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The Frontier _ ^ _7_ . ; __', __(_ I LXV O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945 NO. 42 SMALL DOSES PAST AND PRESENT By Romaine Saunders Atkinson, Nebr. The cottonwrood for our state tree is eminently satisfactory to most of us in this section of Ne braska but cornhusker is a fitting designation for only about one third of the whole of the state. We don’t like rationing, don't like ceiling prices, don’t like a lot of mysterious wonders a bureaucrat can think up. Maybe I t he boys in the foxholes, in steam ing mud, in artic ice, don't like their setup either. It is said a soldier from Ok lahma has accounted for 130 of the ehemy in Europe as the result of him pressing the trigger of a Springfield. An army of eight million duplicating that record Europe would be open for re settlement. Lowering the voting age to 18 was met with disfavor down at the state house. Why impose on the youth unnecessary burdens— let them be kids while they may. Life’s worries come soon enough and why turn the politicians loose after our boys and girls. ’Rhere may be a shortage of overalls, cowboy boots and ladies’ swanky hose in the O’Neill stores, but the window displays of finery are pictures of "the best city win dow trimmers art. A visit to the stores is an education in modes and fashions, while the food and fruit dealers lure with a grand array of their wares. There will probably be no ob jection to raising salaries if a way can be found to do it with out taking it out of the hide of the harassed land owner, the widow, the retired horney- hand ed gentry and even the worried looking banker. And maybe in the raise could be included all of us now dizzy-headed over shrunken value of the little old income. * The Frontier has “carried on” " against great odds in recent weeks, along with a lot of other important or inconsequental units and factors in the country’s complex industrial, social and journalistic setup. The old man himself and the instigator of 1‘Small Doses’.’ arrived on the scene the day the paper should have gone into the mails and have had it all to do in a day or two. But the supposed superan uated old clouts swung into it and made a paper. Out of the tragedies on battle fields and the seven seas there comes to nearly a million desolat ed homes in America the words of a great prophet: “The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him. . . . He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.” And maybe it is worth while to recall the words of one other great prophet: “The earth also is defiled under the inhabit ants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the ever lasting covenant.” Cloudless heavens, a full moon riding in silver glory above the Iree tops an hour after the name less lights and shadows of a late February sunset have faded in the west, the landscape blank eted in white purity, there is a winter charm on the prairie land at night. Light from the celes tial orbs touch us in transcending calm while the roar of battle brings ruin to far distant lands. Well housed, abundantly fed, ampe apparel, shall we snarl and snap because of some real or ^fancied deprivations. f The oddities—maybe it should be said the abnormal—of Ameri can life are thrown on the picture from time to time that just about make a prairie dweller gasp. A household bull dog was sen tenced by a California court to be electrocuted. The dog fan ciers the country over have sent in a flood of protests against the execution of the dog. And why the execution? Because the life of a little baby was sacrificed when the dog closed his vicious jaws on the child’s throat. The young parents were helpless to save their baby. How about a hickory club for that bull dog and forget the court sentence. The death of Mrs. Evans, to be buried here Saturday, removes another from the nearly exhaust ed ranks of former prominent O’Neill citizens. Her many years residence here was identified with the business, social, church and civic activities of the com munity, in which she found pleas ure in giving her best efforts. She and her late husband, son Ralph and daughter, Ruth, were for many years prominent cit izens of O’Neill. And Mrs. Evans came from a prominent 4; family of Holt county ranchers, her father and brother, Andrew Pottir, opeiating a cattle ranch some sixteen miles southwest of O'Neill in the earlier years of that industry in southern Holt. The old friends left in O’Neill will have an opportunity to pay a final tribute to the memory of one of their esteemed and splen did former citizens. Mrs. W. T. Evans Laid to Rest Here Mrs. W. T. Evans passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Rhodes, at Payette, Idaho, last Friday, February 23, 1895 of concer