LEGALS
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(First publication Feb. 27, 1947.)
NOTICE OF SUIT
To: The heirs, devisees, lega
tees, personal representatives and
all other persons interested in the
estate of And Walch, deceased,
real names unknown; Rose Po
dany, and John Podany, first real
name unknown, wife and hus
band; and all persons having or
claiming any interest in the South
Half of Section Three, Township
Twentv-six North, Range Thir
teen, West of the 6th P.M. in Holt
County, Nebraska, real names un
known, defendants.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 25th day of
February, 1947, Caroline Starr as
plaintiff filed her petition in the
District Court of Holt County,
Nebraska, against you as defen
dants, the object and prayer of
which is to quiet and confirm the
title in her, the said Caroline
Starr, to the following described
real estate, to-wit: The South
Half of Section Three, Township
Twentv-six North, Range Thir
teen, West of the 6tti P.M. in Holt
County, Nebraska, as against you
and each of you, and to secure a
Decree of Court that you have
no interest in, right or title to or
lien upon said real estate or any
part thereof; and for general
equitable relief.
You are required to answe*r
said petition on or before the
5th day of May, 1947.
Dated this 25th day of Febr
uary, 1947.
CAROLINE STARR,
Plaintiff
By Julius D. Cronin
Her Attorney 42-45
(First publication Febr. 27, 1947.)
SHERIFF'S SALE
Notice is hereby given that by
irtue of an Order of Sale issued
to me by the Clerk of the District
Court of Holt County, Nebraska,
in an action pending in said
Court wherein
George E. Bowen,
was plaintiff and
John F. Morey, et al„
were defendants, I will sell to
the highest bidder for cash at the
front door of the court house in
O’Neill, Nebraska, on the 31st day
of March, 1947, at 10 o’clock A.
M., the fallowing described prem
ises in Holt County, Nebraska:
The West Half of the South
east Quarter of Section 13, in
Township 29, North, of Range
10, West of the 6th P.M., in Holt
County, Nebraska,
to satisfy the sum of $38.70 found
due plaintiff and interest thereon
and $38.35 costs of suit and ac
cruing costs.
Dated this 21st day of February
1947. _
A. B. HUBBARD,
Sheriff of Holt County, Nebraska.
(SEAL) 42-46
(First publication Feb. 20, 1947.)
William Griffin, Attorney
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
IN THE MATTER )
OF THE ESTATE ) NOTICE
OF CHARLES S. ) OF
BLAIR, ) IEARING.
DECEASED, )
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA,
to all concerned:
Notice is given that Tim Read
has filed a petition alleging that
said deceased died August 26th,
1920, a resident of Holt County,
seized of the South Half of North
w st Quarter of Section 32, in
Township 26, North, of Range 12,
West of the 6th P.M., in which
petitioner has derived an interest
by purchase and mesne convey
ance, praying for a determination
of the time of death, the heirs,
degree of kinship and right of
descent of real property, of the
deceased, which p. tition will be
for hearing in this Court on March
13th. 1947, at ten o’clock a.m.
BY THE COURT:
LOUIS W. REIMER,
41-43 County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL)
Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grage were
Sunday callers at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Walker, of
Page.
Mrs. Arthur Dexter, Mrs. C. D.
Hartranft and Mrs. Hartranft’s
mother, Mrs. Grant Wilcox, were
in Norfolk last Thursday.
;
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(First publication March 6, 1947.)
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA
IN THE MATTER )
OF THE ESTATE ) NOTICE
OF GEORGE ) 1
SCHURR. )
DECEASED )
To All Persons Interested in SH I
Estate. bo*h Creditors and Heiis:
Notice is hereby given that
Gr^rce Schurr, Jr., has filed his
petition setting forth among oHi ?r
things, that George Schuir. a citi
zen and resident of the State of
California died intestate therein
on the 8th day of May. 1937,
seized and possessed of the fol
lowing described real estate t >
wit:
The Northeast Quarter of Sec
tion Twenty-nine (29), and the
Northwest quarter of Section
Twenty-eight (28) and the
Southwest quarter of Section
Twenty-one (21) all in Town
ship Twenty-nine (29) North,
Range Nine (9), West of the
Oth P. M. in Holt County,
Nebraska,
That petitioner is an heir of
said deceased and as such has a
light to bring tnis action.
