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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1937)
' Society The Frontier % * _______—=■ VOL. LVIII. \ O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1937. . No. 24 r O’NEILL RETAINS A CLEAN SLATE WITH 2 WINS PAST WEEK Gridsters Register 15 to 0 Victory Over Ewing, And Beat The Greeley Team 14 to 6. The O’Neill and Ewing high school teams appeared on the local gridiorn in this city last Friday afternoon. It was a good game and was witnessed by a good sized crowd, many from Ewing being up to lend encouragement to their boys. The game resulted in a vic tory for O’Neill with a score of 15 to 0. Neither team had been defeated before this meeting and at its conclusion O’Neill was the only one of the two to retain its undefeated status. Forrest Hallbeck one of the play ers on the Ewing team, received a leg injury which will keep him out of the lineup for the remainder of the season. The injury was a separation in the large bone of the lower part of the leg, at the knee end of the bone. The Greeley high school football team played the O’Neill high school team on the local gridiron Wednes day afternoon and went down to defeat with a score of 14 to 6. The O’Neill team has not been defeated this season, the only blot on their perfect record was a tie game with Burwell three weeks ago. — Public School Notes Try outs for the Junior play were held Monday and Tuesday and the ! parts given out Wednesday. Prac tice will begin next week. The Ancient History class en joyed an illustrated lecture on Egypt given by their teacher, Mi. Durham. The class has just com pleted the study of early civiliza tion in Egypt, so this illustrated lecture on the Pyramids, Cano, Nile River, Mommies and many other interesting points was placed before the class on the screen. These pictures were taken by Mr. Durham on his visit to Egypt. At the close of each division of history a set of pictures is shown. The next group will be of Rome as it was and is today. All shop classes are working on their second six weeks’ project, which is the wall rack. All these articles will be on display for Pat ron’s day near the close of school. The Public School music class is studying the instruments of the band and orchestra. It is only through the proper instruction of the future teachers that the stand ards <?f music can be raised. All schools need better bands, orches tras, and glee clubs. The members of the band are about over their disappointment of not being able to play on their re cent trip to Lincoln. Junior band members are making rapid progress, and are looking forward to being placed in the Senior band. A very nice reed setion is beginnin , to take form. Reeds are what we are most in need of at the present time and we can easily use at least fifteen more clarinets. The girls in home economics are working very dilligently trying to finish their sewing projects, so they will be ready to begin their foods work in another week. Sixth Grade The following people have had perfect attendance for the past six weeks: Leah Brugeman, Virginia Dailey, Jack Dempsey, Betty Jane' Ernst, Marvin Korab, Emory Mor rison, Elwin Strong, Margaret | Thavenet, Maxine Wilkinson. We have finished our nature study text and are now studying “Health and Citizenship.” It is a very fine book. Our room is very iortunate in having a new four volume set of Nature Study Reference Books, and a new seven volume set of geo graphy reference books, “Lands and Peoples’’ in highly illustrated color. We have access to a set of World Books in our room, too. The new library built for our reference books is proving very helpfull. Among the girls rating well in their work for first six weeks are: Patrica Kruse, Betty Lou Harris, Shirley Claussen, Bonnie Beth Yarnell and Phyllis Johnson. The boys seem to have been lost on the way. Fourth Grade We have become interested in | seashore animals through our study of peoples of the seacoast. Some of the fourth graders have brought lovely shells to school including clam, snail, oyster and fresh water mussel. We have read several in teresting stories about the crab, oyster and snail and their queer homes. We are learning “Safety Habits.” When we have completed our list of habits to remember in crossing the street, riding the bicycle, build ing a fire, and carrying a gun we plan to make illustrated booklets for each set of habits. The following were neither ab sent nor tardy the first six weeks: Iris Adamson, Alma Jane Dailey, Mary Lou Ernst, Betty June Wy ant, Marie Yenglin, Jaqueling Bussard, J. R. Barnes, Royal Kel ler, Donald Persons, Eugene Porter, Leon Uhl, Alvin Vorce, Lyle Wall ing, Kenneth Stuart and Clyde Worford. Last week we made an imagin ary trip from the wheat fields of North Dakota to a flour mill in Minneapolis. We learned of the process of making wheat into flour and then the making of bread. We enjoyed the pictures of the bread of other lands found in our text books. Our opening exercises have given an opportunity for those who are talented to present programs. They may consist of imitations of radio favorites, a girls trio, tap dancing, jokes or riddles. It is an enjoy able part of our day. Thursday was “doll day.” The girls