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Volume 77.—Number 5. O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. 1 hursday. May 30, 1937. Seven Cents
STATE HIST SOC " err
C&NW Would Make
O’Neill Terminal
Father Hitch Goes
to Omaha Parish
Clearwater Pastor Is
Retiring
A series of Roman Catholic
clergy appointments in this area
was announced last Thursday by
Most Rev, Gerald T. Bergan,
archbishop of Omaha The ap
pointments become effective
Saturday, June 1.
Rev. Roger Hayes, pastor of
St Therese church at Clearwater
for a number of years, is being
retired for reasons of health. He
has been hospitalized several
times during the past few years.
Rev, Charles Brodersen, assist
ant at St. Boniface church, Elgin,
will succeed Father Hayes. He
will reside at Neligh and serve
St. Francis church there and the
Clearwater church as a mission.
Rev. Robert Steinhausen, as
sistant at St. Michael church,
South Sioux City, will become
pastor of St. Mary church, Spen
cer, succeeding Rev. William
Foster, who has been appointed
pastor of the newly established
St. Gerald pariah at Ralston
(outside Omaha).
Here Three Tears
Rev. Thomas Hitch, assistant
at St. Patrick church here three
years, has been reassigned as
assistant at Blessed Sacrament
church, Omaha. A native Oma
han, he came here in June, 1954,
succeeding Rev. Kenneth Carl.
Father Hitch’s successor will be
Rev. Robert B. Duffy who was
ordained May 11 at Omaha. His
home parish is Holy Angels at
Omaha.
. Rev. Henry R. Schorn, who
was born and reared at Atkinson
and also was ordained May 11,
has been assigned as assitant at
St. Bridget church, Omaha.
Rev. William Kelligar, assist
ant at St. Joseph church, At
kinson, will do graduate study.
He will be succeeded at St. Jo
seph by Rev. Robert Morocco,
who is newly-ordained.
Father Kelligar expects to go
to Catholic University, Washing
ton D. C., where he will study
and also teach. He will go to
Washington in December.
Lewis W. Berry
Expires at 97
Funeral Set Friday
at Atkinson
ATKINSON—Lewis W. Berry.
97, died early Tuesday, May 28,
at his home a short time before
he was to be removed by am
bulance to Atkinson Memorial
hospital. Death was caused by
complications of his advanced
age.
He lived about 22 miles south
west of Atkinson.
Funeral service's will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, May 31,
at the Soger funeral home Rev.
Curtis Barnett will officiate.
Burial will be in Woodlawn
cemetery.
The late Mr. Berry was born
November 22, 1859. at State Cen
ter, la., the son of Dan and Char
lotte Berry.
His wife, whose maiden name
was Clarrotta Naughimer, died
in 1933.
Survivors include: Son—How
ard V of Atkinson; three grand
children, and one great-grand
son.
C. E. Hallock, 55,
Dies of Gun Wound
BURWELL—C. E. Hallock. 55,
of Burwell was found dead early
Tuesday, May 28, at his home
A corner’s jury rule the death
as accidental gun shot.
The death occurred in the
Swan Lake vicinity in Garfield
county.
Survivors include the widow
and his mother.
Father O’Sullivan’s
Brother Dies—
Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan
returned Saturday from Chicago,
111., where he had been called by
the serious illness and death of
his only brother. John, sr., who
died early Tuesday, May 21 at
82. Father O’Sullivan is the only
surviving member of an Irish
born family of four girls and
six boys. The aged brother is
survived by one son, John, jr.,
a Chicago lawyer.
Receive $100 Ak’
Scholarships—
Two Nebraska vocational ag
riculture instructors from this ar
ea have been awarded one-hun
dred-dollar scholarships by the
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben for ad
vanced summer school study.
Among the 15 in the state re
ceiving the awards were Laur
ence Lange of Atkinson and
Harold John® of Bassett.
Conference Next Week—
Methodist clergy from the ar
ea and church delegates will at
tend the annual Nebraska Meth
odist conference in Lincoln June
4-8. Sessions will be held in
First Methodist church there.
Entertained—
Mrs. D. H. Clauson entertain
ed the Past Matrons club at her
home on Tuesday.
Substitute for Omaha
Chadron Offered
Three general officers of the
Chicago & North Western rail
road Saturday at Bassett bared
a substitute proposal for passen
ger-mail-express on the 450
mile Gmaha-Chadron line. The
area is now served by trains 13i
and 14—the last two remaining
passenger trains serving all of
northeast and most of north Ne
braska.
