THE FRONTIER
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Views of
Congress
Br
Dr. A. L. Miller,
M. C.
The returning members of Con.
gress all indicate that they have
ad a very busy summer. It was
common to hear them say that
they came back to Washington
to get some rest. The people in
all parts of the country seem to
be thinking along the same lines
as those in Nebraska. There is
much unrest caused by a feeling
that federal agencies have been
making too many rules and regu
lations. A tremendous ground
swell of public opinion against
the many mistakes being made on
the home front is sweeping the
country. When individuals and
groups get in the way of over
whelming public opinion they are
very apt to get run over.
I visited the great army show,
“Back the Attack,” on the grounds
surrounding the Washington Mon
ument. Here is a wonderful dis
play of the equipment of modern
warfare, tanks, artillery, machine
funs and rifles of the latest type,
ombers and fighter planes of
different kinds. It illustrates all
the details of military life from
mobile shoe and clothing reparing
and laundry units to the splendid
medical care and the condensed
food furnished our armed forces.
The show is being put on by the
army to stimulate the sale or war
bonds. It convinces the observer
that we have the best equipped,
best fed, best clothed and best
paid army in all the world. One
sort of swells with pride to know
that a peace loving country of two
years ago was able to switch from
plow share to swords to produce
an army with the finest equip-1
ment and more of it than all the
other nations combined. If it is
possible after this war to switch
from swords to plow shares and
have industry and labor produce
the many things needed in the
United States it will be an equally
marvelous performance. It can
be done. Every community
should be making plans for this
and for jobs for returning sold
iers. - /
Interesting hearings with the
military are being held this week.
Some of them are public and
some secret. There is a general
feeling among Members of Con
gress that it is no longer necess
ary to have seven or eight million
men under arms in this country.
They feel that the armed forces
may be getting too large and that
there is much extravagance and
waste in their growth. It is be
coming more and more evident
that the military is running the
government. A Major General
is at the head of the Selective
Service System, when Congress
intended it should be run by civil
ians. It is natural for the armed
forces to get all they can while
they can. I believe the pendu
lum is now swinging back and the
elected representatives of the
people will have a greater voice
in the affairs of government.
Your congressman has sent an
urgent request to the Treasury
Department to grantia sixty day
extension of the time ^or filing
of income tax reports. He has
further urged that income tax
forms be simplified. The , House
Ways and Means Committee is
now working on these problems.
Were times normgl, Washing
ton would have been the scene of
a great celebration on Saturday,
September 18th. As it was, the
sesquicentennial of the laying of
the cornerstone of the Capitol
passed by without any official
notice. This was in direct con
tra$t to what took place on that
date in 1893, the centennial anni
versary. Describing that event the
"Washington Star of September 18,
1893, said: “The day was ushered
in by the ringing of centennial
chimes. Following as closely as
possible the program of the orig
inal ceremonies, the procession
was chiefly confined to civic bod
ies, * • *. At the head of the
procession * * * rode the Presi
dent of the United States and his
cabinet officers in an open ba
rouche attended by Mr. Beriah
Wilkins, chairman of the recep
tion committee, and escorted by
a squadron of United States Cav
alry • * *. The east porticoes of
the House and Senate, which were
free to the public, were like pyra
mids crowded with gazers * * *.
By one o’clock nearly all the im
mense space in the grounds of
the Capitol at the eastern front
were occupied by thousands of
spectators.’’
At the time the cornerstone was
laid in 1793 the headquarters of
President Washington and the
Congress was in Philadelphia but
Congress was not in session due
to an epidemic of yellow fever
there, and the President was stay
ing at Mt. Vernon. He came to
the site, which was then only a
hill on the outskirts of old George
town. It was said that Washing
ton, on his way to the ceremonies
in which he was to officiate, had
his coach stopped on the Virginia
shore of the Potomac, opposite
Georgetown, and pointing to the
Hill, said: “There is the begin
ning of the grandest structure of
the age. There is about to be
celebrated an event that will
never be forgotten There lire be
ing planted the seeds that are to
grow until the branches flourish
ing there will reach from ocean
to ocean.” Today the magnificent
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styling. These are busy days when com
fort, good looks and long life in clothes
are a necessity, because there are other
things to buy. Your civvies can be worn
with pride and for the duration, if you
buy quality suits like these.
