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VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 23. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1951. _~ PRICE 7 CENTS
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Federal Judges
Back High Court
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Deny Leaseholders
An Injunction In
Omaha Hearing
The 3-judge panel which heard
the temporary injunction suit
brought by William Propst, et al.
against the Nebraska state board
of educational lands and funds,
Saturday dealt a blow to school
land leaseholders.
The federal district judges, in
cluding O’Neill’s own Federal
Judge James A. Donohoe, ruled
that an injunction would be de
nied the plaintiff, on the grounds
that the state board was acting
^vithin its legal right in placing
school land leases on the auction
block.
It’s possible the legal battle is
not ended. The leaseholders, now
organized on a statewide basis,
are appealing for a new hearing.
The 1947 state legislature
wrote an automatic renewal
clause into the law. Since 1947
about 196 12-year leases have
been issued to Holt countyans.
The supreme court ruled re
cently that the 1947 Nebraska
legislature was wrong, invalidat
ing the law. Consequently, the
state is promptly terminating the
12-year leases, signed since 1947,
and putting them on the auction
block.
First Holt leases will be sold
on Friday, October 12; other^
will follow Saturday, October 13,
and Monday, October 15.
»
Mrs. Carson New
Council Chairman
Mrs. Albert Carson, of Redbird,
Tuesday was elected new chair
man of the Holt county council
of home demonstration clubs.
Other new officers are; Mrs.
George Keitel, of Stuart, vice
president; Mrs. E. A. White, of
Amelia, secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
Frank Grenier, of O’Neill, council
chairman; Mrs. Robert Re veil, of
Star, 4-H chairman, and Mrs. Rob
ert Martens, of Atkinson, pub
licity chairman.
Mrs. Vern Sageser, of Amelia,
^ retiring state chairman, is also
a past county chairman.
The new officers will be install
ed on achievement day, Friday,
October 19.
Stolen Oil Truck
Found at Fullerton
EWING—A Conoco bulk oil
truck, stolen Tuesday, October 2,
from the streets of Ewing, was
recovered this week in an alley
at Fullerton. The truck «con
tained 100 gallons of gasoline,
quantity of lubricating oil when
it was taken, according to Mr.
Welke, manager of the Conoco
plant.
Jim Pruden scored the country
-side in an airplane for several
days in search of the truck.
Authorities are searching for a
stranger who was seen on the
streets of Ewing prior to the theft.
The Holt county sheriff s office re
ports the man was carrying a .22
rifle wraped in a blanket. The
rifle, with a broken stock, was
later found near the lumber yard
here.
20 Participate in
Evening Style Show
A style show featured a Wom
an’s club entertainment Wednes
day evening. October 10, at the
American Legion club.
Twenty young ladies, misses
and little girls modeled suits,
dresses and frocks from O’Neill
I stores and shops.
Lady members of the O’Neill
public school faculty and others
were special guests of the club.
Emmet Pupils Participate
in Friday 'Sing'—
EMMET—Miss Helen Martens
and pupils, of district 20, attend
ed the “sing” held at the O’Neill
public school auditorium on Fri
day afternoon.
Those in attendance were:
Ronnie Murphv, Mike Schaaf.
Linda Serck. Kathleen Grothe,
Melvin Luben. Jerry Schaaf,
Clark Gaughenbaugh, Donald
, Schaaf, Art Wills. Maureen
Schaaf. Karen Bates, Jeanie Kay
Foreman. Junior Grothe. Kenny
Peacock and Carol Gaughen
baugh.
Transportation was furnished
bv Mrs. Herman Grothe, Mrs
Elmer Schaaf and Mrs. Woodrow
Gaughenbaugh._
New Methodist Pastor
^ At Lynch. Monowi—
LYNCH—Rev. Charles Mitch
ell is the new pastor of the
Methodist churches at Lynch and
Monowi. Reverend Mitchell, his
wife and family are residing in
the parsonage at Lynch.
Californians Here—
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wabs and 3
children, of Stockton, Calif., are
visiting his brother and family,
Francis Wabs. and his sister and
family, Mrs. P. J. Keating. They
will also visit with Mrs. Wabs’
relatives at Fremont. She is the
former Mildred Shienost.
Mrs. Shierk Entertains—
Merry Mix club met at the
home of Mrs Paul Shierk on
Tuesday with Mrs. H. G. Kruse
receiving high score.
ARTISTS COMING
Lilia Namoura . . Oriental
and Spanish dancer.
Wiiliam McCulley . . . hand
some, young bass-baritone.
ysjEsaar bp»
Caryl G. Bergman, soprano
. . . aria from "La Boheme."
