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The Frontier
VOL. LVIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1938. No. 41
Walter Fick of Inman
Wins Light Heavy In
Golden Gloves Tourney
! Walter Fick of Inman, boxing
as a member of the Noirfolk Amer
ican Legion boxing team, won the
light heavyweight boxing cham
pionship in the Omaha Golden
Gloves tournament last Thursday
night. The Norfolk Daily News
of last Monday contained the fol
lowing writeup of Fick:
“Love of fighting and enjoyment
in travel are among the major fac
tors behind the success of Walter
Fick, 23, Inman farm boy, who
as a member of the Norfolk Amer
ican Legion boxing team won the
light heavyweight championship in
the Omaha Golden Glove tourna
ment Thursday night.
“ ‘Ever since I was a kid in a
country school I have loved a
fight,’ Fick said when interviewed
in Norfolk Friday afternoon. He
has been engaging in amateur
fights the last three years, having
won thirty-seven and lost six.
“The quite-mannered Inman farm
boy likes to travel. By winning
championships in amateur tourna
ments, which enables him to com
pete in other meets with expenses
paid, Fick has found an inexpen
sive way to travel.
To Fight in Boston, Chicago
“As a result of his victory in
Omaha, he will compete in the Gold
en Gloves tournament at Chicago
the first part of March, and early
in April he will go to Boston to
fight. Following that meet he and
other members of the Omaha team
will go on a trip to New York City,
m Washington, D. C., and other places
* in the east.
“Fick keeps in good physicial
condition at all times. He has a
home-made gymnasium on the
farm, in which he has trained the
past seven years. He doesn’t
smoke or drink. He eats whole
some food and even refrains from
drinking coffee. He always tries
to get eight hours of sleep every
night, going to bed at 9 p. m., when
ever possible.
* “To prepare for his fights, he
does a lot of shadow boxing, runs
to and from work on a ranch to
keep his legs in shape. His work
he says, is everything from being
a lumberjack to a cowhand.
Holds Shotput Record
“While attending Inman High
^ school from which he graduated in
1933, young Fick not only was a
star athlete, but also was out
standing scholastically. He was
awarded a normal school scholar
ship upon graduation. He per
form in basketball and track, and
today holds the Holt county shot
put records of 43 feet, 3 inches, and
the Niobrara Valley conference rec
ord of 47 feet, 2 inches. These
records were set only seven days
apart. In those days Fick weighed
158 pounds. His fighting weight
is 172.
“Fick has won the northeast Ne
braska light heavyweight champ
ionship three years straight in Nor
folk tournaments. He was runner
\ up in the last Golden Gloves tourn
ament at Sioux City, losing to Jess
Rottler, Norfolk farm boy. His
first amateur fight was against
Harold Krueger, Pilger, in Nor
folk in 1935.
“Before that time Fick spent
countless hours reading ‘how to
fight’ books. He even took a
correspondence course in boxing.
He was born in Chicago, but
came to Nebraska when he was
4 years old. About a year ago,
he went to Chicago, where he has
relatives, and spent two months
training for amateur bouts.
“Asked if he ever thought about
turning professional, he said: ‘I
figure on it if I get good enough.”
Illness Spoils Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beaver of
Deaver, Wyo., were in the city last
night on the way to their Wyoming
home. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver were
here about six weeks ago on their
way to Rochester, Minn., where
they intended going thru the Mayo
clinic and afterwards take a trip
to the east, including Washington,
D. C., and New York City, then
down thru the southern states, with
visits at various points on their
way home. They got to Rochester
and went thru the clinic and just
as he was thru Mr. Beaver was
taken down with an attack of
f pneumonia and was in the hospital
for two weeks. After his release
he was compelled to remain in a
hotel there recuperating for about
ten days. They were compelled to
give up their southern trip and are
now on their way home, going by
easy stages, as Ernest says he is
still a little weak and does not ex
pect to travel very fast on his
homeward journey.
Miss McCullough Files
For The Position Of
County Superintendent
In several counties of the state
the county papers have been filled
the past six weeks with lists of the
filings of candidates for the various
offices of the county to be filled at
the general election next Novem
ber. The political field was clear
in this county until last Friday,
and on that date Miss Elja McCul
lough, who was appointed county
superintendent last June to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Superintendent McClurg, filed
for nomination to the office, sub
ject to the will of the voters at the
primary election.
Miss McCullough has made a
good record in the office, since she
has been in charge of the schools
of the county. An experienced
teacher, and having had former
experience in the office of county
superintendent, where she served
as a deputy several years ago, she
entered the office well equipped for
the many duties devolving upon
the shoulders of a county super
intendent in this county, with its
many districts and large number
of schools.
