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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1950)
SECTION 2 — PAGES 9 TO 12 1 MANY ATTEND | THORSON RITES Relatives Come From Distance to Attend Funeral Here # The Methodist church in O' Neill was filled to capacity Fri day afternoon for funeral ser vices for Theodore Thorson, 82, well-known O’Neill farmer. He passed away on Tuesday, March 28, at his home—a victim of a heart attack. Rev. V. R. Bell, church pas tor, officiated and Biglin Bros, were in charge. Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. The late Mr. Thorson was born on October 19, 1867, at Sandness, Norway. He came to America in 1882 and located at Meckling, S. D., where he was an apprentice in 9 a harness shop for a number of years. He was married to Cora E, Thorson on July 9, 1898, and the couple moved to Holt coun ty with their family in 1919. When a young man Mr. Thorson had the distinction of helping build the present Missouri river combination bridge at Sioux City—one of the big engineering feats of the era in the midwest. Mr. Thorson was confirmed in the Lutheran faith as a Nor wegian youth and remained a member of that faith until his death. He took an active part in Sunday-school work and was # superintendent of the Joy Sun day-school at one time. He was a former member of the Modern Woodman lodge. Survivors include: Widow; daughters — Mrs. Harold (El nora) Hunt, of La Mesa, Calif.; ! sons — LaVerne, of Vermillion, S. D., and Orville, of O’Neill; grandson — Donald Thorson; sisters—Mrs. Tilly Cheeseman, of Chicago, 111., and 2 sisters re siding in Norway. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mrs. Hunt, of La Mesa, a daugh ter; Laverne Thorson, a son, and Donald Thorson, a grandson, of Vermillion; Thomas Peder son, of Carthage, S. D., a neph ew, and wife; Tore Stargeland, of Rutland, S. D., a nephew, and wife; Mrs. J. A. Waster, of Ver million, Mrs. Thorson’s sister; T. O. Thorson, of Vermillion; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Thorson, of Volin, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Thorson,, of Elk Point, S. D. Della Zellars Bride In Evening Rite PAGE — Miss Della Zellars, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Zellars, of Page, and Richard Heiss, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heiss, of Page, were united in marriage at 7 o’clock Wednesday evening, March 29, at the Methodist church parsonage in Page. Rev. T. O. Brownfield per formed the double-ring cere mony. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Asher, brother-in-law and sis ter of the bridegroom, were at tendants. The bride wore a gray suit with blue accessories. Her cor sage was of pink carnations. Mrs. Asher’s suit was blue and her corsage was pink and white carnations. Miss Dorothy Zellars, of Lin coln, sister of the bride, was present and took pictures of the bridal party. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents for the immediate families and Rev. and Mrs. Brownfield. The table was centered with a three-tier wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and bridegroom. Ice cream and strawberries, cake and coffee were served. Mr. Heiss attended the Page school for 12 years and gradu ated with the class of 1947. i Since then he has assisted his father on the farm. Mrs. Heiss j is also a graduate of the Page I high school and was employed i at the Farmers Union store at ' Page. Mr. and Mrs. Heiss left for a short honeymoon trip and will visit her brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. King and daughter, of Omaha, and her sister, Miss Dorothy Zellars, at Lincoln. After their return Mr. Heiss will continue farming. Page Seniors Sneak To Lincoln— PAGE — The seniors of the Page high school left early Fri day morning for Lincoln on a sneak day. They were sponsor ed by Prof. John Lamason. Mrs. Kenneth Braddock and Mrs. Will Simmons. Arnott Buxton furnished and drove one car. Places of inter est visited included capitol building, reformatory, peniten tiary, art museum and zoo. They returned home Sunday evening Bonnie Riege Is 6— PAGE—Bonnie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Riege, who