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YOL. LVIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1937. No. 29
/6’NEILL MERCHANT
IS DEAD FOLLOWING
A HEART ATTACK
Ben Grady Is Stricken Wednesday
Morning. Funeral Will Be
Held Here Friday.
Ben J. Grady died at his home
in this city Wednesday morning
about 5 o’clock, of a heart attack,
at the age of 48 years, 8 months
and 20 days. The funeral will be
held from the Catholic church in
Ethis city Friday morning at 9
o’clock and intermenta in Calvery
cemetery.
Ben Grady had been feeling bad
, most of the summer and a little
I over two months ago he went to
[ Denver to be checked over in the
f Veterans hospital there. He had
[ a brother and three sisters living in
Denver, so he selected that city.
After his arrival in the hospital
in Denver he was informed that he
was suffering from heart trouble.
He entered the hospital for treat
ment and was there for seven
weeks. He came home a couple of
weeks ago and while he was very
thin he said that he was feeling
fine and felt that the bracing air
of this section would do wonders
>toward his recovery as he was de
V termined to take things easy for a
time. He was down town Tuesday
afternoon and we had quite a visit
with him. He said that he was
feeling good and thought he was
getting much stronger. He did
not try to get around very much,
putting in most of his time at home,
but figured that in a very short
k time he would be back on the job.
' That evening he and Mrs. Grady
visited the home of his sister, Mrs.
H. J. Hammond and they were there
until nearly midnight and he was
feeling unusually good. Upon re
turning home he went to bed and
was in fine spirits. Mrs. Grady
was awakened by a short spell of
coughing by her husband. She
saw at once that he appeared to be
in distress and she called a phy
sician and her brother, P. C. Dono
hoe and her brother-in-law, H. J.
Hammond. When they reached
the home Ben had passed away.
Ben Grady was born in O’Neill
on March 11, 1889. His entire life
was spent in this city. He attend
ed the O'Neill public schools and
at an early age entered the employ
ment of P. J. McManus and worked
in the McManus grocei-y and dry
goods departments for about six
years, or until early in 1916. In
that year he entered the shoe busi
ness with John C. Schmeler, in the
\ building now occupied by Abe
7 Saunto. They were in business
there when the U. S. entered the
World War and Ben went into the
army and was sent to Camp Funs
ton, Kansas. After he left Mr.
Schmeler continued the business
until he was called to the colors
and then they sold out to Arthur
Ryan who operated it for a few
f years. Mr. Gladys service in the
army was spent at Camp Funston
where he was one of the drill
masters for the raw recruits. He
was in the service about one year.
At the conclusion of the war he
came home.
In January, 1919, he purchased
the grocery store of R. R. Morrison
and has successfully operated the
business up to the time of his
death.
On October 17, 1921, he was
united in marriage to Miss Eliza
beth Donohoe who survives. He
is also survived by three brothers
and three sisters. They are Henry
Grady of this city; John, on the
west coast, and Thomas, of Den
ver, Colorado. The sisters are.
Mayme, Rose and Catherine, of
Denver. All of his sisters and his
brother from Denver are coming
for the funeral.
Ben Grady was a genial and
companionable man and had a host
of friends in this city and county.
He was a good citizen and always
willing to do his share to advance
the interests of this city and its
residents. His sudden death, in
the very prime of life, was a shock
to the residents of the city, many
of whom he had visited with th
afternoon before and brought to
each one the thought that we know
not when the call will come.
The Frontier desires to join the
many friends of the family in this
city and elsewhere in extending to
the bereaved widow and the other
/ relatives its sincere sympathy in
* their hour of sorrow.
Marriage Licenses
Lloyd S. Sewart, of Cottonwood,
California, and Miss Helen E.
Strasehine, of Colome, S. D., were
granted a marriage on November
24th.
William H. Graver, jr., of Silvis,
Illinois, and Miss Elvira E. Larson,
of Dorchester, Nebr., were granted
a license on November 26. They
were married the same day in
Ewing. The bridegroom is a son
of W. H. Graver, long time and
prominent resident of Ewing.
Cattle And Hog Prices
Advance On An Active
Market At Atkinson
Atkinson, Nebr., November 30.
