The Frontier
VOLUME 67.—NUMBER 26.
( > T*';l I. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1917.
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Long Pine Man Killed
As Vehicle Overturns
Morris McNally Victim;
Driver Will Face
Charges Here
•Morris McNally, 22-year-old
Long Pine photographer, was
fatally injured Saturday night
when the pickup truck in which
he was riding overturned on
highway 20, about five miles
west of Stuart near the Holt
Rock county boundary.
State Highway Patrolmen R.
R. Shorney and Marvin Hanson,
both of Ainsworth, investigated
the accident and said that Laur
ence M. Kelly, 26, of Long Pine,
was the driver of the truck,
which was owned by O r r i n
• Smith, also of Long Pine.
Kelly is being held by Holt
counly authorities here and he
faces manslaughter charges in
connection with the accident.
The charges, filed Monday by
County Attorney William W.
Griffin, accuse Kelly of driv
ing "under the influence of
liquor."
Patrolman Shorney said tire
marks indicated the truck went
out of control, traveled along
the shoulder of the highway
about 140 feet and then skidded
about 120 feet before overturn
ing.
McNally died enroute to a
hospital and was the state’s
276th traffic fatality in 1947.
County Attorney Griffin filed
a complaint against Kelly in
Holt county court and a hearing
pends the return of District
| Judge D. R. Mounts, who has
been out of the city.
Officials said that the two
men, both single, had been to
O'Neill in the borrowed ve
hicle and were returning to
Ainsworth.
Funeral services for McNally
were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday
in the Methodist church at Long
Pine. Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Tomiinson, of O’Neill, were
among those attending the rites.
Mrs- Tomlinson and the crash
victim are cousins.
McNally is a son of Mr. -and
Mrs. Charles McNally, of Nor
folk. After graduation from the
Long Pine high school, he serv
ed in the Navy. Following his
discharge from the service, he
took over the operation of the
family’s photograph studio at
Long Pine.
Survivors include: parents,
4 four brothers—Kenneth, of Oak
land, Calif.; William, of Greeley,
Colo., and Wilbur and Wayne,
both of Norfolk.
Committee to Sponsor,
Supervise ’Teen - Age
Dances at Club
Plans have been made for a
committee, headed by the sen
ior Girl Scout leader, Mrs. Dean
Streeter, to supervise and spon
sor ’teen-age dances at the
American Legion auditorium on
Fridays from 8 p.m. until mid
night. ,
Other committee members
are- Mrs. Francis M. Brennan,
Miss Katherin Kerwin and Mrs.
Paul Urton. The committee will
make arrangements for chaper
ons and have admittance cards
* issued to the ’teen-age crowd.
The Legion and auxiliary Fri
day night inaugurated a policy
of turning the facilities of the
auditorium over to ’teen-agers
for regular weekly dancing an
recreation. The auditorium is
in the new $25,000 club build
ing, which was recently com
pleted.
Chamber to Hear
Boys’ State Report
John Berigan, St. Mary s
academy senior, will report on
his summer outing at Boys
State before the November
meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce, which will be held
Monday at 8 p. m. in the Gold
* en hotel dining room.
Secretary James W. Rooney
said that dinner will not be
served.
The meeting date has been
switched from Tuesday to Mon
day this month because of Arm
istice day.
RELEASED FROM NAVY
PAGE— Kenneth Stevens re
turned Saturday from San Fran
cisco, Calif., having recently re
ceived his discharge from me
Navy after serving years- He
plans to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Stevens, until
after the Christmas holidays.
GETS TRANSFER
BUTTE—Harold Klingman, of
the Boyd Soil Conservation dis
trict, will be transferred, effec
tive November 17, from Butte to
Osceola. Mr. and Mrs- Klingman
formerly lived in O’Neill.
Parents in Golden Weddiiig
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Harmon
and family spent last weekend
in Scottsbluff visiting Mr. Har
mon’s parents, who celebrated
their 50th wedding anmvessary.,
Marriage Licenses
Earl Storjohann, 22, of Spen
cer, and Josephine Hood, 17, of
O’Neill, November 1.
Donald D. Adamson, 25, and
_ Ethel M Endicott, 19, both of
O’Neill, November 1.
Elmer Vogel, 21, and Doris I
May Slaymaker, 22, both of Stu- i
art, November 3. (
Donna Cops First
Prize at Own Party
Miss Donna Mae Fuhrer, 15,
O’Neill’s well - known polio
victim, was honored Saturday
al a Hallowe'en party in the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Fuhrer, two miles !
east of here.
