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Volume 73. — Number 21. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, Sept. 24, 1933. Seven Cents
state HIST SOC
Carl Asimus ... a builder. (biory at righl)
O’Neill Fanner
Dies in Hospital
David A. Johnson, 54,
111 4 Days
Brief services were conducted
■ at 10 a.m., Monday, September i
21, for David A. Johnson, 54, O’- |
Neill farmer-rancher since 1951.
The rites were held at the Big
, lin Brothers funeral chapel with
Rev. R. W. Olson of O’Neill in
charge.
Funeral services were conduct
.. ed at 2 p.m., the same day from
. the Free Mission church, north
■of Newman Grove, and burial
was in Rose Hill cemetery in that
locality, with Reverend Hoff
meiser ‘ officiating.
.Pallbearers were W. O. Jar
man, Conard Score, Mandy Ras
mussen, Kenneth Jensen, Sam
Broberg and Lee Blake.
The late David Alfred Johnson
was born May 9, 1899, at Peters
burg, a son of Swan Johnson
and Emma Froding Johnson. He
died at 4 a.m., Thursday, Sep
tember 17, having been ill only
four days at St. Anthony’s hos
pital.
On October 27, 1927, at Pet
ersburg, he married the former
Neva McKay. They became the
parents of one son—Marine Pfc.
Leroy Donovan Johnson, station
ed in Japan.
.The family resided in the
Chambers and Stuart localities
for a number of years before
moving to the Dr. H. L. Bennett
place, northeast of O’Neill, in
1951. Earlier the Johnsons had
° resided in Garfield county.
• Survivors include: Widow;
• “son—Lerov Donovan; brothers—
Paul H. of Denver, Colo.; Law
rence of Petersburg; Jewell of
Newman Grove; sisters — Mrs.
Edward (Hannah) Broberg of
Newman Grove; Mrs. Marie
• Smith of Denver, Colo.; Mrs.
Ruth Plews of San Marino, Calif.
Private Johnson was flown to
Nebraska from Japan by the air
force to be here for the funeral.
Firemen Roused
for Grass Blazes
•
O’Neill firemen answered three
alarms this week—two rural and
one in the city. All three were
grass fires.
Last Thursday at 8:05 p.m.,
they answered a summons from
the Dewey Schaffer ranch,
southwest of here. Haystacks had
caught afire during the after
noon while workmen were doing
some bulldozing. When the wind
came up that night, an alarm
was sounded to check the
spreading blaze.
At 6:15 p.m., Tuesday a grass
fire in the North Heights addi
tion prompted a call to the de
partment but the blaze was un
der control before the firemen
could reach the scene at the Bill
. Gallagher residence.
Wednesday afternoon an ap
peal for help came from a farm
16 miles south and 7 miles east,
near the Lone Tree school.
Chambers firemen also appeared
to help bring under control a
prairie blaze burning up about a
mile of prairie.
Band Does Stunt
cn Gridiron—
The Municipal band, under the
direction of Charles B. Houser,
staged the band’s version of the
famous O’Neill wind test. Maj.
Oscar Tibbetts and A/3c Joe
Bangs of the air force fired rock
ets during the blackout routine.
This was a halftime feature at
the Bassett - O’Neill grid game
here Friday night.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
ATKNSON— Lightning early
Wednesday touched off three
separate grass fires north of At
kinson and two south of town.
A single call from each side of
town brought out the rural fire
department in the wee hours. No
rain fell. Damage was small.
BACK FROM KOREA
Pfc. Harlan E. Petersen arrived
home from Korea Tuesday. He
was separated at Camp Carson,
Colo., after having been in the
army for two years. He spent 16
months with a military police
unit. His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Petersen of O’Neill.
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Weather Transmitter,
Balloon Remnants Found—
Art Pelletier, a farmer residing
2Vfc miles northeast of Orchard,
late Tuesday brought into The
Frontier office a radio-sound-de
vice modulator, which had de
scended in a field. He was drill
ing rye in a cornfield about 5 o’
clock when he found the plastic
case, the radio mechanism at
tached and remnants of the rub
ber balloon and paper parachute.
Mr. Pelletier now has a good
memento of the O’Neill wind
test. The air force officials do not
use these tiny weather transmit
ters a second time. Apparently,
maintenance on them after they
have done their job is more cost
ly than a new outfit.
