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LXVI O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1945 ... NO. 19
SMALL DOSES
PAST AND PRESENT
By Romaine Saunders
Rt. 5, Atkinson
Lieutenants, sergeants and pri
vates, surviving the thunder and
crash of war, are being knocked
over by the carload by Dan
Cupid.
—
Up town the othe-c day a bunch
of buggy whips were on display
in a store window. Are the horse
^ j and buggy days on the way back.’
'' worse things could happen.
Our late antagonists, not now'
our friends, welcome hara-kiri as
the brave and honorable escape
from moral responsibility. In
our part of the world suicide is
the cowardly and dishonorable
escape from life’s exacting obli
gations.
The 24 million and some thous
ands chickens hatched in Nebras
ka this season are more or less of
a side issue along with the greater
agricultural job. But from this
numerous flock it may be assumed
that the Sunday chicken dinner
is still popular.
Young, beautiful, modern but
not overdone, she sat across in the
opposite seat, a bit gay but not
excessively familiar. A blue
clad sailor by her side seemed to
say to himself: “Here she is—
the one l have been looking for.”
But something in that gal’s
“smile and frown curled crimson
lip and instep high” threw out
the warning that here is a Ally
able to take care of herself.
In that little state of Rhode Is
land there were venerable gents
encountered by a Nebraskan who
know of our commonwealth only
as the background of the late
H William Jennings Bryan and re
vere his memory above all others.
Even in Washington, where the
silver bells of oratory daily vi
brate the emotions of men, the
orator of the Platte is still talked
about—remembered not for great
deeds but captivating eloquence.
A light frost on the 12th. The
yellow autumn flowers remain a
bright cluster among the brown
and green mixture now taking
over the prairie land. A red
grey squirrel made a few distinct
ive tail movements, sat erect a
few yards fiom me for a long
minuteand fell to taking his sup
per. When disturbed scampered
to a tree top, where those of his
kind were storing corn for winter,
when our land will experience
something more than “a light
frost.”
The new assignment of Metho
dist pastors for Holt county re
tains Rev. W. C. Birmingham at
Atkinson who will also pastor
the Emmet and Green Valley
charges. Other assignments in
clude Rev. L. W. Mullin, O’Neill
Chambers; Rev. F. C. Kattner,
Page; Rev. Orin Graff, Stuart;
Inman retains Rev. E. B. Maxcy;
Rev. E. G. Whale, Ewing-Royal;
Amelia is listed among charges
to be supplied.. Rev. T. J. Pea
cock is transferred from Emmet
,*,0 Crookston. Rev. Mr. Parks,
bf O’Neill, takes the Neligh Oak
dale pastorate.
Dr. L. A Burgess of O’Neill was
made chairman of the nominating
committee at a recent meeting of
North Nebraska dentists at Nor
folk. . . . One specimen of the race
out at Los Angeles slugged a gent
who stopped to help him and rob
bed the Good Samaritan of a
sum of money. . . . The maga
zine Life of August 13 gave the
White Horse north of Stuart a
pictorial write-up. . . .Murray and
Benton Wheeler and Stanley Ben
son of Holt county each drew reu
ribbons at the 4-H District demon
stration in Basset last week. . . .
The state fair has drawn the fires
of condemnation for having de
generated into a race track bett
ing ring and vulgar midway stuff.
. . . And here again come the
Johnsons, Lieut. Governor Roy W.
files for a third term.
Labor has started to flaunt the
banner of discontent. Torchlight
parades demanding “jobs and
HARRY KEEFE DIED AT
DENVER, WEDNESDAY
FUNERAL HERE SATURDAY
Harry Keefe died in Denver,
Wednesday morning, according
to word received here by Mrs.
Keefe’s sister, Mrs. H. E. Coyne.
The body will be shipped here,
arriving Friday and the funeral
will be held from the Catholic
Church at 10:00 a. m., Saturday
morning.
Mr. Keefe had been a sufferer
from tuberculosis for some time
and had spent some time in the
hospital at Kearney. He returned
home a few months ago and, ac
companied by his wife, left a
week ago Monday for Denver,
in the hopes that the climate
might assist him in overcoming
the ailment. Obituary notice
next week.
