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[ Neb. State Historical Society VOL. LXIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1943 NO.' 40 BREEZES FROM THE SOUTHWEST By Romaine Saunders Atkinson, Nebr., Star Route No. 5. Mr. Lincoln said something about fooling the people. Wonder if Mr. Flynn, lately on the road to Australia, thinks he has done that. One thing overlooked in listing fuel substitutes are the “buffalo” chips — the fuel of our fathers, along with corn, hay and corn stalks. " Delbert Edwards of Swan pre cinct was called early Sunday morning by telephone to inform him of the death of his father at his home near Chambers. A state senator employing nu merous swelling words and vague generalaties in a public address spoke of “the social fabric of our state." That is one way of getting by with an audience without de livering a definite punch. Bernie Kennedy’s flock of ewes has been making unconscious, but not the less effect, response to the urged for “increased production.” Not to be outdone by several of the flock that had presented their owner with twins, one mammy ewe added triplets to the Febru ary crop of lambs. Omaha, Nebraska’s metropolis, “Gateway to the West,” “Out where the West begins,” is not the Omaha of the militant Edward Rosewater, the scholary Gilbert M. Hitchcock, the picturesque Jim Dahlman, the notorious Tom Den nison, the scarlet dyed Fainting Bertha, and other compatriots who have passed out of the pic ture or age renders them incap able for, as well as indifferent to, the vanities of keeping the old town in the limelight. Mrs. Iola Taylor Warren, whose ^ cur able malady turned her legs to stone 16 years ago, found hap piness today in marriage, relates a story coming out of Chicago. She rose from her wheelchair and leaned against her groom, Theron V. Warren, 42, shipyard worker, to take the marriage vows last night in the little neighborhood Baptist church where Warren is the organist and where they first met a month ago. Legs, head, fists may be stone, but both bride and groom sooner or later learn they need throbbing hearts of flesh. By the writer’s pencil indicat ing the wrong word or the, print er’s deft fingers coming down in accurately we were made to intro duce a new water course on the map of Holt county last issue. I would say one one knows better than the editor of The Frontier that there is no Lance creek in Holt county. The water course al luded to is Louse creek. Just what or who gave it this crummy name I have not investigated, but there is nothing lousy about that valley, though you might hear on a hot day the warning buzz of a rattler coiled in the grass. On the Chambers road two miles south of Amelia, Julius Blue and Lawrence Standish had an exciting tussle with a spirited young team on Monday. In a run away, the wagon to which the horses were hitched, was strewn ^ a little here and a little there ® along a mile course and the mad race was brought to bay at a row of trees by the roadside near Wal dos. Julius holding to the lines and Lawrence at the bits as we came along were enedavoring to calm the horses, whose quivering ears and distended nostrils were evidence of the excitement of the runaway. Citizens out this way agree with Mr. Gillespie and The Frontier ed itor that precinct assessors should be retained. There is a little too much dive-bombing at present to soak the taxpayer, and altogether too much of the busybody bus iness in legislative halls. Each session of the legislature brings about changes of questionable merit if it is nothing more import ant than road overseers. They are selected at the township meeting, which nobody attends, instead of the November election. It is not shown that the proposed change in our mode of assessing property is worth the experiment. Hung in a store window in the village of Chambers is a striking example of how this mighty scourge of war is drawing the young manhood of America from Guy Albert Wilson Guy Albert Wilson of Dorsey died at the Lynch Hospital at 7 o’clock last Sunday evening, after an illness of about six weeks of heart trouble, at the age of 49 years, 5 months and 11 days. The funeral services will be held this afternoon, February 11, at one o’clock, at the Lynch I. O. O. F. Hall, Rev. Eugene Anderson of ficiating, and burial in the cem etery at Scottville. Guy Alberti Wilson was bom at Redbird, Nebr., on August 26, 1893, grew to manhood and spent his entire lifetime in this county. On May 10, 1916, he was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Rose Phelps, the ceremony being per formed at Dorsey. Two children were born of this union, Carrol Guy, age 14, and