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VOLUME 71.—NUMBER^ O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JUNE 28. 1951. ' PRICE 7 CENTS
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Upping Ag Income
Topic of Meeting
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Fred O’Hair, Banker,
Speaks Tonight
in O’Neill
Holt county businessmen are
joining in a meeting at O’Neill
tonight (Thursday), at 8 o’clock
to discuss the possibilities of in
creasing agricultural income of
the area. The meeting is under
the auspices of the O’Neill
Chamber of Commerce, whose
officers have invited mer
chants from other towns of the
( county to meet at the O’Neill
school building and bring with
them one or more farmer or
rancher guests.
William McIntosh, vice-presi
dent of the O’Neill Chamber, will
be in charge of the meeting. The
president, D. D. DeBolt, is out
of the city on vacation.
The meeting is intended to be
informal in all respects, and to
give all present an opportunity
to voice their views. Fred O’Hair,
executive director of the Ne
braska Conservation Foundation,
will present some of the oppor
i tunities for profit offered by the
new techniques being developed
by the university and manufac
turers.
L. F. Bredemeier, district con
servationist of the Soil Conser
vation Service, will explain the
assistance available through the
local district to those land owners
wishing information on soil and
water management for maintain
ing and increasing organic mat
ter and fertility on their land.
The O’Neill meeting is one of
several which is being sponsored
by business men, organizations
and civic clubs throughout the
state. Monday night the Spencer
Community club held a similar
meeting, attended by bankers
and dealers from Butte, Bris
tow and Lynch, in addition to
, Spencer, and plans there are be
ing formulated to launch a con
tinuing program along the sug
gested lines in Boyd county,
Other meetings in this area
are being held this week, and
many Nebraska communities are
already embarked on projects
adaptable to their local condi
tions. A good attendance is ex
pected at O’Neill.
Over 10,000 People
Expected at Neligh
Neligh’s 29th annual July
Fourth, celebration sponsored
jointly by the Legion and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, prom
ises to be one of Nebraska’s big
gest Independence day events.
On the entertainment schedule
are motorcycle races, a ball
game,, stage acts by Col. Wilbur’s
group, a big midway, dancing in
the Riverside park pavilion July
3 and 4, and a big display of fire
works—in fact the biggest ever
shown in Neligh.
The day’s events will begin
with motorcycle time trials at
M a.m. on the Fourth and the
fireworks display, which annual
ly attracts upwards of 10,000 peo
ple, will begin at 9 p.m.
The motorcycle races, top at
traction for the afternoon, are
being held under the auspices of
the American Motorcycle associ
ation and some 50 professional
riders are expected to vie for the
cash prizes.
Hospital Head
Is Appointed
Mother Mary Bertrand has
been appointed superior-elect for
St. Anthony’s hospital, it has
been announced by the Denver,
Colo., provincial house of the
Sisters of St. Francis.
Mother Bertrand is a former
resident of O’Neill and a gradu
ate of St. Mary’s academy with
the class of 1913.
Before taking her vows Mother
Mary Bertrand’s name was Miss
Alice Fleming, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Fleming, both
deceased.
Sgt. Langan Is
Wounded in Korea
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Sgt. Gerald J. Langan, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Langan,
of Spencer, who live on Eagle
creek in northern Holt county,
was wounded on June 11, accord
ing to a telegram received Friday
by his parents from the depart
ment of the army.
Sergeant Langan was a marine
during World War II. He is now
in the army rangers and has been
in Korea about 2 months. The
telegram indicated the wound
was not serious.
i Tour To Shew Effect of
Commercial Fertilizers—
The Holt county crop improve
ment association will sponsor a
tour to various farms in the coun
ty so interested persons may see
fertilizers on grasses, grains and
legumes. The tour will begin at
9 a.m. Monday, July 2, at the
courthc use.
The .arms to be visited are:
the M. G. French farm, north
west of Page; the Rudy Bartak
farm and the P. W. and Bob Sum
merer farm, south of Ewing;
and the Clarence Ernst farm,
the Kenneth LaRue farm, and the
Frank Peters farm near O’Neill.
Mrs. Christina Muff and Mr.
and Mrs. Merle Cox, all of Nor
folk, were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark
v Muff.
