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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1955)
Official Proceedings of the Holt County Supervisors O’Neill, Nebr. April 27, 1955 10:00 A.M. Holt County Board of Super visors met as per adjournment. Ail members present. Meeting called to order by the Chairman. Motion by Frickel, seconded by Flood, to adopt the following res olution. WHEREAS, the County of Holt and State of Nebraska, has a lien against the undivided one-half interest of Margaret Traner in and to the rekl estate hereinafter described, for old age assistance grants received from the State of Nebraska, and County of Holt, and WHEREAS, the said Marga ret Traner and other parties owning the other undivided one-half interest in and to said real estate, have sold said prop erty for the total sum of $3, 000.00, less expenses for sale amount to $199.23, leaving a net balance of $2,800.77, and, WHEREAS, the said Marga ret Traner has offered to oay to the County of Holt and State of Nebraska, the sum of Sl, 400.39, as a compromise settle ment in full payment of said lien on said real estate, and, WHEREAS, the Board of Su pervisors of Holt County, Ne braska, have made a thorough investigation in the premises, and considering the sum of $1, 400.39 to be the fair and equit able amount to be paid in com- , promise settlement of said lien, MOW, THEKEFUKE, the County Treasurer of Holt County, Nebraska, is hereby di rected and authorized to release of record, the Old Age Assist ance lien, in favor of the Scate of Nebraska and the County of Holt, and against Margaret Traner, and the undivided one balf interest of Margaret Tran er in and to the real estate de scribed as: Lots 2 and 3 in Block B in David Neeley’s First Addition to the Town of Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska. Upon receipt of the payment of the sum of $1,400.39. 400.39. After discussion, a roll call vote was taken on the passage of such motion and resolution, which re sulted as follows: AYE: • NAY: o Frank Cronk None Kenneth Barthel Kdw. N. Flood A- M. Batenhorst Clarence Ernst Alex Frickel Arthur W. Tomlinson Motion by Ernst, seconded by Barthel, that the following claims be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the Road-Bridge fund in payment of same. Motion car ried. Ed Brandt, elegrader op erator .$ 42.00 Leo Kramer, repairs and repairing . 60.68 Ed Brandt, payment for 1942 Ford .$175.00 Mdtion by Frickel, seconded by Batenhorst, that the following claims be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the Mail Route Fund in payment of same. Motion carried. John Bonenberger, hauling gravel . 36.00 Paul Kaup, operating pa trol .. 63.00 INelson Bray ton, gas and re pairs . 69.81 Ed Stoltenberg & Son, ma chine hire .312.00 Albert Holbrook, operat ing cat and dozer .190.05 Asa Norton, hauling gravel 36.00 Henry Weber, labor . 12.00 Motion by Ernst, seconded by Barthel, that the following Ciaims be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the Medical Fund in payment of same. Motion carried. Atkinson Memorial Hospi tal .173.36 Drs. Brown & French .... 19.06 Clara Fuller . 31.86 Gilligan Drug . 2 50 Griess Rexall Drug. 8 80 Christine Hoffmeister _ 21.20 Dr. N. P. McKee .135.00 Mrs. Ryllie Paxton . 5.00 St. Anthony’s Hospital .... 35.30 Thompson Nursing Home. 25 00 Mrs. Roy Thurlow. 25.00 Wilson Drug Store . 10 62 Atkinson Rx Pharmacy .. 23.10 Dr. W. F. Finley . 29.50 Gilligan Drug . 1.50 Rosalia Goldfuss . 20.00 Dr. H. C. Henderson. 14.00 Nora Maroney . 57.25 O’Neill Drug . 47.70 James E. Ramsay, M.D. .. 21.00 St. Anthony’s Hospital .. 310.10 Thompson Nursing Home . 86.0C Anna Weller . 36.76 Drs. Wilson & Langdon .. 24.00 Motion by Batenhorst, second ed by Barthel, that the following claims be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the Unemploy ment Fund in payment of same. Motion carried. Atkinson Graphic . 2.5C Council Oak Store, Atkin son . 38.00 E. C. Jarman . 26.25 Neilsen Market . 9.00 Coufal Market .115.20 IGA Store, Chambers. 7.00 Lester Marsk . 10.00 Thad E. Saunders . 3:..50 Shelhamer Foods .114.00 Marie Wehrly . 60.C0 Thad E. Saunders . 