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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1951)
* 1 12 PAGES — 2 SECTIONS North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 71—NUMMER 28. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1951 * PRIciTT^oS* ■' 11 -■ ■- -- ■ ■ — ———————————'■ 111 ■ i ii— ■■■ i ■■■■■ — — — ■ — — .. - - - ■ STA* HIST 90c ^ Tht William C. Kelleys . . . married 55 years < . . she wasn't equal physically for a celebration 5 years ago.—By John H. Me Caryille. 0 —The hTontter ^hoto A! Kngi MViug Granddaughter Ann Kelley, 4. naps on billiard table while celebration is in progress. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Kelley, of Inman. 200 Help Kelleys , Mark 55th Wedding . o (By a Staff Writer.) INMAN—Everybody in the community was on hand Sunday, November 11, when Mr. and Mrs. William C. Kelley, longtime resi dents of Holt county, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Many from a distance came, too, including their 5 sons and 2 daugh ters. It was a belated golden wedding, ii you please. Five years ago the 50th anniversary celebration was waived because Mrs. Kelley's health was delicate and the sons and daughters were strewn from Alaska to Washington, D.C. Consequently, the 1946 affair was con fined to a family dinner and attended by only a handful of their descendants. Not so for the 55th. The spacious top floor of the Odd Fellows hall was strained to accommodate all the relatives and friends who came to pay their ^ respects and to congratulate the Kelleys. More than 200 signed the guest register. The Kelleys were seated in a corner of the big room where they received a parade of friends from 2 until 5 p.m. The reception was preceded by a family dinner, posing for The Frontier’s photographer, formal ities of cake-cutting and admiring a carefully appointed room. This was the day the Kelleys had long awaited—their day. It was in 1896 Maysie Brum baugh and William C. Kelley exchanged nuptial vows at the Brumbaugh homestead. 2 Vi ' i miles south and a half-mile west of Inman. The late Judge McCutchen. of O'Neill, per formed the rite*. Mr. Kelley was born October f 3, 1873, at DeWitt. He came to Inman in 1895—a young carpen ter and bridge builder. Mrs. Kelley was born Septem ber 23, 1877, at Couch, Ind., and had traveled to Nebraska with her parents as an infant — little more than a year old. Her father, the late Elias Brumbaugh, homesteaded south of town and the 200-acre farm still is known as the old Brum baugh place. The couple met on September 23, 1895—they remember the ex act date and hour — and little more than a year later the court ship culminated in marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley spent a bout 2 years on the farm, moving then into Inman, where they have resided continuously. Their home is a little frame white house 3 blocks west of the flag pole. Nine children came along. The family never wanted for food or clothing, because Mr. Kelley was 1 always a good breadwinner and Mrs. Kelley a good mother and * manager. But the little house frequently bulged at the seams, (Continued on page 3.) 2 CARS, COLLIDE Two vehicles collided about 3 p.m., Saturday at the intersection of Sixth and Clay streets. Driver of the southbound car was Law rence E. Dexter, of O’Neill; driv er of the eastbound car. was Mrs. Dorothy -J. Slattery, of Middle branch. No one was hurt. Miss Nan Sullivan is expected home today (Thursday) to spend Thanksgiving vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Sulli van. i SOIL OFFICIALS WILL BE HONORED Plans were completed this week for the banquet to honor the supervisors of the Holt soil conservation district. The affair will be held at the American Le gion auditorium on Tuesday eve ning, Novemebr 27, at 7 o’clock. Bill Derrick, extension animal husbandryman at the University of Nebraska college of agricul ture, will be the speaker of the evening. Mr. Derrick is well-known in Holt county and has appeared at a number of banquets and meet ings in Holt county. The O'Neill Chamber o f Commerce is making the plans for the banquet and anxious that businessmen as well as farmers and ranchers attend to show interest in the activities of the district. Not only the businessmen of O'Neill but from all towns in the county can show interest by honoring the work of these board mem bers. Members of the soil board of supervisors serve without pay. They spend one or more days a month of their time directing the activities of the district because they feel it is accomplishing a definite need in the county. They serve as advisors for the local staff, determine policy of priori ties, plan educational activities for the district in conjunction with the county agent, review all plans and applications and deter mine policy regarding their equipment such as price rate on equipment and seed trees. The supervisors have decided on the purchase of all new equip ment which over the years has expanded the facilities of the dis trict for the conservation farmer and rancher. These men include: Clarence Ernst, of O’Neill; R. L. Heiss, of Page; Elmer Allvn, of Stuart; F. E. Keyes, of Inman, and E. J. Revell, of Star. Former board members in clude: Carl I.ambert, of Ewing; D. E. Bowen, of Page; L. G Bern holtz, of Page and W. G. Sire, of Butte. 