The more Bondi
and Sweat . . .
The Lesa Blood |
and Tears . . .
capitol building dominates the
site of the city which is not only
the Capitol of a nation that
reaches from ocean to ocean, as
envisaged by Washington, but j
whose influence reaches around
the world.
No one living today has even
seen the cornerstone of the Capi
tol for it is buried deep under the
Get Out v
of Debt
E BELIEVE this is sound advice, both from
your personal viewpoint and the coun
try's. President Roosevelt has urged paying
off debts as a counter-inflation measure. It
is also wise preparation for the uncertain
post-war future. We shall be glad to help
if we can. Perhaps by consolidating your
debts into one low-cost loan you can better
concentrate on paying them off.
O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
BROWN-McDONALD
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Widths
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Back The
Attack with
War Bondsl
steps under the east front; portico
at the southeast corner of the old
north wing, the section occupied
by the Supreme Court before it
moved to the present building. It
is planned at some future date to
make an excavation with steps
leading down, so that the public
will be able to view the corner
stone.
The Fulbright Resolution, with
an appropriate amendment, has
been passed by the House. About
the best statement of the attitude
of the whole country on the sub
ject of post war collaboration for
the purpose- of ensuing peace was
written by Editor Cass of the Ra
venna (Nebr.) News. Here it is:
“Isolationism is dead — not be
cause the New Deal, or the Demo
crats or the labor unions killed
it—but because the world does
move, and we arfc moving with it
whether we are conscious of it or
not. The United States is embark
ing upon a new era of her his
tory. We cannot stop it, we can
not ignore it. It is a destiny that
was meant to be." We wish we
had room to re-print his whole
editorial, for it is very worth
while reading.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Lundgren
and Mr. and Mrs. James Rooney
were week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Miller of Ainsworth.
Miss Hazel Cronk and Miss
Margaret Cronk spent Sunday in
Page visiting their father, Fred
Cronk.
Miss Betty Biglin of San Fran
. cisco, Cal., arrived Monday to
'visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
J. Biglin, and other relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Grace Wilcox and mother,
Mrs. Brookhauser returned Sun
day from Sioux City, where Mrs.
Brookhouser had been in a hos
pital for the past two weeks for
medical treatment.
THE DAYS OF
LONG AGO
Sixty Years Ago
Holt Co. Banner, Sept. 25, 1883.
Garfield Lodge No. 95. F. and
A. M., is now under a charted
granted to them by the Grand
Lodge of the state.
Parties to whom guns were is
sued some time ago by the state
are requested to return them,
either to Patrick McCoy’s, P,
Hagerty’s or M. H, McGrath’s.
Should the matter be turned over
to the attorney general, those who
do not return the guns will be
personally responsible for the
same, and will be so held by the
state.
Married, at the Catholic church
on the 20th inst., by Rev. Father
Smith, John Testman of Nor
folk to Miss Mary A. Kearns of
O’Neill. A wedding supper and
evening hop at the residence of
the bride’s parents, near O’Neill,
were among the festivities of the
day.
Holt Co. Banner, Oct. 2, 1883.
The Methodist church presents
a fine appearance. The roof is on
the main part and the wing, the
cupola is about finished and the
carpenters are now putting on the
siding.
John McBride and family will
soon occupy their new house on
the hill. It is about the hand
somest residence in town, site and
everything considered.
Messrs. Fallon and Hayes have
commenced the erection of a
meat market on the lot next to
•the corner lot belonging to the
bank and will commence butch
ering immediately.
