Frontier / V j If a ... •... ■,...- , . ^ - ■ ' VOL. LVIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937. No. 6 - - ----- - - - —— * WOODMAN CIRCLE DISTRICT MEETING HELD SATURDAY Sessions Held At I. O. O. F. Hall Afternoon and Evening, and Banquet at the Hotel. A successful meeting of district • No. 6 of the Woodman Circle was held here in the I. O. 0. F. hall Sat urday, June 19, regardless of the intensive heat. The afternoon meeting opened with the seating of district officers and the introduction of natioal and state officers. This session was presided over by Mrs. Julia Graves, president. The invocation was giv en by Rev. H. D. Johnson, pastor of the Presbyterian church. City Attorney Emmett Harmon gave the address of welcome and upon the request of Mayor Kersenbrock turned the entire city of O’Neill over to the visitors for the day. Mrs. Margaret Riemers, district vice president, of Norfolk, re sponded. A welcome on behalf of Emerald Grove No. 128, was extended by Mrs. Clara B. Miles, state presi dent. The business of the lodge was * then taken up interspersed with interesting numbers. New district officers elected for the following year are as follows: Margaret Riemers, Norfolk, president; Silvia Simpkins, Neligh, vice president; Gladys Tenbrisck, Norfolk, secretary; Flora Jones, Plainview, treasurer; Mae Hol comb, O’Neill, chaplain; Eva Beid ers, Pender, junior counselor;- Mrs. Sidney Anderson, inner sentinel; Auditors—No. 1, Afina Dekert, Neligh; No. 2, Helen Moore, Neligh; No. 3, Minnie Anderson, Pender; Beryl Winchell, O’Neill, captain; Joyce Price, Norfolk, musician. The Larocca Talley guards of Omaha, captained by Emma Pleas ants, played an important part in the initiation of district officers. Talks were given by Mrs. Flor ence H. Jensen, national regional director, and Mrs. Stella Callahan, Scottsblug, state secretary. Miss Abbie Holden of Omaha, assistant to the national president and state vice president, spoke in terestingly on the Woodman Circle Home and the Mary E. Laroca ed ucational fund, in place of Mrs. Ethel Holiway, national treasurer, who was unable to be present. A good will offering was taken for the home in Texas. The afternoon session closed with an invitation to district No. 6 to l make Norfolk the convention city for 1938, which was accepted. Much credit is given to the jun ior orchestra of Grove 128 for their fine music during the banquet at the Golden hotel. After the ban quet the Laroca Talley guards, a well trained team, put on a military drill on the streets for the enter | tainment of the public. The O’Neiir band furnished the music. There was quite a crowd present at the I. O. O. F. hall in the evening where the program was opened with Mrs. Clara B. Miles as mis tress of ceremonies. The O’Neill guards assisted in the receiving of guests and the junior drill team had charge of the junior graduation. There were five graduates, one from O’Neill, Elizabeth Graves. Musical and instrumental num bers by Mary Miles, Keith Vincent, Howard Graves, Elizabeth Graves and Geraldine Yarnall were well received by the audience. Mrs. Florence H. Jensen had charge of the installatiion of the new district officers. She was as sisted by the O’Neill drill team. The meeting closed with a grand march, the Omaha team leading, followed by the O’Neill adult and junior teams. Midway Carnival The street carnival at Midway Friday, June 18, sponsored by the Ladies’ Aid society of Paddock community, was a success in every way. The temporary ampitheater with a seating capacity of two ' hundred, proved inadequate for the crowd. The entertainment began with a kittenball game between Gamble’s team and Midway boys, the score being 9 to 13 in favor of Gamble’s. This was followed by the parade, several acts, interspers ed with singing and dancing num bers. I The grounds presented a real j carnival appearance, electric lights being furnished by the Midway plant. Ballyhoo and barker were very much in evidence. Candy, pop, gum and ice cream cones all were sold. Lively entertainment and an appreciative audience all com bined to make an enjoyable even ing. R. M. Sauers, speaker of the evening, congratulated the com munity on its social activities and suggested a better co-operation between country and town people. The Aid Society wishes to thank the organizations and individuals who so kindly assisted on the pro gram. Also they appreciate the support of the public shown by the large attendance. Heavy Run of Cattle At Atkinson Depressed the Price; Hogs Are Steady Atkinson, Nebr., June 22.