Neb. State Historical Society
VOL. LIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1938. No. 14
O’NEILL WILL VOTE
NEXT TUESDAY ON
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
Following Is Information On Cost
Of The Bonds, And Who Is
Eligible To Vote.
t On next Tuesday, August 23rd,
there will be submitted to the quali
fied voters of the O’Neill School
District at a special election called
for the purpose, a proposition to
issue $30,000.00 in bonds, which,
with $16,750.00 cash now on hand
in a school building fund and a
grant of $38,250.00 from the Gov
ernment, is to be used for the
erection of a new school building,
the installation of a heating sys
tem and altering and repairing the
present building. All citizens who
have resided in the State for six
months and in the district for
forty days, and who are twenty-one
years old and who own or whose
spouse owns real or personal prop.
r erty that was assessed in the dis
trict in his or her name at the last
annual assessment, or who has
children of school age residing in
the district shall be entitled to
vote. The polls will be open from
nine o’clock in the morning to
seven o’clock in the evening at the
regular polling places. Those re
siding in the First Ward will vote
in the court house basement; those
in the Second Ward and outside
the corporate limits of the City will
vote in the K. of C. Hall and those
in the Third Ward will vote in the
City Council meeting room.
Some time ago, the Board of
Education realizing that before
long the present building would be
^ inadequate to meet the needs of the
District began then to create a
Building Fund which has now
grown to $16,750.00. The Govern
ment, at the request of the Board
of Education, has offered a grant
to the District for the construction
of the proposed building in the sum
of $38,250.00, which with the pro
posed bonds and the cash on hand,
will provide a fund of $85,000.00.
It is proposed with that sum to
erect a new building, two stories in
height, with basement which will
contain class rooms, commercial
rooms, Home Economic rooms and
a gymnasium-auditorium; to pur
chase and install a heating system
and to remodel, rearrange and re
pair the present building by adding
^ additional class rooms and rooms
for teaching agriculture and trades
and industries. This will provide
the district with a modern school
plant believed to be of sufficient
size to care for the needs of the
District under normal expansion
for some years to come. It will
provide the Community generally
with an Auditorium suitable for
all public purposes. It will place
the District in a position to obtain,
accept and care for a large number
of free high school students from
rural districts who pay an annual]
tuition.
The present school building was
erected in 1913. At that time the
school census discloses there were
1 317 children of school age in the
District and the average daily
school attendance wras 209. With
the growth of the community and
the adoption of free high school
privileges, entitling students from
rural districts to attend high school
at the expense of their home dis
tricts, school attendance here has
increased to the point where the
1938 enrollment was 524. The 1938
school census shows 733 children of
school age in the District or an in
crease since 1913 in the school popu
lation of the District of over 100
per cent. The average daily school
attendance in 1938 was 400 or an
increase of approximately 100 per
cent over 1913. This increased
attendance has necessitated forc
* ing seats closer and closer together
to make additional loom with the
result that the class rooms are
greatly overcrowded. Some base
ment rooms, although not designed
for teaching, have been converted
into class rooms and students in
some classes have been required to
spend the entire school day in base
ment class rooms.
Some years ago, the National
Congress adopted a program de
signed to promote the teaching of
Agriculture, Trades and Industries
and Home Economics and provid-j
ing financial aid for such schools,
in such states as adopted the plan.
^ The Nebraska legislature, some
years Nago, accepted the plan and
there is now available from state
and federal funds certain moneys
payable to such Nebraska schools
as adopt this program. The
Board of Education of this Dis
trict is desirous of adopting this
program and installing these
courses in our school but do not
now have available room or equip
ment with which to care for them.
This proposed improvement would
provide the necessary room and
would result in the installation of
this course of training.
The average voter and tax payer
will want to know how much these
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Bob Smith And Rita
Reardon Reveal Their
Marriage In January
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Reardon an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mary Rita to Rob
ert R. Smith, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert R. Smith, on Jan. 3,
1938 at St. Cecelia Cathedral, in
Omaha, by Father J. F. O’Brien.
Mrs. Smith is a graduate of St.
Mary’s academy of this city being
a member of the class of 1934, and
Mr. Smith is a graduate of the
local high school, later attending
Chadron State Normal.
They are two of the most popu
lar members of the younger set,
and their host of friends join with
The Frontier in wishing them a
long and happy wedded life.
To The Voters Of The
School District Of The
City Of O’Neill, Nebr.:
A's your agent in matters per
taining to the O’Neill Public school
we herewith report to you the con
ditions which impelled us to apply
to the United States of America
for a 45 per cent grant to be used
for the erection of an addition to
the present school building and
likewise impells us to ask you to go
to the polls next Tuesday, August
23rd, and vote for a $30,000.00 bond
issue to make certain the addition
may be completed.
