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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1953)
Mrs. Sire Born of Pioneer Parents Mrs. Eugene Sire, 70, died Sat urday, October 3, in Lincoln. Bur ial was made Wednesday, October 7, in the Inman cemetery. Ethel Pearl Smith was bom May 6, 1883. in Nemaha county near Brock. Her family were Ne . draska pioneers. Both her moth er’s and father’s families having moved to Nebraska from Iowa and Kansas, respectively, while Nebraska was still a territory. She grew to womanhood onthe farm which her grandfather had reclaimed from the open prairie. It was to that community that there came a young man from Neufchatel, Switzerland, to seek a home in the new land. On December 13, 1905, she was married to Paul Eugene Sire, and they moved in February, 1906, • __ to Elgin, where they were engag ed in the lumber business and later in farming in the Elgin and • " Neligh neighboi hood. At Elgin, a son and a daughter were bom to the family, Walter G. and Cecile Genevieve. In 1914 the family moved to a ranch in Holt county near Inman There another son, Eugene Merton, was bom, and another infant child died and is buried in the family plot near Inman Mrs. Sire was active in church and school affairs and in the 4-H groups and the women’s extension work. She was also in demand whenever there was sickness in a neighbor’s home. She was a member of the Methodist church at Inman. Later the family moved to a ranch near O’Neill and in 1950, Mr. and Mrs. Sire went to make their home in Lincoln. Survivors include: Widower; daughter—Mrs. Miltop (Genev ieve) Hester, in wh*»e home in Lincoln Mrs. Sire djed; sons— Walter G., of Butte dnd Eugene, jr., of Lincoln; brother—Merton Smith of Table Rock; sister—Miss Irma Smith of Table Rock; four grandchildren. Page News The Just-a-Mere club met with Mrs. Bertha Reed Friday with a 2:30 p.m., dessert luncheon. The remainder of the afternoon was spent playing cards. Mrs. Otto Matschullat, Mrs. Benard Komoch and Mrs. Lor enze Riege attended the District Rally of the I.WMT, at the Luth enan church at Walnut Tuesday, October 6. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Snyder of Norfolk accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder drove to Ains worth Sunday morning to spend two days visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Snyder. The Get-To-Gether club met with Mrs. Charles Cronk Friday afternoon with 14 members pre sent A social afternoon was spent. The hostess served refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reeves : of Lincoln came Friday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nev» en I ekes, sr On Saturday Mr. I Reeves and Mr. Ickfes were hunt ing at Bassett. A picnic dinner was held on the lawn at the Merwyn French, sr., home Sunday honoring Mr and Mrs. Lowell Murphy of Col orado Springs, Colo., and Rev. and Mrs. O. T. Brownfield of Co zad. Others from away from Page attending were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sorensen and daughter of Creighton, Dr. and Mrs. O. W. French of O’Neill and their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Clark | of Council Bluffs, la. There was a large group present. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ressel . . . take nuptial vows in * California. . --—-s, -*■ sfr • Hurt in Accident Near Norfolk— • Ben Krueger of Norfolk took his uncle, Traugott NeigenfinO ‘ 80, of Bemiji, Minn., to Norfolk Sunday mght. Upon nearing Nor. folk they were involved in a cai accident! Mr. Krueger was no ‘hurt but Mr. Neigenfind receiv ed a cut face and shock. His con dition is reported good. The me" Lad been visiting in O’Neill. Mrs. C. E. Yantzi accompamec her brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Byers, to Om aha on Wednesday, October 7 where she will remain for severa weeks’ visit. 1 Francis Gilg went to Lafayette Ind., on Tuesday where he wil attend a National Homes con vention for several days. ★ ★ ★ Lynne McKay Weds Ronald Ressel Miss Lynne McKay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McKay of Chambers, and R*nald Ressel. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E Ressel of O’Neill, were married Sunday, September 27, at 2 p.m., in the naval chapel at Long Beach, Calif. The bride wore a waltz-length | gown of white chantilly lace and ! nylon tulle over satin. She car ried a bouquet of one large lav [ | ender orchid surrounded by foui | small white ones. Matron-of-honor was Mrs. Bil. Lind and she worea waltz-length i gown of nile green taffeta anc . carried an orchid bouquet. Both the bridegroom and th< . bestman. Bill Lind, wore then navy uniforms. Bob Crandell, a friend of th< couple, sang “I Love You Truly’ and “The Lord’s Prayer.’’ Organ ist was Mrs. Harlan Rounds. After a short wedding trip ii Southern California, the coupl< I is living in Long Beach. wher< | the bridegroom is now stations with the navy. - i. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brittell an< Mrs. BrittelTs son - in - law an< daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ralp] Theve of Neligh. went to Bin City, Kans., on Fnday to visi Mr.' and Mrs. Leslie Perry an< family. They returned Monda; evening. Mrs. Perry is also daughter of Mrs. Brittell. First of Season Card Party . . ★ St. Mary’s GYMN Sunday, Oct. 18 7:30 Prizes — Door Prize Refreshments 50c Per Person Wait for Wentworth 1952 CROP OF REG. HEREFORDS • • % 40 Bulls — 28 Heifers Selling at the Sale Pavilion in Bassett, Nebr. — on — SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th F. E. & Artice Wentworth Mills, Nebr. I : II Mrs. Robert Gutchewsky . . . bride in church rite.—O Neill Photo Co. _ _. Squabble Aired j Before Congressmen (Continued from pfcge 1) ‘ I the flow of subterranean rivers < . and the project would be a fore- : . | runner of others with the result . ^ ■ that ranchers and grass hills ; many miles distant from the i i Ainsworth canal would be ‘’ad- * versely affected.” He also con- , j tended that seepage would ruin , . meadows almost immediately | | within close proximity to the ‘ j works. ' ^ Chairman Harrison asked McKelvie how he reconciled being on record in favor of irxi oatinn in the Central Arizona district, where McKelvie owns ’ a ranch and where costs are | approximately SI.730 per acre, ! • and being against the Niobrara plan where costs are estimated i between S40Q and S503 per acre. "In Arizona they wouldn’t I have anything without water,” j the dapper McKelvie replied. Clyde Burdick, bureau of recia mat.on engineer --ho has been Di recting the Niobrara basin repo-t for 7^ years, led off for the pri , ponents and fielded a barrage of I sharp questions from the con gressmen. Representative Aspmall asked about the cost of the Ainsworth j unit, which is to embrace 34,000 | acres. Burdick estimated zo-muuon dollars but aecla^d cost estimates are not final, pending a decision on the lining of the canal and some other fianl revisions before the report goes to congress. Bur dick said sale of public power in the overall Missouri devlopment would be expected to neutralize some of the Niobrara expense. Burdick s^d a million acre feet of water annually flows out of the basin and down to the Mis sissippi. John D. Forsythe of Niobrara, a director of the Mississippi Riv er Basin Development associa tion, and a leading conservation enthusiast, pointed out that on one side of U.S. highway 20 in the Ainsworth locality water can be pumped from the ground for pump irrigation. On the other side, he declared, the water isn’t there. In any event, well irriga tion would deplete the water i supply faster than mother nature can restore it. Ben Clark, a farmer who is president of the Ainsworth Irri gation district, contended that ir rigation would help to stabilize the economy of north Nebraska, and he pointed to drought years in the past and the necessity for shipping in feed for cattle. Darrel Bower, Ainsworth farm er, said he and his father and brother gave up dry land farm ing years ago because the net 1 profit from an 80 acre tract fa : vorably situated for a pump sys ■ tern, built in 1932, was many ‘ times greater than all the other land under dry cultivation. “Wa ter is the only answer,” he said, l “and my father was a pioneer 1 well driller. There are limitations i on use of wells. I’d quit farming 1 if I couldn’t irrigate,” he de t dared.” 1 Bower was complimented by 2 Representative Berry for his "brief, pointed, well presented, and helpful" testimony. Both sides were allocated an ! equal amount of time to parade their witnesses upon the podium, | state their case and answer any ! questions from the committee. Forsythe contends that the ben ! efit ratio, which is of prime in terest to congress, is “very fa vorable in the Niobrara project.” Vem Lindholm of Ainsworth I is president of the Niobrara Ba j sin Development association. Virtually all formalities in con nection with the basin plan have been carried out and the region al reclamation office at Denver, Colo., already has submitted a 1 final report to Washington, ex ! cept for a detailed plan on the Ainsworth unit. The next big hurdle is the con gressional appropriations com mittee and then the plan will await the president's signature. At a December, 1952, hearing in O’Neill there was an over whelming enthusiasm for basin develop—"it. O’Neill, the largest ci+v in the basin, can likewise expect the largest single irriga tion unit. — more than twice as large as the controversial unit at Ainsworth. Lois' T roshynski Atkinson Bride ATKINSON— Miss Lois Tro hynski. daughter of Mr. and <lrs. August Troshynski of Atkin on, and Robert Gutchewsky of >maha were married on Satur ay, October 10, at St. Joseph’s latholic church in Atkinson. Miss Ruth Gutchewsky of Om ha, sister of the bridegroom, ras maid-of-honor and Mrs. Ed lome, sister of the bride, was iridesmaid. The bridegroom’s ttendants were John Gutchew ky of Omaha and Gerald Tro hynski of Atkinson. A breakfast for the bridal cou ple was given at the K of C hall ,y Mrs. Ed Troshynski. A 1 o’clock wedding dinner cas also served