Council Proceedings
O’NEILL CITY COUNCIL
o PROCEEDINGS
O’Neill, Nebraska
November 1, 1955
The Mayor and Council of the
City of O’Neill in Holt County,
Nebraska, met in the Council
Chambers on the 1st day of No
vember, 1955, at 8 o’clock P.M.
in Regular session, the following
being present: Mayor Marcellus,
City Clerk French, Councilmen
Crabb, Golden, Johnson and
Stutz. The following were ab
sent: Heermann and Merriman. A
quorum being present, the fol
lowing proceedings were had and
done:
Councilman Golden introduced
an ordinance entitled:
“AN ORDINANCE AUTHOR
IZING THE ISSUANCE AND
SALE OF WATER REVENUE
BONDS OF THE CITY OF O’
NEILL OF THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF EIGHT THOU
SAND DOLLARS ($8,000) FOR
ti~e purpose of maintain
ing, EXTENDING AND EN
LARGING THE WATER WORKS
PLANT AND WATER SYSTEM
OF THE CITY OF O’NEILL;
PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF
SAID BONDS AND PLEDGING
AND HYPOTHECATING THE
REVENUES AND EARNINGS OF
THE ENTIRE WATER WORKS
PLANT AND WATER SYSTEM
AND ALL EXTENSIONS AND
IMPROVEMENTS THEREOF
FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAID
BONDS AND ENTERING INTO
. A CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY WITH THE HOLD
ERS OF SAID BONDS.”
Said ordinance was fully and
distinctly read, and on motion
duly made, seconded and adopted*
it was designated as Ordinance
No. 293A • and the title thereof
_J
Councilman Johnson moved
that the statutory rule requiring
Ordinances to be fully add dis
tinctly read on three different
days be dispensed with, which
motion was seconded by Coun
cilman Stutz, and the Yeas and
Nays being called on the passage
of said motion, the following
Councilmen voted “YEA”: Stutz,
Johnson, Crabb and Golden The
following voted “NAY : None.
The motion having been concur
red in by three-fourths of the
Council, was declared passed and
adopted, and said statutory rule
suspended.
Thereupon said Ordinance No.
239A was read by its title a sec
ond time and was then read at
large and put upon final passage.
The Mayor stated that the ques
tion is: “Shall Ordinance No.
293A was read by its title a sec
The Yeas and Nays were called
and the following Councilmen
voted “YEA”: Stutz, Johnson,
Crabb and Golden. The following
voted “NAY”: None. The passage
and adoption of said ordinance
having been concurred in by a
majority of all members elected
to the Council was by the Mayor
declared passed and adopted and
the Mayor in the presence of the
j Council signed and approved said
ordinance and the Clerk attested
the passage and approval of
same and affixed his signature
thereto.
* The following is a true, cor
rect and complete copy of said
:_— .
CITY OF O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 293A
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ
ING THE ISSUANCE AND
SALE OF WATER REVENUE
BONDS OF THE CITY OF O’
NEILL OF THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF EIGHT THOU
SAND DOLLARS ($8,000) FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAIN
„ ING, EXTENDING AND EN
LARGING THE WATER WORKS
PLANT AND WATER SYSTEM
OF THE CITY OF O’NEILL;
° PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF
SAID BONDS AND PLEDGING
AND HYPOTHECATING THE
REVENUES AND EARNINGS
OF THE ENTIRE WATER
WORKS PLANT AND WATER
SYSTEM AND ALL EXTEN
0 SIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
* THEREOF FOR THE PAYMENT
OF SAID BONDS AND ENTER
ING INTO A CONTRACT ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH
THE HOLDERS OF SAID
BONDS. j
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
„ THE CITY OF O’NEILL, NE
BRASKA: •
* Section 1. The Mayor and
Council of the City of O’Neill,
Nebraska, hereby find and de
termine: The City owns, main
0 tains and operates its water
works plant and water system
and to adequately serve the city
and its inhabitants it is necessary
that the water works plant and
water system be maintained, ex
tended and enlarged; the coat of
such maintenance, extension and
enlargement is in excess of $8,000
and it is necessary for the city
to obtain an additional $8,000
over and above the funds avail
able to maintain, extend and en
large its said water works plant
and water system; all conditions,
acts and things required by law
Alice’s Beauty Shop
(In Former Apparel Shop
Location)
Phone 263 — O'Neill
to exist or to be done precedent
to and in the issuance of revenue
bonds do exist and have been
done in due form and time as
provided by law.
