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VOL. LIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938. No. 19
R. L. Jordan Dies From
Monoxide Gas Poisoning
R. L. Jordan was found dead in
his car in the garage at his home
about 9:15 last Saturday morning,
the engine of the car running.
The body wras discovered by his
| brother-in-law. Emmet Carr, who
heard the engine running in the car
and the door closed and investi
gated.
Richard L. Jordan was born ^t
Port Chester, New York, on May
14, 1894, and was 44 years, four
months and three days old at the
time of his death. After reaching
manhoods estate he came to Ne
braska and was employed by the
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany, with headquarters at Nor
folk. For several years he was
with a repair crew and worked all
over northwestern Nebraska. It is
said that he was a thorough work
man knowing the telephone busi
ness from the ground up
T On February 8, 1921, he was
united in marriage at Chadron,
Nebraska, to Miss Ann Carr,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Carr, one of the pioneer families
oi eastern non. tins uuum
one daughter was born, Dorothy
Ann, who with her mother are left
to mourn the passing of a kind
and indulgent husband and father.
He is also survived by two broth
ers and five sisters. They are:
Arthur and Thomas, of Port Ches
ter, New York, Julia, Mary, Helen
and Emily Jordan, of Rye, New
York, and Mrs. Frank Olson, of
Greenwich, Conn. His brother,
Arthur and sister, Julia, were here
foy the funeral.
^ Mr. and Mrs. Jordan came to this
city from Norfolk, Nebr., in March,
1925, he having been appointed
manager for the telephone com
pany in this city. This position
he held until last March when he
was succeeded as manager here by
Mr. Walther of Gregory, South
Dakota. Since his retirement he
has put in most of his time looking
after the management of his dance
pavillion just outside of the city
which he built about six years ago
and which he managed since its
construction.
The funeral services were held
from the Catholic church in this
city last Tuesday morning at 9
o’clock, Monsignor Cassidy officiat
ing and burial in Calvary cemetery.
® The funeral was one of the largest
seen in this city for some time.
The local American Legion post, of
which the diseased was a member,
marched from the house to the
church and then from the church
to the cemetery, where a salute
was fired over the grave and taps
sounded for their departed com
rade at the conclusion of the relig
ious services.
Page Post Office
Robbers Sentenced
Two men, Gus Malmburg and
Ray Brown, were sentenced to
three years each in the Federal
, penitentiary by Judge Donohoe at
Norfolk last Monday when they
pleaded guilty to robbing two post
offices in this state, one at Johns
town on October 25, 1936, and the
postoffice at Page on December 13,
1936. Both men are now in the
state penitentiary at Lincoln and
they will be taken to the federal
pen when they have completed
their term at Lincoln. Their con
fession to the Page robbery clears
up a matter that has been worry
ing the officials here for nearly two
years, as some were of the opinion
that local talent had a hand in the
robbery.
Think Highly of Rev.
Wright in Old Home
it is with much regret that the
people of Ashland learn that Rev.
V. C. Wright and his wife are leav
ing Ashland, after a pastorate of
nine months in the First Methodist!
ninemonths in the First Methodist!
church of Ashland. They are mov
ing to O’Neill. Mr. Wright will
preach his farewell sermon Sun
day.
The local church has grown
under his leadership. He has bap
tized 14 children and adults and
received 22 into church member
ship. Over $300 has been paid on
church indebtedness and interest,
the church doors have been refinsh
ed, trees planted and the property
given a neater appearance. Minis
__ I
terial support was reported paid in
full.
Mr. Wright was elected chair-1
man of the Board of Ministerial
Training at the recent conference
and has been chairman of the
Board of Conference Stewards for
years, holds an A. B. degree from
the University of Chattanooga and
B. D. degree from Drew Theologi
cal seminary, Madison, N. J.
Rev. and Mrs. Wright are pleas
ant people to meet and they have
made many friends during their
stay here who wish them success
and happiness in their new home.
—Ashland Gazette.
