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VOL. LVIII. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937. No. 30
J. B. MELLOR QUITS
AS FORD DEALER
IN THIS LOCALITY
—
Jess Has Been In Business In This
City 50 Years. Ralph Mellor
To Continue Business.
After fifty years of business life
in this city J. B. Mellor retired
from business last week. Friday
he gave up the agency for the Ford
cars that he held in this city for
twenty-one years. The contract
ceased to operate on Friday, Dec.
3, 1937, effective of the date of
Dec. 1, 1937, and now Jess is out
of the auto game.
The Ford contract was taken over
by his son, Ralph B. Mellor who
takes over the garage and will
continue to operate the business
under the name of the Mellor Motor
company. The only difference on
the business will be that Ralph will
be the boss and J. B. will be only
an interested spectator in the busi
ness place that he conducted for so
many years. There will be no
change in the personnel of the em
ployees of the company, Thomas
Mains still will be the office mana
ger of the company.
Ralph Mellor has been in the
automobile business since he got
thru high school, being one of the
main spokes in the personnel of the
Mellor Motor company and is well
qualified by experience in the hand
ling of automobiles and the con
ducting of a garage to make a
success of the business, and he has
the best wishes of a host of friends
for a succesful business career.
Jess Mellor came to this city
fifty years ago this fall and ever
since has been engaged in business
in the city. He first started a dray
line, which he very successfully
conducted for a number of years.
Then he branched out into the
livery business, operating a livery
and feed barn in connection with
his truckage business. His first
barn was built in the fall of 1894,
after the destruction of the De
yarman barn by fire the summer
before.
The advent of the automobile
played havoc with the livery busi
ness and Jess having long vision
soon got into the automobile game.
He erected the cement block build
ing, just east of his garage and
now used as a storehouse, in the
year 1912, and for twenty-five
years was actively engaged in the
selling and repairing of automo
biles in this city, possibly the oldest
auto dealer in the central or west
ern part of the state.
J. B. Mellor has been remark
ably successful in business and
is rated as one of the wealthiest
men in this city, or county. He
owns many valuable business pro
perties in this city as well as sev
eral residences. He also is the
owner of over two thousand acres
of Holt county land, in three dif
ferent bodies, and two of the places
are well improved and he has been
farming and stock raising on an
extensive scale for the past few
years. He expects to take things
easy and devote most of his time
to looking after his land and live
stock interests in the county, as
well as after his extensive business
properties in this city.
With his retiring from active
business in the city, O’Neill loses
its oldest business man, he having
been engaged in business in the
city longer than any other man.
His many friends in the city and
county hope he will enjoy his well
erned rest from the cares of a busi
ness life.
Cardinals Drop Game
With Sacred Heart of
Norfolk By One Point
The St. Mary’s Cardinals went
down to defeat last Sunday after
noon before the Sacret Heart aca
demy team of Norfolk with a score
of 10 to 9, in one of the hardest
games played on the floor of the
Cardinals. Most of the scoring was
done in the first half, the score at
the end of that period being 9 to 7,
with the Norfolk team on the long
end.
Robert Shoemaker was the high
point man for St. Mary’s. Follow
ing is the line-up of the St. Mary’s
quintet: Connolly, center; Shoe
maker, forward; Kubitschek, for
ward; Valla, guard; Quinn, guard.
The next game on the local floor
will be played Sunday afternoon
when the Cardinals will have the
Spalding high school team as their
opponents.
Slippery Roads West Of
Here Cause Auto Wrecks
The rain last Monday night was
heavier in the western part of the
county than it was in this vicinity
and as a result automobile driving
was very hazardous on the high
way west of this city on Tuesday.
Sheriff Duffy informed us this
morning that the highway between
Emmet and Atkinson and Atkinson
and Stuart was very slippery and
that numerous cars went into the
ditch between these points on Tues
day. Four badly wrecked cars
were hauled into Atkinson Tues
day afternoon, but none of the oc
cupants of the cars were seriously
injured. Several more cars were
hauled into Stuart and the ditches
along the highway contained sev
eral cars that had slipped off the
road. Driver were fortunate that
none were seriously, injured.
COMMUNITY CONSERV.
ELECTIONS COMPLETED
The community elections of com
munity committeemen for the 1938
Agricultural Conservation program
were completed in Holt county last
Thursday. Most of the old direc
tors were re-elected although sev
eral new faces are appearing on
the committees. The county com
mittee for next year will be elected
at a director’s meeting early next
week. The complete personnel of
the Holt county association, to
gether with the newly elected
county committee will be an
nounced later.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many kind friends who
extended courtesies of sympathy
during our recent bereavement, we
wish to express our sincere grati
tude.—Mrs. Elizabeth Grady and
The Grady family.
