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VOI, LXI O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10,1940 NUMBER 22
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SOUTHWESTERN
BREEZES
By Konainr Saunders
Herr' Hitter was going to slap
England into submission in three
weeks single handed. He has had
to call in the rest of Europe to help
him and the Japs to boot; still J.
Bull has his horns lowered and
blood in his eye.
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Holt county’s 1,450,000 acres
has an assessed valuation of $7.66
per acre. The state as a whole has
experienced alarming decline in
land values, dropping steadily each
year, 1940 showing the lowest in
many years, $22.25 per acre. This
is a drop from $38.60 in 1929. The
assessed valuation of the state has
declined from $3,102,050,571 in
1930 to $1,922,271,788 in 1940.
Assessed values are supposed to
be an index of actual values. Pros
perity seems yet to be some dis
tance “around the corner” for Ne
braska land owners.
In early times Nebraska s
prairies were well watered with
lakes and streams. Then came the
drainage ditches which depleted
the country of its surface water.
Following this came the reservoirs
and irrigation canals that have
spelled disaster to a splendid valley
stretching the full length of the
state. Now there is agitation of
“pump irrigation" which would
suck out the water we have under
ground. Setting aside the course
of nature has proved rather dis
astrous in this state .
The late M. P. Kincaid, congress
man from the old Sixth Nebraska
district and author of the section
homestead act, was the original
shelterbelt proponent. He advo
cated a program of federal foresta
tion of the sandhlils, planting trees
on all the hills but none in the
valleys. From results obtained at
the Halsey station the project
would have been a success and
may have been a factor for an in
creased rainfall.
October 16—Registration for
conscription.
October 16—Duck season.
October 16—Full moon.
New Dealers are working the
‘“emergency” gag for all it is
worth. If you need an alibi, de
clare an emergency.
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The southwest enters autumn
with an inch and a half rainfall
which dropped quietly on us Sat
urday afternoon and night. Those
interested in trying for wheat or
rye harvest another season got
busy in the fields Monday.
(ieo. Holcomb and Tom Salem
made a trip to South Dakota Tues
Will Organize A Willkie
Club In O’Neill Next
Monday Evening
A Willkie Club for O’Neill and
surrounding country will be organ
ized at the K. C. Hall on Monday
night, October 14, at 8 p. m. Dr.
W. J. Douglas, chairman of the
Willkie Club® for Holt county, will
be the speaker.
The following committees will be
appointed at this time: Election
Committee; Finances and Arrange
ments Committee; Literature and
Speakers Committee; Music and
Entertainment Committee. Every
one desirous of joining a Willkie
Club, and who wish to defeat a
third term, be there.
LOCAL COMMITTEE.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
appreoiation to the many kind
neighbors and friends who assisted
us in any way during the illness1
and death of our husband and fath
er. We also wish to express our
thanks to the Catholic Daughters
and for the fine floral offerings.—
Mrs. Joe Maring, Mr. and Mrs.
Levi Yantzi and family.
Prominent Republicans
To Speak In County
This Next Week
According to advices from the
republican state central committee
Dr. A. L. Miller, of Kimball, Nebr.,
state senator, and V'al Peterson, of
Elgin, campaign manager for Hugh
Butler, will campaign the Third
Congressional district the week of
October 14 to 19.
These gentlemen will deliver
five addresses in this county. They
will speak at Chambers, Nebr., on
Thursday evening, October 17, at
6 o’clock, in O’Neill on Friday
morning, October 18 at 9:30 a. in.;
Inman, 10:30 a .m.; Page, 11 a. m.,
and at E'wing at 12:15 p. m.
These men are campaigning in
behalf of Hugh Butler, republican
candiate for United States Senator,
Dwight Grisworl, republican candi
date for governor and the next
Governor of Nebraska, and the en
tire republican ticket. Dr. Miller
is one of the ablest orators in the
state and we urge our readers to
turn out and hear him and his col
league, Val Peterson, who is no
slouch on the stump in his own
right. Both men are gifted and
are at home on the stump. Come
out and hear them tell the people
why the republican party should be
victorious in the coming election.