The prayer of said petition is
for a determination of the time
of the death of George Schu r,
and the names of the heirs at the
time of his death, and fixing the
decree of kinship of descent of
George Schurr, and barring th '
claims of creditors and for such
ether and further relief as to the
Court may seem just and equit
able.
BY THE COURT:
LOUIS W. REIMER
COUNTY JUDGE.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 43-45
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(First publication March 6, 1947.>
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA
IN THE MATTER )
OF THE ESTATE ) NOTICE
OF LORAH )
SCHURR, )
DECEASED )
To All Persons Interested in Said
Estate, both Creditors and Heirs:
Notice is hereby given that
George Schurr, Jr., has filed his
petition setting forth among other
things, that Lorah Schurr, a citi
zen and resident of the State of
California died intestate therein
on the 13th day of March, 1938,
seized and possessed of the fol
lowing described real estate to
wit:
The Northeast Quarter of Sec
tion Twenty-nine (29), and the
Northwest Quarter of Section
Twenty-eight (28) and the
Southwest Quarter of Section
Twenty-one (21), all in Town
ship Twenty-nine (29) North,
Range Nine (9). West of th?
6th P. M. in Holt County,
Nebraska.
That petitioner is an heir of
said deceased and as such has a
right to bring this action.
The prayer of said petition is
for a determination of the time
of the death of Lorah Schurr, and
the names of the heirs at the
time of her death, and fixing the
decree of kinship of descent of
Lorah Schurr. and bar ing th"
claims of creditors and for such
other and further relief as to the
Court may seem just and equit
able.
BY THE COURT:
LOUIS W. REIMER
COUNTY JUDGE.
, (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 43-45
(First publication March 6, 1947.)
Julius D. Cronin. Attorney
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION FOR APPOINT
MENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
DE BONIS NON WITH THE
WILL ANNEXED
County Court of Holt County,
Nebraska, March 6th, 1947.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Anna A. Soukup, Deceased, No.
1509.
Notice is hereby given to all
versons interested in said estate
that on the 6th day of March,
A. D,, 1947, a petition was filed
in this Court, suggesting the
death of Anton Soukup, the Ad
j ministrator with the Will an
nexed of this Estate, and praying
for the appointment of Stanley
Soukup as Aministrator de bonis
non with the Will annexed to
make settlement with the Admin
istrator with the Will annexed of
the Anton Soukup Estate, and to
make a final report and account
in this Estate, pay the bequests,
and distribute the assets pursuant
to an Order of distribution to be
entered by this Court.
That said petition will come on
for hearing on the 26th day of
March, A. D., 1947, at ten o’clock
A. M.. in the County Court Room
in O’Neill, Nebraska.
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 43-45
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pharris,
of Gregory, S. D. arrived by
plane Sunday to visit Mrs. Phar
ris’ sister, Mrs. Harrison Bridge.
Mrs. Pharris will remain a week.
Money to Loan
ON
AUTOMOBILES
TRUCKS
TRACTORS
EQUIPMENT
FURNITURE
Central Finance Co.
C. E. Jones, Manager
O'NEILL : NEBRASKA j
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r*S7 FREIGHT JUMPS TRACKS
view f om
the air of the scene where a
w i i i.roa»
freight train jumped the tracks
! a short distance out of Stam
ford, Conn., a' d snread spilled
cars and merchandise over two
city blocks. A rail oad fo ema >
| was slichtly injured in the
| wreck, which officials consid
ered was “miraculous."
‘IMPREGNABLE’ NOT LONG AGO
This is a street in “Bunker
Vrlley,” near Breskens, where
: e Germans once boasted an
“impregnable” line of fortifi
cations. Dutch families now
occupy the bunkers. One wo
mar has her weekly wash hang
ii .. cut to dry on the lemains of
a pillbox. Th" lad in fore
ground is standing near the
I doorway of her pillbox home.
Shell cases a e used to make a
fence. Waleheron was the key
to the great port of Antwerp,
and the Germans held it.
