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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1937)
Over the County V EMMET ITEMS John Luben has passed the ex aminations and has enlisted in the U. S. Signal Corps at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Arthur Dailey returned to his home Friday from Creighton Uni versity, and will spend the Christ mas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dailey. Mrs. Clara Cole, Mr. and Mrs. ^ Guy Cole, Mr. and'Mrs, P. W. Mc Ginnis, Arthur Cole and Mr. and Mrs. John Conard went to Ewing Sunday to attend the funeral of Sam W. Brion, a brother of Mrs. Cole, who had been in failing health for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Dan O’Connell and family visited at the Claude Bates home Wednesday afternoon. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Troy How ard, a baby boy Saturday night, December 18. They have named him Floyd Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fritton and Frank Fritton, Sr., drove t($<Oma ha Monday where they win visit for a few days. Miss Mary Welsh spent the week-end with relatives in Emmet. B. W. W’agner of Burwell was looking after business in Emmet Monday. Mrs. Guy Cole returned home Friday from Omaha where she had been Christmas shopping the past few days. INMAN NEWS Chet Youngs drove to Lincoln Friday to get his son, Marvin, who is a student at the state university. Other students home from Lincoln are Patricia Watson, Billie Wat / son, Keith McGraw and Eugene Sire. Miss Genevieve Sire, who teaches at Bristow, is home for her Chri.st mas vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Fowler of Sioux City, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fowler of Omaha, were Sunday, visitors here at the home of their sister, Mrs. A. N. Butler. John Sobotka, Jr., who suffered painful injuries in a car accident Thursday, is getting along nicely, although he is not able to be at his store yet. Mr. Sobotka was alone at the time of the accident. His car was badly damaged. Miss Wilma Chicken, student at the Wayne statu normal, is home for the holidays with her parents, Mrv and Mrs. W. H. Chicken. Mrs. Evadine Erskine, who has spent several weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Moor, left this week for Indianapolis, Ind., where she is employed. A program, “The Old W’oman Who Lived in A Shoe,” will be pre sented by the grades of the Inman schools Wednesday evening. James Wadsworth of Venus, was visiting friends here Sunday. Mrs. Donald Wolfe spent Mon day and Tuesday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Leonard Leidy at O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. L. R;'Tompkins and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tompkins spent Sunday with relatives in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller and son, Harold, Jr., of Neligh, were here Sunday visiting relatives. Elmer Crosser, who is attending business college in Omaha, is home for the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs..,Howard Perkins of O’Neill, were here Saturday visit ing at the H. M. Perkins home. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Morsbaugh and son, Harlan, spent the week end with relatives in Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Laney and son, Pat, of Meek, came Tuesday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Laney. Supervisor James Gibson of Chambers, was here Tuesday look ing after business. Juvenile Camp of R. N. A. was organized last Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Wilson of Omaha, state director. Fifteen children were made members of the camp. Mrs. Leona Smith is local director. Miss Darlene Thompson yisited friends in Royal Saturday. MEEK ANI) VICINITY Ralph Rausch came home from the CCC camp at Humboldt Thurs day, to spend Christmas with the home folks. Mrs. R. D. Spindler and Leroy, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson and Raymond, spent Thursday evening at A. L. Borg’s. A large crowd attended the pro gram and box social at Leona school Saturday night, and they report a good program. Miss Edith Miller is the teacher. Mr, and Mrs. R. D. Spindler and Leroy were dinner guests at the Frank Griffith home Sunday. Dan Hansen sawed wood for Mr. DeGroff, Walt Egger and Horace Rouse the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hull, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Spindler and Leroy, and - ” f Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffith called at Mrs. Ella Hull's home Sunday afternoon. A. L. Borg, who has been attend ing an auctioneer school at Austin, Minn., returned home Sunday. Will Devall and sons, Walter and Clarence, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Devall and sonf Dwayne, spent Sun day evening at F. H. Griffith’s. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson and daughter, Margaretha, were guests at the Will Kaczor home Sunday. Guests at the A. L. Borg home Sunday were Laurence and Lloyd Rouse, Harold Young, Lois Jean, Ilene and Raymond Robertson, and Melvin Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Borg and Marvel, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johring and family were guests at the William Hubby home Sunday. Mrs. R. D. Spindler left Wednes day to spend Christmas with her mother at Glenwood, Iowa, and also to visit her son James and wife at Omaha. Elmer Devall is getting up wood for Mrs. E. H. Rouse. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaczor were callers Monday afternoon at the Orville Harrison home. Mrs. Howard Rouse and sons called Monday afternoon at Eric Borg’s. A messagb wa^ received by Frank Griffith Tuesday telling of the death of his brother, Walter, at Chicago. No details have been learned as yet. Howard House and son, Ldoyrt, made a business trip to Atkinson Tuesday. Arthur Devall came from Scotts bluff Tuesday for a visit with the home folks. Mrs. R. D. Spindler and Leroy, Charlie Fox and Arthur Rouse, spent Tuesday evening at Frank Griffith’s. Arthur Rouse spent the week-end at the Steinberg home at Orchard. Community Committees The complete list of community committees recently elected for the 11)38 agricultural conservation pro gram follows: Cleveland and Dustin precincts: Charles M. Mulford, Thomas F. Higgins, George H. Beck, Charles E. McClurg and Clemens A. Olberd ing of Stuart. Scott precinct: Howard Oberle, Joe Schollmeyer, George Calkins, Leo Farran of Dorsey, and C. L. Hull of Redbird. Inman precinct: Roy M. Gan non, Karl L. Keyes, Henry J. Harte, Harvey L. Cullen and Elmer J. Tavenner, Inman. Shields precinct: Ed M. Murray, John S. Donohoe, Calmer T. flimon son and James T. Early of O’Neill, and John D. Pruss of Emmet. Emmet and Pleasant View pre cincts: Fred F. Beckwith and R. M. Pease of Emmet, and Albert Sterns, Walter Ries and Ira L. Liv ingston of Atkinson. Verdigris precinct: Walter E. Snyder, Bryan H. French, Otto Tor rill and Edgar Stauffer of Page, and John D. Holliday of Orchard. Lake and McClure precincts: Carl Lambert, Magne B. Goranson, Seth L. Hertel, George J. Burk and Frank R. Hawk of Ewing. Saratoga and Coleman precincts: Wilbur L. Coleman, Roy W. Nilson, George Syfie and Ulysses E. Owen of O’Neili, and John F. Storjohann of Spencer. Wyoming and Fairview pre cincts: Lee R. Sammons, Harold L. Gilman, Raymond H. Wickham, Blake W. Ott and Andrew V. Sparks of Amelia. Steel Creek precinct: B. B. Mar ston, R. E. Nightengale and W. Butterfield of Walnut, and G. John son of Opportunity and H. H. Miles of Dorsey. Willowdale: John P. Sorensen, William Derickson and Ray Noble of Star; Paul C. Young of O’Neill, and R. E. Tomlinson of Opportun ity. Swan and Josie: Claude C. Lier mann, Lewis W. Barthel, Ira W. Lierman. Carl E. Barthed and Wil liam H. Meyer of Amelia. Stuart: Ora R. Yarges, Anton Wallinger, Toney Lockman, John Wallinger and R. Cobb of Stuart. Green Valley and Holt Creek: Arthur I. Pacha, Edward A. Bous ka, Dave E. Beck, Adolph Mlinar and C. J. Prussa of Stuart. Iowa and Antelope: Frank Al len, George L. Fink, Ethan J. Allen, Lyndly Crumly and H. Dimmitt of Page. Rock Falls: Henry E. Vequist, Ralph E. Rees, William Grutsch and Elmer Sterns of O’Neill, and Dennis P. Hynes of Atkinson. Sand Creek: Delbert F. Scott, Patrick W. Kilmurry, Alex Frickel and Lawrence L. Smith of Atkin son, and Fred O. Zink of Stuart. Conley: Adelbert Fauquier, Leon C. Hertel, Alvin E. Johnson, C. F. W. Lehmann and Ed Hoerle, of Chambers. Paddock: Clarence E. Worth, Frank Nelson, William H. Harvey, George D. Hansen and Sam R. Robertson, of O’Neill. Atkinson: Joseph W. Rocke, Joseph F. Murry, A. Truman Barnes, Ralph I. Davis and August R. Troshynski, of Atkinson. Sheridan: Fred R. Mack, James A. Beck, John E. Flannery, Frank L. Osborne and Peter J. Gondering er, of Atkinson. Ewing and Golden: Arthur M Marquardt, George Howard, Fred A. Mosel, Doyle D. Wiseman and Garrett Kalhoff, of Ewing. Chambers and Shamrock: Floyd I). Anderson, Harry Ressel, Ralph E. Hoffman, Erwin R. Carpenter, and Herman R. Holcomb, of Cham bers. Deloit: Lwalt H. Spahn, Frank Mlnarik, Frank P. Miller, Fred Forslund, of Ewing, and George Funk of Clearwater. Grattan: Al J. Sauser, John T. Murray, John Hickey, Frank Mur ray and Mat Hynes, of O’Neill. Obituary Minnie Mooberry was born the 4th day of September, 1865, in Tazewell county, Illinois, and de parted this life December 17, 