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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1940)
Aft** * #, m m I The Frontier ypr, in O’NEILL) NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER K 1M0 NUMBERS SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES By Romaine Saunders An invitation hy telephone from Mrs. Thos. Baker the day previous was responsible for Mrs. Saunders and myself participating in a pleas ant Thanksgiving and partaking of a bounteous dinner at the hospit able Riley ranch last Thursday. An educated coyote introduced itself to Bill Fry rear. It showed the remarkable cunning of keeping behind the car as Bill jockied around for position to get in a shot. Not until neighbors ganged up on it was its cunning outmatched, and another yellow-eyed terror of poultry flocks hit the dust—or the snow. The John Bower ranch sustain ed a loss of eleven head of cattle during the storm of November 11 and severe cold following. When the storm came on riders undertook to move the cattle that were in the open to shelter but the snow' was blinding and the best that could be done with the stock was to work the herd up to a fence which was let down to give access to hay stacks where was both feed and shelter. A number of head drifted to a dry lake bed which filled with snow. Some of these perished there in the snow and others died after they were gotten out. The official figures show more than 41 millions state expenses the past six months. That looks like a top heavy expense account for a state with only a million and a quarter population. And the var ious political sub-divisions have got away with a lot more. There has been corn enough raised in Nebraska to hold the an nual husking contests. Remember when corn was used fof* fuel in Ne braska? Old timers recall a sea son when it brought as little as 5c a bushel. I sold a load one fall to Dan Toohill and thought we had made a killing in getting 22c. We heard nothing of a “farm problem” those days. Now they ask 65c for good corn and the “farm problem” is the country-wide nightmare. And when Fred Gatz gave me $16.50 for a fat 3-year-old that would bring a hundred now, nothing was thought of a farm problem. Just what is this “farm problem”? If your admiration of such things outweighs your drowsiness it was worth leaving a warm bed an hour or so before dawn early this week to go out and take in the star-spangled glory of early morn ing in late November. The heavenly orbs were at the zenith of splendor at 5 o’clock Sunday morning, the waning moan in the southeast rid ing stately to total darkness with in a few* days. In the southwest heavens hung an unusually brilliant ' cluster of planets and constellation, while the morning star sat serenely in the east shedding forth its white luster. And hoar frost at the feet added a jeweled beauty to the scene. By 6:15 a faint glow of daybreak dims the celestial scene and an hour later the prairie is aglow with another sunrise. In a recent issue of The Frontier Mr. Puckett called attention to du plications and waste in our depart ment of highways. Officials at times are at a loss to know how to proceed to the satisfaction of their constituency. In the matter of toad upkeep some localities get it all and others that are carrying an equal burden of taxation get noth ing. As I write there is at the crossroads where I live four feet of snow packed in as so much ce ment. This crossrpad is on the route of two mall carriers. Fat nearly two weeks neither could get through. Had there been 10 or 12 rods of snow fence rUn across the corner this blockade would be avoided. There are miles of such fence over the county. Two of our citizens took the matter up with one in authority to have something done at -.his corner and brought back the report that as far as officialdom is concerned we could Barely Steady Livestock Market, Receipts Heavy For Late In Season Last Monday’s run of livestock was heavy for so late in the season and prices were mostly steady to a little lower than a week ago. The better grades commanded prices equal to last week’s best prices; the in-between and plainer kinds fell off some. Calves are becoming rather scarce, the prevalent demand still remaining good, prices held firm and steady. The best steer calves brought $10.75, but $9.50 to $10.50 caught the bulk of the day’s offer ing with plainer grades selling for less. Top heifer calves sold at $9.25 and $8.00 to $8.75 bought the bulk of this class. Good to choire yearlings were scarce. Some of them cashed from $9.00 to $9.75, but there were a considerable number of the plain er kinds here and they sold fo~ less. Another heavy run of cows tend ed to weaken prices somewhat. A few good beef cows brought from $6.00 to $6.50, but the bulk of the cow run consisted of feeding cows which sold mostly from $4.50 to $5.25. The heaviest run of this season showed up in the hog