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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1936)
[ ' The Frontier tVOL. LVn O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1936. No. 35 - --- - - -- ■ ■- ' ■■■■■■■ — 1 — — — — — — — ■■■■ ■■ ■ ■ —■ - -■ ■ - * POULTRY PLANT SHIPS 23 CARS OF DRESSED BIRDS Shipments Include 15 Cars Chickens and Eight of Turkeys Which Weighed 460,000 Pounds. The big figures have not all been monopolized down at Washington. We're doing things out here at O’Neill, Neb. Our own folks know something of what the Armour plant down by the Northwestern tracks has been doing for the poul try interests of Holt county but a few figures will make it stand out more vividly. During the holiday season they are a busy bunch. Under the efficient direction of manager O. H. Myhre and a well coordinated force of sixty to sixty-five helpers there was put thru the plant during the November-Decemlier season just closed fifteen carloads of dressed chickens and eight carloads of dressed turkeys, all shipped to eastern markets. The twenty-three cars contained an approximate net weight of 460, 000 pounds of dressed poultry go ing from the barnyards of Holt county to these markets. The plant here paid, live weight, from 8 to 14 cents per pound for chickens and from 10 to 15 cents for the turkeys. Variations in quality and market changes account for the spread in prices. The employment of the large force of helpers at this season means considerable to the business interests, particularly in the city, while the purchase of this large amount of poultry has a /distinct bearing on the welfare of gthe chicken raisers thruout the 'county. The Armour hatchery, another interest of the same concern, also shows some big figures. This seas on they hatched 150,000 baby chicks and turkey poults. Practically all of these were taken by Holt county people. At present there is a lull in the ■ poultry business but one can spend I a profitable half hour looking over j the large institution and enjoy the pleasant and courteous reception uniformly accorded visitors from manager on thru the entire force. Funeral Services for Mrs. Rebecca Dailey Are Today Mrs. Matilda Rebecca Dailey died at her home in this city yesterday, after suffering for some time from a malignant disease. Funeral is held today and burial takes place at Inman. Deceased was born Feb. 12, 1876, in Nemaha county, Nebraska, but came with the family of her father, Milton Goodwin, to this county when seven years of age. She was married to John B. Dailey at Boone, Iowa, on Jan. 2, 1894. She was the mother of five sons and seven daughters. Of these there are now' living J. E., J. A., Bernice and William Dailey of O’Neill, Roy E. Dailey of Kaycee, Wyo., Mrs. J. B. Alder of Kelso, Wash., and Mrs. Ira Barnes of Valentine, Nebr. Her husband died a few years ago when the family lived in the Dorsey neighborhood. Berry Appoints Hitchcock Gov.Tom Berry of South Dakota, in whom Holt county retains a watchful interest by reason of his having gone out from here to at tain prominence across the line, has named Herbert E. Hitchcock of Mitchell to the post of United States senator that had been madcj vacant by the death of Norbeck. Thus another democrat is added to I the crushing weight at Wa shington, j This is their day. Republican sen ators die off to make room for a democrat. Now let’s see what the great unwashed can do. Fart of Nebraska History An old Nebraska history given to Mrs. John Melvin by her father, the k late J. J. McC'afferty, has this to Isay of The Frontier, established ■ Oct. 1, 1880: “It has always been (republican and ha. labor'd Leadily ] NOTICE a No! ice is hereby given that the ^jlelati i -hips In w n the und r HbiI and George S, Agjjes for the of a lumber yard at Nebraska, under the nam MB "feeth Noble” have been by1 ^^itual consent dissolved. j )ate«i this 15th day of April, “ 1 SETH NOBLE. 1 for the interests of the Elkhorn valley and northern Nebraska in general. Its editor was commis sioned postmaster at O’Neill by Postmaster General Thomas L. Jones December 8, 1881.” Chester A. Arthur was then president, suc ceeding to that office on Sept. 20 previous to the commissioning of The Frontier Editor after the death of Garfield. County Judge Gets Book of His Family’s History County Judge Malone recently received an interesting little vol ume sent to him by the author, a distant relative down in West Vir ginia. B. E. Haynes. It is a history and geneology of the judge’s family on his mother’s side, her family name being Doak. The original ancesters came from Ireland in 1800 and settled in Pennsylvania but later went to what is now West Virginia. It is from there the history expands and spreads to descendents in the far corners of the country, tracing down some three thousand of them in all. W. N. Doak, secretary of labor in Pres. Hoover’s cabinet, is one of the family. Documentary evidence has been drawn upon from London, Belfast, Washington and elsewhere, making a complete geneology run ning back six generations. Donohoe-Carney Nuptials Solemnized Here Tuesday Nuptials of Joseph Donohoe and Miss Anastasia Carney were sol emnized at 8 o’clock Tuesday morn ing at St. Patrick’s church, Msgr. McNamara performing the rites. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donohoe, of an estimable family of the early settlers north of O’Neill, and his bride is the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Carney living just north of town. The bride was dressed in a navy blue crepe suit with a navy blue turban. She was attended by her sister Miss Catherine Carney as bridesmaid, who wore a green frock with accessories to match. The groom was attended by Clarence Donohoe, a brother. Following the wedding a break fast was served for the couple at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Carney and attended by the im mediate families and Msgr. Mc Namara. Following the breakfast the couple left for the east on a honeymoon trip. Anastasia Carney is a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy having tak en a normal training course. After her graduation she devoted her time to teaching and was one of Holt county’s outstanding teachers. Joseph Donohoe graduated from the O’Neill public school in the class of ’29. He is one of our suc cessful young farmers. The Frontier joins with their many friends in wishing them a happy and prosperous married life. Old Iron Again Valuable Old iron that has accumulated for years on all farms has become valuable again. Trucks are comb ing the country gathering up dis carded wheels and castings of var ious kinds and already a number of carloads have been shipped east from points in Holt county. John Green of this city recently sent a carload to New York city and has another about ready. A car or two of iron in a long freight train is now common. Country Coated With Ice As the result of country-wide j mists and rain early in the week and subsequent- freezing, ice in-! cased everything and traffic has had J to move with extreme caution. A ! number of minor disasters have' been reported down about Laurel | on the paved highway. Those com- j ing in from Grand Island and Spald- - ing over the oiled highway Tuesday | said with reasonable care in driv- j ing there was no danger from the ice. The month of December brought both the frigid temperature of the Arctic Circle and the mild weather [ of southern zones. The low point was reached on the fith when the' local weather station record showed 11 below zero. The high point was reached on the 22nd and 23rd, 58 above these two days. The fall of moisture during the month amount ed to .38. Mrs. Rosenkrans Is Dead Mrs. V. V. Rosenkrans, wife and mother of one of the pioneer fam ilies of Dorsey, died yesterday and will be buried in the Dorsey cem etery Friday. We will have an obituary in our next issue. Finishing Touches Will Keep New Court House Unoccupied Til March 1 Thru the courtesy of Harry Bow en we were privileged a tour of the new court hoUse a slippery Afternoon recently. It was with ex treme caution the inquirer after news materia! ventured up the hill on a sidewalk of ice and cut across the frozen earth to the east en trance. This opens into the boiler room and here we encountered Harry. I know about as much about a huge heating plant as I do of a battleship. Harry volunteered to “show me” so was taken thru from boiler room to jail cells. The furnace is automatically fed by a stoker and a blower on the principal of a blacksmith forge keeps a white heat roaring in the furnace. The lowest priced thing in coal is being used, dust and bits of lumps. Pipes and boilers and pumps and steam guages and heat registers were left behind and the jaunt began thru the basement. Office rooms have been finished here with the same care as on the floor above and much space incorporated into fireproof vaults for the storing of records. Floors are more or less littered as yet because of the work still going on so it cannot be seen what they will look like, but one has the feeling of something solid under them. The county superin tendent has been assigned quarters on the south side for office space and a room for storage of school supplies. Surveyor and assessor will also have rooms below. A room has also been provided in which to hold farmers’ meetings, as also office space for the county agent. The first floor, gained from the main entrance or from stairs below, has a spacious corridor from which ac cess is had to the various offices, rooms, vaults and little nooks for use as needed. The county judge will have an office, vault and room for holding court, the supervisors ‘and jurors each quarters, treasurer, clerk, clerk of the court, county at torney and register of deeds with the south end of the first floor de voted to the district court which has ample space for court officials but limited room for spectators at a lawsuit. The sheriff will occupy the northwest corner of this floor with two office rooms. Stairs lead from here up to the jail above, this being divided into two sections for