Section 2. For the purpose of
maintaining, extending and en
larging the water works plant
and water system owned by the
City of O’Neill there shall be and
there are hereby ordered issued
negotiable coupon bonds of the
City of O’Neill, Nebraska, to be
known as “Water Revenue
Bonds” of the aggregate principal
amount of Eight Thousand Dol
lars ($8,000) consisting of 8 bonds
of $1,000 each, numbered from 1
to 8 inclusive, dated November
15, 1955, bearing interest at the
rate of Two and One-half per
centum (2M>%) per annum, pay
able semi-annually on the fif
teenth day of May and November
of each year, and the principal of
said bonds shall become due and
payable $2,000 on the fifteenth
day of November each year be
ginning in 1956 and ending in
1959. Said bonds are not general
obligations of the City, but shall
be payable solely from the reve
nues and earnings derived and to
be derived from the operation of
the water works plant and wa
ter system of the City including
all extensions and improvements
thereof as provided in this ordi
nance.
Section 3. Said bonds shall be
executed on behalf of the City
by being signed by the Mayor
and City Clerk and shall have
the City Seal impressed on each
bond. The interest coupons shall
be executed on behalf of the City
by being signed by the Mayor
and Clerk either by affixing their
own proper signatures to each
coupon or causing their facsimile
signatures to be affixed thereto
and by executing each bond the
Mayor and Clerk shall be deem
ed to have adopted as their own
proper signatures their facsimile
blgJLldlUl CO ttUIACTi IU U1C tuupuiw
pertaining to said bonds.
Section 4. The said bonds and
coupons shall be substantially in
the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF HOLT
WATER REVENUE BOND OF
THE CITY OF O’NEILL
No. $ 1,000
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That the City of O’
Neill in the County of Holt in the
State of Nebraska for value re
ceived hereby promises to pay tc
the bearer hereof out of the spe
cial fund hereinbelow designated
but not otherwise the sum of
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in
lawful money of the United States
of America on the fifteenth day
of November, 19.... with inter
est thereon from date hereof un
til paid at the rate of Two and
One-half per centum (2%%) per
annum, payable semi-annually on
the fifteenth day of May and No
vember of each year upon pre
sentation and surrender of the
interest coupons hereto attached
as they severally become due
The principal and interest of this
bond is payable at the office oi
the County Treasurer of Holl
County in O’Neill, Nebraska.
This bond is one of an issue oi
eight bonds of $1000 each, num
oerea irom i 10 o inclusive, o:
even date and like tenor here
with except as to maturity, issued
by the City of O’Neill for the
purpose of maintaining, extend
ing and enlarging its water works
plant and water system. The is
suance of this bond and the othei
bonds of this issue have beer
lawfully authorized by ordinance
duly passed, signed and publish
ed by the Mayor and City Coun
cil of said City in strict compli
ance with Section 17-906 of the
Revised Statutes of Nebraska
1943.
The revenues and earnings de
rived and to be derived from the
operation of said water work:
plant and water system and al
extensions and enlargement)
thereof, now owned or to be
owned by the City, are pledgee
for the payment of the bonds oj
this issue equally and ratablj
and said bonds are a first lien or
all said revenues and earning:
and payable solely therefrom anc
are not general obligations of the
City. The ordinance under whicl
these bonds are issued constitute
an irrevocable contract betweei
the City and the holders of all o
said bonds and said contract can
not be changed or altered with
out the written consent of the
holders of seventy-five per cent
um (75%) in principal amount o
the bonds then outstanding, pro
vided, the City reserves the righ
to issue and sell additional bond:
payable solely from the net reve
nues of said property of :qua
priority as to lien on the earning:
of said property with the bond:
issued under this ordinance fo:
the purpose of maintaining, ex
tending and enlarging its watei
works plant and water system i
the earnings available from th<
water works and water systen
during the preceding twelve
months for debt service on anj
bonds of this issue then outstand
ing and the proposed additions
bonds are equivalent to not les:
than one and one-half times th(
amount required for said deb
service.
