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VOLUME 70.—NUMBER 40. O'NELL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1951 PRICE 7 CENTS
state HIST soc
Top Angus Bull
Brings $2,200
Records Are Shattered
in Registered
Stock Sale
Old records were shattered
Tuesday at the fifth annual sale
of the Holt County Aberdeen
Angus Breeders’ association held
at the O’Neill Livestock Market.
Grand champion bull, Steel
Creek Bandolier 43d, sold for $2,
200 — a new individual high in
Holt county sales. The champ,
owned by Ray Siders, sold to the
Shadbolt Cattle company, o l
Men iman.
The reserve champion, Sultan
Qualifier 107th owned by Leo T.
Adams, of Chambers, and fed
by Donald Hunke, of West Point,
brought $1,675. Purchaser was
Glen E. Bogue, of Valentine.
Thirteen bulls in the sale
brought more than one thou
sand dollars each—easily a new
mark. The top 10 averaged
$l,4o2.50.
Sixty - nine registered Angus
males and females were offered
by the association comprised of
15 members. The 41 bulls averag
ed $848 — a new record — and
grossed $34,835.
Nineteen iemales grossed $7,
825 tor an average of $412. Five
club heifers grossed $1,765 or a
$353 average.
Siders also entered the top fe
male, bought by Hutchison Bros.,
of Presho, S. D., for $700.
Steel Creek Enchantress 6th, a
4-H heifer calf, entered by Sid
ers, was purchased by Bobby
Beelaert, of Page, for $440. This
was the grand champion heifer
calf.
On the eve of the show the
Angus people held their annual
banquet attended by 186 persons.
The affair was held at the Am
erican Legion auditroium.
James W. Rooney, of O'Neill,
served as loaslmasler in the
absence of Don Cunningham,
Sioux City stockyards person
ality who intended to fly here
but was grounded by inclem
ent weather.
Ray Siders, president, issued a
welcome to the guests, who in
cluded Hereford breeders and
others interested in improving
beef cattle in the region. Dewey
C. Schaifer, of O’Neill, promi
nent Holt rancher and vice-pres
ident of the Nebraska Stock
Growers’ association, responded.
Mrs. Harold Seger provided
dinner music at the piano. Entci
tainment included vocal selec
tions by Miss Dena Knight, pi
ano duets by Mrs. Seger and her
daughter, Phyllis; vocal selec
tions by Miss Karen Garwood, of
Amelia; sohgs by Dennis David
Walters and his sister, Marlene;
selections by the Green Valley
Cowboy band (Kenneth, Edwin
and Dick Prussa), and accordian
music by Miss Lenora Lee.
Rooney’s introductions includ
ed Robert Howard, of Alliance,
editor, Nebraska Cattleman; Jes
se Cooper, of the American Ab
erdeen-Angus association; Arden
Aegeter, of Omaha, fieldman for
Omaha Journal-Stockman; Char
les Reece, of Simeon, judge.
Miss Sharon Miner and Thom
as Ressel told of progress they
had made with 4-H and FFA
calves purchased in previous
SaleS>
A film, "Modern, Beef Cattle,”
was shown. Dinner was served
by the Legion auxiliary.
Judging began at 10 a. m. on
Tuesday. Reece, who hr/i judged
four previous shows, said com
petition was keen.
Adams, retired Chambers
banker, captured the reserve
championship, two firsts and a
third and fourth place award
with four bulls entered.
Siders said the sale officials
were pleased that 13 bulls and 4
females went to South Dakota
buyers to be used in establishing
registered herds there.
Siders is the recipient of the
Chamber of Commerce loving
cup lor entering the grand cham
pion of the show.
New $15,000 Fire
Truck Proposed
A new 15-thousand-dollar fire
truck proposal will go on the
ballot at tne next municipal elec
tion. Voters will have an oppor
tunity to approve or reject a
bond issue to cover the cost of
the proposed improvement.
The city council adopted the
resolution placing the matter on
the next , ballot in a meeting
Wednesday night, February 7.
Motion was made by J. L. Mc
Carville, sr., and seconded by
Norbert Uhl.
Details and specifications for
the truck were not presented.
Sumner Downey appeared to
oppose the parking meter install
ations, and discussed with the
council the petition which con
tained names of more than 200
freeholders in the city.
The agreement between the ci
$ ty and the meter manufacturer is
a in effect, however, and City Su
perintendent L. C. Anderson re
ports that some of the supplies
.pertaining to the installation al
ready have arrived.
Charles A. Fauquier
at 97th Milestone
Charles Allen Fauquier on
Wednesday, February 6, quietly
celebrated his 97th birthday an
niversary. He is O’Neill’s oldest
citizen and one of the oldest per
sons in the county.
