luture Subscribers
r URGE—Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
B . 4e, of O’Neill, a daughter,
M. ilyn Mae, weight 6 pounds
12 ounces bom Tuesday, De
c- ber 13, at the Barrett
m, mg home in Atkinson. Mrs.
B , #e was Twyla Jones o f
Ch rwater.
! NGLER—Mr and Mrs. Eu
gn • Engler, of Atkinson, a.
dn thter, Dona Kay, weighing
5, »ounds 12 ounces, born
Th rsday, December at the
6: rett nursing home in Atkin
son. Mrs. Engler was Veronica
St ka, of Atkinson.
. UESSNECKER—Mr. and
M Thilo Poessnecker, of At
kin on, a son, Thilo James,
wt 'hmg 9 pounds, bom Sat
ui iy, December 17, at the
B rett nursing home in At
iw on. Mrs. Poessnecker was
Do: is Van Horn, of Atkinson, j
! E21AC—Mr and Mrs. Ed |
R> ic, jr., of Atkinson, a
ii ghter, weighing 7 pounds,
o Sunday, December 18, at i
the Barrett nursing home in |
At. rwon. Mrs. Razac was Elsie j
G. ir, of Atkinson.
RUGER—Mr. and Mrs. El
Kruger, of Inman, a
4hter, Gail LaVonnc, weigh
9 Mi pounds, born Satur
j December 17, at the O’- j
hi 1 hospital.
I RENCII—Mr. and Mrs. Dale
f ich, at O’Neill, a son, Tim
or , weighing 8 pounds, born
V iday, December 19, at the
0 cill hospital.
ARTIN — Mr. and Mrs.
V. nard Martm, of O’Neill, a
•I: thter, weighing 9 pounds
1 uncos, born Tuesday, De
ber 20, at the O’Neill hos
I rmer Resident
>ies in Washington
*hn Markey, about 80, died
otly in Washington, D. C.,
(he home of his daughter,
Vi Helen Rector.
■t died suddenly. He had
in the business section of
city, returned home about
p.m., went to his room and
die i quietly. Mrs. Rector dis
covered the body.
Funeral services were held
Saturday at Lancaster, Mo., and
burial was near the grave of his
ml i.
T ie late Mi . Markey was cash
ier at the M & M cafe here for
ab at five years, retiring when
his. sisters. Miss Mary Markey
anu Mn Margaret McMillan,
auiu the firm in June, 1048.
L .mes Bridges, a student at
>:aaka Wesleyan university
at Ltnmln, is spending the holi
day with his mother, Mrs. Alice
Rru.tges.
SL-. and Mrs. John McCarthy
and family, of Scottsbluff, are
tap cted Friday to spend the
huti ays with Mr. and Mrs. Nor
■ii. . Gondcringer and other rel
ati . js.
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Sick and Injured
ATKINSON — Little Gary
Alton, 5, who has been ill with
an infection and weak heart
for a long time, had his ton
sils removed Friday, Decem
ber 16, at Childrens’ Memorial
hospital in Omaha. Gary’s par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Elven Al
ton, were with the child when
the operation was performed
Tlie other Alton children are
with Mrs Alton’s sister, Mrs.
Roy Ries and Mrs. John And
rus . . . Mrs. H. A. Snyder
slipped and fell Friday, De
cember 16. while working in
the store. Her right arm was
broken in the fall As both
bones of the lower part of the
arm were broken it was thought
best to give first aid treat
ment here and then take her
to St. Joseph’s hospital in Sioux
City. Mrs. Snyder is part ow
ner of the Hoskinson Merc.
Co. here. Mr. Snyder accom
panied his wife to Sioux City
and returned Sunday evening.
He reported it was necessary
to use two plates in setting
the arm . . . Mrs. Julia Sam
p’es underwent surgery Wed
nesday. December 14, at St.
Joseph's hospital in Omaha, to
aid in the recovery of a broken
hip sustained in a recent fall, j
Later she was given a blood
transfusion and at present is
reported to be “doing well” . .