—The Krontler Kngraving
★ ★ ★
New York Ensemble
To Be Heard Here
It was a stag party—for men
only—when the O’Neill Chamber
of Commerce staged its annual
fall entertainment in 1950.
This year the program will be
of a different nature, falling
somewhere between middlebrow
and highbrow with father, moth
er and all the children being the
guests.
The New York Concert Ensem
ble will appear at the O’Neill
public school auditorium in mat
inee and evening performances
on Monday, October 15, a free
program with the compliments
of the C of C.
The matinee at 2 p.m. will
be for O'Neill public school and
St. Mary's academy students
and invitations have been sent
to music classes in the various
high schools in the county.
Evening performance will be
gin at 8. The public is cordially
invited, explained D. D. DeBolt,
Chamber president.
Five fine artists make up the
ensemble: William McCulley,
bass - baritone: Litia Namoura.
Oriental and Spanish dancer:
Stuart Fastofskv, violinist: Caryl
G Bergman, soprano, and George
Fiore, pianist.
DeBolt describes the concert as
“One you will long remember.”
The ensemble has appeared in
major concert halls throughout
the country.
Program will be in 7 parts:
Part I — Oriental Fantasy: II—
Mozart Festival: III—European
Classics: IV — Musical Comedy
of Yesterday: V—Spanish Fiesta:
VI—Modern Classics: VII—Mu
sical Comedy of Today.
Concert opens with “Song of
India” and “Kashmiri Song.” by
the ensemble.
Mozart Festival music will fea
ture vocal duets by Miss Berg
man and Mr. McCulley. selec
tions from “Don Giovanni” and
“The Magic Flute” and the “Sec
ond Movement of the Violin Con
certo No. 5.” by Mr. Fastofksv.
“Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi.” from
Puccini's opera. “La Boheme,”
will highlight the third part—
European Classics.
Music from “The Vagabond
King.” “The Chocolate Soldier.”
and “Mavtime.” American music
al comedy hits of yesterday, will
comprise part IV.
Part V belongs to Miss Na
moura in glamorous, colorful
and authentic interpretations
of music from the Far East,
Near Blast and Spain.
(Continued on page 4)
G. A. SEGER, 73,
BURIAL TODAY
Retired Farmer Dies At
Home in Inman After
2 - Year Illness
Funeral rites will be conduct
ed at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) for
G. A. Seger, 73, a retired Holt
county farmer, who died Mon
day. October 8, at his home in
Inman. He had been ill more
than 2 years.
Services will be held at the
Afcembly of God church and
burial will be in Prospect Hill
cemetery. Rev. Wayne Hall will
officiate.
Pallbearers chosen are Jeff
Davis, of Inman; Alfred Walt
ers, of Chambers; Joseph Bazel
man, Frank Clements and How
ard Manson, all of O’Neill, and
George Frohardt, of Atkinson.
Gustav Adolphus Seger was
born August 9, 1878, at Chicago,
111., a son of Leopold John and
Lizzie Alum Seger. As a child
he came to Holt county with his
parents, making the last leg of
the journey—from Omaha to O’
Neill—bv oxen and wagon.
On April 18, 1900, he married
Millie Banks, of O’Neill. They
became the parents of 7 children.
Survivors include: Widow; sons
—Maj. H. L. Seger. who is over
seas with the armv; Harold Se- j
ger and D. E. Seger. both of O’
Neill; daughters—Mrs. Rex (Min
nie) Beckwith, of Emmet: Mrs.
Elizabeth Keeney, of Norfolk;
Mrs. Ralph (Myrtle) Beckwith,
of O’Neill; Mrs. Vem (Theresa)
Beckwith, of Columbus.
Achievement Date
Is October IS
Friday, October 19, is the date
for the annual achievement pro
gram, sponsored by the Holt
county council of home demon
stration clubs. The affair will be
held at the O’Neill public school
auditorium, beginning with reg
istration at 10 a.m.
Feature of the afternoon’s pro
gram will be a lecture by Betty
Barr, Omaha, interior decorator,
who will discuss “Matching Color
Combinations in Drapery, Floor
Covering, Upholstery and Other
Fabrics.” A question period will
follow.
The Happy Homemakers club, !
of Chambers, will offer an un- |
usual number, and there will be a
recognition service and installa- ■
tion of new officers, in charge of
Mrs. Vern Sageser, of Amelia, re- |
tiring state demonstration presi- j
dent. Highlights of the year's
projects will be reviewed in ex
hibits. There will be a noon
luncheon. A tea will close the af
fair.
