Nebraska Newspapers

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The Frontier
VOL. LVII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1936.
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TURKEY SHOW OF
4-H CLUBS WILL BE
HELD SATURDAY
Club Turkeys Will Be Auctioned
off Following the Show' and
Judging at K. C. Hall.
4-H Poultry Club members will
bring their prize turkeys and chick
ens to the second annual 4-H Poul
try Show which will be held in the
K. C. Hall in O’Neill on November
21st. The doors will open at 8
o’clock and from then until 3:30
the show will be in full swing.
J. H. Claybough, Extension poul
try husbandman from the Agricul
tural college at Lincoln will act as
official judge. Club members will
compete in judging and demonstra
tion contests as well as a contest
to see who has the best home made
poultry equipment.
This is to be the climax of a very
successful 4-H year. Nine poultry
clubs were organized in the county
last spring consisting of 93 memb
ers, 53 of whom had turkeys and
40 had chickens. Seventy-eight of
these members completed the pro
ject and every club filed their final
report.
The Honey Creek turkey club
with Mrs. Ralph Rees as leader
made an enviable record in that
they h^ve completed 100% for
two consecutive years. Mrs. Ralph
Rees, Mrs. Edgar Stauffer, Mrs.
Blake Benson and O. R. Yarges
have been awarded trips with ex
penses paid to Mankato, Minne
sota, for their efforts in 4-H poul
try club work this year.
After the show Saturday start
ing promptly at 2:30 the prize win
\ ning poultry of the show will be
offered at public auction to the
highest bidder.
O’Neill Has A Chance
To Get A Swim Pool
O’Neill has a wonderful oppor
tunity to obtain an up to date
swimming pool with the govern
ment co-operating to the extent of
75% of the actual cost of the con
struction. An active committee is
selecting suitable sites and finding
out the sentiment of the public re
garding this project. All citizens
will agree that there is no liner
sport or recreation for children and
young men and women. This is
one activity that O’Neill has lacked
for many years and when this op
portunity presents itself O’Neill
citizens should be united in secur
ing government aid. in the con
struction of the pool.
The estimated cost of the project
will be about $10,000 and it is
planned to have the pool ready for
use on June 1, 1937. If the pool
is built the men and women of
O’Neill will give a gift to the
youth of the city that cannot be
measured in dollars and cents but
will be found on the side of pleas
ure, physical body building and the
safety factor of life-saving as
well as self preservation in times
of danger from drowning. All
citizens are urged to back this un
dertaking vigorously. xxx
PROJECT CLUBS
SPIRITED SIX
The meeting was called to order
by the president and we gave the
flag salute. We answered the roll
call by giving animal riddles. The
minutes of the last meeting were
read by the secretary. The Good
Deeds committee reported that the
Good Deeds box was finished. Our
helmets have been made in our
colors, purple and gold, and we have
two stones in our group castle.
Following are the new officers elect
ed: Melvin, president; Donald,
vice president; Bonnie, secretary.
For our program the boys had a
play and the girls sang a song.
At this meeting we entertained our
parents, as it was patrons day.—
News Reporter.
HAPPY HOUR PROJECT CLUB
The Happy Hour Project Club
met at the home of Mrs. J. M.
Grutsch on November 10th. The
important topic was discussed by
the leaders. At the close of the
meeting Noreen Murray and Mau
rice Grutsch gave a short dialogue,
“ Altering at the Alter” and Na
dine Murray sang a song, all of
which were enjoyed by everyone.
A delicious lunch was served by
the members. There was one visi
tor present.
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The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Bernard Hynes
on December 14th.—Club Reporter.
GRATTAN PROJECT CLUB
The ladies of the Grattan Project
Club met tthe home of Mrs. Emma
Lawrence on November 17th.
Eleven members responded to roll
call. Mrs. E. Lawrence and Mrs.
Russ gave a very interesting lesson
on “Patterns and their Use.” A
covered dish luncheon was served
at noon. Plans were made for a
Xmas program to be held at the
home of Mrs. Ed Leach.
