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VOL. LIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1938. No. 18
CATTLE MEN MAKE
TOUR OF COUNTY’S
HEREFORD HERDS
Addressed By University Men At
\ Banquet Held In O’Neill
Friday Evening.
The Holt County Hereford as
sociation, the North Central Breed
ers association and the Northwest
ern Breeders association started
their three day tour of the Hereford
herds of this section of the state
last Friday morning. About 12
cars left O’Neill at 10 o’clock in
the morning, visiting the George
Rouse herd northeast of Chambers,
and then the C. V. Robertson herd
west of Chambers. Both of these
men are purebred Hereford breed
ers and have fine herds.
From there they went to the D.
C. Schaffer ranch south of Emmet
and viewed his commercial herd of
Herefords numbering two thous
and head of cattle. Particular at
tention was paid to his cows and
calves, of which there were 400,
and to his two year old heifers and
heavy steers.
From there the caravan returned
to O’Neill, where they ate lunch
at the M & M cafe and then in the
afternoon visited the D. E. Bowen
herd northeast of Page, and the
R. E. Lucas herd northeast of Page.
Both Mr. Bowen and Mr. Lucas are
purebred Hereford breeders and
are building up fine herds.
From Mr. Lucas’ place they re
turned to O’Neill where a banquet
was held in the Golden hotel at
seven o’clock in the evening. This
was attended by thirty-seven stock
men and business men of Holt and
adjoining counties.
The principal speakers of the
evening, W. W. Derrick, Extension
Animal Husbandryman of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, and Dr. Al
ford, Animal Patholigist of the
University of Nebraska, were in
troduced by James Rooney, Secre
tary of the O’Neill Production
Credit association. R. J. Kinzer
of Kansas City, Secretary of the
American Hereford Breeders asso
ciation of America, who was to
have been one of the speakers of
the evening, was delayed and did
not arrive until after the banquet
was over.
On Saturday morning the cara
van again left O’Neill and visited
the W. E. Sire ranch north of Em
met and the Hoffman & Sons herd
northeast of Atkinson, viewing
some fine Herefords. From there
the caravan went into Boyd county.
The trip was made by a large
number of stockmen and business
men, and aroused greater interest
in the subject of fine cattle, and it
is hoped that thru many more trips
like this, that even greater interest
will be aroused, and that before
long Holt county will take its
rightful place as the county of the
finest Hereford herds of breeder
and commercial cattle in the state.
Marron Is A District
Official Of Lions Club
James P. Marron of O’Neill, was
appointed Deputy District Govern
or of Lions in this district at a
meeting of governors and deputys
held Monday evening in Norfolk,
Nebr., which he attended. He was
appointed by Ralph Anderson of
Tekamah, governor of Nebraska
district 38-A of the Lions Club.
Mr. Marron is deputy district gov
ernor in the district including
O’Neill, Bassett, Long Pine, Ains
worth, Wood Lake and Valentine.
Band Enrollment This
Year Is Thirty-eight
Increased interest in instrument
al music is being shown in the
O’Neill schools this year. The High
school band has an enrollment of
thirty-eight students and more than
thirty beginners anxious to join
the second or junior band.
Anyone having a good used in
strument which he will sell or rent
will be doing these beginning stu
dents a favor by getting in touch
with the bandmaster, Ira George.
It is difficult for many beginners
to purchase new instruments.
French horns and flutes will be
added to the instrumentation of the
band this year for the first time.
Rehersal time is at eleven o’clock
each day during the school week,
with additional rehersal Friday
evening at 7 o’clock. Each student
enrolled in band classes will also
be given the privilege of attending
one sectional rehersal each week
during school hours. Instrumental
music is taught as any other sub
ject and regular credit will be
given.
The orchestra at St. Mary's acad
emy shows an enrollment of 28
students. Rehersals will be held
at 4 o’clock on Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons, with sectional re
hersals on Monday and Wednesday
at the same hour.
Mi\ George will reserve Monday
evenings for adult band performers
who wish to play for recreation.
