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City Council Proceedings
O’Neill, Nebraska,
March 3. 1936.
Council met in regular session.
Present: MayorKersenbrock, Coun.
cifanen Protivinsky, Harty, Uhl,
Brennan, Yantzie, Coyne.
Minutes of the previous meetings
were read and approved:
The Treasurer’s statement for
the month of January was read
and approved.
Upon motion the following bills
were allowed:
On the General Fund—
The Frontier $ 4.53
J. P. Cooke Co. 3.34
IHck Tomlinson 4.00
Kd Gunn 4.50
Galena Lumber Co. 12.01
O’Neill Fire Dept. 48.00
J. P. Protivinsky 1.25
Geo. A. Miles 18.70
State Journal 27.94
Mrs. It. L. Arbuthnot 14.00
L. K. Hough 2.40
A. N. Gunn 12.00
Harrison Bridge 2.23
Chester Calkins 90.00
Emmet A. Harmon 25.00
G. K. Miles 4.00
Elmer Hagensick 10.00
Interstate Power Co. 5.55
A. R. Strong 3.00
C. W. Porter 15.00
Interstate Power Co. 272.81
On the Water Fund—
Mattie Soukup $ 3.38
Artbuthnot & Reka 4.82
N. W. Bell Tele Co. 3,70
Neptune Meter Co. 15.89
Uhl Transfer 5.00
Jesse Scofield 90.00
Ralph Scofield 26.40
Continental Oil Co. 27.00
C. B. A Q. R. R. 5.00
The Frontier 10.50
James Davidson 73.17
C. W. Porter 10.00
Whereas the following Liquor on
-ale licenses of Ralph W MeElvain
and E. F. Peterson, and the follow
ing Off and On Sale Beer Licenses
Ralph W. MeElvain, E. F. Peter
son. G. A. Fox, G. A. Fox and John
Pox, J. H. Raumnn, P. B. Harty,
Edith Castleman, Rav Osborne,
Ijod Janousek. are on file with the
City Clerk. Motion was made hy
Councilman Brennan, seconded by
Councilman Yantzie, that the date
of hearing on the above applica
tions he set as of the date of
March 23, 1936, at 7:30 p. m. Mo
tion carried.
Motion by. Councilman Coyne,
seconded bv Councilman Brennan,
that the School District he issued a
warrant for the tobacco license col
lected. Motion carried.
Motion by Councilman Brennan,
seconded by Councilman Coyne,
that the money in the Liquor Li
cense fund be transferred to the
City General Fund and the School
District be issued their portion by
warrant. Motion carried.
Application of Ralph W. MeEl
vain for a Liquor License for Sale
in Original Package was presented
to the City Council.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Councilman Protivin
sky, and read:
RESOLUTION
Whereas, Ralph W. MeElvain,
of O’Neill, Nebraska, has made
application to the Nebraska Li
quor License Control Commis
sion for a retailers License to
sell within the City of O’Neill,
Nebraska, Alcoholic Liquors in
original package, and
Whereas, said Commission hns
forwarded to the City of O’Neill,
said application, and
Whereas, there are no objec
tions or complaints on file with
the City Clerk of said City.
Therefore, be is resolved by
the Mayor and City Council of
O’Neill, Nebraska, that the City
Clerk of the City of O’Neill, Ne
braska, forward to the commis
sion a copy qf these resolutions.
Be it further resolved, that
there are no complaints or ob
jections on file against said
license.
Be it further resolved, that
the City of O’Neill, Nebraska,
file no objections against the is
suance of said license.
Motion was made by Councilman
Brennan, seconded by Councilman
Uhl, that the above resolution be
adopted. Roll was called on the
above motion and the vote thei’con
was as follows: Aye—Ptotivinsky,
Harty, Uhl, Brennan, Coyne, Yant
zie; way—none.
The following motion was made
by Councilman Protivinsky:
Whereas, Heretofore, the Mayor
and City Council of O’Neill. Ne
braska, duly passed a resolution
providing for the giving of notice
of the City’s intention to issue Re
folding Bonds of the City of
O’Neill, Nebraska, to be known as
“City of O’Neill Refunding Bonds,
Series C,” to take up and redeem
outstanding valid interest bearing
bonds of the City of O’Neill, Ne
braska, known as “City of O'Neill
Refunding Bonds. Series A”; that
in accordance with said resolution,
notice of the City’s intention to do
so was hereby given by publication
in the manner and form as provid
ed for by law, in the Holt County
Independent and in The Frontier,
both legal newspapers printed and
published in said City; and in which
notice the City fixed and set the
7th day of February, 1936, as a
time in which objections to the is
suance of said bonds could be filed;
and no objections were filed on
that date.
