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Volume 74.—Number 22. O Neill, Nebr., Thursday, Sept. 30, 1934. Seven Cents
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Teenage Reformatory
Escapees Captured
Mrs. Roy Margritz,
Mother of 3, Dies
Young Ranch Woman
111 7 Months
Mrs; Roy E. Margritz, 42, who
had resided in the Phoenix com
munity northwest of O’Neill
since December, 1949, died at
7.30 a.m., Thursday, September
23, in St. Anthony’s hospital
here. She had been ill seven
months during which time she
was hospitalized several times.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Sep
tember 25, from the Community
church at Butte. Rev. Vernon
Lckerholm, church pastor, offi
ciated and burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery at Norfolk under
the direction of Biglin’s. Howard
Story of Butte sang two hymns.
Pallbearers at Butte were Ad
rian Mitchell and Harry Mitchell,
both of Atkinson; James McNul
ty, Francis Curran, Lyle Vequist
and Orville Miller, all of O’Neill.
Pallbearers at Norfolk were Ira
"Avery, Ivan Munger, Raymond
IJuhachek, Maynard Schulze,
Len Beemer and Edward May,
all of Norfolk.
Elizabeth S. Sch wipdt,
daughter of Fred and Margaret
A. Brenner Schwindl, was
born August 28, 1912, at Lin
coln. She was baptized at Lin
coln and was confirmed April
15, 1927, at Harvard.
She was married to Roy Ed
ward Margritz at Harvard on
June 10, 1936. The family lived
at Burbank, Calif., for a time,
moving to Pierce county in 1945.
The Margritzes came to Holt
county from Pierce county.
Survivors include: Widower;
daughters — Brenda Kaye, 14;
Bonna Beth, 12, and Susan B., 6;
her parents—Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Schwindt, sr., of Clay Center;
sifters—Mrs. George (Catherine)
Amen of Denver, Colo.; Mrs.
John H (Christine) Deines of Or
chard; Mrs. Clair (Marie) Swan
son of Hastings; Mrs. Dayton
(Margaret) Schiep of Holy
oke, Colo.; Mrs. Glenn (Leena)
Bunnell of Poplar, Mont.; Mrs.
Arthur (Pauline) Sorge of Fre
mont; brothers — George
Schwindt of Clay Center; Fred
Schwindt, jr., of Clay Center,
and John Schwindt of Harvard.
The body lay in state at the
I.-utte church between 11:30 a.m.,
and the funeral hour.
Students Treated
for Auto Injuries
CHAMBERS — Three Cham
bers high school students were
heated for minor injuries Wed
nesday, September 29, following
a two-car crash near the Cham
bers school.
Miss Viona Burgett was driv
ing a car owned by Louis Bur
gett of Amelia. She attempted to
make a left turn when her ma
chine was struck in the rear by
a car going the same direction
driven by Miss Gloria Jean Pav
el. The Pavel machine is regis
tered in the name of Leon Urban
of Ewing.
Miss Pavel and two compan
ions, Louis Brown and Rodney
Elkins, were taken to O’Neill for
medical attention. Deputy Holt
Countv Sheriff James Mullen,
who investigated, said Miss Bur
gett was unhurt.
Heart Attack Fatal
to Frank Roper
INMAN— Word was received
here on Thursday, September 23,
concerning the sudden death of
Frank Roper of Indianapolis,
Ind. Death was caused by a heart
attack.
Mrs. Roper is the former Evad
ne Moor Erskine. Mrs. Roper’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Moor of North Bend, and her
brother-in-law and sister, Dr.
and Mrs. Robert Taylor of Beat
rice, departed immediately to at
tend the funeral. Services were
held on Friday and burial was
at Terret Haute, Ind.
The Moors and Taylors expect
ed to bring Mrs. Roper back to
Nebraska with them.
33-Mark Lowest
of Autumn Season
The 33-degree reading early
Wednesday, September 22, rates
as the coldest morning of the
autumn—that is, until this issue
of The Frontier went to press.
