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The Misses Anna and Theresa
Bauer were guests at Easter din
ner of of Mrs. Josephine Elston
o at die home of Delbert Carl,
o Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lee had
the following guests at Easter
dinner: Their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Sanders, and family of Dixson,
Merle °Lee of Omaha and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Tomjack of Ewing. Vis
itors during the day were Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Spes and daughter,
Judy, of Lincoln.
Guests on Easter day at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Shi
lousky were Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Colfack and family of Page
and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Shilousky
of Orchard.
The following guests were en
tertained at dinner on Easter
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Min
nie Reimer and her daughter:
Mrs. Anita Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Reimer of Lincoln, Judge and
Mrs. Louis Reimer of O’Neill, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Harpster of Ew
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Larsen were
callers Saturday afternoon at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Thomas
Coleman, and family at Neligh,
, who were enjoying a visit from
! her father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Pruden of Phillipsburg,
Mo. Mr. Pruden is a brother of
Mrs. Larsen. The Larsens contin
ued on their way to Norfolk to
spend the weekend with relatives
and to attend church services with
them on Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Zeims was entertain
ed on Easter at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Van Horn at O’
Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Peterson,
Allan and Tamzan spent Easter
in Neligh at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Carsten Peterson.
Jim Wulf of the navy left on
Wednesday, March 28, to return
1o San Diego, Calif., after spend
ing a leave with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Wulf, and other
relatives and friends. Hans Peter
son, Allen and Roger Woeppel
took him to Omaha. I^oger re
mained in Omaha where he hoped
to find some employment.
Marvetta Peterson celebrated a
birthday anniversary on Wednes- 1
day, March 28. The day passed
quietly for such an event in the
life of this young miss, but on
Monday evening about 25 high
school mates arrived at her home
to join in the delayed celebration
of her birthday anniversary. Card
games were played. The self-in
vited guests served lunch. Miss
Peterson received some gifts.
Bob Tuttle, Bob Welke, David
Baum, Richard Williamson and
Marion Finley, all classmates of
Dennis Scheer, attended the fu
neral services for his brother,
six-year-old Lee Scheer, held on
Tuesday afternoon at the Luther
an church in Orchard.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McQuire en
tertained Easter at a family get
together. In attendance were Mr.
and Mrs. Ves McGuire, Mr. and
Mrs. Milan McGuire and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Dietrich and
Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Dietrich,
all of Tilden, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Paulson and family of Columbus,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGuire of
Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. V. S.
Cram of Oakdale.
Pupils Barefooted in 1892
By MRS. N. D. ICKES, SR.
Feature Writer
PAGE — The patrons of Holt
county rural school district 110
(Eden Valley) at last spring’s an
nual school meeting decided to
discontinue school and make ar
rangements for the transfer of the
seven pupils to the grade school
in Page. The arrangement was to
apply to the 1955-’56 school year
and would be considered again
this year.
District 110 was organized Jan
uary 8, 1884, by Bartley Blaine,
and the founding is recorded at
the office of the county superin
tendent at O’Neill. Also recorded
are the original boundaries and
subsequent boundary changes.
The present school building
was built in the early eighties.
Desks made of straight boards
for the top were constructed by
local carpenters. A shelf was
provided for books and slate.
It was a number of years before
the new-fangled “store desks”
made their appearance.
Mrs. Roy Wilson, who supplied
the 1892 photograph, recalls that
her father, James A. Cronk, was
a school director for many years.
Lucy Downey was the teacher
and pupils were Judd Cronk,
Cora Coover, Sylvia Cronk, Ber
tha Phelps, Elsie Bradeen, Toot
Bennett, Charles Cronk, Daisy
Cronk (Mrs. Wilson),. Jay Bradeen
and James Gans.
Water was supplied for drinking
from the open well at the Cronk
place and the pupils took turns
carrying it. A windlass lifted the
filled pail to the well ledge, which
was high enough to discourage the
small fry from falling in. Now and
then a bird or a chicken found a
watery grave, but, generally, the
water was very cold and very
good tasting.
Pupils were usually barefooted.
Only exceptions in the picture are
Cora Coover, Elsie Bradeen, Syl
via Cronk and the teacher.
The new school was built on
the site of the old one and was
considered the last word in style
when it was erected in 1916.
With the exception of John and
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Lucy Downey was the teacher in district 110 (Eden Valley)
when this picture was taken in 1892.
Frank Cronk, there has been a
complete turnover of patrons.
These men own farms and there
is a Cronk listed in the school ]
census. Freddie Cronk, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Cronk, represents
the third generation of the Cronk
family to attend the same school
that his grandfather attended.
