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Vol. 76.—Number 45. O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. Thursday, March 7, 1957. Seven Cents
ST ATT HIST SOC ««
SocJhouse Veteran—
Mrs. Ada Cox Awaits
Her 92d Birthday
South-Holt Pioneer
Stricken Suddenly
Clarence H. Johnson
Ritea Friday
CHAMBERS —Clarence H.
Johnson, 74, resident of south
Holt county since he was two
years-old, died at 3:50 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 5, at his home
southeast of here, near the Holt
VV heeler county line.
He had been ill with influen
za for two weeks. However, the
physician said a blood clot caus
ed his death. He died while
seated in a chair.
Mr, Johnson had been in fail
ing health for about two years.
Funeral services will bo con
ducted at I p.m., Friday, March
8, at Memorial Baptist church
in Chambers. Rev. Earl
Schwenk will officiate. Burial
will be in the Chambers ceme
tery under the direction of Big
lin’s.
The remains will lie in state
at the church on Friday between
10 a.m., and the funeral hour.
Pallbearers will be Leon Her
tel, Charles Green, Alvin Tange
man, Walter Ha,ike, Hylas Far
rier and Fred Smith, all of the
Chambers community.
Born in Illinois
The late Charles Hanrirg
Johnson was born November 30,
1882, at Princeton, III, a son of
Peter Johnson and Matilda
Louise Swanson Johnson. His
parents were natives of Smol
land, Sweden.
His parents homesteaded nine
miles southeast of here in 18J4,
coming as far as Genoa by rail
and the remainder of the dis
tance by team and wagon.
The late Mr. Johnson was six
years-old at the time of the his
toric blizzard of 1888 and had
made a study of that storm. He
was regarded as one of the an
thorities on the subject.
He attended school in district
121. The first school was in a
sodhouse. Mabel Bentley was
his first teacher.
The homeplace is located one
mile north of the Holt-Wheeler
lino and Mr Johnson lived there
72 years. He has been making
his home with his brother, Alvin,
and his sister, Miss Alice.
■iriivc nrpumiran
He was a member of Me.norial
Baptist church and the Odd Fel
lows lodge. Mr. Johnson held
various Conley township offices
and was active in republican po
I't’cal circles.
Survivors include: Brother —
Alvin E.; sisters—Mrs. Delbert
(Bvalina) Fauquier, Miss Alice
Johnson and Mrs. Arthur (Marie)
Tangeman, all of Chambers; three
nephews and six nieces.
Kin Coming for
Kee Open-House
Expected to arrive Saturday
from Bentonville, Ark., to attend
the Mr. and Mrs. John Kee gold
en wedding observance the fol
lowing day will be the Kees’
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Leidy.
Also arriving will be Mr. and
Mrs Theodore Hering and sons
of Omaha; Mr and Mrs. Milo
Hynek and Mrs. Josie Bodle of
Humboldt; Mr. and Mrs. Rodney
Livings of Sioux City, and Mr.
and Mrs. Mervin Kee and
daughter.
Mrs. Hynek and Mrs. Bodle
are sisters of Mrs. Kee.
The Kees, who have been liv
ing at 705 East Clay st, after
farming many years near Em
met, will receive friends at
open-house at the Methodist
church parlors Sunday between
2 and 4 p.m.
Hugh Ray Purchases
Gothenburg Yard
Hugh Ray of Loveland, Colo ,
former O’Neill lumberman in the
Spelts-Ray firm which bears his
name, has purchased an interest
in a lumberyard at Gothenburg.
Mr. Ray and his wife will re
tain their new home at Love
land and will reside in an apart
ment at Gothenburg while Mr.
Ray reorganizes the firm there.
The Gothenburg yard will be
designated as the Spelts-Ray
Lbr. Co.
Page Elevator
Bought by McKamy
PAGE—Manager Don McKamy
of the O’Neill Grain Company an
nounced Monday his firm had
purchased the Braddock elevator
at Page, which henceforth will
be known as the Page Grain
company.
