Legal Notices
(First pub. May 28, 1953)
NOTICE OF CREATION OF
STREET IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICTS.
Public notice is hereby given,
that the Mayor and City Council
of the City of O’Neill, Nebraska,
have, by Ordinance Numbered
260-A created street improve
ment Districts Number 7 and
Number 8, which respectively
consist of the following describ
ed real estate set forth at length
with respect to each such num
bered street improvement dis
trict, to-wit:
STREET IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NUMBER 7.
Street Improvement District
Number 7 shall have the outer
boundaries and include the area
described and established, as
follows:
Commencing at the Northeast
comer of Lot 16 in Block 10 of
Original Town of O’Neill; thence
West to the Northwest corner of
Town of O’Neill; thence South
Lot 9 in Block 9 of the Original
Town of O’Neill; thence South
to the Southwest corner of said
Block 9; thence West to the
Southeast corner of Block 8 of
Original Town of O’Neill; thence
South to the Northeast corner of
Block 17 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence West to the
Northwest comer of Lot 4 in
said Block 17; thence South to
the Southwest comer of Lot 13
in Block 20 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence East to the
Southeast corner of Lot 20 in
Block 21 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence North to the
Southeast corner of Lot 9 in
Block 16 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence East to the
Southeast corner of Lot 12 in
Blocjt 15 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence North to the
point of beginning.
The streets to be improved
within said District are, Third
Street from the North line of
Everett Street to the North line
of Clay Street; and Clay Street
from the East line of Third
Street to the West line of Fifth
Street.
STREET IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NUMBER 8
Street Improvement District
Number 8 shall have the outer
boundaries and include the area
described and established, as
follows:
Commencing at the Southwest
comer of Block 11 of Original
Town of O’Neill; thence West to
the Southeast comer of Block 10
of Original Town of O’Neill;
thence West to the Southeast
comer of Block 10 of Original
Town of O’Neill; thence South to
the Northeast corner of Block
15 of Original Town of O’Neill;
thence West to the Northwest
comer of lot 9 in said Block 15;
thence South to the Northwest
corner of Lot 20 in Block 22 of
Original Town of O’Neill; thence
West to the Northwest comer of
Lot 17 in Block 21 of Original
Town of O’Neill; thence South
to the Southwest comer of said
Block 21; thence West to the
Southeast comer of Block 20 of
Original Town of O’Neill; thence
South to the Northeast corner of
Block 29 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence East to the
Northwest corner of Block 28 of
Original Town of O’Neill; thence
South to the Southwest comer
of Lot 8 in said Block 281 thence
East to the Southeast comer of
Lot 1 in Block 27 of Original
Town of O’Neill; thence North
to the Northeast comer of said
Block 27; thence East to the
Northwest corner of Block 26 of
Original Town of O’Neill; thence
North to the Southwest corner
of Block 23 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence East to the
Southeast corner of Lot 12 in
Block 23 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence North to the
Northeast corner of Lot 5 in
Block 14 of Original Town of
O’Neill; thence West to the
Northwest comer of said Block
14; thence North to the point of
beginning.
The streets to be improved
within said District are, Everett
Street from the West line of
Third Street to the East line of
Fifth Street; and Fifth Street
from the South line of Everett
Street to the North line of Clay
Street.
Unless a majority of the resi
dent owners of the property di
rectly abutting on the streets to
be improved, shall file with the
City Clerk within twenty days
after the first publication of this
said notice, written objections to
• the creation of such Districts,
■ said improvement in each dis
trict will be made and the May
or and Council will proceed with
the construction of grading,
curbing, guttering, paving and
ether incidental work thereto in
the streets in each such district
in accordance with Ordinance
No. 260-A above referred to, and
shall contract therefor, and shall
levy assessments on the lots and
parcels of land abutting on or
adjacent to such streets, espe
cially benefited thereby in each
such district in proportion to
such benefits, to pay the costs
of such improvements.
Each of the Districts above set
out, will be considered separate
ly and apart in determining the
sufficiency of any objections
which may be filed. The estab
lishment of either District shall
not depend upon the establish
ment of the other.
Date of First Publication:
May 28, 1953.
J. E. DAVIS
Mayor
ATTEST:
O. D. FRENCH
City Clerk.
(SEAL) _4-6c
(First pub. May 21, 1953)
William W. Griffin, Attorney
LEGAL NOTICE
TO- John O’Neill; Mary Ann
O’Neiil, also known as Mary
Ann Coughlin, wife of John
O’Neill; John O’Neill, son of
John ONeill; Mary O’Neill;
Kittie O’Neill; Patrick Hager
ty; Mary Hagerty, wife of
Patrick Hagerty; All persons
having or claiming any inter
est in the real estate describ
ed as Ford’s Park, being a
tract of ground described as
commencing at a point 69 feet
North of the Northwest cor
ner of Block “B” in O’Neill
and Hagerty’s Addition to the
Town of O’Neill, Holt County,
Nebraska, running thence East
360 feet, thence North 360
feet, thence West 360 feet,
thence South 360 feet to the
place of beginning, and being
a part of O’Neill and Hagerty’s
Addition to the Town of O’
Neill, Holt County, Nebraska,
real names unknown, Defend
ants.
