The Frontier
VOL. LX O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1910 NUMBER :!7
O'NEILL HIGH TEAM
HIT THEIR STRIDE
Trim Neligh High Team
Friday After Trailing
12-4 at Half Period
O’Neill High School rallied in the
second half to win a basketball
game at Neligh 19-16 last Friday
after trailing 12-4 at the inter
mission.
Neligh shot into the lead at the
opening of the game and had a
10-2 advantage at the end of the
quarter. Each team added two
points in the second period. O’Neill
put on a spurt after the rest period
and in less than two minutes they
were in the lead 14-12. Mathers
tied the score 14-14. O’Neill crawl
ed ahead 17-16 by the end of the
quarter and held Neligh scoreless
the last period while collecting two
points on free throws.
The second team remained unde
feated, winning their fifth game
16-13 from Neligh by staving off a
last quarter rally.
O’Neill plays its next two games
at home entertaining Creighton
here on Friday, January 26, and
Bloomfield, January 30.
Summary
O’Neill (19) FG FT PF
Lowery f.3 1 0
Sirek f _ 3 0 1
Ryan f.—1 0 3
Valla c.1 0 2
Brown g __—0 2 0
McKenna g 0 0 0
Total .8 3 6
Neligh (16) FG FT PF
Miller f . 0 0 0
Kraidler f . . 0 0 0
Frady f .. -1 0 1
Mathers c .2 2 0
Dalton g 1 0 2
Heckindorf g - .0 0 0
.Johnson g ..-. 2 2 2
Rudnick g . - 0 0 0
Total .6 4 5
Republican Politics Are
Picking Up—Candidates
See A Landslide Ahead
The nomination for governor on :
the republican ticket seems to be j
a very desirable plum to aspiring
candidates at the coming election.
With the advent of C. E. Alter, of
Alma, into the field the republi-1
cans of the state now have five
candidates to pick from and there
promises to be at least one more
and possibly two, before the filings
close on February 29. The candi
dates who have filed are: Charles
J. Warner, Waverly; Dwight Gris
wold, Gordon; Ed Bauman, West
Point; Dr. A. L. Miller, Kimball;
C. E. Alter, Alma. It is also re
ported that R. O. Johnson, of Lan
caster county, who was the repub
lican candidate for attorney gen
eral a few years ago and went
flown to defeat in the democratic
landslide, will also enter the pri
mary race as a candidate for gov
ernor.
With five candidates already in
the field it looks to us as if the
race at the present time would be
between Charley Warner, of Lan
caster, the republican nominee two
years ago, and Dwight Griswold,
of Gordon, who carried the banner
in three campaigns. While going '
down to defeat in each of his at
tempts to land the governorship he
lead his ticket in each election by J
several thous-uil and it seems that
he would be the strongest candi-1
date in the field. H.. has the abi!
ity, the courage and moral stamina
to make Nebraska a splendid gov
ernor.
The Frontier Official Holt
County Paper For 1940
The county board at their meet
ing Wednesday afternoon selected
The Frontier as the official paper
of the county for the year 1940.
They also selected The Frontier, j
Stuart Advocate, Chambers Sun
and the Page Reporter as the pa-;
pers of the county for the publica
tion of the Supervisors proceed-1
ings for the year 1940. The Inde- j
pendent, Atkinson Graphic and the I
Ewing Advocate published the pro
ceedings the past year.
Another Early Day Settler
Passes to the Beyond
Charlotte Henrietta Woodruff
was born October 16, 1848 in Gran
ville, Ohio, and passed away at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. R. M.
Sauers on Thursday morning, Jan
uary 18 at the age of 91 years, 3
months and 2 days.
At the age of 20 she united with
the Presbyterian church and lived
a life of Christian service and de
votion.
When the Civil War began she
was 15 years old and teaching
school in Iowa. She saw her older
brother, Fred, and many neighbor
boys go off to war—some never to
return.
