Farmers! Stockmen!
Feeders will start stocking their feedlots
this month, and we are receiving inquir
ies for cattle daily. Bring your livestock
to this market while the demand is brisk
and prices are good..•
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We Sell Every Monday
O’Neill Live Stock Com. Co.
Where Buyer and Seller Meet
Phone 2 O’Neill, Nebraska
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EMMET ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. John Conard left
Sunday for a few days vacation
in the Black Hills.
Mrs. Nora McLain of Colorado
visited at the Will Luben home
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppen
borg and family were callers at
the Charles Fox home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Johnson
and family of Scottsbluff visited
relatives around Emmet the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schmohr and
daughter, Gladys, and son, Wal
ter, returned home Monday eve
ning from Boulder, Colo., where
they visited relatives and friends
for a week.
Francis Luben underwent a
tonsilectomy Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Peacock attend
ed camp meeting in O’Neill last
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Devere Fox and daugh
ters, Merna and Donna, and small
> son, Eldon, and Mrs. Merta Fox
visited at the Bob Fox home last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beckwith
made a business trip to Sioux
City on Monday.
The South Side Improvement
Club met at the Henry Patterson
home last Friday evening.
Mrs. Walter Spangler departed
late last week for Denver, Colo.,
to visit her son and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. LaVern Stahley.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Spence of
Atkinson visited at the C. A.
Henry home Thursday evening of
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Peacock called
at the John Kee home Tuesday
evening.
INMAN NEWS
Mr. an Mrs. Lewis Kopecky
left Saturday for Grand Island,
where they met relatives, with
whom they went to Denver and
visited their son Lewie, who is
studying to become an x-ray tach
Bician in the Army.
Mias Patty Ba; fch of Buhl,
Idaho, arrived last Saturday and
will spend the school year here
with ner grandmother, Mrs. Julia
Riley, and attend the Inman
school.
Tom Watson and Arlan Caster
left for Omaha Monday morning,
after spending the week-end here
with their parents. Both boys are
working in Omaha.
George Conard and Virgil Tom
linson returned from Omaha Sat
urday morning, where they took
their examination for the Army.
Both passed and will leave Sept.
11 for Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Mrs. I. L. Watson and son,
Sammy, returned Thursday from
a visit with relatives in Lincoln
and Omaha.
Hr. and Mrs. James Vidlak of
Omaha arrived Saturday for a
visit with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Keyes.
The Y. M. Club were entertain
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Mossman last Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. James Coventry and
Mr. and Mrs. James Cronk were
guests. The hostess served lunch
at the close of the evening. Pitch
was played.
The Harmony Club met with
Mrs. James Thompson last Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Romig de
parted last Saturday morning for
their home at Wilcox, after spend
ing a few days here with Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Tompkins. All con
cerned had just returned from a
week’s vacation in the Black Hills
of South Dakota.
Miss Ardith Smith, who spent
most of the summer in California,
has returned home. She will
teach school near Page.
Miss Hazel Franka has gone to
Newcastle, Nebr., where she will
teach school the current term.
The Inman school will start on
Monday, Sept. 7.
The Youth Fellowship party
was held at tha Aid parlors Mon
day night. Outdoor games were
played on the school grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crosser and
daughter of Cherokee, Iowa, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller
one day last week. They were
on their way to Lusk, Wyo., and
Colorado, where they expected
to spend a few days fishing for
trout.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller drove
to Chambers last Sunday, where
they visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fay Britell.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Abrams of
Omaha are spending a few weeks
here at their summer home.
Mrs. John Claussen and son,
Willard, took their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Phillip YarnaM to
Gmnd Island Friday, from where
she left for her home at Ehgle
wood, Cal., after a two weeks
visit here with her parents and
other relatives.
Get Ready For Fall
House Cleaning
We have all the newest
patterns in Wall Paper.
More than one hundred 1943 patterns to choose
from, and they are priced so moderately. . . .
A WIDE VARIETY IN
HOUSE PAINTS
MANY DIFFERENT QUALITIES
LINOLEUM RUGS
We have your choice in any
size, and price.
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BRIEFLY STATED
Mrs. Clarence Cunningham and
son. Vincent, spent Saturday in
Sioux City.
Charles McManus. Gene Davis
and John Lowery spent Sunday
in Sioux City.
Ann Asher spent from Friday
until Monday with friends at
North Platte.
Mrs. Anna McCartney and Mrs.
