Suit Miaiaaiaai The Frontier V0I LVII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1937. No. 52 ) Legislators Pass Bill for Appropriations That Is Over 54 Million Dollars The legislature has set a goal of May 12 as the date for adjourn ment, but many are doubtful as to ■whether the necessary work that must be done can be accomplished by that time. Governor Cochran's veto of the air fuel refund bill has received the support of the legislature. Frank Brady moved to pass the bill over the governor's veto, but the motion was lost. With almost unbelievable celerity the legislature worked on the morn ing of May 4, and succeeded in passing eighteen bills. Of these, one of the most important was LB 367, the revision of the blue sky law. By its provisions, all dealers and brokers in securities, and all corporations, except those whose stock is to be retained by the in corporators, are required to obtain permits to do business from the buerau of securities of the state in surance department. This bureau must pass upon securities before they can be offered for sale in Ne braska. Securities coming under blue sky provisions and those ex k empt are more clearly defined than they have ever been before. The speed possible to the uni cameral was also shown May 3 when in five hours and 40 minutes the more than 54 million dollars budget bill was advanced to select file. Bicameral legislatures have taken from three to five days to accomplish as much. The budget ► total is $54,064,201, the highest ever known in Nebraska, four mil lion dollars more than Governor Cochran’s budget, which was fig ured on a four-cent gasoline tax. The appropriations committee has recommended a total of $3,772,660 for the University of Nebraska. This allows no building program and no increased salaries for the faculty, but is $307,660 more than Governor Cochran recommended. Building programs for state hos pitals for the biennium will involve $1,109,000, and will cover only ex treme emergencies. Only twelve million dollars is to be raised by property tax. Governor Cochran’s twelfth veto for the unicameral legislature ses sion fell on LB 53, the measure appropriating $53,000 for establish ing a trades school at Broken Bow. He explained that he was in sym pathy with the idea of providing education in the trades, but object ed to the expense. He believes that ^ trade education should be provided under present education facilities. In Nebraska, proposed amend ments to the United States consti tution are to be submitted to the people for an advisory opinion, according to the provision of the bill, sponsored by John N. Norton, which was passed by the legisla a ture Tuesday by a vote of 31 to 4. * Ten thousand voters, scattered in two fifths of the 93 counties of the state may petition the secretary of state to place the proposed amend ment on the next election ballot. A rural fire district measure passed the legislature unanimously Tuesday, but did mot carry the emergency clause. It provides that 51 per cent of the voters in one or more townships may establish a rural fire fighting district, author ized to levy one-tenth of a mill to finance protective operations, in cluding equipment. Its sponsors claim that the new law will reduce materially the damage toll of farm fires. Among the recent bills passed by the legislature and sent to the governor for signature is LB 405, which reuced the annual license fees of chiropractors, chiropodists, embalmers and veterinarians from $2 to $1. The maximum salary of the ex ecutive secretary of the state li brary commission is increased from $2,000 to $3,000 per year by tho provisions of LB 461, passed by the legislature last week. State assistance activities will be 7 under the charge of the state board of control instead of the board of educational lands and funds, ac cording to the provisions of a bill passed Wednesday. By a vote of 34 to 0, LB 522, introduced by Charles A. Dafoe of Tecumseh, and John N. Norton of Pc-lk, has been passed by the legis , lature. It enables directors of power t districts to add territory without / forming new districts; provides that district property shall never pass into private control; permits the formation of irrigation districts and provides that the state railway commission shall have no jurisdic tion over district matters. Cattle Prices Lower At Atkinson, Particularly On the Poorer tirades Atkinson, Nebr., May 11.—Al-: tho the days receipts of cattle totaled slightly over 600 head, nothing really toppy in quality was included. Some very good steer calves reached 8.00 with quite a j sprinkling around 7.35 to 7.75, the j best yearling steers here stopped! at 7.50 with the bulk at 7.00 to 7.26, with plainer kinds at 5.75 to 6.50. j Best stocker heifer calves sold at 7.00, yearlings of the same brand at 6.55 while plainer and commoner 1 kinds sold on down to 6.00 and below. Fat cows, and butcher cattle reflected a break of 25 to 75 cents from a week ago and it took mighty good cows to bring 6,50 to 7.00. Canners and cutters sold from 25 to 35 Cents off from last week in a range of 3.25 to 5.00. Bulls at 4.75 to 5.75. Most cattle were bought for shipment to eastern South Dakota and Iowa, one load going to Minnesota. The hog market was a brisk af fair from start to finish. Best fats at 9.70 to 9.85; sows at 9.20 to 9.45; feeder pigs all weights at | 8.00 to 10.50. Not enough horses on sale to i test the market. I Next auction Tuesday, May 18, at 1 p. m. Esther Sexsmith Wed Monday to John Selders On Monday morning, May 10, the local Methodist church was the place of a beautiful ceremony when John Selders and Esther Sexsmith were joined in holy wedlock. At 10 o’clock Miss Alice Sexsmith, a sister of the