This group will meet in the Public
school auditorium at 8 p. in.. All
adult instrumental musicians who
reside in O’Neill community are
cordially invited.
War Crisis Is Averted
Temporarily By Action
Of Neville Chamberlain
The entire world has been jittery
the past week with the threat of
war in Europe. All radio stations
for the past three days would in
terrupt their programs to give the
latest news in the intense situation
in Germany and Czechoslovakia. In
the latter nation the Sudeten Ger
mans want their independence of
the Czech government and on Mon
day Hitler delivered an address in
which he guaranteed the Germans
in that country his support in case
they asked for it.
Fighting has been going on in
Czechoslovakia the past two days
between Sudeten Germans and the
police and troops of the Czech na
tion. According to press dispatches
thousands of Sudeten Germans
armed with hand grenades, rifles,
pistols and machine guns battled
the gendarmerie of the Czech gov
ernment in several cities in the dis
puted territory the past two days.
In northwest Bohemia it is said
that at least 23 were slain and at
least 75 wounded. Most of the
fighting is on the German border,
where 2,000 Sudetens stormed, cap
tured and occupied a gendarmerie
station. It is reported that the at
tackers moved in from German
soil.
The Czech government has de
clared mashal law in several of
the cities in the disputed territory.
The Sudetens demanded the remov
al-of the troops from their cities,
which request the Czech govern
ment ignored. As their territory
is within the Confines of Czecho
slovakia their action in opposing
the government is classed as re
bellion and the Czech is treating
it accordingly. It is reported that
several gendames of the Czech
government have been taken pris
oners and have been taken into
Germany.
According to the latest reports
nothing will satisfy the German
leader, Hitler, unless the Sudeten
part of the Czech nation will be
given back to Germany. Mussolini
is apparently behind Hitler in his
demand that the Sudeten Germans
be given the right to self determin
ation, so that if war comes it will
be enlarged Germany and Italy
against the rest of the big powers
of Europe, and if the war should
come, with the improved methods
of warfare, the war would make
the world war look like a Sunday
school picnic.
In an attempt to avoid a world
conflict Prime Minister Chamber
lain of England flew to Germany
Wednesday for a personal confab
with Hitler. The meeting is being
held today. The meeting was ar
raigned in an exchange of mes
sages between the Prime Minister
and Hitler. It is thought the con
ference may last several days and
for the present at least the threat
of war is averted.
Press reports are to the effect
that the move of the Prime Minis
ter when noised about London,
brought cheering thousands out in
the streets, cheering the Minister
for his attempt to halt the threat
ened conflict. Scenes not witnessed
since the armistice were witnessed.
Men and women, with tears stream
ing down their cheeks, knelt on the
pavement and offered prayers of
thanks. It is said that in this cru
cial step that may tip the scales in
favor of lasting peace, Britain
turned first to the United States
to give its tidings. It has been
learned that Chamberlain Wednes
day afternoon informed Ambassa
dor Kennedy of his move before he
told the emissaries of any other
government.
The Weather
All of Nebraska has been blessed
with copious showers the past
week. In fact in parts of the state
there were real downpours. The
heaviest rain reported in the state
was at Niobrara where 7.50 inches
of rain fell in 48 hours.
Rain fell every day in this city
during the past week, the total
rainfall for the week amounting to
1.86 inches. In the western, south
ern, northern and eastern parts of
the county the rainfall was much
heavier, reaching three inches
north and northeast of this city on
Sunday and Monday. While the
rain was too late to help the corn
very much it has been invaluable
for the pastures and put the ground
in splendid shape for seeding of
fall grain, and many farmers ex
pect to be busy the coming week
and ten days seeding rye and some
are thinking seriously of trying
out winter wheat.
Following is the weather chart
for the past week:
High Low Mois.
Sept. 8 _ 94 65 .03
Sept. 9_ 93 65 .13
Sept. 10 _ 92 67 .04
Sept. 11 _ 79 56 .57
Sept. 12 ..._ 71 54 .86
Sept. 13_ 79 59 .02
Sept. 14 . 71 54 .21
Total precipitation for Septem
ber, 2.16 inches.