Former Resident Dies
Of Auto Mishap Injury
Last rites for Mrs. Della J.
Handlan, who died Thursday from
injuries received when she was
struck by an automobile, were held
Saturday afternoon at Pearson’s
funeral church.
She was born in 1866 at Adel,
Iowa, and came to Portland in 1894
with her husband, A. J. Handlan.
She was a member of a number of
fraternal groups, including the
Eastern Star, Daughters of the
Nile, White Shrine, Order of Beau
ceant, Order of Amaranth, Rebek
ahs and Royal Neighbors.
In addition to the widower, sur
■vivors include two daughters, Mrs.
C. R. Plank and Mrs. R. H. Hen
derson; two sons, J. M. and F. J.
Handlan, and three grandchildren,
all of Portland.—Portland, Oregon
News-Telegram, Feb. 19.
Many of the old time friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Handlan in this city
will regret to learn of her death.
Mr. and Mrs. Handlan were promi
nent residents of this city in the
early eighties and were well known
to all the old timers in the county.
A year ago last July they visited
the old home and spent a pleasant
day her<5 visiting their old time
friends of the long ago. Although
nearly fifty years have passed since
they removed from O’Neill they
found many of their old time
friends here, with whom they en
joyed visiting, although their
old friends, like themselves were
well along in life. Mrs. Handlan
was an admirable woman with a
charming and pleasing personality
and had a host of friends. The
writer had a pleasant visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Handlan during their
visit here and we herewith extend
our sympathy to the bereaved hus
band and family.
—
Attend Legion Meeting
R. E. Moore, commander of the
local American Legion post, P. B.
Harty, Jack Davidson, Ira Moss,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Yarnall, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Sauers and A. E.
Bowen drove to Grand Island last
Tuesday morning where they at
tended a state convention of the
American Legion Commanders,
Adjutants and Service officers. All
of the state officers were present
and National Commander Doherty
was also in attendance at the meet
ing. The boys say that it was a
splendid meeting and that they en
joyed visiting with former O’Neill
ites who are now residents of
Grand Island.
The city council took possession
of the new city building on the
corner of Fourth and Fremont
streets the first of the week and
have moved the city property
therein. Hereafter all council meet
ings will be held in the new council
chamber.
Cardinal Cagesters Win
Two During Past Week
From Page and Spalding
Last Friday night the St. Mary’s
academy basketball teams met and
defeated the Page high school on
the local floor. The first team
score was 30 to 12 and the second
team won ^y the score of 29 to 14.
Connelly, St. Mary’s center, was
high point man for the first team
collecting ten points. John Shoe
maker was high point man for the
second team.
Much credit must be given to
St. Mary’s defense, Valla and
Quinn as they limited the Page
offensive to only two field goals.
St. Mary’s used thirteen men in
this game, giving the freshmen and
sophomores some much needed ex
perience as they will have to take
the place of Kubitschek, Quinn and
Valla who graduate this year.
Sunday, Feb. 20, the Cardinal
suqad traveled to Spalding where
they met the fighting Shamrocks
of Spalding academy. This game
was a close battle from start to
finish. When the final whistle blew
the score stood 30 to 30, making
it necessary to play an extra
period.
At the end of four minutes of
the extra period the score stood 34
to 35 in favor of St. Mary’s. Then
Connelly, the Cardinal’s pivot man
made good on a foul shot which
spelled victory for St. Mary’s.
Connelly was also high point man
with nine points, followed by Shoe
maker with eight.
The last home game for the Car
dinals will be against Inman Mon
day night, Feb. 28.
St. Mary's has entered the Class
B tournament at Atkinson and they
will play their first game against
Basset Wednesday, March 2.
Notes From The
State’s Capitol City
By Romaine Saunders
February’s sub-zero weather in
the capital city has given the
ladies who had adopted the style
of bare legs and fur coat an em
phatic touch of “cold feet.”
“Home town” affairs were edi
fyingly or otherwise revived with
the Frank Mayne family at their
home out on Twenty-ninth in a
recent visit. Frank is from Holt
county’s large southwest, the
neighborly feeling being enhanced
by him having been a former citi
zen of Swan precinct. Mrs. Mayne
is a native of O’Neill, the eldest
daughter of Mrs. Meredith. They
have two charming daughters and
a son.
“Northern seal” fur coats made
of pelts from blacktail jack rabbits
caught in Nebraska sand hills have
been reduced from $100 to $50.
The swanky negro girls will have
their furs if not their bread.