Joe Maring
Joe Mating .prominent farmer
and long time resident of this
county, passed away at the Stuart
hospital last Thursday evening,
October 3, 1940, at the age of 04
yeans and 25 days. Funeral ser
vices were held last Saturday morn
ing from the Catholic church in
this city and interemnt in Calvary
cemetery. The funeral was very
largely attended by friends from
various sections of the county to
pay their last respects to their de
parted friend.
Deceased was born in Appanoose
county, Iowa, on September 18,
1876. He came to Holt county
with his parents in the year 1882
and had been a resident of the
county since that time. For many
years he lived south of Emmet, but
for many years he resided north of
this city. On May 23, 1900, he was
united in marriage to Miss Nellie
Murray at St. Patrick’s church in
this city. To this union three
children were born, Mamie, who
passed away a tthe age of 17 and
Merlin, who passed away at the age
of three years, so his only surviv
ing child is his daughter, Mrs. Levi
Yantzi, of this city, who with her
mother are left to mourn the pass
ing of a kind and affectionate hus
band and father. He is also sur
vived by three brothers: Logan, of
Burnell; Thomas and John, of At
kinson.
Mr. Maring was a splendid citi
zen and neighbor. He had many
friends and no enemies and his
passing is sincreely regTetted by a
large circle outside of his immed
iate family.
Dwight Griswold Next
Governor To Speak
Here Next Thursday
Dwight Griswold, Republican
Candidate for Governor, will make’
an appearance in Holt County at
Atkinson no October 17 at 9 a. m.,|
and will speak in O’Neill at 10:30
a. m., on the same morning. On
an extensive tour which will carry
him to all communities in the state
before election, Mr. Griswold has
met and talked personally with
thousands of farmers, ranchers,
workers and business men since the
beginning of his campaign, dis
cussing the various phases of the
State’s Governmental issues.
Mr. Griswold is equipped with a;
sound truck and talks at numerous
open air meetings in order to reach
as many voters as possible. This
will likely be his only appearance
in Holt County before November
5th. He will speak in thirty-six
Nebraska towns throughout the1
week.
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Mrs. Claude Johnson and her
children, who have been here visit
ing at the home of her parents, I
Mr. and Mrs. John Protivinsky.,
left Wednesday for their home at
Sioux Falls, S. D.
Livestock Market Active
Here Last Monday
With normal receipts of live
stock at the local auction last Mon
day, a good active market readily
absorbed the day’s offering and
prices were fully steady. The
quality of the run was not as good,
generally speaking, as that of last
week, but that was to be expected.
Many buyers from several Midwest
states were here as well as a large
number of Eastern Nebraska feed
ers. Demand exceeded the supply
of livestock here.
There was a good showing of
calves on hand considering the
heavy calf run of last week, which
claimed large numbers from this
territory. A few fancy steer
calves sold around the $12.00 level,
most of them went at prices rang
ing from $10.00 to $11.25. One
load of mixed Angus calves brought
$0.80. Bulk of heifer calves cash
ed between $8.50 and $9.50.
Yearling steers of top quality
were scarce and the majority bulk
ed between $8.55 and $9.10. A few
choice steers reached upwards to
$10.25. Yearling heifers were cor.
respondingly scarce and the big
end of these sold from $7.50 to
$8.50 with plainer kinds priced
lower.
Fleshy feeder steers of fairljj
good quality, weighing about 1,000
pounds, ticketed at $8.00 to $8.50.
A few heavy heifers were here and
brought good prices but the sup
ply was too limited to test the mar
ket.
Cow prices were fully steady and
there were more here than has been
offered in .recent weeks. Quality
was fair to good and the better
grades had no trouble in reaching
$6.50 or better. Plainer cows sold
between $5.00 and $6.00, mostly in
the higher brackets. Bulls priced
I mostly between $5.00 and $6.00
| and were in light supply.
