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Vol. 76.—Number 44. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. I hursdav, February 28, 1957. Seven Cents
Mr. and Mrs. ('arl Boelter . . . they continue to serve 70 fam
ilies in the neighborhood by operating the telephone switchboard.
—The Frontier Photo.
Carl Boelter, Wife
Feted in Celebration
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36 Jurors Called
for Spring Term
Gaylen-Ober 1 e Suit
on Docket
Thirty-six jurors have been
summoned for duty in the spring
term of the Holt county district,
court, which will convene at 9
a m., Monday, March 4 There
are two cases set for trial, neith
er of which is a criminal action.
The summonses were issued
Monday, February 18.
Wayne Galyen of Atkinson is
suing Howard Oberle and DeLay
ne Oberle, both of O’Neill in the
amount of $1,950 on two charges.
Galyen alleges broken glasses
and house damage in an incident
that took place May 7, 1955, at
Atkinson. Francis D. Lee of
Atkinson is attorney for the
plaintiff; Julius D. Cronin of
O’Neill is attorney for the de
fendants.
The second matter scheduled
to come before the court invol
ves Arthur Ruroede of Ewing,
plaintiff, and Raymond McGuire
of Ewing, (now of California),
defendant. Counsels are Cronin
and Harold Rice of Neligh, for
Ruroede and McGuire, respect
ively. The controversy involves
an accounting in a semi-partner
ship affair.
Tenborg Matter Settled
Another action, John A. Ten
borg vs. Francis Tenborg, has
been removed from the docket,
having been settled out of court.
Two recent suits filed will not
be heard at the spring term.
William Held of Chambers is
seeking to recover 50-thousand
dollars in alleged damages and
$350 in expenses in a suit against
Herman Cook, also of Chambers.
Elmer Rakow of Neligh is Held’s
attorney; Cronin is Cook’s coun
sel.
Held alleges personal injury
to his reputation” when Cook
signed a complaint which led to
Held’s ‘false arrest”. An answer
to the charge has not yet been
filed and no date for hearing has
been set.
Kuroede Is Sued
In the matter of Crete Mills,
division of Lauhoss Grain Co., of
Crete, vs. Arthur Ruroede of
Ewing, involving $21,225.53, Bar
rett & Boyles of Omaha are at
torneys for the plaintiff. Goods,
wares and merchandise are in
volved in the action.
In county court today (Thurs
day) a jury of six has been sum
moned to hear the case of the
state of Nebraska vs. Donald R.
Fritz, Norman and Opal Grothe,
defendants. The case will be
tried at 1 pm. Jurors summon
ed are Frank A. Murray. Ed
Dumpert, George Head, Melvin
Ruzicka, Roy Parker and Les
Weber. (There will be a substi
tute for the latter). A dispute
over the weight of a truck has
resulted in the call of a jury.
John Kee, Wife
Plan Observance
Mr. and Mrs. John Kee, 795
East Clav st.. will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary
Sunday, March 10.
They will receive friends at
an open-house to be held in the
parlors of the First Methodist
church from 2 until 4 p.m.
No invitations have been is
sued The couple requests no
gifts- __
Christ Lutheran
Calls Missourian
Rev. A. S. Gedwillo of Poplar
Bluff, Mo., has accepted a call to
serve Christ Lutheran church in
O’Neill and the Missouri synod
parish at Atkinson.
He plans to arrive in O’Neill
with his wife and five daughters
about Tuesday, March 5.
Present plans call for his instal
lation Sunday, March 10.
Try Frontier want ads!
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WALNUT—Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Boelter, longtime residents of
this western Knox county com
munity, Sunday, February 24,
observed their golden wedding
anniversary. They held open
house during the afternoon in
the parlors of the Venus Luth
eran church and the entire neigh
borhood plus a good many
others—turned out.
Mrs Boelter’s maiden name
was Edna Butterfield. Her pat
ents were the late Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Butterfield. There were 10
girls In the family.
Mr. Boelter, now 73, was the
youngest child in his family. His
mother died when he was six
years-old.
He was born in eastern Ger
many and when he was one
vear-old he came to America
with his parents. The family set
tled north of Walnut.
They were married by Rev. W.
C. Clifton of the United Breth
ren church of Orchard at the
farm home of her parents.
They began housekeeping on
a farm 2V4 miles north of St.
Paul’s Lutheran church Prior
to their marriage Mr. Boelter
was “batching” at the place,
which originally belonged to his
parents.
