VOLUME 67.—NUMBER 6. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1947. PRICE 5 CENTS
THIS SHOT DOES IT
This is the shot that clinch
ed things for M. J. (“Max’ )
Golden, O’Neill hotel proprie
tor, in the championship match
of the Country club’s 23d an
nual invitational golf tourney.
Golden, a repeat champion,
won in a field of 54 golfers.
His finalist opponent was
youthful Gene McKenna, of
O’Neill, a University of Ne
braska student. (For details
see SPORTS on page 3.)—The
Frontier Photo by John H.
McCarville. __
HOLT WOMAN NEW
COUNCIL OFFICER
Mrs. Vern Sageser, of Amelia,
was elected vice-president of the
State Home Demonstration
Council at a three-day meeting
in Kearney last week. Holt rep
resentatives at the sessions, be
sides Mrs. Sageser, were Mrs. E.
A. Bouska, of Stuart, county
chairman of home extension
'clubs, and Miss Catherine Kir
wan, of O’Neill, district home
agent.
Mrs. Sageser also took part in
a model session of the United
Nations’ security council and
was assigned the role of Egypt’s
representative.
State School Superintendent
Wayne O. Reed spoke on, “What
Is a Good School?”
Holt, Boyd No Longer
Under Norfolk NSES
« _
Effective July 1, service by the
Nebraska State employment ser
vice in Holt and Boyd counties
will be handled by the Ains
worth office instead of the Nor
folk office.
The switch will not alter the
semimonthly visits to O’Neill on
alternate Mondays and Tues
days.
The next visit of an itinerant
representative to O’Neill will be
June 30 and July 1.
Firemen Summoned
to Rural Blaze
« -i i ■ i ..
Four members of the O’Neill
fire department responded to a
call from the Russell Shoemaker
place, six miles south of here, at
10 p. m. Monday. A blaze had
* started in a lean-to on a garage
building and the building was
practically destroyed before the
fire was extinguished.
Fire Chief G. A. Miles said the
blaze is believed to have started
in an electric Dower plant.
Expect 100 4-H’ers
to Go to Club Camp
At least 100 Holt county 4
H’ers are expected to enroll in
the annual district club camp at
Long Pine June 26-28, County
Agent A. Neil Dawes said.
Many Attend Air Show —
Among the O’Neillites attend
ing the air show at Ainsworth
\5unday were Mr. and Mrs. Oli
ver Ross and Ronald; Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Brown; Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph McElvain and house guest,
Marilyn Lou Duffy, of Casper,
Wyo.; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde L.
Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wal
len; Mr. and Mrs. James W.
rorkle and family; Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Harper; Roy Johnson;
Duane Landis; Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Fetrow and family; Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Dexter and
family; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Lorenz; Mr. and Mrs. Ned Al
lendorfer; Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Seger and family; Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Seger and family, and
'Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva.
Miss Coyne Arrives —
Miss Veronica Coyne, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Coyne,
arrived last Thursday from Chi
cago, 111., to spend six days with
her parents before departing for
Lincoln, where she is enrolled in
the summer school at the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
Lincoln Guests Depart—
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Quinn, jr.,
left Sunday for their home in
Lincoln after having visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Quinn,
sr„ and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mar
tin, of Winner, S. D., for several
days.
Returns from Minneapolis—
' James Harty, son of Mrs. W.
H. Harty, arrived home Sunday
after completing a three-weeks’
business trip to Minneapolis,
Minn.
STANTON WOMEN
CRASH VICTIMS
Two Injured When Auto
Leaves Road Near
City Limits
■ ■ ■—
Two Stanton women, one of
whom is known here, were seri
ously injured about 6 a. m.
Monday when their automobile
went off the road on the eastern
outskirts of O’Neill. The in
jured are Mrs. Connie Wagner
and Miss Kathryn Shoemaker.
All of the details concerning
the accident have not been
learned because of the condition
of the victims. The machine in
which they were riding, owned
by C. E. Yantzi, of O’Neill, was
the only one involved. It is be
lieved to have turned over one
or more times after leaving the
road.
The injured were taken to the
O’Neill hospital, Mrs. Wagner
| by Biglin Brothers ambulance,
and Migs Shoemaker by Dr. J. P.
Brown.