GOLDEN ROD CLUB
The Golden Rod club met at the
home of Mrs. C. Cunningham on
Wednesday afternoon. A demon
stration was given on patterns and
their uses by Mrs. Teresa Connolly
and Mrs. Cunningham. Lunch was
served by Mrs. C. Hough and Mrs.
Cunningham. A new member was
added to the club. The next meet
ing will be held at Mrs. T. M. Har
rington’s.
Aged O’Neill Lady
Dies While Asleep
Mrs. Eliza Groves passed away
in her sleep last Sunday night at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Iva
Dixon ni this city at the age of
80 years, 6 months and 7 days.
The funeral was held last Tuesday
afternoon, services in the Biglin
undertaking parlors, Rev. A. J. May
officiating and burial in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
Eliza Caroline Saylor was born
at Saylorville, Iowa, on May 8,
1856. On October 21, 1871, she was
united in marriage to Waldo Graves
at Saylorville, Iowa. To this union
nine children were born, seven sons
and two daughters. The children
are: Ora Graves, Denver, Colo.;
Austin Groves, Spokane, Wash.;
Ira Groves, Fort Angelo, Wash.;
Albin Groves, Brainard, Minn.;
Mrs. Sarah Coan, Des Moines, Io.;
Hayden Groves, Flint, Mich.; Mrs.
Iva Dixon, O'Neill; Carl Groves,
Fort Riley, Kansas; Vem Groves,
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The Groves family moved to Ne
braska from Iowa in 1909 and lo
cated near Creighton. In 1920
they came to this county where
Mrs. Groves made her home up to
the time of her death.
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Joe Biglin’s Eye Trouble
Now In the Other Eye
Mrs. and Mrs. F. N. Cronin drove
to Sioux City last Monday after
noon taking Mrs. F. J. Biglin and
son, Joseph, down there so they
could catch a train for Rochester,
Minn. Several months ago Joseph
had in some manner injured his
right eye, it became inflamed and
swollen. He was taken to Kocnesi
er and was given treatment there
and the eye has been rapidly im
proving for several months. The
last week his other eye has become
inflamed like the former one was
at the start of his ailment and his
parents decided to take him to Ro
chester at once for treatment. Joe’s
many little friends here hope that
he will receive the desired assist
ance there and that he will shortly
be able to return home, his eyes
completely restored to normalcy,
Farmer WPA Workers
Thru By December 15
According to the daily press
WPA headquarters in Omaha were
notified Monday by the state WPA
administrator that all farmers em
ployed on WPA projects in the
state will lose their jobs on or be
fore December 15. Those in need
of further assistance may re-apply
to the county central applications
committee for reclassification.
Ship Four Cars of Turkeys
Armour Creameries shipped four
carloads of turkeys out of this city
last week to supply the eastern
cities with with their holiday din
ners. They will probably have six
cars to ship east for Christmas and
New Years.
NOTICE!
Beginning the week of November
23, 1936, the County Assistance
office will be open to clients on
Tuesday and Saturdays only, be
cause of the increased work in
connection with the re-investiga
tion of all WPA, Resettlement, Old
Age, Assistance, Aid to Dependent
Children cases.
Roberta Arbuthnot,
County Assistance Director.
Horse Demand Lower
With Slight slump In
Cattle; Hogs Higher
Atkinson Livestock Market Sale
Reports:
Horse auction, Monday, Novemb
er 16: Receipts 65 head. Demand
indifferent and lower, on the good
ones $10.00 to 15.00 a head and on
the better smooth mouth kinds a
full $10.00 a head with old w'orn
out horses hard to move above
tanker price.
Cattle and Hog auction Tuesday,
November 17: Hog receipts, 735
head. A very good demand for all
weights on a fully steady to strong
market. Feeder pigs especially
sold at the season’s best prices.
Best top hogs at 8.90; 160 to 185 lb.
averages at 8.00 to 8.80; 125 to 150
averages at 7.50 to 8.00; 75 to 110
lb. averages at 6.00 to 7.00; 45 to 70
averages at 5.50 to 7.00; sows at
7.50 to 8.50.