Nonagenarian
Dies in Atkinson
Olinger Rites Set for
Saturday
ATKINSON—Michael Olinger,
92, died at 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, j
September 23, in Atkinson Me
morial hospital. He had been ill
i since the first of the month.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sep
tember 26, from St. Joseph’s
Catholic church. Burial will be
i in St. Joseph’s cemetery.
Pallbearers chosen are grand
sons: John Olinger, Michael
Schmit, Nick Schmit, jr., Richard
Schmit and Raymond Schmit.
The late Mr. Olinger, whose
wife died a number of years ago,
was born in Luxembourg. He
esided on a ranch near here for
many years.
Series of Auctions
on Frontier’s List
A series of auctions—ranging
from 3,200 acres of hay land to
a registered Angus sale — have
been booked on The Frontier’s
auction calendar.
Wednesday, September 30:
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bridge, resid
ing 3^ miles north and 2V> miles
west of Page, will offer 160-acre
farm and personal property, in
cluding 40 head of cattle; Col. Ed
Thorin, O’Neill, auctioneer; O'
Neill National Bank, clerk.
Friday, Octobej 2: G. H. Ad
ams will offer 3,200 acres of
Southfork valley land belonging
to the estate of the late Louise
B. Perkins. The offering will be
made at the Chambers State
bank front door, starting at 1:30
p.m. There are nine tracts, five
of them improved.
Wednesday, October 7: Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Peters, residing 10
miles east of O’Neill, will offer
their 480-acre farm and person
al property at auction. (Adver
tisement on page 4.) Sale is be
ing conducted by Thorin-Bowker
.nuction Service.
Friday, October 23: Holt Coun
ty Aberdeen - Angus Breeders’
association will offer 21 males
and 23 females in its first annual
fall registered Angus sale to be
held at the Atkinson Livestock
Market. Catalogs have been
printed by The Frontier and may
be secured by writing Secretary
Freeman Knight, O’Neill.
Thunder Rumbles,
Clouds Brood but
No Moisture Falls
There was rumbling of thun
der during the early morning
::ours Wednesday and dark
clouds brooded in the western
skies through the early part of
the day but no rain fell.
The area is considered quite
dry and fall moisture is needed.
High winds characterized the
weather Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Week’s weather summary:
Hi Lo
September 17 _ 97 54
September 18 _ 82 46
September 19 __ 83 48
September 20_ 75 51
September 21_ 64 34
September 22_ 76 41
September 23 ___ 83 57
Mrs. M. J. Golden left Satur
day for Kansas City, Mo., where
she will visit her son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Ow
ens, and family.
Prominent
Resident
Dies at 59
Carl Asimus, Retired
Businessman Here,
Failing for 9 Years
A prominent and colorful re
tired O’Neill businessman, Carl
Asimus, 59, died at 1:30 a.m.,
Thursday, September 17, in St.
Anthony’s hospital. He had been
ill about nine years.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sep
tember 19, from St. Patrick’s
Catholic church with Rev. Ken
neth Carl officiating. Burial was
in the Asimus family plot in the
Ord cemetery under the direc
tion of Biglin Brothers.
Pallbearers were Harry Sulli
van, John Lans worth, Orville
McKim, Robert Larson, Claude
Neal, Earl Hunt, Thomas Thomp
son and Gay Hodgin, all of O’
Neill.
The late Carl Asimus was
bom on a farm 15 miles north
east of Ord in the "sandflats
locality," a son of Adolf Asi
mus, a native of Stuttgart, Ger
many. and Ellen Anderson
Asimus, a native of Sweden.
Carl and his younger brotner,
Tony, the only children in the
family, followed their father in
*he purebred Duroc-Jersey hog
business for many years, exhi
biting their show and breeding
swine throughout the nation.
In 1934, Tony came to estab
lish the Asimus Brothers enter
prises. The next year, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Asimus moved here.
Mrs. Asimus is the former Anna
Dahlsten of Ericson. They were
married October 5, 1925, at Eric
son.
The late Carl Asimus figured
prominently in the success story
of the Asimus brothers, who
grubbed out bushes and trees in
the then thinly-populated west
end of the city. Their first ven
ture was the cons traction of
their New Deal filling station.
