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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1940)
Over the County EMMET ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. John Conard and Mary Lou drove to Wayne, Nebras ka, Sunday, to spend the day. A. J. Storm, of Creston Iowa, of the Storm Seed Co., spent Monday and Tuesday looking over the sea sons blue grass crop. Mrs. Bob Pease suffered a light stroke last week. She is now very weak but is improving. Mrs. Guy Cole and Zane drove to Yankton Wednesday on business. Mrs. Bob Maines spent Thursday and Friday of last week in Stuart where she took care of her fath , er’s drug store. Olive Beckwith spent the week end at the home of her parents. Miss Beckwith reports that her school will be closed in about two weeks at which time she will be home for the summer. Hi Anderson, of Ord, Nebr., was a business caller in Emmet last Wednesday. Dist. 141 enjoyed their annual ^ school picnic Monday at the school house. The teacher was Mr. W’en dille Rakou of Chambers. Frank Heeb from northeast of Emmet died Sunday. His funeral was held Toesday morning in the Catholic Church. Frank Uldrich, of Stuart, was a business caller in Emmet Tuesday, morning. Mrs. J. H. Patterson entertained the Ladies Aid Society Wednesday afternoon at her home. INMAN NEWS Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Wat son Thursday, April 18th, a baby boy. The little fellow, who tipped the scales at 10% lbs, has been named Samuel Le Roy. Mother and son are doing nicely. A post-nuptial shower was giv en in honor of Mrs. Bob Stevens at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Clark Friday afternoon. She received many lovely gifts. A nice lunch was served at the close of the afternoon. Mrs. Anna Hughes, of O'Neill, spent the week end here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hardin Anspach and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Derby, of Yackamah, Washington, were here Friday visiting among old friends. They were former residents of In man. Mrs. II. W. Tomlinson of O’Neil is spending a couple of weeks here with her daughter Mrs. James Cov entry and family. The L. L. Club met with Mrs. Jennie Crosser on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Evan Stover and son of Chambers were here Saturday vis iting her mother, Mrs. Zittella Kes tenholtz and other relatives. Miss Eunice Chudomelka was home from Wayne over the week end visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chudomelka. Earl Stevens, who is in the CCC camp at Albion, and Myri! Castor, Virgel Tomlinson, Norbert Clark and Gorden Brittell, of Madison, spent the week end here with their home folks. Elmer Crosser, of Cherokee, Io wa, came Sunday to get his wife who had been here the past two weeks. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Milligan, also of cneroKee. Sunday dinner guests at the H. M. McGraw home were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Crosser and Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Milligan, of Cherokee, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Crosser, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Brittell and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leidy, of Inman. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Simmons and son Bobbie spent the week end in Lincoln with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brittell and children and Clifford Woods, of Chambers, visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Noe, of Orchard spent Sunday here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Chicken. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Conard, of Ne ligh, visted relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Englehaupt and family visited relatives in Clearwater Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hanson, of Crawford Valley, north of Neligh, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins here Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. O. W. French, of O’Neill, visited at the L. R. Tomp kins home Sundav evening. Paul Buddie, of Tilden, visited here Sunday at the Stuart Harti gan home. Miss Janelle Jenkins, of Lincoln, visited here Friday with Mr. R. Wilde Stickney, returning to Lin coln on Saturday. Ercle Renner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Renner, wa« married on Friday morning to Miss Lottie Jones, daughter of Mrs. Bert Jones of Neligh. The ceremony was pre formed at Neligh. The young mar ried couple left at once for a honey moon trip in Iowa and Kansas. They will make their home in In man, where the groom has employ ment. The Senior Class presented their play “Fools Gold” Friday evening. The auditorium was packed. Those in the cast were Rliodn Krutz, Hel en Weyman, Doris Gannon, Hazel Fraka, Robert Mossman, Robert Hutton, Micky Gallagher and Arlin Castor. It was directed by R. Wilde Stickney and Miss Dorothy Hei denreich. Features between acts were an instrumental duet by Ruth Watson and R. Wilde Stickney. Tap dancing Marjorie Slides and a vocal duet by Wauneta Anspach and Deritha Smith. MEEK AND VICINITY The annual meeting of the Cem etery Association and a meeting for Memorial Day plans will be held at the Paddock Union Church on Monday evening, April 29. Mrs. Sam Jones, of San Anton io, Texas, arrived Thursday night to be with her father, Frank Grif fith, who is seriously ill. She came by plane to Omaha and from there by bus. Gloria Slaight and Nadine Heni fin spent Thursday night with Lu etta and Naomi Johnson. Mrs. Glen Ridgeway is seriously ill from a heart attack. May McGowan and Mary Har rison called on Mrs. E. H. Rouse on Friday evening. Mrs. Rose Henifin spent Thurs day with her daughter, Mrs. A. G. Johnson. Two of the small children of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomas are in the O’Neill Hospital with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Griffith and Charles Griffith, of North Platte, came on Saturday to visit their father who is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Widfelt spent Sunday at the Lansworth home. R. D. Spindler and Howard De vall called at the Griffith home on Friday evening. Mrs. Carl Pfiel spent Monday at the Glen Ridgeway home. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Devall call ed at the Mad Henifin home on Wednesday. City Council Proceedings (Continued From Last Week.) the duties imposed on us by this appointment and by law, to the best of our ability. Signed: Tom Enright, John Martin, Manfred Ross, Dr. L. A. Carter, Henry Grady. Report Of Appraisers We, the undersigned household ers residing within the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, namely, Tom Enright, John Martin, Manfred Ross, Dr. L. A. Carter and Henry Grady, having been heretofore ap pointed by the Mayor and City Council of O’Neill, Nebraska, to appraise and assess damages, if any, to the property and owners thereof in the vacating of the fol lowing alley situated within the City of O’Neill, Nebraska: The alley which runs between lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, and the south 85 feet of lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Block 17 of Hazelett’s Addition to,the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, which alley runs through and dissects said Block 17. We hereby certify that within five days after notice of our ap pointment we took oath, the same being administered to us, that each and faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of our office and f aithfully and i mpartially make an assessment and appraise ment of damages, if any, suffered by the owner or owners of the property abutting on or adjacent to the above described alley in the vacating thereof. That on the 16th day of January, 1940, said oath was administered to us and on the same day, we in a body togeth er, personally viewed and inspected the premises and returned to the office of James P. Marron, City Attorney, within the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, to prepare our estimate of damages to the prop serty. We find that in closing and vacating the said alley that no damages will be sustained by the abutting property owners and also find that they are the petitioners who signed and filed hhe petition for vacating the said alley with the City Council. All of which is respectively submitted this 16th day of Jan uary, 1940,. Signed: Tom Enright, John Martin, Manfred Ross, Dr. L. A. Carter, Henry Grady. Ordinance No. 194-A was intro ducerd by Uhl and read for the first time. Motion by McNally, second ed by Phalin, that Ordinance No. 194-A be passed on its first read ing. Roll call was called on the above motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Phalin, Lindberg,, Uhl, McNally. Naye: None. Moved by Phalin, seconded by 1.mol erg, that the rule that this vdinance be read on three separate days be suspended Roll was and the vote thereon was as fol called on the above mo’ion and lows: Aye: Phalin, Lindberg, Uhl, McNally. Nay: None. Ordinance No. 194-A was then read by title a second time. Motion by Uhl, seconded by McNally, that Ordinance No. 194-A be passed on its second reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Phalin, Lindberg, McNally, Uhl. Ordinance No. 194-A was then read at large for the third time. Motion by McNally, seconded by Lindberg, that Ordinance Uo.. 194-A be passed onu its third read ing. Roll was called on the above otion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Phalin, Lindberg, McNally, Uhl. Ordinance No. 194-A was then read at large for the third time. Motion by McNally, secondede by 194-A be passed on its third read ing. Rol was called on the above motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Phalin, Lund berg, Uhl, McNally. Nays: I Motion by Phalin, seconded by None. Uhl, that Ordinance No. 194-A be passed and approved. Roll was on the above motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Phalin, Lindberg, McNally, Uhl. Nay: None. Upon motion the Council ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. The following resolution was in troduced by Phalin and read: RESOLUTION Whereas, there are outstanding Curb and Gutter Warrants of Im rovning Districts No’s. 2, 3 and 4, in the approximate amount of $3,200.00 including interest, which represents indebtedness of the City of O’Neill, and Whereas, the City of O’Neill has on hand approximately $500.00 in the City Treasury to the credidt of these said improvement districts and Whereas,, the City of O’Neill has approximately $1,100.00 with the County Treahcurer of Holt county to the credit of of the oforesaid Imurovement Districts and said City also has at this time with said county treasurer the approx imae sum of $2,100,00 in the gaso line tax fund. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the city clerk be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to withdraw the aforesaid amounts on hand with the county treasurur of Holt county eto he ciedit of the Curb and Gutter fund of he said improvemeints districts No.’s 2, 3, and 4 and also withdraw the a mount in the hands of the county treasurer of Holt county to the credit of Gosoline tax ^ fund and ^ptlace th£ same with the cifty treasurer. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Treasurer be and he hereby is instructed and ordered to use all of the aforementioned sums together with cash in hand to the credit of said street im provement districts No. 2, 3, and 4 to pay offlf all outstanding war rants of said street Improvement istricts togeher with interest there on. Motion by Lindberg, seconded byj McNally, that the above resolution adopted. Roll was called on the above motion and thevote thereon was as follows: Aye: McNally, Phalin, Miles, Lindberg. Nay: None. Upon motion the C <unci’ ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. C. W. PORTER, City Clerk. O'Neilll, Nebraska. March 5, 1940. Council met in regular session. Present, Mayor Coyne, Councilmen Yantzi, Lindberg, McNally, Miles, Uhl, Phali. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor. Minutesc of the previous meeting were read and apprroved. The City Treasurers statement for the month of February read and approved. Upon motion the following bills were allowed: On the General Fuynd: Fred Calkins . $ 9.85 Western Hotel .—- 3.00 Chester Calkins 90.00 Chdrles Richter 75.00 C. W. Porter __ 20.00 Pete Hagrlin ‘15.00 James P. Marron 30.00 G. E. Miles 4.00 Akron Brass Mnfg. Co., (5.67 Waterous Co., 12.00 State Journal printing: 10.04 Farmers Union 40 Elite Cafe 1 ..if, Steve Gallagher 4.00 Geo. Cbok _ 7.50 Lett Johnson 15.00 Bert Winchell 1.50 Otto Claussen ..— 4.00 Uhl Transfer . . 13.62 Charles Richter, Jr., 7.80 Earl Clausen ... 1.50 Ralph Bauman _ 8.70 Ed Jenkinson ....'._ 9.46 Due Safety Ladder Co., 25.48 The Frontier .. 11.04 Interstate Power Co. _ 271.33 O’Neill Recreation Center 15.00 Ida Fox _ 1... 1.00 Jack Waldron I__ ... 2.10 On Water Fund: Interstate Power Co., $41.12 Interstate Mach.^&nd Sup. . 19.12 Seth Noble 4.82 Matt Beha . 6.00 Phillips Petrolfeifm Co. _ 21.78 Porter’s Diamond Station 2.42 Jesse Scofield .... 90.00 C. W. Porter 10.00 Motion by Miles, seconded by Uhl, that the date of hearing: for the liquor and beer applications now on file be set for April 2, 1940. Motio carried. Upon motion the Council ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. C. W. PORTER, City Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska March 18, 1940. Council met pursuant to the following call: NOTICES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, O’NEILL, NEBRASKA: You and eacli of you are hereby notified that there will be a special meeting of the City Council of the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, on Mon day, March 18, at the hour of 8 p. m„ at the City Hall, The purpose of this meeting is to set a date for hearing on appli cations for beer and liquor licenses. It is called further for the pur pose of doing any and all things necessary in connection with the purchase of trees and shrubs for the City Park. Signed this 18th day of March. H. E. Coyne,Mayor. Present at this meeting, Mayor Coyne, Counpilmen, Uhl, Phalin, McNally and Yantzi. The Mayor appointd Councilman Miles to act as clerk in the absence of Clerk Porter. Motion by Uhl, seconded by McNally, that the date of hearing on beer and liquor license of R. I L. Tomlilnson, Mary Wyant, Lod Janousek, M. J. EViright be set as of April 2nd. Motion carried. Upon motion the Council ad joured subject to the call of the Mayor. G. E. Miles, clerk protein. BRIEFLY STATED Farmers who have been town the past ten days all have a big smile as well as the business men of this city. It begins to look now as if we are going to have a good year in Holt county and Nebraska, judg ing from the amount of moisture received so far this year. We are all hoping that the precipitation will continue for the balance of the year. A. Sutton, one of the pioneer settlers of the Amelia section of the county, was a pleasant caller at tjiis office on Tuesday afternoon extending his subscription to the Frontier. Mr. Sutton was on his way home from Wahoo, Nebr., where he had spent the past winter with relatives. Now that spring has arrived he was anxious to get back to the ranch. This office received a letter the first of the week from Mrs. H. H. Mitchell, of Jeffries, Montana, en closing a remittance for her favor ite Holt county paper. She says they enjoy the paper very much and could not get along without it. She says that her aunt, Nora Sulli van, for many years a resident of this city and county and who is now in her nineties, was getting along fine and was always glad to hear about the people from the “old home town”. Mrs. Mitchell was formerly Kate (Flur) Sullivnn and was raised in the Michigan settle ment northeast of this city. niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiuiiiiHiiiini Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly If you suffer from rheumatic, ar thritis or neuritis pain, try this simple inexpensive home recipe that thousands are using. Get a package of Ru-Ex Compound today. Mix it with a quart of water, add the juice of 4 lemons. It’s easy. No trouble at all and pleasant. You need only 2 tablespoonfuls two times a day. Often within 4S hours —sometimes overnight — splendid results are obtained. 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