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The Frontier D. H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor Ebtered at the postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska, as Second Class Mattel. SUBSCRIPTION One Year, in Nebraska $2.00 One Year, outside Nebraska.... 2.25 Every subscription is regarded aa an open account. The names of ■obacribers will be instantly re moved from our mailing list at ex piration of time paid for, if pub lisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. Display advertising is charged ♦or on a basis of 26c an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads lie per line, first insertion, subse quent insertions, 6c per line. FOR SALE TWO Fairbanks Platform Scales, one 6-ton, one 10-ton. Yearling Polled Hereford Bull.—G. D. Jan. zing, Emmet. Nebr. 33-3p COULD YOU use a Larger Cream Check? Put a- Hudson oil-burn ing Tank Heater in your tunk. Costs only $14.95.—Cork!e Hatch ery. 32-2 SEWING MACHINES, New Mat tress, good used furniture.— Green Second Hand Store. 32-3 HOLT CO. SWV« Sec. 24, Twp. 31, R. 13, to be sold at private sale. Bids solicited.—Michael V. Ruddy, Albion. Nebraska. 31-3 TWO ROOM HOUSE at Stafford. One room 10x24, other 8x16. In good repair. Will sacrifice for quick sale.—Call at John Daugh erty place at Stafford. 31-2p WANTED MAN for an independent business under a liberal plan that permits good profits. No investment* in merchandise or accounts. Car needed.—Write S. F. Baker & Co., Keokuk, Iowa. 30-3 - miscellaneous FOR HOLT COUNTY NEWS, Read the Frontier. 51-1 FOR RENT 320 ACRES, 1% miles east of O'Neill.—Mrs. W. H. Shaugn wrv 33-2 ***•* LOST_ BETWEEN O’Neill and Emmet, a box containing two girl’s sweaters and other clothing. Reward for tbehr return.—D. C. Schaffer, O'Neill. 38-lp W. F. FINLEY, M. D. Phone, Office 28 O’Neill :: Nebraska DOCTORS BROWN & FRENCH Office Phone 77 Complete X-Ray Equipment Glasses Correctly Fitted Residence 1 Dr. Brown, 223 Phene* i Or. French, 242 William W. Griffin ATTORNEY Phone 248 first Nations! Bank Building O’Neill, Nebraska VIC HALVA Auto Electric Armature and Motor Winding Oar Specialty O’Neill Abstract Co. j C. F. & Mabel McKenna Real Estate - Insurance PHONE 82 L. G. GILLESPIE Insurance of All Kinds O’Neill, Nebraska (First Publication Dec. 19, 1940) NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary P. Duncan, Deceased. NOTICE OF HEARING The creditors, heirs and all per sons interested in the estate of Mary P. Duncan, deceased, are no tified that Charles E. Duncan and Nellie V. Arter have filed their petition in this Court alleging and £ raying for a decree that said [ary P. Duncan died intestate, a resident and inhabitant of Holt County, Nebraska, on the 13th day of April 1930, being at the time of her death the owner of the follow ing described real estate: An undivided one third interest in and to the NW'4 of the SW‘/4 of Section 16 and E^ of the SW‘4 and the W*4 of the SEU of Section 7 and the NW-4 and the NE>4 of the SW‘4 and the N*4 of the SEV« and the SE*4 of 4the SE*4 of Section 18, Twp. 32 North, Range 17, West of the 6th P. M., in Rock County, Ne braska, and leaving as her only heirs at law the following named persons: Charles E. Duncan, Full age, a Son; Waiter S. Duncan, Full age, a Son; Nettie L. Lane, Full age, a Daughter; Nellie V. Arter, Full age, a Daughter; Wilma A. Spill man, Full age, a Daughter; that no application has been made in the State of Nebraska for the appoint ment of an administrator for her estate; that on the death of deceas- j ed the said real estate descended to the heir above named, and that petitioner is now the owner thereof by Heirship and Mesne conveyances from said heirs, and that there are no debts of said estate. That said petition will be heard at the County Court room in said County on the Ninth da;: of Janu- , ary, 1941, at the hour of 10 A. M. Dated