brought their favorite dolls and introduced them to the group. Miller Bros. Use Toy Balloons In A Novel Form of Advertising The latter part of last week and the first of this, Friday, Saturday Sunday and Monday, the Miller Bros. Chevrolet company sent up 400 balloons, as an advertisement for the 1938 Chevrolet which was placed on display in their show rooms last Saturday. Attached to each balloon was a tag with a number thereon and instructions for the finder of the balloon. Finders of the balloons were in structed to save the tag, as it might be lucky for them. In the number of balloons sent up there were only 75 blanks, the balance of the bal loons carried a trade value or prize as the case may be, as high as $25. Finders were requested to present the tag in person at their office in this city. None of the balloons had as yet been returned to the office Wednesday morning but the man agement had heard of three having been found. It will be interesting to ascertain just how far these balloons traveled from this city before they exploded and sank to earth. Part of the balloons were sent into the air about five miles out in the country and they were watched with spy glasses and were seen to pass over this city high in the air, so there is no telling just how far they traveled. It was a novel advertis ing stunt. Present Weather Don’t Suit Wildfow l Shooters To the average person the past week has been ideal weather. But there are exceptions and the dqpire for balmy weather is not unani mous by any means. Many of the local nimrods, who love to go duck hunting, have been complaining of the warm weather, saying that it is impossible to have any fun hunt ing ducks when you are sweltering 1 in the heat, instead of freeezing. A local nimrod was heard to re-j mark the other day that he was longing for a good snow storm and j of we got one before the duck hunt ing season was over he was going j to try and bag a few mallards. — Hundreds of people thronged the Miller Bros. Chevrolet headquar ters here last Saturday inspecting the 1938 models which were placed on display that morning. The new car is a very nice looking automo bile, with many added improve ments over the models of last year. As auto manufacturers say they are giving the automobile owner today more automobile for the money than ever before in the history of the industry and each manufacturer tries to have his own make of car excell all others in beauty of appearance and wearing ability. Mayor Gets Duck With Biological Survey Label John Kersenbrock, Joe Martin, Frank Clements and William Mar tin drove to Cody last Friday morn ing where they put in the day hunt ing ducks on the lakes near that place. The boys had a very suc cessful shoot and returned home that afternoon with thirty nice ducks. Kersenbrock shot one greenhead that had an aluminum clip on its leg with No. 604,764 printed there on and with instructions to notify the Biological Survey at Washing ton, D. C. Mr. Kersenbrock sent the tag to Washington the first of the week, telling them where he had killed the bird. He is now anxiously awaiting word from the department as to where the bird was banded and released, which will give him an idea of th'e dis tance traveled. Across The Kitchen Table with Blanche Pease I thought you were never going to answer my knock! After this won’t you please leave the back door unlocked and keep a chair for me at the kitchen table? Because from now on I’m going to drop in on you every Thursday and we’ll talk about everything under the sun—Across the kitchen table. Funny thing about a kitchen. It is really the most important room in the house. Many a marriage has been made, or at least helped along, because an extra good meal was planned and cooked in somebody’s kitchen. And many a marriage ruined too, because somebody’s wife burned the food, or served it without thought or care, in any old way. That old .saying “she can throw more out the window than he can carry in the door” still holds true. We still speak of the man who furnishes plenty of money for groceries as a good provider. And in like phrase, we say his wife sets a good table. Sometimes tho she “sets a good table” when he provides her with not too much money. In that case, you have that elusive and valuable wife, a really good cook. For it isn’t the home maker who sets the fancy table at a fancy price who is really an excellent homekeeper but the thrifty person who sets a well balanced meal before you for the least money. Are you a good home manager? Do you maintain some sort of kitchen budget plan for the ex penditure of your grocery money? A budget is nothing more than a carefully thought out plan for us ing family income. When you make a dress you put the pattern on the material and cut the dress witji the least possible waste of material. We plan a budget the same way, flitting it to our own personal needs and saving all we can, with out sacrificing anything toward making a perfect whole. There are many ways of saving nioney, and the thrifty homemaker knows them all. She purchases the cheaper cuts of meat and by preparing them skillfully serves a more attractive dish perhaps than her more extravagant neighbor. Today we’re going to talk across the kitchen