The present building has served
for a quarter of a century. During
the last years its capacity has been
severely taxed. Aisles have been
narrowed or completely done away
with to make room for more seats
to take care of the students. Kin
dergarten, science laboratory and
commercial departments have had
to be placed in the basement. A
Smith-Hughes department which
we recognize as an outstanding
educational need of this community
could not be considered for lack of
room.
As a school board we have for
some time been certain we would
soon have to build and accordingly
have reserved some money for a
building fund which now amounts
to $16,750.00. The United States
has alloted us $38,250.00. We can
build our addition with $30,000.00
to be raised by a bond issue which
you are asked to vote on next
Tuesday. Will you do this for bet
ter educational facilities for the
children of the School District of
the City of O’Neill.
Board of Education of
the School District of
the City of O’Neill.
Dr. H. L. Bennett,
B. T. Winchell,
Anna L. O’Donnell,
L. A. Burgess,
H. J. Birmingham,
Geo. Shoemaker.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schneider an
nounce the birth of a son, on Sun
day, August 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Miller an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
Thursday, August 11.
Mr. and Mrs. George Zink an
nounce the birth of a son on Sun
day, August 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schmidt
announce the birth of a boy, on
Tuesday, August 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cole of Em
met, announce the birth of a baby
girl on Saturday, August 13.
Well Sell Hospital
On account of ill health the,
Shoemaker Sisters are retiringI
from the hospital business and they
are offering their equipment for
sale at private sale. See their ad
vertisement in another column. The
O’Neill hospital has been a distinct
asset to this city and most people
are hoping that some one will take
it over and continue it here.
LAST RITES HELD
HERE MONDAY FOR
mrs. j. McCaffrey
One Of County’s Oldest Native
Residents Dies After Having
Been 111 Six Years.
Mrs. James McCaffrey, of Em
met, died in the University hospit
al in Omaha last Friday evening
about -7:30 o’clock after an illness
of about six years duration. The
body was shipped to this city last
Saturday evening and the funeral
was held from the Catholic church
in this city Monday morning at
11:30 and burial in Calvary ceme
tery.
Mrs. McCaffrey was born in this
county on November 11, 1879, on a
farm northwest of this city, the
family being among the pioneers
of this county, she being the
daughter of,Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Clark. A few years after her
birth the family moved to the
southwest corner of Grattan town
ship where she grew to woman
hood.
On November 7, 1902, she was
united in marriage to James Mc
Caffrey, the son of one of the
pioneers of the cattle country south
west of this city. Five children
were born to this union, one of
whom, Mrs. Emory Harding, of
Omaha, is left with the husband
to mourn the passing of a loving
and devoted wife and mother. She
is also survived by one brother,
Andrew Clark of this city and one
sister, Sister Alma, of Minot, N.
D.
Mrs. McCafferty had been in
failing health for several years,
but her condition was not consid
ered serious until recently. She was
taken to the hospital in Omaha
last week, so as to be near her.
daughter, but she passed away a
few days after her arrival.
Mrs. McCaffrey had many friends
in the Emmet section of the county
where she lived the most of her
life and there was genuine sor
row in that section when news
came of her death. Her funeral
was largely attended by residents
of that section of the county, many
of whom had known her since child
hood days.
Youth Picked Up For
Forgeries Of Checks
A young man giving his name as
Jerry Smith, Jerry Neubeck and
who late this afternoon said hi*
name was Jerome Theodore, 20
years of age and who says his
home is in Minneapolis, Minn., was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Berg
strom this morning for forgery.
The young man had passed two
checks in this city, to which he had
signed the name of D. C. McCarthy.
There is a D. A. McCarthy who has
a bank account, but no D. C. The
checks were turned down by the
bank and the arrest of Smith, as
he was then known, followed.
Two checks that he had passed
have come to light, one for $11.75
and the other for $16.00 and no
one knows how many other checks
are floating around. He had $4.00
in cash on him when arrested. We
understand that he worked for three
days for D. A. McCarthy, on his
ranch southwest of this city, and
that he paid him for his labor with
a check for the work done and he
evidently tried to copy his signa
ture but got the initial wrong.
Smith, or Theodore, as he now
says his name is, is in the county
jail and charges will be filed
against him in the morning, ac
according to local officials.
