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The Frontier D. H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postofficc at O’Neill. Nebraska, as Second Class Matter. One 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 must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. ADVERTISING RATES Display advertising is charged for on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line, first insertion, sub sequent insertions, 5c per line. POLITICIANS INTERESTED IN PAPER SW ITCH (Continued from page 1.) thus preventing the name of Nor man Thomas from going on the Nebraska ballot as socialist candi date for president. Mr. Thomas who addressed the meeting, said his socialist friends in this state would attempt to get his name on the ballot as an independent can didate by organizing a petition campaign. Nebraska republicans are plan ning to make a day of it next Thurs- j day, July 23, when notification cer-' emonies for Governor Alf Landon are held at Topeka. A number of. Nebraskans are planning to visit j the Kansas shrine that day, going by special train. The threat of new taxes and es-« pecially of a general sales tax ap-1 parently put the damper on the proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit use of gasoline tax funds for any other purpose than| highway construction and mainten ance. Approximately (50,000 sig natures were needed but only about two-thirds of the necessary names could be obtained on the petitions. This was the second initiative proposal to fall by the wayside this year. The Nebraska Anti Saloon league recently abandoned a petition drive for a vote in No vember on prohibiting sale of li quor by the drink. However, Nebraskans are cer tain of having the opportunity to vote on two proposed constitutional amendments this fall. Both were submitted by the 1935 legislature. One proposes to abolish the state land commissioner as an elective officer, but even is this amendment carries it is likely that the incumb ent, Leo Swanson wijl be legally able to hold on to the office for the 1 remainder of his present term. The second proposal that will be J voted on would repeal the double ' liability of state bank stockholders The Nebraska State Bankers asso ciation is making plans to get out and campaign for adoption of this constitutional amendment. Nebraska’s governmental •finan ces are in the limelight again, j chiefly due to the fact that the | state closed its books this month I for the fiscal year with a balance of {$20,621,930 in cash and invest ; ments. The total balance with {various federal allotments taken into consideration was $21,621,930. It is intresting to note that the total of direct taxes levied for Ne braska nnd subdivisions in $44,000, 000, compared with $08,000,000 in 1927 und $40,000,000 in 1934. The total of direct and indirect taxes in Nebraska stands at $87,000,000. Our sister state, Kansas, has re ceived considerable publicity of late for economy of its state govern ment under Governor London. The records make Nebraska look very good in comparison, however. Nebraska has no bonded debt or outstanding warrants. Kansas has a bonded debt of $19,000,000 and an over-all levy of.74 mill to meet maturing bonds and interest on bonded debt. Kansas has a state income tax, u cigaret tax and a tonnage tax, which are not found in Nebraska. The average levy in a Kansas subdivision is 24 mills— in Nebraska less than 20 mills. Kansas pays annually in auto license fees $3,500,000—Nebraska pays $1,900,000. These figures do not imply that Kansas has not a relatively economical state govern ment. It has, but state govern ment in Nebraska is more econo mical. Soutl\ Dakota has a bonded debt of $40,000,000, requiring$3,500, 000 a year for interest and bond retirement. South Dakota will be in the red on its present debt until 1951. Iowa has a sales tax, income tax, inheritance tax, etc., and a large bonded indebtedness. Ten million dollars in general property taxes were replaced by raising $15,000, 000 in new taxes. Now the gen eral property tax has gone back to the old figure and in addition local levies as a rult have been increased. Colorado nnd Wyoming have sales taxes. The deduction is that Ne braska is a prtty good place to live where state finances are concerned at least. The increased cash account bal ance in the Nebraska treasury this fiscal year over last was due to im proved puyment of taxes and to reduced appropriations for several 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 June 30, 1936. i' i Published in response to calF made by Comptroller of Currency, under Section f»21 lt U. S. Revised Statutes. Kf ASSETS Loans and discounts ZlOE. r . $ 87,645.54 Overdrafts.. 68.29 United States Government obligations, direct and-or fully guaranteed . 198,641.00 Other bonds, stocks, and securities 87,552.46 Banking house, $3,06040. Furniture and fixtures, $1,52040 4,570.00 Real estate owned other than banking house 1.00 Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank $102,079.48 Cash, balances with other hanks, and cash items fn process of collection 206,879.52 308,958.95 Other assets 1,038.65 Total Assets ..... $688,375.89 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations __ $283,174.37 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations . 114,788.93 State, county and municipal deposits 125,023.75 United States Government and postal savings deposits 953.85 Deposits of other banks, including certified and cashiers’ checks outstanding.... 