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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1940)
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THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Fifty-Five Years Ago The Frontier, February 28, 1885 A bond election wAs called for March 13 to vote bonds in the sum of *30,000.00 to build a court house for Holt county. “How to get office’' is what u bothering many democrats. “How to hold it" is the connun druro with some ropublicans.— As Doc Mathews, was at this time editor of The Frontier and post master of this city, it may be that ©of was referring to himself.— f). H. C. The German Menonite colony, lo cated northwest of town on the head of the Honey, last night re ceived an addition of twenty-five men, women and children. They are good citizens. Fifty Years Ago The Frontier, February 27, 1890. The contemplated building of the Pacific Short Line occupied a good deal of space in each issue of The Frontier during this period. The Frontier this week published V * dippings from other papers in this judicial district urging Judge •tinkaid for congress from this dis trict. Forty Years Ago The Frontier, March 1, 1900 P. J, McManus departed Sun day for Chicago to purchase his spring stock. A number of immigrant famil ies have been in O’Neill the past week enroute to Boyd county. A petition to Governor Holcomb .praying for the pardon of Joseph S. Bartley has been circulated around town and largely signet! by ^•epublicans, democrats and popu lists. A Jacksoniah'democrat cir culated the petition. Daniel D. Cronin, father of the editor of The Frontier, died at his 4iome just northeast of town last Monday. He was GO years of age and had been a resident of the county for twenty-three years. Thirty Years Ago } \ * The Frontier, February 24, 1910 Frank Howard went to Omaha Saturday to purchase some new machinery for his blacksmith shop. A happy event occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mil lard at 8:30 o’clock Monday morn ing, when their daughter, Fannie, was united in marriage to Lloyd >6. Massacar, Rev. T. S. Watson officiating. They iwill make their -home in Omaha. Arthur Spittler resigned his po sition as deputy county clerk and *P. C. Kelley was appointed to the vacancy. Twenty Years Ago The Frontier, February 2*>, 1920 Joseph A. Cowperthwaite, one of. O’Neill’s leading and most es teemed citizens, died at the family residence in this city on Wednesday afternoon, after more than a year’s illness. He was 75 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Will Biglin re-1 turned Wednesday evening from Jackson, Nebr., and Kansas City, Mr. A letter from Thomas Griffin just received by Mike Horiskey stated that he had landed in New Hayen, Conn., after a stormy pas sage from O’Neill by way of Omaha, Chicago and New York, and that he had bought himself a life preserver and would sail on the Laplander for Ireland on February -25& Ten Years Ago The Frontier, February 2T, 1030 The fire department was called to the residence of John Carr this forenoon. The fire was confined to the attic and roof over the main part of the house. Damage about $100, covered by insurance. BRIEFLY STATED Petitions are being circulated around town today asking that the name of Hugh E. Coyne be placed on the city election ballot as a can didate for re-election to the office of Mayor. Also petitions for C. W. Porter for city clerk; Ed Quinn for city treasurer and Fred McNally for re-election as councilman from the First ward. With today, February 29, the deadline for securing 1940 auto license plates, the county treasur ers office reports that approxi mately one fourth of the cars in Holt county are still carrying 1939 license plates. The state patrol men report that any one driving a car with a 1939 license plate is subject to arrest and fine, and that all offenders caught will be arrested. On Tuesday afternoon the fresh men of St. Mary’s Academy played the Seventh and Eighth grade team. The latter won a close vic tory, the final score being 15 to 13. Don Hynes made 16 points and was great on offense and de fense. For the losers Jack Gal lagher also played a great game, scoring 10 of the 13 points made. Much enthusiasm was shown by the cheer leaders. Feme Davis, of Atkinson, was arrested on February 24 by Patrol man Lawrence Russell charged with operating a motor vehicle on February 17th upon a highway in the state of Nebraska, during the period from one half hour after sunset to one half hour before sunrise, without a red tail light as provided by law. Mr. Davis appeared in county court on Feb uary 24, pled guilty to the charge and was fined $1.00 and costs of $3.10. Adam S. Head, a farmer living southwest of Atkinson, died Mon day night in the Veteran’s Hospi tal at Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Head was taken to the hospital at Lin coln, after being injured when he was struck and knocked down by a car driven by John Tushla on the main street of Atkinson on Friday, February 16th. Funeral services were held on Thursday morning from the Catholic church at nine o’clock. A number of the members of the American Legion post of this city attended the funenal ser vices. State as well as county politics have been warming up the past week. In the state two new can didates have filed for the republi can nomination for United States senator. They are Adam McMul len, of Beatrice, former governor, and Arthur J. Weaver, of Falls City, also a former governor and later a federal employee under Franklin I). Roosevelt, with a very lucrative salary. We are sur prised that Weaver did not file as a democrat as he has been an ar dent new dealer for the past five years and made numerous speeches advocating the election of Presi dent Roosevelt in 1936. Official Proceedings of the Holt County Hoard (Continued From Last Week) O’Neill, Nebraska, January 24, 1940, 9 A. M. Holt County Board of Super visors met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by Chairman. Minutes of previous meeting were read and on motion were approved as read. RESOLUTION. APPROVING SALE OF REAL ES TATE BELONGING TO CHRIS TINA JOHNSON, INCOMPE TENT. WHEREAS, I. R. Dickerson, the duly appointed, qualified and act ing Guardian of Christina John son, Incompetent, having been ap pointed by the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, has filed in the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, his petition and appli cation for license to sell the follow ing described real estate belonging to said incompetent, to-wit: The Northwest Quarter of Sec tion Four (4), Township Twen ty-eight (28) North, Range Fifteen (15), West of the 6th P. M. In Holt County, Nebras ka, and Lot Seventeen (17) in Block Eight (8) Original Town of Atkinson, Holt County, Neb raska, for the reason that the cash and the personal property belonging to said incompetent and the income from said real estate are insuf ficient to maintain said incompe tent and pay - he taxes against said real estate and the debts and ex penses of administering the estate of said incompetent; and it is for the benefit of said incompetent that said real estate should be sold, and ! the proceeds thereof used for the ! benefit and support of said incom I i>etent, and WHEREAS, the Board of Super-1 j visors of Holt County, Nebraska l have investigated said matter and | approve of such proposed sale, and | being necessary for the best inter est of said Incompetent, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE SOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HOLT COUN TY, NEBRASKA, that we deem such proposed sale proper and ben eficial to the estate of said Incom petent, and approve the same and deem it necessary. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be certified by the County Clerk of Holt County, Nebraska, to the Judge of the District Court of said County In writing. E. J. Matousek John A. Carson The above resolution, on being put to a vote by the Chairman, was declared carried. The petition of L. R. Tompkins for refund of taxes paid erroneous ly on intangible property for year 1939 in the amount of $18.36 was read at this meeting. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Carson, that prayer of petition be granted and refund warrant be issued for $18.36. Carried, 12:00 Noon, on motion, Board ad journed until 1:00 P. M. J. C. Stein, John C. Gallagher, Chairman Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, January 24, 1940, 1 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by Chairman. Motion by Matousek, seconded by Smith, that boiler insurance on heating plant in Court House be re newed for period of three years. Carried. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Sullivan, that Holt County Inde pendent be designated as the of ficial county paper for year 1940. Motion lost. Motion by Carson, seconded by Matousek, that Frontier be desig nated as the official county paper for year 1940. Carried. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Sullivan, that Frontier, Page Advo cate, Stuart Advocate and Cham bers Sun be designated to publish the proceedings of the Board for the year 1940, same to be paid for at one legal rate and divided equal ly between the four papers. Carried. 5:00 P. M. on motion, Board ad journed until January 25, 1940, 10 A. M. J. C. Stein John C. Gallagher, Chairman Clerk O’Neill, Nebraska January 25, 1940 9 A. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by Chairman. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved as read. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Smith, that the following list of Jurors for hte 1940 March Term of Court be approved. LIST OF JURORS MARCH TERM OF COURT—1940 DISTRICT ONE Cleveland Elmer McClurg, Stuart, Nebraska Dustin David Adams, Dustin, Nebraska Emmet Clyde Allen, Emmet, Nebraska Henry Kloppenberg, Emmet, Neb raska Rock Falls Francis Johnson, O’Neill, Nebraska Orville Thorson, O’Neill, Nebraska Coleman Wm. Langdon Spencer, Nebraska Pleasant View Roy Warner, Atkinson, Nebraska Saratoga Harold Kirkland, Atkinson, Neb raska DISTRICT TWO Willowdale Charley Berger, Opportunity, Neb raska Lee Brady Dorsey, Nebraska Steel Creek Dick Curran, Dorsey, Nebraska Shields John Schmidt, O’Neill, Nebraska Walt Whaley, O’Neill, Nebraska Scott Tom White, Redbird, Nebraska Paddock Roy Karr, O’Neill, Nebraska Charley Linn, O’Neill, Nebraska Iowa Donald Huston, Middlebranch, Neb raska Antelope P. A. Grass, Page, Nebraska DISTRICT THREE O’Neill First Ward Fred McNally, O’Neill, Nebraska Louis Zastrow, O’Neill, Nebraska Thomas Enright, O’Neill, Nebraska John Cuddy, O’Neill, Nebraska O’Neill Second Ward L. A. Simonson, O’Neill, Nebraska Thomas Green, O’Neill, Nebraska H. W. Tomlinson, O’Neill, Nebraska O’Neill Third Ward Robert Cook, O’Neill. Nebraska Frank Pruss, O’Neill, Nebraska Ed Quinn, O’Neill, Nebraska Levi Yantzi, O’Neill, Nebraska Grattan J. W. McDermott, O’Neill, Neb r&skft Fred Vitt, O’Neill, Nebraska Arch Densberger, O’Neill, Neb T&sk ft Russell Shoemaker, O’Neill, Neb r&slcu DISTRICT FOUR Deloit Alois Funk, Ewing, Nebraska Ewing Conrad Schaffer, Ewing, Nebraska Theo Scheuth, Ewing, Nebraska Sis Ebbensgard, Ewing, Nebraska Golden Ernest Pierson, Ewing, Nebraska J. W. Gunter, Ewing, Nebraska Verdigris John Friday, Page, Nebraska Ross Taylor, Page, Nebraska Harley Kennedy, Page, Nebraska Ira Williams, Page, Nebraska DISTRICT FIVE Chambers Fred Cragle, Chambers, Nebraska Ed Thorin, Chambers, Nebraska T. J. Osborn, Chambers, Nebraska E. H. Medcalf, O’Neill, Nebraska C'onJey Steve Sladek, Chambers, Nebraska Arnold Zholke, Chambers, Nebraska Inman Kenneth Smith, Inman, Nebraska Wm. Kelley, jr., Inman, Nebraska John R. Ruther, Inman, Nebraska Lake S. L. Hertel, Ewing, Nebraska Wyoming Charley Emect, Amelia, Nebraska Shamrock C. L. Kiltz, Chambers, Nebraska DISTRICT SIX Swan Art Doolittle, Josie, Nebraska Green Valley Charley Tasler, Atkinson, Nebraska Josie i 7 Ed Welton, Josie, Nebraska Stuart Fred Straka, Stuart, Nebraska Joe Kaup, Stuart, Nebraska B. C. Engler. Stuart,. Nebraska M. M. Stuart, Stuart, Nebraska Alois Gans, Stuart, Nebraska Walter Onart, Stuart, Nebraska DISTRICT SEVEN Atkinson First Ward George Haigh, Atkinson, Nebraska Wm. Schultz Jr., Atkinson, Neb raska Atkinson Second Ward Fred Jungman, Atkinson, Nebraska Earl Elsbury, Atkinson, Nebraska LeRoy C. Richards, Atkinson, Neb raska Atkinson Third Ward Fred Hitchcock, Atkinson, Neb raska Leo Kramer, Atkinson, Nebraska Atkinson Roy Johns, Atkinson, Nebraska Ira Elder, Atkinson, Nebraska Claude Penry, Atkinson, Nebraska Neick Klein, Atkinson, Nebraska Lewis Lauridson, Atkinson, Neb raska Fairview Lee Sammons, Amelia. Nebraska Sand Creek Ed Heiser, Atkinson, Nebraska Carried. On motion, the following claims were allowed on the Administrat ive Expense Fund: Letha Brennan . 85.00 Fred W. Peterson . 74.50 Margaret Howard . 70.00 The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed on the 1938 Unem ployment Relief Fund in payment of same: Dr. L. A. Burgess . 2.50 Dr. W. J. Douglas .. 33.00 12:00 Noon, on motion, Board ad journed until 1:00 P. M. J. C. Stein, John C. Gallagher, Chairman Clerk (Continued Next Week) THE NEBRASKA SCENE The Farmers’ Union, in state ses sion at Omaha, renewed the long feud with the state railway com mission. For years there has been antagonism. For almost two years the row ovtr rural electrification has been raging jn Jass, Sarpy and Saunders counties. Trucking prob. lems and rate tariffs have Created more ill feeling. The Union formally endorsed a plan to abolish the present railway commission and replace it with an elective trade commission of five members—one to be chosen from each congressonal district. The i convention gave authority to circu late initiative petitions. A thousand petitions were cir culated to place the names of eight delegates-at-large and four alter nates to the democratic national convention at Chicago on the pri mary ballot. Four delegates and four alternates are to be elected. ' •' tyt * It is necessary, in 9rder to get the names on the ballot, that 2,500 signatures be obtained, represent ing 500 from each of the five con gressional districts. The eight pro posed candidates for delegates-at large are: John H. Morehead, Falls City; J. J. Thomas, Seward; T. S. Allen, Lincoln; James W. Ketcham and H. L. Blackledge, Kearney; I. J. Dunn and William Ritchie, Oma ha; and Mabel Gillespie, Gretna. The proposed alternates are: Fred erick M. Deutsch, Norfolk; John C. Mullen, Omaha; Alice Broike, Has tings; and Josephine Van Doozer, Creighton. In the First district, (Continued on Page 5) Try the new QUICK ARROW SOAP FLAKES —for washing dishes, clothes and general house use.—Contain 10% more actual soap than gran ulated, aerated Soap Powders. Medium Size ..10c Large Size.25c Save the box tops for the Ladies of St. Patrick’s Church. Start Spring Sewing —And Saving — Nov.. A Gay Spring Dress For Only $262 Make It Yourself and Insure A Bright Easter Morning! 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