THE DAYS OF
LONG AGO
Fifty-Five Years Ago
The Frontier, July 2, 1885
The first annual exhibition of the
Holt '’ounty Agricultural Society
will be held in O’Neill on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem
ber 7, 8 and 9.
Fifty Years Ago
i The Frontier, July 3, 1890
The Short Line track will be
completed to O’Neill by Saturday,
July 12, if nothing happens to pre
vent.
A system of electric lights and a
street railway are among the pos
sibilities in O’Neill within the
present year.
Forty Years Ago
The Frontier, July 5, 1900
Since the last issue of The Fron
tier 1.71 inches of rain has fallen.
"While the small grain crop suffered
much from the long drouth during
June, the recent rains have caused
the com to develop rapidly and a
good crop is looked for.
At the populist convention held
in this city last Saturday S. B.
Howard was endorsed for the nom
ination for State Treasurer and
after a squabble of several hours
he was permitted to select the
delegates to the state convention.
He named the following: M. F.
Harrington, G. F. Smith, E. S.
Eves, H. R. Henry, D. J. Cronin,
A. F. Mullen, T. V. Golden, Frank
Hopkins, John A. Robertson, O. F.
Biglin, G. A. McCutcheon, T. V.
Norvell, J. P. Mullen, M. H. Mc
Carthy, J. J. Harrington and Joe
McCaffrey.
The democrats in convention on
the same day selected the follow
ing delegates to the state conven
tion: A. T. Blackburn, John Mc
Nichols, Arthur Cruse, A1 Miller,
Frank Campbell, J. A. Harmon, J.
S. Harrington, G. W. Smith, J. M.
Flannigan, R. M. Johnson, L. Rat
cliffe, Fred Feltz, G. W. Brant,
Levi Van Valkenburg and Martin
Sanders.
Thirty Years Ago
The Frontier, July 7, 1910
A light hail storm visited the
country northwest of town this
morning, but so far as we have
been able to learn no damage was
done to crops. The hail was fol
lowed by a drenching rain which
made everyone happy.
Twenty Years Ago
The Frontier, July 1, 1920
This section of the county was
visited with another splendid rain
last Thursday night which meas
ured 1.70 inches.
Last Sunday afternoon Charles
Carrol of Carrollton Council of
the Knights of Columbus initiated
a class of fifty, and Knights from
several sections of the state and
from South Dakota were present
for the ceremonies.
John Hickey, after an illness of
several months passed away at his
home two miles northwest of this
city on Saturday, June 26. He was
72 years of age.
Ten Years Ago
The Frontier, July 3, 1930
The four star mail routes out of
O'Neill changed carriers on July
1. Bartley Malloy relieved Glen
Tomlinson, former carrier to Star;
John W. Abbott relieved John G.
Green on the star route to Cham
bers; Henry Viquist relieved Wall
ace Johnson on the Ann Car route;
Otto Claussen , relieved Fvank
Spindler on the Meek route.
Frank Campbell passed away at
his home in this city about 9 o’clock
Wednesday evening of heart dis
ease. He was over 81 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Schmiwall
left Wednesday for Omaha, where
they will spend the Fourth visiting
relatives and friends.
Examinations To Be Giv
en For Employees in
Assistance Office
Forthcoming merit examinations
for various positions in the County
Assistance Offices and in the Ne
braska Department of State as
sistance and Child Welfare are an
nounced today by the Merit Sys
tem Council. All State and County
positions administering the State
assistance program and the child
welfare services are filled on the
basis of a merit system. This sys
tem provides both for the promo
tion of the most competent em
ployees in the service to higher po
sitions as they become qualified
for them, and for the recruiting of
eligible applicants by means of
competitive examinations open to
all who can qualify under Merit
System Regulations for any par
ticular position.
Positions for which merit exam
inations will be offered this sum
mer include:
Salary Range
Min. Max.
per per
SERIES I Mo. Mo.
Visitor .-.$ 75 $110
County Director III 100 150
County Director II .150 225
County Director I
(Douglas Co.) .225 300
SERIES II
Case Worker ..v.100 125
Child-Welfare Worker II 100 125
Child-Welfare Worker I 130 155
Junior Case-Work
Supervisor .120 150
Senior Case-Work
Supervisor . . ibu iyo
Chief, Division of
Public Assistance 215 255
Chief of Field Services 215 255
SERIES III
Chief of Personnel 215 255
The total number of positions
of these grades in the service
ranges from about 316 in County
Assistance Offices, to one of each
of the following positions: County
Director I; Chief, Division of Pub
lic Assistance; Chief of Field Serv
ices; and Chief of Personnel. The
turnover for all positions listed to
tals 142 since July 1, 1939.