You are hereby notified that
on the 20th day of May, 1953, the
City of O’Neill in Holt Counly
and State of Nebraska, a munici
pal corporation, as plaintiff, fil
ed a petition and commenced ac
tion against you in the District
Court of Holt County, Nebraska,
the object and prayer of which
is to have plaintiff decreed to
be the absolute owner in fee
simple of the following described
real estate, to-wit: A Tract of
ground described as commencing
at a point 69 feet North of the
Northwest corner of Block “B”
in O’Neill and Hagerty’s Addi
tion to the town of O’Neill, Holt
County, Nebraska, running
thence East 360 feet, thence
North 360 feet, thence West 360
feet, thence South 360 feet to the
place of beginning, and being a
part of O’Neill and Hagerty’s
Addition to the Town of O’Neill,
Holt County, Nebraska, and le
gally designated as Ford’s Park;
to have the title and possession
of said real estate forever quiet
ed and confirmed in the plain
tiff; to have you and each of
you adjudged to have no title to,
lien upon, right or interest in
said premises, and to forever en
join you from the assertion of
any rights or interest in said
premises adverse to plaintiff,
and to remove the clouds cast
upon plaintiff’s title.
You are required to answer
said petition on or before the
29th day of June, 1953, or judg
ment will be rendered against
you accordingly.
CITY OF O’NEILL,
NEBRASKA,
Plaintiff.
3-6c
(First pub. May 28, 1953)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 3911
In the County Court of Holt
County, Nebraska, May 25, 1953,
in the matter of the Estate of
John McNulty, Deceased.
CREDITORS of said estate are
hereby notified that the time
limited for presenting claims
against said estate is September
18, 1953, and for the payment of
debts is May 25, 1954, and that
on June 18, 1953, and on Sep
tember 19, 1953, at 10 o’clock
A.M., each day I will be at the
County Court Room in said
County to receive, examine,
hear, allow, or adjust all claims
and objections duly filed.
LOUIS W. REIMER,
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 4-6c
Godel on Leave
Donald Godel (above), son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Godel of
O’Neill, arrived Saturday, May
17, to spend a leave here. He
was accompanied by Raymond
Harmon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Harmon They had been
at San Diego, Calif., where
they completed boot training.
The two left here May 26 for
San Diego to receive tneir as
signments.
Stuart Family Reunion—
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Gilles
pie were hosts Sunday at their
home in West O’Neill for the
Stuart family reunion. The fol
lowing guests were present: Mr
and Mrs. O. B. Stuart, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Stuart, Mr. and Mrs.
Ervin Kloppenberg and two
daughters, all of Cozad; Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Knapp and son of Or
chard; Mrs. Ethel Stuart and
Mrs. Margaret King and son,
Stuart, of Grand Island; Mr. and
Mrs. H. Mock of Springview;
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Orr and
three children of York; Mrs.
Francis Stuart of Stuart; Mrs.
Della Eby of O’Neill, Bob Eby
and Miss Lanora Edin, both of
Omaha.
Bloomfield Voters
Approve Transfer—
By an overwhelming majority,
citizens of Bloomfield recently
voted to transfer ownership and
operation of its municipal light
plant and electric distribution
system to Consumers Public
Power district and grant Con
sumers a 25-year franchise to
provide electric service in that
community. The final count was
425-91 in favor of the transfer.
FIREMEN CALLED
O’Neill firemen were summon
ed to the Alton Warner residence
in West O’Neill about 10 o’clock
on Thursday morning, May 21.
An over-heated kerosene stove
filled the dwelling with smoke.
Dr. W. F. Finley, a passerby,
turned in the alarm. No one was
home at the time.
Joint Bible School
Ends with Program
CHAMBERS— The Chambers
Methodist, the Kellar Presbyter
ian and the Bethany Presby
terian churches closed a week
of daily vacation Bible school
with a program at the Methodise
church Sunday evening. A large
crowd attended.
Some excellent work was done
by the pupils and was on dis
play. The attendance for the
week averaged nearly one hun
dred.
Mrs. Lee Mitchell of Cham
bers was the president and had
charge of the Bible school ar
rangements.
Daily vacation Bible school
opened Monday morning at the
Memorial Baptist church. They
will hold sessions during the
forenoon for two weeks.
Other Chambers News
Guests in the William Turner
and Willard Thomson homes on
Saturday ard Sunday were Mr.
Turner’s brother - in - law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Noite,
and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Deles
Edwards and family, all of Osh
kosh.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bell ard
Lana drove to Ord Sunday to
visit her mother, Mrs. Hattie
Richardson.
Mrs. Edith Cook and Mrs. J.
W. Wintermote were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Neilson and Mrs. Hallo
way.
Mr. -and Mrs. William Starr
of Arnolds Park, la., came Sat
urday to visit his mother, Mrs.
Nellie Starr, and attend the me
morial services. They left Sun
day.