M. Jensen spent Sunday at Spen
cer visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Peterson
went to Council Bluffs. Iowa, on
Wednesday for a few days visit.
Mrs. Dean Selah went to Bur
lington, Iowa. Tuesday to visit
her son, Clarence, and wife for
a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Moore
and daughter, Marilyn, and son,
Tommy, went to Omaha today to
get their daughter and sister,
Dorothy, who has been receiving
medical treatment at St. Joseph’s
hospital for three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pribil of
Alliance came Monday to visit
relatives and friends. Mr. Pribil,
who is employed in the defense
plant at Alliance, returned Wed
nesday and Mrs. Pribil remained
here with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Timmerman.
The Merrimyx Club had a 1:30
covered dish luncheon at the
home of Mrs. Harold Lindberg
Tuesday afternoon. The time was
spent playing bridge, and high
score was won by Mrs. H. L.
Walling.
Miss Mamie Cullen, of Omaha,
came Tuesday and is a guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. N.
Cronin for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Gifford of
Grand Island were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miller
from Friday until Sunday.
Willard Claussen, who enlisted
in the army air corps a week
ago, left Monday for Omaha,
where he reported for duty.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Kratochvil of
Osmond spent Sunday with their
daughter, Miss Dorothy, and Mr.
and Mrs. John Kersenbrock.
Their son, Jerry, who had been
visiting here for a week, returned
home with them.
Miss Irma Grill, who was en
route from Denver, Colo., to Nel
igh, where she teaches in the
Neligh public school, spent from
last Wednesday until Sunday at
the home of her brother, C. F.
Grill, and family.
Miss Marjorie Dickson left
Monday for Sioux City, Iowa, and
Chicago, where she will visit rel
atives and friends for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Small
and family moved Friday from
the William Gatz residence to
the Tom Griffin residence, form
erly occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Van Dollen.
Mrs. Wallace Lundeen return
ed to her home at Chickaska,
Okla., on Wednesday, after spend
ing a couple of weeks with her
| parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Der
: ickson at Dorsey and her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Butterfield and
family here.
The M. M. Club had a farewell
party at the home of Mrs. C. W.
Porter Saturday afternoon, honor
ing Mrs. O .F. Rummel. The
afternoon was spent socially and
Mrs. Rummel was presented with
a lovely going away gift.
Miss Marjorie Cronin will en
tertain five gnests at a 6:30 din
ner at her home tonight, honoring
i Miss Constance Biglin, who leaves
September 14, for Sioux City, la.,
vnere she wnl take a nurse’s
training course at St. Vincent’s
hospital.
Mrs. Clara Miles and Mrs. Jack
Davidson went to Lincoln today
to attend the state convention of
the Woodmen Circl* beTng held
there Friday and Saturday.
Dr. W. D. Backeberg and m3th
er, Mrs. W. F. Backeberg, who
were on the way from Omaha to
their home in Winner, S. D., stop
ped here Tuesday evening and
were dinner guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shierk.
Pft. Jerome Spittler returned to
Fort Knox, Ky., today, after a
two weeks furlough spent here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Spittler, and other relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. V. C. Wright
were dinner guests of Mr. ard
Mrs. Ira George Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Cecil Ruchong of Santa
Monica, Calif., visited last week
at the home of her brother, Nor
man Kirschman, and family.
Mrs. James Davidson and son,
Jack, spent Sunday in Sioux City,
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Davidson and family.
Owen LaPrath accompanied them
and visited relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Stout and
daughter, Sharon, returned Tues
day from Grant, where they had
been visiting relatives for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bowen and
Mrs. Olive Pendergast went to
Broken Bow last Sunday to spend
the day with Mrs. Pendergast’s
daughter and Mrs. Bowen’s sis
ter, Mrs. Belle Warner, and fam
ily. Donald Bowen, who had been
visiting there for a week, return
ed home with them.
The Eagle Creek 4-H Club met
with Francis Rohde on August
23, with all members present but
Donald Sterns. The business
meeting was followed by pig
judging, also a demonstration by
Walter Sire. Next meeting will
be with Jimmy Sire on Sept. 6.—
Club Reporter.
10% OF INCOME
IS OUR QUOTA
IN WAR BONDS
The Alpha Club met at the
home of Mrs. Carl Pfeil today.
A book review was given by Mrs.