This was followed with the Nu
Way cafe, the Outlaw grocery
store and a produce station.
Later, they moved in and re
modeled a large dwelling, con
verting it into a hotel. After
Wcrld War II, the partnership
constructed a food locker build
ing and residential units.
Meanwhile, they enjoyed a
large following in the petrol
eum. grocery, farm implement
and automobile business, be
coming one of the best-known
business institutions in north
Nebraska and southern South
Dakota.
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health, the two brothers dissolv
ed their partnership with Carl
and his wife devoting their time
to looking after property rentals
and building and Tony operated
the active businesses.
A seven-unit housing project
was built by Carl and Ann in
the southwest section of the city,
they built several homes includ
ing the famous “goat shack,” and
business properties they have
! constructed since the end of the
late war include a building hous
ing a plumbing shop and a med
ical clinic—all in West O’Neill.
The Asimus brothers also own
ed real estate at Butte and Plain
view.
In 1949 Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Asimus donated a 40-acre tract
of Elkhom valley land, south
east of O'Neill, to the Boy
Scouts of America. The land
frequently has been used by lo
cal Scouts and Scouts from
nearby towns.
The late Mr. Asimus’ hobby
was building and relatives say
he would have continued to
sponsor building and construc
tion projects except for his de
teriorating health. In the early
years here he did considerable
amount of the carpentry work
himself.
He suffered a stroke Novem
Dempsey Twins
Hit Jackpot
Twin daughters were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dempsey
of O’Neill at 4:17 a.m., Wednes
day, September 23.
Arrival of twins is big news
any day, but the multiple birth
on September 23 paid special
dividends. Their- birthday co
incided with the nationally-ad
vertised Westinghouse “blessed
event day.” Earlier it had been
announced in The Frontier
that Westinghouse, in coopera
tion with Consumers Pulbic
Power district here, would un
veil their new laundromat and
electric clothes dryer on Sep
tember 23 and the arrival of
twins in homes throughout the
land would mean the free pre
sentation of a laundromat and
dryer.
Westinghouse called it, “twins
for twins.”
Mrs. Dempsey sent word to
The Frontier late Wednesday
the new daughters have not
yet been named. One weighed
6 pounds 12% ounces, the oth
er 6 pounds \Vi ounces.
The father is in Denver,
Colo., and expects to return to
O’Neill around October 1. The
babies were born in St. An
thony’s hospital.
There are three boys in the
family: Jackie, 5; Mark, 4, and
Thomas, 2.
When advised by his mother,
Mrs. Harry Dempsey, that he
had become the father of
twins, Jack retorted: “Moth
er, are you sure you’re not
fooling me?”
Mrs. Dempsey is the former
Carlene Rudy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rudy of Om
aha.
Lone Airman
Remains Here
A/3c Joe Bangs is the only re
maining member of the wind
test complement — military or
civilian—remaining the city.
Maj. Oscar Tibbetts, who su
pervised the dismantling, depart
ed Monday.
Airman Bangs will depart
within a few days when a C-47
arrives to remove the last of the
test equipment
MacNeills Leave
Japan for U.S.
EWING—Capt. and Mrs. F. W.
MacNeill have left Japan for the
United States. On their arrival
they plan to spend a furlough
with Mrs. MacNeill’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Rockey.
Capt. MacNeill has been sta
tioned in Japan for the past two
years.
Four Couples
Mark Anniversaries—
PAGE— Four elderly couples
of Page celebrated wedding an
niversaries within four days —
Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snells’ 58th
anniversary was Saturday, Sep
tember 19; Mr. and Mrs. John
Stauffers’ 61st was Monday; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Snyders’ 55th
was also Monday, and Mr. and
Mrs. Downey celebrated their
55th anniversary Tuesday.
Miss Mary Hickey of Holly
wood, Calif., and Mrs. J. F. Con
way of Pender arrived Saturday
to visit relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. David Upp of
Omaha were weekend guests in
the home of Mrs. John C. Galla
gher.
John Obert of Omaha was a
weekend guest in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wallen.
br 1, 1944, and he never com
pletely recovered.
A rosary rite was held Friday
evening at the funeral chapel.