Gaylord Clare, age 11, who with their mother are left ot mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate husband and father. He is also survived by three brothers and two sisters. They are: Leroy Wilson, Mrs. Roy Pinkerman, Ernest Wilson, Mrs. Ralph Pinkerman and Ray Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a kind and lov ing husband and father, a good citizen and a fine neighbor and loyal friend. He had many friends in the northeastern part of Holt county, where he had spent his entire life, and they will be griev ed to learn of his passing in the very prime of manhood. The Frontier joins their many friends in extending to the be reaved family and relatives sym pathy in their hour of sorrow. O’Neill Public School Trimmed Atkinson O’Neill ran wild last Friday night to swamp Atkinson by a score of 49 to 19. Calkins shot a long one to start the scoring for O’Neill. Fourteen points were raked in by the Eagles before At kinson scored from the free throw line. After that it was just a case of how large O’Neill wanted the score. McKenna led the home team with eighteen points. West looked best for Atkinson. O’Neill’s victory shot them into fourth place in the state ratings and they should be one of the strong con tenders for the district title at Norfolk in March. O’Neill has added a new game to their schedule and will play Gregory, S. D„ on the home floor Wednesday, February 17. Greg ory has won fourteen straight games without a loss this season and is one of the best teams in South Dakota. The O’Neill second team ripped through Atkinson seconds 25 to 12, with Riley, Hershiser and Morrow leading the way. The grade school team made it a clean sweep for O’Neill by thumping the Atkinson grades 33 to 11 in the first of the three games. Kel ler and Tibbets led the grades in scoring and floor play. Emmett Moore went to Omaha last Friday to attend a business meeting of the Travelers Insur ance Company superintendents. He returned home on Sunday. their homes. Names of sixty-seven Chambers boys are shown amid a group of flags of all nations inter ested or involved in the allied cause. A blue star Is shown beside each name excepting one which carries the solemn honor of a sil ver star—killed or missing in ac tion. Sixty-seven out of one com munity, multiplied by other com munities throughout the state and throughout the nation. The grim business of war takes our boys and some will never again join the family circle. With cheerfulness we co-oper ate with government agencies to the intent and purpose of defeat ing the forces of evil, but this does not set aside the old Yankee pre rogative to disapprove of waste and inefficiency with which so vast an organized government ef fort may become loaded. As to our personal experience with ra tioning, the sugar allotment ex ceeds normal requirements. Why the expense of rationing function aries, printed forms, ration books, j stamps and the annoyance? Our j allotment of kerosene exceeds the normal demand. Again, why the expense, annoyance and added ! work of a rationing program? Buy I bonds! Wouldn’t there be even j larger response to this worthy slo gan if the expenses of bureaus j and boards with a Washington background were cut to the bone? If the enlarged rationing program is to cut no deeper into quantity allotments than the preliminary stages it simply will mean time for more fun during the shopping adventure. 43 Children Examined By Omaha Specialists An orthopedic extension clinic sponsored by the Crippled Child | ren’s Services in co-operation with the Elks Club was held Saturday, February 6, in the O’Neill high school auditorium. Forty child ren, thirty-three of them active cases already receiving services together with seven new referrals by their family physician, were examined by Dr. William R. Hamsa, Orthopedist, and Dr. George E. Robertson, Pediatri cian, both from Omaha. Assisting at the clinic were Mrs. Lynus Brennan and Mrs. Ralph Walker. August Snyder, chairman of the Elks Committee for Crippled Children, was present to super vise the noon-day lunch sponsor ed by the Elks Lodge of Norfolk. Over one hundred luncheons were prepared and served by the following ladies of the Presbyter ian Church Circle No. 2. In the absence of Mrs. L. C. Walling, Mrs. C. E. Lundgren and Mrs. J. P. Brown had charge of the luncheon, assisted by Mrs. Art Cowperthwaite, Mrs. H. F. Moses, Mrs. Ralph Beckwith, Mrs. O. A. Kilpatrick, Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson and Mrs. C. E. Melena. Gregory Basketballers Here Next Wednesday O’Neill basketball fans are in line for a real treat next Wednes day night, February 17, when two undefeated