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Volume 72.—Number 19. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, Sept. 1 I, 1952. Seven Cents.
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Test well on Neil Asher farm was going good until bit struck
layer of granite at depth of 2,361 feet. — The Frontier Photo by
John H. McCarville.
Try for Oil Fails;
Drillers Strike Rock
Lee Roy Sammons,
Amelia, Expires
Burial Sunday at
Chambers
AMELIA — Funeral services
were conducted at 2 o’clock Sun
day afternoon, September 7,
from the Methodist church m
Amelia for Lee Roy Sammons, 48,
who died early Friday, Septem
ber 5, at his home near Amelia.
Burial was in the Chambers
cemetery.
Rev. L. R. Hansberry officated
and a vocal quartet, composed uf
Stanley Lambert, Leo T. Adams,
Ernest Farrier and Ray Hoffman,
accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Lela Corcoran, furnished
the music.
The late Mr. Sammons had suf
fered a lingering illness. He spent
his entire life in the Amelia
community.
In his youth he became a
member of the Methodist
church of Amelia, and in later
years took great pride in help
ing to rebuild and beautify
this church.
On July 28, 1926. he was united
in marriage to Marjorie Alder
son of Chambers.
Survivors include: Widow —
Marjorie; daughter—Mrs. Mar
jorie Ann Robak of Endicott,
N.Y.; son—William of Amelia;
mother— Mrs. Mamie Sammons
of Amelia; sisters— Mrs. Hazel
Ott and Mrs. Bonnie Watson,
both of Amelia; grandson—Lee
Robak. Another grandson, James
Andrew Robak, died September
6, 1951.
His father, Duane Sammons,
died a few years ago.
Pallbearers were: Arthur Doo
little, Peter Frahm, Harold Gil
man, Lee Gilman, DeLance
Withers/ Elmer Oetter. Henry
Traver and Raymond Wickham.
Among those from a distance
attending the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Alderson of Tilden;
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tibbetts of
Omaha; Mrs. R. B. Blackmore of
Pickstown, S.D.: Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Pierce of Winner, S.D.; Mr.
and Mrs.-Charles Bligh of Val
entine, and Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Nelson of Minneapolis, Minn.
Pancake Day Work
Teams Being Chosen
Plans are being advanced for
the Chamber of Commerce-spon
sored pancake day to be held
here Tuesday. September 30.
Heading the committees in
charge of arrangements are
Melvin Ruzicka, Burl Munsell
and Marvin Johnson.
Three tents will be erected on
North Fourth street, near the
Fourth and Douglas intersection.
Serving of cakes and sausages
will start about 1 p.m., and con
tinue until 8:30 p.m., according
to tentative plans. Chamber per
sonnel will work in shifts to feed
the hundreds of visitors expected
that day.
CAR HITS AMBULANCE
ATKINSON—A car driven by
Mrs. Elisa M. Ganis of Gordon
struck an ambulance driven by
A. W. Hengstler of Creighton
Friday at the corner where the
city route joins U.S. highway 20
on the north side. Damage to the
ambulance was negligible. Grill
and radiator were damaged on
the passenger car.
State Sen. Frank Nelson re
turned from Lincoln late Friday
where he had been for 10 days
participating in a special session
of the Nebraska legislature. He
was accompanied to O’Neill by
Fomaine Saunders, author of
“Prairieland Talk,” a Frontier
feature. Mr. Saunders visited
here until Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh
went to Lincoln for the weekend
and attended the fair. They also
visited their daughter and son-in
law. Mrs. Ed Hilderhoff and Mr.
Hilderhoff and family. -
By a Staff Writer
PAGE — A try for oil in the
bowels of Holt county’s rolling
farm country has gone the way
of similar efforts of other years.
No soap.
Lloyd J. Twibell and associ
ates, who hold oil leases over an
extensive area in the Page and
Orchard communities, made an
earnest, sincere and costly effort
to find oil. But the try was
abortive at the Neil Asher farm,
4% miles northeast of Page.
At 4:30 a.m. Tuesday the ge
ologists supervising the Russell,
Kans., drilling crew sounded the
bad word. After Zxk days of
around-the-clock drilling a rock
substance was encountered. The
giant bit, chewing into the rock,
set up a terrific hammering,
pounding and vibration that rat
tled the big derrick to the top.