Cattle receipts, 982 head: A
steady market with with last week
on everything except cows which
ruled generally 25 to 50 cents a
hundred lower. Best quality year
lings and two year olds carrying
flesh looked fully steady to as much
as 25 cents a hundred higher. The
demand for heifers was less active
and looked a little weak. Top on
heavy two year-olds at 7.60 to 7.80;
bulk selling around 7.00; best year
ling steers at 7.00, with the bulk
selling around 6.00 to 6.60; fair to
good yearlings at 5.00 to 5.75; it
took rather plain yearlings to sell
below 4.50; best heifers at 5.00 to
5.75; bulk around 4.50 to 5.00 on
the stocker order around 4.00 to
4.25. Choice steer calves at 6.50
to 7.00; plainer kinds at 5.00 to
6.00. Heifer calves mostly at 5.00
to 5.35 on the stocker order at 4.o0
to 4.85. It took an exceptionally
fat cow to bring over 5.00, while
some real kinds sold at 4.50; can
ners at 2.60 to 3.10; cutters at 3.25
to 3.75. The market was very act
ive from start to finish with plenty
of buyers for everything offered.
Next cattle and hog auction,
Tuesday, November 24, starting at
11 a. m. Next horse auction, Mon
day, November 30, starting at 1:30
p. m.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
by James R. Lowell
Considerable difference of opinion
as to how the new unicameral leg
islature should be set up is already
being manifested around the state
house and also among the newly
elected legislature. One of the
chief bones of contention is how
often the group should meet, and it
has even been suggested that a
continual session should be held.
Under the Norris unicameral
amendment the law-makers will be
obliged to pass a law setting forth
the frequency and relative duration
of sessions. If the advovates of
continual sessions have their way,
the legislature would remain in
session throughout the year only
in theory. It would have power to
take recesses, but not final adjourn
ment.
Another problem that is causing
some agitation is whether the lieu
tenant governor is to be the big
shot of the unicameral body. The
constitution says the lieutenant
governor “shall preside” but shall
vote only when a tie comes up.
Those who believe a speaker
should be elected by the legislature
and given definite powers in pre
siding, base their contention in
large part on the fact that the
lieutenant governor is elected on a
political ballot while the legislators
are non-political. The political
might cause complications if the
lieutenant governor is given too
much power, they say.
The whole matter of precedure
may be left to a committee on rules,
comprising from 5 to 13 members,
to be chosen by the body of the
legislature.
Senator Norris has indicated that
he will be on hand for the opening
of the unicameral, but that he will
refrain from taking any hand in
its organization.
Active campaigns for a speaker
have begun on behalf of three ex
perienced legislators who were
elected to the new • law-making
body. They are W. F. Haycock, of
Callaway, Charles J. Warner, of
Waverley, and John N. Norton, of
Polk. The latter is a former con
gressman as well as a former state
legislator. A friend of Senator
Norris, he attempted to induce the
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
Notice is hereby given to all
residents of the city that the
city water will be shut off next
Saturday afternoon, for one
hour, from 1:30 to 2:30 o'clock,
in order to make some necessary
repairs to the pipe line leading
from the standpipe. Be pre
pared for this hour of drouth.
JOHN KERSENBROCK,
Mayor.
state of Nebraska to adopt a one
house legislative system many
years ago.
Officials at the Capitol are specu
lating as to which chamber the new
legislature will oceupy. One sug
gestion, offered by a state house
official, is that alternate rows in the
old house of representaives chamb
er be removed,, thus leaving 50
desks for 43 uni^pimeral represent
atives.
What would be done with the
old senate chamber is uncertain.
It is thought likely that it will not |
be revamped for other purposes, at
least in the near future. It will
probably be turned into a public
hearing room or committee chamb
er during the first unicameral ses
sion.
The consensus seems to be that
the new legislature is one of the
best, from the viewpoint of per
sonnel, in many years.
Much of the political spotlight,
now that the election is over, turns
on the venerable but little known
“electoral college,” and probably
not half of one percent of the voters
could say offff hand the name of one
of Nebraska’s electors.
Most people think of the elect
oral college as a convention similar
to the national political conven
tions, but the college body will
meet simultaneously in 48 different
places, do a little clerical work,
exist in a moribund state for less
than two months and disband.
! Electors for the two major prrties
are first nominated in each state
primary. After the November
election, the elected electors of
each state meet on the first Monday
after the second Wednesday in
December wherever the legislature
of their state shall have decided.
They make six copies of the cast
ing on certificates furnished by the
governor of the state. A seventh,
containing the names of the elect
ors, is sent by the governor to the
secretary of state of the United
States. The six certificates with
the votes on them the electors
send sealed to various people for
safe-keeping, one going to the pres
ident of the senate to be opened on
January Sixth in the presence of
both houses of congress. Natu
rally, everyone has a pretty good
idea who has been elected soon
after the November election.
Nebraska has seven democratic
electors including Dr. A. P. Fitz
simmons of Tecumseh, Merle M..
Runyan, Broken Bow attorney; P.
J. Heaton, Sidney attorney;Lloyd
W. Kelly, Grand Island attorney;
E. J. Dugan, Omaha attorney; and
H. M. Nicholson of Wisner. A
seventh elector has yet to be selet
ed by the state democratic com
mittee.
Births in Nebraska for the first
half of 1936 numbered 11,441
against 11,263 for the same period
a year ago. The number of twins
born was 148 against 111 last year.
There was one triple set against
two the year before. Still births
fell from 332 to 293.
In his biennial report to the
governor, State Auditor Ayers com
putes the total assets of the state
government at $74,287,714 as of
June 30, 1936. He reports that in
creases in cash funds and in the
value of state owned lands and
buildings were the principal factors
in boosting the state’s assets $2,
933,594 in the past two years.
Governmental subdivisions reduced
their bonded indebtedness $13,746,
736 in tl e same two ye n’*.
Wonder if the fellow who gets
4-11-44 on the social security pro
gram will come to regard his as a
lucky number?
Correspondents should get their
copy in a day early next week as
we intend to print a day early
so we can eat the Turkey with the
rest of them.
Undefeated Ainsworth
Football Team Hopes
To Win Over O’Neill
Friday afternoon, commencing at
2 o’clock the O'Neill high school
football team will entertain the
Ainsworth high school team on the
local gridiron and it promises to be
some game.
These two teams are scrapping
for the championship of this sec
tion of the state, and as neither
team has been defeated this season
football lovers are promised a iare
treat. Ainsworth citizens are com
ing in droves to witness this game
and they will be accompanied by the
Ainsworth band to cheer their boys
along. The local high school band
will also be on the field and music
lovers as well as football fans are
promised an afternoon of enjoy
ment.
Nine Year Old Girl Dies
Following An Operation
Thelma L. Aim, the nine-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Aim, of northeastern Holt, died at
the local hospital last Monday night
about 11:30 after an operation for
acute appendicitis, performed that
afternoon. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 from
the Methodist church, Rev. A. J.
May officiating and burial in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
Thelma L. Aim was born at Op
portunity in September, 1927, and
was always a resident of that part
of the county. She was taken sick
on Friday of last week and medical
aid summoned. She was brought
to the hospital in this city and an
operation was decided upon and a
physician came up from Norfolk
and performed the operation on
Monday afternon about 4 o’clock.
She never rallied after the oper
ation and sank gradually until she
passed away about 11:30 that night.
Alma leaves to mourn her pass
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Aim and five sisters and three
brothers, besides a large number of
friends and acquaintenances in the
eastern part of the county.
Molasses Makes A Good
Feed for Dairy Cattle
With a serious shortage of good(
dairy cattle feeds expected this
winter, Holt county farmers had
their attention turned on the possi
bility of using molasses as a sub
stitute for grains. It can, to some
extent, take the place of corn as
source of carbohydrates.
With a feeding value about equal,
pound for pound, with corn when
fed in small quantities, M. N. Law
ritson of the college of Agriculture
this week said, it is considered one
of the cheaper sources of nutrients
available. Molasses can be used
to make unpalatable roughage, of
which a large amount will probably
be fed this winter, more palatable.
The molasses, which serves as a
luxative, counteracts the constipat
ing effect of large amounts of low
grade roughage.