Total precipitation since Jan
uary 1, 1938, 18.93 inches.
Rev. May Will Move To
Tekamah; V. C. Wright
To Replace Him Here
At the M. E. Conference held in
Omaha last week A. J. May, who
has been the pastor of the Method
ist church in this city for the past
four years, was transferred to Te
kamah, Nebr., and will leave for
his new home next Tuesday. Dur
ing his residence in this city Rev.
May has given general satisfaction
and had been selected for another
year as pastor of the church here,
with an increase in salary, but the
opportunity to get closer to Omaha
came to him and he accepted the
tender. He made many friends
during his residence here who wish
him happiness and prosperity in
his new home. He will preach his
farewell sermon here Sunday.
Rev. V. C. Wright, now located
at Ashland, Nebr., is the new pas
tor selected for the church here,
being succeeded at Ashland by the
present pastor at Tekamah, whom
Rev. May supplants. The new pas
jtor is expected to arrive here the
I first of next week.
—
Parts Of Holt County
Will Have Good Corn
H. W. Tomlinson brought into
this office last Tuesday four ears
of yellow dent corn that he picked
on the farm of his son, Arthur,
south of Inman. The ears are
about 10 inches long and are well
filled and of uniform length, in
fact as fine looking as that found in
any county in the state or nation.
Hank says that Art has about
ninety acres of corn and that a lot
of it will yield at least 50 bushels
to the acre. Some of his corn,
planted a little later, will yield,
according to Hank, at least thirty
five bushels to the acre.
There will be a lot of corn in the
southern and southeastern part of
the county, but very little in the
northern part, the extreme heat
and long dry spell having put the
finishing touches on the corn in
that section of the county.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many neighbors and
friends for their sympathy and as
sistance rendered us during the
long illness and following the death
of our beloved husband and father.
Your kindness to us in our hour of
sorrow will ever be held in grate
ful remembrance.—Mrs. Sereldia
Johnson and children.
Mrs. Parley Hyde and daughter,
Miss Lois, of Chadron, were in the
city the latter part of the week as
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
D. H. Cronin and Mr. and Mrs. j
P. B. Harty. Miss Lois is teaching
in the public schools at Spencer
and her mother spent the week
visiting her there. She left for
home Tuesday night, Miss Lois re-1
turning to Spencer Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Ralph Mellor entertained
at a six o’clock dinner party at her
home Saturday evening in honor
of Jack Sullivan of Butte, Mont.
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
E. E. Young sold thirty-one steers
to B. W. Waldo last Thursday.
Tom Baker marketed a young
Shorthorn bull in the Atkinson ring
last week.
Don’t expect too much of citizens
on a diet of cigarettes, coffee and
aspirin tablets.
A few swine were sent from
Bernard Kennedy's to grace the
sale ring at Atkinson last week.
The week starts quit bad for the
Chambers fair. Maybe moisture
is more important than amusement.
Mr. and Mrs. Bly^after bringing
the children over toftchool Monday
morning, drove do^Jti to Ed Dex
ter’s.
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The southwest, visited each night
for a week by showers, spent a
soggy and wet Sunday under dark,
heavy clouds.
Just what is the deciding factor
in these beauty pageants—size of
the feet, the legs, face dud form
or the monumental grin?
John Cearns and Clifford Bailey
have adjusted their affairs for de
parture to the sugar beet district
of Scottsbluff to look for jobs.
Sunday night lightning struck
and consumed a stack of hay on
the premises of the writer, the
fire lingering along for many hours.
In the long run, what’s the dif
ference whether the taxpayers bond
themselves thru the medium of the
state or do it by counties, munici
palities and districts?
Wyoming precinct road workers
are working that precinct’s allot
ment of the highway between
Swan and Wyomier This road
district in Swan is at present in
volved so as to render it unable
to work its portion of the town
ship line.
See it is claimed that the gamb
ling instinct is a part of the make
up of everybody except prudes.