0. A. KILPATRICK, LONG ILL, DIES Funeral Services Today for Retired O’Neill Cattle Buyer Otis A. Kilpatrick, 72, O’Neill cattle buyer, died Tuesday morn ing, November 13, at Sacred Heart hospital in Lynch, where he had been a patient for several months. The late Mr. Kilpatrick had been ill for 11 months. Cause of death was given as a cerebral heinhorrage. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) at First Presbyterian church in O’Neill at 10 a.m. and burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. H. K. Beers will officiate. Pallbearers will be L. D. Put nam, H. L. Bennett, T. M. Har rington, Felix Hendricks, Guy Johnson and Austin Hynes. The late Mr. Kilpatrick was born at Grant, la., on July 25, 1879. He was a son of John A. and Maria Kilpatrick. In Feb ruary, 1902, he married Daisy Belle Heflin. He came to Holt county in April, 19(4, from Harlan, la. They became the parents of 1 son and 4 daughters. Mrs. Kilpatrick died about a year ago. Survivors include: Daughters— Mrs. Ray (Ruth) Hill, of Orchard/ Mrs. Glenn (Esther) Tomlinson, of Spencer; Miss Arlene, of O’ Neill, and Mrs. Ralph (Nadine) Voecks, of Omaha; son—Otis E., of Arlington, Va.; 6 brothers, 4 sisters and 8 grandchildren. Reverend Beers, of Omaha, is a former pastor of First Presby terian church. Mrs. Axtell Will Be 100 Next Week STUART — November 24 Mrs. Joseph Axtell, brought to the midwest by her parents in 1866 for her health, will reach her 100th birthday anniversary. The climate has been good for her. Her health is near-perfect, although her hearing and sight are only fair. She was bom in Lawrence county, New York, and brought to Waverly, la., when she was 15, the family considering this to be in the West. This trip was made by train, but 14 years later the family moved by cov ered wagon to Nebraska. The father drove one team, the daughter the other, traveling ap proximately 400 miles. They settled in the Dustin community, north of Stuart, Then known as South Side, presumably because it was on the south side ri the Niobrara river. They lived on a preemp tion which had been purchased and resided in an improvised log-sod house. She was married in 1887. Mr. Axtell died in 1911 and in 1924 she and her daughter, Pearle, 'moved to their present home in Stuart. Mr. Axtell specialized in put ting down wells for pioneer set tler?. A neighbor lady officiated at the birth of their only child, Pearl. There were many hardships in the early days, Mrs. Axtell said. For a time she lived on a home stead with her tiny baby while her husband established resi dence on a claim near Brocks burg, in Keya Paha county. Each year she and her daughter lived there the required time, return ing to Holt for the balance of th§ year. In Keya Paha they lived in a sod house and burned cowchips for fuel. “It seemed the last straw when hail took his entire crop at the claim,” he said. To help out, sne made cneese during the summer months and butler during the winter. This she sold for a few cents a pound at near-by settlements. She also fashioned "stays" worn by the ladies of that day. selling nicer sets for as much as $2. In later years she bs* came an expert seamstress. Indians were not very nu merous, she said. But on one occasion 9 Indians suddenly apeared outside her door. They walked in quietly, sat down on the floor, had a good visit and left without trouble, she recalled. Usually they want ed something to eat. For years Mrs. Axtell made candles for light and used a grease lamp when there wasn’t tallow. Prairie fires were fre quent and she has often battled flames until she was exhausted. Mrs. Axtell is active in the Wesleyan Methodist missionary society, pieces quilts, helps with housework and takes an interest in what her friends are doing. FIRE DESTROYS CAR AFTER MISHAP . . . Two Atkinson men, Vern Claussen, 21, driver, and Floyd Osborne, 22, escaped serious injury when their 1940 passenger car (above) collided headon with a 1951 pickup driven by George E. Schindler, 45, of Bassett. The accident occurred about 645 p.m, Sunday on U.S. highway 20 near the gravel pit, between Stuart and Atkinson. Claussen’s car overturned, caught afire, and w^ virtually destroyed. Claussen for a time was pin