basketball teams to date will match their skills in the O’Neill school auditorium. The Gregory, S. D., high school team has won fourteen straight victor ies, having achieved victory over all the better teams in their part of the state. The O’Neill team has won eleven straight victories and still stands undefeated. The prediction is that this will be one of the better home games this season. School Drive For Books Was Great Success The “Victory Book Drive” spon sored by the O’Neill Public School last week netted about 225 books. The co-operation of the people in O’Neill in this enterprise deserves fine praise and the students thank you for your worthy contribu tions. Our men in service will receive pleasure in reading these books during their leisure time. All the books contributed throughout the county are being collected by Mrs. Pease, Holt County Chairman, at Atkinson. From there the books will be sent to wherever they are j needed. ! Steel Penny Aimed To Replace Copper Penny If mint officials have their way, new 3-cent coins may jingle in your pockets some day in the not distant future. Officials asked au thority to make such coins in case the copper shortage becomes so acute that there won’t be enough pennies. The House passed legis lation authorizing the new coin and returned it to the Senate for action. Director of the Mint Nellie Tay J lor Ross has asked the nation’s school children to undertake a “help win the war” campaign by putting idle coins, especially pen nies and 5-cent pices, to work meeting business demands, and thus save many tons of vital metal. A month ago Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau issued an order adding the traditional cop per penny to the list of war cas ualties and authorizing coinage of a substitute of zinc-coated steel. The order was issued under legis lation recently signed by the Pres ident authorizing changes in the composition of the penny in order to save copper, a critical war ma terial. Mint Director Ross said the pro duction of the present penny, which contains about 95 per cent copper, would be discontinued on January 1, and minting of the new coin would begin about the first of this month. The new penny will have a blue-gray cast which will tend to become dark with circulation and will weigh slightly less than the ; copper penny, 41.5 grains, com pared with 48 grains. The steel penny will be the same size and design as the copper penny which has been minted since 1909. B. J. Shemwell came home Sun day from Lebanon, Mo., where he had spent several days visiting his mother, Mrs. Rose Shemwell, and other relatives and friends. Rat oning Of Shoes Is Now Going On Confidence that the citizens of Holt county will give their full co-operation to the shoe rationing program was expressed today by the local War Price and Rationing ; Board. Shoes that are rationed j are: Unused shoes made, in whole j or in part of leather or with rub-' : ber soles, including all ordinary i types of hard-soled moccasins, , casual, play, platform and rub I ber-soled athletic shoes. Shoes | not rationed include: Waterproof rubber footwear, including rubber artics, lumber man’s overs, gaiters, work, storm and dress rubbers, clogs and toe rubbers. (A previous ration order already covers six types of men’s rubber boots and rubber work shoes). Soft and hard-soled house and boudoir slippers, including scuffs, mules, romeos, operas, soft soled moccasins, soft-soled infants’ shoes and ballet slippers. Shoe re pairs are not rationed. Beginning Tuesday, February 9, every man, woman and child is entitled to purchase one pair of shoes in any store with the use of Stamp 17 in War Ration Book One, the book which is now used for coffee and sugar. This stamp will be valid through June 15, or slightly more than four months This stamp is transferable be tween members of a family living in the same household. In cases where an individual does not have a stamp he can use, and can prove a hardship if unable to buy a pair of shoes, local boards may issue a sugar purchase certificate made valid for one pair of shoes. The reason this ration program is necessary is because the Amer ' ican public have been buying shoes faster than the manufac turers can make them. Heavy sole leather and other types of leather now being rationed are : subject to call by the United States Armed Forces. That is why there will be a cut in civilian shoes produced in 1943: The pro gram has been worked out simply and the Government urges con sumers to remember these four points: 1. Stamp 17 in war nation ! Book One is valid from February 9 to June 15. In case anyone or ders by mail they tear the stamp from the book and attach it to the mail order. When they order in the store, the stamp must be torn from the books as in the case of sugar and coffee. 