- The Frontier __—■—^^-———————————11 ———————^——————————————————^—■—■——^ YQL LIX O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938. No. 7 LAST DAY BRINGS A RUSH OF FILINGS FOR COUNTY POSTS M. F. Norton, Veteran County Surveyor Filed To Retain His Office Last Friday. a M. F. Norton, county surveyor, ^ filed last Friday as a republican candidate for renomination and re election to the office. Mr. Norton has held the office for thirty-five years, and while he is 92 years of age he is still active and as ener getic as most men are at fifty-five, and can do more work in a day than many men half his age. Fred Mulford of Sand Creek pre cinct, filed Monday as a candidate for the republican nomination for county assessor. Mr. Mulford has been a resident of that section of the county for many years and for fifteen years has been precinct as sessor of his precinct. John Tushla of Atkinson pre Jf cinct, filed for the democratic nomi nation for supervisor from the Seventh district, now represented on the county board by Ed Ma tousek, republican. J. W. Walter of Chambers, filed Tuesday as a candidate for the re publican nomination for supervis or from the Fifth district. Mr. Walter served two years on the board, being appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ezra Cooke. He made a splendid official. J. V. Johnson of sand creek pre cinct, filed Wednesday as a republi can candidate for supervisor from the Seventh district and will con test for the nomination with Ed i Matousek, present member and chairman of the board. James J. Mullen of Atkinson, filed this morning as a democratic candidate for the nomination for county assessor and will contest for the nomination with the present assessor, John P. Sullivan. N. D. Segar, of Atkinson, filed for the republican nomination for supervisor from the Seventh dis trict. This makes the third appli cant in this district for the repub lican nomination. Richard L. Tomlinson, O’Neill filed . for the democratic nomin ation for clerk of the district court. W. E. Star, of Ewing, filed for the republican nomination for county treasurer. fR. E. Gallagher, O’Neill, for the democratic nomination for county treasurer. Mr. Gallagher served I as treasurer of this county several years ago. Sis Ebbensgaard, of Ewing, for the republican nomination for sheriff. R. M. Sauers Elected As Head of Local Lions Club At the regular meeting of the Lions Club Monday evening at the Golden Hotel, officers for the com ing year were elected as follows: President, Roy M. Sauers; First Vice President, James Rooney; Second Vice President, Wylie Rich ards; Secretary-Treasurer, James | P. Marron; Lion Tamer, Peter W. Todsen; Tail Twister, Charles Yar nall; Directors, H. A. Yocum and D. H. Cronin. The members of the Club decided to again sponsor the annual 4-IT Club and Commercial Calf show, to be held in this city on Monday, October 3. Last year the O’Neill show was one of the most suc cessful shows held in this section of the state. The members of the Club also decided that they would discontinue their semi-monthly meetings dur ing the summer months and the next regular meeting will be held on Monday evening, Sept. 12, and every two weeks thereafter. The Club now has a membership of k thirty-one and there is room for more O’Neill businessmen to join and help boost for O’Neill and the various activities in the city. Celebrates 89th Birthday On Sunday, June 26, friends and relatives gathered at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bowden to help Grandma Claussen celebrate her 89th birthday. While the men folks visited and played cards the ladies prepared dinner. After the dinner there was more visiting and pictures were taken. Those present were: Mrs. Geo. Bowden and son, Ralph; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Claussen and children, * Mr. and Mrs. Paul Claussen and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Anson Claussen and family, Mr. and Mrs. Await Spangler and daughter, LaVon, all of O’Neill; Andrew Claussen and Mrs. Scott Connor of Ewing. All report having had a very pleasant day, and in wishing Mrs. Claussen many more birthdays. Marjorie Hunt And Carlyle Washechek Wed Tuesday At Ainsworth The marriage of Miss Marjorie Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hunt, to Carlyle Washe chek was solemnized in the parson age of the Methodist church of Ainsworth Tuesday, June 28, 1938. The Rev. John Hall read the nup tial service. Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Shelhamer attended the couple. For her bridal costume Mrs. Washechek choose a daytime en semble of beige silk linen with finger tip cape and a matching of the face hat. She wore a corsage of pink sweet peas and baby breath. The bride has been a successful teacher in the rural schools of Holt county for the past several years. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Washechek of O’Neill and is actively engaged in the oil business, being the owner and op erator of Curley’s service station here in O’Neill. After a short wedding trip through the Black Hills the couple will reside in O’Neill. Their many friends in this city extend congratulations and best wishes. Archeological Work Is Being Done In Holt County This Summer With summer field work already in full swing in the western part of the state, the University of Ne braska, thru Dr. E. H. Bell, as sistant professor of anthropology, will be excavating three important archeological sites in the north eastern part of the state within the next few days. In fact, two of the archeology parties have already begun excavations, and the third will start the first of next week. This year Dr. Bell will have crews working in the vicinities of Ponca, O’Neill and Stanton, in di rect charge of Steve Wimberly, Lincoln; Perry Newell, Lincoln, and Henry Angelino of New York City, respectively. While the field work is going on, the archeology labora tories at the university will be in full operation under the supervis ion of Eleanor Cook, a Nebraska graduate who has been taking ad vanced work at the University of Chicago the past year. Dr. Bell will make Lincoln his headquarters, but will be in con stant touch with all three groups in the field. The three student lieutenants will send in written re ports each day of their material, a complete description of the location and other information necessary to guide the laboratory workers in their task of classifying and rec ording the artifacts which will be shipped in each week. “We are able this year to take advantage of our advanced stu dents and to give them the oppor tunity of directing field parties,” Dr. Bell stated. “It is the first time that our archeological forces have been fully manned. This sum mer we will attempt to excavate not only the larger features, but also study the associated material to be found in adjoining ground. At Ponca the university forces are working about one mile north of the village, beginning at the top of the bluffs and working down ward. Actual excavating at this location began Wednesday. New ell’s group will be stationed about 18 miles north of O’Neill and will be uncovering the material lying between two small creeks. This group started work Friday. Work on the third site, located about a mile east of Stanton, will begin the first of next week. In addition to the WPA contin gent, three other students will be in the field acquiring experience— Joseph Walla, Linwood, stationed with the Ponca force; Stanley Bar tos, Wilber, at O’Neill, and Henry Praus of New York university at Stanton.—Nebraska State Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Del Childs of Oak dale, and Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Preece drove to O’Neill Sunday afternoon to attend the reception given in honoring of Father J. C. Ryan, S. J. JUDGING SCHOOL FOR 4-H CLUBS IS HELD IN O’NEILL Members Of Agricultural Clubs Taken To Farms In The CJiambers Vicinity. The district 4-H club judging school was held in O'Neill Wednes day, June 29, with 170 4-H club members from Knox, Boyd and Holt counties attending. Judging in home economics pro jects was held in the old court house building under the supervi sion of the Misses Jessie Green, Katherine Jones, Althea Barada, Verna Glandt, Valeda Davis and Mildred Nelson, all of whom were sent here from the Agricultural college. Together with local lead ers judging was conducted in foods, clothing and home economics. Members of 4-H clubs carrying agricultural projects were taken to farms near Chambers where An gus cattle, and sheep, were judged on the farm of Harry Ressel. The boys and girls had an opportunity in the afternoon to judge horses and Hereford cattle on the farm of George Rouse. The dairy clubs were taken to William Alderson’s and C. V, Robertson’s farms to judge dairy cattle. The livestock judging school was conducted under the supei-vision of Ross Miller, Loyal Corman, M. N. Lauritson and C. E. Rosinquist who were sent here as representatives of the Extension service, and are touring the state carrying on a series of judging schools. The boys and girls attending had a splendid opportunity to receive training in judging under the su pervision of these trained special ists. SOUTHWEST BREEZES By Romaine Saunders Mrs. Paul Adams and Miss Max ine McAllister of Phoenix, Ariz., have been visiting their sister, Mrs. Alfred James. When the army of unemployed come out arrayed in the Hon. Harry Hopkins’ ten million dollar con signment of new suits, that group will have no use for second-hand clothing, thank you. The rest of us will have to hang onto the old overalls while there is room for another patch. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Janies came out from Atkinson Wednesday of last week, Mrs. James remaining for a week at the ranch. Jess likes to get back among the ranch folks but had to go back the same day this time. He missed a busy time at the ranch Saturday when round up and branding was in full swing. Senator Frank Brady is develop ing just about the swankiest home in Atkinson. It is strictly modern istic in outward alinement of the stucco or concrete walls, present ing a picture not only of archi tectual charm but one of solid security. The grounds are in har mony with the building and the senator was spreading grass seed as I passed in view of the place recently. Two juveniles of the neighbor hood got into difficulty last week. Little Sammy Young swallowed three pennies, from which no seri ous results developed. Larry Ken nedy, 4, sustained deep cuts on his nose and upper lip by a fall and striking a gas pipe which stuck about a foot out of the ground where it had been placed for a stay to a barn door. He