Harry Lansworth,
Mrs. George Mitchell entertain
ed the Last Minute Bridge Club
at her home Wednesday after
noon. High score was won by
Mrs. Jack Davis, second high by
Mrs. Ralph McElvain, and third
high by Mrs. Wm. Bruegman.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McKernan,
of South Sioux City, spent Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. J. Ryan and family. The
Misses Rose Mary and Peggy
Ryan, who have spent the sum
mer with Mr. and Mrs. McKern
an, returned home with them.
Mrs. Charles Griffith and son,
Walter, and daughter. Opal Jean,
of Kearney, and son, Lt, Darel
Frank Griffith, of Kelley Field,
Texas, arrived here last Thurs
day and are visiting her mother
in-law and their grandmother.
Mrs. Frank Griffith, and other
relatives here for a week or ten
days.
Mrs. Chas. Schrank and daugh
ter, Helen, of Corsica. S. D.; Mr.
and Mrs. Tom McKivergan and
son, Lawrence of Allen; Mrs. Ce
cil Ruchong of Santa Monica,
Calif.; Mrs. Harry Backens and
son and daughter, Howard and
Marjory, of Omaha, and Mrs.
Lena kirchmann of Broken were
guests Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Kirchmann.
Mrs. M. R. Sullivan and Miss
Anna Clark left Wednesday for
Larmie, Wyoming^ where they
will visit at the home of J. R.
Sullivan and family and meet
Mrs. Sullivan’s daughter and son
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Graybiel, who are visiting there.
The last of the week they will go
to Camp Carson, Colorado, to
visit Private Cletus Sullivan for
a few days.
Here’s An Interesting
Sketch About Baseball
As Played Decades Ago
The great national game isn’t
what it used to be, in the opinion
of Postmaster Harry A. Gooch of
Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. Gooch be
gan playing semi - professional
baseball ba^k in 1885, and brought
his enthusiasm for the game with
him when he located in Sioux
City three years later.
A versatile fellow, Mr. Gooch
played second base, and also
caught behind the bat. Catching
was listed as a hazardous profes
sion in those days. Many of the
old-time players suffered frac
tures of every finger on both
hands and wound up their ca
reers with twisted, gnarled hands.
The players used masks, but
had no body protectors and gloves
were almost unknown. Gooch
recalls that he bought common
kid'*gloves to protect his hands
and snipped off the fingers to give
him a better hold on the ball, De
spite those precautions, he carries
two fingers which were broken
in the game and never healed
properly.
At the time Mr. Gooch went to
Sioux City, official rules allowed
the batter four strikes and seven
balls. What’s more, the batter
had a voice in deciding what sort
of pitch he would swing at. When
he came to the plate the batter
wa« asked whether ha wanted a
hi#h or low ball. A high bail was
supposed to pass him betwean
the shoulder and the hip, and a
low ball between the hip and
the kaee.
The catcher’s position was
about 50 feet behind the plate.
He caught pitched balls on the
bounce until the batter had used
up three of his four strikes, or
six of the seven balls. Then
it was the usual thing for him to
don his mask and advance to a
position directly behind the bat.
Furthermore, there was no such
things as an out on an infield fly.
In the event of such a play, the
runner on first base advanced to
second and the batter went to
first.
Mr. Gooch played in an eight
team city league in Chicago. At
tendance frequently ran between
2,500 and 3,500 for the games,
which were played in outlying
sections of the city. Receipts were
divided between members of the
winning and losing teams.
The only big league baseball
park in Chicago at that time was
on Michigan avenue, between the
Exposition building and the Ran
dolph street viaduct.
Going to Sioux City in 1888,
Mr. Gooch played with both the
Cornhusker and the Courthouse
semi-professional teams. Many of
the games were played at Evans
park, where the outfield fence
was so far from home plate that
it was impossible to knock a ball
out of the park.
Recalling directions for reach
in Evans park, in Sioux City,
which vanished long ago from the
city maps, Mr. Gooch says play
ers took a small, mule-drawn
street car out West Seventh street
to Center street, then north to
the bank of Perry creek, which
was the end of the line.
Steps led down to a bridge
which crossed the creek to the
park. The park also had a track
for horse racing and, when games
were played, the catcher’s posi
tion was on the race track.
Baseball was a serious business
in those days. Players frequently
became involved in feuds. Mr.
Gooch recalls one occasion when
a team sponsored by Dakota City,
Nebr., was given a sound trounc
ing by Sloan, Iowa. Dr. Charles
H. Maxwell, one of the backers
of the Dakota City team, went to
Sioux City and hired Mr. Gooch
and a pitcher to take part in a
return clash with the Sloan team.