A spendthrift is like a
cannon ball. He must go
on. If he stops his career
is over.
The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capita], Surplus and
Undivided Profits,
$140,000.00
This Bank Carries No
Indebtedness of Officers
or Stockholders.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
CHAMBERS MEDIC
DIES TUESDAY AT
OMAHA HOSPITAL
Funeral Services For Dr. Oxford.
For 25 Years A Chambers
Physician, At Omaha.
Dr. E. J. Oxford of Chambers,
died in a hospital at Omaha of a
heart attack Tuesday morning
after an illness of several years.
Funeral services were held in Oma
ha Wesnesday at the John A. Gen
tleman mortuary, and the body
cremated at Forest Lawn Memorial
park.
Dr. Oxford had been a resident
and practicing physician at Cham
bers for over twenty-five years and
had a very large practice in the
southern part of this county and
in northern Garfield and Wheeler
counties. About three years ago
Doctor Oxford was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident and
was in a hospital for several
months thereafter. He never fully
recovered from that accident but
continued to look after his prac
tice. Three or four times since
then he had been confined in an
Omaha hospital and had been there
but a short time when he suffered
the heart attack that resulted in
his death.
Dr. Oxford was a good physician
and had an extensive practice and
a host of friends in the southern
part of the county where he was
known to practically every resident
and loved by all. There was not a
day too cold or stormy for Dr. Ox
ford to respond to a sick call and
his untiring efforts in behalf of the
sick and afflicted undoubtedly had
much to do with bringing on the
heart ailment. He was a splendid
citizen and his passing will be
mourned sincerely by the residents
in the southern part of this county
as well as in the northern part of
the two other counties. He was
about 55 years of age at the time
of his death. He is survived by
his wife, formerly Gladys Baker
of Chambers.
John Hunt, Formerly
Of This City, Is Dead
Relatives here received word the
latter part of last week of the death
of John Hunt at the home of his
daughter, Mi'S. Kennedy, formerly
May Hunt, at her home in Houston,
Texas, on December 1, at the age
of 85 years. He had been ill but
a few days, death resulting from
a heart attack.
John Hunt came to this city from
Winona, Minn., about 1880. He
farmed for a few years south of
this city and then entered the
masonery contracting business in
this city and on hundreds of the
present business buildings and resi
dences in the city Mr. Hunt was
the man that performed the mason
ery work on the building. He was
a splendid workman, among the
best in his line that ever lived in
this community.
The family left here about a
quarter of a century ago and moved
to Omaha, where for a number of
years Mr. Hunt was in charge of
the repair and alteration work on
one of that city’s large office build
ings. They lived ir Omaha until
about 1929 when they moved to
California. Mrs. Hunt passed
away a few years ago and shortly
thereafter he went to Houston and
made his home with his daughter.
Mr. Hunt was the father of a
fine family of four sons and two
daughters. All of his sons have
preceded him in death, so that his
only immediate relatives are his
two daughters, Mrs. Kennedy and
Mrs. McCarthy, of Kalamazoo,
Michigan. He is survived by one
brother, Dennis Hunt, of Lincoln.
John Hunt was a splendid citi
zen and a man. He had hundreds
of friends among the old timers of
this county who will regret to learn
of his passing, altho he lived long
beyond the allotted span af life,
three score and ten. One by one
the pioneers of this section pass
from the active walks of life, to the
great beyond. The work perform
ed by these old pioneers in the set
tlement of this wilderness of the
west, as it was when they first
seen the country, lives after them
and their memory will ever be held
green in the recollection of those
who are familiar with, or read of,
the achievements performed by
these hardy old pioneers.
Brother of R. H. Murray
Is Here For A Visit
John Murray of Knoxville, Iowa,
arrived in the city Wednesday!
morning for a visit with his broth
er, R. H. Murray. Mr. Murray is
85 years of age and enjoying the
best of health. He was on his way
home from a visit with another
brother, Peter Murray, at Seattle,
Washington.
Mr. Murray’s last visit to this
county was forty-two years ago,
and he had not. seen his brother,!
R. H. since that time, and it is j
needless to say that they are hav
ing an enjoyable visit discussing
incidents of their boyhood and
early manhood, when both of them
were employees of the Burlington
railroad company. R. H. gave up
railroading for farming but his |
brother followed the profession all
his life, until he retired on a com
fortable pension. He plans to re
turn to his home the latter part of
the week.
Large Run of Cattle And
Hogs Bring Firm Prices
At Atkinson Sale Market
Atkinson, Dec. 7*~ A heavy run
of cattle of excellent quality greet
ed buyers at Tuesday’s auction.