It is recommended by the college
of agriculture that molasses be fed
with protein feeds. The maximum
for milk cows is not more than two
and one-half to three pounds per
day.
ALPHA CLUB
Mrs. Vinton Simonson entertain
ed the Alpha Club Wednesday, No
vember 11th. Eleven members
responded to roll call of “What
we were most thankful for in the
past year,” thus combining Ar
mistice day and Thanksgiving pro
grams.
Business discussion was of the
Christmas bridge dinner. The
program consisted of a reading by
Mrs. Helmer Widtfeldt; a one act
play by Mrs. Aaron Boshart, Mrs.
Harry Lansworth and Mrs. Dick
Robertson; a report on war horrors
as seen by a Red Cross nurse, by
Mrs. Charles Morton; and a read
ing and song by Mrs. Carl Widt
feldt and Mrs. Vinton Simonson.
A delicious lunch was served by
the hostess, tables being decorated
with Thanksgiving characters. A
splendid time was pronounced by
all.
Nebraska Accident Record
For the thirty-six weeks period,
March 1, to November 7, 1936,
there was 3,640 motor vehicle ac
cidents in the state in which 4,424
people were injured, 76 disabled
and 239 deaths. Other public ac
cidents were 5,787, in which 2,318
were injured; 22 disabled and 181
deaths. In agricultural employ
ment there were 2,487 accidents in
which 1,343 people were injured, 19
disabled and 47 deaths. In indus
try employment there were 720 ac
cidents in which G4J were injured,
23 disabled and 40 deaths. Home
accidents numbered 1,513 in which
922 were injured, 4 disabled and
there was 73 deaths.
Total number of accidents in the
state for the thirty-six weeks per
iod was 14,147, in which 9,661
people were injured, 144 disabled
and 580 deaths.
Three O’Neill Ladies
Are District Officers of
the Woodman Circle
A district meeting of the Wood
man Circle was held in Norfolk
Saturday. The five members who
attended from O’Neill were: Mrs.
Julia Graves, Mrs. Clara B. Miles,
Mrs. Loretta Kersenbrock, Mrs.
Ella Porter and Miss Leonare
Miles.
Mrs. Florence Jensen, regional
director and state manager, from
Omaha, presided at the installation
of officers, and gave an address at
the afternoon session. Her topic
was “Modern Advantages of Fratr
nalism.’’
Three from O’Neill were elected
to district offices. Mrs. Julia
Graves was elected president; Mrs.
Ella Porter, secretary and Lavone
Miles as Junior supervisor.
The meeting was followed by a
banquet and program given in the
evening.
Truck Charges Building
When Motor Is Started
Last Tuesday afternoon Felix
Hostynek, of Dorsey, had his Chev
rolet truck parked on Fourth street
just west of the old Nebraska State
bank building. He started, to crank
the car about 6:30 to start home
and as he pulled up the crank the
truck started and crashed through
the iron railing on the west side
of the bank bunilding, one wheel
dropping into the cellarway, but
the car stopped when it hit the
building. Mr. Hostynek had for
gotton to put the engine in neutral,
halt it in low and it started as soon
as he twisted the crank. He was
fortunate in escaping injury and
the only damage was to the rail
ing on the west side of the bank
building.
Farm Bureau Meeting
Scheduled for Dec. 3rd
On December 3, 1936, the Holt
County Farm Bureau will hold their
annual meeting. This will be the
first meeting for several years and
will be an all day meeting. Sev
eral prominent speakers from the
Kxtension Service of the Agricul
tural College will be present to dis
cuss topics of local interest. 4-H
Clubs will be awarded Certificates
of Achievement, and new directors
for 1937 will be elected. Further
details will be announced next week.
Thirty Year Old Mule
Harvey Allen, of Page, might be
called the man in whose hands
things remain young. He has a
mule which he raised himself, that
is 30 years old, fat and in condition
to work. Another mule, a full
sister of the 30-year-old, died a
little over a year ago at 29. This
had been Mr. Allen’s heavy work
team for over twenty-five years.
He also has an automobile, a light
sedan, which he has driven for six
years without tire trouble of any
kind, and the car looks like a new
one ready for the show room. Mr.