Only traces of precipitation
have been received this week
Snow was reported Wednesday,
September 29, in North Dakota
and temperatures began drop
ping off from the 50-degree read
ing here.
Summary based on 24-houi
periods ending at 6 p.m., daily
follows:
Hi Lo
September 23_84 52
September 24_76 53
September 25_84 42
September 26 _89 42
September 27_81 51
September 28 82 60
September 29_73 42
53 AT SCOUT SEMINAR
Fifty-three persons attended a
Boy Scout finance seminar meet
ing Tuesday night at the Country
club. Scouting enthusiasts came
from a dozen Sandhills area and
Covered Wagon area cities and
towns. The annual Scout finance
kickoff will be October 18.
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Two teenage escapees from the
Nebraska boys’ reformatory at
Kearney came to the end of the
flight trail in Holt county Mon
day night.
The youths, Billy Tyon, 15, of
Chadron and Robert Mueller, 15,
of Lincoln, are now back in cus
tody at the Kearney institution.
This is the chronology of their
ill-fated burst to freedom:
They escaped from the re
formatory Saturday night by
breaking through a skylight
and by descending a wall on
the outside of the building.
Helping themselves to a pick
up truck, the two youths played
hide-and-seek with Grand Island
police for a time, finally aban
doning the utility vehicle in fa
vor of a 1950 Mercury sedan.
Late Monday the Mercury
conked out near Ewing, the ma
chine having been overworked
and without service. They went
to the Ray Tucker place a half
mile west of Ewing and chose a
shiny new jeep. The jeep got
them to O’Neill where, in the
southeast residential district,
they decided to abandon it in fa
vor of a 1953 Chevrolet sedan
belonging to W. G. Heflin, 316
South Ninth st.
The Chevy had a flat tire but
the escapees, apparently un
aware of that, were pushing the
Heflin car with the jeep, trying
tc get it out of the vicinity of the
house before starting it.
Heflin, hearing the commo
tion outside, went to investi
gate. When he appeared on the
scene, the young fugitives look
to the high weeds. Neighbors
soon gathered and Harold Se
ger and Everet Miner located
Mueller and Tyon in a wood
shed at the Mrs. Chet Calkins
residence . The two teenagers
were unarmed
Police Officer Walt Calkins
made the arrest and took Muel
ler and Tyon to the Holt county
jail about midnight. The reform
atory officials were advised of
the apprehension at 9 a.m., Tues
day by Holt County Sheriff Leo
Tomjack and before noon the re
formatory officials were here to
claim their runaways.
Firemen Battle
Sunday Blaze
O’Neill volunteer firemen
spent about an hour Sunday af
ternoon fighting a blaze on the
outside and at the rear of a
downtown building which houses
the Council Oak store on the
first floor and the Western ho
tel on the second floor.
The alarm was sounded at 3:20
o’clock. The fire is believed to
have started in empty cardboard
cartons outside the building.
An outside stairway to the ho
tel, the framework of the stair
way, several rear doors and win
dows were damaged.
Flames leaped skyward for a
time and considerable smoke was
visible for several miles, but
damage was not great.
The store and hotel were in
operation as usual Monday morn
ing.
Polio Sufferer Is
‘Slightly Improved’
PAGE—Relatives at Page have
received word that Miss Barbara
Erunckhorst of Inman, who is a
polio patient at a hospital at
Sioux Falls, S.D., shows some im
provement. She is out of the
oxygen tent and can be out of the
iron lung for a few minutes at a
time.
Her sister, Audrey, flew from
England to help care for her.
Anyone wishing to send cards
can send them to this address:
Room 234, Sioux Valley hospital,
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Radio Casting
Director Visits
Miss Ann Howard, casting di
rector for a New York advertis
ing agency, arrived Saturday to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Mark O. Howard.
Miss Howard has been with
Benson & Bowles agency for
about five years. Her work is to
select voices and talent for radio
and television commercial an
nouncements, many of them
heard nationally.
She will conclude her visit
Friday and return to her work
iii the East.
