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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1941)
-—---—________ __Li VOL. LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, July 17, 1941 Number 10 ___ M -..- -... ATTORNEY D R. MOUNTS, ATKINSON JUDGE OF 15TH DISTRICT He Was Appointed Last Monday Morning By Governor Griswold, Took The Oath Of Office And Now Is District Judge. Age, 51; born in Western Kan sas; raised and schooled at Tonka wa, Oklahoma, where his father who was in the race for land when the Cherokee Strip opened, took a homestead. Was a graduate of Oklahoma University perparatory school at Tonkawa in 1897; enter ed the University of Kansas colllege of law where received his degree in 1912 and was admitted to the bar in Kansas and Oklahoma. Came to Nebraska in 1914 and for a year engaged in educational work in Omaha. Established a law practice at Long Pine in 1915 and in the spring of 1916 was admitted o the Nebraska bar. Since 1929 has been practicing law in Atkin son. His continuous practice in the Fifteenth Judical District for 26 years ranks him close to seniority among the lawyers of the District, comprising Holt, Boyd, Keya Paha and Brown counties. He served as president of the Fifteen Distriit Bar association in 1937. At Long Pine he was city attorney from 1915 until 1929; served as secretary and then as president of the Long Pine Com mercial Club . In 1916 he served as county attorney bf Brown county bv appointment but was not a can didate for the office in the following election. Since 1929 he has been city at torney at Atkinson. He served I two terms as secretary and two as president of the Atkinson Service Club, and the past six years has been a member of the board of education. He is a member of Atkinson Lodge No. 164, A. F. & A. M., past master of the Long Pine lodge; Past Patron, Order of Eastern Star; Knights Templer, Bethl Command ery No. 28, Long Pine. He was married January 8, 1920, to Marion Prang Bell in, Omaha Mrs. Mounts was educated at the University -of Michigan where she was affiliated with Chi Omega sor ority. She is a member of the At kinson Chapter, Order of Eastern Star; Chapter BU of the P. E. 0. sisterhood, and is active in Wom an’s club work. She is a member of the Atkinson Township library board, on which she has served for j many years. Both are active in the Methodist church at Atkinson. Charles Best, Pioneer Editor Of Neligh Leader Passes Away Charles T. Best, pioneer editor of the Neligh Leader, died at his home in Neligh last Thrusday morn ing, following a heart attack, the second he had. He, with a brother, established the Neligh Leader in June, 1885, and had been an owner since that date. In the dry nineties he left the Leader in charge of his brother and went to Omaha where he held positions in the news and editorial departments of the Omaha Bee for several years. He later held editorial positions on a St. Paul, Minn., daily paper. He retur ed to Neligh in 1912 and since that I time to date of his death, had ^ been active in the management and control of the Leader, being assisted] in the management and control of| the paper by his son-in-law. He | was one of the real old timers in the | business in this section of the state and he will be missed by hundreds of the profession. Neligh and Antelope county owes much to the best Brothers and Charlie was the one that always fronted for everything that he believed was for the good of his town and county. We had knovrn Mr. Best as a Brother Editor for over fifty years and we always admired him for his ability in his chosen profession and his enthuusiasm for the things that were just and right. Mrs. Charles McKenna enter | gained the members of the D. D. ||!lub at a dinner party and showei kt her home on Monday night, konoring Miss Clarissa Teaquist ■ho js to be married soon. City Soft Ball League Has Been Organized An official city soft ball league was formed last Tuesday night, when the managers of the 4 teams in the league, the All Stars, Bob McDonough and Junior Toy; The Tri State Produce, Clyde Willson; Brown-McDonald, Gene Stanton and the K. of C. Francis Valla, met and organized for the coming seas on. The first game will be played at the City Park on next Monday evening, beginning at 6:30, and each team will play the others four times during the season, with the last game played on the 22nd of August. The play off for the city championship will be held the last week in August. Friday July 18th, at 2:30 P. M. Thre will be a treasure hunt for children ranging in age from 4 to 12 First and second prizes will be awarded, in addition to a treat for all who participate. We have reeieved requests from other enters challnge us to games of Kittonball, Croquet and Horst shoe’s in the near future. There fore, those