was taken to Atkinson and Dr. McKee found it necessary to take several stitches in the little fellow’s nose. Larry is coming along all right now. Tom Baker, accompanied by the writer, went to Emmet Friday for the returns of financial nature on his season’s stripping of blue grass seed which had been bought by a seed concern with drying yard and weighing headquarters at Emmet. The strippers came into this neigh borhood too late to get the full harvest as much of the seed had fallen. At the Emmet drying yard large quantities of seed lay piled in long rows and was being sacked for shipment. The stripping equip ment was being taken to Minnesota to gather the harvest there. As a class the clergy is a sane and conservative group. On rare occasion one of them gets into print by a publicity gesture. Since an Omaha bishop of a great church contacted a little unfavorable no tice a year ago, an unknown gentle man of the cloth back in conserva tive New England drew the public attention by passing up his Sunday service hour to go fishing. Now from the mining and cow camps of Montana comes word of a pastor transferring his preaching service to Wednesday night so his congre gation can have Sunday to go fish ing. The great Pastor—Priest, Prophet, King and Master of men —called the apostles from their fish nets to become fishers of men. “And they forsook all and followed Him.” Among the treasures of no value yet of infinite worth which the ceaseless roll of time leaves as an heritage to succeeding generations 1 have a stained and blackened badge of the Grand Army of the Republic, molded from the metal of a captured Confederate cannon. So, as the son of a veteran, I can only feel as the few feeble sur vivors of General Mead’s command feel over the spectacle of Union and Confederate soldiers—as such —uniting in the common mission of the observance of the 75th anniver sary of Gettysburg. As citizens of one country these old veterans may well clasp hands anywhere, but to meet again as soldiers of op posing armies on the battle-scarred slopes of Gettysburg, made sacred by the shed blood of 60,000 of their comrades, that is something else again. On these hallowed hills the doom of secession was sounded. General Lee undertook to lay waste the north with the army of Vir ginia and failed at the start. Thfe Confederacy was now on the de fensive. Sons and daughters of northern soldiers entertain no sympathy with movements to per petuate the memory of the men and the elements which the blue-clad cohorts of Grant, Slj'-nnan, Hooker, Thomas and Sheridan finally brought to bay. In the face of forecasts of the experts to the contrary, the Teu tonic super-man went down to speedy defeat at the hands of a Cushite in the person of an Ameri can negro. Whatever interest in fistic exhibitions the future might have had in store for me it was wholly taken out by an experience of early youth. Stepping back a year or so previous to that experi ence will be necessary to get the background. At the old Tribune office in O’Neill an evening back in the 80’s Gus McDonough, Gus Hanlon and two or three others induced Frank Mann and I to “put on the gloves.” 1 had never seen a set of boxing gloves and probably Frank hadn’t either. The gloves were laced onto our youthful hands and we faced each other like a pair of young game cocks. We were told to “shake hands” and then hop to it. The handshake was ! complied with and Frank started action by driving a blow in my di rection but missed. By accident or otherwise I caught him full in the face with all I had in my right arm. Frank reeled and saw stars. Off came the gloves. But from that moment I think there was inspired in him a determination to “get me.” Fast kid friends, riding horse races and pals all the while, Frank was biding his time. An then one evening at the Checker livery barn, Ed Thompson, promoter and ref eree, we faced each other for the second time with the gloves. I saw at once that Frank had blood in his eye. There was no mistak ing that look—“Now, here is where I get even." And he did. The university of hard knocks looms on the horizon again. Some millions fresh from the private and public seats of learning face a blank wall. Scholastic attainments when John Bland ran the O’Neill school and Charles Manville super vised the schools of the county would be sniffed at today, but at that time no kid out of school had to hunt a job. He could go to work any time he got enough of it sitting at a desk in school. It took me one winter to arrive at that point and Prof. Bland had a job for me on an addition he was building to his house, just north and across the street east from William Froelich’s recently de veloped residence property. Alex (Continued on page 5, column 4.) DISCOVER VACCINE TO PREVENT ANIMAL SLEEPING SICKNESS U. S. Bureau Of Animal Industry Finds Method Of Controlling Horse Disease The U. S. Buerau of Animal In dustry has released information that the heavy loss from encepha lomyelitis or sleeping sickness, an infectous disease of horses and mules, may be reduced by a two dose vaccine given at least 30 days before the disease generally ap pears in July and reaching its peak in August. The vaccine, developed by the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry, should be given by a veterinarian, and is the only known way of con trolling the