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VOLUME 69.—NUMBER 9. O'NEILL. NEBR.. THURSDAY. JULY 7. 1949. PRICE 7 CENTS
Addie Kiltz, 89,
Chambers, Dies
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Burial Sunday for Holt
County Resident for
63 Years
CHAMBERS — Funeral ser
vices were held Sunday at 2:30
p. m. from the Methodist church
in Chambers for Mrs. Addie B.
Kilts, a Holt county resident
for 63 years. Rev. Ralph Ger
ber, of O’Neill, officiated with
burial services held in the
Chambers cemetery.
Music was furnished by a
mixed quartette composed of
Ray Hoffman, Ernest Farrier,
Mrs Ralph Hoffman and Mrs.
Edith Thompson.
Pallbearers were four grand
sons: Robert Kiltz, Cleo Alder
son, Jack Alderson, and Billie
Sammons, and two nephews.
Gordon Harley and Richard
Harley Biglin Bros., of O’Neill,
were in charge.
Mrs. Kiltz became ill June
24 and died Friday noon.
The late Mrs. Kiltz, a veter
an of the blizzards of 1888 and
1949, told The Frontier on her
89th birthday, June 8, that “the
amount of snow during the
blizzard of ’88 was not as great
in quantity as in ’49.. But
she said it was colder in 88
than it was during the Winter
of ’48-’49.
The late Mrs. K.utz was
born in Johnson, Vt., in 1860
and came to Holt county six
years after her marriage in
Union, 111., in 1886.
Her husband, Fredrich, died
one year after they had cele
brated their golden wedding
anniversary in 1930.
The late Mrs. Kiltz related
in the June 8 interview that
she had no regrets for pionee
ring in Holt county and re
membered vividly the estab
lishment of the historic land
marks in the Chambers com
munity.
Survivors include: daughter
—Mrs. T. E. (Anna) Alderson;
sons — Claude, of Chambers,
and Burton, of Shreveport, La.;
brother—Daniel B. Perkins, of
Chambers; sister — Mrs. Lois
Adams, of Chambers; 16 grand
children and 26 great-grand
chilren. . _ „ ,
A daughter, Nettie R., died
in infancy, an a son, Clarence,
died during the Winter of
1949.
Club to Receive
Birds July 15
The O’Neill Rod and Gun
club will receive the second
highest quantity of pheasants
from the state, according to re
ports this week from the game
aommission.
Robert Moore, president of
the Gun club, said the 1,050
state birds would arrive about
July 15. All told, the number
of birds to be raised will be
about 2,100.
The Gun club must keep the
birds received for 10 weeks af
ter which they may be releas
ed anywhere in the county.
The commission also pays for
the feed the birds consume.
Donations that were taken
about 10 days ago have paid
for the necessary pens the club
needed to get the state birds.
Legion to Give to
Hospital, Park
Simonson post of the Ameri
can Legion here voted two do
nations to civic enterprises last
Thursday evening, according to
Commander John R. Gallagher.
In a regular monthly meet
ing, the members voted a one
thousand-dollar gift to t)ie St.
Anthony’s hospital building
fund and $200 to the Parent
Teachers association for play
ground equipment for Ford’s
park.
In addition to the one-thou
sand-dollar gift, the American
Legion members voted to do
nate $166 more, the proceeds
from sales of Capper’s weekly
publication.
OtKev highlights of the meet
ing were the selection of a
committee to draft a slate of
members for potential officers
and the selection of Leo Car
ney as chairman of a commit
tee for a future hospital bene
fit promotion.
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No Injuries Result
from Auto Collision
A two-car accident occurred
at 7:30 p. m. on Thursday,
June 30, at the comer of Sec
ond street, a block North of
Douglas.
An Eastbound car driven by
Allen Martin, of O’Neill, and
a car driven by Mrs. Robert
Warner, also of O’Neill, was
going South on Second street
when the two cars collided.
According to official reports,
the Martin car collided with
the rear part of the Warner
car, forcing it to skid around
and tip over on its side.
No injuries were sustained,
but estimated damage was re
ported to be $50.