GOING DOWN TO TEA IN SIPS
These solemn-faced gentle
men are the seven members of
the United States board of
tea experts as they are passine
iudgment on between 500 and
600 different samples of tea
”'hieh has been submitted by
the trade. Future tea grades
will be made the result of these
tasting tests. This method of
testing had not been conducted
during the war years. Members
of the testing board are all ex
perts, and will not swallow any
of the tea.
CHAMBERS NEWS
Elmer Warner, of Winner, S. D.,
''amo Sunday and visited in the
L. W. Faggart home until Tues
day.
Dr. D. M. Alderson, of Lincoln,
visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Ned Alderson, February 26. Dr.
Alderson was one of the speakers
at the health institute in O’Neill
and took the opportunity for a
short visit.
Mrs. V. C. Woods is spending
two weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Tom Osborne, and Mr. Os
borne at Wisner.
Talks on 'Narcotics' —
Mrs. A. Neil Dawes was hostess
to the WCTU Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Kenneth J. Scott spoke on
“Narcotics.”
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Booth
and John Turner returned last
Thursday from a three-day bus
iness trip to Lincoln.
EMMET NEWS
Gilbert and Charles Fox spent
Sunday visiting George Mellor,
south of O'Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beckwith
and Leona Fline and Fred Beck
with were Sunday dinner guests
at the Guy Beckwith home.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Burge and
son visited Sunday at .the Ray
Dendinger home, south of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winkler and
family visited at the Leo Weich
man home, near Stuart, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Foreman
and son were Sunday guests at
the Claude Bates home.
Mrs. Grant Peacock and infant
son returned home Sunday from
the O’Neill hospital.
EMMET — Mrs. Bessie Burge,
Harold nd June were Monday
night supper guests at the Dean
Burge home in O’NeilL
Real Estate Transfers
(Editor’s note: A glossary of
he abbreviations follows: WD—
warranty deed; QCD—quit claim
deed. The instruments filed at
he Holt county courthouse are
listed from whom to whom, date
consideration, legal description.)
WD—Gus Daniels to John Dan
iels 2-24-47 $1- Wl2SW>4- SEV4
SW'i- SWViSE'4 15-25-9.
WD—John Daniels to Gus Dan
iels 2-24-47 $1- EMiSEV4 17- Ntt
NEV4 20-25-9.
WD — Wm. Leonard Leidy to
Harold T. McGraw 2-17-47 $75
Lot 8- Blk. 10- Inman.
WD — Laura Halstead to Leon
Mellor 2-22-47 $3,000- WMsSWV4
NWV4 13- SM>NE!/4 14-32-10.
WD — Wm. Bruder to Esther
Mellor 2-14-47 $100- Part SEV4
SE«4 32-30-14.
WD — Cecil Radcliff et al to
Lewis Radcliff and wife 2-24-47
$6800- EM> 9-29-16.
WD — Pearl E Wahl to Alice
Shaffer 1-28-47 $4600- Lot 8 and
S'2 lot 9- Blk. 2- Atkinson.
WD—J. A. Donohoe to Ora R.
Yarges 2-17-47 $3000- NWV4 20
31-16.
WD—Bryan H. French et al to
Neven D. Ickes and wf. E>2 23
28-10 $9600- 2-8-47.
WD—Ida Wandersee to Johnnie
E Couch and wf 2-24-47 $3500
| 2k* ae-cs in NWV4NEV4 30-26-12.
QCD—Ida Wandersee to John
! rj« E. Couch and wf 2-24-47 $250
1 *2A in NWV4NEV4 30-76-12.
QCD — John Zahradnicek to
Louis Zahrpdnicek 2-19-47 $1
NW Vi 29-29 15.
QCD—Anna Rosecrans to Louis
Zahradnicek 1-16-47 $1- N'-i 3
NW 11 29-29-15.
QCD — Mary Ashbv to Lou-_s
Zahradnicek 2-8-47 $1 N'2 3
NW'/i 29-29-15.
QCD — Theodore Zahradnicek
to Louis Zahradnicek 1-28-47 $1
N12 3-29-15.
QCD — John Zahradnicek to
Louis Zahradnicek 2-19-47 $1
N12 3-29-15.
