When You and I Were Young —
'Stubble Duck’ Quest Leads Sportsmen
into Difficulty with a Land Owner
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50 YEARS AGO
July 28. 1898
A party of O’Neill sportsmen
went out south the other eve
ning to enjoy a few hours of
sport among the ‘stubble
duck” and kindred game.
While crossing a field a few
miles south of town the owner
got after them and threatened
them with all manners of dire
calamities. He finally succeeded
in getting them to start for
home. The “boys" say they do
not propose to go into that sec
tion again for some time.
A Wandering Willie who
has been playing the guitar
for the amusement of the
boys was the only excite
ment this week.
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Virginia rode 40 miles to Fair
fax station for the express
purpose of getting Chamber
lain’s Cough Remedy and
took home with him a dozen
bottles of the medicine. The
druggist who relates the inci
dent adds, ‘Your remedy seems
to be a general favorite wher
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indeed, wonderful in all lung
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25 YEARS AGO
August 2, 1923
Presidential Headquar t e r s,
Palace Hotel, San Francisco,
Cal., Aug. 2—Warren G. Hard
ing, president of the United
States, died instantaneously
and without warning tonight
at 7:30 o’clock, a victim of a
stroke of apoplexy, which
struck him down in his weak
ened condition after an illness
of exactly a week.
Death came to President
Harding without warning
while Mrs. Harding sat by
his bedside reading to him.
Two nurses were the only
other persons in the room
and there was no time for
a last word from the nation's
leader, either to his wife or
to the republic he served.
Mrs. Harding had only time
to rush to the door and call
“find Dr. Boone and the oth
ers quick,” meaning the phy
sicians. Brig. Gen. Charles E.
Sawyer, personal physician to
the president, was in a nearby
room, but when he hurried in
to the room, Medical skill was
useless.
President Harding and mem
bers of his party all were
taken ill aboard the transport,
Henderson, just a week ago,
suffering ptomaine poisoning
from eating canned crabs. The
president was the only one to
suffer seriously and his ail
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ment later developed into
broncho-pneumonia, which the |
staff of physicians attending
him had under control at the
time of his death. The effects
of this illness and the physical
trials of his long trip, however
had sapped his vitality.
10 YEARS AGO
July 29, 1938
The house belonging to Am
elia Uhl. occupied by Mr. and
Mrs, Charles Richter, on Ben j
ton street between Eighth and
Ninth streets, was struck by j
lightning during the electrical
storm about 1 o’clock last j
Tuesday morning. Lightning
struck the chimney and fol
lowed it down into the house,
shattering the stove pipe and
scattering soot all over the
floor and tearing a chunk out
of the basement wall.
About 50 ladies and gen
tlemen met at the high
school auditorium last Mon
day evening, in response to
the invitation of the school
board to discuss the propos
ed new addition to the high
school building and to listen
to the architect's explana
tion of the proposed build
ing.
Walter F. Wilson, the archi
tect, displayed a pen sketch of
the proposed building, showing
il on a screen, and explained
the different rooms in the pro
posed building.
Several of the audience then
asked questions about the pro
posed addition and it develop
ed that if the proposed struc
ture was placed on the pres
ent school grounds that it
would take practically all of
the ground and would leave no
play grounds for the children.
Several were of the opinion
that a new high school build
ing should be erected on a new
location and the present build
ing used for a grade school.
Several thought the proposed
addition would not be suffic
ient to take care of the at
tendance at the school after a
few years, and that it would
be better to look farther ahead.
The meeting closed about
10:50 after they unanimously
voted their confidence in the
school board and assuring them
that they were positive they
would do what they thought
was best for the children and
taxpayers of the district.
Girl Scout New*
IRISH LASSIES TROOP I
The Irish Lassie Troop I held
a meeting Wednesday, July 21.
We started with the Girl
Scout laws and promise.
We had a plant contest.
Each girl planted a plant and
told no one what it was. This
week each girl brought plants
to our meeting. The girls were
to guess the kind of plant each
girl had. Delas Jilg and Jean
Bosn won the guessing contest.
Jean Bosn attended her first
Girl Scout meeting this week.
The girls are working on
leather craft. After the meet
ing we went on a hike to Car
ney Park. Troop II and as
sistant leader, Mrs. Brennan,
went along.—By Mary K. Tur
ner, troop scribe.
Gypsies came originally from
India, not Egypt.
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TY . . . Physical handicaps
can be overcome, as so many
courageous persons have
proved. Henry J. Weigman,
ot Cicero, 111., born without
aims, is one of them. He de
cided he could use his mouth
for something besides talking
and eating. Thus, he became
an artist.
MEDIATOR . . . Count Folke
Bernadotte, president of the
Swedish Red Cross and Unit
ed States mediator for Pales
tine, was instrumental in ne
gotiating the 4-week truce
between the Jews and Arabs
battlmg for coniiol of the
Holy Land.
Legal Notices
(First pub. July 22, 1948)
William W. Griffin, Attorney
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
& HEIRS
County Court of Holt County,
Ncbrosks
Estates of William Anthony
Walsh, Deceased, and Jennie
Walsh, Deceased.