Application forms and informa
tion concerning the duties ol these
positions and the qualifications re
quired of applicants may be ob
tained by writing to or calling at
the office of Dr. E. Glenn Callen,
Merit System Supervisor, Room
414 Main Building, Nebraska Wes
leyan University, Lincoln. They
may also be obtained from one of
the following offices:
Any County Assistance Office
Any office of the Nebraska State
Employment Service
Chief of Personnel, Department
of State Assistance and Child
Welfare, Room 1110, State
Capitol.
Applications must be filed with
the Merit System Supervisor, Ne
braska Wesleyan University, Lin
coln, on or before July 27, 1940.
The exact time and place of the
examinations will be announced
when applicants are notified of
their eligibility to take examina
tions. Written examinations will
be held at the following towns:
Ainsworth, Chadron, lalls City,
Hastings, McCook, Norfolk, Oma
ha, Broken Bow, Columbus, Grand
Island, Lincoln, North Platte,
Scottsbluff and South Sioux City.
The Merit System Council, es
tablished March 11, 1940, in con
formity with the Federal Social
Security Act as amended August
10, 1939, and with the Nebraska
state assistance and unemployment
compensation laws, is in charge of
all examinations for positions in
the Department of State Assist
ance and Child Welfare, the Ne
braska State Employment Service
and the Unemployment Compensa
tion Division of the Department of
labor, and the Department of
Health. Examinations for clerical,
stenographic, accounting, and sta
tistical positions in all these agen
cies will be arranged next autumn.
Charles C. Hollmers, Chairman
of the Merit System Council, says.
“The Merit System was organized
to insure efficient and economical
administration of the various de
partments of the State receiving
aid from the Federal Government.
Under this policy, the employees
are chosen on a basis of their pre
vious experience, standing in the
The Population of O’Neill
Officially Given Is 2528
Mayor John Kersenbrock receiv
ed a letter Monday from Mrs.
Bosse, of Norfolk, district super
visor of census for this district,
stating that the population of
O’Neill was 2,528, or a gain of
509 for the past ten years. In the
list of cities O’Neill was in forty
third place ten years ago while her
population now places the city thir
ty-fifth in the state. We are con
stantly growing.
Judging Day of 4-H Clubs
Attracts Large Crowd
Over 350 4-H members, leaders
and parents from Holt, Rock, Boyd
and Keya Paha counties braved the
high wind and dirt storms that
were so disagreeable to attend the
district 4-H judging school which
was held in Atkinson last Friday.
While two hundred members of
home economics clubs were receiv
ing instructions at the Atkinson
High School nearly 150 boys and
girls were taken to the nearby
farms of Wilbur West, Walt Jones
and August Brinkman to spend the
day learning to become better
judges of livestock. In spite of the
disagreeable weather which pre
vailed, 4-H members and leaders
showed keen interest in this work.
While this feature of the 4-H
work was arranged by the local
county agent, Lyndle R. Stout, with
the assistance of the specialist staff
of the Nebraska college of agricul
ture, the cooperation of Atkinson
officials and interested persons was
greatly appreciated in making the
day a success.
The program was conducted not
as a contest but as a school of in
struction in the particular fields of
agriculture and home economics in
which 4-H members have shown
their interest.
The group gathered at the At
kinson Park for a picnic lunch at
noon and many comments were
received on the valuable training
which the 4-H members were re
ceiving.
Band Concert Program
Next Saturday Night
March—“Hosts of Freedom” by
K. L. King
March — “Notre Dame Victory
March” by O'Shea
Waltz — “Beautiful Texas” by
O’Daniel
Vocal Solo—“Sunshine of Your
Smile,” by Lillian Ray; John
Sullivan, vocalist.
March — “Chicago Tribune” by
Chambers.
Ballad—“Home on the Range,” by
DeLamater
Selection—“Best Loved Southern
Melodies,” by Hayes
March—“Spirit of Peace” by Kie
fer
Selection—“The Old Church Or
gan” by Chambers
Star Spangled Banner.
examination, and personal apti
tude, their original employment
and their advancement depending
in no way upon political preference
but on their ability to do the job.
“Under this policy of merit rat
ing, the agencies make possible a
career service and the assurance
to employees of permanent posi
tions.
“The Merit System Council, com
posed of seven non-salaried mem
bers, supervises the administra
tion of merit examinations and
acts as a Board of Appeal for any
employee who might have a griev
ance in regard to examinations and
in regard to rating or removal from
the register, dismissal, suspension
and demotion. The Merit System
Council does not operate any of
the agencies but does provide a
register from which its employees
are chosen on their ability and mer
it. The Council urges all those who
are interested in a career of
public service to file their applica
tions and take these examinations.”
