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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1947)
The Frontier VOLUME 67. — NUMBER 17. O’NEI! L, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1047. f PRICE 5 CENTS I fMMET TRADITION EMMET — The Church of the Epiphany’s annual Tied chicken dinner has become a tradition here. This year’s dinner in the church parlors netted the church $700 as guests came from miles around for the La bor day food festival, which featured chicken, potatoes, gravy, 6alad, pickles, pie, iced lea, coffee—all you could eat. The Frontier’s photographer, John H. McCarville, visited the business end of the dinner and found a host of ladies at work, including Miss Mable Perkins (at left, facing away from the camera), Miss Mae Heeb and Mrs. J. C. Wills. Harry McShane (right), of Green Valley township, who came from a distance for the affair, pursues the spring fry «• with typical enthusiasm. The gathering took the form of a farewell for Rev. John J. O’Brien, who departed the following day ror ms new as •■ipnment at St. Joseph’s par ish at Platte Center. His sue | cessor is Rev. Joseph Lane. Mrs. Parker, 91, Member of First Colony, Is Dead Dies in Hospital at Stuart; Came to Holt in 1873 Mrs. Julia E. Parker, 91, wid ow of the late Byron Parker and I one of two remaining members of the original colony of O’Neill seulers, is dead. She died at 1:30 p. m. Wed nesday in the Stuart hospital whe e she had been confined for the pa t three weeks due to her rapidly declining health. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Bom near Lodi, Sauke coun ly, Wisconsin, o f French Scotch parentage, Mrs. Parker, the former Julia E. McEvony. came in a covered wagon to Hilt county, arriving with her parents on July 13, 18/3. She was then a girl of 16. Her father, Henry H. MtdSv ony, came to whst is now Holt county in the spring of 1871 to inspect the frontier teriitory. He returned to WiiC nsin to dis pose of real estate ho^ng^ there, and in July, 1873, brought his*family here and staked out a homestead on the southeast outskirts of the present si e o_ O’Neill. His family consisted of a wife, one daughter, and two sons. Others in the original col ony were Frank Bitney. E. H. Thompson, and J. T- Pr° .y | and their families, and Wil liam Dickerson, who was sin gle. The larger colony, headed by Gen. John O’Neill, came in the following year. On an earlier tiip, however, Gen. O’Neill stay ed at the McEvony home and the late Mrs. Parker frequently told of the general’s visit and the decision* that were made. , Miss McEvony «nd Byron Parker, who was born and reared in LaCrosse. Wls- were married in O'Heill on May 17. 1878. They became ^pa rents of two sons, Ryland H and Joel, both of O Neill. Mr. Parker died in February, 918 Mrs. Pa ker continued to re iide on the home farm tor^ev >ral years and f°r the past 30 /ears has lived in retirement vith her son, Joel. Two Sons Survive Survivors include only the wo sons. Two of her brothers, tf C. McEvony, (who was Holt •ofcntv sheriff for a number of £Jw) and Joel McEvony, pre ceded her in death. The body is at Biglin Brothers lending completion of funeral i! rangements. Interment will ie made here. Mrs. Parker’s death leaves Sam Thompson, of O Neill, son if the late E. H. Thompson, the inly living member of the or dinal colony. Mr. Thompson ind Mrs. Parker were cousins. Marriage licenses Calmer James Halverson, 23, of Cando, N- D., and Miss Catherine Mary Sobotka, 20, of Inman, August 29. George Samuel Layh, jr., 20, of O’Neill, and Miss Karleen Je<ffi Morgan, 17, of Ainsworth, August 28. Orin John Bratt, 42, and Miss Virginia Mae Damero, 31, both of Cheyenne, Wyo., September t. FORMER RESIDENT DIES OF INJURIES Gerald F. Harrington, 55, Succumbs Following Street Car Mishap Gerald F. Harrington. about 55, son of the late M. F. Har iington and Mrs. Harrington, died recently in Oakland, Calif., from injuries received in a street car accident two days 'earlier. * The news of the accident and resultant death was received hnre by J. J. Harrington, an un cle. Harvard Graduate The late Mr. Harrington was born and reared in