Mr. McKamy intends to repair
and remodel the plant and place
a manager in charge. The eleva
tor will get new siding.
Patricia Rotherham
to Be Stewardess
EWING —Patricia Rotherham,
who has been employed in Nor
folk as secretary to the manager
of the Chamber of Commerce, has
resigned effective, March 1. Miss
Rotherham will go to Cheyenne,
Wyo., this week to begin a five
week course of training to become
a tewardess for United Air Lines.
Arrive* from New Mexico —
STUART—Mrs. Earl Hulick of
Albuquerque, N.M., came Friday
for a visit with her brother, Ora
Yarges, and wife. Mrs. Yarges is
in the Atkinson hospital.
By a Staff Writer
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Ada Cox,
whose parents were pioneer set
ters in the Chain lakes locality
southwest of Chambers, on Fri
day, March 8, will observe her
92d birthday anniversary.
Her daughters, Miss Hazel, who
lives with her mother, and Mrs
Edgar (Rosa) DeHart, who lives
nearby, have arranged a card
shower.
Mrs. Cox spends most of the
time in a comfortable chair near j
a window — but her eyesight is I
"almost gone" and her hearing is
impaired. Her doctor calls on
her about once a month.
This nonagenarian finds irony
in the fact she no longer can tend
the flower beds and shrubs in
which until recent years she took
Mrs. Cox . . . carried water
to flowers and shrubs.—The
Frontier Photo.
great pride. For years she car
ried water to the plants by
hand.
Until recent years Mrs. Cox
kept abreast of world affairs and
always kept tab on livestock and
grain markets.
Born in Pennsylvania
Her maiden.name was Ada Por
ter Eisele and she was born on
March 8, 1865, at Port Royal, Pa.,
near Pittsburg, a daughter of Wil
liam and Caroline Eisele.
Her parents were homesteaders
in southwest Holt and made the
trip as far as Ewing by rail, go
ing the remainder of the distance
by wagon to reach their place. I
The Eisele family had lived at
Lincoln a short time before com
ing to the sandhills.
The Eisele family, transplanted
from a German settlement in the
East to Nebraska, was so green
upon arrival they had to call on
neighbors to help harness the I
team of horses. '
Her husband, the late John
Percy Cox, was born in Birming
ham, England, and came to the
United States as a young man.
Miss Eisele and Mr. Cox met
in the neighborhood and were
married in the farm home. They
began housekeeping on the place
4 miles southwest of Chambers
where she continues to reside.
Their wedding date was Sep
tember 3, 1895.
Mr. Cox acquired a tree claim
'and, with additions, it now con
sists of three quarters. He bought
seedlings to the place from the
Loup river by horseback. Their
first home was a sodhouse.
Hired Out' in O’Neill
Mrs. Cox was 16-years-old
when she came her with her par
ents. She recalls doing trading
at a store in Chambers and a
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ually in the fall to lay in a sup-1
ply of flour and “what ever we
had to have.” The road was a
mere sandhills trail.
As a young woman she “hired'
out” for housework and recalls
she was employed by the hotel
family named Evans, in O’Neill, |
at the time of the famous bliz- |
zard of 1888.
Three children were born to
the Coxes. Lavina Hubbard was
an early teacher in the neighbor
hood school.
Mr. Cox, who died January 7,
1942, had once earned fame for
riding horseback from Oregon to
Nebraska.
Besides Miss Hazel and Mrs.
DeHart, Mrs. Cox has another
daughter, Mrs. George (Edith)
Weber of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mrs. Weber’s husband, a Congre
gational minister, is seriouly ill
at present.
Ohio Youths Are
Enroute to Homes
Police Chief John Schmidt late
Saturday took into custody two
youths from Cleveland, O., who
had set out across country without
parental consent.
Being held were Richard Kon
kus, 17, and Darlene Ruby, 16.
The girl’s parents were noti
fied and she was placed aboard a i
bus early Monday. The boy is to i
be sent back to Cleveland today ;
(Thursday), driving a 1955 carl
belonging to his brother.
