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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1949)
IRRIGATION ALONG NOBRARA NEARER (Continued from page 1) west of Valentine, to divert ir rigation water East through an art ficial 40-mile channel to the proposed Carpenter reservoir, eight miles Southwest of John stown, then by a natural channel to the irrigable land. O’NEIL - ATKINSON - STU ART AREA: To be supplied by proposed dams on the Plum and Pine creeks, about 12 miles Northwest of Ainsworth, then by artificial channel to the area. Lang, of Lincoln, stressed the need for internal coopera tion among the members of the Niobrara association and for external cooperation with the other projects of Nebras ka and neighboring states. Lang pointed out the neces sity for external cooperation as each region has its own projects. There are 10 such regions in Nebraska. The upper Platte Valley (Scottsbluff) area, Lang said, has proved the value of irriga tion. The irrigable area there has increased population, diver sified crops are good, and busi ness is thriving. This, Lang went on, was the finest example of the Nebraska irrigated area, in that it shows a sharp increase in population and businesses. Lang then exampled the Mir age flats. He said this commun ity was not subsidized at the outset of their irrigation pro ject. Consequently, farmers and ranchers put $3,500 into the irrigation project and not into improvements on their property. Most of them were living in make-shift shacks, tents and even caves. Finally, the federal government came to their res cue and authorized financial aid. This he said, was the begin ning of the development and that it must continue if the area is to reap the benefits of the time, money, and efforts already expended by the members of the association. At present. Lang told the group, the membership stands at 1,500. but there is a defin ite need for one thousand more. Membership fees range from $3.50 to $250 with the average being $5. At the close of the meeting a question-and-answer period was held. Association officers, E. A. House, of Ainsworth, president; Lyle Dierks, of Ewing, vice president; and Vei n P. Linholm, of Ainsworth, secretary-treasur er, were present as were direc tors, J. J. Jacot, of Verdigre;. Tony Asimus, of O’Neill, and Launce Gibson, of Bristow. Vice-President Dierks intro duced the speakers and direc tors and he also extended ap preciation to the O’Neill cham ber of commerce for its cooper ation in arranging for the meet ing, which began with a lunch eon. The affair was held in Slat’s Cafe. There are an estimated 67,000 acres of “category I irrigable land” in the Atkinson-O’Neill area. This is a considerably larger unit than any other in the Niobrara basin, Burdick pointed out. Both Burdick and Lang touch ed upon the po ,ver situation and they agreed that more power will be required in the area as time goes on. Burdick, who w'orks out of the reclamation bureau’s Den ver, Colo., office, told his lis teners that the Niobrara basin was unique. He said that along most rivers the water appropri ation was a delicate—-often contested—matter. "The Niobrara," he contin ued, "is about the only river in the U. S. in which there is water to spare." He estimates that less than one-third of the total volume of water will be used for irri gation because of a limited amount of irrigable acres. He said in most irrigation areas the volume of water available I determines the number of acres that can be brought under irri gation. The reverse is true here. Both speakers inferred that O’Neill stood in an enviable position in regard to basin de velopment and in relation to all other towns. Future Subscribers i ___ MOSEL—Mr. and Mrs. Mar tin Mosel, of Orchard, a son born Tuesday, May 17, at a I Norfolk hospital. VAN FLEET—Mr. and Mrs Harry Van Fleet, of Atkinson a daughter, Nancy Lucille weighing six pounds, born Tuesday, May 17. Mrs. Van i Fleet is the former Marcella Gilg GILO — Mr. and Mrs. Clar 1 cnee Gilg, of Atkinson, a son William Gene, weighing e pounds 12 ounces, born Friday May 20. Mrs. Gilg is the for mer Nellie Gaughenbaugh HOWARD — Mr* and Mrs. Howard, o f Sedro Wooley Wash., a son, born May 15 Mrs. Howard was formerly Virginia Greenstreet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Green street, formerly of Chambers DUSATKO — Mr. and Mrs Bernard Dusatko, of O’Neill, a son. Jerry Joe, born Tuesday May 24, at the O’Neill hospital SCHAAF—Mr. and Mrs. El mer Schaaf, of Atkinson, a son, weighing 10 pounds, born Wednesday, May 25, at Atkin son. Mrs. Schaaf wgs Catherine Bairnes before her marriage. SICK & INJURED LYNCH — L. L. Keeler is “improving” at the Sacred Heart hospital after being crit ically ill since May 8. . . Dan Hansen, of Holt county, was j dismissed from the local hospi tal on Saturday, May 21. 