QCD—O. R. Leach to Albeit
Ramm 2-15-47 $187.50- Lots 6 and
7- Blk 6 Hallock’s 2nd Addition
1 Stuart.
WD—Katie W. Prange to Ed
' win Engler and wf 2-25-4/ $3800
NEV4 6-30-15.
WD — Pat> ink J. McManus to
Margaret C. Carr 10-17-46 $300
Part NEV4NW V4 30-29-11.
WD — Arthur Jurgensmeier to
Matt Hynes and wf 2-25-47
$6500- Lots 11 and 12- Blk 9
O’Neill.
WD—Fabert M. Jensen to L,eon j
L. Kaiser and wf 2-25-47 $10,000-:
NM> 23-30-14.
WD — Seth Noble to Eugene'
Poessnecker and wf 2-27-47 $1600;
N%N% 6-30-14.
WD—Jack M. Barr to Lloyd D.
Gibson and wf 9-9-46 $5200
SWVt- Part W'zSE’i- Part SEV4
NE>/4 Sec 10-28-11.
WD—Federal Land Bk to Ned
Saunders and wf 10-8-46 $300
SEV4NEV4 13-26-15.
WD—W. P. Dailey to John D.
Pruss et al 2-13-47 $8000- SEV4
30-30-12.
WD — City of O’Neill to A. J.
Warner 12-27-46 $288.80- 90 ft x
170 ft in Blk 5- McCafferty An
nex- O’Neill.
WD — P. C. Roudybush to
Charles Edwin Porter and wf 2
26-47 $2000- EM>NEV4 12-28-9.
WD—Elsie R. Wilson to Cecil L.
Witherwax and wf 1-13-47 $3750
SEV4SEV4 20- SWV4SW4 21
NW'i 28-32-10.
WD—Bertha M. Farnsworth to I
Leland F. Knudsen and wf 3-1-47
$4510- WttSWy« 16-28-9.
WD — E. J. Mach-Executor to
Alexander and Paul Forsythe 3
1-47 $6300- SM> 5-31-14.
WD—May Hickey et al to Mel
vin Rieck and wf iO-1-46 $13,500
Ni:>NEV4- W% 31-28-11.
WD—Robert C. Tams to Orlow
Colwell and wf 10-31-46 $9000
SW't 30-28-10.
WD—John Hall to Tim Britton
4-19-46 19,400- NEVi- S'/2 35-25
15 and land in Garfield Co
WD—Lyle H. Davis to Walter
A. Huston 2-28-47 $2800- SE14 1
29-10 Subj to Mtg.
WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG —
Musseir Found ‘Guilty9 of
Manslaughter in Spence Case
(Excerpts from The Frontier Files.)
* 50 Years Ago
“We the jury in this case, be
ing duly impaneled and sworn,
do find the defendant, Ray
mond Musser, not guilty of
murder in the first degree, as
charged in the information,
but do find him guilty of man
slaughter.” This was the ver
dict of the jury that tried Ray
mond Musser in the district
court before Judge Kinkaid for
the murder of George A.
Spence. The jury was out four
hours. The case was hotly con
tested by the attorneys for both
sides. M. F. and J. J. Harring
ton represented the defendant,
while H. E. Murray and the
county attorney prosecuted. A
motion will be made for a new
trial.
The new bridge at Sioux City
will be used by the Pacific
Short Line. "By taking that
line at O’Neill you save three
hours time to Sioux City,” ac
cording to an advertisement.
The vitascope show at the
rink Saturday night will be
well-worth seeing. The ob- '
jects thrown on the screen have
such a lifelike appearance as
to make them veritable "living
pictures."
Delegations from Stuart and
Atkinson were before the Holt
county board this week. The
question of the removal of the
Grand Rapids bridge was the
magnet that drew our western
neighbors to the city.
The body of Peter Stiandel,
a bachelor living 10 miles south
of Niobrara, was found hang
ing by the neck in his house.
He is supposed to have been
hanging there for several
months as his neighbors claim
they have not seen him since
last year.
Editorial: Doc Matthews has
resurrected the Stuttgart Free
Press. . . . We doff our hats to
President McKinley. . . The
trans-Mississippi exposition is
booming. That’s right, shove
it along. . . War has been de
clared in the Populist camp.