No charges were filed. The
youths told Schmidt they were
enroute to “Crawford” from Ohio
but a police check revealed the
name of an “aunt” in Crawford
was ficticious. The pair had been
gone about a week. .
75th Birthday—
INMAN—Elmer Michaelis was
surprised on his 75th birthday an
niversary Saturday by a group of
friends and relatives. Out-of
towmers included Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McMillan of Newport
Matousek
Dies at 73;
Rites Held
Former Head of Holt
Supervisors Lived
50 Years in County
ATKINSON—Edward J. Ma
tous.'k, 73, a former chairman of
the Holt county board of super
visors and a resident of the At
kinson community for a half
century, died at 3:10 pm., Satur
day, March 2, in Atkinson Mem
orial hospital. He had been in
failing health several years but
had entered the hospital only
four days before his death.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 5,
at St. Joseph’s Catholic church.
Rev. Richard J. Parr, church pas
tor, officiated in the requiem mass
and burial was in St. Joseph’s
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Arthur Hum
pal, Emory Hickok, Frank Prus
sia, Frank Weber, William Trosh
ynski and Wesley Kirkland, all
of this community.
2 Rosary Rites
The Knights of Columbus re
cited the rosary at the Seger fun
eral chapel Sunday evening and a
second rosary service was held
Monday evening.
The late Edward J. Matousek
was born at Brainard November
17, 1883, a son of Joseph F. and
Anna Rak Matousek.
He came to Holt county ex
actly 50 years ago. He worked
for the William Krotter Co., at
Stuart between 1910 and 1912,
and between 1912 and 1920 he
traveled on the road for a lumber
wholesale firm.
In 1920 he entered into part
nership on the farm with his
brother, Joseph. They operated
as the Matousek Bros.
Resigns Pod
Between 1934 and 1946 he ser
ved on the Holt board and was
chairman for several terms. He
was forced to resign because of
ill health.
The late Mr. Matousek never
married. ,
He was preceded in death by
his father, who died in 1922; his
mother, who died in 1932; his
brother, Emil, who died in 1940.
He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus, council
701, and the Atkinson chapter of
tlte ZCBJ lodge. He also served
as city treasurer.
Survivors include: Brothers —
Joseph R. of Atkinson and Al
bin G. of Schuyler.
Stuart Seed Co.
Named in Suits
Spring term of Holt county dis
trict court, scheduled to com
mence Monday, did not convene.
Thirty-six jurors had been sum
moned.
The Arthur Ruroede vs. Ray
mond McGuire case could not be
tried because McGuire, the plain
tiff, is in California and no an
swer had been filed.
The Wayne Galyen vs. Howard
and DeLayne Oberle case was the
only other suit on the docket. No
disposition has been made.
The Stuart Seed Co., Inc., was
named defendants in two alleged
breach of contract suits filed
Wednesday by Attorney John R.
Gallagher of O’Neill in behalf of
Glenn Winn and Ethel D. Winn.
The Winns are asking judgements
totaling $8,137 plus interest on
contractural employment agree
rnonfc
Flower Shop Moves
into New Location
Mrs. Helen Sullivan has moved
the Elkhorn Flower Shop from
the Weingartner building on the
south side of Douglas street to
408 East Douglas, first door east
of the Golden hotel (formerly
Wm. Krotter Co., uptown store).
A formal opening will be held
next week. The firm is being
redesignated as Helen’s Flower &
Gift shop.
T. J. Donohoe at
85th Milestone
Thomas J. Donohoe celebrated
his 85th birthday anniversary
Sunday, March 3.
Guests present for the occasion
were:
Mr. and Mrs. Myrl Keiser and
Kay of Valentine; Mr. and Mrs. >
John E. Donohoe and Margaret;
and Mr. and Mrs. James B. Dono
hoe, Susan and Carolyn.
AUCTION CALENDAR
Saturday, March 16: Mrs. Mary
Bazelman of O’Neill; 150 acres
north of O’Neill; Col" Ed Thorin
of O’Neill, auctioneer-real estate
broker.