—A flood of cattle—the largest since last fall—slightly over 1400 head were sold at the local market here last Tuesday. While the bulk of the offering was made up of fat cows and fleshy heifers it contain ed a liberal sprinkling of good quality stocker and feeder steers. Increased runs of cows at all mark ets this week has depressed the price from 25 to in instances 65 cents a hundred from the best time, but at that cows are still bringing a lot of money and local ranchers are availing themselves of a good market to clean up their herds. The steer, calf and heifer market looked equally as good as the best of last week. Representative sales: Steers— Good and Choice 7.50 to 8.75 Fair to good _ 6.00 to 7.00 Common kinds _4.50 to 5.50 Best steer calves .. 7.50 to 8.50 Best heifer calves T 6.50 to 7.50 Common calves _ 5.00 to 6.00 Best feeding heifers .-6.50 to 8.75 Heavy heifers, choice 6.50 to 8.00 Choice cows .. 6.50 to 7.50 Good cows — .. 5.00 to 6.00 Canners and cutters.3.50 to 4.75 Bulls ___4.75 to 6.50 The hog run was light with only 175 head on sale. The demand was brisk and prices fully steady with a week ago. Top 10.70; bulk at 10.50 to 10.65; fat sows at 9.65 to 10.00; wet sows at 9.00 to 9.50; pigs all weights at 9.50 to 14.10. About 25 horses were offered at prices unchanged from a week ago. Demand was best for a cheap horse1 that looked like a days work. Next auction, Tuesday, June 29, beginning at 12:30 p. m. Loius Defeats Braddock A colored man is again the cham pion puglist of the world, Joe Louis, Detroit negro, winning the title from Jim Braddock at Chicago last Tuesday night with a knockout in the eighth round. It was a vicious fight, both men slugging from the start of the gong. Braddock’s two years absence from the ring was a real determent to him as he was a poor judge of distance and time and repeatedly missed swings that might have meant a different end ing to the fight. As it was Brad dock was badly beaten, but he has a real fighting heart and took more punishment than any chimpion in recent years. The Weather It has been very hot in this sec tion the past week. Tuesday the thermometer climbed to 102 de grees and Wednesday went up to 107, the record for the year so far. It cooled off some last night but the thermometer is climbing again today but it will hardly reach 100. Plenty hot and dry. High Low Mois. June 17_ 88 59 June 18_ 89 70 June 19_ 94 63 June 20_ 92 64 June 21_ 94 63 June 22 _102 64 June 23_107 79 CARD OF THANKS Neighbors and friends were very kind to us during the illness and following the death of our beloved wife and mother, the late Mrs. G. | P. Simpson, and to those friends we desire to express our heartfelt ap preciation for their many deeds of kindness and expressions of sym pathy. Especially do we wish to express our thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Van Horn and Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Peters. Your kindness ! to us in our hour of sorrow will ever be held in grateful remem brance.—G. P. Simpson and family. L. E. Downey, Local C. B. & Q. Agent, Gets A Nice Promotion L. E. Downey, who has been sta tion agent for the Burlington rail road in this city for the past fifteen years, has received a very substan tial promotion being given the position of agent for the company at Hastings, Nebr., the third larg est station of the Burlington in Nebraska. Mr. Downey has bee»n on the Sioux City-O’Neill line of the Bur lington for 27 years, the last fifteen in this city. At Hastings the agent has a force of twelve men under him, it being on the main line of the road from Chicago to Denver and it carries a very substantial increase in salary. Mr. Downey is now loading his household goods pre paratory to shipping them to Hastings and he expects to leave for his new home next Tuesday. Mr. Downey has many friends in this city and surrounding territory who extend congratulations on his promotion and wish him prosperity and happiness in his new home. Mrs. Sylvia Spar Dies After A Years Illness Mrs. Sylvia Spar died at her home southeast of Page last Mon day morning at 12:10 a. m., after an illness of about one year of Anemia, at the age of 55 years, 9 months and 23 days. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial in the Enter prise cemetery at Venus, the Meth odist minister from Orchard of ficiating. Slyvia Inez Cronk was born near Page, Nebr., on August 27, 1881, and had been a resident of Holt and adjoining county of Antelope all her life. She grew to womanhood on her fathers farm near Page, and on December 28, 1910, she was united in marriage to Fiancis Spar. Three children were bom of this union, one son and two daughters, who with her husband, three broth ers and one sister are left to mourn the passing of a kind, affectionate and indulgent wife,, mother and sister. The children are: Mrs. Hazel Maynard, Orchard; Mrs. Mable Butterfield, Verdigre; Clark Spar, Orchard. The brothers are: Fred, Jud and Charles Cronk of Page, and her sister, Mrs. Roy Wilson of Page. In addition to her immediate relatives she leaves a large number of friends in east ern Holt and western Antelope counties to mourn the passing of one who always was a genuine neighbor and friend. Arthur Storz Boosts Buying of Nebraska’s Products by Nebraska Nebraska can add thousands of dollars to its wealth every week by buying Nebraska-made goods, de clares Arthur Storz, executive of an Omaha brewery. Every dollar spent for eastern goods goes back east, where it cannot return into circulation in Nebraska. Why then, he asks, should Nebraskan’s ex port money when it is needed to stimulate our prosperity here at home. A Nebraska dollar spent for Ne braska goods is used by the manu facturer to pay wages to Nebras kans and to buy materials in Ne braska. Local merchants, grocers, and every other Nebraska business eventually benefits by the transac tion. But when the dollar is sent east it is gone. It pays no Nebras ka wages. It cannot be spent again with other Nebraska business. Using his own business as an example he points out that Storz Beer is as good beer as is made anywhere in the United States. There is no reason why eastern beer should be bought here. Most people do buy Storz, he says, but still there are thousands of dollars leaving the state continually be cause some people forget how much they help their own state by buy ing Nebraska beer. Storz is not only one of the state’s largest taxpayers and em ployers of Nebraska labor, it is. also a good customer of many, oth er Nebraska business concerns. Storz makes it a point to buy from Nebraskans. Mr. Storz says money travels in circles. Bill Jones spends it with Joe Smith, who spends it with Bob , Brown, and so o^i until everyone benefits. The circle is broken only when someoe shoots it off to an other state so far away it cannot get back into the state where it started. O’Neill Postoffice Moved To New Modern Building Patrons of the O'Neill postoffice were greeted with empty boxes when they visited the postoffice Wednesday morning, the office hav ing been moved during the night to the modern new structure, a half block north. It was a jam in the new office as very few of the patrons had supplied themselves with keys to their boxes and were unable to get their mail, until they had visited the cashiers office, made the necessary deposit of 20 cents per key to gain access to the boxes. But their wants were soon supplied and by early afternon business was going along as usual. The new office is modern in every respect, supplied with all new fur niture and a large and well lighted room for the postal employees. Postoffice baxes are all supplied with Yale locks, there being about 450 boxes at the present time, and more can be added later if necessity demands. Postal employees are a little slow at present in delivering mail as they do not know the loca tion of the boxes, but within a few days service will be as prompt as usual. It is a dandy building and a valuable asset to the city and the patrons of the postoffice. Grasshopper Poison Is Now Available The new Federal bait for grass hoppers is being mixed in the county and is now ready for dis tribution. Officials are asking that people getting the poison furnish their own sacks as much of the ma terial has come in bulk and there are few sacks available. You may get this bait by applying to the Agricultural Agent at