Large crowds attended both the
rosary and funeral services.
Survivors include: Widow —
Ann; brother—Tony.
Among relatives here from a
distance for the funeral were
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dahlsten and
Mark of Ericson and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Dahlsten of Clay Cen
ter. The Dahlstens are brothers
of Mrs. Asimus.
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Work progresses on O'Neill's new munici
pal swimming pool in Ford's park. Portion of
bath house scene at right. Camera is looking
south.—The Frontier Photo.
Scene Tuesday on Everett street as con
crete is being poured in O'Neill's first new
paving project in many years. Photo was taken
near the Methodist district superintendent's
residence—the former J. P. McManus residence
near the comer of Fifth and Everett. (Story on
additional paving in column 8.)—The Frontier
Photo.
1,439 Patients Admitted in Year
Today (Thursday) marks the
first anniversary of the dedica
tion and formal opening of the
half-million-dollar St. Anthony’s
hospital.
One year ago a large crowd
filled the spacious hospital
grounds for the special cere
mony. Afterward, they inspected
first-hand a fine medical center
that would do justice to a city
many times the size of O’Neill.
Ii's been a busy year for
St. Anthony's—1,439 patients
admitted, 177 babies have been
born, there have been 173 ma
jor surgery operations. 276 mi
nor surgery operations, 58
blood transfusions. Lots of oth
er statistics could be added.
For example, there have been
lolent accidents and, except for
VI hospital facilities, some peo
ple might not still be alive.
There has been urgent need for
fine hospital facilities in cases
of natural health emergencies.
The hospital staff includes six
physicans and surgeons, 11 reg
istered nurses, 10 nurses’ aides,
plus office and clerical staff, a
chaplain, kitchen and housekeep
ing staff and plant and grounds
maintenance employees.
Staff meetings are held on the
first Thursday of each month in
the doctors’ staff room. Here
pertinent problems are discussed.
A hospital auxiliary was or
ganized as St. Anthony’s was
being readied for opening. The
unit meets on the second Monday
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of each month to plan activities
such as sewing, mending and
working for the hospital.
One hospital official said if
was almost impossible to list
the benefits St. Anthony's has
received during its first year
of service through the activity
of the auxiliary and other or- \
ganizations.
These include:
A “walking blood bank” pro
vided by the Charles Carroll of
Carrollton council of the Knights
of Columbus.
Donations of kitchen equip
ment — the equal of which it
would be difficult to find in old
er, well-established institutions.
Generous and regular dona
tions of fruit and vegetables,
newspapers, magazines, gladioli
and blossoms.
There have been countless
other gifts, including a chime
clock, lawn chairs and other use
ful items.
The “walking blood bank” is
a story of its own. Although
many blood donations come from
relatives and friends of the pa
tients, it is with assurance and a
sense of safety the hospital looks
upon this service. Robert Shoe
maker, grand knight, and Lyle
Benda, deputy grand knight, are
ready to serve day-and-night.
Mr. Benda, has his Knights at
the hospital at the right moment
when an emergency arises.
“We know that, if relatives
are not available, we have the
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tandbys,” an official explained.
St. Anthony’s opening was
the culmination of five long
years of planning and giving. A
large amount of the initial cost
was contributed by community
effort, some gifts came from for
ner residents, and many organ
izations resorted to fund-raising
drives of many types in order for
he hospital plan to qualify for
a government grant.
Tea Planned al
Hospital—
To show their appreciation,
the Sisters of St. Francis, own
ers and operators of St. An
thony’s hospital, and the St. An
thony’s hospital auxiliary invite
the public to attend a tea on
Suncfey, October 4.
The tea will be held between
2 and 4 p.m., at the hospital.
Below School Age
Survey Is Planned
Members of the senior class
of the O’Neill public school are
going to conduct a survey of the
school district to determine the
number of children below school
age residing in our district.
The information needed will
be the parent’s name and ad
dress, the names of children be
low school age, birth dates, and
which school, O’Neill public
school or St. Mary’s academy,
they plan to attend.
The information procured will
be used by both schools in plan
ning the number of classrooms
that will have to be provided to
take care of these children for
the next five years.
"Your cooperation in giving
this needed information will be
greatly appreciated,” school offi
cials explained in a joint state
ment.
