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VOL. LVI O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. APRIL 16, 1936. No. 48
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GILLESPIE AND BRADY GET
THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE
UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE
1 1
Walter Smith Wins the Republican Nomination For
Supervisor In the Sixth District From John
Steinhauser, Present Board Member.
WRITE-IN CAMPAIGN ON 2 JUDGE OFFICES
The primary election campaign
of 1936 has gone into history and
it saw an exceptionally light vote
cast in this county, altho there
were 323 more votes cast at the
election Tuesday than were cast
at the primary election four years
ago. In that election there were
cast 3,455 votes, compared to 3,778
last Tuesday.
Another comparison that will
cause a little gloom to disappear
from the faces of some republicans
is the fact that in the election four
years ago, that is the primary
election, there were 2,207 demo
crat votes cast in the county and
only 1,248 republican votes. This
year, with an increased vote of
323 the democrats polled 157 votes
less than they did in the primary
election of 1932, while the repub
licans polled 480 more votes than
they did in 1932. Looks as if Holt
county voters were getting rather
tired of new deal policies, does it
not?
Tuesday the democrats polled
2,050 votes while 1,728 republicans
went to the polls and cast their
^allots, or a majority favoring the
democrats of 322. In Ewing there
were approximately 150 republic
ans entered the democratic prim
ary battle to assist in the nomina
tion of Louis Reimers, present
chairman of the county board and
a democrat, there being no repub
lican candidate on the ballot. About
50 voters in Verdigris, 50 in Gold
en and 50 in Deloit followed the
example by calling for democratic
^ballots. If these republicans had
remained in their own party it will'
be seen at a glance that in the
primary contest in this county the
parties would have been about
equal. But that election is over
and now for the real battle in No
vember.
There was little interest in the
campaign until the last three or
four days of the campaign. Then
it was learned that another write
in campaign was under way. That
the name of former Judge J. J.
Harrington would be written in as
a candidate for district judge and
that the name of T. J. Coyne, form
er county assessor and later clerk
of the district court, would be writ
ten in for county judge. Several
workers were on the streets all day
election day urging voters to write
in these two names on the ballots
and a large number did so. When
the complete vote had been checked
over, except the mail ballots, it was
found that the vote on these two
offices stood as follows: For district
judge, R. R. Dickson, 2,814; J. J.
Harrington, 441. For county judge:
C. J. Malone, 2.838; T. J. Coyne,
227.
For the life of us we cannot con
ceive how they expect to meet the
requirements of the law and have a
candidate for county judge nom
inated by writing in his name. The
law specifically states that where a
man does not file for the office of
county judge or county superin
tendent to get his name on the bal
lot, that in order to qualify as a
candidate he must receive ten per
cent of the vote cast in the county
at the last general election for
governor. As Cochran and Dwight
Griswold received together 7,31>7
votes at the general election two
years ago it would take 740 voters
writing in the name of their fav
orite candidate to get a name on
the ballot for this office. As to the
office of district judge we do not
a know as we have looked up the law
' regarding that office.
One of the surprises of the elec
tion wras the defeat of John Stein
hauser, for the republican nomin
| ation for supervisor from the Sixth
i district. John has been a member
of the board for a good many years
and he appeared a cinch for re
nomination, but he went down to
refeat.
In the Second district, which has
been repreesnted by John A. Car
Bon, republican for the past four
years, he won a renomination over
Harry Hiscoeks with a small maj
ority of 15 votes. Robert Tomlin
son won the democratic nomina
tion easily.
In the Fourth district Louis W.
Reimers, present chairman of the
board, had a contest for renomina
tion, being opposed by Mike Roth
erham! of Ewing, a former member
of the board, Reimers winning
easily. There was no republican
candidate in this district.
In the Fifth district, which has
been served for the past few
months by John W. Walters who
was appointed to the position after
the death of Ezra W. Cooke, was
unopposed for the republican nom
ination in that district. His op
ponent in the lall campaign will be
John H. Gibson who won the demo
cratic nomination unopposed.