A new, sharp bii was order
ed into use. It penetrated the
rock about 22 feet but the res
idue brought up was sheer
granite—like shavings from a
tombstone.
Finally, about 8 a.m., the
engineers signalled that the ma
chine couldn’t stand the gaff
much longer and the shortlived
try for oil was over.
Twibell, who farms north of
Orchard and has had consider
able training and experience in
the geological field, and M. E.
Simonson of O’Neill, who has
been active in the movement,
stayed close to the well site
throughout the long grind.
Twibell said instrument checks
had indicated there was oil
there. The risk, of course, was
whether the oil was above or be
low the granite layer.
A survey was made before the
site was abandoned to determine
if an oil pocket might not have
been missed. But there was no
such luck. At one point the wa
ter lubrication (from a nearby
water well) escaped rapidly, in
dicating there was a pocket.
“Mother Nature plays tricks.”
one of the engineers explained.
At a lesser depth tne drilling
equipment encountered a layer of
limestone, which was penetrated
i easily.
“We knew we*d hit pay or
granite,” Simonson said, “bit
we didn’t expect to find granite
that soon ’
In recent years similar tests
south of Bassett encounteved
qraniie at 2,960 feet and at
Burwell at 2,600 feet. Contract
at the Asher farm called for
exploiting to 3,750 feel provid
ed qraniie or some olheT ob
stacle wasn't encountered.
Twibell’s group was betting cn
getting down 2,800 feet ur more.
A half - dozen truckloads of
drilling equipment arrived at the
Asher farm early last week. Drill
ing was begun in earnest Friday
morning.
The Steams Drilling company
prepared Wednesdav afternoon
to move out. Abortions are r.ot
new to drillers: Only n small per
centage .of their attempts ever
hit pay. That’s the nature of the
business.
Promoters in the Burwell
area were toying with the possi
bility of having another for
‘'black gold” while th^ Stearns
rig was in the vicinitv but ap
parently the negotiations were
r ot getting beyond the talking
stage.
Investors in the Holt effort
learned the bad news Tuesday
without wincing. They realized
all along it was a long shot.
The legend there’s plenty of
oil down there still persists. Get
ting it out remains the problem.
Lightning Strikes
Clifford Wells’ Garage
LYNCH—Lightning struck the
garage at the Clifford Wells place
Wednesday, September 3, while
they were at the Spencer fair.
The bolt splintered several
boards and shingles and broke the
window.
Mr and Mrs. Gerald Hansen
left Tuesday morning on a two
weeks’ vacation trip to Southern
states.
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Miner First
Korea War
Fatality
O’Neill Man, 22, Dies
in Far East Action,*
In Army 10 Months
Pvt. Donald Miner, 22. has
been killed in action in Korea,
the department of th2 army an
nounced Tuesday.
Private Miner, who was in
ducted from Holt couniy Novem
ber 1, 1951, by selective service,
had resided in O’Neill about
three years prior to being draft
ed. He worked two years as a
driver for the O’Neill Transfer
and later drove the O’Neill-tc
Grand Island bus for nine
months for United Motor T.Vays.
Private Miner was born No
vember 3, 1929.
Survivors inlcude: Widow, who
resides in Grand Island; parents
—Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Miner of
Ravenna; brother—Evert Miner
of O’Neill; and several other
brothers and sisters.
Details concerning his death
have not been made known by
the Far Eastern theater of opera
tions.
Mrs. John Valla,
111 11 Months, Dies
Funeral Friday for
Farm Woman
Mrs. John Valla, 68, wife cf ?.
farmer residing south of O’Neill,
died at 2:30 am., Wednesday,
September 10, after having been
ill 18 months.
A rosary will be offered to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock and
funeral services will be conduct
ed at 9 a.m., Friday, September
12, from St. Patrick’s Catholic
church. Verv Rev. Timothy O’
Sullivan, church pastor, will of
ficiate and burial will be in Cal
vary cemetery.
The rosary will be held at 8
p.m. at the Biglin Brothers
chapel.