Mrs. Ray Pettinger said she
didn’t think the o'd hen was
worth what it cost to catch
her, Saturday. In the process
Mrs. Pettinger received a pain
ful gash down the side of her
nose . . . Mrs. Fred Martins
fell at her home in Atkinson
early Monday morning De
cember 19, injuring herself
painfully. Mrs. Martens who
is 80 years of age has been ill
for some time.
CHAMBERS — Donald Jung
bluth, small twin son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Jungbluth,
underwent an operation on his
nose at the Childrens’ mem
orial hospital in Omaha Sat
urday. He has been a patient
there since December 6. He is
reported “getting alone nicely’’
and will be home in about 10
days . . . Ray Grubb has been
on the sick list. The last two
weeks he is “slightly improv
ed" at present . . . Richard
Farrier, of O’Neill, son of Mr.
and Mrs- E. A. Farrier of
Chambers, returned Saturday
from a Norfolk hospital where
he had an operation on his
throat. He is "getting along
nicely’’ . . . Mrs. Chas. Grimes
returned last Thursday from
the O’Neill hospital where she
had been a patient for sever
al days.
LYNCH — Mrs. A. A. Bar
den has returned to her home
from the Sacred Heart hospit
al where she was a patient . . .
L. Gibson, of Bristow, is a pat
ient at the Sacred Heart hos
pital . . %Mrs. Maude Pratton,
of Creighton, was recently dis
missed from the Lynch hos
pital and is recuperating at
the home of her daughter . . .
George Chittenden, of Spen
cer, is recovering medical care
at the Sacred Heart hospital
. . . Mrs. Earl Orr, of Butte,
consulted a doctor here Sat
urday , . . Rex and Ralph Co
burn and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Way
man, all of OINeill, visited
their mother, who is a hospital
patient here . . . Mrs. C. A.
Ruthledge was admitted to the
Sacred Heart hospital on Fri
day.
PAGE -Rev. and Mrs. T. 0.
YULE GREETINGS
Simple, unadorned
thoughts are best at
Christmas So vve
would only wish you a
foyful and happy holi
day season, when
every step you take in
creases your desire to
be a friend to man
And a Merry Christ*
mas to you
WM. KRONER CO.
Of O’Neill
T\ one 531 West O’Neill
Brownfield and Mr. and Mrs.
Neven Ickes returned home
Wednesday. December 14, from
Lincoln The Brownfield's had
visited Mr. Brownfield’s moth
er and sister at Lincoln and
had gone to Omaha for a med
ical checkup for Mr. Brown
field. The Ickes visited their
daughter, Mrs. John Jackson,
and family . . . Mr. and Mrs- I
P. E. Nissen and Mr. and Mrs.
Anton Nissen spent Friday in
Sioux City- P. E. Nissen went !
for a checkup on his knee that
was operated on a few weeks
ago. The condition was report
ed “good”.
ORCHARD—Gordon Fletch
er, jr, underwent an opera- |
tion at the Orchard hospital
last Thursday ... Ed Sherer
submitted to a major operation
at St. Joseph’s hospital in
Sioux City on Wednesday, De
cember 14 . . . Mrs. Leonard
Hall, who has been a patient
at a Wayne hospital, returned
to her home this week . . .
Mrs. Jerry Miller is a patient
at the Orchard hospital . . .
Mrs. Elmer Bulter returned
last Thursday from Rochester,
Minn., where she received a
medical checkup.
O’NEILL—Mrs. J. E. Davis
and son, Ted Eugene, returned
Monday from Sioux City. Ted ;
Eugene, second child for Mr. and
Mrs. Davis, was born Decem
ber 6 . . . Mrs. L. S. Coburn
was admitted to Sacred Heart
hospital at Lynch on Friday,
December 9. Her condition is
‘‘improved.”
EMMET—Charles Fox went
to Sioux Falls, S- D., on Sat- J
urday after Gilbert Fox, who
underwent a major operation
at the Veterans’ hospital there
. . Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pea
cock spent Sunday at Long
Pine visiting Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas Peacock. Reverend
Peacock has been quite ill.
INMAN—J. A. Gifford, for- !
merly of Inman, father of Mrs. I
Charles A. Tompkins, of Om- !
aha, fell and broke his hip on J
December 7, according to word 1
received herffc' Mr Gifford is
in the Methodist hospital.