For Unicameral Legislature
L. G. Gillespie: Holt, 1441; Boyd,
124; Keya Paha, 101; Rock, 147.
—Total, 1813.
F. J. Brady: Holt, 1052; Boyd,
397; Keya Paha, 286; Rock, 219.
—Total, 1954.
Crist Anderson: Holt, 397; Boyd,
436; Keya Paha, 184; Rock, 102.
—Total, 1119.
Otto Bentzen: Holt, 124; Boyd,
597; Keya Paha, 65; Rock, 33.—
Total, 819.
J. M. Wilhelm: Holt 445; Boyd,
49; Keya Paha, 36; Rock, 40.—
Total, 570.
E. S. Lingo: Holt, 120; Boyd,
56; Keya Paha, 341; Rock, 158.—
Total, 675.
Second District Democrats
Tomlinson Robinson
Antelope 14 2
Iowa . 10 6
Paddock . 7 6
Scott ..—. 19 2
Steel Creek ... 6 10
Willowdale 23 5
Shields 35 12
Total 114 43
Second District Republicans
Carson Hiscoeks
Antelope .7 11
Iowa _ 19 12
Paddock 28 32
Scott . 38 47
Steel Creek .. 53 33
Willowdale . 14 19
Shields 16 6
Total 175 160
Fourth District Democrats
Reimers Rotherham
Verdigris .150 38
Golden . 52 8
Ewing 210 42
Debit 55 _19
Total .. 467 107
Sixth District Republicans
Steinhauser Smith
Francis . 9 15
Green Valley 12 13
Holt Creek 2 11
Josie ..—. 2 3
Stuart 94 111
Swan -- 6 12
Total -.125 165
Supervisors, Fifth District
Dem. Rep.
Gibson Walters
Chambers 30 70
Conley .. 6 9
Inman . .63 51
Lake 21 7
McClure . 14 2
Shamrock _ .. 2 8
Wyoming .14 30
Total . -.150 178
REPUBLICAN RESULTS
For President:
W.-Uiam E. B rah 1005
Governor Alf. Landon .. 171
For Delegates at Large to the
National Convention:
Sam R. McKelvie - 1151
Sam W. Reynolds 746
Lyle E. Jackson 841
Viola J. Cameron 469
Malcolm Baldridge . 488
G. E. Carpenter . 653 |
For Alternates at Large to the
National Convention:
Robert Smith _ 1059
Elsie P. ■ Diers 891
Teresa Lou Connelly 862
Edgar Ferneau 902
For Delegates to National Con
vention. Third District:
Julius D. Cronin 1360
Earl J. Moyer 937
For Alternate Delegates to Nat
ional Convention, Third Dist.:
D. G. Howell 1052
C. I). Haskell 923
For National Committeeman:
Hugh A. Butler 1159
For National Committee* oman:
Minnie Fried Watson 1090
For United States Senator:
Lloyd C. Constable 45
Harry O. Palmer 189
Robert G. Simmons 1171
Cleon Dech 40
For Governor:
Stanley Wright 69
William Madgett 72
Dwight P. Griswold 1081
0. S. Spillman 346
For Lieutenant Governor:
C. A. Green . 201
A. T. Howard 405
Jess P. Palmer 252
Geo. A. Williams 319
A. A. Recac 60
M. P’. Rickard . 84
P'OR Secretary of State:
George L. Williams 143
George C. Snow 111
John D. P’orsyth 331
William Andrew Burket 147
Charles M. Sutherland 117
Ralph S. Smith 116
Bert Anderson 169
L. J. Wright 124
Ralph S. Moseley 39
For Auditor of Public Accounts:
Harry L. Babcock 311
George W. Marsh 700
August H. Basler 141
L. B. Johnson 198
For Commissioner Public Lands
and Buildings:
Leo N. Swanson 1202
For State Treasurer:
T. W. Bass .. .... 551
John S. Jones 83
Ernest M. Bair 49
Gustave E. Carlson .. 133
Crawford J. Mortensen 113
T. P. Johnson . 131
William E, McCloud 213
For Attorney General:
Richard G. Johnson 532
Clarence M. Davis ..491
Golden P. Kratz .. 217
For Railway Commissioner:
Hugh Henderson Drake . 335
Harry W. Sdott . 350
John Patach 97
Harvey Edward Klatfelter 62
Duane T. Swanson ... 439
For Congressman—Third Dist.
