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VOLUME 68—NUMBER 24 -O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948 PRICE 7 CENTS
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First Killing Frost
Strikes Region
Observers Say Freeze
Helps Rather Than
Hinders Crops
Mercury Dips to 20
The O’Neill region early
Sunday had its first hard
freeze of the Fall season when
the mercury dropped to 20 de
grees. October 4 is the aver
age date for tne lirst killing
frost.
Observers said the freeze—
and subsequent freezes early
Monday and Tuesday—helped
rather than hindered crops.
They report that the freezes
have particularly benefitted the
corn crop by drying out the
kernels and the stalks.
The freezes were welcom
ed by corn growers who will
be harvesting bumper crops.
Vegetation was blackened in
many places and trees im
mediately began shedding
their leaves.
Earlier the mercury had
hovered near the freezing
point and there were signs of
frost, but Sunday morning’s
cold spell was the first full
fledged freeze.
The high temperature of
the week was 75—reached at
midday Saturday.
Week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods end
ing at 8 a. m. daily, follows:
weather
Hi Lo
October 14 63 34
October 15 - 66 37
October 16 ...- 75 38
October 17 — 44 20
October 18 50 28
October 19 —. 72 28
October 20 — 66 36
Man, 75, Breaks
Neck in Fall
ATKINSON— Frank Basta,
75, of Schuyler, father of Mrs.
L F. Burgess, of Atkinson,
fell from a tree at his home
Saturday afternoon, breaking
his neok in the fall. He was
taken immediately to a hospi
tal in Columbus.
Mrs. Burgess left for Schuy
ler Sunday morning and ex
pected to remain with her pa
rents until the cast was in
place.
Beck Escapes
Serious Injury
CELIA—George Beck, well
known Celia farmer, escaped
serious injury Wednesday, Oc
tober 13, when the stringer on
the wench on his tractor
broke, striking him on the
head. He was seated on the
underslung as he and Duane
were going after a stack of
hay.
A gash in the forehead re
sulted and Mr. Beck was
bruised and shocked. Now he
is on his feet again and recov
ering “satsifactorily.”
To Yugoslavia as
Naval Attache
EMMET—Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Baker, of Lousville, Ky.,
soon will leave for Yugosla
via where Mr. Baker will take
the post of U. S. naval attache
for the next two years.
Mrs. Baker is a granddaugh
ter of Mrs. Mamie Allen and
a niece ot Mrs. Agnes Gaff
ney. She is remember at Em
met as Margie Hollipeter. a
former resident.
Lt. Brennan Stops
Enroute to New Post
Second Lt. Herbert O. Bren
nan, son of Mrs. F. N. Bren
nan and the late Col. F. N.
Brennan, arrived Wednesday.
October 13. for a nine-day i
stop enroute from Williams
Air Base. Ariz., to Ft. Bragg, i
N. C., which will be his new
post.
Recently Lieutenant Bren
nan, United States military
academy graduate, received
his Air Force wings at Wil
liams field, a fighter pilot
school.
He finished his student pilot
training in the P-80 Shooting
Star, famed jet-propelled air
craft.
Lieutenant Brennan gradu
ated from West Point a year
and a half ago.
Ross Thompson Farm
Sells for $37 Per Acre
Frank Sanders, of Inman,
purchased the 240-acre im
proved Ross Thompson farm
Friday at auction on the
premises, located three miles
north and a half-mile east of
O’Neill. Sanders paid $37 per
acre for the property.
Ernie Weller, of Atkinson,
was the auctioneer.
Visit Near Atkinson —
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Jon
as and son, Richard, and Mr
and Mrs. Robert J. Jonas and
daughter, Donna, were guests
Sunday at the Charles Tasler
home near Atkinson
Neligh Youth
Hunt Victim
NELIGH—A 23-year-old Ne
ligh World War II veteran,
Glen Lewis, was killed about
2 p. m. Friday in a hunting
accident near Norfolk. Lewis
was a member of the Norfolk
junior college football team.