New officers were elected at
a meeting of the council Tuesday
in O’Neill.
“Everyone is invited to the
achievement program,”’ reported
Mrs. Robert Martens, of Atkinson,
publicity chairman for the coun
cil.
Mrs. Bertha Johnson
Expires At Stuart
ATKINSON — Mrs. Bertha
Johnston, 62, died about 4 a.m.,
Monday, October 8. in the Stuart
Community hospital. She had be
come ill the preceding day and
entered the hospital,
i Funeral services were conduct
ed here at 2 p.m., Wednesday.
October 10, and burial was in the
Chambers cemetery. Rev. Orin
C. Graf, of Stuart, officiated.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. Lee Hyland, of Stuart; i
Mrs. Lee Gillman. of Amelia,
and Mrs. Craig Baker, of Lincoln: I
4 grandchildren.
The late Mrs. Johnston was ]
well-known in the Atkinson. Am
elia. Stuart and Chambers locali
ties.
M rs. Alice Axtell
Eyes 1 00th Birthday
CELIA—Mrs. Alice Axtell. of
Stuart, on November 25 will cel
ebrate her 100th birthdav anni
versary. This spry old ladv. who
manages to take care of herself,
her chickens and make rugs,
is counting the days. She lives
with her daughter. Miss Pearl.
The Wesleyan Methodist ladies,
of Atkinson, held a missionary
meeting at the Axtell home on
Tuesday, October 2.
Among those attending were
Mrs. Leonard Chaffin. Mrs. Ber
tha Frickel. Mrs. Aria Hendricks
and Mrs. Mary Hendricks, 411 of
Celia.
Considerable Newsmaiter
Omiited This Issue—
A considerable volume of news
matter and some late advertising
have been necessarily omitted
from this issue of The Frontier.
Reason: The bulk of the matter
reached The Frontier office too
| late to develop 4 additional
1 pages.
Emmet's main street today looking north . . . met State bank was founded in 1907.
it was a bustling town twice as large when Em- _The Frontier l'hoto & Engraving
Emmet State Bank Closes Its Doors
Arbitrarily Merged
with Atkinson
First National
(By a Staff Writer)
EMMET — This tiny central
Holt county, village (population
70), located 9 miles west of O’
Neill, has lost its bank.
The Emmet State bank, a verit
able little Gibraltar and certain
ly the commercial heart of the
community, Saturday closed its
doors.
The Emmet bank was consoli
dated with the First National
bank, of Atkinson.
Representatives of the state
banking commission came to
Emmet, went through the
formalities, and the consolida
tion became official. Consolida
tion means the accounts are au
tomatically transferred to At
kinson.
To many of the customers the
move came as a surprise. And to
most of them there was a nostal
gic feeling about the whole ma
neuver.
Officers at the time of the con
solidation were Hugh J. Birm
ingham, president and majority
stockholder; John Conard, vice
president, and Homer Mullen,
cashier.
Disappearance of the bank
leaves Conard without a first
class rural banking facility next
door to his combination country
store and postoffice, and it leaves
Mullen without a job.
Birmingham also is a majority
stockholder in the First National
bank, of Atkinson.
It was back in 1907 the Emmet
State bank was conceived and
born. Emmet was a booming lit
tle village then with about twice
its present population. The town
was destined to grow even larg
er before the automobiles came
and deterioration set in.
Organizers were the late Ed
ward F. Gallagher and the late
T. F. Birmingham, both of O’
Neill, pioneer Holt bankers, the
late Fred H. Swingley, who was
not an original stockholder but
certainly active in creating the
bank, and William P. Dailey, who
was “quite the junior” among the
founders. Gallagher. Birmingham,
Dailey and M. J. Swingley, of
Salt Lake City. Utah, were the
original stockholders.
Emmet was bustling with ac
tivity in those days. There was a
hotel, a large livery barn, several
stores and saloons and, in the
words of Mr. Dailey, “Business
certainly warranted a small
bank.”
' It was Mr. Dailey who was to
be the managing officer of the
bank down through 42 out of the
44 V2 years.
Illness in the fall of 1948
prompted Mr. Dailey to aban
don active management of the
bank and on December 31.
1948. he sold his interests and
retired completely.
Now taking life easy and feel
William P. Dailey, retired in
1943 ... 100 cents on the dol
lar. (Staff Photo 8c Engraving.)
Resources a half million dollars . . . loans had dwindled from
200-thousand-dollars to about 30-thousand.
ing fine, Mr. Dailey and his wife
reside in a comfortable home on
Emmet’s main street, only a
block north of the little frame
bank building which suddenly
became lifeless.