With competition at its i
height in the apple-biting'con
test, Donna Mae grabbed first
prize.
The Victory Belles 4-H club
sponsored the party and the
entertainment was planned in
order that Donna Mae could
participate.
Jean Woods Crowned
Queen of Sorority
PAGE—Miss Jean Woods, a
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. D. Copes, of Page, and a for
. mer resident here, was crowned
queen of Lincoln Beta chapter,
Nu Phi Mu, an international
business girls’ sorority.
The coronation took place at
; the eighth annual founders’ day
i banquet at the Cornhusker ho
| tel in Lincoln.
PAGE RESIDENT
BURIED MONDAY
Mrs. West, 82, Dies
Sunday at Orchard
in Home of Son
PAGE—Funeral services were
held at 2 p m. Monday in the
Methodist church here for Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth West, 82, wid
ow of the late William W. West.
She died Sunday at the home
of her son, Ernest, at Orchard.
Rev. Carl Rayburn, church
pastor, officiated and burial was
in the Page cemetery.
Mrs. West, the former Mary
Elizabeth Brooks, was born
August 4, 1865, in Brown
county, Ohio, a daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. Thomas C.
Brooks. Her mother died in
1876 and her father died two
years later, leaving five chil
dren.
After completing her educa
tion, Mrs. West had employment
in Ripley, '-O., until her marriage!
to Mr. West on April 12, 1894.
They established their home at
Unidilla, where they resided un
til 1902 when they moved to a
farm in Holt county, seven
miles northeast of Page. They
1 resided on this larm until the
death of Mr. West, which oc
curred on December 3, 1928, and
after which she moved into
Page to reside.
Survivors include: Sons—Er
nest, of Orchard, and Forrest, of
Douglas, Wyo.; brother—William
T. Brooks, of West Union, O.;
three grandchildren—Don and
William, of Douglas, Wyo.; and
Mrs. Glen W. Miller, of Or
chard.
Besides her husband, her par
ents, two brothers, and a sister
preceded her in death.
Music was furnished by a
quartette; Mrs. Harold Heiss,
Mrs. Arthur Miller, Raymond
Heiss and Victor Snyder, accom
panied at the piano by Mrs.
John Lamason
Pallbearers were: Edgar
Stauffer, Robert Harvey, A. L.
Dorr J. R. Russell, H L. Farns
worth and Herbert Stevens.
Mrs. West was a member of
the Page Methodist church.
CDA Costume Party
Highlights Hallowe’en
The annual costume Hallow-1
e’en party of the Catholic |
Daughters of America was held
last Thursday evening at the
Knights of Columbus hall. There
were about 55 guests present.
Miss Kathleen Warnke was
chairman of the affair. She was j
assisted by Mrs. John Donahoe, (
Mrs. Walter Donahoe, Mrs.
Stanley Holly, Mrs. John Mel
vin, Mrs. James Mullen, Mrs- M.
Perry, Mrs. Dan Troshynski,
Mrs. Clyde Wilson and Miss
Catherine Kirwin.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs.
Leonard Shoemaker, who wore
the funniest costume, and to
Mrs. Anthony O’Donnell, who
wore the costume nearest to the
significance of Hallowe’en.
Methodists Hold
Hallowe'en Party —
EMMET—A Hallowe’en party
was held for the Sunday-school
of the Methodist church with
Miss Martens in charge of the
smaller children, and Mr. and
Mrs- Grant Peacock in charge
of the Youth Fellowship.
Rev. W. C. Birmingham was
present. Games were played
and a lunch was served by Mrs.
Aene$ Gaffney and Emma Con
ard.
Flies to Visit Relatives —
Miss Bernice Scofield, R.N.,
of Valentine, who arrived Mon
day at the home of her mother.
Mrs. Margaret Scofield, to spend
a week, has just completed an
aerial round-trip to Chicago, 111.,
from Omaha. Miss Scofield vis
itor! relatives in Wisconsin and
Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ray and
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Ray and
daughter, Mary Louise, spent the ;
weekend at Loup City. Ii
WOMEN LEADERS
WIN P-F-L HONORS
250 Persons Attend 2d
Annual Banquet
at Stuart
SFE( IM. TO THE FKONTIEB
STUART — Twenty-five Holt
county women were recognized
their ‘‘rural leadership”
Wednesday at the second annual
pasture-forage-livestock meeting
held at Stuart. Holt was one of
13 counties represented at the
all-day affair.