1937, at the age of 72 years, 3 months and 13 days. She came with her parents to Nebraska at an early age and re sided in that state until a short time before her death when she went to Greeley, Colo. She was the oldest of a large family and was characterized by her father as be ing “one of the main spokes in his wheel.” She was united in marriage to Emery Ellsworth Dillon on Oc tober 11, 1885, and to this union were born four boys and seven girls. Her husband, three sons and two daughters preceded her in death. Early in her married life she joined the General Baptist church and was a member of that organi zation until her death. She was a faithful church worker and was true to her faith to the last. She was a wonderful mother and did everything in her power to make the lives of her family happy. Her life will long be remembered and revered by those who knew her. She leaves to mourn her passing, five daughters, Mrs. Betty Archer, Tilden, Nebr.; Mrs. Nellie Orndorff, Twin Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Flossie Closson, Wayside, Nebr.; Mrs. Clara Allnut, Greeley, Colo., and Mrs. Zoreda Freeman, York, Nebr.; and one son, Daniel Dillon, San Diego, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Kittie Dillon, Ainsworth, Nebr., one sister, three brothers and a host of friends. Funeral services were held in the Jessen Funeral home, in Ainsworth, Nebr., conducted by S. Halgrimson, and interment was made in the Ainsworth cemetery by the side of her husband who died Feb. 15, 1937. XXX. Grade School Notes First Grade The fairies have finished their third supplementary reader. Next week they start “Round the Year.” The Brownies are working on the last chapter of their workbooks and hope to be ready for a new one after Christmas. t Fourth Grade Our narcissus bulb has bloomed, very appropriately for Christmas week. The “A” reading group have been studying, “The Day of the Automobile.” We have made lists of all the things we have learned about good drivers and about bad drivers. We are becoming more and more interested in the story of the little Swiss girl, Heidi, and her experi ences in the big city. Santa will be here tomorrow with his presents and good things. We are anxiously waiting for him. Fifth Grade In fractions we must learn to be good cooks. Unreduced frac tions in an answer are like finding raw, drippy dough in the center of a cake. It just isn’t thru baking. But most of us are excellent cooks. Come up sometime and we’ll bake you a pan of fractions. We made all our own decorations for our Christmas tree. George found that tin foil and cellophane make bright ornaments of all shape and sizes. Kathleen and Margaret Jean have often mentioned having a little "Doll Day” but lately we seem to be having a little brother and sister day. Bobby Mitchell and Donna Rae Dailey and Luella Stewart, and a little friend of Ma vis Bausch have been on the roll this week. Deloris Matula and Kathleen Ives have earned 100 in arithmetic every day for the past six weeks. t Sixth Grade We are glad that Betty Jane is able to be back to school after a few days illness. A demonstration of the test-study method in Spelling, was given Mon day morning for the Senior Norm al training class. Among our little visitors recent ly were Carol Lee Wilkinson, Betty Lou Campbell and Shirley Robin son. To the Parents: We appreciate the splendid cooperation you have given us the past semester. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Seventh Grade Many have brought decorations for our room and tree which have helped to give our room the Christ mas feeling. There were twenty-one from our room in the Grade Operetta. We wrere proud of the fine way in which they did their parts and en joyed the operetta very much. A Total of 137 Fires Adds To Accident List Although accidents in general showed a decrease, a total of 137 fires was responsible for the 324 mark for the week ending Dec. 11. According to the records compiled by the State Department of Public Instruction and the Nebraska Press association, this is^ an increase of twenty-two over the report for the week ending Dec. 4 In direct con trast to the mounting toll of ac cidents, injuries dropped from 240 last week to 190 for this report, a new low in many months. Deaths totaled twelve. The children’s record shows one child killed, one disabled and twenty-eight injured. Auto Accidents Show Drop A most encouraging drop was noted in motor vehicle accidents the past week as eighty were re ported in contrast to the 100 of the previous rdibrd. Injuries and deaths dropped sharply from 109 the week before to fifty-five for this period. Three persons met death in collisions, two pedestrians were fatally injured