Disappointed in Dakota
They tried farming, at Fall
River, S. D., for four months,
but “dried out" for lack of
water.
For 19 years the Boelters have
been operating the Walnut rural
telephone exchange, which ser
ves 70 families.
Mr. Boelter quit farming about
10 years ago but continues to op
erate an acreage and raise a big
garden.
Mrs. Boelter is 68. Both enjoy
good health, although Mrs. Bocl
ter has lost the sight of one eye.
The Boelters are members of
St. Paul’s church—the Missouri
synod church in the Walnut
Venus localities.
Mrs. Boelter says life is inter
esting in running a rural switch
board. “Occasionally we have
general alarms for prairie fires
and floods. We know when the
buzzer sounds in the middle of
the night someone is in trouble
or the message is important.
Patrons Considerate
"Our patrons are very consid
erate of us," she explains.
Golden wedding observances
have been common in Mr. Boel
ter’s family.
His sister, Mrs. Annie Mc
Ethose of Creighton, was mar
ried in 1901.
Mr. Boelter’s brother, August,
and his wife were married in
!902 and celebrated their gold
en wedding anniversary. August
is now deceased, but his widow
lives in Norfolk.
Another sister, Mrs. Jake Ef
fle of Creighton was married in
1903.
Their children are: Sons—Del
bert of Creighton, Willis of Or
chard and Francis of Page,
daughter—Mrs. Elmer (Delores)
Kocina of Winnetoon. They al
so reared one of Mrs. Boelter’s
nieces, Mrs. Elmer (Lucille) Ai
der of Emmet, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Butterfield Lu
cille’s mother died w’hen Lucille
was a child.
They count 16 grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren. All
of the grandchildren except Du
ane Boelter, who is in the ser
vice and is stationed at San An
tonio, Tex., were present for the
celebration. All of the great
grandchildren were on hand.
Les Weber Goes
to Station KHAS
Les Weber, well-Known radio
announcer at KVHC and later at
the “Voice of The Frontier",
WJAG, has been appointed
sports announcer and farm di
rector at radio station KHAS at
Hastings. He expect to move
hi. family to Hastings this week
end.
Mr. Weber, who originated at
Plain view, came to O’Neill in De
cember, 1955, and acquired a
large following with his an
nouncing.
ATKINSON — Mrs. Robert.
Martens was named “woman of
the year” at the Utile Dulci club
meeting held Friday.
Loys Note
Their 50th
An’iversary
Over 200 Register
at Affair Honoring
Parents of N ine
It was at a housewarming par
j ty in 1904, when David N. Loy, a
new arrival from Allen, met Mis>
Lila Jones, daughter of Mrs. Em
ma Jones. Clayton Messner, an
O’Neill resident today, introduced
them.
They "kept company” about
two years and on February 21,
1907, they were married at the
home of the bride’s mother in an
8 p. rn., ceremony. Rev. T. W.
Bowen, Presbyterian church pas
tor, officiated.
The Loys began housekeeping
in an Uttley dwelling on East
Everett.
For many years they have been
residing at 629 East Everett—
the original Jones family home in
which they were married.
M. Loy, 74, was born at Inde
pendence, la., in a Quaker com
munity not far from the place
where Herbert Hoover was rear
ed by an uncle. When he was an
infant, his parents moved to the
Springbank rural community, east
of Allen. Springbank also was a
Quaker settlement.
In 1904 he moved onto a farm
northwest of O’Neill where he
"hailed out” for several years.
Moving into town he went to
work for O. O. Snyder in the lum
ber yard.
Mrs. Loy, one of 11 children,
was born at O’Neill. Her father,
the late George Jones, died when
she was five-years-old. He had
been one of the original pioneer
residents here and helped estab
lish the Masonic lodge. Her father
had come from Wisconsin. He
i homesteaded here and operated a
I livery stable.
After leaving the lumber yard,
Mr. Loy operated a dray line for
a time in partnership with the late
J. B. Mellor.
Then he took his family to Al
len and farmed for four years,
but farming proved too strenuous
due to a back ailment.
Worked for Burlington
Returning to O’Neill, Mr. Loy
worked for Standard Oil for four
years and for five years operated
a feed store and barn with “Ike”
Boggs. With the decline of the
barn business, Mr. Loy went to
work for the Burlington railroad
as a terminal employee, working
11 years.
After 1930 Mr. Loy went into
carpentry work and also painting,
decorating and wallpapering.
For 43 consecutive years the
(Continued on page* 7.)
