O'NEILL CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Council met at regular session.
Present Mayor Coyne, Coun
ci lmen Hickey, Uhl, Rooney,
Ray, Corkle, and McCarville.
Meeting was called to oroder
4 by the Mayor. Minutes of the
previous meeting read and ap
proved.
Treasurer’s statements were
read and approved.
Motion by Corkle, seconded by
Hickey that the following bills
be allowed:
On the general fund:
Chet Calkins _$173.90
Walt Calkins _144.20
Ralph Scofield_127.20
O. D. French ...„. 20.00
Spelts-Ray Lbr. Co. . 256.66
Consumers Pub. Power _ 275.74
Marcellus Imp. Co,_24.60
W. M. Egger _ 66.60
K. C. Hunt __ 1.25
A. W. Tibbetts.... 1.38
O’Neill Fire Dept. _ 110.00
Coyne Hdw. .. 65.82
Beckwith Oil Co.. 19.10
James Corkle Hatchery _ 75.00
Joe Wert _ 144.20
Bob Cook_144.20
Howard New’ton..194.70
Wm. W. Griffin _ 30.00
H. J. Hammond - 57.30
Harrison Bridge . 2.30
♦ Norb Uhl 10.00
Lohaus Motor Co. ... —- 9.89
Kelso Chemical Co. 24.50
Elite Cafe _ 2.95
D. C. Schaffer 20.00
Collector of Int. Rev. ... 69.20 |
Geo. C. Robertson.54.30 j
On Water fund:
Bob Davidson $175.00
Consumers Pub. Power .. 208 25
Interstate Machine and
Supply __'- 74.46
Wm. Egger.. 11.72
O. D. French - 75.00
Art Hayford - 1-70
E. R. Hunt . 1-50
N. W. Bell Tel. Co. _ 3.40
Motion carried.
Motion by Rooney, seconded
by Hickey, to contract Consum
ers Public Power District for
lights necessary to light the al
leys in the four main blocks of
the business district, and also to
have the said alleys graded and
where necessary have gravel to
permit proper parking. Motion
carried.
Motion by Corkle, seconded by
f Ray, that July 14, 1949, be set
as the date for the hearing on
the application for on and off
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O'NEILL NEBR.
sale beer license by Hugh O.
Benson. Said application shall be
published before this date in
“The Frontier.” Motion carried.
Upon motion the council ad
journed to July 14, 1949.
H. E. COYNE, Mayor.
O. D. FRENCH, City Clerk
July 14, 1949.
Council met as per adjourn
ment
Present Mayor Coyne, Coun
cilmen Hickey, McCarville, Uhl
and Ray.
Meeting was called to order by
the Mayor.
Motion by Ray, seconded by
McCarville, to transfer $200 from
the General fund to the Contin
gent fund. Motion carried.
Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Hickey, to give the City Clerk
permission to deposit all cash
bonds put forth to move any
buildings in the city limits of
O’Neill, in the Contingent fund
to be refunded after moving is
completed and approved. Also
any cash bonds paid for in form
of a check must be cleared
through bank channels before
moving is permitted.
Motion carried.
The application for an off and
on sale beer license of Hugh O.
Benson came up before the
Council. Motion by Hickey, sec
onded by Uhl, that same be
granted, and that the Mayor be
ana is nereay uhclicu iu |
dorse the approval on applicant's
bond. Roll was called on the <
above motion and the vote here
on was as follows: All ayes.
The following Resolution was
introduced by McCarville and
read:
Whereas. Hugh O. Benson has
made application for an off and
on sale beer license, and,
all respects in legal and due
Whereas, said application is in
form, and notice of hearing
thereon has been given accord
ing to lawr. by publication in the
Frontier, and,
Whereas, no remonstrances are
interpoised, and no objections
are on file or made to the grant
ing of said application and is
suance of license for off and on
sale of beer, to said applicant.
