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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1954)
1 OJ/2-Ft. Beanstalks Grown in O’Neill Mrs. James J. Kelly (above) exhibits huge umbrella-like leaf from giant caster bean plants growing in their garden in the ~~ southwest section of O’Neill. The stalks—a half-dozen of them— measure lO1* feet in height, 12 inches in circumference and four inches in diameter. The caster beans were planted late in the sea son and Mrs. Kelly says she simply cannot explain' their fantastic size. Passersby are attracted by their size, she explains. (Another photo on page 6.)—The Frontier Photo. 100th Birthday Next for ‘Grandma’ Hull St. Paul’s Gets Young Minister Recently-O r dained Chicagoan Coming CHAMBERS — Rev. Howard Claycombe, jr., a recently-ordain ed minister whose home has been in Chicago, 111., on Sunday, Sep tember 12, will be installed as pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran church here. Reverend Claycombe was grad uated from Concordia Lutheran j seminary, Missouri synod, at St. Louis. Mo., this past spring. He was ordained on August 29 at St. John the Divine Lutheran church in Chicago by Rev. R. L. Sommer. Rev. William H. Roth will offi ciate in the Sunday installation rite at 8 p.m. Following the ser vice a reception and food shower will be held in the church parlors to welcome the new pastor, his wife and their infant son. Mrs. Claycombe is originally from Jackson, Miss. Reverend Claycombe and his family were expected to reach Chambers Wednesday. He suer ceeds Rev. C. D. Ankney, who went to Ohio about a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ralya and Verle were dinner guests at the A. A. Hiatt home Tuesday eve ning. ___ The setting was the same. Long outdoor, shaded tables were la den high with good food. Most ol the faces were the same. The lo cale was identical with similar events of other years — the old homestead in north Holt county in the Meek neighborhood. But there was one more candle, an important candle, on the birthday cake. When the 175 heads were bow ed the faulty voice of a fragile old lady asked the Lord’s bless ings on the bounty and on the absent and deceased loved ones. "Grandma" Sarah Hull, the grand old lady of northern Holt county, was asking grace and presiding at her 99th birthday anniversary picnic dinner. It was a solemn moment and there were a few tear-filled eyes. For years “Grandma” Hull’s birthday anniversary has been made one of the big occasions of the year for the ever-growing Hull clan. Her living sons and daughters always make a special effort to be on hand. The grand old lady has a bit of difficulty keeping up with the grandchil dren and great-grandchildren, principally because her hearing has been impaired and her eye: are very poorly, both attributed to advanced age. One highlight of Monday’: birthday dinner was the presenc: of her cousin, Mrs. Susie Bush I 83. of Parksville. Mo. The tw< hadn’t held a reunion in mori (Continued on page 12) ‘Smoky9 Rebounds After Illness “Smoky" will be okay. The good word was being passed by gleeful O’Neill kids who have been concerned late ly over the welfare of the city s best-known dog. You see, “Smoky,” a female St. Bernard of cow proportions, has been under a doctor’s care for nearly a week. Mrs. P. B Harty, “Smoky s mistress, realized things hadn t • been going well for the queen (and ruler) of O’Neill dogdom. "Miss St. B.,” as the big one sometimes is called, had been nervous, unsettled and hobbled for several weeks. Mrs. Harty wondered if perhaps old-age was catching up with this economy size pooch. After all, “Smoky” is over 9-years-old now. Mrs. Harty consulted a vet erinarian and the doc took the dog into custody for a few days. For observation, they said, but the idea of going to a doc and not coming home right away was foreboding news to the neighborhood kids. (“Smoky’s” home is on North Fifth street, one block north of the bus depot and when she’s not making a half-dozen trips downtown each day she is con spicuous by her absence.) But faces turned brighter Tuesday, when the enormous white dog was back home—not as frivolous as usual, not as eager, but in good humor. “Smoky” has brown patches on her loose coat and her jowls are black in the finest St. Ber nard