Soukups Qualify
for Trip Abroad
John Soukup of Ft. Lauder
dale, Fla., nephew of Bert Shoe
maker and Stanley Soukup,
both of O’Neill, recently quali
fied for a trip to Bermuda Sou
kup is manager of a finance
company at Ft. Lauderdale.
He earned the trip on a com
petitive basis among the com
pany’s managers from coast-to
coast.
Mr. Soukup and his wife spent
two weeks in Bermuda.
To Sioux Falls—
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Harring
ton and Marlene and Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Stanton spent Sunday in
Sioux Falls, S. D. visiting Mr.
and Mrs. John Cuddy and family.
Visit Aberdeen—
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer C.
Skulborstad visited his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
/John Skolborstad, and family ove
I the weekend in Aberdeen, S. D.
SchaafRites
Are Held
in Atkinson
Son Enroute to U.S.
Does Not Know of
Father’s Death
ATKINSON—Henry J. Schaaf,
60. Atkinson farmer, died early
Saturday, September 25, in At
kinson Memorial hospital. He
had been in failing health sev
eral weeks, but did not enter the
hospital until about midnight
before his death.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 10 a.m., Monday, Sep
tember 27, from St. Joseph’s
Catholic church in Atkinson with
Rev. William Kelligar officiat
ing. Burial was in St. Joseph’s
cemetery. Pallbearers were Art
Humpal, George Schaaf, John
Wenner, Joseph Winkler, Char
les Deermer and Tony Weich
man.
ine iaie Mr. scnaat was
born February 10, 1894, at
Butte, a son of Michael and
Mary Schaaf. He moved to the
Atkinson community at the
age of 5 and continued to make
his home near here through
out his lifetime.
At the time of his death he
owned and operated a farm six
miles southeast of Atkinson.
A rosary rite was held Sunday
evening at the Seger funeral
home.
Survivors include: Widow;
sons—Franklin and Donald, both
of Atkinson; Leon, who has been
stationed in the army in Korea;
daughter—Mrs. Leo (Mary Ellen)
Monahan of Atkinson; two
grandchildren; brothers— John
of Yakima, Wash.; Joseph of
Boise, Ida.; Frank of Atkinson;
sisters — Mrs. Wenzel (Barbara)
Lutter of Valentine; Mrs. A1
(Louise) Olberding of Emmett,
Ida.; Sr. M. Richard of Randolph;
Emma of California; Mrs. Wil
liam (Agnes) Greip of Blackfoot,
Ida.
Leon, the son in the service,
was to have been processed in
Japan on September 16 for re
turn to the United States and
believed to be aboard ship on the
high seas. It had not been con
firmed Wednesday that the son
had received word of his father’s
death.
Overnight Gue*t
Dies Unexpectedly
Mrs. Martha A. Owens, 71, died
unexpectedly in her sleep during
the early morning hours Wednes
day, September 29. A resident of
Oshkosh, Wise., she and her
husband had registered Tuesday
afternoon at an O’Neill motel,
having made the trip that day
from Scottsbluff.
Her husband, W. J. Owens,
awakened to find his wife dead.
The remains are being for
worded to Oskosh, Wise., by Big
lin’s.
JOINS SHIERK STAFF
Fred Mauer, jr., of York, form
erly of Benedict, has joined the
Shierk Motor company as service
manager. Mr. Mauer is married
and is the father of five children.
Frontier for printing!
Swim Season Still on
I — Thanks to Warm
Artesian Well Water
LYNCH— Kids were swim
ming in the pool at Lynch
Tuesday—despite temperatures
in the 60’s. Water is supplied
by an artesian well and comes
into the pool at 72 degrees
Fahrenheit .
Even if there is a chill in the
air the water is okay long after
most of the other pools have
closed shop for the season.
The pool was literally given
to the Lynch kids last year by
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Kriz. The
artesian well, new this season,
was financed by popular sub
scription.