With Mr. Gooch behind the plate
and a Sioux City pitcher in the
box, Dakota City obtained Its re
venge and sent Sloan down in
defeat. For his part in avenging
the honor of Dakota C ity, Mr,
Gooch received $15.—Sioux City
Journal.
Baseball as played in the early
70 s on the wide-open prairies by
pioneer Nebraskans was different
from the national pastime of to
day. According to a pioneer res
ident of Norfolk, Nebr., the first
ball game in Antelope county was
played in 1874 on the A. J, Leach
homestead. The contest was be
tween Cedar Creek and the Oak
dale teams.
The players came early in the
morning—some on foot, some on
horseback, and others in lumber
wagons—so that they might lay
out tlu* diamond before time for
the game
The umpire, who was comfort
ably seated In a willow rhntr,
called the plays from the side
lines. About six o'clock the wive*
of the players arrived with a
bounteous supper. So keen waa
the interest of the players that
they could not be prevailed upon
to stop the game for supper be
fore the game was Ihdshed, The/
played until it was too dark to
see any longer. Cedar Creek won
by a score of 135 to t>5.
Fast bells, curves, side arm,
and other types of modern deliv
ery were taboo. The player*
pitched the ball underhand, whict*
probably was the reason why the
scores were so large in earl/
baseball.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 and 5
SCHOOL DAYS!
Summer is gone and “School Days” are here again. The
School Lunch Box Menu must now get close attention to
keep youngsters healthy and happy. The most complete
variety of nutritious foods for the school lunch is found
at Council Oak.
[SUGAR STAMP No. 8 can now be used for the purchase of I
5 pounds of sugar any time up to October 31.
BOLOGNA
Bis and Bin*
PER
POUND .
PURE LARD
2 POUND aQ
CARTON .
SOUSE LUNCHEON MEAT, Pound. . .27c
OLD FASHION MEAT LOAF, Pound. .31c
SUMMER SAUSAGE, Pound.33c
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SKINLESS
WIENERS
POUND .... 251
CLUB
FRANKS
PER
POUND .
PORK LOIN ROASTS (
and Pork Chops
per Oftc
POUND 36c AND_L\J
MILLER'S
CORN
FLAKES
So tatty served
Hlh Fresh Fruits
2 Pkgs. 16c
LEMON DROPS, Pound ... 16c
Miracle Whip fSfsr^. 24c
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V3p- lYIIIK Sl’I'KRR, a Tall CM* .
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APRICOT HALVES
The brand is your assurance of carefully
selected full ripe apricots packed in a heavy
syrup.
16 Ounce Can .150
SUPERB |
PEACHES
The large luscious halves for sauce or salad. I
The sliced for up side down cake. '
Large No. 2i Can- I
SUPERB FRENCH STYLE MUSTARD, 16 ;;
Superb Dark Red Kidney Beans, No. 2 Can —
SWIFT’S
“PREM”
A pure pork product.
Serve hot P* cold.
GRAPE JELLY ROLL
For a delightful surpris^ in the school*
lunch you Jnclude home made jelly roll
with a generous filling of grape jam. ,
SI'I'FHB *
PURE CRAPS JAM
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MaErowr Wtoie Wfceat Bread, 24 *'£«*'.. 15c
Old Country Rye Bread, Pound Loaf.10c
SUPERB WHOLE KERNEL
GOLDEN CORN
The choicest Corn in the field it reserved to
pack under the Superb label.
Mo. 2 Caw.15<
SUPERB CUT GREEN
STRINGLESS BEANS
Every month in the year yon ran enjoy ten
der. Garden Fresh Green Beans packed un
der the dependable Superb label.
Ho. 2 Can .15c
PAPER NAPKINS W 8c
WAXTEX TSVoSnsti.I5c
Dependable Brooms 71* 'aa4 54c
SSL lot
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CALIFORNIA SUNKIST VALENCIA ORANGES are ripest when
the stem end shows a little green coloring. This is the month that
the flavor is the sweetest and the juice content the highest, and they
have their own natural sugar. The medium size featured in Council
Oak Stores every day is the best buy for your money. (288 size).
MOUNTAIN GROWN COLORADO PEACHES packed in boxes and
available to those who have been waiting for them this week-end at
COUNCIL OAK STORES. BUY NOW—there will be no more
peaches on the market when these are gone.