Over the County
EMMET ITEMS
Sunday dinner guests at the
Sewell Johnson home were a sister
of Mrs. Seralda Johnson, Mrs. Marie
Zuelke, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, of
Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Fredricks and family of Butte.
The Ladies Aid met at the home
of Mrs. Leon Beckwith on Wednes
day afternoon. Mrs. Mattie Wel
ler was the assistant hostess.
Plans were completed for the din
i ner and bazaar to be held at the
1. Methodist church Tuesday evening,
December 5. The ladies will start
serving dinner at 5:00 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McMillian
entertained the following last
Thursday for dinner: Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Strong and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Anderson
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn
Strong and baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martens
and children, of Atkinson, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beck
with Thursday evening. Helen
Martens was a guest of Leona
Fern and the girl scout troop that
evening. Mrs. Homer Lowery
brought the 'girls out. They held
their scout meeting and afterwards
had a taffy pull. Members of the
Scout Troop are, Clara Lowery,
Merna Fox, Lois Cole, Leone Beck
with,- Betty Harris and possibly
Helen Martens. Miss Susan Ames
■ is their leader and Marjorie Mains
their .lieutenant leader. A very
enjoyable evening was enjoyed by
all.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gaffney en
tertained at a Thanksgiving din
ner Thursday the 23, honoring her
sister, Mrs. Margaret Miller, of
Washington, D. C. She is also a
sister of Mrs. D. H. Allen.
Mrs. Seralda Johnson spent a
few days at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Mattie Weller in Atkin
son.
John Conard, Harry Werner and
Guy Cole spent several days last
week on the Niobrara hunting.
John was lucky enough to get two
guese.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patterson
drove to Omaha Friday afternoon
| to attend the funeral of a brother
in-la#. They returned home on
Monday.
J. H. Patterson, Charles Abart
and Claude Bates drove to Gordon
Wednesday to attend a cattle sale.
(Crowded Out Last Week)
The Emmet Ladies Aid Society
held a Colonial Tea at the home of
Mrs. Guy Cole on Wednesday af
ternoon. It was very well attended
and everyone who had or could
borrow old finery donned it for the
occasion. The committee in charge
entertained the gathering and
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Geo.
Lewis, Mrs. Seralda Johnson, Mrs.
John Conard and Mrs. Bert Gaff
ney. There were a number of
beautiful old gowns worn, out
standing among them was a wed
ding dress fifty-eight years old,
worn by Mrs. Bob Martin of At
kinson. It was fashioned of a
A creamy tan material with draped
skirt and a shirred band set in near
the hemline.. It had a bosque
bodice with a lovely lace fichu.
Mrs. Martin’s hairdo was in old
style too. Mrs. Bob Mains wore a
beautiful dress her mother wore
about fifty-seven years ago. This
was made of light gray taffeta
with shirred bodice and wide gored
skirt that was frilly lined and was
trimmed with a double ruffle of
the material at the hem. High
black shoes completed her costume.
Mrs. Alfred Martin also wore a
lovely old dress of heavy black
silk with black lace trimming and
a jacket of the same material that
hooked up the back to a high neck
line. Mrs. Leon Beckwith was the
only one persent who wore hoops
* which she had a little difficulty
navigating. Mrs. Bert Gaffney
wore a dress and shawl she had
borrowed from Mrs. Crimmins of
Atkinson. The dress was a full
skirted print with lace at the neck.
She also carried a cane which came
from Ireland fifty some years ago
and had belonged to Mr. Gaffney’s
father. Grandma Cole, who is
almost 87 stopped in for a short
time wearing a black velvet bonnet
trimmed in ostrich tips that had
belonged to her mother. Mrs.
Sewell Johnson wore a lovely small
hat that to us would look just as
smart today as it must have looked
forty or fifty years ago. The af
ternoon was closed by a lunch of
sandwiches, cake, coffee and
pickles.
Miss Mildred Clark and Miss
I Davis Patterson, of Wayne, drove
to Emmet Friday where they spent
the week-end at the home of Miss
Doris’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Patterson.
Mrs. Anspaeh and daughter, of
Inman, spent the week-end at the
John Conard home.
Mrs. Guy (Cole drove to Ains
worth Friday afternoon taking a
group of the O’Neill football boys
to the game.
Claude Bates made a business
trip to Sioux City Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrrs. Bob Fox and fam
ily were Sunday dinner guests at
the De Vere Fox home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kee and
daughter, Naydene, drove to Spen
cer Friday afternoon to visit Mer
vin Kee, who is employed there.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox and
family drove to Stuart Sunday af
ternoon to visit at the Howard Pet
tijohn home.
MEEK AND VICINITY
Howard Rouse was an over-night
guest of John Steinburg on Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffith
spent the paaa week visiting rela
tives and friends at Inman and
O’Neill and vicinity, returning
home on Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. Arnold Nabholtz
came from Miltonvale, Kansas,
Saturday where they are attending
school and will hold services all
week at Paddock Union, beginning
at 8 o’clock each evening. All are
cordially invited to attend. Mrs.
Nabholtz is a fine musician and a
great help to her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kaczor
were dinner guests at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Nelson.