destring to participate in these games should attend the Center for practice. While we have some good talent among those rang ing in age from 12 years down, we are anxious to obtain a few more players for a Kittonball team, ages from 13 to T6 inclusive. NOTICE 1 have moved my Insurance of fice to the first building south of Toy’s store where I will be pleased to meet my customers, old and new. L. G. Gillespie. General Advance In Price Trends In Livestock Market Here Receipts of cattle doubled those of a week ago at the local livestock auction last Monday. Prices were generally stronger, especially on the better grades. Demand was strong and brisk action dominated the market throughout. Hog re ceipts were again light and prices were upped to new highs. Good, lightweight steer calves reached an extreme top of $12.50. The long end of th calves sold be tween $11.00 and $12.00. Heifer ! calves were rather scarce and those that were here brought strong prices. In the yearling class supplies were considerably increased and the offering met with popular demand The best light yearlings cashed at $11.45, with the bulk selling from; $10.75 to $11.45. Plainer grades sold on downward but, never the less shared in the general price upswing. . A nice supply of good quality 2-year old Angus heifers and a con siderable number of fat Angus cows were here. Most of the heif ers ranged in price from $7.75 to $7.85 with a few outstanding indi viduals reaching even higher levels. The cows, likewise proved popular| and the best ones paid $7.75. Other j cows of other breeds carrying less flesh and quality sold from $6.50 to $7.25. Bulls sold mostly from $7.50 to $8.25. In the hog division receipts were! again light with only about 125 on sale here. An extreme top of $10.70 was paid for butchers. Practical top on these was $10.60. Sows hit a high top of $9.60 and the bulk sold from $9.40 to $9.60. Pigs were not too plentiful but were in brisk demand and sold inosly by the head. About a dozen horses com pleted the day’s offering. The next regular sale will be held Monday July 21. Eppenbachs Hold Family Reunion A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Eppenbach, northeast of this city, on Sunday July 20, 1941. Thirty five relatives were present for the occasion and it is needless tse say that they all had a very enjoyable time. Elizabeth Steckmeyer Mrs. Elizabeth Steckmeyer pass ed away at her home in this city at 3:30 this morning, after being in failing health for the past three years, at the age of 81 years, four months and nine days. The funer al will be held at 9 o’clock a. m. on Saturday, July 19, at St Patrick’s church and burial in Cal cery cemetery. Elizabeth Baum was a native of Germany, being born at Brietbem Bevinia, on December 8, 1869. When a young girl she came to this country with her parents and they located in Iowa, where on May 1, 1888, she was united in mar riage to John Steckmeyer, the cere mony being performed at Dubuque. Four children were born of this union, two sons and two daughters. The children are, Margaret, at home; Edward, McCook, Nebr.; John, Grand Island. Nebr.; Mrs. Mary Connell, Waterloo, Iowa., who with their father are left to mourn th passing of a kind and affection ate wife and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Steckmeyer came to this county in the spring of 1911 from Farley, Iowa. For six years they lived on a farm near town and then moved to town in 1917 and since that time she had been a resident of O’Neill. Red Rird Calf Club The Redbird Calf Club held their regular meeting at the home of Geo. Rector. All members except two were present. A weiner roast was enjoyed by the members of the club after the meeting. The next meeting will be held at the Ed Thomas home. Joseph Conarro Joseph Conarro died at the local hospital last Monday, July 14, after a short illness. The funeral wa> held from the Biglin Mortoary on Tuesday afternoon and interment in Prospect Hill cemetery. De ceased was about <34 years of age and was a native of Butler county, Nebraska, and had been a resident of this county about two years. Charles Stout made a business trip to Sioux City on Saturday. Another Old Timer Passed Away Tuesday. The ranks of the old timers was again diminished Tuesday morn ing when George Bay passed away I at his home in this city, about 6 A.; M. of a sudden heart attack, at the; age of 69 years. The funeral was held at 2 o’clock this afternoon' from the Presbyterian church, Rev.1 Spencer officiating and burial in Pleasant Valley cemetery, north east of this city. Mr. Bay had been in his usual good health and was around town Monday and in the country on busi-1 ness that evening. In his position • as constable he had papers to serve! in the country and he intended j ed getting up