O’Neill end graduated from the Harvard un ive sity law school. For a num ber of years he practiced law in Omaha with his well-known fa ther. After moving to Oakland. continued to practice law there. Survivors include the widow; the mother, Mrs. M. F. Harring ton, of Oakland; two sisters, Mrs. Constance Wattels, of Los ! Angeles, and Mrs. Lewis Ad <ams, of New York City; and two I brothei s, George, of New York City, and Frank, of Seattle, Wash. No details of the accident nor of the funeral arrangements were received here. — Only Trace of Rain Falls During Week — Only a trace of moisture has been received here during the past week, although skies inreatened on several occasions. Six one-hundredths of an inch of rain fell Saturday afternoon. The highest temperature for the week was 100 - degrees, reached at midday on Friday. The week’s weather summary, based on 24-hour periods ending I at 8 a. m. daily, follows: Hi Lo Moist. August 29 . 85 63 August 30 - 100 68 August 31 . 90 63 06 September 1 .. 90 58 September 2 _ 88 60 September 3 _ 95 63 September 4 ^ 97 65 Weekend Here— Miss Maxine Golden spent the weekend in O’Neill, accompa nied by Miss Jean Harmon, of Omaha. James Golden, of Om aha, also spent the weekend here and returned to Omaha with them Monday. Wisconsonians Arrive— Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson, of Kenosha, Wis., arrived Sun day to spend a few days here visiting the L. A. Simonsons and other relatives. Returns from Catholic Meet— Miss Rosaline Bosn returned from Chicago, 111., Sunday after representing St. Mary’s acade my at the national summer school of Catholic Action held there last week. Back from Vacation— Mrs. Mary Wetzler returned Saturday after spending a two weeks’ vacation with friends and relatives in Aurora and (Lexington and also Iowa. CASPER P. UHL BURIED MONDAY Stroke Fatal to 69 Year-Old Resident of O’Neill An apoplectic stroke proved fatal to Casper P. Uhl, 69, at 12:05 a. m. Friday. It was the eaond ? time in two and one half years that he had suffered a stroke. Funeral services were held on ! Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Pat rick’s Catholic church here with Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara, church pastor, officiating. Interment J was in Calvary cemetery. The late Mr. Uhl was born on (June 8, 1878, at Danbury, la., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Uhl, sr.. who were immi grants from Germany. He was i eared at Danbury where he married Miss Mary Wohle on June 17, 1902. In 1904 Mr. Uhl and his family moved to O’Neill where his occupation was a house and building mover. He was active in this work until illness set in early in 1945. Many Relatives Here Survivors include the widow; sons, Leslie R., of Portland, Ore., and Norbert, of O’Neill; daug ters, Mrs. John E. Donohee and L o OoKie, both of O’Neill. The pallbearers at the funeral were Merle Hickey, Joe Martin, Louis H. Reimer, Frank Valla, Norman Uhl, and Leon Uhl. Among the out-of-town people here for the fune al services were: Mr. and Mis. Lesl e Uhl, o.' Portland, Ore.; and the fol lowing from Mapleton, la.: John Uhl and son, Leo, and daugh ters, Berniece and Helen; Mr. M's. Xavier Uhl and son, Joe; Mr. and Mrs. John C. Uhl; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Uhl and daughter, Mabel, and son, George; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Uhl and daughter, Darlene; Mrs. Martha Collins; Frank Weltz; Isadore Brenner and Herman Streck and son, Carl. FORMER RESIDENT BURIED AT INMAN INMAN—Mrs. Mary A. Knapp. 