Joseph Bartos
Dies Unexpectedly
Released Earlier from
Hospital
ATKINSON— Joseph Bartos,
sr., 64, retired Atkinson farmer,
died at 6:10 p.m., Tuesday, Sep
tember 28, while seated in a
chair listening to a radio pro
gram. He had been released
Tuesday morning from the At
kinson Memorial hospital, where
he had been a patient five days.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., today (Thurs
day) from the Methodist church
here. Burial will be in Wood
lawn cemetery with Rev. E. G.
Hughes officiating.
The late Mr. Bartos was born
January 25, 1890, at Schuyler,
Colfax county, a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. George Bartos.
On September 20, 1916, he
married Antonia Swoboda at
Omaha.
IVLL . Ddl lUb IclilllCU llCdl V Cl -
digre for many years. After sell-!
ing his place in 1940, he moved
cnto a farm south of Emmet,
where he resided for about five
years. Nine years ago Mr. and
Mrs. Bartos moved into Atkinson
to retire.
Survivors include: Wijdow;
sons — Joseph, jr., George and
Kay, all of O’Neill; daughter —
Mrs. Marvin (Blanche) Ziska of
Valentine; brothers — Frank of
Verdigre and James bf Ewing;
sister — Mrs. Julia Valisch of
Clarkson.
His parents and two sisters
preceded him in death.
Brothers Reach
Indo-China Waters—
Two brothers, Ronald J. Res
sel, fireman, USN, husband of
Mrs. Lynne M. Ressel of O'Neill,
and Donald D. Ressel, engine
man fireman, USN, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry E. Ressel of O’
Neill, both aboard the attack
transport USS Mountrail, re
cently arrived in Indo-China to
participate in operation “passage
to freedom.”
Hundreds of thousands of loyal
French and Vietnamese citizens
are being evacuated from the
communist held Tonkin delta.
“Passage to freedom” is being
conducted at the request of the
French and Vietnamese govern
ments. Ships of the amphibious
force, Western Pacific, are mov
ing, feeding, and providing med
ical facilities for the refugees.
Visitor Here—
Mrs. John Spencer of South
Sioux City spent last week visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Christine
Williams.
‘Doing Well’ After Heart Surgery
Mrs. Daniel E. (“Ed”) Mur
phy, 28, the former Helen Mc
Nichols, Tuesday submitted to
a rare heart operation at
Clarkson Memorial hospital,
Omaha. The surgery was per
formed by Dr. F. Lowell Dunn,
heart specialist and past-pres
ident of the Nebraska Heart
association.
Near her at the time of the
operation were her husband
and sisters, Mrs. Wallace O’
Connell and Mrs. Leonard
Shoemaker, all of O’Neill. Dr.
J. P. Brown, O’Neill physician,
witnessed the operation.
Doctor Dunn told a Frontier
reporter Wednesday the opera
tion was “successful” and said
the patient was “doing very
well during the 24-hour post
operative period.”
Doctor Dunn pointed out,
however, Mrs. Murphy would
be on the hospital’s “critical
list” for several days at best.
The operation became ne
cessary because of blood
clots and jammed tissues in
a heart valve. Part of the
job of the surgeon was to
enlarge the openings of the
valves.
Surgery of this type is fairly
new in medical circles.
About three years ago a
blood clot in her brain caused
a speech defect.
She was married to Mr. Mur
phy November 8, 1952. Her
parents were the late Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph McNichols.
Mrs. Murphy, a brunette,
was graduated from St. Mary’s
mm mm—
academy in 1943 and was em
ployed by the telephone com
pany here and at Los Angeles,
Calif. :
Mr. Murphy is an accountant
for Consumers Public Power
district here. He is staying in
Omaha at the W. L. Brennan
home during the critical peri
od.
MYF Plans Two
Concessions at
Fall Festival
INMAN—The Methodist youth
fellowship held its third annual
fall MYF roundup on Thursday
night, September 23, at the Max
cy Memorial addition. Everyone
from the sixth grade through
high school was invited.
The lesson was given by Shar
on Cunningham. Beverly Smith
and Lucy Cunningham led the
recreation and Vicki Sue Hutton,
Linelle Tompkins, Sharon Cun
ningham and Kay Coventry
served the lunch. There were al
most 50 present.