Wednesday, March 27: Ray
mond Kenney of Amelia; closeout
of livestock, machinery, house
hold goods; Col. Ed Thorin of O’
Neill, auctioneer. (Details in sub
sequent issue).
CREIGHTON—John Thompson,
79, died early Wednesday, March
6, in Lundberg Memorial hos
pital here.
Pilot Johnson, Mr. Birmingham, Airport Manager George Nachtman . . . “Birm.v” signals
a host of friends who gathered to greet him.— The Frontier Photo. ,
Attending open-house at O’Neill city schools: Left-to-right: Miss Joanne Lansworth. Mrs.
Harry Lansworth, Miss Judy Saunders, Mrs. Ben Saunders, and Miss Judy Liddy. Miss Sanders
and Miss Liddy were hostesses in the Lnglish room, taught by Miss Viola Haynes.—The Frontier
Photo.
Elmer 0. Froseth
Fatally Stricken
Hydro Head Suffers
Heart Ailment
SPENCER—Elmer O. Froseth,
57, died Sunday afternoon, March
3, at his home seven miles south
of Spencer. Mr. Froseth, who
suffered a heart attack about a
month ago, recently was hospital
ized at O’Neill.
For a number of years he was
superintendent of the Spencer hy
dro-electric plant for Consumers
Puolic Power district.
The late Mr. Froseth was born
January 20, 1900.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 6,
at the Methodist church in Spen
cer. Rev. Clyde Wells, church
pastor officiated. Burial was in
the Spencer cemetery.
Survivors include: Widow—
Edna; daughters—Mrs. Ray (Nao
mi) Nemec of Spencer and Mrs.
Ted (Sandra) Olson of Spencer;
brother—H. I. Froseth of Corona,
Calif.; sister—Mrs. Florence Har
ris of Los Angeles, Calif.
INMAN—James Kelley submit
ted to maojr surgery Monday at
St. Anthony’s.
P-TA Picks Officers;
Open - House Held
By acclamation the slate of of
ficers, placed in nomination by
the nomination committee, was
elected Monday evening at the
March meeting of the O’Neill
Parent-Teachers’ association.
New officers: Mrs. Vernon Lo
renz. president; Grant Peacock,
vice-president; Mrs. Fred Ernst,
secretary and Mrs. Herbert L.
Gydesen, treasurer.
The meeting was very well at
tended.
Rev. E. Kirschman led the in
vocation. After various reports
plans to raise money were dis
cussed. A motion was carried
to sell candy, pop, pie and cof
fee at the music contest. Mrs.
Bennett Gillespie was appointed
chairman.
As a token of appreciation, each
teacher was presented- a note
book. Mrs. Willard Solfermos
er, who is teaching Miss Loretta
Enright’s class, was introduced. .
Parents visited classrooms
where exhibits of students work
were displayed. Refreshments
were served by the home eco
nomic girls under the direction
of Mrs. Dorothy Lively, instruct
or.
The April meeting will be in
charge of the O’Neill Ministerial
association.
.
Cronin, Moss to
Retire from Board
Weier, Fetrow Names
Go on Petitions
F. N. Cronin, president of the
O’Neill National bank, and Ira H.
Mos, postmaster here, announced
this week they would not be can
didates for reelection to the
O’Neill city school board of ed
ucation. Both are veteran mem
bers. Cronin has served three
terms; Moss, four.
H. L. Lindberg, president of the
board, said Monday petitions in
behalf of Dale Fetrow and Harold
E. Weier would be placed in cir
culation. Fetrow and Weier will
be candidates for the two school
vacancies to be voted upon at the
municipal election April 2.
Deadline for filing petitions is
20 days before the election.
Meanwhile, there will be va
cancies on the city council. In
cubents whose terms expire are:
First ward—M. J. Golden; Sec
ond—John Turner; Third—Fred
Heermann.
The Chamber of Commerce will
hold its March meeting Monday
evening at Slat’s cafe.