The events of the week bring
baen. memories to most folk who
have lived in or felt the pulse of
the Emmet community during
those 4416 years. “Bill” Dailey,
an observer, has a special inter
est because the banking business
in tiny Emmet has been his life.
“Bill” was raised in a sod
house southwest of town. His
parents were true pioneers. It was
a relatively short jump for young
“Bill” from the sodhouse to the
job of part-owner and manager
of a young bank, via a short
course at the Fremont normal
school.
From a meager beginning the
(Continued on page 4.)
Stocker-Feeder Sale
Grosses $23,312.48
The annual Holt county stock
tr-feeder sale, including 75 4-H
calves and 27 commercial calves,
Wednesday grossed $23,312.48 at
the O’Neill Livestock Market.
Top price paid was 95-cents
per hundredweight on an Angus
steer calf, weighing 325 pounds,
sold by David Garwood, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Garwood, of
Atkinson. Purchaser was Hugh J.
Birmingham, of O’Neill.
Grand champion of the show,
entered by Nancy Cuatt. of the
Sandhill Billies club, brought 75
eents. Her Hereford steer was
purchased by Melvin Todd, of
Union. Nancy is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cuatt, of
Amelia.
Reserve show honors went to
Gene Shermer, of the Sandhill
Billies, son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa
Shermer.
Frances Gotschall, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gotschal? of
Atkinson, won the showmanship
contest. Second place went to
Benton Mellor, of Atkinson:
third place to Beverly Small, of
Amelia.
Buyers came from Illinois,
Iowa and eastern Nebraska.
Prices on 4-H calves were strong
ly supported by local buyers.
Col. Ed Thorin was auctioneer.
William McIntosh, vice-president
of the Chamber of Commerce,
presented awards.
FIREMEN CALLED
Firemen were summoned at
4.40 a.m. Tuesday to extinguish
an oil heater blaze at the Melvin
Emde residence. The Emdes re
side in an Asimus apartment
north of the New Deal Oil com
pany. Damage was slight.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES; BURIAL HERE
Howard M. Perkins, 67,
Expires in Gillette
Hospital
Howard M. Perkins. 67. a for
mer O'Neill salesman, died at 7
a m. Wednesday. October 3. in a
Gillette. Wyo.. hospital where he
had been a patient for 2 weeks
Death was caused by a heart ail
ment.
Funeral rites were conducted
Saturday, October 8. at 10:30 a.m.
at First Presbyterian church here I
with Rev. Ralph G. Gerber,
church pastor, officiating. Burial
was in Prospect Hill cemetery
under the direction of Biglin
Bros. Pallbearers were Leon
Hertel. Alvin Gibson. Glenn Har
ris. Earl Fox. Herbert Nielsen and
Delbert Whiting.
The late Mr. Perkins was
born in New York state on
February 29. 1884.
On Sept, mber 18, 1904, he mar
ried Mvrtle Z. Roby at Cham
bers. They became the parents of
' 3 children.
For a number of years Mr.
Perkins had a sales route here.
Recently he had been operating
a drive-in cafe at Valentine. He
left O’Neill about a year ago.
His 2 sons and 1 daughter visit
ed him in the Gillette hospital
before his death.
Survivors include: Sons—De
Wight D. Perkins, of Winslow.
Ariz.: Richard Earl Perkins, of
Log Angeles. Calif.: daughter —
Mrs. Chalmer (Hazel) Nielsen, of
Gillette. Wyo.; 6 grandchildren
and 1 great-grandchild.
Stuart Reservist
Home, Separated—
STUART—Cpl. Andy Tytrek,
who has received his release from
the army, arrived home Monday,
October 8. Corporal Hytrek had
been serving in Korea with an ar
tillery battalion since early in
January
He had served 2 years in the
air borne division during World,
War II and was recalled to serv
ice in October, 1950.
RECENT ENLISTEES
Recent air force enlistees from
the O’Neill region include: Ivan
E. McClanahan. Stanley G.
Young and Marvin E. Cava
naugh, all of O’Neill: Paulie R.
Slattery, of Bassett: Henry F.
Eilers. of Spencer. They have
gone to Lackland air force base,
San Antonio. Tex., for processing,
according to Sfc. James R. Lyons,
of the army-air force recruiting
station here.
3 CRIMINAL SUITS
ON FALL DOCKET
Jury Will Also Hear 11
Civil Suits in
District Court
Three criminal and 11 civil ac
tions await the jury in the fall
term of Holt county district court.
