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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1939)
VOL.LX O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER L\ U88 NUMBER 25 PIONEERS OF HOLT CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING _ | Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Jacobs of Star Honored By Friends October 26 Thirty friends and relatives sur prised Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Jacobs of Star, Nebraska, by gathering at their home on October 26, 1939, it being their golden wedding anni versary. All brought well filled lunch baskets. A two-course dinner was served at 12 noon. The long table was decorated with golden tulips and a gorgeous two-tier wed ding cake furnished by their daugh ter, Lizzie Peterson. A short pro gram was tendered, consisting of a group song, one song by Wm. Ja cobs, Norma Anderson and Mar garet Peterson, one by Mrs. Loula Dunn, two solos by Chas. Mitchell, two readings, one by Mrs. L. A. Hansen and one by Mrs. F. P. Hunt er. They received several beautiful ^ gifts. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Ihno Jacobs and fam ily of Lynch; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Peterson and daughter of Plain view, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mitchell of Butte, Mrs. Loula Dunn and two sons, Helen Kyriss of Atkinson, Norma Anderson, Rose Weber of Creighton, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller of Walnut, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Derickson, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hansen and daughter, Mrs. F. P. Hunter and Wm. Jacobs, all of Star. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs were mar ried at West Ochtersum, Germany, the 26th of October, 1889, living there or near until they came to America in the spring of 1891. They located near Verdigree where they lived three years, then moved i to near Columbus and lived there eight years. Since then they have resided in Knox and Holt counties, the last twenty-seven years living near Star. They are the parents of six chil dren, namely: Ihno of Lynch, Henry of Verdel and William at home; Lizzie Peterson of Plainview, Mar garethea De Vries, of Roberts, Mont., and Minnie Siemsen of Si lesia, Mont. They have twenty eight grandchildren. Mr. Jacobs learned the bakery trade in 1877 and followed that trade for fourteen years. He served in the German army from 1888 to 1886, being in the Fortification Ar tillery of Strassburg, being advanc ed to the rank of non-commissioned officer later. They are both in reasonably good health for their years, she being 80 years old and he 78 years. t The Alpha Club The Alpha Club held their an nual Holloween party Saturday night at the Carl Pfeil home. It was a mock party and by the cos tumes it was very hard to guess who was who. A treasure hunt was one of the features of the evening, then indoor games were played. Lunch was served and a nice time was had by all. O’Neill Ladies Entertain In Honor Of Visitors Mrs. Charles Stout, Mrs. W. J. Froelich, Mrs. H. J. Birmingham, Mrs. E. M. Gallagher and Mrs. Ed ward Campbell entertained about forty guests at a six-thirty o’clock w dinner, followed by cards at the ■ Golden hotel on Thursday evening. Mrs. Homer Mullen won high score, Mrs. J. P. Brown won second high, Miss Helen Biglin, low score, Mrs. F. J. Biglin, all cut and Miss Mary Sullivan of Butte, Montana, the guest prize. Among the out-of-town guests present at the party were Mrs. George Swingle, of Lincoln, Nebraska, Mrs. J. V. Dwyer and Miss Mary Sullivan of Butte, Mon tana, and Mrs. Z. W. Credle of Om aha, Nebraska. Marvin Robinson was before the county court last Saturday charged with operating a motor vehicle on the highways of the county without having a license for the car or a driver’s license. He plead guilty to the charge and was fined $3.00 and f costs, taxed at $5.45. Mrs. O. G. Pickering Marion Elizabeth Pickering died at a hospital at Norfolk last Tues day after an illness of several weeks, at the age of 41 years, one month and 17 days. The remains Ibrought to this city by the |5igi:n am lance and the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from the church in Lynch and interment in the cemetery at Dorsey. Marion Elizabeth Derickson was born at Middle Branch, Nebr., on September 14, 1898, and had been a resident of this county all her life. On June 10, 1921, she was united in marriage to Oral Guy Pickering, the ceremony being performed at Dorsey. Two children were born of I this union, Vera Arlyne and Olive Darlyne who, with their father are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate wife and mother. She also leaves her aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Drickson, two brothers, William and John Derick son, and four sisters, Sadie Derick son, Mrs. Georgia Butterfield, Olive Derickson and Juanette Derickson, all of this county. Mrs. Pickering had a host of friends in the northeastern part of the county, where she was known and loved by all, and her