Over the County
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
The synagogue of Satan invades
many communities in the form of
so-called night clubs. '
Lloyd James is managing affairs
at the ranch while his father, H. L..
looks after their business interests
at Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Snelson were able
to venture out of hibernation Sat
urday and pilot the coupe up to
Ernest White’s.
Raymond Bly was the first from
the west to venture thru this way
with a car or otherwise, making a
trip to E. E. Young’s Thursday.
Tom Baker and Ernest Young
made a wagon trail to the town
ship line just west of Young’s Sat
urday. Automobiles were thfei able
to get thru.
Two energetic neighbors just to
the north did a little road grade
repairing along our east front Sat
urday, saving a portion of the
grade from being washed away.
This column was written before
leaving for O’Neill Monday for a
fortnight’s sojourn at the call of
Mr. Cronin to help with this issue
and the one following during his
absence.
After the passing of another
decade will the “shelter belt” idea
be recalled as a monumental folly
of a mad age or as something
worthwhile salvaged from the
wreck of time?
The Carpenter family has moved
to Burwell. The place here has
been turned, over to the owner at
Atkinson. At present the Ferich
family from southern Wyoming
precinct are occupying the house.
The Coolidge brothers have con
siderable fence to repair because
of a blockade on the Amelia road
connecting with highway 11. Traf
fic went across their meadows and
pastures, much fencing being cut.
The governor has restored him
self somewhat in favor down this
way by extending courtesy to the
republican Kansas governor on his
visit to our state capitol on a polit
ical mission. Mr. Hoover was en
titled to like treatment but didn’t
get it. -
Senator Burke is a democrat who
lets it be known he will not sell his
soul to a dictator. Old timers like
Dan Stevens look with suspicion on
the course adopted by the senator
who seems to be headed for about
the same alignment with his party
as Norris with the G. O. P.
Recognition has again come to a
Holt county man from the Nebras
ka Press association, Editor Ralph
Kelley of Atkinson being chosen
vice president. Some twenty-five
or more years ago the present ed
itor of The Frontier held the office ^
of president of the association.
Stealing a loaf to satisfy hunger
is merely responding to a funda
mental need. Perloining a saddle
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The Frontier, O’Neill.
blanket is about the limit of con
temptible thievery. A neighbor
borrowed our saddle and blanket;
the blanket escaped from the barn
during the absence of everybody
from the place.
John Baker, accompanied by
'Mrs. A. Baker, came up Friday
from Burwell and remained over
night at the John Hazelbaker home.
Mr. Baker expects to move back
on the place occupied last summer
when he finishes his job of sawing,
which will be some two weeks yet.
He says he was confined to his bed
during the two coldest weeks of the
winter with a severe attack of the
flu, -
Every farmer gets more or less
experience butchering to furnish
the family supply of meat. When
no difficulty arises the job is none
too desirable. If the animal is
ready to do battle in defense of his
life the job is frought with danger.
Levi Clemens encountered such a
circumstance butchering a huge
hog that had grown murderous
tusks. The hog charged and caught
Mr. Clemens on one knee, making
a vicious refit with his tusks which
penetrated the leg and hooked un
der the knee-cap. A somewhat
painful injury resulted, but the
butchering proceeded.
We hear a lot about the “farm
ers’ problem.” As my memory runs
it started about the time of the
establishment of the cabinet office
of secretary of agriculture during
Cleveland’s last term. Previous to
that those on the farms owned
their farms and were as independ
ent a group of individuals as could
be found. Some counties in Ne
braska now show as much as 50
per cent rented farms. Old timers
will readily recall when there was
no such thing as a rented farm in
Holt county. The picture is changed
today so that there are nearly as
many rented farms in this county
as those operated by the owners.
The basic need of the farmer today
is what it has always been—favor
able seasons and fruitful harvests,
with individual incentive to acquire
in fee-simple title to a piece of land
and less interference from the poli
ticians.
The southwest has thawed out
after a “winter of discontent.” At
the end of last week a few ventured
forth on long-abandoned roads and
by Monday of this week mail car
riers traversed the regular routes
for the first time in months. Road
overseers have done little or no
“opening of roads” and the snow
bound waited more or less im
patiently for Old Sol to turn on
sufficient warmpth to reduce the
drifts to liquid. Earth’s upper
crust is pretty well dampened and
tame grasses have already started
green sprigs from their sun-touch
ed beds. There is promise for an
other large hay yield and abund
ance of pasture. Wild ducks are
more plentiful than for 3ome sea
sons past but the gorgous-plumed
pheasants are found in pitiful fre
quency where storms overwhelmed
them.