disease. Although giving the vaccine is a job for the veterinarian, there are several things that the farmer can do. The disease is caused by a fil trable virus, which may be trans mitted by mosquitoes, flies and other blood sucking insects. Where the disease exists, or existed the year before, it is advisable to stable work animals when not working them, and in every way protect them against insects. How the disease is carried from year to year has not been definitely an swered, although it is assumed that certain horses and mules harbor the virus in their bodies and be come carriers. Horses and mules that begin to show symptoms of the disease should be isolated from healthy animals and protected from biting insects that might transfer the disease to healthy animals. Sleeping sickness may be easily confused with other diseases and other nervous ailments bring about similar symptoms. For this rea son farmers should call a veterin arian at the first indication of sickness. Cronin Persuaded To File For Attorney Office By Interested Citizens Julius D. Cronin, veteran county attorney who some months ago in dicated his intention to retire from the office to continue in private practice, has submited to the de mands and pressure of influential citizens in all parts of the county, and announced last Monday that he would file for reelection to that office. His filing comes at the urgent request of prominent Holt county citizens in all walks of life—farm ers, business men, professional men, ranchers, republicans, demo crats and just plain citizens who are interested in good government and level-headed administration of one of the county’s most import ant offices. Never, since Mr. Cronin finished his first term as county attorney have the taxpayers of Holt county had to pay out any money for extra legal services. He has ably taken care of all the county’s legal needs without any outside help and today is considered one of the i best county attorneys in the state ! of Nebraska. Those, who prevailed upon Mr. Cronin to file for reelection, have in mind the dire need of the county for experienced legal services in these times of rapid change, and increasing activities in govern ment. The services of a capable attorney are needed by the county board of supervisors, and other j county officers, now more than ever l before.—Atkinson Graphic. County Sued For Bills Nineteen state printing firms, laboratories and sales companies have filed suit in the district court against the county of Holt to col lect the sum of $13,673.28 alleged to be due them for supplies fur nished to the county prior to Jan. 1, 1938. They ask for judgment of the above amount and costs of suit. Educational Notes By Elja McCullough The next Teachers’ examinations will be given in O’Neill on Satur day, July 9. There will not be another Teachers’ examination un til November 19. Free high school tuition certifi cates will be mailed to students who have filed applications, about the first of August. This will be after the levy is made for that purpose by the County Board in July. Wc are pleased at the good re sponse from directors with their annual reports. One hundred and seventy-five reports were on file at the required time, making only about twenty late annual reports. This is an unusually fine record and although there are a few balances that need to be corrected, Holt county may be one of the early counties in the state to file its report with the state department. Thanks again for cooperation. County’s Small Grain Crop Is Assured By Rains Of Past Week Copious rains visited Holt county during the past week and farmers and business men are naturally elated, as they are now certain of a Jhiall grain crop. Last Friday night we had a light shower that measured .17 of an inch, in this city, but was much heavier in the northeastern part of the county, measuring as much as two inches (in the Dorsey section, according to Supervisor Carson. Last Tuesday morning about 3 a. m. it started raining here and continued until about 7:45. The precipitation when measured by Assistant Weather Observer Elmer Bowen showed 1.91 inches. About 9 o’clock it began raining ugnin and continued until a little after 11 o’clock, and this rainfall meas ured .69 of an inch, making the total rainfall for the day 2.60 inches. The rainfall in this city was heavier than in the western part of the county, but they had good rains there, and they extended to the extreme northern part of the county as well as to the southern line. Rainfall over the county measured from an inch to 2 inches and was a boon to pastures as well as small grain and corn. Following is the weather chart for the week. High Low Mois. June 23 88 65 .16 June 24 87 65 June 25 76 66 .17 June 26 73 56 June 27 . _ 72 59 June 28 72 52 2.60 June 29 _ 88 61 Total for June, 3.88; total pre cipitation since January 1, 1938, 13.80 inches. Commission Dismisses Case Against Merriman L. M. Merriman of the Merri Beverage company, was before the liquor commission last Wednesday, having been cited to appear and show cause why his wholesale beer distributors license should not be cancelled. The case came on for hearing Wednesday and after a hearing the case was dismissed by the li quor commission. The company was charged with selling beer to a person without a license. The com mission found that the beer, while