Mr. Fauquier vividly remem
bers Abraham Lincoln and the
Civil war era. He was born at
Troy, O., in 1854, and moved to
Mr. Fauquier . . . avid radio
listener.—The Frontier Photo.
. - s
Iowa when a child. For many
years he was a resident of the
Chambers community where he
reared his family.
He now resides with his daugh
ter, Mrs. Margaret Elkins, in O’
Neill.
Although virtually blind, Mr.
Fauquier is an avid radio lis
tener and regularly tunes to
the "Voice of The Frontier."
George Hammond, "Voice" an
nouncer, surprised the vener
able nonagenarian on Wednes
day morning's program with a
salute.
Mr. Fauquier keeps well post
ed on current events and boasts
he has never been seriously ill.
A family gathering is planned
Sunday.
Sons and daughters are: Adel
bert Fauquier, of Chambers;
i Mrs. J. F. Coleman, of Wood
burn, Ore.; Mrs. A. B. Hubbard,
of O’Neill; Mrs. Elkins; Charles
C. Fauquier, of Chambers.
A son, Anson, died in July,
1949.
Pinkerman Books
Sale February 16
W. L. Pinkerman, prominent
farmer residing 21 miles north
east of O’Neill, has announced
that he will hold a public sale
on Friday, February 16. Includ
ed in his offering are 47 head of
cattle, a complete line of farm
and haying machinery, and
household and miscellaneous
items.
Lester Pearson, of Bristow, is
auctioneer and O’Neill National
bank will clerk. (See advertise
ment on page 2.)
FORGERY COUNT
BRINGS 15 YEARS
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Joe Olson’s Stay Out
of Penitentiary Is
Shortlived
uusepn wibuu, uo, uuiiicaacw.
forger of checks at Stannard’s
store at O’Neill and the iGA
store at Stuart, Friday was sen
tenced to la years in the state
penitentiary. He had been arrest
ed at Valentine.
In ly4z Oison, who gives Rose
as his address, was sentenced to
i0 years on a similar charge. He
has been imprisoned in Mon
tana, Wyoming and Nonh Dako
ta arid presently is wanted by
.Mortn Dakota authorities and
other Nebraska counties. Only id
months ago Olson was released
from the Nebraska penitentiary.
e-ounty bheritf Leo Tomjack
: took Oison to Lincoln Sunday.
Meanwhile, military police
from Camp Carson. Colo.,
came during the weekend tor
Pvt. Ralph Ferris, who had
been AWOL for more than a
month.
The military police took Ferris
to Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., to a
wait charges. When arrested at
Inman Ferris had a Wyoming
car in his possession. He had
been AWOL once before. Ferris
is a 19-year-old O’Neill youth.
The Marcellus Implement store
in West O'Neill was entered af
ter closing time Saturday night
and the intruders escaped with
“$15 to $20 in change,” according
to Melvin Marcellus, proprietor.
The robbers gained entrance
by removing a rear window. The
safe was damaged but not pene
trated. The change was taken
from the cash register.
Marcellus said several other
items may have been taken, in
cluding several quarts of oil.
O’MALLEY RITES
TO BE HELD TODAY
i'rumnent Holt Rancher
Dies Unexpectedly
at Ilis Home
Funeral services will be held
at 10 o’clock today (Thursday) in
st. Patrick’s Catnolic church for
Laurence William O’Malley, 73,
prominent Chambers rancher
who died unexpectedly at 11:45
p. m. Monday, February 5, at hrs
home. He had not been ill and
was stricken with a heart attack.
His wife was near him when he
died.
Kev. A. A. Urbanski, pastor of
the Church of the Epiphany at
Emmet, will officiate and burial
will be in Calvary cemetery.
Pallbearers selected are Edgar
Peterson, John Nachtman, John
Sullivan, H. E. Coyne, J. J. Car
roll and James Earley.
The late i*Ir. O'Malley was
born on September 12, 1877, at
Scranton, Pa., a son of Patrick
and Mary O'Malley. His par
ents were natives of Ireland.
He lived for a time near
Creighton, in Knox county, be
fore coming to Holt in 19fti. He
lived for many years on a ranch
six miles west and one mile soutn
of Chambers.
Mr. O’Malley and Blanche
Burke were married November
24, 1913, at Waubay, S. D.
They became tne parents of
six children.
Survivors include: Widow;
sons — Joseph, of San Lorenz,
Calif.; Gerald, of Chambers; Leo,
of Chambers; daughters — Mrs.
j_,eo (Eileen) Dowd, of Schuyler;
Mrs. T. M. (Edna Marie) Hag
gerty, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Sister
Mary Faith (Isabelle), of Spald
ing; Miss Teresa O’Malley, ‘ of
i^os Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. J. i.
(Mildred) Goggins, of Santa Ana,
Calif.; Miss Loretta O’Malley, of
uos Angeles.
