The Frontier VOL. LX O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11,1940 NUMBER 86 THREE PROMINENT PIONEERS PASS | AWAY DURING THE PAST WEEK Two of Them Having Been Residents of the County Over Sixty Years—One Grew to Manhood Here But Had Been Away For Thirty Years Mrs. Margaret Brennan Mrs. Margaret Brennan died at her home in this city Wednesday night about 11:30 after,an illness of about one week of ailments in cident to advancing years, at the age of 78 years and 11 months. The funeral will be held from St. Patrick’s church, of which the de ceased had been a lift time mem ber on Saturday morning, January 13, 1940, at 9 o’clock, Monsignor McNamara officiating and burial at the side of her husband who passed away in August, 1915. Margaret Keys was born at Sault Saint Marie, Canada, on Feb ruary 10, 1861. She came with her parents to this country about 1877 or 1878 and they settled on a quar ter section of land a half mile northwest of this city. The fam ily came to this county from Park Hill, Canada. In 1881 she was united in marriage to Neil Bren nan, the ceremony being performed in this city. To this union eight children were bom, two of whom preceded their mother in death and the others are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate mother. The children are: John T. Brennan, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Margaret Pfeiler, Pasadena, California; Neil P. Brennan, Rap id City, S. D.; Major Francis M. Brennan, Fort Benning, Georgia; Thomas J. Brennan and Miss Bern adette Brennan, O’Neill. She is also survived by a large number of grandchildren and one brother, Cornelius Keys, of this city, and one siSte^i'-'Si.^tei1 Bernadette, of Omaha. 'All of her children, ex cept Mbs. Pfeiler wili'be at the fun eral. ^ ,J|- ' MrS.',lh,eMian‘ was a splendid wife and* rfitttHer. She was never a societyMvdman, devoting her en tire attention to the care, custody and welfhre of her husband and children. In later years the love and attention she lavished upon her own children, now that they had all ^rown to manhood and wo manhood’s estate*, was lavished upon her grandchildren and they were neve)' happier than when with grandma. She was a member of but one society and that was the Altar Society of St. Patrick’s church, of which she had been a member %r IfAkny years and she loved the -duties devolving upon her as a member of that society, as she was d devout andg ap.d ifer around there wa»i^j* house pr a tree to be seen. It was a beautiful look ing counto^ luxurioua.. grass and wild gam^deer, elk and antelope in abundances It# looxed as if it was destined as the poor man’s paradise “and -they ;came in hun dreds during the first-four years of the eighties. The little hamlet of one building she lived to see grow into a beautiful, modebri1 up-to-date city of 3,000, with miles of sewer age, water mains, paved streets and sidewalks.. £he witnessed the growth o^tjjp fity, and during the past ten years had quite a prom inent pa$ ii>, the up-building of the city, for, y^tside of, her family, her churcj)vfnd personal friends, this city jjjPf ^tyr,in ,her heart than any otJa«yi' thinp. hke her husband, tyad f^ith in the i'utur^ pi'o^pqrity, of , (hi? city and county and ^hc lived toisee the day that this jjjty^has jjpcopie the fast est growimj city ,fP the northern part of the state, filled with hun dreds of JmfiPXf *9rA'» tyd®* and contented people. ,. The Frpptjer joins the many friends of the family in extending condolences to ^he bereaved ones in their hour of sorrow. js*IA» Wiffl&ra (^rpnin William,, 4JR#)(jq died at the home of Mr. and Mrs'. Henry Grady in this city Ugfc JiondityJ morning at j 1 ’ * ' 2:30 after an illness of several weeks of ailments incident to ad vanced years, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 29 days. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock from St. Pat rick’s church, Rev. Father Parr of ficiating and burial in Calvary cemetery. William Cronin was born at Cov ington, Ind., on January 9, 1851, and would have been ninety years of age on Tuesday. The family mov ed to this county in 1876, coming here from Penfield, 111., and he was one of the oldest settlers in the county. For a number of years he farmed north of this city, where he made a success of farming. In 1914 he sold his farm and moved to this city, were he had since made his home, except for periods when he traveled to the west coast, Lincoln and Omaha, where he would spend a few weeks with relatives. Mr. Cronin never married and he leaves to mourn his passing one brother and