bride, played a piano selection, “Sabbath Chimes” which was followed by “I Love You Truly” sung by Miss Ruth Kraemer. Then to the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march, the bridal couple marched down the asile attended by Miss Velma Sexsmith and Mr. John Davis. The marriage lines were read by Rev. D. S. Conrad of O’Neill, the ring ceremony being used. After the benediction Rev. Conrad introduced the newly mar ried couple who received the good wishes and congratulations of their friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Selders left for their farm home near Griswold, Iowa, immediately after luncheon which was served at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Letta Sex smith. | Esther is a graduate of the O'Neil! high school and early last fall completed a course at the Cal ifornia Beauty school of Omaha. The past few months she has as sisted in the work "t the Modern Beauty parlor.. Mr. Selders is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Selders of Griswold, Iowa, and has made many friends here in his few visits to our city in the past year. Out of town guests at the Sex smith home for this occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. George H. Selders of Griswold, la., Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Elliot and two daughters, Edith Mae and Mary Louise of Ralston, Nebr., Miss Velma Sexsmith, sup ervisor of nurses at the University hospital of Omaha, and Miss Betty Morgan of Bassett, Nebr. Owing to the thoughtfulness of Mr. and Mrs. George Zink the church was very nicely decorated with cut flowers, potted plants and ferns. xxx NW Nebraska Creighton Alumni Meet at Spencer The North Central Nebraska Creighton Alumni association held their annual meeting at the new city auditorium in Spencer Tues day evening, May 11. A banquet was served by the Methodist Ladies Aid of Spencer to about 85 memb ers and guests. The principal ad dress of the evening was delivered by Rev. Bowdern, S. J., Dean of the Graduate School of Creighton University. Father Bowdern is considered one of the best speakers in the Jesuit order and the entire audience was inspired by his re marks. John Murray, attorney of Spen cer, acted as chairman of the meet ing and brief remarks were given by James P. Matron, attorney of O’Neill, who served u^itil this meet ing as the first president of the Association. Frank Pellegrin, secretary of the National Creighton Alumni association., spoke briefly and then showed moving pictures of the Creighton campus and of various football games of the 1936 season. Officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Elven A. Butterfield of Neligh; j Vice president, Dr. L. A. Burgess of O’Neill; Secretary, N. P. McKee, M. D., of Atkinson; Treasurer, J. Earle Harper of Spencer. Cards and dancing were indulged in after the showing of the motion I pictures and everyone reported j having had a very good time. Those present from O'Neill were: Mr. and Mrs. James P. Marron, Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Kubitchek, Rev. Peter F. Burke, J. D. Cronin, Eugene O’Hearn, C. A. Bergstrom, Cletus Sullivan, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess, Elmer Stolte, R. R. Mor rison, J. J. Harrigton and M. H. McCarthy. Also present were four members of the O'Neill High school football team, LeRoy and Allen Spindler, Leonard Bergstrom and Willard J. Kubitchek. Boy, 20 Months Old, Dies of Strangulation Harry Dwayne Fox, the twenty month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox, of Meek, chocked to death Friday morning on a bean that lodged in his throat, as he was being rushed to Norfolk by Dr. Brown and his parents for emer gency medical treatment. The little lad passed away when they were about 22 miles southeast of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Fox have the sympathy of their many friends in this city and vicinity in their bereavement. OBITUARY Harry Dwayne Fox was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox August 17, 1935, at Meek, Nebr. He died May 7, 1937, at the age of one year, 8 months and 22 days, enroute to Norfolk in a final attempt to save his life. He leaves to mourn his death his father, mother and one brother, Harold Wallace; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fox and Mr. and Mrs. John Day. Also three uncles and three aunts and a host of relatives and friends. Little Harry Dwaynes sweet smile will be a hallowed memory to many in the community in which he spent the few short months of his life. Baby dear has left us But his memory lingers here God has called our little darling Heaven’s gates to us seem near. XXX Lions Club Entertains Thursday for Ladies The local Lions Club entertained for their ladies at their regular meeting last Thursday evening. Twenty-six Lions and their ladies were present together with twenty other guests. Ira D. Kyle, district governor, was chief speaker of the evening and gave a very interesting address on “Lionism.” L. P. DeWitt of Lynch demonstrated his ability as a ventriloquist to the delight of all present. Mrs. Vesta Van Dahl of Hartington entertained with sever al readings which were very well received. The ladies trio composed of Mrs. Harold Lindberg, Miss Ruth Kraemer and Mrs. Ted McElhaney sang two excellent selections. This meeting was the first meet ing of the attendance contest which is captained by Pete Todsen and Pat Myhre, and both sides emerged with thirteen present on each side. Jack Kersenbrock Is Holding His Own John Kersenbrock drove down to Lincoln last Sunday morning and spent the day with his wife and son Jack. John, says that Jack is doing as well as could be expected, considering the seriousness of his case. The