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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1937)
Over the County 4 SOUTHWEST BREEZES By Romaine Saunders George Holcomb of Amelia was over this way Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Young at tended the funeral of Arthur John son at Stuart last week. George Schrecker of Albion, was I looking after his interests in this I community a day last week. The elderly codgers are realizing more and more that old age assist ance was quite largely campaign subterfuge to get their votes. If what I read is reliable, the most popular feature of the animal exhibits at the state fair last week was several girls in the nude. To all appearances the demise of the fair at the county seat is per manent, but we believe Mayor Ker senbrock would make a go of it. Union labor agitators have taken care of themselves by increasing their salaries nearly 70 per cent and assessing the men on the jobs another dollar. Mowers will be running in the southwest for at least another week. The few corn fields found here and there are still green and will produce 20 bushels per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dexter were Sunday guests at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Ray Bly, as were also Mr. and Lawrence Westover of Ballagh. Little Dwaine Bly is ^ staying with his grandparents, the Dexters, for the school year. With not a load yet brought in from the field to be tossed into the crib, white-collar farmers whose knowledge of agriculture is limited to consulting departmental re ports, are telling us there is a 1937 corn crop of two and a half billion bushels. A lot of Nebraska farm ers will wonder where it is to come from. Mr. and Mrs. Bly went to Ballagh Saturday to attend a shower given in honor of Mrs. Bly’s cousin, Helen Rouse, who recently became the bride of Glenn Ballagh. The affair was held at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bal lagh. Those attending the fair at Chambers from this neighborhood are agreed that it was the best they had ever attended there, splendid exhibits notwithstanding the un favorable season and the enter tainment features equal to much more pretentious show places. It is said a business man in a Holt county town would have a heart attack if he spent a ten with the printer lost around a hundred to*a transient gambling devise. It is regrettable that occasions of wholesome amusement and educa tional exhibits are so often the point of focus for skin games and other follies of the immoral riff raff. But even these are servicable in showing the astute citizen that he doesn’t know it all. It must make the old Dead Eye Dick gun totters of the northwest snort with disgust to read of an 18-year-old upstart from Tennes see holding up a restaurant at Crawford, locking the proprietor in a refrigerator, taking a gun away from an officer, locking a railroad man in a shed and stealing an automobile or two. The breed of the Jim Dahlman’s, Billy the Bear and Rattlesnake Pete has evidently perished in that section. Under the guise of civilization the old west is fast taking on the characteristics of the shameless tenderfoot. PLEASANT DALE Henry L. Seger, who is superin tendent of schools at Royal, Nebr., • • • ctvcA me &ncr(jij / Get the Habit! 1 Eat , “MASTER BREAD” .... always fresh! Friday and Saturday Specials RAISIN BREAD—per loaf., 8c CINNAMON TWISTS, With Frosting—per dozen.10c PARKER HOUSE ROLLS—per dozen . !.10c WHITE OATMEAL or GINGER COOKIES—per dozen.10c WATCH FOR OUR DAILY SPECIAL! A NICE ASSORTMENT OF CAKES >f*y ___ Bread and Rolls Baked Fresh Morning and Afternoon Daily McMillan & markey BAKERY ' ~~ "I I saves you money TIP toJ°UR CAR IN I TIP-TOP CONDITION :;TT y'H'r inve,,ni<‘ni th Genuine Chevrolet workmanship and rv • P cina Genuine Chevrolet Parts ‘ Wilier Bros. Chevrolet Co Phone 100 ° Neill, Nebraska CiO« ' - °Pen Evenings I visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Seger, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peters and family were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winkler Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Mullen en joyed a weeks visit from her mother. Miss Theresa Ulrich is teacher in the Center Union school this year. Little Jean Seger returned home Saturday after a weeks visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Frohardt, in