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LEGALS (First publication May 22, 1947.) * NOTICE OF SUIT To: Rollin Bradfield and H. T. Saberson, Executors of the estate of Adolphus Bradfield, deceased; the heirs, devisees, legatees, per sonal representatives and all other persons interested in the estate of Adolphus Bradfield, deceased, real names unknown; and all persons having or claim ing any interest in the Southwest Quarter of Section Twelve, Township Twenty eight North, Range Eleven, West of the 6th P. M. in Holt County, Nebraska, real names unkown, defendants. You and each of you are here by notified that on the 19th day of May, 1947, Joseph F. Galla gher as plaintiff filed his peti tion in the District Court of Holt CcHinty, Nebraska, against you as defendants, the object and prayer of which is to quiet and confirm the title in him, the said Joseph F. Gallagher, to the fol lowing described real estate to wit: me bounvest quarter oi bec tion Twelve, Township Twen ty-eight North, Range Eleven, .West of the 6th P. M. in Holt County, Nebraska, as against you and each of you, and to secure a Decree of Court that you have no interest in, right or title to, or lien upon said real estate or any part thereof; and for general equitable relief. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 30th day of June, 1947. Dated this 19th day of May, 1947. JOSEPH F. GALLAGHER, * Plaintiff By Julius D. Cronin, 2-5 His Attorney (First Publication May 22, 1947.) NOTICE OF SUIT To: D. McLean, Trustee; Pat rick Fahy; Thomson - Houston Electric Company, and All per sons having or claiming any in terest in Lots 9 and 10, in Block “O”, Fahy’s Park Addition to O’Neill, Nebraska, real names unknown, defendants: You and each of you are here by notified that on the 17th day of May, 1947, A. B. Hubbard as plaintiff filed his petition in the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, against you as de fendants, the object and prayer of which is to quiet and con firm the title in him, the said 4». B. Hubbard, to the real estate above specifically described, as against you and each of you, and to secure a Decree of Court that you have no interest in, right or title to, or lien upon said real estate or any part thereof: and for general equit able relief. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 30th day of June, 1947. Dated this 17th day of May, A. D„ 1947. A. B. HUBBARD, Plaintiff, By Julius D. Cronin, 2-5 His Attorney (First publication June 5, 1947.) NOTICE OF REFEREE S SALE l'J .lice is hereby given that by virtue of an Order ot sale issued by the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, in an action pending in said Court wherein Leslie J. Jensen and Christian Jensen are plaintiffs and Richard Lee Holmes, a minor, and others are defendants, being Case No. 14339, directing me as Sole Ref eree to sell the following describ ed real estate, to-wit: The East Half of Section 20 and the North Hali of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, all in Town-hip 25, North, Range 13, West of the 6th P. M„ in Holt County. Nebraska, I will offer and sell said real estate at public auction on Thurs day, the 10th dav of July, 1947, at one o’clock P. M. of said day, at the front door of the Court House in the City of O’Neill, Holt Coun ty, Nebraska. 4 Said sale will remain open one hour. Terms of Sale: 20% cash on day of sale; balance payable up on confirmation and delivery of deed. JULIUS D. CRONIN, 4-8 Sole Referee -- W. F. FINLEY, M. D. OFFICE PHONE: 28 First National Bank Bldg. O'NEILL i __—« *‘r———————————~———*——*•* i GEO. C. ROBERTSON Insurance Bonds O'Neill Office: %-block north of First National Bank Real Estate Loans ---—-->, r--—---—-- i DR. A. M. WURTZ Optometrist Office: Wilson Drug Store, Atkinson. Equipped to care for children as well as adults. > William W. Griffin | . ATTORNEY First National Bank Bldg. { O'NEILL (First publication June 5. 1947.) NOTICE OF SUIT To: Sarah K Metcalf; the heirs, devisees, legatees, personal rep resentatives, and all other per sons interested in the Estate of Sarah K. Metcalf, Deceased, real names unknown, and All per sons having or claiming any in terest in the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty, Township Twenty-nine, North, Range Ten, West of the 6th P. M., Holt County, Nebraska, real names unknown, defendants: You and each of you are here by notified that on the 21st day of May, 1947, William G. Ma lenke as plaintiff filed his peti tion in the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, against you as defendants, the object and prayer of which is to quiet and confirm the title in him, the said William G. Malenke, to the r-oal estate above specifically de scribed, as against you and each of you, and to secure a Decree of Court that you have no in terest in, right or title to, or lien ”oon said real estate or any part thereof; and for general equit able relief. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 14th day of July. 1947. Dated this 3rd day of June, A. D„ 1947. WILLIAM G. MALENKE, Plaintiff By Julius D. Cronin, 4-7 His Attorney CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS O’Neill, Nebraska May 12, 1947 Council Met as per adjourn ment: Present; Mayor Dishner, Councilmen; Rooney, Hickey, Corkle, DeBacker, Ray, Armbru ster. Motion by Corkle, seconded by Rooney that the sewer be exten ded from the corners of Douglas and Morton Streets South two blocks on Morton, then east one block to Harrison St., and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to enclose same in the Contract with The Robek Construction Co. Roll was call ed on the above motion aod the vote thereon was as follows; Aye Rooney, Hickey, Corkle, DeBack er, Ray, Armbruster; Nays; None. The Mayor made the following appointments for the coming year; COMMITTEES Streets & Alleys— Rooney, De Backer, Armbruster Water & Sewer— Corkle, Roo ney, Hickey City Property— Hickey, Ray, Armbruster Lights & Insurance— DeBack er, Corkle, Ray Walks & Crossings— Armbru ster, Rooney, DeBacker Auditors— Ray, Hickey, Cor kle Motion by Corkle, seconded by Rooney, That the Appointments of the Mayor be approve; Car ried. . . Ordinance No 226a was intro duced by Rooney, and read lor the first time Motion by Corkel seconded by DeBacker, that i dinanee No. 226a be passed on its first reading. Roll was Call ed on the above motion and the vote was as follows. AU aye‘ Motion by Ray, seconded by Corkle, that the rule that this Ordinance be read on three - ferent davs be suspended. Roll was called on this motion and I the vote was as follows. All ay • Ordinance No. 226a was by title read the second time. Motion by Rooney seconded by DeBack er that Ordinance No. 226a be passed on its second rea<Jmg Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as fol lows; All aye. Ordinance No. 226a was then read at large. Motion by Rooney, seconded by Corkle, that Ordin ance No. 226a be passed on its third reading. Roll was on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by Corkle, seconded by Rooney that Ordinance No 226a be passed and adopted. Roll was called on this motion and the vote was as follows; All aye Ordinance No 227a was intro duced by Ray, and read for the first time Motion by Armbruster, seconded by Hickey, that Ordin ance No 227a be passed on its first reading. Roll was called^ the above motion and the was as follows. All aye_ For a Good Time VISIT THE OLD PLANTATION CLUB 1 Elgin Nebr. ; • Fine Food • Dancing • Entertainment Members and their guests are invited to visit the Old Plantation Club. ' BIG MUDDY’ RUNS AMOK Abnormal spring rains are causing floods in many parts of the country, inundating large tracts of land. Top pan el shows the sandbagged levee of the Missouri river near Aid ridge, 111., before the rains came. Below, 36 hours later, the levee proves no barrier, the water breaking through to flood 2,000 acres of farm land. Motion by Hickey, seconded by DeBacker, that the rule that this ordinance be read on three dif ferent days be suspended. Roll was called on this motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 227a was by tit le read the second time. Motion by Ray, seconded by Corkle, that Ordinance No 227a be passed on its second reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No 227a was then read at large. Motion by Ray, seconded by Armbruster, that Ordinance No. 227a be passed on its third reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by Armbruster second ed by Ray, that Ordinance No. 227a be passed and adopted. Roll was called on this motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 228a was intro duced by DeBacker, and read for the first time Motion by Rooney, seconded by Corkle, that Ordin ance No. 228a be passed on its first reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows. All aye. Motion by Ray seconded by Hickey, that the rule that this Ordinance be read on three dif ferent days, be suspended. Roll was called on this motion and the vote was as follows. All aye. Ordinance No. 228a was by ti tle read the second time. Motion Armbruster, seconded by Hickey, that Ordinance No. 228a be pass ed on its second reading. Roll was called on the above Motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. • Ordinance No. 228a was then read at large. Motion by DeBack er, seconded by Rooney, that Or dinance No. 228a be passed on its third reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by Hickey, seconded by DeBacker, that Ordinance No. 228a be passed and adopted. Roll was called on this Motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 229a was intro duced by Armbruster, and read for the first time. Motion by Corkle, seconded by Ray that or dinance No. 229a be passed on its first reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows. All aye. Motion by Rooney, seconded by DeBacker, that the rule that this ordinance be read on three dif ferent days be suspended. Roll was called on this motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 229a was by title read the second time. Motion by Ray seconded by Armbruster that Ordinance No. 229a be pass ed on its second reading. Roll I was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 229a was then read at large. Motion by Arm bruster, seconded by Ray, that Ordinance No. 229a be passed on its third reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by Armbruster seconded by Hickey, that Ordinance No. 229a be passed and adopted. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 230a was intro duced by Hickey, and read for the first time. Motion by Ray, seconded by Corkle, that Ordin ance, No. 230a be passed on its first reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by DeBacker seconded by Rooney, that the rule that this Ordinance be read on three different days be suspended. Roll was called on this motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 23Qa was by t'Ue read the second time. Motion hv Rooney, seconded by Corkle that Ordinance No. 230a be pass ed on its second reading. Roll was called on the above motion end the vote was as follows; All I aye. i Ordinance No. 230a was then read at Large. Motion by Hickey, seconded by Ray, that Ordinance No. 230a be passed on its third reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by DeBacker seconded by Hickey, that Ordinance No 230a be passed and adopted. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. 231a was intro duced by Corkle, and read for the first time. Motion by Hickey, seconded by Rooney, that Ordin ance No. 231a be passed on its first reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by Hickey seconded by Armbruster, that the rule thal this Ordinance be read on three different days be suspended. Roll was called on this motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Ordinance No. ,231a was bj title read the second time. Motion by Rooney seconded by Ray, that Ordinance No. 231a be passed on its second reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye Ordinance No. 231a was ther read at Large. Motion by Roonej seconded by Hickey, that Ordin ance No. 231a be passed on its third reading. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by Armbruster second ed by Rooney that Ordinance No 231a be passed and adopted. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Motion by Rooney seconded bv DeBacker, that the Citv of O’ Neill sell Lot 45’ 170’ Block “H" McCaffreys Second Addition tc Vernon Strong for the amount of $100.00. Roll was called on the above motion and the vote was as follows; All aye. Upon motion the council ad journed to June 3, 1947 at 7:30. O. D. FRENCH City Clerk^ Ordinance No. 228-A ANIMALS AND FOWLS An ordinance relating to ani mals and fowls: to provide for the taxing and licensing of dogs harbored within the corporate limits of the City of O’Neill, Ne braska; to prescribe egulations for the disposal of rabid, danger ous and unlicensed dogs; to pro hibit animals and fowls from running at large; to regulate where animals or fowls may be kept with respect to the place of dwelling of another; to provide penalties for the violation there o1'; to repeal all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith; and to prescribe the time when this ordinance shall be in full force and take effect. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF O’NEILL, NE BRASKA: (1) DOGS; LICENSE—Everv person owning, keeping or har boring a dog within the corpor ate limits of the City of O’Neill, Nebraska a shall license the same with the city clerk, and obtain a license receipt and metallic tag furnished by said city clerk up on payment of such fee; attach said tag to the leather collar or harness kept upon such licensed dog, which metallic tag shall be engraved with the number of the license issued and the fiscal year of issue; secure separate license for each dog owned, kept or har bored. The city clerk shall keep a record of all persons licensing dogs, their address and the num bers of license tags, and furnish license receipts for the payment of such fee. (2) DOG TAX, AMOUNT, PAID TO CITY CLERK: WHEN DUE WHEN DELINQUENT: CREDITED TO GENERAL FUND. —Each person desiring a license for a dog owned, kept or harbored within the corporate limits of the City of O’Neill, Ne : braska, shall pay the city clerk I the sum of one dollar therefor. The owner, keeper or harborer of any dog so licensed shall be enti tied to keep, own or harbor, and to allow such dog to enjoy the freedom of the city for the calen dar year engraved on the metal lic tag issued by the city clerk. Dog tax shall be due January first of each year, and shall be delinquent from and after Janu- | ary 10th of each year. All dog tax collected by the city clerk shall be credited to the general fund of the city. (3) LOST TAG. REPLACE MENT.