Leaves For Minnesota
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Saunders and
son left last Saturday morning for
Owen, Wis., where they expect to
make their future home, Mr. Saund
ers having secured a position on a
newspaper and job plant in that
city. Glenn had been an employee
of this office for the past seven
years. He is a good printer and
an excellent pressman, machine op
erator and machinest, in fact an all
around good man for a country
shop. We wish him and his family
success and happiness in their new
home.
John B. Vindicated
Many residents of this county
who looked lightly on John O’Sul
livan’s articles on the early history
of this county are now admitting
that John knew what he was talk
ing about. Some four years ago
John had a series of articles in
The Frontier in which he discussed,
and learnedly, the hiVory of the
early inhabitants of this section of
the state. From his investigations
and study he was convinced that
this country was thickly populated
at one time and that by a race of
people who have been extinct for
generations and in support of his
belief he mentioned ‘relics that
he had found in several sections of
the county, which, to those learned
in the lore, would be conclusive
proof, but was passed lightly by.
His articles and his correspondence
with officials of the state university
have finally bore fruit and the ex
pedition that was here this sum
mer uncovered some of the most
startling finds they have made in
the state. And they have only
started to scratch the surface. Ac
cording to John B. some of the
most valuable finds will be found
in the northeastern part of the
county, a point which the last de
tail from Lincoln did not investi
gate. The discoveries they did
make, however, has convinced them
that there is a great field in this
county and several crews will be
exploring in the county the coming
year.
Redbird Base Ball
Team Still Winning
At the fall festival held at Naper
Tuesday the Redbird base ball team
played the Winner, South Dakota,
team and trimmed them with a
score of 23 to 1. The batteries for
Winner were Conarro, Edwards
and Krugman; for Redbird, Thomp
son and Lineback. Hits, Winner 7,
Redbird 18.
At the Chambers fair last Fri
day Redbird and Elgin put on a
good game, Redbird winning with
a score of 10 to 7. The batteries in
this game were: Redbird, Conarro
and Edwards; Elgin, Kryss and
Colvert. Hits, Redbird, 13, Elgin
10.
Arrangements are being made
for a game at Lynch next Sunday
afternoon between Redbird and
Spencer. This should prove to be
a good game.
The Weather
The weather has been fine the
past week, with a light frost on
Sunday night and Monday night, j
Sunday night it just got down to
the freezing point, but on Monday
night it dropped to 29. Following
is the chart for the week:
H L
Sept. 15 _ 68 43
Sept. 16 73 43
Sept. 17 . 72 52
Sept. 18 ._ 60 36
Sept. 19 62 29,
Sept. 20 ... 73 35,
Sept. 21 79 44
Mrs. Emmet Harmon left Satur
day for Rochester, Minn., where
she will visit Emmet who is re
ceiving medical treatment there.
Got the Cold Shoulder
The little Czechoslovak nation is
no more. Deserted by her allies,
England and France she was forced
to surrender to the demands of
Hitler and Germany will get the
biggest part of that nation, to add
to its territory. Russia was also
pledged to go to their assistance if
France did but when the latter de
clined to take part Russia was not
inclined to assist. While the
Czechs give only that portion of
their nation to Germany now
peopled by the Sudeten Germans
Poland and Romania are also after
a portion of the country, so there
will not be much left when they
finally get through parcelling it
out among each other.
In the diplomatic exchange be
tween Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain of Great Britain and
Hitler it looks at this distance as
if Hitler emerged from the con
ference with a reputation as a
diplomat. He gets what he wanted
and Great Britain and France will
sit on the side lines until such time
as Hitler wants a little more ter
ritory and it might be that he
would decide on England and
France. And who can say that
they will be able to stop him when
he desires to reach that goal, as he
will be better equipped than ever.
Looks as if the war was only post
poned.
Former Pioneer
Passes Away
County Judge C. J. Malone re
ceived word this morning that his
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Candee, of
Hardin, Mont., died suddenly Wed
nesday evening. Mrs. Candee was
formerly a resident of Page, Nebr.,
and the funeral will be held there
on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from
the Methodist church.
