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LXV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1944 NO. 6
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
By Romaine Saunders
A trip home from service on
the sea-going vessels the blue
jacket is on “leave.” In military
usage, a soldier is on “furlough.
Europe comprises 7.4 per cent
of the glooe’s land area and man
ages to keep the other 96.6 per
cent in tu/moil from generation
^ to generation.
Bladkleg took a toll of four from
a herd brought to Swan precinct
for grazing from Colfax county.
The owners were up last week
end to vaccinate their cattle.
There are some big footed boys
in the army. The quartermaster
can furnish shoes in sizes up to
15%. The boys wearing them
hope to be the first to step across
into Germany. And what couldn’t
a 15% boot do administering a
swift kick.
Francis Knutzen has ridden the
Erairie hunting down coyote
angout". He reports the finding
of a few dens containing the
remnants of feasts on rabbits
but no pups. As forecasters the
coyotes have it all over the
weather man. Their bark in
early*i morning or at sunset means
weather change, and that with
out fail.
The past few years the air has
been loaded with gilt-edged
phrases concerning our democ
racy. The federal constitution,
Article IV, Section 4, says: “The
United States shall guarantee to
every state in this! union a repub
lican form of government, and
shall protect each of them from
invasion,” etc. As I understand
government setups throughout
the globe, there is no such thing
as a “democracy,” though there
are numerous republics. James
Madison was the master mind in
drafting our constitution. He
stood for representative, not dem
>ocratic, government. True dem
ocracy means all laws are enact
ed by the citizens, a rather cum
» bersome and expensive proced.
ure
By the Way ranch up by Val
entine thus early advertising a
sale of cattle suggested that may
be the herd riders had swung
their last loop, but Mr. McKelvie
has been re-elected president of
the Sand Hills ranchers’ associ
ation, assuring his continued in
terest in raising good beef. The
800 and thousand pound steers
that came off the ranges in the
“good old days” were as fat as
butter balls and wouldn’t have
known an ear of corn if they
saw it, but they packed around
as good porter house as any epi
curean ever sat down to. The
“beef shortage” is probably more
imaginary than real, as the sup- j
posed need of “finishing” grass
cattle in a muddy feed lot is more
imaginary than real.
The German idea of a few
superiors known as super men
stems back to the time of Fred
erick of Prussia. In 1770 he wrote i
to a notable personage: “Let us!
take any monarchy you please;
let us suppose it contains 10
million inhabitants; from these 10
million let us discount, first the
laborers, the manufacturers, the,
artisans, the soldiers, and there
will remain about 50 thousand!
persons, men and women; from
these let us discount 25 thousand
for the female sex; the rest will
compose the nobility, the gentry;
and the respectable citizens. Of
these let us examine how many
will be incapable of application, |
W how many imbecile, how many j
' pussillanimous, how many dissi
pated—and from this calculation:
it will result that out of what is
called a civilized nation of 10 mil
lion you will hardly find a thous
and well informed persons.”
The day is dark and dreary.
Gray clouds blot out sun by day
and stars by night. Incessant
rain, damp odors of the sodden
earth; tall stems bend with ripen
ing blue grass heads under the
load of rain and wind; trees
carrying heavy foilage sweep the
ground with velvet brush as low
limbs no longtr rear erect from
the wet strain; water spurts un
der foot out on the sod and the
tall grass swishes its cold spray
on overall-clad legs; roads are a
quagmire and rural mail carriers
are scarcely less heroic than our
men on the fighting fronts. Birds
have folded their wings and
hushed the song; cow and horse
and sheep alike are water-log
ged and hip boots are needed in
the corrals; gardens and fields
are pictures of soggy gloom. In
a very real sense this 8th day of
June the southwest is all wet.
Yet we know that “behind the
cloud the sun still shines.”
It seems eminently fitting that
President Roosevelt should lead |
the nation in a spiritual exercise j
that acknowledges dependence I
upon a power that transcends j
armies and navies. . It is not j
for any individual to estimate the |
\ worth of a public prayer. That
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Ladies Bridge Party
Sunday Afternoon
The annual ladies bridge party
for the members of the O’Neill
Country Club, and their out of
town guests, will be held at the
clubhouse Sunday afternoon,
June 18 at 2:30 o’clock.