Butcher hogs sold within the
price range of $5.50 to $5.85;
sows from $5.35 to $5.75. Pigs
sold as high as $6.55.
Lambs ranged from $7.45 to
$7.75. Supply was limited and
quotations are necessarily re
stricted.
The next regular sale will be
held Monday, October 14.
The Weather
High I ,o«' Prec.
October 4 ..72 55
October 5 .72 43 .08
October 6 .... .62 50 1.05
October 7 .69 37
October 8 .73 40
NOTICE TO ELECTION BOARDS
OF HOLT COUNTY
Under the provisions of the Se
lective Service Act of 1940, the
regularly appointed election re
ceiving Boards of the County are
called upon to volunteer their serv
ices as a Board of Registrators on
October 16, 1940, the day of Regis
tration. A brief outline of the
regulation sare as follows:
Polls will be open from 7:00
A. M. to 9:00 P. M.
A United States flag shall be
displayed.
One member of each Board will
be appointed Chief Registrar, who
will be notified by this office of the
appointment.
All instructions and supplies will
be delivered in ample time to the
Chief Registrar, who will receipt
for same and be responsible for the
return of same. Returns shall in
clude all used, unused and spoiled
registration cards and certificates,
tier! in separate packages, together
with report and certificate of the
Board.
Returns shall be made at earliest
possible moment after completion
of work.
Returns by telephone cannot be
accepted as a report.
As this work consists entirely of
handwriting, it is requested that
those who act write a very legible
hand. Any Registrar who feels
they are unable to do this, may be
excused and another person ap
pointed by the Board.
The office of County Clerk will
remain open until 12:00 M to rp
reive returns.
JOHN C. GALLAGHER,
County Clerk,
O’Neill High School Team
Defeated By Bassett
O’Neill High was defeated 21-0
last Friday by a deceptive Bassett
football team. Bassett kicked off
against the wind. The ball bounced
along for ten yards and went out
of bounds. Bassett had touched
it last in the field of play so it was
their ball in O’Neill territory. The
teams played about evenly in mid
field until just before the end of
the quarter when on a lateral pass
play Bassett ran from their 40 to
O’Neill’s 10 and again they scored
mered across in fls'e plays.
A blocked punt early in thq sec
ond period gave Bassett the ball on
O’Neill-s 10 and again they scored
when in pay territory. The rest
of the quarter was spent between
the 40 yard lines.
In the third period with the wind
advantage Bassett punted on first
down when in possession of the
ball but couldn’t hit the side lines.
On the last play of the quarter the
same lateral play that gained in
the first period took the ball from
the Bassett 40 to O’Neill’s 22. The
same play took it over from there
on the first play of the last quar
ter. With the wind advantage in
the final period O’Neill was inside
the Bassett 25 yard line most of
the time but couldn’t get closer to
the goal than the 5.
This Friday Creighton, led by
Jimmy Saloum, 200-pound fullback,
plays at O’Neill an the school grid
iron.
Boys who played for O’Neill
were: Dale French, Gerald Leach
and Bennie Wetzler, ends; Don Ve
quist, Archie Bright and Bob Mitch
ell, tackles; Rex Oberle, Larry Kir.
win and Gene Wolfe, guards; Har
old Calkins, center; and Warren
Burgess, Zane Cole, Irvin Kloppen
berg. John Osenbaugh, Wayne
Bowers and Ted Manzer, backs.
Claim Sixty-seven New
Farm Owners In
Holt County
Sixty-seven families in Holt
county bought farms of their own
in the last five years with finan
cing through the Federal Land
bank and commissioner, according
to A. E. Spitlei, secretaryrtreasurer
of the National Farm Loan associ
ation at O’Neill.
Many of the families were thus
able to buy land of their own for
the first time, Mr. Spitler said.