After attending young ladies
seminary and graduating with
class honors from normal school,
she taught for six years in the city
schools of St. Louis, Mo. (At the
age of 60 she procurred a certifi
cate and taught sevei’al terms of
school in Holt county).
Failing health forced her to re
turn to her father’s home in Inde
pendence, Iowa, where she was an
invalid for 9 years.
She came to Nebraska in 1884 in
a covered wagon with a brother and
sister and took a claim north of
O’Neill, marrying John E. Planck
the following year. Three children
were born to this union, Mrs. R. M.
Sauers, O’Neill; Ethel, who died in
infancy; Boyd Woodruff of Atkin
son, Nebr. She leaves 4 grand
children and one great grandchild.
For the past twelve years she
has made her home with her daugh
ter and though failing in health
was bedfast only three weeks.
Interment was made in Prospect
Hill cemetery beside her husband
who passed away 46 years ago, in
1894.
“Oh the loved, the unforgotten,
From our hearts they perish not.’’
***
Peter O. Peterson .
Peter C. Peterson died at his
home northwest of this city last
Saturday, being siezed with a heart
attack while cranking a car and
passed away in a few moments. Mr.
Peterson was 70 years, 11 months
and 23 days old at the time of his
death. The funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock
from the church at Meek, Rev. V.
Wright of the Methodist church of
this city officiating and burial in
Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Mr. Peterson was born on Janu
ary 27, 1869, in Denmark. He
came to the United States when a
young man and came to this county
about 57 years ago, in 1883, coming
here from Avoca, Iowa, where his
parents had moved to from Den
mark. On December 16, 1890, he
was united in marriage to Miss An.
na Walters, the ceremony being
performed in O’Neill. To this un
ion nine children were born, seven
of whom with their mother are left
to mourn the passing of a kind and
affectionate husband and father.
The children are: Myrtle Audiss,
Denver, Colo.; Laura Holmquist,
Calome, S. D.; Emma Thompson,
Gregory, S. D.; Oral Peterson, Lyle
Peterson, O’Neill; Leonard Peter
son, Atkinson.
Mr. Peterson was a robust man
and was in his usual good health
last. Saturday. While cranking a
car he was seized with a heart at
tack and passed away within a few
moments. His sudden death was a
severe shock to his many relatives
and friends in the northern part of
the county, where he had lived for
so many years.
Auto Drivers Without The
1940 License Plates Better
Keep Off the Highways
The County Treasurer’s office,
has to date issued a little over two
thousand auto licenses, and there
are approximately six thousand in
the County, leaving about four
thousand to be issued between now
and the first of February, which is
the official deadline, and all motor
ists having 1939 license plates on
their car at that date, will be ar
rested and brought before the
County Judge, according to Patrol
men Russell and Brt.
Rev. C. A. Beyersdorfer of St.
John’s Deloit. was in O’Neill, Mon
day visiting friends.
Many Frontier Readers
Are On Honor List—
Many, Many, Thanks
The following Frontier readers1
have called within the past three (
weeks and extended their subscrip
tion to The Frontier, many of them j
taking advantage of our offer and I
paying for two years, at our re- j
duced rate: Agnes Joyce, Omaha; j
C. E. Lundgren, Anton Toy, Henry j
Wayman, O’Neill; John D. Pruss, j
Emmet; W. W. Watson, Inman;
Mary Kelly, O’Neill; Mrs. O. F.
Herring, Eugene, Oregon; E. O.
Root, Hale, Iowa; Otto Lorenz, W.
P. Curtis, P. J. Biglin, O’Neill;
George Pongratz, Emmet; Leonard
Larson, O’Neill; Palmer Monu
ment Co., Broken Bow; F. W. Lor
enz, Page; W. F. Kaczor, Meek;
J. W. WaUers, Chamoors; Mrs. D.
Stannard, Dr. W. F. Finley, Ira H.