55.00 Mrs. Roy Thurlow . ?:>.0Q 12:00 Noon: On motion the Board adjourned until 1:00 P.M. Triple Play Helps O’Neill Beat Page A double-header baseball card was presented Thursday night, June 9, at Carney park in spite of rain and cold. The first game of five innings was between the Page and O’Neill Midgets. O’Neill won, 11-5. Bat teries for O’Neill — Alton and Clark; for page—Cork and Cronk. Each team had five hits, but O’ Neil had two big innings, chasing across four runs in the second inning and six runs in the third. The second game between the Page and O’Neill Juniors was won by O’Neill, 5-4, in seven in nings. Batteries for O’Neill—Head and Kelley; for Page— Melcher and Troshynski. Head allowed five hits and struck out five. Melcher allowed four hits and struck out three. The highlight of the junior game was a triple play by O’Neill in the fourth with the bases loaded, retiring the side with only one run. The Midgets and Juniors play at Orchard Friday night, June 17. Bassett comes here for a Junior game Tuesday night, June 21. Society to Meet— St. Patrick’s Altar society will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’ clock. The St. Agnes guild will entertain with Mrs. Robert Lang don as chairman. Try The Frontier want advs.l --———————^ HOUSEHOLD GOODS AUCTION On premises located one block south of O’Neill stop light and 8 blocks west Saturday, June 18, 1:30 P.M. Consisting of davenport, chairs, 2 bedroom suites, kitchen' table, apt. size gas range, chest of drawers, 2 innerspring mattresses, 8-ft. General Electric freezer, steel cabinet, garden hose, rifles, shotgun and small tools. Mr. and Mrs. Con Harmon, Owners THORIN-BOWKER AUCTION SERVICE CoL Ed Thorln, Auct. Bill Bowker, Clerk PLAN TO ATTEND G> Annual American Legion-Sponsored CELEBRATION At Spencer — June 20-21-22 Sponsored by Spencer Post No. 78 • Curl Amusement Carnival Co. ° I Two blocks of thrilling rides and fine entertainment. The new manager promises plenty of clean fun and entertain ment with his new equipment, new rides, new shows. • Rides for 10c The Spencer American Legion has made special effort to get the merry-go-round, kiddie cars and kiddie plane rides for 10 cents. © FREE Wedding Dance This will be held Monday night, June 20. ■-— °0 Marjory Johnson Bride of Chicagoan SPENCER — Rev. Marjory Johnson of Spencer and Charles Alden Drickey of Chicago, 111., son of Charles Drickey of Spen cer, were married Monday, June 13, at 12:30 p.m. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Wells before a church platform beautifully decorated with large ferns and bouquets of red roses. The bride wore a gown of ny lon chantilly lace with an eight tier hooped skirt and a long sleeved bodice. A tiny nylon cap held her fingertip nylon veil in place. She carried a white Bible and a bouquet of tiny red rose buds tied with white satin ribbon. Miss Elaine Cox of Omaha at tended the bride. She wore an aqua colored taffeta dress with a white nylon lace overskirt and carried a bouquet of pink carna tions. The bridegroom and attendant were in formal attire. Mark Rassmussen, nephew of the bride, was the ringbearer. The flowergirls were Linda Johnson and Janet Rohde, nieces of the bride. Tbey wore dresses fash ioned like that of the bridesmaid. Miss Bernadine Black, soloist, sang “Because” before the service and “God Gave Me You” follow ing the ceremony. Following the service, a recep tion was held in the Community I hall. During the reception the fol lowing program was presented: Marimba solo — Mrs. Duane ; Mahlendorf; piano music — Miss Olga Benson; Randall Valley String band; duet—Mr. and Mrs. David Landholm; prayer—Rev erend Maclnvick of Palmer; song —Linda Johnson, Janet Rohde and Mark Rassmussen; marimba solo—Mrs. Mahlendorf; remarks by friends; duet—Mrs. Anderson of Rapid City, S.D., and Mrs. George Tinsley of Omaha; words of appreciation—bride and bride groom; solo—Olga Benson. Nearly 300 guests attended the wedding and reception. The bride has served as pastor of the Spencer Methodist church for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Drickey will make their home in Chicago. 