Glad to know it. Having never
placed a bet nor toyed with the
blandishments of lady luck in gam
ing devices I see what’s wrong. I
belong with the prudes. Maybe
they meant prunes. At any rate,
the prudes enjoy their chuckles at
the expense of the suckers.
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I have sung the praises of the
southwest and meant it all. Now
here’s an item from southeast Holt
worth spreading around. Accord
ing to word from Ewing, Lambert
Bartak of Deloit precinct had a
yield of 90 bushels of oats per
acre this season. If he is a son or
other relative of Charley Bartak
he is of a family of worthwhile
citizens in one of the best com
munitites of Nebraska.
Between the writer and the print
er both getting off on the wrong
foot corrections are in order with
respect to two it<-ms in the last
installment from this community.
The owner of the Van Lorn ranch
conveys me information showing I
had been misinformed when I gave
it out thru this column that Lee
Hyland would occupy the place an
other year. The owner has other
plans. In another paragraph
thought I had written the word
“fantastic” which appeared “fan
atical” and “non-militant” in place
of “non-political.”
A feature of the old age pension
question of which too little is said
is the four dollars the hard pressed
young couple are required to pay
in taxes. It is nice for those who
have reached an age the present
social sense of the country regards
as the time to retire, though many
of that age are still capable of
years of service, t<■ have a pension
check arriving regularly. In order
to furnish this, here in Nebraska,
money is being taken from those
who sorely need it. Personally I
know some who have been doing
their level best to keep their heads
above water and it sems a little less
than sacrilege to take their meager
eaVnings for taxation.
“C. G. Miller, 3701 South Seven
teenth street, druggist and pack
age liquor store operator, Thurs
day told the state liquor com
mission at Lincoln the interesting
story of two strangers. Friendly
fellows the two strangers were, and
they talked about their crops down
at Beatrice while they drank soft
drinks—then asked for some whis
key to “ease” the long ride home,
Miller said, and he sold it to them."
This on a recent Sunday in Omaha.
It is contemptible, dishonest, dis
honorable and perfidious methods
such as these to induce citizens to
break the law that is making for
contempt of the law and hatred of
“state agents.” If I were on the
liquor commission I would have
told those agents of they could not
get their evidence in an honorable
way not to come before the com
mission at all.
Two States Give Purge
The Go-By This Week
President Roosevelt met defeat
twice during the past week at the
hands of the voters of Maryland
and Georgia. Monday the electors
of Maryland nominated Senator
Tydings of that state for another
term in the United States Senate,
giving him a vote of landslide pro
portions. He was slated for de
feat by the administration, the
President even going so far as to
deliver a couple of addresses in
Maryland in behalf of Congress
man Lewis, the New Deal candi
date.
In Georgia the administration
backed a candidate for the United
States senate against Senator
George of that state, who opposed
the administration on several New
Deal measures. According to ra
dio this morning, Senator George
wras renominated, with former Gov.
Talmadge a New Deal critic run
ning second and the President’s
favorite a poor third.
The vote in these two southern
states should prove conclusively to
the people of the country that the
people of the south are opposed to
dictatorship.
Montana Jack Notes
Comparison Of The
Old Times And New
The following letter, descriptive
of the old times, was written by
Montana Jack Sullivan to some
friends in Butte, Mont., the first
of the week. The letter graphically
describes many of the old time
scenes that are missing, not only
on the highways, but also in the
towns in the various sections of
the state and other states, since
the advent of modern transporta
tion:
“After staying over at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mitchell in
Jeffris, Montana, on September 3rd
we went up to the Yellowstone
Park and drove over the Cook City
Highway which in my judgment
is the strangest and for rugged
beauty surpasses any stretch of
highway on the North American
continent. We have enjoyed every
inch of the journey and the climate
has been ideal. The September
air has a tang to it like sea salt.