25 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gallagher
entertained 20 couples at their
home on North Third street
Sunday evening. The event
was a “house-warming” cele
brating the completion of their
first years' residence in their
new home.
The O’Neill basketball team
packed their duds and journey
ed to Lincoln where they will
play Friday in the state tourna
ment. Those on the team are
Ralph Mellor, Joe Bella, Mc
Kinley Simonson, Bennet Gilli
gan, Merle Hatch, and George
Stannard. Arthur Hammond
is the coach.
Boge Catron met with a pain
ful accident Satuiday whnn th"
ho se he was riding s ipped,
falling on Boge and breaking
his leg in four places.
Miss Elizabeth Flood, super
intendent of the Inman schooL,
left Tuesday for Battle Creek,
where she will attend the mil
itary funeral of her biother,
Frank Flood, whose remains
arrived from France last week
He died in the battle of the Ar
gonne.
Col. James Moore, the local
hog magnate, topped the local
hog market Tuesday with 30
head at $10.30. The hogs, far
rowed the middle of last July,
averaged 245 pounds. They
were fed 21-cent corn.
George and Henry Bay op
ened their new meat market
and grocery store in the Scott
building last Thursday.
Joseph Hansen expects to
move to northern California in
about a week. He recently
sold out.
About 2 a. in. Saturday fire
was discovered in the F. O.
i _ -
Clyde meat market in Page. A
bucket brigade was formed and
the building was saved.
10 Years Ago
Dr. F. L. Wilson, widely
known Stuart physician and
surgeon, has disposed of his
practice and hospital and will
soon leave Stuart.
Frank Pitzer, format ly of
Omaha, Norfolk and Plainview,
pleaded guilty here this week in
connection with the robbery of
the Frank W’eber liquor store at
Atkinson.
Observed Columnist Romaine
Saunders: "March 1 was shirt
sleeve weather in southwest
Holt. . . An airplane droned lie
sutely Monday afternoon just
back of our buildings and at
sufficient altitude to miss our
fence posts. Perhaps a hunter
who had taken to the hunt for
prairie wolves.”
Petitions have been in circu
lation around town protesting
the President’s tampering with
the Supreme court. They are
addressed to Nebraska mem
bers of congress.
The O’Neill office of the In- '
tet state Power company has
been redesignated. It is now a
divisional headquarters instead
of a district.
Deaths: Henry Losher, 83, at
Meek; Mrs. Mary E. Lamason,
89, at Page; John Valla, 87, at
O Neill.
One Year Ago
Mrs. W. W. Harty has sold
her laundry equipment to Wil
liam Warenburg, of Marysville.
Kans.
Oldtime friends of Jim and
Anna Harding will be interest
ed in hearing that they recently
celebrated their 57th wedding
anniversary. They have resided
since 1929 at Whiting, la.
Page defeated Inman 24-21 at
Neligh Friday night to win the
class D championship.
Cletus V. Sullivan, after three
years in the army, has resumed
his former position as chief
clerk at the Consumers Public
Power district headquarters
here. C. E. France, who re
placed Mr. Sullivan during the
war, goes to Superior.
Deaths: John Ebbein Candee,
74', at Hardin, Mont.
Mrs. Brown
Entertains Tonight—
1 he Contract club winners of
the meeting held at Mrs. L. A
Burgess home last Thursday were
Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek and Mrs.
Hugh J. Birmingham. Mrs J P
Brown will entertain the club at
her home this evening (Thurs
day).
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HATCHERY
PHONE 90
NIOBRARA VALLEY HEREFORD
ASSOCIATION
SHOW & SALE
on
Friday, March 14, 1947
TO BE HELD AT
BUTTE LIVESTOCK MARKET
Butte, Nebraska
— •—
47 Head of REGISTERED Hmfords
32 BULLS 13 FEMALES
• Coming 2-Year-01ds» 11 Open Heifers
• 23 Yearlings • 2 Bred Cows
All Popular Blood Jnes Represented
SHOW 10 A. M. : SALE 1 P. M.
For Catalog Write:
W. G. SIRE, Butte, Neb., Sale Mgr.
Charles Corkle, Auct. — Harold Harms, Judge
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