Mrs. Harry Claussen left Sun
day for Fremont on a business
trip.
security.” Is this the vanguard
of country-wide unemployment
or a little crafty C. I. O. stunt to
speed up the Washington gents
who are going to hand out sixty
million jobs? ‘‘We must not al
low wags cuts,” Jobs at better
wages.” ‘‘Bcndix local 330 UAW
-CIO demands jobs and security
for all!” These are some of the
slogans on parading labor’s ban
ners. Well, the ranch boys are
taking a drop of about a dollar*'
a hundred week by week on their
marketable beeves but are flaunt
ing no banners. Farm wives are
taking a third less for poultry
products and doing it with a
smile. And isn’t this unemploy
ment compensation going to do
more harm than good. Fred S.
Archerd, handling the out-of-job
applicants in the Lincoln area,
tells this: One woman, whose
husband draws a salary of $5,000
a year and has for some time,
frankly admitted that she was
tired of working at any kind of
a job outside of her home and
was “perfectly ready” to “go back
to normalcy” but that she might
just as well have the unemploy
ment compensation and further
more. “she intended to get it.”
“Ie seems to me,” said Archerd,
“ that these women and these men
who have made more money in
defense work than they had ever
made before or ever will make
again should accept the fact now
that the war is over and that it
is just as much their patriotic'
duty to accept prevailing wages,
as it was their duty to enter de
fense work which paid wages
private industry cannot and will
not and must not pay.”
Something over 230,000 Ameri
cans were killed in combat during!
the war that now lie buried where '
they had fallen. This does not
take into account those who
found graves in the depth of the
seas and around whose “white
bones the red coral shall grow.”
Relatives of the dead will have I
the say as to whether the bodies
will be taken up for reburial in
one of our seventy-nine national
cemeteries. I recently went
through one of these, perhaps*'the
most notable, at Arlington, Va.
Row upon row, stretching in
methodical and apparently end
less design. As you drive the
avenues and look upon them the
thought overwhelms, the quest
ion comes unbidden, why the
monstrous tragedy of war involv
ing peaceful Americans. We have
not sought the spoils of conquest, j
the infamy of agression, yet there I
has scarcely been a major con-!
flict the past 100 years that we
have not heard the bugle-call to
arms. Science has touched the
source of infinite destruction.
Will it end agressive warfare
through fear of annihilation, the
suicide of the race, our good earth
burned to a crisp? Or is there •
strain of exaggerated fiction in it
all? What human terror shook
the primative race when spears
and swords took the place of the
jawbone of an ass in warfare;
What horror inspired the flight
of men when poisoned arrows
flew at them, when the deadly
bullet came zinging through
space? Bombs, deadly ex
plosives dropped from the sky
and hurled across land and water
hrve all been challenged in one
way and another. Where is the
limit?
Holt County l-H Chib
Members Win Honors
At District Meet
The interest has been running
high in club work this year, re
sulting in fine accomplishments.
This was shown when 224 mem
bers, leaders and parents came
streaming into the O’Neill Public
School on County 4-H Achieve
ment Day, held August 28, bring
ing exhibits of foods, clothing,
homemaking, canning, gardening,
rope and rural electrification.
The morning was devoted to judg
ing. Seventy-eight girls judged
home economics and forty-seven
boys and girls judged livestock.
After dinner there were seven
teen team and individual demon
strations given These were
followed by a style show of com
plete costumes.
County winners were selected
in the various activities and
these individuals were to repre
sent Holt county at the district
contest to be held at Bassett, Sep
tember 10, in which eighteen
counties would be taking part.
State Fair Prizes will be award
ed the district winners.
The following persons were the
county winners and represented
Holt county in the District con
test. However it was necessary
in some cases to substitute on ac
count of age or inability to attend.
Team Demonstrations
Livestock—Murray Mellor and
John O’Neill, O’Neill.
Forestry—Benton Mellor and
Stanley Benson, O’Neill.
Clothing—Alice Whaley and
Bonnie Dickau, O’Neill.
Individual Demonstrations
Clothir.j — Lucille Mitchell,
Stuart.