Dick Robertson underwent an
operation for sinus trouble at an
Omaha hospital last Thursday and
while he was quite bad he is rapid
ly improving, a fact that his many
friends in this locality will be glad
to learn.
Dinner guests at the Howard
Rouse home on Sunday were, Har
old and Lester Young, of Oppor
tunity; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grif
fith, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young.
Thelma, Edward and Helen also
called in the afternoon.
Marx Peterson was a supper
guest at Melvin Johring’s on Sun
day.
Word was received here by rela
tives that Mrs. George Weldon,
better known as Martha Mitchell,
was paralyzed. So far we have
had no particulars. She and her
husband left this locality a few
years ago, going to California
where they have since made their
home. All her friends here are
hoping that she speedily recovers.
Dinner guests at the Fred Joh
ring home on Sunday were, Marx
Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Johring. Afternoon callers were
Mr. and Mrs. Albert McDonald and
sons and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Fox
and daughters.
PLEASANT DALE
Mis. Walter Spangler marketed
her turkeys last week on the
Thanksgiving market.
Miss Mary Ann Winkler, teacher
of Pleasantview, spent the week
end with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maring
are enjoying a visit from their
daughter, Alice, of Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beckwith
entertained six ocuples at a pin
ochle party last Thursday even
ing. They guests enjoyed an oys
ter supper after the game.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters
have rented the Eggert farm lo
cated about thirty miles north of
O’Neill, and plan to move as soon
as the Eggert family moves to
Minnesota this fall.
A large group from Center
Union and vicinity attended the
funeral services of Mrs. Alfred
Bradley in O’Neill Saturday after
moon. Mr. Bradley was seriously
ill and was unable to attend her
funeral.
Mrs. Arthur Burge attended a
birthday party in honor of Mrs. Ed
Burge in O’Neill Saturday.
INMAN NEWS
The I. W. Extension Club met
with Mrs. Kenneth Smith on Wed
nesday. “Christmas for The Home”
was the lesson discussed. A beau
tiful display of luncheon sets, hold
ers, pillows, wall shelves etc. were
on display by the leaders. The
December meeting will be a Christ
mas party at the home of Mrs. Har.
din Auspauch.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Noe of Or
chard were here Thursday visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Chicken.
Joe Gallagher and sister, Miss
Bea and Mrs. Elizabeth Colman
drove to Sheldon, Iowa, Friday for
a visit at the Neal Chase home.
From there Miss Rea will go to
California for a visit with her sis
ter. Mr. Gallagher and Mrs. Cole
man returned Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vrooman and
daughter, Shirley May, of Venus,
were here Friday visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fraka.
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Watson and
Carolyn, R. Wilde Stickney, Mrs.
Jennie Wilcox and L. W. May drove
to Lincoln Friday. The Watsons
and Mr. Stickney returned Sunday
while Mrs. Wilcox remained for a
visit with her sons, George and El
mer. Mr. May is visiting his par
ents in College view.
Little Olive Watson was taken to
the orthopedic hospital at Lincoln
Friday for a "check up”. Her foot
was found to be getting along fine
and she came home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Conger of
Atkinson visited here among rela
tives Thursday.
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LAND AUCTION
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The Burival 640 acres, and O’Neill town prop
erty will be sold at Public Auction at the Court
House on Monday, December 4th, at 2 P. M. In
quire for particulars of
W. J. HAMMOND, Referee, j
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Toytown Is Open!
TOYS AND GIFTS FOR
THE WHOLE FAMILY
CHINESE CHECKERS, the most
popular game of the year. Metallic
coated .
BACKGAMMON and CHECKER 25^5 |QC
TABLE TENNIS SET.25c
SNAP SKEE BALL 49c
JUVENILE STORY BOOKS 10c
POPULAR PLAYTIME BOOKS 10c
MUSICAL TOPS . 10c and 25c
CLOWN BANK . 10c
DISNEYLAND BLOCKS 25c
SAFETY BLOCKS 10c
BUILDING BLOCKS 10c
MYSTERY TAXICAB . 25c
TURNOVER TANK 49c
Supt. and Mrs. W. J. McClurg
and daughters, Marilyn and Joan,
spent the week end at Stuart vis
iting relatives.
Myril Caston, Virgil Tomlinson,
Norbert Clark, Gordon and Harold
Brittell, who are in a CCC camp at
Madison, Nebr., were home for the
week end.
Rex Butler, for several years a
clerk in the Fair Store here, has
accepted a position as manager of
the grocery department in a newly
opened store in Sfcuart. Rex is a
young man with plenty of ability
and a pleasing personality and his
many friends here were pleased to
learn of his new position. Mr. and
Mrs. Butler* moved to Stuart Sun
day.
M rs. Martin Conard and two
children, who have been visiting
her parents at Abie, Nebr., the past
several weeks came home Sunday.
Her mother, Mrs. W. E. Brown, re
turned home with her for a visit.
