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Legal Notices (First pub. May 27, 1954) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will ne received at Ihe office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State Gapitol at Lincoln, Nebraska, on June 17, 1954, until 10:00 o’clock A M., and at that time publicly opened and read for SAND GRAVEL FOR SURFACING and incidental work on the LYNCH SOUTH Patrol No. 81002 State Road. The approximate quantity is: 2,850 Cu. Yds. Sand Gravel Surface Course Material The attention of bidders is di iected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. Compliance by the contractor v. ith the standards as to hours of labor prescribed by the “Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,” approved June 25, 1938 (Public No. 718, 75th Congress), will be ieo.uired in the performance of the work under this contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on tnis contract shall be one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per hour, except that a minimum wage of one dollar and twenty-five cents (SI 25) per hour shall be paid to: Crane Operators Dragline Operators Power Shovel Operators THp minimum roan rvairl all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be ninety five (96) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be seventy-five (75) cents per hour. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and in formation secured at the office of the County Clerk at Butte, Nebraska, at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebras ka, at the office of the Division Engineer of the Department of Roads and Irrigation art Ains worth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebras ka. The successful bidder will be re quired to furnish bond in an amount equal to 100% of his contract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for this work, the bidder must file, with his proposal, a certified check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigatinon and in an amount not less than two hundred fifty (250) dollars. The right is reserved to waive all teehioalities and reject any or all bids. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION L. N. Ress, State Engineer J. M. Crook, Division Engineer C. J. Tomek, County Clerk Boyd County Ruth Hoffman, County Clerk Holt County 4-6 NOTICE OF REFEREE'S SALE Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an Order of Sale di rected to me by the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, in an action pending in said Court wherein Harry Johnson is plaintiff, and John M. Johnson, et al, are defendants being Case No. 14928, to sell at public ven due the following described real estate, to wit: North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section Two; Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Three, all in Township Thirty two, North, Range Twelve; and Lot One in Section Twenty five; Lots One, Two and Three, in Section Twenty-six; Lots Three and Four (S%SEy4) of Section Twenty seven; East Half of Section Thirty-four, and the North Half and the Southwest Quar ter of Section Thirty-five, all in Township Thirty - three, North, Range Twelve; and The East Half of the North west Quarter; all of Lot Four; and the East Half of Lot Three in Section Six, Township Thirty - two, North Range Eleven; All West of the 6th P.M., in Holt County, Nebraska, I will offer said above describ ed real estate for sale and will sell the same to the highest bid-, der for cash, subject to incum brances and unpaid taxes of record, on the 7th day of July, 1954, at the hour of ten o’clock A.M., at the front door of the Court House in O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, when and where due attendance will be given by the undersigned, sole referee. The above described property will be offered for sale as a unit and also in separate tracts and will be sold whichever way brings the most money. Terms of Sale: 25% of pur chase price is to be paid at time of sale, balance of purchase price to be paid on confirmation and delivery of deed. Abstracts of title are available for exam ination at office Clerk District Court, O’Neill. Said sale will remain open one hour. Dated this 25th day of May, A.D., 1954. CHARLES E. CHACE, Sole Referee. Julius D. Cronin, Attorney. 