table about the cheaper cuts of meat. Sirloin and tender loin are expensive so we will not consider them this time, but in our discussion of beef the flank will come first. This is less juicy than sirloin but of good quality. It may be served stewed, rolled and stuffed, or baked. Stuffed Flank Steak 1 flank steak, 1 cup cooked oat | cereal, 1 tablespoon chopped par sley, Vi teaspoon salt, Vi teaspoon sage, Vi teaspoon pepper, 1 cup coarsely broken crackers, 4 table spoons melted cooking fat, 2 table-! spoons chopped onion, 3 slices of bacon and 1 cup hot water. Combine crackers, oat cereal, onion, parsley, 2 tablespoons cook ing fat and the seasonings. Spread | on the steak and roll the steak lengthwise. Skewer. Brown in 2 tablespoons cooking fat. Place in a casserole. Add water. Lay bacon across the top. Bake in a moderate oven of 350 degrees F. for 2 hours. Serves six people. Beef neck is juicy but tough, use it for soup, stews, mincemeat, or corned beef. The shoulder is thick solid meat, and is suitable for pot roast, swiss steak or corned beef. It is of course texture. Plain Swiss Steak You may use 1 pound of either shoulder, round or chuck steak for this. Have it cut 1 inch thick. You will also need 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup (Continued on page 4, column 1.) SOUTHWEST BREEZES By Romaine Saunders > Moratoriums and insurance com panies have ruined land values in Nebraska. Much of this 4-H club baby beef has pretty long horns to be classed as calves. William Fryerer and family are enjoying the thrill of travel with a ’38 Chevrolet. E. E. Young shipped a bunch of Angus yearlings to Sioux City early in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Carpenter were up from Burwell Sunday vis iting relatives and friends. More attention to right principles of living and less exaltation of our fellow' creatures would help con siderable. The old saloon got husband and father into the gutter. The new saloon has mother, daughter, son also on the same road. An important item overlooked in this department was the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Adams, which occurred two weeks ago when Mrs. Adams was taken to a hospital at Stuart. Mrs. Johnson of Stuart, accom panied by a sister from Seward, also her daughter, Miss Lois and Lee Highland, were down this way Thursday looking aftar Mrs. John son’s interests at the ranch. In no sense do I lean to the superstitions, but there has been more turmoil and distress among the nations of earth since the late Pres. Wilson proclaimed his “thir teen points” than any like period in history. The Sutton fxV.ily, after a resi dence of one year on the P. J. Ken nedy ranch, and enjoying the esteem of the neighbors, are plan ning to return soon to Grant county where Mr. Sutton formerly lived. We understand Art Doolittle will occupy the place next year. Vernon Sparks scooped in a prairie wolf Sunday, having the evidence in full view hanging from the side of his car as he drove by that evening. Whether it was the fantastically painted Model T that scared the coyote to death or the hounds run it down we didn't as certain. In emerging from a prolonged silence, Mr. Landon awakens re publicans to new life. He sums up the accomplishments of Mr. Roose velt’s second term thus far by say ing that he “wasted practically the entire session of congress of 1937 fighting to get more power for himself.” Perhaps in nothing was his greatness shown more than this simple admission of Abraham Lin coln: “I have been driven many times to my knees by the over whelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” All domestic animals are gre garious. If they have none of their kind to run with associations will be formed with others. This trail leads to odd attachments. A hog and a dog at the Henry Whitcomb home pal together. The little brown mongrei and a large Hampshire male hog, the one pig on the place, make an unusual and somewhat comical pair about the place or wandering over the countryside. Joe Martin, C. J. Gatz, Dr. H. L. Bennett, John Kazda and Merle Hickey drove to Ainsworth last Tuesday and spent the day hunting pheasants in the country south of that city. They say they had a pleasant day and were very suc cessful in their hunt for the elusive pheasant. The O’Neill Woman’s club will meet next Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. John Osenbaugh. Mrs. C. F. Grill will give a talk on modern contempor ary literature and Mrs. Martin Penisten will review Gulbransen’s “Beyond Sing the Woods.” The Weather This section of the state has been enjoying real Indian Summer the past week. Last Friday night was the coldest night of the jjeek, when the thermometer registered 20 de grees above zero. Since that time it has not been near freezing and during the day it has been excess ively warm. Following is the chart for the week: High Low Alois. Oct. 21_ 60 32 Oct. 22_ 52 20 Oct. 23 _ 01 33 Oct. 24 _ 77 38 Oct. 26 . 