this 1th day of December, 1940. LOUIS W. REIMKK, (SEAL) County Judge. John H. Jameson, Attorney 32-3 Bassett. (First Publication, Dec. 12, 1940) : Julius D. Cronin, Attorney LEGAL NOTICE North Half of the Southwest | Quarter; Southeast Quarter of thej Southwest Quarter of Section j Twenty-eight; Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Sec tion Twenty-nine, all in Township Twenty-eight, Range Nine, West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Holt County, Nebraska, impleaded with Henry Nearing, ct al., de fendants, will take notice that on the 4th day of December, A. D., 1940, Charles Nearing and Mary R'hlfs, plaintiffs, filed their peti tion in the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, and commenced an action against said defendants, the object and prayer of which is to foreclose a certain tax sale cer tificate issued by the County Treas urer of Holt County, Nebraska, to 0. W. French on the 14th day of July, 1936, number 4646, for the taxes for the years 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1934, and which was duly assigned in writing on the 7th day of October, 1939, by the said O. W. French to these plaintiffs arid whiefl covers the following described real estate situate in Holt County, Nebraska, bo-wit: North Half of the Southwest Quarter; Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty-eight; North east Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Twenty nine, all in Township Twenty eight, Range Nine, West of the Sixth Principal Meridian; that there is now due the plaintiffs on said tax lien and subsequent taxes paid thereunder for the years 1936, 1936, 1937 and 1938, and which receipts for such subse quent taxes s>o paid were likewise assigned to the plaintiffs by the said O. W. French, the sum of Five Hundred Ninety-two Hollars and thirty cents ($692.30), with in terest thereon at the rate of seven per cent per annum from Novem ber 20, 1940, and costs. Plaintiffs pray for a decree of foreclosure and sale of said premises. Plain tiffs further allege that the real owner of said real estate is un known to plaintiffs and their at torney. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 20th day of January, A. I)., 1941. CHARLES NEARING and MARY ROHLFS, Plaintiffs. By Julius D. Cronin, 31.4 Their Attorney. (First Publication Dec. 19, 1940) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Estate No. 2809 In the County Court of H-olt County, Nebraska, December 19, 1940. In the matter of the Estate of Marne McManus, Deceased. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified that the Executor of said estate has filed in this court his final report and a petition for final settlement and distribution of the residue of said estate; and that said report and petition will be heard January 8, 1941, at 10 o’clock, A M., at the County Court Room in O Neill, Ne braska, when all persons interested may appear and be heard concern ing said final report and the dis tribution of said estate. LOUIS W. REIMER, County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 32-3 (First Publication Dec. 12, 1940) Norman Gonderinger, Attorney NOTICE FOR PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION Estate No. 2829 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, December 10, 1940. In the Matter of the Estate of Fred Lorenz, Deceased. Notice is herby given to all per sons interested in said estate that a petition has been filed in said Court for the appointment of Fred W. Lorenz as Administrator of said estate, and will be heard Janu ary 2, 194), at 10 o’clock A. M., at the County Court Room in O’Neill, Nebraska. LOUIS W. REIMER. County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 31-3 BRIEFLY STATED Emmet Carr made a business | trip to Omaha last week, returning home on Saturday. Dr. Merle Hunt, of Battle Creek, ! spent Christmas day here