“On entering Nebraska the first
change that was noted was the
marked improvement in road con
struction. The highway commis
sion has superseded the road over
seer, with the old road scraper,
hence the change. There is a gas
station on the old sandlot baseball
diamond, the board walks have
been replaced by cement. The old
red schoolhouse has been torn down
and in its place is a modern brick
school building which lacks the bell
tower and from an exterior view
point resembles an apartment
house.
“The livery barn, the friendliest
of all American small town land
marks, has faded out of the picture.
The liveryman with the high waist
band and the horsey smell, who on
general information was the fore
runner of the Chamber of Com
merce, also has disappeared. The
garage has replaced the livery barn
and the attendant differs somewhat
from the liveryman in general ap
pearance. He wears coveralls,
carries a monkey wrench, a wash
rag and smells of monoxide gas,
or is monoxide gas oderless? He
gives mostly second hand informa
tion. He says, “They say” where
the liveryman knew. Information
the liveryman imparted one could
ring up on the cash register.
“Another familiar object that
has disappeared and which was
part of the lawn decoration of all
pretentious homes was the croquet
set. I have been an ardent follow-1
er of sports all of my life but cro
quet is one game which I never
got lined up. I never heard of a
champion croquet player, a runner
up or saw a printed rule of the
game or a score sheet, and don’t
know to this day when one was out
or safe.
“We looked in vain for the old
hitching rail that used to line the
streets. The cow pony with the
western saddle that the late Charlie
Russell of our adopted state has
immortalized on canvas and which
was a familiar sight along the
streets in our boyhood days, is also
shoved into the background. Where
the hitching rail stood one now
sees long row's of shiny automo
biles carrying license plates from
Mexico City to the North Pole.
Even now one occasionally sees
some person in tan trousers with
his knees draw'n up in a trick saddle
riding a gaited horse along the
roadway but this class of horseman
never figured with me. I have
never seen one that the thofight
hasn’t come up in my mind that
there is one guy I can lick.
“Many of our old friends have
departed this life but those who re
main greeted us with the same
warm friendship as of yore. With
the chill of the cement sidewalks,
the absence of the bell tower on
the schoolhouse, the livery barn
and the hitching rail to the con
trary notwithstanding, we are
happy to greet our old friends and
live in a civilization that with its
luxuries has made the world a
better place in which to live.’’
Mary Pribil And Gifford
Kivett Married Monday
At St. Patrick’s Church
Monday morning, Sept. 12, Miss
Mary Pribil became the bride of
Mr. Gifford Kivett at St. Patrick’s
church in O’Neill. The nuptial
mass was solemnized by the Rev.
Father Flynn.
The bride wore an autumn rust
dress set off with brown access
ories, and wore a corsage of white
Gardenias. A cousin of the bride,
Miss Martina O’Donnell, w'as the
bridesmaid. Her dress was a teal
blue with brown accessories. She
had a corsage of Shasta daisies.
Leo Hart was best man.
Immediately after the ceremony
a th'ree course breakfast was served
at the home of the bride’s parents.
Close relatives attended the break
fast with Rev. Father Flynn as
their honored guest.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Casper Pribil, and a
graduate of St. Mary’s academy.
She was a very successful and fav
orite teacher for a number of
years. The groom is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Kivett of Inman,
and is a graduate of the Inman
High school. He has spent the last
few years in California.
After the breakfast the couple
left for a trip in the west. On
their return they expect to make
their home on a farm near O’Neill.
John V. Sullivan came out from
Chicago last Saturday evening and
spent a few days visiting in this
city. It had been 19 years since
“Red” had been back in his native
city and he said he noticed many
changes for the better in the “old
home town.” John has been a
resident of Chicago for the past
eleven years, following the drug
business, having started therein
under Charley Stout a good many
years ago. While here John visited
with his brother, Felix, and with
many other relatives and friends.
He is the son of the late M. M.
Sullivan, at one time the merchant
prince of this section of the state.
John left for his home in Chicago
Tuesday morning, but before he
left he called and had his name en
rolled on The Frontier’s list of
readers so that he could keep
posted on the happenings in this
city and vicinity.