O’Neill or to your supervisor. The poison should be put out early in the morning to get the best results and it should be spread only where the hoppers are concentrat ed. It should be thinly spread as this gives good results and does not waste the bait. GRATTAN PROJECT CLUB The Grattan Project club met for a very enjoyable afternoon meeting at the home of Mrs. Clarence Hox sie Tuesday, June 15. Interesting discussions were given by Mrs. Howard Marcus on “Pictures in the Home,” and Mrs. Elmer Wolfe on “Training the Adolescent Boy and Girl.” Plans were made for a July 4th picnic and also the next meet ing which is to be held at the home of Mrs. Joe Juracek. Ten mem bers were present and two visitors. Lunch was served at the close of the meeting. 4-H Clubs Stocker-Feeder Club Organized A Stocker-Feeder club was or ganized June 4, with Mrs. John Grutsch as local leader and Mrs. Blake Benson as assistant, leader. Officers and members of the club are: Marie Hynes, president; Hugh Benson, vice president; Maurice Grutsch, secretary; Donald Hynes, news reporter, and DeMaris Ben son. Pine View Stoeker-Feeder Club On June 14, the E’ine View Stock er-Feeder Club was organized with Arthur Hiatt as local leader and Clyde Widman as assistant. Fol lowing are the club officers and members: Harlan Dierking, presi dent; Gale Fix, vice president; Fred Stoecker, secretary; Paul Hiatt, news reporter; Lyle Fix, James Higgins and Burnita Dierk ing. Willowdalc Calf Club A calf club wa- organized June 15, under the name of Willowdale Calf Club, with Werner Eisert as local leader and Jim Van Every, Sr., as assistant leader. Officers and members of the club are: Jim Van Every, Jr., president; De Wayne Benson, vice president; Ella Eisert, secretary; Dorothy Young, news reporter; Kenneth Van Every and Richard Young. Rock Falls Feeder Calf Club The Rock Falls Feeder Calf club was organized June 15, with Mrs. William Drueke as local leader and Ed Hoffman as assistant leader. This club consists of eight mem bers, two of which are associate members. Following are listed the officers and members: Jeanette Drueke, president; Jack Hynes, vice president; LeRoy Hoffman, secretary; Ellen Hynes, news re porter; Bernard Hynes, Leander Drueke, Hayne Hoffman and Mar garet Carroll as associates. The S. S. S. 4-11 Club The S. S. S. 4-H club organized Friday afternoon at the home of the leader, Henrietta Schreier. Of ficers and members are as follows: Elsie Peter, president; Anna Peter, vice president; Helen Peter, secre tary; Hcrbertta Russ, news report er; Matilda Peter, social chairman. The club leader demonstrated the making of dust cloths and hot pad holders. After the meeting the girls enjoyed a game of croquet. Light refreshments were served by the hostess. Dorsey Group Gives Father’s Day Dinner Father’s Day was very appro pritely celebrated with a father and son banquet given at the Dorsey Presbyterian church June 20. Friends and Neighbors gathered at 10:30 and found the church dec orated in gorgeous June roses and peonies, and tables ready to be used for dinner. Sunday School was at the regular hour of 10:30, after which the young ladies set the tables and the older ladies put out the good things to eat, consisting of everything from sandwiches to pie and cake. With the tables ready, thirty-five fathers and sons were seated. The young ladies who waited the tables sang a song entitled, “Hail, Oh Faithful Fathers.” Then V. V. Rosenkrans returned thanks and dinner was served. During the dinner a short program was given which consisted of a few songs and readings. Special tribute was giv en the fathers over 75 years of age. Several groups of three genera tions were present, consisting of father, son and grandfather. At the close of the dinner the men and boys gave some very good toasts. V. V. Rosenkrans was the old est father present. He is nearing 82 years of age, and has the honor of having been associated with the Dorsey church for nearly fifty-five years. Samuel Derickson was an other pioneer who was present, and has reared a large family and been a help to the community in many ways. E. E. Cole, Star postmaster, was also present. He too, is a pioneer and won his distinction by serving as postmaster at Star for the last twenty-seven years. C. J. Taylor was present and while not a pioneer of