Therefore, I move that the City
of O’Neill take up the matter of
passing an Ordinance authorizing
and directing the issuance of Re
funding Bonds of the City of
O’Neill, Nebraska, to be designated
and known as “City of O’Neill Re
funding Bonds, Series C.”
The above resolution was second
ed by Councilman Harty, the mo
tion carried.
Ordinance No. 164-A was intro
duced by Councilman Harty, and
read. Motion by Councilman Bren
nan,.seconded by Councilman Harty,
that the rule that this Ordinance
be read on three different days be
suspended. Roll was called on the
above motion and the vote thereon
was as follows: Aye—Rrotivinsky,
Harty, Uhl, Brennan, Coyne, Yant
zie; Nay—none.
Ordinance No. 1G4-A was read
by title. Motion was made by
Councilman Harty, seconded by
Councilman Brennan, that Ordin
ance No. 164-A be passed on its
first reading. Roll was called on
the above motion and the vote
thereon was as follows: Aye—Pro
tivinsky, Harty, Uhl, Brennan,
Coyne, Yantzie.
Ordinance No. 164-A was by
title read a second time. Motion
was made by Councilman Uhl, sec
oneded by Councilman Brennan,
that Ordinance No. 164-A be passed
on its second reading. Roll was
called on this motion and the vote
thereon was as follows: Aye—Pro
tivinsky, Harty, Uhl, Brennan,
Coyne, Yantzie; Nay—none.
Ordinance No. 164-A was then
read at large. Motion by Council
man Yantzie, seconded by Council
man Coyne, that Ordinance No.
164-A be passed on its third read
ing. Roll was called on the above
motion and the vote thereon was
as follows: Aye—Protivinsky,
Harty, Uhl, Brennan, Coyne, Yant
zic; Nany—none.
Motion was made by Councilman
Harty, ‘■cconded by Councilman
Uhl, that Ordinance No. 164-A be
passed and adopted. Roll was called)
on the above motion and the vote
thereon was as follows: Aye—Pro
tivinsky Harty, Uhl, Brennan,
Coyne, Yantzie; Nay—none.
Motion was made by Councilman
Brennan, seconded by Councilman
Coyne, that the amount of $144.15
that was deposited in the Special
Water Fund be transferred back to
the General Water Fund by war
rant. Motion carried.
Upon motion Council adjourned
subject to the call of the Mayor.
C. W. PORTER,
City Clerk.
GAMBLE’S BIRTHDAY SALE!
“I could hardly believe my eyes
when I saw such prices,” said Mrs.
Smith at Gamble’s Birthday Sale.
Ivory Enamelware, 8 pieces to
choose from, 59c each—Toilet Tis
sue, 6 rolls 15c—4 Glass Mixing
Bowls, 29c—Oil Stove, 3 Burner,
$12.95.—Adv.
PLEASANT DALE
Prances Tenborg arrived here
Friday from Omaha for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cal
Tenborg.
Miss Angela Pribil spent the
week-end at Joe Winkler’s.
David and Arthur Hollar and
Charles Cadwallder called on Ed
Heeb Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Babl and
Harry Heeb were dinner guests at
the Ed Heeb home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beckwith
and children spent Sunday after
noon at Fred Beckwith’s.
Oswald Goldfuss and son visited
at the Frank Heeb home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Connie Gokie and
son, Donnie, were dinner guests of
Mrs. Gokie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dell Johnson, on Sunday.
The Misses Olive Beckwith and
Gladys Schmohr visited Mrs. Otto
Hoehne Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Connie Gokie at
tended the sale at Page Monday.
David Bellar and Ed Heeb visited
Saturday eevning with the Charles
Cadwallder family.
Sunday visitors at the Joe Wink
ler home were Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
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Weber and baby, of Long Pine, Mr.
and Mrs.Herman Janzing and sons,
Jack and Bernard, Mr. and Mrs.
Cal Tenborg, Ervin Kloppenburg,
Gerhardt Babl and Lawrence Brau.
M iss Mary Bruder spent the
week-end at her home near Emmet.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson visited at
the Homer Lowery home Sunday
afternoon.
DavidBellar and daughter, Irene,
visited Saturday at the Ed Heeb
home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Young and
Marie, Junior and Ollie, and Mrs.