Those honored were:
Mrs. Edgar Stauffer, of Page,
Page Project club; Mrs. Levi
Puller, of O’Neill, Friendly
Neighbors club; Mrs. James Cur
ran, of O’Neill, Pleasant Day
club; Mrs. A. Neil Dawes, of O’
Neill. Golden Rod club; Mrs. F.
E. Keyes, of Inman, Inman
Workers’ club; Mrs. Guy Pink
erman, of Dorsey, Scottville
Community club; Mrs. Frank
Grenier, of O’Neill, Elkhorn
Project club; Mrs. James Mc
Nulty. of O’Neill, Cactus club;
Mrs. Lorerrz Riege, of Page,
Golden Rule club; Mrs. James
Allen, of Stuart, Clay Creek
Clackers club; Mrs. Berlin
Mitchell, of Stuart, Cleveland
Project club; Mrs. William
Finch, of Stuart, Midway club;
Mrs. Harry Mitchell, of Stuart,
Willing Workers club; Mrs.
Frank Schaaf, of Stuart, Sand
Creek Improvement club; Mrs.
Clarence Weiczorek, of Stuart,
Tri-County club; Mrs. Ora Yar
ges, of Studrt, Elkhorn Valley
club; Mrs. Lawrence Barnett, of
Amelia. Amelia Progressives
club; Mrs. Ray Hoffman, of O’
Neill, Valley Center club; Mrs.
Paul Fisher, of Amelia. Neigh
borly Neighbors club; Mrs. El
wyn Robertson, of Chambers,
Happy Homemakers club; Mrs.
Robert Martens, of Atkinson,
Atkinson Project club; Mrs.
Stanley Johnson, of Atkinson,
Celia Homemakers club; Mrs.
Lawrence Dobrovolny, of Atkin
son, El Deen club; Mrs. Orville
Hitchcock, of Atkinson, Live and
Learn club, and Mrs. Fred Kan
zelmeier, of Atkinson, Merry
Matrons club.
Other highlights of the
meeting included roundtable
discussions concerning farming
and ranching experiences and
long-range planning, rural
home stability and a cooking
demonstration by Martha Lo
gan, home economist of Swift
& company.
Byron Demorest, editor of the
Omaha Daily Journal-Stockman,
was the principal speaker at the
banquet in the evening. He em
phasized the importance of the
p-f-1 program and urged his lis
teners to whole-heartedly and
actively support the movement.
Two hundred and fifty persons
attended the banquet—nearly a
hundred more than a year ago.
Niobrara Library
Receives $500 Gift
NIOBRARA — The Niobrara
public library has received a
$500 gift from Gustav A. Kositz
ky, of Cleveland Heights, O.,
who lived in Niobrara more
than a half-century ago.
The donor said the gift was a
memorial to his father, Carl
Gustav Kositzky, and George G. ;
Bayhra, both prominent in the
early history and development
of Niobrara and its educational
facilities.
The money will be used to
buy a bronze plaque bearing the
memorial legend and for needed
books.
PHOTOGRAPHER AT WHR
Robert Smallman, American
magazine photographer, is at the
White Horse ranch, taking pic
tures of the animals and people
to accompany a story that will
soon appear in the magazine.
Mr. Smallman is accompanied
by his wife and small son,
Steve.
FIRMS TO CLOSE
The business and profes- j
sional firms in O’Neill will be
closed Tuesday. Armistice day,
according to Secretary James
W. Rooney of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Parents Wed 50 Years-—
Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka returned
Monday from Redfield, S. D.,!
where she attended the golden
wedding anniversary of her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sell.
She was gone for two weeks.
LIGHTNING KILLS CATTLE
CELIA—Perry Terwilliger lost
Lwo head of good cattle recently
is a result of their being struck
ay lightning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McCarville
and son, John, were in Omaha
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
an business. Miss Mae Ham
mond, who had been visiting at
he H. J Hammond home for
he past week, returned to her ,
iome in Om^ha with the Me
Harvilles.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merriman
;pent the weekend in Sioux !
Hity and Sutherland, la
ANOTHER PROGRESS RETORT
This is a recent view of the
new Shelhamer Produce com
pany building, which is being
constructed on the south side
of Douglas street between
Second and Third streets- The
stiucture measures 90 x 150
feet and is being constructed
with brick, tile and cement
with steel framework. The roof
is expected to be completed
withi 1 10 days. When finished
the building will house u gro- j
eery store, locker plant, whole
sale house and the firm’s of
fices.—The Frontier Photo by
John H. McCarville.