The city agrees that it will es
tablish and collect rates anc
charges for water service whicl
will provide revenue sufficient ii
amount to pay all the costs o:
maintaining and operating saic
water works plant and water sys
ter and to pay the principal and
interest of this bond and all the
other bonds of said issue as and
when such interest and principal
become due and will establish
and maintain a special fund
known as the “O’Neill Water
System Fund” into which it will
pay all the gross revenues col
lected and received from the op
eration of its said water works
plant and water system and w 11
use the moneys in said Fund only
for the operation and mainten
ance, extension and enlargement
of said water works plant and
water system and for the pay
ment of the interest and princi
pal of said bonds as provided in
said ordinance.
This bond is a negotiable in
strument and a holder hereof has
all the rights of a holder in due
course of a negotiable instrument
payable to bearer.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED
AND WARRANTED that aU con
ditions, acts and things required
by law to exist or to be done
precedent to and in the issuance
of this bond did happen, were
done and performed in regular
and due form and time as pro
vided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
Mayor and City Council have
caused this bond to be executed
on behalf of the City of O Neill
by being signed by the Mayor
and attested by the Clerk and by
causing the official seal of the
City to be affixed hereto and
have caused the interest coupons
hereto attached to be executed on
behalf of the City by having af
fixed thereto facsimile signatures
of its Mayor and Clerk and the
Mayor and Clerk do by the exe
cution of this bond adopt as and
for their proper signatures their
respective facsimile signatures
affixed to said coupons.
DATED this fifteenth day of
November, 1955.
CITY OF O’NEILL,
NEBRASKA
By: .
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
(FORM OF COUPON)
No. $L*.50
On this fifteenth day of May
(November), 19 ... the City of
O’Neill, Nebraska, will pay to
bearer Twelve Dollars and Fifty
Cents at the office of the Comi
ty Treasurer of Holt County at
O’Neill, Nebraska, but only out of
funds specified in said bond, for i
interest due on that date on its
Water Revenue Bond, dated No
vember 15, 1955, No.
Mayor
City Clerk
Section 5. The City hereby
pledges and hypothecates the
revenues and earnings derived
and to be derived from the oper
ation of said water works plant
and water system and all ex
tensions and enlargements there
of for the payment of said bonds
both principal and interest.
Section 6. The City shall
maintain and collect rates
and charges for all water
and water service furnished by
said plant and system adequate to
produce revenue and earnings
sufficient at all times to (a) pro
vide for the payment of interest
on and principal of the bonds is
sued hereunder; (b) to pay all
reasonable costs of operation and
maintenance of the plant and sys
tem including adequate insurance
as provided by this ordinance and
to pay for the necessary repairs
and replacements and extensions
to the plant and system; (c) to
establish a Bond Account as here
inafter set forth.
Sestion 7. The entire revenue
and earnings derived and to be
derived from the operation of the
water works plant and water
system of the City and all the
i properties owned and used in
; connection therewith shall be set
aside as collected and be depos
ited in a separate fund which is
, hereby created and shall be des
ignated as the “O’Neill Water
i System Fund.” The City shall set
! Up and maintain as long as any
bonds are outstanding the foilow
| ing accounts for the administra
| tion of said Fund:
: I. OPERATION AND MAIN
l TENANCE ACCOUNT — The
: City shall set aside in this ac
[ count each month an amount
! sufficient for the proper main
tenance and operation of said
plant and system and the ex
pense of maintenance and op
eration shall be paid out of this
! account.