Karl Stefan 1459
DEMOCRATIC RESULTS
For President:
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1792
For Vice President:
John Nance Garner __ 1542
For Delegates at Large to the
National Convention:
Robert L. Blaekledge . 837
1. J. Dunn. 962
For Alternates at Large to the
National Convention:
Alice Brooks _ 962
Olga Stastny _.'....839
Jane W. Ketcham . 879
Mary C. Ramsey . .931
For Delegates to National Con
vention—Third District:
P. H. Peterson .. 1049
Seymour S. Sidner _ 927
For Alternate Delegates to Nat
ional Convention—Third Dist.
Ella Ulrich . 995
Adolph E. Wenke 948
For National Committman:
Dan V. Stephens 469
Terry Carpenter _...325
Edward R. Burke ... 893
For National Committeewoman:
Evelyn A. Ryan ... 1305
For United States Senator:
Terry Carpenter . .375
George E. Hall 324
Emil E. Placek 240
James C. Quigley .664
For Governor:
R. L. Cochran _ 1474
Anton H. Jensen 312
For Lieutenant Governor:
Walter H. Jurgensen „ ... 691
Edgar Howard 1067
For Secretary of State:
Harry R. Swanson 1154
Otto E. Dudschus 124
B. F. Perry . 275
For Auditor of Public Accounts:
Fred C. Ayers .301
Edward J. Woulf 325
William H. Price _ 814
For Commissioner Public Lands
and Buildings:
Harry E. Reavis . 613
Arthur E. Olson 506
Charles M. Jack 263
For State Treasurer;
Walter H. Jensgn 477
H. J. Murray 186
Fred Brecht .. 96
Cecil Mathews 321
James M. Roncka 134
For Attorney General;
Paul P. Chaney ~ 474
Fred G. Hawxby .172
Francis V. Robinson 485
Richard C. Hunter . 451
For Railway Commissioner:
George L. Good 125
Frank J. Riha 123
Warren R. Pool 153
John P. Sullivan _ 561
Buehler Metcalfe 205
Ben M. Johnson . 91
F. A. Good 811
B. E. Farley 139
For Congressman—Third Dipt.:
John Havekost 744
S. Toledo Sherry 644
CONGRESS—AS SEEN
BY A NEBRASKAN
By Karl Stefan
Believe it or not, five hundred
babies, for whose care no provision
has been made, are born in the Dis
trict each month, Dr. W. Sinclair
Bowen, Washington, told a group
of women at a birth control lunch
eon yesterday. Ho said that in one
institution one hundred badies are
born to mothers between the ages
of twelve and twenty years.
The committee on education held
a meetings yesterday and reported
out the vocational training bill, but
not until after the authorized ap
propriation was cut from twelve
million to six million. Even at
that it will be an increase of about
three million dollars compared writh
last year.
The senate bill calls for twelve
million dollars. Members felt this
legislation which has been in effect
many years is helping people to
I make their own liv ing.
Several cases #lire cited where
during the depression and drought
some communities canned their
own vegetables with the result that
not one person in these communit
ies was on relief, nor have they
been on relief since. Letters from
county superintendents in Nebraska
indicate that this work is resulting
in some good in Nebraska, and
that the vocational trainers are co
operating with the 4H clubs and
the county agents.