29,756.32 Total of above five items: (a) Secured by pledge of loans and-or investments $ 40,577.61 (b) Not secured by pledge of loans and-or investment* 513,119.61 » (c) Total Deposits $553,697.22 Capital Account: Common stock, 500 shares, par $100 per share _. 50,000.00 Surplus - 50,000.00 Undivided profits—net - 34.678.67 134,678.67 Total Liabilities $688,376.89 MEMORANDUM: Loans and Investments Pledged to Secure Liabilities United States Government obligations, direct and-or fully guaranteed $ 46,000.00 Total Pledged (excluding rediscounts) $ 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, 4s: 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 6th day of June 1936. [Seal] MARJORIE DICKSON, Notary Public. My Commission expiree Jjunfe f, 4941. Correct—Attest: Emma Dickinson Waekes, E. F. Qolnn, F. N. Cronin, Directors. i, HI •} j4' ' / f «> « * ’ ' (This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stock holders.) MEMBER FEDERAL DEPdsfr INSURANCE'CORPORATION state activities, according to Dep uty State Treasurer H. J. Murphy. Farmer.- especially were better able to pay current as well as de linquent taxes last year than the previous annum because of in creased market prices. Figures compiled by Tax Com missioner Smith indicate an in crease of at least $35,000,000 in the grand assessment roll of the state this year as compared with 1935. Judging by the 51 counties that have already filed returns, the total will be in the neighborhood of $2, 100,000,000. This evidence of progress being made toward recovery in Nebraska includes gain in both tangible and intangible property, Mr. Smith said. The former, including real estate and personal goods, is about 1.7 per cent up; the later, about 0 per cent. Itailrodas as a group, which are separately assessed, have been raised, to $148,286,095 from last year’s figures of $145,736,862. The Union Pacific accounted for $2, 836,867 of this increase. Motor vehicles are responsible for $5,001,748 of the $13,445,768 increase in the 51 counties report ing. The percentage gain in this division is 38. The grand assessment roll of $2,030,243,533 last year marked Nebraska for all time. This year the low point of property values in in 1934, but during the boom per it will be back up to where it was iod from 1925 to 1929 the aggre gate was in excess of three billions. The State House Ween in Re view: The official audit of the state liquor commission’s books shows total revenue from all sour ces during the year just passed was $1,605,696. Expenses of the commission were $162,739. Invalidation of the 1935 tax liqi dation law' by the supreme court lowered the batting average of the two legislative sessions last year. This was the second delinquent-tax forgiving bill passed by the legis lature and both have been killed along with seven other laws of 1935 vintage. A tenth law that was questioned is now pending in supreme court, an eleventh was killed by a lower court and a twelfth is pending in district court. EMMET ITEMS Howard and Dewey Newton left for Chambers Sunday, where they will be employed. Miss Margaret Cuddy spent Sun day at her home in O’Neill. Orville Banks had the misfortune getting quite badly bruised when a car slipped off the jack onto his feet. Guy Cole made a business trip to Atkinson Wednesday. Jim O’Connor has opened his beer parlor for business. Mr. and Mrs. Alex McConnell and Peggy and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Puckett and son, James, spent Sun day at the Harry Little home in Wausa, Nebr Following is a report of the sale of livestock at the Atkinson Live stock Market on Tuesday, June 14: Heavy receipts of pigs and con tinued dry weather forced a further decline in hog prices. Pigs were most affected selling in a range of 6.16 to 7.50 a hundred. Thin sows sold from 6.00 to 6.66 a hundred, while good packing sows brought from 6.65 to 7.15. Medium weight butchers brought from 8.65 to 0.05, while the best top butchers sold in a range of 9.15 to 9.30. The • cattle market carried a somewhat better tone than last week, especially all butcher cows, fat heifers, canners and cutters. Little or no change in stoeker cattle. Best fat cows sold at 3.75 to 4.60 while 3.25 to 3.65 bought most of the cutters, with canners bringing from 2.66 to 3.15. Milk cows from $36 to 45,00 a head, stock steers and heifers from 4.00 to 5.35 a hundred. A fairly good demand for horses, with prices steady to somewhat higher than a week ago. AS I SEE IT! Well, the republican and demo cratic conventions are over at last. Not much accomplished except they just nominated a couple of fellows for president. The republicans built a real platform, while the democrats decided to do away with theirs. It was all torn up anyway. London was the unani mous choice of the republicans, so the democrats thought it a good idea to nominate their candidate in the same way. You can’t out do the democrats, no sir, they are good at borrowing other people’s ideas. * Sincerely An Observer. Mrs. H. J., Birmingham and children and her father, C. E. Stout ■ left last Monday for Chicago where they will spend a couple of weeks ^siting relatives and friends. SOUTHWEST BREEZES By Romaine Saunders A new radio has been installed at the Riley home Mrs. Coolidge was a guest of Mrs. Fryrear Monday. The ultra wets are still much concerned over the forgotten boot legger. Lillian Coolidge helped with the cooking at the Young ranch during threshing Monday. Mrs. William