Other members of the Merit Sys
tem Council, besides Mr. Hell
mers, are: Dr. Hattie Plum Will
iams, Lincoln, Vice Chairman; Mr.
E. W. Augustine, Grand Island;
Mr. William I). Lane, Omaha; Mr.
George F. Williams, Lincoln; Mr.
Thomas J. Dredla, Crete; and Mr.
Fred A. Wright, Omaha.
Willkie and McNary Are
Republican Leaders
At the republican national con
vention in Philadelphia last week
Wendell L. Willkie. of New Yark,
was nominated far president on
the sixth ballot, having a majority
of the delegates when the balloting
was about half over and then being
made the unanimous choice of the
convention.
The nominees rise in public favor
in the past three months is one of
the sensations in political history.
He had no campaign manager and
no one was extolling his virtues in
the various states of the Union, yet
he won the nomination hands down,
j after a sharp content. Dewey led
the balloting in the first three bal
lots, with Wendell Willkie gaining
votes slowly on each ballot. Sen
ator Robert Taft of Ohio was in
the running until the last ballot, he
being runner up to Wilkie on the
fifth ballot and the other candi
dates being practically out of it.
On the first ballot Willkie had
105 votes to Taft’s 189 and Dew
ey’s 360. Dewey’s vote continually
kept deserting him until on the
fifth ballot he received only 67
votes, with Willkie and Taft far in
the lead.
The nomination for the presi
dency reads like a fairy tale. He
had none of tfce prominent mem
bers of the republican paTty behind
him in his campaign and his nom
ination is proof of the fftct that the
convention was unbessed, the dele
gates were their own masteis,
which speaks volumes for the fu
ture of America, the land of the
free. And with Willkie in the
White House it will be kept the
“Land of the Free and the Home
of tne Brave.”
Wendell Willkie is 4K years of
age and was born in Elwood, Ind.
His father and mother were both
members of the, Lilian a bar, his
mother being the first woman ever
admitted to the practice of law in
that state. He secured his educa
tion the hard way, working at
anything he could get to do to as
sist him through school and to en
able him to take a legal course.
With such determination he suc
ceeded and he was finally admitted
to the bar and started practicing
his profession. When the United
States declared war on Germany he
enlisted and served through the
war. After the war he started
practicing his profession in Akron,
Ohio, and was one of the success^
ful members of the bar of that city,
being noted as an able trial law
yer.
In his earlier years Willkie was a
staunch democrat and was a dele
gate to the democratic national
convention in 1924, where he was
one of the bitter foes of McAdoo
for the presidential nomination. In
1932 he was one of those support
ing Newton Baker of Ohio for
president.
For the past eight years Mr.
Willkie has been president of the
Commonwealth and Southern, a
gigantic utility corporation. He
resigned the presidency last Mon
day.
Fortune Magazine, in its May
issue, had the following to say
about Mr. Willkie:
It was Mr. Willkie’s personality
that first got him mentioned as a
presidential possibility, and few
persons who have ever come un
der the spell of that personality
will deny its political potency.
The principles he stands for are
American principles. They are
progressive, liberal and expansive.
One cannot dare to doubt that they
will eventually prevail.
“I believe in certain principles,"
says Mr. Willkie, “and I believe
that these principles must be ac
cepted in Washington if life is go
ing to yield for me, and for others,
rewards comparable to those it has
yielded in the past. If I were giv
en the choice of remaining a com
mon citizen privileged to fight for
those principles or of becoming
President of the United States on
a political platform from which
they had been excluded, I would
choose to remain a common citizen.
I will not accept any position that
will deprive me of the privilege of
standing for that in which 1 be
lieve.”
At the convention Friday Sen
ator Charles L. McNary, of Oregon,
majority leader of the republicans
in the senate, was nominated for
vice president, he receiving over
800 votes on the only ballot taken.
So the ticket this fall, and we verily
believe the next leaders of this
O’Neill Boy Receives Pro
motion to Colonel In
The Regular Army
Word of the promotion of Ma
jor F. M. Brennan of Fort Pen
ning, Georgia, to that of Colonel in
the United States Army, was re
cently received by relatives in thiR
city. Colonel Brennan is a native
of O’Neill, having been born in
this city, the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Brennan, who were
pioneer settlers of O’Neill and
Holt County, and has a sister, Miss
Bernadette and a brother, Tom,
still living here. Colonel Brenn
an’s son, John, has been in O'Neill
for the past year, staying with hia
aunt, Miss Bernadette, and at
tending St. Mary’s Academy. Col
onel Brennan left O’Neill when he
entered the United States Military
Academy at West Point, and has
remained as an officer in the army
since that time. He served with
the American Expeditionary Forces
overseas and with the army of oc
cupation in Germany after the
World War. Since that time he
has been stationed at various rrmy
posts in the United States, and as
an instructor in the War College
at Washington, D. C. For the past
two years he has been stationed at
Fort Banning, Georgia, as an of
ficer in the 29th Infantry.
