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12 PAGES—2 SECTIONS I SECTION — 8 PAGES North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 70—NUMBER 3 _ O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MAY, JtsFlMO PRICE 7 CENTO Patrick J. McManus . . . dies at 90 . . . never bedfast for a single day. PIONEER O’NEILL MERCHANT DIES Patrick J. McManus, 90, Came Here in 1885 from Wisconsin Patrick J. McManus, 90, col orful retired O’Neill merchant, died about 2 a.m. Sunday, May 21. He had been in “failing health” for about 4 months, rel atives said, but not a day had passed but what he was “up and around” his home. Requiem high Mass wras held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, in St. Patrick’s Catholic church with Very ftev. Timothy O’ Sullivan, church pastor, officia ting. Interment was in Calvary cemetery under the direction of Biglin Bros. A rosary was offered Tuesday evening in the McManus home with Rev. Alex J. Onak officiat- ! ing. Pallbearers were D. H. Mur pry, P. C. Donohoe, F. N. Cronin, H. E. Coyne, Thomas Green, H. J. Birmingham, Andy Clark and P. B. Harly. The late Mr. McManus was born October 28, 1859, a son of Patrick McManus and Mary Cassidy McManus, who were Irish immigrants. His birthplace was near Furnace Hollow, Ben ton, Wise. He arrived in O’Neill on April 5, 1885, and as a young man went to work for Mann & Heek er in a mercantile store. In Sep tember, 1891, he entered busi ness for himself, opening a store alongside the old Frontier building. In 1893 he moved to a new location on the east s’de of South Fourth street where John P. McManus, a nephew, continues to operate the same firm. At the height of his career, the late Mr. McManus made in dividual shopping excursions to eastern markets and bought quantities of general merchan dise believed never equalled be fore or since. At the lime of his retire ment in 1944 he was consider ed not only the oldest busi nessman in O'Neill but also one of the best-known in North Nebraska. He never married. Survivors include: Nephews—John P., Charles and Hugh McManus, all of O’ Neill; Leonard McManus, of Mojave, Calif.; Leo and Charles McManus, both of Chicago, 111. Nieces—Mary, Ann and Gene vieve McManus, all of O’Neill; Mrs. Ann Kelly McManus, Dor othy and Mrs. Donald (Celeste) Shaw, all of Chicago, 111. Revisits Ranch After 27 Years Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hoppe, of Gordon, Saturday passed thru O’Neill on their way to visit the old Hoppe ranch 12 miles south east of Chambers. Mr. Hoppe, 84, said it would be the first visit to his old ranch in 27 years. He left it during 1923. He and his brother, H. H. Hoppe, homesteaded it in 1883. They farmed and ranched until G. L. Hoppe moved to Gordon. Mr. Hoppe stopped at The Frontier office looking for Ro maine Saunders, The Frontier’s “Prairieland Talk” columnist. They were great friends when Saunders was the editor of The Frontier. Mr. and Mrs. Hoppe were trav eling with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Swick. Rich Tibbetts Gets Transfer to Florida— S. N. Richard Tibbetts, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tibbetts, arrived Sunday, May 21, from Charleston, S. C., where he had been stationed. He expects to report to his new base in Flor ida June 18. ‘Roamer’ Grateful For Cup of Coffee A man who identified him self as “Thee Roamer” showed graditude, anyway, for the of ferings of the O’Neill Gun club. A man forced his way into the club building, 2 miles south of the city, without causing any damage. He started a fire in the range and helped himself to a cup of coffee. In addition, he swept the floor and toured the club grounds picking up whole blue rocks for salvage and stack ed the rocks neatly on a table. Upon departure he left this note: “Had a cup of coffee, swept floor and picked up to pay for it. Signed Thee Roamer. P.S.: Thank - you.” MRS. WYANT, 93, DIES AT AURORA Burial at Chambers for Woman Who Spent Most of Her Life Here CHAMBERS —• Funeral ser vices for Mrs. Newton Wyant, 93, pioneer Chambers resident who spent most of her life here, but who died May 13 at Aurora, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Chambers Methodist church. Rev. A. J. Rich, Aurora Methodist minister, officiated. Services were also held Tues day afternoon at Aurora. Music was furnished by a quartet composed of Mrs. Lee Mitchell, Mrs. Kenneth Adams, Ernest A. Farrier and Leo T. Adams, with Mrs. Robert Cor coran as pianist. Burial was in the Chambers cemetery beside the grave of her husband. Pallbearers were Walter Rich ard, J. W. Walter, Glen H. Ad ams, Charles Z. Grimes, John Honeywell and William W. Tur ner. Maiy Lowery was born Octo- ! ber 