A Lincoln author connected with
the honored and ancient historical
society up at the capitol is in dis
repute at some libraries of the
state, but we have heard of none
excluding another Lincoln author’s
recent production, the “Sod House
Frontier,” unless it would be be
cause it costs a pretty penny. Dr.
Everet Dick of Union College, one
of Lincoln’s several seats of learn
ing, is the author of this five dol
lar story.
It was with poigent regret that
I read of my esteemed friend Ralph
Kelly of the Atkinson Graphic
when he retired as president of the
press association during its meeting
last week, that the country editors
take on a program to help agri
culture. The men and women of
the soil have many “helps” these
days of depression and recession,
but the country printer has let
them alone all along because he
has known the farmer knows more
in a minute about agriculture than
he will ever know. Back in the
days when Holt county editors gave
a year’s subscription for the big
gest watermelon they were doing
something for agriculture.
Our worthy president continues
to be enamored of the idea that
high prices will make for pros
perity. I am reminded of the time
when the Lincoln street car man
agement thought to increase rev
enues by raising the car fare.
Traffc at once fell so low that most
of the tracks have been taken up.
Lincoln union printers draw about
a dollar an hour for their services.
Some of these have had one or two
day’s work since Christmas. Give
us back the days when Fred Gatz
cut you a full sized slice off the
hind quarter of a beef for a dime
and everybody had the dime.
Lincoln youths have developed a
technique in hitch hiking. A couple
of young fellows attending school
at an institution out in the state
make frequent trips to Lincoln and
back and have thereby reduced the
thumbing game to a science. Others
I see will swing onto the back end
of a street car and cling with the
agility of an anthropoid to the
meager supports on the end of a
street car and ride safely to their
destination.
Mr. and Mrs. Harnish,
Pioneer Residents Here
Were Wed 52 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harnish of
this city celebrated their fifty
second wedding anniversary last
Monday. The celebration was a
quiet one spent at their honfe. None
of their children, who live away
from here, were present, their son,
Frank his wife and son, having
been here visiting at their home
the day before, but had to return
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harnish have been
resident* of this city for fifty years.
They came here from Niobrara in
1888, Mr. Harnish at that time be
ing a clerk in the United States
land office and came to O’Neill
when the office was transferred
here.
During his residence in this city
Mr. Harnish was ever an active and
influential citizen in the civic af
fairs of the city and county. He
served as deputy in the county
treasurer’s office and also as county
treasurer of this county, a position
he filled with credit to himself and
the people of the county. At the
time he was county treasurer the
term of county officers was two
years and treasurers were pro
hibited by law from serving more
than two terms.
He served the citizens of this
city with credit and ability as a
member of the school board for
many terms. In his earlier years
he was quite a lodge man and
served with the Odd Fellows of this
state as head of their organization
and also represented Nebraska Odd
Fellows at a couple of National
meetings of the Grand Lodge. He
also served as a member of the
governing board of the Odd Fel
lows home at York and in every
position he performed the duties
of the office with fidelity and de
votion.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilarnish are the
parents of five children. They are:
Frank, Norfolk; Miss Ruth, at
home; Mrs. A1 Pearson and Mrs.
Earl Carnes, Neligh, and Miss
Della, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Mr. Harnish will be 82 years of
age at his next birthday, and is in
good health and spry for a man of
his years. Mrs. Harnish is about
six years younger and is also en
joying good health, but lately has
been suffering from an injury to
her hip received a few weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Harnish have many
friends in this city and county who
will wish for them the opportunity
to celebrate many more happy
wedding anniversaries together.
Thinks Coyotes Beneficial
According to a news story re
cently appearing in the daily press
the secretary of the Nebraska
aeronautics commission informed
people interested in northern Ne
braska that “pilots hunting coyotes
by airplane are not to be molested
whether hunting them for sport
or business.”
The above order was seriously
objected to by Charles Ross of Red
bird, who was in the city last Sat
urday. Charley says that if they
kill all the coyotes that the Jack
Rabbits will take the northeastern
part of the county, as they are as
plentiful there as fleas on a dogs
back. The principal food of the
coyotes he says is jack rabbits,
and they help td keep the rabbits
from overrunning the country.
With airplanes they might elimi
nate the coyotes, while he says
the few that are caught by hunt
ers with dogs does but little to
diminish the supply of coyotes.
Mary Joan Finley
O’Neill Girl Is Queen
Of Junior Senior Prom
At The Creighton Uni
In a colorful ceremony in which
the identity of the principals was
kept carefully guarded, Mary Joan
Finley O’Neill, a senior in the
Creighton university at Omaha,
was disclosed as Queen of the
Junior-Senior Prom Friday night.
