V0L lxi O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940 NUMBER 19
TEN THOUSAND VISITORS IN THE CITY
FOR OUEIU. DAY ON WEDNESDAY
Delegations Froi.i Practically Every County With
in 100 Miles Mingled With Our Citizens, And
All Seemed To Enjoy Themselves
The largest crowd that ever as
sembled in a city in this section of
the state were in O’Neill Wednes
day to partake of the hospitality
of the people of this city on O’Neill
Day. Visitors were present from
practically every county in this
/ section of the state and South Da
kota furnished their share of the
vast crowd. The crowd estimated
by men familiar with large crowds
place the attendance at 10,000,
which is by far the largest crowd
that ever was together in this sec
tion of the state at one time.
They started coming in early in
the morning from all directions
and by the time the street parade
started, about 10:15, every side of
the four blocks that were roped
off and set aside for the merry
makers, two blocks on Douglas
and two blocks on Fourth street,
were crowded with spectators. The
parade was also the longest ever
seen in this section of the state,
being about two miles long and with
the cars and floats close together.
The parade started from Por
ter’s filling station and marched
east on Douglas street to Sixth
street, then south on Sixth to Ev
erett street then north to Douglas.
The parade was led by General
Chairman James W. Rooney on a
dun charger and many are of the
opinion that Jim would make a
pretty good cowboy with a little
training. The Atkinson band fol
lowed the leader and they were
followed by a delegation of the
American Legion boys and floats.
There were several very nice floats
* in the parade and it was by far the
best that was ever in this city. The
Page, Stuart and O’Neill High
School bands and a clown band of
12 pieces were also in the parade
and the sweet strains of music ren
dered by these splendid bands en
thused the hundreds parked on the
edge of the sidewalks and into the
streets. Many visitory from other
counties expressed the opinion that
it was the finest parade they had
ever witnessed. The following
were togged out in clown suits and
added much to the enjoyment of the
young folks along the line of
march: Matt Beha, Clark Hough,
Leon Sargent, Jack Honeycut, L. A.
Nelson and Mike Harty.
After the parade the street sports
were put on and the following were
the winners of the various events:
25 Yd. Race, Boys under 8—Bil
ly Tibbets 1st, Dean Van Every
2nd, Billie Hartman 3rd.
25 Yd. Dash, Girls under 8—
Catherine Donald 1st,. Ruth Lewis
2nd, Wilma Crawford 3rd.
50 Yd. Race, Boys under 10—
Bob Tibbets 1st, Robert Meyer 2nd,
Richard Ansbaugh 3rd.
30 Yd. Dash, Girls under 10—
Mildred Miller 1st, Wilma Nelson
^ 2nd, Luella Stewart 3rd.
50 Yd. Race, Boys under 14—Bob
Jorden 1st, Wm. Howells 2nd, Ed
Hdb*man 3rd.
30 Yd. Dash, Girls under 14—
Adylow Theile 1st, Zella Banks
2nd, Beverly Mathews 3rd.
30 Y'd. Sack Race, Boys under 12
—John Bellar 1st, Wm. Howels 2nd,
Francis Hershiser, 3rd.
25 Yd. Sack Race, Girls free for
all—Patty Schaffer 1st, Zella Banks
2nd, Shirley Lewis 3rd.
3-Legged Race, Boys—John Mur
ray and Dick Clark, 1st; Joe Ryan
and Leo Juracek, 2nd; Richard San
ders and Junior Wilson, 3rd.
3-Legged Race, Girls under 16—
Patty Schaffer and Helen Rzeszot
ocski, 1st; Margaret Sauser and
Carrol Schmohr, 2nd; Vivian Po
dany and Helen Jackezenski, 3rd.
3-Legged Race. Free for all
Bob Jordan and Billie Howells, 1st;
John Bellar and James Bellar, 2nd;
Paul Wyant and Willy Sanders, 3rd.
Greased Pig Race—Leo Valla.