1 It. H. Harris, who has been in poor health for several months has entered the Mayo clinic at Rochester, Minn., where he was | accompanied by his son, Rob I ert, of Omaha. . . The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har old Wickersham was flown to Omaha Friday for medical treatment. She was not seri ously ill, so returned the same day. O’NEILL — S. E. Hicks and son, Clarence, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting Mrs Hicks, who is a patient in the University hospital in Omaha . . Charles Harding returned Tuesday from the Veteran’s hospital in Lincoln . Ivan Cone went to Sioux City last Thursday nnd Friday for med ical attention. . . Mrs. F. J Dishner returned Monday from Omaha where she visited her husband, who is a patient in St. Josep’s hospital. His condition is “improving slowly.” . . Vic i Johnson has been sick the last few weeks. INMAN— Mrs. Roy Gannon has been taken to the Method ist hospital in Sioux City. She had been ill and suddenly be came worse last Friday Roy Gannon went to Sioux Ci ty Monday morning to be with Mrs. Gannon who underwent a major operation at the Methodist hospital there. . . . John Boham underwent sur gery for an appendectomy last Thursday in the University hospital in Omaha. Report? say he is "doing fine.’’ PAGE — Mrs. Charley Sim mons is out of the hospital but will have to remain at Rochester, Minn., for some time yet. . . Miss Grace Merry man, who has "not been well” for some time, suffered an at tack of pleurisy Saturday eve ning. ATKINSON— Mrs. Richard Kaiser, who lives several miles South of Atkinson, was taken to Our Ladv of Lourdes hospi tal in Norfolk. Monday, May 23. . . Mrs. Richard Kaiser, of Swan Lake, was taken by am bulance to a Norfolk hospital on Thursday. AMELIA—Mrs. Richard Kai ser was on the ailing list last week. Dr. McKee, of Atkinson was called to see her Saturday evening. CHAMBERS — Anson Fau- j quier returned on Tuesday Ma 17, from the Methodist hos pital in Sioux City. ORCHARD—Many cases of mumps have been reported in and around Orchard. '■ ' 1 TT— Mr. and Mrs. George McCar thy went to Sioux City May 18 on business. O’NEILL ROLLERDROME Charles Chambers, Jr., Prop. The Rollerdrome Will Be Open SATURDAY AFTERNOONS BEGINNING, MAY 28th Join Our Skating Club for Extra Fun!! AUTO CRASHES MONDAY NIGHT Four O’Neill youths, Monday night, were injured, none seri ously, when the car in which they were riding crashed on highway 20, a mile West and two miles North of here. The youths, Keith Anspach Robert Clements and Pvt James Urlaub, of the Army were in a car headed West driven by Bill Brady. It is reported they had just pushed a friend’s car to start it, and were passing it when an East bound car, reportedly going to make a turn, suddenly stopped in the middle of the road. Bra dy said he applied his brakes “but only one wheel took a hold.” In attempting to miss a culvert, the Brady car hit n tree stump and turned over. According to medical re ports, Anspach received a slight brain concussion; Brady a broken nose; Clements torn ligaments of the leg, and Pri vate Urlaub minor cuts and bruises. _ N-C-N BASEBALL GETS UNDERWAY North Central Nebraska’s hardball league sputtered in getting under way Sunday with only two of the four scheduled games being played Valentine knocked off the Page nine on the losers’ field 9-6, with Beeman, Sharp and Owens sharing credit for the win. McCormick caught for I Valentine. Dick Asher was tag ged with the loss for the Page boys. Valentine collected 10 hits while bungling the ball three times. Atkinson took Ewing on the Atkinson diamond to the tuna of 8-4. George Oetter caught for the losing pitcher, Clem Schrad, while C. Schaaf got credit for the win. Catching for the Atkinson nine was Randall Smith. The Stuart at Ainsworth and O Neill at Chambers games were not played because of wet fields. Summary: STANDINGS North Central Nebraska Team Won Lost Pet. Atkinson_1 0 1.000 Valentine_1 0 1.000 Page_0 1 .000 Ewing _ 0 1 .000 + O’Neill _ 0 0 .000 Chambers 0 0 .000 Stuart _ 0 0 .000 Ainsworth_ 0 0 .000 Scheduled Games for May 29 Page at Stuart. Atkinson at Valentine (night Ainsworth at O’Neill (night game.) Chambers at Atkinson. YOUNGSTERS NEED THESE; , Yellowstone CORN 6 No. 2 cans Yellowstone Sifted PEAS 6 No. 2 cans PET MILK 8 Tall Cans We Handle a Full Line of NUTRENA FEEDS in Print Bags Cattle-Hog-Poultry HATCHERY If You Are in the Market for Baby Chicks See Our Fine Line of Quality Chicks Before You Buyl Seeding Time Is Here ! ! We can supply your require ments in Seeds. • United Hybrid Seed Corn • Millet • Sudan Grass • Cane • Alfalfa Seed And Many Others Are Still Available We Appreciate Your Patronage I Sell Us Your . . . 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