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VOLUME 69—NUMBER 26 THE FRONTIER, O'Neill, Neb.. November 37l94sT PRICE—7 CENTS ★ ★ ★
H. J. Hammond (left) completes 40th year as financial sec
retary for Knights of Columbus council . . . presents $1,000
check to St. Anthony's hospital building fund committee. James
M. Corkle, hospital fund chairman, receives the check.—The
Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville.
Present At Son’s
Golden Wedding
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‘Grandma’ Hull, 94, Rocks
Contentedly During
Celebration
By ELLEN LANDON
Special Writer
NIOBRARA — The golden
wedding celebration of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Hull took on spec
ial significance Wednesday be
cause. Mr. Hull’s 94-year-old
mother, “Grandma” Sarah Hull,
could be there.
The elderly woman was even
able to ask the blessing on the
noon-day meal at which her
son and his wife entertained
one hundred relatives and
friends and to visit with mem
bers of the family and more
friends during the afternoon op
en house. Both the dinner and
the open house were held in
the Niobrara state park cabin
where a total of 200 guests were
received throughout the day.
Except for the gold-and
white streamers decorating
the cabin and effects of the
same color at the tables, it
would have been hard to
guess that Mr. and Mrs. El
mer Hull were celebrating 50
years of marriage. Neither
Mr. Hull, who is 73. nor his
wife, who is 67, looks to be
his or her age.
That Mr. Hull is going to be,
like his mother in many res
pects—particularly in his abil
ity to work—was born out by
the fact that just last week he
picked by hand 400 bushels of
corn from his 200-acre farm one
half mile East of Niobrara.
By coincidence both Mr. and
Mrs. Hull were born back in
Boone county, Iowa, though the
former had come to the O’Neill
area with his parents several
years before his wife-to-be was
born. It was in 1882, three
months after her birth, that Mrs.
Hull, who was then Mary Osier,
was brought to the O’Neill area
by her parents.
She and Mr. Hull were child
hood sweethearts as they grew
up together in the old Meek
neighborhood where “Grandma
Hull still lives. They lived there
intermittently for 42 years fol
lowing their marriage on No
vember 2, 1899, at ScottviUe
For three years—from 19J^ to(
1935 they lived at Knoxville
Since 1944 they have resided at
their present home near Nio
brara. ,,
For her 50th wedding cele
bration Mrs. Hull wore a black
crepe dress with shirtwaist bod
ice and pleated skirt and ti im
med with pearl buttons. Her
corsage was a large yellow
mum. Her gift from her hus
(Continued on page 4)
Farmer-Rancher
Stag Date Set
Date for the sixth annual
farmer - rancher stag party,
sponsored by the O Neill
Chamber o f Commerce, is
Monday, November 14. This
was announced this week by
James W Rooney, secretary.
L. M. Diehlman and F. E.
Parkins are cochairman of the
affair and have been busy
signing entertainment.
A “noted” Russian “scien
tist” will discuss the atom
bomb in a breezy take - off j
from a serious subject.
A well - known master of
ceremonies will be in charge j
of the entertainment and in
troduce the acts.
Doors will open at 7 p. m.
and entertainment begins at
8 p m. Following the enter
tainment a dutch lunch and
coffee will be served.
Full details will be announc
ed next week.
EARLY HOLT
SETTLER DIES
Mrs. Lucy E. Trowbridge
Came to County
In 1888
PAGE—Funeral services' for
Mrs. Lucy Etta Trowbridge,
88, were held at 2 p. m. Wed
nesday from the Methodist
church here. Rev. Roy M. Win
gate, of Inman, and Rev. T. O.
Brownfield officiated at the
rites and interment was in
the cemetery here.
Mrs. Trowbridge died Sat
urday at 10:45 p. m. at the
home of Mrs. Forrest Smith, of
Inman, a daughter. She had
taken ill September 14.
The late Mrs. Trowbridge's
husband, Henry, a promin
ent farmer in the Page com
munity, died June 28, 1934.