Mrs. Arthur King, Miss Marion
Dickson and Miss Geraldine Cronin
entertained fifteen guests at a
buffet supper at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. P. B. Harty Wednesday,
honoring Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Smith who recently announced
their marriage.
Miss Jane Parkins entertained at
a dinner party at the M & M cafe
Thursday evening, in honor of
those members of the TNT club
who will soon be leaving to attend
school this fall.
Transient Gets 30 Days
For Petty Larceny
Ray Miller, a transient, was ar
rested by Sheriff Duffy last Sunday
morning and a complaint was filed
against him by Sheriff Duffy on
Monday charging that on or about
August 13 he stole and took from
the store of Fred and Clarence
Saunto goods of the Value of $25.
He was taken before Judge Ma
lone in county court Tuesday after
noon and when the complaint was
read to him he plead guilty to the
charge and was sentenced by the
court to 30 day in the county jail
and to pay the cost of the action,
amounting to $3.10. '
Suspicion pointed to Miller when
it was found that he was selling
gloves that were worth $1.50 per
pair for 50 cents, and he was picked
up. Miller claims to be a resident
of Kansas, and is about 32 years
of age.
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
“We want a fanner for governer
of a farm state.” is the slogan of
the boosters for Farmer Warner.
Not so bad.
Just how do Nebraska New Deal
ers harmonize their endorsement of
“rigid economy” in the state gov
ernment and wild spending in the
national ?
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Speigle
and little daughter and Mrs. Rose
Nook, all of Hamburg, Iowa, and
Mrs. Louise Lawson of Albion, all
relatives of the Riley family, visit
ed here Friday.
According to New Deal leaders,
when one of their grohb loses in a
primary that’s because of “local
issues.” Wheirfme wins that’s an
“endorsement of the administra
tion.” In other words, the presi
dent delivers the old Georgia war
horse a swift kick, and come on
now, let’s be friends.
Chambers voters did a remark
able thing. The legislative candi
date in another county secured
more of their votes than both of
the Holt county candidates. That
a prophet is without honor among
his neighbors while one at a dis
tance appears grand is one of the
mysterious kinks of humanity.
The Primus family, residing on
Delbert Edwards’ place, were noti
fied Sunday morning of the tragic
death by burning at Ewing of a
sister of Mrs. Edwards, the funer
al to be held that afternoon. The
victim’s parents live near Cham
bers, Delbert and family now being
in Oregon. The cause of this
ghastly affair we did not learn.
Neither new auto'mobiles nor
latest styles hold the universal in
terest that centers at the dining
table. It is fried chioken, water
melon and apple pie time in the
southwest. A platter of skillet
browned chicken, applie pie an inch
thick, all the melon you want. A
little later, roast turkey with trim
mings and pumpkin pie. Country
life has its inconveniences; it also
has its compensations.
I learned at Atkinson last week
that Ed Turner, for many years on
the mail route coming out this
way, has sold his property and
expects to leave with his family for
Idaho. Ed made friends among
patrons of the mail route whh wish
for them good fortune where ever
they may locate. Ross Welton has
bought the Turner property and
will return to make his home there
from a trip to the Pacific north
west, having disposed of his news
paper at Mullen some time ago.
Proper respect is due Nebraska’s
popular governor with recognition
of official qualifications not the
least of which is entertaining call
ers at the luxurious executive
apartments in the state house. Fill
ing his pipe for a smoke, lolling at
ease in the richly upholstered chair
and talking pleasantly between
puffs of smoke, visitors are made
to feel comfortable. As governor
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FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD AT MEEK FOR
ORVILLE HARRISON
Pioneer Resident Of Meek Vicinity
Dies Tuesday Following An
Illness Of Two Years.
Orville Harrison, one of the
pioneers of the northern part of the
county, died at his home near Meek
last Tuesday morning, after an
illness of two years, at the age of
69 years, 11 months and 7 days.
The funeral services were held
this afternoon at 1 o’clock at the
residence and at 2 o’clock at the
Meek Presbyterian church, Rev.
H. D. Johnson of this city officiat
ing and burial in the Pleasant Val
ley cemetery.
Orville Harrison was born on
Sept. 9, 1868, at Oskaloosa, Iowa.
In the spring of 1880 the family
moved to this county, Orville being
a little over 7 years of age at the
time. The family located in the
northern part of the county in the
Meek neighborhood and in that sec
tion of the county he grew to man
hood and spent the rest of his life.