The late Mr. O’Malley was a
prominent south - Holt county
rancher. He was a member oi
the Knights of Columbus.
A rosary was offered Wednes
day at 8:30 p. m. at Biglin Bros.
5 O’NEILL
IN NEXT DRAFT
11 Selectees l o Report
for Duty March 7;
11 Enlistees
Eleven Holt county selective
service registrants have been
ordered to report for duty March
7. This will bring to 50 the num
ber of draftees furnished by the
county since the Korean war be
gan.
Five of the new group will be
O’Neill men. They are: Tommy J.
Blake, Donald A. Sterns, Ray
mond P. Sullivan, Eugene W.
Porter and Patrick. J. Gallagher.
Others are: Robert L. Miinar,
of Atkmson; LuVern L. Olber
ding, of Stuart; Dean W. Hamil
ton, of Middlebranch; Ivan L.
Walters, of Ewing; Steven W.
Kelly, of Atkinson, and William
J. h.ohle, of Stuart.
Meanwhile 11 men have enlist
ed during the past week through
the U’iNeill army and air force
recruitiftg station, it was an
nounced by Sgt. James R. Lyons.
Tnose who enlisted in the ar
my and were sent to Ft. Riley,
Kans., follow: Calvin L. Spencer,
oi Lynch; Eugene V. Brugman
and Donald W. Borg, of O’Neill;
Merlin u.. Mizner, Vv urren G. An
derson and /Uden B. Smith, of
Valentine; John Leimanis, of Or
cnard; Arnott W. Buxton, of
Page; Ivan H. Murray, of i\eligh.
iwbert D. Clements and Keith
E. zvnspach, boui of O’Neill, en
; listed in the air force and were
si_ni to Lackland air force base
j at san Antonio, Tex.
sergeant Lyons reported there
! were U army, two airborne and
23 air force enlistments in Janu
I ary.
Court Docket
to Be Called
The Holt county district court
docket will be called on Monday
! afurnoon, February 12.
The formality will determine
whether or not there will be a
jury called during the spring
term.
Following the call, members of
the Fifteenth judicial district
bar association will hold their
annual O’Neill meeting.
Mrs. Kevin Kocina and chil
dren, of Central City, spent the
weekend with Mrs. Kocina’s
mother, Mrs. W. H. Harty.
State Highway Patrolman Faye
Robeson will be transferred to
Fremont, effective March 1.
"Green Valley Cowboys," a three - piece
band made up by the Prussa brothers — Ken
neth (drums), Dick (clarinet) and Edwin (trum
pet)—won encores at the annual Holt County
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' association banquet
here Monday night. They are sons of Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Prussa, of Stuart. — The Frontier
Photo.
This fellow, Steel Creek Bandolier 43d, sold
for $2,200 at Angus sale here Tuesday. Ray
Siders, of O'Neill, was the owner. The mark es
Iablished a new all-time high. — The Frontier
Photo.
Committee Seeks
New Scoutmaster
The committee for Boy Scout
troop 210 met Tuesday, Febru
ary 6.
A committee was appointed to
interview prospects for a scout
master.
Scout week to celebrate the
41st anniversary of scouting be
gan Tuesday, February 6, and
will continue through Sunday,
February 11, which is official
scout Sunday.
; Gail Higgins
I Dies ai Lynch—
Gail Higgins, of Spencet, died
on Tuesday, February 6, at the
Lynch hospital.
Funeral services will be Friday
at the Lutheran church in Spen
cer.
The Frontier for printing!
John Schmidt . . dies Janu
ary 29. See funeral story on
page 8.
World Day of Prayer
Service Planned—
The first Friday of Lent each
year is designated as the world
day of prayer. As in former
years, the observance in O’Neill
will be interdenominational with
Wesleyan Methodist, Methodist
and First Presbyterian churches
cooperating.
A public service will be held in
the Presbyterian church on Fri
day, February 9, at 8 p. m.
Arrangements for the service
are in charge of Mrs. C. W.
Porter, Mrs. Melvin Grosenbach
and Mrs. C. E. Yantzi.
Ashers Entertain—
PAG El—Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ash
er entertained at four tables of
cards Friday evening. Mrs. Dee
Grass and Lyndley Crumly won
high score prizes, and Mrs. Vivian
Thompson and Dee Grass, low.
The Frontier for printing!
| McNulty’s Married 50 Years
■
Former H o 11 Countyans
Now Living at
Hiawatha, Kans.
Mr. and Mrs. John McNulty
will mark their golden wedding
anniversary on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 14.
T e 50th wedding date will be
celebrated, however, with a fam
ily gathering at their home at 301
Kickapoo avenue, Hiawatha,
Kans., on Sunday, February 11.
The McNultys lived from
1917 until 1945 in Holt county,
dividing their time between
their ranch and their town
home in Atkinson.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McNulty
were born at Washington Kans.,
and were reared there, although
Mrs. McNulty received some of
her education in Missouri. Mr.