72 51 Oct. 26 _ 64 39 Oct. 72 _ 70 33 Knapp Family Reunion At Merritt Pierson Home In O’Neill Last Week-end A most happy reunion of the Knapp family took place at the Merritt Pierson home in O’Neill on Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24. Those of the immediate family who were present were: Roy Knapp of North Prairie, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Peterson (Emma Knapp) of O’Neill, Mrs. Willium Hungerford and children, James, Dick, Marjory and Barbara, of Stuart; Leonard Knapp of Clear water, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mor ton and children of Opportunity, Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Widtfeldt and children of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morton and children and Mrs. Matthew Morton and children of Bassett, Mrs Harry Morton of Griswold, Iowa, Miss Helen Knapp of O’Neill, and Miss Ettao Belle Knapp of Palmer, Nebr. Other relatives attending were Mrs. Frank Knapp and Evelyn Reece of Palmer, Nebr. The nine sisters and two bro thers met Saturday and had then pictures taken. This was the first time they had all been together for eight years. At that time there was one nephew. Now there are seventeen nieces and nephews. All these were present except Robert Knapp, son of Lneonard Knapp, and the only member of the young er generation whose name is Knapp. A large pheasant dinner was en joyed Sunday, and the day was spent pleasantly recalling old times. Lola Hungerford and Leonard Knapp were guests of Imnor, it being the celebration of them birth days. Many pictures were taken to keep remembrances of this very happy occasion. xx. A Letter of Thanks The Holt County Assistance com mittee wishes to thank Mrs. Georgia O. Rasley and the Twen tieth Century Fox Film company for the benefit matinee held Oct. 27 at the Royal theater in O’Neill at which used clothing was collect ed to furnish material for work at the three Holt county sewing cen ters. Many useful garments were se cured in this way which will be distributed ,to people in need of such clothing after it has been re paired or remodeled by the ladies of the centers. In this way much warm clothing will be available which it would not be possible for either the county or the needy to purchase. At a later date it is hoped that we may have an exhibition of this clothing at the O’Neill sewing cen ter so that interested persons may see the possibilities of such cloth ing when repaired and remodeled carefully. The cooperation of the schools and the people of O’Neill is also very much appreciated. Farm Income Comes Mostly From Livestock Despite the severe decrease in livestock numbers in Nebraska dur ing the past few years, the princi pal item of farm income during 1936 was derived from such pro ducts and not crops. Such was the gist of a summary of 1936 receipts of farm record keepers as released this week by Arthur George, extension econo mist at the Nebraska college of agriculture. The report is of in terest to Holt county farmers in that it shows the relative returns of farms in other parts of the state. Hogs constituted the one principal item of income in 1936 to the farm account keepers followed by cattle and third by crops. George quoted income figures from the record of seven counties. Thirty-five records from Buffalo county, for instance, showed cash receipts of $3,890 and cash paid out of $2,497. With inventory gains and decreases accounted for, the farm gain was $1,620. Out of this income, the farmer must pay interest, living expenses and decide whether there is any left for wages and interest on investment. Thirty-eight records from Cass county showed a net farm income of $1,176. In Cheyenne county the average net income for thirty-one farmers was $2,331. Twenty-seven records from Hall county showed a net farm income of $1,465 while in Hamilton county the net income was $1,077 on the basis of fifty nine farms. In Perkins county it was $1,627, and in Phelps county $1,945. , “The records are from counties representing eastern, central and western Nebraska,” George ex plained. “In Cass county, cattle and hogs accourited for about $2,000 of the $2,550 gross receipts. In Buffalo county cattle and hogs accounted for about half of the gross receipts. In Cheyenne county cattle and hogs accounted for over $1,100 and crops over $2,000 of the $.'1,700 in gross receipts. In Phelps county cattle and hogs accounted for nearly $1,200 and crops $1,100 of the gross receipts of $2,997.” Livestock Prices Take A Nose Dive At The Atkinson Sale Market Atkinson, Oct. 26.—Livestock prices fell “out the window” at Tuesday’s auction. In sympathy with the sharp decline of the past week at all markets, prices for both cattle and hogs ruled sharply lower. Local ranchers were the best buy ers of cattle feeling that the drastic decline afforded them an opportun ity to buy replacement cattle at bargain prices. With a let-up in heavy runs and a big crop of “cheap corn” being harvested together with a return of confidence in general economic con ditions, the near future should show some price improvement. There is nothing on the horizon to indicate that the cattle market is “going to pieces.” Cattle receipts were estimated at 1900 head and I hogs at 400 head, including over 200 fat hogs. Representative sales: Best steer calves ..7.60 to 8.40 Fair to good steer calves 6.00 to 7.00 Good heifer calves 5.00 to 6.50 Yearling steers 5.00 to 6.50 Yearling heifers 4.50 to 6.00 Fat cows 4.50 to 5.50 Canners and cutters 2.75 to 3.85 