Mrs. Warner had a case of
eggs in the car at the time of
the accident.
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Johnson
and daughter. Miss Betty, Miss
Alice Mae Scofield and How
ard Peters spent the Fourth in
Neligh.
Mrs. Kiltz . . . recently
marked anniversary.
(Story at left)
FRANK SESLER,
61, SUCCUMBS
Funeral Rites Today for
Atkinson Businessman;
Burial at Tilden
ATKINSON — Funeral ser
vices will be held from the
Methodist church in Atkinson
at 2:30 p. m. today (Thursday)
for Frank L. Sesler, 61, who
died at his home Sunday.
Rev. W. C. Birmingham will
officiate with burial in the
family lot at 5 p. m. at Tilden.
Mr. Sesler, an Atkinson
businessman for many years,
had been a Holt county res
ident since 1923. He lived in
Emmet until 1936 when he
moved to Atkinson.
Born in Tilden in 1888, he
married Maude Plants in Au
gust, 1916, and to them seven
children were bom.
Survivors include: Widow;
daughters—Mrs. M. W. Willi
ams, of Hutchinson, Kans.;
Mrs. E. W. Thompson, of O’
Neill, Mrs. W. W. Henritz, of
Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. E.
Miller, of Cedar Rapids, la;
sons—Joe, of Valentine, Frank
and Jack, both of Atkinson;
sister — Mrs. Olive Kuntz, of
Meadow Grove.
Mrs. Allman
Dies At Stuart
STUART— Funeral services
were held Thursday, June 30,
from the Coats funeral home
for Mrs. Charles Allman, 62,
who died Sunday, June 26, fol
lowing a heart attack. Rev.
Orin Graff officiated with bur
ial in the Stuart cemetery.
Mrs. Allman had been in
“poor” health for several years
prior to her death.
Born on July 27, 1886, in
David City, Victoria Prochaska
married Earl Stoehr in 1905
and to them two sons wer
born. Mr. Stoehr died in 1912.
On April 22, 1917, she was
married to Charles Allman in
O’Neill.
Mrs. Allman had been a res
ident here for 32 years.
Survivors include: Husband;
sons—Marshall Stoehr, of Jer
moe. Ida., and Virgil Stoehr,
of American Falls. Ida; broth
ers—Marvin Stava and Victor
Stava. both of Rushville; sis
ter— Mrs. Bert Lang, of Rush
ville, and six grandchildren.
T-Sgt. Caulfield
Visit* Here
T/Sgt. Lloyd Caulfield, en
route from Orange, Calif., to
Topeka, Kans., stopped this
week in O’Neill to visit hi$
sister, Mrs. Joe Cunningham.
A veteran of 22 years of ser
vice with the Army, Sergeant
Caulfield was in charge of the
Orange recruiting office for U.
S. Army and Air Force since
October, 1947. He has served
in various parts of the world
as well as in posts in the Unit
ed States.
Sergeant Caulfield said that
his duties will be “practically”
the same at his new base.
He arrived Sunday and stay
ed through Tuesday. Accord
| ing to reports. Sergeant Caul
! field left the Orange office
■ with an outstanding record of
recruiting. He had been the
i top recruiter for Orange coun
I ty (Calif.) and made his office
second only to the Santa Ana,
Calif., office in the number of
men enlisted.
Girl, 2, Falls
Into Hot Water
SANDCREEK—Little Diane
i Olberding, 2-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Art Olberding,
j is “somewhat improved” this
1 week.
On Tuesday, June 28, she
fell Into a bucket of boiling
hot water, receiving first, sec
ond and third degree bums on
her body.
CITY TO GRADE,
LIGHT ALLEYS
Improvement Aimed to
Help Solve Parking
Problem Here
Saturday night parking ar
eas behind the Ben Franklin,
Council Oak, J. M. McDonald
Co., Penney’s and Saunto’s
stores will be graded and “am
ply” lighted in the near future
by the city, according to May
or Hugh E. Coyne.
These areas, to be used to
relieve congestion on O’Neill’s
main thoroughfare on Satur
day night, will accommodate
about 250 cars and will be po
lice patroled for the protection
| of those people using the ar
eas.