Mrs. Wagner was unconscious
for two days. She suffered a
fractured jaw, bruises and lacer
ations. Miss Shoemaker, who
resided in O’Neill when attend
ing school and later operated the
Yantzi store, sustained bruises
and lacerations. Their condition
were improved late Wednesday
and they were transferred to the
Lutheran hospital at Norfolk.
Mrs. Wagner is the mother of
Miss Jean Wagner, of Lipcoln, a
nurse, and Jack Wagner, of
Stanton.
The Yantzi automobile was
practically destroyed. Miss Shoe
maker is a niece of C. E. Yantzi.
CHARLES FLEEK
DIES INTACOMA
Heart Attack Claims
Holt Homesteader;
Burial at Loretto
SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER
CHAMBERS—Charles Fleek.
80, one of the homesteaders in
the community west of Cham
bers, died June 11 at the home
o< ^ son near Tacoma, Wash.
Relatives said that death was
caused by a heart attack.
The Fleeks had been residing
at Loretto. Mrs. Fleek died
three years ago.
Survivors include nine chil
dren and one sister, Mrs. Ed
Porter, of Chambers.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at Loretto.
Californians Here—
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dotson
and children, Kenneth James and
Mary Loree, of San Leandro.
Calif., visited with Roy D. Spin
dler and friends at the home of
Mrs. F. H. Griffith for several
days. They departed Wednes
day. Mrs. Dotson is the former
Mary Spindler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy D. Spindler.
Arrives from Utah—
Mrs. Catherine Biglin and
daughter, Helen, drove to Grand
Island Saturday to meet their
daughter and sister, respectively
Miss Marie Biglin. who arrived
from her home in Salt Lake City,
Ut. She will remain several
weeks.
Idahoan to Summer Here—
Miss Leona Jansen, of Twin
Falls. Ida., arrived last Thursday
to spend the summer with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Jansen.
Joseph Hamilton, of Mon
mouth, 111.. Tuesday and Wed
nesday, visited his father, Claude
Hamilton, who is ill.
REV. GALLAGHER
IN FIRST HASS
-r
Newly - Ordained Jesuit
to Be Honored at
Sunday Reception
PUBLIC I S INVITED
Rev. Eugene F. Gallagher, SJ,
who was ordained Wednesday
at the Chapel of the Immac
ulata at St. Mary’s, Kans.. will
say his first solemn mass at St.
Patrick’s Catholic church here at
10:30 a. m. Sunday.
Father Gallagher is a son of
Mrs. Robert E. Gallagher and
the late Robert E. Gallagher.
Most Rev. George J. Donnelly,
SJD, bishop of Leavenworth.
Kans., officiated in the ordina
, tion rites.
The event culminated 13 years
of preparation and study for the
young O’Neill priest. Following
his graduation from St. Mary’s
academy here in 1934, he entered
the Jesuit order. He attended
Florissant seminary near St.
Louis, Mo., for two years, and
during the next four years he
attended St. Louis university |
where he studied philosophy and
taught in the St. Louis universi
ty high school for boys.
In 1944 he entered the school
of theology at St. Mary’s, Kans.,
where this week he completed
his Jesuit training.
Starred in Basketball
During his academy career
here Father Gallagher was act
ive in athletics, playing on the
district class B championship
team in 1933-’34. As a youngster
he was mascot for the O’Neill in
dependent baseball team.
Rev. B. J. Leahy, of Fremont,
a longtime friend and a former
assistant at St. Patrick’s here,
will deliver the sermon in con
nection with Father Gallagher’s
first mass.
Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara, St.
Patrick’s pastor, said that all of
ficials for Father Gallagher’s
first mass have not been select
ed, but Rev. Clement Ryan, of
Kansas City, Mo., O’Neill’s only
other ordained Jesuit, will be
one of them.
A dinner at high noon for the
clergy and for Father Galla
gher’s relatives will be served in
the main dining room at the
academy. Monsignor McNamara
will deliver the invocation and
Father Leahy will be toastmas
ter.
Reception Open to Public
A reception will be held in the
academy gymnasium between 3
and 5 p. m. The band will be
heard in four selections and Miss
Joan Frenking, of Omaha, Fa
ther Gallagher’s niece, will sing.
The public has been invited to
both the mass and the afternoon
reception.
