Doctor Ira, 83, in
Enforced Retirement
(Continued from page 1.)
relief He is suffering from the
rare Piget’s disease, which he
describes, for the layman, as a
honeycombing of the bones.
But his memory treasure is
rich with stories of being a coun
try doctor.
He established his first office
in the corner of the budding
which now houses the Lynch
Herald-Enterprise.
There was no drug store here
in those days and it was acces
sary to go to Niobrara for med
icine But eventually a small
hospital was built. Quite a few
years were to elapse bef >re the
present Sacred Heart hospital
, came on the scene.
Doctor Ira’s round-the-clock
merev missions frequently took
him into Holt county This
meant fording the Nlabrara
(there was no Kedbird bridge in
the early days). He would drive
his team to the river where Bill
Wilson, sr,, would meet him with
a saddle pony.
’Hie grey, soft-spoken doctor
DK II l» GILDER SLEEVE
OPTOMETRIST
Northeast Corner
of 4th & Douglas
O’NEILL, NKBR.
Phone 167
Office Hours: 9-6
Eyes Examined-Glasses Fitted
Monday thru Saturday
recalls the time he was called
to the Coral McElhaney home
near "old Dorsey", where youi g
Ted McElhaney (now district
court reporter of O'Neill i had
cut his arm. Without anesthe
tic, doctor was obliged to sew up
the lad’s wound.
Three-Day Call
One of the most difficult trips,
the doctor recalls, was a call
made to the Tuch home on
Steele creek where Mr Tuch op
erated a grist (flour) mill. Mrs.
Tuch was in need of medical aid,
a blizzard was raging, snow was
deep and Doctor Ira set out in
a bobsled, crossing the Niobrara
on the ice.
Thomas James, who lived on
the Crow ranch, rode horseback
alongside because he knew the
landmarks better than the doc
tor. It was a veritable sea of
snow and ice. Mr. Tuch came
part way back for help escort.
Enroute back, Mr. James re
moved snow-ladened branches
from the trail in order that the
team could get through.
Three days later Doctor Ira
was back at his office.
This country doctor was the
proud owner of the first auto
mobile in Lynch. It was a snap
py two-cylinder Holman with
a rope drive. Top speed was 20
miles-per-hour. Folks wouid
come for miles just to see the
thing. Farm kids would caress
the shiney brass on the head
lamps.
Despite all the advance notice
of the Holman, the doctor would
never set out in it alone. He
found it practical to take along
a mechanic.
Boyd county hills were tough
to negotiate. The engine would
1 "die'' about half way up ‘.he
incline. The mechanic would
scurry out and block a wheel,
crank her up, and carry on.
There were times Doctor Ira
might have saved some time
(and wear-and-tear on the
nerves) if he had walked the
distance.
Courtesy of the highway anil
the law provided that a car must
halt when meeting a team of
horses. There was alwaysji nsk
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nish, director; Elroy Lieb, secretary, and Ted
of a runaway. This meant more
cranking of the sputtering two
cylinder job. The engine would
get overheated easily, too. More
delays.
Soldiers Unruly
In the early era the soldiers
from Fort Randall would drift
into town, especially around
pay day. Occasionally, there’d
be some rough stuff (usually
among the soldiers) and Doctor
Ira would be called out with
his sewing kit.
One old soldier, who quit the
military and began farming, be
lieved that he could bring a
stop to the roughness in the
town’s saloon. The effort failed
and Doctor Ira had to sew the
man up one Saturday night.
Ray Sedivy quit running the
saloon because of the trouble.
Ultimately, George Sedlacek
brought the situation under
control. He kept several spokes
from a wagon wheel within easy
reach. Occasionally, he used a
spoke to restore order. The rem
edy worked.
“Some of the soldiers at Ran
dall were mighty fine fellows,
but there would always be two
or three of them who would
manage to get into trouble after
a visit to the saloon.
“Several of the soldiers quit
the army after Randall was dis
banded and established homes.
They became good farmers and
raised fine families," the doctor
recalls.
A medical officer at Randall
ultimately rose to be surgeon
general of the army during
World War I. Doctor Ira spent
18 months in France and Ger
many as a major in the medical
corps.
Gen. John G. (“Blackjack”)
Pershing, head of the allied ex
peditionary forces, had been a
reserve officers’ military in
structor at the University ol
Nebraska when Doctor Ira was
studying premedicine at Lincolr
AMELIA DWELLING & LOTS
HAVING DECIDED to sell my home, I will offer the dwelling j
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southwestern Holt county, on—
FRIDAY, MARCH 29th
Starting at 2 P. M.
