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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1936)
The Frontier SkH. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor Itetered at the Postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska as Second Class Matter. ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertising on pages 4, & and 8 are charged for on a basis at 25c an inch (dne column wide) per week; on page 1 the charge is 49 cent an inch per week. Want ads, 10c per line, first insertion, subsequent insertions, 5c per Jine. •lie Year, in Nebraska -$2.00 One Year, outside Nebraska $2.25 Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly re moved from our mailing list at ex piration of time paid for, if pub lisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber muBt understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. City Council Proceedings O’Neill, Nebraska, April 7, 1936. Council met in regular session. ITesent, Mayor Kersenbrock; Cooncilmen, Coyne, Protivinsky, Yantzie. There being only three Cooncilmen present the Mayor ad journed the meeting until April 8, 1936, at 7:30 P. M. C. W. PORTER, City Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, April 8, 1936. Council met as per adjournment of April 7, 1936. Present, Mayor Kersenbrock; Cooncilmen, Coyne, Yant^i^ Uhl, Harty, Protivinsky, BrenC‘ni The meetings was calledj fi)jrder by the Mayor. The minu&s of the previous meetings were read and approved. The City Treasurer’s statement for the month of March was read and approved. Upon motion the following bills were allowed: On the General Fund: Harlan Schweise $ 9.75 Ida Fox 1.00 Western Hotel 1.75 O’Neill Fire Dept. . 24.00 Dick Tomlinson 5.00 L. K. Hough . 6.60 Chester Calkins 90.00 Emmet A. Harmon . 25.00 G. E. Miles . 4.00 A. R. Strong 3.00 (1. W. Porter . 15.00 Elmer Hagensick 10.00 The Frontier 42.83 Mrs. R. L. Arbuthnot 14.50 Fern Cafe 9.16 Interstate Power Co.. - 264.49 John Rhode 18.30 Ray Osborne 10.80 T. A. Quilty . 3.60 R. N. Brittell 3.60 Frank Phalin . 3.60 Elsie M. Hough 3.60 Hilda Bowen 3.60 John Alfs . 3.90 James Seybold 3.90 W. G. Beha 3.90 Mrs. John Rhode 3.90 Kathryn McCarthy 3.90 Roy Warner 3.90 W. P. Curtis . 3.90 C. F. McKenna 3.90 Zeffa Stein 3.90 Goldie Heriford . 3.90 Upon motion the Council ap proved the warrant issued to .School District No. 7 on the 16th day of March in the amount of $612.03 on the General Fund con sisting of $200.00 tobacco license and $412.03 Liquor licenses. On the Water Fund: Jesse Scofield . r. , , $ 90.00 C. W. Porter 10.00 C. W. Porter .25.00 H. E. Coyne . . 15.10 Interstate Power C<>. .. 626.76 W. & F. Mach. Works _ 56.15 Madison Kipp Corpor. .7.77 Leon Sargent 6.40 N. W. Bell Tele. Co.- 5.76 Eby Oil Co. . 1.39 Uhl Transfer _ 2.00 Continental Oil Co. _. 15.00 Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company 257.78 Mattie Soukup ... 5.00 Ralph Scofield 4.20 James Davidson 44.36 James L. Harrington 5.70 John Kersenbrock .. 10.31 Motion by Councilman Uhl, sec onded by Councilman Yantzie, that the Council vote on the application of M. J. Enright for license to sell Beer at retail, Off and On Sale. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote thereon was as fol lows: Aye: Coyne, Yantzie, UM, Brennan. Nay: Protivinsky. Motion by Councilman Coyne, seconded by Councilman Yantzie, that the Mayor be instructed to endorse the approval on applicants bond. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Coyne, Yantzie, Uhl, Brannan. Nay: Protivinsky. The following resolution was in. trodaced by Councilman Uhl and read: RESOLUTION. Whereas, M. J. Enright has made application for an Off and On Sale Beer License, and Whereas, said application is in all respects, in legal and due form and notice of hearing thereon has been given according to law by publication in The Frontier, and Whereas, no remonstrances are interposed and no objections are on file or made to the granting of said application and the issuance of a license for Off and On Sale Beer to said applicant. Therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of O'Neill, Nebraska,' that an Off and On Sale Beer License be granted to said M. J. Enright, and that the City Clerk be and he hereby is directed to issue said license, in manner, form and within the time prescribed by law. Motion was made by t ouncuman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Uhl, that the above resolution be adopted. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Coyne Yantzie, Uhl, Brennan. Nay: Prot ivinsky. The following resolution was in troduced by Councilman Brennan and read: RESOLUTION. Whereas, C. E. Stout, of O’Neill, Nebraska, has made application to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, for a retailors license to sell within the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, Alcoholic Liquors in Original Package, and Whereas, said Commission has forwarded to the City of O’Neill, said application, and Whereas, there are no objections or complaints on file with the City Clerk of the City of O’Neill, Ne braska. Therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of O’Neill, Nebraska, that, the City Clerk of the City of O’Neill. Nebraska, for ward to the Commission a copy of these resolutions. Be it further resolved, that there are no complaints or objections on file against sail license. Be it further resolved that the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, file no nbjections against the issuance of file against said license. Motion by Councilman Proti virVky, (seconded by Councilman Uhl, that the above resolution be adopted. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Coyne, Yantzie, Uhl, Bren nan, Protivinsky. Nay: None, Ordinance No. 165-A was intro duced by Councilman Protivinsky rind read. Motion by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Uhl, that the rule that this Or dinance be read on three different days be suspended- Roll was called on this motion and the vote there on was as follows: Aye: Coyne, Yantzie, Uhl, Brennan, Protivinsky. Nay: None. Ordinance No. 165-A was read by title. Motion by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Uhl, that Ordinance No. 165-A be passed on its first reading. Roll was called on this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Coyne, Y’antzie, Uhl, Brennan, Protivinsky. Nay: None. Ordinance No. 165-A was by title read a second time. Motion by Councilman Yantzie, seconded by Councilman Brennan, that Ordin ance No. 165-A be passed on its second reading. Roll was called on this motion and the vote there on was as follows: Aye: Coyne, Yantzie, Uhl, Brennan, Protivinsky. Nay: None. Ordinance No. 165-A was then read, at large. Motion by Council man Uhl, Seconded by Councilman Coyne, that Ordinance No. 166-A be passed on its third reading. Roll was called on this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Coyne, Yantzie, Uhl, Bren nan, Protivinsky. Nay: None. Motion by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Y’antzie, that Ordinance No. 165-A be passed and adopted. Roll was called on this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Coyne, Yantzie, Uhl, Brennan, Protivinsky. Nay: None. Motion by Councilman Uhl, sec onded by Councilman Protivinsky, that the City Council accept the James Davidson bid of $37.20 for extending the water to Frank Pruss’ residence. Motion carried. The Mayor, City Clerk and the Council as a whole took up the matter of canvassing the votes cast at the General City Election held in said city on April 7, 1936. The result of the vote was as fol lows: Table At Top of Next Column The following officers were de clared elected: For Mayor, John Kersenbrock. For City Clerk, C. W. Porter. For City Treasurer, E. F. Quinn. For Councilman, First Ward, Francis Bazelman. For Councilman, Second Ward, H. L. Lindberg. For Councilman, Third Ward, Levi Yantzie. For Police Magistrate, George Bay. For Members of the Board of Education, B. T. Winchell and H. J. Birmingham. Upon motioin the Council ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. C. W. PORTER, City Clerk. 1st 2nd 3rd Mayor r Ward Ward Ward Mail Total John Kersenbrock 139 98 162 1 400 281 Frank Biglin 43 .'18 38 119 Bill Biglin . .. . 13 2 6 City Clerk: C. W. Porter 169 116 183 1 469 City Treasurer: , E. F. Quinn . ... 166 114 173 1 454 For Councilman: Francis Bazelman 150 . 1 151 H. L. Lindherg . 106 ... 106 Levi Yantzie . . 122 122 4G Eli HeVshistr 76 76 Police Magistrate: George Bay . 52 33 43 1 129 74 T. J. Coyne . _ _ _ 14 22 19 55 Member of Board of Education: B. T. Winchell _ 142 87 163 392 H. J. Birmingham ... 133 92 138 363 FREE! 5 Gal. 20 Gauge Pour Pail of many uses—with 5 gals, of lOO'/e Pure Penn. Oil, $2.80—Gamblex Tractor Oil, 38c gal., 5 gal. lots.