division. Ex treme top on good butchers was $5.55. However, the long end of these went at $5.45 and $5.50. Cows sold mostly from $5.30 to $5.50 with the lighter weights bringing the better prices. Too few sheep were here this week to give the market a fair test. The next regular auction will he held Monday, December 2. Annual Meeting of County Farm Bureau at O’Neill On December 4 The annual business meeting of the Holt County Farm Bureau will be held in the M. E. Church in O’Neill Wednesday, December 4. The business meeting will start at 10:30 A. M. and will include re ports of the treasurer, county agent and election of three mem bers on the board of directors. A covered dish luncheon will be held at noon for those attending the morning session. EVery rural per son who is interested in the im provement of Holt county farm and living conditions is invited bo at tend. The afternoon program will in clude musical selections by the pro ject club chorus, discussion and reports of the womens project clubs and 4-H work in the county and a talk by Mr. Newton Gaines from the Nebraska Extension Service. Mr. Gaines has appeared in this county on previous occasions and those who have heard him will know that he is an interesting speaker. This meeting is open to the public and a good attendance is expected in order to take part in the organization and its program. get our own fence or stick in the snow. The list of conscription regis trants discloses that after more than half a century in the county, the old timer is still a stranger. The long possession of pioneers that we have known are passing one by one out of the picture. Frank Griffith, of the sturdy stock of the early settlers, not educated in the schools of art and letters but car rying the brand of rugged nobility won from a life of 60 years on the prairies of Holt county, is the last I read of to be gathered by the grim reaper. I esteemed Frank as a friend and as a friend pay him this inadequate tribute. As far as I know Mr. Griffith was the first and only cibiezn to start a goat ranch in this county, introducing those beautiful silk-coated Angor as. An exhibit of Frank’s An goras at one of our county fairs was the prominent, feature of the stock show. Frank was an apostle; of industry and frugality, of clean i living and spiritual aspirations. And the living, now facing the sun set of life, may well feel impelled to send up bo the throne of the Infinite the prayer of the psalmist: “Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not.” Clarke-McNary Seedlings Now Available For 1941 A supply of application blanks on Clarke-McNary seedling trees was received last week at the office of county agent Lyndle K. Stout, in O'Neill. The trees, which have been so popular for farm plantings in re cent years, will be of good size, av eraging fully as large as those of last year and may be obtained at $1.00 per hundred. The supply of some varieties is quite limited and early orders will insure delivery. Trees ordered during the winter months will be shipped about April 1, 1941. A limit of 1,000 trees per farm will be in force this year except where special conditions warrant more. Holt county planted 42,500 of these trees in 1940 to lead every county in the state.in tree planting. Applications for 12 broadleaf var ieties and 4 evergreens may be re ceived by writing or calling at the county agent’s office in the Holt County court house. Fifty-three From County Attending University Recheck of registration records of new students at the University of Nebraska reveals the names of two Holt county students in ad dition to those previously report ed. A total of 53 students from nine communities in the county are now’ attending the University. The additional new students are Edmund Dale Shaw, freshman in the College of Business Adminis tration and a graduate of the At kinson high school. Rose Mary Biglin. junior in the Teachers Col lege, a graduate of St. Mary'8 Academy, O^Neill, and who for two years attended Iowa State College, is another new student, William Enright William Enright, a former resi dent of O’Neill, died in a Sioux City hospital on last Friday. Fun- j eral services were held in Sioux City at 8 a. m., Monday in St. Boni face church with Rev. Father Beck officiating and interment was in Calvary cemetery, Sioux City. I Mr. Enright was born in Illinois 1 in 1876. The following year his parents moved to this county and located north of this city, where he grew’ to manhood and resided until about ten years ago when he went to Iowa to live. He is survived by two brothers, Michael and Thomas of this city and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Swanson, of Lusk, Wyo., and Mrs. W. Chase, of Omaha. Those in attendance at the fun eral from here were: Thomas and. Michael Enright, Don Enright and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fallon. The Political Plums Have Started To Fall According to a radio announce ment at noon Senator F. J. Brady, of Atkinson, has been appointed State Tax Commissioner by Gover nor-elect Griswold and L. J. Men gel, sheriff of Saunders county, has been appointed state sheriff. CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend our sincere thanks to our friends for the sym pathy and help to us during the sickness and death of our mother and grandmother. Also for the beautiful flowers.—Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Alder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ellis and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Buhman, Mr. H, E. Alder. The Alpha Club Nellie Boshart was hostess to the Club at her home on Tuesday, November 19, for one o’clock lun cheon. Twelve members answered roll call: “Should Religious train ioning be taught in the Public Schools?” Perle Widtfeldt led the discussion: That Thanksgiv ing 50 years ago held a deeper meaning than today. Plans were made for the annual Xmas party to be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pfiel on December 11th. Sister Catherine of St. Mary’s Laid To Rest On Tuesday, November 26, Sister Mary Catherine Metager was laid , to rest in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, being the tenth of the Community of St. Francis to be buried there. Sr. Catherine was horn in Junc tion City, Ohio, on iJecember 21, 186-^ and entered the Congrega tion of St. Francis in Buffalo, New York in 1886. She leaves many relatives in Ohio to mourn her loss, among them, Sr. Ruth, a niece in Columbus, Ohio. Her sister, Sr. Regina, a member of the same or der, preceded her in death. She came to O'Neill forty years ago as one of the three pioneers who started St. Mary's. All this time she has been faithful in the service of her Master, working in her quiet, silent way—alone a great deal of the time with God and her duties. Last Miy she was stricken with cerebral hemorrhage, and it was discovered that she had a serious affection of the heart. She rallied and was able to be about and with the Community until eight days before her death. She died on Sunday, November 24. at 4:15 A. M. fortified by all the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. Her funeral was held in St. Patrick’s Church on Tuasday morning. Monsignor John J. Mc Namara officiating. He paid a beautiful tribute to Sr. Catherine and her admirable life in heeding the invitation of Christ to follow Him in poverty’, chastity and obedience, and this not in late life, but in early life when life holds out so many attractions to lead the young astray. The Community will miss her, but we know she is with God as our powerful intercessor.—R. I. P. • *•* O’Neill High Loses Last Game of Season O’Neill High lost the last foot ball game of the 1940 schedule when Atkinson ran'away with the annual Thanksgiving Day game 70-0. The local boys couldn’t match Atkinson’s speed and were trailing by three .touchdowns at the end of the first half. In the second half the touchdowns poured across the O’Neill goal line. Two came on pass interceptions, one on a punt blocked behind the goal line, one on a run back of a kick-off and the rest on running and pass ing plays. Larry Kirwin, whose knee was dislocated in the first period, is recovering rapidly. Six Seniors were playing their last football for O’Neill. Besides Kirwin, Archie Bright, Bob Mit chell, Dale French, Gerald Leach and Wayne Bowers are in this year’s graduating class. Zane Cole, honorary captain for 1940, is a senior. Zane, who suffered an injury to his hand in the Bloom field game, was not allowed to play in the Atkinson game because of orders from his doctor. St. Mary’s Basketball Schedule For Season St. Mary’s of O’Neill announces its Basketball schedule for the 1940-41 season. Ten home games are scheduled. The game with Creighton Prep on December 22 will be the highlight of a difficult schedule. Games and dates are as follows: Dec. 9 Fairfax, S. D. Dec. 13 Plainview Dec. 15 at Sacred Heart (Norfolk) Dec. 19 Elgin , Dec. 20 at Inman Dec. 22 Creighton Prep Jan. 3 at Ainsworth Jan. 8-9-10 Holt County Turna ment at Stuart Jan. 13 at Fairfax, S. D.' Jan. 17 at Page Jan. 19 Spalding Academy Jan. 21 at Plainview Jan. 24 Butte Jan. 31 at Elgin Feb. 4 Atkinson Feb. 6 Sacred Heart (Norfolk) Feb. 9 at Spalding Academy Feb. 17 Inman Feb. 21 Open Feb. 25 Long Pine March — Tournament j F. F. A. Chapter Holds Regular Meeting Last Tuesday evening, the F. F. A. Chapter held their regular meet ing. A discussion was held, on whether to have a Father-Son Ban quet. It was decided to have it. A date for the Banquet was not set as yet. The possibilities of a bas ket ball team composed of F. F. A. members was discussed. The local F. F. A. Chapter has taken over the responsibility of selling adult season basket ball tickets. Last week the chapter bought a mold for cement troughs. It was