PLEASANT DALE
Mrs. Ed. Heeb and daughter,
Edna, spent Tuesday night at the
John Babl home.
Charles Cadwallder, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bache and sons, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Dobias and Emil Heeb
were dinner guests Thursday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gold
fuss.
Mr. and Mrs. John Babl and
sons called Sunday on Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Pongratz.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phillips and
son, Robert, and Mr. Phillips’ moth
er left Wednesday for a visit with
relatives in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tipton and
sons, Mr. and Mrs. James Beck and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elder and family
were shoppers in O’Neill Saturday.
Mr. Elder was able to wear his
shoe Saturday for the first time
since last fall when his foot was
badly crushed. His saddle pony
fell with him.
Sunday visitors at the Gus Seger
home were Rex Beckwith, Mr. and
Mrs. D. E. Seger, Mr. and Mrs.
Verne Beckwith and daughter and
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beckwith and
family.
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Gus Seger sprained his hack
quite badly when he fell on some
ice last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Quinn and
family have moved to a farm near
Atkinson.
Mervin Kee has carried the mail
in this community for about two
weeks. The regular carrier was
able to make the trip with his car
Monday morning for the first time
since the storm.
Miss Olive Beckwith spent Mon
day and Tuesday at the Fred Beck
with home. Mrs. Guy Beckwith
and Daryl and Arlene spent Wed
nesday and Thursday there. Mr.
Beckwith is convalescing from a
foot ailment.
Miss Betty Ritts, high school
student at O'Neill, spent the week
end at her home.
Ed. Heeb helped Charles Cad
wallder saw wood Tuesday.
M rs. Robert Fullerton returned j
home last Wednesday evening from
California where she has been vis
iting her mother for the past three
months.
The pupils of Pleasant Dale en
joyed a belated Valentine day Fri
day. After the Valentine’s had
been given out their teacher, Miss
Pribil, gave them a candy treat.
Osmond Goldfuss and Charles
Cadwallder visited Ed Heeb Wed
nesday afternoon.
The Misses Geraldine Dusatko
and Aladene Kee were home last
week-end.
The Lions club of Sutton spon
sored a banquet in honor of the 43
athletic boys of that high school
and their coach, Henry Seger. The
boys had a very successful foot
ball season. About 300 attended
the banquet. Their coach is well
knowr. here.
A correspondent writes from
Carmel, California that they had
fifteen successive days of rain with
sunshine between showers. At
Stockton and Saeremento Valley
the high water broke some of the
levees and caused considerable
damage. March has been warm
and the beach is full of bathers.
George Weber, of Stuart, called
on the Joe Winkler family Monday.
Robert Gardner and family were
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Sunday visitors at the Joe Winkler
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beckwith went
to Lincoln Tuesday morning to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Beckwith’s
sister, Mrs. Fred Antiss, who was
formerly Miss Lela Hickman. Mrs.
Wilbur Coleman of Phoenix, and
Mrs. Vera Hickman and son, Frank
lin, accompanied them to Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ernst
moved Monday to the farm vacated
by the Horace Crawford family.
MEEK AND VICINITY
Grace Lansworth spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Art Auker.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Harrison
and daughter, Mary, called at the
Charlie Linn home Wednesday
afternoon.
The bridge across the Redbird at
the Hicks place went out during
the high water Tuesday. The Red
bird and Blackbird creeks run to
gether about a mile above this
bridge.
Cecil Griffith spent Wednesday
evening at the Rouse Bros. home,
tune to full on thecmfwTyp~die ofn
Mrs. Ray Kurtz fell on the ice
last week and received very pain
ful injuries. She is able to be
around but is still suffering from
the fall.
The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs.
C. E. Linn Thursday. Owing to
bad roads there were several un
able to attend. Mrs. Linn served a
delicious lunch. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Frank Nelson.
Mrs. Orville Harrison hurt her
arm and leg quite badly in a fall
on the ice.
Horace Rouse and Cecil Griffith
called at Mrs. E. H. Rouse’s Thurs
day afternoon.
The Horace Crawford family re
cently moved to the place on Eagle
creek where Chester Ross formerly
lived.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ross called
Monday at the Harry Fox home.