10 Boyd Districts Merge into One New School Planned at Naper BUTTE — One school district will soon be in operation—at Na per—where 10 districts have been operated in the past. The petition of nine rural dis tricts in western Boyd county to be annexed to the Naper villiage school district has been approved by the state school reorganization committee. Only minor details re main to be completed before the Naper consolidation becomes of ficial. The districts which asked to be annexed to Naper were Nos. 2, 4, 22, 53, 70, 44, 60, 71 and 18. The Naper district is no 21. The state committee approved the annexation for both elemen tary and high school purposes. One high school district will be created for the area. Plans call for the building of a new school in Naper, the people to vote on a bond issue, the amount of which has not yet been determined. Last spring the people of Naper approved, 85 to 9, a villiage bond issue of $25,000 to construct a municipal auditorium for both village and school use. Rededication Rite at Lynch Church LYNCH—Rededication services were held at Christ Lutheran church in Lynch Sunday, June 5. The morning service of thanks giving and praise, which was conducted by the pastor, Rev. L. W. Myers, was attended by 150 members and friends of the con gregation. Special music for this service was furnished by the Christ Lu theran mixed choir. At noon the ladies of the con gregation served dinner in the church basement . An afternoon informal service was held which featured the showing of colored sildes of vari ous mission congregations of the I.utheran church (Missouri syn od) throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. This Editor Had Difficulty— An editor was in a hurry to get his paper out. At the last minute, he tripped and spilled some lines of type. Quickly and angrily, he picked up the type, thinking it belonged to but one story. How ever, it was two stories and the following article appeared in his paper after he had slapped it to gether: “William Smith and Miss Lucy Anderson were disposed at public auction at my barn one mile east, a beautiful cluster of roses on her shoulder and two white calves be fore a background of farm im plements too numerous to men tion, in the presence of about 70 guests including 2 milk cows, 6 mules and one buggy. The Rev. Jackson tied the nuptial knot with 200 feet of grass rope and the bridal couple left on a gang plow for an extended trip with terms to suit the purchasers. They will be at home to their friends with one good baby buggy and a few kitchenutensils to responsible parties and some 200 chickens.” Better Service Pledged by FHA— Better service to farm fam ilies who use the credit service of the farmers home administration is the agency’s target for the 1956 fiscal year, County Supervisor J. O. "Walker said at the office in O’Neill. He just returned from | Grand Island where the adminis i trator of all Nebraska FHA em 1 ployees had gathered to discuss j policies for the coming year. Attending from the O’Neill of fice were J. O. Walker, county supervisor, and Carlyn M. Neiers, county office clerk. METHODIST (Page-Inman) Rev. Lisle E. Mewmaw, pastor Thursday, June 16: Page junior choir practice at 2:15 p.m.; WSCS meetmg; Page official board meeting at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 19: Inman church school at 8:45 a.m.; worship at 9:45 a.m.; Page church school at 10 a.m.; worship at 11 a.m.; Page MYF at 7 p.m.; Inman MYF and choir practice at 7:30 p.m. June 19 to 25: Senior youth camp at Ponca state park. Wednesday, June 22: Page WSCS prayer circle meets in the parsonage at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 23: Inman WSCS silver tea at 2:30 p.m., with Page and O’Neill societies as guests. Mrs. Blanche Spann Pease will be the speaker. CHRIST LUTHERAN (O’Neill) Seventh and Clay Sts. Rev. E. G. Smith, pastor “The church of the Lutheran Hour.” Thursday, June 16: Elders and Sunday-school teachers meet, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 19: Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday-school, 11 a.m. Sunday, June 19: Worship, 9 Monday, June 20: > Building committee meets, 8 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (O’Neill) Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor Sunday, June 19: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. Monday, June 20: Spiritual life group meeting, 2 p.m.; men’s council dinner 7 p.m. Wednesday June 22: Westmin ster fellowship, 7 p.m.; choir practice, 8 p.m. BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN (RFD, Ewing) Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor Sunday, June 19: Worship ser vice, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday-school, 10:30 a.m. METHODIST (Chambers) Rev. J. M. Hodgkin, pastor Sunday, June 19: Sunday school, 10 a.m., Eugene Baker, su perintendent; worship, 11 a.m. Atkinson Juniors Bounce Bassett, 8-2 BASSETT — Atkinson Legion Juniors bunched eight hits with Bassett’s eight bobbles to win here Tuesday night, 8-2. Jim Slattery pitched for Atkin son, and Larry Ellis went the route for Bassett. Score by innings: Atkinson .010 120 4—8 Bassett -.... 