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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1936)
* Over the County j SOUTHWEST BREEZES By Romaine Saunders Why are men’s footwear equip ped with wide, low heels, women’s 'With narrow high ones? _ ' Beginning the name with an in ■itial, as B. Benjamin JoneE, is a "harmless form of human ego. | According to State Treasurer Ball he is the exclusive, genuine and only up-to-the minute demo crat in Nebraska. « 131 The Backus boys were down Fri I day with an underslung and hauled I away a brooder house from the ■ Carpenter place—legitimately, of course. Mr. and Mrs. Baker were at At kinson Friday. They were accom panied home by Mrs. Saunders, who came from O’Neill that evening on the bus. John and Lowell Hall went down to the Brotherton ranch Friday and drove home some cattle pur chased during the sale there a day or two previous. The venerable G. W. N. has got something through congress for his home state. The first home stead, down by Beatrice, is to be made a national park. Why is public money paid to one group of citizens called a pension, to another group assistance, to another a bonus and to still an other corn-hog money ? Mr. and Mrs. Young enjoyed a visit the past week from Mr. Bailey their brother-in-law and father of little Sam Bailey who the Young’s are caring for. Mr. Bailey’s home is in Kansas. Rev. Merton, pastor of the Free Methodist church southwest of Amelia, accompanied by two visit 1 mg pastors from elsewhere, called on people of this neighborhood Saturday. They are conducting a series of evening meetings at the church. A South Dakotan, crazed by drink, set fire to and burned to death the mother who bore him. What sordid, heart-bleeding hell bom scene closed life’s chapter on 1 that home. A Kentucky young woman shot and killed her father who administered punishment for keeping late hours. After the expenditure of twelve billions of dollars more than the treasury has received in revenues, the president discovers the unhappy situation of ten million husky Americans unemployed. The at tention of John Gaughenbaugh is invited to the proposition that the twelve millions of 65-year-olds could be pensioned at $1,000 per annumn out of that twelve billions. ' t ' ' ' The southwest has a citizen who thinks he has established a record for long shoe wear. He is still en casing his pedal extremities in a pair of shoes first put on February 12, 1932. One of the earliest of the early settlers at O’Neill had this score outdone by many years. Pat Hagerty, whose “general store’’ stood where the Golden Hotel now i$, wore the same pair of shoes for twenty years. And Pa,t weighed between 200 and 300 pounds. Last Thursday morning the southwest awoke to about the worst blizzard of 1936. Snow continued piling in heavy drifts throughout most of the day. The temperature did not get down to freezing and the wet snow blanketed everything. The storm continued until mid afternoon, with brief spells during the day that the sun broke through the haze. The moisture, added to that which came in a two or three inch snow the Monday night prev ious, would probably amount to half an inch or more. Holt county has moved away from the hay-burner era or perhap3 there would not be so many stacks of hay left on the meadows, after such a winter. In that bygone period the manufacture of hay burners was an industry. Prob ably J. J. McCafferty’s hardware and tinshop at O’Neill turned out more “burners” than any place in the county. The tinshop, at the rear of the hardware, was for sev eral years a place of great activity where a considerable force was employed making these and stove pipe. At the same time one clerk I was kept busy in the front coiling rope, which was in great demand by a constant arrival of new cus tomers. The larriette served the purpose of fencing those days. With it all J. J. found time to write many splendid things for publi cation and has left an unpublished history of Holt county. INMAN NEWS The K. N. A. will meet with Mrs. Minnie Grosser on Wednesday of this week for their regular month ly meeting. The new school house is com pleted and will soon be ready for occupancy. The Seniors spent Saturday in O’Neill where they had their pict ures taken and attended the show in the afternoon. A. H. Smith and Paul Lease i*e turned to their homes in Norfolk Saturday after spending several months here working on the new school building. Mr. and Mrs. George Coventry received announcements last week stating the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Grozier on March 24. Mrs. Grozier was the former Louise Coventry. Miss Gayle Butler, who is taking nurses training