The demand was equal to the sup
ply and a very snappy sale was the
result with cattle purchased for
shipment to Iowa, Illinois, Minne
sota, South Dakota and Eastern
Nebraska. Over SO straight car
loads of top quality cattle were
included in the days receipts. The
top cattle were from Montana.
There were other good cattle from
Cherry county and an outstanding
ly good string of five loads of year
lings from the Harve Derrick ranch
in Rock county. Ed Kennedy of
Bartlett, and Bob Clifford of At
kinson, sold four loads of fleshy
two year old cattle.
Representative sales:
Choice steer calves 7.75 to 8.45
Fair to good
steer calves at 6.50 to 7.50
Choice heifer calves . 6.00 to 6.40
Fair to good
heifer calves at 4.75 to 5.50
Choice yearling steers 7.00 to 7.65
Fair to good
yearling steers at . 5.50 to 6.75
Red and roan and
plain yearlings 4.50 to 5.25
Yearling heifers 4.75 to 6.00
Two year old heifers 4.50 to 5.76
Best fat cows 4.60 to 5.25
Canners and cutters .‘1.25 to 4.25
Fleshy heavy steers 5.75 to 7.50
A total of 1,700 cattle were on
sale.
Slightly over 700 hogB were on
sale of which nearly 500 were fat
hogs. Best 180 to 200 pound aver
ages at 7.25 and 7.J10; weights from
225 to 250 pounds* at 7.10 to 7.25;
hogs lacking finish at 6.50 to 7.00;
fat sows at 6.25 to 7.00; feeder
pigs from 100 to 150 pounds at
7.50 to 8.00; lightweight pigs from
9.00 to 11.50 a hundred.
, Next auction Tuesday, Dec. 14.
R. E. Gallagher Keeps
His Fathers Discharge
Papers As Heirlooms
In looking thru some old time
records in his home the other day
R. E. Gallagher discovered two
heirlooms of the family that he
had not seen for many years. They
were the two discharge papers of
his father, the later Robert Gal
lagher of Page, from the United
States army.
One of the discharges was dated
February 28, 1864, and it disclosed
that Robert Gallagher was enlisted
in the Illinois Cavalry on August
17, 1861. The discharge was issued
at Lookout Valley, Tennesee.
Mr. Gallagher re-enlisted the
next day, On February 29, 1864,
and received his discharge for the
second time on July 15, 1865, at
Louisville, Kentucky.
Mr. Gallagher died at his home
in Page Dec. 14, 1908, and the dis
charge papers have been in the
possession of his son since before
that time, or more than thirty*
years. Bob says he had lost all
track of them until they were dis
covered a few days ago and now
he says he will have them framed
so as to preserve them for his
children. Despite their age they
are in a good state of preservation
and easily readable.
Newspaper publishers the world
over delight to have on their list
readers who appreciate their news
paper and are always prompt in ex
tending their subscriptions. Such
a leader is D. E. Bowen of Page.
Dave dropped in last Thursday and
extended his subscription to Jan. 1,
1939, and, unexpectedly received a
new Kwik Lite all purpose lantern
as a gift from this newspaper, as
the announcement had not yet been
printed. We hope Dave that the j
lantern will prove useful and bene
ficial to you.
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Raymond Soucek, of Walnut, and
Miss Georgia Kliment, of Atkinson,
were granted a marriage license
in county court last Wednesday
They were united in marriage at
high noon at the Methodist parson
age, Rev. A. J. May officiating, in
the presence of a brother and sister
of the contracting parties.
The Presbyterian Ladies Guild
will hold their annua! Bazaar on
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 11, in the
church basement. Pie and coffee
will be serve'!.
HOLT COUNTY IS
ADDED TO STATE’S
CORN LOAN AREA
Application Blanks Have Not Yet
Been Keceived. Should Be
Here In Near Future.
Holt county has been included in
the list of Nebraska counties in
which corn producers are eligible
for loans. News of this action was
received late last week by the Holt
county agricultural conservation
committee, said County Agent F.
M. Reece.
Application blanks have not yet
been received, nor have the official
sealers been appointed, but the
local committee expects to begin
receiving applications for loans as
soon as these preliminary steps are
completed.
No further official information
had been received at the county
office by Wednesday night, although
recommendations for warehouse in
spectors have been sent in. Fred
F. Beckwith, Chairman of the Ag
ricultural Conservation association,
states that the necessary machin
ery for the making of corn loans
will be set up in the near future.
Definite announcement will be
made in this paper as soon as it
is received.
The procedure in making a corn
loan will be as follows:
The producer first goes to the
county agricultural conservation
committee to ascertain his eligi
bility for a loan, the eligibility of
his corn and the probable eligibil
ity of his storage.