Nearly 400 fat hogs, the largest
run of fats for nearly a year, sold
at figures fully 50 cents a hundred
over a week ago. The bulk of the
choice fats sold at 7.65 to 7.85 with
a few small packages up to 7.90.
Sows too were in good demand at
7.00 to 7.25 with thinner unfin
ished kinds selling mostly at 6.50
to 6.75. Light lights and feedqr
pigs sold in a range of 7.00 to 7.50
with a few lightweight feeders up
to 8.00. The quality of the hog
offering was outstanding.
Quality equal to the seasons best
was to be found in the 700 cattle
sold. Yearlings and two year old
steers made up the bulk of the
offering with the best steers here,
a load of fancy blacks, selling at
7.50 to establish a new top for
yearlings in nearly five weeks. A
load of fleshy 100 lb. steers dupli
cated the 7.50 price to be high in
their class, while a choice package
of Hereford steer calves topped at
7.85. The cattle market from
start to finish ruled 36 to as much
as 50 cents a hundred higher than
a week ago and as much as 75 cents
on some choice lightweight heifer
calves. Numerous loads of cattle
sold at 7.00 and over. Heifers and
heifer calves sold mostly at 6.00 to
6.50 where they carried quality and
breeding, while the plainer kinds
brought from 5.00 to 5.50. Plainer
and low-priced cattle showed fully
as much advance as the good ones
selling at 5.00 to 6.50. Good qual
ity breeding cows sold at 40.00 to
50.00 a head. Canners and cutters
at 3.25 to 4.44. Butcher cows and
fat heifers at 5.00 to 5.50; bulls at
4.25 to 5.85.
Next auction, Tuesday, December
*7, starting at 12:30.
Funeral Services Held
Monday for R. V. Regan
Robert V. Ragan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Ragan of Stafford,
died last Friday morning near Ew
ing as a result of an automobile
accident, at the age of 15 years,
4 months and 6 days.
Robert Regan was born in this
city on July 20, 1922. For a few
years he was a student at St.
Mary’s Academy here, but in later
years he had been attending school
at Ewing, being much closer home.
He was on his way to Ewing on a
business trip when the accident
occurred that resulted in his death.
Robert is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ragan, old
time residents of the Stafford
neighborhood, and two brothers and
one sister. They are John Ragan,
Notre Dame, Ind., who is attend
ing school there preparing for the
priesthood; Sam and Miss Helen
at home.
The funeral was held last Mon
day morning at 9 o’clock from St.
Patrick’s Catholic church in this
city, Rev. P. J. Vanderlaan, pastor
of the Catholic church at Ewing
officiating, burial in Calvary ceme
tery. The funeral was one of the
largest seen in this city for years.
School mates of Robert’s from
Ewing, were the pallbearers.
The many friends of the family
extend condolences to the bereaved
family and relatives in their hour
of sorrow.
P. C. Donohoe drove to Sioux
City this afternoon after Judge J.
A. Donohoe, who is coming here to
attend the funeral of Ben Grady.
Judge Donohoe was holding court
at Bismark, N. D., but secured a
Judge from St. Paul to relieve him
for a couple of days and he went
to Sioux City by plane in order to
reach this city this evening.
The O’Neill Womens Club will
hold its monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Carter, with Mrs.
Miles assisting, on Thursday after
noon, December 9, at 2:30.
LEO BAZELMAN IS
KILLED INSTANTLY
WHEN HIT BY AUTO
Struck By Car Last Friday Evening
While Walking Toward Town
(>n Highway No. 281.
Last Friday night about 9:30
while walking along the highway
on his way to town Leo Bazelman
was struck by a car driven by
Mrs. Mildred Davis and instantly
killed. The accident happened on
Highway 281 between the two river
bridges south of thcis city.
John Vandersnick, of Stafford,
an uncle of Leo’s, was in the city
Friday and started home about 8
o’clock. The road was very slip
pery that evening and he skidded
into the ditch near the south river
bridge. He came back up town
and wanted Leo to go down and
start his car. Leo objected, say
ing is was too mean a night to be
out and suggested that they wait
until morning. But he persisted
and finally Leo, accompanied by
his cousin, Bernard Bazelman and
his uncle they drove out the high
way to see about his uncle’s car.