2. This stamp is transferrable among members of a family group which are related by blood, mar riage or adoption and live in the same household. For example, parents can use their stamp to buy shoes for children who wear them out faster than adults. 3. If you do not have War Ra tion Book One, you’re entitled to it. Merely go’ to your local board and get it. 4. If you need to buy shoes and you have no stamps which can be used, go to your local board to obtain a shoe purchase certificate. Equally simple is the procedure for retail shoe dealers. They are to remember these points: 1. Beginning Tuesday, Febru ar 9, shoe dealers must collect a ' stamp or shoe purchase certificate for each pair of shoes sold. 2. Dealers must save all stamps or certificates collected. Do not send them to your wholesaler or manufacturer. Dealers will be in formed what to do with them in the near future, but you must keep them. 3. Dealers can continue to buy I from your suppliers with com | plete freedom with the exception that you will be required to sup ply stamps and purchase certifi cates for the shoes that you re ceive. Dealers can receive any shipments that were consigned to them before 3 o’clock p. m., Sun day, February 7, without any re ! gard to rationing. 4. Separate records must be ! kept by dealers of all shoes re ceived and all shoes sold after ef fective date of order, 3 o’clock p. m., Sunday, February 7. 5. Anytime before February 12 members of the trade may deliver or ship consumers shoes that were ordered and set aside for delivery before February 7. Delivery can be made and dealers do not have to collect stamps for them, but delivery must be made to custo mers before February 12. Within a short time shoe deal ers will be required to open ration bank accounts. Dealers will de posit in these accounts all stamps and certificates collected. Miss Mona Melvin returned to St. Louis, Mo., last Sunday, after attending the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. McCafferty. Mrs. Marion Dickson Passed Away Monday Mrs. Marion Dickson died at her home in this city Monday morn ing, February 8, 1943, after an ill ness of several years, at the age of 67 years, 11 months and 2 days. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Presbyterian church, Rev. Dr. Spencer of Scotland, S. D., offici ating, and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery at the side of her hus band, who passed away in June, 1941. Marion Skirving was born at Jefferson, Iowa, on March 6, 1875. When she was seven years of age her parents moved to Holt county, locating at Stuart, where her father engaged in the mercantile business. In the fall of 1891 her father was elected clerk of the district court of this county, and the family moved to O’Neill in the fall of that year, and this had been her home ever since. On June 14, 1900, she was unit ed in marriage to Robert R. Dick son of this city. To this union three daughters were born. They are: Marjorie and Marion Dick son, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Nancy Dickson Anderson, of Vancouver, Wash., all of whom were present at the funeral services. She is also survived by three sisters: Mrs. Jay Simpson, of Cashmere, Wash.; Mrs. James F. O’Donnell, now in Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Clarence Campbell, of Omaha, Nebr., and one brother, Lawrence Skirving, of Sacremento, Calif. Mrs. Dickson always enjoyed good health until about eight years ago, when she began failing, and, despite the best medical at tention available, she continued to fail and for the past two years had been practically helpless. When her husband, the late Judge R. R. Dickson, passed away in June, 1941, she was so frail that it was thought impossible for her to live very long, and it was months after his death before she was told that he had passed away. She rallied a little during the late fall and was able to get out oc casionally, but she needed contin ual care. During her long illness she bore her trials patiently. For the past week she had appeared weaker than usual and last Sat urday her daughter, Mrs. Ander son, was wired to come home, as her mother was very low. Sun day she appeared about as usual, but that afternoon and evening she seemed to get weaker and Monday morning she quietly pas sed away, apparently as if going to sleep. Her daughter, Mrs. An derson, arrived Tuesday after noon. Mrs. Dickson was a charming woman, and had a host of friends in this city, county and over the state. In the early days she was very prominent in the social life of the city and after her marriage took an active interest in the civic affairs of the community, always ready and willing to do her part for the welfare and upbuilding of the people of this community. Fay Puckett Writes About The Judge O’Neill, Nebr., Febr. 6, 1943.