was 6-years-old Monday, April 3, had a birthday party Sunday afternoon in celebration of the event. Present were Artha Mc Clure, Marilyn Lamason, Bar bara Saindon, Ruth Kelly, Dor othy Graves, Linda Smith and Karen Kelly. She received many lovely gifts. A decorated birth day cake and ice cream were served for lunch. Leaves for Lincoln— PAGE — The Contract Bridge club met with Mrs. C. E. Walk er Thursday evening, March 30. Mrs. Robert Gray was a guest. Mrs. Alton Braddock was winner of high score and Mrs. Melvin Held low. Mrs. Marion Mitchell, a member of the club who left Tuesday for Lincoln for an indefinite stay, was pre sented with a gift by the club members. Mrs. Amelia Larsen Party Honoree— PAGE — Mesdames George | Rost. Rollie Snell, Alma Tege ier. Celia Terrill. J E. Smith and Rov Wilson had a surprise I birthdav anniversary party for Mrs. Amelia Larsen Thursday afternoon, March 30 The self invited guests served a covered dish luncheon. J. D Cronm went to Lincoln Monday on business. Academy’s First Principal Coming The St. Mary’s acadamy stu dents are engaged in practice for the forthcoming golden ju bilee celebration. A symbolic pageant, open to the public, will be presented in the public school auditorium on Sunday, April 23, at 2 p. m. Sister Antoinette, first prin cipal and one of the 10 first Sisters to come to O'Neill, will arrive on April 19, accompan ied by Sister Geralda, another of the original group of 10. Sis ter Cleopha Harrington, first recruit to the order from O’ Neid, wi l be with them When she left O’Neill about 40 years ago. Sister Antoinette took her to Buffalo, N. Y. Now they come back to O’Neill together. Rev. Francis Price, of South Sioux City, plans to be here, also Sis ter Calixta Biglin, now of Imo gene, la. Many of the alumnae Sisters from the Franciscan convent in | the middle west will find it possible to be present. Mother Bertrand Fleming and Sister , Alma Clark are among those i who have accepted the invita tion. I _ Clarence Stewarts Back from Trip PAGE Mr. and Mis Clarence Stewart returned home Satur day, April 1, after a month’s va cation spent in Nebraska, Kan sas, Missouri and Arkansa They left Page March 2. goin' to Tecumseh where they visit ed 2 of Mrs. Stewart’s sisters, Mrs. A. E. Mason, and family and Mrs. Frank Mitchell and family. Going to Gridiey, Kans., they visited another sister of Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Ed Fisher and family. At Sancoxie, Mo., they visited Mr. Stewart’s brother, Amo’s Stewart, and Mrs Ste wart’s sister, Mi's. Rail Mason, and family. At Verona, Mo., they visited Mrs. Stewart’s brother and sis ter, Forrest Ramsey, and family and Mrs. Martha Mason. There was a family reunion held at the Ramsey home. Mr. and Mrs. Hank Wille, of Half Way, Mo., former resident of Page, were at this reunion. At Wheeler, Ark., they visited Mrs. Stewart’s 1 uncle and family, where there was another family reunion held. They spent several days in the Ozark mountains where they saw some “lovely scenery ’’ Carpets and Hugs Lesson Title— The Golden Rod club met with Mrs. Luben on Wednes day, March 29. Mrs. Jilg and Mrs. Minton gave the lesson on “Carpets and Rugs." It was decided that the club would join with the other O’ Neill clubs to raise money for UNICEF We also filled out our year books. After a game a delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Lu ben. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Ressel’s on Wed nesday, April 12—By Mrs. Her man Janzing. club reporter. Heermanns Entertain— Mr and Mrs. Fred O Heer mann entertained her sister and her husband. Mr. and Mrs Dean Moore and family, of Newport, Saturday. Sunday guests wen? Mr. and Mrs Gilbert Heermanr., ' of Ainsworth. Mr and Mrs. George Head are expecting their son and his wife, Mr and Mrs. Harry Head, of Omaha for Easter Another son, Robert, of Independence, Kans. is expected home, too 700 Attend Formal Opening of Market Between 600 and 700 live stockman, fanners and ranch ers Thursday, March 23, at tended the former opening of the O’Neill Livestock Market’s sale pavilion here. Six hundred and eleven hogs and 173 