Saddle Clubbers
Look to Big Year
O’Neill Group Began
As Hobby
By »frs. N. D. ICKES, SR.
The Frontier’s Feature Writer
What started out as a healthy
^exercise and a hobby shared
by a few congenial couples soon
developed into a neighborhood
affair. Subsequently, it acquired
almost a countywide member
ship and has found a place in
statewide entertainment circles
featuring equestrian perfor
mance.
The 1952 organizational chair
man and the first president of
the O’Neill Saddle club was C. E.
McVay.
That year activities were con
fined to getting horses and to in
tensive training of their mounts.
Public demonstrations were
limited to the Page free day, the
Inman fall festival and the Neligh
Saddle club jamboree with the
highlight performance in the O’
Neill city park when 356 horses
took part in the parade.
The club was reorganized
with increased membership at
the spring meeting of 1953 with
Virgil Laursen of O’Neill as
president.
That year’s activities included
a contract exhibition for the Ab
erdeen-Angus association at O’
Neill, at Stuart for a Fourth of
July performance and two days
at Nebraska’s big rodeo at Bur
well. They also attended the
Spencer and the Page and Inman
fall festivals and performed both
days at the Nebraska state fair,
joining the downtown parade.
That fall the entire club join
ed the Neligh Saddle club for a
fall jamboree.
The third year, Bernard Allen
was president and the club had
gained sufficient confidence in
their ability to perform at con
tract celebrations. They signed
•up for numerous appearances.
This angle took them to the
Geneva roundup where contes
tants from the O’Neill Saddle
club won the all-around champ
ionship.
They performed at the rodeo
staged at O’Neill by Walter
Plugge, stock contractor with
top prestige in rodeo business.
The club played a return en
gagement at Stuart the Fourth
of July, put on a contract per
formance at the Atkinson hay
days and competed for the state
trophy at the state sponsored
roundup at Ravenna.
They participated in county
fairs at Spencer and Albion and
were contract performers two
days at the Ak-Sar-Ben at Oma
ha.
The Saddle club sponsored a
donkey rodeo at the club grounds
at O’Neill and the entire club
went to Ft. Randall, S.D., for
roundup.
It has been the custom from
the beginning to share a Thanks
giving turkey supper at which
time new officers are elected
and plans made for the comings
year.
The 1955 president is Roger
Bowen. Plans were completed
last Thanksgiving for a June 12
and 13 rodeo at the O’Neill
Saddle club grounds. They are
open for contract dates.
Grandstand seating capacity
for two thousand people is being
provided and this year the per
formers are to appear in uniform.
Their drill team numbers
26, including three sets of eight
land two flagbearers.
Members boast they can run
the fastest figure eight in the
state in addition to the record
performance of their drill team.
From the first meeing th© in
terest has increased and the or
ganization has been a “howling”
success from a financial point as
well, even though the trucking
expence alone has approached
the staggering figure of more
than $1,600.
During the first years of the
club’s activities. Jim Hartman
put on a clown act and his
horse “Rusty” was the star per
former of the lot, showing al
most human understanding in
the team work beween horse and
his master.
This act was discontinued for
lack of time to devote to prac
tice and out-of-town engage
ments.
Riverside Club
to Print Paper—
The Riverside 4-H club held its
fourth meeting at the Charles
Boyle home on Sunday, April 17;
Roll call was answered by giving
a sewing hint.
Everyone agreed to start pub
lishing the 4-H club paper again.
Each family will take turns print
ing it.
The safety posters made by,
club members have been on dis
play in various stores in O’Neill.
The next meeting will be at the
Ed Boyle home in May but no
date has been set. The club rosary
will also be at the Ed Boyle home
Monday, May 9.
After the meeting, demonstra
tions were given by Rita, Helen
and Frances Boyle.
Most of the members and par
ents attended family fun night in
O’Neill on April 16. Several
awards were won by membeYs
and leaders. They also attended
the safety meeting on April 18.
A record of the height and
weight of each of the members
was taken by the health leader,
Mrs. George Ramold.—By Mary
Agnes Boyle, reporter.
Plan May Meeting
with Mrs. Miller—
STAR—The Star Get-Together
extension club met Wednesday,
April 13, in the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Tharnish.' Thirteen mem
bers and one visitor were present.