ned in the wreckage, was freed by Osborne and Schindler before being burned. A battery short —The frontier Photo & Engraving circuit and spilled gasoline caused the fire. Pass ersby took Claussen and Osborne to the Stuart hospital. Osborne suffered a long gash across the face and almost lost his nose. He was given a blood transfusion. Claussen received facial lacer ations and suffered mostly from shock. Both were released from the hospital 2 days later. Schindler was taken to Atkinson by friends. The Stuart fire department was summoned to extinguish the blaze. GERMAN DOCTOR VISITS KIN HERE Lady Biologist Doing Cancer Research at Chicago *U’ Dr. Wilhelmine Rodewald, a charming, angular German lady who is in the U.S. on a tempo rary permit doing cancer re search at the University of Chi cago, spent the weekend with Holt county kin. Doctor Rodewald, who came to the U.S. in August under the auspices of the American Asso ciation of University Women, reached O’Neill by rail. She wanted to greet a host of rela tives whom she had never seen. Her grandmother was the on ly member of a 19th century family that stayed behind. The others came to America, in cluding the late Joseph and r Ernest Stein, who were Holt county pioneers. Thus, Doctor Rodewald is a second cousin of the present day St eins, Woidnecks, Schmidts, Karels and Elshires living in both Holt anA Boyd counties. Speaking a rather slow, precise English with a highly cultured accent, Doctor Rodewald appear ed on Monday’s “Voice of The Frontier” program (WJAG, 780 kc.), being interviewed by George Hammond. She spoke of discovering cer tain medical reactions found in European frogs in connection with cancer research, and she was encouraged to show these findings at the Chicago cancer laboratory. She amusingly told how Amer ican frogs differ somewhat from European frogs and as a result she was obliged to "change the whole method” in order to achieve he desired results, "but we suc ceeded." “Very interesting progress in cancer research has been made in the last years,” she explained, and she is quite confident that a cancer cure will be developed in our time. Doctor Rodewald, a graduate of the University of Kiel, has Elvin H. Coker, 55, Dies; 111 6 Months Elvin H. Coker, 55, well-known Holt1 countyan and operator of the Coker Lockers here since 1947, died about 8:15 p.m., Wed nesday, November 14, at his home in O’Neill. He had been ill a bout 6 months and hospitalized a portion of that time. Funeral arrangements were not completed Wednesday night. The body is at Biglin Bros. Survivors include: Widow; sons—Lewis, of O’Neill; James, of the army; daughters —Mrs. Robert Reitz, of Wichita, Kans.; Mrs. B. W. Hand, of Rockford, 111.; Mrs. Robert Greenfield, of Stuart; and Mrs. Robert Mat thews, of O’Neill,. The late Mr. Coker was born at Shelby. Ia. He came to Holt in 1918, residing for a number of years on a ranch south of Atkin son. I.ater for a few years he op erated a locker plant at Stuart. Ds. Wilhelmine Rodewald . . . cancer cure in our time? attended international cancer congresses, including a recent one at Paris. She explained the incidence of cancer is far great er. for example/among certain native African tribes than a mong the peoples of Scandina via. She divided her time between Kiel, her home, and Berlin dur ing World War II. In fleeing the German capitol ahead of the Rus sians, she said she walked about a hundred miles with all her be longings on her back. Her entire effort in cancer re search, until her trip to the U.S. on a 90-day permit, had been at Brackwede, Westphalia, in West ern Germany. She minimized communistic activities among Western Ger mans, explaining that so many Western Germans had seen the reds at first hand and there was ittle danger any would turn to communism. She explained that Western Germans are getting plenty to cat, taxes are very high in fi nancing reconstruction, and she is confident of the Bonn govern ment. People are living, she said, un der constant fear of the red hordes from the east, and the danger is just as great now as ev er. The German visitor was pleasantly surprised with the excellence of American trains, particularly the mainliner she traveled first - class between New York City and Chicago. Her title, doctor of philisophy in biology, qualifies her to teach in any European university. She left O’NeilL late Sunday, will stop-off again in Chicago be fore continuing on to New York and heading homeward. Auxiliary Looks to Annual Bazaar The regular meeting of the American Legion auxiliary was held on Wednesday, November 7. Mrs. Axel Borg presided. A fi nancial report was given by the secretary on the Crowell-Collier publication credit from magazine sales. The auxiliary plans to have a Christmas party at their next meeting with the exchange of gifts. No gift should exceed 50 cents in value. Plans were discussed for the annual bazaar which will be held Qn December 1, and all members were asked to help in any way possible. It was voted to send a subscription of The Frontier and Holt County Independent to the Veterans’ hospital in Grand Island. The Fr ontier for printing. „ O, , , O .