2, 1856, at Cadiz, Ind. She died May 13 at the home of her son, Lewis Wyant, at Aurora after an illness of six weeks. She was married to J. New ton Wyant July 26, 1874, and 10 children were born to them, 9 oi wnom survive. Mrs. Wyant lived in or near Chambers most all of her life. tor the past year or more she had been at Aurora with her son, Lewis. survivors include: daughters —Mrs. Jane Spann, of Cham bers; Mrs. Lillie Hinshaw and Mrs. Nine McGinn, of O’Neill; and Mrs. Eva Rowland, of Brush, Colo.; sons—Clarence, of Chambers; Charles, of Norfolk; Walter, of O’Neill; Lewis, of Aurora; and Arch, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; 23 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren? five great great grandchildren; and brothers—Homer Lowery, of O’Neill, and James Lowery, of Burwell. She was preceded in death by her husband and one son, Ar thur. Youth Center Fund Hits $2,500 The fund-raising drive for the proposed new O’Neill Youth Center this week hit the $2,500 mark, according to District Judge D. R. Mounts and L. D. Putnam, chairmen. Contributions received since the donor list was published last week include: $100 M. B. Higgins, Spelts - Ray Lbr. Co. $50 O’Neill Production Associa tion; Dr. J. P. Brown. $25 Georgia Rasley. $10 James W. Rooney. $5 William Stephenson. . — Mrs. Mabel Barnes, of Omaha, is spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bazelman. HAROLD HUNT BURIAL HERE Young Attorney Leaves Father, 6 Brothers, 5 Sisters Remains of Harold L. Hunt, 29-year-old Omaha attorney, were laid to rest Friday, May 19, in Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. Niven and the Masonic lodge were in charge of the ser vices held at the chapel of In the Garden mortuary in Oma ha the preceding day. Biglin Bros, were in charge of burial. The late Mr. Hunt died on Tuesday, May 16, in Methodist hospital at Omaha. He suffered a heart ailment. He had been ill several days before entering the hospital on May 5. The late Mr. Hunt was born on April 3, 1921, at O’Neill, a son or Douglas D. Hunt and the late Mrs. Hunt. He graduated from O’Neill high school in 1939 and attend ed Creighton university from 1939 to 1945. He earned degrees from both the commerce and law colleges after which he enter ed into private law practice. In high school he was an out standing performer in all branches of athletics and he played fullback for the Creigh ton university Bluejays for 2 years. During and after his college days he was active in Delta Theta Phi law fraternity of which he was president. At Creighton he was president of the inter-fraternity council. He was a member of the Omaha Barristers club, Nebraska Bar association Masonic Mizp a h lodge 302, High Twelve club and Omaha Junior Chamber of Commerce. Never married, his survivors include: father — Douglas D. Hunt, of O’Neill; brothers—Ce cil D. Hunt, of Sidney; Dr. M. W. Hunt, of Battle Creek; Mel vin R. Hunt, of San Lorenzo, Calif.; Kenneth C. Hunt and Earl R. Hunt, both of O’Neill; Carroll L. Hunt, of Castro Val ley, Calif.; sisters—Mrs. Ula Vokolek of Lowry City Mo.; Miss Audrey Hunt, Mrs. Velma Brink and Miss Eunice E. Hunt, all of Omaha; Miss Marjorie Hunt, of Ft. Worth, Tex. Among out-of-town relatives and friends here for the burial were: Mrs. Allen Sommerfield, of Bartlesville, Okla.: Mrs. Pet er Hughes, of Burwell; Art Ad- I ams, of Burwell; Mr. and Mrs. ! Donald Bergstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Brink, Miss Helen Thor ston, Miss Maxine Reynolds, Ralph Bremmer; Mrs. Glenna Cole and Pat Bergstrom, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs, James Doty, of Norfolk; Miss Anna Hunt, of Burwell; Max Savage, of Ord. Pallbearers were L. D. Put nam, Woodrow Melena, John R. Gallagher, Chester Calkins, Jul ius D. Cronin, Harold Calkins, Charles E. Chace and Dorranee Crabb. Country Club Opens Wednesday— The annual opening meeting for the ladies of the Country club, will be a luncheon at 1 o’clock at the M & M on Wed nesday, May 31, followed by the business meeting. Cards will be played at the clubhouse if the weather permits. ATKINSON CLUB RECEIVES CHARTER Sam Mitchell, of Merna, Speaks Monday Eve At Banquet ATKINSON — Atkinson’s Lions club received a charter at a meeting and banquet held in the Knight of Columbus hall at Atkinson Monday night, May 22. Lions club members amd their wives from Bassett, O’- j Neill, Neligh and Norfolk were present. Principal speaker for the eve- I ning was Sam Mitchell, presi dent of the Merna club. Program for the evening; Call to order, by President B. j H. Wilson; “Star Spangled Ban ner,” by men's chorus; invoca tion; group singing; welcome and introduction of toastmaster, E C. Weller, by