with his ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Hunt. — John Flood, a student at St. Re gis, College, Denver, Colo., arrived on Saturday bo spend the holidays i here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ferris spent the week end in Norfolk, where they visited friends and rela tives. Jean Kilpatrick and Miss Vivian Erickson of Norfolk spent Sunday here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kilpatrick. Sill Kubitschek, a student at Creighton University, arrived home on Saturday to spend the holi days. Mr. and Mis. Dick Tomlinson and Mrs. H. J. Reardon drove to Omaha on business, returning home on Friday of last week. M iss Nadine Coyne, of Lincoln, artived here on Saturday to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Coyne. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schulte and son will leave on Tuesday for Frankfort, S. D., where they will spend Christmas with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones left Tuesday for Polk, and Hampton, Nebraska, where they will spend Christmas with relatives. The T. N. T. Club held their an nual Christmas party at the Gol den Hotel at a seven o’clock din ner on Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Semlock re turned to their home in Norfolk on Monday, spending a few days here visiting. Mrs. Hurley Jones left on Mon day for North Dakota, where she will spend the holidays visiting relatives and friends. Joe Pribil, of the army camp at Fort Crook, Nebraska,‘arrived here on Saturday to spend the holidays with his parents. Mrs. Frank Griffeth left on Thursday for San Antonio, Texas, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Jones. Frank O’Donnell, of Dallas, Tex., will arrive the first of the week to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Love, of Lemars, Iowa, arrived Thursday for a short visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes. Mrs. R. E. Lucas left Wednes day in company with Mr. and Mrs. Will Hanna for Los Angeles, Cal., to spend the holidays. Mrs. C. J. Malone left Wednes day evening for Omaha, where she will visit her daughter. Miss Flor ence. Miss Marion Dickson, of Norfolk, arrived Tuesday evening to spend Christmas with her parents, Judge and Mrs. R. R. Dickson. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Prawitz and their son, Leland, of Stanton, spent Christmas day here with their son, Eldon. Mrs. Luella Parker left Tuesday for Lincoln, Nebraska, where she will spend the holidays visiting relatives. Miss Dorothy Morrison, of Oma ha, arrived home Monday evening to spend the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morrison. Jack Grady, of Denver, Colo., is expected to arrive home on Thurs day to spend the balance of the holi day season here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grady. Basil Price, a student at Creigh ton University, arrived home on Saturday to spend the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price. Francis Price, a student at Ken rick-Prep. Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., arrived here on Saturday to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price. Jack Kersenbrock, a student at Lincoln, arrived home on Friday to spend the holidays with his par ents, Mayor and Mrs. John Ker senbrock. .Miss Nadine Kilpatrick, a stu dent at Midland College, arrived home on Friday to spend the holi days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Kilpatrick, Lutheran Notes Sunday’s service at the Episco pal church will begin at 3:30 P. M. Sunday school at 3:00. R. W. Fricke, Pastor. Official Proceedings of the Holt County Board (Cpntinued) Ed Hancock ..- 104.17 Mary Harty . 70.00 Esther Cole Hams . 126.00 Esther Cole Harris —-- 6.10 Walter G. Sire . 50.00 Helen Sullivan . 70.00 Ira H. Mobs. 166.66 Mabel McKenna . 9.00 ! Elja McCullough .158.33 Elja McCullough . 10.00 Elja McCullough . 