three sisters. They are: D. J. Cronin, O’Neill; Mrs. Jane McGraw, Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Julia Hayes, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Nell Hunt, Lincoln, Nebr. He is also survived by several nephews and nieces and a large number of friends in this city and county. William Cronin was one of the real pioneers of the county, having been a resident of the county for nearly sixty-four years. The writ er had known William Cronin for sixty-three years, ever since we came to the county in 1877. In the pioneer days it did not take long for anyone to get acquainted with their neighbors, and while we lived about four miles apart we were neighbors. He was one of the finest men that ever lived in this O'NEILL HIGH BASKETBALLERS BEGIN A SERIES OF WINNING GAMES Winners in Two Games During the Past Week, One At Home and One Away From Home O’Neill High defeated Pierce 32 30 in basketball last Friday, when Lowery caged a field goal in the first few seconds of an overtime period. Pierce scored first in the game, converting two free throws. Lowery tied the score with a field goal and O’Neill went ahead on the first of Sirek’s six field goals. The score was tied at six all from which O’Neill crawled into a 13*8 lead. Little scoring was done in the sec ond period and Pierce cut O’Neill’s lead to four points 16-12. Pierce rallied in the third period when Zimmer and Luebeck sank five field goals and the visitors led 25-20 go ing into the final quarter. Midway in the quarter they were leading 30-24 but O’Neill came to life and sparked by French’s two field goals tied the score at 30-30, with 45 sec onds left in the game. ’ The rules provide that in case of a tie an extra period of three min utes shall be played unless during that period one team shall score two points. O’Neill took the tip off starting the extra period and Lowery dribbled in for a winning basket. This was O’Neill’s last home game until January 26 when Creighton will play on the home floor. O’Neill meets Elgin, Butte and Neligh away from home and plays in the Holt County Tourna ment in Atkinson in the next two weeks. Summary O’Neill—32 FG FT P Lowery, f .2 2 1 Vincent, f .1 0 0 Serik, f 6 12 French, f .2 0 0 Valla, c_2 0 0 Brown, g —.0 1 0 Calkins, g___0 0 0 McKinna, g-1 0 4 14 4 7 Pierce—30 FG FT P Runspies, f .„...0 1 0 Magdanz, f .. 1 2 1 Zimmer, f .4 2 1 Luebec, f.. 3 0 1 Chilvers, c .1 0 0 Urwin, g . 1 1 2 Mastalir, g ..0 0 1 Rowley, g-- 2 0 2 12 6 8 O’Neill High School won another basketball game Tuesday defeating Elgin 29-25 on Elgin’s floor. El gin opened the scoring and sailed into a lead that was maintained all of the first quarter which ended 7-4 in their favor. Valla went on a scoring spree in the second per-1 iod to put O’Neill in the lead 13-11. O’Neill still had a two point lead starting the last quarter which they built up to 28-21 with three minutes to play. Elgin rallied but I couldn’t close the gap between the two teams scores. The O’Neill second team won the preliminary game in the last six seconds of play. Trailing by a few points during most of the game, Elgin went ahead 12-11 on a long1 shot in the last minute of play but Calkins came through with a field ! goal to give O’Neill the victory. O’Neill (29) FG FT P Lowery . 2 2 1 Sirek . 4 0 1 Vincent.. 0 0 0 Valla 6 1 0: Brown.. 0 1 1 McKenna ___ Oil 12 5 4 Elgin (25) FG FT P Daly .-.0 0 0 Watkins S 0 3 Bennett .-.1 1 3 Qualsett . 3 0 1 Vogel .—2 0 1 Henney_0 0 0 Hinman .—3 0 2 12 1 10 or any other country. He was the1 old type of a well educated and \ genteel Irishman; a man who al-| ways had a good word for every- \ one and a man that was honored and respected by all, both young and old for his many fine qualities. While he lived to a ripe old age no one ever heard him called “old man,” it was always Uncle Bill, with the old as well as the young, which attests his friendliness with both old and young. He will be missed; for with his passing one of the real landmarks of the city and county has passed to the great beyond. Clarence A. Campbell Clarence A. Campbell died at his home in Omaha last Sunday morn ing about 3 o’clock after an illness of three hours of coronary throm bosis, at the age of 59 years, 11 months and 22 days. The body was brought to this city Sunday night and the funeral was held from St. Patrick’s church Tuesday morning, Monsignor McNamara officiating and burial was made in Calvary cemetery. Clarence A Campbell was bom at Niobrara, Nebr., on January 27, 1881. His parents moved to this city a couple of years after his birth and he