Official Proceedings of Holt County
Board of Supervisors
O’Neill, Nebraska
February 21, 1951
10:00 A. M
Holt County Board of Supervis
ors met as per adjournment. All
members present.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman
Minutes of the meetings of
February 7th and February 20th
were read and approved as read.
Motion by Friekel, seconded by
Borg, that the following Bonds
be approved:
Albert Sipes, Deputy Sheriff
Nick Bonenberger, Justice of
Peace, Sheridan Precinct
Bollie Peterson, Justice of
Peace, Green Valley Precinct
Joe Rocke, Justice of Peace,
Atkinson Precinct
Wayne Stevens, Justice of
Peace, McClure Precinct
LuVem VanConett, Treasurer,
Antelope Precinct
Kenneth Waring, Treasurer,
Iowa Precinct
Irwin LaRue, Treasurer, Mc
John W. Nachtman, Treasurer,
Clure Precinct
George J. Roby, Treasurer,
Conley Precinct
Lake Precinct
Guy Johnson, Clerk, Steel
Creek Precinct
Eli McConnell, Clerk, Atkin
son, Precinct
H. C. Walter, Clerk, Chambers,
Precinct
Roy Alder, Road Overseer,
Steel Creek Precinct
Motion by Clark, seconded by
Hubbard, that the following
claims be allowed and warrants
ordered drawn on the Unemploy
ment Relief Fund in payment of
same:
Biglin Brothers $150.00
Curly’s Square Deal Mar
ket $10.11
Farmers Union Store $ 20.09
Holt County Treasurer _ $111.42
K, B. Market „ $ 42.00
Pfelcer & Spence - _$ 10.00
Thad E. Saunders- $ 4.20
Mrs. John Seger -$ 2.00
Union Super Market-$ 90.00
Council Oak Store -$ 12.00
Emergency Poor Fund —$ 8.00
Holt County Treasurer __$247.51
Edna Huebert -$ 15 00
McCartney Style Shop —$ 3.98
Pelcer & Spence--$ 10.00
John Seger - $ 10.00
Peter Sorensen $ 12.50
Motion by Frickel, seconded by
Sterns, that the following claims
be allowed and warrants ordered
drawn on the General Fund in
paymet of same:
A. M. Batenhorst, Salary
for Febr. $ 30.00
Axel L. Borg, Salary for
Febr. — —-$ 30.00
Brion & Huffman Agency,
Insurance Premium $134.60
Ed T. Campbell, Bond
premium _$ 88.75
Andy Clark, Mileage _ _ $12.84
Frank Cronk, Salary for
Febr. $ 37.00
Frank Cronk, Mileage $ 33.00
Alex Frickel, Salary for
Febr. $ 45.00
The Frontier, Printing &
Supplies $ 90.82
Clair Grimes, Insurance
Premiums $ 22.60
H. W. Hubbard, Mileage $ 32.22
H. W. Hubbard, Salary
for Febr. $ 30.00
Austin L. Hynes, Land $315.00
Milburn & Scott Co.,
School District Plats $ 12.44
Moore-Noble Lumber Co.,
Coal $737.57
Supplies for Assessor $ 8.12
Nebraska Assoc, of Coun
ty Officials, Dues $ 30.00
Omaha Printing Co., A to
Z Index $ 21.85
O’Neill Photo Company,
Fingerprint Camera $109.50
Geo. C. Robertson, Insur
ance Premium $ 48.32
Albert Sterns, Febr. Sal
ary $ 45.00
United States Check Book
Co., Checks $ 30.83
A. M. Batenhorst, Mile
age — . — $ 33.42
Axel L. Borg, Mileage $ 22.02
Harry S. Byrne Co., Bond
Premium —$537.50
Andy Clark, Salary for
Febr. $ 60.00
Consumer Public Power,
Electricity - — $200.09
Coyne Hardware, Paint
and Brush $ 14.00
Alex Frickel, Mileage $ 19-60
L. G. Gilespie, Insurance
Premium —$ 66.75
H. W. Hubbard, Salary
for Febr. $ 30.00
H. W. Hubbard, Febr.
Salary $ 30.00
T. C. Lord Co., Supplies $ 48.46
Mimeograph Duplicator
Co., Protective Covers $ 2.47
Moore-Noble Lumber Co.,
Coal for Annex _... $ 86.63
H. J. O’Connor, Insurance
premium - —. $ 23.20
Redfield & Company, Rec
ord Book - $111.62
Spelts . Ray Lumber Co.,
Paint .—~ $ 87.23
R. H. Shriner, Bond Pre
mium - $ 88.75
Albert Stems, Mileage $ 11.52
University Publishing Co.,
Card Holders $ 2.92
12:00 Noon. On motion the
Board adjourned until 1:00 P. M.