tradition. “Smoky” nor mally weighs about 145 pounds and more closely resembles a shaggy pony than a pooch. Her appetite seems improved. She had been eating like a cocker spaniel instead of a St. Ber nard. The gentle “Smoky” was bom of registered parentage m Indiana and had her first glimpse of O’Neill through the opening of a wooden crate in which she traveled by rail ex press. A trip to a doc in her younger days has denied her motherhood, so “Smoky” has concentrated on being a harm less, playful pal of kids. Eyes _M © literally pop when small fry fondle “Smoky’s” platter-like ears for the first time. Occa sionally children ride her—al though most of the “piggy back” days are behind her now. For years Mrs. Harty and her husband, the late Mr. Harty, were accustomed to hear knocks on the front door. Chil dren passing to and from school would inquire if “Smoky” could come out to play—much like they would solicit com panionship from a child of the house. The latest sojourn to the doc tor didn’t detract any spunk from the town’s canine queen. A little Pekingese waltzed up to “Smoky” Tuesday eve ning and took a nervous nip at one of “Smoky’s” hind legs. The queen lifted her mighty paw, slammed the Peke to the turf and firmly kept the up start prostrate and helpless. It was quite apparent that “Miss St. B.,” like always, isn’t about to be humiliated or irri tated by some insignificant lit tle Chinese whiffet. Roy Milton Johnson and "Smoky" . . . friendship. —The Frontier Photo. M • • \* ... . • *" ■'*• * B”-? ’'Voice of The Frontier" TV^ 9:45 A.M. — 780 k.c. North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper > Volume 74.—Number 19. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, September 9, 1954. Seven Cent9 Bertha Finds New Home, New School Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harris announced this week that a 12 year-old girl, Bertha, had come to make her home with them in North Ewing. Bertha had been living at the Nebraska Children’s Home at Omaha. Adoption proceedings are un derway. On Monday, Miss Bertha Harris was enrolled in the sixth grade at the Ewing public school. She promptly advised her new parents she was en joying school “very much.” Mrs. Harris, who is The Frontier’s correspondent at Ew ing, wrote: “If the news this week has n’t been prepared just the way you like it, it’s because we ve been very busy prepar ing a room and clothes for a 12 year-old girl who has come to our house. You can guess how happy we all are.” - Mis* Draylon . . . bad health, lack of help. — The Frontier Photo. ★ ★ ★ Ewing Advocate in Final Issue EWING—The Ewing Advocate t last week went to press for the ] final time. Miss Thelma Drayton, < publisher, said inability to hire sufficient help was the reason. Another reason, she said, was ill health. Miss Drayton purchased The Advocate from the late R. D. Crellin in the fall of 1951, having come to Ewing from Kansas City, Mo., where she had been for five years. She was bom at Neligh, reared at Orchard and attended the University of Nebraska. The equipment will be disman tled and sold. The circulation list has been turned over to the Holt County Independent. The Frontier has several times , the audited circulation of any i ether weekly newspaper at Ew ■ ing. Mrs. Harold Harris is The Frontier’s correspondent. 4-H’ersGet Honors at State Fair Demonstration Teams Earn Purples in Lincoln Competition Holt county’s entourage of 4-H clubbers, who have invaded Lin coln for Nebraska’s centennial year state fair, grabbed an en viable array of honors this week. A purple ribbon was awarded to Bobby Beelaert and Hugh Tro diynski of the Page Eagle Hustl ers club in their team demonstra tion of a portable revolving salt ar mineral barrel. Earlier they won honors at the Holt county srs club in their team demonstra and one day last week appeared on a Sioux City television pro gram with the same act. Ellen Havranek and Patricia Mullen, both of the Holt Huskie Hustlers club, north of Emmet, earned a purple ribbon with their poultry dressing demon stration. Other state fair awards: Lois Strong of 212 South Fork club, blue ribbon on washing woolen sweaters demonstration; Mary Claire Gilg and Marlene Beck of Clover club, Atkinson, white ribbon for team demonstra tion, making and shaping rolls. Two additional