During this meeting charts were
shown illustrating the 1935 sav
ings bank balances per family by
states. The chart of the United
States on this question showed
that the families with the smallest
amount of savings bank balances
live in North Dakota, South Dakota
Nebraska, Oklohoma and Texas,
where the savings ranged from
$124.00 per family to $214.00 per
family. On the other hand Maine,
New York, Massachusetts, Connect
cut, Washington, D. C., and Cali
fornia showed the largest amount
of average savings bank balances.
These balances ranged from $820
per family in Washington to $2,477
per family in New York. This will
give you some indication as to
whore the money of the country is
really located.
The next big building project in
Washington is the twelve million
dollar new interior building to ac
commodate five thousand employ
ees. There will be two miles of
corridor space and there will be
automobile parking space in the
basement with escalators and every
thing of the latest style. The old
building is going to be used by the
PWA and some other units. The
government is awfully short of
space to house all these new em
ployees. About 150,000 new ones
have come to work in the city
in the last three years. The cor
ner stone of the new building, will
be laid on April 16 with elaborate
ceremonies. President Rosevelt
will lay the corner stone and he
will use the trowel used by
George Washington when the
father of our country laid the cor
ner stone of our nation’s capitol in
1793.
Another project which is some
what controversial is the Florida
ship canal. This canal attempts
to cut twenty hours off shipping
time between the Atlantic ocean
and the Gulf of Mexico, and has
brought out a statement from one
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SHORT 1TKMS FROM
AROUND TOWN
Foster May and his fiancee, Miss
Marie Breckemaker, and Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Van Dahl drove from
Omaha and spent Easter Sunday
with Rev. and Mrs. A. J. May, pas
tor of the Methodist church in
O’Neill. Foster May and Mrs.
Van Dahl, the only son and daugh
ter of Rev. and Mrs. May, live in
Omaha and Miss Breckenmaker
lives in Galesburg, 111., and is an
English teacher there in the High
school. They attended services at
the Methodist church Sunday
morning and many of the people
had the opportunity of meeting
them.
The O’Neill Dramatic Club put
on the play, “Here Comes Charlie”
at the opera house last evening
to a crowded house. The play was
a splendid success from a financial
standpoint as well as satisfaction
given to the large audience. The
various parts in the play were well
taken, each and every individual
being apparently cut out for the
part they portrayed. In between
the acts were intersperced, songs,
dances, and dialogues put on by
the younger folks and they also
took their several parts admirably.
Sam Barnard, one of the old
time residents of this city but who
has lived in Wyoming for abolit a
quarter of a century, arrived in
the city last Friday for a short
visit with his daughter, Mrs. C. H.
Yantzi, and, with other old time
friends here. He left for his home
at Casper, Wyo., Monday.
Miss Constance Golden entertain
ed sixteen of her little friends with
a dinner party at the Bakery last
Sunday evening and later enter
tained them at her home with var
ious games. The little folks say
they had an enjoyable time and
that Miss Constance is a splendid
entertainer.
Mrs. Bordson, of Spencer, was in
the city Wednesday and purchased
the Chapman Style Shop, taking
possession at once. Mrs. Bordson
will move to this city and make
O’Neill her future home. The
Frontier welcomes her to the busi
ness ranks of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Allen, living
about ten miles northeast of this
city, were pleasant callers at this
office last Saturday and ordered
The Frontier sent to them for the
[coming year. Mr. Allen says that
he is now operating a horseless
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Biglin went
down to Sioux City last Monday
morning, taking down their son,
Joe, for further medical treatment.
Mr. Biglin returned home that
evening while Mrs. Biglin remained
there to be with her son.
Francis Hughes, who is attend
ing the State University at Lincoln,
came up last Thursday and spent a
couple of days at his old position
behind the counter at Beckman’s.
He returned to his school duties
Monday morning.