85, widow of the late Eugene F. Knapp and a resident of Inman more than a half-century ago, died recently at Norfolk and the body was brought here Tuesday for burial. The late Mr. Knapp was an employee of the railroad com pany here, Survivors include one son, George, of Norfolk. Two other children preceded her in death. Miss Gallag er Participates in 'Rush Week' Activities— Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Gal lagher and Miss Donna Gallag her went to Lincoln Wednesday. Mr. and M s. Gallagher return ed the same day, but Donna re mained to take part in the “rush week” activities at the Univer sity of Nebraska. TILLAGE SHOW SET FOR SEPTEMBER 15 iFred Carey Farm Is Site Selected for Demonstration A subsurface tillage demon stration, in which numerous Holt county implement dealers will cooperate and which will attract many farmers, will be held Monday, September 15, on the Fred Carey farm, located two miles east of O’Neill on state highway 8. The affair is scheduled for 1:30 p. m. County Agent A. Neil Dawes said the demonstration “will fea ture modem machines designed to conserve the crop residue on the surface of the land for pro tection against wind and water e osion.” The demonstration has been planned by the implement deal ers, the cooperating farmers, the county extension service and the soil conservation service. 18 VACANCIES IN RURAL SCHOOLS The number of teacher vacan cies in Holt county rural schools has been narrowed to 17, County Superintendent E1 j a McCul ough reported today (Thurs day). “The teacher shortage is very bad,” she explained, “and a number of our schools could not open this week because of the situation.” The 1 7 schools requiring teachers are in districts where there are children of school age and "it is most important that we find teachers.” The Holt rural teachers are receiving wages ranging from $90 to $190 per month. Return f*om St. Louis — M-s. Hugh J. Rirmm"h m and daughters, Lotp'se, M^rde. and B^rba' a. and Mrs Nancy Froe bch returned Tuesday night af ter a week spent in St. Louis, I Mo. BOND CASHING OFF AFTER FIRST KUSH Cashing of veterans termi nal leave bonds at O’Neill’s two banks — the O’Neill Na tional and Fiist National—had dropped-off considerably by today (Thursday). After Tuesday’s opening day rush, when over 60 veterans stormed the banks to cash ap proximately $20,000 in bonds, the number of men willing to trade the 2%-percent interest the paper yields for cash on the barrelhead had fallen off to isolated transactions. Approximately $24,000 had been paid out by late Wednes I nay. v One bank official indicated that “most of the hometown boys are holding onto the pa per while many of those cash ing bonds are either strangers or men coming from distant rural sections.” The average size of the bonds also dropped off after , the first day. Bank officials attributed the ■ land office business on the opening day to the minority of veterans needing emergen cy funds. Meanwhile, Louis R. Eby, director of the state veterans’ bureau in Lincoln, said that he haH rece ved word that some banks in the state were not paying the interest due on me oonds. Mr. Eby said vet erans cashing in bonds should eet 2 *4-percent interest from the date of issue to date of cashing. Uncle Sam, service officials and veterans' groups are urg th - ex-soldlers to retain the bonds for five years and receive 2 Mi-percent interest throuhgout that period. ELECTROCUTED BY 2,300-VOLT LINE John F. Schmit, 23, Fails to Gain Consciousness; Navy Veteran John F. Schmit, 23, a Con sumers Public Power district empieyte, whs eH executed ' at about 4:40 p.m. today (Thu.s day) while working on a 2,300 volt power line in West O’Neill. As a member of a five man ciew, young Schmit was on a pole when he come in contact with the high tension line. The accident occured near the Gor gen Motor company. He was taken from the pole and his companions and physi cians administered artiicial res piration for nearly two hou s as they tried vainly to save the man’s life. He never regained consciousness and died at 6:30. Edward Schmit, brother of the dead man, Is a member of the same maintenance crew, but was out-of-town when the ac cident occured. Schmit, whose home is at Nen zel, served in the Navy during World War II. He and his brother joined Consumers here about a year ago. DAUGHTER OF PAGE FOUNDER DIES PAGE—Mrs. Phoebe Page Ad ams, daughter of the man for whom the town of Page was named, died August 25 near Lodi, Calif. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Page and was born in this com munity. Her parents and two sisters, Ruth and Lydia, preceded her in death. Two brothers, George and De witt Page, survive. The Pages were a pioneer family in eastern Holt county. MICHAEL MINTON RITES HELD HERE Dies in New Mexico Following Extended Illness Funeral services were held in St. Patrick’s Catholic church here at 10 a. m. Wednesday for Michael M. Minton, 55, a native of Holt county, who died Friday in Albuquerque, N. M., follow ing an extended illness. Rev.' Cyril J. Werner officated and interment was in Calvary cem etery. The late Mr. Minton was born on a farm north of O’Neill on December 25, 1891. He was reared and educated near here u inarritd Miss Alice Pett. They resided on a farm near O’ Neill until 20 years ago when they moved to New Mexico. Survivors include the widow; the mother—Mrs. Alice Minton, I of O’Neill; three brothers— Pat-: rick, of Norfolk; John, of Oma- , ha; Richard, of Inman; one sis ter—Mrs. Roy Judge, of O’Neill. Widow Accompanies Body The widow accompanied the body here from Albuquerque. Pallbearers at the funeral were H. D. Grady, H. E. Coyne, P. C. Donohoe, Pat Sullivan, Dennis McCarthy and Ed Mur ray. Among the relatives coming from a distance to attend the n r '1 were: Mr. and Mrs. Pat rick Minton and son. James, of Norfolk; John Minton and son. Jackie, and Mrs. Truman Clar, of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. John Minton, of Homer; Mr. and Mrs. •■nry Minton, of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Minton, of Walthill; Mr. and Mrs. Henry ’•“tt. ot Council Bluffs, la.; | William Barrett, of Neligh; Mrs. Ed Jensen and son, Robert, of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Pett and Mrs. Ida Pett, and Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Hnnneman, all ot Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pett. of Naples, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kilgore, of Rising City; Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Gas kill and son, John, of David City. John A. Robertson Descendants Meet The descendants of John A Robertson, of Joy, met Sunday I the home place now occupied by Richard Robertson. The day was spent visiting while the ".riven waded in the creek. Dinner was served in the din ing room with an angel food cake as a centerpiece. lnere were 51 present, includ ing Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sun dell and familv, of Wakefield; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McElhaney and family, of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs: R v Robertson and family, of South Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. James Robeitson and fam ily and John and Rachel, of Al liance; Mr. and Mrs. Don Clem ans and family, of Plainview; Mr. and Mrs. George T. Robert ton and daughter, of North Platte; Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Orth, of Lincoln; Lois Jean Robertson, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. George C. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Noal Long and daugh ter Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Robertson and family, all of O’Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ( Ernst, of Spencer. Graybiels Return to Home in Chicago— •Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Graybiel returned to their home in Chi cago, 111., Sunday after an ex tended visit with Mrs. M. R Sullivan and family. Mrs. Ger ald Classen and daughter, Pat ricia Claire, of Chicago Heights, 111., who have also been visiting at the M. R. Sullivan home, re turned with them. 1947-48 Tax Levies at a Glance for Holt Towns Holt county taxpayers, shelling-out on their 1947-’48 tax ob ligations, are finding an overall increase in the bill caused largely by an unprecedented increase in the state tax levy and higher school taxes. Until the recent unicameral legislature convened, a .22-mill “ceiling" for school purposes existed in the state. The legisla ture, however, removed the ceiling and Holt’s districts were practically universal in levy increases. The state levy represents a 59 percent increase over last year. The record-breaking figure — 7.10 — is designed to meet record-breaking appropriations. Holt county’s mill-levy in c ease is .30-mills, making it 3.70. While the actual costs for running the county will be considerably* higher, most of the increase will be absorbed by higher valuations. At. Page the tax burden is almost doubled over 1946-’47. County Superintendent Elja McCullough reports that the school mill-levy increases throughout the county have been “exceptionally high” and not at all uniform. She also points out that in some rural school districts where valuations are high there is no school levy. The following table shows the new mill-levy breakdown, total and last year’s total in the principal towns and villages in the county: 1947- 1946 To'n- 1948 1947 State Co." sh’p School Vill’ge Total Total O’Neill . 