—Upon satisfactory show ing made by the owner of any dog that the original tag has been lost, the city clerk shall is-! sue a duplicate or new tag for the balance of the year for which tax has been paid, and may col-, lect a fee of twenty-five cents ’ therefor. (4) UNLICENSED. UNTAG-; GED DOGS, NUISANCES. —All dogs running at large upon the streets of the city without a col lar or harness with metal tag af 1 fixed, are hereby declared a pub j lie nuisance, and may be de I stroyed. i (5) KILLING AND DISPOS ING OF DOGS; MANNER OF DESTRUCTION, BOARD O F HEALTH AUTHORIZES. — It ! shall be the duty of the chief of | police, t>r any other police oifi cer of the city, after January tenth of each year, when dog tax becomes delinquent, to destroy any and all dogs found running at large within the corporate limits of city without license tags affixed to either a collar or har ness. The Board of Health shall specify and approve the manner by which dogs shall be destroy ed by such police officers. (6) TERM “DOG” DEFINED. —The term “Dog” whenever used in this article shall be held to apply to both male 'and female dogs of the age of three months or more. (7) RABID DOGS. — When ever the mayor issues a procla mation of danger to the public safety from rabid dogs, it shall be the duty of all persons own ing, keeping or harboring any dog to confine the same to the premises upon which he is har bored during the time specified in such proclamation.. (8) HOWLING, BARKING, YELPING OR OFFENSIVE DOGS. — No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog of a cross, dangerous or ferocious disposition , that habitually snaps or mani fests a disposition to bite. Nor any dog which by loud, contin ued or frequent barking, howl ing or yelping shall annoy or i disturb any neighborhood or per son, or which habitually barks or chases pedestrians or vehicles, to the annoyance of such pedes trians or drivers of vehicles while on the public side walks, streets, alleys or avenues of the city. (9) WRONGFUL LICENSING NOT PERMITTED. —No owner, keeper or harborer of any dog shall permit such dog to wear any license metallic tag other than the identical one issued by the city clerk for such dog, for the year during and for which such tag was issued. (10) DOG FIGHTING. — It shall be unlawful for any person within the city, by agreement or otherwise, to set dogs to fight ing, or, by any act, gesture or word, to encourage or urge any dog or dogs to fight. (11) ANIMALS AND FOWLS RUNNING AT LARGE —No per son having the charge, custody or control thereof, shall permit any horse, mules, cow, sheep, goat swine, or any other animal to go loose or run at large upon any street or alley in city, or upon the property of another; and the running at large within the cor porate limits of city of poultry, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or other like fowl is hereby de clared to be a common nuisance and the same is hereby prohibit ed. (12) ANIMALS NOT TO BE KEPT WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET OF RESIDENCE OF AN OTHER. —No person shall keep or maintain any horse, mule, cow, sheep, goat, swine, rabbit or any other animal, within one hundred feet of any building used by another as a residence or place of dwelling, located in the Residential District of City. (13) FOWLS NOT TO BE KEPT WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE FEET OF RESIDENCE OF AN OTHER. —No person shall keep or maintain any chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese or any similiar fowl within twenty-five feet of any building used by another as a residence or place of dwelling in the Residence District of City. (14) VIOLATION, PENAL TY. — Any person who shall vi oliate any of the provisions of this ordinance for which penal ty is not elsewhere provided, shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each offense. (15) REPEAL OF PRIOR OR DINANCES IN CONFLICT.—All ordinances and parts of ordi DRS. FROWN & FRENCH Office Phone: 77 Complete X-Ray Equipment { Glasset Correctly Fitted { R«*i4t>nre ( Dr. Brown, 223 j Phone* ( Dr. French, 242 t THE FRONTIER. O'Neill. Neb. nances passed and approved pri or to the passage and approval of this ordinance and in conflict therewith are hereby repealed. (16) WHEN OPERATIVE. — This ordinance shall be in full force and take effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. Passed and approved June 3, 1947. ^ F. J. DISHNF.R Mayor Attest: O. D. FRENCH City Clerk. (SEAL) Ordinance No. 230-A An ordinance regulating the moving of any building from one lot to another lot, or moved in side the corporate limits from without the city; requiring ap plication for permit so to do; posting of bond: to provide pen alties for the violation thereof; repealing of ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict there with, and prescribing the time 1 within which this ordinance be I ones effective. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF O’NEILL, NE BRASKA: (1) APPLICATION FOR MOVING PERMIT REQUIRED; CONDITIONS. — Any person, partnership, firm or corporation desiring to move any building of any kind into the corporate lim its bf the city from without the city, or from one lot to another lot within the city, where any city street, alley or public prop erty must be used for such mov ing, or be crossed in any manner, shall first make application in writing to the City Council of the City; which said application shall contain such information as the City Council shall, prescribe and require; and such person, partnership, firm or corporation shall also file a cash bond, or bond of some surety company or private bond of the applicant with 2 sureties that is accept able to such City Council, in the principal sum of $250.00, condi tioned for the protection of the said City of O’Neill, Nebraska, against any and all damage to the streets, alleys, crossings or sidewalks; and also to cover the actual cost of any time reason ably expended by any and all city employees in connection with the moving of such build ing on, along or across any of the streets, alleys or public property of the City. (2) APPLICATION GRANT ED OR DENIED BY; WHEN. — The City Council may deny the application for the moving of any building from without the city to within the corporate lim its of the city, or from one lot to another lot inside the city lim its; if, in their opinion, the build ing to be moved is in a poor con dition; is improperly constructed, unsanitary or unsafe; or if the building, when moved, as speci fied in the application, would be injurious to the adjoining prop erty owners by reason of its ap pearance, type of construction, type of material, size or value; or if it is proposed to locate the same in a position not in con formity with buildings already situate in the same neighbor hood, or not in conformity with regulations regarding such build ings as are, or may be, contain ed in other ordinances of the City. (3) VIpLATION, PENALTY. —Any person, partnership, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the preceding sections of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and, upon conviction Thursday. June 12. 1947. _ (J thereof, shall be fined In any j sum of not more than one hun dred dollars, (100.00) and shall pay the costs of prosecution; and, in default of payment there of, shall stand committed to the 1 city jail until said fine and costs are paid, secured, or otherwise discharged according to law; and each day of violation of any of the provisions of said ordinance shall be deemed a seperate and | distinct offense. (4) REPEAL OF PRIOR OR DINANCES IN CONFLICT.—AH ordinances and parts of ordi nances passed and approved pri or to the passage and approval of this ordinance and in conflict therewith are hereby repealed. (5) WHEN OPERATIVE. — This ordinance shall be in full force and take eTfect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. Passed and approved: June 3, 1947. F. J. DISHNER Mayor Attest: O. D. FRENCH City Clerk. (SEAL) _ O’NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wrede and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Law rence left Sunday for a short visit in Branson, Mo., with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wrede. Mr. and Mrs. Clark L. Willson were in Sioux City on business Saturday. Marilyn Lou Duffy, of Casper, Wyo., arrived Friday to spend the summer with her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Simon son, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tomlin son left this week for Colorado and Wyoming to visit relatives and Mrs. Tomlinson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNally at North Platte for a week or 10 days. Jack Harty, son of Mrs. W. H. Harty, left Friday to attend sch ool at Rockhurst college, at Kan sas City, Mo. Shirley Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ross, is enter taining La Vonne Miller, for sev eral days. Miss Miller arrived Sunday. Robert Lawlor, of Le Mars, la., arrived Friday to visit friends here for a short while. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ray were in Sioux City Friday on business. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hutton and baby, of Wayne, arrived from Lincoln Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Russ. They returned home Sunday. SEE ME FOR HAIL INSURANCE Ray Noble Star, Nebr. ELKHORN SERVICE STATION • Firestone Tires & Accessories • Texaco Products Fred Heerman, Owner Spray Outside Toilets — With Our — DDT One Spraying Lasts All Year Miller’s Dyocide 50% Wettable Consult Your Veterinarians J Drs. Bennett & Cook To Better Serve You Office Phone 318 O’Neill Bennett Res. Phone 304 Cook Res. Phone 285-R