50.55 John C. Gallagher . 166.66 Inez O’Connell . 83.33 Edna Marie O’Malley . 70.00 Louis Reimer .. .183.33 B. T. Winchell .,. 11.79 B. T. Winchell . 166.66 The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed and warrants ordered drawn on Road fund in payment of same: Merle Armstrong . 15.20 Ed Brandt .102.00 Francis Brandt .-. 51.00 Emil Carlson . 10.00 C. & N. W. R. R. Co. 37.48 John A. Carson . 45.00 John A. arson .343.60 Ronald Carson . 19.00 V. E. Crandall . 25.40 J. H. Gibson . 40.00 Virgil llalsteadt . 19.00 Harold llalsteadt . 9.00 Ed J. Matousek . 50.00 i Richard Minton .120.00 John Sullivan . 25.00 Wilbur McCartney . 89.50 Bob McCartney . 23.90 Chet McClenahan . 59.70 Frank Osborne . 7.60 Floyd Osborne . 8.00 Wilbur Osborn ...*. 62.20 Chas. Strong . .105.00 Walter K. Smith. 60.00 O. B. Stuart 1-..106.00 W. A. Smith . 116.00 Harry Sullivan ..104.00 John Sullivan . 16.00 Theo Scheuth.A.. 20.00 Wm. Thramer . 84.00 'Chas. Wheeler . 31.00 I W. E. Wulf . 25.00 12:00 Noon, on motion, Board ad journed until 1:00 P. M. J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk O’Neill, Nebraska, October 30, 1P<*0 1:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met at per adjournment. All members present. Meeting culled to order by Chairman. The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed and warrants order ed drawn on Bridge fund in pay ment of same: W. E. Alder .$ 2.50 Atkinson Lbr. Oo. 20.07 Arbuthnot Oil Co. 4.79 Amercian Gear Co. . 25.73 American Gear Co. .41 Continental Oil Co. 17.10 Henry Dierks . 19.72 John Dalton . 9.50 Independent Lbr. Co. 14.00 Floyd Johnson . 16.45 F. M. Keating & Sons. 8.82 Lohaus Motor Co. .. .60 Lohaus Motor Co. .61 Ross Ridgeway . 7.26 Frank Skrdla .-. 6.60 Seger Bros. 2.90 Thos. Slattery . 18.68 C. F. Small . 1.50 John Schmidt .. 14.40 The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed and warrants order ee drawn on Road Dragging fund in payment of same: Atkinson Twp.$ 10.00 Frank Fiala . 15.00 H. S. Harper . 3.00 H. S. Harper . 4.00 R. W. Hamilton.. 3.60 Frank Kilmurry . 15.50 Leo Latzell . 11.50 Robert LeMunyan . 34.00 John Stauffer, Jr. 12.00 John Stauffer, Jr. ... 4.20 Bill Gilman . 40.80 John E. Summerer . 21.00 Wm. Tasler . 15.00 L. W. Ulrich . 51.00 Carl Wulf . 19.50 Motion by Mabousek, seconded by Wulf that Chairman be author ized to sign the proposal for the Sewing Center project. Carried. Motion by Mabousek, seconded by Carson, that the following list of Jurors for the November 1940 term of court be approved. Carried. List of Jurors No\ember Term of Court—1941 District One Cleveland—Elmer McCIurg, Stu. I art. Dustin—David Adams, Dustin. Emmet—Clyde Allen, Emmet; I Henry Kloppenberg, Emmet. Rock Falls—Francis Johnson, O'Neill; Orville Thorin, O'Neill. Goleman—Wm. Langdon, Spen cer. Pleasant View—Roy Warner, At kinson. Saratoga—Harold Kirkland, At kinson. District Two Willowdale—Charley Berger, Op portunity. Steel Creek—Lee Brady, Dorsey; Dick Curran, Dorsey. Shields—John Schmidt, O’Neill; Walt Whaley, O’Neill. Scott—Tom White, Redbird Paddock — Roy Karr, O’Neill; Charley Linn, O’Neill. Iowa—Donald Huston, Middle branch. Antelope—P. A. Grass, Page. District Three O’Neill First Ward—Fred Mc Nally, O’Neill; Louis Zastrow, O'Neill; Thomas Enright, O'Neill; John Dailey, O’Neill. O’Neill Second Ward—L. A. Si monson, O’Neill; Thomas Green, O’Neill; H. W. Tomlinson, O’Neill. O’Neill Third Ward — Robert Cook, O’Neill; Frank Pruss, O’Neill; E’d Quinn, O’Neill; Levi Yantzi, O’Neill. Grattan — J. W. McDermott, O’Neill; Fred Vitt, O'Neill; Arch Densberger, O’Neill; Russell Shoe maker, O’Neill. District Four Deloit—Alois Funk, Ewing. Ewing—Conrad Schaffer, Ewing; Theo Scheuth, Ewing; SiB Ebbens gard, Ewing. Golden—Ernest Pierson, Ewing; J. W. Gunter, Ewing. Verdigris—John Friday, Page; Ross Taylor, Page; Harley Ken nedy, Page; Ira Williams, Page. District Five