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CHAMBERS ITEMS
(Continued ffom page one)
Pastoral conference at Norfolk
Wednesday. He left Norfolk on
Thursday for Chicago to attend
an International Walther League
conference.
The Amelia Community was!
shocked and saddened Sunday at
the sudden passing of Miles Min
nehan, who died of a heart attack.
The funeral services were held
Wednesday in O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fullerton
and family enjoyed a fish supper j
in the Chas. Spath home Sunday
evening. The fish were the result
of their son Donald’s efforts. He
caught them all Sunday after
noon in a lake near his home.
Joseph Alexander Oneal Wood
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Chambers Methodist
church for J. A. O. Woods Thurs
day afternoon alt 2:0Q p. m., April
18, by Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis.
Honorary pallbearers were,
Harry White, Hubert Smith, Dan
Perkins, John Wintermote, Clar
ence Kiltz and John Walter, Sr.
Pall bearers were: Van Rb
ertson, Glen Adams, Thomas
Newhous, C. F. Gillette, Joe Daas
and Walt Richards.
Charlie Grimes acted as usher.
The music was furnished by Mr.
and Mtrs. Leo Adams, Mabel Rob
ertson and Ray Hdffrman with
Mrs. Elwyn Robertson at the
piano. Mrs. C. F. Gillette and
Mrs. Clair Grimes were in charge
of the flowers. Following the ser
vices interment was made in the
Chambers cemetery.
Joseph Alexander Woods, son
of Harry and Samantha Woods
was bom August 19, 1866 near
Gnant, Virginia, where he grew
to manhoo. He passed aiwoy at
his home in Chambers April 16,
1946, at the age of 79 years, seven
months and twenty-seven days.!
On January 30, 1885, he was
nnited in marriage to Victoria
Catherine Carson, after which
they made theft- home on his
term mar the old homestead. To |
this union were born seven child
ren, Mrs. Ida Anderson, of Tilden;
Mrs. Edith Osborn, of Wisner;
Mrs. Lelia Grubb, Mrs. Wayne
Farrier, Mrs. Chloe Adams and
William Woods, aill of Chambers.
One daughter, Hattie Denton
preceded him in death August 21,
1905.
He moved with his family to
Nebraska in January, 1913, locat
ing near Battle Creek where he
formed until 1920. He then moved
to Chambers where he made his
home until the time of his death.
He was always active in church
and community affairs. Mr.
Woods attended church faith
fully serving on the board of trus
tees of the Methodist church for
a number of yspirs. He will be
greatly missed by all who knew
and loved him. Those left to
mourn his passing are his devoted
wife, six children, one brother,
John, of Grant, Virginia, twenty
five grandchildren, twenty-one
great grandchildren, nieces and
nephews and a host of friends.
PAGE NEWS ITEMS
(Continued from page one)
Horold Banta left Page about
6:15 for Hidden Paradise at Long
Pine, arriving in Long Pine at
8:00 and going directly to the
Park. The day was spent fishing
taking pictures, hiking, wading,
climbing hills, visiting the Park’s
musuem and eating We left
around 5:00 p. m. and went tc
visit the tourist camp and the
dam that furnishes Long Pine's
electricity and power. We at(
auppr^at Bassett and Mrs. Ban
car load stopped in Stuart foi
the movie of "Bells of St, Mary’s."
The day was pOrfect except for
one unfortunate person who had
three flat tires during the course
of the day. We want to thank
Miss Garwood and Mrs. Balito for
being wonderful sponsors on the
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Laster Reige and
Bonnie Jo, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenze
Reige and Connie Kay and Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Reige and son,
all of Page, Richard Reige, of
Unadilla, Mr. and Mrs. Art Helm
ricks and family, William Jr., and
Ralph Roige, all of Norfolk, help
<d their mother, Mrs. William
Reige, of Norfolk, celebrate her
74th birthday April 28. Mr.
and Mrs. William Reige, Sr., re
sided at Page a number of years
before moving to Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kirschmer
wero dinner guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rakow.