He reported that 5 families bought
their land from private owners,
such as elderly farmers, while 32
others bought from the real estate
holdings of the land bank on lib
eral credit terms.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
The republican electors of the
city of O’Neill are requested to
meet in caucus in the Frontier of
fice in said city at 7:30 on Friday
evening, October 11, 1940, for the
purpose of placing in nomination
the following officials of said city.
One Assessor for O’Neil' and Two
Justices of the Peace for said city.
D. H. CLAUSON,
Republican committeeman
First Ward
H. W. TOMLINSON,
Republican committeeman
Second Ward
L. G. GILLESPIE,
Republican committeeman
Third Ward.
Marriage Licenses
Harold J. Donohoe, O’Neill, and
Helen O’Connell, Atkinson, October
5th.
William J. Leahy, Ewing, and
Carmelita Sehi, Cleearwater, Oc
tober 7.
Harold Arthur McMillian and
Nellie Estella Dodge, Newport,
October 4.
Henry F. Benze and Pauline Du
satko, Emmet, October 7.
Lawrence L. Simmons, Platte,
S.I)., and Margaret Gehlaen, Gross,
S. I)., October 8.
Emerson Benda and Elizabeth
Wells, Platte, So. Dak., October 7.
Walter Swanson of Omaha re
turned to his home on Monday, af
ter spending the week end here vis
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
P. A. Lindberg.
Hugh Butler To Be Herei
Friday, October 18
Hugh Butler, Republican Candi-;
date for United States Senator, is
scheduled to visit O’Neill at 6 P. M.,
on October 18. O’Neill is the only
point he will visit in the county on
this tour. Throughout the week
Mr. Butler will make thirty-one
appearances in his campaign for
the senatorial post. For many
weeks Mr. Butler has been making
speeches and investigating farm
conditions in all corners of the
state. He is deeply concerned
with conditions in the drouth sec
tions.
Charging that the Administra
tion is prone to regard as ‘“unim
portant” the local conditions, Mr.
Butler has proposed a corn-loan
plan for drouth affected fanners
which has received wide acceptance
throughout the state and nation.
He will spend much time in this
section of the state, meeting with
agricultural and business leaders,
and adressing the voters in num
erous formal and informal meet
ings.
BRIEFLY STATED
Orrin Bayliss, of Atkinson, was
before District Judge R. R. Dickson
on Monday, charged with stealing
chickens from the Dvorak Brothers
of Atkinson. He pled guilty to the
charge, was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. He was taken
to Lincoln on Tuesday by Sheriff
Duffy to begin his sentence.
A miscellaneous pre-nuptial
shower was given at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Babl last Thurs
day afternoon in honor of Miss
Pauline Dusatko. About fifty
guests being present. The after
noon was spent playing games
after which a lovely lunch was
served. The bride-to-be received
| many lovely and useful gifts.
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The City o fO’Neill will enter
! tain its trade territory on October
16 and 17. The famous A. B.
Thomas Outdoor Stage show has
! been secured to furnish the free
stage attractions on the streets
twice daily, at 2 and 8 p. m. Sev
eral rides and side shows will also
be on hand. Merchants of the
city will conduct special Fall Ju
bilee bargains.
St. Mary’s students had the first
school dance of the year on Tues
day evening. The gymnasium was
beautifully decorated for the oc
caison and a large number of stu
dents were present. All in attend,
ance report a most enjoyable even
ing and wish to thank Mother Vir
ginia, Sister Doloris and the fac
ulty for making this occasion pos
sible.
The traffic control light on the
comer of Douglas and Fourth
(street was installed this morning
and as soon as the people begin
to realize that traffic movement on
this important corner is governed
by the light, they will find it much
easier traveling down town. The
Mayor and Council are to be con
gratulated on this advance step in
the interest of safety.