Shoe Race, Boys under 15—Don
Elkins 1st, Gordon Block 2nd, Jun
ior Adamson 3rd.
Girls Potato Race—June San
ders 1st, Zella Banks 2nd, Leone
Krab 3rd.
Girls Novelty Race—Jean Wil
liams 1st, Anna Post 2nd.
Boys 75 Yd. Race, Free for all—
Carl Williams 1st, Tut McKee 2nd,
Marion Howells 3rd.
Pie Eating Contest, Boys under
15 years—Robert Mlinar.
The ball game between the Red
bird team and a nine from Stuart
drew a large crowd to the ball
diamond in the City Park. The
game was won by Stuart with a
scone of 5 to 4. The soft ball game
was won by Page with a score of
6 to 1.
During the entire afternoon and
until midnight a Kiddies car was
operated for the enjoyment of the
little folks. A merry-go-round
was also operated and it was
crowded all the time. The Ferris
wheel had a good run during the
day and evening.
The balloon ascension was a dis
appointment to many and hundreds
did not get to see it. It was so
windy during the afternoon that
it was decided not to attempt a
flight, but about 7 o’clock or a lit
tle after they decided to try it and
when it finally got into the air it
was too dark for many to see it.
Taken all in all it was a very suc
cessful day for everyone concerned.
Everything passed off peacefully
and not a thing to mar the pleas
ure of the day happened, and we
hope that those who enjoyed the
hospitality of our little city on Wed
nesday carried away with them
pleasant memories of their visit to
the Emerald Tinted city.
Heaviest Run of Season at
Sale Here Last Monday
The local auction carried the
heaviest run of livestock yet this
season, both in the cattle and hog
divisions. Plenty of buyers were
here to absorb the offering, but all
wanted them at lower prices than a
week ago. Much of this was due
to the break on the river markets;
part of it was due to plainer qual
ity of the stock here. Generally
speaking the quality was the plain
est that has been here all fall.
Bulk of the better quality steer
Calves sold from $9.75 to $10.50,
plainer kinds ranged downward.
Heifer calves moved around $8.50
to $9.50 with an extreme top of
$9.50.
Bulk of the yearling steers cash
ed from $8.25 to $9.25 with the best
kinds bringing prices upwards to
$10.00. Yearling heifeTs were
rather scarce and the bulk of the
offering ranged from $7.50 to $8.50
! with a few odd head up to $9.00.
Bulk of the heavy feeder steers
brought from $8.00 to $9.00, bet
ter kinds reached a $9.25 top.
The cow market suffered most in
the recent break. Best cows sold
around $6.75 and there were only
a few at that price. Long ends of
the cow run cashed at $4.50 to
$5.00. Top on bulls was $6.10.
Hog receipts were slightly heav
ier than in recent weeks and prices
slumped from last week’s levels.
Top butcher hogs brought $6.15;
bulk moved at $6.05. Heavy sows
were in rather light supply and the
best kinds cashed at $5.75. Pigs
were more plentiful than of late
and brought prices ranging be
tween $5.50 and $6.10, most of them
in the higher brackets.
The lamb run fell off this week,
but those that were here, around
75 head, brought prices ranging
from $7.65 to $7.90.
The next regular sale will be
held Monday, September 23.
Thank You
The Church of the Epiphany par
ish of Emmet wishes to thank their
many friends, whose presence at
the annual picnic at Emmet, Sun-1
day made that event such a sue-'
cess.
Especially do we say “Thank
You” to the people from O’Neill,
Atkinson, Amelia and Emmet.
St. Marys Will Have Six
Man Football This Season
Six man football will be intro
duced in O’Neill for the first time
this fall, when St. Mary’s puts its
first football team on the field.
A schedule of eight games has
been arranged which promises to
show some of the fastest and
speediest football seen in this sec
tion of the country for a long time.