EWING—J. Q Archer, man
ager of the Ewing Cooperative
Creamery, who suffered a
stroke recently was returned
from the Orchard hospital to
his home here on Saturday.
DELOIT — Miss Rose Funk
underwent an appendectomy
at a Norfolk hospital recently
... Terry Harpster visited a
Neligh doctor last Thursday.
Valley Center
Club Looks Back
On Busy Year
.
CHAMBERS — Mrs. H. C.
Walter entertained the Valley
Center extension club at a
Christmas party at her home on
Friday, December 16.
Eighteen members and three
visitors were present.
The house was decorated in
keeping with the occasion. The
club was divided into groups of
■i. Each group presented a num
ber for the program.
bongs, readings, games, stunts
and a one-act play were given,
uitts were exchanged and mys
tery sister names were revealed.
At a short business session the
secretary and treasurer, Mis.
Waiter gave the following re
port of the club’s activities for
the year.
The club history was written
and made into booklet form.
National home demonstration
week was observed with posters.
Feed sacks were sent to Eng
land.
Clarence Ernst, of O’Neill,
snowed pictures of his trip to
isuro^e at the town nail as a
club project.
Nearly all members of the j
ciub improved tne appearance 01'
then- mail boxes.
bum of $15.50 was given to St. i
Anthony’s hospital fund.
bum of $10 was given to the
polio fund.
A box of clothing was sent to |
Europe.
An exhibit was made for the
Holt county fan.
Three $5 flower sprays were
purchased.
One $3.50 memorial was given.
bum of $2.o0 was given to the t
Children's memorial hospital in
Omaha. I
bum of $2.50 was given to the
Nebraska Children’s home.
Two members attended the
national council meeting at Col
orado bprings, Colo.
At this session the members ;
drew names of "mystery sisters” [
for the new year and also voted
to extend then- greetings and
thanks to The Frontier lor the
items published during the year.
A lunch, in keeping with
Christmas, was served by the
hostess.
Next meeting is set for Janu
ary 20 at the home of Mrs. Guais
Wintermote with Mis. C. V.
Robertson and Mis. Raymond
Beed as leader's.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Marvin C. Robertson, 35, of
Chambers and Helen J. Clif
ton, 39, of Chambers, Decem
ber 14.
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Vincent, pf
Ft. Dodge, la., were weekend
guests at the home of his par
ente, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Vincent.
Another son, Keith, arrived
Tuesday from the University of
Nebraska medical school where
he is a student. He will spend
the holiday with his parents.
Eleanor Monahan
Expires on Coast
ATKINSON — Funeral rites
for E’eanor Monahan. 32. who j
died Monday in Oakland, Calif., i
n e tentatively scheduled for
Saturday morning. She had
been ill only three days when
the illness proved fatal.
Rev. A. A. Lehman will offi
i-te in the 9:30 a m. mass at
St. Joseph’s Catholic church and
burial will be in St. Joseph’s
'’emetery.
The remains are scheduled to
■ ,rh Atkinson early Friday.
Eleanor Monahan was a j
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Monahan. She was born
nd reared in Atkinson, leaving |
here about three years ago for!
the West coast.
Survivors include: Brother —
Leo Monahan, of Atkinson: sis- j
tors—Mrs. Ivan (Eileen) Gilg,
of Atkinson; Mrs. Simon (Mar- i
jorie) Timmerman, of Atkinson;!
and Mrs. Eugene (Florence)
Hansen, of Amelia.
Butchers Clear At
$14.90 at O’Neill
Eight hundred and seven
teen hogs and 362 head of cat
tle were sold here at the O’
Neiil Livestock market Thurs
day, December 15.
The market was steady with
the December 8 sale and many
new faces and buyers were
on hand.
Top butchers brought $14.90,
just 10 cents short of the Sioux
City top Thursday, December
15. Two hundred forty to 270
pounders brought $14 50 while
270 to 300 pounders were
strong between $15 and $16.