Lucy Etta Braden, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jacon Brad
en, was born July 31, 1861, at
Milo, Maine.
On March 29, 1881 she mar
ried Henry Alvin Trowbridge
at Neligh and to them 10 chil
dren were born. In the Spring
of 1888, she came with her
husband and family from Knox
county and settled on a farm
near Page.
Survivors include: sons —
Ernest, of Inman; Elton, of
Saratoga, Wyo., and Elmer of
Page; daughters—Mrs. Forrest
(Anna) Smith, of Inman, Mrs.
Charles (Jessie) Cronk, and
Mrs. Earl (Della) Stevens, both
of Page, Howard (Vera) Mil
ler, of Ewing, Mrs. Davis (Eva)
William, of Salem Ore.; 29
grandchildren and 32 great- '
grandchildren.
Two daughters preceeded
Mrs. Trowbridge in death.
Active pallbearers were: Rich
ard, Norman, and Thomas Trow
bridge, Leo Miller, Melvin
Smith, Austin Nickle, Clem:
'Jickle and Robert Stevens, all
relatives of the late Mrs. Trow
bridge.
Honorary pallbearers were:
vllen Haynes, Fred Cronk, Clint
Townsend, John Gray, Rollie
mell, Sam Coover, all of Page.
In charge of the floral offer
ings were: Mrs. Harry Harper
md Mrs. Merwyn French, both
of Page.
Council Discusses
Ward Increase
The O’Neill city council Tues
day night discussed increasing
he number of political wards
from three to four, according to
Council Chairman J. H. McCar
ville, sr. He presided in the ab
sence of Mayor H. E. Coyne.
The proposed division of the
wards will be Douglas street
East and West and Fourth
street North and South.
If the proposal passes, the new
fourth ward will be entitled to
a councilman.
The former boundaries of the
wards were Everett street East
and West. Fourth street divided
the First and Second wards
North from Everett street while:
everything South of Everett
comprises the Third ward.
Simonson Post
Plans Open House —
Simonson post 93 of the Amer
ican Legion here will hold a
“stag” Dutch lunch Armistice
day in commemoration of the
signing of the World War I
peace terms.
During the afternoon the post
will hold a legionnaire open
house and a public dance in the
evening. i
H. J. HAMMOND
RECEIVES GIFT
Receives Gold Watch in
Token of Service;
27 Initiated
H. J. Hammond, who since
July 1, 1909, has faithfully
served as recording secretary
for the Knights of Columbus
council here, Sunday evening
was presented a 21 - jewel
watch with gold chain, knife
and emblem at a formal ban
quet in the American audi
torium
Nearly three hundred per
sons witnessed the presenta
tion made by Rev. C. J. Wer
ner. Originally it was planned
that J. J. Harringiton, a char
ter member of Charles Carr
oll of Carrollton council, was
to make the presentation, but
because of ill health he was
unable to attend.
Mr. Hammond returned two
days before from Rochester,
Minn., where he had been
hospitalized about a month.
He had been a member of
the council for several years
prior to his appointment as
financial secretary.
The banquet in the evening
climaxed an all-day celebra
tion. The Knights attended 8
o’clock mass in a body and
the afternoon was devoted to
initiation of 27 candidates' for
membership.
Assisting in the degree work
were George Dittrick, of Nor
folk, state deputy; Dr. Paul
H. Lammers, of Hartington,
I and Patrick McNelis, qf Gree
ley, both district deputies.
New members admitted to
the council are: From O’Neill
—John M. Grutsch, L. Francis
Matthews, R. Daniel Gilg, Jer
ome A. Spittler, Bennett Gil
ligan, Lyle F. Benda, John
Langan, Jerome Gallagher,
Clarence Gokie and Max Ber
ger; From Deloit—Leonard F.
Knapp, Augustine J. Thiele,
Louis L. Thiele and Stanley
Sojka; from Atkinson—Harry
J. Heeb, Fredrick Wewel, Roy
R. Gilg, Peter G. Ramold, Si
mon Timmerman, Albert J.
