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Want ads JQc per line, first insertion, sub-j sequent insertions, 6c per line. --- -- Will Hold Benefit For Recreation Association Mrs. Rasley being interested in our town and its public activities has very generously offered the proceeds of the show, "Make Way for the Lady," March 2nd, to the O'Neill recreation fund. This mon ey will be used to purchase sup plies. Your support will be ap preciated. Dramatic Club. Monday evening was spent in reviewing several one act plays and selecting three that will be cast and worked up simul taneously. New members are Dora Hughes, Myrtle Brown, Mary Graf, Hugh McKenna, Bob Gaskel, Thomas Shoemaker, Willis Bach man, Evelyn Kucklish and Mary Janet Kubitschek. Next meeting at 7:30 Monday evening in the court room. Art Club. Tuesday evening the members interested in oil painting chose their subjects and made pre liminary sketches. Bars of soap began to look pretty much like Scotty dogs in the soap carving division, and in pencil drawing the time was spent on outlines and '-hading. A drawing course is now available that will start next week. Hath Oscnbaugh is a new member. Kite and Archery Club. During the meeting of the Achery club an other of the worlds old sports came into the conversation with the result that the club is now called the Kite and Archery club. Kite flying has been a favorite pastime for all age.s and nations. A week from Sunday afternoon, Feb. 28, we have decided to have a kite fly ing contest. All that is necessary to join is that you have a kite made by that time and cpme to the court room and enroll as a member of the club at the next meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. New members, John Protivinsky, Gene Porter, Junior Cavanaugh, John Osenbaugh, Gene McKenna, War ren Burgess, William Binkman, Beraie Dailey, Jimmie Herre, Arth ur Stauffer and Edward Stein. Boxing Club. The Wednesday meeting was postponed at the last minute because the gym was being used for a game. We will have a meeting this week and members will be notified of time and place. Handcraft club. Thursday even ing the handcraft club started mak ing decroative covers for candy boxes. New members are Mrs. Tim Harrington and Olive Bec with. School Notes By County Superintendent Safety education hus found its place in the Nebraska schools. Due to the fact that so many children have to trverse the highway going to and from school, it has become necessary to recognize the teach ing of safety education in schools. While highway safety is per haps the most important feature of the study, we must not forget fire prevention, safety at home and at play. The Nebraska safety council is sponsoring a Junior Safety Coun cil, membership being gained by paying a 25 cent fee. The money is used in publishing the “Nebraska Safety Magazine,” and other ed ucational material. A Junior Saftey League is being organized in this county and will have a membership of about 800 this year. It differs from the Jun ior Safety Council in that study is more complete and members are enrolled thru examination rather than by fee. The pupil has a com plete study of five units in safety education, fire prevention, safety at play, at home, first aid and highway safety. When the study is completed they are given twenty questions to answer and must pass examination with a perfect grade before entitled to club membership. Another feature is the club pledge which must be memorized. Membership may be revoked if the pledge is openly violated. Rein statement is by passing another examination and agreement to abide by the rules of the club. Safety education is closely al lied with the study of health. The pupi! should know what to do in case of serious accident. More ac cidents are the result of careless ness. During the year 1936 over 27,0000 people met deuth in the United States thru automobile ac cidents, somewhat more than in 1935, and within 10,000 of the number of American killed in the World War. Nebraska has shown a slight decrease in this respect. It is said that 67 per cent of all car accidents are the result of carelessness. If these facts be true, safety education should ac complish a lot in helping to min imize accidents. Our boys and girls of today will be the drivers of tomorrow. There is no need for this senseless mor tality rate to continue. We are in need of rigid highway patrol to help eliminate some of these ac cident). It is high time that we recognize the necessity of safe and sane living. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 10:00 A. M. Morning Worship 11:00—“The Shut Door.” Evening Service 7:30 — A very fine service will be given by the choir entitled "The Pink Rose.” This consists of mu3ic and readings. Our Institute of Religion will be gin next Tuesday night. Courses in Bible and mission will be of fered. All are invited. H. D. Johnson, Pastor. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES Sunday School 10 a. m. Morning Worship at 11 a. m.— Special music by the choir. “Lift Up Your Head Oh Ye Gates.” Ser mon subject, “The Church und its Mission.” Epworth League 6:30—Clarence Selah, leader. Evening Service at 7:30—Dis cussion period, meaning of religion. The Epworth League Mind-win ter Institute will convene at Cham bers Friday evening of this week and all day Saturday. « Message on Court A Surprise The President’s message to en large the Supreme Court and retire members after they, become 70 years of age and to add many new judges in most of the federal courts of the land, came to Congress as a surprise. No member of Congress knew the message was coming or what it would contain. It is figured that less than five of the leaders knew about it before hand and certainly very few news writers knew about it because members who watch the news columns for the “guesses of newswriters” told each other that nowhere did they find a hint of the coming of the message. Most members are study j ing the message and now that it has gone to the House judiciary committee for the purpose of bringing out a bill members are starting to talk. At present they seem a little split over some of the recommendations but the complex ion of the majority now is such that the chief executive can get just about what he wants from this congress. No News Leaks From Court Many questions have been asked in letters whether or not members of the Supreme Court can be inter viewed by newspaper men and the answer to that is “NO.” Some of these questions have come from newspaper publishers and editors who sometimes wonder why their Washington correspondent cannot get an exclusive interview with the Chief Justice. Tradition for bids interviewing members of the Supreme Court. Another interesting answer to some of the questions is that you can’t expect your Washington cor respondent to bet a “beat” on a Supreme Court decision. Many guesses have been made and some of them fatal. One financial firm which leases a telegraph wire and keeps the key open from 9 a. m. until noon time, court convening, has not been able to get Supreme Court news to Wall Street much before press services do. This same firm once pulled a boner. It man aged to flash a surmise while a decision was being read. Certain stocks skyrocketed as a result, but later went into a nosedive when the decision proved to be just op posite that of the premuture in terpretation. No one is permitted to leave the Supreme Court cham ber during the reading of a de cision. There are no back door outlets for Supreme Court news. This is the only arm of the gov ernment which does not patronize the government printing office. For more than three score and ten years now, it has entrusted the printing of all of its decisions to a private printing shop in Washing ton—and a “leak” has never been known. The copy is handed out in such piece-meal fashion that no linotype* operator can digest the whole. Talking of the G. P. O.—our gov ernment printing office, the gov ernment printer has just issued his annual report for 1936. This re port shows that during the fiscal year ending June, 1936, the print ing for the various governmental bureaus and agencies amounted to $18,756,268.94; the Congressional Record alone which costs about $35 a page eost the taxpayers $870,000. The total congressional printing anti binding cost $2,700,000. The printing office is carrying a burden approximately 25 per cent greater than that carried during the war period. The report shows that “ems” of type set amounted to 2.241,740 M. Seek Means to Eliminate Bindweed The usual number of requests as to what the government is going to do about bindweed eradication are commencing to come to the third congressional office. The matter is again being taken up by the Prairie States Group, which worked for two years on this prob lem in an effort to get money ap propriated for the purpose of erad icating bindweed. The result of that work was that experiments are being made at Muscle Shoales to determine if cheaper chlorate can be made by the government, in order that farmers can buy it. Sodium chlorate, according to the experts is about the only material which will eliminate this weed, nnd today it comes from Scandinavian countries, costing about 8 cents to 9 cents a pound, which is prohib itive. Requests have been made to this office from Lincoln, Nebr., to determine whether or not appro