Atkinson. Mrs. John Lawyer and daughter visited Mrs. Lester Jonas in O’Neill Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Vera Hickman wras called to Auburn by the death of her aged father, William Bantz, Monday, Sept. 6. He was 85 years of age. Mrs. Hickman will remain some time wtih her mother wTho suffered a shock when her husband died. Mr. and Mrs, W’illiam Schmohr and family are home from a two weeks vacation and visit with rela tives at DeWitt, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ernst visited at the Jake Ernst home Sunday afternoon. Mi ss Aladene Kee is working in O’Neill. Several from this vicinity went to Redbird Sunday with the At kinson baseball team. Atkinson was victorious with a score of 10-3. INMAN NEWS Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly, Jr., Friday, Sept. 10, a baby boy. Both mother and son are doing nicely. Word comes to Roy Gannon of the critical illness of his siter, Mrs. Warren West of Los Angeles, Calif. Little hope is held for her recovery. Mrs. West was formerly Miss Rena Gannon of Inman. Miss Annella Butler of Neligh, spent the week-end here with relatives. Rev. E. B. Maxcy was returned to serve the M. E. church here for another year. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of Nor folk, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thomp son. Mrs. James McMahon attended a leaders meeting of the extension club work at O’Neill Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leidy and W’alter Roe drove to Norfolk Wed nesday on business. Hugh Carr of Chambers, visited friends in Inman Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Chicken and daughter, Wilma, drove to W’ayne Sunday where Miss Wilma was enrolled as a student in the Wayne state normal. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Vargisun and children of Valentine, spent the week-end here with relatives. Mrs. John Anspach and daughter Helen, went to Wayne Sunday where Miss Helen will attend school at Wayne state normal. Classes of the Inman high school have been organized. Seniors: Donald Moor, president; Norbert Clark, vice president; Walter Rouse, secretary, and Supt. W. J. McClurg, sponsor. Juniors: John Watson, president; Charles Sorensen, vice president; Jack Lewis, secretary, and Principal Robert Lundak, spon sor. Sophomores: Bob Mossman, president; Rhoda Kurtz, secretary; Arlin Castor, treasurer, and Miss Phyllis Kiltz, sponsor. Freshnlen: Ruth Jeanette Watson, president; Laura Allyn, vice president; Gray don Hutton, secretary, and Miss Boyer, sponsor. A girls and boys Glee club has been organized under the direction of Miss Boyer. MEEK AND VICINITY Several from this locality at tended the fair at Chambers on Thursday and Friday of last week. Guests at the Frank Griffith home Friday evening were Orlando Ott of Nashville, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ott, Mrs. Orville Har rison and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. El mer Devall and son, Dwanye, and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Graham and Muriel, Rita, Mary, Darrold and Russell.' The horseshoe tournament was held at the Charlie Linn home last Saturday. Will Devall was the winner again after losing out a couple of times. Mrs. Mattie Johnson of Joy, spent several days here with Mrs. Eric Borg the past week. A party was held at the Gus Karel home Saturday evening. A fine time is reported by those who attended. Laverne Roue has been having the flu the past week, but is im proving at this writing. Miss Velma Johring is teaching in district 170 this year. She be gan her duties Sept. G. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomas and children spent Sunday afternoon at the Orville Harrison and Elmer Devall homes. Mrs. Libbie Nelson and Will Har vey called at the Horace Crawford home Thursday. A kittenball tournament will be m held at Midway diamond Sept 19. Several teams will play. Dinner guests at the Fred Joh ring home Sunday were Mrs. Mattie Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Borg and Marvel, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hubby and Mr. and Mrs. William Hubby. , Mrs. Eric Borg and Mi;s. Mattie Johnson were guests at the Dun Hansen home Monday. Miss Lucille Jones is helping at the Henry Grady home in O’Neill at this writing. M iss Edith Miller Is teaching