Robert Crotty, of Norfolk, a
grid teammate, and Lewis
were hunting together. Crotty
told authorities he and Lewis
stood up to shoot after the
ducks took off from a pond.
Lewis stepped in front of him
as he fired.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at the Congregational
church. Military rites were
conducted at the grave.
ALOISIOUS HEEB
DIES SUDDENLY
Atkinson Man, 75, Came
to Holt from East
in 1878
ATKINSON— Aloisious
Heeb, 75, died suddenly at his
home in Atkinson about 3 p.
m. Friday following an acute
heart attack. Mr. Heeb, who
lived with his invalid brother,
Joseph, had been fishing earli
er in the day.
After his nobnday meal he
complained of il 1 n e s s. A
neighbor was summoned but
be lore a doctor arrived he
was dead. Relatives said he
was ill about a half an hour.
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The late Mr. Heeb was
born September 5. 1873, at
Allentown, Pa., a son of
John and Elizabeth Heeb.
The family moved to a Holt
county farm, northwest of
O'Neill, in 1878.
In 1914 the family moved to
Atkinson where Mr. Heeb con
tinued to reside until his
death.
Funeral services were held
at 9:30 a. m. Monday at St.
Joseph’s Catholic church. Rev.
A. J. Paschang, of Stuart, of
ficiated. Pallbearers were six
nephews: Earl and James
Heeb, of Kadoka, S. D.; Emil,
Albert and Harry Heeb, all of
Atkinson, and Johq Babl, also
of Atkinson.
Survivors include: Brothers
—Joseph and Edward, both of
Atkinson; a number of nieces
and nephews.
None Hurt in
Series of Mishaps
CHAMBERS — A series of
automobile mishaps has taken
place near Chambers. None of
the occupants, however, have
been injured.
Cars driven by Mrs. Clar
ence Grimes and Mrs. Marion
Myers collided at the intersec
tion south of the Alfred Maas
place. Both drivers complain
ed that the vision at the cor
ner was obstructed by trees.
Only minor damage was done
to the automobiles.
The second accident occur
ed late Sunday two miles east
of Chambers when the steer
ing gear broke on the car
driven by Gladys Thomson.
The machine went into the
ditch. Two girls, Connie Jar
man and Mabel Fontaine, were
with Miss Thomson.
No one sustained more than
minor bruises and the car was
only slightly damaged.
Mr. and Mr . Jay Grimes, of
Douglas. Wyo., had the mis
fortune to overturn their car
;n the ditch on highway 95
iust west of the corner on
Tuesday evening. October 12,
on their way to Chambers' to
visit relatives. They said the
sun in their face caused them
to hit the gravel at the side
of the road.
HUSKY SWEET SPUD . . .
Ralph E. Moore, well-known
farmer in the O’Neill and
Inman communities (above),
exhibits a five pound sweet
potato recently dug from his
garden. Earlier he harvest
ed a five and one-half
pounder. Mr. Moore planted
250 sweet potato plants pur
chased from H. E. Smith, of
Inman.—The Frontier Photo
by John H. McCarville.
MRS. H. F. RAKOW
EXPIRES AT PAGE
Suffers Leg Fracture
in Unusual Accident;
In ‘Poor’ Health
Funeral Rites Today
PAGE — Mrs. H. F. Rakow,
71,' died Monday, October 18,
at 9:15 a. m. at her home in
Page.
Mrs. Rakow, who had been
in “poor health” for several
years, suffered a fractured
right leg six days earlier in an
unusual automobile accident.
She was standing near an au
tomobile when another ma
chine backed into the one she
was standing near.
Relatives said Mrs. Rakow
had been in failing health
for sometime. She suffered
several ailments, including a
heart affliction.