Among those attending tne |
ordination rites Wednesday at
St. Mary’s were Father Galla
gher’s mother; his brother, John
R. Gallagher and family, of
Omaha; and relatives: Mr. and
Mrs. John Melvin, of O’Neill;
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Frenking
and family, of Omaha, and Mr.
and Mrs Harry J. Shelton, of St.
Louis, Mo.
Rev. Hanley Also
Ordained at St. Mary's
Rev. James F. Hanley, son of
the late James H. Hanley and
Mrs. Hanley, of Omaha and
Washington, D. C„ was ordained
Wednesday at St. Mary’s. Kans.,
in the same class with O’Neill’s
Rev. Eugene F. Gallagher.
Father Hanley is a grandson of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Hanley, who were among the
earliest pioneers in Holt county
They homesteaded three and
one-half miles north of O’Neill.
Father Hanley attended St.
Cecelia’s grade school and
Creighton Prep in Omaha, and
he was graduated from George
town university in .Washington
D. C. He began bis Jesuit train
ing at Florissant in 1936.
He will say his first mass at
St. Cecelia’s Cathedral in Oma
ha at 19 a. m Sunday Thomas
Hanley, S.T. of St. Louis. Mo
the newly - ordained priest’s
brother, will take part in the
service.
Among Father Hanley’s rela
tives attending the ordination
were his aunts Miss Martha and
Miss Marv Hanlev. and his uncle,
John Hanley, all of Qmaha.
Ent^ria'n Californians—
Mr. and Mrs J. Ed Hancock
are entertaining Mr. Hancock’s
mother. Mrs. C. E. Hancock of
I nc /\pco]cs Cahf and Mr Han
cocir’c brother and his wife, Mr
cVinrleq Hancock and
children of San Bernadino
r’olif. Thev arrived Tuesday and
snend several weeks here.
Return From Texas—
Mp. and Mrs. C. D. Hartronft
•md children returned from a
hm weeks' vacation Monday in
Dallas Tex., where they visited
Mr. Hartronft’s mother, Mrs.
Frank Hartronft, and other rela
tives.
Male Vocal Solo in
Saturday Band Concert
The program selected for Sat
urday’s concert by the Municipal
band will include a vocal solo,
“Gypsy Love Song.’’ by Victor
Herbert, to be sung by Donald
Persons.
Other selections;
“Star Spangled Banner,” by
Key; march, “Military Escort,”
by Bennett; march. "The Hunt
ress,” by King; waltz, “Sweet
heart of Sigma Chi;” selection,
"Siamese Patrol,” by Links.
Vocal solo, Mr. Persons.
March, "Ringling Brothers’
Grand Entry," by Sweet; over
ture, “Eroica," by Beethoven;
hymn, “Nearer My God to Thee;’’
march, “The Footlifter,” by Fill
more.
CORN CONTINUES
TO BE PLANTED
Total Precipitation Here
Since April 1 Jumps
to 11.23-Inches
. ■ — ■
Many farmers in the O’Neill .
region are planting and replant- j
ing corn despite the fact that the !
growing season is well-advanced.
In most instances the corn is
planted where there had been
considerable washing in the ear
ly June rains and in hailed
areas.
County Agent A. Neil Dawes
said he was “surprised at the
amount of planting that has been
undertaken the past week.’’
O’Neill merchants report nu
merous sales of hybrid seed corn.
Meanwhile, the skies continued
to yield moisture on four out of
the past seven days. The week’s
total amounted to only .59-inches,
however, as compared with 4.51
the week before.
O’Neill’s total precipitation
•since April 1 is 11.23-inches.
The normal amount for this peri
od in Nebraska’s central division
is 7.15.
Since June 1 the moisture
here has netted 7.10-inches—3.34
more than the,normal for a cor
responding period.
Despite unfavorable weather
during early June, bluegrass pros
pects are good in Holt county. It
is taller than it has been for sev
eral seasons.
The week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 8 a. m. daily, follows:
Hi Lo Moist.
June 13_51 45 .48
June 14 __ 70 51
June 15 . 78 56
June 16 _ 74 55 .06
June 17 _ 84 59
June 18 .1_ 77 59 .02
June 19 _ 61 56 .03
Totals .. .59
MAN INJURED IN |
TRACTOR UPSET
AMELIA — Elmer Coolidge
suffered a broken collarbone and
numerous bruises when the
tractor he was driving upset.