John Daly and Arnold Doer
ing, members of a Chamber of
Commerce committee, met on
Tuesday night with the city
council and discussed the solu
tion.
Marking stalls are now be
ing painted on the city streets
in downtown O’Neill to “guide”
people in parking their cars.
Mayor Coyne also stated that
the owner of any car found
parked so as to occupy more
than one parking stall will be
I subject to a fine.
A committee to determine
! the number of lights in each
parking area is headed by
James M. Corkle.
Consumers Public Power will
install the lights when the
number has been determined.
It was also stated by Doer
j ing and Daly that city people
should continue to walk to the
downtown area on Saturday
nights or, if they drive, park
! their car in back of business
i establishments, to further re
lieve the parking congestion.
Carrie Washburn, 88,
* Expires At Stuart
STUART — Funeral services
! were held Tuesday at Stuart
for Mrs. Carrie Washburn, 88,
who died Saturday. She had
been a resident of Stuart for
little more than a year.
Rev. W. C. Birmingham, of
Atkinson, officiated and burial
was in the Stuart cemetery.
The late Mrs. Washburn was
j born June 11, 1861. Survivors
I include one daughter, Mrs. Ida
Graham, of Stuart, and two
sons.
Family Dinner
Held at Robertson's—
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson
were hosts Monday at a chick
en dinner. Their guests were
their daughters and their fam
ilies, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Weise, of Kansas City, Mo.,
Mr. and Mrs Noal Long and
family, Mrs. Alpha McCathney,
of Oakland, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. Victor Johnson. The Weises,
who arrived Friday, were cha
rivaried upon their arrival.
Mrs. Stuart Visits—
ATKINSON — Mrs. Theresa
Stuart, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
is visiting her niece, Mrs. Leo
Seger, at Atkinson, and her
nephew, Dana Bigelow, at Stu
art Mrs. Stuart was Atkinson’s
first-born white child.
NO ACCIDENTS
Fay Robeson, state highway
patrolman, said the O’Neill re
gion was clear of any serious
j auto accidents over the Fourth
of July weekend.
DONKEY BALL COMING ... The O’Neill Rockets will ap
pear in a donkey ball exhibition game in Carney park here
on Saturday. July Ifi. Scenes like this will be a riot for follow
ers of the Rockets.
Atkinson Solicits
i
For a Hospital
ATKINSON— Campaign for 1
funds for the Atkinson Memor
ial hospital reached the two
third mark last week as ap
proximately $i6,000 has been
pledged or contributed.
In charge of solicitation are
the Atkinson Veterans’ wives
1 club.
Tentative plans call for a
structure approximately 38x70
feet, one story, with a full
basement. It is planned to pro
vide room and ward space for
10 to 12 beds.
The Farley-Tushla post of
the American Legion started
the hospital fund ball rolling
when it gave 10-thousand-dol
lars three weeks ago.
Record Crowd At
Stuart Celebration
STUART—An all-time rec
ord crowd was in Stuart Mon
day night for the fireworks
display and final festivities in
the three-day celebration and
rodeo. One of the officials es
timated 3,500 in Stuart that
evening when the record was
established.
The American Legion post
sponsored the affair and i$
was termed a “financial suc
cess.” ,
There was seating capacity
for 2.400 and the seating was
inadequate. The rodeo and cel
ebration opened Saturday.
Returns from California—
William Marcellus returned
Friday from California, where
he had visited the Leo Mareel
lus family and other relatives.
He accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Llovd Marcellus and family,
of Pico, Calif. William is the
of Mr. and Mrs. M. B.
Marcellus.
Returns to Salt Lake —
Miss Marie Biglin returned
to her home in Salt Lake City,
Ut., after having visited her
mother, Mrs. P. J. Biglin, and
other relatives.
Jubilee Edition
Well Received
The Frontier’s 64-page Dia
mond Jubilee Edition, publish
ed June 30, has been well re
ceived.
Scores of congratulatory let
ters, telegrams and phone calls
have been received and there
have been hundreds of orders
for extra copies.