The following ladies were in
vited to the Walter Summerer
home Tuesday, May 26, to spend
the afternoon with her mother,
Mrs. Primus of Ewing: Mrs.
Charlotte Honeywell, Mrs. Alma
. Farrier, Mrs. Edith McClenahan
and Mrs. Nellie Starr. They also
called at the Duane Summerer
home to visit Mrs. Frank Tom
jack and children. Mrs. Sum
merer showed the ladies her
flower garden and also pictures
of her Eastern trip with Mel
Hanson. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Summerer.
Mrs. Eva McCloud of Beau
dette, Minnn., is a guest in the
homes of Mrs. Charlotte Honey
well and Mr. and Mrs. John Hon
eywell.
Mr. and Mrs. Amie Mace, jr.,
and son, Dickie, of O’Neill, Mr.
and Mrs. John Ritterbush and
Mrs. Albert Ritterbush of Cham
bers were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. William Ritterbush on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kaup and
family of Stuart were Sunday ■
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. (
Charles Spann.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Covey
drove to St. Paul Saturday to ,
attend memorial services. They ■
returned by way of Ord where '
they visited his brother-in-law 1
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. ]
Robinson of Lincoln, and sister
in-law, Mrs. Bruce Covey.
Reverend Hansberry left Sun
day afternoon for Hallam where :
he will visit his daughter, then
go to Hastings to attend the an- 1
nual conference of the Methodist
church. Mrs. Hansberry will join
him there.
Mr. and Mrs. John Howe of
Loup City and Mr. and Mrs. Da
vis of Grand Island attended the
Methodist church Sunday morn
ing. They were callers at the
parsonage and in the Amelia
community.
E. C. Conger was an overnight
guest at the Hansberry home
last week.
Dinner guests on Sunday, May
31 in the E. H. Medcalf home
were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Medcalf
and children of Souix City, la.,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Miller and
family and Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Carpenter of Chambers.
Mrs. Emerson Smock of Boise,
Ida., is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wood and Dale.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Genevieve Bell were Mr. and Mrs.
Hale Osborne and Sharon, Mrs.
Hattie Tibbets and Mr. and Mrs.
L. V. Cooper.
Miss Augie Spath came from
Omaha to attend the alumni ban
quet and memorial day services.
She visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Spath.
Mrs. Paul Gaiser and Keith
T|ewhouse of Lincoln and Mr.
and Mrs. James Newhouse and
son of Wichita, Kans., came to
attend the alumni banquet and
memorial day services. They
visited until Sunday afternoon in
the E. H. Medcalf and E. R. Car
penter homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Hale Osborne and
Sharon of Winner, S. D., were
weekend guests of Mrs. Hattie
Tibbets. They attended the alum
ni banquet.
Attending the alumni banquet
Friday evening, May 29 from At
kinson were Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. Sewell
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James
Kirkland and Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Stevens..
Mary Taggart came from Om
aha to spend the weekend with
her parents. 'Mr. and Mrs. L. V.
Taggart and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin
spent memorial day at Ewing
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Miller and
Glen were at Page for memorial
day.
(Mr. and Mrs. Merle Fagan and
Mrs. Marjorie Fagan left Friday
evening for Franklin, Nebraska,
and Kensington, Kans., to spend
memorial day with relatives. Judy
Fagan remained for a longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Osborne of
Wisner, spen* Saturday with their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Osborne and family.
Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Hale Osborne and Sharon of Win
ner, S. D., and Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Osborne of Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wink and
family drove to Neligh Friday
evening and spent until Sunday
evening with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Houston and other
relatives.
Wm. J. McNichols
Makes Visit—
William J. McNichols, a Hol
lywood, Calif., attorney and for
mer O’Neill resident, arrived
Wednesday, May 27, to spend the
memorial weekend here. Mrs.
McNichols stopped at Lexington
tovisit relatives there.
Mr. McNichols, who also is
president of the Los Angeles
city employees’ retirement sys
tem, has been away from here
27 years. He declares no former
resident “could possibly enjoy a
return visit iriore than I have.”
0’NeiOews
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Shelhamer
and Mrs. Wallace Shellhammer
spent the memorial weekend at
Kimball, S.D., going by way of
Pickstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barnhart
and Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Anderson were memorial day
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Peters.
Venetian blinds, prompt deliv
ery, made to measure, metal or
wood, all colors.—J. M. McDon
ald's._
Mrs. Maggie Knapp, a pioneer
resident of Holt county, arrived
from DeQuincy, La., for an ex
tended visit with her son, £d
Hood, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hols
claw and son of Brighton, Colo.,
are spending a two weeks’ va
cation with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Holsclaw.
Charles Asher of Valentine
called on Dick Gaskill Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. R. N. Crook of Dallas,
Tex., arrived last Thursday to
visit her son, Charles Crook, and
family. She returned to tier
home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gaskill
and Renee of Neligh visited Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Gunn memor
ial day.
MONEY TO LOAN
ON
AUTOMOBILES
TRUCKS
TRACTORS
EQUIPMENT
FURNITURE
Central Finance
Corp.
C. E. Joses. Manager
O'Neill t Nebraska
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