The road was very slippery and
they skidded around and finally
went off the grade and the boys left
the car and started back town on
foot. Bernard was ahead, running
as he was without a coat and it
was cold. They were moving along
the highway rapidly, Bernard
ahead and close behind Leo. His
uncle said that he could not travel
that fast and for him to wait, so
Leo slowed up to permit him to
catch up. Before he was able to
do so, however, Mrs. Davis came
along on her way to work in the
telephone office and she turned out
to pass Vandersnick and hit Leo
who was a short distance ahead of
him. He was struck with terriffic
force, having an arm and a leg
broken and a back abraison on the
back of his head. Mrs. Davis
stopped the car and attempted to
get Leo into the car with the as
sistance of Vandersnick, but they
were unable to do so, so she left
them and came into town and noti
fied Dr. J. P. Brown and the local
officials. Dr. Brown went at once
to the scene of the accident, being
the first one there, but Leo had
died, and it is his opinion that
he was killed instantly. Chief
Calkins arrived there a few mom
ents after Dr. Brown and the ambu
lence was called and the body
taken to Biglin’s.
Driving on oil roads is always
hazardous at night, as the visibility
on such roads is very poor, it
being especially so last Friday
night on account of the icy con
dition of the road. The accident
is deplorable as is always the snuff
ing out of the life of a young and
ambitious young man. The shock
too suffered by the driver of the
is one that will take some time to
recover from. She went to pieces
right after reporting the accident
and had to be attended by a phy
sician, being on the verge of a
nervous collapse.
Leo Bazelman was born in this
city on August 30, 1900, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bazelman.
He was a resident of the city all
his life and followed the vocation
of an automobile mechanic and it
is claimed for him that he was
very thorough in his work and pos
sibly better posted on the intric
ities of a car than any other auto
mechanic in the city. He never
married and made his home with
his parents.
He is survived by his parents,
two brothers and three sisters, who
are left to mourn the tragic death
of an affectionate son and brother.
His brothers are, Joseph and Fran
cis of this city. The sisters, Mrs.
Marie Kallhoff, of Ewing; Mrs.
Mira Psotta of Pilger; Mrs. Frank
Clements, of O’Neill. *
The funeral was held last Sun
day morning at 11:30 from St.
Patrick’s Catholic church, Rev.;
Walter Flynn officiating and burial
in Calvery cemetery.
The Frontier joins the many
friends of the family in extending
condolence to the bereaved rela
tives in their hour of sorrow.
Pribil-.Jindra
A very pretty wedding was
solemnized at St. Patrick’s Catholic
church on Wednesday morning, No
vember 24, at 8 o’clock when Mon
signor McNamara united in the t
bonds of holy wedlock Raymond J.
Pribil and Miss Libby Jindra, in the
presence of a large gathering of
the immediate relatives and friends
of the contracting parties.
The young couple were attended
by Miss Millie Jindra, a sister of
the bride, and Joseph Pribil, a
brother of the groom.
The bride wore a blue wool trav
eling suit with navy blue accessor
ies. The bridesmaid also wore a
blue dress with navy blue accessor
ies. They both had corsages of
Chrysanthemums and Roses.
A four course wedding dinner
was served at the home of the
brides parents, with the relatives
of the young couple present and
Monsignor McNamara as the hon
ored guest.
After the wedding dinner the
happy young couple left for a
honeymoon trip to the easten part
of the state and on their return will
make their home on the farm of
the groom south of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Pribil have a host
of friends in this city and vicinity
who extend heartiest congratula
tions to the young couple and wish
for them a long and happy wedded
life.
O’Neill High Football
Squad Beats Atkinson
In Turkey Day Game
Closing a season marred by only
one defeat, the O’Neill high school
football team smothered Atkinson
with a 33 to 0 defeat on the home
sod before a good crowd here
Thanksgiving day. ij O’Neill scored
almost at will, and when they
approached pay dirt it was not so
much a question of will they make
it as how many downs will it take.
Hunt and Lewis crashed the line
time and again for gains of 10 to
20 yards on a single play. The
Atkinson defensive seeming power
less to stop the charges. Most of
O’Neill’s rushes were stopped by
the Atkinson secondary.