Moss, O’Neill; John Sobotka jr., In
man; Seth Noble, Agnes Griffen,
L. W. Mielke, O’Neill; J. S. Hoff
man, C. F. Lehman, Chambers;
John Kersenbrock, O'Neill; Mrs.
G. W. Cherry, Denver, Colo.; Frank
Phalin, Frank Peter, Fay W. Puck
ett, Robert Strong, O’Neill; H. B.
Hubbard, Lincoln; John G. Hoff
man, Fred Vitt, N. W. Bell Tel
ephone Co., O’Neill; Ed J. Matou
sek, Atkinson; E. G. Moor, Inman.
The editor of the Frontier is
deeply grateful to the readers of
this paper for their liberal response
to our request for renewals and the
payment of arrearages. We do
not think any paper in the state
has a more loyal family of read
ers than has The Frontier. They
want the paper, love to read it and
are willing to pay for it yearly.
The Frontier staff will endeavor to
give you a better paper each week,
giving you the news of the city and
county that is important to the
people here as well as to former
residents now living in other
states.
Free Seedlings For 1940
Are Now Available Here
Increased benefit payments un
der the Agricultural Conservation
Program for farm planting of trees
have caused a great increase in
orders for Clarke-McNary seed
lings through the county agent’s
office.
These seedlings are available to
farmers in 10 broadleaf and 4 ever
green varieties. They are grown
under supervision of government
nurseries throughout the state and
are sold for one cent each in lots of
100 or more.
Applications are being taken at
the county agent’s office now for
shipment on April 1st. The ex
perience in past years has shown
these seedlings to be very hardy
and they have been very popular.
The Weather
Nebraska and this section of the
state, and in fact almost the entire
United States, including the Sunny
South, have been having some real
winter weather the past week. Dur
ing the past seven days the therm
ometer has been below zero every
morning, excepting one, last Tues
day, when it was zero. For the
balance of the week it ranged from
24 below last Thursday morning to
14 below Wednesday and Thursday
mornings of this week. Down in
the sunny south they have had
heavy snow falls and the mercury
has gone down several degrees be
low the freezing mark, which is un
jsual in that section of the coun
try. No break is predicted in the
severe cold wave by the weather
aureau, according to the radio this
morning, so we will just have to
?rin and bear it.
Following is the chart for the
sast week:
High Low
Thursday 3 —24
Friday 10 —4
Saturday 10 —1
Sunday .15 —3
Monday .... 20 —5
Tuesday 12 0
Wednesday 6 —44
Thursday morning 14 below.
Mrs. F. N. Cronin entertained
the Martez Club on Tuesday even
ing at a seven o’clock dinner at the
M & M Cafe, followed by cards at
the Golden Hotel.
Southwest Nebr. Rusiness
Man Files for Republican
Nomination for Governor
Statement of C. E. Alter, candi
date for Governor of Nebraska op
the Republican ticket.
My first interest as Governor of
the State will be in helping bring
to the State the stability of pro
duction of which it Is capable. Our
farms must produce and our fac
tories, shops and stores must earn
reasonable profits and labor must
enjoy ample pay and go6d working
conditions, or little benefit can come
from quibbling over prices, taxes
and the general administration of
normal activities of government.
As a business man in an agricul
tural community, my interests are
first of all in the welfare of the
Nebraska farmer.
As a resident of the Republi
can valley, where the last few years
have brought forceful evidence of
the great waste represented by an
uncontrolled river, I am convinced
that flood control and irrigation are
problems demanding immediate ac
tion if our state is to make progress
beyond what achieved by the
first generations to settle here.
As to taxes, we pay them in
large enough sums that I am one to
shy away from untried schemes
and turn a deaf ear to those who
would scrap everything that has
been done toward giving the state
a tax system based on conditions
and situations as capable legisla
tures and devoted governors of the
past have interpreted them. I will
study taxes and make every effort
to relieve the oppressed and spread
the burden to all in position to pay,
but I have no sweeping panaceas to
offer.