of the mouth at the age of 89 years, 11 months, and 13 days. Funeral services will be held in this city Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Kenneth J. Scott in charge. Burial will be made in Prospect Hill Cemetery beside the grave of her husband. She was born on March 10th, 1855 at North Hector, New York to Aaron T. Potter and Amanda Ely Potter. When just a baby three months old the family mov ed to Junian, Wisconsin and from there to Boone, Iowa a little later. She was united in marriage to Wesley Tillson Evans at Boone, Iowa on June 13th, 1878. Two chil dren were bom to this marriage: Ralph Potter Evans and Ruth Evans Rhodes. The family moved to O’Neill in 1885, where they re mained until after World War I. After Mr. Evans passed away on November 3rd, 1921, Mrs. Evans the next yeaf left O’Neill and has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Rhodes, at Payette, Idaho un til her death. She is survived by her son, Ralph Potter Evans; her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Evans Rhodes; 6 grand children and 8 great grandchil dren; and two nephews. Until her illness started last April she was active in the life of the community and church at Pay ette as she always was here in O’Neill. Those who knew her best testify that her faith in God, her love for her church, family, and friends was beautiful to be hold. Personal Tribute by Reverend Mr. Longstaff Mrs. Evans was a clever woman with good native ability, a great leader, and a wise counselor. She was first in every enterprise. No minister and his family ever had a better and more loyal friend. No work was too menial for her to do. She took an interest in all the activities of the church. Her purse strings were open to every good cause. She was a friendly woman and consequently had many friends. Catholics and Protestants alike revered and loved her name. Our prayers and sympathy are with those who sorrow. George and Susan Longstaff. Atkinson Half Section Sold for $19,200 In district court Friday morning the sale of a half section of land west of Atkinson for $60 an acre was confirmed. The land invol ved was the partition sale of the estate off Thomas Hanrahan and was purchased by the tenant, Joe Staka, who handed over the cash for title to be passed to him. CAR FOR WASTE PAPER ON TRACK MARCH 2-3 A car for waste paper will be on track in O'Neill March 2nd and 3rd and anyone in O’Neill who has not had their paper picked up, should call 8-R12 or 94 and an effort will be made to get it. Complaints have been coming in about tin cans in O’Neill. We ex pected to ship a car in November, but to date haven’t a car. About five out of every six cans have been thrown away, so we would | like to give vou the list of stores in O’Neill where they will accept ' tin cans: Ideal Market, IGA Store, | and Council Oak. Mrs. Ethel Cole. _ Joe Fuen To Reopen Cafe In O'Neill This Month Joe Fuen came up from Norfolk Tuesday and leased the Brennan building where he formerly oper ated a cafe and will reopen a cafe in that location sometime about the middle of the month. He sold out here last year and went to Norfolk where he was employed as a cook, but quit his job there and decided to relocate here. He left Thursday morning for Omaha to purchase equipment and supplies for the cafe. Percy M. Mentzer and S. Eliza beth Ford, both of Atkinson, were I granted a marriage license the ■ 19th and married on the 22nd by Rev. A. C. Birmingham of At kinson. On February 25 Wayne E Gannon, of Inman, and Miss Alice V. Sexsmith of O’Neill, were married by Rev. D. Park of this city. Miss Helen Shane spent the past week-end with a schoolmate and friend, Bonnie Noble at Star, Nebr. Assessors Will Soon be Coming State Tax Commissioner Arm strong will be in the city next week to advise in the lining up of work with the new tax sched ule forms introduced for the first time this year. Assessor Gilles pie and his assistant just now are checking up and placing val uations on schedules of some 4,000 automobiles, valuation be ing based on one-third the trade in ceiling price of used cars. Stockmen will be interested in the following figures to govern the 1945 assessment o|f cattle: Purebreds: Calves $15, six to 18 months $45, 18 to 30 months $50, milk cows $85, stock cattle $70, bulls $100. Grades: Calves $10, six to 18 months $35, 18 to 30 months $45, milk cows $75„ $60, bulls $90. Hogs and grain to be assessed 1 at 25% less than market price. An effort will probably be made to get a number of tracts of land more nearly in line with i the general plan throughout Ne braska of assessing at 65 per cent of sale value. For instance, the assessor’s records show one body of land in the county valued for assessment at $5,000 which was sold for $19,500. Another tract was sold for $15,750 that had been listed for taxation at $3,000; another sold for $11,000 assessed at $2,830. Land values as a whole in the county were found by the check up at the state equalization to be 15 per cent above state estimate. With Army in Italy With the Fifth Army, Italy.