New M. E. Minister
Arrived Wednesday
Rev. and Mrs. V. C. Wright and
son arrived in the City Wednesday
and are now comfortably located
in the Methodist parsonage. Rev.
Wright will conduct church ser
vices on Sunday, September 25.
Rev. and Mrs. Wright have two
children, Elizabeth and Harry, both
graduates of Oberlin College. Eliz
abeth is in New York City and
Hairy is at home.
Old Timer Visits Here
J'. S. Fry, of Columbus, Ohio, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Ellis. Mr. Fry was a
resident of the Star neighborhood
in the ealy eighties, leaving here
in the fall of 1889 and this is his
first visit to the county since that
time. Mr. Fry says that he has
vivid recollections of the stirring
events in this county in the eight
ies, but there are not many of the
old timers, who made history in
them days, now living. Mr. Fry
has been a resident of Ohio for
many years.
Alpha Club
The Alpha club met at the home
of Mrs. Vinton Simonson on Wed
nesday, September 14.
Ten members were present and
four guests. The goiests were:
Mrs. Frank McDonald, Mrs. Phil
Allendorf, Mrs. Hans Eggar and
Mrs. Thomas Liddy.
The club spent the afternoon as
pupils in school. Mary Widtfeldt
acting as teacher.
The lunch was served in sacks
and passed out by Lillian Drayton
and Velma McDonald.
The lunch consisted of sandwich
es, pickles and lolypops. The hos
tess served cocoa and coffee.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clyde, of
Page, announce the birth of a
daughter, Arlene Clarice on Sep
tember 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tomlinson
announce the birth of a son on
September 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schultz an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
September 18.
Mr. and Mis. Gene Morgan an
nounce the birth of a son on Sep
tember 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Bahm, of
Orchard, announce the birth of a
son on September 20.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Davis, of Page,
announce the birth of a son on
September 19.
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
Even a stick of wood has a heart/
Raymond Bly represented Swan
precinct as an exhibitor at the
Chambers fair.
Criticism of convention plat
forms have little weight coming
from shop worn politicians who
have enjoyed the emoluments from
the tax puyers for forty years. It
is true the national administration
has wandered far from the con
vention pronouncements but the
significance of our two Nebraska^
party platforms remains yet to be
seen.
It is said tidings from Maryland
upset the White House.
The Jews might be able to find
a Queen Esther among them who
could handle Herr Hitler.
Ray White bought three head
of Short Horn milk stock and two
calves at the Riley ranch last week.
“Eight years of depression have
carried me, and millions of other
Americans, to the depths of des
pair. Every home is in need of
something . . . every citizen is
haunted by fear. God meant men
to walk erect, not to be trapped
like this. Personally I believe the
cure is guaranteed wages.” This
from a young matron. And here
is another a beneficiary of one of
these government lettered proj
ects:
“Imagine the government pay
ing only a subsistance wage to sev
eral millions for the past five
years ...”
From the*laws we get into our
system of government it is not
certain whether we are intelligent
men or a bunch of knotheads. A
case in point is the Nebraska truck
ing law.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Baker attend
ed the Boone county fair a day last
week. Mr. Baker had in mind the
possible purchase of some pure bred
stock but saw nothing he wanted.
Among a few specimens of prod
ucts of the ranch taken from here
to show h i s friends how we
fare in Holt county was a bundle
of grass he had gathered and tied
as he was mowing during haying.
This grass, known variously as
blue stem, blue joint and also tur
key foot, measured a little over 7
feet. An incident of the trip
equaling in interest the visit with
friends at Albion was when Mr.
and Mrs. Baker met a covered
wagon drawn by horses conveying
a family in this direction. Two
elders and several children, heads
sticking from the wagon cover to
take in the sights, were in the
group. The prairie schooner as a
means of transportation survives
in spite of modern streamline ve
hicles.