DIES AT 28 . . . Funeral ser
vices for Miss Victoria Worth,
28, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence E. Worth, were con
ducted Saturday, June 23, at
the Assembly of God church.
Miss Worth became ill at lunch
on Tuesday, June 19, was rush
ed to Omaha in a semi - con
scious condition, and died a
few minutes after reaching the
hospital. Survivors include her
parents, 4 sisters, 2 brothers.
Rev. Wayne Hall, church oas
tor, and Rev. F. E. Anderson ,of
Springview, officiated in burial
rites.—The Frontier Engraving.
H. W. GRUBB, 86,
BURIAL TODAY
Retired Chambers Man
111 About 4 Months;
Born in Missouri
CHAMBERS—Funeral services
for Harvey Wade Grubb, 86-year
old retired Chambers man, will
be conducted at 2 p.m. today
(Thursady) at the Methodist
church in Chambers. Burial will
be in the Chambers cemetery
under direction of Biglin Bros., of
O’Neill, with Rev. Lawrence Mc
Elheran, Baptist minister, offici
ating.
Mr. Grubb died at 3 p.m., Sun
day, June 24, at his home where
he had been ill about 4 months.
The late Mr. Grubb was born
March 9, 1865, at Brimson. Mo.,
a son of Bolivar and Angelina
Husten Grubb. On March 9.
1889, he married Gertrude Le
nora Davis in Illinois. The/
came to Holt county in 1898
from Brimson and settled in the
Chambers community.
Mrs. Grubb died 2 years ago.
Survivors include: Sons—Char
les, of Ely, Nev., and Donald, of
Spokane, Wash.; daughters—Mrs,
Grace Cooper, Mrs. Clarence
(Cora Mabel) Wyant and Mrs. W.
D. (Elizabeth) Reninger, all of
Chambers; Mrs. Ned D. (Flor
ence) Frady, of Chester, Calif.,
and Mrs. Roland, (Gladys) Jack
son, of Bremerton, Wash.
Pallbearers will be William
Turner, Charles Grimes, Harlen
Durkee, Glen Taylor, Glen Ad
ams and William Ritterbusn, all
of Chambers.
The body will be removed
from the mortuary to the Grubb
home early today.
Lynch Resident
50 Years Dies
LYNCH—Funeral services for
Frank Vomacka, sr., were held
at Gregory, S.D., at 2 p.m. Sat
urday, June 23. He passed away
at the Gregory hospital Wednes
day, June 20.
Mr. Vomacka was a pioneer
resident of the Lynch communi
ty, having lived on a farm 3 miles
northwest of Lynch for almost 50
years.
One year ago Mr. and Mrs.
Vomacka retired from the farm
and went to Gregory to live with
their son, Frank, jr.
He had been in “poor health”
for several years.
Survivors are: Widow; daugh
ters—Mrs. Mamie Hlavka, o f
Gregory; Mrs. Helen Pesek, of
Dallas, S.D.; Mrs. Anna Pesek, of
Dallas, S.D.; Mrs. Martha Jelinek,
pecky, of Spencer; Mrs. Ottilie
of Winner, S.D.; Mrs. Agnes Ko
Hambek, of Gregory; sons—Wil
liam, of Winner, S.D.; Frank, jr., of
Gregory; Edwin, of Lynch, and
Pvt. Ernest, of Ft. Sill, Okla.
Naprstek Buys
a Drug Store
Leaving today (Thursday) for
Plainview are Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lar Naprstek and daughters, Mar
garet, 2Vz, and Mary, 7-months
old.
Naprstek, who has been em
ployed for 4^2 years here, pur
chased the Kokrda pharmacy at
Plainview on June 18.
The Naprsteks will reside at
Creighton, which is 13 miles from
Plainview, until they can obtain
living quarters at Plainview.
Completes 13 Vi Years
in Navy—
PAGE — Virgal B. Stevens,
CSC, recently spent a 10-day
leave with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Stevens, and brothers,
LaVern and Robert, of O'Neill.
Virgil has spent 13t£ years in
the navy and has 6% more years |
and he will be retired at the age j
of 38. He has spent all but about
2 years on the water.
He is now on his way to Ger
many.