Frank Kasda, Jr., and little son,
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Beckwith.
Miss Mary Carney was shopping
in Emmet Monday.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Seger Thursday at the
G. H. Frohardt home in Atkinson.
Little Miss Myrlen Beckwith
spent Sunday in O’Neill with her
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Verne
Beckwith.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gokie and
daughter, Mary, and son, Joe, vis
ited Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. John Babl and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beckwith,
Franklin Hickman and Mrs. Wilbur
Coleman returned from Lincoln
Friday where they attended the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. Fred
Austiss. Mrs. Vera Hickman will
remain there for a time.
Mat Cleary, Ed Dumpert and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Pongratz and son,
Duane, visited Sunday at the Ed
Heeb home, Mr. and Mrs. Connie
Gokie and Donnie were caller there
Friday.
Gene Donohoe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Donohoe, who has been
quite ill with pneumonia, is slowly
improving.
Mrs. Ralph Beckwith and Don
ald visited Mrs.Joe Winkler Thurs
day afternoon. Myrlen was guest
of Florence and Leona Winkler
that evening.
Mrs. Gus Seger and daughter,
Minnie, Mrs. Darwin Seger and
Mbs. Verne Beckwith £nd little
daughter visited at the G. H. Fro
hardt home in Atkinson Saturday
afternoon.
A fine specimen of school work
done by Rollin Crawford, of Po
mona, Cal., was sent to his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Oh
mart. It is a croquet ball of orange
wool, the graining and coloring of
which is beautiful.
Joe Crawford has returned from
California where he has been spend
ing the winter. He came however,
in time to get a fair idea of what
the Nebraska winter has been, as
he came to Lincoln a month ago.
The Christian Endeavor service
at the Union church was taken up
Sunday evening, that those who
wished to might attend the lecture
at the Presbyterian church, con
ducted by Elsa LongstafT, a re
turned missionary from China, and
daughter of Rev. LongstafT, form
erfy of O’Neill. The lecture and
views were very instructive and
interesting to all.
Another belated Valentine party
was put on last week by Elsa Oh
mart in Dist. 192. The children en
joyed it is thoroly however as if
it were on time. Preparations for
Patrons’ day are now in order.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our kind
neighbors and friends for words of
sympathy and assistance rendered
during the illness and death of our
beloved mother, Mrs. George LawT
ence. Also for the many beautiful
floral offerings.—Milton Lawrence,
George Lawrence and Mrs. John A.
Bart,
DORSEY PROJECT CLUB
The belated February meeting of
the Dorsey' Project club was held
on March 12 at the home of Mrs.
Louie Hansen with eighteen mem
bers and two visitors present. The
meeting was opened at eleven
o'clock. The leaders distributed the
circulars, “Flowers for Every Gar
den,” and “Living Outlook,” and
demonstrated the slipping of plants,
the planting of seeds, bulbs, etc.
The afternoon was spent planning
for local Achievement day and the
election of officers for the coming
year. Mrs. C. L. Brady was chosen
president, Mrs. F. P. Hunter lead
er A, Mrs. Charlie Cole leader B,
Mrs. James Wiley social leader and
Mrs. John A. Carson secretary and
treasurer. The hostess served a
delicious dniner at noon.
ORDINANCE NO. 164-A
An Ordinance authorizing the
imuance of Refunding Bonds of
the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, in
the principal sum of $12,000.00
to be designated and known as
“City of O’Neill Refunding Bonds,
Series C,” and providing for the
levy and coUection of taxes for
the payment'of same.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA.
Sec. 1. That the “City of O’Neill
Refunding Bonds, Series A,” bear
ing date January 1, 1926, drawing
interest at the rate of 4 Ms per cent
per annum, payable annually, and
of which amount $12,000,000 re
mains unpaid and outstanding, and
are valid interest bearing obliga
tions of said £ity; that said City
has insufficient funds on hand ac
cumulated for the payment of these
bonds. And the City in said sink
ing fund, has' no funds sufficient
with which to pay or redeem the
amount of outstanding bonds; that
said bonds were optionable for pay
ment by said City of O’Neill, Ne
(Continued on page 8, column 5.)
Charter No. 6770 Reserve District No. 10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The O’Neill National Bank
of O'Neill, in the State of Nebraska, at the close of business on
March 4, 1936.