Heeb, William J. Straka, Emil
P. Heeb, Donald Schaaf and
Alvin J. Straka; from Stuart—
Jewell Schafer and Lloyd Ot
to; from Martin, S. D.—Rich
ard P. Bose.
Rev. C. J. Kaup, pastor
of St. John's church at De
loit, was the speaker of the
evening. He stressed the
need for brotherly love,
neighborliness and coopera
tion in the world.
The American Legion auxil
iary served the roast beef din
ner to the Knights and their
ladies.
Formal presentation of a
$1,000 check from the council
was made to James M. Corkle,
head of the St. Anthony’s hos
pital building fund committee.
Elected President
District 3, NSEA
Holt County Superintendent
Elja McCullough will head dis
trict III, Nebraska State Educa
tion association, for the coming'
year.
Miss McCullough was elected
Thursday, October 27, the first
day of the two-day teachers’
convention held in Norfolk.
It is the first time a woman
has held the position of presi
dent of district III.
Promoted from vice-president,
Miss McCullough, Holt county
Elja McCullough . . . Holt
county superintendent elected
president of district III, NSEA.
superintendent for 12 years, suc
ceeds Supt. A. G. Peterson, of
Plainview.
A Ewing public school teach
er for 16 years before becoming
Holt county superintendent, Miss
McCoullough received her edu
cation in the University of Ne
braska. University of Omaha,
and Wayne State Teachers’ col
lege.
Elvin ("Tam") Hall . . . about to be placed •
in a Biylin ambulance after he fell 60 feet from
the roof of St. Mary's academy. Extreme left
is Robert Clinkscales, at rioht (with back to
camera) is Joseph Biglin, and next to Biglin
is Joe Dufek, of O'Neill.—The Frontier Photo
by John H. McCarville.
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MRS. KOLENA, 74,
DIES IN WEST
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ATKINSON — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Rudolph Kol*
1 r>na, 74. will be held today
(Thursday) at the Methodist
1 church here at 2:30 p. m. Bur
ial will be at Woodlawn ceme
i tery.
Mrs. Kolena died at 5 a. m.
Sunday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Louis A. Neil
son, at Los Angeles, Calif.,
where she had gone to visit
fceveral weeks ago.
She suddenly became ill
on Saturday evening. Dir
ect cause of her death is nod
known herei The body was
flown from Los Angeles to
i Nebraska for interment.
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Mrs. Kolena was born in
| Boone county, la., a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C.
Mebley and Sarah Ellen Har
lan. Mr. and Mrs. Kolena came
to Holt county in May of 1927.
Mr. Kolena is on Atkinson
carpenter.
She was preceded in death
by one son, Murray A. Edmis
iton.
Survivors include: husband;
two daughters—Mrs. Louis A.
(Mayme) Neilson, of Los An
geles, Calif., and Marie Kol
ena, of Omaha; sister — Mrs.
Catherine Lloyd, of Pasadena,
Calif.
Roof Vi( *
Survive
Elvin (“Tam") Hall, 28, a
Sioux City roofer who fell 60
feet from the roof of the West
building at St. Mary’s academy
will survive.
This was reported Wednesday
in O’Neill by his companions,
also employees of the McArthur
Sheet Metal and Roofing Co.
On Wednesday, October 26,
Hall was working on a ridge |
roll on the building here, lost
his footing and plunged 60 feet.
He struck an iron sidewalk
railing and landed on the cement
walk.
He was given treatment here
and rushed to St. Vincent’s hos- ;
pital in Sioux City.
The following day a bone
specialist said X-ray pictures
showed Mr. ffall’s injuries in
cluded a broken back, fractures
of both legs and feet, a fractur
ed left hip. and an injured left
shoulder. He was in critical con
dition for several days and hos
pital attendants now hold hope
for his recovery. Hall has a wife
and small daughter living in
Sioux City. ^
Called to Kansas—
James McNulty was called
to Hiawatha, Kans., on Sun
day by the serious illness of
his father, who is a former '
resident of the O’Neill vicin
ity.