Pallbearers chosen are Victor
Halva. Cyril Peter, John Vitt,
Joseph Sobotka. Arch Densbers
er, all of O’Neill, and Ed Chud
omelka of Inman.
The late Mrs. Valla, whose
maiden name was Mary Ther
esa Matousek, was bom Sep
tember 28, 1883, at Braslnv,
Czechoslovakia, a dauahter of
Frank and Marie Porazil Ma
tousek.
She came to Holt county in
1903.
On October 30. 1904, in St.
Patrick’s church here, she mar
ried Mr. Valla. The late Rt. Rev.
M. F. Cassidy performed ihe
marriage rite.
The Valias became the parents
of one daughter, Helen.
Survivors include: Widower —
John; daughter — Mrs. Helen
Winter of Lincoln; one grand
daughter; half-sisters —Frances,
Stella Turek of Ansley, Anna
Krull of Hemingford; half-broth
ers—John, Frank and Raymond
Matousek, all of Orland, Calif.
C Bar M Grabs
2d Dakota Honors
The C Bar M Hereford ranch,
located five miles south of
O’Neill on U. S. highway 281,
has added more laurels in the
Hereford livestock competition.
Tn the l»st week of August the
C Bar M won grand champion
honors in the Holt county fair
at Chambers in open-class com
petition.
Last week at Huron, S.D., the C
Bar M grabbed reserve champion
honors on a summer yearling
bull bred and raised by the C
Bar M. There were 21 entries
in a strong field of contenders.
The C Bar M herd captured four
firsts, six seconds and two thirds
on 12 trips to the showing at
Huron.
CB Baca Lad 14th, a summer
yearling bull, apDeared at Huron,
won his class and became reserve
champion of the entire show.
This bull, calved May 20, 1951,
had appeared in the show rir.p
onlv once before, having stood
second in his class at a recent
show in Douglas, Wyo.
Herdsman Art Engel was in
charge of the C Bar M offering
at Huron.
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Plen Observance —
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Streeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Streeter and
Mr. and Mrs. Clvde McKenzie,
ir., plan to go to Lincoln on Fri
day to attend the silver wedding
onniversarv celebration on Sat
urdav for Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Matthews. The Mesdames Street
er and Matthews are sisters.
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CAR HITS CALF
ATKINSON— Francis D. Rat
liff, 21, of Atkinson was driver
of a car which struck a calf on
U.S. highway 20 east of Inman
Friday about 1:30 a.m. The call
was killed. The calf belonged to
David Morsbach.
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LEIDY BUILDING NEARS FINISH . . .
This is a view of the new home of Leidy’s, L-P
gas and appliance firm, now nearing completion.
The 36x72-ft. building is of steel construction
with tile front and is located near the comer of
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Seventh and Douglas streets. It is situated on
Douglas, facing south, and will be landscaped.
Owner Ralph Leidy said this week moving into
the new building is already underway. — The
Frontier Photo.
'Grandma Hull Has
Another Anniversary
‘Grand Old Lady’ at
97th Milestone
(Piciure at right)
“Grandma” Sarah Hull, the
grand old lady of northeast Holt
county, celebrated her 97th birth
day anniversary Saturday. There
was the usual family dinner at
noon, followed by picture taking
and, visiting. A five-generation
group was represented.
Mrs. Hull was bom near
Boone. Ia., in 1855, married the
late William Hull on October 7,
1876, and came to Holt county
in 1879.
She has a host of descendants
in northeast Holt and each year
her birthday anniversary celebra
tion is a big event. She continues
to do her own housework and
climbs the stairs several times
daily. Mrs. Hull is hard of hear
ing but enjoys remarkably good
health in view of her advanced
age.
In discussing his mother's
health one of the sons ex
plained: "Mother's health is
good—just good. But she's be
ginning to wear out."
The birthday party always is
held at the home place.
Three years ago her oldest son,
Elmer, and wife celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary and
“Grandma” Hull, of course, was
there!
Blanket Tax Refunds
May Be Claimed
The Nebraska unicameral leg
islature in special session last
week approved a refund on 1951
(only) taxes paid under the re
cent nullified four-mill blanket
tax law. The law became effec
tive Friday, September 5 with
Gov. Val Peterson’s signature.