The old Cronk farm, under the
tenure of his son, Charles, had a
dam built between the school and
the farm home. The dam affords
fishing for the sportsmen and aids
in the control of flood waters.
Present school board members
are Mrs. Frank Cronk, Benard
Kornock and Donald Nissen.
The district last year had an
assessed valuation of $147,270.
The school is an accredited
country school, having lights
and automatic heat.
The transportation problem is
taken care of by each family be
cause most parents already have
children in high school. Going to
town daily did not add to the
problem, but rather simplified it
by not needing to go in two direc
tions at the same period each day.
Those attending the Page school
are Rodney Kennedy, Connie and
Luan Nissen, Ronnie Asher, Val
jean Parks, Fred Cronk and Har
lan Saltz.
Patrons will have a chance to
test the consolidation idea and
learn the advantages and disad
vantages before they are faced
with a final decision.
Page News
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Copes ac
companied Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Larson to Ainsworth last Thurs
day where they spent the Easter
weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Larson
brought her mother, Mrs. Icie
Snyder, to Page where she will
make her home in the property
recently purchased from Mr. and
Mrs. Gailord Albright. Jerome
Allen and Harold Kelly trucked
her household goods.
Members of the WSCS met last
Thursday for the final all-day
session of the year. After a short
devotional program, a skit, “Chal
lenge of the Cross,” was present
ed by Mesdames Jesse Kelly, Ray
Snell, Edgar Stauffer, Herbert
Steinberg, Raymond Heiss, Elmer
Trowbridge and Melvin Smith,
with Mis. Merwyn French, jr., as
accompanist. In the future lessons
will commence at 2 p.m. Mrs. Ed
gar Stauffer will attend the an
nual Nebraska conference of the
WSCS.
Save by getting your mixed fer
tilizer at the West Lumber & Coal
Co., Page, Nebr. 49-50c
Mr. and Mrs. John Gray, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Gray, Mr. and
! Mrs. Arnold Stewart and son,
Loren, and Mrs. Hattie Stewart
went to Chambers Sunday where
they were Easter guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Miller and son,
Glen. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Finley were
Blaster Sunday guests in the home
of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Gailen Miller, at
Niobrara.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Allen and
family were Sunday guests at the
John Allen home at Grand Island.
Mrs. Mary McIntosh accompan
ied Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mauer to
Page BYiday where she visited
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Nell Mc
Intosh, and son, Ray. The Mauers
were guests in the Lloyd Fussel
man home. They returned to Al
bion Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. i-TanK &nyaer ac
companied Rev. Lisle Mewmaw to
Inman Sunday where they were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Kopecky.
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Ostrum of
Pierre, S.D., accompanied Gene
Goldfuss to the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Gold
fuss, for the weekend. Tommy
Piersol of Orchard and Gene
Goldfuss have work with a con
struction crew at Pierre.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Goldfuss
and son moved their trailer house
to Castro Valley, Calif., last week.
He has work with a construction
company there.
Quarry lime spread any place
in Holt county, $7.00 per ton. —
West Lumber & Coal Co., Page,
Nebr. 49-50c
The voung people of the Wes
leyan Methodist church presented
a program during the morning
service on Easter Sunday. Mrs.
Ivan Turner had charge of the
evening service.
Mr. and Mrs. George Goldfuss
and son, Leonard, of Atkinson
were Sunday guests in the Oswald
Goldfuss home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Asher were
Easter Sunday guests of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fussel
man. __
Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French,
sr., and Bette, Mr. and Mrs. Mer
wyn French, jr., and Stephanie,
Mrs. Gertrude Leaver of Les
Moines, la., Miss Marie Heiss of
Hastings, Mrs. Lou Heiss and
Mrs Jennie French and Miss Al
ice French of O’Neill were Eas
ter day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Alton Braddock.
Mrs. Kenneth Braddock of Om
aha was a Saturday guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Braddock and a
Sunday guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Heiter, at O’Neill.
Mrs. Elsie Cork returned Fri
day from Onawa, la., where she
had spent some time with her
sister, Mrs. Olive Tompson.
LeRoy Leist spent Easter with
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. A1 Anson, and his fa
ther, Earl Leist, returning to the
Lincoln air base that evening.
Get your 33»/2% nitrogen at
West Lumber & Coal Co. at Page,
Nebr. 49-50c
STUART—Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Miller, who have spent the win
ter in Washington, L.C., arrived
home Friday to spend the summer
at their home at Stuart._
NI-VE-DO LARGER PARISH
(PRESBYTERIAN)
Rev. Joseph Walstad, pastor
Commencing with Easter, the
Dorsey Presbyterian church
went on the spring and summer
schedule with services each
Sunday at 8 a.m., followed by
the church school.