Survivors include: Widower
— H. F. Rakow; daughter —
Hazel, of Palo Alto, Calif.;
sons — Lee Sivesind, of Sid
ney, and Rcty Sivesind, of Or
chard; and two grandsons.
One daughter, Mrs. Fred
(Alice) Clark, preceded her in
death.
Mrs. Rakow was born at
Bynumville, Mo., on December
131, 1875, a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John Darr.
Twice married, she came to
the Page community about 25
years ago.
Following the accident, she
was ca<red for at her home
by Dr. E. J. Bild and her
husband, who is a semi-in
valid.
Funeral services will be held
today (Thursday) at 2 p. m. at
the Methodist church at Page.
Rev. T. O. Brownfield, church
pastor, will officiate and bur
ial will be at Page.
Record Crowd
Expected at Stag
A record crowd is expected
Wednesday, October 27, at the
fifth annual Chamber of Com
merce-sponsored stag party
“for men only.” The affair will
be held at the American Leg
ion club with the doors open
ing at 8 p. m.
Included on the program will
be John Gunier, as master of
ceremonies:; Rozalia the danc
er; Johnny Carson, ventrilo
quist, and Doris Morgan, voc
alist with an accordian.
The entertainment troupe is
being brought here especially
for the stag party.
All farmers and ranchers in
the O’Neill trade territory have
been extended a general invi
tation.
Hand Mangled in
a Cornpicker
WALNUT — A possibility
that the left hand of Ludvik
Elis, of Walnut, badly mangl
ed in a cornpicker accident
Friday, may be saved is re
ported by the attending physi
cian at Orchard.
Elis was taken to Orchard
after his hand and all five fin
gers had been caught in the
machine and severely crushed.
At rirst it was believed the
hand would 'have to be ampu
tated.
Brady and Abbot
Set for Inaugural
ATKINSON— Frank Brady,
o' Atkinson, and Chris Abbott,
of Hyannis, aren’t taking any
rhances on missing presiden
tial inaugural ceremonies in
Washington next year.
They made their hotel res
ervations before leaving the
Republican national conven
tion in Philadelphia last June.
Gov. Earl Warren, of Califor
nia, Republican vice-presiden
tial nominee, reminded Brady
of the incident when they met
in Sioux City last week. Such
confidence in a victory is
heartening, Warren was quot
ed as saying.
To Visit St. Paul —
Dr. W. F. Finley will leave
today (Thursday) for St. Paul,
Minn., to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Gowan Miller. They will go to
the Minnesota-Michigan foot
, ball game on Saturday.
Orville McKims Spend
Weekend in Omaha —
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Mc
Kim spent the weekend in
Omaha as guests of the lat
ter’s sister and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Peters.
Returns from Minnesota —
Howard Manson returned on
Monday from a’ fishing trip to
Cass Lake, Minn. He was ac
companied by some friends
from Bartlett.
This was old home week in O'Neill tor at Sullivan, all of Butte, Mont., and Dr. J. Milton
least four native sons . . . (left-to-right) Dan- Murphy, of Portland, Ore. (See slory below).
iel Sullivan. Montana Jack Sullivan and Philip —The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville.
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MRS. WAGERS, 81,
BURIED AT PAGE)
Homesteaded with Parents
Near Page in 1883;
Dies in Lincoln
PAGE — Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon,
1 October 17, for Mrs. Rufus
Wagers, 81, who died Wednes
day, October 14, in St. Eliza
beth’s hospital at Lincoln.
The rites were held at 2:30
p. m. at the Wesleyan Metho
dist church in Page with Rev.
George Francis in charge. Bur
ial was in the Page cemetery.
Clara Jane Kendall was
born in Ottumwa, la., on Sep
tember 22, 1867.
She was united in marri
age to Rufus P. Wagers De
cember 24, 1886. To this
union were bom one son.