In six-man football, the line is
composed of three men, with cen
ter, and two ends, and in the back
field there is a half back, a full
back and a quarter back. This
lineup makes for fast, open foot
ball, and St. Mary’s is fortunate in
having some exceptionally fast
men out for the team. The men out
for the team include, Hammond,
Miles, Harty, Ryan, Sirek, Steiin,
Parkins, Shoemaker, Moore, Klein
schmidt, McKenna, Higgens, Fern
holtz, Hickey and Kersenbrock.
Coach Jack Arbuthnot reports
that the enthusiasm among the
squad members is high, and that
the team is rapidly whipping into
shape and only minor injuries have
| occurred in practice. The first
' game is this coming Friday when
the Page team is the first opponent
on the Page field. Folowing is the
schedule for the year:
September 27 .. Page there
October 4.Stuart there
October 10.Long Pine there
October 18 .Page here
October 29.Chambers here
November 11.Long Pine here
November 14.Verdigris, here
All of the games of St. Mary’s
will be played in the city park in
O’Neill, where the playing field is
rapidly being put into shape.
Shoemaker—Colgan
Lester Shoemaker, son of Mr.
Bert Shoemaker of this city, and
Miss Mary Frances Colgan, daugh
ter of Mrs. Fred R. Colgan of Oma
ha, Nebraska, were united in mar
riage at St. Peter’s church, Omaha,
by Msgr. Stenson on Monday, Sep
tember 16, at eight o’clock.
The bride was attired in a long
white net tule dress with a train
and wore a veil of the same mater
ial. She wore a shoulder corsage
of dusty pink roses. Her brides
maid. who was her sister, Miss
Margaret Colgan, was attired in
a soldier blue dress with a short
train and wore a corsage of white
roses. The bride was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Dr. F. Colgan,.
of McCook{ Nebraska. The groom
wore a dark green business suit,
and his brother, Harold, who served
as best man, also wore a dark green
suit with a light stripe.
Following the wedding a break
fast was served at the Fontenelle
Hotel, at which the immediate rela
tives and close friends of the fam
ily were present.
Following their wedding trip to
Kansas City, the couple will re
turn to Alma, Nebraska, where
they will make their home.
Lester is well known in O’Neill,
having been born south of this city,
and being graduated from St.
Mary’s Academy in this city a few
years ago. For the past few years
he has been employed in the of
fice of the Cudahy plant at Alma,
Nebraska.
Mrs. Colgan moved with her
mother and sister from Alma, to
Omaha, a few years ago, and since
that time has been employed in the
credit department of the Fontenelle
Hotel.
Out of town guests at the wed
ding include, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Shoemaker and son, Richard, of
O’Neill, parents and brother of the
groom; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shoe
maker and daughter, Rosetta, of
Norfolk, brother of the groom; Dr.
and Mrff. L. B. Duffy, of Jackson,
Minn.; Dr. and Mrs. D. Colgan of
McCook; Ed Colgan, of Alma, Ne
braska, and Mrs. Beelar of Chi
cago, Illinois.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to e xpress our heart
felt thanks to the many friends and
neighbors for their assistance and
words of sympathy during the
illness and death of our beloved
wife and mother.—Arthur Clark
and family, and Mrs. Jane Costello.
Thank You All
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On behalf of the officials and
the people of the city of O’Neill
we desire to express our sincere
appreciation to the people of this
section of the state for their,at
tendance here on O’Neill Day
and for the care exercised dur
ing the day so that not an ac
cident happened to mar the
pleasures of the celebration.
JOHN KERrfENBROCK.
< Mayor.
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4-H Members Show Baby
Beeves at Sioux City
Four Holt county 4-H members
have entered baby beef calves in
the Sioux City Baby Beef Show
held this week. This is a fat stock
show in which competition is met
from Iowa and Minnesota 4-H feed
ers that is very strong. All calves
entered are sifted by a committee
to determine if they show merit to
compete for cash prizes and rib
bons.
Reports from county a^ent, Lyn
dle R. Stout, show that calves own
ed by George Hendrick, and Pat
ricia, Shirley and Richard Faul
haber of Middlebranch were of'
good enough quality to enable them
to be selected for competition in the
show. All calves entering the
show will be sold at auction later
this week.