MERCURY DIPS
IN HARD FREEZE
Jack Frost blew an icy breath
over the O’Neill region in the
wee hours Monday morning
with the resul/t that Holt coun
tyans tasted the first hard
freeze of the season.
Mercury dropped to 20 de
grees at O’Neill The frost was
the clincher for most vegeta
tion and speeded the dry up
process for the corn.
Most farmers are pressing
their picking chores in earn
est with a hope of avoiding a
duplication of last year’s ex
perience. Because of the sev
ere Winter some of lasit year’s
corn was not picked until Ap
ril and May of this year.
Range and pastures condi
tion are still good and, until
now, cattle haven’t had to de
pend upon too much hay.
Week's summary; based on
24-hour periods ending at 8 a.
m. daily follows':
DATE HIGH LOW
October 27 65 37 j
October 28 72 42
October 29 75 42
October 30 54 29
October 31 42 20
November 1 58 30
November 2 61 34
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell John
son and family were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Waldo, of Amelia.
SPOOK NIGHT . . . P-TA sponsored Hallo
we’en party brought out these masked char
acters from* ranks of O’Neill public school
grade children. Prize-winners pictured are:
Standing (left-to-right) — Karen Hartronft,
worst witch; Linda Rae Johnson, “Mary Had
a Little Lamb”; Janice Sipes, most original
costume; Carol Grenier, tramp; Konnie Kurtz,
most beautiful; Gary Sanders, Indian; Duane
Booth, funniest; Harold Dexter, comic strip
character; Nancy Fetrow, extra prize. Front
row—Nancy Sipes, old woman; Pamela Sue
Rohfling, bride; Gary Ray Skulborstad, spook
iest; Betty Jane Rodman, bride; Bobby and
Billy Eby, couple; Larry Dawes, clown; Roy
Bridge and Dean Larsen, animals.—The Fron
tier Photo by Ellen Landon.
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18 Masqueraders Are Prize-Winners
Almost 300 grade children
of O’Neill public school turn
ed into regular storybook
witches, ghosts, pirates, dan
; cing girls and other characters
to bring the spirit of Hallow’
en to the party sponsored for
; them by the Parent-Teachers’
association Monday night in
the school gymnasium.
Black and orange streamers,
witches, skeletons and corn
shocks and pumpkins served as
a background for the Hall
j owe’en hilarity.
The colorful parade of cos
tumed children wound in a
grand march up-and-down the \
gym floor as judges found i
themselves faced with a real
problem when it came to sim
mering the hundreds of clever
characters down to 18 winners.
Top spots in the various
classifications were as follows:
animals — Roy Bridges and
Dean Larson, first graders;
bride — Betty Jane Rodman,
third grade; clown — Larry
Dawes, kindergarden; couple
— Billy and Bobby Eby, sec
ond giade; funniest — Duane
Booth, eight grade; funny pa
per — Harold Dexter; eighth
grade; Indian — Gary Sand
ers, fourth grade; moat beauti
ful—Konnie Kurtz, third grade;
most original — Janice Sipes,
fifth grade; spookiest — Gary
Roy Skulborstad, second grade;
idory book — Linda Rae John
son, second grade; tramp —
Carol Grenier, seventh grade;
worst witch — Karen Hart
ronft, third grade; extra pri
zes — Pamela Sue Rohfling,
kindergarden, Nancy Sipes,
third grade and Nancy Fet
row, third grade.
Most of the costumes re
fleeted not only considerable
effort but downright original
ity — such as the hobby horse
ridden by Janice Sipes. An
other contestant who attracted
considerable attention wa*
(Continued on page 8)
DIES DAY AFTER
GOLDEN WEDDING
Fay W. Scripter, 75, in
Failing Health for
5 Years
ATKINSON — Funeral ser
vices will be held at 9:30 a.m.
today (Thursday) in St. Joseph’s
Catholic church for Fay W.