About 1,200 extra copies
were printed and The Frontier
is filling orders daily. A copy
will be mailed to any addres
see in the United States for $1.
Cash must accompany the or
der and be mailed to The
Frontier or the order may be
placed at The Frontier’s circu
lation counter.
The 64-page edition, filled
with hundreds of news stories
and pictures portraying O’
Neill’s rich historical past, is
'considered the biggest special
edition ever published by a
weekly newspaper in North
With the mammoth Jubilee
Edition in the mail, The Fron
tier staff "let down” after sev
eral weeks of intensive effort
This week’s edition is limited
to eight pages. Most of the
news that is being omitted this
week will be published in our
next issue.
I Scouts Heiurn
from Outing—
Sixteen Boy Scouts of troop
210 arrived back home Satur-.
day after a week’s camp at the
Plum Creek Boy Scout camp
three miles West of Johnstown.
All of the Scouts went as
tenderfeet with 50 percent
passing enough of the reauire-i
ments at camp to come home
as second class scouts, accord
ing to troop committeeman M.
E. Jacobson.
The week of Jung 26-July 2
was spent camping, swimming,
scouting with experts in every
phase of activity on hand to
instruct the boys.
O’Neill and Atkinson were
the only Scout troops at the
camp during the week. The
Plum Creek site was establish
ed this year as a camp for
Scout troops in this regian.
75-Year-Old
House Burns
LYNCH — An evening fire
completely destroyed the 75
year-old home of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Caulfield Tuesday at
Lynch.
Mrs. Caulfield had been in
D’Neill visiting her daughters,
Mrs. Joe Cunningham ana Mrs
Edward Howard, and son,
r/Sgt. Lloyd Caulfield. The
children drove back to Lynch
with their mother and upon
arrival discovered the house on 1
fire.
They fought the blaze for
more than two hours, but were
unable to extinguish it.
LAY PLANSFOR
ALL-STAR TILT
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St. Anthony’s Hospital to
Benefit from Game
in O’Neill
Plans are virtually complet- j
ed for a North-Central day
and night league all-star hos
pital benefit game to be played
in Carney park at O’Neill on
Thursday, July 21, according
to Lawrence Haynes.
The St. Anthony’s hospital
all-star benefit game will in
clude four players and an al
ternate from each team in the
loop. Teams have been divided
into the East and the West
club with players’ names frorq
each of the teams already sub
mitted.
Forming the West team will
be Valentine, Ainsworth, Stu
art and Atkinson, under the
managership of August Tro
shynski, of Atkinson. The East
club’s manager will be Dick
Tomlinson, of O’Neill, and in
cludes Page, Chambers, Ewing
and O’Neill.
According to the organizers,
Matt Beha, Dick Tomlinson
and Lawrence Haynes, the ci
ty council has agreed to fur
nish the lights and the playinf
field free of charge.
East team rostei includes
from Chambers — Fauquier
Walters, Les Oetter. Lamber
and Kenny Oetter as alternate
Ewing—Schrad, Vic and Rich
ard Bollwitt, Smith and Dun
away as alternate; Page—Cun
ningham, Kenny and Darre
Heiss, Trowbridge and Ashe
as alternate; O’Neill — Wolfe
Tomjack, Meserve, Grahan
and McKay as alternate.
West team roster: Valenti
. —Sharp, Schmidt, Hahn, Wil
son and Young as alternate
Ainsworth—Beebout, Sperman
Rudnick, G. Richardson and
Clark as alternate; Stuart —
Bill and Howard Tielke, Gilg,
; King and Gene Hoffman as al
ternate; Atkinson — Mancuso,
Pat Miller, Scott, Jerry Tro
shynski and Judge as alter
i nate.
Umpires for the tilt will be
Art Tomlinson, of Inman, and
| Delbert Carl, of Ewing.
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Goes to L'.icoln —
Miss Carolyn Moseman left
for Lincoln Tuesday to visit
her aunt. She was accompanied
by her brother, Paul, who
spent the holidays with his
parents, the Paul Mosemans.,
Paul is employed in Lincoln.
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f’.cnc Near Roy.i—
1 Mrs. E. J. Eby and Mr. and
Mrs. Bennett Gillespie and
family were guests Monday of
Mr. and Mrs. HarTison Bridge
I at a picnic dinner near Royal.
CORN BORERS
APPEAR HERE
Hut Crop Prospects Are
‘Good* Throughout
Holt County
A lingering humid, hot 3peU
during the past seven days has
dealt the death stroke to Holt
county aphids, according to the
county agent’s office.
With the passing of the aph
ids, the hot weather has been
a boon to the com crop. Off to
a late start, the com is coming
along in “good” shape.
But all is not rosy for the
farmers’ com. Some calls have
been received at the county
agent’s office with regard to
corn borers. The borers infest
the com during the tasseling
stage and bore deep into the
com and stalk, finally reaching
its roots.
Effective control, accord
ing to the department of
entomology of the Univerai
ty of Nebraska, is one and
one-half pounds of DDT per
acre, used as a spray.
A spokesman at the county
agent’s office also said the bor
ers, who lay 100,000 eggs in a
10-day period, will remain in
the area until next year if ex
termination methods are not
used.
Over the entire county, the
corn looks “good."
The ideal corn weather for
Holt county farmers has als„
given the blue grass unparal
leled drying weather. Most of
the seed has been sacked and
is on its way to market.
However, some of it still re
mains in the drying yards.
The hay is looking good
with the alfalfa coming along
fine, the county agent’s office
stated.
Until Wednesday afternoon
30 carloads of blue grass had
been shipped from Stuart a
kme.
This week’s high tempera
ture was recorded on July 4
when the mercury soared to 95
degrees. It was the same tem
perature a year ago this week.
The Deloit community re
: ceived .75 of an inch of rain
early Friday. Rainfall extend
ed about two miles West of
. Hupp’s store.
TTiis week’s weather summa
ry, based on 24-hour periods,
ending at 8 a. m. daily, fol
lows:
"m
Date Hi Lo Prec.
June 30_ 89 66
July 1_ 84 64
July 2_ 85 66 .03
July 3_ 94 70 T
July 4_ 95 70
July 5_ 93 68
July 6 _ 93 69
Pvt. Brainard’s
Burial in Stuart
STUART— Floyd Brainard,
of O’Neill, has received word
the remains of his brother.
Private Dorson B. Brainard,
will arrive here July 8.
Funeral services will be held
the same day from the Feder
ated church here at 2:30 pjn,
with the American Legion post
in charge. Burial will be in the
Stuart cemetery.
Private Brainard was killed
in Italy five years ago during
World War II.
Bible School Opens
Hospital Fund Grows Slowly, Steadily
_ ___ cohnnl u/ill at Q a m
St. Anthony’s hospital fund
continues to increase. Less
than 23-thousand - dollars is
needed before actual construc
tion operations can get under
way.
, The offers were swelled
during the past week to the
I tune of $3,466.90, boosting the
' grand total raised through pop
I ular subscription to $77,551.94.
A minimum of 100-thou
sand-dollars is needed by
popular subscription in order
to obtain a 100-thousand
dollar grant from the gov
ernment.
Sisters of St. Francis, who
will own and operate the in
stitution, will assume any rea
sonable indebtedness on the
40-bed, 300 - thousand - dollar
health center to be built in O’
Neill. Physically, the hospital
is intended to serve the needs
j in the Sand Hills area.
James G. Fredrickson, of the
Fredrickson Livestock Com
mission Co., announced last
week his firm would sell any
livestock free of service charge.
, if the money were donated to
the hospital building fund.
Last week he had one caller.
Leo Gokie, of O’Neill, offered
a grey maTe for sale at the
• barn. It sold for $16. <
At the regular monthly
meeting of the Simonson post
of the American Legion, mem
bers voted to donate one-thou
sand-dollars, and $166. The
latter figure represented pro
ceeds from the sale of Cappers
Weekly here.
Meanwhile, Girl Seoul
troop one collected $100 in
three days by selling tickets
on a basket of groceries.