priations can be secured for the regular farm conservation program to include bindweed eradication, and the Prairie States group is working here in an effort to bring to the attention of the government the seriousness of bindweed infest ation on the farms in Nebra ka. Lobbyists Supply Arguments Congressmen’s desks are now piled high with literature from lobbyists who represent agruments for and against nearly everything a human being “eats—drinks— wears — hears and feels.” These arguments are reflected on the floor of the House on every piece of legislation that comes up. No matter what any member has to offer, there is some other member who has an argument against it. SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS O’Neill, Nebraska, January 12, 1937, 10:00 A. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met on this date as required by Statute. Members present, Carson, Gibson, Matousek, Reimer, Smith, Sullivan and Stein. Meeting called to order by County Clerk. The Clerk appointed Matousek and Stein as a committee of two to confer with the County Judge and ascertain if theh Bonds of the new elected members have been filed and approved. I he committee reported that all bonds have been properly filed and approved. Motion by Reimer, seconded by Matousek that nominations for the office of Chairman be made by ballot. Carried. Result of first ballot for nomina tions was as follows: J. C. Stein_ 3 John Sullivan .3 This ballot resulting: in a tie vote, another ballot was taken which re A BANK book is one that can be read back wards or forwards with equal pleasure. 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 j suited as follows: J. C. Stein . 4 John Sullivan 3 Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Reimer that Clerk be instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Board for J. C. Stein as Chairman for the year 1937. This motion was carried and J. C. Stein was elected Chairman for the year 1937. Motion by Matousek, seconded by Reimer that Board adjourn until 1:00 P. M., in order to give Chair man an opportunity to select the standing committees for the year. •J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, January 12, 1937, 1:00 P. M. Ilolt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by Chairman. The Chairman submitted the fol lowing list of committees for the ensuing year: Court House: Sullivan, Keimer, Smith. Finance: Carson, Smith, Gibson. Printing: Matousek, Reimer, Carson. Tax: Smith, Carson, Gibson. Bond: Carson, Sullivan, Smith. Bridge: Reimer, Sullivan, Ma tousek. Settlement County Officers: Gib son and entire board. Claims: Matousek and entire board. Motion by Reimer, seconded by Sullivan that Holt County In dependent be designated as the official paper for the year 1937. Carried. The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed and warrants ordered drawn on Road fund in payment of same: L. T. Howard $ 16.75 Russell Carr 16.75 John Sullivan 22.00 John A. Carson ... 18.00 The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed and warrants ordered drawn on General fund in payment of same: John A. Carson $ 21.00 Singer Sewing Machine Co. 9.41 ,T. W. Walter 12.20 L. W. Reimer 5.00 RESOLUTION O’Neill, Nebraska, To the County of Holt, State of Nebraska: S. Downey, Dr. S. Downey respectfully repre sents and shows unto the Honor able Board of Holt county, Nebras ka: That he is a citizen and inhab itant of O’Neill, Holt county, Ne braska and that S. Downey and S. Downey Investments are one and! the same person and he is such person. That H. G. Asher and Rhoba Asher, husband and wife, are the owners of the following described property: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Sec tion Eighteen (18), Township Twenty-eight (28) North, Range Nine (9). West of the 6th P. M. in Holt county, Nebraska, con taining 24 acres, same being all that portion of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quart er which lies South of the C. B. & Q. R. R. righ-of-way in the Southeast Quarter of the South west Quarter of Section Eighteen. That for the year 1929 and 1930 inclusive said property was as sessed as Pt. SEV4SW14 18-29-9, 24 acres. The taxes remained un PHARIS TIRES! “How can you do it?” said one customer. “Everybody’s tire prices are up and yours are down.” Yes—we’ve ac tually reduced prices on Pharis Tires, while stocks last—4.40-21, $4.25-5.25-17, $5.78. paid and became delinquent and that the County Treasurer of Holt county, Nebraska, duly advertised and offered said land at public sale for taxes but same was not sold for want of bidders and that on the 15th day of January, 1932, there was due the sum of §133.85 for taxes and delinquencies