II. BOND ACCOUNT— Be
t ginning December 15, 1955 the
> City will on the fifteenth day
of each month up to and in
L eluding April 15, 1956, transfer
> to the Bond Account money
» equal to one-fifth (l/5th) of
all interest which will become
■ due on all bonds on the next
interest payment date and on
’■ the fifteenth day of May, 1956
( and each month thereafter a
i sum equal to one-sixth (l/6th)
s of all interest which will be
’ come due on all bonds on the
next interest payment date, and
!■ beginning December 15, 1955
• the City will on the fifteenth
• day of each month up to and
! including April 15, 1956 trans
fer to the Bond Account mrney
equal to one-eleventh (1/1 Ith)
l of all principal which will be
i come due on the next maturity
i date, and on the fifteenth day
! of November, 1956 and each
l month thereafter a sum equal
to one-twelfth (l/12th) ot all
principal which will become
due on the next succeeding ma
turity date until all such bonds
have been paid and retired.
III. SURPLUS ACCOUNT.—
After providing for the Opera
tion and Maintenance Account
and the Bond Account as
above provided the surplus
funds shall be set aside in a
Surplus Account to be used for
the extension or enlargement
of the water works plant and
water system or prepayment of
the bonds issued under this
ordinance.
Section 8. At least fifteen days
before such payment of principal
or interest become due on any of
the said bonds, the City will de
posit with the County Treasurer
of Holt County, Nebraska, an
amou: t of money sufficient to
pay the interest and principal of
the bonds which will become due
on such payment date, such pay
ments to be made out of the Bond
Account.
Section 9. The City will main
tain the water works plant and
water system, including exten
sions and improvements, in good
condition and operate the same in
an efficient manner and at a rea
sonable cost. The City agrees
with the holders, from time to
time, of the bonds of this issue
that the City will continue to
own, free from all liens and en
cumbrance, and will adequately
maintain and efficiently operate
a water works plant and system
and the City will not create or
suffer to be created any lien or
charge on the revenues of said
plant which shall be superior to
or on a parity with the lien,
charge and pledge in favor of the
bonds of this issue; provided,
however, the City reserves the
right to issue and sell additional
bonds payable solely from the net
revenues of said water works
plant and water system of equal
priority as to lien and earnings of
said plant and system with the
bonds issued under this ordinance
for the purpose of extending and
enlarging the water works plant
and water system if the earnings
available from the water works
plant and water system during the
preceding twelve months for debt
service on any bonds of this
series then outstanding and the
proposed additional bonds are
equivalent to not less than one
and one-half times the amount
required for said debt service.
Section 10. The City will main
tain as long as any of said bonds
are outstanding with reputable
insurance companies insurance
on said water works plant and
water system of the kind and in
as amount as would commonly be
carried by private utilities engag
ed in and operating the same or
similar utility. Such insurance
shall include, but not necessarily
be limited to, workmen’s compen
sation, public liability, fire, wind
storm and comprehensive cover
age. In event of any loss or damage
to the water works plant or water
system the proceeds which may
be collected or paid on any pol
icy or policies covering the same
shall be used bv the Citv to re
tire the bonds issued under this
ordinance then outstanding or to
rehabilitate said water works
plant and water system.
Section 11. All the water ser
vice furnished to any city depart
ment shall be paid for by the
City at the established rates.
Payment for such water servicesi
shall be made quarterly from the
corporate funds into the O’Neill
Water System Fund created by
this ordinance as revenue derived
from the operation of the water
works plant and system in the
same manner as the other reve
nue is required to be deposited.
Section 12. While any bonds is
sued hereunder are outstanding,
the City will render bills to all
customers for water service. If
said bills are not paid within
thirty (30) days after due water
service will be discontinued.
Section 13. The City will keep
proper books, records and ac
counts separate from all other
records and accounts in which
complete and correct entries will
be made of all transactions relat
ing to said water works plant and
water system.