7.10 3.70 2.00 23.40 17.20 53.40 45.50 i Atkinson . 7.10 3.70 3 60 31.80 12.90 59.10 50.90 j Stuart .. .... 7.10 3.70 3.00 28.00 11.80 53.60 44.50 Ewing 7.10 3.70 1.40 32.40 11.00 55.60 47.10 I Page . 7.10 3.70 1.40 58.40 14 00 84.60 48.90 Chambers . 7.10 3.70 2.80 38 40 15.50 67.50 57.60 | Inman . . ... 7.10 3.70 2.20 38.60 12.00 63.60 47.90 Emmet J. . 7.10 3.70 2.20 11.60 11.00 35.60 35.70 Includes courthouse bonds. Record Enrollment in City's Schools Kindergarten Overflows; Requires Class Split at Public School The O’Neill public school opened its doors Monday to more than 500 pupils in what may become a record enrollment figure for the institution. Supt. Ira George reported 44 pupils in the kindergarten, the largest first-year class in the school’s history. "This group epresents the first class of ‘war babies',” he declared. He further explains the in crease by a movement of people back to the state from war pro duction centers. The enrollment figure at the public school stood at 504 early today (Thursday), and this is ex pected to vary slightly with late enrollees. A number of pupils are at the state fair this week and will not report for school work until next week. Because of the sharp kinder garten increase, Supt. George said a split-schedule was being worked out. One-half of the class will report for a two-hour session at 8 a. m. and the other half at 10 a. m. Mrs Harry Petersen is the teacher The enrollment breakdown follows: Kindergarten First grade Second grade Third grade Fourth grade Fifth grade Sixth grade Seventh grade Eighth grade Opportunity room Ninth grade Tenth grade Eleventh grade Twelfth grade Total 44 31 33 30 31 34 33 30 43 12 50 58 40 35 504 Carsons Are Teaching in Amelia School CHAMBERS—The following rural schools near Chambers op ened Monday: Valiev Center school, district 107, Mrs. Harvey Hintz, teacher. 24 pupils enrolled in all eight grades; Hoffman school, district 65, Gerald McClenahan, teach er; Rowse school, district 156, Miss Katheryn Boyle, teacher; Lone Tree school, Miss Phyllis Wood, teacher; Haake school, Miss Gladys Thomson, teacher, seven pupils; Gleed school, dis trict 163. Mrs. Vernon Whita ker, ti acher. eight pupils; Arm 1 ia school, Duane Carson, high school teacher (ninth and tenth grades); and Mrs. Duane Carson, grade school teacher; Emil Leis wald school, Miss Doreen Tange man, teacher. HARRY CAMPBELL DIES ON COAST Former O’Neill Man Dies in Los Angeles Hospital Harry Campbell, 59, the third son in the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Prank Campbell, died recently in a Los Angeles, Calif., hospital, accoiding to word received hare by Edward Campbell, a brother. Ill for six weeks, Mr. Campbell died fol lowing an abdominal operation. , Funeral services were held last Tbuhsday in Los Angeles and burial was made there. The late Mr. Campbell was boin and reared in O’Neill. He left here in 1920, going to Rap id City, S. D., where he was located for three years prior to going to the West coast. , Mr. Campbell was an automo bile mechanic prior to the war when he went into aircraft me chanics on the coast. Survivors include the widow, the former Florence Klintobe, of Inman; one son, Gerald, of Los Angeles; one brother, Eld ward, of O’Neill; two sisters. Miss Grace Campbell, of Wash ington, D. C., and Mrs. .T. A. De vine, of Cheyenne, Wyo. Mrs. Sullivan Hera— Mrs. J. D. Sullivan and daughter, Rita, of Grand Island, spent Sunday and Monday vis iting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Ridgeway, and with other