Center Union Sunday School
plans to have a home coming on
the evening of April 24, the after
noon and evening of April 25, and
all day Sunday April 26, with a
basket dinner. Everyone is wel
come.
Charles John Pruss and Miss
Francis Shoemaker, both of Stuart,
were granted a marriage license in
county court Wednesday afternoon.
William Froelich came out from
Chicago last Friday to spend East
er with his family and other rela
tives in this city.
NOTICE.
The Holt County Baseball
League will hold their annual meet
at the Pump House in O’Neill on
April 23, 193G at 8:30 P. M. Each
town in the county is cordially
invited to be represented at the
meeting.
Listen, you old timers, don’t be
tight. Help your young base ball
material and the boys need your
support. I am sincere. I would
like to see six or eight teams.
There are a lot of young boys that
could make good
E. W. RICHTER,
President.
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ANNUAL RED CROSS MEETING
The annual Red Cross meeting
will be held at the Odd Fellows
Hall in O’Neill, on Tuesday after
noon, April 28, 1936, for the pur
pose of electing officers for the
ensuing term, to hear reports from
the local chapters, and for any
business that may be properly
brought before the meeting. All
those who signed the Red Cross
Roll call are eligible to attend and
take part in the meeting.
DR. L. A. CARTER,
County Chairman.
Nancy Dickson Will
Teach At Norfolk
Miss Nancy Dickson, daughter of
District Judge and Mrs. R. R. Dick
son, O’Neill, was elected by the
board of education to teach an in
termediate grade during the 1936
37 term. She takes the place of
Miss Gladys Bates, Washington
school teacher, who resigned as she
is to be married in June.
Miss Dickson, who will be grad
uated from Wayne State Teacher’s
college this spring, has had two
years' teaching experience. She
taught one term in a Holt county
school, and another in the Stafford,
Nebr., public schools. She comes
to the Norfolk school system with
high recommendations. — Norfolk
Daily News.
Shoemaker-Haun
Harold Shoemaker and Miss Ra
mona Margaret Haun were married
Monday, April 13, 1936, at St.
Patrick’s church Rectory in O’Neill
by Monsignor McNamara.
Harold is the oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Shoemaker. He is
a graduate of the O’Neill high
school, class of ’30, has held sev
eral positions with the State De
partment of Roads and Irrigation,
and was secretary for the State
Engineer, Roy Cromwell. For the
past year and a half he has been
in the employ of the Epply Hotels
company and holds a prominent
position with them at the Hotel
Norfolk, in Norfolk, Nebr. Harold
has made and holds an unusually
large number of friends over the
state as well as in and around his
home town, who will be happy to
hear this news.
Miss Haun is the accomplished
and charming youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Haun, of
David City, Nebr. She is a grad
uate of the Hastings college at
Hastings. Nebr., and has been in
the employ of the Epply Hotels
company for the past two years.
While mostly a stranger in the
vicinity of O’Neill, she has visited
here on several occasions and with
her sweet sunny disposition has
won for herself many friends.
After May 1 Mr. and Mrs. Shoe
maker will be at home to their
many friends at their apartments
in Norfolk.
Mr. Shoemaker’s many O'Neill
friends tender hearty congratula
tions and best wishes for a long
and happy journey on the matri
monial seas.
ALPHA CLUB
In spite of the mud and bad
roads some of the Club members
were brave enough to venture out
to the meeting which was held at
the home of Mrs. Charles Morton.
Five members, in answer to roll
call, told of their earliest am
bitions. One guest was present.
The business meetings took up most
of the afternoon, and as so many
members were absent there was
not much of an entertainment pro
gram. A most delicious lunch of
coffee and white salad was served
by the hostess.
The next meeting will be the
May Festival held at the home of
Mrs. Ed Boshart.
Michael Flannigan, former Long
Pine banker, received a parole from
the state penitentiary, on account
of ill health, and was released
from the penitentiary Wednesday.