at the hall, fol owed by a reception from 2 to The couple will, reside in Om ha where they have purchased i home. Emmet News Mrs. Raymond Calkins and laughters, Donna Rae, Rena and L,ettie, and Mrs. Herman Ors x>me and children, Beverly and Bobby, of O'Neill were Sunday iinner guests at the Dean Perry lome. Mrs. Henry Patterson left Fri iay to visit friends and relatives it Norfolk and Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Newton and sons, Wayne and Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Newton and chil dren, Dewey and Patsy, of O’Neill and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Newton and children were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Newton. The WSCS of the Emmet Meth odist church met with Mrs. Henry Kloppenborg Monday aftemon. Mrs. Raymond Calkins and daughters, Mrs. Herman Orsborne and children and Mrs. Dean Per ry called at the William Newton home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Wayne Bates was a Friday afternoon visitor of Mrs. Alvin Kloppenborg and daughter, Pa tricia Ann. Mrs. John Jansen and daughg ters of O’Neill visited Mrs. Geor giana McGinnis Sunday after noon. Mrs. McGrew and daughter, Mary, of Seward were visiting the Guy Cole and John Conard families this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Conard and Mary Lou went to Wayne to the homecoming football game on Saturday. Mr. ana Mrs. KODert iomnnson and son, Veldon, of Star visited Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fox and daughter, Barbara, Sunday after noon. A/lc Roland Wills arrived home Wednesday. October 7, tc spend a two week leave visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wills, and brothers, Gerold and Arthur. He is stationed at Wil liams air base at Phoenix, Ariz Mrs. Leon Beckwith called or Mrs. Charles Abart Monday af ternoon, October 5. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abarl spent Sunday evening visiting Mrs. Sadie Schultz at Atkinson. Gilbert Fox left Sunday foi Grand Island from where he will be driving this week. Steven Fox, son of Mr. anc Mrs. Wayne Fox, spent las1 Thursday night with Mr. anc Mrs. Gilbert Fox and Barbara. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Way man anc Ivan of O’Neill and Mr. and Mrs Henry Kloppenborg and Donalc spent Sunday visiting Mr. anc Mrs. Norman Way man. Miss Norma Lou Foreman wai a visitor and supper guest oi Mrs. Wallace Shellhammer al the Ray Shelhamer home in O' Neill on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McMillar were Sunday dinner guests o: the Harold McMillan family a' Newport. Hugh O’Connor and Mrs. Fran c-es Knapp of Atkinson were las' Thursday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs. James O’Connor. Mrs. William Serck taught sev eral of the children their Sunday school lessor* at her home Sundaj morning. Mrs. Serck is slowly im proving from a recent operation • 1 Dave Yantzi and son, Harvey I of Slayton, Minn., came Tuesday October 6. to attend the fur'to r>* C. E. Yantzi and tc visit Mr; Theresa Murray and Mr. ant Mrs. Andrew Wettlaufer ant other relatives. They retumet home last Thursday. PAGE NEWS The Page American Legion auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. Jerome Allen Monday eve ning with Mrs. James Finley as cohostess. Thirteen members were present. It was voted to send gifts for “the Yanks who gave” and also the gift shop. After the bus iness meeting cards were played. Refresments of pie, ice cream and coffee were served. The next meeting will be in November at the home of Mrs Anton Nissen. Elmer Trowbridge and daugh ter, Judith, Mrs. A. O. Weber and Mrs. Richard Heiss and son went to Omaha last Thursday. Mrs. Heiss and son visited her sister, Mrs. J. C. King, and fam ily. The others were guests of S/Sgt. and Mrs. Lewis Copple and daughter at Bellevue. Mrs. Trowbridge had spent a week at the Copple home. They all re turned to Page Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Villano vis ited Sunday afternoon wifh Mrs. Villano’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stauffer. Mr. and Mrs. V i llano were married Saturday afternoon at the Catholic church 1 at Lamberton, Minn., and were on their way to Boulder, Colo., where Mr. Villano will attend school. Mrs. Villano is the former Shirley French, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford French of Lam berton, who were former resi dents of this community. First Card Party Scheduled— The friends of St. Mary’s invite the public on Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m., in the gymnasium of St. Mary’s academy. The party will be sponsored by the officers: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saunto, chair man, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graham, cochairman. They plan an evening of en joyment in favorite card games. Prizes will be awarded to win ners, also to the winner of the door prize. A lunch will be served by*the committee at the close of the eve ning. 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