A workable old age pension
seems to have become a recognized
goal of any organized state, to that
end I pledge my best efforts.
My years of experience have
brought me into contact with all
parts of our great state, and its
needs, and out of that experience I
will view the duties of Governor
from the standpoint of one who
understands its larger communi
ties and its sparsely settled terri-1
tories, and from the standpoint of
one who operates farms, one who
operates a business dependent upon
the farms and one who lives in a
community small enough that the
hardships which confront the most
humble individual cannot escape
my attention and which enlist my
sympathy in movements designed
to make for better social condi
tions in Nebraska.
Coining Primary Election
Promises to be Warm One
The primary campaign next
April promises to be an interesting
one. The only filings yet |
made are those of H. W. Tomlinson,
of O’Neill, for county judge; Pat
Murphy, of Stuart, for the demo
cratic nomination for supervisor
from the Sixth district; John Steni
hauser, former member of the
board from Stuart, has filed for the
republican nomination for super
visor form this district as has also
A. M. Batenhorst, also of Stuart.
The district is at present represent
ed by W. K. Smith, republican, who
was chairman of the board during
the year 1939. Me has not as yet
filed for reelection, but if he does
will be a hard man to beat as he
has made a good official and will
be running for a second term. Sev
eral other candidates are contem
plating tossing their hats in the
ring during the next ten days, ac-1
cording to all reports.
Finnish Relief Fund—If
You Wish to Contribute
We’ll Handle and Remit
Dr. W. J. Dongles this week was
appointed Chairman of the Finnish
Relief Fund in Holt County by the
Nebraska headquarters, 817 World
Herald Building, Omaha. Dr.
Douglas has authorized each news
paper in Holt county to receive
contributions which will be for
warded to the Nebraska headquar
ters as fast as received.
Accepting the chairmanship, Dr.
Douglas said:
“Having been requested to serve
as County Chairman of Holt Coun
ty for the Finnish Relief Fund, and
in so much as every cent collected
for Finnish Relief will have to be
done without any charges or ex
pense, I will naturally have to be
more or less dependent on the news
papers of Holt county to take the
lead in furnishing the necessary
publicity in this campaign for Fin
nish Relief.
“It is important that this Relief
Program go over real quickly if
we are to accomplish what we have
set out to do. While the American
Red Cross has undertaken to fur
nish medicines and some clothing,
it will be up to the charity of the
people of other countries as well as
our own to furnish the other neces
sities of life. Surely no people can
be accused of being unneutral be
cause of their willingness to as
sist in caring for the wounded and
the women and children suffering
the result of invasion and the bomb
ing of cities and homes without any
declaration of war, and this by a
country whose resources, both in
man and money and the things that
go to constitute an army, are
twenty times greater than the
whole population of Finland.
“While I feel that all people in
the United States sympathize with
Finland in her hour of trouble, this
is nnt sufficient to take care of a
nation driven from their homes in
sub-zero weather and many maim
ed women and children besides the
soldiers, the result of shell fire and
airplane attacks. So, I am asking
all the people that they supplement
their sympathy with a money con
tribution. Any sum will be accept
able.
“This money is to he placed to
the credit of Finland for the pur
pose of furnishing assistance to the
women and children and the wound
ed of that country
All newspapers of Holt county
and all banks of Hoil county are
requested and hereby authorized to
accept contributions for Finnish Re
lief and are to forward the same to,
The Finnish Relief Fund, Inc., 817
World Herald Building, Omaha,
Nebraska.
“LET US ACT QUICKLY”
—Atkinson Graphic
Craig - Carney
A very pretty wedding took place
at St. Patrick's church Monday,
January 22 at 8 o’clock, when Cath
erine Carney and Vernon Craig
were united in marriage by Msgr.
McNamara. The couple were at
tended by Virginia Rhodes of
Butte, sister of the groom and Ed
mund Carney, brother of the bride.
