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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1938)
JThe Frontier D. H. Cronin. Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter, One Year, in Nebraska -$2.0(j One Year, outside Nebraska — 2.25 Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly re moved from our mailing list at ex piration of time paid for, if pub lisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. Display advertising is charged for on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line, first insertion, sub sequent insertions, 5c per line. (First publication Dec. 15, 1938.) LEGAL NOTICE All persons interested in the estate of Sarah Bollwitt, deceased, both creditors and heirs are notified that on December 12, 1938 Frank Bollwitt filed a petition in The County Court of Holt County, Ne braska alleging Sarah Bollwitt, a resident of Holt County, Nebraska died intestate on May 25, 1928 and was the owner of Southwest Quar ter of Section 32, Township 26 North, of Range 9 west of the 6th Principal Meridian in Holt County, Nebraska. That her heirs arc Au gust Bollwitt Sr. her husband and Ernest Bollwitt, August W. Boll witt Jr., Carl Bollwit, Fred Boll witt, Anna Snowardt, John F. Boll witt and Frank E. Bollwitt her children. That petitioner is the owner of said premises. That the prayer of the petition is "Petition er prays that the Court determine the time of the death of Sarah Boll witt; that she died intestate; decree who are her heirs and their degree of kinship and determine the right of descent of the real property above described.” You are notified said petition will be heard January 3, 1939 at 10 o’clock A. M. at the County Court Room in O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. C, J. MALONE, (SEAL) County Judge. 31-3 (First publication, Dec. 29, 1938)1 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Scaled bldh will be received at the office of the Department of POSITIONS WANTED ■ WANTED,' Work in home, restur ant or cafe.-Ldhquirc at Frontier Office. *1 ■ i > . 32-2p STRAYED . , * i , . ■ 1 ‘ t ESTRAYED Pig found; owner may have same by proving ownership and paying all costs. Inquire at this office. ' | 30-5c “MISCELLANEOUS ~ U ■ — ..—I . ... ■■ . SUBSCRIPTIONS Country Home and all other magazines and daily papers received aru( given prompt , attention,—Mrs. P. • B. Harty, O’Neill, Nebr. 17-tf "for sale FOR SALE: Young pure bred white Wyandotte rosters.—Mrs. Alex R. Wertz, Star. Nehr. 33-lc TWO lots on th* cofner of Clay nnd Seventh streets, each 45 feet by 170 feet.—Inquire at this office, tfj CHEAP WHEAT land in agricul-j ture and oil proven territory in I Kansas.—If interested write Box • 443, Coleridge, Nebraska. 32-2 REGISTERED HEREFORD Bulls. Now offering some top i 2-year-old bulls and a few choice ! calves, high quality and priced to make money for the purchaser. —W. G. Sire, O’Neill, one half mile east and 10 north of Emmet. 30-4 I DOCTORS BROWN & FRENCH |j Office Phone 77 Complete X-Ray Equipment jj Glasses Correctly Fitted Residence S Dr. Brown, 221 !i Phones ) Dr. French, 242 ti Dr. J. L. SHERBAHN Chiropractor Phone 147 Half Block South of the Ford Garage—West Side of Street W. F. FINLEY, M. D. 1 Phone, Office 28 l O’Neill :: Nebraska I ♦ tmammtmmttttmtmaan::::::::: Do You Want A Loan of Any Kind? We are making loans on ♦ Automobiles, F. H. A. Hons- j ing Loans, Norfolk Building • and Loan Loans. Come j where you know the money j is. Ours is the oldest Home • Loans in Holt County. John L. Quig O’Neill, Nebraska .♦ _ ♦ Roads and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 19, 1939, until 10:00 o’clock A. M„ and at that time publicly opened and read for Sta bilized Soil Base Course, Prime Coat, Armor Coat and incidental I work on the Bassett-O’Neill Feder al Aid Projects Nos. 168-A (4) and | 168-B-Unit 2, Federal Aid Road [and the Newport South and Stuart South State Projects Nos. 168-K and 763, State Roads. The proposed work consists of constructing 18.7 miles of Oiled Road. The approximate quantities are: 16,260 Cu. Yds. Mineral Ag gregate (Gravel) 5,040 Cu. Yds. Mineral Ag gregate (Sand Gravel) 1,930 Cu. Yds. Mineral Ag gregate (Coarse Sand) from Local Pit No. 3 1,370 Cu. Yds. Mineral Ag gregate (Fine Sand) from Local Pit No. 2 3,450 Cu. Yds. Soil Binder from Local Pit 5 8,400 Cu. Yds. Soil Binder from Local Pit 6 2,230 Cu. Yds. Soil Binder from Local Pit 7 1,480 Thousand Gallons Wa ter, Applied 988 Stations Manipulation of Stabilized Soil Base Course 98,800 Gallons Asphaltic Oil for Prime Coat, Applied 2,680 Cu. Yds. Mineral Ag gregate (Sand Gravel) for Armor Coat, Applied 74,200 Gallons Asphaltic Oil for Armor Coat, Applied The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this con tract shall be fifty-five (56) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labof employed on this contract shull be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at Bassett, Nebraska, at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the De partment of Roads and Irrigation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebras ka. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than three thous and five hundred (3,500) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION A. C. Tilley, State Engineer C. L. Carey, District Engineer Chester Stockwell, County Clerk ROCK COUNTY John C. Gallagher, County Clerk 33-3 HOLT COUNTY (First publication, Dec. 29, 1938.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Ronds and Irrigation in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 19, 1939, until 10:00 o’clock A. M„ and at that time publicly opened and read for GUARD RAIL and in cidental work on the Bussett Stuart, O’Neill-Ewing, and Staf for d-Orchard Federal Aid Projects Nos. 168-A-Unit 2, 200 A-Unit 2, and 203-1), Federal Aid Roads. I he approximate quantities are: 7,136 l.in. Ft. Guard Rail The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this con tact shall be fifty-five (55) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all in termediate Jabor employed on this contract shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be thirty-five (35) cents per hour. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at the office of the District Engineer of the Department of Roads and Irri gation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to lOO'/r of his con tract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than three hundred (300) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids, DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION A. C. Tilley, State Engineer C. L. Carey District Engineer John C. Gallagher, County Clerk Holt County 33-3 Editors Note: Congressman Karl Stefan who is now returning to Washington to attend the first session of the 76th congree will write a column for this newspaper. The congressman who is a newspa per writer by profession has been writing these columns ever since being elected to congress with the purpose in mind of making some report to his constituents through the medium of this newspaper. The congressman does not write from a partisan viewpoint but endeavors to give his constituents his im pressions of congress and various legislation that is coming up or which is being considered. He also endeavors to write items which will be of human interest which are some times not carried by the regu lar news gathering organizations. The congressman’s Washington column will start shortly after the session begins. Members are now being bom barded with letters from other members urging them to vote for various colleagues for floor leader. It is generally assumed that Wil liam Bankhead, of Alabama will be the majority floor leader and that Joe Martin of. Massachusetts has the best chance for election as minority leader with James Wads worth of New York his closest op ponent. Members of committee on committees are also being be sieged by members for various ocmmittee assignments. New members of the house will not get an office until January 3 when they take their oath of office. In the few days between now and Janu ary 3 new members usually get office space with older members. There usually is a wild scramble for space during the first few days of the opening of a new congressional session. Women who have been employed in the sewing project of the WPA and who have been laid off under recent orders have called at the congressional office stating that they were sent there by their su-j pervisors who they state told them that the only way they could get their jobs back again was through congressional influence. These dis charged women carry the “403" orders in which is typed that the reason they were laid off was be cause of insufficient funds. This indicates that the supervisors are in some way using, thq .unfortunate ELEVEN discharged employees to lobby for new appropriations. Undoubtedly a deficiency bill to secure more money for relief may come up early