Mrs. J. E. Taylor and sons,
Leslie and Bernard, of Lincoln, Ne
braska, who were here visiting her
sister, Mrs. Henry' Winkler, lefti
last week for their home. Mrs. ,
Winkler accompanied them to Lin
coln, and visited there for a fer^i
days, and then went to Omaha, j
where she visited Rev. Father j
Burns and Miss Frances Schula,
returning to her home in O’Neill |
on Wednesday.
Terry Carpenter, democratic can
didate for governor, last evening
addressed a crowd on the comer of |
Fourth and Douglas .using a loud
speaker system to a crowd estimat-!
ed at about 150. It was amusing \
to watch the O’Neill democrats
who plunged the knife into Terry!
two years ago when he was a can
didate for United States senator, by
voting against him and for Senator :
Norris, to make much of Terry j
Wednesday night. It will not be
as bad this year but Terry will not
get near the vote in this city and
county as his republican opponent,
Dwight Griswold, who from polls
throughout the state seems to have
the election cinched.
A Tribute To The Memory
of Joe Maring
After an illness of almost two
years, which he bore with great I
fortitude, Joe Marring passed away
at the Stuart Hospital Thursday,
October 2. Until about two years
ago Mr. Marring had never known
a day of serious illness. Since
then he underwent a surgical oper.
ation. That operation was simply
something routine in his life. He I
prepared for it as if he had not a
care in the world, and as if that
were something that had to be
done. He always found life pleas
ant with pleasant surroundings,
and was grateful that it was so.
Everyone knew Joe, and he was a
convert to the Catholic faith to
which he carried the consolation of
the unswerving loyalty of devotion.
He will be sadly missed by his num
erous friends. His large funeral
made up of all religious denomina
tions testified to his standing in
this community. Goodbye Joe.
E. S. E.
News From St. Mary’s
The first social event of t he year
was sponsored by the Senior class
on Tuesday evening. The students
gathered in the gym for an evening
of dancing and games and a gen
eral “Get-acquainted” meeting. The
music was good, the lunch was
good, and there was plenty of good
spirit in the whole crowd.
Two of the high school teachers,
Sr. Electa and Sr. Antonella, to
gether with two of the grade
school teachers, Sr. Edmunda and
Sr. Xavier, will attend the Librar
ians convention to be held at
Creighton in Omaha this Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Sutcliffe came
Wednesday from South Dakota,
whe.e they had been pheasant
hunting, to visit her paiehta, Mr.
and Mrs. W. .1. McDonough, for a
few days before returning to their
home in Washington, D. C.
Misses Margaret Shearer and
Mary Jardee entertained eight
guests at a 7 o’clock dinner Tues
day evening at the M & M Cafe, in
honor of Miss Arlene Kilpatrick’s
birthday. Afterwards they went
to the home of Mrs. Glenn Tom
linson’s and played curds.
Mrs. J. 4J. McPharlin entertain
ed 12 guests Sunday afternoon.
They played bridge in the after
noon and then went to the M. and
M. cafe for 7 o’clock dinner. Mrs.
W. J. McDonough won high score,
Mrs. John Protivinsk.v, traveling
prize and Mrs. Leo Carney the all
cut, Mrs. Moliie Kelly, guest prize.
Mrs. John Melvin. Mrs. M. J.
Wallace, Mrs. H M Van Dollen,
Mrs. Frank Suckv and Mrs. Tom
Donlin entertained the Catholic
Daughters Tuesday everin^at the
Golden Hotel. After their busi
ness meeting they played cards
and Mrs. Walt Stein won high,
Mrs. Teresa Connolly second high
and Mrs. Wilson allcut.
Riser—Rouse
On August 20, 1940, at the Meth
odist parsonage at Broken Bow,
I.ela Rouse, of O’Neill, became the
bride of Gerald Riser, of Stuart.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Rouse, of Inman,
and was born and gx«tw to woman
hood on the farm near there. She
was graduated from the Inman
High school in 1936 and later at-!
tended the Wayne State Teachers
College. She taught one term of!
school near Inman and is now,
teaching her third term in District |
No. 58 south of Stuart.