The orange jerseyed boys from
the west made no attempt at an
offensive until late in the second i
quarter when they were able to
make a first down on the O’Neill
forty-five yard line by a five yard
plunge and a completed pass. Each
time before that they chose to
punt as soon as they received
possession of the ball.
O’Neill scored late in the first
quarter after a 110 yard march
down the field. The extra point
was added by running the ball over.
They scored again in the second
after Smith got away for a 40 yard
gain and Hunt an Lewis made the
remaining 30 yeards in two line
smashes. Lewis kicked the extra
point making it 14 to 0 at the half.
In the second quarter Atkinson
tightened up a bit and took the
ball on downs deep in their own
territory. They were able to make
two first downs before their of
fensive broke and O’Neill was on
the way to its second touchdown.
In the third period with the aid
of completed passes and two 15
yard penalities against O’Neill the
Bearcats were able to advance to
the two yard stripe, but the threat
was stopped cold and O’Neill took
the ball on downs. From their
they began another march down
the field that netted another touch
down. The kick for extra point
was short.
Atkinson’s second bid in the third
quarter came when their left end
sneaked to the side of the field
alone and was in the clear for a
pass. The pass was perfect but
it bounced off the receiver’s chest
and the game went into the final
quarter O’Neill 20, Atkinson 0.
Weakening under the terriffic
pressure the Bearcats permitted
two touchdowns in the final period
On the first touchdown the try for
point was good but O’Neill was
off-side and the play was called
back. At the longer distance an
attempted place kick failed.
O’Neill’s final touchdown came
late .in the game after a series of
line plunges that made first downs
rapidly. The extra point was j
added when Smith ran the ball
over making it 33 for O’Neill, and
Atkinson 0.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Mc
Elhaney drove down to Neligh last
Monday morning to hold a term o'
district court, on account of the
illness of one of the Judges of that
district. The term did not amount
to much and they transacted ell
the business and returned home
that night.
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St. Mary’s Cardinals
Begin Basketball By
Defeating Orchard
St. Mary’s Academy opened their
1937-’38 basketball schedule with a
victory over Orchard high school
Wednesday evening. The goal
shooting ability of Connolly and
Kubitschek was too much for the
Orchard lads, and the game ended
with the score 27 to 12. Francis
Connolly was high point man with
12 points, and Bardy Kubitschek
gathered 6 points for the Cardinals.
The Orchard second team fared
better than their first string mates
and won from the St. Mary’s second
team by 15 to 14.
The team from Sacred Heart
academy of Norfolk will be here
next Sunday for a game at the
St. Mary’s gym. The is exepected
to be the toughest game for the
Cardinals this season.
Holt County Has 35 At
State University This
Year; 10 From O’Neill
Thirty-five students from Holt
county are among the 6,687 stu
dents enrolled at the University of
Nebraska this semester. Ten towns
are represented by the thirty-six
students. O’Neill leads with ten,
Ewing has six, Inman has five,
Page has four, Chambers has three,
Atkinson and Emmet each has two,
and Amelia, Dorsey and Stuart
each has one.
Three of the O’Neill registrants
are registered in business admin
istration college. They arc: Leon
ard Bergstrom, who is a freshman,
and is affiliated with Sigma Chi
social fraternity; Francis J. Souk
up, a sophomore; and Mary J.
Hammond, a junior.
Two O’Neill students are enrolled
in arts and sciences college. They
are Doris J. Robertson and Jack F.
Vincent. Two others from O'Neill
are in teachers college. They are
Ruth E. Osenbaugh and Jane L.
Mains. All four students are fresh
men. Victor N. Bredehoft, an
other first-year student, is regis
tered in engineering college, and
he won a regents’ scholarship last
spring.
Also from O’Neill are two medi
cal college students, Robert Biglin,
a freshman, and Ralph Oppen, a
sophomore.
The following facts concern stu
dents from Ewing:
Three are agricultural college j
students. Kathryn C. Briggs, who
won a regent’s scholarship last
spring, and Mary Brion are fresh
men. Jean W. Lambert is a sopho
more and a member of the unver
sity 4-H club. John R. Wunner
and John J. Spittler are sopho
mores in the college of business
administration. William M. Whit
more is a freshman in the college
of engineering.