Happy Hour Club
The Happy Hour Club met for
their “Read For Facts and Sing
For Fun” lesson at the home of
Mrs. Blake Benson on Monday,
September 9. All members, but
one were presenit.
The Leaders and president gave
a very interesting outline of the
coming year's wprk and discussed
plans for our next meeting which
will be held at the home of Mrs.
D. L. Moler.
A covered dish lunch was served
by the members at noon.
Former O’Neill Boy Killed
On Highway No. 275 On
Tuesday Afternoon
Bernard W. McMahon, 3f>, of
Norfolk, was killed insantly Tues
day afternoon about 4 o’clock when
the bread wagon he was driving
overturned twice after he lost con
trol of the machine when a rear
tire blew out, about five miles west
of Ewing, A woman hitch hiker,
who was riding with him, w'as also
thrrown from the car, but suffered
only slight injuries. She said her
name was Mary Younker, and that
her home was in Los Angeles,
Calif.
Deputy Sheriff Bergstrom and
Dr. French drove down to the
scene of the accident and they
brought the body of McMahon to
the Biglin undertaking parlors. His
folks were notified and a Norfolk
undertaking firm came after the
body and it was taken to Norfolk
that evening.
McMahon had been running a
bread wagon from Norfolk to
O'Neill for four or five years and
was on his way here when the ac
cident occurred. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McMahon,
who formerly lived about four miles
northwest of this city, just a lit
tle ways west of the J. K. Ernest
home. O’Neill merchants who
were customers of his speak of him
as having been a very agreeable and
capable young man and very ac
commodating and there was genu
ine regret among the merchants
here when they learned of his
tragic death.
Red Bird Calf Club
The Red Bird Calf Club Met Sep
tember 8 at the home of John
Schmidt. All members were pres
ent. There were ten visitors.
Questions were given to the mem
bers by the leader on the care and
feeding of calves, with a good dis
cussion. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mr. But
terfield. A delicious lunch was
served by Mrs. Schmidt. *
O'NEILL HIGH OPENS 1940 FOOTBALL
SEASON WITH GAME NEXT FRIDAY
The First Game of the Season To Be Played at
Spencer Next Friday Afternoon
O’Neill High School opens the*
1940 football season at Spencer this
Friday. The first home game of
the season is on the following Fri
day, Septemher 27, when Burwell
plays here. This year’s Blue and
White Team will average about
145 pounds in the line and 140 in
the backfield. Five returning let
termen from last year’s squad are
almost sure starters in the Spen
cer game. This leaves the two
guard positions, one tackle, one
end and two backfield places to be
taken by new material. The guard
positions are still wdde open. Out
of a number of boys trying for
starting honors the only ones show
ing the speed necessary for a play
er to run interference are light and
immature. Warren Burgess and
Zane Cole, backs; Harold Calkins,
center; Don Vequist, tackle; and
Meredith McKenna, end, are the
veterans. Dale French is getting
first call at the other end position,
with Gerald Leach and Bennie
Wetzler likely to see action. The
open tackle position will be filled
by either Archie Bright, Bob Mit
chell or Charles Ridgeway. Guard
posts will be filled by Kirwin, Ober
le. Perry, Porter, Wolfe and Yant
zie. Wayne Bowers, Ted Manzer,
Jack Morrison and John Osen
baugh are the backfield candidates.
Last Wednesday representatives
of O’Neill High attended the‘foot
ball rules interpretation meeting
at Bassett. After the meeting ar
rangements were talked over for
two games between freshmen and
sophomores of O’Neill and students
in the two lower grades of Atkin
son High. The possibility of inter
changing the dates of the Valen
tine and Atkinson dates was also
discussed. This matter rests upon
the possibility of Valentine getting
another game scheduled for the
earlier Thanksgiving.