Mr. Coolidge was working on
a road near Amelia.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Dale A. Butter ield, 25, and
Zelda B. Edwards, 17, both of
Amelia, June 13.
Otto Hubei, 27, of Ewing, and
Violet Sanderson, 20, of Cham
bers, June 13.
Max E. Wilkins, 25, and Lois
M. Hutchens, 24, both of Lin
coln, June 14.
Russell Dan Yusten, 27, of At
kinson, and Lillian Louise Hen
ning, 22, of O’Neill, June 18.
Go don A. Brown, 29, o f
Chambers, and Glenaspa M.
Kenny, 21, of Amelia. June 18.
Arthur E. Harley, of Atkinson,
and Myrlen A. Beckwith, of O'
Neill, June 13.
Irven E. Forbes, 25, of Amelia,
and Nancy Jane Linville, 21, of
Atkinson, June 19.
Herbert Underwood Here—
Herbert Underwood, of Nor
folk, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Underwood, attended the White
Horse show at Naper and also
spent the weekend with his pa
rents here.
Entertain Grand Islander —
R. Roch, of Grand Island,
was a dinner guest Monday eve
ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. D Remy. It also marked Mr.
Remy’s birthday anniversary.
Initiate Two —
The Eastern Star held a special
meeting Tuesday evening to in
itiate two new members. They j
are holding their regular meeting
tonight (Thursday.)
Ohioan Arrives—
Mrs. L. Lebert, of Niles, O., ar
rived June 10 to spend a few
weeks with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Orville Peterson.
2 HOLT CHANGES
BY METHODISTS
Rev. Baldwin Goes to
Inman; Rev. Mullis
Returned Here
Two changes in Holt county
pastoral assignments resulted
from the annual Nebraska Meth
odist church conference which
closed late Sunday in Omaha.
Bishop W. C. Martin announced
that Rev. E. T. Baldwin, former
ly of Julian, will be the new pas
tor at Inman, and that Rev. E. J.
Jorgensen would succeed Rev.
J. E. Jackman as supply pastor
at Chambers.
Rev. Baldwin and family, in
cluding a wife and six children,
moved Wednesday to Inman.
Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis was re
turned to the O’Neill church for
another year; Rev. W. C. Birm
ingham was reassigned to the
Atkinson church; Rev. Carl B.
Rayburn was returned to Page
for his second year, and Rev. E.
G. Whale was reassigned at Ew
ing.
Rev. Mullis served the Inman
church on a temporary basis fol
lowing the retirement of Rev. E.
B. Maxcy in 1946. Rev. Jack
man will serve as supply pastor
at Walthill,
Rev. Virgil L. Wright, former
ly of the O’Neill church, was
among those retired from active
service.
46 PRESENtTfOR
SCHOOL OPENING
PAGE — Forty-six pupils en
rolled on the first day of the
daily vacation Bible school at
the Methodist church here. The
sessions opened Monday and will
continue through the week,
A larger attendance was ex
pected by officials later in the
wteek.
The teachers are Mrs. Alton
Braddock, Margaret Prill, Lois
Heiss, Mildred Haynes, Yvonne
Connet and Patricia Banta.
Mrs. Addie Kiltz,
Octogenarian, Feted
CHAMBERS — A birthday
dinner was held in the Louis
Harley home June 8 in honor of
the 87th birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Addie Kiltz. A dinner was
served and the afternoon was
spent visiting.
Those present, besides the
guest-of-honor, were Mr. and
Mrs. D. B. Perkins, Mrs. Lois
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kiltz
aftd Phyllis, Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Kiltz, Mrs. Ned Alderson
and Jack, Miss Helen Childers,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Adams
and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Glee
Grimes, Mr. .and Mrs. Glenn
Grimes and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Cleo Alderson and sons. Miss De
loris Albers, and J. W. Walter.
TO ENTER MINISTRY
ATKINSON — Joel Birming
ham, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. C.
Birmingham, departed today
(Thursday) for Chicago, 111.,
yhere he will enroll at Garrett
Bible Institute in preparation
for entering the Methodist min
isry. He received a bachelor of
arts degree last week at the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
Voecks Here from Omaha—
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kilpatrick
entertained their daughter, Mrs.
R. A. Voecks, and son, Stanley,
of Omaha, for the weekend.
Their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Eu
gene Kilpatrick, and daughter,
Cheryl Ann, of Norfolk, will
leave Saturday after having
spent six days with them.