Published in response to call made by Comptroll^ of Currency, under
Section 6211, U. S. Revised Statuses.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts . ___L...1 ’ $ 81,852.42
Overdrafts. 125.75
United States Government obligations, direct
and-or fully guaranteed . 176,541.00
Other bonds, stocks, and securities 84,026.83
Banking house, $3,050.00. Furniture and
fixtures, $1,520.00 4,570.00
Real estate owned other than banking house 1.00
Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank _ $127,615.96
Cash, balances with other banks,
and cash items in process of collection 147,147.96 274,763.92
Other assets 1,038.65
Total Assets _ $622,919.57
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and corporations _ $280,028.65
Time deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and corporations_ 114,869.25
State, county and municipal deposits . 73,322.34
United States Government and postal
savings deposits_ 397.93
Deposits of other banks, including certified and
cashiers’ checks outstanding _ , 23,919.94
Total of above five items:
(a) Secured by pledge of loans
and-or investments ____$ 44,541.76
(b) Not secured by pledge of loans
and-or investments _ 447,996.35
(c) Total Deposits _$492,538.11
Capital Account:
Common stock, 500 shares, par $100
per share —_ 50,000.00
Surplus ........ 60,000.00
Undivided profits—net _ 30,381.46 130,381.46
Total Liabilities _____$622,919.57
MEMORANDUM: Loans and Investments Pledged to Secure Liabilities
United States Government obligations, direct
and-or fully guaranteed ___$ 46,000.00
Total Pledged (excluding rediscounts)__ ____f 46,000.00
Pledged:
Against public funds of states, counties, school districts
or other subdivisions or municipalities .... 46,000.00
Total Pledged_$ 46,000.00
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss:
I, S. J. Weekes, President of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. s j WEEKES, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of March, 1936.
[Seal] MARJORIE DICKSON, Notary Public.
My Commission expires June 5, 1941.
Correct—Attest: Emma Dickinson Weekes, E. F. Quinn, F. N,
Cronin, Directors.
(This bank carries no indebtedness of oflicerg or stockholders.)
Joe Valentine, who has been
making his home with Joe Mc
Nichols, left Wednesday for Wis
consin, where he goes to take over
the management of a dairy belong
ing to his sister, whose husband
has recently died.
—
CARD OF THANKS
We thank the many friends in
the county and elsewhere who came
forward so spontaneously with as
sistance, sympathy and a kindly
interest in our bereavement which
has taken our mother and sister
from us.—Mr. and Mrs. Law-rence
Chapman; Ida Bernice Ulbrich;
Mrs. Robert Byrnes.
The O’Neill Project club met at
the home of Mrs. C. E. Cunning
ham on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Burclo and Mrs. Cunningham
demonstrated a very interesting
lessor on beautifying the home
with flowers.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to thank the friends
for their sympathy and help in our
recent bereavement in the death of
our father. Especially do we thank
those who contributed the many
flowers and otherwise showed their
sympathy and kindness.—Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. LaPage; Mr. and Mrs.
S. L. Thompson.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School at 10:00—C. E.
Yantzi superintendent.
Morning Worship 11:00 — “In
stead Of.”
Evening Service 7:30 — “Fag
Ends.”
Forsake not the assembling of
yourselves together.
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. A. J. May, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Worship at 11 a. m.—
Special music by the choir. Ser
mon subject, “The Greatest Thing
In the World.”
Epworth League 6:30—Import
ant business and plans for the Ep
worth League institute.
Evening Service 7:30 — Junior
choir in charge of singing. Ser
mon subject, “Our Debut and. Exit.”
Recipe: Take one regulor na
tural born fool, add two or three
drinks of whoope water and mix
the two w\ith a high powered motor
car. After the fool is thoroughlychump from the wreckage, place in
soaked, place his foot on the gasblack satin-lined box and garnis' i
and release the brake. Remove thewith flowers. /
Special Long Distance Rates
are in effect Every Night
and All Day Sunday
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which the day rate is 40 cents or more. . hImii'
Also, there now are special rates cn person-to-person . ( (
calls every nigiit after 7 o clock and all day Sunday. These
rates apply, in generrl. on person-to-person calls for
which the day rate is 5 5 cents or more.
TYPICAL THREE-MiNUTE RATES
Station-te-Station Rates Person-to-Person Rates ,,
VTnk Night «nd Week Night end
Airline Mile* D»y Sunday _Day_ ' !
100 $ .60 $ .35 $.90 S .65
200 1.05 60 1.40 .98 '
~ 300 _ 1.40 .80 1.80_1J0
400 1.75 _ 1.00 2.20 1.48 '
500 2.05^_1.15 2 55_1.55
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