O’Neill, Nebraska
February 21, 1951
1:00 P. M.
Holt County Board of Super
visors met as per adjournment.
All members present.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman.
Holt County Veteran’s Service
Committee represented by John
Grutsch and E. V. Hickok, met
with the Board at this time. They
gave a report of their work and
an estimate of the amount of
money they would need for the
coming year. They also recom
mended that Cleo Alderson be
reappointed a member of the
Holt County Service Committee
as his term expires March 1, 1951.
Motion by Hubbard, seconded
by Batenhorst that Cleo Alderson
be reappointed a member of the
Holt County Service Committee
for a term of five years. Motion
carried.
Motion by Sterns, seconded by
Frickel that the following claim
be allowed and a warrant be
drawn on the Special Road Fund
in payment of same:
Inland Construction Com
pany, Contract work
on a Bridge $9793.56
On motion the Board adjourn
ed until March 9, 1951, at 2 00
P. M.
RUTH HOFFMAN
Countv Clerk
FRANK CRONK
Chairman
O’Neill, Nebraska
March 8, 1951
10:00 A. M.
Holt County Board of Super
visors met at the call of the
County Assessor. All members
present.
Meeting called to order by the
Chairman.
Countv Assessor Wefso gave a
report of the Assessors meeting
held at Ord on Wednesday,
March 7. Wefso and the Board
discussed the valuations to be
placed on cattle in this countv.
Motion was made bv Clark,
seconded by Frickel that the fol
lowing Resolution be adopted.
Motion carried.
RFSOT.imON
BE IT RESOT,VED. bv the
Countv Board of Supervisors of
, XTC°untv of Hnlt- of the State
of Nebraska, that for the tax year
1951, livestock in said County be
valued at the following amounts
Tor tax assessment purposes, viz:
Pure Bred:
Calves under 6 mo. $ 25 00
Yearlings fi to 18 mo. 70.00
Steers 18 to 30 mo. 95.00
Milch Cows . 130 00
Stock cattle l'osioo
Bulls 190.00
Grades:
Calves under 6 mo. 20 00
Yearlings 6 to 18 mo. 55.00
Steers 18 to 30 mo. 80.00
Heifers 18 to 30 mo. 70.00
Steers over 30 mo. 105.00
, Stock cattle 95.00
Milch cows . 110.00
Bulls . 155.00
The foregoing resolution intro
duced March 9, 1951, by Super
visor Clark who moved its adop
tion. Motion seconded by Frick
el. A roll call vote being taker
on said motion resulted as fol
lows:
Aye: Frank Cronk, Albert
Sterns, Andv Clark, A. M. Bat
enhorst, H. W. Hubbard, Axel L.
Borg, Alex Frickel.
Nay: None.
Whereupon the Chairman de
clared such resolution duly pass
ed and adopted.
5:00 P. M. On motion the Board
adjourned until March 9, 1951, at
2:00 P. M.
RUTH HOFFMAN
Countv Clerk
FRANK CRONK
Chairman
O’Neill, Nebraska
March 9, 1951
2:00 P. M.
Holt County Board of Super
visors met as per adjournment.
All members present.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman.
This was the time set for the
hearing for the organization of
the Atkinson Rural Fire Protec
tion District. A group of about 35
met met with the Board.
After hearing from a number
of those present, motion was
made by Frickel, seconded by
Clark that the following Resolu
tion be adopted. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on or about the 5th
day of February’, 1951, there was
filed in the office of the County
Clerk of Holt County, Nebraska,
a petition requesting the forma
tion of a rural fire protection dis
trict to >e known as the ATKIN
— SON RURAL FIRE PROTEC
TION DISTRICT, and
WHEREAS, Ruth Hoffman,
County Clerk of Holt County,
has determined and certified that
said petition and the signatures
there to comply with the require
ments of law in all respects and
designated the 9th day of March,
1951, at 2:00 P, M. at the Holt
County Courthouse as the time
and place for a hearing before
this body on said petition, and
WHEREAS, notice of said
Hearing was duly published as
by law required, and
WHEREAS, at the time and
place so fixed this body duly met
and gave opportunity to be heard
to all persons residing or owning
taxable property within the pro
posed district respecting the for
mation of said district and the
location of the boundaries there
of, and
WHEREAS, careful * considera
tion has been given to said peti
tion and the evidence adduced at
said Hearing:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
AND IT HEREBY IS RESOLV
ED:
(Continued on page 15.)