Mack Wagers, and four
daughters. Miss Augurtha
Wagers, Mrs. Fred (Blanche)
Wood, Mrs. Nell Snyder and
Mrs. Gladys Sterner, all of
whom survive. Her husband
died in 1939.
She came to Nebraska as a
young girl with her parents,
settling near Creighton in the
Brazile Mills community, later
coming to this community
with her parents when they
settled on a homestead in
1883.
The past five years she ha
lived in Lincoln. Survivors in
clude: Five children; 18 grand
children; 33 great-grandchil
dren; four sisters—Mrs. R. R.
Mullen, of Alice, Tex.; Mrs.
Bertha McBane, ofi San Diego,
Calif.; Mildred Russelle and
1 Esther, of Texas, and two
brothers, also of Texas.
Rev. and Mrs. M. H. Grosen
bauugh, of O’Neill, sang with
Mrs. Roy Cole as accompanist
at the rites. Pallbearers were:
Harry Harper, Harry Park,
Hal Farnsworth, Edgar Wood,
William Neubauer and Herb
ert Stevens.
cards Wallop
Chambers, 46-0
St. Mary’s academy Cardin
: 'ils walloped the Chambers
Coyotes here Wednesday after
noon, 46-0, in a lopsided six
man grid contest.
Backs Shorty Miles, Jim
Donohe and Pat Hickey and
Lineman Jim Kelly and Bern
ard Mullen crashed the scor
ing column for the victors.
The Coyotes were hopeless
ly outclassed after trailing 0
12 at intermission.
The band added color to the
afternoon game. (For more
sports see page 1, section B.)
Sullivans Go to Chicago
Via Lincoln —
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus V. Sul
livan left Friday morning for
their vacation. They met Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald S. Graybill,
of Chicago, 111., at the Notre
Dame-Nebraska game at Lin
coln. Afterwards they accom
panied the Graybills to Chi
cago. They also plan to visit
another sister of Mr. Sulli
van, Mrs. Gerald M. Classen,
Mr. Classen and family.
Attend State WCTU
Parley at York —
Mrs. Clay Johnson, sr., and
Mrs'. Goldie Stauffer, of Page,
left Sunday for York, where
they will attend the WCTU
[ state conven,;on. They expect
to return today (Thursday.)
Mrs. Johnson is state record
ing secretary and Mrs. Stauf
I for is state vice-president.
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O’Neillites Watch
Notre Dame Win
Memorial stadium at Lin
coln was bulging Saturday for
Notre Dame's 44-13 walkaway
over the University of Nebras
ka Cornhuskers. Nearly 38
thousand spectators were on
hand, including numerous Holt
countyans.
For many O’Neillites it was
an opportunity to see Frank
Leahy, a native son who is
now Notre Dame’s coach. Few.
however, had an opportunity
to speak with the illustrious
mentor.
Gene Leahy, of
Frank’s brother, stopped off in
O’Neill enroute to the game.
Among those attending the
game were:
. From O’Neill—Mr. and Mrs
William J. Froelich, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Ray, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher,
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus V. Sulli
van, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W
Stewart, J. D. Cronin, M. J.
Golden Marvin Miller Thomas
Harty. Edward Campbell. Don
Enright, James Merriman, the
Misses Loretta Enright, Nancy
Froelich, Barbara Birmingham
Veronica Coyne, Jean Froelich
and Jane Froelich. Two local
boys, John Berigan and Paul
Moseman, played in the uni
versity band. Both are fresh
men.
From Emmet—Mr. and Mrs.
John Conard.
From Atkinson — Dr. and
Mrs. N. P. McKee, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Brady and son, El
wood, and Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Schultz.
From Ewing—Mr. and Mrs.
John Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Coyle,
who moved recently from O’
Neill to Grand Island, were al
so present.
Damage Slight
in Hotel Blaze
ATKINSON — The volun
teer fire department was cal
led to the Cottage hotel Sat
urday. A blaze starting in the
basement, where Jesse Davis, j
the proprietor, was working
spread to the two first floor
apartments.