the holding of both men and women prisoners. The cells from the old jail are to serve for the former, while new cages have been put in for men prisoners. These are constructed of a tubing which if sawed thru the saw encounters a steel bar that will move backward and forward with the saw. On the top floor are also pleasant living quarters for the deputy sheriff who is also jailer. It was designed to have all walls of the smooth white finish but be cause of the misunderstanding of some one fx number of rooms have been painted one coat. There is yet much ahead of the workmen and our guide thought it would be the first of March before the building is ready for occupancy.! Possibly with a few exceptions—j according to variations in likes and dislikes, the whole is conveniently appointed, in many respects a work of art and as enduring as time. Double Wedding Two Iowa couples obtained mar riage licenses Tuesday at the court house and were married that day | at a double wedding ceremony by . Rev. A. J. May of the Methodist church. They were: Melvin Wil liamson, 23, of Mount Union to Viola Springsteen, 21, of Wapello;: Robert Ilewitt, 22, of Winfield to i Melba Jones, 17, of Morning Sun. They told officials at the judge’s office they were proceeding to Wy-| oming after the marriage. On a basis of a forty billions i public debt they say it amounts to j $314 for each of us to dig up. That doesn’t include what you owe the grocer and editor. Come in before Uncle Sam’s collector comes around. [yjjfllajj j937 Bejfour^cgtllnu Jfear Hail the New Year! Because we believe there is happi ness and prosperity ahead for all. it gives our message a note of added sincerity. The Frontier BRIEFLY STATED Superintendent McClurg was at Stuart Monday. J. B. Ryan spent the Christmas season with relatives in Chicago. Charley McKenna made a trip to the Swan Lake country Wednesday. A few cases of whooping cough are reported among the youngsters of the city. W’hen pavement and sidewalks are coated with ice one place is as good as another to fall. John Selders, of Griswold, Iowa, was a guest a few days this week at the home of Mrs. Soxsmith. John and Bill Dailey of Winner, S. I)., were in O’Neill to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Biglin. John Harrington arrived in this city Friday night from Chicago and remained until Sunday night with his family here. Mr. and Mrs. Aen Calkins of Omaha, spent Christmas here at the home of Mrs. Calkins’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hirsch. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Montgomery of Hartington arrived here Thurs day to spend a few days visiting with relatives and friends. Mary Jean Hammond returned to Omaha Sunday after a week spent here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hammond. Frank Latenser, court house architect, arrived in the city Tues day night to look over the building and confer with the county board. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Ilerre and son, Jimmy, spent Christmas and the week-end following at the home of Mr. Herre’s parents in Fremont. Erwin Cronin drove to this city from Grand Island last Thursday evening and remained here until Sunday visiting with relatives and friends. Miss Eileen Enright came from Norfolk last Thursday night to spend Christmas at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Enright. Mrs, Ernie Reed of Sioux City, arrived in O’Neill Monday night for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carney and with other friends here. Will Carson, a brother of Sup ervisor John Carson, was up from Lincoln last week for a few day’s visit with his mother who has been ill, and other relatives. Miss Elsie Fernholz came down from Casper, Wyo., Thursday to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. apd Mrs. Joe Fernholz. She ieturned to Casper Sunday. Warren Morris, who has been manager of the O’Neill Food Cen ter since its opening here, left Mon day for Sioux City where he will be employed by Galinsky Bros. Miss Loretta Enright, one of the teachers at Petersburg, Nebr., has been spending the Yuletide holiday' it the home of her parents, Mr. and j Mrs. Tom Enright, in this city. Sheriff Dully was called to Stu- j irt Sunday to investigate a reported robbery. The sheriff found nothing ; in the way of evidence to bring a i :riminal charge against anyone. M. F. Kinvan returned, Monday j from Grand Island where he had -pent the Christmas season with I :he home folks. Mike is one of the j force of painters doing the interior work in the new court house. We have heard of no causulties to pedestrians by reason of the ice. From north of Atkinson it is re ported Mrs. Tower fell on the icey ground and sustained a broken hip. Judge Dickson and J. D. Cronin were in Omaha Tuesday, the form er to attend a district judges meet ing and the latter attending a meeting of the State Bar associa tion. John McCarthy came from Hast ings last Thursday evening to be at the home of his parents, Mr. and M rs. M. H. McCarthy, Christmas. He returned to