Persons in rural school districts
in Holt county (except Emmet vil
lage school and district 228 near
Amelia) must file a claim within
240 days from the date the law
with the emergency clause went
into effect. Claim must be filed
like all other claims against the
county in writing with the coun
ty clerk before warrants can be
drawn. Printed forms are avail
able at the county treasurer’s of
fice.
"Grandma" Hull . . . "health good but beginning to wear
out."
Bishop Will Dedicate
New Hospital Here
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Most Rev. Gerald T. Bergan,
archbishop or the Omaha diocese
of the Roman Catholic church,
has accepted an invitation to
dedicate the new half-million
dollar St. Anthony’s hospital
here on Wednesday, September
24.
Meanwhile, Gov. Val Peterson,
also,J invited to participate in
the rite, has expressed his regret
that other committment? prevent
him from taking part.
The dedicatory day will be
gin with a banquet starting at
12:15 p.m. The banquet will be
served by a special community
^ide committee.
The dedication rite will begin
promptly at 2 p.m. on a specially
erected stand on the hospital
grounds.
The balance of the afternoon
will be devoted to open-house
and inspection of the new hos
pital.
Mother Bertrand, head of the
Sisters of St. Francis hospital
staff said Wednesday patients
would be admitted to the hos
pital on Friday following the
dedication.
The city council in session
Tuesday night authorized a pur
chase agreement with Consum
ers Public Power district to in
stall the “white way” type light
ing system on Adams and Bent
on streets from Second to Fifth
streets.
This is in the general area ex
tending from the St. Anthony‘s
hospital grounds eastward to the
Adams and Benton intersections
with Fifth street immediately
east of the O’Neill public school.
Number of light units going
into the project is not determined.
MAJORETTES TO NELIGH
O’Neill high school band ma
jorettes are planning to partici
pate in the annual band clinic at
Neligh on Monday, September 15.
Director Charles B. Houser said
Tuesday the eight majorettes
have not been named. Mean
while, the band has received an
invitation to participate in the
annual band day exercises at the
University of Nebraska on Satur
day, October 11.
35 Men at Haying Bee
Thirty - five good neighbors
gathered at the Harold S. Leise
hayfields, 13 miles northeast of
O’Neill, Friday for an all-day
haying bee.
The men put up hay on 160
acres as a neighborly deed for
Mrs. Leise, widow of the late
Mr. Leise. Her husband was
killed instantly on August 27
when struck by a bolt of light
ning while on a tractor in a
field.
Mrs. Leise is the former Paul
ine Eppenbach.
il 1 rvm
Neighborhood ladies gathered
at the C. B. Sanders farm, ad
joining the Leise place, and
prepared a big dinner for the
hungry hay crew. Seventeen
ladies served the meal on card
tables under the trees in the
Sanders front yard.
Among the men on the volun
teer crew were:
Rev. John Thomas of the
Church of Christ, Thomas Widt
feldt, Shorty Laird, Earl Strong,
Melvin Johring, Harry Lans
worth, Clyde Streeter, Lee
Blake, Emmet Slaight, R. L.
George, Norris George, Louis
Bartos, James McNulty, Lloyd
Whaley, Kenneth Wrede, Merrit
Pierson, Earl Eppenbaugh, Or
ville Eppenbaugh, Walter Young,
T. J. Knoell.
M. E. Simonson, John Schmitz,
Vernie Johnson, Albert Marsh,
Estel Thomas. Phil Allendorfer,
Lyle Eppenbach, Dale Eppen
b a c h, Laurence Dobrovolny,
Earl Storjohn, Ben Johring,
Lewis Storjohn, Don Johring,
Vern Wrede and C. B. Sanders.
Try FRONTIER WANT ADS!
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Volunteer workers take out time for lunch
. . . foreground (left-to-righi): Emmet Slaighi,
Lloyd Whaley, Earl Strong. Henry Laird. Orville
Eppenbach, Melvin Johring, Clyde Streeter,
John Thomas. Carl Widlfeldl. Earl Eppenbach.