Homemaking — Colleen Hart
ronft, O’Neill.
Judging
Livestock—Bernard Hoffman,
Chambei-s, Zane Rouse, Cham
bers, Murray Mellor, O’Neill.
Clothing—Helen Moses, Stuart,
Phyllis Runnells, Stuart.
Cooking — Valera Lofquest,
Stuart, Ardeth Ruroede, Ewing.
Homcmaking—Twila Whaley,
O’Neill, Darlene Summers,
O’Neill.
Canning — Margaret Engler,
Stuart, Eileen Engler, Stuart.
Dress Review
Summer Wardrobe — Twila
Whaley, O’Neill, Lois Heiss, Page.
Winter Wardrobe Ardeth Rur
oed«v Ewing.
DISTRICT MEETING
At thet district contest, the boys
and girls took part in judging,
but the final resulets or ranking*
in the state have not been re
leased as yet.
The demonstrations and the
style show were judged in the
afternoon. Following is a list of
the results of the North Central
District:
Style Show
Holt — Lois Heiss, Summer
Wardrobe, blue.
Rock — Patricia Blankenfield.
Summer Wardrobe, white.
Rock—Frances Linke, Sum
mer Wardrobe, white.
Boyd—Marie Tiendon, Summer
Wardrobe, red.
Demonstrations
Holt—Jennie Beth Mellor, Froz
en Foods, purple.
Holt — Bonnie Dickau, Alice
Whaley, Altering a Pattern, red.
Holt—Murray Mellor, Benton
Mellor, Grub Control, red.
Holt—Stanley Benson, Tree
Planting, red.
Holt—Lucille Mitchell, Sew
ing on Buttons, blue.
Rock—Doris Ebehart, Steve Eb
hart, Dehorning Cattle, blue.
Rock—Marvel Brown, Yard
Beautification, blue.
Rock—Marilyn Roggasch, Mar
garet Coen, Yard Beautification,
white.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson
and her brother, Jack Trosmynski
and George’s uncle, John O’Mal
ley arrived in O'Neill Monday
morning for a couple of weeks
visit with relatives and friends
in the “old home town.” They
drove through from Detroit, and,
while John says the trip was a
little tiresome he says they came
through without a bit of trouble.
John has a good job in Detroit
and expects to return to it in
about ten days.
Clair Grim s, Chambers
New War Fund Chairman
Clair Grimes, of Chambers has
accepted the appointment as Holt
County War Fund Chairman for
the 1945 Wav Fund campaign
according to a report just released
by Walter F. Roberts, Executive
Director of the United War Fund
of Nebraska. The appointment
was made by Thomas C. Woods.
State Chairman, upon the recom
mendation of R. A. Johnson of
Newman Grove, District War
Fund Chairman.
Holt county citizens contribut
ed $18,029.00 in the two previous
campaigns under the direction of
Edward M. Gallagher of O’Neill,
former county chairman.
This will be the last National
War Fund campaign, which pro
vides funds for USO, USO
Camp Shows, War Prisoners Aid.
United Seaman’s Service, and for
the relief of war victims in China,
the Philippine Islands, Greece,
Poland, Holland, Czechoslovakia,
Norway and other allied nations.
The aim of the 1945 campaign
is simple. It is to help our
liberated friends get back on their
own feet, and to keep bringing a
touch of home to th^se who have
won the victory, until most of
them are back to home itself.
The slogan of the campaign
which opens October 1st is “Be
Generous in Victory.”
Uncle Sam Has Good Jobs
For Qualified Persons
St. Paul, Minn.—'Requesting
applications from persons quali
fied as Personnel Officers at Vet
erans Administration facilities,
Eighth U. S. Civil Service Re
gion announced today two current
vacancies at Hot Springs, S. D.,
and Fargo, N D. The announce
ment said applications will be
considered for other Personnel
Officer vacancies developing at
other Veterans Administration
facilities in Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Minimum qualifications include
fohr years of personnel adminis
trative experience in a public or
large scale private organization
having a comprehensive program
of personnel administration.
The announcement listed the
annual salary at $3,640 in a 40
hour week basis, with additional
of personnel administration.