INMAN CALF CLUB
The Inman Calf Club met with
Mickey and Danny Gallagher on
Thursday evening, Sept. 8. All
members were present and a de
licious lunch was served. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Floyd May the evening of Sept. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vincent and
sons, Jack and Keith, drove to
Omaha Monday and then to Lin
coln where Jack is enrolled in the
State university for his second
year. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent and
Keith returned home Tuesday.
INMAN YOUTH DIES
WHEN TRUCK HE IS
DRIVING IS UPSET
Funeral Services Held Sunday At
Inman Methodist Church.
Burial At Inman.
The people of the Inman com
munity were shocked and grieved
Friday afternoon when Lowell Fra
ka, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Fraka, was almost instantly
killed by suffocation when a gravel
truck he was driving overturned
one mile north of town, pinning
him underneath.
Shortly after the accident a
traveling man returning to his
home at Clearwater, saw the
wrecked truck and on making ex
amination discovered the body un
derneath. He was unable to lift
the truck alone and at once came
to town for help. A number of
men hurried to the scene and lifted
the truck from Fraka’s body but
life was gone. . A physician had
been summoned and on his arrival
pronounced death due to suffoca
tion.
The body was at once taken to
the Biglin undertaking parlors at
O’Neill.
Owen Lowell, son of Jess B. and
May Fraka, was born Feb. 28, 1920,
at Inman, Nebr., and died Sept. 9,
1938, at the age of 18 years, 6
months and 11 days. He had lived
all his life in and around Inman.
He attended the Inman schools and
was in his senior year when he
quit school to go to work.
He was received as a probation
er into the Methodist church at In
man by Rev. R. Poe in 1930, and
was baptized the following April.
He took the studies of the mem
bership class and was eligible for
full membership in the church.
Lowell was of a kindly disposi
tion and therefore was a favorite
among the young people and old as
well as young were his friends.
He was enrolled in the CCC camp
and served there for a number of
months. He was energetic in his
labors and satisfied the demands
of those who employed his time.
His untimely death was a great
shock to everyone and the heart
felt sympathy of the entire com
munity is with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Fraka, his four
sisters, and other relatives.
Left to mourn his departure are:
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Fraka, his sisters, Mrs. Esther
Vrooman of Venus, Nebr.; Mrs.
Ruth Conard of Inman, Hazel and
Muriel at home. One brother, Wil
lard, preceeded him in death. He
also leaves his aged grandmother,
Mrs. Fannie Leidy, and his aunt.
Miss Ella Leidy of Inman. The
girl to whom he was engaged, Miss
Muzette Marey of Luten, Iowa, was
also here for the funeral, besides
other relatives and a host of
friends.
Funeral services were held at the
M. E. church in Inman Sunday
afternoon with the pastor, Rev. E.
B. Maxcy in charge. Music was
furnished by a quartette of his
young friends, Arvilla Keyes, Vir
ginia Watson, John Watson and
Jack Lewis, with Patty Watson at
the piano. Pallbearers were his
cousin, Keith McGraw, and five in
timate boy friends, Myril Castor,
George Colman, Jr., Walter Rouse,
Earl Stevens and Norbert Clark.
Burial was in the Inman cemetery.
The Floral offering were many and
beautiful.
Woman’s Club
The O’Neill Woman’s club will
meet Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the
club room at 2:30 sharp. The fol
lowing program has been arranged:
Vocal solo, Mrs. Russell; Book re
view, “The Yearling”, by Marjorie
Rawlings, Mrs. M. C. Penisten;
Discussion, led by Mrs. L. A. Car
ter. This is the first meeting of
the year, and all are invited who
are interested in club work. Each
member is asked to bring a guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Verzal re
turned Tuesday from Lincoln,
Nebr., and Topeka, Kans., where
they attended the state fairs being
held in the two cities. Mr. Verzal
is on a two weeks vacation from his
duties as farm supervisor of Wayne
county for the FSA.
Miss Mary Harty arrived Friday
from Grand Island, Nebr., where
she is attending school, and spent
the week-end visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harty.