— Dear Editor: I seek no contention with those given to the liquor habit, but lest “The Old Judge,’’ who should typify wisdom, fool some of our youth into thinking our distilleries are noble, neces sary and nice, they were not con verted to waiv work until last No vember — eleven months after Pearl Harbor — and after a five years’ supply of liquor was in bonded warehouses, although au tomobiles and other industries were converted to war uses at once. Distillers are still enjoying bus iness and profits as usual, with tires and transportation, although sugar was rationed to consumers a years ago, not because of short age of that commodity, we were told, but because of transporta tion and shipping. Mary was right in suspecting they were getting sugar if they wanted it, since they have had access to every other need. Sincerely, FAY A. PUCKETT. Mrs. Roy Anderson of Van couver, Wash., arrived Tuesday to attend the funeral of her mother Mrs. R. R. Dickson, who passed away Monday morning. The Weather High Low Feb. 5 45 23 Feb. 6 44 19 Feb. 7 48 20 Feb. 8 66 23 Feb. 9_70 16 Feb. 10 16 1 I Feb. 11_20 1 John W. Lowery John Willard Lowery was bori in Illinois, June 20, 1864, and de parted this life February 4, 1943 at the age of 78 years, 7 months and 15 days. As a boy, with the family he moved to Missouri where they resided for 12 years In 1880 they came to Nebraska and for the last 23 years have re sided in Emmet. He was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Tibbets of Chambers, Nebr., December 8, 1896, and of this union two children were bom: George and Lucille, (Mrs. Merle McKenney), both of Na tional, Wash. John was a pioneer and knew the hardships and privations of the pioneer life. He was a devoted husband and father, a good neigh bor, a friend to old and young alike, a favorite with little child ren. He leaves to mourn his pass ing his wife, Jessie; son, George; daughter, Lucille; three brothers: Lincoln, of Chambers; James, of Ballah, and Homer, of Emmet; a twin sister, Mrs. George Patter son, of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Wyant, of Chambers; a grandson, Larry LaVern; nieces nephews, cousins and a host of friends. The sympathy of the en tire community is extended to those bereaved. •• Sacred Heart Wins 40 To 21 Over St. Mary’s Four Sacred Heart sharpshoot ers, Kellogg, Montgomery, Fischer and Manion last Sunday afternoon took turns bombarding the net to give the Norfolkans a 40-21 vic tory over St. Mary’s of O’Neill. It was Sacred Heart’s sixth win in seven games. After a slow start. Sacred Heart started clicking in the second pe riod and from then on consistent ly shelled the hoop with good ef fect. Kellogg led the winners with 11 points, while Montgomery made 10, Fischeri 9 and Manion 8 St. Mary’s took the lead when Gallagher scored on a turn shot Fischer made a free throw foi Norfolk, and Manion put Sacred Heart ahead with a short toss Montgomery’s fielder after a fast passing attack ended the first pe riod. The count was 5 to 2. 18-4 Halftime Score Sacred Heart increased its lead to 11-2 when Fischer, Kellogg and Montgomery each counted from the floor. Janousek hit for 2 points, and Sacred Heart forged ahead. 18 to 4, by intermission on fielders by Manion, Kellogg and Fischer, and Montgomery’s gift throw. Sacred Heart scored 10 points in the third period when Kellogg hit for two fielders, both long shots, and Fischer, Carney and Manion each made one. St. Mary’s scored on Merriman’s fielder and free throw, Grady’s side shot and gift toss and Kelley’s gratis flip At the end of the third period, Sacred Heart led, 28-13. In the fourth quarter, Fischer Kellogg, Montgomery and Manior sparked the Norfolkans’ attack b> making a total of 12 points. Froe lich, Kelly and Gallagher did the scoring for the visitors. Box Score Sacred Heart (40) FG FT PF Pts Carney, f.. 1 0-005 Manion, f_ 4 0- 2 2 E Schulte, f _ 0 0- 0 0 C Montgomery, c 4 2- 2 4 1C B. Crotty, c 0 0- 0 0 ( !J. Crotty, g. 0 0- 0 2 C Kellogg, g_5 1-1 1 11 Fischer, g — 4 1-2 1 £ Totals ..18 4- 7 10 4C St. Mary’s, (21) FG FT PF Pts Grady, f 11-205 Kelly, f_1 2-3 1 4 Janousek, f ... 1 0-005 Campbell, f -0 0- 0 0 ( Gallagher, c-3 1-3 1 1 Engler, g 0 0- 0 2 ( Merriman, g ... .1 1-2 1 5 Froelich, g-1 0-105 Totals -. 