Preference in certification will
be given to eligibles residing in
the state of employment.
Interested and qualified persons
were urged to Obtain full infor
mation and application blanks at
any first or second-class post
office Completed forms should be
mailed to the Director, Eighth U.
S. Civil Service Region, Post
Office and Customhouse, St. Paul
1, Minn.
Scott Community Club
On Thursday, September 13,
ten women of the Scottville
Community met at the hall for
the purpose of organizing a pro
ject and community club. Officials
were elected and plans discussed
for activities during the club
year.
The following officers were
elected: President, Willa Scholl
moyer; vice president, Mary Tom
linson; leader A, Hollis Oberle;
leader B, Barbara Richter; Sec
reary treasurer, Lucille Pinker
man; music leader, Marie Wilson;
reading leader, Irene Carsten;
health leader, Nora Pinkerman:
news reporter, Lela Carson; ser
vice leader, Agnes Slaight.
After an interesting meeting
with Willa Sehollmeyer presid
ing, the group adjourned to meet
on the evening of October 4, at
the Scottville Hall. The husbands
are invited to attend and it is
hoped that new members from
the community will join the cluib
at this time.
A lunsh of pie and coffee was
served by Nora Pinkerman, Lu
cille Pinkerman, Agnes Slaight,
Willa Sehollmeyer and Lela
Carson.
—Lela Carson, News Reporter.
Ernest Durre, one of the pros
perous farmers and stockmen of
southeastern Holt, was an O’Neill
business visitor last Saturday and
made this office a short call or
dering The Frontier sent to his
address for the coming year.
O’Ne II Boy (iets Another
Promation In Hank
With the 25th Infantry (Tropic
Lightning) Division on Luzon:—
While serving with the 25th M d
ical Battalion of the veteran 25th
Infantry “Tropic Lightning" Div
ision on Luzon Island, Technician
Fourth Grade Bennett T. Heri
ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. P.
Hertford, O’Neill, Nebr., has been
promoted to the rank of staff
sergeant.
Sgt. Hertford, a veteran of 25
months overseas service, entered
the army May 4, 1942, at Fort
Crook, Nebr., and sailed for over
seas in July, 1943. He joined the
25th Division in New Georgia
and went through the New Geor
gia and Luzon campaigns.
Sgt. Heriford is entitled to wear
the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with
two campaign stars and the Phil
ippine Liberation ribbon with one
star.
Since landing on Lingayen
Gulf in January, the 25th Divis
ion, commanded by Major Gen
eral Charles L. Mullins, Jr., fought
the Japs for 165 consecutive days.
The fight stretched from the Cen
tral Plains to the rugged Carballo
Mountains of Luzon capturing
stragetic Balete Pass and the
town of Santa Fe, thus opening
the only southern land route to
the fertile Cagayan Valley, last
enemy stronghold on Luzon. The
“Tropic Lightning” Division is a
veteran fighting outfit, having
seen action on Gaudalcanal, New
Georgia and Bella Level la be
the landing in the Philippines.
ST MARY'S AND LYNCH AT
CITY PARK FRIDAY EVENING
The St. Mary’s footballers
will play their opening game of
the season in this city tomorrow
evening, commencing at 8:00
o’clock, with the boys from Lynch
as their opponents. If you want
to see a good game with lots of
action come out to the game
and give the boys a few cheers.
It helps a team a lot to have the
support of their audience.
The Cerdinanls have been hard
hit before the opening of the
season by losing one of their star
players, John Baker, who will be
out of the game for the season,
on account of injuries received a
short time ago.
Driver Of Truck In Bus
Truck Collision Held
To The District Court
A preliminary hearing was
held in County Court the first of
the week for Milton I. Graham,
drier of the truck that crashed
into a Norfolk-O’Neill bus last
June 20 near Inman, which re
sulted in the death of John J.
Hynes, prominent farmer north
! of this city. Graham was arrest
! ed after the accident and the
i coroners jury held him respon
sible for the accident.
The preliminary hearing took
most of the day and at the con
clusion of the testimony Judge
! Reimers bound Graham over to
the districi court and his trial will
probably come up this fall.