Committee Chairmen:
Prize: Mrs. R. E. Armbruster.
Entertainment: Miss Berna
dette Brennan.
Refreshments: Mrs. H. E.
Coyne, Mrs. W. J. Biglin.
Card Playing: Mrs. Ira
George, Mrs. Ira Moss.
Decoration: Mrs. W. J. Froe
lich, Mrs. J. P. Brown.
Cashiers: Miss Alma Wallace,
Mrs. Harold Connors.
Baseball Game Here
Sunday Afternoon
The O’Neill baseball team will
play the Inman team here on the
High School grounds, five blocks
north of the Ford garage, on Sun
day, June 18 at 2:00 o’clock.
There Will be no admission
charge and everyone is invited to
come.
The prospects for a good team
are fair. There will be a lot of
new faces in the lineup and each
one has the ability to turn in a
good exhibition of baseball.
Womens Legion Auxiliary
Elects Officers For Year
The Womens Auxiliary of the
American Legion met Wednes
day for the election of officers,
the meeting being hed at the
home of Mrs, Elsie Soukup. Fol
lowing are the officers elected:
President, Mrs. Edith Davidson
Vice President, Mrs. T. M. Har
rington.
Secretary, Mrs. Rose 3£inton
Treasurer, Elsie Soukup
Chaplain, Mrs. John Protivin
sky.
Sgt. At Arms, Mrs. Ina Wolfe
Historian, Mrs. Grace Borg..
A delicious lunch was served
after the business meeting.
alone is weighed in the scale in
realms above. By going to our
knees at the crisis hour in Europe
there is national recognition that
the Most High rules in the king
dom of men. To the humble citi
zen or high official who senses
that his own righteousness is but
“filthy rags” and opens the soul
in humility there is a lighted way
to the throne of the Infinite.
History, sacred and profane, re
counts innumerable occasions
when humble faith united with
the sword brought victory for
justice and right. We read of
That Source to which we reach
the hand of faith, that it is the
same yesterday, today andi for
ever.
Connolly, Thomas, Corrigan,
Morris, Gilligan, Hershiser, Stout
—all but the two last being salut
ed as “Doc.” Neither Jake Her
shiser nor Charley Stout would
care to be addressed by a fictitious
title. This list marches back to
the beginning of drug store and
pale face medicine men of
O’Neill. If the mists of memory
have not become clouded, an
other Hershiser should be in the
list. As I recall Ed Hershiser was
associated with Thomas in the
drug store that eventually passed
into the hands of Mr. Stout.
Probably after 50 years Charley
does not care to get off of the
pavement, but a stretch with his
feet on the sod out on the prairie
land is recommended for town
weary men.
i Romaine: You omitted Dag
get Brothers in your list of drug
gists. As I remember they were
in the drug business here long
before any of those you mention.
They ran a drug store on the
south side of Douglas street,
about where Janousek’s beer par
lor is now located.—D. H. C.
A litle known bit of colonial
history may be of interest to
Presbyterians among The Fron
tier’s list of readers;while the
American army, under the com
mand of Washington, lay en
camped in he vicinity of Morris
town, N. J., it occurred that the
service of the communion was to
be administered to the Presby
terian church in that village.
Gen. Washington, after his morn
ing inspection of the camp, visit
ed the house of Rev. Dr. Jones,
pastor of the crurch. Doctor, said
the general, “I understand the
Lord’s supper is to be oelebrated
with you next Sunday. I would
learn if it accords with the can
ons of your church to admit com
municants of another denomin
ation?” The Doctor rejoined,
“Most certainly. Ours is not the
Presbyterian table General, but
the Lord’s table, and we hence
give the Lord's invitation to all
his followers of whatsoever
name.” The General replied, “I
am glad of it; that is as it ought
to be. but as I was not quite sure
of the fact, I thought to ascertain
it from yourself, as I propose to
join wih you on that occasion.:
Thoufh a member of the Church
of England I have no exclusive
partialities.” The general was
on hand for the service.