Lee Blake. McKinley Simonson, Kenneth Wrede
and Louis Bart os.—The Frontier Photo.
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3 Youths Hurt in
2-Car Accident
STUART—Three persons were
injured in a two car collision
three miles west of Stuart on
U.S. highway 20 late Saturday.
Injured were:
Shirley Vanderbeek, 16, who
suffered a head concussion.
John Barnes, 17, who received
a fractured wrist and broken
nose.
Donald Dickau, 14, who suf
fered the loss of three front
teeth and lacerations.
All three were taken to the
Atkinson Memorial hospital by
Stuart Marshall Gene Gesierich.
Vehicles driven by LaVem C
Kramer, 18, and Robert Phil
brick, 18, both of Stuart, were
headed west. Kramer slowed
down to make a righthand turn.
According to Patrolman Rob
ert Gude, who investigated,
Philbrick, driving behind Kra
mer, tried to slow down and
follow Kramer, but Philbrick’s
car had defective brakes. When
Philbrick realized he couldn’t
stop, he attempted to pass Kra
mer on the left, struck the left
rear of Kramer’s car and nose
dived into the ditch.
The three injured were all pas
sengers in the Philbrick ma
chine. None in Kramer’s car was
hurt.
17 Haystacks Burn
in Monday Blaze
Firemen Battle For
3 Hours
O’Neill and Atkinson firemen
Monday battled a grass fire on
the D. C. Schaffer property, three
miles southwest of here, for three
hours. Seventeen haystacks were
destroyed and the fire swept
across about 100 acres of grass
land.
The O’Neill firemen were sum
moned at 1:10 p.m. The blaze was
caused possibly either by a trash
fire or spontaneous combustion
in a manure pile at the Tri-State
farm, Fire Chief G. E. Miles said.
Fanned by a strong south and
southwest wind, the flames
threatened the Tri-State turkey
farm buildings and also the im
provements on the R. D. Yusten
place.
Harlow Schwisow, who lives
nearby, plowed furrows to help
check the blaze.
Both O’Neill fire trucks re
sponded and twice had to be
refilled with water. At one point,
when only three stacks had been
afire, the firefighters thought
they had the conflagration under
control. But dry grass and the
strong wind caused the blaze to
break out anew. Many neigh
bors, some from as far away as
Emmet, saw the smoke and ral
lied to help fight.
The fire spread in a “V” shape
from its point of origin. It
stopped at the section line on the
north but extended across the
road on the east. At this point it
had traveled about a mile from
the point of origin.
Fire Chief Miles suffered mi
nor burns when riding aboard
the new truck being driven by
Norbert Uhl. His hair and an
eyebrow were singed and his
left eye was injured.
A fire destroyed two chicken
houses and another small building
on the Fred Jansen farm, north
of Atkinson, Wednesday, Septem
ber 3. The origin of the fire is
not known but it may have been
started by the light plant motor
housed in the small building near
the chicken house.
The Atkinson firemen respond
ed to the call and helped extin
guish the fire.
Fire in Wash House
Causes Damage —
CHAMBERS — A fire which
started in the wash house at the
Glen Taylor residence Monday
morning badly damaged the
building and destroyed some of
the equipment. The blaze was
brought under control by the fire
department.
Lightning Saturday afternoon
struck and burned five stacks of
hay southeast of town in the
Charley Walters community.
Friends of SMA
to Meet Monday—
The Friends of St. Mary’s will
hold their first meeting Monday,
Septeber 15, at 7:30 p.m. in St.
Mary’s gymnasium. “Everyone
is invited. Come and meet the
faculty and get your year bock
for the coming term,” a spokes
man said.
A short program is planned
and light refreshments will be
served.
Jacobson's Win Move
to IOOF Building—
Jacobson’s electric appliance
store soon will move from 405
Douglas street to the mainfloor
of the Odd Fellows building.
The IOOF building is being
remodeled and redecorated to
accommodate the Jacobson firm,
which features Hotpomt, Gener
al Electric and Maytag appli
ances.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Berger have
’"st rehnmed from a trio to the
Black Hills, and have visited at
tV|e home o* his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Berger, and with oth
er relatives. Mrs. Max Berger is
the former Miss Dorothy Rod
gers of St. Louis. Mo. They left
for their home in Omaha Wed
nesday morning.