decided by the members to keep it. These troughs may be used to hold grain, block or loose salt, as a chicken waterer and hog trough. They will save enough grain and feed to pay for themselves. These troughs are going to be sold by the chapter at 60c or two for $1.00. At the close of the meeting Clif ford Burival and Rex Oberle gave an interesting lecture on their visit to the American Royal Live stock Show at Kansas City. They told of many interesting objects seen in Kansas City. The Weather Wednesday night of last week one of the heaviest and wettest snow falls that this section has seen for years fell. It started snowing about 3:30 A. M., and by 10 o’clock Thursday morning about nine inches of snow was on the ground and as it was thawing most of the night it is estimated that the fall was at least one foot. No wind blew and the snow lay right where it fell and its moisture con : tent will be of great benefit to the fall grain, trees and pastures. There was verj\ little snow west «f us, but about the same amount of snow fell in the northeastern part of the county. Following is the chart for the week: High Lo» Prec. ; November 21 — 35 28 .60 November 22 .34 27 November 23 . 38 22 November 24 _ 36 18 November 25 . 38 27 November 26 34 25 November 27 -27 14 9 inches sonw November 21. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the many friends and neighbors, for their help and kind ness to us. during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father. Your kindness will always be remembered.—Mrs. Frank Grif fith, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Griffith and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Griffith. BRIEFLY STATED Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Oppen, of Omaha, returned to their home on Sunday evening after spending the week end here with Mrs. Oppen’s mother, Mrs. Jeannie Scott and other relatives. Dr. Oppen is a first Lieutenant in the Nebraska National Guard, and has been or dered to report for service on the 23rd of December. Notification of the official ap pointment of Dr. O. W. French and Dr. J. P. Brown to be the official medical examiners for the Holt county draft board has been sent from the office of the governor of Nebraska. Dr. W. J. Douglas, of Atkinson, accepted the appoint ment of medical examiner only temporarily and agreed to examine only the first four men chosen by the draft board. All examinations will be made in the local offices of Drs. Brown and French. The Atkinson chapter of the Eastern Star entertained the ladies of the O’Neill chapter at a party in Atkinson on Wednesday even ing. Those from O’Neill who at tended include, Mrs. H, G. Kruse, Mrs. K. D. Fenderson, Mrs. J. M. Hayes, Mrs. Paul Sheirk, Mrs. Harold Lindberg. Mrs. C. W. Por ter, Mrs. D. H. Clauson, Mrs. Anna McCarthny, Mrs. R. Schriner, Mrs. R. H. Parker, Mrs. Seth Noble, Mrs. Art Cowperthwaite, Mrs. Fred Robertson, Mrs. Julia Graves, Mrs. A. Toy and Mrs. John Osen baugh. SWANSON IS NAMED THE WINNER BY STATE CANVASSING BOARD His I,ead Over Marsh. Republican. Only 59 Votes, Without Verdigris IVecinct In This County Supreme Court Mandamuses Election Board, County Clerk and Canvassing Board To Produce Ballot Box, Take Out Poll Book. Make Return And Send In Corrected Report The state canvassing hard Wed nesday morn iag derided by a three to taro rote to issue a certificate 1 of election to Harry R. Swubmm, democratic incumbent- This ac tion came shortly after the Nebras ka supreme court had directed Hoh county officials to make a proper return of the vote in Verdigris pre cinct. or show cause why they should not. This ts the product that is lacking ut the county’s of ficial abstract submitted to the state canvassing board. The writ of the supreme court is alternative in character, and if the Holt county officials do not choose to follow it they have until December 4 to show cause why they should not do so. On the basis of the board's ac tion Swanson was declared winner of the race for secretary of state by 59 votes. This action, however, excludes the missing votes from the precinct in Holt county. Gov. R. L. Cochrsr.. Swanson, and State H reusurer Havekost. all democrats voted for issuing the election certificate while A tty. Goo. Johnson and Van L. Taylor, deputy state auditor, voted against such a move. The motion to declare Swanson the winner on the basis of returns ‘now in the hands of the board was made by Havekost. In discussing the motion made by Havekost the attorney general said the board had no right to is sue such a certificate without a complete report from every county and charged that approval of such a motion was entirely improper. “I ask that each member of the board b* polled,” Johnson said, ’‘because 1 want it a part of the recor! as to who will permit him self to be made a party to stealing an election.” Havekost stated that it was not known where the missing poll