YOUTH, 17, DIES
FOLLOWING SWIM
Darrell Francis Johnson’s
Unexpected Death
Ends Outing
A 17 - year - old O’Neill farm
youth, who had not enjoyed ro
bust health since childhood, died
unexpectedly about 6:30 p.m. Fri
day after bathing in the Niobrara
river.
Darrell Francis Johnson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. John
Johnson
son, who live
in the Phoenix
comm unity,
was discovered
dead in the
rear of a pick
up truck after
an outing with
neighbors.
A group in
cluding younlg
Johnson, Rob
ert Koch, Ar
thur Doty,
Richard Doty,
Alvin Johnson,
(an uncle of the
youth) and Vir
gil Johnson (a brother), had oeen
boating and bathing in the Nio
brara river between noon ana
1:30 o’clock that afternoon.
The Johnson youth, who was
unable to swim, did not pene^
trate into the river beyond
knee depth. He nearly drowned
a year ago. About 2:30 the
group left the river and went
to the Koch place.
Later they returned to the riv
erside in the pickup to get a car
which had been left there. Young
Johnson rode alone in the rear
and presumably was asleep. It
was then discovered that he was
dead.
The young man was born near
O’Neill and spent his entire life
on a farm here. His mother is the
former Ethel Bausch.
Survivors include: Parents:
brother—Virgil Dean, and sister
—Darleen Carol, both of O’Neill;
grandfather—Clyde O. Johnson.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p.m., on Tuesday,
June 26, from the Methodist
church in O’Neill. Burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery with Rev.
V. R. Bell, church pastor, officia
ing and Biglin Bros, in charge of
arrangements.
Pallbearers were Arthur Doty,
Earl Storjohann, Louis Storjo
hann, Edward Hood, Carl O’Neill
and Don Bursell.
A coroner’s jury convened Sat
urday noon and determined the
death was not related to the
bathing but resulted from other
causes.
Berigan to Conduct
Band Concert
John Berigan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Berigan, will conduct
the Municipal band at the Satur
day, June 30, concert at the band
stand.
The program:
“The Star Spangled Banner,"
by Smith; “Sells - Floto Trium
phal March,” by King; ‘Van
guard of Democracy,” by King;
“Deep Purple,” by De Rose; “Col
onel Bogey,” by Alford.
“Largo from Xerxes,” by Hand
el; “El Capitan,” by Sousa; “The
Toy Trumpet,” by Scott.
“Abide With Me,” by Monk.
“Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite,”
by King.
Road Projects in
Area Will Be Let—
Highway improvement projects
on which the state department of
roads and irrigation will take
bids Thursday include:
Ewing-Neligh— 10.3 miles; ar
mor coat.
Royal - Plainview and Neligh
north—7.3 miles; armor coat.
Butte-Bristow and Butte north
—13.8 miles; preparation of road
beds, armor coat and bituminous
mat.
Stuart-O’Neill—-12.3 miles; ar
mor coat.
Valentine-Thedford—4.5 miles;
armor coat.
O’Neill-Orchard—3.5 miles; ar
mor coat.
Bluegrass About
Ready at Deloil—
DELOIT—The bluegrass in this
vicinity is about ready for har
vest.
Stripping has begun on some
places.
Arrive from Colorado—
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Bautsch and
Charlotte Kay and Thomas, of
Denver, Colo., arrived Saturday
to spend 2 weeks with her moth
er, Mrs. Edna Coyne.
Return to Lexington—
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Roe and
son, of Lexington, returned on
Tuesday after visiting the R. E.
Chaneys for 3 days.
Pfc. John Bohn, of Camp Car
son, Colo., spent the weekend
here.
Mother Erica
Returns to SMA
Mother M. Erica, mother pro
vincial for the Order of St. Fran
cis at Denver, Colo., for 12 years,
will become superior at St. Ma
ry’s academy, replacing Mother
M. Boniface, who has been trans
ferred to the Immaculate Con
ception school at Rushville. Be
fore taking her vows. Mother Er
ica was Miss Agnes Hughes, of
Battle Creek.