W. J. Biglin went down to Jack
son last Saturday morning and
spent Easter with his family, who
were visiting there, returning home
with the folks Monday forenoon.
Bert Shearer, one of the old time
residents of Stuart, was in the city
on business Wednesday, and in
cidently visiting many old time
friends.
C. E. Lundgren made a business
trip to Valentine last Monday, re
turning that night.
TWO PEDESTRIANS
LOSE LIVES WHEN
STRUCK BY AUTOS
South Dakota Man Ih A Victim On —
the Highway Wednesday. Man.
Killed Sunday At Stuart.
Vetal Hatton, .10, of St. Francis,
S. D., was killed on the highway
about a mile and a half west of
Danceland at an early hour Wed
nesday morning, by being run over
by an automobile driven by Clar
ence Potter.
A coroners jury was empaneled
by Sheriff Duffy on Wednesday
morning and they found that Hat
ton came to his death by being run
over by an automobile driven by
Clarence Potter. That said accid
ent was uavoidable and that Potter
was not to blame.
Hatton’s body was first ident
ified as that of Ralph Ripke, but
Ripke turned up at Stuart during
the day and Marvin Ripke, U. S.
Indian agent at Rosebud identified,
the body as that of Hatton.
Gene Runalson, of Ainsworth,
who was with Hatton Tuesday
night said he was unable to recall
much of what had occurred. He
said the automobile they were
driving, a new Dodge pick-up, ran
out of gasoline and that Hatton
started down the road for fuel
when he was struck by a car.
Potter said his automobile struck
the body but told the jury he did
not know whether Hatton was dead
at that time. He said he did not
see the man until after the car ran
over him. He then notified the
authorities and Sheriff Duffy went
out to the scene of the accident
about 4 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing.
Accident At Stuart
William T. Brown, 60, of Stuart,
was struck on the streets there on
Sunday morning while crossing a
street of that village, by a car
driven by former County Judge
George Hillberg, of Bassett. He
died from his injuries Sunday aft
ernoon.
Sheriff Duffy and W. J. Ham
mond, the latter representing the
county attorney who was attending
court at Ainsworth,drove to Stuart
Tuesday morning to look into the
case.
An inquest was held and the
jury found that the deceased came
to his death by being hit by an
automobiledrivenby former County
Judge Hillberg, of Bassett.
We learn that at the inquest it
was brought out that Hillberg was
driving at a moderate rate of
speed, only 15 or 20 miles an hour,
and that Brown was crossing the
street and another man also cross
ing the street and that they met
and tarried a moment in the street
talking. When they noticed the
car Brown evidently became con
fused and he was hit by the car
and seriously injured. Brown had
been a resident of Stuart for sev
eral years and was operating a
lunch counter there.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Clark Standiford, of Kearney,
who was seriously injured some
time ago, went to the home of
friends for a few days convalesc
ing.
Zeb Warner is again in the hos
pital suffering another heart at
tack. At present his condition is
quite serious.
Mrs. E. M. Jarmen of Chambers,
was operated on Friday the 10th.
for acute appendicitis. She is con
valescing nicely.
George Wilson had his tonsils
removed Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Harold Wier was admitted
Tuesday night for treatment.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our heart
felt thanks to the many kind
friends and neighbors for their
messages of cheer and sympathy
and the many kind friends at Casp
er, Wyoming, for their beautiful
floral tributes and messages of
sympathy, on the occasion of the
death of our beloved brother. Your
kindness will ever be gratefully re
membered.—John C. Kelley and
Miss Mary Kelley.
ASH GROVE PROJECT CLUB
The Ash Grove project club met
with Mrs. Alex Wertz, “the mother
of the club,” April 9. Eight mem
bers and three visitors enjoyed a
12 o’cIock lunch after which the
lesson, Plants, was demonstrated
by Mrs. Rector and Mrs. Morna
Wertz.