Section 14. The holder or hold
ers of ten per centum or mere of
said bonds or of the coupons rep
resenting interest thereon may
either at law or in equity by ap
propriate proceedings in any
court of competent jurisdiction
enforce any right created or
granted by this ordinance or by
the bonds issued hereunder, and
if the court finds that the ap
pointment of a receiver is neces
sary to protect the rights of the
bondholders, the court may ap
point such a receiver to take over
and operate the property and may
fix the terms and conditions on
which the same shall be operated
until the default is made good.
Section 15. The provisions of
this ordinance shall constitute an
irrevocable contract between the
City of O’Neill and the holders of
the bonds issued hereunder and
after the issuance of said bonds
no change or alteration of any
kind in the provisions of this
ordinance shall be made without
the written consent of the holders
of seventy - five per centum
(75%) in principal amount of the
bonds then outstanding.
Section 16. The City Treasurer
and the City Clerk shall be bond
ed, in addition to their official
bonds, by an insurance company
licensed to do business in Ne
braska in amounts sufficient to
cover at all times all the rev
enues and earnings of said water
works plant and water system in
their hands. Any other person
employed by the City in the col
lection or handling of moneys de
rived from the operation of said
property shall also be bonded in
an amount sufficient to cover all
moneys which may at any time
be placed in his hands. The
amount of such bonds shall be
fixed by the Council, and the
cost thereof shall be paid from
the earnings of said water works
plant and water system, and they
shall secure the faithful account
ing for all moneys.
Section 17. The City Clerk shall
make and certify in duplicate a
complete transcript of the pro
ceedings had and done by said
City precedent to the issuance of
said bonds, one of which tran
scripts shall be filed with the
Auditor of Public Accounts of the
State of Nebraska, and the other
shall be delivered to the purchas
er of the bonds. After being ex
ecuted by the Mayor and Clerk
said bonds shall be delivered to
the City Treasurer who shall be
responsible under his official
bond and the Treasurer shall
cause said bonds to be transmit
ted with a certified transcript
aforesaid to the Auditor of Public
Accounts of the State of Nebras
ka to be registered in the Aud
itors office and shall then cause
the same to be registered in the
office of the Clerk of Holt Coun
ty, Nebraska. The City Treasur
er is authorized and directed to
deliver said bonds to the purchas
er upon receipt of payment of
the purchase price in accordance
with the contract of the City
with said purchaser.
Section 18. If any section, par
agraph, clause or provision of this
ordinance shall be held invalid,
the invalidity of such section,
paragraph, clause or provision
shall not affect any of the other
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 19. All ordinances, res
olutions or orders, or parts here
of, in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are to the ex
tent of such conflict hereby re
pealed.
Section 20. This ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from
and after its passage as provided
by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED
this 1st day of November, 1955.
A. MARCELLUS
Mayor
ATTEST:
O. D. FRENCH
City Clerk
(SEAL)
Minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and approved.