X-RAY SURVEY
OPENS FRIDAY
Hundreds Visit Unit
During Stuart and
Atkinson Visits
The state department of
health’s mobile X-ray unit,
which is providing a free state
wide chest X-raying service, ar
rived in O’Neill today (Thurs
day) and made preparations for
a week's run here in coopera
tion with the Lions club and
other agencies.
Based on the reception given
the unit during the past 13 days
at Stuart and Atkinson, techni
cians accompanying the machine
are predicting a “very satisfac
tory” stay in Holt county.
The survey is intended to pro
vide free chest X-raying for ev
ery adult. “It is not merely a
tuberculosis suivey,’ a tpokes
man said, "but any abnormal
condition in the chest can be
noted in the photographs. These
conditions include cancer and
heart disease.”
During the seven-day stay in
O’Neill the unit will be station
ed on Fourth sirbet near the
O’Neill National bank.
The O’Neill visit will termi
nate on November 14. On No
vember 17 the unit will visit
Page and it will be at Ewing
November 19-22.
Hous are 9 a. m. to noon and
1 p. m. to 5 p. m. daily except
Saturday and Sunday. The Sat
urday hours are from 9 a. m. to
noon.
BARN DESTROYED
BY LIGHTNING
CHAMBERS—A bam on the
A. E. Fuller farm, one mile west
and one mile south of Chambers,
was struck by lightning early
last Thursday. The building
and some hay were destroyed.
The Chambers fire depart
ment, assisted by voluntary
helpers, kept the blaze from
spreading to other buildings on
the farmstead.
PETER MULHAIR
DIES AT LYNCH
LYNCH—Peter ("Uncle Pete”)
Mulhair, a longtime resident of
the Lynch community, died Fri
day at his farm home east of
here.
Mrs. Lamason Heads
Fellowship Group I
PAGE—The Fellowship class
of the Methodist church held a
party at the church basement
Monday evening. About 40 were
in attendance.
The evening was spent with
games and contests. Refresh
ments were served by a commit
tee.
The following officers were
elected: Mrs Melvin Lamason,
president; Mrs. Herbert Stein
berg, vice - president; Harold
Heiss, secretary and treasurer.
Oreqonians Here—
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ross en
tertained Mrs. Edward Conard
and two children from Portland,
Ore., Saturday. Mrs. Conard is
visiting in Inman at the home
of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Cath
erine Conard. and at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Fraka, until the middle of
the month.
BROTHER INJURED
Miss Kathleen Warnko w: -s
called Tuesday to her borne in
&noka. Her brothers were in
an accident and one was injured
seriously.
Mrs. Ernest Brinkman w a s i
summoned to Gregory, S. D,
tarly Saturday upon the death
3f her father. Funeral services
were held there Monday.
Will Stephenson spent last
weekend in Battle Creek visit- 1
ng his sister. ' 1
‘Brooder’ School Scene
of Hallowe’en Party
CELIA — Miss Jean Scott’s
"brooder” school house was
the scene of a Hallowe’en par
ty last Thursday evening. This
is the district where an aban
doned brooder house recently
was converted into a school
room.
Attending the party, besides
the teacher and pupils, were:
Mrs. Dell Scott, Mrs. Conrad
Fickel, jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Conrad Fickel, sr.
H. F KIRWAN, 77,
DIES AT OSMOND
Funeral Services Held
Here Today for Holt
Resident Since 18G0
Funeral services were held at
10 a. m. today (Thursday) at St.
Jati'<'W s Catholic church here
for Michael F. Kiman, 77, a
Holt resident since 1880. He
died Tuesday in a hospital at Os
mond. Death followed a two
year illness that accompanied
his advanced age
Burial was in Calvary ceme
tery and the pallbearers were:
M. H. Horiskey, Ira H. Moss,
John McManus, John Grutsch,
P. C. Donohoe and H. E. Coyne
The late Mr. Kirwan was born
on April 22, 1870, at Cameron,
Mo. Upon coming to Nebraska
he settled initially at Ceresco,
coming to Holt in the fall of
1880.
Twice married, he is survived
by the widow (the former Irene
Zeimer); sons—Leonard, of Ann
Arbor, Mich., and Larry, of Los
Angeles, Calif.; daughter— Mrs. |
Ruth Overholser, of Sioux City;
brothers— John, of Boise, Ida.j
Edward, of Fairfax, S. D., and
Philip, of Glenwood Springs,
Colo.
Mr. Kirwan was a veteran
painter and barber.