The Ed Henifin family and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Crawford were
guests at the Dan Hansen home on
Sunday.
Milo Jones, who is in a CCC
camp, spent the week-end with the
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse and
sons, Lawrence, Lloyd and. Delbert,
were guests Sunday at the Frank
Griffith home.
Paul Nelson trucked two loads
of hogs to O’Neill for Rouse Bros.
Monday afternoon and also a truck
load to the Morton place Monday
forenoon for Jim Miller.
Mrs. Roy Spindler spent Mon
day with Mrs. Frank Griffith.
Mrs. A. L. Borg spent Monday
W'ith Mrs. Sam Robertson.
Arthur Rouse called at the Gus
Karel home Tuesday.
Mr. and. Mrs. A. L. Borg called
Tuesday evening nt the Sam Rob
ertson home.
Our mail carrier from O’Neill
has not been able to go around the
route yet. He goes from Joy to
I Agee and back to highway. Then
to Midway and from there east as
far as George Hansen's.
INMAN NEWS
Miss Esther Fraka, who works
in O’Neill, spent the week-end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Fraka and family.
Mildred Ann Ruther, of Ewing,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Ruther, Sr., here
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Bartch and
children, of Royal, were here Sun
day spending the day with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Riley.
R. G. Goree, of Long Pine, was
here Saturday visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Goree and other
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coleman
are in Chadron this week at the
home of their son, Richard and
wife.
Judge and Mrs. C. J. Malone, of
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PUBLIC SALE
1 will sell at auction at the Old Aim farm, 4 miles east and
% mile south of Opportunity, and 13% miles north of Page, the
following described property, commencing at 1 p. m. on Monday,
MARCH 16, 1936
5 head of Horses, 10 head
of Cattle, Poultry, Feed
Machinery
Furniture, Household Goods
TERMS—CASH. No property to be moved until settled for.
RALPH E. BOWRING, Owner
BUY WANSER, Auctioneer MAX WANSER, Clerk
STOFF BROTHERS
CLOSING OUT
SALE
Thursday, March 19
As we are going to Germany to settle an estate, we will sell all our personal property—
without reserve—to the highest bidder on the above date. Sale to be held on the “Old McKinney
Sheep Ranch" located 6*/i miles southwest of O’Neill, Nebr., or 1 '/j miles southwest of the Ditch
Camp Corrals, commencing at 12 o’clock noon.
134 Head of Cattle
48 Head of High Grade Hereford stock cows,
coming 4-years-oId, bred to Registered
Hereford bulls for early calving.
40 Head of Yearling Hereford Heifers, in high
flesh.
20 Head of Hereford heifer calves.
20 Head of Hereford steer calves—some year- j
lings. I
4 Milch cows, 2 fresh, 2 heavy springers.
2 Registered Hereford Bulls. 3 and 5 yrs. old. I
These cattle are all of good Hereford Breeding and of good age. All are 1. n. tested.
12 Head of Horses
Span of black mares, smooth mouth, wt. 2,800;
Span of bay mares, smooth mouth, wt. 2,600;
These mares are in foal to a Percheron horse.
Span of black mares, 5-years-old, wt. 2,400;
one in foal.
Four head of coming 3-year-old colts.
I One yearling colt, and 1 sucking colt.
2 Spotted Poland China Brood Sows
FARM MACHINERY
One 8-ft disc; 4-section harrow; 14-inch John Deere gang plow; John Deere corn planter; 2
single row cultivators; walking plow; overshot ha ystacker; 2 McCormick Deering rakes, 10 and
12 foot; 3 six foot mowers, 1 Deering. 2 McCormick; side hitch sweep; nearly new wagon and box;
steel wheeled running gear and rack; 4-wheel trailer with good tires; 3 sets of work harness,
nearly new, collars; 2 individual hog houses;- hog troughs; tank heater with oil burner; grind
stone; saddle; pitch forks, etc.
2 doz. Rhode Island Red Pullets. Geese, Turkeys and Guinas
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Furniture and Household Goods ;
One nearly new enameled top range; kitchen cabinet; heating stove; buffet, china closet; day i
bed; dresser; chairs; one Crosley radio, complete; water cooler; separator; kerosene stove; exten
sion dining table; dishes; washing machine and many other articles
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TERMS—Cash. No property to be removed until settled for.
Lunch will be served on the grounds all day!
STOFF BROS., Owners
WELLER & McMINDES, Auctioneers O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK, Clerk