Long Illness Fatal
to Harrison J. Row
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Health Frail Since
Young Man
SPENCER—Harrison J. Row,
55, who for many years operat
ed a Conoco oil products bulk
delivery service at Spencer and
Bristow, died Saturday, Febru
ary 23, in Sacred Heart hospital
at Lynch. He had been ill for a
number of years and had been in
frail health since he was a young
man.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Tuesday, February
20, at the Methodist church in
Spencer with Rev. Clyde Wells,
church pastor, officiating. Burial
was in the Union cemetery at
Spencer, under the direction of
the Jones funeral home.
The late Mr. Row was born
February 4, 1902.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, the late Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Row, and by two
brothers.
Survivors include: Widow—
the former Marguerite Dickey;
one daughter—Miss Nancy, a
Spencer high school student.
Heart Fund Drive
Goes Over Top
Mrs. John L. Baker of O’Neill,
chairman of the 1957 heart fund
drive in Holt county, has an
nounced the total now stands at
$1,136.82. Quota for the county
was $690.
A contribution of $87.50 came
Tuesday from the Herschel H.
Miles memorial fund.
Contributions by various com
munities and events follow:
O’NEILL—
Rural schools $ 45.00
Business district 101.00
City schools 46.29
Heart Sunday 428.11
Basketball stunt 23.56
Miscellaneous 47.67
Miles Memorial 87.50
Total $779.43
ATKINSON 44 50
EMMET 26.20
EWING 141.99
INMAN 15.28
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STUART 155.92
CHAMBERS 4C.00
Grand Total $1,136.22
The Loy family reunited during the weekend—the first time the parents and all nine children
had been together in 20 years. Seated: Mrs. Ray (Agnes) Lawrence of O'Neill; Mrs. Charles (Wil
ma) Green of Seattle. Wash; Mr. and Mrs. Loy; Mrs. Arthur (Bonney) Goree of White Salmon.
Wash.; and Mrs. Henry (Grace) Layton of Monte Vista. Calif.; standing—Donald of St. Paul; Mrs.
J. M. (Catherine) Kennedy of Ainsworth: Holland of Salt Lake City. I’tah; Mrs. Howard (Davene)
Holliday of Grand Island, and Richard of Lakewood. Calif.—O'Neill Photo Co.
Earl Switzer, 43,
Dies in California
Funeral Rites Set
Here Today
Earl Switzer, 43, son of Mi.
and Mrs. Charles Switzer of
O'Neill, died Friday, February
22. at Bell, Calif. He had suf
fered a lingering illness.
The remains wifi lie in stale
between 11 a.m. today (Thurs
day) and the 2 o’clock funeral
hour at the Methodist church.
Rev. Glenn Kennieott, church
pastor, will officiate at the fu
neral services and burial will be
in Prospect Hill cemetery under
the direction of Biglin’s.
Pallbearers chosen are Earl
Hunt, Harold Asher, William Mc
Intosh, Lavern Clausen, Ray
Eby and Deraid Graham.
The late Mr. Switzer was born
March 13, 1913, at Meadow
Grove, a son of Charles Switzer,
a native of Madison, and Virgin
ia Pugh Switzer, a native i f
Grant, Va. He atf«mded a rural
school south of Meadow' Grove.
At the age of 22 he moved to
O’Neill.
In 1939 he went to California
to reside. On July 3, 1939, at
Switzer . . . native of Mea
dow Grove.
Yuma, Ariz., he married Velma
Gish of Orleans, Calif.
For a number of years the late
Mr. Switzer was employed by
Consolidated Freightrways.
Survivors include: Widow — |
Velma; parents—Mr. and Mrs.
CharldS Switzer of O’Neill.
He was preceded in death by
two sisters. The Switzers had
three children.
MIDNIGHT IS DEADLINE
Midnight tonight (Thursday)
is the deadline for motorists to,
have 1957 plates on motor »e
hicles. License business has
been brisk the past two days at
the office of County Treasurer J.
Eld Hancock.
FIREMEN CALLED
O’Neill firemen were summon
ed to a brush fire on the Clar
ence Ernst farm late Wednesday.
Mr. Ernst had started the fire in
a “bog” and the fire was con-;
trolled. However, a passerby
turned in an alarm.
Leave for Denver—
A/3c and Mrs. Leonard R. |
Ritts left for Denver, Colo., Sat- 1
urday after spending the past
week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Ritts. Leonard is
stationed at Lowry air force
base in Denver.
Returns from Missouri—
Mrs. Izetta Woods of Excel
sior Springs, Mo., returned home
on Monday after visiting two
weeks with relatives at Atkin
son and O’Neill.
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The Thomas Tikalskys . . . honored at ZCBJ hall in Verdi
gre on 50th wedding anniversary.—The Frontier Photo.
1 ikalskys Celebrate—
Married 50 Years
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VERDIGRE— Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Tikalsky celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary
with an open-house affair Sunday
afternoon, February 24, in the
ZCBJ hall at Verdigre. Mr. Tik-1
alsky, 72, a barber-turned farmer, |
and his wife. 74, enjoy excellent I
health. More than one hundred |
persons signed the guest book.
Mr. Tikalsky is a son of the1
late John and Marie Tikalsky.
Mrs. Tikalsky’s maiden name
was Augusta Groeling, daughter
of the late Herman and Louise j
Groeling.
The couple was married in Om- \
aha and returned to Verdigre to
commence housekeeping where
Mr. Tikalsky—"Tom” as he is
best-known”—was barbering.
They had a try at homestead- j
ing in Meek county, South Da-!
kota, about 23 miles east of Stur
gis.
In 1919 they moved onto a farm
12 miles west of Verdigre, in the
Walnut neighborhood, where they
lived until four years ago when
they retired. They now live at the
edge of town and raise a garden
on a small acreage.
The Verdigre couple became,
the parents of five children. One
daughter, lone, is deceased. Their
living children are Mrs. Margaret
Tomjack of Rock Springs, Wyo.;
Chester of Verdigre; Arnold of
Page, and Deraid of Detroit, Mich, j
All but Deraid were present for
the celebration.
They have 10 grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Lilies decorating the hall were
se it from California.
Burlington May
Lay New Rails
Anyone who may have con
sidered the Sioux City-O'Neill
branch of the Burlington a ‘‘has- i
been" with certain other branch
lines might have an opportunity
to revise his thinking come sum- j
mer of 1957.
A proposal to replace the 65- i
pound rails between Osmond and i
O’Neill (west half of the line)
with heavier rails has cleared
hurdles in Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy official circles in Nebras
ka and now is under study at i
the road’s Chicago headquarters.
A spokesman, who did not want i
to be quoted, said the time had
come "to go one way or the oth
er”.
He indicated the laying of
heavier rails would result and is
in the projected plans for 1957.
However, he insisted, the final
decision lias not yet been made.
Triweekly freight services is
provided to cities and towns along
the line.
Considerable livestock has been
moving out of O’Neill on Thurs
day nights via the Burlington.
Meanwhile, the Chicago &
North Western railroad filed an
application with the Nebraska
railway commission for authority
to cancel pickup and delivery ar
rangements and allowances on
less-than-carload lots at all points
m Nebraska. Regular station-to
station LC'L service, however,
would continue.
Mrs. Ida Calkins, 67,
Burial at Ewing
Expires Sunday a t
Crofton
EWING—Mrs. Ida A. Calkins,
66, widow of the late Lee Cal
kins, died at 10:40 p.m., Sunday,
February 24, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Scholl
meyer, at Crofton. She had been
seriously ill with influenza me
week. However, she had been
in failing health 20 years.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 9 a m., Wednesday,
February 27, at St. Peter’s Cath
olic church with Rev. Peter
Burke, church pastor, officiat
ing. Burial was in St. Anthony’s
cemetery under the direction of
Biglin’s.
A rosary service was held J
Tuesday evening at the John W.
Miller residence southeast of
town.
The late Ida Anna Calkins was
born November 14, 1890 at
Ewing, a daughter of Alois Lo
renz and Antonia Krcher Lor
renz.
She married Mr. Calkins at
Ewing, May 14, 1914. They liv
ed on a farm for several years
before moving into Ewing in
1923. Mr. Calkins, who died in
1941. was a well-driller and road
builder.
She was a member of the
Christian Mothers.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. Ernest (Antonia) Scholl
meyer of Crofton and Mrs. John
W. (Margaret) Miller of Ewing;
10 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Joseph Wei
bel, Albert Thoendel, Joseph
Thoendel, Wesley Larson, John
Bauer and Louis Funk.
The Christian Mothers served
tinner at noon to relatives at St.
Dominic’s hall.
The late Mrs. Calkins, who
suffered from arthritis, had made
tier home with Mrs. Schollmeyer
since 1941.
Social Security Man Coming—
A representative of the Nor
folk social security office will be
in the assembly room, basement
of the courthouse in O’Neill, from
9:30 a.m., to 3 p.m., Thursday,
March 7 and 14.
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Building Goes for Ride
A stucco building about 60 feet long and 24 feet wide • was removed from its age-old location
on South Fourth street Wednesday morning and moved . south to a location, near the railroad
tracks. The structure, purchased by O. E. David son, formerly housed-the C.haries McManus recre
ation parlor. Cecil Thorton of Chambers was in charge of moving, which was accomplished with
out a hitch.—The Frontier Photo. , •* • .*
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New Route
for Hiway
Gets Okay
Commission Approves
O’Neill-Emmet Plan
for Federal Road
The Nebraska highway com
mission Tuesday approved the
highway department's plans for
extending US, highway 20
straight westward from the West
O'Neill corner for t V« miles, then
parallel the Chicago & North
Western railroad tracks for ap
proximately three miles, then
angling northwest to join op
with a new section of highway 20
at the mirth edge of Bminet.
No cost estimate for the re
location was announced.
At present the highway turns
north in West O’Neill for 1.7
miles to the drive-in theater
corner and then extends west
ward to Emmet.
Hearing Held
A hearing on the proposed re
location was conducted Erid.iv
morning at the city hall by Ralph
A. Baker of Valentine, district
highway commissioner; Owen J.
Boyles of Lincoln, secretary >f
the commission, and J. V Mur
phy of Ainsworth, district engi
neer.
The 20-minute hearing was
attended by 30 persons.
Speaking in protest of the
proposed new route, claiming
property damage, were Robert A.
Hornby, Otto Lorenz, Robert
Fritton, Ben and Ed Wayman
and Clarence Ernst.
Seaking in support of the new
route were Fred Herrmann,
member of the present city coun
cil, and Emmett Crabb, member
of the council when negotiation*
were made to keep highway 20
on its present location (Douglas
street) through the city
Hands Counted
In a show of hands, 14 op
posed the new route; four favor
ed; 16 were non-committal.
Overall costs were not discuu
f sed at the hearing. Commission
er Baker, however, told Hie
Frontier considerable money
would have to be spent to keep
20 on its present, route because
of low grade, snow clogging and
deferred maintenance. New
rightofway might also be neces
sary on the old route. He said
cost of bringing the present
route up to standard would “to
a considerable degree” offset the
costs of the new route.
Mary F. Nemec, 78,
Burial at Spencer
SPENCER — Mrs. Mary F.
Nemec, 78, a longtime resident of
the Spencer community, died
Friday, February 22, in Omaha
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. R. M. Enders.
Funeral services were conduct
id at 2 p.m., Monday, February
25, at the United Lutheran
church in Spencer. Rev. Pa»l
Nelson of Bristow officiated.
The late Mrs. Nemec was born
September 18, 1878.
She and her husband, the. late
Frank Nemec, lived an a farm
west of Spencer for many years.
Her husband died in 1941.
Mrs. Nemec went to Omaha
about a year ago to reside with
her daughter.
Survivors include: Daughters —
Mrs. John J. (Helen) Prokop of
Verdigre and Mrs. R. M. (Marie;
Enders of Omaha; son—Frank of
Spencer.
Burial was in the ZCBJ ceme
tery at Spencer under the direc
tion of the Jones funeral home.
Mr*. Nels Anderson
Die* at Fremont
Mrs. Nels Anderson of Fremont,
the former Esther Widtfeldt, died
Saturday at Fremont. She was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. O. Widtfeldt, pioneer resi
dents of Holt coutny.
Survivors include. Sons—Ben
and Donald, both of Fremont;
two grandchildren; brothers _
Carl Widtfeldt of O’Neill, Henry
Widtfeldt of Omaha and Helmer
Widtfeldt of Hay Springs; aunt—
Mrs. Peter Lindberg of O’Neill.
Relatives who left Tuesday to
attend the funeral included Mrs.
1 eter Lindberg, the Misses Elean
or and Esther Lindberg, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Lindberg and Mrs.
Carl Widtfeldt
Benefit Fashion
Show Scheduled
The O Neill Women’s club is
sponsoring ‘Suddenly It’s Spring’,
a library benefit fashion show
to be held at the American Le
gion club, Wednesday, March 20,
at 8 p.m.
Fashions will be donated bv
the Apparel shop, Gambles,
Penney’*, McDonald’s Mode-O
Day and O’Neill Style shop.
Four former professional models
will be featured together with
others whose names are to be
announced by Mrs. H. D Gil
der.sleeve.
Coffee and ' cookies will be
served.' ... . •