On May 16, 1896, he was united
in marriage to Miss Delia Hansen
Goodsell, the ceremony being per
formed at the home of the bride’s
parents at Blackbird. Six daugh
ters were born of this union, all of
whom survive and with their
mother are left to mourn the
passing of a kind and affectionate
husband and father. The children
are, Mrs. Nellie Thomas, Mrs, Pearl
Hicks, Miss Mary Harrison, Mrs.
Myrtle Peterson, Mrs. Dorothy,
Devall, all of O’Neill, and Mrs.
Lillian Hoban, Stapleton, Nebr.
Orville Harrison was one of the
pioneers of the northern part of
the county, having been a resident
of the same section of the county
for fifty-eight years. As a boy he,
with his parents and other mem
bers of the family, went thru all
the hardships and privations of the
pioneers of this section of the
country. He was a robust man and
enjoyed good health until the past
two years, since which time he has
been ailing and for several months
no hope had been held out for his
recovery. He was a good citizen
and had a host of friends over the
county who will regret to learn of
his passing.
Postmasters Ass’n
Official Visits Here
Postmaster and Mrs. J. F. Web
ster of St. Paul, Nebr., and Mrs.
P. J. Barrett, postmistress of Gree
ley, Nebr., were in the city yester
day for a short visit with relatives
and friends. Mr. Webster is a
brother of Mrs. Fred McNally. He
is president of the Nebraska As
sociation of Postmasters and Mrs.
Barrett is the chairman of the as
sociation in this district. They are
on a promotion tour of this sec
tion of the state, securing new
members of the association which
has grown to be one of the great
associations of the state.
Some sneak thief or thieves tried
to break into the safe in the Farm
er's Union elevator last Saturday
night. They broke the dial off the
door but were unable to gain ac
cess to the safe. Officials figure
that it was not local talent that
made the attempt.
Judge R. R. Dickson and Report
er Ted McElhaney drove to Spring,
view last Monday morning where
they spent Monday and Tuesday
trying an equity case at a special
term of district court, returning
home Tuesday evening.
Cletus Sullivan left Thursday
morning for Neligh and Omaha
where he will spend his vacation.
County Superintendent’s
Notes
By Elja McCullough
Holt county Pre-Opening Day
will be held in O’Neill Sept. 2, 19.38.
The meeting will be held at the
public school building beginning at
8:45 a. m.
All teachers who are to teach in
Holt county this coming school
year are required by law to at
tend. The Pre-opening Day will be
one of the required two days of
yearly institute attendance.
Any rural school in session dur
ing that week will close school the
one'day to allow the teacher to at- j
tend.
Five hundred and twenty free
high school tuition certificates were
mailed from the office Aug. 8. Any
one having made application for
free high school tuition and who
has not received a certificate of
admission should notify this office
and receive a duplicate.
The School Exhibit hall will be
open to the public on Saturday
afternoons of August and on Pre
opening Day. Three hundred and
fifty premiums were awarded on
this exhibit which consists of over
600 mounted cards and 400 single
entries. The exhibit is arranged
as nearly as possible according to
districts and makes a very pleas
ing appearance. We will be glad
to have you see it.
EWING WOMAN DIES
WHEN HER HOME IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Mrs. Carl Primus Saves Her Baby
By Throwing It Out Second
Story Window.
Mrs. Carl Primus, 36, of Ewing,
was burned to death Saturday at
about 10 o’clock p. m. when the
family home and contents was de
stroyed by fire.
Neighbors had smelled smoke
during the evening and were
worried about it due to the fact
that a hard wind was blowing from
the south. Frank Wilson, living
two doors from the Primus home,
saw the fire and told Miss Anna
Van Zandt, a neighbor, to turn in
the alarm.
W’hen firemen arrived at the
scene they could see Mrs. Primus
but were unable to reach her due
to the heat of the flames. She had
dropped the baby, 1V6 years old,
from the second story window
where she seemed to be trapped
by fire and smoke. The baby is
expected to recover.
No one was at home at the time
of the fire, Mr. Primus and son,
Clyde, having been at home at 9
o’clock, but had gone back up town.
It is thought defective wiring in
the attic was the cause of the fire.
Fiyieral services were held Sun
day afternoon on the lawn of the
burned home at 3 p. m., Rev. J. B.
Story officiating and burial in the
Zeims cemetery six miles south of
Ewing.
Mrs. Primus, who maiden name
was Vanetta Belle, was the eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
Edwards. She was born Jan. 2,
1902 at Tilden, Nebr., and when
14 moved with the family to a
farm south of Ewing. At the age
Df 15 she became a member of the
Christian church.
