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VOL. LVII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1936. No. 30
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD WEDNESDAY
FOR “SLIVER” TRIGG
One of City’s Residents of Longest
Standing Dies Monday At the
Age of Eighty-Two.
Janies W. Trigg, better known
as “Sliver,” passed away Monday
afternoon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Sanders, where he had
been rooming for several months,
after an illness of about two weeks
at the age of 82 years. The fun
eral was held at 10:30 a. m., Wed
nesday, services being held in the
Biglin morturary, Rev. H. D. John
son officiating and burial in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
James W. Trigg was born in
Michigan City, Indiana, in 1854.
In 1882 or '83 the family moved to
this city where “Sliver” lived for
fifty-three or four years. In the
early days of this city and county
the Trigg family were very prom
inent in the social and civic life
of the city. James Trigg, nick
named “Sliver” on account of his
diminutive stature, was very active
in the early day3. Although a
small man he was a splendid ball
player and for several years was
the star catcher for the O’Neill base
ball team, and in them days we had
some team. His size did not seem
to make any difference, although
when O’Neill had a speedy pitcher
on the mound every ball he threw
would nearly knock “Sliver” over,
yet he held on to them. He was
one of the active members of the
first fire department in the city
and a good fire-fighter. He and his
\rother, George, had been members
*of the Michigan City fire depart
ment prior to their removal to this
city and when the department was
organized here they were the
natural leaders.
The first few years of his resi
dence here he liked to tell of the
great Chicago fire. At that time
he was a member of the Michigan
City department and that depart
ment was one of many that res
ponded to Chicago’s cry for help.
Over fifty years a resident of
one little town is a long time in
anyone’s life, but “Sliver” lived
here for more than fifty years. He
was a quiet and unassuming man,
even in the days of his pros
perity, never quarrelsome, even
tempered, and although of late
years the way has been rather
rough he never complained and
seemed to enjoy life. He had a
host of friends and in his passing
O’Neill loses one of its old time
landmarks.
He was married here about forty
or forty-five years ago, but he and
his wife separated after a few
years and she went west. They
had one daughter, now Mrs. Edith
Yancey, of Long Beach, California,
and her daughter, Mrs. Edmund
Johnson, also of Long, Beach, are
believed to be his only living rela
tives. His two brothers, John and
George, passed away a good many
years ago. George left here in
1913 and went to the west coast
and died in Seattle, Washington,
during the World war. A sister
was a resident of Minneapolis for
several years but we understand
she passed away a few years ago.
“Sliver’s” father died here in 1892
and his mother passed away in
1907.
Invited To Farm Loan
Conference At Omaha
R. H. Murray of this city, presi
dent of the O’Neill National Farm
Loan association, and Louis Barthel
of Amelia, president of the Swan
township National Farm Loan as
sociation at Kola, have been in
vited to attend a farm loan con
ference in Omaha on December 16
and 17 as guests of the Federal
Land bank.
The invitations were extended by
Charles McCumsey, president of
the land bank, who said the pur
pose of the meeting is to bring
about a closer working relationship
between the bank and the coop
erative associations through which
it makes farm mortgage loans.
Grace O’Donnell DeHho
Women’s Club Pledge
From Chicago comes the infor
mation that Miss Grace O’Donnell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O'
Donnell of this city, was among the
126 Uuniversity of Chicago women
rtudents pledged by the thirteen
Women’s Clubs recently at the
close of the rushing period.
Miss O’Donnell, a freshman like
most of the other pledges, accepted
a bid to Deltho, which pledged
seven in all. The Club average
was ten, although the various
pledge groups ranged from five to
twenty-seven.
Rushing activities, including a
stated number of teas, luncheons,
and informals and ending in an an
nouncement dinner, exteded over a
period of two weeks in November,
the second month of the Autumn
quarter. Initiation will take place
during the winter quarter.
Hog Prices Move Higher
An Cattle Show A Slump
Atkinson Livestock Market Report
Tuesday, December 8.