County Farm Wage
Hearing To Be Held
In O'Neill June 26th
A County Farm Wage Board was
■ appointed this week by Harry E.
Ressel, Chairman of the Labor Ad
visory Committee. The first work
of the Farm Wage Board will be
to hold a public farm-wage hear
ing in the assembly room of the
court house in O’Neill at 1:30 p.
m. Monday, June 26.
The hearing will be held to de
termine the going farm wage for
various types of farm work, and
to determine the need for import
ing out-of-state farm laborers.
The public wage hearing is one of
the necessary preliminary steps to
be taken before the government
will transport any farm labor into
Holt County. Any wage which
may be established as a result of
the hearing does not necessarily
affect farm wages which may be
paid to local laborers. They may
be paid either above 6r below the
established going rate. It will,
however, determine the wages to
be paid to any imported laborers.
The public is invited to attend
the hearing and it will be well to
have a representative group of em
ployers and laborers present so
that both may present their side
of the case.
Members of the Farm Wage
Committee appointed are: County
Agent Lyndle Stout, Chairman;
D. C. Schaffer and L. D. Putnam
of O’Neill, Chas. Fox of Emmet,
rnd Chas. Peterson of Atkinson.
Runs Of Livestock Light
Due To Roads But Prices
Have Been Satisfactory
The O’Neill Livestock has not
made a report for the last few
weeks, as the roads have been bad
and the runs of livestock have
been light, but the prices have
been satisfactory on all classes of
cattle and hogs, especially on cows
and heifers that carry some fat.
If you have some fat cows or
heifers, it would be a good time
[ to sell them, as we have buyers
for more than we are getting each
week.
A few 450 to 500 pound calves
showed up and sold from $12.50
to $13.00. The hog run was light
with the extreme top at $12.65 and
sows down to $9.00 and $9.25. We
had a light run of pigs and could
have sold more and the price was
very good and more than we ex
pected to get.
Dewey Schaffer has consigned a
fcw of his good purebred bulls.
These bulls are not registered but
come from some of the best blood
lines, in this part of the country.
If you are in need of a good young
bull, plan to be here Monday, the
19 th.
Home Demonstration
Chairmen Attend Council
At Broken Bow Last Week
Mrs. G. H. Grimes, county
chairman of Women’s Project
Clubs, and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter,
Chambers group chairman, attend
ed the State Council of Home
Demonstration Clubs at Broken
Bow last week with Miss Della
Lewis, the district Home Demon
stration Agent at O’Neill.
Mrs. Grimes was the official
delegate from this county to the
Council which is the state organi
zation for all Women’s Project
Clubs.
Atkinson Post To Entertain
All Legionnaires June 23
The John Farley Post No. 86 of
the American Legion at Atkinson,
Nebr., will entertain all Holt Co.
Legionnaires at Atkinson on Fri
day night, June 23. A good enter
tainment is being prepared and a
lunch will be served.
All Legionnaires in the county
are urged to be present.
E. V. Hickok,
County Commander
Emmet Brothers, Both
Offiers Meet In Iltaly
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abart,
of Emmet, have two sons who
are both First Lieutenants and
they are both overseas, and they
met recently in Italy, their first
meeting for nearly three years.
Lt. Dercy Abart is in Sardenia
and Lt. Gail Abart is in Italy.
Lt. Darcy is a navigator on a
a bomber, while Lt. Gail is in the
signal corps. They have been in ]
service for two and a half years.
The Weather
High Low M’st’e
June 9_50 50 .45
June 10_ 60 51 .40
June 11_66 54 .57
June 12_80 60 .08
June 13_75 59 .17
June 14_85
June 15_ .80
Total precipitation for the
week 2.47 inches..
Japan’s mainland was bombed
again Thursday by Americans.
Son Of Former O’Neill
Residents Tells Of His
Experiences In The Air
A veteran of 435 hours of com
bat flying in -30 missions over
some of the toughest targets in
the central Pacific, including
Truk, Wake, Kwajalien and Tar
awa, First Lt. Stephen Davidson.