— Corporal Kemp G. Hopkins of Inman, Nebr., holder of the Bronze Star for meritorious ser vice in combat, is returning home on furlough from the Fifth Army front in Italy. Hopkins, who has seen 470 days of combat during the Tun ' isian and Italian campaigns, was a members of the Iowa National j Guard and entered Federal ser i vice in January, 1941. Sent to Camp Claiborne, La., he joined a field artilliary battalion of the 34th “Red Bull’ Infantry Division. After serving in Ireland for eight months, Hopkins arrived in Algiers in January, 1943, and saw action, as a wireman and a driver throughout the Tunisian drive. After arriving at Salerno, Italy, in September, 1943, he kept telephone lines intact during the Italian drive through the crack ing of the Gothic line. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hopkins, live in Inman. A FRAGRANT MEMORY In a world aflame with hatred, the milk of human kindness, the spirit of sympathetic ministry, lives on in the prairie land. The ministry by mail and in person of the friends in Holt and other counties will be cherished by us as a fragrant memory. Romaine Saunders and Children. To the “old timer” it is a trav esty on an ancient and honored tradition of Holt county to see a lumbering old truck moving along tfne streets loaded with loose hay. That was once the perogative of the rural monarch atop a loaded rack driving a span of bays. He might set around town a half day before he got a bid of $1.50 for his load but he would be in again in a few days with another. The town ate a lot of hay with every other citizen having a string of race horses and but few families pretended to maintain a household without a milk cow. Mrs. Frank H. Griffith received word last week through the San Francisco O. P. that her grandson, Capt. Darrel Griffith of the U. S. Air Service, has been trans ferred from the Kelley Field in Texas to overseas service, which may mean the Philippine area. Capt. Griffith was graduated , for service in the air in 1942 and | will now fill an important mission ‘ in the zone of operations against | the Pacific enemy. Mayor John Kersenbrock had | men on the street today putting up the flashy banners welcoming to O’Neill the basketball players and their boosters from other towns. The city was honored with a happy and restless crowd of youngsters. Its great to be young. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mossman of ■ Inman have received the dis quieting word from the European war zone that their son, Staff Sgt. Leo R. Mossman, tail gunner on a Marauder, is missing in action. William J. Grady, A. S., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grady of this city, is expected home next Thursday from the Great Lakes I Navy Station on Lake Michigan . on his first leave since joining I the Navy. R. H. Shriner, R.d Cross chair man for Holt county, opened the drive today to raise $7,200, the quota for the county, and the campaign will contiuue through out the month of March. Mr. Shriner plans to keep the public informed of the progress of the campaign by publishing from time to time names and amounts of those donatin and hopes to have the first list in readiness by another week. Calmer Simonson Called to Rest The grim reaper has laid a pale hand upon another pioneer of Holt county. Calmer Simon son came to life’s journeys end in Council Bluffs on February 27, one month before his birthday which would have fallen on March 27. Early in the winter Mr. Simonson, whose home was northeast of O’Neill, sustained a slight stroke from which he soon seemed to have recovered.An other later followed and he was taken to the city but a sudden intensified cerebral hemorrhage resulted in his death. Deceased was born March 27, 1875, in Dane county, Wisconsin, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Simon son. When Calmer was a child of three years the family moved to Clay county, Nebrraska, and in 1881 came to Holt county, es tablishing a homesteader’s dwell ing place on the fertile prairie over toward the Red Bird. Cal mer grew to manhood in this county and in 1899 was married to Gertrude Leeper, the daugh ter of another pnoneer family, who with two son* preceded him in death. The deceased is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs. Bert Dickason and Miss Carol Simonson, both of Council Bluffs, Iowa. A son, Venton Simonson resides in Omaha. He also leaves two brothers, L. A. and I. V. Sim onson, well known residents of this community. The funeral will he held under the direction of Big]in Brothers Friday at 2 p. m., at the Presby terian church. Rev. Scott will conduct the service and burial will follow in Prospect Hill. Phillip A Allendorfer, Carl Widt feldt, John Lansworth, Henry Martin, ITa U I (.