I -
Florence Hamdorf spent Sunday
in Neligh, visiting her parents.
Mrs. L. A. Carter and Mrs.
Amanda Pace entertained the S.
O. S. Club at a one-thirty dessert
luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Pace Tuesday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent informally.
Seaman 2-c George Bosn ar
rived home on leave Sunday from
the Great Lakes Training Sta
tion at Great Lakes, Illiiois, to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Bosn and other relatives and
friends
Mr. and Mrs. George Wrede,
of Portland, Oregon, arrived in
the city last Sunday evening, and
spent a few days here visiting
relatives and old time friends.
They left Wednesday afternoon
and will visit relatives and
friends at Wayne, Omaha and
Lincoln, before returning to their
Portland home. George has a
good position at Portland, work
ing for the government at a big
hospital there, having charge of
the livestock of the institution.
He looks fine and says that he
enjoys his work.
INMAN ITEMS
Rev. Maxcy returned from Con
ference at Lincoln last Tuesday.
He will fill the Inman charge for
the coming year. This will be
Rev. Maxcys tenth year at In
man.
INMAN METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Worship Service at 11:00 a. m.
The Pastor would appreciate
the attendance of all our folks
as we begin the new year. Come
.and help with the plans for the
coming year. All suggestions for
improvements in any department
of the church work will be ap
preciated and it is the hope of
the Pastor that all may work
together for a successful year.
Also to get the new Sunday
School rooms under way as soon
as possible, now that the war is
over. Let’s make it a real year
of construction and progress.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cronk and
family have moved to their new
home in O’Neill, which they re
cently bought.
Mr. and Mrs. Ermand Keyes
attended the wedding last Friday
at Spencer of Mrs. Keyes’ brother,
Frank Hamilton and Gloria Glas
ser, of Denver, Col.
Sgt. Bud Perkins and Mrs.
Perkins—who was formerly Max
ine Rogers—and Jeanette Rogers
visited friends and relatives last
Sunday on their way to Granite
Falls, Wash., to visit Mrs. Per
kins’ parents Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Rogers. Mrs. Perkins and Jen
ette have been working in Wash
ington, D C. Jeanette is on her
vacation and Sgt. Perkins has re
ceived his discharge from the ser
vice, so he and Mrs. Perkins plan
to settle in Washington. Mrs.
Anna Clark accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Perkins and will visit her
daughter, Mrs. E. R. Rogers and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stark, of
Buhl, Idaho,arrived last week for
a month’s visit with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Ermand Keyes and her
brother,CEM Harold Hamilton
and wife spent last Tuesday at
Petersburg visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Alfred Nissan.
Emma Stevens has started her
second year teaching in the Mel
cher district.
Last Monday Mrs. Carrie Mc
Mahan started her second year |
teaching in district 41.
Mrs. Grace Thomsen started
teaching in district 111 last Mon
day.
Mrs. Eva Murten returned
Tuesday after a three) weeks visit
at Mullen and Hay Springs.
Mrs. Etta Trowbridge, of Page
is staying with her daughter, Mrs.
Anna Smith , while her son, Er
nest is visiting his brother, Elton,
in Wyoming.
The W S. C. S. met at the Aid
Parlors. Devotionals led by Mrs.
Anna Smith. Lunch committee
was, Mrs. Ralph Moore, Mrs.
Grace Thomsen, Mrs. Lewis Ko
pecky and Mrs. Fred Moore. A
large crowd was in attendance.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Casper
Pribil and-daughters, Geneva and
Mrs, Mary Kivett and son, Gerry,
of O’Neill, and Mr. and Mns.
Floyd Keyes and Murl were sup
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Er
mand Keyes.
Mrs. Leon Tompkins was the
supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. A.
N. Butler last Thursday. It was
the anniversary of Mrs. Tomp
kins’ birthday.
Mrs. Eva Murten entertained at
Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs. j
Ezra Moor, Mr. and Mrs. Frank,
Roper, Mrs. Lois Taylor and Rev.
Maxcy.