Class C champions at Atkinson—the St. Mary’s academy Cardinals: Front row—Gale Stevens,
Larry Donohoe, Jack Sullivan, Jim McGinn and Bill Craig; back row—Gary Holly, Tom Schneider,
Larry Tomlinson, Jim Froelich and Jim Becker. (Details on pages 4-5.)—O’Neill Photo Co.
Birmingham Greeted
at Airport by 60
About a year anti a half ago
a well-known O’Neill man,
Hugh J. Birmingham, 66, suf
fered a serious heart attack.
Little more than a month
ago he was stricken with a
series of blood clots in his left
leg.
He was flown to Rochester,
Minn. where the experts rea
lized it was a grave situation.
On Friday, February 8, the
leg was amputated.
On Sunday afternoon. March
3, Mr. Birmingham was helped
from a plane at Munir ’. ntr
porl and was gree*' oy 60
persons from the P .son and
O'Neill vicinity.
He is making .d recovery
and twice one’ ,es has visited
the First Nr »1 bank at At
kinson—an stitution which
he heads . Birmingham is
well-knf in livestock and
financ* Jcles in the state.
Hir jghter, Miss Barbara,
aee unied him on the flight
tr Rochester. Mrs. Bir
,nam and their other two
.ghters, Miss Mary Louise
td Miss Marde, came earlier
oy train.
Miss Mary Louise, wtio is
stationed at Nancy, France,
with the American Red Cross,
flew to Rochester to lie near
her father at the time of the
surgery. She expects to be
here about two more weeks.
Robert J. Yantzie,
Young Father, Dies
Truck Operator in
Long Illness
Robert J. Yantzie, 34, a lifelong
resident of the O’Neill commun
ity died at 4 p. m., Thursday,
February 28, in St. Anthony’s
hospital. He had been seriously
ill two months.
A year ago he was forced to
it his trucking business be
se of ill health and last Octo
(was forced to cease working
, thcr because of sickness.
,*r ral services were conduct
ed h. m., Saturday, March 2,
at , itrick’s Catholic church
with Rev. Timothy O’Sul
,livan, 'h pastor, officiating.
Burial i Calvary cemetery.
A ros< -vice was held Fri
day even. Biglin’s chapel.
Pallbeai >re Harold Parks,
Ralph Lind ’irgil Tomlinson,
Robert Low*. ymond Wilkin
son and Lee jr.
The late Rc aeeph Yantzi
was born Octi 3, 1922, at
I O'Neill, a son o. and Kath
Yantzie . . . life long resident.
ryn Maring Yantzi. He was reared
here, attended the O’Neill city
schools and was graduated in
1941.
Truck Operator
For a time he worked at the
Brown-McDonald store and later
engaged in the trucking business
as an independent operator.
About 10 years ago he was hos
pitalized for an extended period
in Sioux City.
On January 27, 1947, at O’Neill,
he married Mary Helen Martin of
O’Neill. They became the parents
of three children—one of whom
died in infancy.
His father died January 31
1956.
Survivors include: Widow _
Mary Helen; son—Eugene R., 6'
daughter—Debra K., 2; mother—
Mrs. Kathryn Yantzie of O’Neill;
brothers—Francis of O’Neill and
William of Chadron; sister—Mrs.
Sam (Nancy) Derickson of O’
Neill.
He was a member of St. Pat
rick’s church and Charles Carroll
of Carrollton council of the
Knights of Columbus.
Among those from a distance
attending the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Yantzie,
Homer Yantzie and family, Rich
ard Yantzie, all of Broken BOw;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maul of
Lincoln; Mrs. Seth Scott and
daughter, Shirley, both of Lin
coln; Mrs. Ida Albrecht of Lin
coln.
‘Dick’ Tomlinson
Buys Pat’s Bar
Richard (“Dick”) Tomlinson,
former owner of the Green Arrow
bar and until recently owner-op
erator of the Gateway motel, has
purchased Pat’s Bar, a firm’tha4
was established by the late B. P.
Harty. The sale was announced
Wednesday by Mrs. Beatrice
Harty, widow of the late Mr.
Harty.