Mr. and Mrs. Max and daughter
of Omaha, spent the week-end
at the home of Mrs. Mlarx’s par
ents, Mr and Mrs, E. H. Farns
worth. ’
Donald Townsend arrived Sat
urday from Boise City, Oklahom®.
to spend a few days with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Roy Towns
end. He is anroute to Canada.
Mrs. Dello Rutherford came
up from Omaha last week to
make her home with her son,
Duran Rutherford.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. J R. Russell.
C. N Carlotta Bollantyne left
Saturday nighe for Indepenence, j
Mo., after spending two weeks at I
her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Copts spent 1
from Thursday until Sunday at
Albion visiting at the home of
Mrs. Cope’s brother, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Sigerson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Matschullat
and Mr and Mrs. Albert Anthony
spent Sunday at the Allen Ed
som home at Creighton.
Mrs. Roy Parker spent Thurs
day at the home of her daughter, ■
Mr. ami Mlrs. Leo Oetter, Ewidng.1
(Page Last Week)
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Bolen and
daughters, of Lincoln, spent from
Sunday until Tuesday visiting i
Mrs. Mrs. Bolen’s parents, Mr. I
and Mrs. E. A.Edmisten and her
sister, Mrs. Edgar Wood.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Edmisfen home were, Mr. and
Mrs. ess Bolen and family, Mr. I
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Sozama, of,
Plainview Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Mi .and Mrs. Kenneth Asher and I
and Mrs. Edgar Wood and family,
Miller and son were afternoon,
callers.
Easter Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French1
and family were, Mr. and Mrs.'
E. M. Brouse and son, Harold, of;
Valentine, Miss Marie Heiss, of
Hastings, Mr and Mrs. Leonard
Heiss and granddaughter, Marian,
Miss Roue Woman, George'
French, Duane Dorr and Rev. and
Mrs. Feodor Kattner.
MT. and Mrs. Anton Nissen re
: ceivod a message from thdeir son,
Lorenz Nissen C. PH 2-c dated
April 21. He had landed in San
Francisco.
Edward Jordan, of Lincoln, Mr.
and Mrs. John Stauffer,Sr., Mr.
amd Mrs. Edgar Stauffer and son,
Dale, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stauff
er and son, Randy, and Mr and
Mrs. Harry Tegeler and son, Har
old were dinner guests Sundoy
of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Allen.
Mrs. Leo Frey and daughter,
Hazel, of Pierce, visited Friday
at the Wilton Hayne and John
Zumbrum homes. Mrs. Ida Frey
and Leo Frey, who had spent
a few days at Hayne home,
returned to Pierce with them.
Mrs. J. O. Ballantyne returned
home Monday, after spending
several days at Independence
Missouri. She was accom
panied hoYne by C. N. Carlotta
Ballantyne, who will spend a two
weeks vaction here.
Mrs. Leo Wiseman went to Nor
folk last Tuesday, where she en
tered the Lady of Lourdes hos
pital Wednesday morning she
submitted to a major operation
Her condition is reported good.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Bolin and
family and Mrs. E.A. Edmisten
were dinner guests Monday noon
at fhe Edgar Wood home.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Haynes
are the parents of a daughter, Lau.
rell Ann, born at the O’Neill hos
pital Thursday, April 18.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fink
at the O’Neill hospital Saturday,
April 20 a daughter.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Beeieart at the
O'Neill hospital Monday, April 22.
Brooks Stuart, of Stuart, spent
the week-end at the home of hfis
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. O.
B. Stuart.
Mrs. J. O.Ballantyne and Clar
lotta ond Mrs. Charles Wegman
and Helen were Norolk vsitors
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Copes of
Valentine, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mir. and Mrs. R. D. Copes.
Miss Lorraine French, of Lin
coln, spent from Thursday until
Sunday at the horns of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn
French.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rakow
were Easter Sunday dinner guests
at the Luke Rokow home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Brouse and
son, Harold, of Valentine, spent
the week-end,at the home of her
father, George French.