passing will be sincerely mourned by not only her immediate relatives but by a legion of friends. Distilled Spirits Came Near Causing Serious Fire What might have been a real fire was nipped in the bud at the Gold en annex last Wednesday morning, with very little damage to the an nex and none to the guests. A trav eling man, who had imbibed too much of the juice that is fermented from com or rye, apparently went to sleep smoking a cigarette. The cigarette set fire to the bed clothes and it was not long until the bed clothing was in flames and the room filled with smoke. An alarm was given and the fire department had to break in the window to get into the room, the tenant being found on the floor, almost out from the smoke in the room. He had the door locked and kept hollering for help, but was unable to turn the key in the lock and open the door himself. The fire and smoke damage was confined to the one room and will amount to $100 according to the hotel management. The Hair-Cut Yardstick To strip away the veneer and camouflage of governmental book keeping is the first step in achiev ing genuine economy—that’s the opinion of Mayor H. W. Baals of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He makes the various municipal costs so plain that the average citi zen can compare them with a hair cut, a loaf of bread or a pack of cigarettes. In addressing the annual confer ence of the National Consumers Tax Commission in New York, the Hoos ier mayor said: “In Fort Wayne we show that the individual who has a home assess ed at $4,000 will pay 42 cents a month for police protection, or the price of a meal; for fire protection 48 cents, less than the price of a hair cut in Fort Wayne; garbage collections 8 cents, less than a Sun day paper; street cleaning 13 cents, less than a gallon of gas; street re pair, 6 cents, the price of a pound loaf of bread; for parks and recre ation 32 cents, the price of a pound of steak; health department 5 cents, the price of a soft drink; pay ment on debt 15 cents, the price of a pack of cigarettes; other city ac tivities, including pensions and schools, 27 cents, less than a movie ticket.” The total is 61.96 a month for all the civil services in Mayor Baal’s city. How many other municipal ities can use such yardsticks so fa vorably ? There should be interesting ac tion in some 6,000 city and village halls when the NCTC delegates re turn home bearing word of Mayor Baal’s political brass tacks. -- Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fangman and children of Omaha returned to their home on Monday after spending the week-end here visiting at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lohaus and : Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz. DISTRICT COURT TO CONVENE NOVEMBER 13 Jury For Fall Term Drawn Wednesday Morning The following jurors have been selected for the November term of th district court of this county: Frank Wondercheck, Atkinson; H. D. Grady, O’Neill; Ray Hamrick, Stuart; Phil Harrington, O’Neill; Robert Starr, Chambers; John Dal ton, O’Neill; L. A. Simonson, O’Neill; Joe Serek, Chambers; Ber lin Mitchell, Stuart; Robert Wil liams, O’Neill; Charles W. Davis, Atkinson; Orin Campbell, Stuart; W. T. Connor, Ewing; Oliver Shane, Atkinson; John Honeycutt, O’Neill; George Meals, Atkinson; B. B. Thomas, Dorsey; Pat Sulli van, O’Neill; H. V. Rosenkrans, Dorsey; W. H. Woods Chambers; Lloyd Whaley, O’Neill; Charles Scholz, Stuart; John Ruther, In man; Alex Cleary, Atkinson. Court will convene in this city on Monday, November 13. There is very little jury work for this term of court. Campaign Manager On Scouting Trip *‘v Editor F. V. Peterson, of the El gin Review, was an O’Neill visitor last Monday and made this office a short call. Editor Peterson is cam paign manager for Hugh Butler, of Omaha, who is a candidate for the republican nomination for United States senator at the primaries next April, and part of the manager’s duties are to sound out the senti ment in the various counties on his candidate. Mr. Butler is not very well known to the rank and file of the party in this county, but those that are acquainted with him speak very highly of his ability as a busi ness man and a farmer and his standing as a high class citizen. In our opinion he would make Nebras ka a splendid senator. BRIEFLY STATED Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Cronin and Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harty entertain ed at a tea at the home of Mr and Mrs. Harty on Sunday afternoon from three until six in honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cronin, of Grand Is land. Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Credle and daughter, Judy, returned to their home in Omaha on Monday, after spending the past week in O’Neill visiting at the home of Mrs. Credle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O'Don nell. Henry Dierks, of Atkinson, was before County Judge Reimers last Saturday charged with having stopped a truck on the highways without putting out flares, as pro vided by law. He plead guilty to the charge and was fined $26 and costs, amounting to $3.10. Doloris Bachman entertained the following guests at a dinner party on Hallowe’en: Danene Toy, Lois Jean Robertson, Delores Claussen, Shirley Bates, Dorothy Larson, Maybelle Osenbaugh, Donna Jean Marcellus, Doris Scofield and Mary Jo Allen. Chester Clausson, of Boyd coun ty, a teacher in the public schools of that county, was before the coun ty court last Saturday charged with driving a car without having in his possession a driver’s license. He plead guilty and was fined $2.00 and costs, amounting to $3.10, or a total of $6.10. The Brennan building was com pleted last Tuesday and turned over to the tenants, Brown-McDonald company that afternoon. As soon as some new fixtures are installed they will move into their new home. This is one of the nicest store buildings in the city, being 44x90 feet, giving space for the exhibition of their goods. This building was completed I in record time, just a little over six j weeks and Contractor Ed Burge is being congratulated on the speedy manner in which the building was erected. X T Mrs. Margaret Allen Mrs. Margaret Allen passed away in the O’Neill hospital Tuesday morning about 10 o’clock, after an illness of about two months of dia betes, at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 17 days. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock from the Episcopal church. Rev. Wm. Vahle of Atkinson, offici ating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery. Margaret Grutsch was born at New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada, on March 13,1857. She grew to woman hood in her native land and on March 10, 1879, she was united in marriage to Adam Allen, who pass ed away a few years later. One daughter was bom of this union, Mrs. Sarah Sweitzer, who passed away a few years ago at her home at Milford. Mrs. Allen is survived by four grandchildren, Ralph Schweitzer, Milford; Mrs. Wes Haas, Jay Schweitzer, Lincoln, Mrs. Marie Ashby. One sister, Mrs. Cath erine Smith, of Grand Island, also survives and two nephews and five nieces. They are; John and William Grutsch, O’Neill; Mrs. Martha Ev ans, Grand Island; Mrs. Anna Kir win, Sioux City; Mrs. Margaret Eckert, Stratford, Canada; Mrs. Eliza Mitchell, Stratford, Canada; Mrs. Mary Ross, Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Allen came, to this county with her mother and Httle daughter on May 16,1886, coming direct from Canada. For several years they liv ed northwest of thiB city and in 1906 she moved to O'Neill where she made her homp for thirty-three years. For years Mrs. Allen and her two sisters, Mrs- Smith and Mrs. McMillan lived together on east Douglas street, until after the death of Mrs. McMillan a few years ago when Mrs. Smith went to Grand Island to make her home with her daughter. For years these ladies, in dry years as well as wet ones, had the finest garden to be seen in this section of the state and the abund ance of flowers they raised, not for profit, but because they loved them, were the admiration of the travel ing public, and they were seen by thousands every year as Highway No. 20 went by their property. The writer has known Mrs. Allen ever j since she came to the county fifty | years ago. She was one of the most j charming women I have ever known. | With a word of cheer for those in distress and a pleasant greeting to all acquaintances it was a pleasure to pass her home each day. For the j past year she had not been as spry as formerly but she raised a nice garden and her loved flowers were not forgotten. She was of that old hardy pioneer stock that helped to develop this country and make it what it is today. She lived a long and useful life and made hundreds of friends who will miss her cheery greeting and pleasant smile. Peace be to her. O’Neill Boy Advancing In Medical Profession Dr. Louis Brennan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brennan living north of O’Neill, has received a civil ser vice appointment and is now a phy sician in the veterans hospital at Alexandria, Louisiana. Dr. Brennan took the examination last Decem ber, passing the examination with a very creditable average and has received the appointment. These appointments are very desirable and are eagerly sought after by young physicians. O’Neill friends tender hearty congratulations. Miss Patricia Cuddy entertained a few friends at a birthday party last Wednesday evening. Those present were: Pattie Keysr, Eileen Hickey, Janet Enright, Nancy Froe lich, Norma Sheets, Barbara Bir mingham, Eileen Stanton, Nadine McNichols. After a lunch consisting of sandwiches, cake, jello and pickles they departed for home after wishing their hostess many more happy birthdays. A large delegation of O’Neillites drove to Inman last Tuesday eve ning to attend the dance given in that city that evening by residents of Bohemian nationality. Those from here say they all had an en joyable time and that the only trouble with the dance was that the building was not nearly large enough to accommodate all