Carpenter and daughter Wanda are guests at the Elliott Carpenter home. An additional 300 head of South Dakota cattle have been received at Mike McCarthy’s. Two light showers the past week here in the southwest. That hot sun doesn’t let it last long. M. S. Young of Dresdan, Kan., brought In 44 head of cattle for pasture at his son’s, the E. E. Young place. About the only thing the non partisan ballot ha> accomplished is to have made a lot of political side steppers. __r_ • Holt county has seen nothing yet. One province in China re ports five million of its inhabitants have perished from famine. The southwest has nearly enough hay left over to sustain the stock intrests here. This years’ crop will be available for needs elsewhere. If the democrats nor the G. 0. P. haven't what you want, there is the socialists, prohibitionists and union party in the field with plat forms and presidential candidates. r • The southwest is not interested in splitting hairs as to whether the government issues the currency direct or through the banks. Just give us plenty of it. Partisan prejudice is not con fined to adherents of political par ties. With a frenzy worthy of a better cause disciples of a Nebras kan that has outlived his useful ness are having his name go on the ballot by petition. Simultaneous with the statement of the cost of a nfbdern airship— over $100,000—conies the announ cement that the Model T, in a somewhat modified type, is coming back and will sell for $250. I’d be interested in the latter. Raymond Bly, a resident of Swan precinct, is employed on the high way construction out of Amelia. Handling four on a fresno is not a picnic at 108 in the shade. You furnish your own shade by means of a big hat when working on the highway. ^ ^ , With unliminted funds with which to carry on federal aigl state experimenters do a lot of things that are not only Impractical but prohibitory on the individual farm. The southwest for years has taken care of “soil erosion” by letting it alone. By this method not many seasons pass until the “eroded” spot is grassed over. Our esteemed friend J. A. R. has expressed himself in print again in large measure. Perhaps somewhat dull of perception, I do not get the full drift of this last onslaught; yet it is clear a tender spot was touched in my brief ref erence to the mother of six walking nine miles a day and laboring under the dictation of a New Deal sub chief. It is enough to have made the pigs at J. A. R.’s blush. To allay any disturbance of his mental tranquility and sense of justice a foreign subject is intro duced. He is grieved at heart that two capable young i-epublicans— husband and wife—are doing some thing worthwhile to ease the credit situation among stock growers and farmers in Holt county, through the medium of a corporation that is not beholden to any political faction. John’s reference to his hog returns during war time prices when common laborers were re ceiving $7 a day is amusing. But no reference is made to Mr. Wil son's large loans tn -Eui’opean gov ernments that have not and prob ably will not be paid. Perhaps it is well he has made his stake on hogs. Weaned pigs were being offered the other day for a dollar. Maybe 50 cents by today. Our concern may well transcend the price of farm animals under this president or that president. Shall we survive as a free people or surrender the heritage of our fathers bought at the price of blood and tears? PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Junior Sunday school 9:00. Senior and primary Sunday school 10:00. Morning worship 11:00. Evening service 8:00. This will he a union service. Special music is being prepared for all of the -services. We urge all to be pres ent Sunday because the summer vacation begins with the following Sunday. H. D. Johnson, Pastor. MEEK AND VICINITY Leone and Leroy Spindler and Elverton Hayden were guests at the Herbert Rouse home near In man on Sunday. The Old Settler’s Picnic meeting was held Saturday evening at the Meek store. The picnic will be held August 18 in the grove on the Clarence Simonson place, where it has been held for the past several years. Mrs. Charles Griffith and daugh ter, Opal Jean, have been visiting at the Frank Griffith home the past week. Those who Spent Thursday even ing at the Frank Griffith home were Bill Fosburg and Hdlen Spindler, of O’Neill; Mrs. Charles Griffith, of North Platte; Mrs. R. D. Spindler, Leone and Leroy; Mable and Lucille Jones; Walter Devall and Elverton Hayden. Ralph Rausch is recovering from an attack of appedicitis. He is staying at the home of his sister, Mrs. William Hubby. Mrs. C. E. Griffith and daughter, of North Platte and Mrs Frank Griffith and Cecil, were guests of Miss Maude Rouse on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Langan and children were Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs. E. H. Rouse. Mrs. Charles Griffith and Opal and Mrs. Frank Griffith and Cecil, were supper guests at the Elmer Devall home. Some from here enjoyed a fish ing trip to the Niobrara river a few nights ago. The water had been shut off at the dam and sev eral large catfish were easily caught. Funeral services were held at Spencer for Hans Storjohann on Montay. Mr. Storjohann formerly lived in Holt county but had lived at Spencer for several years where he was engaged in the gen eral mercantile business. He leaves many friends and relatives to mourn his passing. 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