Motion by Johnson, seconded
by Golden, that the following
bills be allowed and paid; on the
general fund:
Howard Newton .280.00
Joe R. Nekolite .166.82
O. D. French . 40.00
Edith Castleman .157.80
Gerald Brown .280.00
Wilson Texaco . 29.00
Harrison Bridge . 1.63
Foree Tire & Supply Co... 55.25
George Nachtman . 30.31
A. Y. McDonald Co.18.57
O’Neill Fire Dept.28.00
Schneider Electric .399.50
Shierk Motor Co.47.51
O’Neill Cleaners . 1.50
Fehr’s Tractor & Equip
ment 348.63
Wm. Krotter Co. of O’Neill 34.90
Consumers Pub. Power
Dist. . 398.19
Kansas-Nebr. Nat. Gas Co. 14.02
Contingent Fund . 7.45
Seger Oil Co. 89.17
Director of Int. Revenue . 129.70
Art Holz .. 229.60
Loyd K. Brittell .160.20
Norman Gonderinger .100.00
Joe Sivesind . 280.00
John Skinner .270.00
Arbuthnot Oil Co. 3.91
Eby Conoco . 7.22
Donohoe Construction .... 75.00
Kersenbrock Texaco . 36.40
Shelhamer . 5.55
Coast-to-Coast Store . 1.66
American Gear . 1.72
Central Jnnance corp.izu.uu
McCarville’s .195.00
A. V. Virgin . 3.95
Consumers Pub. Power... 2.99
O’Neill Auto Supply . 30.62
Edna B. Yantzi . 26.65
James Davidson & Sons. . .159.50
Borg “66” Station . 90.80
On the water fund:
Verlyn Gibbs .104.95
Dolores Douglass . 60.20
Edwin L. Weigand . 18.50
Rockwell Mfg. Co. 3.30
Fairbanks Morse & Co. 74.77
Wm. Krotter Co. of O’Neill 2.95
O’Neill Auto Supply . 30.62
Edna Yantzi . 13.35
James Davidson & Sons .413.21
Borg “66” Station . 5.40
Don R. Douglass .280.00
Walter J. Schmohr .169.60
Capitol Supply Co.16.75
Island Supply Co. 6.05
Neptune Meter Co. 6.67
Consumers Pub. Power-416.43
Kansas-Nebr. Nat. Gas- 14.02
Contingent Fund . 14.42
Seger Oil Co.. 10-09
Director of lilt. Rev. 53.70
The vote on the above motion
was as follows: All aye.
Motion by Golden, seconded by
Suttz, that the Council advertise
for bids on all gas, oil at the
pump, diesel fuel and diesel oil
delivered and greases and No. 1
distillate also delivered. Also oil
changes and grease jobs on all
city cars and equipment. Bids
will be received at the council
chambers on November 8, 1955
and will be in effect until May
31, 1956. Motion carried.
Motion by Golden, seconded by
Johnson, that George McCarthy
be granted a building permit for
a garage 20x30 feet, frame con
struction, composition roof, lo
cated on lots 6 and 7, block 1,
Matthew’s addition to O’Neill.
Motion carried.
Motion by Crabb, seconded by
Stutz, that Guy Beckwith be
granted a building permit for a
garage 12x26 feet to be located on
lots 18 and 19, Fahy’s Park Ad
dition to O’Neill. Motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded
by Golden, that R. E. Evans be
granted a building permit for a
new house 24x30 feet, with a full
basement. House to be completely
modem. House to be located on
lot 5, block E, Fahy’s Second Ad
dition to O’Neill. Motion carried.
The Mayor made the following
appointments to the Insurance
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Motion by Crabb, seconded by
Johnson that the Mayor’s ap
pointment of Golden and Heer
mann to the Insurance Committee
be approved. Motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded
by Stutz, that November 8, 1955
be set as the date of hearing for
the application for On and Off
Sale Beer License of John B.
Graves. Also that December 6,
1955 be set as the date of hearing
for the application for On and Off
Sale Beer License of Wm. Belik.
Motion carried.
Motion by Stutz, seconded by
Golden, that the Street Commit
tee be given authorization to con
tact the County Board of Holt
County for the grading of a ditch
along the county road one mile
west of the State Garage Corner
to be used as a drainage ditch for
excess water. Motion carried.
Upon motion the Council ad
journed until November 8, 1955
at 8:00 P.M.
A. MARCELLUS
Mayor
O. ,D. FRENCH
City Clerk
November 8, 1955
Council met as per adjournment
. Due to a lack of a quorum, the
Mayor adjourned the meeting
and stated that a special meeting
would be called when a quorum
could be at hand.
A. MARCELLUS
Mayor
O. D. FRENCH
City Clerk
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The Frontier Woman . . .
Goodies Make Yule Gifts
By MRS. BLANCHE SPANN PEASE
Christmas is just around the
corner and it’s time to think of
Christmas goodies, gifts and
wraps. The days will go fleeting
by and Christmas will be breath
ing down the back of our necks
and we’ll still have a million
things to do.