Scout Officials
Meet New Executive
Fourteen Bov Scout officials,
trooD leaders and troop commit
teemen from O’Neill, Chambers
and Butte met the new field ex
ecutive, Richard F. Miller, of Stu
art, at a meeting in the Holt
county courthouse Monday eve
ning.
Plans were discussed for the
Scout finance drive to begin in
O’Neill on April 23 and the
Chambers drive, which starts
April 24.
A Sunday afternoon picnic is
planned May 20 at Camp Wilder
ness.
A rotating flag will be used in
connection with troops having
best monthly membership rec
ords at O’Neill and a floating tro
phy will be used for the Cub
packs.
Several O’Neill officials plan to
attend a Scouting council execu
tive board meet for the Covered
Wagon area to be held at Norfolk
April 25.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WD — Floyd DeLong et al to
Alma Drayton 11 - 30 - 50- ex
change of lands and $1- NWVi 32
29-10
WD—- Alma Drayton to Floyd
DeLong & Merle DeLong 11-30
50- exchange of lands and $1
NW'/4 5-28-10
WD—Dora Hazelton to Alex F
Forsythe 4-3-45 $3700- NE14
swv4- sev4nwv4- swy4NEy4
NWy4SEy4 27-32-14
WD—Alma Drayton to Alfred
T Drayton 4-2-51 $1- All 32-29-10
Grantor reserves a life estate
WD — June Baker to Wm L
Pinkerman & wf 3-28-51 $1- SEV'4
10-30-10
WD—M I Stalons to W H Sta
lons 10-1-42 $1- N%NEy4 23-25
11 WD—Ida Alfs to Louis Siebert
& wf 3-30-51 $7400- WM-Wte 2
Ny>NWy4 11- Twp 30- R 13
sEv4swy4- NttSEy4- swy4SEy4
35-31-13
WD— Leeta Wiseman et al to
LaVern Finley 1-8-51 $13,700
WD— Theresa Simons to Ber
nard F Deermer 4-4-51 $3000- Lot
NWV4 2-27-9 Sy8SWy4 35-28-9
10 Blk 22- Pioneer Townsite Co
1st Add- Stuart
WD — Edward C Beed to A B
& Susie Hubbard 2-20-51 $17,000
5.1 acres in SEy4SEy4 24-26-12
Lynch Seniors
First to Sneak
LYNCH—The Lynch high
school senior class and Coach El
Blackbird left by chartered bus
for Omaha in the early hours
Friday morning, April 6, to en
joy the annual senior sneak day.
Friday at 4 p.m., Mr. and Mrs.
G. L. Campbell and Shirley mo
tored to Omaha to join the se
nior class. The main attraction
of the two-day outing was the
ice show.
It was the first sneak day re
ported to date this term.
Other Lynch news
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Jehorek
were Creighton visitors on Tues
day, April 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Teadtke and
Sharon visited at the Allen Kos
can home in Butte.
Mrs. Guy Norwood was a re
cent visitor at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harold Andersen,
and family at Niobrara.
Mrs. Jos. Slechta, sr., visited
at the Albert Tejral home on
Wednesday, April 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sixta vis
ited at the Allan Koscan home
in Butte Tuesday evening, April
3.
Raelene Havranek spent the
past week with her aunt, Mrs.
Larie Micanek.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kline, of Bris
tow, attended the Altar society 1
meeting at the Raymond Hav
ranek home.
Mrs. John Hewitson visited at
the Lawson Lightfoot home in
Bristow last week.
Lloyd Cranford returned to
his work in Omaha Thursday,
April 5, after a few days visit
here at the parental Frank Cran
ford home.
Mrs. James Maly spent the
first of last week at the Johnnie
Hanzlik home in Monowi.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weeder
were Crofton visitors Wednes
day, April 4.
The young people of the First
Methodist church and Rev. Ric
hard Monroe honored Susie Ei
ler, Patty Moody and Calvin D.
Spencer at a joint birthday anni
versary party at the G. Eiler
home at Monowi Wednesday,
April 4, at 7:30 p.m. Games were
played and lunch was served at
a late hour.
Miss Clara Kohler, of Fuller
ton, spent Tuesday and Wednes
day, April 3 and 4, with Mrs.
Vince Jehorek. She also visited
her parents east of Monowi.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mrs. C. V. Sullivan went to
Lincoln Tuesday. She will spend
a week there visiting her parents,
RV. and Mrs. Chris Weiseman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stahlecker
and family, of Naper, visited in
O’Neill Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shierk.
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Sherbahn
returned Sunday after spending
the week with Mrs. Gertrude
McCallum in Wauneta.
Alice: Meet me for dinner at
the carnival-dinner at St. Mary's
academy on Thursday. April 19.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lohr and
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