The head of the delegation,
Larry Provo, vice-president and
comptroller, told 15 members of
a special committee of the Save
the-Trains association the sub
stitute proposal would:
—Provide for operating trains
13 and 14 between Omaha and
O’Neill (instead of Omaha and
Chadron).
—Substitute air - conditioned
buses between O’Neill and
Chadron, leaving Chadron at
7:30 a.m., and O’Neill at 7:15
a.m., daily except Sunday. Two
buses would be employed, both
equipped for passengers-mail
express.
—Substitute truck for O’Neill
Valentine and return, daily
except Sunday, for baggage,
mail and express.
Train 13, Omaha - O’Neill,
would depart from Union sta
tion at 11:30 p.m., daily, the
same as at present and with the
same equipment, except there
would be no pullman service.
Train 14, O’Neill - Omaha,
would depart from O’Neill at
4:30 p.m., arriving at Omaha at
10:30 p.m.
At present train 14 departs
from Chadron at 3:55 p.m.
To Offer Plan
The S-T-A committee agreed to
give consideration to the C&NW’s
substitute proposal and report
the matter to civic groups and in
terested parties in the various
cities and towns.
Ira L. Watson, Inman hay deal
er and secretary-treasurer of the
association, said the association
would appoint a special commit
tee to work out a substitute pro
posal reflecting the views of the
association.
Members of the S-T-A com
mittee from this area who heard
the proposal offered were District
Judge Lyle E. Jackson of Nc
ligh; Carroll (“Cal”) Stewart,
Ben Vidricksen, and Ben Gilligan,
all of O’Neill; J. G. Brewster
and Lawrence Hamik, both of
Stuart; M. H. Snider of Clear
water, traveling representative
for the S-T-A, and Mr. Watson.
C&NW for three years has been
talking abandonment of the last
(Continued on page 8).
Accident Victim’s
Burial Wednesday
VENUS—Phillip Boone Black,
21, son of Carl Block and the
late Mrs. Pearl Block, was killed
accidentally last week in Califor
ni.
He moved with his parents to
Creston, Calif., in 1940. He was
born here.
Fnueral services were to be
conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday,
May 29, at St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran church in the Venus
Walnut communities. Rev. A. S.
Gedwillo of O’Neill was to of
ficiate.
Mrs. Robert Miller of Star is a
sister of the deceased.
Pvt. Earl Miller arrived home
Sunday to attend funeral ser
vices.
Irii Show Being
Delayed a Week—
ATKINSON— The Atkinson
Iris society's annual show, or
iginally scheduled for Saturday,
June, 1. has been postponed un
til Saturday, June 8.
The delay is because of the re
cent cold and wet weather, it
was announced by Mrs. F. J.
Brady, publicity chairman.
Doors will be opened at 2 p. m.
There is no admission charge.
Mesdames Amy Slaymaker
and Ruth Barnes of Atkinson
were O’Neill visitors in Tuesday.
Wins Stage Award
James (“Jim”) Johnson
(above), son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Johnson, was awarded
runnerup title as the best ac
tor of the year at Kansas
State college where he is a
freshman. Awards were pre
sented at the Oscar banquet.
His entry was on his lead role
performance in the “Merry
Wives of Windsor”. His par
ents drove to Manhattan Sat
urday to bring Jim to his home.
They visited Ottawa. Kans., at
the Lee Osborn home and tour
ed a tornado devasted area.
The Osborns are formerly of
O’Neill.
To Honor
War Dead
in Services
Colors, Band, Various
Groups Will March
to Cemeteries Today
War dead will be honored at
O’Neill and other points through
out the nation today (Thursday).
Brief services are planned
i here. Members of Simonson post
!>3 of the American Legion, aux
iliary, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Municipal band and a group of
flower girls will assemble at
the Legion auditorium at 9:45
I a.m.
The parade will move west on
Douglas street behind the colors
and go to the cemeteries.
The band wall be heard in the
national* anthem, ‘‘The Star
Spangled Banner”, and Rev.
Duane Limber, pastor of Wes
leyan church, will make a brief
address. The Legion’s firing
squad will fire volleys in salu/te
to the war dead and taps will be
sounded.
Flower girls will decorate
graves.
The day also serves as a home
coming and many former resi
dents will return to decorate
graves of loved ones.
Any merchant or professional
] man who would like to have the
Legion arrange for raising and
| lowering their flags memorial
day may do so by taking the flag
to the Legion club in advance.