Colonel Brennan had expected to
spend the summer in O’Neill, but
has not received his orders from
the War Department, so will be
obliged to remain at Fort Benning,
however Mrs. Brennan and the
children are expected to arrive in
O’Neill about July 15th to spend
the balance of the summer.
BRIEFLY STATED
Ed M. Gallagher, Ira Moss, Dr.
O. W. French and C. W. Porter re
turned Sunday from a week’s trip
to Park Rapids, Minn., where they
spent the week fishing.
Msis Peggy Cambre of Lincoln.
Illionois, and Bob Sauers, of Sar
gent, Nebraska, are expected here
on Thursday morning to spend the
Fourth at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Sauers.
Mrs. 0. F. Rummel, son Albert,
and Mr. and Mrs. Jean Rummel
will leave Saturday for Albert Lea.
Minn., where they will spend a
week visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Rummel and fam
ily. _
Mrs. John Quig and her mother,
Mrs. George Pace, left Tuesday
morning for St. Joe, Mo., where
they plan to spend the Fourth vis
iting at the home of Mrs. Quig’s
brother, and with other relatives
and friends.
Miss Mae Hammond and Mrs.
Mary Fitzsimmons Massie, of
Omaha, are expected to arrive in
O’Neill Wednesday evening to
spend the Fourth visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Moss
and other relatives and friends.
R. R. Morrison sold the balance
of his grocery stock and fixtures to
his son, Terrance, of Anamosa.
Iowa, and the stock and fixtures
were taken to Iowa Monday. Bob
says that he intends to remain in
O’Neill and will take things easy
for a while.
Mrs. Cleta Van Lueven and
daughter Darleen, of Omaha, left
Wednesday for their home, after
visiting here for the past week at
the home of her sister and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Art Tibbets. Dick
Tibbets accompanied them to Oma
ha, and will visit there for a few
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Steinmiller,
of Lincoln, came up last Friday for
a couple of days visit at the home
of their daughter and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Guthman. They
returned home Sunday afternoon
and Mrs. Guthman accompanied
them to Lincoln for a couple of
weeks visit.
LUTHERAN SERVICES
Lutheran services at the Episco
pal church on Wednesday, July 10,
at 8 p. m., conducted by Rev. Vahle
of Atkinson.
country, will be Willkie and Mc
Nary.
Hail Does Considerable
Damage In Northern
Holt Last Thursday
A severe hail storm last Thurs
day afternoon was very destructive
to several farmers in the northern
part of the county. From what we
have been able to learn the storm
first hit near Phoenix and then
went southeast, destroying about
everything in its path. The strip
of hail was about four miles widp
and in many places cleaned all the
small grain in its path. Other
farms, where the hail struck, the
damage was not complete and some
of the farmers were of the opin
ion that they could salvage a little
of their small grain. Corn in that
section, while 'everely damaged,
it is believed will be able to re
cover from the severe lacing it re
ce'ved, although it will be very
late. The storm took a southeast
erly direction across northern An
telope and into Pierce county. Se
vere damage was done in the vic
inity of Osmond, where thousands
of acres of small gram and corn
was severely damaged
THE METHODIST CHURCH
V. C. Wright, Minister
Sunday School 10 a. m., H. B.
Burch, Superintendent.
Morning worship 11:00 a. m.
Special music by the quartet and
sermon by the pastor.
Epworth League 7:30 p. m. Elec
tion of officers will be a part of the
program.
The young people attending In
stitute from O’Neill are Helen
Hagensick, Beatrice Harris, Don
Loy and Roy Johnson.
The official board will meet Mon
day evening, July 8, at 8 o'clock.
There will be only one morb meet
ing this conference year. The an
nual conference meets in First
Methodist church, Omaha this
year.
BRIEFLY STATED
Miss Constance Biglin went to
Norfolk Sunday and is visiting at
the home of Miss Jane Manefeldt.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eves and
daughter, Lorraine, of Seattle,
Wash., arrived in the city Monday
for a short visit with old time
friends while on their way home
from a visit to New York City. Mr.
