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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1955)
Muscovy Hen Is Visitor at Stuart By MRS. N. D. ICKES. SR., Special Feature Writer With all the excitement caused by the rumors circulated concern ing the possible existence of a mountain lion in these parts, the appearance of a strange bird caused some speculation as to its identity and curiosity as to its origin. Mrs. Art Givens of Stuart was able to get a picture of the bird, caught in arrested flight atop a board fence at their farm yard. The bird is a Muscovy hen duck, a bird of Chinese origin. This species is less popular, per »—■" . haps, than the common barnyard duck, because of the coarseness of its feather, which are mostly black, shading into dark green in the wing feathers. They have a white head and may have a white spot here and there, elsewhere. The male of the species has a more pronounced topknot than the female and heavy orange-red wat tles as well. The drake often dresses 10- to 12-pounds of rich meat that lacks the excessive greasy quality of other ducks. The hen rarely weighs more than four or 4% pounds. The hens take to the air and may circle the buildings several times before they light again. This is their way of warming up in cold weather. The drake, being heavier, is not so active, though he may fly when scared. Muscovy eggs require five v/eeks of incubation. The mother hen directs her brood with a horse whispering hiss-like sound and those who find the monot onous quack-quack of the noisy ducks tiresome will appreciate that quality in the Muscovies. Muscovies do not have the same interest in water that other ducks have and are more content as barnyard fowls. They are com paratively easy to raise and al ways bring forth much comment from visitors. M/Sgt. Don Lanman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lanman, returned Saturday from Ft Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, where he has been stationed for the past 15 months. He was met in Grand Is land by his father, brother-in-law Vem Grenier and nephew, Bobby Jay Grenier. Miss Esther Kinnier spent the weekend at her home in Spalding. Muscovy hen . . . identity no longrer a mystery. Lynch News Lyle Stewart and family are moving to a farm north of town. They have been farming near Meadow Grove for several years. Mr. and Mrs. John Hurd spent the latter part of the week in Minneapolis, Minn., returning home Saturday. Earl Rosicky returned home on Friday from a business trip to Ro chester, Minn. Mrs. Tommy Courtney return ed home from Pennsylvania Sat urday where she attended the fu neral of her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bjomsen and family of Allen visited relatives here, also at Mrs. Bjornsen’s par ental home in Spencer last week. Mrs. Floyd France entertained a group of ladies at her home last Thursday evening. Mrs. Katie Soulek and Mrs. Emma Ballard of Spencer are em ployed at the Sacred Heart hos pital. Mrs. Lena Johnson of Monowi visited with Mrs. Patsy Mulhair Saturday. Mrs. Johnson is moving to Lincoln. Mrs. Earl Moody is the assistant cashier in the Nebraska State bank due to the resignation of Miss Lavon Micanek, who plans to be married in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cranford accompanied the Louis Cranford family of Spencer to Valentine on Sunday. January 30, for a visit at the Raymond Cranford home. Mrs. Edward Heiser was hostess to the Altar society members last Thursday afternoon. Twelve mem bers were present. Five dollars was donated to the Nebraska Heart association. A public card party is planned for Monday eve ning, February 21. The public is invited. The Altar society spon sored a polio collection in the Catholic church, amounting to $28.52. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nelson are vacationing in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krugman are moving into the Don Allen apartments this week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frisch and family are planning to move back to Lynch. On Tuesday, February 1, Mrs. Josephine Mannen was honored at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Darnell, with a birthday anniversary dinner with a group of ladies present to help her en joy the day. Mrs. Mannen receiv ed several nice gifts to remember the day. RIVERSIDE NEWS Thursday supper guests of the Wayne Frys were the Harold Mlinar family and the Bill Lof quest family. Cpl. Roger Bennett who is sta tioned in Michigan, is home on leave. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Miller and children called on Grandma Kal Ihoff and the Otto Kallhoffs’ Mon day evening, January 31. Bill Lofquests called on the Har old Mlinar family Sunday after noon. Al/c Charles Marston landed in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday from the Philippenes where he has spent the past nine months. He will be discharged during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bowman of Bristow were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Gil strap. Mr. and Mrs. John Harbottle at tended the funeral Thursday in Hastings of Mrs. Sam A. Arnold. These 13 Page women have noted their golden wedding anni versaries, count 733 years of married life. Left-to-right: Front row—Mrs. Rose Chichester, Mrs. Hattie Stewart, Mrs. John Stauf fer, Mrs. Celestine Williamson; middle row—Mrs. Allen Haynes, Mrs. Louie Downey, Mrs. John Gray; back row—Mrs. J. R. Russell, Mrs. Rollie Snell, Mrs. C. A. Townsend and Mrs. Jennie French. Two of the statistical group are not pictured—Mrs. Fanny Stewart and Mrs. Lucy Eickhoff. 