Chambers—Fred Gragie, Cham bers; Ed Thorin, Chambers; T. J. Osborn, Chambers; E. H. Medcalf, Chambers. Conley—Steve Sladek, Cham bers; Arnold Zuelke, Chambers. Inman—Kenneth Smith, Inman; Wm. Kelley, Jr., Inman; John R. Ruther, Inman. Lake—S. L. Hertel, Ewing. Wyoming—Charley Ernst, Am elia. Shamrock—C. L. Kiltz, Cham bers. District Six Swan—Art Doolittle, Josie. Green Valley—Charley Tasler, Atkinson. Josie—Ed Welton, Josie. Stuart—Fred Straka, Stuart; Joe Kaup, Stuart; B. C. Engler, Stuart; John Kramer, Stuart; Alois Gans, Stuart; Walter Guart, Stuart. District Seven Atkinson First Ward—George Haigh, Atkinson; Wm. Schulz, Jr., Atkinson. Atkinson Second Ward—Fred Jungman, Atkinson; Earl Eisbury, Atkinson; LeRoy C. Richards, At kinson. Atkinson, Third Ward—Fred Hitchcock, Atkinson; Leo Kramer, Atkinson. Atkinson—Fred Pettinger, At kinson; Ira Elder, Atkinson; Claude Penry, Atkinson. Sheridan—Nick Klein, Atkinson; Lewis Lauridson, Atkinson. Fairview—Lee Sammons, Am elia. Sand Creek—Ed Heiaer, Atkin son. The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed and warrants order ed drawn on Delinquent Tax Sink ing fund. Carried. Dr. Kris - 4 60.00 Matousek Bros.—-240.00 The following claims were aud ited and approved and on motion were allowed and warrants order ed drawn on Bridge fund in pay ment of same: Ivan Bacon .—.% 9-60 Ernest E. Bradshaw - 4.00 E. E. Bradshaw _ 9.60 Ivan Bacon - 4.00 John A. Carson . — 63.00 Lester L. Sheets .— 6.60 J. H. Gibson . 23.00 Ed J. Matousek - 21.40 Matousek Bros. - 30.00 John Sullivan - 16.00 John Sullivan . 16.00 John E. Salmons - 9.60 John E. Salmons .-. 4.00 J. C. Stein .. 28.00 Walter K. Smith . 26.00 Wm. Thramer . 11.20 The following claims were audit ed and approved and on motion were allowed on October 30, 1940, A. M. Angus Repair Shop . 10.25 W. E. Alder .100.40 D. E. Alder . 20.15 American Gear Co. 40.55 Atkinson Lbr. Co. 2.00 Atkinson Lbr. Co. 10.50 Lee Brady, Jr., .... 72.00 John Bonenberger —.105.00 E. R. Baker . 14.16 Henry Bausch . 20.00 Continental Oil Co. 55.52 Contois Brothers . 23.52 Crabb Oil Co. 94.34 Central Supply Co.. 17.76 Central Supply Co. 14.51 Contractor’s Supply Co. 6.37 Ardell Curran . 4.20 Ardell Curran . 4.80 Fritz Dorr . 4.00 John Dalton .. 11.75 Dexter Bros..... 1.00 Leroy Dobrovolny . 12.75 Henry Dierks . 10.68 Serafin Engler . 5.70 Chas. Wheeler . 26.00 Bob Ford . 3.50 Eben Grafft . 21.02 Fred Gragie . 15.00 Will Grutsch . 7.00 Wilton Hayne . 28.75 T. M. Harrington . 2.25 Albert Havronek . 7.00 B. G. Hanna 30.50 H. W. Hubbard . 25.30 S. W. Hytrek. 4.80 Independent Lbr. Co. 13.05 Island Supply Co. 32.23 Island Supply Co. 20.11 Island Supply Co. 5.60 f Island Supply Co. 14.52 | Island Supply Co. 29.85 Island Supply Co. 10.74 ; Island Supply Co. 75.00 ! Island Supply Co. 8.20 I Island Supply Co. 200.00 1 Island Supply Co. 200.00 Lowell H. Johnson 75.90 Joseph Kay . 118.00 Arthur Kaplan . 2.50 I Albert Kopetjka . 20.60 , Lohaus Motor Co. 56.7'« I Lohaus Motor Co. 1.57 Miller-Hasselbalch Oo. 4.04 Miller-Hasselbalch Co. 3.41 Miller-Hasselbalch Co. 24.51 Miller-Hasselbalch Co. .. 5.52 Miller-Hasselbalch Co.__ 25.16 Matousek Brothers 30.00 Rudolph Johnson . 9.00 Otto Matchullat . 20.C5 Win. Murphy . 7.20 (Continued Next Week) When you think of glasses, think of the Perrigo Optical Com pany. New scientific instruments have been added to our territory equipment. We now bring you better service than ever before. See us at Golden Hotel in O’Neill. Monday, January 6th. 33-2 May the New Year bring to you and yours, good health much hap piness, abundant peace and pros perity in 1941. This is our wish to you this holiday season. O’Neill Livestock Commission Company •NEW YEAR | LOANS ^ It took a lot of money, probably more than you an ^ tidpated to do your Christmas shopping. Why worry y about the innumerable small bills? 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