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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1956)
Moving I ransformer Big Job Moving a 110-ton transformer over Nebraska country roads presents problems to Nebraska Public Power System workers In these photos they are shown unloading the huge transformer, Nebraska’s largest, from the specially-built railroad flatcar (above) onto two lowboy trucks, and then inching the heavy load over shored-up bridges and around corners (below) to its position in the new Northeast Lincoln substation jj ! Benefit Dance Helps Hike Lorenz Fund (Continued from page 1) dt |>< ndont — will officially close at 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 31. The O’Neill National bank and First National bank are cooperating with the newspapers in the movement and are receiving the money, which will be placed in a trust fund Lorenz, who has had 1 M> years of college, hopes to become a teacher and will use tite money toward that end. The Ash Grove community hall will ho the scene of a benefit dance Friday night, July 27. A freewill offering will be taken und proceeds turned into the lairenz fund. If you or your organization have not yet given to the fund, w hy not do so without delay? Only a few more days remain. It’s all for the benefit of an armless fellow who has demon : I rated rare courage and deter mination and yet can still smile. I otal previously acknowledged 85,586.56 Other contributions: $440 Simonson post 93, American Lo tion, O’Neill, Verne Reynold son, commander. $100 Donations secured by Victory post 136. American Legion, Or chard, Glenn W. Miller, com mander. $50 Bethany Presbyterian Sunday school, RFD, Ewing. $30 Operation Prairie Grass per sonnel (air force and Air Force ('junbridge Research Center); Elmer and Ruth Lorenz, Seattle, Wash. $25 Noil B. Ryan, O’Neill; L. A. ami W. A. Hobbs, Ewing; Mr. and Mr John C. Lawyer, 7575 North Hcppner ave., Portland 3, Ore. $20 Gambles, O'Neill; American Legion auxiliary. Page; anony mous Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Prill, Page; Enard and Lucy Leach, 2541 East 30th st., Bremerton, Wash. $17 Employees of Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., O’Neill. $10 Mr and Mrs. J. K. Braddoek, Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dusatko, Emmet; Mrs. Ida Shell hammer, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Holz, O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs John Kee, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dierks, Ewing; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Van Vleck, Clearwater; a friend. O’Neill; Dr. and Mrs L. A. Burgess, O’Neill; Henry and Bess Lohaus, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Burival, O’ Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gallup, rt. 2, Stratford, Okla. $5 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wayman, O’ Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Matschullat, Page; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Summerer, Ewing; Ida M. Warner, Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace O’Connell, O’Neill; Bea con Neighbors extension club, O’Neill; Robert Clouse, O’Neill; Mr and Mrs. Ray Lawrence, O’ Neill; Elkhorn project club, O' Neill; Elwin Grutsch. O’Neill; Leone Thompson. Amelia; Ed-! ward Wortman, Neligh; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greene, O’Neill; E. A. Trowbridge, Page; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Spangler, Dorsey; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, Star; Dorsey Presbyterian Sunday school, Doris Halstead, secretary, P,cdbird; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Kloppenborg, O’Neill; Helen Sul livan, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. John P Cleary, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. | Carl W Johnson, 12 South 11th st., DeKalb, 111.; Willard C. Claus- ' sen, 15527 Chadron ave., Gardena, | Calif.; Melvin Carson, Page; Kellar Ladies' club, Elma Bell, Chambers; Bert Kennaston, Butte; Mr. and Mrs. A1 J. Sauser, O’Neill; R. B. Geary, Inman; Mr and Mrs. George Peterson, O'Neill; Eden Rebekah lodge, , Winifred Barger, treasurer, O’ Neill. S3 Mr. and Mrs. Otto Matschullat, I Page; anonymous. $2 Mrs. Jettie Shorthill, O’Neill. $1 Mrs. Goldie Wells, O’Neill; a! • i .end, O’Neill; Mi. and Mrs. Louis Lauridsen, Atkinson. Total todatc (Wednesday noon, July 25) S6.704.56 arly Students Wanted at Reunion -- Wayne College Once Private School By MKS. N. 1>. ICKES, SK.. Frontier’s