertinent farm topics, all the
way from hybrid corn to Brome
grass, will be discussed in a round
table manner by all Holt county
farmers at two meetings scheduled
for Feb. 21, it was announced this
week by Agricultural Agent F. M.
Seece.
The farm gatherings will be con
ducted in a “question box" manner
with no formal talks or speeches.
Instead producers attending will be
able to ask questions regarding
sorghums, small grains, soil im
provement and conservation, hy
brid corn, pastures and general
livestock problems.
C. H. Stewart and W. W. Derrick
of the Nebraska college of agricul
ture are to attend the two gather
ings in this county and lead the
discussion on the various farm
topics. Farm experiences, cooper
ative tests with various crops and
experimental station results with
various topics will be discussed
during the sessions.
The adaptability of hybrid corn
in Holt county, cultural methods of
handling sorghums, the seed corn
situation, ideal pasture plans,
Brome grass, improved varieties of
small grains and terraces and leg
umes are some of the subjects
around which questions will be
brought up and discussed by the
farmers.
Farmers attending the gather
ings will nave an opportunity to
give their personal experiences
with various crops and cropping
practices. Strip and contour farm
ing as a means of conservation will
be discussed both pro an con, as
well as other timely topics. Notice
of meeting places will be announc
ed next week.
Nebraska’s 1936 4-H
Champions Named
Nebraska’s 1936 4-H champions
who will represent 18,000 rural
Conhusker youths at the National
4-H Camp held annually in Wash
ington in June were named this
week, Agricultural Agent F. M.
Reece has been notified. They are
Cora Mae Briggs, Seward county;
Mollie Svoboda, Saunders county;
Rex Brown, Fillmore county; and
Avera Je9person, of Washington
county.
Each year four Nebraska 4-H
clubbers are selected for the na
tional camp. There they join with
similar youths from all other states
in the union for a big week. Holt
county club members are eligible
to compete for the honor each year.
Mollie Svoboda comes from Wes
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. A. J. May, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Worship at 11 a. m.—
Anthem by choir, “O Speak the
Matchless Worth,” by Lorenz.
Sermon subject, “The Matchless
Word.”
On account of the severe weather
there will be no evening service
this Sunday.
The Box Supper is postponed un
til Feb. 24 at which timo the new
district superintendent will bo pre
sent. We plan for a big night that
evening and a chance to get ac
quainted with the new District
Superintendent, Rev, W. A. Al
bright.
The Missionary meeting that
was to have been held last Friday
was postponed until Friday, Feb.
21st,
"Life makes some bitter and
others better."
“To really weather life’s storm
—stay calm.”
“A dead church never faces liv
ing issues.”
“People who quarrel get only
the scraps of life.”
A survey made by the American
Legion to determine what veterans
will do with their new money is
interesting. Thirty-four per cent
will go for investments and savings
or be held in uncashed bonds.
Twenty-six per cent of the money
will go for homes, farms and equip
ment, and twenty-three per cent
for old debts. Personal expendi
tures will take up about eleven and
one-half per cent, and new automo
biles, five per cent.
GALENA LUMBER COMPANY
Phone 74
FIRST—ripened in the sunshine...
and picked leaf by leaf from the right
part of the stalk when fully ripe.
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THEN—each day’s picking cured
right by the farmer ... at the right
time and in the right way ... no
\ "splotching”or brittleness, but every
leaf of good color and flavor.
FINALLY—bought in the open
market...re-dried for storage...then
packed in wooden hogsheads to age
and mellow for two years or more un
til free from harshness and bitterness.
I That’s what we mean by mild, ripe
tobacco. And that’s the kind of to
bacco we use to give Chesterfields
their milder, better taste.
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Picking leaf tobacco In the
"Bright" tobacco fields of
Virginia and the Carolinas.
Hogsheads of leaf fobacco
"ageing" for two years in
storage warehouses.