The visitor, Mrs. Johnnie Langan,
joined the club.
The president, Mrs. Robert
Miller, conducted the business.
Plans were discussed for nation
al home demonstratoin week.
Mrs. Leonard Juracek and Mrs.
William Derickson presented the
lesson on new fabrics.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The next meeting will be May
11 at the home of Mrs. Rollie
Miller.
Frontier for printing!
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Honored at 84—
Mrs. Elizabeth Schaffer of Lin
coln, mother of D. C. Schaffer of
O’Neill, Sunday was honored at a
family gathering at her home in
honor of her 84th birthday anni
versary.
Attending the affair were Mr.
and Mrs. D. C. Schaffer and Dr.
and Mrs. G.. R. Cook, all of
O’Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Schaffer of Emmet.
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Celia News
Hans and Jim Lauridson were
Saturday visitors at Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKath
nie and family were Monday
evening supper guests at the
Gerald Risor home near O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Terwilliger
and sons spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Mullen. The men
went fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman
and sons, Gerald and Glen Frick
el, were Sunday evening visitors
at the Duane Beck home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lauridson
were Monday evening vistors at
the Truman Rossman home.
David Frickel visited Billy
Milner Sunday afternoon.
Markita Hendricks spent Fri
day to Sunday at the Leonard
Chaffin home. On Saturday she
helped them drive cattle from
Chaffins' home to their farm
north of the Hendricks ranch.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Mark Hendricks home were O
mer Poynts, Grandpa Blow,
Edith, Linda and Frances Chaffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Chaffin
also enjoyed a fish supper at the
Henrdicks home that evening.
Mrs. Rudolph Ruda and daugh
ter, Isla, visited several families
in Lauridsen community.
Omer Poynts and Grandpa
plow were Tuesday, April 26,
guests at the Mark Hendricks
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Colfack and
family of O’Neill spent Sunday
with the Emil Colfack family.
LeRoy Hoffman along with
many of the men of the Imman
uel Lutheran church fixed fence
for Mrs. Chris Gathje Monday.
Markita Hendricks spent the
past two weeks attending the
school Millie Ernst teaches, north
of O’Neill.
Carol Schlotfeld took eighth
grade exams in Atkinson Friday
and visited at the O. A. Hammer
berg home in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Beck of
| Atkinson, his aunt, Metha Beck
of Winner, S.D., her mother,
Mrs. Nickolas of Naper, were
Sunday dinner guests at the
Duane Beck home.
Buddy Focken, Denton Col
fack, Shirley Colfack and Don
nie Frickel attended the junior
senior banquet Saturday eve
ning at Atkinson public school.
Billy Focken helped serve the
banquet.
Mrs. Ray Pease went to Oma
ha Friday to attend a convention
and returned on Monday.
Gerald, Harold,. David and
Glen Frickel attended Laurid
sen school picnic April 24. Their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Frickel, Vickie, Bonnie and Rod
ney visited Mr. and Mrs. William
Coleman.
Gerald and Glen Frickel spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
LeRoy Hoffman and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Manning
and family spent Sunday, May
1, with her sister, Mrs. Earl Sch
lotfeld, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman
and sons took cake and ice cream
Into Atkinson Monday night and
helped his father, Ed Hoffman,
celebrate his birthday. Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Johnson were also
present.
Bobby Knudson visited Celia
school Wednesday.
Raymond Tunik of Butte spent
Friday to Sunday afternoon with
Bobby Knudson.
Neal and Marion Lange went
into Atkinson Thursday to get
their polio shots.
Jim Lauridsen was an O’Neill
visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Maloun
and son were Friday evening
visitors at the Duane Beck home.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Hammer
berg were dinner and supper
guests at the William Maloun
home Sunday, May 1, celebrat
ing Mrs. Hammerberg’s birthday
anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hendricks
had a pre-nupital shower Friday
evening for Ray Dobias and Ruby
Meyer who expect to be married
in the near future. About 30
young people were present.
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Mrs. LeRoy Hoffmar; took her
son, Roger, Vicki and David
Frickel to Atkinson Thursday
for polio shots.
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A YEAR OF.RECORDS,
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KILOWATT-HOUR SALES set a new re^rd-a
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RESIDENTIAL USE of electricity set a new rec*j
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