demonstrations v. ere scheduled for Wednesday: Gary and Gale Holcomb, both of Cil2 South Fork club, rat control: Glaranna Carson and Marilyn Graham, both of Redbird Lucky Glover club, easier ironing meth :ds. Donald Strong of the 212 club earned a red ribbon in the trac er driving contest. Russel Miner received a blue •ibbon for his Hereford baby aeef steer, which had been syvarded to him last fall by the Niobrara Valley Hereford Breed ers’ association at Butte. He also von a white ribbon on an Angus breeding heifer. His sister, Shar on, won a red ribbon for an An gus baby beef steer. Both are nembers of the Fancy Ropers club. Robert Klabenes, member of the Martha club, was awarded a white ribbon for his Hereford baby beef steer. Danny and Lanny LaRue, both of the Mar tha club, took while ribbons for their Angus baby beef heifers. Style review entrants on Wed nesday were Mary Claire Gilg of Clover club, Atkinson, modeling school dresses; Benita Osborne. Wide Awake club, Chambers, modeling dressup clothes. Judging in the livestock, dairy, food, clothing, homemaking and crops divisions will be done to day (Thursday). Individual exhibit winners in cluded: Lois Strong — secretary book, blue; bread, white; rope, blue. Donald Strong — entomology exhibit, blue; electric motor, blue. DeMarus Strong—rope, blue. Jeanene Backhaus — pillow case, white. Ken Backhaus—rope, purple. Jennie Halsey—rolls, blue. Marlene Ermer — vegetables, red; fruit, red. Keith Halsey—motor (electric), white; rope, red; halter, red. Carolyn Wintermote — ento mology, red; wastebasket, red. Matt Beha—splices, red. Anna Mae Gartner — fruit, white; vegetables, blue; waste basket, white. Gary Holcomb — motor (elec tric), red; splices, blue; entomol ogy, purple; garden, purple; rope, red; safety poster, blue. Gale Holcomb—garden, purple; entomology, purple; rope, blue. Rev. Grosenbach Moves to Gordon Rev. M. H. Grosenbach, who has been pastor of Wesleyan Methodist church here for about 10 years, has moved to Gordon. The change was ordered by the Nebraska Wesleyan Methodist conference stationing committee. “We really have enjoyed our pastoral work in the O’Neill com munity,” Reverend Grosenbach stated upon departure. A series of social events was held in honor of Reverend Gro senbach, his wife and family. He served the Wesleyan Methodist parish in O’Neill and the Center Union parish northwest of town. He was active in the O’Neill Min isterial association and Parent Teachers’ association work. Rev. G. M. Hubby will supply the two churches here until a permanent appointment is made. MARRIAGE LICENSES Dale Lavern Strong, 19, of O’ Neill and Edith Mae Rowlett, 19, of Norfolk, September 6. Anton B. Kaczor, 21, of Ewing and Alta Ann Ord, 23, of Silver City, la., September 7. Miss Elsie Peter, the teacher, and Miss Fuhrer. hobbyist turned commercial . . . she needs the business.—O'Neill Photo Co. AAA . . . * * * W W TC Donna Mae Converts Hobby Into Business Miss Donna Mae Fuhrei^ 21 year-old O’Neill farm girl who has endeared herself to the heart* of thousands in surmount ing obstacles, is entering a new fiejd. The plucky young lady, who has been bedfast because of pa ralysis since she was a small girl, a few years ago completed an eighth grade course of study from her bed, later was graduated from O’Neill high school by extension, now is doing oil ornamental painting of wooden plates, salad bowls, toast racks, etc. She began painting as a hobby. Her work is so good some of her friends have encouraged her to sell her “handiwork”—done with a paintbrush in her mouth and from a palette mounted on a light fixture. Miss Elsie Peter of O’Neill has been teaching Miss Fuhrer the art of oil painting and oronounces Donna a “fine student with lots of talent.” Miss Fuhrer won national at tention with her scholastic achievements as a complete in valid. What makes her latest accom plishments all the more signifi cant is the fact she works from the light of a kefosene lamp. Al though an REA line runs past the place, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fuhrer, haven’t been able to take on the added expense of REA. Mrs. Fuhrer is ailing with arthritis. The tutoring comes under the sponsorship of the Nebraska state board of vocational education (rehabilitation department). The district supervisor