in a Kansas City hospital, is home recuperating from an operation. Special meetings are in progress at the M. E. church and will con tinue over Easter. Rev. Wylie, of Burwell, is here assisting his son, Rev. Raymond Wylie, in the meet ings. Mrs. Lloyd Brittell, who has been in poor health for several months, passed away at her home here Tuesday morning, March 30. Mrs. Brittell became suddenly worse last week and an emergency oper ation was performed on her spine from the effects of which she never rallied. She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, Lloyd Brit tell, two daughters, Hilda and Alice, and one son, Harold (Pat) all at home and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services have not yetbeen arranged. EMMET ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Keller and son, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Oscar Hemingway, of Clearwater, were Sunday visitors at the William Luben Sr. home. Rex Luth, of Butte, visited at the Russell Carr home last Sunday. Mrs. Charles Dallegge, of Atkin son, spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. John Bonnenberger. Missionary meeting was held at the home of Emma Maring Thurs day. Mr. and Mrs. William Wolf and family, of O’Neill, visited at the Clyde Allen home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Allen and family arrived in Emmet Sun day evening from Winner, S. D., to spend a few days at the Clyde Allen home. Anthony O’Donnell, Tom Trosh ynski, Albert Sterns, Frank Pettin ger, Joe Bruder and Walter Reis made a business trip to Spalding Sunday. Miss Evelyn Tomjack and Miss Teresa Pongratz spent the week end in Sioux City. Guy and Art Cole and Mrs. Pat McGinnis attended the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. Jones in Ewing Sunday. PLEASANT DALE Quite a few from this vicinity enjoyed the dinner given for members of the Farmers Union in O’Neill Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. William Mullen re turned home Monday from Farmer, S. D., where they had been visiting M rs. Mullen’s parents. Mrs. Vera Hickman returned from Lincoln last week where she had been helping care for her two little granddaughters since their mother’s death. The Pleasant Dale pupils have made up almost a weeks time by having school Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaaf and family, of Atkinson, spent Sunday at the Joe Winkler home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fernholz and family moved recently to the Wett laufer farm north of O’Neill. Mrs. Henry Shaaf took her sister, Mrs. Joe Foreght to O’Neill Sat urday where she took a bus for her home at Niobrara. She had spent a week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brau, at Stuart. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Evans are leaving the farm. They had a public sale at the William Evans farm Wednesday. W. K. Buck, whose home is near Orchard, is with his sister, Mrs. S. M. Ohmart this week-end. Mrs. George Halipeter and her children came to Emmet from Wood Lake for a few days visit with relatives before leaving for Louisville, Ky., where she will join her husband who has had civil ser vice employment there since Jan uary. They left Emmet last Tues day night accompan^d by her mother, Mrs. D. Allen. Mrs. Roy Cole returned Friday night from Mitchell, S. D., where she had gone with Rev. and Mrs. Reckard to attend a few services at the Faith Home located there. The month of March has been quite lamb-like until last Wednes day night she gave a display of the lion nature by giving us another snow storm that made it impossible for country children to get to school in town, and closed the rural schools Thursday. MEEK AND VICINITY Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at the home near Phoenix for Mrs. Claus Storjohann. Mrs. Storjohann was one of the old settlers, her husband dying last August. Two of her daughters live in this locality, Mrs. Mary Devall and Mrs. Martha Johring. The community extends sympathy to the family in their loss of a dear mother. Several from this locality attended the services. Clarence Devall suffered blood poisoning in his leg last week, but he is getting along as well as could be expected at this writing. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Pleasant Valley church for Mr. Putman, who is an old settler in this locality. His wife preceded him in death several years ago. The children have the sympathy of this com munity. Rev. Charlie Stevens, of Central City, and two friends, were supper guests at the Eric Borg home Sun day. They were enroute home from ; South Dakota. Levi Yantzi trucked some stock to Sioux City Tuesday for Dan Hansen and Howard Rouse. The Project club entertainment which was to have been held at the Frank Griffith home Wednesday evening has been postponed until furnther notice. On Saturday, Will Walters was taken to the hospital at Stuart and underwent a serious operation on Monday. The last report before sending this to the editor was that he is in a serious condition. His many friends are hoping for his recovery. Charlie Linn drove to Meadow Grove the last of the week where he purchased 300 more baby chicks. The first ones they purchased will soon reach the frying stage. Another snow fell Tuesday aft ernoon in this locality amounting to about six inches. March going out and leaving us with a heavy blanket of white. LOWEST PRICES ON RADIOS! We’re mopping up our Radio Stocks—And you get the benefit in lowest prices ever offered, compar ed to quality—6-tube All Wave A. C. Coronado Mantel, $27.95, at the Gamble Store.—Adv. % Blackstrap Molasses Crowd Out Grain of the Prairie Farmers By Congressman Karl Stefan The prairie states farm group of congressmen have been helping this congressional office with it’s bill, H. R. 10933, making it unlawful to sell certain spirits containing al cohol produced from materials oth er than cereal grains, and for other purposes. They are highly pleased today at an official statement from Judge Emanuel Celler, chairman of the subcommittee of the judic iary committee which held hear ings on this bill on March 18, to the effect that the hearings are going to be printed, and that the chirman of the committee person ally favors the bill, and indicates that he may report it out favor ably. This is a great victory for the prairie states congressmen, who have been endeavoring to get a hearing on similar legislation for a long time. They have told the leaders here that when farmers were induced to vote against prohibition and bring about repeal, they were promised that they would regain their mark et for corn and cereals which had been used in the manufacture of whiskey and liquor. They pointed out to these leaders that for a hundred years, people who drink whiskey naturally believe that the whiskey is made from grain—now they suddenly learn that the great I molasses kings of the world and the sugar industries of Cuba, Puer- ! to Rico, the Virgin Islands, and even the Philippines were watching the repeal vote in America, and after repeal, they immediately took steps to capture the alcohol trade in this country. The result is that they have been able, thru a treasury ruling, beginning March 1st, to ship hundreds of millions of gal-1 Ions of blackstrap molasses into j this country annually. To the corn farmers alone, this means the loss of an estimated market of from i twelve to fifteen million bushels of corn annually. To recapture this market for the American farmer, the prairie states group decided on the introduction of the bill on which hearings were held March 18th. During those hearings, many notable people testified in favor of the bill, among them being Ed j O’N’eill, national president of the farm bureau. It developed during these hearings, that one chemical company in the east is manufactur ing 25,000 gallons of alcohol daily from petroleum, and experts stated that this alcohol from petroleum is of an excellent grade, and can be used for drinking purposes. It also developed that the blackstrap mo lasses manufactured in Louisiana, from Louisiana cane sugar, has never gone into the manufacture of alcohol, but it is used for feed and much of it is taken up by the yeast manufacturing people. The same thing is true of the residue from American grown beet sugar, so that American farmers who are ready to believe this gr^in and corn would go into the manufac ture of liquor, are faced with the tremendous problem of foreign produced blackstrap molasses, and othermatter developed by chemists. The grave danger confronting the prairie states farm group is i that if this is allowed to continue, the products of the American farm er will eventually be lost so far as the American market is concerned. These members feel that if we could cut down the amount of blackstrap molasses which comes into this country from the off-shore islands, we could expand the mark et for American corn and other grains. What the prairie states mem bers can’t understand is, why is this blackstrap molasses permitted to come into our country, even tho it is cheaper and makes larger profits for the blackstrap molasses people, especially when crop con I trol and over production is the key l note of the agricultural department | as a remedy for the farm situa- j tion. It doesn’t make common sense to the congressmen who rep