Hosts to Golfers—
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Golden had
as their guests, Dr. and Mrs. Paul
W. Tipton, of Omaha, Dr. and
Mrs. Robert Rasgorshek, of Om
aha, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Williams,
of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Wagner and children, Janet and
Richard, of Omaha, during the
recent golf tournament.
Comes from Portland—
Mrs. Lester Jonas’ mother, Mrs. j
John Lawyer, of Portland, Ore. ]
returned Monday after having |
visited here for almost two
weeks.
Aid to Present Play—
DORSEY—The Dorsey Ladies
Aid will present a play, “Abun
dance of Corn,” at the Dorsev
church June 27, at 8 p. m. There
is no admission charge.
Mr and Mrs. R. P. Orth spent
Friday and Saturday with Mrs.
Orth’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George C. Robertson, enroute
from the Yellowstone National
park to their home in Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Kling
ler and children. Yvonne, Janet
and Robert, of Donnellson, la.,
left after having spent four days
visiting at the home of Albert
Klingler and other relatives.
Protest Sharp Hikes
in School Values
INMAN BOY, 12,
KICKED BY HORSE
INMAN — Jerry Wanser, 12,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Wan
ser, was injured seriously
Tuesday afternoon when he
was kicked in the abdomen by
a horse.
The child was rushed to the
Lutheran hospital at Sioux
City where doctors operated
on a rupture.
Attendants said the youth’s
condition is serious and it
would be several days before
the results of the operation
would be known.
E. A. EDMONSTON
OF PAGE EXPIRES
Holt Resident Since 1921
Dies Wednesday in
Sioux City
SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER
PAGE — Elba Abraham Ed
monston, 71, a resident of the
Page community since 1921, died
ht 10 a. m. Wednesday in St. Vin
cent’s hospital at Sioux City,
where he was taken the day be
fore for medical attention. He
had ben ill for several months
and death was attributed to a
heart affliction.
The late Mr. Edmonston was
a lifelong resident of Nebraska,
born at Brock on May 21, 1876.
On October 31, 1701, he married
Hester Worrell at Tecumseh.
They became the pa. mts of
l four children.
Mr. Edmonston spent most of
; his life farming.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p. m. Friday at the Edmon
ston farm home, north of Page,
and burial will be in the Page
cemetery. Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis,
| of O’Neill, will be in charge.
Pallbearers cnosen are Orville
Kemper, Neil Asher, Buv Wan
ser, Milo Landreth, Rodger Bow
' en and Frank Sholes.
Survivors include the widow;
one son, Elmer Edmonston, of
Bartlett; three daughters, Mrs.
Carla Bolin, of Lincoln; Mrs.
Irene Wood, of Page, and Mrs.
Lydia Backers, of North Platte;
11 grandchildren, two great
grandchildren, and one brother,
John, of Lincoln.
7 First Communicants—
EMMET — First communion
took place at the Church of the
Fr>iDhanv in Emmet Sunday
with the following children re
ceiving; Ellen Havranek, Delores
Tunender. Vaughn Wedige, Ned
Mullen. Thomas Welsch, Francis
Tunender and Leo Tunender.
MISS UNA BORDEN
FOUND DEAD
Telephone Operator Dies
Suddenly in Her
Page Apartment
SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER
PAGE—Miss Una Borden, 47,
veteran telephone exchange op
erator at Ewing and Page, was
found dead in her apartment at
5 p. m. Wednesday. Dr. E. J
Bild, who was summoned, said
that she had been stricken sud
denly.
Miss Borden lived alone at
Page and the body was discov
ered by a friend.
The body was taken to a fu
neral home at Clearwater pend
ing completion of funeral ar
an"omen*se. The rites will;
probably be held at Ewing.
Survivors include one sister
M s. Fern Cashatt, of Ewing;
two brothers, Kenneth Borden j
of Omaha, and Eldon Borden, of ■
Hastings.
Pneumonia Fatal to
Infant at Inman
TNMAN—Death at *>:10 n. m.
Sundav claimed the life of on°.r
year-old David Charles Ferr'?
son of Mr. and Mrs Ge-ald D
Ferris. The infant had been ill
with pneumonia for two davs.
grandmother, Mrs. Anna Ferris:
Survivors include the parents:
and grandfather, Harry Kc.-.ten
holtz.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Methodist chu,-ch
and burial was in Prospect Hill
cemetery at O’Neill. The pall
Hn^rprs were Leonard Sholes
LeRov Moore. Donald Sparks
and Rolland Cadwallder.