Nowadays with refrigerators
and home freezers it is so much
easier to do much of the Christ
mas baking early in December
and freeze it. The fowl to be
used at Christmas can be dress
ed and frozen and a lot of the
last minute work we used to have
to do can be done before hand.
If you’re having a holiday
Christmas party, you might like
to make pineapple popcorn balls.
They are nice for Christmas
treats for the neighborhood chil
dren. You can use food coloring
and vary them, or wrap them in
cellophane (colored) and hang
hem on the Christmas tree, al
lowing each visiting child to take
along one popcorn ball as a gift.
Some homemakers like to hide
a small toy in the middle of a
popcorn ball. If you do this, wrap
it in waxed paper or cellophane
and then shape the popcorn
around it. Or shape the popcorn
ball around a lollipop for pop
corn treats. Peppermint or hard
Christmas candy may be crushed
and the popcorn balls rolled in it
before they are cold.
Anyway, here’s the recipe for—
PINEAPPLE POPCORN BALLS
One-third cup white syrup,
two cups sugar, 1% cups pine
apple juice, one tablespoon lemon
juice, one teaspoon vanilla ex
tract, few drops yellow food col
oring, five quarts popped corn.
Dissolve the svrup and sugar
in pineapple juice and bring to a
boil. Boil slowly without stirring
to firm ball stage (240 to 242 de
grees F.) Remove from stove,
add lemon juice, vanilla and col
oring. Return to stove and boil
exactly one minute. Pour at once
over crisp corn and form into
balls.
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Mrs. Jansen
Wins Subscription—
Mrs. John Jansen of O’Neill
wins our three-months’ subscrip
tion today.
O’Neill, Nebr.
Dear Mrs. Pease:
Will answer your appeal for
letters. Just finished washing my
storm windows. I put that job off
as long as possible but today is
a nice day and I decided to do
it before it storms. Hope you en
joyed your trip, it sounded won
derful. Read once where you at
tended the Burwell rodeo. We
went one day and what a dirty,
hot day it was, but we enjoyed
it anyway. Glad your folks can
go and enjoy themselves as much
as they do. I think it’s wonder
ful when older people can go and
do those kinds of things.
Now that the stores are all get
ting ready for Christmas so early
each year, it makes one wonder
if Thanksgiving will be forgotten
completely one of these years.
I’m sending along a recipe for
date bread. The girls like sand
wiches made of it in their school
lunches. I keep it wrapped in foil
in the refrigerator and it keeps
for weeks. Also a household hint
I use a lot in the winter time.
Put a line from wall-to-wall over
the bathtub and when drying
articles of clothing that are to be
dried drip, it saves a lot of wip
ing up as the water drips into the
tub.
DATE BREAD
Boil 10 minutes: Two cups
dates, 2Vz cups hot water. Add
three tablespoons butter to top
off after you take off the fire.
Cool. Cream 1 % cups sugar and
two eggs together and add date
mixture alternately with 3% cups
flour, three teaspoons soda and %
teaspoon salt sifted together. Add
one teaspoon vanilla and one cup
nutmeats. Bake 1% hours in 275
F. oven.
MRS. JOHN JANSEN
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Frontier Woman
Needs Letters—
We need letters from readers of
The Frontier Woman suitable for
use after Christmas. We give a
three-months’ subscription to The
Frontier for each letter from a
reader that we print in The Fron
tier Woman. Send your letters
now to Mrs. Blanche Pease, The
Frontier Woman, Editor, Atkin
son, Nebr. Be sure to put The
Frontier Woman on the envelope
address.
Bruce Shald Feted
on 68th Anniversary
STUART—Wednesday evening,
November 30, friends and rela
tives gathered at the Bruce Shald
home to help celebrate his 68th
birthday anniversary. The eve
ning was spent watching movies
shown by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Shald, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baten
horst, Max Kunz and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Batenhorst.
Following the movies a lunch
was served. Mr. Shald received
many gifts.
Those present were: Mrs. J. H.