delivered by the wholesaler to a man without a license, was turned over to the person for whom the man worked, and that this person did have a license. Marriage Licenses Lavern Stracke and Miss Mildred Baum, both of Stuart, on June 23. Fred O. Clark of Union, Nebr., and Miss Alice Sivisind of Page, on June 24. They were married at Page on June 25 by Rev. F. A. Carmony, Methodist minister. John J. White of Sanborn, Minn., and Miss LaVerle O’Brien of Page, on June 25. They were united in marriage on the same day at Page by Rev. Carmony, Methodist min ister. Alva O. Crawford of Seneca, Nebr., and Miss Clara R. Gathjie of Atkinson, on June 27. Leslie W. Strong of Emmet, and Miss Mildred E. Sterns of Atkin son, on June 29. Trumann Rassman and Miss Hero Chapman, both of Ridgeway, Wis., on June 29. Edwin F. Tuch of Verdel, Nebr., and Miss Doris Pinkerman of Dor sey, on June 29. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gladson and daughter, Helen, drove up from Omaha Sunday to visit her mother, Mrs. Agusta McPharlin, and attend the reception given in honor of Father J. C. Ryan, S. J. Mr. and Mrs. Gladson returned Monday but Helen will remain for a longer visit at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. McPharlin. FIRST HIGH MASS OF REV. J.C. RYAN, S. J. CELEBRATED HERE Rev. Ryan Is First Native Son Of O’Neill To Enter The Priesthood. Father James Clement Ryan, S. J., who was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at St. Mary’s Kans., on June 22, by His Excellency, Most Reverend Paul C. Schulte, Bishop of Leavenworth, celebrated his first Solemn High Mass in St. Patrick’s church at O’Neill on Sunday, June 2fi, at nine-thirty. The assistant priests were Msgr. J. G. McNamara of O’Neill as Arch-Priest, Rev. J. A. Herbers, S. J. of Cregihton, uni versity, Omaha, as Deacon, and Rev. B. J. Leahy of Geona as Sub Deacon. Rev. J. A. Herbers, S. J., delivered the sermon. Immediately after the mass and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Father Ryan gave, in dividually, his first blessing as a priest to the approximately twelve hundred who attended the mass. At high noon, under the auspices of the Altar Society of St. Patrick’s parish, a breakfast was served in the dining room of the Golden hotel to the immediate members of the family and the visiting clergy. The dining room was very beauti fully and artistically decorated in yellow and white, the papal colors, with large bowls of yellow and white dasies on the tables. After the breakfast the following pro gram with Rev. B. J. Leahy as Toastmaster, was presented: Invocation, Msgr. J. G. McNa mara; Selection, Young Men’s Glee Club; Toast, From the Visiting Clergy; Solo, Mr. F. M. Meyer; Selection, Clee Club. In the afternoon, a reception was held iti honor of the newly ordained priest, Father J. C. Ryan, at the home of his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Neil Brennan, from three until five o’clock. Father Ryan stood in the receiving line, greeting hun dreds of people, many of whom had traveled a great distance in order to be with him on this occasion. Father Ryan, who is the son of Mr. James B. Ryan, was born in O’Neill, attended St. Mary’s Aca demy here and then the College of St. Mary’s at St. Mary’s, Kans., before leaving to enter the Jesuit seminary. Father Ryan is the first native born of O’Neill ever to join the priesthood, and The Frontier joins with his many friends in com mending andcongratulating Father Ryan for the path in life that he has chosen, and wish him a long and happy life as a priest. Father Ryan will remain here as the guest of Msgr. J. G. McNamara and his father, J. B. Ryan until Thursday, leaving today, accom panied by his brother, Joe, for Campion, Prairie Du Chien, Wis., where he will spend the summer, and Joe will return to his home in Evanston, 111. Following is the list of the im mediate members of the family and the visiting clergy, who were here for the ceremonies: J. B. Ryan, O’Neill; J. F. Ryan, Evanston, 111.; R. B. Ryan, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Doyle, Evans ton, 111.; Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Goding, Alliance; Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Ryan, O’Neill; J. F. Ryan and son, Wil liam, Glilette, Wyo.; Mrs. Edward O’Connell and Mrs. T. J. Nolan, Denver, Colo.; Miss Mary Ryan, Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. T. F. Du gan and daughters, Mona and Martha, and son Gene, Evanston, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pfeiler and son James, Hot Springs, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Brennan and son, Jerry, Rapid City, S. D.; Mr. and Mr.s. T. J. Brennan, O’Neill; Miss Caroline Brennan, Salt Lake City, Utah; Thomas Donohoe, of Wood, S. D.; Edward Donohoe, of Bonesteel, S. D.; Neal F. Brennan, J. L. Brennan, Miss Mary and Pa tricia Brennan, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.; Mrs. Neil Brennan, O’Neill; Miss Bernadette Brennan, O’Neill. Msgr. J. U. McNamara, U Nem; Rev. J. A. Herbers, S. J., Omaha; Rev. B. J. Leahy, Genoa; Rev. James Fallon, S. J., St. Francis’ Mission, Holy Rosary, S. D.; Mr. Paul Smith, S. J., St. Mary’s, Kans.; Rev. Jeremiah O’Sullivan, Tilden; Rev. P. J. Vanderlaan of Ewing, and Rev. Walter Flynn of O’Neill. B. Fontani of Norfolk, was in the city Wednesday on business.