Moving Day Big Event in 1909
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By MRS. N. D. ICKES, SR.
The Frontier’s Feature Writer
Moving week ’round the coun
try is done with relative ease now
adays—trucks, trailers and autos.
It’s done in jig time and some
moves take place and are com
pleted without the neighbors be
ing aware of it.
Not so in the Page community
back in 1909.
The accompanying street scene
was typical of the confusion
that reigned after an “emigrant
car” had arrived in town via the
Pacific Short Line railroad. Noth
ing was motorized then.
Contents were unloaded or
poured from the “emigrant cars”
• onto horse-drawn wagons for the
plow trip to the country—where a
pew location, new neighbors, new
fpiends awaited latest arrivals.
Roy Wilson recalls the good
neighbors who helped him move.
Teams belonging to George Hollo
way, John Dorr and Roy French
have been identified. (See accom
panying photo.)
During those last days of Febru
ary, 1909, the John Wilson family
moved to the farm now owned by
Warren Cronk. The Lee Fink fam
ily moved to where Mrs. A. O.
Weber now resides and the James
Murphy family moved to where
William Klinetobe now lives.
About the same time, the fam
ilies of Wallace French, Will Wa
gers, Eld Hunter and Joe Isaacson
loaded “emigrant cars” consigned
to Eugene, Ore.
Allen Haynes and Wallace
French each had a sale the same
day. While the Frenches went to
Oregon, the Haynes family load
ed a car and shipped out for King
ham, Kans,
At one point of travel, the
seven cars ahead of Mr. Haynes’
were tipped off the rails, but
miraculously the car he loaded
stayed on the track. They took
their dog and he managed to
let the chickens all out of the
crates and had them flying all
over the car.
Combination cars, accommodat
ing household goods and farm ma
chinery (both “knocked down” to
save room), also livestock, which
had to be fed at division points,
were the popular type of car. It
was necessary for a man to ac
company the car. He rode in the
caboose of the freight train.
In this day of moving by motor
ized cavalcade, sometimes includ
ing a plush van, it is the practice
for trained van employees to do
all the packing and, at journey’s
end, to plant the furniture. This
makes moving a simple proceduro
for the owner.
Even so, for all the modern
convenience, there is less mov
ing of personal effects and live
stock than when the job was
much more complicated.
Roy Wilson got only as far as
the bank where a wheel broke
down. Wagon and hay rack were
put together and then loaded. The
travel-weary teams were hitched
for the cold trip through deep
snow. Men had to scoop. Teams
were doubled and tripled to bring
a load out of a chuck hole or a
deep drift.
In March, 1955, not a wheel
moves until road maintenance
machinery has cleared the roads
of every vestige of trouble. Once
that is done modern “emigrants”
are on their happy way—unmind
ful of the problems of moving day
at Page in 1909.
Lots of activity on moving day, March 1, 1909, in Page when
ol’ dobbin did most of the work. (The white team hitched to hay
rack belonged to George Holloway; the gray and bay team on wagon
was John Dorr’s team; the team tied to telephone pole on left side
of street belonged to Roy French.)
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Thurs. Mar. 10
Big Double Bill
Hal Wallis’
CEASE FIRE
Out of the fading hours of the
Korean struggle . . . comes the
powerful story of a handful of
GI’s on their last patrol!
— also —
Robert C. Ruark’s
AFRICA ADVENTURE
Color by Pathecolor. The
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Family admitted for 2 adult tick
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Mrs. John Butler
Dies in California
Native of Chambers
111 Since 1953
CHAMBERS—Services for Mrs.
John Butler, 52, were held at a
chapel in Long Beach, Calif., at
2 p.m., Wednesday, February 23.
Rev. Llewellyn Evans, pastor of
First Presbyterian church, offi
ciated. Interment was in Sunny
side Memorial park.
Mrs. Butler died after a linger
ing illness. Her illness followed
an operation December 10, 1953.
Ruth Farrier, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Farrier, was
born at Chambers September 14,
1902. She grew to womanhood at
Chambers. She was a member of
the Kellar Presbyterian church,
was graduated from Chambers
high school, attended school at
Wayne State Teachers college,
taught two years in rural districts
before entering business college in
Lincoln.
She married John C. Butler Oc
tober 8, 1927.
To this union two daughters
were born—Donna and Alma Lee.