22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Davidson, 432 South Beech street,
is now visiting here on a 30-day
leave, before reporting back to
active duty.
A bombardier an a Liberator
bomber, Lieutenant Davidson and
his crew members, wore out two
planes during their eight months
of combat duty, and were flying
their third ship “Sky Scow III”
when they were sent home.
The young officer holds the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross, with one
Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air
Medal with three Oak Leaf Clust
ers. testimony of his months of
danger-filled flying in the Pacific.
The Sky Scow, I, was put out
of commission on a raid over
Jaluit, Lt. Davidson said.
“It was shot up so bad we
couldn’t use it,” he explained.
“They saw us coming and shot
us all up. There were 165 canndn
holes in the ship, the turrets and
bomb bay were shot out. We got
trer back to the home base and
had to land on an amunition
dump. We got a new plane.
“The next snip aeveiopea en
gine trouble. One of the engines
ran away and we lost 2,000 feet
a minute until we got it under
control. Luckily we had just
climbed to 19,000 feet to go over
a cloud. When we got her un
der control we were at about 500
feet elevation, and we flew at
that altitude the 600 miles back
to the base. ”
(The propellor holds the en
gine back from going too fast,
and in this case the propellor
shaft broke, burning the engine
loose, he said. It got so hot it
wouldn’t stop even after it was
turned off.)
The third plane, Sky Scow, III
is still in use he added.
“The Tarawa fight was ter
rible,” Lt. Davidson continued.
“You sort of get a picture in your
mind from the descriptions sent
back by word artjds, but you
can’t realize how terrible it was.
“We had to eat and sleep there
by some of the bodies, our sleep
ing quarters were in a Jap mess
hall, and there were still dead
Japs under the floor,” he added.
Lieutenant Davidson made eight
night flights over Truk, and he
said, the roughest raid he made
was the first one over this base.
“The Truk raid was the rough
est one, I think, because it was
such a nervous strain. They had
told us ot was the best and tough
est Jap base, then said, ‘its your
party'.”
Night bombing is difficult at
best, he explained, especially the
searchlights.
“When you get in the search
lights you can’t see and can’t get
away from them. You’ve studied
your target and know where the
lights are, so you guage your tar
get by then, and hope that you
hit it. The'whole bombing run
takes only about 15 seconds
which doesn’t give you much
time to figure out a target.”
The worst opposition he en
countered however, was over
Wotie in the first month he was
out there, when they sent up 40
'or fifty fighterfe against/ about
ten bombers, he said.
“We have it pretty well clean
ed out We used to have raids
from Jap bombers every night
and a lot of opposition, but now
they don’t bomb much and there
is ltss opposition,” he continued.
“The natives are mostly friend
ly to the United States except
where they have been under Jap
domination for many years,” he
lidded. “But they got awfully
smart. At first you could trade
with them for one cigarette but
then they wanted a package of
cigarettes, and finally two bottles
of beer.” .. „
A unique system tor g l-oouh
quick evaporation would cool the
beverage somewhat.
A unique system for “cooling”
beer was used by the boys in Lt
Davidson’s group. They would
wrap the botle in burlap, soak it
in gasoline and hang it up. The
quick evaporation would cool the
beverage somewhat.
Queried about gifts to send the
men in the Pacific, Lt. David
son stressed home made candy.
“Home made candy, especially
if in a sealed tin, is really swell
Fruit cake usually comes through
very well, too, but cookies, ex
cept soft, chewey ones, are just
a mass of crumbs,” he said.
“We didn’t need hair oil, cigar
ettes, or razor blades, which we
can get over there. Most of all
the men like clippings from home
in their letters. Jokes, cartoons
go over big and any clipping
from the home town paper even
if it doesn’t concern him particu
larly, are sure welcome.”
Another thing that is always
welcome is reading material. The
men like about the same type
of reading material they had at
home, but will read anything
they can get held of, he said.