Now comes the story that the
dictator “beyond the Alps” senses
there is a greater than he in the
picture and has been reduced to the
un-Ceasar emotions of crying. Such
is earthly pomp, power, notoriety,
absolutism of Chaldeae, Assyria,
Babalonia, Media, Persia, Greecia,
Rome has fadud with its barbaric
splendor in the mists of forgotten
centuries. The figures in history
whose memory is enshrined
through succeeding generations are
those who unfurled the banner of
human freedom. The tyrant and
nigger driver engender only hatred.
Our new court house is a struct
j ure of architectual beauty and
proper appointment for officers,
j But there is something lacking.
I The friendly benches that were in
the hall at the old building are
missing. There one could be seated
I with a friend from a far distant
section of the county who he had
(just run across and whom he had
not seen for many months, discuss
public affairs and recall the “good
old days” when a stage route con
nected O’Neill and Creighton
when Shamrock and Chambers con
tended fot supremacy over in the
South Fork, when a shot from the
hip was the law over on the Nio
brara or when Atkinson was slic
ing the county up into halves and
quarters. Worship of the modern
istic god has erased from the pic
ture the rude and simple things
with which we were once happy
and with them I fenr has gone
many of our homely virtues.
Late summer has its flash of
colors in the September floral
bloom on the open prairie, and
springing from the moist earth at
the edge of waterways are the |
lavender and white daisies lifting
lovely faces to the afternoon sun.
Here and there nods a stem with j
late summer blueballs and just be
side them is caught the gleam of
yellow and gold of a flower re
sembling the daisy which grows in
profusion where the ground lies
low and wet. Golden rod has be
come a rariety but clusters of a
small white bloom that grows very
much like the golden rod are show
ing their dainty charm at this sea
son in great abundance. The prairie
does not array its fragrance and
color in the huge and flashy bloom
of a florist’s show window but its
inticing beauty nestles in subdued
yet fascinating loveliness at your
feet. And brother, it willl not hurt
you to gather a handful of this last
bloom of summer and take them to
the little lady in the house with the
spirit of gallantry you brought
that two dollar boquet to her in the
long ago. At this time, with the
shadows of perplexity fallen across
a troubled world and the problem
of a livelihood worrying multitudes,
well may we turn to the soothing
Words of Him who invites us to
consider the flowers. “They toil
not, neither do they spin.” And “if
God so clothe the grass of the field .
. . . . will he not much more clothe
you, 0 ye of little faith.”
ROOSEVELT’S IDEAS
JUST LIKE STALIN’S
(Chicago Tribune)
Mr. Roosevelt’s ideas of party
discipline, party fealties, and party
requirements are in nature pre
cisely those of Dictator Stalin, the
general secretary of the Russian
communist party and head of the
soviet union. They are Russian in
their nature, although conditions
in the United States do not permit
the enforcement of party discipline
by such means as the head of the
Russian state may use.
Communist party organization
and political action do not contem
plate freedom of opinion. The de
cisions of the politburo are final.
Disagreement is treason. The gen
eral secretary controls the polit
buro. When “our great Stalin”
announces a policy he has issued a
law which shall not be unfavorably
commented upon.
Bourgeois freedom of opinion is
laughted at as both unreal and un
workable. The justification for
communistis discipline is that with
out it you cannot get things done.
That is Mr. Roosevelt’s contention.
He can’t work with opposition. He
is always right. Therefore he must
be unopposed.
The reasons for the support of
Mr. Roosevelt by the American
communistic party are many and
they are manifest.
>
Charged With Desertion
Sheriff "Peter W. Duffy drove to
Benkleman on Monday after Elmer
Schaffer of Atkinson, who was
being sought on wife and child
desertation and non-support. He
returned with his prisoner Wednes
day.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
By the Lowell Service
Lincoln, Nebraska—George Pi
per, democratic candidate for
county attorney of Lancaster coun
ty, is picked as the man who will
break the silence that enshrouds
aspirants for this office when ask
ed concerning the private practice
of law by public prosecutors. Mr.
Piper is expected to issue a state
ment, declaring that he will re
frain from private practice in the
event of his election.