McNulty’s people were among
the original Washington county
settlers.
They were married February
14, 1901, at Washington. They
came to Holt county with their
family in 1917, settling on a
ranch 16 miles north and 5 miles
west of O’Neill.
Mr. McNulty suffered a “bad
stroke” several years ago and has
enjoyed only “fair” health since.
Mrs. McNulty's health is
"good" and she does all her
housework and in summer
lends a flower garden.
lie is 83-years-old, she is 72.
The McNultys have one son,
James, of OlNeilL and four
daughters: Mrs. Clifford (Edith)
Seger, of Lincoln; Miss Evelyn
McNulty, of Lincoln; Mrs. Au
• OilU i'lio. •# V/lill tuvnui*]
in Kansas await golden wedding
gust (Edna) Goss, of Lynn, Mass.,
and Mrs. J. D. (Mildred) Belk, of
Lynn. There are two grandchil
dren.
Mrs. Belk, now an officer in
the women’s army corps, plans to
fly to Hiawatha from Lynn for
the Sunday gathering. The
James McNultys and Lincoln rel
atives also will be there.
'i * AfcXi < • • ____ .
. . . former Holt people living
day.
GEORGE QUITS AS
SUPERINTENDENT
V eteran Bandmaster and
School Head Will
Leave O’Neill
Jra,George, superintendent of
O Neill city schools since 1945
and a veteran bandmaster and
educator in northeast Nebraska,
has decided to leave O’Neill” at
the termination of his present
contract on August 1.
This means public school offi
cials here will be searching for a
new school head.
Rumors had persisted for a
bout a week lhal George would
not be returning, in writing ne
confirmed the report when
the board of education met
Monday night.
The board formally reelected
George for another year — al
though nothing was stipulated
regaiding salary—and the resig
nation was filed.
Mr. George declared in a pre
pared statement that he "has en
joyed his work in O’Neill” but
leeis he can "improve profession
ally” by moving to another loca
lton.
The veteran educator has been
connected with the O’Neill
schools for 13 years. He came to
O iNeiil in 19oU from Osmond
(.wneie he was superintendent
and bandmaster). Between la38
and 1945 he taught instrumental
illume at u'iNeiii public school
anu bt. Mary’s academy. In lu45
he was elevated to the superm
lenuency and continued with Uis
band directorship at both schools.
Under his direction the O’Neill
puonc school band was undeleat
ed in 12 y ars of competition and
tne bt. Mary's band failed only
once to gam a "superior” rating
when enitied in district contests,
fits soioists and small groups
nave won 150 "superior” ratings
in district contests and 42 lust
or second division medals in na
uonel contests. * * t .
During summer months George
merged the two school bands to
torin a municipal band which
played customary Saturday night
concerts and appeared in various
events.
In 1940 Mr. George organized
a district music contest lor O'
Neill.
mat same year he was presi
dent of district HI of the state
teachers’ association and in pre
vious years served as vice-presi
dent, secretary and treasurer.
In addition to his O'Neill
work, Mr. George has found
time to conduct band clinics at
various points in this territory
and helped train musicians in
nearby towns, including Ew
ing. Bartlett and Chambers.
He has been regarded as one
of the top bandmasters in the
state.
Mrs. George also has been act
ive in educational work, having
taught in recent years at Inman
and St. Mary’s academy. They
have one son, Gene Paul
The post of O’Neill school su
perintendent has been paying
$5,000 per year.
A spokesman for the board of
education said Wednesday that
no successor had been consider
ed by the board.
Emma Robinson, 82,
Burial Set Friday
Mrs. Emma Robinson, fi2, died
late Tuesday, February 6, at an
uid people’s home at Coleridge.
She had suffered an apoplectic
stroke about nine days before.
Funeral services will be held
at Chambers Friday, February 9,
at 2 p. m. Burial will be in the
Chambers cemetery under the
direction of Biglin Bios.
The body was transferred from
Coleridge to O’Neill on Wednes
day.
The late Mrs. Robinson was
bom in Ohio. She and her hus
band moved into the Cedar val
ley community, southwest of
Chambers, more than a half-cen
tury ago. They became the par
ents of two children. Her hus
band died in 1927, followed by
her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Grage,
in 1943, and her son, Willard E.,
in 1950.
Survivors include two grand
children, Mrs. Hazel Miller, of
South Dakota, and Walter Bond,
of Oregon; 15 great-grandchil
dren, and three great - great
grandchildren.
The late Mrs. Robinson had
been at Coleridge four years.
Coal Smoke Brings
Out Firemen—
O’Neill volunteer firemen were
summoned at 7:30 a. m. Friday
to the Western hotel. Coal smoke
in the building had prompted
someone to sound the alarm.