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VOL. LVIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937. No. 28
ANNUAL W.C.T.U.
COUNTY INSTITUTE
HELD IN ATKINSON
Report of Work By Department
Leaders Shows Progess By
The Organization.
The W’omen’s Christian Temper
ance Union of Holt county held
their annual institute Thursday,
Nov. 18, at Atkinson, and regard
less of snow and cold weather a
good delegation was present from
both O’Neill and Page.
Mrs. Mary A. Uttley, County Di
rector of Institutes, had the meet
ing in charge, and a good program
had been prepared. All were kept
alive and interested during the
day.
The first thing on the program
was a report of the state conven
tion, given by Mrs. Goldie Stauffer
of Page, followed by an explana
tion of “The School of Methods, and
Membership Campaign” by the
newly elected state corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Elsie Johnson.
The department work of the or
ganization was then taken up by
the different county directors, fol
lowed by the local directors, and
in this way many features of the
work were presented and discussed
and a better understanding gained
by all members.
Miss Martin of O’Neill present
ed the Christian Citizenship de
partment, and Mrs. Silverstrand of
Atkinson, gave a fine article on
“What constitutes a Good Citizen.”
Her definition of a good citizen was
“a man who thinks of God first,
his neighbor or a friend second,
and himself last.”
Mrs. May gave a very fine talk
on what she hoped to accomplish
during the coming year, thru the
Medal Contest department. The
Director of Christian Education
being absent she spoke very ably
on this branch of the work, and
called special attention to a bill
introduced in congress by a sena
tor from New York, asking that
permission be granted allowing a
statue of Robert G. Ingersol, the
Great Infidel, to be placed on the
capitol grounds at Washington, D.
C. Mrs. May very emphatically
declared this to be “an insult to
both Catholic and Protestant
churches,” and presented a petition
which was signed by everyone pre
sent opposing this movement.
Mrs. Coxbill, the new Director of
Alcohol Education, preserited her
department by declaring that re
peal was an absolute failure, that
in spite of all the grand promises
that were made, drunkenness had
increased among the women and
youth, accidents, arrests, vice,
crime, bootlegging, delirium tre
mens, ruined homes, suicides, and
other tragic deaths have increased.
She asked, “Could failure possibly
be worse?” She also pointed out
that because of the influence of
alcohol, accidents have increased
tremenduously; in 1933, 22,043
deaths; in 194, 35,943, and in 1936,
47,827 deaths. What will 1937
show us ?
The ladies of Atkinson upheld
their reputation for being the very
■finest of hostesses, serving a dinner
fit for a king, and making every
one happy and glad they were
there.
Bob Burke Home From
First Navy Enlistment
Robert Burke returned Sunday
night from Chicago where he had
been discharged from the navy
after four years service. During
his enlistment, four years, he vis
ited practically all foreign coun
tries and during the past two years
he had been stationed at Honolulu.
It was a great experience for the
young man and he says that he
liked service in the navy. He has
three months in which to decide
whether he wants to re-enlist for
another four-year period and will
probably do so. He expects to
spend the next few months here
visiting his mother and other rela
tives and friends.
ALPHA CLUB
Alpha Club members and their
husbands were entertained Wed
nesday evening at a birthday dinner
by Mrs. Carl Widfeldt, Mrs. Aaron
Boshart, Mrs. Dick Robertson, Mrs.
Harry Lansworth, Mrs. Ed Boshart
and Mrs. Art Auker at the Art
Auker home. The guests were
seated at three long tables, the
centerpieces being large birthday
cakes with wild rose decorations
and lighted with candles. A two
course dinner was served. Follow
ing the dinner two plays, “The
Minister Calls” and “Proposal In
Grandma’s Day,” were exception
ally well given by Mrs. Widfeldt,
Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Albert
McDonald. Mrs. Aaron Boshart
gave a humorous reading, “W’hen
I Take Aaron Into Society.” Pitch
was played and prizes went to Mrs.