Last Saturday Pfc. Virgil and
Mrs. Tomlinson arrived and will
spend his fu'rlough visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Tom
linson and Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Watson and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fowler and
Charles Fowler, of Omaha, arriv
ed for a visit at the home of their
sister and daughter, Mrs. A. N.
and Mr. Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rouse,
Mrs. C. D. Keyes and Mildred
spent last Saturday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Risor and fam
ily, the occasion being Janet
Risor’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roper, of
Indianapolis, Ind., arrived last
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Pioneer Holt County Ladjr
Celebrates Her 90th
Birthday Anniversary
Mrs. William Hull celebrated.1?.
i her 90th birthday Thursday, Sep
tember 6, at her home with her
ten living children, many grand
children, great grandchildren and
other relatives and friends.
A basket dinner was served at
noon. The afternoon was spent
visiting and taking pictures. At
3 00 o’clock ice cream was served
with the beautiful birthday cake,
which was baked by her daugh
ter and granddaughter, Mrs.
Preston Jones and Mrs. Walter
Devall. The cake was three
tiered, decorated with ninety
candles. Other birthday cakes
were made by Mrs. Arch HuU,
Mrs. Edward Kaczor and Mrs.
Glen Hull.
Three boquets of flowers were
presented her by Mrs. Edward
Kaczor, Edwin Hull and the Pad
dock Community Aid. She re
ceived many gifts and beautiful
cards.
Guests included her children,
Elmer Hull, Niobrara; Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Hull, Atkinson; Mr.
and Mrs Levi Hull, Mrs. Alice
Miller, Boone, Iowa; Mr. and
Mrs. Arch Hull, Crookston; Wm.
Hull, at home, Mr. and Mrs. Pres
ton Jones and family, Mr and
Mrs. Cecil Haynes and son, Wm,
of Parmalee, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Hull, Sioux City, Iowa;
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mellor and
family, Redbird; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Nelson and family, Mr and
Mrs. Edward Kaczor and Gerald,
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hull and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. G’.enn Hull and
family, Lynch; Mrs. Wayne Boel
ter and son, Walnut; Mr and Mrs.
Loyal Hull and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Hull and fam
ily, of Parmalee, S. D.; Mr. and
Mrs Horace Crawford and fam
ily, Atkinson; Mr and Mrs. Walter
Devall and Nancy, Mrs Harold
Halstead, Lynch; Mr. and Mrs.
Manford Russ and son, Elmer,
Mr and. Mrs. Harvey Allen, Page;
Mr and Mrs. Floyd Crawford
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Crawford, Mrs. Elmer Devall and
sons, Mrs. Delia Harrison, Mr. '
and Mrs Charlie Miller, Gross;
Mr. and Mrs D. H Hansen. Mr.
and Mrs Cliff Orr. Dustin; Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Wells and fam
ily, Mrs Alice Fox, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fox, Mrs. Libby Nelson,
Roy Spindler, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Manson.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mrs John Grutsch and son,
Michael, returned from the Nor
folk hospital Thursday last.
Master Sgt. William Miller ar
rived Sunday to visit relatives
and friends, after spending the
past thirty-four months overseas,
serving in North Africa, and in
Italy. He will report at the ex
piration of his furlough to Fort
Leavenworth, where he will be
discharged from the service.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Rouse, of
Inman, received a letter from
their son, Pvt. Marvin Rouse,
telling them that he had landed
at Okinawa on August 12, two
days before the end of the war.
He is now stationed in Anakata,
about forty miles from Tokyo.
Judge J. A. Donohoe came up
from Omaha last Saturday and
spent a few days here visiting
relatives and friends and look
ing after business matters. The
Judge said that he was amazed at
the extra fine condition in which
he found crops in the differe
ent parts of the county, and he
said that it was evident that Holt
county was not on the way back,
but was back with a bumper crop
all around.
Sister C. Florrosa, of Havre,
Mont., and her sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Johnson, of Omaha, were
in the city the first of the week,
visiting relatives and old time
friends. This was Sister Flor
resa’s first visit to the city of
her birth in twenty-four years,
and, the old home town certainly
looked good to her. She was the
former Helen Tierney, and is re
membered by many of the older
residents of the city. From here
she went to Denver, Col., for a
visit with another sister, Mrs. T.
S. Mains and family.