The Harmony Club met at the
Leslie Caston home Saturday night
for a party. Lunch was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Bartsch
and children, who recently held a
sale at their farm at Royal, are
here visiting her mother, Mrs. Jul
ia Riley. They plan to leave soon
for San Diego, Calif., where they
will visit her brother, Preston Ri
ley and family, after which they ex
pect to locate in Oregon or Wash
ington.
Mrs. Walt Jacox is visiting
friends near Page this week.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
V. C. Wright, Minister
Sunday School 9:45 a. m., H. B.
Burch, superintendent.
The Sunday school now has an
orchestra under the leadership of
Donald Bowen. They will begin to
play at 9:45.
Morning worship 11:00 a. m. Ser
mon by the pastor and music by the
choir. (
Intermediate League 6:00 p. m.
Epworth League 7:00 p. m.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DEC. 1 AND 2
STOCK UP NOW
FOR HOLIDAY MEALS
Food prices are low at Council Oak. Make your personal
selection from the following wide assortment of outstanding 25c
values. Dependable Council Oak Quality costs but a trrifle more
than ordinary foods. Thrifty shoppers insist on Full Value for
their money—the Council Oak Stores meet this demand. During
this sale you may select 3 of the featured items for 25c, or you
may choose 1 each of any 3 advertised items at the same price.
SUPERB
FRUIT COCKTAIL
8-oz. tin
3 FOB PH l
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SUPERB
MINCEMEAT
9-oz. pkj*.
3 FOK 2SC
“HKOKN” BRAND FLORIDA
GRAPEFRUIT 3 CANS
Tree-ripened hand peeled grape
fruit, 80% whole segments. Ready # 4^
to serve without waste or prepara- ,
tion for breakfast, for salads and
for cocktails.
CAMPBELLS
ASST’D SOUPS
All varieties except Chicken
and Mushroom
3 FOR 25
DAWN FRESH
MUSHROOMS
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Franco-American Something new and CANS
MACARONI & CHEESE “ FOR
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SUNMAID
RAISINS
15-oz. Nectar Seedless
3 FOR 25
QUAKER OATS
Quick or regular
20-oz. pkg.
3 pok 25c
POST BRAN
FLAKES
0
0 FOR
Kellogg’s
CORN FLAKES
Large, Size
3 FOR 25
MORNING LIGHT SUPERB BRAND
TOMATOES RED KIDNEY BEANS
The brand is your assurance of Most beautiful beans for salad. An
cans. r*Pe ‘<,mal<>e* in WeU*flned excellent side dish.
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Morgan’s
A»‘PLE JUICE
20-oz. tins
3 FOR 25‘
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Sea Island
BROWN SUGAR
1 -lb. Carton
3 pok 25'
Pantry Pride
SYRUP
ll-oz. bottie
1 3 kI 25c
Robb-Ross
HONEY
5-oz. jars
3 pok 2SC
Morning Light
JELLIES
Ass’t Flavors
0
0 for
Superb
QUEEN OLIVES
2^4-oz. jar
3 Fen 25_
Morning Light
PICKLES
6-oz. swwt
8-oz. dills
3 ro, 251
Morning Light
PUMPKIN
Lge 2 ■/* can
3 koh 25c
Morning Light
GREEN BEANS
No. % cut
3 FOR
Morning Light
CORN
White or Yellow
No. 2 can
‘3 for
Superb Brand
KRAUT
No. 2 can
3 FOR 25
Superb Brand
MIXED
VEGETABLES
3 kor 25c
Morning Light
PORK & BEANS
Lge. 27-oz. cans
3 FOR 25'
Superb
KITCHEN TOWELS
150-foot roll
3 for 25
Superb
Cleansing TISSUE
200 SHEETS
3 for 25c
Superb
HOMINY
L>je. No. 2'/j can
3 FOR 25'
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
288’s Juice
ORANGES
15c
DOZEN .
Eatmor
CRANBERRIES
Large Size
15c
LB.-. I»
IDAHO RUSSET
POTATOES
PECK..
EMPEROR j
GRAPES i
9 1
*■ LBS.
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Quality Meats at Thrift Prices
Dependable
BEEF
ROASTS
Critical buyers will find in
our display a roast that
pleases in every particular.
POUND
17c AND .
Puritan “Tender"
Ham Roasts
Fancy smoked, skinned ham roasts. Made tender by a special
process. Buy a big roast to have cold baked ham for sandwiches.
4 LB. STRING ENI) ROAST, Lb.16c
4 Lb. TOP END ROAST, Lb.23c
FANCY CENTER CUT HAM. Lb. 30c
HAM TO FRY
A MIDDLE CUT SLICE OF PURITAN QU
“TENDER” HAM '
BEEF
STEAK
SIRLOIN Im
pound .. 10
RIB STEAK 17c
Pound . ■»
SHORT CUTS IQc
Pound . ■ »
ROUND STEAK
Pound .. Mtm
Sweet Sugar Cured
WIDE BACON ", r ”r ^ 18
It's the cure that makes this popular priced bacon so flavory. Try
it with your breakfast cakes.
FRESH OYSTERS OJ
Per PINT ....— W
FRESH BEEF TO BOIL ,.EK 11c
dai Aru a B,G AND r,ng
dULUuNA pound . .
PURE GROUND BEEF 15c