Jurors, who will report on Mon
day, October 15, include:
Mrs. Luella Parker, of O’Neill;
Thaine Lee Mitchell, of Cham
bers; Arthur Humpal, of Atkin
son; Vern Sageser, of Amelia;
Harvey Wayman, of O’Neill; Mrs.
Clarence Gilg, of Atkinson; Levi
Yantzie, of O’Neill; Mrs. Ed Pavel,
of Ewing; Luverne VanConnett, of
Page; Richard Marston, of Wal
nut; Lionel Gunter, of Ewing;
Mrs. S. R. Robertson, of O’Neill;
Mrs. Ray Hoffman, of Chambers
Joy Greenfield, of Stuart; Mrs.
Blanche Pease, of Atkinson;
Gerald Harding, of O’Neill; Frank
Dobrovolny, of Atkinson; Alois
Kaup, of Stuart; Emmet Crabb, of
O'Neill; Mrs. Vern Wilbem, of At
kinson; Otmar Poessnecker of At
kinson; Ed Murray, of O’Neill;
Mary Claussen, of Atkinson; Earl
Collins, of Atkinson; N. A. Lind
quist, of Star; Mrs. Harry Mit
chell, of Stuart; Henry Wood, of
Ewing; Stanley Soukup, of O
Neill; Mrs. Alvin Tangeman, of
Chambers; Cecil Keyes, of In
man; Wm. Derickson, of Star;
Elmer DeVall, of O’Neill.
The criminal actions include:
State of Nebraska vs. Ray H.
Knudzen, complaint on no-fund
check; state vs. Marlin R. Karr,
complaint on overloaded truck;
state vs. Dallas Stonebraker, of
Neligh, complaint on traffic vio
lation.
The Stonebraker case will open
the jury term.
The civil actions include:
Dickerson vs. Prior, suit over
livestock accounting; Francis D.
Lee and Charles E. Chace, attor
neys, respectively.
Tobin Seed Co., vs. C. L. Sisson,
of Ewing, replevin action involv
ing stripping machines; William
W. Griffin and Julius D. Cronin,
attorneys.
Loup River Public Power dis
trict - Alferd Drayton, land con
demnation action; Cronin, Waller,
Leininger, attorneys for Loup.
J. Homer Davis vs. city of O -
Neill, damages for drainage, But
terfield and Griffin, attorneys.
Robert ar.d Eugene Ramim vs.
Wilbur Moon, accounting involv
ing livestock; Lee and Cronin at
torneys. , ,
Francis Clark vs. Shorty Steele.
Graybar Electric, Omaha, vs.
Laurence Jonas; Thomas J. Nolan
(deceased), attorney for Graybar;
Gallagher attorney for Jonas.
Holt vs. Laurence Jonas, appeal
from county court on disputed
goods; Griffin, attorney for couiv
^Calvin H. Rude vs. Thomas H.
Strong and Helen Rude vs.
Strong; Cronin, attorney for de
fendant. , ,
Michael Olinger vs. Michael
Wener, suit on mote; Chase and
Cronin, attorneys.
Cars Smashed in
Highway Accident
Three persons were hurt in S
2-car automobile accident about
7:15 p.m. Sunday 17 miles east
of O’Neill on U. S. highway 275.
Egnaz J. Heumesser of Ewing,
a custodian at St. Mary's acad
emy in O’Neill, was treated for
deep cuts about the face. He was
driving a west bound 1950 Chev
rolet sedan, which was crushed on
a front side.
The other machine, a 1951
Chevrolet coach with onlv 2,200
miles on the speedometer, was
driven bv Lawrence J. Leander,
75, of Mold, Wash., who was
traveling east, a.co.r.pan ed by
his wife.
The Leanders were taken to
O’Neill hospital where they were
held until Tuesday afternoon.
He suffered a slight blood clot in
a leg. Mrs. Leander had a bad
cut on her head.
The Leand rs were enroute to
Omaha for a wedding anniver
sary celebration. Reumesser was
enroute to O’Neill to his work.
TRUCKER TAKES DITCH
STUART—Fritz Kohle, Stuart
trucker, tok a spill with his
truck Monday about 7:30 p.m.
near Plain view. He was enroute
to Sioux City with a load of cat
tle. To avoid hitting a car, Mr.
Kohle said he went into the ditch,
where his truck overturned. Mr.
Kohle escaped injury but the
truck was badly damaged.
NELSON FILES
State Sen. Frank Nelson this
week filed for reelection from
the Twenty - eighth legislative
district. He is an O’Neill farmer
who has served 2 terms. It is a
non-Dolitical post.
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