Plans for the float and con
cession stands for the fall festival
were completed. The float will
be built tonight (Thursday) after
MYF.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wetzler
and family of Gregory, S. D.
6pent the weekend visiting rel
atives in O’Neill.
Mrs. Murphv . . . blood clots
removed from heart valve.
Archbishop Confirms 1 50 Children, 50 Adults Here
Most Rev. Gerald T. Bergan, D.D., arch
bishop of the Omaha Roman Catholic diocese,
Tuesday afternoon officiated in confirmation
rites at St. Patrick’s church here. In the class
were 150 children and 50 adults. Earlier in the
cay Archbishop Bergan had visited Ewing,
and he continued from O’Neill to Emmet. The
prelate is shown after having emerged from
the church, passing between long rows of
young confirmants.—The Frontier Photo.
Farm Woman, 31,
Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Everett Winings
III 3 Days
ATKINSON—Mrs. Everett H.
Winings, 31, Atkinson farm
woman who had been ill only
three days, died Thursday eve
ning, September 23, in Atkinson
Memorial hospital.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 r ., Monday, September
27, from the Methodist church in
Atkinson. Rev. E. G. Hughes of
ficiated and burial was in Wood
Lawn cemetery.
The late Mrs. Winings, whose
maiden name was Lois Lenore
Tipton, was born January 28,
1923, at Jewitt, Harrison county,
Ohio, a daughter of Alonzo and
Mary Busby Tipton.
She married Everett H. Win
ings at Piedmont, O., August 17,
1940. The couple came to Holt
county shortly after their mar
riage. They made their home on
a farm 18 miles south of Atkin
son on state highway 11.
Survivors include: Widower;
daughter—Rita, 11; son—Ronald,
3: parents—Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo
Tipton of Jewitt, O.; sisters —
Mrs. Beatrice Trombetti of
Eloomingdale, O., and Mrs. Ha
zel Scott of Jewitt, O.; brothers
—Fred Tipton of Oakdale, O.,
and Gayle T|pton of Jewitt, O.
Active pallbearers were mem
bers of the neighborhood Circle
Nine club: Richard Doolittle, Al
fred James, Ervin Forbes, Lee
Gilman, Robert Clifford, Heinie
Frahm, Bob Connors and Robert
Rees. Honorary pallbearers were
John Moore, Keith Jones, Harvey
Hansen and Rudy Dvorak.
To Norfolk—
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Wichman
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Wichman in Norfolk.
‘Voice’ Delivers
Instant Results
on Lost Hog, Dog
The “Voice of The Frontier”
was called upon Saturday
morning by J. W. Walters of
Chambers to locate a 200
pound Black Hampshire hog,
which had gotten out of his
pickup truck enroute to the O’
Neill Livestock Market.
Within 10 minutes after the
broadcast, The Frontier had
received two telephone calls
relative to the whereabouts of
the animal and Mr. Walters
had received several other
calls. The hog was immediate
ly recovered.
On Wednesday the “Voice”
was called upon by Mrs. Bud
Cole of Emmet to locate Duffy,
a 6-year-old black cocker span
iel dog belonging to the Cole
children. The dog had been
lost in O’Neill.
Within five minutes a listen
er had reported to Mrs. Cole
the whereabouts of the dog and
the identity was definitely
established.
For announcements of this
nature a $2.50 fee is charged
and usually produces amazing
results.
Margritz - Sire
Sale October 8
The combination registered
Hereford dispersion sale and
farm close-out, scheduled by Roy
Margritz and W. G. Sire, will be
held on Friday, October 8. Being
offered are 1(H head of register
ed Herefords from the Sire herd,
founded in 1931; also 73 head of
commercial cattle and a complete
lineup of farm machinery.
The ranch is located 16 miles
north of O’Neill on U.S. highway
281, four miles west, one-half
north and three-fourths mile
east.
(Complete details of this sale
may be found on page 11 of this
issue.)
Other sales scheduled:
Thursday, September 30: Brick
garage building, residential lot,
miscellaneous items, being offer
ed by Emmet Wright at Ewing.