; 5-ROOM DWELLING
Located in fine community. Dwelling is stucco; enclosed front j
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ALSO TO SELL
2—Poultry Houses — Wc:J Shed — Combined Shed & Garage
TWO FLOWING WELLS ON PREMISES
One Near Dwelling — One in Garden Area
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lots 1. 2 and 15, in Block 14. and All
of Block 15. Village of Amelia, Holt County,
Nebraska.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Abstract of title and warranty deed
will be furnished. One-fourth of purchase
price payable day of sale; balance due upon
delivery of title when possession of prem
ises will be given.
EVA BACKHAUS, Owner
For inspection of premises or details, contact owner or:
Col. Ed Thorin, O’Neill
Auctioneer — Licensed Real Estate Broker
for two years.
“Never encountered either one
of these two men in Europe,” j
the doctor remembers. “One day |
‘Blackjack' was inspecting troop?.
Being the medical officer for a
division, I was not required to
stay in the ranks, so I passed it
up.”
Doctor Hoover was the first
medical man into Boyd county
after it was opened up to set
tlers. He had a homestead north
of Bristow and practiced medi
cine.
Saturdays were big days in
the early history of Lynch.
There would always be a few
horse races and two or three
fignts.
Wife Is Head
Doctor Ira’s wife, the former
Florence Elsie Whipple, died
five years ago.
He spends many hours read
ing until his eyes grow weary
and then turns to puzzles. He
i:, a member of the Wesleyan
| Methodist church ana reguiarn
attends church. When weather
I is bad he hears the sermons by
tape-recording.
“Modern society is moving
I too fast,” he observes behind a
j pair of spectacles and with a
soft-spoken voice. “Speed and
1 spending are creating a lot of
i trouble for a good many people.
“I wish it were possible to
turn back the pages on our way
| of life—except for the progress
| in medicine. People are living
longer, yes, thanks to medicine.
But I don’t think they are any
happier than they used to be.
“Government spending, like
the foreign aid and big dams, is
all a mistake. I wish they’d
come to their senses before it is
too late.”
Doctor Ira is a modest man.
He will always be remembered
for his loyalty to his friends,
his readiness to help promote
any project that would benefit
the community and his care and
compassion for the folks of
his locality.
He helped bring an estimated
two thousand babies into the
world.
Only a few days ago a fif’y
ish man froiti Norfolk, a Mr.
Hopkins, stopped in to greet the
doctor.
“I want to shake hands with
you, doctor,” the man explained.
“You attended my mother and
me the day I was born.”
This country doctor, himself
I the son of a physician, has a
son, Dr. Gordon Ira of Jaekson
| ville, Fla. In turn, Doctor Gor
I don has a son, Gordon, jr., who
| is practicing at the Jacksonville
Medical Center, but soon will
I enter the army.
Although he is confined to
his home most of the time and
a pair of crutches nearby give
evidence that age and a rare
affliction have overtaken him,
Doctor Ira chats readily with
visitors; he manifests a genuine
interest in children; he contin
ually spreads cheer as he has
I done so effectively d o w n
I through the years when he
carried the little black grip.
I 2 Seniors Make
Ewing Honor Roll
EWING—Honor roll foi the
fourth six-weeks period has
been announced by Supt. Lewis
Carter:
SENIORS
Judy Cloyd, AAAA; Virginia
McDonald. AAAA; Russell Na
pier, AAAA; Janell Hoke, AAA
AB; Alvera Schilousky, AAAA;
Rowena Rotherham, AAAA; Paul
Gunter, AAAB; Larry Larson,
AABB; Robert Miller, AABB,
Bennie Taylor, AABB; Bemadino
Keeler, ABBB; Frances Noffke,
ABBB.
JUNIORS
Sandra Schrader, AAAA; Bev
erly Rotherham, AAAA; Darlene
Latzel, AAAA; Patricia Hahlbeok,
AAAA; Marilyn Finley, AAAB;
Vivian Wright, AAABB; Patricia
Wright, AABB.
SOPHOMORES
Phyllis Larson, AAAA; Roberta
McDaniels, AAAB; Larry Roth
erham, AAAB; Lyle Larson,
AABB; Gloria Schroeder, AA
BB; Donald Hawk, ABBB.
FRESHMEN
William Bauer, AABB.
Lee, Allen Have
Chance Meeting
with Townsman
EWING—Sp2 Kenneth Lee of
Ewing and Sp2 Stanley Allen
of Paxton, formerly of Ewing,
both stationed at Kitzengen,
Germany, with the army’s
10th division, recently spent a
weekend leave in Nurenberg,
Germany, an old medieval city
in Bavaria with about a half
million people.