Eves was a resident of this city
for many years, his father having
formerly been engaged in the news
paper business here.
Some time early Wednesday
morning sneak thieves entered the
Elite Cafe, and after partaking
of some food took a number of
packages of cigarettes and then
left. As far as is known, nothing
else was disturbed. The thieves en
tered through the back door, after
pushing back the lock from out
side.
From present indications this
city will be pretty well deserted
Thursday. Many of our citizens
are going on fishing trips, while
a large number are planning on at
tending the celebration to be held
at Inman, so there will not be many
left in town. Some of the business
places are figuring on keeping
closed all day, while others will be
open until noon.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harty enter
tained sixteen young couples at a
dancing party at the O’Neill
Country Club on Tuesday evening,
honoring their daughter, Miss Ann,
who was celebrating her twelfth
birthday. Dancing started about
eight, refreshments were served at
ten, after which dancing continued
until eleven o’clock, at which time
the happy youngsters went home,
after wishing Miss Harty many
more happy returns of the day.
The nomination of Wendell Will
kie, of New York, for president and
Senator Charles L. McNary, of
Oregon, for vice president has
been received with gratification by
the people of this city and county.
Tuesday we heard three old time
democrats say they were going to
vote for Willkie, no matter who
the democrats nominated. They
were of the opinion that if Ameri
can liberties were to be retained
that it was time to get rid of the
New Deal and all New Dealers in
Washington.
Meeting: To Be Held Here
Wednesday Next To Dis
cuss Stamp Plan
The Holt County Board of Sup
ervisors, County Clerk, County
Assistance officers, leading groc
ers, bankers, and businessmen are
calling a meeting for eleven <11)
counties to discuss the F. S. C. C.
Stamp Plan at 2:00 P. M. on Wed
nesday, July 10, at the assembly
room in the Court House at O’Neill,
Nebraska.
We will have with us L. R. Doyle,
General Council of the Nebraska
Association for Federal Stamp
Plan who will explain the ways and
means to set up the plan m each
of our counties.
We would like to have the county
represented to the fullest extent so
that we will have a very impressive
meeting.
Guy R. Bowden
Guy R. Bowden died at the home
of his mother in this city last Tues
day morning after an illness of sev
eral years of asthmatic trouble, at
! the age of 42 years and 8 months.
I The funeral will be held from the
Methodist church in this city on.
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev.
; V. C. Wright officiating and burial
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Guy R. Bowden was born on the
old family homestead northeast of
this city on November 2, 1897, and
had been a resident of the county
all his life. On April 8, 1928, he
was united in marriage to Miss
Audry Closson. Two children were
born of this union, Helen and Glea,
who with their mother are left to
mourn his passing. He is also sur
vived by his mother, four brothers
and two sisters. They are: Mrs.
George Bowden, Clyde, Chester,
Harold and Elvin, and two sisters,
| Mrs. Myrtle Spangler and Mrs.
I Lily Wettlauffer, all of O’Neill.
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The Weather
High Low Pm.
June 27 . 92 62 .OS
June 28 . 78 55
June 29 . 90 47
June 30 . 89 67
July 1 ..83 60
July 2 .. 72 53
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
From County Superintendent
The next Teachers Examinations
will be held in O’Neill at the Pub
lic School on Saturday, July 13.
The schedule for subjects is the
same as has been used since last
July. This is the last Teachers
Examination until November.
Mrs. John Kersenbrock enter
tained three tables of bridge at her
home last Thursday ''evening. Mrs.
Guy Cole won high score, Mrs. Ar
lo Hiatt, low, and Mrs. C. W. Por
ter, the all cut.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rose and
daughter, Norma, returned Satur
day from Grand Island, where they
spent the past two weeks visiting
at the home of Mrs. Rose’s parents
and other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Mor
rison and daughter, Nancy, of Ana
mosa, Iowa, spent the week end in
O’Neill, visiting Mr. Morrison’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Mor
rison.
Mrs. Emmet Harmon, son, John
and daughter, Jeanette, of Creigh
| ton, Nebraska, returned to their
home on Tuesday after visiting
here at the home of Miss Mary Mc
Laughlin for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNally drove
| to Wayne on Sunday, taking Mrs.
Bernard McNally and daughter
! back to their home. Miss Betty Mc
Nally accompanied them to Wayne
and will visit for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hancock and
family drove to Tyndall, S. D., last
Saturday and spent the week end
there visiting at the home of Mrs.
Hancock’s sister and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ward.
Misses Edna and Isabella O’
Malley left Wednesday evening
for Schuyler, Nebr., where they
visited over the Fourth at the
home of their sister and her hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dowd.