Sale to be conducted by Thorin
Bowker Auction Service, O’Neill.
Saturday, October 23: C Bar M
Hereford ranch, annual fall sale
of registered Herefords. (Write
for catalog.)
Friday, October 29: Joe J.
Jelinek & Sons, Verdigre, Nebr.,
annual production sale, 65 reg
istered Herefords, Creighton
Livestock Pavilion. (For catalog
being published by The Frontier,
write Jelineks.)
Friday, October 29: Fay and
Nellie Puckett, north of O’Neill,
will close-out livestock, farm ma
chinery, some household goods;
Col. Wallace O’Connell of O’Neill
and Col. Ed Evans of O’Neill,
auctioneers; First National bank,
O’Neill, clerk.
Saturday, November 13:
North-Central Nebraska Here
ford association, sale at Bassett;
Tug Phillips, secretary-manager.
PLANS PROGRESS
BASSETT — Plans are going
ahead for the new Bassett grade
school building following ap
proval last week of a 217-thou
sand-dollar bond issue. Voters in
Rock county school district 74
gave the proposal a winning tal
ly of 69 percent.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Richard Sanders, 24, of O’Neill,
and Mrs. Christine Cradit, 23, of
O’Neill, September 27.
Concert Group
Captains Named
James Melton May
Open Series
Plans for the O’Neill Commun
ity Concerts association’s first
membership drive, starting Mon
day, October 18, and continuing
for six days, were furthered this
week with the selection of group
captains in O’Neill and several
nearby communities.
The association has set a goal
of one thousand members. If the
membership drive is succesful,
James Melton, ranking tenor of
radio, motion picture and tele
vision fame, will launch the eon
cert series on Friday, November
5, at the O’Neill public school
auditorium. Talent for remaining
programs during the winter con
cert season will be selected after
the membership drive has been
closed and the budget establish
ed.
Captains for the membership
drive include:
O’Neill—Mrs. James W. Roon
ey, Mrs. John Watson, Mrs. Vir
gil Laursen, Mrs. H. L. Lindberg,
Mrs. Winnie Barger, Mrs. F. J.
Kubitschek, Miss Bernadette
Brennan, Mrs. M. J. Golden, Mrs.
William Artus, Mrs. Thomas Sul
livan.
Lynch—Mrs. J. David, jr.
Page—Mrs. Lisle Mewmaw.
Atkinson—Mrs. Lane Griffin.
Butte—Mrs. William Brennan.
Other group captains will be
named later this week.
In organizational meetings
held a fortnight ago, F. E. Park
ins, Consumers Public Power
district merchandising manager,
was named president of the O’
Neill Community Concerts asso
ciation.
Community Concerts operate
in 1,500 cities and towns in the
U.S. and Canada under the or
ganized audience plan. Member
ships cost $6 per season for
adults, $3 for students. One
membership entitles holder to
attend all concerts booked as a
result of the campaign. The ac
tual choice of the concerts is the
responsibility of the executive
board, which can be relied upon
to choose talent according to the
known tastes of the majority
they represent.
Stocker - Feeder
Sale October 6
The Holt district stocker-feed
er show and sale group will hold
its 18th annual show and sale at
the O’Neill Livestock Market on
Wednesday, October 6.
Four-H stocker-feeder project
calves will be shown at 9:30
a.m., with the sale being at 1
o’clock in the afternoon. Besides
the 4-H offerings, there will be
quality commercial calves suit
able for next years’s 4-H beef
pi ojects.
“This is a good place to get
ycur prospective baby beef
calves. It is also a good place to
pick up top quality feed lot
calves,” County Agent A. Neil
Dawes said. The judging of the
calves will be done by K. C.
Fouts of the extension service,
Lniversity of Nebraska. Ribbons
will be awarded on all divisions
in the 4-H and commercial show.
Ed Thorin will cry the sale. A
4-H showmanship contest will
also be one of the features of the
program.