grew to manhood in this city and graduated from the O’Neill schools. After his gradu ation he entered the First National batik in this city and was employed therein for a number of years. In 1909 he went to Seattle, Wash., and was employed as a bookkeeper in a lumber camp north of there for two or three years. From Seattle he went to Leaven worth, Washington, where he was in a bank for several years. He then went to Stratton, Nebr., where he was in a bank for a couple ol years, then back to Seattle, Wash ington in 1923 where he entered the automobile business. While in Se attle he was hit by a hit and run driver and left lying on the street. When found he was taken to a hos pital and he was confined therein for several months, having two (Continued on page 4) LIONS CLUB ACTIVE DURING PAST YEAR As An Organisation Have Boosted For O’Neill All During the Year The O’Neill Lions club met last Monday evening in the Golden Ho tel dining room where they re viewed their accrtyplishments of the past six me ths under the leadership of Lioff president Ted MeElhaney. A few of their activi tiost included the 4-11 club picnic, the 4-H club calf show and sale of baby beeves, Santa Claus day when they gave away 1500 sacks of can dy, and their latest achievement was, making it possible for the soil conservation crew to maintain their offices in O’Neill. This took time and money but wth such fine mem bers as Lions Putman, Todson, Sauers, Ruzicka, Rooney and T.-esident MeElhaney assisted by the business men of this city, all these achievements were made pos sible. At the next meeting the future possibilities of O’Neill and an ac tive program will be lined up for the next six months. What would you like to she accomplished? Be at the next mooting Monday, January 22 and help this organization* do more helpful achievements this year. They need your encourage ment and support. A membership drive will be made in the near fu ture. Would you like to join? CARD OF THANKS We want to thank our friends and relatives for their kindness during the death of our infant son. —Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Luber, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Johnson and fam ily. 4 Fifteenth Judicial District Court Calendar for 1940 The following is the court calen dar for the year 1940 in the various counties in the Fifteenth Judical dstrict: Boyd, Equity terms, February 6, June 10, August 5, December 2. Jury terms, March 4, September 30. Brown, Equity terms, February 8, June 12, August 1. Jury terms, April 1, October 21. Holt, Equity terms, June 14, August 12. Jury terms, March 11, November 12. Rock, Equity terms, February 7, June 12, August 1. Jury terms, March 26, October 14. Keya Paha, Equity terms, Feb ruary 7, June 12. Jury terms, April 16, September 26. SOUTHEASTERN BREEZES By Romaine Saunders Automobiles roll on in endless streams but Lincoln gas dealers complain of poor business. There is nothing much sure ahead of us for 1940 but the tax re ceipts, the taxes for which we get no receipt, License plates and coun try-wide elections. Neither the plea of churchmen nor the pronouncements of presi dents and premiers have any ef fect on the likes of Stalin and Hit ler. They understand the kind of language little Finnland uses. It is noted that they received over fifty thousand dollars up at the treasurer’s office in December. That ought to be enough for Holt county for a year or two. Organ ized society is becoming an expense beyond the benefits derived and perhaps we should revert to the patriarchal mode of life. For more than two weeks the capitol city has lain just across the arctic circle—with respect to wea ther conditions. One morning, January 2, it held the honor of be ing the coldest recorded spot in the state. Six inches or more of snow overspread the city with a blanket “deep and white’’ though the clatter of traffic deprives us of the poetic “silence’’ of which Mr. Lowell Assistance Directors of Fifth District to Meet Here January 15 On Monday, January 15, the County Assistance Directors and workers from their offices, of the counties comprising District 5, will meet in O’Neill at the Golden Hotel from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Mr. Harry Becker, of Lincoln, di- ] rector of the Division of Child Wei- j fare under the Board of Control, | and Mr. Lester Gerber, Spcrvisor j of Field Service, also of Lincoln, will be here to discuss problems relative to Child Welfare and As sistance.. This meeting is being held for the purpose of giving instruction to ] the county workers, relative