Alfred Drayton, Mrs. Albert Mc
Donald, Harry Lanworth and Carl
Widfeldt. Following the games
the hostesses served birthday cake
and coffee. The guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Drayton, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Morton, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert McDonald, George Robert
son, Ed Miller, Harry Lansworth,
Dick Robertson, Carl Widfeldt, and
Ed and Aaron Boshart.
Lions Preparing For
Christmas Treat For
The Local Children
The O’Neill Lions club met at the
Golden hotel dining room Tuesday
evening for their regular bi-weekly
meeting. There was a large rep
resentation of the membership
present, and several guests. New
members admitted at this meeting
were D. H. Cronin, R. M. Sauer^,
Wylie F. Richards, C. H. Whalin
and F. E. Parkins.
The Christmas committee re
ported that plans have been almost
completed for the annual Christ
mas tree program and solicitation
of funds will be conducted next
week.
The committee in charge of the
Charter night program headed by
D. H. Clausson are busy with ar
rangements for this event which
will be held Dec. 9.
Lions Rooney, Marron, Bowen,
Reece and Nissen attended the
Ainsworth Lions Charter Night on
Monday evening.
Fat Hoffs Equal Omaha
And Sioux City Prices
On the Atkinson Market
Atkinson, Nov. 23.—The lightest
run of livestock since last July,
estimated at slightly over 500 head
of cattle and 200 hogs, found much
better going than a week ago as a
goodly number of buyers were pre
sent to take hold of everything
offered. Compared with a week
ago cattle prices looked 25 to 50
cents a hundred higher on every
thing except cows and they ruled
fully steady with a week ago. While
demand was not urgent the general
tone of the market was the best in
the past four weeks. Clearance
was complete at an early hour with
the market higher at the close.
Representative sales:
Choice steer calves . 7.00 to 7.05
Fair to good
steer calves __6.00 to 6.75
Heifer calves . _ 5.00 to 6.00
Best yearling steers .. 6.50 to 7.10
Fair to good steers 5.50 to 6.25
Two loads 800-lb.
steers at . 6.40 and 6.65
Fat cows at ..- 4.50 to 5.50
Canners and cutters .... 3.00 to 4.00
Hog prices for the day equaled
those of Omaha and Sioux City for
the same day with all top hogs
selling at 7.25 to 7.35 while heavier
weights sold at 6.75 to 7.05 and
sows at 6.50 to 6.75. Pigs of weights
ranging from 100 to 150 pounds at
7.00 to 7.50. Some real light
weight pigs sold at 8.00 to 9.75 a
hundred.
Next auction Tuesday, Nov. 30.
Marriage Licenses
> Raymond Tunender and Miss
Lena Ramold, both of Atkinson,
were granted a marriage license
in county court last Friday.
Raymond J. Pribil and Miss
Libbie Jindra, both of O’Neill, were
granted a marriage license last
Tuesday.
The Weather
This section received a real taste
of winter the past week. Last
Wednesday night the thermometer
.dropped to 8 above, Thursday night
to 4 above, and on Friday night it
dropped to 7 below zero. This is
the coldest it has been at this time
of the year for several years. Sun
day morning it dropped to zero and
then commenced climbing back up.
i Following is the report for the
week:
High Low Mois.
Nov. 18 _. 18 8 .30
Nov. 19 _16 4
Nov. 20 _ 13 —X
Nov. 21 21 0
Nov. 22 _ 33 16
Nov. 23_ 52 25
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TODAY WE DO HONOR TO THE SMALL
GROUP THAT SURVIVED THE WINTER
OF 1 620-’21 AND FOR THE 317TH YEAR
OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING IS RE
NEWED BY THIS NATION.
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OLD OFFICERS TO
GUIDE H.C.F.B. FOR
THE NEXT 3 YEARS
William Riege, Frank Allen And
James Beck Reelected. New
Board Meets Tuesday.
William Riege of Page, Frank
Allen, of Page, and James D. Beck
of Stuart, were reelected directors
of the Holt County Farm Bureau
at the annual meeting held in
O’Neill last Monday. They were
elected for a three year term ac
cording to the change in the con
stitution and by-laws made last
year.