Miss Berry, Sister of
Former Governor, Visits
LYNCH—Miss Elva Berry, of
Burlingame, Calif., arrived Sat
urday for a visit with friends
in the Lynch, Redbird, Paddock,
Scottville and O’Neill communi
ties. Miss Berry is a sister of
former Gov. Tom Berry, of
South Dakota.
The- home of the early Berry
family was at Paddock.
Miss Berry was brought to
Lynch by her brother-in-law,
George Lamoreaux, of Valen
tine.
Mrs. W. J. Beha New
Intermediate Leader —
Mrs. W. J. Beha was intro
duced as new leader of the in
termediate Girl Scout troop, at
an investiture ceremony and
court of awards held Saturday.
Saturday's urogram began at
3 p.m. with Mrs. Merle Hickey
officiating. The girls who re
ceived Girl Scout pins are:
Mary K. Turner, Mary Ann
Winchell, Rose Ann Schaffer,
Frances Shaffer, Shirley Ross,
Kathryn Condon, Marilyn Lind
bergh, Sharon Hancock, Mildred
Crabb, Margaret Wilson, Patty
Tomlinson, Mary Lou Uhl.
Following presentation of col
ors, the candle-lighting cere
mony was performed, signi ying
the three promises and 10 law;
of scouting One-year attend
mre pins second-class badges
and proficiency badges were
then presented to those girls
,vho had earned them during
the pfcst year.
An award to the best Girl
scout of the year was given to
Suzanne Moss. She received an
ifficial let ther billfold. The
roop qow boasts a membership j
if 24.
To close the ceremony, taps
veie sung and color guards
vere dismissed. Many guests
witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs. Fred Fetrow returned to .
ler home this week after an ex- ,
ended visit in Iowa. j
PRECIPITATION IS
BELOW NORMAL
1.11 - Inch Deficiency
Shown During Recent
Two-Month Period
Holt county’s October weather
books were closed Friday night
with a deficiency of 1.11 -inches
of moisture for the 61-day peri
od between September 1 and
October 31.
This was revealed by Weather
Observer Elmer Bowen, who
compiled this table:
Nor
1947 trial
September 1.18 2.03
October .98 1.24
Totals 2.16 3.27
Twice during the past seven
da vs the mercury has dipped
below breezing, a forecast of the
winter that lies ahead. Early
Wednesday and early today
(Thursday) the lowest reading
was 30.
On Monday night snow was
noted in the Valentine area, and
.36-incheg of moisture was re
corded here. The citizenry in
the O’Neill region awakened to
day (Thursday) to find overcast
skies considerable wind, and a
drizzle that turned into sleet and
snow.
Livestock men in western Ne
braska have been warned .by the
weather bureau to prepare for
low temperatures.
Meanwhile, the recent freezes
have hastened the maturity of
the short corn crop, and observ
ers predict that nearlv half of
t^e corn has already been husk
ed.
The week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 8 a. m. daily, follows:
October 31
November 1
November 2
November 3
November 4
November 5
November 6
Total
Hi Lo Moist.
51 42 .07
47 43 T 1
51 44
49 44
48 37 .36 ;
45 30
54 30 .03 I
46
Mrs. Johnson Named
WCTU Vice-President
Mrs. Goldie Stauffer and Mrs.
Hattie Carson, of Page, Miss
Meta Martin and Mrs. Clay
Johnson, sr., attended the state
WCTU convention at Hast
ings. The convention voted to
join the Nebraska Safety Coun
cil.
Mrs. Johnson was named the
vice - president of the state
WCTU organization.
Trio Honored—
CHAMBERS—A birthday din
ner in honor of Mrs. Ed Boshart
and Roy Boshart, of O’Neill,
and Judy Thomson, of Cham
bers, was given Sunday in the
Roy Bachaus home. Other guests !
were: Mrs. Emma McKathnie J
and son, Milton McKathnie, and
his daughter, of Atkinson; Ed
Boshart, of O’Neill; Mr. and
Mrs. George Thomson and j
Gladys, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lard Thomson and family, of
Chambers Lon Bachaus, of
Amelia, and Ro o Verone, of
Page.
Mr and Mrs. H. D. Remy and
son, Richard, drove Mrs. Remy’s
mother, Mrs C. F. Rockwell, to
Grand Island where she depart
ed for her home in Kearney.
She had been a guest at the Re
my home for two weeks. The
Remys left for Hastings, where
they visited Mr. Remy’s mother,
Mrs. H. Remy, until Sunday.