the j Leonie school again this year. Little Raymond Robertson was a guest of his grandfather, John A. Robertson, Thursday. EMMET ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dallegge of Chambers, visited at the John Bonenberger home Monday night. Miss V'iola Kellar spent the week-end at her home in Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bailey left Sunday night for their home in Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welsh and daughter have moved to O’Neill. Miss Mairon Holbert who has been pastor of the Methodist churches at Emmet ami Amelia the past year has been appointed to the pastorate at Lebanon, Nebr., for the coming year. The pastor for Emmet has not yet been ap pointed. Miss Holbert. attended the Ne braska conference of the Methodist church at Fremont last week. She returned to Emmet Tuesday night. Mrs. Guy Cole went to Sioux City Sunday. She was accompani ed by Mrs. Esther Harris and daughter, Ruth, 6f O’Neill. Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Harris returned Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Conard spent Sunday at Inman with Mrs. Con ard’s parents. Jim Bailey, Guy Cole and Milt Lawrence went to the Niobrara to fish Saturday night. They return ed Sunday morning. Lloyd James went td Woodbine, Iowa, Saturday night. He returned to Emmet Sunday. Herman Grothe attended the state fair at Lincoln last week, re turning home Monday night. Mrs. Anne Cadman returned to Emmet Monday evening after spending a week with her daughter, Kathleen, and her sister, Mrs. A1 Grehn and family, at Fremont. Helen Anspach has resigned her position at the John Conard store, and she left Sunday for Wayne, Nebr., where she will attend school this winter. A. J. Storm of Auburn, Nebr., was a business caller in Emmet Wednesday. Tom Louis marketed hogs and cattle at the Atkinson livestock sale Tuesday. Larry Tenborg has been hauling hay at Atkinson the past week. Earl Farr is helping him. Alex McConnell is bailing hay for Guy Cole. Faye Sesler of Atkinson was an Emmet caller Tuesday. Fr. F. M. Byrne returned a week ago from a five months visit to Ireland and Luxemburg, Germany. Mrs. Frank Foreman accompani ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bailey to Texas for a visit. Wm. Grothe and sons threshed alfalfa at their home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson and children were guests Sunday at the Jim Banks home at Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Banks and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson at tended the fair at Chambers Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Banks and children were guests at the home of Bert Henning of Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Howard McConnell moved to the old ditch camp south west of O’Neill Saturday. Hybrid Corn The process of producing hybrid corn is somewhat of a mystery to most of up, but a group of Randolph farmers saw how it was done by a trip last week to Iowa fields in the Coon Rapids vicinity. Juke Backer, Anton Topf and T. J. Mahoney of Randolph and Ed Rethwisch of nenr Sholes visited the plant of the pioneer Hi-Bred seed corn plant at Coon Rapids and visited many corn fields in that vicinity and observed how hybrid seed corn is produced. These men will try and interest Randolph farmers in producing this high yielding corn. They saw fields es timated to yield up to 85 bushels per acre. Farmers who have tried the new variety here have had splendid re sults.—Rnndolph Times-Enterprise. BRIEFLY STATED Mr. and Mrs. Bert Winchell are the parents of a baby girl, born to them last Tuesday. « Mrs. George A. Miles and grand daughter, Mary Miles, visited rela tives at Randolph over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Todsen and children drove to Grand Island Sunday morning, spent the day with relatives there and returned home that evening. _ ! mm 11| f liiwfl^P Penny Poultry Pills Ground up In glitard. art directly on uomia. Small, phi.v to kIvk. May bo rut In half for young bird*. Contain Nicotine for killing round >v»rm«, Kama In for tape worm*. Only It each —lt*a in quantity. JOHNSON DRUGS O’NEILL, NEBRASKA Cool weather NEEDS Buy now, while our stock is complete ... at Money Saving Prices! Hirshmaur SPORT COATS The Finest Coat Made for Ladies, in its price class. Bouele Tweeds ... in Moisture, Dust and Wrinkle Proof. Sizes 12 to 44. $22-s# _ Blankets 72x84 . . . Part Wool . . . Sa teen Bound Edges. Special at $2.98 Cotton Crepes For that New Dress. In Plaids and Checks. V Woolen Crepes In the New Patterns. They’re Beautiful! 