in the new session of congress and that may be followed by a new re lief bill and some amendments re garding new methods of distribut ing relief. One constituent writes that he has a twenty dollar gold certificate and says he now needs the money and wants to know if he holds it longer if he can get moie money for it. The answer to that is that all possession of gold coins and gold currency by private citizens has been illegal since the recall of gold coin and currency a few years ago and it is generally assumed that the Treasury Department be lieves there are no gold coins and no gold currency outstanding. About the only thing this constitu ent can do with his gold certificate is to take it the bank and cash it for current issue of money. The congressional office has com municated with some members of the prairie states group of con gressmen urging immediate formu lation of demands for better ser vice on feed and seed loans. Many ‘‘ai mers complain that the feed and seed loans come to the farmers to late. The bill to repay feed and seed loans bushel for bushel in kind will be reintroduced by the Third congressional office immedi ately after the opening of the 76th congress. Many farmers who have loans with the federal land bank and who because of the drouth are unable to pay part of the principal or in terest tell the congressional office that they fear that the government is becoming more severe than any insurance company or bank which holds mortgages on farm lands. They declare that when they tell the federal bank they cannot pay now due to the fact that the drouth killed their corn crop and that the j government can take their farm; and that they will give the govern- J ment a deed, the land bank agents threaten them with a deficiency • judgement which may follow them afterthey try to start over again. | In many cases it is argued insur-j ance companies are not pressing the farmers and in some cases arc! allowing the farmers to rent the farm and will apply that rent on interest and principle when better times come and give the farmer a chance to buy his farm back again, j Demands for more extensions and njpre leniency in these cases have been made by the congressional office. The Congressional office is now closed and the Washington office is open so that there has been no in terruption in the congressional work. All mail should be sent to the Washington office. The con gressional office welcomes letters and suggestions from home folk The mail should be addressed to Karl Stefan, House Office Bldg. Washington, D. C. To all readers of this newspaper the congressman and members of the staff in the congressional office send their wishes for A Joyous and Happy New Year. Over the Back Yard Fence Eileen McKenna—"My Man.” Alma Wallace—“My Own”. Tomie Finley—“What Have You Got That Gets Me.” Coney Biglin—“You’ve Got Me.” Betty McNally—“Blue Skies.” Dorothy Ryan—“Heart and Soul.” Mary Davidson—“I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams.” Coney Golden—“I’m Having My self a Time.” Gen Graves—“Lucky Me.” Verne Coyne—“You Are My Lucky Star.” Marge Cronin—“Night and Day.” Bob Parkins—“You Look Good to Me.” Bob Earley—“They Say.” Bill Kub—“The Eyes of Wyom in Are Upon You.” Bugs Graves—“Your the Only Star in My Blue Heaven.” George Hammond—“Zing Went the Strings of My Heart.” Woody Malina—“The First Time I Saw You.” Bob Mitchell—“I Live the Life I Love.” Junior Shoemaker—“You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby.” Junior Toy—“Deeu in a Dream.” Duke Kersenbrock—“Day After Day.” Bal Miles—“My Reverie.” Bob Shoemaker—“Mickie Does n’t Live Here Anymore.” Judging by the way the New Deal congressmen and senators ran in the November election, Charlie MeCarthey isn’t as popular among the voters as a lot of people thought he was. .h ...i--— Just to think that in this country Congress cata appropriate four and a half billion without batting an eye while over in Bermuda the government is split over a propo sal to furnish the governor with one automobile. A new automobile invention is said to make is possible for a car to sand still while operating in high gear. This is the most sensible in vention we have heard of for a long time. f The official New Deal monopoly inquiry is now on. But the Su preme Court disposed of the bigg est breeder of monopoly when it in validated the NRA. The Agricultural Department might be able to improve conditions on a lot of farms it it would en courage the raising of more