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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1952)
Oui of Old Nebraska . . . Senator Thurston Known as Orator Wowed Political Rally in Buffalo John M. Thurston, U.S. senator from Nebraska, 1895-1901, was widely known for his oratorical powers. Indeed, among Nebras ka's nationally-known political figures, he may be second only to William Jennings Bryan in ids reputation for oratory. Probably the high point of Senator Thurston’s career as an orator came during the cam „ paign of 1888, when he appeared :at Buffalo, N.Y., with James G. jBlaine, republican candidate for president. The crowd was so Sarge that Mr. Blaine could not make himself heard — this was toefore the day of the public ad dress system — and unable to Ifaear, they became restless. The meeting was about to break up 'm pandemonium when Senator . Thurston was called upon to •speak. Thurston served as Blaine’s Tloor. manager during the repub lican national convention, but the junior senator from Nebras ka was hardly well known to the rank and file in that Buffalo audience. In a few minutes, though, he was able to quiet the noisy crowd — and he held it spellbound for an hour and 40 minutes. After his speech, he was carried out of the hall on the shoulders of his newly-won, enthusiastic admirers. Senator Thurston’s triumph in Buffalo came as no surprise to Nebraskans. They had seen him in action for almost 20 years. Bom in Vermont, August 21, 1847, Thurston came to the Bustling new city of Omaha in 1869. He had seen service in the Union army and had studied law. As a young lawyer in Om aha he had a hard time of it — -during most of his first year he slept on the office floor—but in a short while he began to get on. In common with most of his colleagues, Thurston was active in politics. He served on the Om aha city council, and had a teim in the legislature. His principal influence was exercised, though, as a delegate to republican con ventions rather than as a candi date for office. He was chairman of the republican national con vention in 1888 and 1896. He was a strong candidate for the senate in 1893. In that year, however, he was but one of a number of strong candidates—J. Sterling Morton, Algernon S. Paddock, James E. Boyd and William Jennings Bryan — de feated by William V. Allen. Thurston’s position as the Union Pacific’s general solicitor weigh ed heavily against him in a leg islature dominated by anti-mon opolists. Two years later, in 1895, the legislature was overwhelmingly republican, and Thurston was elected on the first ballot. He served one term in the senate, and then returned to the prac tice of law in Omaha. He died August 9, 1916. O’NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hiatt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trav ers and family and Viola Travers were Thanksgiving dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs. D. A Bskcr. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bridge and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wehenkle were weekend guests n the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bridge. Rosaline Bosn spent Thurs day through Sunday in Lincoln, she attended the wedding of her girl friend, Miss Jo Giunta, on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Belzer were Thanksgiving day guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bel zer. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pribil were Thanksgiving day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hines. Miss Marde Birmingham, a Duchesne college student, was home for the Thanksgiving holi days. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Greene en tertained 10 guests at a Thanks giving dinner in their home. Among the guests present were Mrs. Greene’s father, Thomas Donlin, 84, and her uncle, John Cassidy, 78. Mrs. J. J. McManamy and Donna Weickle of Des Moines, la., had Thanksgiving dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Abart. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Day of Johnstown spent Thanksgiving with Mr. Day’s mother, Mrs. Bertha Prescott, and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Anderson and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan and Peggy were Thanksgiving dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Appleby. LEGAL NOTICE (First pub. Nov. 27, 1952) Julios D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND HEIRS County Court of Holt County, Nebraska. Estate of Daisy Shumate, Deceased. The State of Nebraska, To All Concerned: Notice is hereby given that Luella A. Parker has filed her petition alleging that Daisy Shumate died March 2, 1943,' intestate, a resident of Holt County, Nebraska, seized and possessed of an interest in Lots “A” and “B”, Barnes Addition to Newman, Lancaster County, Nebraska. That petitioner is the owner of the above-described property, having derived title thereto by deed. -The prayer of said petition is for a determination of the time of death, the heirs, degree of kinship, and right of descent of real property of said deceased; that she died intestate, and that there is no inheritance tax, state or federal, due from her said es tate or the heirs thereof. That said petition will be for hearing in this Court on the 17th day of December, 1952, at 10 a. m. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge (County Court Seal) 30-32 (First pub. Nov. 27, 1952) George W. Dittrick, Att’y. NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S SALE In the District Court of Madison County, Nebraska. In the Matter of the Application of Bernard M. DeLay, Guard ian of Elizabeth C. McKamy, LeRoy McKamy, Joan McKa my, Morris McKamy, and Donald McKamy, Minors, For License to Sell Real Estate. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order by the Hon. Lyle E. Jackson, Judge of the District Court of Madison Coun ty, Nebraska, made on Novem ber 7, 1952, for the sale of the interest of said minors, Elizabetn C. McKamy, LeRoy McKamy, Joan McKamy, Morris McKamy, and Donald McKamy, in the real estate hereinafter described, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at the West front door of the court house in the City of O’Neill, in the County of Holt and State of Nebraska, on the 20th day of December, 1952, at three o’clock P.M., of said day, the interest of said minors in the following de scribed real estate: The West Half (W%) of Sec tion Twenty-four (24), Town ship Twenty-five (25), North, Range Nine (9), West of the 6th P.M., in Holt County, Ne braska. Said sale will remain open one hour. Dated this 26th day of Novem V»pr IQ'S? BERNARD M. DELaY, 30-33c Guardian (First pub. Nov. 27, 1952) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State Capitol at Lincoln, Nebras ka, on December 18, 1952, until 10:00 o’clock A.M., and at that time publicily opened and read for GRADING, CULVERTS, ONE WEIGHING STATION and incidental work for the STAF FORD WEIGHING STATION Project No. SF-80001. The approximate quantities are: 3,000 Cu. Yds. Excavation 55 Thousand Gallons Water, Applied 1 Cu. Yd. Concrete for Culverts 118 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Culverts 23 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Pav ing Approaches 2,080 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Paving Approaches 52 Lin. Ft. 18”xll” Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch Culverts 52 Lin. Ft. 36”x22” Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch Culverts 1 Weighing Station, Complete in Place Each bidder must be qualified to submit a proposal for any part or all of this work as provided in Legislative Bill No. 206, 1939 Legislative Session. Proposal forms for this work will be is sued to contractors who are qual ified to submit proposals for culverts. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering sub-letting or assigning the contract. Compliance by the contractor with the standards as to hours of labor prescribed by the “Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938”, approved June 25, 1938 (Public No. 718, 75th Congress), will be required in the performance of the work under this contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this contract shall be one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per hour, ex cept that a minimum wage of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per hour shall be paid to: Journeyman Carpenters Crane Operators Dragline Operators Journeyman Painters Paver (5-bag rated capacity or over) Operators Power Shovel Operators The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be ninety-five (95) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be seventy - five (75) cents per hour. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and infor mation secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Ne braska, at the office of the Di vision Engineer of the Depart ment of Roads and Irrigation at Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be required to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his contract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the ^bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than five hun dred (500) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION H. L. Aitken, State Engineer J. M. Crook, Division Engineer Ruth Hoffman, County Clerk Holt County 30-32 (First pub. Nov. 27, 1952) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed Bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State Capitol at Lincoln, Nebras ka, on December 18, 1952, until 1j:00 o’clock A.M., and at that time publicly opened and read for GUARD RAIL and incidental work on the SPENCER-O’NEILL Federal Aid Project No. F-14(10) Federal Aid Road. The approximate quantities are: 139 Guard Posts 200 Lin. Ft. Beam Guard Rail Each bidder must be qualified to submit a proposal for any part or all of this work as provided in Legislative Bill No. 206, 1939 Legislative Session. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The attention of bidders is in vited to the fact that the Depart ment of Roads and Irrigation has been advised by the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, that contractors en gaged in highway construction work are required to meet the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060). The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this contract shall be one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be ninety-tive (95) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be seventy-five (75) cents per hour. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and in formation secured at the office of the County Clerk at Butte, Nebraska, at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebras ka, at the office of the Division Engineer of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Ains worth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be required to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his contract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than seventy five (75) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION H. L. Aitken, State Engineer J. M. Crook, Division Engineer C. J. Tomek, County Clerk Boyd County Ruth Hoffman, County Clerk Holt County 30-32 Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young and Burl attended funeral serv ices at Magnet Sunday for George Craig, a friend who was the vic tim of a car accident near West Point during the storm on Tues day, NoVember 18. Genevieve Nachtman, who is teaching at Eddyville, came Wed nesday, November 26, and spent until Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nachtman. Thanksgiving dinner guests in the Dellie Fauquier home were Clarence Johnson, Alvin Johnson, Alice Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Tangeman and Lawrence, Mrs. Eric Dankert and Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harvey and family, Bill majors and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harkins and family. Patricia Olson of Norfolk came Sunday, November 30, to assist Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Elkins, both at home and in the cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lambert ac companied their son-in-law, Dean Gorenson, who had visited here a couple of days, to his home at Portersville, Calif., for a visit. Dinner guests in the Eugene Baker home on Thanksgiving day were Mir. and Mrs. Wilbur Os borne and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Elkins and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Bayne Grubb and children, Mr. and Mrs. Guias Wintermote and Carolyn. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grubb and sons spent Thanksgiving day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones and family. Stanley Elkins, Bayne Grubb and Eugene Baker made a trip to Omaha Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Neimand and children of Grand Island visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hanna, a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Medcalf and family were Saturday night and Sunday guests in the E. H. Med calf home. Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Rubeck and Katherine of O’Neill were Sunday dinner guests of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Honey well. In the evening 16 friends surprised Mr. Honeywell on his birthday anniversary. They were Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sexton and Na dine, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fau quier and granddaughter, Mrs. Anna Albers, Mr. and Mrs. Ly man Covey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Catron and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Medcalf. Thanksgiving dinner guests in the Kenneth Werner home were Mr. and Mrs. Berl Waldo of Am elia, !M!r. and Mrs. Harold Waldo and two daughters of Atkinson. Mrs. Henry Werner, Harry Wer ner and Kenneth Houston, all of Emmet. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cook and Mrs. John Wintermote were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kiltz. Mr. and Mrs. William Turner spent Thanksgiving with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlin son in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thompson and children had as their guests for Thanksgiving diner his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Thomp son. also Mr. and Mrs. Roy Back aus and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bushord and family of O’Neill. Mr ar.d Mrs. Dale Gilbert and children of Stuart were Thanks giving cay guests of his parents* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilbert. Mr*. Vale Edwards who left on Tuesday, November 25, with rela tives for Enid, Okla., went only as far as Cushing, where she vis ited her son and wife She re turned to her home at Chambers later in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hart and Roland o! Randan, N.L\ and M".. Circ Siark and t^*o children .f Cercscc were guests Thanksgiv ' c* iy and until Sunday of the? parents, Mr. and Mis. Theo Mtr and sistei and huscand, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grimes DRS, brown & j FRENCH Eye* Tested—Glasses Fitted Broken Lens Replaced in 24 Hours Other Repairs While You Wait ^ Complete X-Ray WATCH THE SWING V ; . i m ' * TO it t * Decembers/ See it at (pun. 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SHELHAMER FOODS Phone 173 — O’Neill O X HAVING SOLD our farm and having decided to move to Kansas, we ^ will hold a public sale at the farm, located on State Highway 95 4% miles west of Chambers, Nebr., on F. <V . , ♦ REGISTERED HEREFORDS - 4 MALES - OUR HERD SIRE: MISCHIEF DOMINO Calved March 21, 1948 — RE 646 Rugged, blocky individual, sure breeder, bred by Henry Wood, Ewing GEORGIE BOY 1st, Bull, 2-yrs.-old (Mischief Domino Breeding) DOM. LARRY RETURN, Bull, Ylg. (Out of Midway Larry, a Whitaker Bull; H. LARRY RETURN, Bull Calf (Out of Midway Larry) - 6 FEMALES - NORMA LEE, Cow w’th bull calf (Militant Paladin 4th Breeding) JRS MISS H. DOMINO JRS MISS SILVER D 2d (Anxiety Jr. Return Breeding) L ABELL A ELECT B 1st, Cow with Heifer Calf (Intense Domino B. Breeding) BABE’S BEAUTY, Cow (Pioneer Breeding) LADY ESTHER, Open Heifer (Mischief Domino Breeding) GRADE CATTLE 31 HEAD - ! !■ 1 8— MILK COWS, good milkers 3 Holsteins from Wisconsin 3 Aryshire 1 Guernsey 1 Milking Shorthorn 9— HEREFORD COWS These are good quality grade cows 1—YEARLING HEIFER, Open 13—CALVES Including 12 Hereford and one black 1 Registered Brand (Open “A” inverted “T”) Left Hip — Two Sets of Irons 1—Team Smooth-Mouth GELDINGS FARM AND RANCH MACHINERY Fairmail F-12 Tractor IHC 7-ft. Power Mower 500-lb. Scales GP John Deere Tractor 6-ft. Trail Mower Trail Mower Bar J-D Manure Spreader 2 Hay Rakes, 10-ft. Overshot Stacker 3-Section Harrow Rake Hitch for J-D GP. Motor Buck Sweep IHC 9-ft. Disc Wagon and Rack Tractor Sweep J-D Com Planter Trailer with Flat Rack Tractor Chains 2-Row Dempster Cultivator Letz 10-in. Burr Grinder Dehoming Chute Electric Fencer J-D Hand Com Sheller . Loading Chute 2 Sets of Harness Anvil — Forge — Grinder 28-ft. Belt 40-ft. Belt Wire Cribbing Stock Saddle Dirt Scraper Post Drill •... .. _ _ »_ HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ETC. Brooder Stove . Kitchen Cupboard Commode — Dog House No 3 McD Cream Separator, llOv Wardrobe — Iron Kettle Lawn Mowers — Mail Box Maytag Electric Washing Mach Child’s Bed Chicken Feeders MANY OTHER ARTICLES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION TERMS: CASH. No property Removed Until Settled for George Atkinson & Son COL. ED THORIN, O’feffl CHAMBERS STATE BANK Auctioneer Clerk 1