Feature Writer A picnic will be held at Wayne Sunday, August 5, for those who have attended college there. Spe cial invitations are directed to iho earlier students to make an effort to be present, bringing families, comparing notes and' reminiscing with old acquaint ances. Wayne State college was founded by J. M. Pile, who also | was president of what was then the Nebraska Normal college. It was a private school from No-1 vember 11, 1891, when the first classes were held in th old laun dry building on Main street, until it was purchased by the state on September 1, 1910. it was a suuggit: school going in those years known as the “nineties.” At eight cents per bushel, a crop of corn would not go far toward paying a year’s schooling. Corn was bought and used for fuel. It is said that the cribs of corn piled up there and used for 1 fuel were many. This showed an, inclination on the part of the management to make the burden as easy as possible for students. Wood was also taken in as barter. Fuel was very important because it required a lot to heat the four floors of the first building. For two years the only fuel used was ear corn. Agricultural products as well as livestock were received as part or full | payment for the term. The original building was ded icated September 5, 1892. The following supplies wore purchased and constituted the lirst equipment: One set of maps; , one set of anatomical charts; one | 12-inch globe; 100 chairs, wood- j en bottom; three tables, 3Vi by 8 j ft.; one chapel organ; two hang-; inp lamps; two dozen erasers. j I The first student to register: ' was Agnes Paul (now Mrs. Har- | vey E. Mason of Meadow Grove). \ From those humble beginnings i have come into being what is now j 1 the Wayne State Teachers col- \ lege, which some regard as one | of the midwest’s most beautiful J 1 campuses. i i For many it has become a fam- I ily tradition to attend the college J so that successive generations I claim it as their alma mater. Attend Wedding— AMELIA—Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coolidge drove to Y ankton, S.D., Monday, July 16, to attend the wedding of their son, Calvin, and Miss Delores Jilg of O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coolidge of Chambers and the W. E. Ragland family of Page also attended tne wedding. White Horse j * Troupe ! j SHOWING I White Horse Ranch * j Near Naper j j Sunday, July 29 } | 2 p.m. } FULL afternoon of entertain-} ment will be featured by the* famous Troupe, now under aj new manager and new trainer} BOB FARRAR { A dm.: 50c adults and children ( L...-- •> Help-U Club in Sunday Picnic— VENUS—The Help-U club met with Mrs. Sidney Fauhaber on Wednesday. July 18, with 13 members present. The hostess served dinner at noon. Mrs. Ora Caskey and Mrs. Vin- j cent Jackson received secret sis ter gifts Mrs. Alta Finch receiv ed the door prize. Mrs. Otto Mat schullat will entertain the club at her home Wednesday, August 1. The annual club picnic was held at Ford's park at O’Neill on Sunday. There were nine mem bers and their families present. A picnic dinner was served at noon and ice cream and cake later. Rem mb rif'sfhc Of HI j FOOD BILL THAT COUNTS, NOT I k; JUST ONE OR TWO WEEKEND SPECIALS! I f A 6/XT 9 W A V C AT THF OUTLAW - LOW, LOW EVERYDAY PRICES I i?fsrc ^ PLUS T0P VALUE STAMps, % MANCHESTER COOKIES_ Pkg. 25c GOLD MEDAL FLOUR_10-lb sack 95c 1IAASE STUFFED OLIVES_3 for St SWIFTNING ..... 3-lb can 79c 1 OMATOES- 2 cans 29c FRANCO AMERICAN SPAGHETTI _ 2 cans 33c BOETJES MUSTARD... .2 jars 19c I U.S. GOVT GRADED “GOOD” CRESCENT SLICED CELLO POUND PACKAGE 23c PORK — (CENTER CUTS LB. 59c) POUND if _ R rtli an t ,..a,.* _ hi ii» I MR. FARMER- < ( WE ARE STILL OVER - SUPPORTING THE EGG MARKET! LAST I C YEAR THIS TIME EGGS WERE 23c A DOZ. THE OUTLAW IS NOW I ( PAYING— 1 ( 40. nA7rU FOR your FARM FRESH EGGS! C I fcOl UULtn NO DEALER EGGS BOUGHT! ff i r ■ — - — — - — - - - - - JERSEY CREAM FLOUR. 50-lb. sack 3.39 CAL TOP NO. 2 Vi CANS PEACHES.... 2 for 65c TIP TOP SPINACH 2 cans 25c STAR KIST ' TUNA FISH ..... Can 29c SAC CITY CORN_3 cans 39c LINIT LIQUID STARCH-Quart 19c TEA PARTY SALAD DRESSING, qt. 37c SHEFFIELD'S DILL PICKLES_Quart 29c ROSEDALE PEAS_2cans 29c DROMEDARY ANGEL FOOD CAKE MIX_Pkg. 39c VAN CAMP NO. ZVt CANS PORK • BEANS, 4 for 98c KOOLADE 6 pkgs. 25c Can... SUNKIST LEMONADE l CALIF. ELBERTA f PEACHES 1 Luf - 2091 APRICOT;] 12-Pound Lug 1791 | WATERMELONS . Lb. 3Iic 1 CHOICE m LEMONS I 10 ,w.29c I SEEDLESS GRAPES.. Lb. 19c j | New Texas Red f SPUDS I