hogs and less dogs. The city of Dayton was forced to close its public schools for two months on account of a shortage of funds. Isn’t there some way to blame this on to the Dies Commit tee? A poll shows that the mapority of the British people would rather light than give Germany back any of the colonies taken from the Reich during the World War. But John Bull is no doubt willing to sacrifice some of Portugal’s and France’s colonies to Hitler in the interest of peace. We don’t know what they are planning for the New York World's Fair next year but it seems to us that a big crack-pottery ex hibit would be in order. The Lost is Found By Our Want Ads When you lose V advertise They Don’t Stay Lost Long Vatican State Holds Records Is First in Percentage of Autos, Radios and ■ Even Soldiers. VATICAN STATE. — The pontif- ! ical state, newest and smallest of nations, holds more records than any other country in the world. Whether it be telephones, auto mobiles, radios, soldiers or even prosaic elevators and refrigerators, it is the Vatican City that has more of the per capita than any other ! country. Although there are only 600 names listed in the Vatican telephone di- j rectory, it is estimated that each inhabitant averages more than one phone apiece. With a population estimated slightly above the 700 mark, the per capita rate is roughly .85. The United States, with 15,295, 852 telephones, is far behind with ap proximately one-eighth of a phone per person. Actually the papal state’s average is higher than .85, because many of the phones connected with Pope Pius’ private and official apart- ' ments and other interapartmental hookups are not listed in the direc tory. Fifteen Outside Lines. The Vatican also has 15 lines with ' the outside world, which in this case is Italy. There is no country that can boast of such a high average of interurban lines for its population. The Vatican has 32 electrically driven elevators and in a few months the figure will be increased to 35. Although there are about 100 buildings in the small territory, two thirds are small one and two story structures used as small offices and residences for Vatican em ployees. ihis means that there is one ele vator for each of the larger build- | | ings. Yet 20 years ago the Vatican State could only boast three ele- I vators and all of the hydraulic type. ! King Edward VI rode on one of these old-fashioned lifts when he came to see the then-reigning pope early in the Twentieth century. Boy Still on Job. The fat, pompous elevator boy who piloted King Edward to one of the upper floors is still on the job. ; His job has been greatly simplified. ; Instead of lugging on a cable, all he does now is to press buttons and modem science takes care of the rest. It Is estimated that there are more than 200 automobiles in the miniature state. It is calculated that there are two cant for every seven inhabitants. Even the United States, which boasts of one auto mobile for every 4.9 inhabitants, cannot match this mark. It is estimated that there is an average of one radio and one elec tric refrigerator per Vatican family. Although the Vatican can be con sidered the most peaceful of states, on the surface it gives the opposite impression of being classed among the most military. Its army makes up about two-thirds of its entire pop ulation. Even Russia, Germany, Italy and Japan, which are consid ered the most heavily armed, fall far behind. However, the Vatican army, composed of Swiss, pontifical and noble guards and papal gen darmes, does not possess a single cannon, a machine gun, an airplane or even a tank. That in itself is another record. __ ‘Birth Certificate’ Valid Delaware Still Insists DOVER, DEL.—Delaware is pre pared to defend again the validity of its “birth certificate.” New Jersey tried unsuccessfully > in the United States Supreme court and in the English courts to prove that the parchment deed granted William Penn 100 years ago was turned over by Penn to James, duke i of York, and that the present bound- J aries of Delaware are not correct. I An announcement at Trenton, N. j J., disclosed the state intends to bring an expert from London, Wil liam LeHardy, to examine papers ! New Jersey claims will show that Penn made the transfer, and that he ! never received another grant in its place. The original parchment deed es tablishing Delaware’s boundaries is i preserved in the state house here. Giant Lemons Displayed NEW ORLEANS.