The producer then applies for a
loan and an official sealer is sent
to his farm. The sealer inspects
the corn and the crib, secures a
representative sample of the corn,
makes out a corn loan work sheet,
seals the crib and gives the produc
er a warehouse certificate.
The county committee sends the
corn sample to the state committee
for a moisture test. When the
county committee receives the
moisture teal report, it decides if
the producer is eligible for a loan.
The county committee then
checks the producer’s work sheet,
prepares a note and loan agree
men, determines whether the pro
ducer, if a tenant, has the consent
of the landlord to store the corn,
and check’s the producer’s ware
house cerificates and insurance
certificates.
The committee and the sealer
then certify the note and loan
agreement and the producer takes
his documents to a bank, or sends
them to the Commodity Credit
corporation to get his money.
The corn is then under the jur
isdiction of the state until the note
is taken up or the corn delivered.
The producer, however, remains
responsible for the corn and is
subject to loss from damage of the
corn, unless the damage is covered
by his insurance.
Heavy Ho# Run Forces
Prices Down At O’Neill;
Cattle At Steady Prices
A large run of hogs on the
O’Neill Livestock Market Monday
brought lower prices than u week
ago. Top on medium butchers 7.50;
most sales on butchers, 7.35 to 7.40;
sows 6.35 to 6.95; pigs and shoats
at 7.00 to 9.25. Practically all
butcher hogs were purchased by
Swift and Armour packing com
pany buyers.
Cattle prices were steady on
stocker feeders and bulls. Slightly
lower on canners and cutters, and
steady on heavy beef cows. There
was a very good demand for milk
cows.
There will he a special horse sale
along with the regular sale next
Monday, Dec. 13.
Temprature Here Hits
11 Below As A Severe
Cold Wave Grips Land
Nebraska, as well as practically
all the states of the union, have
been suffering from a severe col
wave, or two of them, the past
week, and this section was not over
looked when the cold weather was
passed around. According to
newspaper accounts thousands o
dollars of damage was caused in
the south with the freezing of
citrus fruits. In Florida the ther
mometer went down to 15 above
zero, unheard of in that section.
In the east severe snow storms
have tied up traffic and a severe
cold wave is covering that section,
causing untold hardship in many
sections.
In this county the first cold wave
visited us last Saturday night and
Sunday morning the thermometer
registered 3 degrees below zero
with a stiff northwest wind blow
ing that made it appear to the ped
istrian as if it was at least twenty
below. Monday morning it regis
tered fi below zero and was cold all
day until late afternoon, when it
moderated. It rained a little Mon
day evening, which later turned to
snow, but the mercury showed 4
above zero on Tuesday morning.
The snow was very light in this
section.
On Tuesday it was raw and cold
and that night the thermometer
went down to 11 below zero, with
a cold northwest wind blowing all
night that penetrated all residences
and made it appear as if it was
several degrees colder. It was
below zero most of Wednesday and
that night it went down to about
10 below. We are unable to get
the exact figures as the officiul ther
mometer is on the blink.
Official weather forecasts call
for fair weather tomorrow with not
much change in tmperature.
Nearly Six Thousand
In Holt County Have
Their Driver’s Licenses
Robert E. Gallagher, in charge
of automobile drivers license ex
aminations in llolt county, finished
his business last Saturday evening
and clased his office.
During the three months and six
days that he had his office open he
issued license permits to 5903 driv
ers. In the examinations there were
113 rejections, mostly for defective
eyesight. Of this number 70 re
turned with defective vision cor
rected by glasses and they suc
cessfully pussed a second examina
tion and were issued licenses, so
that only forty-three in the county,
who were former drivers of cars,
under the law will be prohibited
from driving automobiles in the
state.
At the time the examinations
were started it was estimated that
there would be between nine and
ten thousand drivers licenses is
sued in this county, as it was es
timated that there were that many
drivers in the county. From this
estimate it will be seen that be
tween 2,600 and 3,000 drivers in
the county failed to secure licenses
and according to the law are pro
hibited from driving either cars or
trucks in the state.
According to a notice from R. T.
Schrein, Lieutenant of the Nebras
ka Safety Patrol, the members of
the Patrol stationed in this city
will hold examinations of appli
cants for motor vehicle operators
licenses at the court house in this
city on Saturday, Dec. 11, and on
Saturday, Dec. 18, and on Friday,
Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 31. If
you have not already secured your
drivers license better appear at
the court house in this city on one
of the above dates and secure one.
It will save inconvenience and
trouble.
COYOTE HUNT DECEMBER 12
The meeting place for the next
coyote hunt will be the John Dal
ton farm, at 2 p. m., Sunday, De
cember 12, 1987. Coffee and dough
nuts will again be furnished.
Few people attended the hunt
held last Sunday because of cold
weather. The hunt for next Sun
day will be held unless severe
weather prevents.
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