Vacation church school will
be held at the Dorsey church
June 4-9. A vocational institute
for all high school youth will be
held at Wayne State Teachers’
college on Saturday, April 7.
This is arranged by the Niobrara
Presbytery in conjunction with
the college.
The observance of the Lord’s
supper will be held on Sundav,
April 8.
Dr. Benjamon Lall, the execu
tive secretary of the Synodical
of the United church of North
India, made many friends and
left a better understanding of
India as he spoke to the 4-H club
; at Scottsville hall and at the af
‘ ternoon service at the church on
Sunday, March 25. In the
Verdel and Niobrara area, he
spoke to many church groups,
school groups and 4-H clubs.
Under the direction of the Knox
county agent and an agent from
the conservation service, he saw
farming practices in that county
as well as the Gavin’s Point dam.
CHRIST LUTHERAN (O’Neill)
Rev. E. G. Smith, pastor
“The church of the Lutheran
hour.”
Thursday, April 5: Walther
league meets, 7:30 p.m. The
young people will travel to
Chambers for a joint meeting.
Transportation will be provided.
Friday, April 6: Men’s club
meets, 8 p.m. Les Weber will
present a talk on the subject of
radio.
Sunday, April 8: Sunday-school,
9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.
Monday, April 9: Church
council meets, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11: Choir re
hearsal, 8 p.m.
WESLEYAN METHODIST
(O’Neill)
Rev. Duane Lauber, pastor
Sunday, April 8: Sunday-school,
10 a.m. worship, 11 a.m.; Wes
leyan youth, 7:30 p.m.; adult fel
lowship, 7:30 p.m.; evangelistic
service, 8 p.m.
Special services nightly, 8 o’
clock, Tuesday, April 10, through
Sunday, April 22. Rev. and Mrs.
Fred Warrington of North Platte
will be presenting special music
j at each service and you will not
i want to miss Reverend Warring
I ton’s heart-searching messages.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
(O’Neill)
Rev. J. Oleh Kennell, pastor
Sunday, April 8: Sunday-school,
I 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 11
a.m.
Monday, April 9: Bible study,
2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 10: Cradle roll
party, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11: Westmin
ster youth fellowship, 6:30 p.m.;
choir practice, 8 p.m.
Niobrara Presbytery meets at
Valentine on April 16 and 17.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
QCD - Warren Richard Camp
bell to Emma Campbell 7-9-55
$1200-2-27ths Int SEy4 7- N%
SEy4 17-NEy4 18-31-16.
WD—Kieth A Abart to Floyd
H Frahm & wf 3-15-56 $1- Part
of swy4swy4 18-28-9
QCD—Melvin H Held to Floyd
H Frahm & wf 3-19-56 $1- Part
swy4swy4 18-28-9 $45,320- ah
Sec 32- all 33- Sy. 28- Sy> &
wy>swy4 34- wy>swy4 35-33-13
& W%NWy4 4-32-13
WD—3-1-56 B F Kissinger to
Donald H DeGroff and wife $13,
500- Sy> 9-28-14
WD— William Stratmeyer to
Dewayne Philbrick & wf 3-20-56
$3750- Lots 15 & 16 Blk M- Fa
hys Park Add- O’Neill
BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN
(RFD, Ewing)
Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor
Sunday, April 8: Worship ser
vice, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday-school,
10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 10: Bible study,
8 p.m.
BROTHER DIES
Dr. William B. Burgess, 77, of
Omaha, formerly of Albion, died
early Sunday, April 1, in St. Cath
erine’s hospital, Omaha. He had
suffered a heart ailment. Surviv
ors include three sons and one
daughter. Mrs. Burgess died a |
number of years ago. Funeral
services were held Wednesday at
Albion. Dr. L. A. Burgess of O’
Neill, a brother, attended the fu
neral.
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$10-$12
$15 $16
$20
including long coats
SPRING MILLINERY_ 2.00
GIRLS’ SPRING COATS—Now 8.00
BETTER WASH DRESSES—Now _ 1.88
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Women’s Quilted
ROBES
Now _ $3
Women’s Printed
Challis PAJAMAS
Now_ $1
ASH TRAYS
Wide Sand Bag: Bottoms
Now_50c
BOYS’ PINK FELT
HATS _50c
MEN’S FUR FELT
HATS _$1
PIECEGOODS
CLEARANCE!
30c — 50c Yd.
SATIN PILLOWS
3 Styles Now_65c
Precious little price for Pen
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whisks through suds — never
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Sizes 32 to 44.
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Sizes 2 to 16
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a wide, heat-resistant elastic
waistband . . . are full cut for
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