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Holt County Calf Show
At O’Neill September 30
The 4th annual calf show and
sale scheduled at the O’Neill Sale
Pavilion Monday, September 30,
promises to attract the largest
number of eastern 4-H club and
feeder buyers to be assembled at
one sale in the county this fall. The
eastern demand for sandhills feed
er calves being unusually great and
the recent prices having been un
usually attractive have caused
such an early movement of calves
that the management is encourag
ing every rancher with quality
calves to plan to attend the show
and sale in order that sufficient
calves may be present to make the
event successful.
Liberal premiums have been fur
nished by the O’Neill business men
and the show which is sponsored
by the O’Neill Lions Club cooper
ating with the Holt County Farm
Bureau and O’Neill business men is
held for the purpose of advertising
Holt county feeder calves, encour
aging better quality cattle and
stimulating interest in 4-H club
work.
The show and sale are being con.
ducted and extensively advertised
in a series with Bassett and Ains
worth following O’Neill. Judges
for the event will be R. R. Thal
man and Walt Tolnian secured from
the Nebraska Agricultural College.
The show which will start prompt
ly at 9:00 A. M. will be divided into
a 4-H and commercial class.
The sale will be handled in the
regular manner and stockmen who
have calves to sell in this sale are
asked to enter them as soon as
possible with James W. Rooney or
Lyndle R. Stout, local managers
for the show and sale.
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OMAHA DIOCESE CATHOLIC WOMEN TO
MEET HERE SUNDAY AND MONDAY
Local Committee In Charge of Arrangements Ex
pert at I^east One Hundred and Fifty Ladies
Will Be In Attendance at Meetings
A large number of reservations
have already been received for the
eighteenth annual convention of
the Omaha Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women, which is to be held
in O’Neill on Sunday and Monday,
September 22 and 23, according to
Mrs. F. N. Cronin, chairman of the
Reservation committee.
A oordial invitation is extended
to ail Catholic Women in the dio
ceses, and each parish is expected
to have a representative present.
Five directors will be elected from
each of the following Deanerys:
Albion, Creighton, Hartington and
West Point.
In addition to the committees al
ready named the following commit
i tees have been appointed to serve:
Transportation—Mrs. Deis Muf
fttt, Omaha.
Resolutions — Mrs. James A.
Brown, Omaha; Mrs .James Mar
key, Norfolk; Mrs. Will O’Gara,
Laurel.
I Nominating—Mrs. J. E. Hunte
mer, Chairman; Mrs. Peter Carey,
Petersburg, Albion Deanery; Mrs.
W. H. VanDoozer, Creighton,
Creighton Deanery; Mrs. E. W.
Rossiter, Hartington, Hartington
Deanery; Mrs. T. D. Preece, West
Point, West Point Deanery; Mrs.
B. V. Kenny, Dodge, Fremont Dean
ery; Mrs. M. R. Boler, Jackson,
Jackson Deanery; Mrs. Paul Kodak,
Columbus, Lindsay Deanery; Mrs.
Arthur Mullen, Omaha, Omaha
Deanery.
The program for Sunday, Sep
tember 22, is as follows:
Mass, at 10:30 A. M., at St. Pat
rick’s Church, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John
G. McNamara, V. F., Celebrant,
and the Sermon given by Most Rev.
Bishop James H. Ryan, S. T. D.
A tea will be given at four o’clock
in the alumnae room of St. Mary’s
Academy, under the Auspices of
St. Mary’s Alumnae, and the ban
quet will be held at seven o’clock in
the Golden Hotel Dining Room, with
Mrs. Arthur Mullen of Omaha aa
Toastmaster. The Greetings will
be given by the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
J. G. McNamara, of O’Neill; an ad
dress by Mr. J. Francis McDermott,
K. S. G., of Omaha; “Through the
Years With the Council,’’ by Mrs.
Jaroslav Folda, President of the
Omaha Council of Catholic Women,
and the closing address by Most
Rev. Bishop Ryan, of Omaha.
The convention on Monday, for
the most part will be given over to
business meetings, with a luncheon
at noon at the Golden Hotel.