Now therefore, be it resolved,
that the Mayor and City Council
of O’Neill, Nebraska, that an off
and on sale beer license be
granted to said Hugh O. Benson,
and that the City Clerk be and
he hereby is directed to issue
said license in manner and form
and within the time as prescrib
ed by law. _ „
Motion by Kay, seconded o>
Uhl. that the above resolution oe
adopted. Roll was called on tne
above motion anu tne vote
thereon was as follows: ah ayes.
Ordinance JNo. ii4ia was intro
duced oy mcKey and read ior
the first time. Motion by iviccar
ville, seconded by Uhl, that Or
dinance imo. z4ia oe passed on its ,
first reading. koH was called on j
tne above motion and tne vote
tnereon was as follows: All ayes.
lviotion by Kay, seconooeu oy
mcKey, that ine rule that tne
ordinance be read on tnree aii
terent days be suspended, kou
was caned"tm the above motion
ano tne vote was as xonows: ah
ayes.
Ordinance z^la was oy tine
read the second time. Motion oy
Mcuarviiie, seconded by uni,
that ordinance imo. H4ia be pass
ed on its second reading. kou
was called on the above motion
and tne vote was as follows: Ail
ayes.
V^rUUlCtllCtT -!
react at large. Motion oy nay,
seconded by mcRey, that urai
nonce No. 241 a be passed on its
tnird reading. Koll was canei
and the vote was as follows: an
ayes.
Motion oy McCarvilie, second
ed oy uni. tnat ordinance ino.
241a oe passed and adopted, non
was called on the above motion
and the vote was as loiiows: ah
ayes.
upon motion the oouncu ad
journed.
H. is. coy in Hi, Mayor,
u. jj. a rtHiiNOii, uity oierR
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OF THE CITY OF O'NEILL
Claims allowed on general
fund July 19th, 1949:
J. B. Grady, Insurance
Premium $288.63
Mearl Sparks, Window
Platform 28.50
Clark & Enersen, Archi
tects’ Report 16.58
Consum. Pub. Pow.
Dist., Electric
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N.W Bell Telephone Co.,
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H. A. Wolf Co., Insur
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IRA H. MOSS,
Secretary.
Celia Sidelights
Mrs. Bessie Brown Hilts and
son, David, who have been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Focken and family, for some
time, left Saturday noon, August
6, for their home near Yakima,
Wash.
Arthur Wormoth and children,
Robert and Eleanor, of Blue
Hill, spent Thursday, August 4,
evening and night, at the Clar
ence Focken home. The men
are cousins.
Duane Beck is helping LeRoy
Hoffman put up his hay.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McDowell
and Mr and Mrs. Tabor Kelly
and children visited the Mark
Hendricks family Friday, Aug
ust 5.
Vern Mulford. of Nelson, spent
the last week in the Clarence
I Focken home. He is a cousin of
Mrs. Focken.
Mrs. Leonard Chaffin, Mrs.
Mark Hendricks and Mrs. Asa
Woods were in O’Neill last
Thursday, August 4.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Samms
and Diane, left Saturday, August
6, for Wichita, Kans., where they
expect to make their home. *
Bernard Blackmore’s crew
hayed for O. A. Hammerberg
Friday and Saturday and finish
ed Monday, August 8.
Leon Hendricks, who went to
Royal Saturday, July 30, to visit
friends, came home by bus Tues
day, August 2.
Diane Samms visited Mary
Catherine Kilmurry Friday,
August 5.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Scott and
Dorothy visited the E. W. Samms
and O. A. Hammerberg families
Friday evening, August 5.
Glen and Garry Lockman,
twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Du
ane Lockman, of Stuart, came
Tuesday, August 2, to visit their
aunt, Mrs. George Beck, and
family.
Mrs. Bessie Hilts and daugh
ter, Mrs. Joe Allison, and Jeni
fer spent Wednesday, August 3,
with Mrs. Lynn Axtell in the
Dustin community.
Clarence Focken and sons,
Paul and Doyei, did chores for
his brother, Dunald, from Satur
day till Monday. August 8. while
Donald was in Omaha visiting
his father, Henry Focken, and
wife.