Scripter, 75. He died at 3:50 a.m.
Monday at his home as a re
sult of a heart affliction.
Relatives said he had been in
declining health for about five
years. ,
On Sunday, October 30, Mr.
Scripter and his wife had ob
served their golden wedding
anniversary with an open
house. Their actual wedding
anniversary date was Tues
day, October 25, when a gold
en anniversary mass was said
in their honor.
Rev. A. A. Lehman will offici
ate in the rites and burial will
be in St. Joseph’s cemetery.
Matt Cleary, Thomas Troshyn
skit Victor B. Faust, Edward
Heeb, Anthony O’Donnell and
F. D. Lee have been chosen
pallbearers. ,
I A rosary service was held
Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the
Seger mortuary.
The late Mr. Scripter was
urn March 22. 1872, at Saxon,
Mich. He came to the Atkinson
community in 1887 with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour
Scripter, who homesteaded six
miles South of Atkinson.
They were married by Father
Munich at St. Joseph’s church
in 1899 and began housekeeping
here. Mr. Scripter for a time
was a mail carrier and they lat
er lived on farms in the Atkin
son vicinity.
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In 1925 the couple moved to
Valentine, returning to Atkin
won about five years ago.
Survivors include: Widow;
daughters—Mrs. F. C. (Eliza
beth) Richeson, of Atkinson;
Mrs. Ed (Lucille) Wilderman, of
Michigan City, Ind.; and Jose
phine Scripter, of Glenview,
111.; sons—Edward, of Valen
tine; Joseph, of Atkinson; and
Henry, of Newton, Kans; bro* /V (
ers—Arch, of Los Angeles, CaJ?
and Earl, of Ogalalla; sisters—
Fern, of Sioux City, and Mrs.
Charles Shelden, of Belding,
Mich.
Cows Average $350
In Hixson Sale
Three outstanding public
sales have been conducted dur
ing the past fortnight—all ad
vertised by The Frontier’s
auction service, which includes
newspaper and radio advertis
ing, handbills and—in one in
stance—a stock catalog.
Mrs. Gertude Carr, who lives
South of Atkinson, sold the
personal property belonging to
the John Carr Estate on Thurs
day, October 27. Wa lace O’
Connell was the auctioneer
and reported an “outstanding
| sale”.
Friday, October 28, Mrs. La
Vern Robertson, widow of the
late Dick Robertson, disposed
of her personal property, in
cluding 130 head of cattle, at
the place North of O’Neill.
Mrs. Robertson said she was
“very well pleased” with the
results. Ed Thorin, of Cham
bers, was the auctioneer.
Thorin and Johnny Donner,
of Elgin, worked the Vernon
H. Hixon sale Saturday South
East of Chambers. Thirty-four
lots of registered Hereford
cows, some with calves at side,
averaged over $350 per lot.
Top bull sold for $650. One
saddle horse sold for $230.
Large crowds characterized
all three auctions. Fourteen
counties were represented at
Hixson’s.
Dollar Days Again
This Weekend
O'Neill merchants again are
joining in a citywide Dollar
Days sales event. Dates: Fri
day and Saturday, November
4 and 5.
This is the second in a ser
ies of pre - Christmas Dollar
Days. The first — October 14
and 15 — was widely-acclaimed
as one of the most successful
of its type ever staged.
(Consult special Dollar Day
advertisements on pages 10 and
11 and other advertisments
elsewhere in this issue.)
FINED ON DRINK CHARGE
Louis Prussa, of Atkinson, was
fined $20 and costs and had his
I drivers’ license suspended for
60 days Monday after he plead
guilty in H. W. Tomlinson’s jus
tice of the peace court here to
a drunk driving count.
Prussa was picked up a few
miles East of Stuart Sunday
evening at 10:30 by two state
highway patrolmen.