B. H. Wilson; introduction of visiting clubs, by toastmaster; group singing; address, by Sam Mitchell, Mer- 1 na president; vocal selection, by Atkinson chorus; presentation of charter, by Elven A. Butter field, of Neligh, district gover nor; acceptance, by B. H. Wil- ! son; “God Bless America,” by everyone. Dancing followed and music was provided by Bassett Lions club trio. Members of the Cath- j olic daughters served. SMALL FRY SHARE LIMELIGHT May is traditional graduation time for the college, prep school and eighth grade crowd, but this year in O'Neill they've had to move over for the O'Neill public school kindergari* ners. Attired in white gowns and caps they re ceived their "diplomas" Thursday evening. May 18, and also presented a program. Left-to-right: Front row—Ralph Medcalf, Donald Williamson, Ruth Ann Walker, Larry Dawes, Carol Crook, Raymond Fox, Lonnie McKim, Ardis Parks, Clarence Hill; middle row—Robert Kramer, Starlyn Robinson, Bar bara Neal, Marlyn Plessel, Harlan Sawyer, Kile Johnson. Lonna Haynes, Richard Beilin, Rol land Johnson; back row—Joan Pease. Alma Kilcoin. Edward Benash, Patrick O'Brien. Richard Schacht, Orrin Spry. John Cork. La* Rita Hartley. Curtis Collins. (Patsy Baxelman was absent when picture was taken).—O’Neill Photo Co. Nursery rhyme and fairyland characters were depicted in the program. Among them were (left-to-right): Curtis Collins, "fisher man"; LaRita Hartley, "Peter Peter, Pumpkin Eater's Wife"; Carol Crook, "Little Miss Muf fet"; John Crook, "Crooked Man Who Walked a Crooked Mile"; Ralph Medcalf, "Little Boy Blue"; Ardis Parks, "Mary Had a Little Lamb"; Lonna Havnes, "Little Bo Peep"; Patsy Bazel man, "Jill." Mrs. Harry Petersen is teacher.— The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. __ __ __ _ I William Wabs, 78, I Farmer, Expires Graveside funeral services were held Monday, May 22. at the Phoenix cemetery for Wil liam Wabs, a 78-year-old farm er in the Phoenix community. Remi Duhon officiated at the 2 p.m. services. Pallbearers were: Carroll O’ Neill, Arthur O’Neill, Elwin Reed, Aruthur Doty, Edward Hood and Francis Johnson. Mr. Wabs died at his farm home following an illness of about a month. The late Mr. Wabs was bom in Hamburg, Germany, Decern- ; ber 25, 1871. He came to the United States when a youth and settled in Iowa. Later, in 1882, he came to Holt county and liv ed here thereafter. On June 16, 1929, he married Helen E. McMillan at Yankton, S. D. To them 7 children were born. The late Mr. Wabs had been a farmer all of his life. Survivors include: widow; sons — Carl Wabs, Marvin Wabs, Edwin W. Wabs and Ru dolph Wabs, all of Spencer; Clyde Wabs, of Chadron; daugh ters—Mae R. Wabs and Ada lene V. Wabs, both of Spencer. Street Lighting Project Progresses Consumers Public Power dis trict workmen, under the di rection of Roy Brener, are making rapid progress this week on the project to provide O’ Neill with a new “white way.1’ New arcs will replace the 30 year-old system now in use. High standards with arched lighting fixtures will line Doug las street and Fourth street. The standards will be linked by overhead power cable. New standards have not yet arrived in the city, but foundations are being readied. Frontier for printing! Karl Storjphann To Scout Jamboree ATKINSON — Karl (“Bud dy”) Storjohann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Storjohann, has been selected to go to Valley Forge, Pa., to attend the nation al Boy Scout jamboree. The Storjohanns resided in O’ Neill between 1942 and 1947. 3 •. i: * "Buddy" Storjohann ... to Valley Forge next month. Scouts will converge at Val ley Forge from all sections of the country. There will be side trips 'to historic places of inter est, including Washington, D. C. Retail Committee Makes Plans— Retail committee of the O' Neill Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday to discuss sum mer, fall and winter merchand ising events. Committee members said they all needed more time to pre pare for future promotions with view to making each a greater success. The next merchandising event is scheduled for mid - August with a back-to-school promo tion. Louis A. Donnal, Phoenix, Taken Funeral services were con- 1 ducted here Tuesday, May 23, at 3:30 p.m. for Louis A. Donnal, a 59-year-old farmer. Rev. V. R. Bell officiated at the rites in the Methodist church and burial was in the Phoenix cemetery northwest of O’Neill. Donnal died Saturday morn- i ing at 7 o’clock in a Sioux City hospital. He had been ill 3 months. Pallbearers were: Arthur O’ Neill, Carrol O’Neill, Henry R. Storjohann, Arthur Doty, Fran cis Johnson and Eldon Reed. A resident of the Phoenix community since 1938, Dvinnal came to Holt county