to | special problems of Child Welfare Service. It is expected that workers from Holt, Knox, Antelope, Rock, Keya Paha, Brown, Cherry and Boyd counties, in District 5 will be in at tendance, as well as workers from adjoining counties outside the dis trict. Mrs. Lila Graves, Field Super visor of this district, will preside at the meeting. Former Resident Dies At Her Home in Lincoln Mrs. O. B. Hatch, for many years a resident of the northoaBt part of the county, passed away at her home in Lincoln on December 31, 1939, at the age of 66 years. She is survived by her husband, three sons, Harold, of Beatrice; Ray W. and Merle, of Lincoln; two daugh ters, Mrs. Lula Hansen, of Lincoln, and Mrs. Marguerite Alger, of York. Funeral services were held January 2 at Lincoln, burial in Lincoln Memirial Park. wrote. All this has com$ about just when we were hearing re marks that mild December vouch safed the belief that the Nebraska climate was changing. ft has been given out that Neb raska republicans are going to get a first hand contact with the racket busting Mr. Dewey from New York. According to latest information he has accepted the invitation to de liver an address here on the occas ion of the annual Founders Day love feast. Brighter omens appear on not too distant horizons for the Grand Old Party and after these many agonizing years the sov ereign citizens can again hang their hopes on sane and tried poli cies of government under the guid ing hands of patriots who will shake the dust from the folds of Old Glory and bear it high with the emblazoned adornment of a reborn America. Chicken raising, once left to shift for itself in the barnyard with the tempermental and uncertain hen, has become a scientific affair run on an intelligent business plan. The capital city has, in the Lincoln Hatchery, the largest institution for the production of poultry in the country, if not the entire world. W. G. Lewis is at the head of it. Mr. Lewis, a university man with a combination of practical know ledge, scientific methods, business ability and general personality, is making the hen a factor in the community’s commerce. He has just issued his 1940 Poultry Guide, a beautiful thing of 112 pages printed in colors. The hatchery plans this season to hatch some four million chicks, their present capacity taking care of one and a quarter million eggs—if you know what that is—at a “setting.” The Poultry guide is an interesting treatise covering the whole range of poultry growing and should be the means of inspiring an interest in this somewhat neglected field which may hold industrial possibil ities that would rejuvenate fagging agriculture. Mrs. John ' Kersenbrock enter tained the 9 F F Club at her home on Tuesday evening, honoring Mrs. Harold Weir. There were five tables of bridge. Prizes were won by Mrs. Harold Lindberg, Mrs. Lawrence Russel, Mrs. Ambrose Rohde and Mrs. Wiley Richards. Jack Quig left Sunday for Oma ha to enter a hospital to receive medical treatment. COUNTY BOARD ORGANIZE WEDNESDAY ELECTING J. C. STEIN, AS CHAIRMAN Has Been a Member of the Board for Twelve Yean, And Was Chairman of Board in 1937 The County Board WednesdajC morning met as per adjournment, and elected J. C. Stein, who has represented the First district on the county board for the past twelve years and who served as chairman of the Board in 1937, chairman for the ensuing year. The election came on the third ballot when he received four votes, three not voting. On the first of nominating ballot the following vote was caBt: Stein 3, Gibson 1, Sullivan 2. Sullivan withdrew his name from consideration and the first ballot resulted in 3 votes for Stein and 1 for Gibson. On the second ballot Stein received three votes and he was elected on the third ballot with four votes, the record showing only that number of votes being cast, out of the sev en eligible to vote. When the Board convened for the afternoon session Chairman Stein submitted the following list of committees for the ensuing year: Court House—Sullivan, Smith and Matousek. Sinance—Wulf, Matousek and Gib son. Printing—Smith, Wulf and Carson. Taxes—Carson, Gibson and Smith. Bonds—Sullivan, Wulf and Carson. Bridges—Matousek, Smith and Sullivan. Settlement with County Officers— Gibson and the entire Board. Claims—Matousek and the entire Board. To Give Piano Recital At St. Mary’s Academy Sunday afternoon, January 14th, at two o’clock the following child ren will give a piano recital in the Assembly Room of the Academy: Leah Bruegman, Mary Mellor, Lou Birmingham, Billy Pickering, Beverly McCarthy, Joan