Other changes and appoint
ments for the Sisters of St. Fran
cis, which were announced last
week, are:
Mother M. Elma. the former
Miss Josephine Vifquain, has
been elected to the position of
mother provincial ai Denver,
Colo. She is the second St. Mar
ian to hold this office, the first
being her predecessor, Mother
Erica
Mo„ner M. Virg nia, former St.
Mary'; superior, has been reap
pointed as superior at St. Agnes
academy in Alliance. Before en
tering the order she was Miss
Loret 1 Sullivan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Sullivan.
Sister M. Christiana has been
chosen alternate delegate to the
order chapter in Holland.
Mothers Erica, Elma and Vir
ginia and Sister Christiana are
graduates of St. Mary’s academy.
S. M. HUFFMAN, 65,
STOCKMAN, DIES
Retired Holt - Wheeler
Rancher Suffers
Heart Attack
S. M. Huffman, 65, well-known
cattleman in the Holt-Antelope
and Wheeler county area, died
about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June
23, in a Tilden hospital. The death
was very unexpected, relatives
said, although on Thursday night
Mr. Huffman suffered a heart at
tack at his home in Elgin.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June
26, at the Episcopal church in
Neligh. Burial was at Neligh.
The late Mr. Huffman was born
at Neligh on July 1, 1886. His
parents were the late Mr. and
Mrs. Madison B. Huffman.
For many years Mr. Huff
man, a widely-known livestock
man, resided on a ranch on the
Holt-Wheeler county line, lo
cated 21 miles west of Elgin.
Although living at Elgin he
made almost daily trips to the
ranch.
Survivors include: The widow;
sons—M. B. Huffman, of F,wing,
and Stanley Huffman, of Elgin:
daughter—Mrs. William Henney,
of Omaha; stepmother—Mrs. Ma
ry J. Huffman, of Lincoln; broth
er—R C. Huffman, of Elgin; sis
ter—Mrs. R. M. Kryger, of Ne
ligh.
The Masonic lodge conducted
the graveside rites.
The body lay in state Monday
afternoon and evening at an El
gin mortuary.
Mr. Huffman was active in civ
ic affairs and the Masonic lodge
at Elgin. He was president of the
board of education for many
years, and had been a resident of
the Elgin community for 40
years.
The late Mr. Huffman was a
partner in the ranch firm of
Huffman-Seymour and in re
cent years the ranch was own
ed by the Huffman corporation.
He was married to the former
Zoe Mellor, of Wayne.
McGlassons Entertain—
Mrs. Wayne A. Davies and
family, of St. Paul, Minn., and
Mrs. W. E. McQuistan, of Bris
tow, were Thursday guests at the
C. M. McGlasson home.
Man, 30, Electrocuted;
‘Q’ Suffers Washout
Lineman Comes in
Contact with
High Voltage
Charles Tessier, 30, a Consum
ers Public Power district em
ployee at Norfolk and husband of
the former Marian Dempsey, of
O’Neill, was electrocuted about 11
o’clock Monday night when he
came in contact with a high volt
age line while working with oth
er Consumers employees in Nor
folk.
He had just finished cutting
off the end of a wire prepara
tory to installing a new wire
when he walked against a
"hot" wire. He was killed in
stantly.
Efforts of his companions to
revive him were futile.
Tessier went from O’Neill to
Norfolk last fall. He had worked
for Consumers here a short time.
His widow is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Dempsey, of O’
Neill.
He is originally from Plain
view and served for a time in
the navy during World War II.
The body was removed to O’
Neill late Tuesday.
Funeral services for Tessier
will be conducted Friday, June
29, at 10 a m., at the Methodist
church with Rev. V. R. Bell,
church pastor, officiating. Burial
will be in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Charles James Tessier was
born March 17, 1920, at Plain
view, a son of Roy L. and Ruby
Nelson Tessier.
He married Marian Dempsey
Spencer at Plattsmouth on June
23, 1943.
Survivors include: Widow; par
ents—Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Tes
sier, of Long Beach, Calif.; sister
— Mrs. Gwen Creel, of Long
Beach.
Lions Seek More
Sidewalks in City
A. E. Bowen, secretary of the
O’Neill Lions club, this week has
been circulating a petition among
property owners asking th» city
to construct a considerable a
inount of sidewalk and do a lim
ited amount of survej’ing.