Mr. and Mrs. Gailen Miller and
family, of Niobrara, have visited
pt the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Finley.
Mrs. Merwyn, Lorraine, Mer
wyn, Jr.,’and Duane Dorr spent
Saturday in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stuckey and
daughters of Norfolk, spent from
I Soturday until Sunday with Mrs.
I Stuckey’s parents, Mr. and Mi s.
Ferd Allen.
Edward Jordan, of Lincoln,
spent the week-end with Dale
Stauffer.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walker and
son of Milford, and Mrs. James
McNally and children of Humph
rey, came Friday evening t° visit
relatives here. Mr. McNally
drove up Sunday and his family
returned home with him Monday.
The Walkers remained for a
longer visit.
Dale Asher came up from
Fremont Saturday night to visit
his mother, Mrs. Ethel Asher.
Mrs. Asher and Jimmie, who had
spent a week here with her par
ents,, Mr. and Mlrs. Rollie Snell,
returned home with him Sumdoy
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Asher
have recently purchased a home
aft Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Niesius en
tortoirled at a family dinner Sun
day. Guests were, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Wolverton a(nd family of
Pilger; Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Kirschmer and Herbert and Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Crotty.
Mrs. Margaret Anderson had a
dinner Sunday at their home for
her father, H. A. Rakow. Guests
were; Loren Rakow, Fremont;
Mi-s. Delbert Hill. Orchard; Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Asher ond son,
Freddie, Fremont; John Friday,
Inman. Mrs. Thelma Jaynes, of
Deadwood, S. D., called her father
Sunday afternoon to extend
birthday greetings.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sorenson
drove to Sioux City Sunday
morning to meet their grand
mother, Mrs. Nona Bedford, who
was returning home after spend
ing almost six months at the
home of her son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Taylor at Troy,
Ohio. They were accompanied
PAGE NEWS NOTES
to Sioux City by their uncle L. B
Taylor who was going to Sioux
Falls, S. D., to spend two weeks
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Finley 'en
tertained at a dinner Sunday
when all their children were pres
ent: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fin
ley, Caliornia; Mr. and Mi's. Gail
en Miller and family, Niobrora;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walker and
son, Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Allen and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
La Verne Finley and family, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Asher ond
son Freddie of Fremont, spent
the week-end with their mothers,
Mrs. Bthel Asher and Mrs. Mar
garet Anderson.
Miss Viola Haynes spent the
week-end at thle home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen flayne.
Mrs. E. A. Wolker was hostess
to the Just a Mere Club Friday
aternoon, with nine members
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Asher and
son, Freddie, were dinner guests
Saturday noon of his mother, Mrs.
Ethel Asher. Saturday evening
they were all supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stewart.
Dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mlrs. E. A. Walker were:
M!r. and Mrs. James McNally and
family of Humphrey; Mr. and
Mrs.. John D. WalMer of Ains
worth, and Mr. and Mrs.C. E.
Woketr and amily.
Mrs. Robert Gray entertained
the members ocf the Bid or Bye
Bridge Club last Wednesday af
ternoon. Mrs. Herbert Stein
berg and Mrs. Bernard Allen
were guests. Mrs. Melvin Car
son won high score and Mrs,
Frank Cronk traveling prize.
Mr. and Mrs, Dale Asher and
son, Jimmie, of Fremont, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Stewart and Sherry
(Continued on page five.)
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MEDICALLY PISCHARGED
VET, GOT A BRAKEMANS
Jos with Union Pacific
in Neb's whfat-corn
OATS
BORROWER BOOCHT A CELERY
TRANSPLANTER, CONVERTED IT
t FOR TOMATOES, PLANTED^
*■ BORROWED ACRES IN TO/AATOES,
•%IPP6DS9 BOXCARS \
„ OF PI?ODUCE/FIRST SEASON.^
\ BARMERS WILL MAKE
$ 300-600 AN ACRE.