— Gamble Stores.—Ad.v. THE NEBRASKA SCENE by James E. Lowell At live minutes after midnight of 3863, 36-year-old Daniel Free man, Illinois soldier and graduate physician, detailed to secret ser vice duty in Nebraska, took out papers under the new homestead act granting him 160 acres of prairie soil about six miles west of Beatrice which then had less than 100 population. In 1854, 22-year-old J. Sterling Morton and his wife rode south on the Missouri river from the crude frontier town of Omaha and select ed as their home a site on a knoll overlooking the river and the bluffs that raise on the Iowa side, a mile from the river settlement ■ of Ne braska City. Nebraskans of those days at tached no especial gignifance to either of these events, but in April, 1936, those two home sites of nearly a century ago are very much in the limelight. President Roose velt recently signed a bill to es tablish a homestead national monu ment on the Freeman acres, the nation’s number one homestead entry. The old Sterling home is now Arbor Lodge, a state park, and efforts are being made to have a national park and arboretum estab lished there. Congress provided an appropri ation of $24,000 for the purchase of the Freeman tract, and Senator Norris, father of the bill creating this national monument, Nebras ka’s second (Scottsbluff national monument is the first), is intent upon e stablishing there a museum to hold all of the agricultural in ventions from the earliest times. He also urges that the original log cabin built by Freeman be restored and the land returned to conditions similar to those when Freeman moved there. Unusual interest centers upon Arbor Lodge in that next Wednes day, April 22, will be the 64th anniversary of Arbor Day of which Morton is the alleged founder and author. Earlier this month Ne braska congressmen planted a tree on the national eapitol ground in his honor, and a statute of the “Tree Planter” is being made by Rudolph Evans, famed sculptor, to be placed in the nation’s hall of fame as one of two Nebraskans chosen for the honor by the state legislature several years ago. Marie Sandoz of “Old Jules” fame has done considerable re search into Nebraska history and she says that like most other he roes in national life, J. Sterling Morton could come in for a lot of debunking if any one wanted to dig out the facts. For exemple, she declares that Governor Furnas is really the founder and author of Arbor Day. At any rate, the name .Morton is closely allied with tree planting the country over. April 22, Mor ton’s birthday, was set aside in 1885 as a legal holiday and as a day for tree planting in Nebraska. Arbor Day later was made a public holiday in Rhode Island, and every state in the union as well as many foreign countries set aside a day for tree planting. In their tiny frontier cabin near Nebraska City, young Morton and his wife planted trees and dreamed dreams, the fulfillment of which have made their homestead the garden spot of a state. The cabin became the present mansion of 52 rooms which sitill contains some of the original hand-hewn timbers. Shrubs, trees and flowers grew and were added to until now the grounds are beautiful with gardens and an aboretum containing an unusually large variety of trees and shrubs. A favorite quotation of J. Ster ling Morton’s was: “It seems to me that the two most enduring things of which 1 know are a tree and a truth.” Quotations from the writings of Morton are carved in stone at the Morton memorial plaza in Arbor Lodge state park: “Love the past —Arbor Day proposes for the fu ture.” Arbor Day when it arrives next week, will find Nebraska has been this spring as always firm in the faith that it’s a good thing to have more trees. Shelter belt or no shelter belt 10,000 Nebraska farm ers this spring are planting a mil lion and a half trees for windbreak, shelter belt and woodlot purposes. Morton’s spirit goes marching on. A sunken garden built up terrace by terrace stretches away to the south from Arbor Lodge mansion, now used as a museum of natural history. The terraces are separa ted by low brick walls and neatly trimmed hedges, and in the sum mer and spring are filled with my riads of flowers. The central walks end in a vine-covered pergola, and other paths lead to the iris beds and the rose garden. At one corner of this garden is a quaint sundial which bears the inscription: “Days fly, flowers die; new days, new ways; love stays.” The state assistance office is the scene of the latest controversy to ruffle the “even tenor” of the state house affairs. When Irl D. Tolen took over the job of state assistance director and was alloted office space, he A MAN doesn’t have to plead with creditors for extension of time when he has established credit at his bank by maintaining a substantial account. The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surplus and This Bank Carries No Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Officers $125,000.00 or Stockholders. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION moved out the furniture that was already there and, despite the fact that there was all kinds of office furniture and equipment stored in the basement, proceeded to spend $403 for rugs, $100 for a desk, $87 for a leather lounge chair, $72 for another chair, etc. Recently a claim for $1,217 was submitted by Tolen for office equip ment, and State Auditor Ayres held it up. He thinks that it would have been more appropriate for an office dealing in assistance to the needy to have struggled along with furniture a bit more ordinary and less costly. The argument now has its back ers on both sides. Those capitol habitues upholding Tolen say that his office furnishings are no more pretentious than those found in a number of other major state house offices. The economy backers declare that there is no assurance the state assistance office will be permanent and that for a year or so at least Tolen should have made the fur niture already available without cost due so. It is pointed out that if a legis lature with a strict economy pen chant should be elected, Nebraska’s social security program might go overboard. Or if congress a year or so hence should decide to cut down on expenditures, federal as sistance might be withdrawn, leav ing the state assistance program in the lurch. Meanwhile, Nebraska’s social security expenditures have passed the $1,000,000, of which nearly three-fourths has gone for old age pensions. During the first three months in which the new social security pro gram has been in operation, $871, 803 was expended. This was a little more than one-fourth of the money received or made available during the first quarter. Receipts totaled $2,038,661 of state funds and $438,546 of federal money, for a grand total of $3,277,209. Disbursements included $464, 462 for old age assistance, $362, 208 for direct relief, $1,441 for blind assistance, $25,611 for de pendent children, and $18,079 for administration. As benefit pay ments actually did not start until the middle of February, the out go was much less for the first quarter than it will be hereafter. Aviation enthusiasts are coming into their own in Nebraska this spring. This week the state aero nautics commission took delivery on a 4-place Waco which will cruise at 140 miles per hour and hit a top speed of 155. The plane was pur chased for $7,438 and makes Ne braska the first corn-belt state, aside from Illinois, to own an air ship. Secretary Doyle of the state aeronautics commission reports that more than 250 Nebraska pilots of all classifications have register ed with the commission, along with 38 mechanics and 14 flying schools. Twenty-two of the state’s 24 air ports have been licensed, and the two unlicensed fields do not have any regularly hangared planes. This does not include, of course, the intermediary airports on the airline which are maintained by the federal government and not subject to licensing by the sthtfe; Druggists and other retailor V having a package liquor license now may sell bottle beei* along with their hard liquor, as tl\e result of a state supreme court decision say ing that the two may be sold in the same place. Secretary Max Adams of the state liquor com mission says the commission doesn’t anticipate that the joint sale will start immediately but wili be the general practice when the new li- ^ censes go into effect. The supreme court ruling means that in communities where sale by the drink is legal, the old-time (saloon will be legal again. How ever, both Omaha and North Plante were already selling both hard liquor and beer by the drink in the (Continued on page 8,, column, 5.) 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