Mr. and Mrs. John C Watson
returned Sunday from their vaca
tion which they spent in Wells,
Minn., with Mrs. Watson’s par
'-"ts Mr and Mrs. L C. Preston.
They also visited Canada.
Leaseholders Displeased
with Proposed 80
Percent Increase
JHEARING IS SOUGHT
More than 400 persons gather
ed Wednesday to protest the
sharp increase in the reapprais
al of Holt county’s 77,000 acres
of school lands. So much inter
est was manifest in the hearing,
conducted by representatives of
the state Board of Educational
Lands & Funds, tnat tne meeting
had to be transferred from the
assembly room in the courthouse
to the O’Neill public school audi
torium.
Hugh Dillon, of Lincoln, state
surveyor, and John Kleckner, of
Lincoln, state land appraiser,
conducted the meeting and flat
ly told the assemblage that the
board plans to increase the value
of Holt’s school lands approxi
mately 80 percent. This hike
follows an 85 percent increase
that was effected in 1945.
There are approximately 200
leaseholders in the county.
They pay a rental equal to six
percent of the valuation. One
percent of this remains with
the county as a collection
commission and the remaining
five percent goes to the state,
which in turn disburses it as •
state apportionment fund on a ,
school census basis rather than
on the manner in which it is
collected.
The School Land Leaseholders
in Holt county, organized sever
al years ago, immediately draft
ed a letter to be sent to the state
Board of Educational Lands 8c
Funds, protesting the “exces
sive” overall reappraisal in Holt
county and requested a special
hearing at Lincoln. Ira L. Wat
son, of Inman, is president of
the group; James W. Rooney, of
O’Neill, secretary; J. B. Ryan,
and Frank Nelson, both of O’
Neill, and Guy Cole, of Emmet.—
are members of the board.
Says It's Unfair
Following Wednesday’s ses
sion, Mr. Watson said he felt the
reappraisal was very unfair to
Holt county leaseholders.
Holt is the 67th county in
which reappraisals have been
made, Mr. Dillon said. He an
nounced that an 80 percent in
crease was proposed for Boyd
county; 63 percent for Keya
Paha county; 203 percent in
Cheyenne county.
The reappraisal movement, di
rected by the 1945 state legisla
ture, began in November, 1946.
Mr. Dillon said that current
real estate prices are inflated
and the old values are “no long
er in line.”
Mr, Col* cited figures on "a
representative section of pas
ture land in section 36." Last
year's rental was $79.50; un
der the new appraisal it will
he $150.90.
He also cited a quarter-section
three miles south of Stuart
where the rental will be increas
ed from $148.20 per year to
$271.80. Last year this property
produced 70 tons of hay. Twen
ty acres are in farm and 20 acres
in trees, which are not allowed
to be cut.
Mr. Watson said that a section
of hayland one mile south of In
man would see a rental increase
of $481.50 to $946.60, or average
approximately $2 per ton for
standing grass.
“I consider this confiscatory," *
Mr. Watson added.
Many Out-of-Towners
Attend Scofield Rites
Out-of-town people attending
the funeral services for Jesse L.
Scofield June 8 were his daugh
ters, Miss Bernice Scofield, of
Valentine; Mrs. Thomas Malone
and son, Randy cf Altadena,
Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Smith,
of Little Sioux, la.; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Warner, of Little Sioux la.;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burnham,
of Platte, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs.
A’f i Burnham and daughter,
of Platte. S. D.; Arthur Burn
ham, of Pierson la.; Col. Paul
Ritchie, of Rockford, 111.: Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Ritchie, of Rockford,
111.; Mr .and Mrs. Lyle Clifford,
of Janesville, Wis., and Zoe O’
Keefe, of Valentine.
Leaving for Coast —
Mrs. Paul Shierk will depart
Friday for a month’s vacation in
California where she will visit
relatives in Colfax and Ocean
side. Mr. Shierk will join her
in two weeks and they will mo-i
tor to Washington, returning
about July 20.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gillespie
returned Wednesday after a
Ihree-days’ stay at Lake Okobojl,
la.