She was united in marriage to
Carl Primus at Ewing on March 8,
1921. To this union four children
were born, Delores Evelyn, Stan
ley Irvin, Clyde Clifford and Eu
gene Edwards. Besides her hus
band and four children she is sur
vived by her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Edwards of
Chambers, three brothers, Delbert
of Cottage Grove, Ore.; Laurence
and Charles at home, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Thorin of Chambers.
Carroll To Be Supt.
Of Valpariso Schools
R. W. Carroll, for many years
superintendent of the O’Neill Pub
lic schools, was in the city this
morning visiting friends. Prof.
Carroll informed us that he had
given up his position in the con
templated college at North Platte
and that he had accepted a position
as superintendent of the public
schools at Valpariso, Nebr., and
was on his way down there to look
for a residence. Valpariso is a
nice little town in Saunders county
about 20 miles north of Lincoln.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our heart
felt thanks to the many friends for
their acts of kindness to us during
the long illness of our beloved wife,
mother and sister. Your kindness
will ever be gratefully remembered.
—James McCafferty, Mr. and Mrs.
Emory Harding, Andrew Clark and
family.
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess and
family left this morning for Yel
lowstone National Park where they
will spend a few days sightseeing
and will then drive on to Twin
Falls, Idaho, in the vicinity of
which they expect to put in a week
visiting at the homes of two
brothers of Dr. Burgess who are
residents of that section of Idaho.
They expect to be absent about
two weeks.
SATURDAY, AUGUST
27TH SET AS 4-H CLUB
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
County Winners To Compete At
The State Fair Will Be
Selected.
The Holt county 4-H club
achievement day is to be held in
the O’Neill high school building
on Saturday, Aug. 27. The achieve
ment day is the final county con
test in 4-H work and at this time
the county winners to compete at
the state fair will be selected.
Judging in livestock and poultry
and home economics will be on an
individual basis and a county judg
ing team will be selected from the
highest individuals.
Demonstration teams will com
pete in livestock, poultry, clothing,
cooking, girls room and forestry.
The winning team in each project
will be eligible to compete at the
state fair.
Prizes will be given for the best
exhibits in home economics and
forestry projects.
A style show winner will be se
lected from the county to compete
at the state fair and a health cham
pion will be selected from both boys
and girls competing.
The achievement day is of great
importance and every member is
urged to bring a picnic lunch and
be present. All exhibits are re
quired to be in place by 9 a. m.
Saturday morning.
R. H. Parker Erecting
Two Store Buildings
R. H. Parker started work of
excavating Monday the two lots
across the street from The Frontier
office and will erect thereon two
store buildings, each 22^x60 with
full basement and twelve foot ceil
ing. The buildings will be of brick
and tile construction and he ex
pects to have them completed and
ready for occupancy by Dec. 1.
Mr. Parker says that the build
ings are not rented, but he anti
cipates no difficulty in renting them
as several have been in the city
within the past three months look
ing for desirable buildings to en
gage in business and there have
been none available. These new
buildings will make a valuable ad
dition to lower Fourth street.
Primary Vote Is 3,357
The total vote cast at the pri
mary election last week was the
smallest vote cast at a primary
election in this county in the past
eight years. In the total vote cast
1,757 were democratic votes and
1,600 republican votes, a demo
cratic lead of 157. Two years ago
the democrats led the republicans
in the county at the primary elec
tion with a majority of 324, cast
ing 2.077 votes to 1,755 cast by
the republicans.
The primary election of 1934 was
the high vote for the democrats in
the county. In that election they
cast 3,400 votes to 2,268 republican
votes, or a democratic majority of
1,132. Following is the total vote
cast at the primary election dur
ing the four past primary elections:
1932, 3,935 votes; 1934, 5,668 votes;
1936, 3,830 votes; 1938, 3,357 votes.
Last Friday Ira M. Smith sold
his second hand store to John Green
the latter taking over the business
Saturday morning. Mr. Smith had
been engaged in business here for
nearly two years and had a fairly
good business. Mr. Green expects
to add to the stock and is looking
forward to a good business this
fall and winter.
Mrs. Jack Hagerty and Mrs. M.
J .Timlin of Casper, Wyo., arrived
Wednesday night and will visit at
the home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Kubichek for a few
days. They will return home Fri
day and Mr. and Mrs. Kubichek
will return with them and visit
there for the next two months.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Morrison
of Audubon, Iowa, arrived Satur
day and spent until Tuesday visit
ing here at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morrison. Their
daughter, Nancy, who has been
visiting here for the past month,
returned home with them.
Superintendent F. E. Alder of
the O’Neill Public schools, was in
the city the first of the week trying
to find a home, so that he could
move his family here next week.