In Douglas- county, the bar as
sociation has taken action. Can
didates of both parties have been
requested to pledge that they will
not engage in private practice if
chosen to fill the office of county
attorney. Reticence is the watch
word up to date.
The democrats in Lancaster
county are preparing to make an
assault on the court house. Special
drives will be made to elect county
attorney and county commissioner.
Mr. Piper’s statement may form
the spearhead of the drive. The
effect of the attitude of candidates
for county attorney in Douglas
county is awaited with interest by
attorneys who complain that the
public prosecutors have an unfair
advantage when continuing in pri
vate practice after election.
The multiplicity of bureaus and
commissions at the state house has
finally attracted the attention' of
Frank G. Arnold, president of the
Nebraska Federation of County
Taxpayers’ Leagues. In an ad
dress before the legislative council,
Mr. Arnold deplored expanded pay
rolls and armies of state employ
ees.
Concerning the state govern
ment, Arnold declared “bad prac
tices have crept in and should be
discontinued.”
Counties, he insisted, should be
permitted to choose their own
method of government. He assert
ed that a law should be passed
legalizing the county manager
plan.
"At times," Arnold asserted, “it
appears the only possible relief the
taxpayer might ha\c from en
trenched officials ai.l entrenched
political machines."
‘Among other improvements pro
posed by Arnold were:
Assessment of taxes—Careful
system of classification and ap
praisal of farm lands: assessment
of city and village residences large
ly on homp value and their busi
ness properties on service value.
Collection of taxes—accurate
check on delinquencies; "a law
automatically removing treasurers
who do not issue and sheriffs who
do not serve distress warrants and
make an effort to collect taxes.”
Counties—Should eliminate in
consistencies in prices paid for
services and supplies; proper in
ventories of materials und supplies
and proper requisitioning system
with purchase orders should be es
tablished: complete minutes of
board meetings should be required;
uniform fiscal year should be estab
lished; enforcement of laws requir
ing bids on contracts, issuance of
certified claims, prevention of de
ficits, and filing of claims and their
verification by affidavit.
Cities and villages—Virtually
the same recommendations as
made for counties.
Schools—Adoption of pay-as
you-go financial system; consoli
dation of rural districts.
Lawyers have the sole and ex
clusive right to appear before the
railway commission. So insists A.
V. Shotwell, chairman of the com
mittee on the unauthorized prac
tice of law of the Nebraska State
Bar Association. Under this rul
ing the commission’s own rate ex
perts cannot examine witnesses.
The statement of Dr. R. V. Shu
mate, director of research of the
legislative council, that 26 per cent
of the income of the citizens of the
state is expended in federal, state,
county school and local taxes will
cause scrutiny of all forms of ex
penditures.
The cost of relief will be the sub
ject of a report at the next meet
ing of the council. Civil service
will be studied in relation to taxa
tion.
Concerning the sales tax method
of raising revenue Dr. Schumate
declared that a 2 per cent tax ap
plied in 1935 on practically all the
business in the state would only
have raised about $24,000,000. Re
tail sales of $359,757,000 with a 2
percent tax would yield $7,185,000.
Taking in industrial, service,
wholesale, real estate and trucking
for hire transactions, the grand
total was reached.
Apparently homestead exemp
tion would hit eastern Nebraska
schools districts much harder than
those in many western counties, he
pointed out—with qualifications to
members of the council. About
26.4 per cent of the Howard county
taxation source would have to be
replaced with something else if
homesteads were exempted. Fig
ures for Lancaster and Douglas
counties were 16.67 and 15.7 per
cent, respectively.
The increased cost of govern
ment has attracted attention to the
expense connected with the uni
cameral method of legislation. The
sum of $15,000 was set aside for
the expenses of the legislative
council and so far one third of this
sum has been spent.
Advocates of the unicameral
(Continued to Page 4, Column 3)
Winners at Holt County
Fair, Chambers
The following were among the
prize winners at the Holt County
Fair h_»id at Chambers, September
13 lo 16:
Registered Shorthorns—T. E.