<5 O O °C'° oo Cr ° Adams Auction Tops Calendar The Leo T. Adams registered Aberdeen-Angus dispersion s^le, to be held Saturday, November 17, at the Atkinson Livestock Market, tops The Frontier’s sale calendar this week. Adams, a former Chambers banker, is now associated with Ernie Weller in the auction business. Friday, November 16: R. E. Dunkelberger, who resides 2% miles north of Page and 3 miles west, will offer 31 head of cattle in his personal property closeout sale. FORMER RESIDENT DIES LYNCH—Funeral services for Joe Chocholosek were held at Gregory, S.D., Monday, Novem ber 12. Both Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chocholosek lived in Lynch many years ago. Edwin Vo macha attended the funeral. 0 ° UNVEIL YULE WINDOWS NOV. 28 Simultaneous Energizing of Lights Set for 7:30 P.M. O’Neill business firms will stage a simultaneous unveiling of their yuletide show windows at 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Novem ber 28. This was decided Monday eve ning at the quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Sev enteen were present. Prizes will be awarded for beat religious window and best com mercial window; $5 for first place in each division, $2.50 for second. At the same lime 2 fin* prizes will be provided for beat residential lighting. Douglas street will divide the city and out-of-town judges will pick north aid? and south side first and second place winners. Prizes will be $5 for first; $2.50 for second. The city’s yuletide decorations will be lighted at the same time as the unveiling. Individual firms will decorate a tree in front of each place of business, as well as windows, and the Chamber will sponsor the customary multicol or lighting in the streets. Next meeting of the Chamber will be on Tuesday, February 2, when members will entertain wives and lady friends at a Val entine party. At that time a vote will be taken to determine a uniform holiday observance schedule. 11 Report Today for Induction Eleven Holt county selective service registrants will leave to day (Thursday) for induction in to the armed forces. They are: Raymond R. Revell, of O’Neill; Donald E. Murphy, of O’Neill; Charles W. Fauquier, of O’Neill; ?Donald D. Miner, of O’Neill; Har old L. Woeppel, of Ewing; Clar ence F. Latzel, of Ewing; Joseph E. Miller, of Ewing; Frank D Jauernig, of Stuart; Donald E. Raymer, of Atkinson; Harold Mil ler. of Atkinson; Raymond D. Dobias, of Atkinson. Meanwhile, 14 registrants re ported for preinduction physical J xaminations on November 8. Examined were: Robert L. Retke, of Page; Rich ard H. Heiss, of Page; Dewaine H. Williamson, of Orchard; Don Jesse Clark, of Ewing; Joseph J. Skudlar, of Burwell; Harold Ko pejtka, of Inman; Donley E. Moss, of Stuart; Robert G. Ful ler, of Stuart; Wendell J. Babl. of Emmet; Robert B. Blackmore, of Atkinson; Richard W. Walton, of O’Neill; Otto R. Bartos, of O’ Neill; Eldon and Elvin Dohnal. of O’Neill. According to Mrs. W. H. Harty chief clerk of the selective ser vice board here,, the county will furnish 8 men in the Decern! r r call. January call is expected to be leavy. Holt has not yet received ts quota, but the state is expect 'd to furnish 650. TB Seals Will Be Mailed This Year— Christmas seals will reach you on or about November 19, according to Miss Bernadette Brennan, of O’Neill, Holt TB seal chairman. Four thousand of these enve lopes are now ready. “If your supply fails to show up, write the Christmas seal chairman for them: Let’s not sxt and wring our hands and cry a bout tuberculosis. Do something constructive! Buy more Christ mas seals! Use them on all cards and packages to prove to the re cipients you are deeply charit able,” Miss Brennan urged. 'Go to School' Theme of P-TA Meet— The Parent-Teachers’ associa tion held a meeting at the public school on Monday evening. It was “go to school” night with the par ents having 15-minute classes in each school room with the re spective teacher of the room in charge. The first grade mothers and Mrs. A1 Fritton served a lunch cafeteria style. The table was appropriately decorated in the Thanksgiving theme. Mrs. Neil Clark and Mrs. D. E. Nelson are the room moth ers. Visit Hood Home— Wyiiam Sholes, of Inman; Dean Hood, of Wisner; Miss Dol ly Hood and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Storjohann and family were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hood.