4-8c (First pub. May 27, 1954) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate No. 3963 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, May 20, 1j54. In the matter of the Estate of George Kruse, Deceased. CREDITORS of said estate are hereby notified that the time limited for presenting claims against said estate is September 17, 1954, and for the payment c f debts is May 20, 1955, and that cn June 17, 1954, and on Septem ber 18, 1954, at 10 o’clock AM., each day, I will be at the Con r ty Court Room in said County to receive, examine, hear, allow, or adjust all claims and objec tions duly tiled. LOUIS W. REIMER, County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 4-6 (First pub. June 3, 1954) NOTICE OF HEARING ON VALUATION OF SCHOOL LANDS Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on the 23rd of June, 1954, commencing at 9.00 o’clock A.M., at the Holt County Court House, O’Neill, Nebraska, before an examiner appointed by the Board of Edu cataional Lands and Funds, for 1he purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence as to ilia value of all school lands accord ing to classification in Holt County, Nebraska. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS AND FUNDS Robert D. Hiatt, Secretary. 5-6 Emmet News Mary Lou Conard started work as a life guard at the O’ Neill swimming pool Monday. Miss Mabel Perkins and Tom Perkins came home from Oma ha Wednesday, May 26. They have visited their sister, Mrs. Mrs. James O’Connor at St. Catherine’s hospital Dick Heerten of Ainsworth was a last Thursday visitor of Jim O’Connor and Tom Perkins Miss Mabel Perkins returned home with him. Charles Strong of Omaha spent the v/eeked with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McMillan and other relatives. Mr. Cecil McMillan went to Omaha Monday with her son, Tommy Strong, and family and will spend some time there visit- j ing her daughter, Mrs. Clifford i Anderson, and family and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Merry of Canton, S.D., are spending the week at the Leo Tunender home at Emmet. Mrs. Merry is a niece of Leo Tunender and Mr. Merry is a nephew of Mrs. Wes Gage of Atkinson. The Holy Name society met at the Church of the Epiphany on , Tuesday evening, May 25. Plans 1 were made to repair sidewalks around the church. Mrs. v era wigtrin uougw ter, Ramona, and sisters, Judy and Shirley Miller, spent Tues day evening, May 25, with the Leo Tunender family. Friday supper guests at the Leo Tunender home were Mrs. Vera Wigent of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Merry of Canton, S.D. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schaffer visited the Harvey Hansen fam ily at the Lee ranch Monday evening, May 24. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clouse were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. William New ton. The children of the Church of the Epiphany entered Bible school in O’Neill this week. The school is being conducted by St. Patrick's Catholic church. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Oberle of Montana drove to Emmet Sat urday morning to visit her sister, Mrs. John Conard, and his par ents, at O’Neill and her parents at Inman. Melvin Luben returned home Saturday after spending a week in Inman visiting his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lu ben. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lowery of Oakdale and Mrs. Allen Fricke of Creighton have been visiting Mr. ad Mrs. Grant Pea cock the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Peacock and family spent Sunday at Bassett to decorate his mother’s grave. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Allen and family of Page, Mr. and Mrs. John Allen and Juua oi Orleans and Bob Allen of Oma ha were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jerrald Dusatko. Mr and Mrs. Dean Beckwith and Gary spent Friday evening visiting ^trs. Emma IMaring ancl sons, Oliver and Homer. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Frit ton spent Saturday afternoon visit ing Mrs. Emma Maring. Mrs. Georgihna McGinnis spent last Thursday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Brockman and family. , , Mrs. Fred Saunto and son, Danny, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Me Connell last Thursday. Mrs. Georgiana McGinnis en tertained at a dinner for her son, John Conard’s birthday an niversary on Friday. The gues s were Mr. and Mrs. R. B. South of Inman and Mr. and Mrs. John Conard and Mary Lou. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Strong and family of Omaha spent Sat urday visiting Mr. Strongs stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McMillan. Janet Tomlinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tomlinson of O’Neill, spent the weekend vis iting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fox and daughter, Bar bara. Romaine Saunders of Lincoln, former Holt county rancher and former editor of The Frontier, spent memorial day and Monday in O’Neill. Mr. Saunders is au thor of “Prairieland Talk, a regular feature of this newspa per. ___ / ' Ewing Class of ’04 Honored | EWING—Red and silver deco rations and bouquets of spring flowers provided the setting for the Ewing high school alumni banquet held Tuesday evening, May 25, at the school auditori um. Honored graduates of Ewing high school were the class of 1904. The golden anniversary class included Alice Davies Max well, Arthur Spittler, Mae Ly don Farber, Lloyd Swain and Sadye Brion Jones (deceased). The class of 1929—a quarter cen tury ago— also was honored. In attendance from that class were Maurice Archer, Winifred Tay lor Johnson, William H. Graver, jr., Margaret Napier Brow, Le ona Krachie Jefferies, Kermit JcffBrics. Other 1929 graduates unable to be present were Donald Starr, Howard Lee, Allen Magil, Jean Lambert, Francis Wood, Doris Starr Mann, Mae Johnson Tho rin, Vivian Mitchell Daugherty, Phoebe Honeywell Lingle, Mar jorie Gemmill Minshal, Clara Vandersnick Schaffer, E 1 o i s e Davies Heidand, Wilda Carr Dierks, Russell Wunner, Stuart Kales, Cleo Butler, Everett Har ris, Harris Dean Anderson. A three-course dinner was served by the ladies of St. Pet er’s church. One hundred seven ty-nine tickets were sold. “It’s a Small World” was the theme of the program. Toastmas ter was Tim Lambert; blessing by Dewitt Hoke; welcome by Wayne Shrader; response by Kenneth Lee; South American comments by Sylvester Schlot man; “Rio Nights,” a vocal solo, i by Judy Jefferies with Mrs. Ker- 1 mit Jefferies as accompanist; “A < Glimpse of Japan” by Pat Sand- ] ers, who spent many months 1 there while in the navy; “Blue ] Hawaii,” duet, by Darlene Eack er Ruby and Norma Gibson ! Fry with Thelma Grafft Span- ] gler accompanist; impressions of j Germany by Walter Miller; 1 “Song of India” and “Sabre Dance,” piano selections, by ] Paul D. Cooper; life in New Zea- . land by Archie Johnston; Ewing, ' Nebr., U.S.A., by R. H. Shain; , “You Better Not Do That,” gui- j tar solo, by Larry Williamson. Mrs. Nellie Connor, one of the ! oldest graduates, was unable to j be present because of illness. ] She seldom has missed an alum- < ni banquet. She was presented a ; gift of silver from the alumni ; members. Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Dray- ' ton, who celebrated their 50th : wedding anniversary on Sunday, ] May 30, were also honored. The class of 1954 was honored ; by the alumni. It includes Shir- : ley Angus, Vlanda Biddlecome, Verle Bollwitt, Tom Christon, Eurma Crawford, Sandra Dierks, Ruth Ann Emesti, Laura Helm ricks, Judith Jefferies, Lowell Jensen, Richard Kurpgeweit, Gene Libby, Rozetta McDonald, Dor La Mlnarik Schroeder, Pa trice Mosel, Dana Sisson, Mar jorie Stamp. Dean Tuttle, Flor ence Van Ostrand, Marilyn Weyhrich, Jeanne Welke, Larry j Williamson, Lester Woeppel, Russell Woeppel. At the business meeting, offi i cers elected for 1955 are: Mrs. Wilbur Spangler, president; Mrs. Carl Christon, vice-president; Eddie Shrader, secretary-treas urer; Mrs. Roland Horde, alter nate. Retiring officials are Wayne Shrader, president; Mrs. M. B. Huffman, vice - president; Leo Miller, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. William Lof quest, alternate. Committees for this year’s banquet were: Invitations — A. J. Sanders, Mrs. Ray Funk, Mrs. Wilbur Bennett, Mrs. Kermit Jefferies; menu—Mrs. Gail Boies and Mrs. Ray Funk; nomination -—William Lof quest