Plan to attend this show and
sale and pick up the finest calves
the sandhills have to offer. Lyle
Dierks and Mr. Dawes are the
comanagers with the Chamber
of Commerce cooperating.
Farmer, 36, °
BreaksNeck
in Pasture
o o
Riderless Horse is
Cause for Search;
Rites Set for Today 0
MONOWI — Funeral services
will be conducted at 2 p.m., to
aay (Thursday! from the Metho- ,
tiist church here for Marvin Pik
hpp, 36, father of four children.
He suffered a fractured neck °
about 6 o’clock Monday evening,
September 27, a quarter of a mile o
from his home. The farm is lo
cated about one mile north of
Monowi. o o
Rev. Anna Nelson of Lynch
will officiate and burial will be
in the Alford cemetery south of
Monowi.
Mr. Piklapp had mounted his
horse to go to a nearby pasture
and get cattle—as was his cus
tom.
Q
Apparently the horse be-\
came frightened or stumbled
and Mr. Piklapp fell to the 0
ground and was instantly kill
ed.
Friends said Mr. Piklapp was
of heavy stature and he may
have fallen from the horse. Pos
sibility of a heart attack was
ruled out after a medical exami
nation revealed the fractured
neck.
me watcn ne was wearing had.
stopped at 6 o’clock.
When the riderless horse re
turned to the vicinity of the bam,
a search party was organized r
among the men from Monowi,
Lynch and the nearby communi
ty.
O
The lifeless body was found
a quarter of a mile fTom the
house about 8 o'clock.
The late Mr. Piklapp was bora
in Holt county and he served in
World War II. The American Le
gion of Lynch will provide a fir
ing squad and the pallbearers at
the funeral.
Survivors include; Widow —
Faye; sons—Ronald, 7; Michael.
5, and Kellv Stewart, 2-months;
daughter—Shirley, 9; parents—
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Piklapp of
Monowi; sisters—Mrs. Stewart
Stringfellow of California; Mrs.
Jack Rowles of Pickstown, S.D.,
and Mrs. Rudy Eiler of Omaha;
brother — Dwayne Piklapp of
Norfolk.
His wife’s father and. mother,
Mr. and Mrs. George Eiler, died
several months apart during the
oast year.
1 O’Connor Located
in Indianapolis
William Francis O’Connor, 35,
transient resident in O’Neill dur
ing the spring, turned himself in
to authorities at Ft. Wayne, Ind.,
on September 8, according to
word received by Holt County
Sheriff Leo Tomjack. A warrant
had been issued for O’Connor’s
arrest in connection with auto
mobile theft, forgery, breaking
and entering in Holt county.
It was O’Connor, Tomjack said,
who stole a 1950 Buick car from
Herman Janzing of O’Neill on
May 6. Several weeks later the
car was found in a parking lot at
Fremont.
Tomjack said the Indiana au
thorities reported O’Connor had
been paroled from a reformatory
at Pendleton, Ind., where he was
serving a one- to 10-year sen
tence.
O’Connor is being held at Pen
dleton and Holt county charges
may be pressed later.
Child Going Abroad
to Meet Grandparents
INMAN—Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Clark took their daughter-in
law, Mrs. Howard Clark, and
■son, Gene, to Sioux City Satur
eay where they left for New
York City. Mrs. Clark and son
were to board a vessel for Eng
land where Howard is now lo
cated with the army.
They expect to be gone for at
least three years. Mrs. Clark’s
people reside in England so it
is like going home for her. Gene
will meet his grandparents for
the first time.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark went
from Sioux City to Aitken,
Minn., where they will vacation
lor a couple of weeks.
Going lo Germany—
Sgt. and Mrs. William O'Con
nell arrived Monday for a visit
with Sergeant O’Connell’s par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. F. A. O’Con- *
nell. Sergenat O’Connell is in the
air force and has been on tempo
rary duty in England. Mrs. O’
Connell will accompany him to
Wiesbaden, Germany, on his
next assignment.
Mr. and Mrs. James Rourke and
Mrs. W. W. Waller spent the week
end in Lincoln where they at
tended a hair fashion forum.