Cof COk's
West Route
for New 281
O’Neill Civic Body
Takes Stand on
Disputed Highway
In quarterly session Tuesday
noon the Chamber of Commerce
unanimously voted vc support
the socalled westerly route ip the
future developments of US.
highway 281.
For months Boyd county has*
been divided on the issue. Many
eastern Boyd countyans (and
some western) have been push
ing for the socalled easterly
route, the shortest distance be
tween the new Niobrara river
bridpe (near Soencer dam) to the
bie Ft. Randall. S.D, dam.
Following a meeting at Bristow
over two weeks ago, resolutions
were forwarded to Gov. Val
Peterson requesting the new
U.S. highway 281 to veer east
from the junction of highways
281 and 12. bend northward and
skirt Bristow on the west, go
northward through Gross and
thpn slant northeast to the Ran
dall dam.
Proponents of the western
route want the new 281 to angle
northwest from the junction of •
281-12 along Ponca creek, join
at a point north of Spencer the
nresent rightofway of Nebraska
18 (running due north from
Soencer to the South Dakota -
Nebraska line). A half-mile in- •
side Dakota the westerly route
would connect with South Da
kota highway 18, which run.**
mostly west and slightly south
from Randall. Dakota highwav
18 is a new road.
At an informal meeting held
Jasl Thursday evening at the
American Legion chib, approx
imately 25 persons voted to
recommend to the Chamber
support of the westerly route.
Fourteen U.S. Highway 20 as
sociation delegates were present
at the invitational gathering and
strongly sought O'Neill’s support
for the westerly route. Highway
20, they said, had a stake be
cause they feared a sharp de
crease of traffic entering Ne
braska if traffic is routed east to
Randall and then expected to
double back west and south to
connect with highways 12, 20 ’
and 275.
After a discussion at Tuesday's
Chamber meeting, it was pointed
out that several dozen towns
already had signified their pref
erence for the new 281 and this
prompted the Chamber also to
take a stand.
Points brought up to support
the westerly route were these:
Only one north-south highway
will be a federal highway and
281 alreadv is regarded as an in
ternational highway.
The easterly route, while
variously estimated from one
to five miles shorter, is not as
favorable for inducing traffic
into Nebraska as the westerly
route.
The westerly route, which wilf
encourage Dakota west river
commerce and Black Hills tour
ist traffic to use the Nebraska
highway system, can demand
hardsurfacing quicker than the
easterly route.
The ideal, it was pointed out,
is to have both roads. But inas
much as hardsurfacing for 281
has been bitterly yet unsuccess
fully sought for so many years,
the C of C sided with the Boyd
county supporters of the westep
ly route and the U.S. highway
20 enthusiasts, who have pledged
all-out unified support for hard
surfacing for the controversial
281.
Chamber President William.
McIntosh said: “Even if all per -
sons concerned agreed on a
route, it wouldn’t mean we*re
going to see a hardsurfaced road
built right away. It isn’t that
easy. It requires work.”
Robert E. Evans reported on a
national U.S. highway 281 meet
ing held Sunday and Monday at
Aberdeen, S.D., attended by
Evans. Julius D. Cronin, Presi
dent McIntosh and Paul Beha.
representing the chamber. Six
states were represented: North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Delegates reported 281 is hard
surfaced from Mexico City, Mex.,
to Greeley, Nebr. The principal
stretch not yet hardsurfaced lies
between Greeley and Redfield;
S.D. The conference went on rec
ord pressing for more hardsurfac.
ing.
TRAIN IS TARDY
The westbound mainline pas
cenger-mail train on the North
Western railroad was three hours
behind schedule reaching O’Neill
Wednesdav morning. The train is
due at 6:30 a.m., but arrived at
9:30. Engine trouble was blamed.
O’Neill firemen were summon
ed to the Dalton residence, in the
northeast section of O’Neill, to
help fight a grass fire Sunday
afternoon. No damage was re
ported.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hem<37
strand and familv of Denver,
Colo., departed Monday morning
after spending two weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton.