Legal Notices
i First pub. Sept, 13, 1956)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby
given that at a special election to
be held on the 25th day of Sep
tember, 1956. there will be sub
mitted to the legal voters of
School Districts numbered 248,
57, 110, 97, 138, 241, and 2, of
Holt County, Nebraska, the fol
lowing question; “Shall the pres
ent territories comprising School
Districts Numbered 248. 57, 110,
97. 138, 241, and 2, of the Coun
ty of Holt, and State of Nebraska,
be reorganized and consolidated
to comprise and constitute one
School District, to be known as
School District No. 2, of said
County, according to a proposed
plan of reorganization of School
Districts, as formulated and ad
vanced by the Holt County Com
mittee for the reorganization of
School Districts ’’
For said reorganization plan
( )
Against said reorganization
plan ( )."
The polls for voting at said
election will remain open from j
8 o’clock A.M. to 8 o’clock P.M.
oi said day, and the voting place
is as follows: Page Town Hall.
Voters desiring to vote in favor
of said proposition and for said
i (-organization plan, will mark an
X in the square following the
words: “For said Reorganization
Plan"; voters desiring to vote
against said proposition, will
mark an X in the square follow
ing the words, "Against said Re
organization Plan,”
This special election has been
called for the purpose of afford
ing the electors of School Districts
Numbered 248, 57, 110, 97, 138,
241 and 2 an opportunity to ap
prove or reject the plan of the
Organization, adopted by the
Holt County Committee for the
reorganization of School Districts,
under which plan it is proposed
to consolidate all of the above
mentioned School Districts into
one School District, to be known
as School District Number 2 of
Holt County, Nebraska;
That said proposed plan of re
organization contemplates that
said reorganized and consolidated
District, shall have the legal
outer boundaries, described as
follows:
Commencing at the iNortnwest
corner of Section 23, in Township
29 North, Range 11, West of the
6th P.M. in Holt County, Ne
braska, running thence one and
one-half miles South, thence ono
hatf mile East, thence one mile
South, thence one and one-half
miles East, thence one-half mile
South, thence two miles East,'
thence one - half mile South,
thence one-half mile East, thence
one-half mile North, thence one
half mile East, thence one-half
mile South, thence one-half mile
East, thence one and one-half miles >
South, thence three-quarters mile
East, thence one-half mile South,
thence one-quarter mile Bast, j
thence four miles South, thence l
one mile East, thence one-hall
mile South, thence one mile East,
thence one mile South, to the
Southwest corner of Section 7 in
Township 27 North, Range 10,
West of the 6th P.M. in Holt
County, Nebraska, running thence
two miles East, thence three and
one-half miles North, thence one
mile East, thence one mile North,
thence three miles East, thence
three miles North to the North
east corner of the Southeast |
Quarter of Section 1 in Township
28 North, Range 9, West of the
6th P.M. in Holt County, Nebras
ka, running thence three miles
West, thence one-half mile North,
thence six and one-half miles
West, thence two miles North,
thence four miles West, thence
one mile North, thence one mile
West, to the place of beginning.
That said plan of reorganiza
tion proposes the adjustment of
property, debts, and liabilities of
the proposed District as follows:
1. All of the assets and property
of the districts included in this
plan as of July 1, 1957. shall be
come the property of the pro
posed School District No. 2.
2. All of the bonded indebted
ness existing against any of said i
districts is to be assumed and
paid by the original District No.
2, that is District No. 2 as it ex
isted prior to such reorganization
and consolidation.
3. AJ1 other School District
debts, if any, of said Districts, as
of July 1, 1957, are to be assumed
and paid by the proposed School
District No. 2.
4 The utilization of existing
school houses and school proper
ty, is to be determined by the
legal voters of the proposed
School District No. 2. in the event
such reorganization becomes ef
fective, however this shall pertain
to school houses and school
grounds only.
Legal school electors only re
siding within the enumerated dis
tricts shall be permitted to vote
at said election, and the legal
electors residing in school districts
numbered 241 and 2, shall be en
titled to vote as a separate unit at
said election.
Any e’ectors or other mterest
d persons, may secure additional
information concerning the de
tails of said proposed plan of re
nt ganization at the office of the
County Superintendent of Schools
in O'Neill, Nebraska,
ALICE FRENCH, Secretary,
Holt County Committee for
the Reorganization of
School Districts. 20-21c
(First pub. Sept. 6, 1956)
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the Department of
Roads and Irrigation in the State
Capitol at Lincoln, Nebraska, on
September 27, 1956, until 10:00
o'clock A M., and at that time
publiclv opened and read for
GRAVEL FOR SURFACING and
incidental work on the CHAM
BERS WEST Patrol No. 81040
State Road.
The approximate quantity is
I, 700 Cu. Yds. Gravel Surface
Course Material
Each bidder must be qualified
to submit a proposal for any
part or all of this work as pro
vided in Legislative Bill No. 187,
1955 Legislative Session.
The attention of bidders is di
rected to the Required Provisions
covering subletting or assigning
the contract.
Compliance by the contractor
with the standards as to hours of
labor prescribed by the "Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1933,”
approved June 25, 1938 (Public
No. 718. 75th Congress), as
amended, will be required in the
performance of the work under
this contract.
The minimum wage paid to all
skilled labor employed on this
contract shall be one dollar and
sixty cents ($1.60) per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
intermediate labor employed on
this contract shall be one dollar
and thirty cents ($1.30) per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
unskilled labor employed on this
contract shall be one dollar
($1.00) per hour.
Plans and specifications for the
work may be seen and informa
tion secured at the office of the
Division Engineer of the Depart
ment of Roads and Irrigation at
Ainsworth, Nebraska, or at the
office of the Department of
Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln,
Nebraska.
The successful bidder will be
required to furnish bond in an
amount equal to 100% of his
contract.
As an evidence of good faith in
submitting a proposal for this i
work, the bidder must file, with!
his proposal, a certified check
made payable to the Department j
of Roads and Irrigation and in!
an amount not less than two hun- I
dred fifty (250) dollars.
The right is reserved to waive j
all technicalities and reject any |
or all bids.
DEPARTMENT OF ROADS
AND IRRIGATION
L. N. Ress, State Engineer
J. V. Murphy,
Division Engineer 19-21
(First pub. Aug. 30, 1956)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 4139
In the County Court of Holt
County, Nebraska, August 23,
1956. In the matter of the Estate
of Dennis A. McCarthy, Deceas
ed.
CREDITORS of said estate are
hereby notified that the time
limited for presenting claims
against said estate is December
20, 1956, and for the payment of
debts is August 23, 1957, and that
on September 20, 1956, and on
December 21, 1956, at 10 o’clock
A M., each day, 1 will be at the
County Court Room in said Coun
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Try Pheasant Casserole
Bv BLANCHE SPANN PEASE, Homem*kin* Editor
Have you ever made a grape
j pie? If you have, you’ll want to
try this one and if you haven’t,
| well, you ought to try it!
RIPE GRAPE PIE
Two and one-half cups grape
pulp and skins, three tablespoons
melted butter, a4 cup sugar, two
tablespoons flour.
Wash fully ripened grapes, sep
arate pulp and skins. Cook pulp
slowly until soft. Rub through
sieve. Combine sieved pulp and
-kins. Combine sugar and flour.
Add to grape mixture. Add but
ter. Pour into pastry lir.od pan.
Cover with top crust or strips of
pastry Bake in a hot oven of 425
F about 25 minutes.
1 made pickled crab apples,
using this recipe last year, and
we liked them. Maybe you’d like
to clip this to use when you have
crab apples to put up.
PICKLED CRAB APPLES
OR PEACHES
Select firm, well ripened crab
apples. Wash. Do not pare or re
move stems. Remove blossom
ends. Prick skins to prevent fruit
bursting. Cook slowly until ten
der in a pickling syrup prepared
as follows:
Four cups sugar, two table
spoons stick cinnamon, two cups
vinegar, two tablespoons whole
cloves.
Combine sugar, vinegar and
spices. Boil 10 minutes. Cook un
til tender, a few at a time, in the
boiling syrup. Pack in sterilized
jars Fill jars with boiling syrup
and seal.
The above syrup can also be
used to pickle peaches. You use
firm, well ripened peaches.
Planch and remove skins. Com
bine with the syrup and proceed
as directed for the crab apples.
It's nice to have a few jars for
garnishes.
RED PEPPER RELISH
Twelve red peppers (chopped),
14 medium onions (chopped), two]
tablespoons salt, 12 green pep
pers (chopped), two cups brown
sugar, four cups vinegar.
Cover peppers with boiling wa
ter. Allow to stand for five min
utes. Drain. Cover with boiling
water. Allow to stand tor 10
minutes. Drain. Add onions, su
gar, salt and vinegar. Stir until
well blended. Heat to boiling and
boil for 10 minutes.
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'Slow Poke’ Wins
Prize Subscription—
Dear Frontier Lady:
At last I am sending the letter
and recipes that I intended to
send many months ago. But the
old adage, “Never put off until
tomorrow what you can do to
day,” seems to be in reverse for
me, and comes out, "Never do to
day what you can put off until
tomorrow.”
It will soon lx* hunting season
again and so will send in my re
cipes for pheasant casserole and
rabbit barbecue. I hope you and
The Frontier readers will like
them.
PHEASANT CASSEROLE
»>ned pheasant, m
c.in mam of mushroom soup, one
m mum onion (.chopped), one
up water or stock, salt amt pep
per to taste
Roll pieces of pheasant in flour
,, i brown in butter. Add onion,
cream of mushroom soup and
water or stock. Heat. Pour all
into casserole and bake 30 min
utes in a 350 F. oven. You may
top this with your favorite bis
c its, if desired.
RABBIT BARBECUE
Oru rabbit (cut in serving
I Ives b oho can tomato paste,
one pint tomato juice, two table
spoons vinegar, two tablespoons
sugar, two tablespoons flour, two
onions (chopped fine), one tea
spoon dry mustard, salt and pep
per to taste.
Prepare rabbit for frying Ar
range on bottom of greased bak
iu pan Mix together the rest of
the mgredeints. Mix the flour in
ttie tomato juice and add to the
mixture. Cover the rabbit with
this and bake slowly U; hours
tv until rabbit is tender and
sauce clings to if. Turn abt>ut
throe times. Very good either hot
or cold.
SLOW POKE"
Chambers News
Mrs. Kenneth Barthel and
daughters left Tuesday, .Septem
ber 4, for Norfolk where Mrs.
Barthel enrolled in the Norfolk
Junior college and the girls in
the public school.
The American Legion auxiliary
of post 320 met Friday evening at
the Legion hall. More than 20
members were present. Delegates
were chosen to attend the state
convention at Tilden October 9,
Other routine business was trans
acted after which the meeting
was adjourned. The group enjoy
ed a few games. Lunch was serv- |
ed by the hostesses, Mrs. George
Cameron and Mrs. Ted Tomjack.
Mr and Mrs. Ben Medcalf and
children of Sioux City were
weekend guests of their parents,
Mr and Mrs. E. H. Medcalf and
Mr. and Mrs. E R. Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ware of
Sheldon, Wash., were visitors the
first of the week in the E. R.
Farrier home. Mrs. Farrier is
their niece. The Wares also call-1
ed on R. K. Platt, an old school- i
mate.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jutte and
Mr. and Mrs. William Reicks re
turned Friday from a vacation in
the Black Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Nelson
and daughter, Vicki, of Wausa
were Sunday, September 9, guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Harry Myers
and family.
Lightning is reported to have
burned some rolled bales at the
Nels Mikkelson place south of
Chambers early Saturday morn
ing. |
Several officers of the WSCS
of the Methodist church attended
an officers’ training meeting in
O’Neill Monday.
Cherilyn Stevens of Atkinson
w'as an overnight guest Saturday
in the home of her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ste
vens, and brother, Terry, came
Sunday to get her. They were
accompanied by Bobby Medcalf,
who had spent Saturday night in
the Stevens home.
Floyd DeHart and brother,
Frederick DeHart, came Wednes
day, September 5, trom near lm
gan, la. After a few days’ visit
with their brother, Edgar DeHart,
and family and their sisters, Mrs.
Harry Scott. Mrs. Elsie Doolittle
and Mrs. Victor Harley, and their
families they departed for Colo
rado. Floyd, who suffers from
asthma, was looking for a l°ca_
tion which would benefit his
health. He was a dinner guest at
the E. R. Carpenter home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane K. Miller
and children returned Tuesday
evening, September 4, from a va
cation spent at Oklahoma City,
Okla While there they attended
an air show. Mr. Miller took nu
merous pictures of the affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Medcalf
and baby son of Shreveport, La.,
are guests of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Medcalf. They spent a
few days previously in Sioux
City visiting his brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Medcalf, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Reming
lon and baby visited his uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Harley, a few days last week.
Eugene, who had been stationed
at Key West, Fla., had just re
ceived’ his discharge from the ser
vice. They were enroute to their
home near Tacoma, Wash. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Remington, formerly of Cham
bers. They also visited other rel
atives while here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grimes were
in Omaha Friday.
L. W. Taggart made a business
trip to Lincoln Tuesday, Septem
ber 4. _
ty to receive, examine, allow, or|
adjust all claims and objections,
duly filed.
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 18-20
(First pub. Aug. 30, 1956)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF
WILL
No. 4143
COUNTY COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY. NEBRASKA.
ESTATE OF ANDREW N.
BUTLER. DECEASED.
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA,
TO ALL CONCERNED:
Notice is hereby given that a
petition has been filed for the
probate of the will of said de
ceased, and for the appointment of
Lena R. Butler as Executrix
thereof, which will be for hear
ing in this court on September 20,
1956, at 10 o’clock A.M.
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 18-20c
Participants in
Training Tests—
Sgt. Donald Boyle, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Boyle of O’Neill
recently participated in a First
infantry division army training
test at Ft. Riley, Kans.
Sergeant Boyle is a squad
leader in the 18th regiment’s
company M. He entered the army i
in 1943.
The sergeants wife, Hilda,
lives in Junction City, Kans.
Pike, Trout Caught
Near Dock—
The Ra^ph Beckwith and Rex
Beckwith families the latter of
Emmet and Mrs. Millie Seger
went fishing at Pickstown re
cently.
Rex caught an eight pound
nine ounce pike and Ralph came
home with a 15 inch trout. In
teresting enough, the fish were
caught by the dock.
Celia News
Quite a number of friends and
neighbors gathered at the Duane
Mintle home for an old-fashion
ed charivari for them last Thurs
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mintle
and family and Mr. and Mrs. Du
ane Mintle visited relatives in
Newport Sunday.
Jim Lauridsen was a Saturday j
O’Neill visitor.
The name of Frances Chaffin
was unintentionally omitted from
the list of young people from the
community who are attending At
kinson high school. She stays at!
the Bob Cearns home.
Glen Sorenson spent Sunday
with his parents at Bristow.
Dorothy Scott was a Saturday
supper guest at the William
Maloun home.
Billy, Paul, Doyle, Junie and
Karen Focken, also Harold and
Garold Frickel attended a 4-H
party at Cleveland church Friday j
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ross werej
Friday ONeill visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Braun and
family were Sunday dinner
guests at the John Ross home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dobias
and Rodney were last Thursday
evening visitors at the Emil Col
faek home.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hendricks
and family and Vivian Thurlow
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Omer Poynts home.
Billy, the twins and Danny
Focken were Sunday dinner
guests at the Alex Forsythe home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ross visited j
the Frank Disterhaupt, sr., home
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Maloun,
sons, Murl and Billy, Glen Soren
son and Dorothy Scott were Wed
nesday, September 5, supper
guests at the O. A. Hammerberg
home honoring the birthday an
niversaries of Murl Milner and
Dorothy Scott. Murl left that
night for Omaha, enroute to Se
attle, Wash., to stay with his fa
ther, Leo Milner. He had spent
the summer with his mother, Mrs.
Maloun, and family.
Dennis Colfack spent last
Thursday night with Jerry Hend
ricks at the Joe Hendricks home.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Colfack of
Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Os
car Wondercheck and family of
Newport were Sunday afternoon
and supper guests at the Emil
Colfack home.
O. A. Hammerberg spent Fri
day at the William Maloun home.
Gary Hoffman spent Sunday
with the Victor Frickel family.
Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman and sons
attended the play, “Such a Girl,’’
which was presented by the Lu
theran Walther league Friday in
the high school auditorium.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dobias
and Rodney were Tuesday eve
ning, September 4, vistiors at the
Dorothy Scott home and helped
her celebrate her birthday anni
versary.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jonsou
and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Batenhorst
and daughter of Stuart were Sun
day afternoon visitors at the Du
ane Beck home.
Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman was a
Wednesday afternoon, September
5, visitor at the Ed Heiser home.
Duane Beck helped Alvin Hei
ser several days the past week.
They cut corn for ensilage. Mrs.
Beck went to the Heiser home
two days to help Mrs. Heiser.
Mrs. Blanche Rouse and son,
Marvin, Miss Mildred Keyes and
Mrs. Emma McKathnie spent
Sunday at the Milton McKathnie
home and helped him celebrate
his birthday anniversary. Stanley
Johnson was an afternoon visitor.
David and Garold Fr’ckel
were Sunday visitors at the Hans
Lauridsen home. Their parents, j
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frickel, and
family vsiited the William Cole
man family.
The Late Ed H. White's Entire Herd
PUREBRED POLLED HEREFORDS
DUE TO THE RECENT DEATH of my husband and my own illness, 1 will offer at
public auction the following described personal property, on the premises, located
10 miles west of Chambers on State Highway 95, *4 mile south, OR south from At- {
kinson on State Highway 1 I to junction with 95, 2 miles east, ’ 4 mile south, OR north
from Burwell on State Highway I 1 to junction of 95, 2 miles east. 1 4 mile south, on
Wednesday, September 19
Sale Starts at 1 P.M. Lunch by Amelia WSCS
60-Head of POLLED HEREF0RDS-60
This well-known, long-established herd is being made available only because of the re
cent death of Ed. H. White. The White herd has a wonderful reputation for good size
and quality. All females are mated to REP Leskan Star, a son of Real Leskan Domino
from the R. E. Psota herd of North Loup. Spring calves in this sale are from the same
sire -REP Leskan Star.
THE OFFERING:
1-HERD SIRE, REP Leskan Star, 2-COWS, 9-years-old
26—1956 CALVES, including 18 steers
7—COWS, 3-years-old, extra good an(j g hejfers (eligible for registry)
9/1A1IIO a 111 I Kxtra Rood quality. These make excellent replacement
—COWS, 4-years-old, extra good
7-COWS, 5-years-old 3-SMALL CALVES on cows
5_fOWS 6-vears-o!d 1-DAIRY COW, milking now
ij VUM V) U jrcaio UJU Fresh again the first of the year.
SADDLE PONY, good, gentle; saddle and bridle — 2 Sets of Harness Some Collars
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
1948 S. Case 2-Plow
Tractor
Tractor Winch, good
Grain Binder
J-D Corn Planter
12-Ft. Me. Hay Rake
12-Ft. J-D Rake
Power Mower, Case, 7-ft.
8-Ft. Tractor Disc, like
new
2-Row Case Tractor
Cultivator
2-Bottom Tractor Plow,
Case
Hammer Mill, Case
John Deere Spreader
1-Row Lister Trench
Guide
1-Row Cultivator
Walking Plow
6-Ft. Mc.-D. Mower
2-Rake Hitch
Car Hay Sweep, works
good
Slide Hay Stacker and
Cable
Small Scraper
Steel Wagon Gear and
Box
Rubber-Tired Wagon and
Box
Square Turn Cable Rack
and Cable and Rear
Wheels
50-Ft. Belt
300-Gal. Fuel Tank
Some Cement Blocks
Wagon Gear, steel
1950 Yz-T Pickup, Jeep
4-wheel drive
Truck Frame
2-Section Harrow
Tractor Chains
Chain Hoist
Roll Cribbing
Wheel Barrow
Tire Pump for Tractor
2 —Feed Bunks
SHOP TOOLS
Post Hole Digger
Extension Bit
Shovels — Hammers
Wrenches — Log Chains
Wire Stretcher — Bolts
New Pump Jack
Winter Comfort Cover for
Tractor
Many Other Articles
HAY - FEED - ETC.
About 100 Bus. OATS — 23 Stacks ’56 HAY — About 400 Lbs. Mineral Salt in Sacks
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
DeLaval No. 9 Electric Cream Separator, nearly new — Some Fruit Jars
Some Stone Jars — Davenport — Rocking Chair
TERMS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY: STRICTLY CASH
MRS. P UtL WHITE Executor
COL. ED THORIN, O’Neill, Nebr., CHAMBERS STATE BANK,
Auctioneer - Real Estate Broker Clerk *