O’Neill visitors from Celia,
Tuesday, August 2 were: Mrs.
Clarence Focken and daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Brown Hilts, Mrs.
Joe Allison and daughter. Mrs.
O. A. Hammerberg, Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Samms and Diane. Mr.
and Mrs. George Beck and Du
ane.
Ray and Bob Pease are haying
for the Frickel brothers.
Robert and Leon Hendricks
accompanied Rev. Asa Woods to
Long Pine to attend the Pine
Creek camp meeting Sunday,
i August 7.
Mrs. Edna Hendricks, Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Hendricks and Mar
kitta and Arlin visited the Paul
Nelson family near O’Neill Sun
day, August 7. They also called
| on the Fred Lindberg family.
Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman and Ro
ger visited Mrs. Clarence Focken
and family Sunday afternoon,
August 7.
DELOIT NEWS
“Grandma" Fuller was at the
home of her daughter, Sidney
Anderson, last week.
The Deloit Pinochle club held
its August meeting at the home
of Fern Rexin Thursday, August
4.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Huffman
and daughters spent Sunday,
August 7 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Huffman and
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Bauer
spent a week recently at the
home of relatives in Iowa.
A number from here attended
the Wheeler county fair at Bart
I lett on Saturday and Sunday,
J August 6 and 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reimer
, and daughters attended the wed
ding of Phyllis Frye and Duane
Jensen at the United Presbyter
ian church in Ewing on Wednes
day, August 3.
Ciub mei August 4 at the Syl
1 vester Venteicher home.
Marilyn Funk is attending
I Summer school at Wayne.
Marilyn Funk has been hired
to teach the Deloit school next
I year.
Otto Reimer spent a few days
i in this community last week. In
cidentally, he helped with the
I threshing. Elaine Funk spent a
i few' days with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Funk.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bucke and
daughters of Oregon, visited
friends here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Clark and
Marjorie spent Sunday evening,
| August 7, at Henry Reimers’.
Church of Epiphany
Plans Annual Picnic
EMMET — The Altar society
! of the Church of the Epiphanv
; met Thursday afternoon. August
4, at the rectory with 27 ladies
present.
Plans were made for the an
nual church picnic to be held
I August 28.
Mrs. Miller Entertains—
Mrs. Robert Miller enter
tained the Star Get-to-Gether
club at her home on Wednes
day evening, August 3. Six
members were absent. There
were 72 present including the
members, their families, and
guests. County Agent. A. Neil
Dawes and his assistant, Mr.
Rawson, and the home exten
sion agent, Mrs. Beryl Dam
kroger, were present to show
pictures of the Yellowstone
national park and Alaska.
Lunch was served. The next
meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. Orton Young on Sept
ember 7.
THE FRONTIER, O'Neill, Nel
Taylor Rites
Held August 3
AMELIA — Funeral services
weoe held Fhiday. August 5. at
the Piqua Christian church of
Piqua Kv., for Mrs. Frank
Taylor, 30, of Piqua, with Rev
Roberts officiating. Mrs. Tay
lor died Wednesday. August 3,
at the Goood Samaritan hos
pital in Lexington, Ky., follow
ing a long illness.
Margery Lynn Rees was
born February 29, 1919, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Rees, of Pilger. IN 1924 she
moved with her family to
South Dakota and later to
Spencer, where she graduated
from the Spencer high school
in 1936. After teaching in ru
ral Holt county schools for five
years and attending the Uni
versity of Nebraska for one
year she wont to Los Angeles,
Calif. There she became the
Augusi 18, 1948—PAGE 1
bride of Frank Taylor, of FS
qua, Ky. They moved to Piqw
in 1945 where they operated •
grocery store. They became thr
parents of 3 children.
Survivors include: widower,
sons—Robert, 6, and John, 2;
daughter—Judith, 4; parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees, dt
Amelia: brothers — Robert, eft
Amelia, and William, of Lin
coln.
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