Mrs. Ann McCartney was
the winner when the grocer
ies were given to her at Sat
urday evening's band con
cert.
The same Girl Scout troop
J is in charge of the glass collec
tion jars that are in public
I places also for contributions.
The girls pickup and turn in
the money periodically.
At the same time tentative
I plans are being made for a
; bingo game to be held opposite
the hospital building fund
headquarters on Fourth and
Doglas streets Saturday after
i noon and evening for another
! hospital benefit activity
In addition to all of the ben
efits. plans virtually have been
completed to play a North
Central league all-star baseball
1 game here July 21, according
’to Lawrence Haynes, author
of the idea.
A list of donors to the hos
pital fund during the past
week follows:
Donations to St. Anthony’s
hospital building fund from
June 25. 1949, to July 2, 1949:
Name Address Cont.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Jut
te, Chambers .. 10 00
Eden Rebekah Lodge
41 O’Neill - 262.00
Henry Winkler, Atk 100.00
Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Schelkopf, O’Neill - 15.00
R A Coffman, Stuart 100
Catholic Daughters, O’N 138.90
P J. & Helen O’Don
nell, O’Neill . 10°-00
Get-To-Gether Club,
Page
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Kornock, Page-- 5.00
farmer Withers, Atk 10.00
Ed Heiser, Atkinson 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy J.
Peknay, Clarkson 2.00
Frank Steinhauser. Atk 5.00
Mrs. Bertha M. Conway,
O’Neill . I™™
John P. Conway, O’N 25.00
John T. Ryan,’ Gillette,
Wvo. 100.00
J. B' Pribil, Inman 100.00
Mr. and Mrs. John Ha
veiKa, u neiu .— « w
John C. Watson, O’Neill 100.00
Archie Bright, O’Neill 50.00
Maude E. Gilligan,
Nebr. City, Nebr. 250.00
Dr. J. P. Gilligan, Nebr.
City, Nebr. . 250.00
M. B. Garanson, Ewing 10.00
George Weingartner,
O’Neill 25.00
D L. Moler, O’Neill 25 00
Levi Yantzi, O’Neill 25.00
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Sauser,
O’Neill 100.00
American Legion Sim
onson post 93, O’N 1,000.00
E. O. Slaymaker, Atk 5.00
Eugene Poessnecker,
Atkinson — 100
G E. Morgan, Atk 10.00
Floyd Butterfield, Atk 5 00
Rev. V R Bell. O’Neill 1000
Mr. and Mrs. John Dav
idson, O’Neill 100.00
Marv Jane Flannigan,
O’Neill 20.00
Leo Gokie, O’Neill 16.00
Harold E. Weier. O’N 50.00
Wm. Rockford. O’Neill 5.00
James Carmen, Page 1.00
Total 3,066.90
Total to date 77,151.94.
Mrs. Harry Graham and son.
Don, spent Wednesday and
Thursday, June 22 j|nd 23, in j
Omaha.
Monday, July 11, at First Pres
byterian church here. School
will close July 22.
All children from 4- to 1*
years-old are urged to attend,
Rev. Ralph .Gerber, church
pastor, said.
The following persons will
teach: Mrs. Arlo Hiatt, Mrs.
Christene Williams, Mrs. Ma
bel Gatz, Mrs. C. E. Yantzi,
Mrs. Gerber and Reverend '
Gerber.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Gilbert Elwood Fox, of Em
met, and Miss Doris Evelyn
Tomlinson, of O’Neill, June 29.
Garold Lee Rothchild, of At
kinson, and Mabel Darlene
Fontaine, of Chambers, June
29.
Albert Myron Wasson, of At
kinson, and Betty Jane Scrip -
ter, of Atkinson, June 30.
John Turay ano Elsie Hobb3.
both of Ewing.
Robert L. Herring, of Or
chard, and Zola Anson, of
Page, July 1.
Byron E. Hall, of Royal, and
Stella M Anson, of Orchard.
July 2. _
Mrs. Lurlin Collins and sons,
of Hempstead, Long Island, am
visiting here.