resent farm counties, such as ours in the Third District. So, we have been trying to find [ a reason why such a tremendous opposition has arisen in the senate j and house against any bill which i would endeavor to protect the Am-1 eriean farmer against the produce j of foreign countries, and members of this group believe that they have found the reason. The mem bers have traced the connections of some of the big banks in Wall j street, who are bo heartily inter ested in Cuban sugar and Cuban molasses; and also the connections of certain high b<ficials right here in Washington <Vith interests in I the sugar industry. The next step of the prairie states group, in it’s desperate ef fort to have the Third District of fice’s bill passed must come from the result of the whole committee on the judiciary in the house. If it is reported out favorably by that committee, thos^ supporting the bill will be up against the ways and means committee in the house, and then perhaps the powerful rules committee. If these two commit tees do not act favorably and allow the bill to come up on the floor of the house of representatives for consideration and debate, similar action must be taken as was taken in the case of the Frazier-Lemke refinance bill, due to the gag rule; and signatures of 218 members must be secured on a petition which will be placed on the clerk’s desk. So the fight against the mo lasses and sugar kings is on, altho the members feel that they have al t ready won a great victory in the presentation of their case and the favorable action taken by the chair man of the subcommittee of the committee on the judiciary. M. E. CHURCH NOTES Rev. A. J. May, Pastor Sunday School at 10 a. m. Morning Worship at 11 a. m.— Special music by the choir. Palm Sunday Sermon. Epworth League at 6:30 p. m. Special Easter Cantata at 8 p. m. “A Day of Triumph,” by the Meth. odist choir. Twenty-two voices. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School at 10:00—C. E. Yantzi superintendent. Morning Worship 11:00 — "Vic tory Thru the Cross.” Evening Service 8:00—The con gregation will attend the Methodist church to hear the Eeaster cantata. II. D. Johnson, Pastor. THE NEBRASKA SCENE by James R. Lowell Despite the oft repeated axiom that the citizens should vote in order to preserve his own well-be ing, little evidence has been shown that more than one-fifth of the qualified voters of Nebraska will exercise their privilege at the April 14th primary election. The poll among weekly editors being conducted by the Lowell ser vice of Lincoln (intended to arouse the voters to their public duty) has yielded only 60 ballots out of 265 editors polled to date, but these editors represent practically every section of the state. According to; their best opinion, the following1 candidates will be nominated: R. L. Cochran on the democratic ticket and Dwight Griswold on the republican ticket for governor. I Spillman is slated to make a little trouble for Griswold. J. C. Quigley, democrat of Val-1 entine, and Robert G. Simmons, of Lincoln, republican, for the U. S. Senator. Edgar Howard of Columbus (D) and George A. Williams of Fair mont, for lieutentant governor. Warren R. Pool of Lincoln (D) and Hugh H. Drake, of Kearney, for the railway commission. Harry R. Swanson (D) Omaha, and either George C. Snow of i Chadron or George L. Williams of Lincoln, for secretary of state. H. J. Murry of Franklin (D), and T. W. Bass of Lincoln (R) for state treasurer. Fred C. Ayres of Lincoln (D), and George W. Marsh of Lincoln (R), for state auditor. Francis V. Robinson (D) of Lin eolncoln, and Richard O. Johnson of Lincoln (R), for Attorney Gen eral. A direct contact- tour among ed itors in the Lincoln vicinity gave the Lowell service correspondent a more accurate perspective on the primary situation. T. W. Bass of Lincoln, appar ently is assured of a place on the republican ticket for treasurer, and he is being pushed by his repub lican supporters as one of the most efficient state treasurers that Ne braska ever had. Dr. Bass has a record of saving the state more on bank failures and other invest ments than any other treasurer Ne braska has elected. Bertha Roach Smith, wife of Dr. Arthur L. Smith of Lincoln, appar ently is assured of getting the first _ ___ It POVERTY IS A LUXURY INDUL GED IN BY THE INDOLENT AND . : M jfi 1* • SHIFTLESS—THRIFTY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD IT. ■ ?! 4. _ The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK . .✓i i Capital, Surplus and This Bank Carries No Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Officers $125,000.00 or Stockholders. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION job of woman regent of the state university in the history of Ne braska. Mrs. Smith is a well known educator, and altho her pro spective job carries no salary, she has the time on her hands to work for the promotion of the univer sity more thnn any of her lawyer opponents. One of the ballots received from the editors bears only this remark: “All those who favor more and greater relief will be elected.” A most pertinent subject in Ne braska’s economic life was tackled Tuesday at Grand Island in a state wide poultry and egg conference called by Chief A. L. Haecker of the state agriculture department. It seems that Nebraska furnishes a large share of the corn and al falfa fed to poultry in California, while the Pacific coast state sells its poultry and eggs in Newr York , for considerably more than middle-1 western states do. New Kngland states have awak ened to the possibilities of market ing a choice brand of eggs and poultry, and have profited material ly thereby, while Nebraska has been standing still. The confer ence this week was to show pro ducers how they can increase mark et prices by curing flocks of dis ease and grading eggs more care fully. Inside of one year, according to Gov. Cochran, who spoke at the meeting, Nebraska can change its price grade figures on the eastern market. It only takes from spring until fall, he said, to produce good laying hens from spring chicks. As a matter of fact, Nebraska produces approximately $25,000,000 worth of poultry and eggs for the market each year. There are over 140,000 producers. It would be an easy matter, said Director Banning of the state agri culture department, to eliminate disease among Nebraska flocks and grade eggs more carefully, to the point where this state would re ceive several more million dollars per year for poultry products. Fred Coe, of Ord, told how a dealer may secure more choice poultry products by demanding closer selection and grading by customers. Mr. Coe sells carload after carload to eastern state's with a much higher price rating than I the average Nebraska shipment. One of the first objectives of the conference was to improve Nebras ka standard eggs (22 oz. to the doz.) to Nebraska extras (24 oz. per doz.) which demand a consider ably higher price. Figures received from the gov ernment bear out that poultry on farms at the end of 1935 was about 13 per cent less than during 1933 (Continued on page 8, column 3.) The North Central Ne braska Hereford Ass'n comprising Holt, Boyd, Hock, Brown and Key a I’aha coun ties will hold its first spring sale in BASSET, NEB. | Monday, April 20 B B iM—I I'iitiH 1 1110 l111 il nil1— (Political Advertisment) Br.T.W.BASS Republican for State Treasurer Nebraska’* money was handled hon estly and with good judgment during 1931 and 1932 when Dr. Bass served as State Treasurer. He stands on his rec ord. Br. Bass was born and raised on a farm. The state didn't lose one cent from 23 bank failure* in Nebraska during Dr. Bass’ term a* State Treasurer. State funds were amply protected at all times. On the Ballot 0T. W. BASS I public Sale.... A SATURDAY, APRIL 4 our regular annual Spring Clean* up sale. We sell everything. If you have anything at all to sell bring it in. I will sell the black registered Percheron stallion. TERMS cash; no property to be removed until settled for. Sale starts promptly at 2 p. m. Auctioneers, Coleman, Moore and Wallen Joba L. Quig, Manager hr ' ::: ' ■ '-——‘—7 -—1 .. Y0UR FRIEND AT MEALTIME FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 3 AND 4 Tango Cookies These delicious cookies are coated with pure chocolate. The kiddies will enjoy them as a part of the school lunch. They will sell at 2 pounds for 25c Saturday. Hawaiian Pineapple Matched slices of golden ripe pineapple, with that rich tropical flavor. On Saturday we will sell the regular No. 2 can at the low price of 14c. Honey Krushed Bread The bread with the delightful nutty flavor. It’s good for you. Buy it fresh every day at any Council Oak. Council Oak Coffee Save the bags in which you buy this fine flavored coffee and exchange them for fancy chinaware. Ground fresh to your order. On Saturday the pound bag will sell for 25c. Evergreen Corn Standard quality cream style corn. The regular No. 2 cans will sell at the low price of 2 cans for 15c. Flour Every bag guaranteed to please. The Vi-bbl. bag of First Prize or Pantry Pride at $1.49. The famous White Loaf for $1.64. Cleans. Disinfects, Pint 12c— AAa UlOlOX Deodorizes Quart .AlIC Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Products PALMOLIVE SOAP, 2 cakes.9c VOGUE TOILET SOAP, big cake.4c SUPER SUDS, 11-oz. package.8c CRYSTAL WHITE SOAP, 5 Giant Bars 19c