79C yd Silk Dresses Beautifully Styled ... in the New Fabrics! $3.98 Jackets Men’s. Part wool lined . . .> Zipper opening! $1.98 Suede Jackets A Real Buy in Suede Leather . . . Zipper front! $5.98 FANCY Corduroy Pants For men that want a Pant that wears and looks good! $2.98 ^ MELTON Overcoats Not too early to buy one. They’re Dandies! $11.75 THE BROWN- MCDONALD CO. William J. Froelich left Tuesday morning for Chicago after a Visit of several days with his family here. Miss Jane Mains left last week for Lincoln where she will enter the State University for the coming year. Miss Catherine Coyne left Tues day morning for Chicago where she will continue her studies in Rosary college. Mrs. R. R. Dickson went down to Omaha last Sunday night to spend a( week visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. Lawrence Colman and son, Donald, spent the week-end at Tildenj. Nebr., visiting with Mr. Colman, Wilfred Kubichek left last Sun day morning for Wayne where he will attend Wayne college for the coming year. Miss Julia Dwyer left Tuesday morning for Omaha, where she will spend several weeks visiting rela tives and friends. Joe Daly of Fremont, was in the city Sunday visiting with hi3 mother, and with his |ister, Mrs. J. J. Harrington. Mrs. Duke Downey and daughter came from Omaha Friday night to join Mr. Downey here, where they will make their home. A California judge ruled that a man has a legal right to kiss a woman other than his wife. Says you, judge, says you! Gilbert Schneider of Stuart and Miss Adeline Mack of Atkinson, were granted a marriage license in county court last Monday. Thanks A Million Due to the splendid patronage accorded us by Holt county and Near By Ranchers and Farmers in the first 8 months of 1937—OUR TOTAL SALES OF LIVESTOCK has sur passed ONE MILLION DOLLARS! In appreciation of your confidence and patronage we are happy to announce. a FURTHER REDUCTION* of y2% in our sell ing charges—Effective Immediately! AND NOW— IT COSTS NO MORE—TO GET THE BEST We Have Served Your Neighbor Well—Why Not You? Atkinson Livestock Market “IT TOPS THEM ALL” AT MEALTIME Friday and Saturday, September 17 & 18 “SUPERB WHOLE KERNEL” Golden Bantam Corn Only the choicest corn in the field is packed under (he "Superb Label." This tender. Golden Itanium Corn costs but little more than ordinary corn but there is a vast difference in the flavor. Try a few cans at the special price of J3c on the No. 2 can. Cooky Special Featuring for this sale a dainty cooky that cannot be dupli cated at home. A small, round cake flavored with molasses and honey. Dipped in heavy marshmallow and topped with macaroon cocoanut. A special price of 2 pounds for 27c- > ■ •><! itt. rta Tomato Catsup You like lots of Council Oak Tomato Catsup on meat, fish, baked beans and salads. Not an expensive luxury at our week end price. The big 14 ounce bottle for 10c Honey Krushed Bread It’s wise to include Money Krushed Wheat Bread in your daily diet. The crushed wheat with honey for sweetening makes it a natural aid to digestion. Sold exclusively at The Council Oak Stores. Council Oak Coffee A qtflility blend that, is roasted fresh daily in our opn plant. Ground as you buy it to fit your method of making coffee. Our Every Day Low Price is 27c lM“r lb. or 3 pounds for 79c and you may exchange the empty bags for fancy china ware. Sweet Prunes Use prunes for added variety on the table. Serve prunes with the breakfast cereal. For a delicious dinner dessert the family will enjo$ prune whip or a delirious prune pie. For this sale a 4 lb. bag of medium size prunes for 22c- Sweet prunes that require but little sugar. Macaroni & Spaghetti Priced for this sale at 2 lbs. for J5C- Another suggestion for varied menus. Macaroni and Spaghetti combine so nicely with cheese, meat, fish and fowl. Dishes that are deliciously good but not expensive. ONE CENT SALE! Superb Toilet Tissue A fine, pure white crepe paper. Thoroughly sterilized. Soft, absorbent and soluble. An excellent cold cream remover. Stock up at this sale. 4 big rolls for 25- ">th every 4 rolls you can buy one roll for Jc. - OA T) Crystal White Giant -| A i3vyx\r Laundry O Bars X^C