The proposal wants the city to
proceed with the work and give
property owners an opportunity
to pay the cost with assessments
over a 5- to 10-year period.
Bowen said Wednesday some of
the extensive property owners,
whose property at present is not
100 percent sidewalked, already
have signed the papers.
The Lions are urging as much
sidewalk construction as possible
to enable the forthcoming door
to-door mail delivery to be ex
tended throughout the city.
The petition is being filed im
mediately and the council is ex
pected to take action at the next
meeting.
Coyne Sisters Are
Now in Switzerland
Misses Veronica and Mary
Kathryn Coyne, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Coyne, of ON’eill,
this weekend will be visiting the
Low Countries of Europe.
They landed at La Havre, tour
ed Paris, visited the Biscayan,
coast and went to Madrid, Spain,
which they left June 14. They
were to spend 10 days in Italy
and then proceed early this week
o Switzerland.
Butte Visitor—
Miss Mavis Forsch went home
to Butte for the weekend.
FANCY HEADDRESS . . . The Helping Hand project club, of Am
elia, is one of the oldest clubs in tha county. At a recent party
each member wore a hat of her own design. Three fancy prize
winning numbers were exhibited by (left-to-right) Mrs. Blake
Ott, Mrs. Ralph Rees and Mrs. B. W. Waldo. — The Frontier En
graving.
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Deloit Woman, 87,
Suffers Broken Hip
DELOIT—Mrs. Sarah Fuller,
87, fell Friday and suffered a
broken hip and shoulder. Nine
years ago she fell and broke
the other hip in a similar man
ner.
Mrs. Fuller is being treated
for the latest accident in the
Tilden hospital.
Bandmaster’s Mother
Dies at Plainview—
Word was received in O’Neill
Monday of the death of Mrs.
George, mother of Ira George,
former superintendent of the O’
Neill public school.
Mrs. George died early Mon
day in Plainview. Funeral ser
vices were held at 1:30 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon. Burial was
at Carroll.
HOLT PIONEER, 85,
FATHER OF 12, DIES
Burial Rites Wednesday
for E. J. Grenier;
Burial in Calvary
Eugene Joseph Grenier, 85, of
O’Neill, a Holt county resident
since 1881, died at 3:30 a.m., Mon
day, June 25. here at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Hattie Kind
lund. He had been ill about 8
months.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday morning, June 27,
at 9 o’clock in St. Patrick’s Cath
olic church. Very Rev. Timothy
O’Sullivan, church pastor, offici
ated and burial was in Calvary
cemetery.
A rosary was offered Tuesdav
evening at Biglin Bros.
The late Mr. Grenier was
born December 16. 1865, at
Chankakee. 111., a son of Eu
gene and Philamon Willet Gre
nier. His parents were French
Canadians.
He came to Holt county in 1881
from Illinois.
On January 29, 1888, at Clear
water he married Rosa Thild
bault. They became the parents
of 12 children—3 of whom are de
ceased.
Mrs. Grenier died in 1944.
Survivors include: Sons —
Frank, Max. Cecil, Vern and By
ron, all of O’Neill; daughters —
Mrs. Frank (Mary) Crippen, Mrs.
Hattie Kindlund. Mrs. Lucille
Donohoe, all of O’Neill, and Mrs.
Edith Carter, of Kane. Wyo.
Pallbearers were Joe Gokie, sr.,
T. J. Donohoe, H. E. Coyne, Fora
Knight, Oliver Hill and Matt
Hynes.
One of 3 Privates in
Graduation Class
James R. Marne, of Ute, la.,
was one of 3 privates to graduate
in a class of 230 fiom the air
force personnel management
school at Lackland air force base,
San Antonio, Tex., on June 14.
Marne graduated from St. Ma
ry’s academy in 1947 and is a
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Shriner, of O’Neill. He attended
Iowa university at Iowa City, la.,
for 3 years and attended Morn
ingside college at Sioux City for
1 semester before enlisting in the
air force in January of this year.
Marne’s situation was a little
unusual in that a large portion of
his graduating class at Lackland
was composed of officers, even
including several lieutenant col
onels.