book from the precinct is and that it did not seem proper that the elec tion results should be held up an other three weeks just because one election board had made an error for which the state board was in no way responsible. Johnson said that in order to bring about a proper return an ac tion has been instituted in the supreme court for the purpose of getting a complete return from Holt county. "If this motion is adopted," Johnson said, “it is an act of disfranchising the people of Nebraska." The board should have the intelligence to know that the return submitted is not correct. “We have men in penal institu tions,” he said, “who have com mitted lesser crimes than is pro posed here. The governor denied the board was being dishonest in approving such action. “If one poll book can be lost for three weeks then why can’t 50 or 100 poll books be lost. I need not say what the possibili ties might be. No member of this board should be charged with try ing to steal an election as charged by the attorney general." Cochran said he endorsed thej proposal for a record vote and said he thought the charge of attempt ing to “steal” the election might apply to those who voted against the motion. The governor said he was voting in favor of the motion "because of what I consider to be honest elections.” Johnson countered with the re mark, “I don’t think you care." Cochran then asked that the dis cussion be kept impersonal. Taylor explained that he voted against the motion because he be lieved the board should wait de velopments in the supreme court. Swanson explained his vote by; saying that Marsh had served no-! tire of a contest and that it would hare to be submitted to the legis lature for a decision. Harekost declared that since a contest waa premised by Marsh's action the Ward must take seme action. The supreme coart's order came after Johnson and Holt County Attorney Cronin applied for a pre empt ory writ of mandamus against judge-' and clerks of election in th* Verdigris precinct. County Clerk Gallagher and P. J. O'Donnell and Elmer Bcwue. members of the county canvassing board.—Lnk-ola State Journal. November Sheriff Duffy received this morn ing an alternative writ ot mac damns from the supreme court mi the State of Nebraska, under date of November 27. and signed by George A. Eberh acting Chief Justice, which was to be served and was served this morning, an the judges and clerks of the count ing board in Verdigre precinct, John C. Gallagher, county clerk and ex-officio member of the can vassing board. P. J. O'Donnell and Elmer Bowen, members of the can vassing board. The counting board in Verdigre precinct are required under the writ to make a com plete and total list of all the votes cast in Verdigre precinct at the i last election. They have until December 4 to comply and on that date if the duty 1ms not been per formed they are to give their rea sons why to the supreme court. Under the writ the County Clerk and the other members of the can vassing board are required to send in s complete and correct list of the votes cast at the last election. There are to be two copies made up, one to be sent to the proper office in Lincoln and the other to the state legislature. It is expect ed that the members of the board will follow the orders of the court and that action will be taken either tomorrow or Saturday. Canvassing Board Action Odd l nder Circumstances To the average man who believes there should be honesty in politics as well as in business the action of the state canvassing board, af ter the supreme court had acted and asked for a corrected return of the missing township, in select ing one of its members us the secre tary of state, is revolting and smells to high heaven. Common decency would dictate that the sec retary of state, who was the party directly interested, should not have taken part in the canvass of the vote, but he did. and seconded the motion that he be declared the duly-qualified and elected secretary of state for the ennsuing two years, although every member of the board knew that the missing pre cinct in Holt county had given Marsh, according to the unofficial returns, a sufficient majority to overcome Swanson’s small lead and elect Marsh instead of Swaasoa secretary of state. The action of Governor Cochran, a lame political duck and one who from the slaughter he received at the last election, will never again be a serious contender for an elect ive office in the state, should from the position he has held the past six years, have at least been for fair play and honesty, but be was otherwise and because they had the votes, in regular New Deal style, declared the democrat elect ed. Then there is John Havekost, present state treasurer under ap pointment by Cochran, who made the motion to declare Swanson elected. He was probably paying a political debt. But it will be a dear one for John. For years be (Continued on page 4)