Bulls of all weights 4.25 to 5.25 Stock cows 4.00 to 4.25 Top fat hogs 8.15 to 8.45 Packing sows _ 6.85 to 7.25 Feeding pigs_7.60 to 9.50 Next Auction, Tuesday, Nov. 2. Work Progressing On Generating Plant Excavation for the new power plant building of the Interstate Power company, just north of the city, has been completed and work on the foundation will be commenc ed this week. Brick for the build ing is expected to arrive this week and brick work on it will be pushed rapidly to completion. For the past .week men have been busy laying the pipe line from the plant location to the railroad tracks, for the oil line, and the installation will be completed next week. Small Girl Coughs Up A Swallowed Sandbur Betty Jean Sorenson, 11, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson of Star, was taken to Omaha by her father last Thursday for the removal of a sandbur she swallow ed Wednesday afternoon. An hour after their arrival at the hospital, where the bur was to be removed, she had a coughing spell and coughed it up. She had swallowed the bur Wednesday afternoon while helping her brother shuck corn, and it lodged in her esophagus. There was no school in the public schools of the city today, nor will there be school tomorrow, as the teachers are attending the regular annual meeting of the District Teacher’s convention at Norfolk. The Presbyterian Guild wishes to thank all those who contributed toward the success of their second annual rummage sale. ORVILLE THORSON IS AGAIN COUNTY CORNPICKING KING Hunks 17.9 Bushels In the Allotted Eighty Minutes. R. Burivall Second With 17.3 Bu. Orville Thorson, O’Neill, retained his title as county corn husking champion by getting credit for 17.9 bushels in the allotted 80 minutes at the Holt county cornhusking contest held near Stuart last Fri day. In winning the county con test he will represent the county at the state contest to be held at Kearney Oct. 28. Ralph Burivall of O’Neill, gave Mr. Thorson a close race for the place by receiving credit for 17.3 bushels. Mr. Burivall husked a total of 1335 pounds against Mr. Thorsons 1295 but deductions for gleanings and husks brought his total for which he received credit, below Mr. Thorson’s. Ed Oxner husked 15.75; A. B. Kaplan 14.8; Wilfred Kaup 11.9 and Linford Sweet 10.4. The high school band from Stu art played for the crowd before the contest started and the concert was well received. The contest was sponsored by the Stuart Com munity Club, Inc., cooperating with the Holt County Farm Bureau. Organized Agriculture Meeting In December Holt county farm people will be interested in knowing that the an nual organized agriculture meet ings at the Nebraska college of agriculture will be held earlier than usual this year. The dates are December 6 to 10. W. H. Brokaw, director of the agricultural college extension ser vice, notified agricultural agent F. M. Reece of the change of date this week and asked him to notify all local people. Usually several Holt county people attend. Orig inally the winter meetings at the college were held the first week in January but the change is being made this year for the first time in an effort to avoid unfavorable weather encountered during the past few years. Tenative plans for the meetings are now being prepared. Details will soon be available at the farm bureau office in O’Neill. Visit In Eastern States Mrs. Wallace Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnson and daugh ter, Lindy Ann, living northwest of this city, returned last Monday evening from a two months visit with relatives in the east and sight seeing trips through several of the eastern states as well as a visit with relatives in Michigan and Illinois. They left here two months ago accompanied by Otho Johnson and went to Lawrence, Mass., where they visited a brother of Mrs. Wallace Johnson, Robert Gor don, and took several sightseeing trips while visiting there. Otho Johnson remained there and will attend business college for the com ing year and will make his home with his uncle. On the way home they stopped at Lowell, Michigan, and spent several days with Mr. Johnson's relatives. Then on to Illinois where they visited at Swan Creek with relatives of Mrs. Floyd Johnson. They made the trip east by train but came back via auto mobile Mr. Johnson’s uncle, Rob ert Gordon, making Floyd a present ! of a fine Chevrolet sedan. They all had an enjoyable trip and saw a great deal of the eastern and cen , tral part of the United Sttes while j on their journey. Mrs. Anne Daniels of Spokane, Wash., accompanied by a couple of ladies from Valentine, were in the city last Friday and visited for a few hours with Miss Julia Dwyer at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. ! Coyne. Mrs. Daniels was a resi dent of this section in the early eighties, her family living on a farm northwest of this city, but they left this section about 1886. She was the daughter of Big Tom Connolly, so called to distinguish him from Thomas Connolly, father of the Connolly boys of this city, who was a much smaller man. Mrs. Daniels says that she does not remember many names of the old timers, but had a recollection of the Dwyer families, as they met many ! of them in later years in Washing I ton.