W. W. Derrick of the Animal
Husbandry department at Lincoln,
gave a very interesting talk on
livestock problems and the need for
preparing for emergencies before
they arise. This referred to both
disease control and prevention as
well as feed preservation and stor
age. “It is well to fix the fence
before the bull gets out,” said Mr.
Derrick.
J. P. Ross of the Extension Ser
vice discussed organization pro
plems and explained the need for
closer cooperation of all farm or
ganizations.
In the afternoon reports of the
president, secretary, treasurer and
agricultural agent were given, all
of which indicated the local organi
zation had completed a very suc
cessful year. Following the re
ports the directors mentioned above
were elected for the ensuing period,
of three years. The new board
will meet to reorganize Dec. 1, and
make plans for 1938.
CARI) OF THANKS
We wish to give our thanks to all
our kind neighbors and friends for
the help and kind words sjoken to
us, and also to Rev. Marie Hubby
for her sympathetic words, and to
the singers. Especially do we wish
to extend our thanks for the beauti
ful flowers that were sent us in
remembrance of our dear father
and grandfather.—Dave Hansen,
Mi’s. Carrie Borg, Dan Hansen,
Geo. D. Hansen, G. A. Taylor, and
their children.
Emil Sniggs, one of the old
timers of this city, was taken to
the O’Neill hospital last Friday
suffering from pneumonia. On ac
count of his advanced age his condi
tion is considered critical.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
'William Grothe, one of the pi
oneer settlers of Emmet precinct
and one of Holt county’s most suc
cessful farmers, returned last Sat
urday with Mrs. Grothe and her
mother from a ten days visit with
relatives in Stanton county and
Lancaster. Bill says that we were
hard hit in this county but not
near as bad as in some of the
counties east of us. He said, “Why,
Holt county is a paradise compared
to counties east of us and Lan
caster and Saunders counties.” Bill
says that things were not so bad
for him this year as he and his
son harvested nparly 3,000 bushels
of corn, which is not bad for a dry
year.
Gene O’Hern, who had been lo
cated here for the past three and
a half years as collector for the
International Harvester company,
has been transferred to Neligh,
where he will have charge of the
counties of Antelope and Boone.
He left for his new location last
Saturday. Gene is a genial and
companionable man and was very
successful in his work for his com
pany in this section. He made
many friends during his residence
in this city, who while they regret
to see him leave O’Neill, wish him
happiness and prosperity in his
new location.
Mrs. Helen Simar, who has con
ducted a style and millinery shop
in Bassett during the past summer,
purchased the Boehme Style Shop
in O’Neill recently and this week
moved the balance of her Bassett
stock to her new location. Mrs.
Simar was well pleased with the
support accorded her here but felt
that O’Neill offered her larger op
portunities and it was for that rea
son she decided to make the change.
Mrs. Simar carried a good line of
dresses, coats and millinery for the
ladies and misses.—Bassett Leader.
COYOTE HUNT SUNDAY
The first coyote hunt this fall in
north central Holt county will be
held Sunday, Nov. 28, starting at
2:30 p. m. Everyone interested in
the hunt is instructed to meet at
Midway on Highway 281 and be
ready to go at 2 p. m. on that date
freston Jones will be in charge.
Lots of free coffee will be furnish
ed after the hunt. Shotguns will
be permitted but rifles are barred.
| FINIS IS WRITTEN
MONDAY TO STUART
FAILED BANK CASES
Judge Dickson Approves Report
Of Receiver And Orders The
Bank Records Destroyed.
The final chapter was enacted in
the case of the Citizens Bank of
Stuart in district court last Mon
day when Judge Dickson signed an
order approving the report of the
receiver, ordering the banks rec
ords destroyed and the dismissal
of the receiver. The total amount
disbursed to depositors was 18.58
per cent.
The Citizens Bank of Stuart
failed on December 1, 1930. The
last report of the institution dis
closed assets of $397,580.54. Prob
ably no failed bank in the state of
Nebraska caused as much litigation
as the failure of this bank. There
were many and intricate legal pro
blems involved in the affairs of the
bank and after its failure several
cases were filed in the district court
in this county, many of which were
carried to the supreme court of the
state.