long strain has had its effect on Mrs. Kersenbrock and she was under the weather a couple of days last week. The Methodist Ladies’ Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. Harold Lindberg Thursday, May 20. Each member is asked to bring their mother or a guest. O’Neill High Wins In Niobrara Valley Track and Field Meet Here The O’Neill High School won the Niobrara Valley High School Field and Track meet here last Monday, rolling up a total of 71 points. The atheletes representing the Lynch school was second with a score of 33 and Chambers settled neatly in third place with a score of 27. Spencer got lf> points and Butte ■ i ■.... This neighborhood did what it could to help fill the churches at Amelia last Sunday. Miss Holbert was out from Emmet and preached to an audience which filled the Methodist churci.. The usual Sun day devotions were held at the Catholic church with a large at tendance. The closing of school in the Wat son district was the occasion for a picnic Monday. A similar observ ance in the Berry district, with a program, was held Saturday. Mrs. Plank, drove to her home in east ern Wheeler county, returning a few days later with a trailer to convey her things home. Anxiety ran high at E. E. Young’s a day last week. Little Sarny was missing. A little more than a baby but able to get around just the same, the little boy was eventually sighted on the hills, fad to the east with “Buster,’’ a great Newfoundland dog belonging to the family. The child explained his wanderings on the grounds that “Buster was going away with Sarny.” The figures disclose that the G. O. P. got 36.6 per cent of the popular vote last November with many sec tions going much in excess of that for their candidate for governor and other local offices. Of the three successive democratic defeats of 1920, 1924 and 1928 the lowest ebb in the popular vote was 29 per cent. The knockout blow of 1936, overwhelming as it was, so far as the failure to win office stands for defeat of the republican party was not as bad as more than one exper ience at the polls of those tenac ious adherents of a political theory embodied in a donkey. The national W. C. T. U., which organization had more to do with shaping sentiment that forced the adoption of the late lamented Eighteenth amendment than is generally conceded, professes to see again a swing of public fancy in that direction. Omaha started two years ago with between 800 and 900 saloons and no reduction in number since. Little country towns are adding to the amber flow with ten to fifteen licensed places for quenching of a mighty thirst that is never quenched, so we seem to not be in the reckoning of the ladies. So far as Nebraska is con cerned the sow that was washed has definitely returned to her wal lowing in the mire. You fellows that roll out of free trade blankets in time to slouch down to a stuffy office by 9 or 10 o’clock are missing the allurements of nature that comes only with the early dawn out on the far-flung open spaces. In the calm of morn ing’s brief period, the sky touched with the first pink tints of a new day, meadow and field lying wet under the nights’ dew and mists hanging low along the valley its a hit of fun that even all men cannot resist to swing into the saddle and ride out over the range to round in the milk stock. The profusion of floral bloom in enticing robes of blue and yellow and red winking up at you from the sod add color and fragrance to this commonplace morning chore that begins the day’H activities at this season in the southwest. Speaking of sit-down strikes, the fellow who has the> hardest time pulling one is the tight rope walker in the circus. Who remembers when wearing silk stockings made one and aris tocrat ? The mighty power of the dollar is back of a man just as long as he keeps it in bank. The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surpluri and Undivided Profit#, $125,000.00 This I lank (Carries No Indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION The Weather We have hud nearly all kinds of weather in this section during the past week. Last Friday we receiv ed a nice rain that amounted to .48 hundreths of an inch. During the night .4 of an inch was added, which made a totul of .52 hundreths of an inch for Saturday and Sun day and on Tuesday wre had .2 of an inch, making .54 of an inch since last Friday morning. This gives us a rainfallduding the month of May of 1.28 inches, up to 4 o’clock this afternoon. Following is Observer Bowen's weathed tabulations for the past week: High Low Mois. May 6 77 46 May 7 77 50 .48 May 8 - 64 50 .04 May 9 69 39 May 10 74 52 May 11 77 56 .02 May 12 69 46 May 13 65 41 Dishner Is Appointed Receiver of Northern Nebraska Power Corp. A couple of weeks ago a suit was filed in the district court by the First Trust & Mortgage eompany 6f St. Paul, Minn., seeking to foreclose a mortgage given by the Northern Nebraska Power Corpor ation, owners of the Spencer dam. According to their petition the Power Company is indebted to the Trust Company in the sum of $214, 250, the mortgages being given to secure bonds for that amount issed by the Power company. The pe tition contains two counts. In the first count they sue for $114,500 and in the second cause qf action for $05,750, the latter loan being received by the Power Company in February, 1936. The dam went out last September and since that time no effort has been made to repair the damage and the com pany is said to be broke. The petition asked that a receiver be appointed to conserve the property and they suggested that Frank J. Dishner be appointed as such re ceiver. The cause came on for hearing last Tueesday oh the application for a receiver and the,court granted the