Hudson plans to plant
800 ACRES NEXT YEAR,
Locally financed
canneries.
jfINNING THRU INGENUITY, GRIf
OUR VETERANS WIN THE
■- AArr/e* OEPEACE._,<
Ir--11
I A Run in Hosiery
i
By JERRY M. D\RRELL
McClur* Syndicate— WNU Feature*.
BID EVANS frowned as he
watched the mob in front of the
counter. He had had no idea that
it would be like this when he told
his sister he would buy a pair of
stockings for her. Well-dressed
women shoved and pushed worse
than a bunch of soldiers Just back
from the front fought for places In
the line at mail call.
Suddenly, he noticed her. Very
pretty, probably not more than 23.
She was dressed in that slick man
nish style he liked because it always
made a pretty woman look twice as
feminine as ruffly things did. “She's
a girl out of a moving picture," he
told himself, "a technicolor at
that."
He took in her gray suit, shoes
and gloves, her yellow hat, scarf
and huge purse. All were set off by
her gleaming, copper-colored hair.
Sympathetically he noticed that she
wore a little pin — three stars on a
field of white. Two of the stars
were blue, the other gold. Attached
to the pin were three guards — an
airplane, a gun and an anchor.
Interested, he watched her man
euver to get through the crowd. She
stopped elbowing and gave up. Then
she considered a moment, went
around the end of the mob, picked
up a couple of pairs of stockings,
walked to the near-by door, com
pared them, then rolled them up and
slipped them into her roomy purse*
Next she strolled to the lingerie
counter.
Bid whistled softly, "A shoplifter,
and cool as a cucumber. Anyone
seeing her would think she had a
He hurried after her and took her
arm.
right to them. Little fool, wonder
how long she thinks she can get
away with It."
He followed her. When a saleslady
approached, the girl smiled, shook
her head no and sauntered on.
‘‘Steady as a veteran. She’s no
rookie at the game. But, darn It,
she’s too nice for that type of
thing.” Impulsively he hurried after
her and took her arm. “Where can
we go and talk? Here In the store.”
“Why—” she looked up at him
with large gray eyes “—on the mez
zanine. There’s a lounge for shop
pers there. We can go up these
stairs—”
“O. K., sister. But don’t think
you’re going to give me the slip.
I’m on to you and you’re not get
ting away. You see, I saw you lift
those stockings.”
“Oh, that’s what’s on your mind.”
“You’re a cool one.” He seated
himself. “Suppose you think that be
cause you’re pretty you can get
away with murder.”
"No. She studied him levelly.
"But tell me who you are and by
what right you censor what I do."
"Think I’m a crook too? Well, I’m
not. I’m a discharged soldier who
was a detective before he went into
the army. In the old days I’d have
turned you in without a qualm."
"And why don’t you now?"
"Because of that pin you’re wear
ing, sister. A girl with a pin like
that, if she has a right to it, be
longs to a mighty fine bunch.”
"I have a right to it.” Her eyes
clouded and her Anger touched the
pin gently. "The sailor is in the
PaciAc, the infantryman in Ger
many — the Ayer didn’t return
from a mission in Italy.”
"Good guys, I bet"
"The best brothers a girl ever
had.” She smiled wistfully.
"Evidently not the kind to ap
prove of what you’re doing. Men
aren’t Aghting for women who go
aroung taking what doesn’t belong
to them. They don’t know what
you're up to.”
"They sure do know," she grinned
impudently, "and approve."
"What do you mean—approve?"
he demanded belligerently.
"Always the dick.” She viewed
him loftily. "I simply helped my
self to the stockings because they
were having a run in hosiery and
were too busy to wait on me. You
see, Mr. Dick, I was Ailing a tele
phone order. I happen to be in
charge of the shopping service
here." She rose. "However, you ap
pear to be a nice person, so when
you’re in the store again drop in
i to see me. That’s my office over
there."
He watched her disappear into a
glass encased cubby on the door of
which was printed, "Ruth Edge
mont. Shopping Service."