early so that he could get out and get them served and I be back before it got too warm. | About 5 o’clock Mrs. Buy woke up and said she would get up and get his breakfast, as he wanted to. get an early start, lie was feeling all light then and said that it would be time enough to have breakfast] at 6 o’clock. A short time after wards she heard him breathing hard and his face had become a little discolored so she called the Doctor, but he had passed away before the Doctor arrived. George Bay was born in Germ any on June 10, 1872. When he was 12 years of age his parents came to the United States and they came direct to Holt county. On their arrival here Mr. Bay took a home stead about four miles east of the old Phoenix postoffice. This was in the spring of 1884. They lived on this farm for a couple of years when his father sold it and> purchased land near the present site of Meek, where he resided until his death and the property was owned by George at the time of his death. On February 21, 1895 j he was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Katzor, the ceremony being^ performed in this city. One child! was born of this union, a son, who passed away w’hen about one year ild. He leaves to mourn his pass j ing his wife and 4gne brother, | Henry, of Elkhorn, Nebr., besides I a host of friends in this city and I county. George Bay was a good citizen, a good business man and had made a success of life. Since he came to the county in 1884 he had been a resident continuously, with the exception of six years, three of which he lived at Beavr Cross ing, Nebr., and three of them at Elkhorn, Nebr. In 1920 he rented his farm and moved to this city which had been his home ever since. He built a nice home when he moved to town and later on built another house as an investment. During his years here he was always inter ested and active in the civic affairs of the city and county. He was a strong believer in temperance and during the later twenties he was a Federal Prohibition Agent, with headquarters in Omaha, a position he held for about five years. Since his return home he has served the city as constable and also as Police Judge, a position he held at the time of his death. Mrs. Elsie Lenhoff Mrs. Elise Lenhoff died at the Long Pine Hospital last Wednesday night at 11.00 after an illness of but one day of infection of the spine at the Hge of 37 years. The funeral was held from the Catholic church in this city last Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, Monsignor McNamahe offociating and burial in Calvery cemetery. Mrs. Elsie Bundle was born at Bloomfield, Nebraska, om Sept ember 9, 1904, where she grew t< woman hood. On January 22, 190!*, she was united in marriage to Elo H. Lenhoff, the ceremony being performed at Bloomfield by Rev. Father McNamara, who also offici ated at the baptism of Mrs. Len hoff. One daughter was horn of this union, La Verne, who with her father is left to mourn her passing. She is also survived by her mother, four brothers and four sisters. Mr. Lenhoff came to this county in 1921 and lived for three years on the Muman ranch northeast of O’Neill . After thoir marriage they moved to Keya Paha county, where they lived of eight years, then spent one year in Rock county and latei moved to Brown county and were living four and a half miles east of Long Pine at the time of her death. A large delegation of friends from Keya Paha, Rock and Brown counties were present at the funeral, which attested the esteem in which the deceased was held by her friends and acquaintenances. Former O’Neill Boy In Serious Accident In Minnesota Russell Bowen, of Bemidji, Minn., was critically injured on last Sat urday morning in Bemidji, when a car careened down the sidewaUk, struck two stores, hit Mr, Bowen and then swerved from side to side hiting four different cars, knocking off a lamp post and theatre signs and finally came to a stop when it dived off the curb into another car. Mr. Bowen, who is the son of Mr. and llarry Bowen of this city and is the district auditor of the Interstate Power Company in Bern, idji, suffered a fracture of the left arm fractured ribs, fractures of j the spinal processes of the lower back and bruises. Mr. Bowen was immediately; taken to the Bemidji hospital whore1 X-Ray pictures were taken and his1 wounds dressed. He was reported • reseting well after medical attent-j ion had been admistsiered, and said: that he could not very clearly just what did happen. The car was driven by a filling station operator and apparently! went out of control when he at tempted to turn the corner. The! Chief of Police of Bemidji, said that the driver of the car had apparent ly suffered a “lapse of memory or a fainting spell.’’ Mr. and Mrs. Bowen had planned on leaving Saturday afternoon on a brief vacation trip. The latest reports that Mr. and Mis. Harry Bowen have received are to the effect that Russell is recovering nicely. O’Neill Base Ball Team looses And Wins Again O'Neill lost its first game of the season here Sunday when Ains worth copped a 9 to <5 decision. The Ainsworth boys were out for re venge of the 21 to 10 victory O’Neill scored over them at Ainsworth last Sunday. Iton, a pitcher Ainsworth obtain ed from Chadron, held the O’Neill team to 8 hits, while Ainsworth collected 12 including 1 home run and two triples. Batteries —Ains worth, Iton and Rilchardson, O’Neill Troshynski, Thorn and Conarro. O’Neill will play Butte there Sunday July 13. O’Neill Player AB R H Bright 2nd. 4 10 Trashynski p. 3 2 2 Shobery 3rd. 422 Conarro c. 4 0 1 ( Pruss If. 4 0 1 i Tomlinson cf. 3 0 1 Mille 1st. 4 0 0 j Hansen ss. 4 0 0 j Honeycutt rf. 2 1 1 I Appleby rf. 1 0 0 j DeVore rf. 1 0 0 j 34 6 8 1 Ainsworth Player AB R H | C. Richardson c. 6 1 1 T. Schissler If. 5 4 3 A. Richardson rf. 6 2 2 B. Schissler ss. 4 13 I). Iton p. 4 0 1 Shipman 2nd. 6 0 0 Waite cf. 6 0 0 Schelm 3rd. 4 0 0 Longer 1st. 2 12 Leonard 2nd. 200 41 9 12 O’Neill defeated Butte at Butte Sunday, July, July 13, by a score of 6 to 3. O’Neill led at the minth inning by a score of 5 to 1, but Butte rallied and on 3 hits scored 2 runs. Battery - Butte - Anderson and Mohlendorf, O’Neill, Thorn and Pruss. O’Neill will play Butte here at the city Park Sunday, July 20, O’Neill. Player AB K H Bright 2nd. 6 2 3 Thom p. 6 11 Shoberg 3rd. 603 Tioshynski r1. 6 13 Pruss c. 5 0 2 Tomlinson cf. 3 10 Hansen sa. 4 0 8 Mille 1st 3 0 0 Feeback If. 4 0 0 39 5 12 Butte Player AB I H Koenig ss. 5 0 2 Keller If. 4 0 0 Mohlendorf c. 3*0 Seaman 2nd. 4 11 Mohr If. 4 11 Leiwer 3rd. 4 0 2 Anderson p. 4 0 2 Roush cf. 3 12 Hermon 1st. 4 0 1 35 3 9 BRIEFLY STATED Mrs, ft. F. Dolan and son, Myles, of Denver, Colorado, arrived last Friday night for a visit with her mother, Mrs. William Daly and her sister, Mrs. J. J. Harrington. L. G. Gillespie has moved his in surance office from the old bank buildingkto the Odd Fellows build ing, justAouth of Toy’s store, where he can 1(0 found ready to attend to the needs of the people in the in surance Line. ♦ ■ Simon Bosen, of Branierd, Nebr.. arrived in, O’Neill Monday and is the new section foreman of the Chicago & Northwestern railway. He will move his* family here as soon a he is able to find a desirable home.! Mr. Bosen is a brother-injaw of; Mrs. Lod Janousek. ----- - Mr. and Mrs. Karl Bonawitz and daughter, Jeanne of West Los An-1 geles, California, left on Saturday for Norfolk to visit, after visiting here last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Brennan. Mrs. Bren nan accomanied them to Norfolk on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan Einspai and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hassell, ofj Kedfield, S. D,, visited here on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka. Mr. and Hrs. Hassell and Mr. Einspar returned on Sunday evening, while Mrs. Eins-I par remained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. Max Golden, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harper, Mr. and Mrs. A. Jaszkowiak, Bennett Grady and Norman Gonderinger drove to Norfolk on Sunday, where they attended the annual one day golf tournament of the Norfolk Country Club. Bob Burke arrived home on Sun day to spend a thirty day furlough | here visiting his mothr, Mrs. Laura! Burke and other relatives and' friends. Bob has been stationed at Shanghei, China, for the past year and is to report back to San Diego, California, on August 10. Mrs. H. J. Hammond will leave the first of the week for Denver, Colo., where she will visit her daughter, Miss Mary Lois and her sisters, the Misses Mayme, Rose I and Kathleen Grady. She will re-, tusn the first of August and Masy Lois will return with her to spend the balance of the summer here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Gerard and daughter, Mary Lenore, of Manilla. P. I., who have been here visiting Mrs. Gerard’s mother, Mrs. William Daly and her sister, Mrs. J. J. Har-j rington, for the past few weks left on Monday for Omaha, Cleveland and Chicago, where they will visit otherrelatives and friends. They will return to O'Neill for another visit before sailing for home this fall. Miss Marion Dickson, Mrs. A. M. King and Miss Geraldiine Cronin drove to Grand Island on Saturday, taking Mrs. Roy Anderson to that city, from which point she took the train for her home at Portland Oregon. Mrs. Anderson has been visiting her mother Mrs. R. R. Dickson for the past month, after being called here by the sudden death of her father, Judge R. R. Dickson. I W. K. McElvain, of Chambers,1 has purchased the equipment in ; the Ennis Shoe Hospital, taking | possession, Tuesday afternoon, and is now ready to cater to the wants of the people of the people of this section. Mr. McElvain is married has one son and will move his fam ily here as soon as he can find a desirable residenre. The Frontier welcomes him to the ranks of O’Neill business men. . Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones and son, David, and Miss Evelyn Stan-j nard, of Denver, Colo., arrived on Friday night to visit at the^home of their mother. Mrs. David Stan, nard over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Jones and Miss Stannard re turned to Denver on Monday morn- j ing, while David remained for a! longer visit. Neil Brennaa, a wudent at Rice Institute, Houston, Texas, arrived, on Saturday to spend the balance of the summer vacation here with his mother, Mrs. F. M. Brennan. Neil has been visiting relatives and friends at Providence, R. I., and at Atlanta, Georgia. He also spent -onie time with his father, Col, F. M. Brennan, who is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. BRIEFLY STATED Jack Davidson left Monday for Omaha on a business trip. Mrs. Jessie Shepard and Mrs. Walter Lauterborn, of San Bernar dino, California, arrived here last week to visit at the home of their sister, Mrs, E. Wilcox. Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess drove to Norfolk on Sunday, where they attended the annual one day golf tournament of the Norfolk Country Club. Mrs. Mary Saunders, of Shelby, Miss., arrived here on Sunday from Stanton, where she had been visit ing, to visit her brother, John Prot ivinsky and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Petr and son, Jerry Lee, of Omaha, returned to their home on Monday, after vis iting here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzika. Charles Will returned last week from a month’s vacation, spent visiting his mother and other rela ives at Downs, Kansas, and other cities in that stae. Miss Grace Suchy, who is on her vacation from her duties at the Travelers Insurance Company, left on Wednesday for Omaha, where she will spend several days visiting relatives and friends. Hugh McKenna left on Tuesday for Fort Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas, where ho is stationed, after spending a five day furlough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlss McKenna. Mrs. Russell Weingartner and children left on Thursday morning for their home in Houston, Texas, after visiting here at the home of her parents for the past month. Vince Schuberg. who has been employed at the Brown-McDonald Store for the past several years, has resigned his position there and accepted a position with Buck’s Booterie at Fremont, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. McElhaney and children, of Omaha, visited here on Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted McElhaney, whille on their way home from a vacation trip. Miss Gladys Neigenfind is the new nurse at the Sarchet home in Page. Mrs. Saachet has been ser iously ill with rheumatiism for some time, but is now on the road to recovery. Dr. Frank Gallagher of La Crosse, Wis., and Miss Ruth Yeager of Chicago, arrived Sunday to visit at the home of Dr. Gallagher’s mother, Mrs. J. P. Gallagher. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Cronin and Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harty and son, Tom, drove to Grand Island on Sun day where they visited relatives. Tom remained for a longer visit at the home of Mrs. Cecilia Cleary. Mike Horriskey, H. J. Hammond, Ira Moss and P. C. Donohoe re turned Wednesday from Minnesota, where they spent the past ten days fishing. They report having had a good time and splendid fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Moore re turned on Tuesday evening from Lincoln, and brought with them their daughter, Marylin and Miss Ann Harty, who have been attend ing camp at Milford, Nebraska. Mrs .William Mclnherney left on Saturday for her home at Chey enne, Wyo., after visiting here at her sisters, Mrs. Bea Rentschler and Miss Ann O’Donnell and her brother, Paddy O’Donnell. Mrs. I,. M. Rieckhoff and son, Jimmie, «f Chicago, Illlinois, who have been here visiting her mother. Mrs. J. F. O’Donell, left on Sun day for her home. Mrs. O’Donnell accompanied her and will spend • few weeks in Chicago, visiting. - H Mrs. Jessie Shephard and Mrs. Walter Lauterborn of San Bernar dino, Cal., and Mrs. E. Wilcox, re turned on Saturday frroin Spring view, Nebr., and Sioux Falls, S. D., where they visited at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Stevens. Atkinson Boosters on a tour in the interest of their liay Day Cele bration will be in O’Neill next Wed nesday evening at 8:00 o’clock and will tell of the wonders of their big celebration. Remember the day and the hour.