-*se and Charles Berger, pallbearers. Two Years in the Bleak Aluetians Pvt. Wesley Taylor, son tofVVIr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor formerly, of the Opportunity neighborhood but now living near Atkinson,1 came in on the Thursday morning train for a thirty day visit with i his parents and other relatives and friends here. Pvt. Taylor came direct from the Aleutian Islands, where he had been for the past two years. He said they le|l there on February 41 and that he had been traveling constantly since that time, wihich gives some idea of the distance. After his furlough is over he expects to be stationed in the states for some time. —————— . BRIEFLY STATED Landlord Gage of the Stock men hotel in Atkinson, was in tihc city today. James R. Roomy is spending a few days in Wheeler county on business for the Credit Associa tion. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bly, of Swan precinct, had business in the city Wednesday and visited at the home of Mrs. Bly’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Art Dexter. Mrs. Ira George was taken to Sioux City Thursday for surgery, following the operation in the evening she was reported in serious condition. Mrs. Ruth Evans-Rhodes of Payette, Idalho, and her niece, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Oswald, of Sterling, Col., arrived with the body of Mrs. Evans on the North western this (Friday) morning. Ralph Evans was expected to ar rive during the day. George Mellor, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor, living north of this city, came home this morning from the Naval Train ing Station at Great Lakes, 111., where he had just completed his boot training, for a visit with the home folks. The Misses Fern Hubbard and Marjorie Dickson came up from Lincoln Thursday to attend the Simonson funeral. Miss Dickson is taking a year’s rest in Lincoln. Miss Hubbard is an instructor in the Lincoln schools and heads the teachers’ association in the cap ital city. A WEEK OF MANY LOCAL WEDDINGS Popular Holt County Young People Take Nuptial Vows ANSON-BLAIN On Friday, February 23, at 6:00 o’clock Miss Ruth Ervie Anson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Anson, of Orchard, Nebr., became the bride of Homer L. Blain, son ctf Mrs. Ellen Blain, Middle branch, Nebr. The wedding took place at the Anson residence two and one half miles west of Or chard. Miss Carlie Blain, sister of the groom, played the wedding march. Mrs. Harold Blain, sister otf the bride, sang, "Alone With God.” Rev. C. A. Phipps per formed the ceremony. The bride wore a wedding gown of white sharkskin and brocaded satin and a short veil. Miss Sarah Anson., sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Slhe wore an aqua blue floor length gown. Harold Blain, brother of the groom, was best man. The groom and best man wore dark blue suits. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served ffor the guests. The wedding cake trimmed in pink garlands graced the bridal table. Guests present were: Kev. and Mrs. C. A. Phipps and family, Venus; Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Turner and son, Raymond Lee, Page; Mrs. Ellen Blain, mother of the groom, who returned from California to be present at the ceremony; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Huston and family, Page; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blain and sons; Miss Carlie Blain, Middlebranch; Mrs. Ervie Anson, Orchard, grandmother of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Theron An son, Orchard; Miss Bernice Strope enus; Miss Helen Wegman, Page. The bride graduated from High School at the Faith Bible School, Mitchell, S. D., in 1932, and completed a three years Theological course at Faith Bible School and Missionary Training School, Tabor, Iowa, in 1938. The past two and a half years have been spent at home helping with the farm work. Mr. Blain attended High School at Tabor, Iowa. He served thirty-one months in the army. Two thirds df that time was spent in the Aleutian Islands. He received his honorable discharge Novem ber, 1944. The happy young couple will make their home on the Blain farm near Middlebranch, Nebr. SEXSMITH-GANNON In the presence of fifty friends and relatives, Miss Alice Sex-! smith became the bride of Wayne Gannon, A. M. 2-c, U. S. Navy, in a wedding ceremony at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Metho dist Church of this city. The double ring ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Dawson Park. The bride, given in marriage by H. B. Burch, a close friend of the family, was charming in a street length dress of winter white with which she wore a cor sage of orchid Chinese iris and gold friesia. Her only attendant was Mrs. Ralph Vaecks who wore gold wool with gold and brown accessories and a corsage of Chin ese iris and gold friesia. The bridegroom in his uniform of servee was attended by his cousin William Pensen, otf Grand Island. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Phyllis Johnson sang “Oh Prom ise Me” accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Harold Lindberg. Lho engrin's Wedding March as the processional and Mendelschonn’s Recessional were also played by Mrs. Lindberg. n weuamg ainner was served at six o’clock in the Blue Room of the M and M Cafe to the wed ding party and their immediate families. Mr. and Mrs. John Borders of Gordon, Nebr., uncle and aunt of the groom, were out of town guests. The bride is the youngest daughfer of Mrs. Letta Sexsmith of thisi city and has been employ ed by the Northwestern Bell Telephone company for the past several years. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gannon of Inman and only recently re turned to the United States after serving thirty months in the Pacific at various Naval Air Bases. The happy couple left on a short wedding trip Sunday even ing, but will return to O’Neill and Inman to visit friends and relatives until the expiration of his leave, when they wlil go to Seattle, Wash., to make their home. VAN HORN-POESSNECKER The St. John’s Lutheran church in Atkinson was the scene of a lovely wedding Tuesday, Feb-; ruary 21, at 1:30 o’clock, when | Doris Van Horn became the bride of Thilo Poessenecker. The double ring eeremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas Tychren of Atkinson. Ottmer Poessnecker sang, “Oh Perfect Love” and “Take My Hand” with Werner Poessnecker at the piano. The bride was lovely in a floor length wedding gown of pink satin and net with a finger tip veil of double illusion, edged in lace and caught with a beaded tiara; she carried an arm boquet of pink roses and sweet peas. The matron of honor was Mrs. Elmer Goldfuss, sister of the bride. She wore a floor length gown of blue net and carried a boquet of sweet peas. The groom was attended by Alex Frickel. They both wore dark suits and carrination bou <tiers. The bride’s mother wore green crepe and a corsage of gardenias and the groom’s mother wore blue crepe and a corsage of gar denias. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Van Horn, farmers living north of At kinson. The groom is a son of Mr3. Pauline Poessnecker of At flinson. Following the wedding a re ception was held in the church basement for close relatives and friends. Assisting at the re ception were Mr. and Mrs. Ru dolph Poessnecker, Mrs. Werner Poessnecker and Mrs. Emery Mathers. Mr. and Mrs. Poessnecker will make ttheir home on a farm north of Atkinson. FIRST LT. R. S. GALLAGHER AND BRIDE VISITING HERE ^ First Lt. and Mrs. Robert S. Gallagher have been visiting in the city and at Butte during the week. Lieut. Gallagher, son of Mrs. Robert E. Gallagher, was urvited in marriage with Miss Mildred Honke, of Chicago, form erly of Butte, Nebr., in Omaha last Sunday at St. Mary Magde lene church. Lt. Gallagher has seen service with the Marine Corps in the Pacific, where he returns to active duty and his bride to Chicago after a brief honeymoon. The many O’Neill friends of the groom wish for him and his bride best wishes for a long and happy wedded life. CHAMBERS NEWS Phyllis Carpenter, Reporter Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walter and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Taggart at tended a farm sale near Atkinson Thursday of last week. A group of twenty-one young people of the Youth Fellowship , of the Methodist Chuurch had a | party Friday evening, February j 16, at the £. V. Robertson home.1 An enjoyable evening was spent playing games of various kinds, after which refreshments of pie a-la-mode and coffee was served. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cavanaugh received a letter recently from, their son, Sgt. Bob Cavanaugh. I stating that he was in a hospital j in the East Indies. This is the] first word they have had of their j son for several months. Sgt. Orville Metschke, of Camp! Livingston, La., has been spend ing a furlough here with his wife, grandparents, Mr. ; nd Mrs. Emil Leiswald, sr. and other relatives. Virgil Metschke, of the Merchant Marines, has also been home on furlough. He left Wednesday for New York, from where he will go to England. Mr. and Mrs. Chet f ees drove to Grand Island Saturday and brought Mrs. Louis Fees home, after a visit at Lincoln and Bradshaw. Mrs. Weldon Woods accompanied them to Grand Is land, going on from there to visit her daughter, Mrs. Leslie Hanna at Lincoln. Mrs. Grace Kemp left Satur day for Lincoln for a short visit with relatives before going on to her home at Tesdale, Canada. She has spent several weeks with her father, W. H. Jeffers and other relatives at Chamberss. Mardell Butts came up from Hastings to spend the week-end with home folks. Rev. and Mrs. Dawson Park and boys had Sunday dinner at t.he Glen Adams home. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thorin had dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. i Paul Roth. Mrs. Curt Hill, of Stanton, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. A. A. Walter and Mr. Walter and Ralmond. A family gathering was held in the C. V. Robertson home Sun day, in honor of Lt. Martin Sprandle, who is here on a fur lough from the hospital at To peka, Kansas. Those present were, J. W. Walter, Sr., Lt. Sprandle, Mr .and Mrs. H. C. Walter and family, Mr. and Mrs. I Woyne Smith and Dean and Ar-: dith Roth. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter, j Marian and Phyllis were dinner guests at the Donald Grimes home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robertson, Elwyn and Delbert, John Watler, Sr., Lt. Martin Sprandle and Ar dith Roth drove to Norfolk Mon day. Lt. Sprandle ond Delbert Robertson left from there for a few days visit at Plattsmouth with Lt. Sprandle’s parents, be fore going on to Topeka, Kansas. FV4|. Vernon Harley arrived home Sunday evening from Camp | Hood, Texas, for a short lurlough ! with his wife and children and other relatives. John Albers and Orville Svatos left Monday night for Leaven worth, Kansas, for pre-induction examinations. John Walter, Sr., Lt. Martin Sprandle and Mrs. H. C. Walter j and children were supper guests | of Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly J and Joyce. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lenz apd j family, of Boonville, Mo., are visiting Mrs. Lenz’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ohn Dankert and other relatives. worct nas oeen received tnai Pvt. Norman Nissen, who was reported missing in action in France several months ago, is a prisoner of war in Germany. S. Sgt. Bill Held is now station ed at the Barnes General Hospit al at Van Couver, Wash. Mrs Louis Walter is now em ployed at the Moety Cafe. The American Legion are ask ing everyone to help in a book campaign to furnish reading material for service men. Share j your reading with those brave I men who man remote lighthouses, light-ships, Coast Guard stations, Maratime Stations and Merchant ships delivering precious cargoes to our armed forces from Aisa to Africa and from Iceland to Capetown. If youu have books to contribute please leave with H. W. Hubbard at the Service station. George Smith sold his interest in the Smith & Smith grovery store to his brother, Ed Smith, recently. The Amerilcan Legion and American Legion Auxiliary held a joint meeting at the Legion hall Tuesday evening. Ten mem bers were present. After a short business meeting a social hour was spent followed by lundh. The next meeting will be the last Tuesday of March. Jack Sexton, engineer gunner, visited his parents and other rela tives at Chambers last week. He had completed fifty missions and earned a furlough. (Continued on page eight) Fatal Accident to School Child During the noon hour recess (Friday, March 2) the pupils of School District No. 208 Miss Opal Johnson, teacher were play ing in the bank along Eagle Creek, whiah runs through the school yard. They were digging in the bank when part of it caved in and caused the death of Ida Fay Miller, 11 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Miller, who was struck on the head by the frozen earth. Larry Miller, son of Cecil Miller and a cousin of the dead girl, was taken out unconscious and it was feared that he was dead. He was taken to Spencer for medical at tention. District Np. 208 is north of the old Meek postoffice and store, in one of the most properous sec tions of the county. Pictures Must Be Called For In Next Two Weeks All who have pictures of ser vice men and women which have been in the windows of the Con sumers Public Power District are asked to please call for them with in the next two weeks at the Con sumer’s office. Mrs. T. M. Harrington, Window chairman Class 'B' Tournament To Be Held Here Next Week; March 7th, 8th, And 9th The Class B tournament will be played in O’Neill next week, with six teams, Ainsworth, Neligh, Val entine, O’Neill, Burwell and Ord playing for the title. Two games will be played each night, with the first game being played Wednesday evening at 8:00 between Burwell and Ord and the second game at 9:15 between Ains worth and Neligh. Valentine and O’Neill drew byes. ✓