The State of Nebraska, to all
concerned:
Notice is hereby given that
Agnes Marie Walsh has filed a
petition, alleging that William
Anthony Walsh died intestate
September 14, 1936, a resident
of Holt County, Nebraska; that
Jennie Walsh died intestate
September 18, 1943, resident of
Holt County, Nebraska; that
said William Anthony Walsh
and Jennie Walsh died seized
of an interest in fee simple in
East Half of Section 24, and
East Half of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 13, all in
Township 31, North, of Range
9, West of the 6th P. M., in
Holt County, Nebraska, in
which petitioner has derived
an interest by inheritance and
mesne conveyance in the chain
of title from such Decedents;
praying for a determination of
the time of death, the heirs,
degree of kinship and right of
descent of real property of the
said William Anthony Walsh
and Jennie Walsh, both de
ceased, and that both of said
Deceased persons died intes
tate, which petition will be for
hearing in this Court on Aug
ust 12th, 1948 at 10:00 a. m.
LOUIS W. REIMER,
County Judge.
(County Court Seal) 11-13
(First pub. July 22. 1948)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
IN THE COUNTY COURT
OF HOLT COUNTY, NE
BRASKA
In the Matter of the Probate
of the Last Will and Testa
ment of THOMAS S. O’HARA,
Deceased.
LEGAL NOTICE
TO: All persons interested in
the Estate or in the Last Will
and Testament of Thomas S.
O’Hara, Deceased, whether
creditors, heirs, devisees or
legatees:
You and each of you are
hereby notified that on the 20th
day of July, A. D., 1948, Char
ley Ermer and William Ermer
filed their petition in the Coun
ty Court of Holt County, Ne
braska, alleging that Thomas
S. O’Hara, a resident, citizen
and inhabitant of Rock Island
in Rock Island County, Illin
ois, died testate in the month
of March, 1918,. seized and pos
sessed of the South Half of
the Northwest Quarter and the
North Half of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 6, in Town
ship 26, North, Range 11, West
of the 6th P. M., in Holt
County, Nebraska; that he left
a Last Will and Testament
which was originally and leg
ally admitted to probate in the
Probate Court within and for
Rock Island County, Illinois,
on April 6th, 1918; that petit
ioners are the owners of the
real estate above described,
having derived title thereto by
mesne conveyance; that as
such owners petitioners are en
titled to bring and maintain
this action and to have said
Will admitted to probate in
Nebraska; that said Will has
not heretofore been presented
for probate in the State of
Nebraska, and that more than
two years have elapsed since
the date of the death of
Thomas S. O’Hara; that all
debts against the Estate of
Thomas S. O'Hara have been
fully paid and satisfied; that
attached to the petition is an
authenticated copy o; said Will
and the probate thereof in
Rock Island County, Illinois;
that the prayer of said petition
is that the authenticated copy
of said Will be admitted to
probate and allowed in Ne
braska as the Last Will and
Testament of Thomas S. 0\
Hara, Deceased; that regular
administration of said estate
be dispensed with, and for a
decree that the said real es
tate descended free and clear
of all debts and claims of ev
ery kind of the said Thomas
S.‘ O’Hara in accord with the
terms of said Last Will and
Testament of Thomas S. O’
Hara, Deceased; that said es
tate is not subject to an in
heritance tax, state o. feder
al. and for such other and
further relief as justice and
equity may require.
You are further notified that
said petition is set for hearing
before the County Court of
Holt County, Nebraska on the
12th day of August, A. D., 1948,
at ten o’clock A. M., and that
if you fail to appear at said
time and place and contest said
petition, the Court may grant
the prayer thereof.
LOUIS W. REIMER,
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 11-13
Miss Alice Gilman
Weds in West
AMELIA—Relatives have re
ceived announcements of the
marriage of Miss Alice Gilman
to Eugene J. Von Rotz, of Win
lock, Wash. They were mar
ried Monday, June 28, in the
St. Bourbon Catholic church at
Winlock, and on Thursday,
July 1, were given a reception
at the St. Bourbon Orange
hall.
Mrs. Von Rotz is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Gilman, also of Winlock, Wash,
who were residents of the
Amelia community until about
10 years ago.
Other Amelia Newt
Harry Coolidge, who has
been visiting relatives here the
J past 2 weeks, returned Thurs
day, July 22, to his home at
Greeley, Colo.
Mrs. Alice Rees, of Norfolk
is visiting at the home of hei
son, Ralph Rees.
Mrs. Ragland, of Albion, is
visiting at the home of hei
son, W. E. Ragland.
Floyd Sageser visited ovei
Saturday night with Warrer
Kelly in Atkinson.
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A HOLT COUNTY ,
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School Exhibits
Livestock Exhibits
Produce Exhibits
Fancy Work Exhibits
Baking & Canning Exhibits
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SPECIAL AWARDS
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1 .. Entry Day
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2.
4-H Judging and School Day
All children of school age admitted free . . .
I ll judging, livestock parade, 4-H club par
ade of floats, ball games, races, evening en
tertainment staged by 4-H clubs and rural
youths.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 - 4
.Rodeo Days
RCA Approved rodeo ... stage showing in eve
nings ... Dancing for your pleasure on Friday
night, featuring Kay Mills Orchestra, on Sat
urday night featuring Don Loflon’s Orches
tra.
Plan Now for an Outing with Your Frie nds at the
HOLT COUNTY FAIR & RODEO - - - Chambers - - - Sept.~ 1-244
Pat Kennedy returned home
Wednesday, July 21, from Cali
fornia where he had been vis
iting his son, Morris Kennedy,
and family.
Cleve Sigman arrived home
Thursday, July 22, from sever
al months’ travel in the Wes
tern States and Canada. He is
home to help hay at the B. W.
Waldo place.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Adams
and daughter, Paula, of Phoe
nix, Ariz., visited the first part
of last week at the Alfred
James home. The ladies are
sisters.
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