Some stored linen caught i
fire and some jars of fruit and \
jellies were broken by the
heat of the flames. Consider
able smoke damage was re
ported, but the actual fire
damage was believed to have
been limited to a comparative
ly small part of the building.
Thr» loss was partly covered
by insurance, it was report
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MAR1IAGE LICENSES
Larry D. Schaffer, 20, of O’
Neill. and Lois Ann Cole, 19,
of Emmet, October 19.
4 NATIVE SONS
REUNITE HERE
Dan Sullivan, Olympic
Wrestler in 1906,
Away 28 Years
This has been something of
an old home week in O’Neill
as four well - known native
.sons trekked back for visits
and renewals of bid-acquaint
ances. They were Daniel Sul
livan, Montana Jack Sullivan
and Phillip Sullivan, all of
Butte, Mont., and Dr. J. Mil
ton Murphy, of Portland, Ore.
The timing of their return
was partially brought about
by the Notre Dame-Nebras
ka football game Saturday
at Lincoln, which they at
tended. Frank Leahy, Notre
Dame head coach, is another
native son.
Dan Sullivan was' a well
known wrestler in the early
1900’s and in 1906 participated
in the Olympic games in Ath
ens, Greece, as a member of
the U. S. team. Brother Jack,
a middleweight boxer, accom
panied the team to Athens as
a spectator.
Montana Jack is a perennial
visitor in O’Neill, but brothers
Dan and Phillip had not been
here in 28 and six years, re
spectively. Their parents were
the late Mr. and Mrs. James
Sullivan, who settled northeast
of the present city limits. The
elder Sullivans were immi
grants from Ireland and spent
a short time in Michigan.
Doctor Murphy, son of
Jack Murphy and Mary Gib
bons, was born on the sec
ond floor of the business
building now occupied by
John Melvin. His family
left here for Park City, Ut.
Montana Jack’s most illus
trious fight was a 45-rounder
at Crawford in 1907.
Among his ring opponents
were Jim Flynn, Stanley Ket
ehell, Sailor Burke, and Joe
Thomas.
The Sullivan brothers left
early Wednesday for Butte.
Legion Civic Program
Coming fo Holt County
The American Legion and
auxiliary-sponsored Cornhusk
er boys’ and girls’ county gov
ernment program will be in
augurated in Holt county, ac
cording to Roy M. Lang, of
Lincoln, executive of the state
program.
Lang will be in O’Neill at
8 p. m. on Thursday, Novem
ber 4, to outline the program
plan and procedure to all in
terested persons and organ:za
tions.
MRS. J. K. ERNST
RITES WEDNESDAY
O'Neill Woman, 74, a
Resident of Holt
for 64 Y ears
III for three Weeks
Mrs. J. K. Ernst, 74, widow
of the late J. K. Ernst, who
was one of Holt county’s best
known farmers, died at 12:30
p.. m., Monday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Otto Lor
enz, near here. Relatives said
she had been in ill health
only three weeks.
Mrs. Ernst, who maintained
a home in O’Neill, was taken
to her daughter’s place when
she became ill.
Brief funeral services were
held Wednesday at 1:30 p.
m. at the old home place,
now occupied by her daugh
ter, Mrs. John Dick, and her
husband, followed at 2 p. m.
with rites at First Presbyter
ian church. Rev. M. H. Gros
enbach, Wesleyan Methodist
church pastor, officiated and
burial was in Prospect Hill
cemetery beside the grave
of her late husband, who
died in November, 1943.
The pallbearers were: Floyd
Ritts, Levi Fuller, Emmett
Crabb, Carl Lorenz, Frank
Searles, Emmet Revell and
Edward Campbell, sr.
Vocal music at the funeral
was provided by Mrs. G M.
Hubby and Mrs. Axel Borg,
accompanied on the piano by
Miss Bonnie Hubby.