Possession will not be given un
til license formalities have been
approved, which will not be be
fore May 1.
Renaming
of Streets
Gets Okay
Council Likes Plan
but Chamber Must
Add Its Approval
.a
In Tuesday night’s meeting of
the city council, a Chamber of
Commerce committee presented a
plan for redesignating the streets
in O’Neill
What is now the corner of
Fourth and Douglas (stoplight
intersection) would become the
comer of 20th street and 20th av
enue.
Avenues would run east-west;
streets north-south.
What is now Fifth street, Sixth
street, etc., would become 19th,
18th streets, etc. What is now
Third street. Second street. First
street, etc., would become 21st,
22d, 23d streets.
Under the proposal, filed by C
of C President Robert UuRue and
Dale Wilson, committee bead, tiie
avenues south from 20tii avenue
(now Douglas street) would be
designated 19th, 18th, 17th aven
ues, etc.; avenues north of 20th
(Douglas) would bcome 21st, 22d,
23d avenues, etc.
'I’li.. /■. .i i noil 1 . , fit pii .
designation provided the plan
meets the approval of the Cham
ber at next Monday’s C of C
meeting.
At present east-west streets in
! the original city are named for fa
mous men—Adams, Benton, Clay,
Douglas, Everett, Fremont, etc.;
north-south streets are numerical
j from First street eastward to 10th.
; North-south streets in West O’
I Neill are named for presidents.
Not all streets and dwellings
are marked at presenl., and no
city directory has ever been pub
lished.
In other matters, the city ap
proved an agreement with the
) O’Neill rural fire protection dis
| trict. The city will maintain the
new rural truck, staff It, pay in
surance on the firemen who use it,
provide oil and grease. The rural
district is to foot the bills on in
surance and repairs.
Six agreement were signed with
state and federal aeronautics ag
encies in connection with the 12
thousand - dollar administration
building to be erected at Munici
pal airport. The city’s share will
be three-thousand-dollars; state’s
share a like amount and the fed
eral government will pay $6,000
I The council enacted ordinance
300-A authorizing the mayor and
I city clerk to sign a deed transfer
ring recently condemned real es
tate to the state for nationat
guard armory construction pur
poses. The armory site is on
North Fourth street.
All Glass Shattered
but No One Hurt
A late model car, owned and
driven by Bob Whitmer of Or
chard, overtunned on a curve
north of Ewing early Sunday.
There were two other occupants
in the ear—Dean Hamilton of Or
chard and Marlowe Jensen of
Royal.
The northbound vehicle failed
to negotiate the curve at the Elk
horn bridge, immediately north of
Ewing. The machine' overturned,
the roof of the ear was smashed
like an accordion, every window
in the vehicle was shattered and
broken, but no one was hurt.
Spencer Man, 23,
Unhurt in Spill
LYNCH—.John W. Hood, 23,
owner and driver of a westbound
car on state highway 12, escaped
unhurt about 3:30 p.m., Wednes
day when his machine struck
loose gravel and overturned 1.1
miles west of Lynch. He was rid
ing alone.
State Highway Patrolman Eu
gene Harstreiter, who investigat
ed, said Hood suffered only
scratches and bruises and the car
was “completely demolished”.
Hood was driving a 1950 Ford.
Pofahl Unhurt as
Auto Overturns
Max Pofahl of Ewing, who was
enroute home about 10 p.m , Mon
day from Norfolk, lost control of
his 1956 ranch wagon on the
Ewing-Chambers rood. The car
overturned on its top at a point
about three miles west of Ew
ing, according to State Highway
Patrolman Robert Glide of O’
Neill. Mr. Pofahl, who was alone,
was uninjured.
Damage to the machine was
estimated at $450.
Class of 1910 Honored—
Mrs. Michael R. Boler of O’
Neill, sister of Mrs. W J. Biglin,
is among 326 members of the
University of Wisconsin’s class of
1910 who were honored at the re
dedication recently of the univer
sity’s famed "sifting arid winnow
ing” plaque at Madison. The grad
uates of 1910 were the original
donors.