Upon entering a cafe for a
meal, they had a chance re
union with Pvt. Keith Gibson
of Ewing.
Plans were immediately
made for another get-together
in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Yusten
visited on Wednesday, March 6,
in Sioux City.
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Ed Hoover, 79,
Burial at Alford
Former Businessman
at Lynch
LYNCH — Relatives here re
ceived word of the death of
Ed Hoover, 79, of Norfolk, He
died Wednesday, March 13, at
his home in Norfolk.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday, March 17, at
the First Methodist church in
Norfolk with Rev. E. E. Jack
man officiating. Burial was in
Hillcrest Memorial cemeterj at
Norfolk.
The late Mr. Hoover was born
in Iowa March 28, 1878. He
came to Nebraska with his
parents at the age of live.
His parents homesteaded lorth
of Bristow where Mr. Hoo”er
grew to manhood.
He was married to Frances
Bush on August 14, 1900. They
lived in the Lynch community
for 37 years, both on the farm
and in Lynch, where Mr. Hoover
was in business. Twenty years
ago they moved to Norfolk
where Mr. Hoover was a trurk
gardener.
Survivors include: Widow' —
Esther; daughter — Mrs. Lalia
Finley of Columbus; sons—Del
bert of Norfolk and Eldon of
Lincoln; 19 grandchildren and
20 great - grandchildren; sisters
—Mrs, Bertha Hayden of Den
ver, Colo.; Mrs. John McElhose
of Fulton, Mo.; and Mrs. E. C.
Hayes of Tacoma, Wash.
Clinton R. Davey
Burial at Alford
LYNCH — Funeral rites for
Clinton Robert Davey, 46, were
conducted at 10 a m., Satur
day, March 16, in Norfolk. Rev.
1E. E. Jackman, First Methodist
church pastor, officiated. Rites
also were held at 2:30 p.m., at
the Methodist church in Lynch.
! Burial was made in the Al
ford cemetery near here.
Mr. Davey was born and
reared at Lynch. He attended
the Lynch schools. He was mar
ried to Esther Levi in Calif or
; nia.
Survivors include: Widow —
Esther; sisters—Mrs. Lola flow
er of Kilgore and Mrs. Hazel
Hammerley of Long Beach,
Calif.; brothers — Fred of Mid
land, S.D., and Emmett of Cas
per, Wyo.
Kooks Owned Will Be
Told at Meeting —
LYNCH — The Rural Progres
sive extension club met with
Mrs. Thomas Courtney, sr., Fri
day, March 15. Mrs. William
Havranek was cohostess.
Roll call was answered with
“A Book I Have Read.” At the
next meeting each member is
to bring a list of books she
owns with a view toward estab
lishing an exchange.
“The Magic Touch’
Junior Play 1 itle
EWING—The Ewing high school
seniors are busy preparing their
class play. "The Magic Touch”,
which will be presented Tuesday,
April 9 Mrs, Amber Sehlot
man is director.
Members or the cast are Paul
Gunter, Sharon Rotherham, Lin
da Tuttle. Frances Noffke, Ro
wena Rotherham. Russell Na
pier, Larry Larson, Ray Turner,
Judy Cloyd, Bob Miller, Virginia
McDonald, Bernadine Keeler, Al
vera Shilouskv, Dean Kimes and
Bob Tams.
Tlie play will include a stylo
show. Taking part in that por
tion will be Lila Woeppel, Ruth
Scott, Rose Marie Ernesti, Jane'.l
Hoke and Linda Tuttle. There
will also be entertainment be
tween acts by the seniors.
Student directors are: Ruth
Scott and Ray Turner. The pro
duction staff includes: Properties
—Marvin Hawk, Laverne Stamp,
Francis Huemesser and Dean
Himes; program—Judy Cltyd
and Janell Hoke; tickets- Ben
nie Taylor and Bob Miller; Ush
ers—Jack Sisson and David
Wright; curtains — Laverne
Stamp.
New Lamp Shades
Discussed —
LYNCH — The Sunshine ex
tension club met at the Lloyd
Spencer home on Sunshine Bot
tom Friday. Three members
were absent. Mrs. Gladys Spen
cer and Mrs. Gerald Lee dem
onstrated making of new lamp
shades. Mrs. Lloyd Spencer pre
sented a book report.
Next lesson will be with Mrs.
Harlan Holtz April 11.
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