head of cattle were marketed. Top butcher hogs weighing 200 to 250 pounds brought $15.25 to $15.70; 25 to 270 pounders cleared from $14.75 to $15.25 with the heavier weights sel ling on down to $14. Verne and Leigh Reynoldson, the comanagers of the market, said there was a “good” run of cattle. However, some lacked quality. Steer calves brought $23.50 to $26; heifer calves cleared from $21 to $24 with cutters going for $16 to $17.50 1 Some fat cows sold for $19 to $19.75 Over 70 free gifts were dis tributed to the large crowd at tending. Prizes were donated by O’Neil merchants A bull, consigned by the C Bar M Hereford ranch, of O’ Neill, sold for $695. Arrive from Oregon— CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thorin and family, of Portland, Ore., arrived Tuesday for a 2-week’s visit with rela | tives. They stopped off at Chey enne, Wyo., Sunday to visit Mr. Thorin’s brother, Leonard, and family, and were met Tuesday in Grand Island by Ed Thorin. Harold is employed in Portland by Southern Pacific railroad. Coming for Easter— Marvin Holsclaw, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Fred Holsclaw, will spend the holidays with his par ents. He is a student at the school of pharmacy at the Uni versity of Nebraska at Lincoln Mrs. C. R Hill and sons vis ited in Ainsworth from Mon day through Friday at the C. A Richardson home Mr. HiL attended a meeting in Valen tine. 30 New Members in Lions Club ATKINSON — The newly formed Atkinson Lions club held its organizational meeting | at the American Legion club I Thursday evening, March 30, and the following officers were I elected to serve until the an nual election which will be held in June; B H. Wilson, president; Ray L Verzai, secretary treasurer; Robert Horner, first vice-presi dent; J. R. Castner, second vice president; R O. Jarvis, third vice-president: Donald R Da vis. tail twister; George A. Mentzer, lion tamer; E. C. Wel ler and F D. Lee. director for 2 years, and C. E. Chace arid J. M Kokes, directors for 1 year They will keep the same I schedule as they did urn-er the | Service club title. Meetings will be the second and fourth Mon I days of each month at 7 p. m. [ The membership is growing steadily. Thirty new members were added last week. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS WD-Stanley Soukup to A Neil Dawes 3-29-50 $l-Lots 13 14 15 & 16 Blk 2 Mathews Add O’ Neill. WD-Ruth Alderson to Thom as E Alderson 2-8-50 $5,720- 1/5 int in SE'4NEV4 H- SMsN^ - SE«i- E'iSWVi 13-26-13. WD-Fred Roth to Patrick H McShane 3-21-50 $200-Lot 4 Blk 33 Wixsons Add Atkinson. WD-Mary E Abney to Lyle Abney & wf 3-28-50 $10,500 - SWh 20-28-10. WD-Arthur E Olberdlng to John Schmaderer Jr & wf 3-21 50 $2,000-SMiNEV4 5-32-15. WD-Edward O Skudler Sr to Clayton C Burge 3-31-50 $12,519 -All 6-25-14. WD-Mariane Hansen to Joe Musil 3-1-50 $6,560-NEV4 21-28 11. QCD-James B Ryan to George H Jones & wf 3-30-50 $2,000 « Lots 1 2 3 4 5 Blk 2 Pioneer Townsite Co Add O’NeilL Adm Deed-Win W Griffin - A dm to Ole Herbert Nielsen & wf 3-27-50 $1,500 -Lots 11 & 12 Except 25 ft lot 11 Blk 2 Inman. WD-Willard S Linville to Robert J Vlach & wf 2-18-50 $2,500 -Lot 15 Blk 2 Atkinson. WD-David A Johnson to Hen ry Weber & wf 11-30-49 $10, 000-SW^ 26-WM> 35-27-13. WD-Christian U Yantzie to Clifford Francis Burival 11-18 48 $l-NE«i 3-30-12. WD-George H Jones to James A Moore Jr 3-27-50 $5,000-Lot 8 Blk 20 Hazelets Add O’Neill - Part SELiSW'i 30-29-11. WD-Emmet McCaffery- to Geo. H Jones & wf 3-28-50 $1,500 - Lots 5 6 7 8 Blk 18 Hazelets Add O’Neill WD-Fred L Pern to Billy Perry & wf 1-25-50 $1-West 40 ft of West 105 ft of Lot 1 Blk H Millards Add O’Neill. WD-Fred L Perry to Dale Perry & wf 1-25-50 $1- East 65 / ft of West 105 ft Lot 1 Blk H Millards Add O’Neill. Verne Reynoldson (left) and Leigh Reynoldson are dwarfed in the "pit" of the new O'Neill Livestock sales pavilion, which formally ooened Thursday, March 30. Original pavilion was des troyed by fire February 18.—The Frontier Photo , Never before a range with these deluxe features at this low price! IWw>O f -H^oWr Automatic Electric RANGE MODI( NO. 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