Hog Receipts 700 head. A lot of
good quality fat hogs were included
in the days run. Bidding was very
spirited on all classes and the
market ruled from 15 to 20 cents
a hundred higher on finished hogs
and sows and from 25 to 35 cents
higher on feeder pigs. Top hogs
brought from 9.25 to 9.40 with 170
to 190 pound averages selling at
8.75 to 9.15; 125 to 150 pound av
erages brought from 8.00 to 8.65;
feeder pigs all weights from 6.75 to
8.00. Very few feeders sold below
7.00. Sows at 8.60 to 9.00.
Cattle receipts 767 head. Buyers
seemed less eager to take hold of
cattle due no doubt in part to the
stormy cold weather. While the
good to choice kind looked fully
steady with a week ago, the com
mon and in between kinds showed
losses ranging from 15 to 25 cents
a hundred. A few single fleshy
steers brought 8.00 and 8.10; best
yearling steers in load lots at 6.50
to 6.80; best yearling heifers at
5.50 to 6.20; fair to good yearling
steers at 5.50 and 6.00; reds and
roans at 4.25 to 5.00; heifers on the
stocker order at 4.00 to 5.00; choice
fat cows at 5.00 to 5.50; heavy
heifers up to 6.00; canners at 2.86
to 3.25; cutters at 3.36 to 4.00;
milk cows at 35.00 to 60.00 a head;
steer calves of good quality at 6.25
to 6.85; best heifer calves at 6.10
to 5.70.
Next cattle, hog and horse auc
tion Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Mayor Will Give Dinner
To O’Neill Football Team
Mayor John Kersenbrock will be
host to the members of the O’Neill
High School foot ball team and
their mothers at a dinner next
Thursday night, December 17,
which will be served by the ladies
of the Presbyterian church in the
church basement. The 1936 team
went thru the season undefeated
and the Mayor is giving the dinner
to the boys and their mothers in
appreciation of the splendid record
the boys made on the gridiron.
HOLT COUNTY FARM BUREAU
STARTS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The newly elected board of di
rectors of the Holt County Farm
Bureau met Thursday and started
the 1937 membership campaign.
According to state and federal laws
it is necessary for any county to
give financial support to the carry,
ing on of extension work in that
county before state and federal
money is made available. Some
counties do this by taxation and 24
out of 26 counties that voted on
the question carried at the last
election. Others carry on by mem
bership and Holt county will be
among this group. The money or
pledges must be in this office on
January 1, 1937, or the county will
be redistricted and headquarters
will be moved to an adjoining
county. We do not believe the
people of Holt county will want
this county to be thrown in with
another district. However, the
memberships must be collected or
pledged by that date.
John Kellogg, who had been vis
ing friends in this eity for the past
few weeks, left for his home in
Sioux City the first of the week.
Before leaving John made a call at
this office and ordered The Frontier
sent to him for the coming year so
he could keep posted upon the hap
penings in this city and county.
Mrs. B. J. Grady entertained the
Martez club at her home last Mon
day evening. The prize winners
of the evening were Mrs. Max Gold
en, Miss Marjorie Dickson and
Mrs. P. B. Harty.
The Weather
Hiph Low Mois.
Dec. 4 .. 29 10 .03
Dec. 5 .. 25 11 .04
Jan. f> .. 10 —11
Dec.-7 __ 29 —4
Dec. 8 20 12
Dec. 9 _ 25 13
Dec 10 0
Four Men Face Charges
In Atkinson Robbery
The hard liquor store of Frank
Weber, of Atkinson, was broken
into on the morning of November
24th last and thirty-seven cases of
assorted wines, liquors and whisk
ies stolen. Mr. Weber carries quite
a large stock of merchandise and
keeps it in the rear of his retail
store.
The thieves gained entrance thro
the front door and removed only
goods contained in the original
cases. The loot included Black
berry wine, Orange gin, Gin, Whis
key and other liquors.
The Holt County officers have
been working on the case for some
time and on Tuesday of this week
Mr. Weber filed complaints in the
County Court against Preston Pit
cher, Robert Carr, Frank Sesler
and George O’Connell charging
them with breaking and entering
and stealing the whiskey and with
receiving it knowing that it was
stolen. There had been a complaint
previously filed against Pitcher
but the last one includes additional
charges.
Pitcher resides at Norfolk, Carr
west of Atkinson and Sesler and
O’Connell near Emmet. It is un
derstood that Carr confessed to his
part in the transaction which con
sisted of receiving five cases of
the contrabrand and permitting
O’Connell to leave it on his farm.
Preliminary hearings on all
cases have been fixed for Tuesday,
December 15th at 10 o’clock before
County Judge Malone.