200 000 0—2 Celia News Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stall of Eagle were weekend visitors at the Lee Terwilliger home. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frickle at tended the Atkinson alumni ban quet Monday eyening. Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith and son and her mother, Mrs. Patliff and Mr. and Mrs. John Schwindt and daughter were Sunday eve ning visitors at the Lee Terwilli ger home. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Terwilligr, Mrs. Perry Terwilliger and son, and Mrs. Charlies Ballon went to the Jack Winnings home south of Atkinson and helped their son, Jerrel celebrate his 3rd birthday, June 9. Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Earle, Beth and Alfred of Wayne, Pa., arrived Monday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. O. A. Hammer berg and family. PAGE NEWS Linda and Jane Simmons, Doris and Audrey Henderson, Pauline Goldfuss, Betty Spangler, Margie Finch and Mrs. Harry Thompson are among those attending the summer session of school at Wayne State Teachers college. Lorrance Edmisten will attend the O’Neill branch of the Grand Is land Business college and Joellen Kennedy will attend the summer term at Wesleyan at Lincoln. Iowans Here— Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bartlett and son, David, of Sioux City spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Worchester. |r MEET ENDS V JULY 4th I No Racing on H Sundays or Mondays f > (Except Monday, |uly 4th) Wfiy 8-Races Daily-81 ADMISSION 75c I (Including State and Federal Tax) I- '■* LADIES' DAYS TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS ■§ (Admission for Ladies 35c) .f Sf NO CHILDREN ADMITTED DON'T MISS THE ■ $10,000-ADDED AK-SAR-BEN H HANDICAP JULY 4TH &| --- ■ CENTER UNION (O’Neill) Rev. C. P. Turner, pastor Sunday, June 19: Sunday school at 10 a.m.; preaching at 11 a.m.; young people’s meeting at 8 o’clock in the evening, preach ing service following. Midweek prayer meeting and Bible study will be in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lorenz Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Stuart News Mrs. Charles Lawson and Stevie of Long Beach, Calif., are visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Seger. Mrs. Lawson is the former Geraldine Seger. Misses Raedean Kramer and Barbara Flanigan of Omaha spent the weekend with their parents. Lowell Seger left by train Sa turday night for Lincoln where he will attend boy’s state. Mrs. Joe Krobot, Misses Lu cille Mitchell, Marilyn DeLosh and Lois Finch came from Wayne Friday night and spent the week j end with homefolks. Miss Vesta Mitchell of Butte : spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Berlin Mit chell. Warren Mitchell, student of Nebraska university, came home Thursday, June 9, to spend the summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson went to Palmyra Thursday, June 9, and returned home Saturday. They were visiting relatives and attended an old settlers picnic there. Mrs. Florence Cobb of Omaha, Mrs. Ethel Stracke, Mrs. Stanley Cobb and son, Doug Melroy Stracke and Beverly Wallinger returned Friday, June 10, from Sand Point, Ida., where they had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy Greenfield. Fred Mitchell went to Gothenburg Monday where he will work this week. Miss Patricia Engler who has been employed by Drs. Grier and Grier in Omaha came Sunday, June 12, for a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Engler. She will accom pany Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolf schlag, who are leaving today (Thursday) for Los Angles, Calif., where she will be employed. Mr. and Mrs. James Batenhorst went to Gordon on Monday, June 13, to attend the wedding of Miss Carol K. Coon and Gary Benson. Mr. Battenhorst and Mr. Benson were army buddies. Mrs. Sarah Lingo of Sioux City came Monday, June 13, to visit at the Elgie Irish home. Frontier for printing! To Boys’ State Ronald Rotherham of Ewing (above) left Sunday for Lin coln where he will attend the Cornhusker boy’s state this week. His trip is sponsored by the American Legion, Sanders post 214. Ronnie has been an outstanding student in the Ew ing public school. A junior this year, he was president of his class. He has also taken active part in football and basketball and held office in the “E” club. For the past seven years he has participated in band and the mixed chorus. This term he took part in the junior class play. During vacation and after school hours, Ronnie is em ployed at the West Coal and Lumber company. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Rother ham of Ewing. O’Neill News Mrs. Reed Herley and children left Wednesday night for Pueblo, Colo., where they will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Austin. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Arrasmith and son of Grand Island were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Worth. Mrs. Virgil Johnson and three boys of Lincoln cami last Thurs day and stayed until Wednesday in the George Van Every home. They also visited other relatives while in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Arrasmith and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wetzler and children were Satur day supper guests at the Roy Worth home. Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Wichman and family visited Sunday eve ning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bouska. Jackie Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, came Sun day morning to spend the sum mer with his parents. He has been attending school in Silver Creek, N.Y. District Judge D. R. Mounts last weekend attended a two-day meeting of district judges held in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marston and Debbie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harden Anspach in O’Neill. Page News Sue Allen returned to her home at Lynch Sunday and her sister, Jill, came to the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Held, for a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. Arnott Edson were overnight guests in the M. H. Held home Tuesday enroute from their home at Arlington, Wash., to visit friends at Chicago, 111. Mr. Edson is a cousin of Mrs. Held’s. The Page extension club mem bers and their families had a pic nic at the Merwyn French home Tuesday evening. The lesson on county government was post poned until the July meeting. There were 10 families represent ed. The July meeting will be at the Jesse Kelly home July 19. Mr. and Mrs. William Neu bauer, Mrs. F. G. Albright, Duran Rutherford, all of Page, and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Goree of Long Beach, Calif., were Tuesday eve ning dinner guests at the N. D. Ickes home. The occasion was the birthday of Mr. Goree. Mr. and Mrs. Cordes Walker were hosts to rural mail carriers and their families from the At kinson, Inman, Spencer, Bristow, Ewing, Verdigre and Page vicini ties. A no-host supper was serv ed. Plams were made to attend the carrier’s convention at York Sunday, June 19, through Tues day, June 21. Mesdames Gene and Catherine Mudloff, Carl and Fritz Belzer and son, Jim, and Miss Suzanne Mudloff went to Grand Island Monday where they visited Carl Belzer, who is a patient at the Veteran’s hospital there, jje is suffering from a heart ailment and will be hospitalized for some time. Bound for the Wesleyan Meth odist youth camp at Maxwell on Monday were 18 young people Otto Terrill, William Neubauer Myrl Elsberry and Rev. Harry Johnson furnished transportation and Earl and Owen Parks, Daniel Page and Rev. Johnson will bring the group back Saturday. Mr. ana Mrs. Roy Wilson Went to Albion an June 6 where they were guests in the home of their son in-law and daughter, Mr. and They returned to Page Tuesday June 7. W. F. FINLEY, MJ). O’NEILL Downey Building OFFICE PHONE: 28 JM ———1——— in Low-Priced cars | Delivered locally I noted. Optional nrressories, stole ond local taxes, n”nY additional. Prices may ” “ slightly in adioining com rli.l.. Even .H. loc.ory; installed extras you may want are bargains, such as: Heater & Defroster-S81.70, Rodio & Antenna - S3*-33* This is a Buick —a 2-door, 6-passenger Special Sedan. 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