Baum of Valley; Mrs. Bethelyn
Samson and son of Valley; Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Rudolph and
boys, Larry and Terry; Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Batenhorst; Mr. and
Mrs. John Shald; Mr. and Mrs.
Anna Kunz; Joan Kunz; Paul,
Max and Rollie Kunz; Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Strode; Mr. and Mrs.
Cliff Darr; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Shald; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wewel
and Lonnie; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hamik; Grandma Weichman; Mrs.
Leonard Jungman of Atkinson;
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Estes; Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Batenhorst; Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Roberts.
Hobbs Graduates
from QM School—
EWING — Pvt. Mickey L.
Hobbs, 21, whose wife, Pat, lives
in Ewing, recently was graduat
ed from the petroleum storage
course at the quartermaster
school. Ft. Lee, Va.
In the eight-week course, Pri
vate Hobbs was trained to re
ceive, store, issue and ship pe
troleum products.
Hobbs entered the army last
June. His father, Albert L. Hobbs,
also lives in Ewing.
Initiated into
Honor Group—
INMAN—Miss Imogene Davis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
J. Davis of Inman, was initiated
into Pi Lambda Theta, national
scholastic honorary.
Membership into this organiza
tion is by invitation only to mem
bers chosen and sponsored by
faculty members. They are se
lected according to high scholar
ship, leadership, activities and
personality. Miss Davis is a senior
at the University of Nebraska.
Visit Koenig Home—
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Adamson
were Sunday guests and spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Koenig.
Real Estate Transfers
WD’ — Gertrude M Dailey to
Miriam S Abart & Madeline D
McManamy 11-28-55 $600- Lot 7
& west 18 ft lot 6 Blk A- O’N &
Hagertys Add- O’N
WD—Helen McCarthy et al to
Dennis A McCarthy 10-29-55 $1
Ny>NEy4 4- N%Nwy4 3- NEy4
10- sy. 10-27-12
WD—Ray V Carlisle to Robert
A & Eugene Ramm 11-3-55 $11,
200- Ey> 2-31-15
WD—F J Gilg to Harry E Res
sel & wf 11-28-55 $1- % Int in.
Lot 32 & North half lot 31- Gilg
& Swenson’s Subdiv- O’Neill
WD—Nick Schwindt to Wm O’
Conner & wf 11-29-55 $5000
Part of SEy4SEy4 Sec 25-29-12
WD—Lorenzo A Ott to Melvin
Johring & wf 11-29-55- NWy4
4-30-11
WD—Joe Ballon et al to Rus
sell L Heuton & wf 10-11-55
$2515- Lots 7 & 8 Blk 46- Pioneer
Townsite Co Add- Atkinson
McIntosh Heads .
Masonic Lodge
New officers have been elected
by Garfield lodge, AF&AM: Wil
liam W. McIntosh, worthy Mast
er; E. L. Van Every, sr., warder;
Gale W. Dierberger, jr., warder;
H. L. Lindberg, treasurer; L. G.
Gillespie, secretary.
The Order of the Eastern Star
will elect officers tonight (Thurs
day.)
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Downey Building
O’NEILL
OFFICE PHONE: 28
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% Block So. of Ford Garage
Complete X-Ray Equipment
O’Neill, Nebraska
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JJ LIGHT UP for a
^ Merrier, Brighter Christmas!
PLAN NOW TO LEND TO THE HOLIDAY
SPIRIT WITH ATTRACTIVE OUTDOOR
HOME LIGHTING
Your home can lend much to the Spirit of Christ
mas and to the Holiday beauty of your community.
Simple, inexpensive, outdoor Christmas Lighting
for your home expresses your Holiday Wishes to
friends and strangers alike. Join with your friends
and neighbors in making Christmas 1955, the
brightest and merriest ever — with Light!
Christmas Home Lighting Tips ,
We will be glad to assist yon, without obliga- _ __
tion, with tips and hints in planning for an attractive
Christmas Lighting decoration for your home. Just
visit our nearest office at your convenience.
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