The bride’s attire was a teal
blue dress with a dusty rose turban
hat. She wore a corsage of pink
sweet peas. The bridesmaid’s at
tire was a dusty rose dress with a
black turban hat. The groom wore
a dark brown suit and the best man
wore a blue suit.
The couple left immed avcly af
ter the wedding for Hastings where
they spent a few days.
Miss Carney is a graduate of
St. Mary’s Academy, while Mr.
Craig is a graduate of the Page
High School and for the past year
has been employed as a bookkeeper j
at the O’Neill Sale Pavilion. *** j
Garfield Masonic Lodge
Installs New Officers
Garfield Lodge No. 95, A. F. &
A. M., held their regular installa
tion of officers last Thursday night i
and the following were installed
as officers for the ensuing year:
L. G. Gillespie, W. M.; Fred Rob
ertson, S. W.; A. E. Bowen, J. W.;
C. W. Porter, Secretary; S. J.
Weekes, Treasurer; O. H. Johnson,
S. D.; H. L. Lindberg, J. I).; A. V.
Virgin, Tyler..
A Pioneer of Eastern Holt
County Passes Away
Mrs. Orilla J. Gray died at her
home in Page last Monday after an
illness of several months at the ad
vanced age of 94 years, 4 months
and 7 days. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’clock from the Methodist church
in Page, Rev. Leo Carpenter offici
ating and burial in the Page ceme
tery, at the side of her husband,
who passed away in December,
1936.
Orilla J. Hunter was born in New
York state on September 15, 1845.
While she was still in her teens
the family moved west and located
in Wisconsin. Here, at Desota,
Wisconsin, on October 10, 1868, she
was united in marriage to Robert
Gray. Four children were born of
this union, two sons and two daugh
ters, all of whom are living and are
left to mourn the passing of a
kind and affectionate mother. The
children are: John and Dora, of
Page; Mrs. Nellie Stevens, Atkin
son; Mrs. Elsie Wagers, Lodi, Cal
ifornia.
Mrs. Gray was one of the pion
eers of the eastern part of the
county, coming to Holt county with
her husband in 1883 from Polk
county, Nebraska, to which place
they had moved from Wisconsin.
For many years she and her hus
band were among the most promin
ent residents of the eastern part
of the county. They farmed near
Page for many years, then moved
into town and Mr. Gray was en
gaged in business there for many
years, retiring therefrom only a few
years before his death. Mrs. Gray
was a charming woman and had a
host of friends, not only in the
Page vicinity, but all over the
county as she was always active in
everything that would benefit the
people of her locality or the county.
Mrs. Mary Mcsmcr
Mary Messner passed away at
the home of her son, Clayton south
west of this city last Monday after
an illness of several months at the
age of 81 years, 11 months and 4
days. The funeral was held at
2 o’clock Thursday afternoon from
the Methodist church, Rev. V. C.
Wright officiating and burial in
Prospect Hill Cemetery at the side
of her husband, who passed away
in January 1930.
Mary Heston was born at Pleas
ant Plain, Iowa, on February 18, ■
1858. She grew to womanhood:
there and on February 18, 1877,
she was united in marriage to Will
iam Messner, the ceremony being
performed at Pleasant Plains. Two
children were bom of this union,
Clayton, of this city and Clyde, of
Pleasant Plain, Iowa, who are left
to mourn the departure of a kind
and loving mother.
Mrs. Messner came to this coun
ty in 1883 and since that time has
been a resident of the county, com
ing here from Jackson, Nebr. They
lived at Mineola for many years,
near which village Mr. Messner had
taken a homestead. They then
moved to this city where they re
sided for several years, then lived
with their son southwest of this
city. Mrs. Messner was a charm
ing lady and had a host of friends
among the old timers of this city
and community, where she had liv
ed for fifty-seven years.
Holt County Publishers
Association Met Sunday
The Holt County Publishers As
sociation held their annual meeting
in the office of The Frontier in this ■
city last Sunday afternoon, with;
all the members of the Association J
present. Reports of the various
officers were heard and the same j
officers were elected for the ensu
ing year. They are: Gerald Miles,
president; Ralph Kelly, secretary;
D. H. Cronin, treasurer.
The members of the association
decided that hereafter they would
meet every three months, the
meetings to be held in this city un-1
less otherwise directed by the of
ficers. The association had a fair
ly good year and they voted again
to take the business of the county
and handle it as they have been
doing since the organization of the
association five years ago. They
made a little money for the mem
bers and have saved several hun
dred dollars for the taxpayers of
the county. i
WINS HONORS AT
THE DENVER SHOW
Bob Lucas Sells Yearling
Bull For $775 At Denver
Live Stock Show and Sale
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lucas return
ed Friday from a week at the
National Western Hereford Stock
Show in Denver where they sold
Paladin’s Return, a summer year
ling bull of their own raising for
$775 to Albert Mitchell of Teaqui
tique, New Mexico. Mr. Lucas feels
fortunate that out of 2000 bulls—
only 60 head were selected for the
sale ring and his bull placed 16th
in this number. .
State Department After
Farmers Who Use Trucks
In Commercial Business
A compaint signed by Patrolman
Lawrence Russell on January 20th,
in the County Court of Holt
County, charges that C. E. Ten
borg of Emmet, did on January
12, or thereabouts, using a truck,
which was licensed as a farm and
ranch truck, and not licensed to do
commercial business, did for hire
transport eight head of cattle and
three hogs for Wm. Mullen to At
kinson, Nebraska, for which he
charged and collected $2.50, there
by operating his said truck without
the limits of his classification.
On January 25th, a complaint
was filed in County Court by Pat
rolman Lawrence Russell, charging
that John Bonenberger of Emrwet,
did, on or about the 24th of Janu
ary, knowingly and willfully suffer
and permit Edward E. Seger to
seek to evade and defeat regula
tions provided by law for the regu
lations of motor carriers, in that he
permitted said truck to be operated
on the public highways without
first having obtained a certificate
of public convenience and necessity
from the Railway Commission and
without first having obtained an
R. C. truck license from said Com
mission, said truck being used for
transportation of dirt, which use
requires a certificate of public con
venience and necessity and a R. C.
license, and is not included in the
exception as set out in the 1930
supplement of the 1929 compiled
statutes.
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Local 4-H Club Members
Receive State Awards
According to a report received at
the county agent’s office this week
seven Holt county 4-H members
were winners of State awards for
their outstanding work in 1939.
Three of the awards consist of
prize trips to Nebraska State 4-H
Club Week in Lincoln in June.
Ralph Allyn of Stuart w/ill make
the trip with the compliments of
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
for outstanding work in a 4-H bet
ter pastures club. Helen Mellor of
Stuart was awarded a leadership
trip by the Burlington Railroad and
Patty Schaller as a guest of Crete
Mills for outstanding 4-H work in
a beef cattle club.
In addition Elaine Ressel of
Chambeis, Jene Ramm of Stuart
and Donald Keyes of Inman will
each receive 100 pounds of feed
from Crete Mills for their efforts
in 4-H beef cattle clubs.
Bill Rees of Amelia will be
awarded a trip to the Wild Life
Conservation Camp at Seward as
a guest of the Federal Cartridge
Company.
Competition among 4-H mem
bers in the county was keen and in
many cases the 4-H county commit
tee had difficulty in making selec
tions. Along with these boys and
girls there are many others who
are deserving of our congratula
tions and recognition.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to erpress our sincere
appreciation and thanks to all those
who were so kind to express their
sympathy and assisted in any way
during the illness and death of our
mother, Mrs. Charlotte Planck.—
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sauers ami
family, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Planck
and family.