prayer of the petitioners and M. Dishner was appointed receiver for the Northern Nebraska Power company. Connolly Boys Celebrate Fathers Arrival In O’Neill Wednesday the Connolly boys were celebrating the sixty-third anniversary of the arrival of their father in O’Neill. Mr. Connolly and his wife were members of the original General John O’Neill col ony that came to this city on May 12, 1874, and founded O’Neill. Of the original colony that came here with General O’Neill in 1874 there are the descendents of of but three of the original colonists left in the city or county. They are the children, of the late Col. Neil Brennan, Thomas and Miss Berna dette, who are still residents of the city, and the children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Connolly, who came here from Patterson, N. J., with the colony. There are three of his sons living, and all are resi dents of O’Neill. They are Pat rick, Francis and Thomlas and Pat’s family. There is also the family of their eldest brother, James, who passed away several years ago. They are all direct descendents of the original colon ists. After sixty-three years the descedents of but three of the orig inal colony here. It is evident that the children of these pioneers had faith in the selections made by their parents when Nebraska was young and we hope that they will reside here and be happy for many years to come in the city that was started by their forefathers. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our heart felt thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors for the beau tiful floral offerings and also for their many acts of kindness and sympathy during the death of our beloved son and brother.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox and Harold. Mrs. G. J. Hess of Wayne, ar rived in the city last Saturday to spend Mother’s Day and the week following with her mother, Mrs. Alice M. Benson, and with other relatives and friends here. One of Two Sentenced Here On Shoplifting Charges Makes Escape Two tourists arrived in the citjr some time last Saturday. That owning one of them was caught getting away with three hats front the J. C. Penney store. He wasi captured by Manager Pete Todsort and was thrown in the city jail. Av little later his partner was also picked up and in his room was. found a couple of jackets that George Fox recognised as having been taken from his store. They were arraigned before' Judge Bay on Monday and were given thirty days in the "Hoose gow” at hard labor, the labor to be performed upon the streets of the city. They gave their names asr W. A. Harrison of California, and Ed P. Settle of Colorado, the form er being the one that was captured by Todsen. Harrison was taken out on the streets for work Tuesday, under the street man, and he got away, and has shaken the dust of the city from his feet. The other man. is still confined in the city jail. Local officials say that the two men are “dope heads.” Continental Oil Co. Finds Newspaper Advertising Is Best Sales Promotion Convinced that newspaper space represents the most advantageous medium for merchandising its pro ducts as evidenced by substantial increases in sales of Conoco germ processed motor oil following past, newspaper advertising campaigns* Continental Oil company is again launching a large-scale advertising campaign in some 1,400 carefully selected papers in all sections of the nation. The campaign will con tinue into September and will be distinguished by the fact that it will feature the local dealer as well as the company’s oil. \ Surveys conducted by Continents al’s advertising department showed two factors which decided the n*« ture of the forthcoming campaign. First, it was ascertained that tlra» best sales results followed the use of newspaper advertising;-and sec ond, that the average motorist is far more concerned with the mile age he obtains from his motor oil than any other single factor. Correlating this information with the fact that Continental distribu tion is now conducted entirely thru local Independent dealers, the ad vertising campaign will stress that each dealer is a “mileage merchant” who, in order to retain his custom ers and gain new ones, must sell mileage in the form of a motor oil which will give efficient service. Rev. Markey Gives His First Mass Here Sunday Rev. Francis Markey arrived here last Friday night from Santa Fe, N. M., whfere on last Thursday he. was ordanined to the priesthood, and celebrated his first high mass in St. Patrick’s church last Sunday morning at 9 o’clock. Rev. Markey is a nephew of Mrs. F. E. McMillan and Miss Markey and John Markey and has visited on various occasions here during the past ten years. He left here Thursday morning for his old home town, Stockton, CaL, where he will visit relatives and friends until June 1, when he will report for duty at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Twelve Coyote Cubs Dug From One Den E. A. Steskal, living northwest of this city, was in town last Mon day having with him the scalps of twelve little coyotes that he had dug out of one hole on the Ed Early farm adjoining his place. These pups were all of one litter, so it can be seen that they multi ply very rapidly. As their scalps are worth $1.00 a piece, it was a good morning’s work. Attend Kentucky Derby Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Birmingham and Mrs. W. J. Froelich drove to Sioux City last Thursday afternoon where they took the night train for Chicago. At the latter city they were joined by Mr. Froelich and all left that afternoon for Louisville, Ky., where they at tended the great Kentucky Derby race on Saturday afternoon. They are expected to return home the end of the week.