The litigants in the actions
against the bank and the receiver
and their attorneys undoubtedly
had many headaches in pondering
over the complicated legal aspects
in the various cases and they are
undoubtedly well pleased that the
final chapter has been ended.
Defeat By Ainsworth
Break O’Neill High’s
Two Year Win Streak
The O’Neill high school football
team went down to defeat at Ains
worth last Friday jwhen they lost
their first game in two years to
the Ainsworth high school team,
champions of the western district,
with a score of 7 to 0.
Although the day was blustery
and cold several from this city
were at Ainsworth to witness the
game.
Region?1 I. 0. O. F.
Meeting At Kansas City
There will be a Soverign Grand
Lodge I. O. O. F. Regional meeting
held at Kansas City on Saturday,
Dec. 11, 1937. The advertising
matter says that it will be the
greatest, most stupendous, color
ful and spectacular gathering of
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs ever
held in the history of the fraternity.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of
six states, Missouri, Iowa, Nebras
ka, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas will be at this meeting. All
the grand officers will be present.
Ninety-six drill teams from the
six states will drill in the splendor
of new uniforms, in eight shifts of
twelve teams each, on the floor of
the big arena, under constantly
changing lights. The Grand Sire of
the World will be present and de
liver an address.
Case Against Truck
Driver For Ordinance
Violation, Dismissed
John Turner, a driver for the
New Deal Oil company, was ar
rested last Sunday morning for a
violation of Ordinance No. 17G-A.
He gave bond for his appearance
before Judge George Bay on Tues
day, Nov. 23. Ordinance No. 176-A
was enacted last August and pro
vided for the use of the streets of
the city by motor vehicles, pro
viding certain parking limits and
otherwise tended to look after the
welfare of the city and its inhabi
tants from excessive parking of
trucks on certain streets in the
city.
The case came up for hearing
before Judge Bay at 10:30 Tuesday
morning, with City Attorney Em
met A. Harmon representing the
city and James P. Marron the de
fendant. Shortly after the case
was started it was discovered that
the defendant was charged with
fracturing the wrong section of the
ordinance and the case was dis
missed.
Local officials say that they are
going to enforce this ordinance for
the protection and safety of the
people of this city and section, and
that care will be exercised the next
time to b^ing the complaint under
the right section of the ordinance.
O’Neill Market Shows
Raise In Cattle Prices
But Hogs On Decline
Cattle prices ruled steady to
higher on the O’Neill Livestock
market at Monday’s auction, and
there was a ready clearance for all
cattle offered. Hog prices were
lower, top on fat butcher hogs
weighing from 170 to 250 pounds
being 7.40. Sows at 6.15 to 6.75;
stags at 5.50 to 6.50; pigs and
shoats at 7.00 to 8.50. Male hogs
were in good demand. ,
Cattle sale:
Calves at 5.50 to 7.50
Yearlings at 5.00 to 7.10
Beef cows at 4.65 to 6.10
Canners and cutters 8.25 to 4.50
Bulls at 4.75 to 6.10
There is a demand for milk cows
but none were offered. There will
be a special horse sale with the
regular sale Monday, Nov. 29.
Iowa Victory Gives
Nebraska A Clean
Sweep In Big Ten
The Nebraska Huskers gave
Iowa a severe drubbing last Satur
day on the Nebraska gridiron, the
score at the end of the game stand
ing Nebraska 28, Iowa 0. This is the
third Big Ten team that Nebraska
played this season and they were
victorious in each contest. The
first Big Ten team was Minnesota
and then followed Indiana and then
Iowa. From this distance it looks
as if the Big Six, of which Nebras
ka is a member, is about as strong
as the Big Ten. Nebraska has one
more game to play and it will be
played Saturday with Kansas State
at Manhattan. If Nebraska wins
this game they will be the undis
puted champions of the Big Six for
another season and they should
have no trouble in disposing of this
opponent.