H. E. Turpen, Farm Hand,
Commits Suicide Monday
Wednesday officials here learn
| ed that H. E. Turpen, about 50, a
I ranch hand at the Robert Franke
| ranch 15 miles southwest of Cham
! hers had committed suicide.
It is believed by authorities that
the act was committed last Monday
| morning. Mr. Franke came to
O'Neill that morning to attend the
sale here and did not return to the
ranch until about 10:30 that even
ing. On Tuesday morning Mr.
Franke started a»aearch of the pas
tures, believing that some accident
had occurred to Mr. Turpen, in the
afternoon, continuing ths search
he went to a neighbor’s, Teenie
Madsen’s, and was there until
night.
On Wednesday morning, still con
tinuing his search he found the
body in a feed bunk just east of
his barns.
Mr. Turpin had used a 410 gauge
shotgun, apparently placing the
muzzle in his mouth and pulling the
trigger. The body was brought to
O’Neill for burial.
Rummel—Schmaltz
Julian Rummel and Miss Alice
Schmaltz were united in marriage
on Monday evening at nine o’clock
at the Methodist parsonage by the
Rev. Virgil Wright.
Miss Schmaltz is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Schmaltz, of
Spencer, and for the past three
years has been employed in a bank
at Valentine.
The bride was attired in a rust
colored street length dress, with
black accessories, while her brides
maid. Mrs. Jean Rummel wore a j
light weight black wool dress with
matching accessories.
The groom wore an Oxford gray !
business suit, while his best man,,
his brother, Jean, wore a brown
stripe business suit.
Julian is the son of Mr. and Mrs. j
O. P. Rummel of this city. He j
graduated from the O'Neill public '
school with the class of 1930 and j
is now employed at the O’Neill
creamery.
Folowing the weding ceremony
the young couple left on a trip to
Minnesota, after which they will
return to O’Neill and make their
home at 217 West Douglas.
The Frontier joins with the many
friends of the young couple in
wishing them a long and happy
married life.
Miss Marjorie Dickson spent the
week end in Norfolk, Nebraska,
visiting her sister, Miss Marion.
New Local Manager For
Telephone Company To
Take Charge October 1
R. C. Walther, who has been the
manager of the Northwestern Bell
Telephone exchange in this city for
the past two and a half years, has
been transferred to Sidney, Ne
braska, where he will take charge
of that station on October 1. Mr.
and Mrs. Walther have made many
friends in this city during their
residence here and they all wish
them happiness and success in
their new home.
J. R. Miller, who comes from
Loup City, Nebr., will take charge
of the O’Neill office the latter part
of the month. Mr. Miller was in
the city Tuesday, and accompanied
by Mr. Walther visited many of the
business places of the city getting
acquainted with the business men
of the city. He is a pleasant ap
pearing gentleman and no doubt
when he gets acquainted in the city
will be as popular as his prede
cessor.
The Weather
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The weather the past week has
been very warn, reaching a peak
of 100 degrees on Wednesday, with
a hot wind blowing from the south.
The first frost of the season was
recorded last week on September
11, with the mercury down to 32
degrees and damaged some of the
garden stuff. Most corn that will
make corn is now out of danger of
any damage by frost. A few farm
ers are now sowing rye, but as the
ground is very dry, being badly in
need of rain, most farmers are
waiting more favorable conditions
before starting fall planting.
The chart for the past week is
as follows:
High Low
September 12 .88 41
September 13 .84 52
September 14 .81 55
September 15 . 86 57
September 16 .88 58
September 17 . 96 60
September 18 . 100 65
Two O’Neill Men Injured
In Auto Accident Today
A car driven by Paddy O’Don
nell turned over on the highway
about five and one half miles south
of Atkinson about three-thirty
Thursday afternoon. Pat Shea,
who was riding in the car received
only minor injuries, while Paddy
suffered a broken arm. Pat Shea
was brought to O’Neill by George
Meals, near whose home the acci
dent occurred.