The Butler family moved from
Omaha to Long Beach in Novem
ber, 1942.
She was an active member and
Sunday-school teacher in First
Presbyterian church of Long
Beach.
Survivors include: Widower —
John; daughters—Donna Webber
of San Diego, Calif., and Alma
Lee, at home; mother—Mrs. Alma
Farrier of Chambers; sisters —
Mrs. Charles (Carrie) Briggs of
Red Oak, la., Mrs. Clarence
(Arta) Vick and Mrs. Ernest (Al
ice) Staples, both of Oklahoma
City, Okla., Mrs. Alvin (Rachel)
Tangeman of Chambers; brothers
—Elmer Farrier of Los Angeles,
Calif., Hylas Farrier and Ernest
Farrier, both of Chambers; many
nieces and nephews.
Her father preceded her in
death in September, 1924.
Other Chambers News
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown and
family moved early last week to
Pilger where they will be em
ployed on a farm.
James Tangeman, who attends
Wesleyan university, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Tangeman.
Marilyn Walter came from
Central City where she is a teach
er to visit her parents, Mr- and
Mrs. H. C. Watler, over the
weekend.
Mrs. J. W. Walter spent last
week with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Brion, and sons at Neligh while
having dental work done.
Mr- and Mrs. Edwin Wink and
family visited relatives at Neligh
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bly of
Amelia spent Sunday March 6
with their daughter, Mrs. Richard
Harley, and son Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner
and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Stevens
drove to Grand Island Sunday,
March 6- The Turner’s visited
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and
children and the Stevens’ visited
her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hecht.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Hodgkin,
Mrs. Raymond Beed, Mrs- Anna
Albers, all of Chambers and Mrs.
Ernie Johnston of Amelia attend
ed the state meeting of the Wo
man’s Society of Christian Ser
vice at Hastings Thursday and
Friday, March 3 and 4. All
returned Friday evening except
Mrs. Albers who remained to
visit her son and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. John Albers and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R- Carpenter
drove to Atkinson Sunday to visit
their son-in-law and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stevens, and
children.
Mrs. C. M. Grubb and small
daughter, Judith Mae of McGill,
Nev., came Thursday to attend
the funeral of her grandmother,
Mrs- Nettie Earl. She is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mae Hubbard.
Hamik Member of
Fictitious ‘Force’—
ATKINSON—Pvt. Charles M.
Hamik, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hamik of Atkinson, is a member
of the Fourth armored division’s
“aggressor force,” which recently
made mock attacks on First arm
ored division troops in an army
training exercise at Ft. Hood, Tex.
The “aggressor force,” complete
with a fictitious national h;story,
government, language and military
organization, gives regular units
a n opportunity to maneuver
against a realistic enemy.
Hamik, a tank driver in the 37th
tank battalion’s company B, enter
ed the army in March, 1954, and
completed basic training at Ft.
Leonard Wood, Mo.
$29 Income Tax Cut
Plan Labeled ‘Fooler’—
Sen. Roman Hruska of Nebras
ka brands democratic efforts to
pass a $20 a person income tax
cut as a “fooler.”
“We all want tax cuts,” Hruska
said in a statement, “but not on
the basis of deceiving the people.
By this irresponsible tax cut drive
the democrats are trying to re
some heavy deficit financing.
2 New Members
Admitted—
The Eagle Creek 4-H club met
at Elaine and Mickey Miller’s on
Sunday, February 27.
The usual pot-luck dinner was
enjoyed at noon.
After dinner the business meet
ing was conducted with roll call
being “One thing a good club
member does.” All members were
present except Janet Hull.
Janice Vequist and Gene O’Neill
were voted into the club. Gene
took junior leader and stocker
feeder; Janice, helping mother and
dad, for their projects.
Mrs. Theresa Ernst was ap
pointed assistant leader.
After the business meeting the
leader demonstrated the making
of muffins to the beginning bak
ing class. Mary Jo Curran is to
give the same demonstration at
the next meeting, which is at Rita
and Janice Vequist’s on March
20. — By Mary Jo Curran, news
reporter.
SUPERINTENDENT QUITS
VERDIGRE—J. J. Hoff, su
perintendent of schools here 32
years, has resigned. Mr. Van Hoff
owned one of the longest school
tenures in the state.
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