Hastings Friday evening. Miss Marie Biglin, of Salt Lake City, Utah, arrived here Christmas eve to spend a week or ten days visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Biglin, and with friends here. The Frontier learns that Mrs. M. E. Morgan’s mother, Mrs. Oskey, died Tuesday evening at Bassett. The Morgans formerly resided here but are now at Bassett. Burial is to be at Red Oak, Iowa. Miss Mona Melvin came home from St. Louis, Mo., where she is a student at Washington university, the latter part of last week to spend theholidsyrs with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Melvin. The editor is away this week, enjoying, with Mrs. Cronin and the children, a well earned release from the ardorous duties of business and we expect him on the job again next week with renewed pep. Pete Todsen and family spent Christmas at the home of Mrs. Todsen’s parents in Grand Island, Nebr. Pete returned to O’Neill Saturday, going back to Grand Island Sunday to bring his family home. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Miller of Fort Collins, Colo., arrived in the city last Thursday evening for a visit at the home of Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Ilirsch. They expect to leave today for Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garnish and son of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carnes of Neilgh and Mr. anil Mrs. A. L. Pearson and son, Jimmy, of Nelfgh, were guests Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harnish. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rummel left Saturday morning for Crookston, M inn., where Bruce has been trans-1 ferred to a position with the Inter- j state Power company. The best j wishes of their friends here go! with them. J. P. Mann entertained a group of men at his home Tuesday even I ing at 7 o’clock dinner and cards j until 12. The guest list was Hugh j Coyne, Hugh Birmingham, Jame 1 F. O’Donnell, William Froelich, C.l E. Stout, Ed Campbell, Wi liam I Biglin, Ed Gallagher and F. J.| Biglin. Mesdames Ben Grady, H. J. Hammond, P. C. Donohoe and Ira Moss entertained forty-eight lady j guests at bridge at the Golden | Tuesday evening. Prizes went to| Mrs. William Froelich high score, Mrs. StuartMeechguest prize, Mrs. Clinton Gatz and Miss Inez O’Con nell all cut and Mrs, Hugh Coyne consolation. Policeman Bill Lewis rounded up some boys Sunday that had been1 discovered at a garage with indica- j tions that put suspicion on them ; The policeman gave good advice [ and directed their steps toward Coyote Hunt Scheduled For the Coining Sunday There will be r coyote hunt in the northern part of the county Sunday, Jan. 3. Anyone who wishes to take part is welcome and may start in the hunt by being at the John Storjohann place at 1:30 p. m. The place is 11 miles north, 3 west and 7 north of O’Neill. Rifles are prohibited, shotguns being the only firearms permitted. home, with the admonition that it would be necessary for the court to take a hand if seen any morearound the premises. Mr. and Mrs. Hana Egger and daughter, Sharon Kay, returned Tuesday to their home at Columbus, Nebr. Mrs. Egger and daughter had been here for the past month visiting with her mother, Mrs. Goldie Liddy, and with other rela tives here. Mr. Egger came from his home city last week to spend Christmas here. James and John Davidson were called to Omaha last week by the death of their sister, Mrs. Ella Davidson-Adams. Mrs. Adams was a girl in O'Neill and also lived here for some years after her marriage to Ernest Adams, son of one of the early pioneers, Waldo Adams. She had made her home in Omaha for many years past. The county board has been in session during the week. The regular run of county matters have taken the time of the board with the work incident to meeting with the assistance committee which was here yesterday. The board con tinues its session today checking up matters in the course of finish ing the year’s work. A lawsuit in county court Mon day was the occasion for a court room full of spectators, witnesses and others. Anne Van Horn hrot an action in replivin against Rich ard Hansen et al., involving the ownership of five stacks of last year’s hay on a quarter section a few miles southeast of O’Neill. Tuesday morning the court entered judgment for the plaintiff. A district conference of soil con servation officials from nine dis tricts was held Wednesday at the court house. The conservation com mittee and county agents of the represented counties, as well as state committee members were at the meeting. The gathering was for the purpose of discussing the proposed 1937 soil conservation program which is expected to be under way by the latter part of January. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Scott of Van couver, Wash., visited O’Neill a few days last week. Mrs. Scott was formerly Bessie De Yarman who left here with her parents, the Ben DeYarman family thirty some years ago. She enjoyed a visit with girlhood companions in O’Neill and others out in the ocuntry and was the guest of Mrs. John Melvin while here. They had been on a trip to Kansas and Missouri point visiting relatives of Mr. Scott, coming to O’Neill on the return to Vancouver. They have considerable real estate interests in the Washington city but are making their home on a fruit farm. i Maybe it is the disposition of some—acquired or inherited—to steal, anything just so it is getting it away from the owner. It is rather an unusual complex of hu man make-up that impels one to steal cats. A householder lately had two well favored specimens of domestic felines picked up and car ried away. He hopes the thief gives them good care. 1837 District Court Terms Terms of district court for 1937 in the various counties of the dis trict have been designated by Judge Dickson as follows: Boyd: Feb. 4, June 1, Aug. 10 and Dec. 1 I for the equity terms; March 1 and Oct, 4, jury. Brown: Feb. 2, June 3, and Aug. 12 for the equity terms; April 12 and Oct. 25, jury. Holt: June 5 and Aug. 10, equity terms; March 15 and Nov. 15, jury. Rock: Feb. 1 and June 3, equity terms; March 29 and Oct. 18, jury. Keya Paha: Feb. 1 anil June 3, equity terms; April 20 and Sept. 27, jury. For Sale—Four 12x28-in. storm windows; 4-wheel trailer; '28 Chev. sedan. Vic Halva Shop.—Adv, p SALE PAVILLION WILL BE READY FOR USE JAN. 18 Buildings and Yards Are LwW Southeast of Town Between Both Railroad Tracks. Monday, Jan. 18, is the date nt for the opening of the O’Neill sale pavillion, there now being hooked for the sale 750 head of hogs, 299 head of horses and 000 head ef cattle. L. D. Putnam has the gen eral management of the sale and the auctioneer force will be headed, by Col. Ed Evans of Randolph. Representing a cash investment of $7,500 the pavillion and yards are being pushed rapidly to com pletion on a seven-acre tract just across the road south of the Bur lington stock yards. The pavillion is 48x56 feet, yards 160x240 feet and a hog shed 144 feet in length. A well has been put in 68 feet in depth and has 54 feet of water, which is deemed ample to supply the water system now being con structed. A Fairbanks-Morse scale 9x22 feet, with a self regisr^ring stamped beam insures accurate weights. The pavillion is about finished excepting some inside work. Them will be an office room for keeping of records. A restuarant will be put in the main building. Mr. Put nam will preside in the ring as stock is run thru and a force et three auctioneers is now being ar ranged for. The manager suya the plan will be first stock to arrive will be the first sold, continuing in the order of arrival at the yards. A large force of men is now at work. The yards, of plank and heavy posts, are about completed. Unloading platforms and chute* are under construction, pipes being laid for the water and other finish ing up details going forward fast. The promoters and manager are seeing to it that this will he one of the most complete plants in the country for the handling of stock sales. Hog and Cattle Prices Continue Upward Move Atkinson Livestock Market Report, Tuesday, December 29. Hog receipts, 235 head. Due to inclement weather and bad road conditions the run of both cattle and hogs was the lightest since mid-summer. Buyers were ready to absorb everything offered and prices generally ruled firm to 35 and 50 cents higher for both cattle and hogs. Best fat hogs sold at 9.70 and 9.80; 160 to 190 pound averages bringing 8.75 to 9.60; feeder pigs of all weights at 7.75 to 9.00; sows at 9.00 to 9.45. Cattle receipts 252 head. Gen erally 25 to 50 cents higher or at the best of the year. No load lots where offered. Best fleshly steers at 7.10 to 7.55; yearling steers at 6.50 to 7.00; most any decent red and roans sold at 5.00 to 5.75, with very few yearlings below a nickel. The calf market was higher with some lightweights of just fair quality bringing from 5.50 to G.50; cauner cows at 3.10 to 3.25; cut ters at 3.35 to 4.00; fat cows at 1.25 to 5.00; milk cows and stock cows at 35.00 to 45.00 a head. Next cattle and hog auction on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 12 o’clock. First special horse and mule sale, Mon day, Jan. 11, with 250 or more head offered for sale. Pension Warrants Ready County warrants arc available today at the clerk’s office for the old age pensions and other similar allotments. Total amount of the old age pension is $3,989.28, dis tributed to 2G0 pensioners. A sum of $929 goes to thirty-four depend ent children of the county and $60 to two blind citizens. The war rants were prepared yesterday at the county clerk’s office for distri bution today. Stock Case Appealed Henry Bausch has field, in the district court an appeal from the findings of justice court against the Atkinson Co-operative Creamery et al., nsking judgment for $100. He claims interest in a stock certificate issued ro him in 1933 and which he subsequently assigned as collateral for a small loan to a second party, who in turn assigned it to a third party and eventually a new stock certificate was issued by the cream ery to still another.