from Bur well. Born in Burwell on April 18, 1891, the son of the late Louis A. and Emma Donnal, he had been engaged in fanning all of his life. He was married to Josephine Kokes on March 9, 1914. They beame the parents of 8 child ren. Survivors include: widow; sons—William, of Potter, Eldon and Alvin, both of Ovid, Colo : daughters—Mrs. Leonard (Rose) Parshall, of Potter, Mrs. A. C. (Agnes) Horton, of Stuart, Mrs. S William J. (Helen) Storjohann, ' of O’Neill, and Evelyn and Ade lyn, at home; 8 grandchildren and 3 sisters. Arrested on Denver Charge— According to an Atkinson 1 source, The Frontier learned Tuesday that Denver, Colo., po lice authorities have taken Le roy Thurlow, 25, of Atkinson, to Denver, to face charges of “armed robbery.” Thurlow signed extradition papers, was taken to Denver Monday. Denver police depart ment issued warrant for Thur low’s arrest. The John C. Watsons and daughter were in Wells, Minn., recently visiting. MOUNTS TO SPEAK MEMORIAL DAY O’Neill Firms to Close in Memory of War Dead Simonson post 93 of the American Legion Tuesday, May 30, Memorial day, will honor war dead with a parade, a pro gram and the decoration of vet erans’ graves. The parade of Legionnaires will get underway at 10 a.m. The course of the par ade will be from Simonson post west along Douglas to Second street. Thence, they will cover the same route back to the American Legion club. Girl and Boy Scouts will participate along with the O’Neill munici pal band. Following the parade, District Judge D. R. Mounts will give a a short address in the Legion building. Then Legion club members and flower girls will drive to the cemetery where graves will be decorated and a firing squad will offer a salute to the de ceased veterans of all wars. Roy Johnson and Woodrow Melena will blow taps. Emmet Carr will be in charge of the firing squad. Members will be: Gordon Harper, Bud Cole, Jack Arbuthnot, Charles Yarnell, Elmer Ross, A. W. Car roll, Robert Lowery, Charles Ridgeway, John Grutsch. James Lyons, Hugh Benson, Edward McManus, Joseph Grut sch, Clint Wolfe. Virgil Barger, Dale Kersenbrock, Laverne Ste vens. Noal Long, Dorrance Crabb, Virgil Tomlinson, Ben Oetter, Richard Perry and Darcy Abart. A. W. Carroll is chairman of the Memorial day committee of Simonson post. Committeemen includq,: Virgil Barger, Dale Kersenorock, Elmer Ross and Tim Harrington. Meanwhile, in keeping with policy, all member firms of the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce will be closed on Memorial day. At Atkinson, Memorial ser vices will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Farley-Tushla post. Legionnaires will march from the club to east of the Chicago Northwestern railroad depot where a group of trees will be decorated. Plaques hang on each of the trees honoring war dead and each will be decorated with a Memorial wreath. After the decoration of the memorial plaques, the group will maiyh to the Atkinson pub lic school auditorium where thev will hear speeches and singing. Speeches will be given bv Pat rick Keating and Maxine Peter son n-inners of fhe l^arlev-Tush la post sponsored oratory contest. Music will be furnished by the Atkinson all-male chorus. Amelia Youth, 10, Shot Accidentally AMELIA —Dale Doolittle, 10 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Doolittle is in “satis factory” condition in a Norfolk hospital after being shot in the face with a bullet fired acci dentally by a companion who was handling a 22 - caliber rifle. The bullet struck the Doolit tle youth in the right cheek and emerged from the neck on the left side. The accident occurred late Wednesday evening. May 17. He was given first aid in At kinson and later rushed to the Norfolk hospital. P anting Trees On Scout 40— The Holt Soil Conservation Service Wednesday and today (Thursday) is planting trees on the 40-acre Boy Scout tract a long the Elkhorn, southeast of O’Neill. James M. Corkle pre pared the ground, Nebraska Dame Commis^'or) suppled mul tiflora roses, Holt soil district provided raspberry, willow and sandcherrv trees Trees planted a yegr ago on the acreage, which was donated by Mr. and Mrs- Carl Asimus, repaired cultivation Anyone willing to help should contact Archie McMaster, Scout mas ter; M.- E. Jacobson of D. R Mounts. L. C. Anderson New City Superintendent— L. C Anderson, of Benkle man, Tuesday evening was signed by the CVNeill city coun cil for the post, of general su perintendent foi the city. He will work directly under the council at $350 per month. Mr. Anderson, who was at the meeting in person, will be gin his duties June 1. District Judge and Mrs. D. R. Mounts will leave today CThurt day) for Casper, Wyo. They plan to return Sunday.