by cars, a tire blowout caused a wreck in which a man was killed, another man died of injuries incurred when he hit a parked car, and one other was killed in a railroad crossing accident. A child will bo disabled because the car in which she was riding struck a horse and broken glass flew in her eye. The other disability was the result of a col lision. Icy streets and roads in the last two weeks have increased the num ber of accidents caused by skidding. Statistics show that in the last two months there have been twenty-five such accidents in which twenty-two people were injured and one killed. A further study reveals that two causes are largely responsible for most of these accidents — loose The law of successful life is work and save. Without these there can never be riches and success. The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surplus and This Rank Carries No Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Officers $140,000.00 or Stockholders. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation gravel and icy roads. Motorsts are urged to practice the utmost cau tion in driving, especially in slip pery weather. A great many of the accidents thru skidding could be avoided if drivers would cut down on their speed. Three people were hurt the past week because of cars skidding. Collisions accounted for thirteen injuries, thirty-three less than last week. Nine persons were injured when drivers lost control of thciy cars and four because of tire blow outs. Four pedestrians were hit by automobiles and injured while ft woman was hurt in the railroad crossing mishap which cost the life of her husband. Blinding lights caused an accident in which a man was injured and another man was burned in a car fire. A motorcycle-car collision resulted in one injury, three were hurt when parked cars were hit, three people had hand injuries because of auto mobiles, and two others were al most fatally overcome by monoxide gas which seeped into their car. Two intoxicated drivers were reported, one of whom was included in the list of five hit and run driv ers who made their appearance this week. Public Accidents Decrease Other public accidents showed a continued decrease with fifty-seven accidents reported as compared to sixty-one of the previous report. Injuries tied last week’s casualty at fifty-two. No deaths or dis abilities were reported in this cata gory. The basketball season open ed with eight injuries reported and mishaps at school accounted for five injuries. Play and sports were responsible for twenty-two being hurt while falls followed closely with twenty. One man was injured when a gun accidentally discharged and an other was cut. Two people sus tained burns, three had leg injuries, a man was hit by a bicycle and hurt, another had an eye injury, and still another broke his thumb. Five public fires were reported. Agriculture Betters Record Agricultural accidents showed up better the past week with n total of thirty-seven as compared to forty two the previous week. Injuries and deaths came to thirty-two, three less than the previous report. A farmer was killed in a runaway and another disabled when he lost the sight in one eye as the result of a farm accident. Ten farmers sustained bad cuts while sawing wood, seven were in jured by farm animals, machinery injured four others, and one man was hurt in a fall. Two persons had hand injuries, two were hurt cutting wood, another was injured in a runaway, and still another had a leg injury. Five agricultural fires were recorded. Industrial Fires Cause Big Increase Nineteen industrial fires stepped up this week’s record to thirty ■. ■■ ?ight accidents. This is eleven more than the previous week. In juries and deaths came to nineteen, >ne more than the pervious record. One workman was killed in a fall. Machinery caused three of the in juries, two workmen were cut, and two others were burned. One slip ped while carrying a sack of ce ment, two had leg injuries, and a workman was hurt when caught in a cavein. Home Accidents Reach New-High Home acidents reached a new high for a single period as 112 were reported. The eighty-seven home fires were responsible for this high mark. Three people were badly burned in these fires. A woman was asphyxiated in her home, and a child was scalded to Truckers: ATTENTION When you come to Norfolk Sale atop at Omaha Cold Storage Plant for carload prices on Linseed Oil Meal. Cotton t ake. Soy Bean Oil Meal. Alfalfa Molasses Feed. Mill Feed, Poultry Mashes, Stock Salt, Blocks, Oyster Shells, etc. We buy in carloads. You can get speci al prices f. o. b, our warehouse and give your customers a bargain. 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