I t
—
The Wolf
By JIM KJELGAARD
McClure Syndicate—WNU Features.
—
FERGUSON shifted the frozen
beaver from his left hand to his
right and ruffled snow curled In tiny
cascades over the tips of his snow*
■hoes as he broke into a trot. He
came out of the spruces into the
clearing where his cabin squatted.
Blue smoke curled out of the chim
ney. But his wife’s snowshoes nc
longer hung on their pegs over the
door. She was away on her trap
line.
Ferguson swung a little faster
down the trail he had made when he
left the cabin that morning. He
grinned whimsically. It took ten
years’ experience successfully tc
run a trap line. But Ann had in
sisted on having her own and occa
sionally she brought in a pelt.
He reached the cabin and stopped
short. Sharp and clear in the new
snow the imprints of his wife's
snowshoes led straight away from
the cabin, dowm the trail she took
through the spruces. Just as sharp
and clear, and just as fresh, an
other line of snowshoe tracks
swerved out of the spruces to Join
them.
After a moment Ferguson was
shocked into sluggishness. Five
months before, a week after he had
brought Ann here, he came out oi
the forest toward the cabin late one
night and heard her scream. He
started to run and burst into the
lighted hut without stopping to see
what danger threatened. Ann was
there, a trickle of blood running
The two snowshoe trails inter
mingled.
down her cheek and her clothes hah
ripped from her back. With hei
.was a renegade half-breed named
Anatik.
Charging in with bull-like rage,
Ferguson had beaten Anatik with
his fists, knocked him down agair
and again, smashed his face to s
pulp, and would have killed him il
Ann hadn’t interfered.
He should have known thal
Anatik would never forget or for
give. For a moment he stared as
if hypnotized at the double line ol
tracks.
Then he dropped the beaver in the
snow. Not stopping to remove his
own snowshoes he ran into the cab
in, snatched his deer rifle and, as
fast as he could, tan down the plain
ly marked trail.
But even as he ran he looked
carefully both at the trail ahead and
at the tracks he followed. The twc
snowshoe trails intermingled, and
earlier that morning a big timbei
wolf had also run down the trail.
The wolf, with characteristic cun
ning, had run at the side where
traps were least likely to be.
Ferguson reached up with his lefl
hand to brush his hat from his
head. Without breaking stride,
transferring his rifle from his righl
hand to his left, he slipped his arms
out of his coat sleeves.
Just ahead, at the top of a little
rise and to one side of the trail, a
bushy spruce showed sharply green
against the white background. Fer
guson raced up the slope and
stopped suddenly to swing his rifle
around.
He stood with his legs braced, his
chest heaving mightily as he strove
to get his breath. Anatik lay
stretched out at the foot of the ever
green, trying to shrink into the
snow, his fear-filled eyes staring al
Ferguson. Ferguson cocked his ri
fle, raised it and brought it down
again.
“I reckon not,” he said slowly
*'I ought to blast you where you lie
But for her sake I’ll let you live.”
He read the signs etched plainly
In the snow. Antik, indeed, had not
forgotten who had beaten him. He
had known that Ferguson would fol
low the double trail, had planned
that he would run to his death ir,
so doing. There was a deep depres
sion on the trail where he had
stayed a long time In ambush.
Then, seeking better concealment,
he had crawled under the spruce.
But the big timber wolf had also
walked beneath the tree.
Ferguson smiled tenderly. A trap
per, wanting to take that wolf,
would plan to shoot or trap it on a
ridge or in some thicket a woll
might go. Only an Inexperienced
woman, seeing wolf tracks under
the spruce, would expect it to be in
the same place the next day.
Ferguson smiled again at seeing
the heavy wolf traps clamped on
each of Anatik’s wrists.
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We have taken possession of the
Harty Dry Cleaners and are now
busy remodeling the interior and in
stalling new equipment, which we
expect to have completed by the end
of the month.
We will be open for business during
our remodeling and will then be
equipped to give the most modern
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We respectfully solicit a continua
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