this community, he is one who has reared a large family, and has been a benefit to any com munity in which he has lived. After the men finished their din ners they retired to the church lawn and visited in the shade until the mothers, wife and daughters had eaten, and the church was cleared for services at 3 p. m., which are conducted every two weeks by the Rev. Hughes of Nio brara. Special tribute was given to the ladies who were responsible for the dinner. Mrs. F. P. H. f _ BRIEFLY STATED Attorney Ralph Coad of Omaha, was in the city Monday looking after business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Moore en tertained about 40 guests at a cocktail party before the Country Club dance Monday evening. Mrs. L. P. Marsten of Phillips burg, Kansas, arrived in the city the latter part of last week for a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Emmet Moore. Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson, who has been seriously ill the past two weeks, is now on the road to recov ery, a fact that will be good news to her many friends in this city and vicinity. John Kersenbrock and son, Duke, returned Monday night from Lin coln where they had spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs. Kersen brock and Jack. The latter is get ting along nicely and left the hos pital Saturday and is now at the home of his aunt there. He will probably not be able to come home for two or three weeks. ORVILLE WINCHELL PLAYS BRILLIANT GOLF TO TAKE FIRST IN THE TOURNAMENT Beats Jack Morgan of Wayne 4 up and 3 to Play to Win Championship Flight In Final Round of the Tournament Tuesday. The sixteenth annual tournament* of the O’Neill Country Club ended Tuesday afternoon with the crown ing of a new champion and that champion is a local boy, Orville Winchell, the twenty-one year old son of Ben Winchell, county treas urer of Holt county. His winning was no fluke as he played consist ent and almost unbeatable golf all thru the tournament, easily out classing all opponents. His most impressive performance of the tourney, however, was the first round in the championship flight, when he was pitted against Jack Morgan of Wayne, about his own age, and a youngster who had played very consistent golf all thru the tournament and was never in trouble in winning any of his matches. But he met a tarter when he met Orville Winchell in the finals. To start things out right the O’Neill boy made the first hole in two, which took a lot of the heart out of the boy from Wayne and he was never dangerous from then on, and Winchell won with a score of 4 up and three to play. His victory was about as impressive as that of Joe Louis over Braddock, in the fistic arena which was pulled off a few hours later. Ninety-four golfers entered the tournament this year, which was three less than last year, but there was more class among those pre sent than had heretofore taken part in the O’Neill Country Club tour nament. In this field three players emerged as medalists, something unknown in former tournaments. The medalists were Francis Souk up and Orville Winchell of O’Neill, and Jack Morgan of Wayne, each hanging up a score of 74 for the 18 holes, or four above par. That Winchell was right was shown in the first round he played in qualifying when he shot a par 35 on the first nine holes, which was the lowest score shot during the qauifying. The three young men who held the medalist scores are all about 21 years of age, which proves that the game is a young man’s game, although once in a long, long time an oldster crashes into the charmed circle. Francis Soukup was put out of the championship flight in the first round, being defeated by Phil Ait ken of Lincoln, former city champ ion of the capitol city. Another unusual feature in the tournament was the fact that both the champ ion and the runner up were two of the three medalists of the meet. R. L. Lambert, last years champion was eliminated in the first flight by J. Brown of Norfolk, 2 and 1 to go. On Sunday and Monday after noons the ladies were entertained at the Club with bridge games, and there was a great deal of interest manifested on both afternoons in the games. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Ivan Kinsman of Columbus, won the high score for a visiting lady, and Miss Marjorie Dickson won the high score for local players. On Monday afternoon Mrs. Phil Aitken won the high score for visiting ladies, and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham won high score for local players. The annual dance was held last Monday night and was very large ly attended and was a fashion dis play, many of the ladies appearing in handsome new gowns that were specially purchased for this oc casion, as it has become the real social event of the year. Following is the result of the flights in the championship divis ion: Aitken eliminated Soukup 2 up; Tipton eliminated Lightner 2-1; Holbert eliminated Joe Baldwin 4-3; Jack Morgan eliminated Max Golden 4-4; Lee Aram eliminated Karl Harp 3-2; Brown eliminated R. Lambert 2-1; George Stannard eliminated Hugh O’Donnell 2-1; Winchelleliminated McCarthy 2 up. In the second flight of the champ ionship race Aitken eliminated Dr. Tipton 2 up; Morgan eliminated i Holbert 3-2; Brown eliminated Amm 3-2; Winchell eliminated Brown 3-2. In the final match which carried the championship, Winchell won over Morgan with a score of 4-3, In the first flight consolations Soukup eliminated Lightner; Bald win eliminated Max Golden; Lam bert eliminated Harp and Hugh O’Donnell eliminated McCarthy. The second round of the consola tions resulted in Baldwin eliminat ing Soukup and Lambert eliminat ing O'Donnell, and in the finals won the consoaltion prize from Baldwin. In the second flight Harry Rear don eliminated Roy McDonald 4 up; Ralph Tomlinson eliminated L. G. Baber 3-2; P. B. Harty elim inated W. F. Powers 5-4; R. M. Moore eliminated Cliff Lundgren 2-1; Ed Campbell eliminated Dr. Williams; Jim Harty eliminated H. M. Holbert; Rev. Byersdorfer eliminated Carsten and P. J. O'Don nell eliminated F. Jungman. In the semi-finals Reardon eliminated Tomlinson 5 up; P. B. Harty elim inated Moore 2 up; Jim Harty eliminated Ed Campbell 1 up in 20 holes; O’Donnell eliminated Rev. Byersdorfer 2-1. In the finals of the second flight O’Donnell won from Reardon 2-1. In the second flight consolation Baber eliminated McDonald 1-1; Powers eliminated Lundgren 2-1; Williams eliminated Holbert 1 up in 23 holes; Jungman eliminated Dr. Williams 4-2. In the finals Jungman eliminated Baber 5-4 to win the prize. In the first round of the Third flight W. H. Harty eliminated B. Wanser 8 up; W. E. Starr elimin ated Dick Dailey 1 up; J. E. Carr eliminated Jim Tuor 3-2; P. Voght eliminated B. Grady 3-2; B. Mc Nally eliminated Art King 1 up; Bill W'agner eliminated Yarnall; Cadwell eliminated Arbuthnot and Wehl eliminated F. Golden. In the next round Harty eliminated Starr 2 up; Carr eliminated Voght 4-3; McNally eliminated Wagner 1 up; Cadwell eliminated Wehl 2 up. In the semifinals of this flight Carr eliminated Harty and Cadwell eliminated McNally. Cad well won from Carr to win the prize in this flight with one up in 19 holes. In the consolations of this flight Wanser won the prize over Arbuthnot with one up in 19 holes. In the fourth flight many players assigned to this flight did not com pete, but there were several good matches. The prize was won by Homer Mullen who defeated M. F. O’Donnell 3-2. The consolation prize in this flight was won by Ruzicka by default. Following is the registration for the 1937 tourney: O’Neill: W. J. Biglin, W. J. Hammond, F. N. Cronin, E. M. Gallagher, J. F. O’Donnell, I. H. Moss, M. J. Golden, Dr. L. A. Bur gess, E. T. Campbell, P. C. Dono hoe, H. J. Birmingham, C. N. King, J. A. Mann, R. R. Morrison, W. H. Harty, R. R. Dickson, C. E. Stout, J. J. Harrington, F. J. Dishner, H. E. Coyne, Ted McElhaney, J. B. Ryan, S. J. Weekes, J. D. Cronin, John Daily, C. E. Lundgren, L. C. Walling, J. P. Brown, J. L. Sher bahn, R. E. Moore, J. W. McBride, John Connolly, Bennett Grady, James Harty, H. J. Reardon, F. J. Biglin, P. B. Harty, P. J. O’Donnell, C. B. Yarnall, Dr. W. F. "Finley, Ralph Tomlinson, H. F. Mullen, Francis Soukup, Bernard McNally, J. A. Arbuthnot, C. D. Stannard, Art King, K. A. Wehl, Gene Harty, R. M. Moore, Orville Winchell, Mel vin Ruzicka, B. J. Grady and J. B. Mellor. Omaha: Dr. P. W. Tipton, W. M. Wagner, Dr. H. G. Williams, H. J. O’Donnell, Richard Dailey, Frank Golden. St. Edward: A. R. Carsten and George Lightner. Fairfax, S. D.: Riley Lambert. San Diego, Calif.: George Stan nard. (Continued on page 4, column 2.)