Alderson, first on bull, 2 to 3
years, bull 18 months to 2 years
and bull under 1 year. E. R. Car
penter 2nd on bull under 1 year,
first on cow over 3 years, T. E.
Alderson second. T. E. Alderson
first on heifer under 3 years and
E. R. Carpenter second. T. E. Al
derson first on heifer under 2 years.
Registered Herefords—George
Rowse first on bull over 3 years;
first and second on bull under 1
year; first on bull under 6 months;
first on heifer under 2 years; first
on heifer under 1 year. John Dan.
kert first on bull under 18 months.
C. V. Robertson second on bull
under 6 months; first on cow over
3 years and first on heifer under
2 years. Robert Farrier second on
heifer under 1 year. George Rowse
also won Junior champion male,
Junior champion female and Grand
Champion male.
Registered Angus—Harry Res
sel first on bull over 3 years, bull
under 1 year, cow over 3 years,
heifer under 1 year and second on
bull under 6 months and heifer
under 6 months. William Sitz,
Atkinson, first on bull under 3
years, bull under 2 years, bull un
der 18 months and bull under 6
months, Cow heifer under 2 years,
heifer under 6 months, also second
on cow over 3 years, and heifer
under 1 year. Herds, Harry Res
sel first, and Wm. Sitz, second. Sr.
Champion male and Grand Cham
pon male, Wm. Sitz, Jr. Champion
male and Grand Champion female,
Harry Ressel.
Gurnseys: — C. V. Robertson,
first on cow over 3 years and heifer
under 6 months. Jos. P. Shanner,
Page, Nebr., first on heifer under
2 years and heifer under 1 year.
Miner and Whitaker first on heifer
under 3 years and second on heifer
unedr 2 years, heifer under 1 year
and heifer under 6 months.
Jerseys:—C. V. Robertson, first
on cow over 3 years, and Miner and
Whitaker first on heifer under 3
years.
Holsteins:—Miner and Whitaker
first on bull under 3 years, cow 3
years and over, heifer under 2
years, and heifer under 18 months
Chas. C. Fauquier first on heifer
under 1 year, Lloyd Gibson, Ewing,
first on heifer under 6 months, Jr.
Champion male and female, Miner
and Whitaker.
Brown Swiss:—W. A. Alderson
first on bull over 3 years, bull under
1 year, heifer under 3 years, heifer
under 2 years and Grand Champion
male and female.
Fred Seery, first on stallion over
4 years. J. W. Walter first and
D. B. Perkins second on mare over
4 years. H. R. Holcomb first on
horse under 1 year.
Class G:—Hogs. Poland China.
H. R. Holcomb first and LeRoy
months LeRoy Holcomb first and
H. R. Holcomb second on sow 2
months LeRoy Holcomb frist and
years or over.
Class H. Medium wool, Harry
Ressel first on buck 1 year or over
and Ernest Spike, Amelia, second.
G. H. Grimes, first and second on
buck under 1 year. Ewe under 1
year, also sweepstakes on buck and
ewe.
White Rocks:—Lyle Walter, first
on Cock, Hen, Pullet and old pen.
Page Poultry Club, first on cock
eral and first and second on young
pen, also second on pullet. Bar
red Rocks:—Wm. Gumb first on
hen, Roy Kock, 2nd.
Edwin Hubbard first on cockerel
and Page Poultry Club second. Page
Poultry Club first and second on
Pullet and young pen.
Rhode Island Reds:—E. A. Far
rier first on hen, and cock. Wm.
Gumb first on hen and Roy Kock
second. Ed Dexter first on pullet
and first and second on old pen.
E. A. Farrier, first and second on
young pen.
White Wyandottes:—LeRoy Hol
comb first on cock, second on cock
erel, first and second cn old pen and
second on yeoung pen. E. V. Sage
ser first on cockerel. Page Poultry
Club first on pullet, Elmer Farrier
second. Herbert Russ first on
young pen.
White Leghorns:—Lyle Walter
first on cockerel. Wm. Jacobitz
(Continued on Page 5, column 3)