and on said date the County Treasurer of Holt county, Nebraska, sold said land to S. Downey for the sum of SI33.85 and issued to S. Downey tax sale Certificate No. 4377 a copy of which tax sale certificate is here to attached marked Exhibit “A” and made a part hereof. S. Downey now has been advised, and believes and now states and represents and shows unto the Holt County Board of Holt county, Nebraska, that the following Description Pt. SE14 SWV4 18-28-9 24 acres, as set out in said tax sale certificate is a void, ague and insufficient description; that to protect his lien he paid subsequent taxes on said land un der said Certificate as follows: May 16, 1932, $56.59, same representing the 1931 taxes; Sept. 7, 1933, $47.15, same representing the 1932 taxes. Oct. 18, 1934, $43.10, same rep resenting the 1933 taxes. That there is now due claimant on his said tax sale certificate and subsequent taxes paid thereunder the sum of $424.70 and he is en titled under Sec. 77-2030 to be reimbursed by the County of Holt for the amount of principal he paid for said tax sale certificate and subsequent taxes paid thereunder and interest and costs at the rate of 10% per annum as provided for by law. Emmet A. Harmon. State of Nebraska, County of Holt Emmet A. Harmon being first duly sworn on his oath deposes and says that he is the duly authorized attorney for the above claimant, S. Downey, and that the facts here in stated are true to his personal knowledge; that the several items mentioned in the foregoing account are just and true, that the goods and services were furnished as herein charged and that he pur chased the tax sale certificate as therein alleged and paid the sub YOUR OPPORTUNITY I* ■ ‘ ’ N. >| ji * - v to get a reduced price on your subscription to The Frontier Expires in Ten Days! SAVE ONE DOLLAR by paying your subscription NOW! * There are but ten days left in which to get your subscription to The Frontier for $1.00 per year. We have made this offer again this year because of the continued drouth, but the cost of producing a newspaper has increased. It may be your last opportunity to get a year’s subscription at one dollar, so take advant age of it. The dollar-a-year rate is only for subscriptions paid in ad vance and is good for both old and new subscribers. If you have a past due, unpaid, subscription account, all arrears must be paid at the regular price of $2 a year, then you may have a year’s subscription in advance for $1.00. This offer expires at the close of business Sat urday, February 27. COME IN AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT! You Must Live in Holt or Adjoining Counties to Take Advantage of This Offer sequent taxes and sub taxes there in alleged and that there is now due and owing him the sum of $424.70 with interest thereon at 10% per annum. Emmet A. Harmon. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of December, A. D.. 1937 John. C. Gallagher, County Clerk. [County Clerk Seal, Holt County, Nebraska] Exhibit “A” County Treasurer’s Certificate of Tax Sale—Private No. 4377 Amount _ $133.35 Fee .50 Total _ $133.85 State of Nebraska ) Holt County I, W. E. Conklin, County Treas urer of the County of Holt in the State of Nebraska, do hereby cer tify that the following described Real Estate in said County and ■ State, to-wit: Pt. SEU SWVi 18 28-9 24 acres, was on the 15th day of January, 1932, duly sold by me in the manner provided by law, AT PRIVATE SALE at my office, FOR THE DELINQUENT TAXES FOR THE YEARS OF 1929 and 1930 amounting to One Hundred and thirty-three and 85-100 Dollars in cluding interest and penalty there on, and the costs allowed by law, to S. Downey Investments for the sum of 133 and 85-100 Dollars he being the highest and best bidder for same. And I further certify that such lands have been offered at public sale for taxes but not sold for want of bidders, and that un less redemption is made of said real estate in the manner provided by law, the said S. Downey Invest ments heirs or assigns will be en (Continued on page 8, column 3.) Registered Hereford BULL SALE NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CONSIGNMENT Thursday, February 25 1:30 P. M. Atkinson Livestock Sale Pavillion Atkinson, Nebraska Head of Bulls The kind to sire calves that will meet the approval of discriminating feeder buyers. Big assortment; good ages; bulls for every need, from calves to four-year-olds. All T. B. tested. CONSIGNED BY: LLOYD SERCK, Royal, Neb.; M. A. BAIRD & SONS, Brunswick, Neb.; MAX BAIRD, Brunswick, Neb.; C. R. THOMPSON, Stuart, Nebr., and WILLIAM HILD, Bruns wick, Neb. For catalogue write MAX BAIRD, Mgr., Brunswick. Cols. E. C. WELLER and H. W. JOHNSON. Auctioneers