Many good heifers and cal
ves were on hand for the buy
ers to choose from. A. W. Nel
son, of Walnut, sold 15 head
of steers that brought $26.05
per hundred, 10 head of heif
ers that sold for $22.90 and 20
head of yearlings heifers that
cleared $19.65 a hundred. Carl
Asimus had some very good
bull calves which brought
$25.70; 13 heifers that sold at
$20.05 with some calves going
for $22.20 Canners and cut
ters cleared from $11.25 to
$12.75
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cunning
ham, of Belden, visited over
the weekend with Mrs. Elma
Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferris, of
Clearlake, la., arrived in O’
Neill Thursday, December 15,
to spend the holiday with the
Bob Davidson’s and Robert
and Ed Ferris and his mother,
Mrs. Anna Ferris, of Inman.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Herley and
two daughters, Christine and
Sally, expect to leave Friday to
spend the holidays in Pueblo,
Colo., with Mrs. Herley’s par
ents, Mr. and Mfs. William J.
Austin.
Guy Harris, son of Mrs. Esth
er C. Harris, arrived Wednes
day for the holidays. Guy is a
student at Nebraska Wesleyan
university in Lincoln.
Gordon Hiatt is expected from
Loup City to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Arlo A. Hiatt.
James Merriman is spending
the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merriman.
James is a student at Creighton
university in Omaha.
Wallace Shelhamer returned
Friday from the University of
Nebraska to spend the holiday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Shelhamer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grady ex-,
pect to spend the holidays in Ft.
Dodge, la., with Mrs. Grady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Pray.
Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Hall en
tertained at dinner and supper
Saturday. Their guests were his
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Hall and family, of
Amelia, and his sister and her
husband. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
Dobrcvolny. Other supper guests
were Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur Tia
hart. of Naper. ,
Thomas Harty arrived Tues
day from Creighton university
in Omaha to visit his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harty, for
the holidays.
The Vic Halva’s two daugh
ters, Miss Lydia from Omaha
and Miss Margaret, from Denver,
Colo., and their son, Fred, of
Omaha, are expected about Fri
day to spend the holidays here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hav
tanek and Mr. and Mrs. James
Havranek, of Atkinson, drove to
Pickstown Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Grady
are arriving Christmas day from
Denver, Colo., to spend the holi
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Grady. Another son
and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Grady, of Washington, D. C., are
expected after Christmas.
Paul Moseman is expected
home for the holidays from the
University of Nebraska at Lin
coln. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Moseman.
Robert Shoemaker and Mr.
and Mrs. John Shoemaker, jr.,
of Omaha, are expected to ar
rive Friday to spend the holi
days with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Shoemaker, sr.
Mrs. Levi Yantzi and Mrs.
Francis Yantzi were in Sioux
City Tuesday.
LEGAL NOTICE
(First pub. Dec. 22, 1949)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE FOR PETITION
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Estate No. 3624 ,
In the County Court of Holt
County, Nebraska, December
21, 1949.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Ernest A. White, also known
as E. A. White, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested in said estate
that a petition has been filed in
said Court for the appointment
of Julia A. White as Administra
trix of said estate, and will be
heard January 12, 1950, at 10
o’clock A. M., at the County
Court Room in O’Neill, Nebras
ka.
LOUIS W. REIMER,
County Judge.
(County Court Seal) 33-35
a Merry y
HAPPY ^
HOLIDAY
TO
ALL!
BECKWITH OIL CO.
Vern Beckwith
West O’Neill Phone 40
THANK YOU!!
With this year drawing to a close we want to pause for a few moments to sincerely
express our appreciation for the wonderful help you have given us with your patron
age. This help has madie 1949 a good year for us. For this we are really grateful. We
take this opportunity of thanking you for your patronage and extend to you our
SINCEREST WISHES FOR
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
_ AND —
A Happy New Year
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CRISCO
3-lb- can.. 75c
PURE
LARD
Pound .lie
PORK
SAUSAGE
Pound.35c
Granulated Beet
SUGAR
10-lb. bag. 95c
FRESH
OYSTERS
Pint.. 69c
POULTRY
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
DRESSED
Ducks — Geese
Chickens — Turkeys
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FRESH CREAMERY
BUTTER
Lb. carton.. 61c
SLICED
BACON
Pound.... 39c
SIRLOIN
STEAK
Pound 59c
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