who sent up the course is Roland Lord of Nor folk. This is an unpaid advertising plug: If you’re searching for a nominally priced gift item, why not send an order to: Miss Don na Mae Fuhrer. O’Neill, Nebr.? She’s in business now—for her self. Loveland Draws Year in State Pen Ross Loveland, 32, a Kansan who was arrested by authorities at Kimball last month and brought to O’Neill, Saturday was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary. He pleaded guilty before District Judge D. R. Mounts in Holt county district court. Loveland admitted writing a of no-fund checks at O’ Neill in late May. He will be usxen to Lincoln this weekend. Attends Banking School in Wisconsin— EWING—M. B. Swing, cashier of the Farmers State bank, re turned Tuesday from Madison, Wise., where for two weeks he had been attending a school of banking conducted by the Uni versity of Wisconsin. Former Resident Dies of Gun Wound AMELIA — Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., to day (Thursday) at First Baptist church in Norfolk for Mrs. Julius Belew, 42, who lived on a farm r.orth of Stanton. She was found dead Monday afternoon of a shot gun wound in the head. Recently she had been hospitalized and Stanton county officials said there would be no inquest. Mrs. Belew was found by her son, Marlin, 17, when he return ed home from school. The Be lews moved from Holt county, near Amelia, to Stanton county about seven years ago. Survivors include: Widower: son—Marlin; parents — Mr. and Mrs. Levi Clemens of Amelia; brothers — Milton Clemens of Amelia. Clifford Clemens of Am elia, Loyd Clemens of Ravinia, S.D.; sisters—Mrs. Henry Travis of Atkinson. Mrs. Leonard Pribil of O’Neill. Miss Joan Clemens of O’Neill. Burial will be at Stanton. Brothers, Sister Do Well in Swim Meet Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kurtz captured more than their share of hon ors in the end-of-the-season swimming compe tition conducted Sunday at the Municipal pool. They are John, Konnie and Terry. They cap tured two firsts and one second in individual competition and were members of two first place teams. They learned to swim at Long Pine where Mr. Kurtz was reared. (Results of the swim meet may be found in the SPORTS section on page 9.)—The Frontier Photo. Mrs. Van Conett, 4 Years, Dies Funeral Rites Friday at Page Church PAGE—Mrs. Rose Van Conett, 74, widow of the late Elmer Van Conett, died about noon Tuesday, September 7, in a Norfolk hospi tal. She had been ill four years. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Septem ber 10, from the Methodist church at Page with Rev. Lisle E. Mew maw, church pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Lambert cemetery under the direction of Biglin’s. Pallbearers chosen are Elmer Clasey, Alton Braddock, Glen Stewart, Lyndley Crumly, Her man Dimmitt and Fred Brede hoeft. The late Mrs. Van Conett, whose maiden name was O' Haver, was born April 4, 1880. at Willow Springs, Wise. Her parents were William Henry O'Haver and Katherine Pratt O'Haver. She came to Holt county in 1885 with her parents. On January 13, 1897, she mar ried Mr. Van Conett. They re sided for many years on a farm north of Page. They became the parents of three sons and two daughters. One daughter, Mary, died in infancy and one son, Vir gil, died in 1918. Survivors include: Sons —Lu Vern of Page and Mancil of Bow, Wash.; daughter — Mrs. O. A. v Marietta) Wiseman of Page; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Ezra Brumbaugh Dies in California c INMAN — Mrs. W. C. Kelley has received word of the death of her brother, Ezra Brumbaugh, c 7Y, at Van Nuys, Calif. He died Thursday, September 2. o Mr. and Mrs. Brumbaugh vis former Inman resident and is ° survived by his widow, the for- o mer Nellie Garnet, also a former Inman resident, and several chil dren and grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 3, at Van Nuys. Taggart’s Neighbor* Put Up 80 Acres Hay CHAMBERS — The following neighbors put up 80 acres of hay for L. W. Taggart Saturday, Sep tember 4: o George Cameron, J. W. Walter, Ed Harvey, H. C. Walter, A. A. Walter, Duane Walter, Edgar DeHart, Chester Jungbluth and E. R. Carpenter. The Taggart boys — Samuel, Leon and Thomas—also assisted. Mr. Taggart has been hospitaliz ed at Washington, D.C., for sev eral weeks.