and Wendell Switzer; hostesses—Vina Wood and Harriet Welke; program — Bernadine Rotherham, Mrs. Fran ces Shaw, Mrs. Wilbur Spangler, Mrs. Dale Napier, Mrs. Wayne Fry, Mrs. Gene Ruby, Miss Fern Pruden; decorations—Mrs. Syl vester Schlotman, Miss Ina Ben nett, Mrs. Sis Ebbengaard, Mary Lou Napier, Anna Van Zandt. Tickets—Mrs. Arthur Sanders, Mrs. R. H. Shain, Mrs. Phyllis Bartak, Mrs. Kermit Jefferies, Eddie Shrader, Lucile LaRue. Mrs. R. G. Roekey, Mrs. Rose Bauer, Rose Knievel, Duane Horde, A. J. Sanders, Bernadine Rotherham; tables — John Na pier, Wayne Fry, Joe Miller, lames Pruden, Dwight Schroe der, Elmer Bergstrom, Charles Rotherham; cards—Fern Pruden, Mrs. Wilbur Spangler, Leo Mil ler, Mrs. Wilbur Bennett, Mrs. Gene Ruby, Mrs. Wayne Fry. After the banquet, members who wished to dance went to the Summerland pavilion. H. R. Porter, 83, Dies While Asleep Burial Saturday i n Ewing Cemetery EWING— H. R. Porter, 83, died in his sleep during Tuesday night, May 25, at the Masonic Home at Plattsmcuth, where he had made his home for several months. He is survived by his brother, William Porter, 90, who resides at Ellenburg, Wash., also several nephews and neices. Funeral rites were Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Methodist church in Ewing. Rev. Charles Mitchell officiated. Masonic services were con ducted by District Judge Lyle Jackson of Neligh and Pytha goras lodge 156 AF&AM. Mrs. Harriet Welke and Mrs. Vera Anson sang “Rock of Ages,” Abide with Me” and "The Old Rugged Cross” with Mrs. Wilbur Spangler at the pi ano. Mrs. Sis Ebbengaard, Mrs. Wilbur Bennett and Miss Ina Bennett were in charge of the flowers. Pallbearers were Elmer Berg strom, Waldo Davis, Wilbur Ben nett, Leonard Hill, William Spence and Vance Butler. Bur ial was made in the Ewing cem etery. The late Harvey H. Porter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. William K. Porter in Illinois August 15, 1870. He came to Sherman county, Nebraska, in 1884 and later the family moved to Ewing where he made his home until Febru ary 22, 1954, when he became a resident of the Masonic home at Hattsmouth. He was married February 3, 1904, to Susie B. Wood, who oreceded him in death. He was past master of Pytha goras lodge and also served 13 years as secretary. In the Jephthah chapter 85, Order of the Eastern Star, he was past worthy patron. Spend Weekend Here— Mrs. M. R. Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Sullivan of Lincoln were memorial weekend visitors in O’Neill. Spahns Planning Trip to Europe CELIA—Friday evening visit ors at the Lee Terwilliger home were Mr. and Mrs. Libby and his mother of Page, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Christianson and son and Mr. and Mrs. Spahn and family of Ewing, who came to see the pictures the Terwilligers had taken on their recent trip abroad. Mr. and Mrs. Spahn plan a trip to Germany on the Queen Mary in August. They were in Germany in 1949—the year the Terwilligers made their first trip abroad. Other Celia News Mr. and Mrs. Jack Winings and son were Tuesday, May 25. visitors at the Lee Terwilliger home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ballon were Friday visitors at the Per r> Terwilliger home. Mr. and Mrs. Connie Frickel and family were last Thursday evening vistors at the Henry Al brecht home. Sunday, May 23, afternoon and supper guests at the Adams sisters’ home in Dustin were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Focken and family. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack, Shirley and Dennis were Tues day evening, May 25, visitors at the Frank Kilmurry home. Visitors for the weekend me morial holiday at the Alex For sythe home were Mr. and Mrs. Perry Forsythe and Carol, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Braden, Jim and Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Don Walters, Janey and Chari, ail of Walnut, la., who came Friday and left Monday afternoon. On Saturday Mr. Forsythe and his guests went to Pickstown, S.D., to see the Ft. Randall dam. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck at tended a family get-together at the Dwaine Lockmon home in Stuart memorial day. Others present were Mrs. Joe Mlinar, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mlinar and Dale, Mrs Dobias, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mlinar, Mr. and Mrs. George Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson of Stuart and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith and family. Gerald Heiser spent Wednes day afternoon and Thursday, May 26 and 27, with Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith and family were Friday evening visitors at the Merrill Smith home. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith and family attended a memorial day family dinner at the home of his mother, Mrs. Charley Smith, in Atkinson. Others pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Garwood and family, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heiser and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Osmond and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Heiser and son of Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack and Shirley and Dennis were Monday afternoon visitors at the O. A. Hammerberg home. Mr. Colfack and Frank Kilmurry helped care for one of Mr. Ham merberg’s cows which had been hurt. Ollie Mills of Burwell arrived Tuesday, May 25, to spend a week with his friend, Alex For sythe. The Lee and Perry Terwilliger families came home from Den ver, Colo., Tuesday, May 25. Mr. and Mrs. Connie Frickel and family. Mrs. Bessie Grund and Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Bacon of Vancouver, Wash., were Tues day evening, May 25, visitors at the Mark Hendricks home. The Washington visitors had spent two weeks in Lincoln visiting relatives before coming to At kinson. They left for home Wed nesday morning, May 26. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman and sons, Roger and Gary, were Wednesday evening, May 26, visitors at the O. A. Hammer berg and Duane Beck homes. Perry Terwilliger is putting in two dams on the creek south of the Connie Frickel place. Denton Colfack helped O. A. Hammerberg Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, May 24, 25 and 29. Darel and Kay McKathnie, small children of Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKathnie, spent Tues day afternoon, May 25, with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson. Mrs. Bessie Grund and daugh ter, Mrs. Dallas Bacon, and Mr. Bacon of Vancouver, Wash., ar rived Monday, May 24, for a vis it with Mrs. Grund’s nieces and nephews, the members of the Hendricks family. That night they enjoyed a family reunion and supper at the Connie Frickel home. Others present were Joe Hendricks and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hendricks and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hend ricks and Becky, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson and son of O’Neill. Friday morning visitors at the O. A. Hammerberg home were Harvey Groff, Ray Pease and Alex Forsythe. Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Scott were Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Scott and Patty and Phil of Butte, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Livingston and Miss Dorothy Scott of Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Gage were Sunday afternoon visitors at the O. A. Hammerberg home. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack and family were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Joe Hendricks home. David and Harold Frickel came home last Thursday from a two-weeks’ visit at Norfolk with their aunt, Mrs. Allen Mar quardt, and Mr. Marquardt. THE FRONTIER for your print ing needs. . o Butler Supports April 15 Tax Dale— Sen. Hugh Butler (R.-Nebr.) has expressed his approval of the action of the senate finance committee, of which he is a high-ranking member, in chang ing the filing date for individual income tax returns from Marcia 15 to April 15. “This extra month will be a boon to taxpayers, and will pave the way to a more orderly tax; collecting system,” Butler say*. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. William A. An derson and Mrs. Howard Peter* spent Sunday in Page. Monuments of lasting basal* made by skilled craftsmen of the J. F. Bloom Co. . . monu ments from the factory to the consumer. — Emmet Crabh, O' - Neill, phone 139-J. 37t* The Misses Genevieve Bights and Nora McAuliffe of Sion* City were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Cronin. Miss Maxine Askels spent the weekend in BurwelL |Roya] Theater j|| — O'NEILL. NEBR. — Thurs. June 3 FAMILY NIGHT THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE Starring Rhonda Fleming. Gene Barry, Agnes Moorehead, Teresa Brewer, Guy Mitchell. The Bell Sisters. When those razzle-dazzle redheads hit the Klondike. Family $1; adults 50c: children 12c FrL-Sal. June 4-S Howard Hughes presents Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell, Jack Palance in SECOND CHANCE Color by technicolor. Crashing terror! Crushing kisses' Sky high thrills. Two killers fight for the love of a gang-lord’s gal . . . between two South Amer ican mountain peaks! Adults 50c; children 12c; mati nee Saturday 2:30. All children under 12 free when accompanied by parent Sun-Mon.-Tues. June 6-73 CINEMASCOPE . PRINCE VALIANT In Cinemascope in the wonder *0 of sterophonic sound. Color by technicolor. Starring James Ma son, Janet Leigh, Debra Pago and Sterling Hayden. Adults 50c: children 12c; nek inee Sunday 2:30. All children unless in arms must have tirlnts o » :«■ s,* % the Superior Performance of the NEW UNIVERSAL GAS RANGE Universal Range $00050 Model No. 9001 X.*7 Everyone’s finding out that it’s a pleasure to cook on this gleaming new Universal automatic gas range. It gives you an oversized oven, easy-to-clean one-piece top, famous simmer-save burners and many automatic features. And Natural Gas cook ing is faster . . . costs less. TRADE NOW-BIG TRADE ’N’ SAVE SALE ENDS SOON... For just a little wWle longer you can take advan tage of the extra trade-in allowances that Kansas Nebraska is making. Your old range is worth real money if you trade now for a new gas range. SEE YOUR FAVORITE APPLIANCE DEALER OR KANSAS-NEBRASKA MANAGER ABOUT A TRADE BEFORE JUNE 30. MiTlI t lr For Dependable GAS Service Money to Loan automobiles TRUCKS % TRACTORS EQUIPMENT FURNITURE -on - Central Finance Corp. C- E. Jones, Manager O'Neill : Nebraska 1 INSURANCE Insurance of All Kinds Bonds — Notary Public 20% SAVINGS ON YOUR PREMIUMS RELIABLE COMPANIES PROMPT SETTLEMENTS Office in Gillespie Radio Bldg. PHONE 114 or 218 — O'NEILL — L. G. GILLESPIE AGENCY Established in 1893 I ———■_^ I * __ _ I Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey* Bt proof •« yrs. old DISTRIBUTED BY WESTERN WINE ft LIQUOR CO. ■ I General Auto and Truck Repairing Albert (“Shorty”) Dennis MECHANIC Smith Mctor O’Neill Phone 562 . against the background of Nebraska’s history, are but a moment. Measured, however, in terms of achievement, the fifteen years from 1939 to 1954 that mark the life of Nebraska’s publicly-owned Consumers Public Power District represent an era. When Nebraska became a territory in 1854, the vast bene fits to be brought through the harnessing of electric power were still far in the future. It was 25 years later, in 1879, that Thomas Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light—an event that is being commemorated this year by the power industry as the “Diamond Jubilee of Light” under the slogan “Light for Freedom—Power for Progress.” It was another four years later, in 1883, that Nebraska’s first electric light and power company was organized.* Slowly, then, electricity began to work its miracles for the people of Nebraska—to light the dark, to ease the drudgery, to make living more enjoyable and work more profitable. Each of these events was of untold significance—but most significant of all to Nebraska has been the development of fow-cosrt electricity, placed within reach of all by thousands of miles of inter-connected high-voltage transmission lines. Today, these lines stand as an ever-growing monument to the pioneer spirit of building for the future which, 100 years after the / »■ o Nebraska territory was opened, still characterizes the people of this state. ’Source: Nebraska Historical Society, from Wakely’s “Omaha and Douglas 0 <.' County.” tElectrldty Costs Less In Nebraska Today than It Did In 1939. r i. • 1"', 1 '■'IVIISIITH'TH i' JTir rr'C * :,, c # r REX W. WILSON, „ M.D. ROBT. M. LANGDON, M.D. PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS 128 W. Douglas St, O’Neill Phone 138 —