BRIEFLY STATED
Herb Bitney was down from At
kinson last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira H. Moss were
looking after business matters in
Hastings last Monday.
Ted McElhaney made a business
trip to Omaha last Friday, return
ing home Sunday night.
Esther Cole Harris, register of
deeds, left Monday for Omaha
where she is attending the annual
convention of county officials, being
held in that city.
C. W. Porter and H. L. Lindberg
went down to Omaha Tuesday
morning to attend a meeting of oil
dealers of the state, which is being
held there this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Krotochvil,
of Osmond, came up last Friday
and made a short visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock,
returning home Saturday after
noon.
Owing to the inclement weather
last week the Presbyterian ladies
will again hold their bazaar on Sat
urday, December 19. Place and
hours of sale will be announced
next week.
Anyone who has discarded toys
please bring them to the Sewing
Circle west of the library, where
they will be remodeled for Christ
mas, or call phone 4, and they will
be called for.
C. B. Yarnell returned last Mon
day from a week spent attending a
meeting of the managers of the
Golden Rule stores at Holdrege,
Nebraska. He says the merchants
are complaining of a lack of busi
ness in that section of the state.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Donohoe left
Wednesday morning for Omaha.
Mrs. Donohoe’s father, Michael
Holland, about 92, fell a week ago
and was severely injured, and, on
account of his advanced age, fears
are entertained for his recovery.
Mr. Holland was one of the pioneers
of this county, coming here in the
summer of 1877 from northern
Michigan and filed on a homestead
about three miles west of this city
where he resided for many years
until his removal to this city and
later to Omaha. He has many
friends among the old time resi
dents of the county who wish him a
speedy recovery.
LAST RITES HELD
AT INMAN FOR AN
EARLY PIONEER
Ellas Brumbaugh of Inman, Over
Fifty-five Years A Resident
of Holt County, Is Dead.
Elias Brumbaugh passed away at
his farm home south of Inman last
Monday evening after a short ill
ness of infirmities due to his ad
vanced years, at the age of 93
years, 7 months and 19 days. The
funeral was held this morning at
10:30 at the Methodist church in
Inman with burial in the Inman
cemetery.
Elias Brumbaugh was born at
Mansfield, Ohio, on April 18, 1943.
His family moved to Valparaiso,
Ind., where he lived for several
years and where, on June 19, 1876,
he was United in marriage to
Idilla Auten. Two children were
born of this union, Ezra Brum
baugh, of Blair, Nebr., and Mrs.
Maysie Kelley, of Inman. They,
with his helpmate of many years,
his loving wife, are left to mourn
the passing of a kind and affection
ate husband and father.
Mr. Brumbaugh heeded Horace
Greeley’s advice, “Go west young
man, go west,’’ and in the spring
of 1881 they cafflt to this county
and he filed on a homestead three
miles south of Inman where he
resided up to the time of his death,
over fifty-five years. Mr. Brum
baugh was one of the pioneers in
that section of the county and he
and his wife went thru all the
hardships of the early day pioneers
in the county. He was a splendid
citizen, a good neighbor and friend.
He lived to a ripe old age, his work
was completed and he quietly
passed away.
Coyote Hunt Sunday
Another coyote hunt will be held
in the northern part of the county
on next Sunday, December 13.
Those desiring to participate are
requested to bo at the Midway
store at 1 p. m., from where the
start will be made. There are a
number of coyotes and a few wolves
in that section of the county and
the promoters of the hunt argue
they can bag quite a few if suf
ficient number participate so as to
keep them from getting through
the ring.
Pine Trees (Jood For
Dry Weather Plants
With present moisture conditions
none too satisfactory, Holt county
farmers planning to plant Clarke
McNary seedlings and transplants
next spring were this week advised
of research work done by the Ne
braska college of agriculture indi
cating clearly the need for careful
selection of species, the correct
site for a windbreak and care after
being planted. All is necessary
if the trees are to survive.
Earl G. Maxwell, junior extension
forester, informed farmers that;
studies made during the past year
indicate red cedar, Austrian pine
und yellow pine particularly have
demonstrated their drouth resistant
qualities and should be planted in
greater numbers. Evergreens, be
sides their^ advantage of requiring
less water and being more drouth
resistant give better wind protect
ion and add more beauty to the
landscape.
Correct spacing of trees is nec
essary also if seedlings are to sur
vive. Tests made in May in a 6
year old Chinese elm windbreak on
the Albin Dusek farm in Buffalo
county showed available moisture
dangerously low to a depth of 30
feet. Later in the summer the
treses began to die. The trees
were planted with an 8x8 foot
spacing. Moisture conditions in
nearby cultivated fields were dang
erously low also.
However, moisture tests taken in
the evergreen windbreak on the
Chris Lattcn farm of Kearney
county showed opposite results.
Here the trees were planted with a
wider spacing, 8 by 12 feet. They
were Scotch pine set in 192G from
Clarke-McNary stock. The trees
were given clean cultivation for two
years and have been mulched with
straw since then. Moisture to a
depth of 30 feet average 17.9 per
cent as compared with an average
of 11.7 percent in a nearby culti
vated field where there had never
been trees or alfalfa grown.
Forester Maxwell says the reas
on for the good moisture condition
underneath the evergreens was
probably due to the fact that
the dense narrow planting caught
and held snow, that the straw
mulch reduced evaporation and
that moisture requirements of
evergreens is less than the broad
leaf species.
Christmas Matinee For
Children Will Be Friday
Mrs. Rasley has been kind enough
to arrange to have the annual
Christmas matinee on Friday after
noon, December 11, 1936, at 3
o’clock. Admission is a toy as it
has been in other years. Because
of the lack of time and the busy
season we are most anxious that
the toys be in reasonably good
condition and clean. Please do not
give anything that you would like
to receive yourself. May we ask
your cooperation in making this
Christmas a Happy one?
Seed Corn Loan Blanks
At Agricultural Office
Applications for the 1936-7 pre
ferred unselected corn loans are on
hand at the office of F. M. Reece,
agricultural agent. The preferred
loan is made on 1936 selected seed
at the rate of $1.76 per bushel. The
main requirement on this typo of
loan is that it cannot test over 14%
"C'VERY time you
waste a dollar you
throw an encouraging
bone to the Wolf of
Poverty.
The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits,
$125,000.00
This Bank Carries No
Iadebtednesa of Officers
or Stockholders.
MBMBKR FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
moisture and that the loan forms
must be completed by January 19,
1937. The unselected corn loan at
55 cents per bushel can be made on
corn of any crop year. Further in
formation can also be obtained by
writing or calling the agricultural
office.
Damage and Injuries
Caused by Exploding
Boiler In Atkinson
The steam boiler in the Atkinson
postoffice building exploded last
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, caus
ing considerable excitement in our
neighbor city.
All the windows and doors were
broken in the front of the building
and flying glass inflicted cuts and
bruises on several boys standing on
the street.
A headlight on a new car at the
curb was broken and paint on the
car badly scratched by flying glass.
Steam and water did considerable
damage to the mail, equipment
and furniture at the back of the
building. It required several hours
for workmen to board up the win
dows of the building. •
The building is owned by G. E.
Morgan and A. G. Miller is the
postmaster. The damage has been
estimated ut $1,000.
Page Girl Has Midland
College Scholarship
Margaret Farnsworth, of Page,
is one of the twenty-seven fresh
men who are attending Midland
college, Fremont, on a part-tuition
scholarship awarded in recognition
of outstanding scholastic attain
ment in high school, Midland offic
ials announced this week.
Miss Farnsworth is also one of
twenty-two girls pledged to mem
bership by the Wynn Alpha social
group at Midland as the school’s
rush week was climaxed. Miss
Farnsworth is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Farnsworth.
JAMES 11. CARR
James H. Carr, son of Mrs. John
Carr, died at the family home at
12:30 this afternoon, after an ill
ness of about one year of a liver
complaint. He was 32 years, five
months and 27 days old at the time
of his death.
The body was brought to this
city and tomorrow it will be taken
to the home of his sister, Mrs. R. L.
Jordan where it will lie until the
hour for the funeral at 9 a. m., Sat
urday morning, which will be held
from the Catholic church, Monsig
nor McNamara officiating and
interment in Calvary cemetery.
Obituary notice will bo published
next week.
Book Owners
An appeal is made at this time
to those in this vicinity who own
and have read worth while books
to make a donation of these books,
for which they have no further use,
to the O’Neill Puolic Library. The
demand for books has never been
greater in the history of the local
library and any persons contribut
ing books will have the sincere
thanks of the Library Board. They
will be doing a very charitable j
w.rk by permitting many people
to share in this pleasure and edu
cation.