J. C. Smoot has purchased the
building formerly occupied by
Evans & Welton as their meat
market and is fixing it up in good
shape for his barber shop, and
will stay in O’Neill.
Holt Co. Banner, Oct. 9, 1883.
C. B. Herman has sold his meat
market to Fred Gatz of Colum
bus, who is expected to take pos
session today.
The republican county conven
tion was held in this city last
Saturday and the following ticket
was nominated: County clerk,
John W. Wertz, Willowdale;
County treasurer, David L. Darr,
Steel Creek; Sheriff, Ed Her
shiser, Center; judge, Neri T.
Hoxsie, Saratoga; superintendent,
Rev. B. B. Blain; surveyor, Alon
za E. Rice, Stuart; coroner, Isreal
R. Smith, Center; commissioner,
first district, John E. West, Ford.
The county board has decided
to submit to a vote of the people
the question of dividing Holt
county into two equal parts, con
structing a new county out of the
west half of the present county
to be known as Perry county.'
Fifty-Five Years Ago
The Frontier, Sept. 27, 1888.
With this issue of The Frontier
James H. Riggs retires from the
editorship and management of the
paper, the same being taken over
by his brother, George D. Riggs.
James Riggs retains his interest
in the paper but, for a time at
least, he will work in other fields.
A lodge of the Daughters of
Rebekah will be instituted under
the auspices of Elkhorn Valley
Lodge No. 47, I.O.O.F., on next
Thursday afternoon.
The home of D. J. Sparks, liv
ing about six miles south of town,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday af
ternoon.
The Frontier, October 4, 1888.
Will Conton’s handsome resi
dence north of the school house
is about completed.
The democratic senatorial con
vention met at Deloit, this coun
ty, last Saturday afternoon and
nominated Patrick Fahy, one of
the pioneer settlers of O’Neill, as
their candidate for state senator.
Quite a number of O’Neill’s prom
inent democrats attended the con
vention and were accompanied by
the O’Neill Cornet Band.
The Frontier, October 11, 888.
Potatoes are being shipped
from O’Neill by the trainload.
They are the finest in the land,
raised on Holt county soil and
weigh on an average of a pound
apiece.
Billie Merriman left O’Neill
last Saturday morning for Port
land, Oregon, where his family
now reside and where he expects
to remain in the future.
Messrs. Frank Toohill and Wal
ter O’Malley have opened up their
new meat market north of the
First National Bank building.
Ernest Weekes will manipulate
the knife and saw for the firm.
Mrs. M. McDonough and son,
Walter, started Monday morning
for Canada, Mrs. McDonough’s
former home, to visit among rel
atives and friends for a while.
They will then go to New York
City, where John is located and
where they will make their fu
ture home.
Fifty Years Ago
The Frontier, Sept. 28, 1893.
Married, at the Catholic church
in this city on Wednesday, Sept.
27, 1893, at 8 o’colck a. m., Rev.
M. F. Cassidy officiating, Dennis
Carlon to Miss Alice Slattery,
both of O’Neill.
Mrs. J. B. Berry died at her
home on the Niobrara near Pad
dock on September 10, 1893. She
was one of the pioneers of the
county, coming here with her
husband in 1871. $he is survived
by her six sons and four daugh
ters.
The Frontier, October 5, 1893.
The republican county conven
tion met in the court house in this
city last Monday morning and the
following ticket was nominated:
| Sheriff, H. C. McEvony; clerk, C.
E. Butler; treasurer, Neil Bren
nan; superintendent, S. L. Ander
son; judge, E. M. Ogle; surveyor,
R. E. Bowden; coroner, H. A.
Skelton, Page.
The democratic county conven
tion met in this city last Satur
day and nominated the following
ticket: Treasurer, Hi Hodgkin;
county clerk, Peter Carberry;
sheriff, P. Ieman; county judge,
Sam Wagers; superintendent,
Phillip Sullivan; surveyor, Luther
Maben; coroner, O. F. Biglin.