Rakowski, Jean Rakowski, Patti Reiser, Bar bara Birmingham, Nancy Froelich, John Trout, Donna McElvain, Joan Simonson, Lorraine Simonson, Mary Dale and Emory Kiel. Their friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend. This office is in receipt of a let ter from Mrs. O. F. Herring, of Eugene, Oregon, enclosing a re newal for The Frontier. Mrs. Her ring was, prior to her manage, Lettie Ritts, and came to Holt county with her parents in 1896, where she grew to womanhood and lived for many years. The family lived in the northwestern part of Grattan township and two broth ers are still residents of the coun ty. She still harbors many pleas ant recollections of her girlhood days in Holt county and the many girl friends who were her neigh bors, and most of whom are scat tered over the United States. COUNTY BOARD ELECTS WALTER & SIRE AS COUNTY ASSESOR TO FILL VACANCY Prominent Farmer and Stockman Selected to Fill Vacancy Caused by the Death of Assessor Mutford The county board were in session ! for four days last week cleaning up the business for 1939 and getting ready for the year 1940. They met Tuesday for the purpose of reor ganizing for the coming year, by selection of a chairman and the appointment of the various stand ing committees. No action was taken Tuesday, as Supervisor Mat ousek was not in attendance, he being in Omaha at the bedside of a brother, who is in a hospital there recovering from an operation, and they adjourned to meet Wednesday morning. At the meeting last Friday W'al ter G. Sire was elected county as sessor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Fred Mulford. Mr. Sire was elected on the fifth ballot, receiving four votes to three cast for former County Assessor T. J. Coyne. Mr. Sire is one of our suc cessful pure bred stockmen and is well qualified for the position to which he has been appointed. Be is a son-in-law of the late Assessor Fred Mulford. Fourteen candidates had tted applications for the appointment. They were: E. F. Porter, Cham bers; L. G. Gillespie, Marx Peter son, Walter G. Sirs, T. J. Csyne, W. A. Ellis and John P. Solttvan. - O’Neill; Tony Loekman, fitwsrt; w Janies J. Mullen, Hng-h L. Jesses,.* Theodore Grof, J. Victor JohsMBr Atkinson; J. I. Gray, Ira. W. iams, Page. The first ballot resulted as fel lows: Gray 1, Sullivan 1, Coyne 1, Porter 1, Loekman 1, Grof 1, fibre 1. The second ballot was as fellows: Coyne 2, Porter 1, James 1, CMBee pie 1, Johnson 1, Peterson L. The third ballot: Coyne 8, Mnfien 1, Sire 2, Loekman 1. The fourth ballot: CeynmS, fibre 3, Johnson 1. The fifth ballot: Coyne 8, fib* 4. Majority of County Beard Are In Lincoln Today Supervisors Vlatousek, Canon, Gibson and Sullivan left Thursday morning for Lincoln to attend a meeting of the Board of Edoea tional Lands and Fund*, being hold today. The state hoard recently made an increase on the Educational lands in this county of $67,M8jOO over the appraisement of IMP un der which rental ha* bona paid since that time. Part of tpa enlti vated land ha* been inereaood one hundred per cent and the avenge increase on all of the land in 14 par cent over that of the last appmlfl ment, 1936. ' 1 In view of the fact that eery Mfc tie crop* have bon laioad Ip IMe county for the pact di |m% Mo members of the hoarf. flgarad MM the increase waa too mdeh aad Mo above members tlgpt to liaoaM Pa appear before tlm^pMaoMPMB. rescntatives of thg Balt OPipf Board to enter thoir pntoMi *MM had been presented by raaoMItn. The Weather This section of the state has had some real snappy weather the paat week with quite a little enow. The thermometer registered below asro for five straight days, cnmaarist last Thursday morning whew it registered 9 below sero; Friday I morning 21 degrees below. With | the five days the past week and taro days last week below sero It fives us seven below sero days foe the first ten days of the month. Wet a bad record. Snow drifted same yesterday and it is blowing hard today and the snow drifting badly in the country, making cross mads almost impassable. Following is the chart for the week: Hi«h Lew Free. Thursday . 12 - 9 Friday . 8 -21 M Saturday -11 - 1 Sunday . 16 - 6 J6 Monday -.*-_21 -12 Tuesday .-16 8 Wednesday . 28 8 Judge Dickson Files For Re-election as Dist. Jldge Judge R. R. Dickson, who has been Judge of the Fifteenth Judic ial District for many yean, last Monday for reeleCtyMu The chances are that the Judge will have no opposition at the W^taasy or the general election. We hes made a good -fudge and the peagle of the district are apparent)? sat isfied. _ __ - — --*_