relatives here. Yantxis Entertain— Mr. and Mrs. Roy Byers, of Omaha, spent the weekend vis iting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Yantzi. Mrs. Samuel Byers, who has also been visiting the Yantzis, returned to Omaha with them. Chicagoans Wiit Here— M •. and Mrs. Arnold Crane, of Chicago, 111., are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam W. Griffin. They arrived Saturday. St. Mary’s Numbers 368; 71 Boarding Pupils Represent 4 States Launching its 47th year, St Mary’s Catholic academy has opened its 1947-’48 school term with 368 pupils—the largest en rollment in its history, exceed ing by at least 14 pupils the previous record established last year. The academy numbers 198 grade school pupils this year as compared with 187 a year ago, and 170 high school pu pils as compared with 167 last term. Fifty-nine of these are high school hoarding pupils, and 12 are grade school board ing pupils, representing four stales. i The registration took place at the academy Monday through Wednesday and classes convened for the first time today (Thurr day). The enrollment breakdown by classes follows: Kindergarten First grade Second grade ’’’bird grade ... Fourth grade Fifth grade . Sixth grade .... Seventh grade Eighth grade Ninth grade Tenth grade Eleventh grade Seniors . 27 18 22 34 17 19 20 22 19 47 40 40 43 Tile boarding pupils are: From Nebraska — I.eila Scholtes, o f Kilgore; Gloria fclaignt, of Dorsey; vVillis Sutter and Anica Shamis, both of Val entine; Be. nadette Thiele, Betty Jo Weber, Bernice Koenig, Kay Konig, Inc. Bauers Mary Ann Kc ig. and Joan Lydon, all of Ewing; Eileen Angel. Joan Con not, Maria Connot, Lorene Kayl, Joan Langpp, all of Spencer; Rose Anderson, of St. Edward; Ila Carter, of Wood Lake; Clare Cavanaugh, Janice Ju' man, Jeanette Harmon, Joan Jarman, all of Chambers; Patricia Cane, Catherine Matthews and Rose mary Cain, all of Scotia; Betty Christon, of Page; Margaret Coach and Sue Kyner, both of i atheri ie Donl n, of Bristow; Helen Engler and Cath e ine Morphy, both of Stuart; Patricia Funk, N, J. Funk, Mari lyn Funk. Marlene Kastcr, and Barbara Muff, all of Clearwater; Delore; Hull, of Ba sett; Mary Ann Knerl, Lu Ann Verzani, and Helen Ann Wellenstein, all i P «• a; B't v Jean Lee and Conn Lee, both of Thedford; Jacqueline Lee and Helen Ann Lee, both of Brownlee;^Evelyn Meusch, of Butte; LoisTMullen, of Emmet; Anna Marie Schmitt and Betty Jean Turner, both of Nenzel; Joyce Thuessen, of Ra venna; Leona Troshynski and Regina Hynes, both of O’NeiU; Patty Morrison, of Orchard; Te resa Pribil and Helen Sobotka, both of Inman; Sharon Murray and Joan Determan, both of At kinson. Two Coloradoans Eagistar Prom South Dakota-—Patricia Colombe, of Mission; Mary Ana i mT. oetty Vvhite and Patty White, all of Gregory; Martha Mullen and Marcella Mullen, both of Wewela; Dorothy O’Bry an, of Colome; Helen O’Bryan of Norris; Maigaret Putnam, at Paxton; Alice Reece, of Simeen; Darlene Steele and Joyce Steely. r> iu of Clearfield, and Kay Dancey, of Holabird. i From Colorado—Viola Ritter and Melba Ritter, both of Den ver. From New Mexico — Grac« ! Fieius, of Tuleroso. Rev. Dale, Mrs. newnouse, Mrs. Walter Assist CHAMBERS— The Chamber* city school opened Monday with the teaching staff to be assisted by Rev. L. A. Dale, Mis. Art Walter, and Mrs. T. E. Ncw house. R. L. Scott heads the system for the second term. L. J. Eck dahl, of Weston, is principal; Larry Tangeman, grammar room teacher; Miss Jean Wondersee, I intermediate teacher, and Mrs. Letha Cooke, primary room teacher. Gray Back as Inman i School Head j INMAN— Ralph L. Gray, ot 'Page, heads the Inman school faculty again this year as reg istration and classwork got un derway Monday. Besides Supt. Gray, other high school teachers are: Mrs. Ira George, of O’Neill, principal; Mrs. Gray, assistant principal. The grade-school fac ulty includes Joseph Coon, sev enth and eighth grades; Emma Stevens, intermediate room, and. Mildred Keyes, primary room. Return from Minnesota— Mr. and Mrs. Clark L. Wilson, Miss Shirley Wilson, and William Wilson retu ned lact Wedne day from a week’s vacation in Alex andria, Minn.