The bridegroom is one of the twin '
sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Risor,
who live on a farm seven miles1
southwest of Stuart. He is a pros- j
perous young farmer and has [
made his home with his parents!
all his life.
The young couple have many
friends in Stuart, Inman and O’
Neill and vicinities who wish for
them a happy and prosperous life
together.
After their return from their
wedding trip they will be at home
to their many friends on the farm
southwest of Stuart. xxx
St. Mary’s Six-Man Team
Defeats Stuart Friday
St. Mary’s Academy playing in
their second six-man football game,
defeated Stuart High at Stuart,last
Firday with a score of 19 to 0.
Fresh from their defeat of Page a
week ago the Cardinals outplayed
a big, experienced Stuart team.
The game was marred by fumbl
ing on the part of both teams, who
had difficulty handling the ball due
to a high wind. The first quarter
was scoreless, the only attempt for
a score being made by Stuart, who
tried for a field goal. The attempt
was wide however and the game
continued scoreless until Junior
Shoemaker scored on an end run
midway through the second quar
ter. Ryan passed for the extra
point but it was batted down.
Stuart received but was forced to
kick. St. Mary’s drove for their
second score with Ryan carrying
th e l>all across from the 8-yard
line. Ryan passed to Shoemaker
for the extra point and the half
ended with the score 13 to 0 for
St .Mary's.
In the third quarter St. Mary’s
again scored on a pass from Ryan
to Shoemaker, who raced 20 yards
to a touchdown after the catch. The
Cardinals failed to make the extra
points and the score remained 19 to
0. Stuart tried for field goals in •
the third and again in the fourth
quarters, but both attempts fell
short. As the game ended a line
up composed mainly of reserves
was making progress up the field.
The starters for St. Mary’s were
Sirek, Keraenbrock and Klein.
Schmitt on the line and Ryan, Ham
mond and Shoemaker in the back
field. Bob Miles and several other
reserves saw action and gave a.
good account of themselves. Junior
Shoemaker, who was the game
captain, Kersenbrock, Ryan and
Miles were standouts,
St. Mary's plays at Long Pine
naxt week. Long Pine has nine
lettermen and should put up a
i good battle against the Cardinals,
j who will attempt to remain un
I beaten and unacored on.
Following is St. Mary's football
schedule for the rest of the season:
Long Pine, October 10 ...There
Page, October 18 .Here
Chambers, October 29 .Here
Stuart, November 5 .Here
Long Pine, November 11 .Here
Verdigris, November 14_ Here
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Benze—Dusatko
A very pretty wedding took
place at the Epiphany Church in
Emmet on Monday. October 7, at
7 a .m., which united in the holy
bonds of wedlock, Miss Pauline Du.
satko and Mr. Henry Benze, Rev.
John O’Brian performed the ser
vice.
The bride wore a street length
dress of soldiei- blue crepe with
hat to match, wore a shoulder
bouquet of red rose buds and car- . .
ried a rose colored rosary.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mr .and Mrs. Jerrold Dusatko, <
living north of Emmet. She is a
graduate of St. Mary's Academy
of the class of ’33. After gradua
tion she taught at St. Mary’s for
some time, but the last several
years she stayed at home.
The bridegroom wore a green
blue suit. He is a World War Vet
eran and holds the distinction of
having a birthday on the same day
as Gen. John J. Pershing.
Miss Dusatko was attended by
Miss Margaret Babl, who wore a
street length dress of black satin
faced crepe with black and gold
accessories. She wore a shoulder
bouquet of red rose buds and ear
reid a rose colored rosary.
Bernard Dusatka, brother of the
bride, served as best man and
was attired in a blue-green busi
ness suit.
After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the home
of the bride’s parents to members
of the immediate families, after
which the couple left on an extend
ed trip through Nebraska, Iowa
and Illinois where they will visit
relatives and friends.
Everyone .wishes them a long
and happy married life.
Allen Spindler returned Friday
from Grand Island.