At the present time a large list
of books have been ordered from
the publisher, that will in a manner
fill some of the present demand.
The new books are expected to ar
rive at the Library within the next
ten days.
Anyone who has books and
wishes to donate them to the Lib
rary will kindly notify the Librar
ian and arrangements will be made
to call for the books or. bring the
books in person to the Library.
F. J. Bigiin,
President Library Board.
T. Wallis Tweedale has filed suit
in the district court for divorce
from Mary Helen Tweedale. In
his petition he alleges that they
were married on January 16, 1922,
in Essex, Ontario, Canada, and
they went to Detroit to make
that their home, that being his
residence at the time of their mar
riage. He alleges that she desert
ed him on September 16, 1931, and
that he does not now know her
whereabouts. They are the parents
of one daughter, Mary Alica, eight
years old, and he alleges that he
has not heard from his wife or
daughter for more than four years.
ORGANIZE A LIONS
CLUB FOR THIS CITY
TUESDAY EVENING
Thirty-eight Sign Applications Par
Membership In Lions Club On
Its Reorganization Here.
At a dinner held at the Golden
Hotel last Tuesday night, attended
by twenty-six business and pro
fessional men of the city, the Lyons
Club was reorganized here. Mr.
Munion, a representative of the
national organization, had been m
the city for ten days and had se
cured thirty-eight signed appK
catnons for membership. Several
were unable to be present at the
meeting Tuesday night, but the
officers of the Club are assured
that most of them will appear ad
the next meeting, to complete their
membership.
At the reorganization meeting
the following officers were elected:
James P. Marron, president; O.
A. Myhre, first vice president; L.
D. Putman, second vice president;
F. M. Reece, secretary and treas
urer; Pete Todson, lion tamer; C.
E. Lundgrcn, tail twister. Mem
bers of the board of directors:
Dr. F. J. Kubitchek, R. E. Moore,
Charles B. Yarnell and K. A. WehL
After the election of officers the
Club decided to meet at the Goldea
Hotel on the second and fourth
Mondays of each month, at 6:30 ja.
m. The next meeting will be held
Monday evening, December 14.
This city has need for a service
club that will continue to work for
the advancement of the civic needs
of the city. In order to make it
successful its membership should
consist of practically all the busi
ness mca of the city. On various
occasions j we have attempted t»
keep a commercial club going in
the city, but, while it would func
tion for a few months after each
organization, it soon became in
operative. Maybe the Lions Club
is the answer to the problem. If it
will have the support of the busi
ness and professional men of the
city there is no question but what
it will be a success, and can be
made a power for good in the ad
vancement of the welfare of the
city and its inhabitants.
Unearth What Appears
To Be An Indian Grave
Ed L. Hood, living on the Nio
brara river west of the Spencer
dam, was in the city last Saturday
and he informed us that he and a
party of eighteen men working on
the Mallory dam, a WPA project,
on Spring Branch about half a
mile east of the Spencer bridge
had unearthed the skeleton of a
man and a dog and they also found
an Indian tomahawk, sharpened on
the end. The skeleton on account
of the tomahawk is supposed to be
that of an Indian. The skeleton
of the dog was at the foot of the
human skeleton and the tomahawk
was near his head.
The find was made under about
five feet of sand on the bank of the
creek and Mr. Hood said they found
evidence that there had been a
village there at some time in the
misty past. The skull of the man
is perfectly preserved and is divid
ed in only three sections.
Last summer Mr. Hood worked
for several days with the Univer
sity men who were excavating the
lost village near Lynch and he is of
the opinion that they will be back
thir summer and investigate many
mounds in this county along the
Eagle creeak and the Niobrara riv
er, and he says that he looks
for startling discoveries to be made.
Mr. Hood has lived along the
Niobrara river for many years and
he has for several years taken an
interest in the discoveries in that
section of the county. He says that
he has quite a collection of Indian
relics and relics of other tribes
picked up in that part of the
county during the past 20 years.
The dam they are building on
the Mallory place will be 18 feet
high, 95 feet wide and about 160
feet long.
Leonard Youngsworth, who has
been head of the national re-em
ployment agency in this city for the
past two and a half years, left Sun
day for Falls City, Nebr., where he
will become the manager of the
state re-employment agency for
several counties in that section of
the state. His wife will remain
here until after he gets located.