1 3 Golden Wedding Celebrants Married Total of 733 Years By MRS. N. D. ICKES, SR. Frontier Feature Writer The east-Holt county town of Page has a population of 250 peo ple. There are 13 women residing in the village who have celebrat ed 'their golden wedding anniver sary. Two of them, Mrs. Fannie Stewart and Mrs. Lucy Eickhoff, have become widows during the past year. The 13 golden wedding cele brants total 733 years 3 months and 22 days of wedding life. Or, if you like more statistics, their aggregate ages figure out to 991 years 8 months and 8 days. One of the group has been married 50 years 1 month; another has been married 61 years 3 months 29 days. Page, all told, counts 28 widows and unmarried women in the up per age bracket. Compare these to four widowers and three bache lors. Most all of them are content to live alone, because a visit to Page on a wintry morning will find smoke curling from 30 chimneys where these people live. Few will consent to live in company with others, but prefer their own homes. Mrs. French to Omaha.— Mrs. O. W French visited her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tallon in Omaha from Wednesday, February 2, until Sun day. Mrs. Felix Hendricks accom panied her and visited her son, George, and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Deao. Dr. and Mrs. Ivan French of Wahoo were dinner guests at the Tallon home last Thursday. Page News Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heiss entertained at a dinner Sunday noon in observance of the 26th wedding anniversary of Mr. Heises’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Helps. Other guests were Larry Heiss, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Zellers and Freddie, Pamela and Rickie Asher. Mr. and Mrs. Heiss have spent aE their married life at Page. They have two sons, Richard of Page. Larry who attends coEege at Lincoln and two daughters, Mrs. Richard Asher of PoweE, Wyo., and Mrs. Ross Fink of Wi chita, Kans. They have five grand ChEdren. Joyce, Lorraine and Elain Cla sey, Marlene Kelly, WiEiam Plautz and Marion Sinkule of Lin coln spent from Friday evening until Sunday at Page. Marlene visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold KeEey. The others visited at the George Clasey home. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Heiss and fam Ey were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Grass. Mrs. Anna Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse KeEey and Ruth and Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Thompson and famEy were dinner guests Sa turday evening at the Arthur Grass home. Mr. and Mrs. KeEy’s 26th wedding anniversary was Satur day, February 5. Dr. George Clinton and his mother, Mrs. Bertha Reed, were Sioux City visitors Tuesday, Feb ruary 1. On Friday evening Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Clinton spent the evening with Mr. and Mas. WiEiam Neubauer. Mrs. Ivan Heiss was surprised Wednesday morning, February 2, when a group of ladies brought "oEs and came for breakfast to telp Mrs. Heiss celebrate her birthday anniversary. Those pre sent were Mesdames Frank Bee laert, Marvin Stauffer, Neven Ic kes, jr„ Norman Trowbridge, Ro bert Van Horn, Tom Kelly, Dale Stauffer, Richard Heiss and Ri ch 'rd Asher. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kelley enter tained at a dinner Sunday noon in observance of their 26th wedding anniversary which was Saturday February 5. Buests were Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Hansen and Rhonda of Hoskins, Mr. and Mrs. William Hansen and Lee Ann of Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelly and fam ily and Mrs. Anna Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have three cdildren —Tom of Page, Mrs. Cyril Hansen of Hoskins, and Ruth at home. They have three grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Potter of Ewing and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.s C. M. Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Juracek and family of Star were supper and evening guests. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stewart and Dick were evening guests. Dr. George Clinton of Los An geles, Calif., and his mother, Mrs. Bertha Reed, drove to Norfolk Sunday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Townsend of Page, who are staying with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Chmeler. The group had dinner at the Chmeler cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Park and family of Orchard, Mr. and Mrs. Neven Ickes, jr., and family, Mf. and Mrs. Norman Trowbridge of Page and Ronald Park of Wayne were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Park. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Asher of O' Neill and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Asher and family spent Sunday after noon with Jerry and Ben’s moth er, Mrs. Neil Asher. The Jerry Ashers were supper guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fus sleman. INSURANCE Innuance oi 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 Northwest Nebraska Hereford Ass’n ANNUAL SPRING SHOW and SALE February 13th and 14th SHOW: Sunday, Feb. 13 1:00 p.m., C.S.T. SALE: Monday, Feb. 14 1:00 p.m., C.S.T. FAIR GROUNDS VALENTINE, NEBRASKA 50 - BULLS - 50 Consisting of top range bulls, including several Herd Bull prospects of popular blood lines. Most of these bulls are the tops of the different herds reserved for this sale. ONE OUTSANDING HEIFER IS IN THE OFFERING CONSIGNORS: Wilbur Drybread, Valentine; Gene Drybread, Valentine; Ralph Daniels, Valentine; Harold Harms, Valentine; Kenneth Leistritz, Lakeside; Hubert Forney, Lakeside; Donald Forney, Lakeside; Chas. Dennis, Wood Lake; Gue & Slider, Crawford; Harry Brown, Bassett; Louis Schmit, Gordon; Jack Stotts, Cody; Ed Belsky, Merriman, H. A. and Bob Van Horn, Page. Wilbur Drybread, President Chas. Corkle, Auctioneer Harold Harms, Sec’y and Sale Mgr. George Cummings, Judge The Valentine Chamber of Commerce will serve a buffet luncheon at the City Auditorium Sunday evening, February 13. Following the luncheon, James C. Quigley will show colored slides of pictures taken during his trips to foreign lands. All local and visiting cattlemen, business and professional men, and other interested perdbns are invited to attend and bring their families. _ THIS WEEK SPECIAL! 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