Members of the class will be
calling Monday and Tuesday,
September 23 and 29.
SVATOS DIES
VERDEL—John Svatos of Ver
del died Saturday in Sacred
Heart hospital at Lynch. Funeral
services were conducted at 2
p.m., Tuesday, September 22, in
Verdel. Survivors include: Wid
ow; three sons and one daughter.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Robert J. Gutchewsky, 22, of
Omaha and Miss Lois Jeanne
Troshynski, 22, of Atkinson, Sep
tember 19.
Frank J. Murphy, 25, of Stu
art and Edith M. Goldfuss, 22, of
Atkinson, September 22.
I St Anthony's hospital . . . first birthday. — Tha Fnntiar Photo by John H. McCarrills.
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7 Paving
Districts
Created
Requests to Council
for Districts in SW
a n d NE Sections
Seven new street improvement
districts — to include paving,
curbing and guttering—were es
tablished in a special city council
meeting at 4 o’clock Tuesday al
ternoon.
The new districts, created in
response to requests from real
estate owners in the southwest
and northeast sections of the city,
will mean 24 lineal blcoks of ad
ditional paving in additon to the
eight blocks now under construc
tion.
(Publication of the ordinance
establishing these districts ap
pears on page 7. Detailed, descrip
tion of the boundaries may be
found there.)
Unless there is sufficient op
position to obstruct one or more
of the districts, the improvement
machinery will roll ahead with
legal technicalities. The council
will then seek bids.
It is a matter of conjecture
whether work can be done on
any of the additional districts
before the snow flies. City En
gineer James Thorburn said
weather in north Nebraska
often has permitted pouring
cement as late as December.
When the ground freezes, how
ever, the laying of concrete
ceases.
Thumbnail description of the
newly-formed districts;
District 9: Madison street from
the south line of Douglas to
the south line of Everett street;
Everett street from the east lint
of Madison to the west line of
Third.
District 10: First street from
the south line of Douglas to the;
north line of Fremont; Fremont
street from the west line of Mad -
ison to the east line of Fourth
District 11: Second street from
the south line of Douglas to the
north line of Fremont.
District 12: Third street from
the south line of Everett to the
north line of Fremont.
Disctrict 13: Madison street
from the south line of Everett to
the north line of Fremont.
District 14: Fourth street from
the north line of Benton to the
north line of Adams; Adams
street from the east line of
Fourth to the east line of Sev
enth.
District 15: Clay street from
the east line of Fifth to the west
line of Eighth street; Eighth from
the north line of Benton to the
south line of Everett.
In general terms the new dis
tricts include two blocks of pav
ing south from Douglas on Mad
ison, First and Second and one
block on Third between Everett
and Fremont; also four blocks on
Fremont, between Madison and
Fourth and three blocks on Ev
erett, between Madison and
Third; also one block on Fourth,
north from the St. Patrick’s
Catholic church - O’Neill public
school corner, then three blocks
east on Adams; also three blocks
east on Eighth street, between
Everett and Benton and three
blocks on Clay between Fifth
and Eighth.
Veteran Hardware
Dealer to Retire
STUART—Serafin Ergler clos
ed out his stock of hardware at
public auction Saturday, Sep
tember 19. Mr. Ergler is retiring
after 18 years in his hardware
business located on Main street.
He formerly worked in the ML
W. Coats & Son hardware andi
furniture store a few doors south
cf his present location.
He will donate his time to his
ailing wife and work around:
their home.
'Reading' Course T ’
io Meet Saturday—
The off-campus class, “Teach
ing of Reading,” from the Uni
versity of Nebraska will meet
for the second time Saturday,.
September 26. This is a three -
hour course.
The off-campus class, “Geog
raphy of Nebraska,” from Wayne
will meet for the second time
Saturday, October 3. This is also
a three-hour course.
Both geography and reading
are still open to registration, ac
cording to Miss Alice L. French,
Holt county superintendent of
public instruction.
Opening Party
Scheduled Tonight—
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
council 701 of the Knights of
Columbus will stage its first
party of the social season tonight!
(Thursday) in the Knights of
Columbus hall, starting at 8 o’
clock.
There will be movies^ cards,
lunch, prizes and a social time.
* There is no admission charge.
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