The Frontier
D. H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor
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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
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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
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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.
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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)
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