Lt. Davidson’s wife, the former
Jane Claytor, resides at 432 South
Beech street.—Casper (Wyo.,)
Farmers Desiring To Hire
Combines Should See
County Agent At Once
Plans are being made now by1
the county agent's office and the
AAA office to recruit out-of
county combines to harvest small
grain in Holt County. With the
prospects of harvest in sight and;
the shortage of harvest labor it is,
anticipated that a good many Holt i
County farmers will be interested
in hiring some grab, combines.
If this is true, it is necessary for
those planning to hire these ma
chines to notify County Agent
Lyndle Stout of the number of
acres to be custom harvested so
that out-of-county combine owners
may be contacted for work in Holt
County.
It is necessary to make a report
of the estimated acres for custom
combining by June 20 so that Kan
sas and Oklahoma operators may
be contacted before harvest. It is
urgent that farmers make their
estimated combine needs known
now if help is to be given in this
recruiting.
More Information On
Contour Farming
“Grass in gullies and ditches
helps fill them by catching soil
and preventing further etrosion,”
says George Rost, farmer 1 Vfe
miels north and 1 miles east of
Page.
Mr. Rost stated that over 20
years ago a heavy rain, just after
he had one of his fields listed,
caused a lot of damage. The water
broke through the ridges in a low
spot and started a gully.
In telling about his experience
Mr. Rost continued, “I got grass
started in the wasth and since then
have always lifted the plow when
I came to it. The grass stopped the
silt and gradually built up the
area until now it is almost level.
There is a spot that has not been
plowed for 20 years.”
L. F. Bredemeier, Unit Conser
vationist of the Holt Soil Conser
vation District, pointed out that
lifting tillage implements when
crossing waterways so as to leave
grass on which excess water may
run off a field is a simple easy
way of preventing gullies.
He also pointed out that grass
may be established in existing gul
lies in the heavier soils. The gully j
is plowed or graded to reduce the
steep side banks and provide a I
broad channel. The filled-in- soil
should be well packed. A heavy
application of manure should then
be incorporated into the soil. The
disturbed area is then seeded in a
mixture of grasses, the kind de- j
pending on the soil fertility, mois
ture conditions and utilization of
the grass.
A mulch of manure or straw
applied on the seeded are after
the seed has been sown helps keep
the seed from being washed away,
conserves the moisture and aids
the grass to become established,
Bredemeier stated. In some cases it
may be desirable to put furrows
along the sides to prevent runoff
water from the surrounding area i
from washing the seed and filled
in soil away. After the grass is es
tablished the furrows are filled
and all the water is carried on the
grassed waterway.
Anyone interested in grassed
waterways or checking gully ero
sion should contact the office of
the Holt Soil Conservation Dis
trict in the courthouse annex on
Mondays or Saturdays or the
County Agent in the courthouse.
Mrs. William Froelioh and Mrs.
Edward Campbell entertained at
dinner Wednesday evening in
honor of Mrs. Adams of New
York. Mrs. Beulow, of Racine,
Wis., and Miss Marie Biglin of
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mrs. L. A. Burgees and daugh
ter, Joan, came home Sunday,
after a weeks visit with relatives
in Fremont. !
Tribune-Herald.
Lieutenant Davidson is the
grandson of Mrs James Davidson
and Mr. and Mrs R. R. Morrison
of this city. _ I
BAND CONCERT
SATURDAY. JUNE 17
1. “Star Spangled Banner”—
Key.
2. March, “Song of the Sea
Bees”—Lewis.
3. March, “Our Colonel” —
Vandercook.
4. Waltz, “When I Grow Too
Old To Dream”—Ham
mers tein.
5. Novelty Slection, “Large”
—Handel.
Vocal Solo, “Sweetheart of
Sigma Chi”—Veraor.
March, “The Footlifter”—
Fillmore.
8. Selection, “The Chocolate
Soldier” from “My Hero”
—Strauss.
9. Popular, “Peanut Vender”
—Simons.
10. Spiritual “Nobody Knows
The Trouble I’ve Seen”
Traditional.
March, “World Events” —
Zamacenik.