Mrs. Chaney, 61,
Burial at Atkinson
ATKINSON—Mrs. Susie May
Chaney, 61, former resident of
Atkinson and Bassett, died Mon
day, June 18, in a Los Angeles,
Calif., suburb. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday, June
27, at 2 p.m. in the Seger funeral
home and burial was in Wood
Lawn cemetery.
The body reached Atkinson
early Wednesday, accompanied
by a daughter, Mrs. G. H. Stein
hauser, of Butte.
Survivors include: Widower—
Clarence; several sons and
dauhgters.
Arrives from Carson—
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Orville Green
and family, of Camp Carson,
Colo., arrived Sunday evening to
visit his brother, Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle M. Green, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Luben and
Karolyn, of Crawford, arrived on
Sunday evening for a 3-weeks’
visit with her mother, Mrs. Za
da Russ.
Burlington Hopes to
Resume Traffic
Today
Nature’s violence asserted it
self with hurricane winds, torna
does. hail and floods in various
sections of the midwest early this
week.
The O’Neill region escaped ser
ious damage but felt the effects.
One man, Charles Tessier, 30,
of Norfolk, was killed. (See story
in column 5.) High winds dam
aged communications and power
lines. The Burlington railroad ex
pects to have service restored on
the Sioux City-O’Neill branch fol
lowing a washout of 2,900 feet of
track.
Monday evening about 7 o’clock
the severest electrical storm of
the season struck O’Neill, accom
panied by high northwest winds
and a heavy downpour. Rainfall
during the hour-long storm a
mounted to 1.31 inches.
Storm sewers were burdened to
capacity to carry the run-off.
Consumers Public Power dis
trict had several power inter
ruptions here caused by falling
trees in the Clearwater and Ne
ligh vicinities. Service inter
ruption here, however, was of
short duration.
Clearwater was without power
I 9 hours.
Northwestern Bell Telephone
company reported 14 long dis
tance toll circuits were knocked,
out by lightning and falling trees.
Four telephone poles could not
withstand the high gale.
In several sections of the city
water got into the phone cables
and made a number of phones in
operative.
The Burlington railroad, which
has forgotten its 6 weeks’ traffic
traffic tieup during Operation
Snowbound in 1949, was dealt
another severe blow. About 2,
900 feet of track between Water
bury and Jackson was washed
out on Sunday, June 17.
By Monday of this week, when
service was scheduled to be re
stored, a fresh storm created fur
ther washing.
Burlington officials expect a
train to be run over the line to
O Neill today (Thursday).
The state highway department
reported no serious bridge dam
age.
Saturday’s westbound North
Western mainline passenger-mail
train ran about 7 hours late due
to an engine failure at West
Point.
Summary, based on 24 - hour
periods ending at 6 p.m. daily,
follows:
_ „ Hi Lo Mois.
June 20_ 69 50
June 21_ 70 54 .16
June 22 _ 75 55
June 23 _ 09 46 .52
June 24 _ 77 64
June 25_ 85 60 1.31
June 26_8C 68
Total_ 1.99
Driver Dozes,
Car Wrecked
James W. Gray, 26, an Omaha
bartender, was driver nf a west
bound car about 7 o’clock Tues
day morning that careened off
U.S. highways 20-275, a quarter
of a mile west of Inman, and was
nearly demolished.
The investigating state safety
patrol reported Gray had fallen
asleep.
Both Gray and a passenger.
Charles Hamer, 28, also of Oma
ha, were taken to the O’Neill hos
pital for treatment. Hamer suf
fered a cut across the head and a
cut on his back. Both were im
mediately released.
AUTO HITS FENCE
An automobile owned by
James Schneider, of O’Neill, left
U.S. highway 20 and smashed in
to a stop sign and the Caivary
cemetery fence near the new
state highway department shed
sometime Saturday night. The
state highway patrol reported
that Schneider would pay for re
storing the sign and fence.
July 4th Services
At Fox Farm—
Special 4th of July services
will be held at the Charles W.
Fox farm hall on Wednesday,
July 4, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
There will be special music by
the male quartet Everyone is in
vited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. William Beha and
daughters, of Sioux Falls, S.D.,
arrived Friday to spend the
weekend with his mother, Mrs.
Nellie Beha, and other relatives.
Earl Reed, of Branson, Mo., was
in O’Neill Monday on business
business and visited at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Henry Martin.