those who wished to trip the light fan tastic. I HOLT COUNTY PIONEER DIES IN ALABAMA Harry Spindler, 80, Passed Away Last Friday, October 27 A letter was received this morn ing by John A. Robertson from Roy Spindler, who has been at Foley, Alabama, for the past week, an nouncing the death there of his fa ther, Harry Spindler, who had been a resident of that state for the past twenty-five or thirty years. Mr. Spindler was over 80 years of age. He passed away last Friday morning, the funeral being held Sunday, the remains being inter red in the cemetery there by the side of his wife who passed away four years ago. Mr. Spindler was one of the pio neer settlers of this county and settled northeast of this city near what is now Meek. He was one of the leading farmers of that section of the county for years and served the people of the county as county commissioner in the early eighties. Nearly a quarter of a century ago he moved to Alabama and had been a resident of Foley, that state, since his removal to the southland. His son, Roy, and his daughter, Helen, were with him at the time of his death. Mr. Spindler had many friends nmong Hie old timers of the county who will learn with regret of his passing. Mrs. Rebecca Shipman Mrs. Rebecca Shipman died at the home of her son near Chambers last Saturday afternoon, at the age of 77 years, 7 months and 13 days. Mrs. Shipman had been a resident of this county since 1920, coming here from Howard county. The body was taken to Boelus, Nebr., by Big lin’s and it was interred in the cemetery there, near their old home. She is survived by two sons and three daughters. They are: John, Anna, William and Herman, Chambers, and Mrs. Bertha Grim, Ulysses, Nebr. O’Neill High School Economic Students Visit Lincoln Four home economic students of the O’Neill high school attended the third annual Hospitality Day for Nebraska High school girls at Lincoln last Thursday. Sponsored by the Home Econo mics Association of the University of Nebraska this event was planned to acquaint the girls with the home economics department at the Col lege of Agriculture, its purposes and its activities. Of special interest to the girls attending was the fashion show in which college students modeled dresses which they made. A tour of the campus included Loomis Hall, the cooperative home for ag ricultural college women, the nurs ery school, and one of the Home Management Houses where each senior girl lives for five weeks as a part of her training. Other entertainment included exhibits, displays, a luncheon, round table discussion on the var ious fields open to home economic trained women, games, music and a tea. Friday morning the O’Neill party visited the state capitol, the Uni versity of Nebraska campus in cluding Morrill Hall, and some of the Lincoln stores before return ing home. Those taking the trip were Ruth Burge, Dorothy Ann Davidson, Florence Bowers, and Eunice Schwisow with Mrs. Mattie Soukup able to spend some time with them as chaperone. Miss Lois Giles, their home economic teacher, was as she was attending Teaehers Convention in Lincoln. Miss Helen Gallagher left Sunday for La Crosse, Wisconsin, where she will visit her brother, Dr. Frank Gallagher, for the rest of the week. They will leave Friday night for Iowa City, where on Saturday, Iowa and Notre Dame will meet in one of the important football games of j the week. Coyote Hunt There will be a Coyote hunt north of town next Sunday after noon, commencing at 1 o’clock, to which all hunters are invited. The hunt will start four miles west of Danceland, then go seven miles west, then eight miles north, then south to point of beginning. Those from this city who attend the hunt are requested to drive to the north east corner of the drive to start in. Any planes taking part in the hunt will circle the outside edge. There are a lot of coyotes in the territory outlined in the hunt and many farmers living in the terri tory have been losing chickens and turkeys to the coyotes and they will be out in numbers to help extermin ate them. It is estimated that be tween BOO and 1,000 will participate in Sunday’s event. No rifles will be allowed, shot guns only. Dead Line Near; Watch Your License According to state law, all driv ers licenses must be renewed every two years, and for the past two months, th County Trasurer’s office has been busy issuing new licenses, but at the present time, are about five hundred behind the number is sed two years ago, when the law first went into effect. All licenses, which are past due, and which have not be renewed by December 1, 1939, will have to be reissued by the State Patrolman, and will cost one dollar, instead of the seventy five cents charged by the County Treasurer’s office. Predicts End Of The New Deal; No Mourners End of the New Deal because of Europe’s war was forecast today by Dr. Edgar A. Holt, Dean of the Uni versity of Omaha and professor of history. Because he thinks that President Roosevelt considers “a proper kind of influence on foreign affairs more important than underpaid textile workers