BUSY HOUR CLUB
The Busy Hour club met Thurs
day, Nov. 18, at the home of Alvina
Wayman. All members were pre
sent. Mrs. Lizzie Pelcer was a
visitor. The ladies spent the after
noon playing games and sewing
quilt blocks for the hostess. Lunch
was served by the hostess. The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Bessie Wayman, Dec. 16.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hammond
and daughter, Miss Harriett, left
Wednesday morning for Jackson,
Minnesota, where they will spend
Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs.
Hammond’s sister and her husband,
Dr. and Mrs. Duffy. They expect
to return home the end of the week.
JOHN C. ADDISON
IS DEAD AFTER A
YEAR OF ILLNESS
Funeral Will Probably Be Held
Friday For Man Who Lived
In This County 60 Years.
John C. Addison died in an Oma
ha hospital Tuesday afternoon,
after an illness of about one year,
at the age of 81 years. The body
was shipped to this city Wednesday
night and the funeral will probably
be held Friday afternoon.
Mr. Addison is survived by five
sons and six daughters, who are
left to mourn the passing of a kind
and affectionate father. The sons
are: Cilfford, Casper and Delbert,
of this city; Lloyd of Deadwood,
S. D.; and John jr, of Lead, S. D.;
the daughters are: Mrs. Lemo
Robinson of Atkinson, Mrs. Kiva
Taylor of Gordon, Mrs. Frona Hu
ber of Sidney, Mont.; Mrs. Edna
Hegerty of Rudd, la., and Mrs.
Freda Robinson and Mrs. Marjorie
Orr, both of Terravaille, S. D.
John Addison was one of the real
pioneers of this county. He came
to this county with his parents in
the fall of 1877 and for sixty years
he has been a resident of the Op
portunity neighborhood. He went
thru all the hardships and priva
tions of the early days of the
county, as well as the drouth and
hard times of the nineties. He per
l severed, never gave up hope of the
ultimate prosperity of this section
of the state.
He had always enjoyed good
health until about one year ago,
and then he went to Omaha where
he received medical treatment for
about three months, then returned
home feeling fine. He was a visit
or in this office a little over three
weeks ago and said that he had
not been feeling well for a couple
of weeks and thought he would
again go to Omaha to be checked
over. He was in the hospital
about two weeks when he passed
away.
i John was a splendid citizen and
I everyones friend. It had been our
pleasure to have known him for
over half a century and we always
found him an honorable, upright
citizen and a good friend and
neighbor. He will be missed by
his neighbors in the northeastern
part of the county where he lived
for so many years.
Mrs. Lena Grossman
Dies Tuesday At Her
Home Near Phoenix
Mrs. Lena Grossman, one of the
pioneer residents of Holt county
died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. John Damero, at Phoenix
Tuesday afternoon, after an illness
of several months, at the age o1
68 years. Funeral arrangements
had not been completed at the tim<
of going to press.
Mrs. Grossman had been a resi
dent of the county since the sprinj
of 1884 and had always lived in tb
Phoenix neighborhood. She is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Job:
Damero of Phoenix, and two broth
ers, Henry Bay of Elkhorn, an
George Bay of this city.
Since the above was put in tpy
we have learned that the funen
will be held at 1 o’clock Frida
afternoon in the church in Atkir
and burial in the cemetery s
Phoenix.
Hasting Publisher
Out For R. R. Con
Petitions were being circulate
in this city the latter part of ti
week asking that the name of ^
W. Maltnian of Hastings, be place
on the ballot at the primary ele
tion as a republican candidate fc
railway commissioner. Mr. Maltm*
is the editor of the Mornihg Spo
light at Hastings and has been ei
gaged in the newspaper businei
for a good many years. He is
live wire and if nominated ai
elected to the State Railway cor
mission would be a valuable mer
ber of that body. Owing to inte
nal disorder in the ranks of tl
commission it has not been fun
tioning as it should for the pa
year and there are many citize:
of the state who would like to s
a change in its personnel and W
liam Maltman would be a good mi
to start the renovation with.
Leonard Bergstrom, who is i
tending the state university, cai
home Tuesday afternoon to spe
Thanksgiving with the home fol