Miss Bonnie Jean Harmon,
laughter of Mr and Mrs. M L
Ffarmon, has returned to O’Neill
iftcr a two-week vacation trip
n Glendale Calif.
Vliss Hanley Here —
Miss Martha Hanley, of Omaha,
'fter a few days’ visit with
leparted Sunday for her home
fiends here.
IRWIN SIMONSON
TAKEN BY DEATH
Lifetime Resident of
Holt Expires at
2 A. M. Today
Irwin Simonson, 63, a lifetime
resident of Holt county, died at
2 a. m. today (Thursday) at his
farm home 13 miles northeast of
O’Neill Recently he had been
ill with pneumonia, but his
death was caused by a weaken
ed condition of the heart.
Funeral arrangements had
not been completed at 3 p. m.
today, pending word from dis
tant relatives. Rites are ten
tatively planned for 2 p. m.
Saturday in the Methodist
church here with Rev. Lloyd
W. Mullis officiating and in
terment in Prospect Hill cem
etery.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Simonson, who were
natives of Norway, Mr. Simon
son was born on the family
homestead northeast of O’Neill,
a quarter of a mile distant from
the place where he died.
He was a farmer throughout
| his entire life and had been
farming his own place for many
years
His wife is the former Lil
lian McManus, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Maurice O.
McManus, of O'Neill.
Besides the widow, other sur
vivors are: daughter—Mrs. Ben
nett (Dorothy) Sanders, of O’
Neill; and brother—L. A. Sim
onson, also of O’Neill.
His parents, three brothers—
Clarence, Simon and Palmer,
and one sister—Sena, preceded
him in death.
Some of Mrs. Simonson’s rela
tives residing in Canada and
Cali'orr.ia may be here for the
funeral.
Country Correspondent
Honored at Hallowesta
NORFOLK — Mrs. Blanche
Spann Pease, of Atkinson, spe
cial country correspondent for
the Omaha World-Herald, Nor
folk Daily News, Atkinson Gra
phic, and The Frontier, as well
as a writer for a half- dozen
magazines, was an honor guest
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce at the annual Hallowesta
festivities held Friday in Nor
folk.
| She was honored at a Chamber
I of Commerce luncheon at noon
and at a dinner at night- She
was interviewed on radio station
WJAG at 1:30 d. m., along with
Mary Moore, WJAG homemak
er: Alice Leffler, farm editor of
the Norfolk Daily News, and
Mrs. R. J. Hering, of Royal.
While attending the Hallowes
ta affair, Mrs. Pease had an op
portunity tp personally greet
about 150 people. Among thane
from the O’Neill region were:
Mis. Pearl Holcomb, of Cham
bers; William Riege, of Norfolk,
foripprljr of O’Neill; Mrs. Allen
Marquflftdt, of Norfolk, the for
mer Lillian Frickel, of Atkinson;
and Blanche Heenan Spann, for
merly of Spencer.
Ewing Editor Enters
Sioux City Hospital
EWING—Ray B. Crellin, edi
tor and publisher of the Ewing
Advocate, this week entered St.
Joseph’s hospital at Sioux City
where he will submit to a sur
gical operation Friday.
M. H. Snider, of the Clear
water Record, is editing The
Advocate during Mr. Crellin’s
enforced absence.
Gene Leahy Enroute to
Army-Notre Dame Game
G°ne Lerhv, o f Rushville,
brother of Notre Dame’s Coach
Frank Leahy, and Dr. John S.
Broz. cf Alliance, were over
night visitors here Wednesday
enroute to Chicago. 111., to wit
ness Saturday’s Army - Notre
Dame football game The Leahys
are natives of O’Neill.
Miss Brady Honored—
Miss Joan Brady, daughter of
Mr. .''id Mrs. W. Lloyd Brady,
of O’Neill, and a freshman at
J; ,ane college, was chosen to
help crown the homecoming
queen at Wesleyan university at
Lincoln during the intermission
in the annual Doane-Wesleyan
football game.
Returns to Chicago —
John Harrington returned to
his home in Chicago, III., Friday
following a two-weeks’ visit
with his mother, Mrs. Tom Don
lin. While here he also visited
his sister, Mrs. John Murray, at
Spencer, and with other rela
tives. S.
Here from Fort Worth—
Pfc. Arthur Tibbetts left Octo
ber 29 for his station at Fort
Worth, Tex., after spending 15
tays at home with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tibbetts.
Bis brother, Richard, a student
it Norfolk junior college, was
lome for the weekend.