in the South,” Dr. Holt ex pects the President to desert his crusade for social and economic re form just as President Wilson did during the World War. The foreign customers of England France and Germany will be ab sorbed by the United States, Dr. Holt predicted. New trade will boom prices and business activity, he said and will benefit particularly those sections of American business which have had to compete with exporters in nations now at war. Depression in the United States which followed the outbreak of the last war did not recur this time, de clared Dr. Holt, because Americans were prepared for the shock and because foreigners don’t own as many American securities as they did in 1914. The University of Omaha histor ian said it was difficult to speculate on political alignments and cam paign issues for 1940 because both major parties have been split by the neutrality question. Passage of netrality legislation, he asserted, may take the neutrality issue out of the coming campaign. But whatever the issues in the 1940 election, Dr. Holt cautioned Americans not to let themselves get enthusiastic over the cause foi which England and France are fighting. “It is very doubtful if Chamberlain and Deladier are sin cere in their devotion to democracy. And if they won the war, they would probably impose a peace as harsh as Versailles,” he said. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all our neigh bors and friends who were so kind and helpful during the sickness and death of our beloved husband and father. Also for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. A. T. Crumly. Mr. and Mrs. Lyndley Crumly. R. V. Crumly. Alfred Crumly. Robert Hancock, of Tekamah, ar rived here Saturday and spent un til Tuesday here visiting his broth er Edward and family. On Tuesday he left for Valentine, where he will be employed in the office of the Cen tral Finance Company there. PROF. GEORGE CHOSEN TO HEAD DIST. 3 TEACHERS _ O’Neill Band Master Chosen President At Meeting In Norfolk The enrollment at the District No. 3 Teachers’ Convention held at : Norfolk on October 26 and 27 was the largest in its history. There were 1,450 teachers registered at that place. The results of the election of of ficers for the 1940 convention were as follows: President—Ira George, band mas ter, O’Neill. Vice-President—Theodore Skill stadt, principal, Norfolk high school, Norfolk. Secretary — John Weatherhogg, Superintendent of Schools, Plain view. Treasurer—T. I. Priest, Superin tendent of Schools, Wisner. The report cards were issued to the pupils Wednesday for the first six weeks period, ending last Fri day. The report cards are to be care fully examined by the parents, sign ed and returned to the instructor as soon as possible. If the report card is not satisfactory for a certain period, parents are urged to con sult with the teacher for better un derstanding and co-ordination of efforts between the school and the home. The new building is almost com pleted. Some of the classrooms will be in use by Monday. This commun ity can justly be proud of the fine school plant that it has provided for the advancement of the educa tional growth of our young people. The school is planning to have a program to dedicate the building soon after it is completed. Holt County 4-H Boys Make Good Showing In Omaha Seven Holt county boys and girls were among groups of 4-H mem bers who were present last week at the Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show in Omaha. The show which is known as the world’s largest 4-H club show brought together 1050 fat calves from Nebraska, Iowa, Mis souri and South Dakota which fur nished very keen competition. On Monday the calves were sifted according to baby beef type and more than half those present were consigned to the stock yards where they were sold for $10.75 per cwt. in order to make the number of en tries small enough to be judged in one day. The calves owned by Bob and Jene Ramm of Stuart were good enough to remain in the show in spite of the competition and although they didn’t place in the money, they both stood well up in their class. These calves were sold at the Ak-Sar-Ben sale for $11.00 and $11.50 per cwt. respectively. Each 4-H member who was able to attend the show feels that the experience will be of much value in fitting a calf for the show next year. In addition to furnishing a good place to market the calves the boys and girls were entertained all week by the Omaha Chamber of Com merce and Stock Yards firms. Staff Selected For High School Annual The annual staff for the ’40 “Cov ered Wagon” has been chosen. The staff is as follows: Editor-in-Chief—Mary Jo Allen. Junior Editor—Eunice Hunt. Sophomore Editor—Jerry Toy. Freshman Editor—Gene McKen na. Business Manager—Ralph Brown Sales Manager—Bill Allendorfer. Advertising—Maybell Osenbaugh, Danene Toy, Dale Matula, Howard Graves. Photography—Clay Johnson. Sports—Bob Allendorfer. Activities—Lois Jean Robertson. Diary — Dorothy Larson, Doris ! Scofield. Typists—Doloris Bachman, Don I na Marcellus. Art—Alvin Bausch.