8 5-11 5 21 Referee: Guy Best. — Norfolk Daily News. A deputy Collector of Interna Revenue will be at the post offic< in O’Neill on February 13, 26 anc 27, and from March 1 to Marc) 15, for the purpose of assistinj taxpayers to make out their 194! income tax returns. Bob Hutton, who has been em ployed in the Council Oak Stori for the past several weeks, leave Tuesday for Kansas City, when he will be assigned to active dut: with the Navy Air Corps. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rickly re turned last Thursday from Siou: City, where they went on a bus iness trip. Lieutenant Robert Biglin 1 Married In San Francisco Lt. Robert Biglin, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Biglin of this city, and Miss Patricia Kelty of San Francisco, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Kelty of Long View, , Oregon, were married on Febru ary 2, at St. Mary’s Church in San Francisco, at 4 o’clock p. m. The bride wore a brown suit with white accessories. Her cor sage was of orchids. Her attend ant and former schoolmate, Mias i Eleanor Johnson, wore a blue suit. Dr. Stuart, the groom’s attend ant and former classmate, wore a blue suit. Lt. Biglin wore his uniform. Lt. Biglin attended St. Mary’a Academy in O’Neill, and the Uni versity of Nebraska College at Medicine. He served his intern ship in the City Hospital in St Louis, Mo., and has been in the : Army since last August. A reception followed at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel for fifty rel atives and friends of the couple. A three-tiered wedding cake was used for a centerpiece, which was decorated in a military theme. Those present from O’Neill for the ceremony included Miss Bet ty Biglin of San Francisco, sister of the groom. Miss Mary Biglin, cousin of the groom, Mrs. Gerard and daughter, Mary Lenore. Lt Jack Brady was one of the ushers. Mrs. Biglin is employed as a medical secretary at Sanford Hos pital. Lt. Biglin is in the medical corps, 501st Division, Battery 1, at Richmond, Calif. The many friends of Lt. Biglin, in the old home town, extend con gratulations to him and his bride and wish them many years of" wedded happiness and prosperity. Has Fifty Year Old J j Deck Playing Cards Eli Hershiser is the possessor of a deck of playing cards that he values very highly, not for the purpose of using them to play various games, but as a mementa of the olden days, the era of the horse and buggy. The deck is one commemorating the Chicago Co lumbian Exposition of 1893, fifty years ago this summer. It is a regular deck of playing cards, but on each card is a picture of one of the various exhibit halls or buildings erected on the * - grounds for exhibiting the vari I ous exhibits of the various states j and the Nations of the World, and the cards give a very vivid pic i ture of the glamour of the exhibi tion. Eli says that he does not us* \ them for playing purposes very much, which can be easily sees, I as they are in perfect condition, I but he threatens to have a few aid timers in some day before lone and let them play one game with the 50-year-old deck. Cattle Prices Higher At Local Auction Monday There was a nice run of bothr cattle and hogs at the local sad* Monday, with the price of cattle* being higher than the last few weeks and the prices of hogs stay ing steady with last week’s av erage. Good steer calves brought front $15.30 to $16.25 per hundred. Plainer ones sold from $15.00 on ' down. Calves sold up to $15.00 per hundred. There was a nice run of yearling steers with one large bunch selling for $13.75; another bunch sold for $13.50. A few of the better ones sold up to $14.20. Yearling heifers sold from $12.00 | to $13.00 per hundred. There was a very light run of two-year-old l steers, with the price being from $12.40 to $13.40. Good beef cows brought from $9.60 to $11, with feeder cows bringing up to $9.25. Butcher hogs sold from $14.45 to $14.50, with an extreme top of i $14.60 paid on a few. Sows .brought from $14.00 to $14.10. , There was a good run of feeder pigs, with the price being a little higher than last week. We had a few head of lambs that sold by the head at a good price. Next sale will be held on Mon > day, February 15, with a special : horse sale being held before the 1 regular hog and cattle auction. r j ________ : Ellsworth Mack of Atkinson, a deputy sheriff of Holt county long years ago, was a guest this week ■ at the home of his son-in-law and ■ daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James W. 5 Rooney. We haven't seen Ells i worth in a long time, but we are ' glad to learn that he is still hold ing his own in good shape. Mrs. H. W. Starlin, Mrs. June f Baker, Mrs. John Quig and Mrs. - Pace spent Sunday at Mrs. Bak er’s ranch near Stuart.