Malinda Harris was born on
September 4, 1874 at Milford,
a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Harris. She came to
Holt county with her parents
in 1884—at the age of 10.
On October 11, 1893 she
married Jacob K. Ernst, at O’
Neill. The Ernst family resided
on a farm three mlies west of
O'Neill for many years. Mrs.
Ernst was active in church and
community life for a half-cen
tury.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst became
the parents of nine children,
—one of whom, a daughter,
died in infancy.
Survivors include: Sons—
Clarence Ernst, Homer Ernst
and Ralph Ernst, all of O’
Neill; daughters—Mrs. Roy
, (Maude) Cole, of O’Neill; Mrs.
'Fred (Lorena) Lorenz, of In
man; Mrs. John (Martha) Dick,
of O’Neill; Mrs. Otto (Clara)
Lorenz, of O’Neill, and Mrs.
Myrtle Robertson, of Alliance.
Among relatives coming
from a distance for the rites
were: Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ken
nel and daughter, of Beaver
Crossing; Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Ernst, William Findley, Mrs.
Alvin Stoltz, Mrs. Sarah Er
nst and Mrs. Ida Moorberg,
all of Milford; Mr. and Mrs.
Joas Harris, of Lincoln; Mrs.
George Kissinger, of Sterling,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cole, of
Glenwood, la.; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Ebers, of Seward; Mis3
Eva Findley, of Lincoln; Mr.
and Mrs. John Stauffer, of
M<»dow Grove; Mr. and Mrs.
Jasper Findley, of Sutton.
Mrs. Sarah Ernst, of Milford,
is a sister of the deceased,
and Joas Harris is a brother.
5-County FHA
Meet Held Here
A meeting of Farmers Home
Administration county com
mitteemen from live counties
was held here Tuesday. Pur
pose of the meeting was to
discuss responsibilities placed
upon the committeemen by the
FHA act.
Wayne Drawbaugh, of Lin
coln, chief of program opera
tions in the state, conducted
the meeting. L. A, White,
farm ownership FHA special
ist. and D. P Moulton, state
field representative, assisted.
J. O. Walker. or O’Neill, is
the Holt countv supervisor,
and G. W. Wilkins of Center,
Knox county supervisor, were
among those present.
Gilligan’s Return Reverses Tradition
The recent return of Ben
nett ("Ben”) Gilligan to O’
Neill is a direct reversal of an
old tradition.
During the present century
it has been common fpr young
men reared in small rural com
munities to set out for big
cities, fame and fortune.
Not so with Gilligan.
A son of Mi's. J. P. Gilligan
and the late Dr. J. P. Gilli- !
gan. who was a pioneer phy
sician and pharmacist here,
young Bennett left O’Neill 18
years ago as a youngster. He
trained to be a pharmacist,
worked in several cities in
cluding Omaha and Lincoln,
served in the Armv during
World War IT and now aban
dons the city life for O’Neill.
In an advertisement on
page 3 in section B of this
i fue of The Frontier, a for
mal announcement proclaims
the establishment of O'Neill's
third druq store. In partner
ship w'th his well-known
uncle, Charles E. Stout, also
a veteran pharmacist, the new
store is now off’cially open
ed.. It is located in the Stout
bui’ding, a half-block north
of the First National bank
building.
O’Neill has two other drug
stores which_ came under com
mon ownefship and control
during recent years.
Since his1 World War II ser
vice. Gilligan has been with
he state department of health
and the Omaha municipal
health department.
He will move his family
from Omaha soon and will re
side in an apartment on the
second floor of the J. P. Gal
lagher building.
THREAT PASSED
The spontaneous combustion
threat, which plauged O’Neill
public school officials last
week and forced a one-day re
cess for the pupils and teach
ers, is now over. A smoulder
ing coal bin prompted officials
to order the removal of the
coal to the outside of the
building. The coal had been in
the bin only a month.