Robert Mugan of Omaha, a
senior in the school of medicine,
was named King of the sixteenth
annual prom.
Miss Finley, who was selected
as a princess from the college of
arts and sciences, made her first
appearance in this role, taking her
place on the blue and silver steps
beside the throne. Later, she slip
ped quietly from her place and
donned the white train of royalty,
to make her appearance before five
hundred applauding students and
guests, subjects of the new rulers.
From her entrance thru the royal
purple drapes at the end of the
ballroom, to the moment when she
knelt before the King, applause
filled the gayly decorated ball
room. After taking her place on
the throne, Princes and Princesses
left the ballroom, leaving the royal
couple to accept the homage of
their subjects.
After spending two years at
Duchesne college in Omaha, Miss
Finley transferred to the Univer
sity, where she has maintained a
high scholastic average for two
years. She is a senior in the uni
versity college and is a member of
the board of editors of “Shadows,”
campus literary publication. She
is also a member and historian of
Kappa Zeta Kappa, local social
sorority. '
Friends Celebrate With
Mr. and Mrs. I). N. Loy
On 31st Anniversary
Last Monday was the Thirty
first wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. D. N. Loy, and to assis.
them in properly celebrating the
event fourteen of their friends
gathered at their home in the early
hours of the evening bringing bas
kets filled tvith food that was fit
for a king’s feast.
After the guests had been re
ceived, card tables were produced
and all participated in playing tha.
fascinating game of pinochle,
which occupied the guests until t
late hour. Vic Halva secured the
prize for high score, Mrs. Halva
for second high and Mrs. James
Oppen the low score. About mid
night the wedding feast was serve
and all were champions at the
festal board.
The following were in attendance
at the party: Mr. and Mrs. Vi
Halva, Mr. and Mrs. Janies Oppen
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edwards, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Daily, Mr. and Mrs
Jack Daily, Mr. and Mrs. Charle
Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Cook.
In the small hours of the morn
ing the guests departed for home
after wishing Mr. and Mrs. Loy
many more happy wedding anni
versaries.
McKillop Convicted
In Custer County
P. E. McKillop, 70 years of age
was convicted in Custer county last
week on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretense. A
cording to the state press he was
in the county jail there waiting
sentence.
He was convicted in connection
with the purported sale of HoL
and Wheeler county land to Wil
liam Campbell of Ansley, Nebr.,
in July, 1936, for $1,483.00. The
state charged that he gave a worth
less warranty deed to the property.
McKillip has been in the lime
light in the courts for several
years. He has been a real estate
promoter for years, having been
the main spoke in the Holt county
boom of real estate in 1918, and
for a couple of years afterwards.
He is supposed to have cleaned up
a couple of fortunes in the real
estate game, but is now strapped.
Emergency Crop And
Feed Loan Applications
Are Being Received
Applications for emergency crop
and feed loans for 1938 are now
being received at the County Ag
ent’s office, O’Neill, by J. 0. Walk
er, field supervisor of the emer
gency feed loan section of the farm
credit administration. The loans
will be made, as in the past, only
to farmers who cannot obtain
credit from any other source.
Farmers are required to give a
first lien on the crops financed, or
a first lien on the livestock to be
fed if the money borrowed is to be
used to produce or purchase feed
for livestock. Where loans are
made to tenants, the landlords, or
others having an interest in the
crops financed or the livestock fed
are required to waive their claim
in favor of the government until
the loan is repaid.
Fred E. Harrison Dies
At Norfolk; Burial Here
Funeral services for Fred E.
Harrison, who died at his home in
Norfolk last Friday afternoon,
were held in that city at 12: .'10
Monday afternoon and thereafter
the body was brought to this city
for burial in Prospect Hill ceme
tery,
Fred Harrison was born at One
ida, Iowa, 59 years ago and came
with his parents to this county in
1880. His parents located north
east of this city where they resided
for many years and where Fred
grew to manhood and where he
lived until the spring of 1912 when
he moved to Norfolk and with his
brother-in-law started in the gen
eral contracting business under the
name of Benson & Harrison. The
firm was very successful and they
were in business together up to
the time of his death.
He leaves to mourn his death his
wife, the former Della Benson, and
two daughters,one of them married
and living in Omaha, the other
living at home. He also leaves
three brothers apd two sisters.
They are: Orville, living north
east of this city; Ed (Dude), living
at Chadron, and Joe, living north
east of this city. His sisters are:
M*k. Nellie Stevenson, Valentine,
and Mrs. Minnie Simonson, Cas
per, Wyo.