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Robert G. Shoemaker
Will Be An Air Force Pilot
Perrin Field, Texas, June 8,
1944.—Starting the basic stage of
his AAF Training Command
course to become an Air Forces
Pilot Cadet Robert G. Shoemaker,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Shoemaker. O'Neill, has arrived
at Perrin Field. He will spend
ten weeks here learning aerial
combat maneuvers and instru
ment flying.
James R. Herre Will
Soon Be An Army Pilot
Altus, (Okla.) Army Air Field—
Aviation Cadet James R. Herre,
22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto M.
Herre, has reported to the AAF
Training Command’s advanced
flying school here to begin the
last lap of his military pilot
training.
In Altus AAF two-engined
training ships he will learn the
technique of flying the multi
motored bomber or fighter plane
he will be piloting overseas, and
in ground school he will further
perfect his tecmical knowledge of
combat subjects. Upon gradu
ation 10 weeks later he will be
awarded the silver wings of an
AAF pilot and appointed a flight
officer or commissioned a second
lieutenant.
WAC Recruiting Officers
In The City Today
A special recruiting team from
the U. S. Army Recruiting
Station at Omaha, Nebr., arrived
Thursday to tell O’Neill women
about the Women’s Army Cqrps
and the role Wacs are playing m
helping win the war.
Co-operating in the campaign
here to tell local women their
need in 239 different kinds of
army jobs are the local American
(Legion post, Paul Beha, com
mander, and its auxiliary, Mrs.
Axel Borg, president. Head
quarters for the recruiting party
have been established at Hotel
Golden, where tlhe three Wac
recruiters are staying.
A representative of Nebraska
recruiting district headquarters
at Omaha was in O’Neill for sev
eral days the first of the week
making arrangements through
school and church officials for
the coming of the WAC recruit
ers, the team being composed of
a WAC ieutenant, an Air Corps
sergeant and a WAC sergeant.
The new triple-choice plan of
WAC recruitment allows women
to choose, when they enlist, their
work, branch of service and in
itial station assignment within
the service command, according
to Lieut. Dorothy Christofferson, j
who heads the recruiting team.
Women volunteering in O’Neill
for enlistment as Wacs will be
sent at government exptnse to
Fort Crook, near Omaha, for the
qualifying physical examination.
A mental alertness qualification
test is given here by the recruit
ing team.
immediately after a girl is
qualified for the WAC, she is en
listed and can report immediate
ly, or she may be placed on re
serve status for not to exceed 30
days to wind up personal affairs
before entering the corps., the'
lieutenant explaintd.
Women 20 to 50 years of age,
wthout children under 14, are1
eligible for the WAC. Wacs!
participate, too, in benefits of the
servicemen’s dependency act.
AAA NOTES
DAIRY FEED payments for the
months of February, March and
April are still being made. The
deadline for filing these applica
tions is June 30. Be sure that all j
cream stubs for the months of
February, March and April, 1944,
are in this office immediately so
that applications can be signed and
returned before the deadline date
June 30, 1944.
Beginning July 1, payment will
be made on the months of May
and June. Be sure to mail cream
stubs for both months at the same
time, to avoid any errors. Be sure
to file your applicatoins early—
Do not wait until the last minute.
THOMPSON-CLOUSE
Miss Vivian Clouse, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin P. Clouse,
living northeast of O’Neill, and
Emmett Thompson were united in
marriage at high noon on Wed
nesday, June 14th at the Metho
dist Parsonage by the Rev. Daw
son Park.
The bride was one of the most
successful teachers of Holt County.
She wore on orchid dress and hat,
with white accessories, and was
attended by Mrs. Lowell P. Clouse.
The groom is the son of Mrs.
Anna Thompson. He wore a dark
Navy suit and was attended by
Bill Brewster.
After the ceremony friends ahd
relatives of the bride and groom
were served a wedding dinner at
the home of the bride’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will
make their home on a farm near
Page.
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Mrs. Mabel McKenna went to!
Omaha Sunday on business.