—Lemons that the grower, Fred Smith, of Myrtle Grove, claimed would make half a gallon of lemonade each were dis- j played here. The lemons, of the j Ponderosa variety, were from 15 to 20 inches in circumference. I ■ --- ' ' ' -| Grades of Athletes Found to Be Average LINCOLN. NEB.—A popular belief that athletes are not out standing in the classroom is not borne out in a study made of the scholarship of University of Ne braska varsity players by Dean ! T. J. Thompson. He found that more than half of the Husker athletes last year ranked above the university scho lastic average of 77 per cent. His survey did not include men par ticipating in tennis and golf. A majority were partially self supporting and several earned their entire expenses. "g". M-ULUUUS2L. ———■—J Those hats the women are wear ing this fall are about as bad as a lot of the pre-election forecasts turned out to be. A remarkable fact of the recent congressional election is that no’ sitting Republican member was defeated. Only Democrats and radicals lost their seats in the na tional House of Representatives. With International trade talks being carried on, Roumania had a propaganda week during the first part of the month. Shows how far we are ahead of 'em. Every week is propaganda week in the United States. Mr. Ickes insists that Chairman Dies have his committee investi gate the invasion of the United States by the Men of Mars. Not necessary. If the Martians really come down here Ickes and Hop kins can take care of them by put ting them on the WPA and the PWA. Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy, of Hastings, arrived Saturday and spent Christmas at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mc Carthy. Mn. Nell Ryan and son, Jim left Friday for Chicago where they will spend Christmas with Neil, returning home immediately after the holidays. Ait *r*i*£»s \ '''D. —rr77 •*(»* ADS ARE NEWS Printed In Big Type 'Ufrt'feofr Friday and Saturday, December 30 & 31 Happy New Year With this greeting we wish to express appreciation of your many favors during 1938. It has been a real ? pleasure to serve you and during 1939 we shall do our utmost to improve our service in every way possible. Beef Roasts Pound 16c and 14c From among the tender, juicy roasts on display at Council Oak there is a roast that exactly meets your requirements for the New Years Dinner. Pork Chops “«SSi 12c Pork Loin Roast -b.19c and 12c There will be a quick demonstration of apprecia tion when you set before the family a savory Pork Loin Roast with Dressing and Apple Sauce on the side. Bulk Sauage ’ound . 121c Pig Souse n piece or sliced, Lb.__ 121c Fresh Beef to Boil Pound ...1........... 13c Big and Ring Bologna 'ound . ...... 14c f / • » Rib Beef Steak ’ound . .>—— 18c Florida Grapefruit ifo. 300 C*n 08c Brokn Brand “Hand Peeled” Grapefruit has a flavor superior to that of the “Lye Peeled” fruit. Far more convenient to serve than fresh fruit. Most economical at the special price. Buckwheat ’repared f > Bag 24c Cakes that bring a thrill for Sunday Breakfast can be made from Robb Ross Prepared Buckwheat. For best results follow directions on package. Syrup lx?” 10 _. 49c * The “Superb" Brand is an assurance of top quality \ corn syrup. A heavy, amber syrup for pancakes, waf fles and for home made candy. White Loaf Flour % ««.■<»« $1.19 Buy a bag of this “Thirsty Flour” and enter the White Loaf Flour Contest. Inquire at Council Oak for 5 full particulars. Pantry Pride Flour '/« Bbi. Bag. 89c Plain Cookies 2 Assorted 25c I For those who prefer iced cookies we have a wide as sortment of fancy cakes at a special price of 2 lbs. for 27c. Tomatoes "Kffiiflk. 08c Tomatoes at a price are not always a good value. Morning Light Tomatoes in No. 2 cans at this special price are an outstanding value. Red ripe, fine flavored and well filled cans. Swedish Rye 24 Sir 10c Many kinds of rye bread are sold as Swedish Rye. Try Council Oak Swedish Rye which is baked by the exact formula used by a large bakery in Stockholm, Sw eden. Clabber Girl “SWSIS. 21c Have you tried “Clabber Girl”. A quality baking j powder at a special price for this sale. Macaroni Bag 13c Your budget does not suffer when you serve the end less variety of delightful food combinations that include macaroni and spaghetti. Red Bag Coffee 43c It’s because of the sweet mellow flavor of this popu lar priced coffee that it sells in such quantity. Try a bag at the special price. Haskin’s Hardwater Castile Ca-e 4c Blue Barrel Soap 2 » ound Bars .. 13c I