Party Given F or Pioneer
Lady On Her Birthday
Last Monday Mrs. O. F. Biglin
celebrated her 79th birthday and
her daughters, Mrs. F. N. Cronin
and Miss Genevieve, gave a party
in her honor which was attended by
a large number of the pioneer
ladies of the city. A splendid din
ner was served and the ladies had
an enjoyable afternoon talking
over the early days in this city and
county.
Mrs. Biglin has been a resident of
this city for nearly sixty years and
being possessed of a remarkable
memory she vividly remembers
many of the stirring events in the
early days of the city and county.
Sladek-Raymer Nuptials
The marriage of Miss Mable
Raymer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight Raymer of Atkinson, to
Vladek Sladek, son of Mrs. Julia
Sladek of Chambers, took place
Monday morning at 10 o’clock at
O’Neill, Monsignor McNamara per
forming the ceremony. They were
attended by Cecilia and George
Sladek, sister and brother of the
groom.
The bride was attired in a skip
per blue dress and wore a white
rose in her hair. Following the
ceremony a wedding dinner was
| served at the home of the brides
parents to immediate members of
the family.
The happy couple will make their
home on a farm three miles south
of Emmet. xx.
Kersenbrock Is Again
A Mayoral Candidate;
Others Ask Reelection
The city campaign is under way.
The first of the week petitions were
in circulation for John Kersen
brock for Mayor, C. W. Potter for
city clerk, Geofge Bay for police
judge and Harold Lindberg as
councilman from the Second ward.
The above are the present officers
of the city, Mr. Lindberg being the
retiring member of the council
from the Second ward. »
Petitions are also in circulation
for the nomination of Fred Mc
Nally as councilman from the first
ward, the position now held by
Francis Bazelman.
Rumors are current that there
will be at least one more candidate
for mayor and possibly two, but
we have been unable to verify the
report.
The term of Levi Yantzi, a mem
ber of the council from the Third
ward, expires this spring. We have
not heard whether Mr. Yantzie
will be a candidate to succeed him
self or not.
Son-In-Law Of Dr. And
Mrs. L. A. Carter Dies
At His Home In Kearney
Vance R. Begthol, 36, editor and
owner of the Platte Valley Weekly
Tribune of Kearney, died at his
home in that city last Saturday,
the result of a stomach ailment of
long duration.
Mr. Begthol was a son-in-law of
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Carter of this
city, his daughter and Mr. Begthol
having been married in 1931. Be
sides his wife he leaves two small
daughters.
He was a graduate of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, graduating
in 1925. He was formerly a re
porter on the Lincoln Journal, The
Omaha Daily News, the Hastings
Daily Tribune, then went to New
York city where he was on the
staff of the Herald-Tribune in both
New York city and Pari§. He
spent two years in the latter city
and then came back to the United
States.
He then purchased a newspaper
plant in Kearney and for a time
ran a daily paper there then
changed to a weekly which he had
successfully conducted up to the
time of his death. Mr. Begthol
was a frequent visitor to this city
and had many friends here who
learned with sorrow of his untime
ly death. Funeral services were
held at Hastings, where Mr. Beg
thol was raised, last Sunday after
noon.
Dr. L. A. Carter left here Sat
urday morning for Hastings to
attend the funeral, returning home
Sunday evening.
The Weather
We have had some real winter
weather the past week, but very
little wind, which has been a bless
ing for had the wind blown, with
the amount of snow on the ground
all roads would have been impass
ible. As it has been, without the
wind, all roads have been open.
Last Thursday morning the ther
mometer dropped to 1 below zero;
on Friday morning it dropped to
19 below; Saturday morning to 16
below; Sunday morning 11 below;
Monday morning 4 below. Five
straight days with the thermome
ter below zero, the coldest spell of
weather of the winter. Tuesday
morning it went to 8 above and
6 above Wednesday morning. Fol
lowing is the chart for the week:
High Low Precip.
Feb. 17 _ 7 —1 .09
Feb. 18 _ 16 —19
Feb. 19 _ 20 —16
Feb. 20_ 20 —11
Feb. 21 _. 30 —4
Feb. 22_ 27 8
Feb. 23_ 27 6 T.
Feb. 24 .01
Total precipitation since Jan. 1,
1 inch.
CARD OF THANKS
We extend our sincere thanks to
the friends, neighbors and relatives
who assisted us during the illness
and burial of our father, and for
the floral offerings.—Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Pruss and family; Mr. and
Mrs. John Pruss and family, Mr.
and Mrs. John Martfeld and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Pan Crandall and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Caster
and family.
Attorney J. P. Cronin was look
ing after legal business in Omaha
and Lincoln the first of the week