The Frontier, October 12, 1893.
Married, at the Catholic church
in this city Wednesday morning,
October 11, at 7:30, Rev. M. F.
Cassidy officiating, T. D. Hanley
to Miss Delia Marsh, both of this
city.
Barrett Scott was brought back
from Mexico last Saturday in
charge of three men and is now
in jail here.
Forty Years Ago
The Frontier, Sept. 24, 1903.
William Luben, residing some
three or four miles south of Em
met, sustained the loss of his
house and all its contents, barn,
two horses and four sets of har
ness Sunday by fire. He and his
family were away at the time of
the fire and cannot account' for it.
Another of the old veterans has
passed away. Last Thursday night
the death angel called Silas
Smith. He had been a sufferer for
about two years of heart trouble.
He was 70 years of age. He leaves,
besides his wife, a son and daugh
ter and one brother, I. R. Smith.
The Frontier, October 1, 1903.
J. H. Addison died at his home
fifteen miles northeast of O’Neill
on Saturday, September 26, 1903,
at the advanced age of 82 years,
six months and two days. Mr.
Addison came to this county in
1881, coming here from Minne
sota.
Last Thursday night, or early
Friday morning, Ewing had a sen
sation in the shape of a bank rob
bery. The vault door was blown
off by dynamite and a small
amount of cash secured, the rob
bers making their escape.
The Frontier, October 8, 1903.
A change in the management
of the Dewey house occurs next
Monday, when Ira Lapham takes
charge, he having bought out Mr.
Hough.
Ernest Adams has been circu- -•
lating around with a box of cigars
under his arm and handing out
smokes to his friends on the
strength of a pair of husky boys |
that arrived at his home Tuesday
morning.
A son was born Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. A. Baker.
Thirty Years Ago
The Frontier, Sept. 26, 1913.
Last Saturday Judge Carlon
performed the ceremony that
united in marriage Ralph S. Stev
ens and Miss Elizabeth Conard,
both of Page.
Martin Conway of Dixon, Nebr.,
last week purchased the J. M.
Culbert farm of 320 acres ten
miles northwest of this city, pay
ing $10,000 cash therefor. Mr.
Conway will move on the place
next spring and plans making ex
tensive improvements thereon.
The Frontier, October 2, 1913.
The new public school is near
(Continued on page Five)
WATfl
OVERSEAS
XMAS
PACKAGES
SEPT. 15
ib OCT. 15
RULES FOR MAILING CHRIST
MAS PACKAGES TO SOLDIERS
OVERSEAS
TIME OF MAILING—Gift packages may
be mailed to American soldiers overseas with
out presentation of a request from the soldier
during the period from September 15 to Oc
tober 15.
SIZE AND WEIGHT—Packages must not
exceed five pounds in weight, 15 inches in
length and 36 inches in length and girth
combined.
LIMITATIONS—Only one such package
will be accepted for mailing by or on behalf
of the same person or concern to the same
addressee during any one week. It should
be indorsed "Christmas Gift Parcel". Perish
able matter will not be accepted.
ADDRESSING—Write legibly and give full
name. Army serial number, service organiza
tion and unit, APO number of addressee and
the post office through which parcels are to
be routed. s
PREPARATION—It is absolutely necessary
that articles be packed in substantial boxes
or containers and that various gifts in a com
bination be securely fitted. Pointed or sharp
edged instruments should be protected.
Candies in thin pasteboard boxes should be
enclosed in wood, metal or corrugated paste
board.
POSTAGE—The rate on parcels of fourth
class matter (exceeding eight ounces) is the
zone rate applicable from post offices where
mailed to the post office in care of which
parcel is addressed. The third class rate of
one and one-half cents for each two ounces
applies to package not exceeding eight
ounces. Parcels containing only books are
acceptable at the special rate of three cents
a pound. Inscriptions such as "Merry Christ
mas" or 'Don't Open Until Christmas" may
be placed on the covering but should not
interfere with the address.