The following students have
listed Inman as their home: Wil
liam W. Watson, business admini
stration college freshman; Keith
L. McGraw, sophomore in business
administration; Marvin W. Youngs,
arts and sciences sophomore; Eu
gene M. Sire, pharmacy college
sophomore and a member of the
Pharmaceutical club; and Patricia
A. Watson, teachers college fresh
man and a regents’ scholarship
winner.
Page is represented by the fol
lowing students: Charles F. Walker
an arts and sciences college fresh
man; Ivan M. French, arts and
sciences college freshman and a
winner of a regents’ scholarship;
Wayne E. Matschullat, business
administration college sophomore;
and Burton L. French, agricultural
college freshman who is affiliated
with Alpha Gamma Rho social
fraternity and was awarded a
Sears-Roebuck scholarship this fall.
From Chambers come three se
nior students. Cleo E. Alderson is
enrolled in the college of arts and
sciences. Laurence L. Jones and
Dorothy E. Wintermote art both
registered in agricultural college
Miss Wintermote is a member of
the Home Economics association
and is affiliated with Phi Upsilon
Omicron, honorary home econ
omics sorority.
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Students coming from Emmet
are Gerald W. Brown, who is an
arts and sciences college junior,
and Floyd E. Burge, freshman in
the college of agriculture.
The two Atkinson students are
both engineering college regist
rants. Martin L. Siemsen is a
sophomore, and John F. Schrunk,
Jr., is a junior.
Roger V. Roscnkrans of Dorsey,
is an agricultural college sopho
more.
John Farner of Stuart, is a sopho
more in the medical college at
Omaha. ,
Minta M. Lee of Amelia, is a
graduate student at the university.
With an all - time enrollment,
the university presents a cosmo
politan picture. In addition to stu
dents from all parts of Nebraska
and nearly every state in the union,
many are registered from foreign
countries, including the -philip
'pines, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cana
da, France and Germany.
Card of Thanks
Neighbors and friends were very
kind to us during the illness and
following the death of our beloved
father, the late John Addison, and
to them all we desire to express our
sincere thanks for their kind mani
festations and beautiful floral tri
butes. Your kindness and sympathy
to us in our hour of sorrow will
ever be gratefully remembered.—
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hagerty and
family; Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Robin
son and family; Mrs. Rose Taylor
and family; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Orr
and family; Clifford Addison; Mr.
and Mrs. Casper Addison and fam
ily; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd AddiBon;
John Addison, jr., and family; Del
bert Addison, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Huber, and Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Robinson and family.
We wish to express our sincere
gratitude to the many friends and
neighbors for their many acts of
kindness and help during the illness
and death of our beloved husband,
father, son and brother. Especial
ly do we thank the Royal Neigh
bors, Coffee Club and others who
sent the lovely floral offerings.—
Mrs. Violet Sholes and children;
Mrs. Sarah Sholes, Rufus Sholes,
James Sholes, Mrs. Daisy Hawk
and family, and Delbert Sholes and
family.
We wish to express our thanks
to the kind friends and neighbors
who were so helpful and offered
words of sympathy following the
death of our beloved son and
brother, Leo Bazelman. Also for
the beautiful floral offerings.—Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Bazelman, Mrs.
Carrett Kallhoff, Mrs. Edward
Psotta, Joseph Bazelman, Francis
Bazelman, Mrs. Frank Clements.
Mrs. Chet Calkins received word
Tuesday of the death of her sister,
Mrs. Fred Woods, at her home in
Fremont, Nebr., after an illness of
several months. Mrs. Wood was
53 years of age at the time of her
death and was a resident of the
state all her life. She leaves her
husband and five children, three
daughters and two sons. Mrs.
Calkins left on the Northwestern
Wednesday morning for Fremont
to attend the funeral.
Miss Pauline Iloefs, of Wood
Lake, Nebr., a student of St. Mary’s
Academy, is convalesing in St.
Joseph’s hospital in Omaha, follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
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Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs.
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of friends with a dinner at the
Golden and cards later, compli
mentary to Mr. Campbell’s sisters,
Mrs. J. A. Devine and Miss Grace
Campbell, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Melnnerny, of Cheyenne, Wyo.