Services Held Here
Thursday Morning
For Mrs. Belle Ryan
Funeral services were held in
this city Thursday morning at ten
o’clock from St Patrick’s Church
for Mrs. Belle Ryan, who passed
away at Superior, Wisconsin on
June 11th, after an illness of about
a year. Services were in charge
of Monsignor McNamara and bur
ial in Calvary cemetery beside the
body of her husband, Wm. Ryan,
who preceeded her in death on
June 18, 1888.
Anna Belle, daughter of John
O’Neill and Anna Sage, was bom
at Chilton, Wise., on February 2,
1862 and at the time of her death
was 82 years, 3 months and 25
days of age. She came to Holt Co.
over sixty years ago and on Febr.
13, 1884 was united in marriage to
Wm. M. Ryan in O’Neill. Since
that time she made her home in
O’Neill until 1913, when she moved
to Wisconsin, where she has since
resided.
She is survived by three child
ren: John Eugene, Mary Belle and
George Ryan, all of Superior, Wis
consin. She also leaves to mourn
her passing, three sisters: Mr*.
Fanny Duffy and Mrs. Hannah
Dennis, both of Superior, Wise,
and Mrs. Margaret Totten of Little
Falls, Minn.
Mrs. Margaret Totten, of Little
Falls, a sister and her son and
daughter were here to attend the
last rites.
Mrs. Ryan still owns real estate
in O’Neill, her home, one block
west of the post office and the
building used by Lod Janousek.
Pallbearers were: Ed. Campbell,
M. H. Horiskey, John McManus.
H. J. Hammond, J. B. Ryan and
C. E. Stout.
4-H Club Comp At Long
Pine On June 20-July 1
All Holt County 4-H club mem
bers are eligible to attend the dis
trict 4-H Club Camp at Long Pine
June 29 to July 1. This camp is
one of a series of camps held in
Nebraska under the supervision of
the state 4-H club office. It offers
a splendid opportunity for 4-H
boys and girls to enjoy an outing
which combines both recreation
and instruction.
Food and lodging will be avail
able for the camp for a $3.00 fee
which will cover the entire period.
Plans are being made for trans
poration and 4-H members who
are interested in attending are ask
ed to get in touch with their lead
ers, who will make plans for trans
portation through the county
agent s office. J
High spots of the camp program
will include games, music, swim
ming, motion pictures, nature
study and handicraft. Careful
supervision will be given the camp
LLhoU,Vof the day by trained
leaders. The sleeping quarters will
be in buildings and the meals will
be planned by food specialists. Any
u ™ember who wishes to attend
should register at once with his
leader in order that transportation
may be arranged.
Surprise Party On
31st Anniversary
..The Pinochle Club gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
cook with a surprise party Sun
day June 11, to help them cele
brate their 31st Wedding Anni
versary. 6
i Mr.s Victor Halva presented
Bob and Mrs. Cook with a three
tier wedding cake. Mrs. Tim
Harrington. Mrs. Frank Grenier
and Mrs. Victor Halva gave a
program of dances, two steps and
waltzes to remind Bob and Mrs.
Cook of the 31 years gone by.
Cards were played after which
a delicious lunch consisting of
strawberry shortcake, whipped
cream, sandwiches, pickles and
coffee was served.
The guests departed at a very
fate hour after wishing Mr. and
Mrs Conk many more years of
wedded life.
Hospital Notes
La vena Kloppenborg, of Em
Saturdamer*’enCy aPPendectomy
Mrs Gilbert Strong dismissed
Friday.
Mrs. Elmer Juracek and baby
dismissed Saturday.
Mrs. J. M. Whidden of Cham
bers, dismissed Sunday.
Monday ^°e ^urw*n dismissed
Mrs. Troxel Green and baby,
of Chambers, dismissed Wednes
day.
Mrs. Harold Shaw of Atkinson,
tonsils removed Wednesday
Marriage Licenses
o Stanley J. Makarski, U.
S. M. C Jersev City, N J., and
Soohia Sojka, Ewing, Nebr.
Emmet Thompson. Page and
Miss Vivian Clouse, O’Neill.
aU FVoelich. Ed CamDbell, Joe
Biglm, Bill Kellv and Jim Early
are now in Winnebago, Minn,
working for the Milwaukee rail
road.