Allen is also a young looking man
for his years.
Quigley Is Democratic
National Committeeman
Judge Quigley, of Valentine, now
state chairman of the democratic
state central committee, was named
Monday at a metting of the demo
cratic state central committee as
the democratic national committ
man from Nebraska. The Judge
will hold both positions. This is
a victory for the Mullen forces and
shows that they still control the
democratic party in Nebraska,
Quigley being an ardent supporter
of Arthur F. At the meeting a
resolution was adopted giving un
stinted praise to the former O’Ncill
ite, Arthur F., for his assistance,
financially and otherwise during j
the campaign. '
MALPRACTICE CASE
IS EXPECTED TO GO
TO THE .FURY TODAY
First Jury Case of Fall Term Takes
Up Most of the Week In
the District Court.
The regular fall term of district
court for this county opened last
Monday morning with Judge Dick
son on the bench and Reporter Mc
Elhaney at his desk. Twenty-four
jurors had been called for this
court term and two of them were
excused by the court, so on order
of court eight more jurors were
drawn by the clerk of the district
court and the sheriff on Tuesday.
The first case on the docket for
trial was the case of Terrance Mc
Carthy vs. Dr. William Douglas, of
Atkinson, and the empaneling of a
jury in this case was completed
shortly after noon on Tuesday and
the opening statements of counsel
made. The attorneys in this case
are Lorenz Williams of the firm of
Hall, Young & Williams, of Om
aha, and Emmet A. Harmon, of
this city, for the plaintiff, and Fred
M. Deutsch of Norfolk and J. D.
Cronin of this city, for the defense.
The plaintiff is suing the doctor
for |26,000 for malpractice. He
alleges that he was injured in an
automobile accident in 1934 which
resulted in a compound fracture of
the left arm. He alleges that the
defendant improperly treated the
fracture and the result of this
treatment is that he has a very bad
arm and one that will not be
straightened until he has another
operation.
The defense claims that the
treatment accorded to Mr. Mc
Carthy was the same as is prac
ticed by the medical profession of
this section of the stute and that
the condition of the arm claimed
by the plaintiff is due to the neg
ligence of the plaintiff himself and
not to the doctor. Dr. Freda Clark,
of Chambers, appeared on the stand
for the plaintiff and Dr. Wilson, of
Stuart, Dr. Brown, of O’Neill, Dr.
French, of Page, and Dr. Johnson,
of the firm of Lord, Shrack & Jphn
son, of Omaha, appeared as wit
nesses for the defense.
The case has occupied the atten
tion of the court all week, the tak
ing of testimony being concluded at
11 o’clock today and then the at
torneys took up the argument of the
case. It is believed that the case
will go to the jury about 3 o’clock
this afternoon.
As soon as this case has been
given to the jury the court will call
the next case which is the case of
Charles L. Ctillilan vs. Howard
Stott, being a dispute over a land
contract.
There are four more jury cases
for trial and the chances are that
court will last the better part of
two weeks more.
Coyote Hunt Bags
Three Animals
The coyote hunt staged north of
Stuart last Saturday was success
ful in capturing three coyotes.
Four round trips were staged, each
comprising an area two miles
square. As usual in hunts of this
kind experience is the best teacher
and those in charge now feel they
have a system which will hold the
coyotes if they are in the ring at
the start. A tentative date for
the next hunt will be Wednesday,
December 2. Hunters are to meet
at the Cleveland church. Those
interested can get definite infor
mation from Mahlon Shearer, at
Stuart, or F. M. Reece, Agricultural
Agent.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our heart
felt thanks to the many kind friends
and neighbors for their assistance
and many expressions of sympathy
during the sickness, death and
burial of our beloved mother, the
late Mrs. Mary Plants.—Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Farr and family;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sesler and
family; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis
and family.
CARD OF THANKS
To all persons who gave offerings
of sympathy and aid to our dear
brother, the late George Sanford,
during his illness, and to all who
were helpful and kind to us during
the hours following his departure,
we here tender expression of our
sincere appreciation.—His Brothers
and Sisters.