Norfolltan to Speak
at Ewing Rite
EWING—Harold Milliken of
Norfolk will deliver the memor
ial day address here, The pro
gram will be held in the school
auditorium, starting at 10:30 a.
m.
Ralph Munn will be master-of
ceremonies. Invocation will be
offered by Dr. William H. Ross.
Paul Gunter will play a trumpet
solo, ‘‘The Little Colonel Polka”,
and Doctor Ross will offer bene
diction, after which the colors
will be retired by the Legion.
Regular ceremonies will be
held at St. Peter’s cemetery and
the Ewing cemetery.
Mewmaw to Speak
at Page
PAGE)—Memorial day services
will be held Thursday at 2 o’clock
at the high school auditorium.
Rev. Lisle Mewmaw will be
speaker.
Following the exercises at the
school, the audience will retire
to the Page cemetery where the
American Legion, with George
Wettlaufer, commanding officer,
| will have charge of the services.
Dancing Pupils in
I uesday Recital
The dancing pupils of Mrs.
Woodrow Melena presented a re
cital at the public school auditor
ium Tuesday evening. Miss Kon
nie Kurtz was pianist and Alan
Van Vleek was master-of-cere
monies.
Among those taking part were.
Sally Herley, Levita Philbrick,
Cherlyn Van Vleek, Ruth Ann
Watson, Judy Booth. Linda Gil
dersleeve, Ann Kelly, Linda
Shelhamer, Roberta Becker,
Diane Gillespie, Patty Heerman.
Kay Kelly, Lynn McCarthy,
Dick Martin, Billy D. McIntosh,
Billy Pruss Jim Reimer, Charles
Sevcik, Peggy Martin, Suzanne
Stewart, Charrise Knight, Diane
Force. LeEllen Haynes.
Jacqueline Tomlinson, Connie
Voider, Candice Worcester.
Tommy Anderson, Terry Cleve
land, Randy Eymann, David
Kipple, Dean LaRue, LeAllen
Longenecker, James Melena,
Randy Schmeichel, Patty Lorenz,
Peggy Martin, Patsy McKay,
Mary Ross, Susan Abart, Ann
Gleeson, Linda Hunt, Ellen A
bart, Nancy Artus, Joyce Janz
ing, Patty Hand, Linda Hunt,
Kathleen Reynoldson, Linda
Curran.
Sherry Salak, Bonnie Tomlin
son, Ellen Artus, Irene Collins,
Sandra Laursen, Jody Miles,
Patty Wilson.
Country Club Plans
Dance, Golf Tourney
The Country club’s annual
opening dance is to be held Wed
nesday evening. May 29, start
Music will be furnished by
ing at 10 o’clock,
the Duke’s of Rhythm.
A golf tourney will be held
memorial day, starting at 1 p.m.
Members and their guests are in
vited to participate.
PAGE—The Golden Rule Ex
tension club members were j
guests of Mrs. Melvin Held for !
the May lessonon outdoor cook
ery. The food was prepared over
the fireplace. Mrs. Don Nis
sen and Mrs. Ivan Heiss were
leaders.
Cattlemen Make Iowa, Illinois Tour
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tered bus load of Sandhilfc 'Cattle association
members who left Saturdajrtipn a tour of Iowa,
Illinois and eastern Nebraska feed lots. The tour
originated at Valentine. Robert Clifford boarded
at Atkinson. Boarding at CTNeill were Ed Tren
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of O’Neill. They are pictured with Ansel of
Wrage of Valentine, who was in charge of the
group. It is the second annual tour for the
stockgrowers. Final stops on the week’s trip will
be at Omaha and Lincoln.—The Frontier Photo.
Hoerle Rites Are
Held at Chambers
To Holt County with
Parents in 1888
CHAMBERS—Funeral services
for Jacob Hoerle, 75, were con
ducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May
28, at St. Paul’s Lutheran church
with Rev. Carl
E. Pullman o f
Neligh officiat
ing, assisted by
Mr. H o e r 1 e ’ s
grandson, Rev.
Darrell Hoe rle
of Blue Earth,
Minn.
Mr. Hoerle
died late Thurs
day, May 26, in
St. A n t h o ny’s
Hoerle hospital.
Burial was in the Chambers
cemetery under the direction of
Biglin’s.
Music was furnished by the
choir, which sang “Rock of
Ages” and “Nearer My God to
Thee”. Reverend Pullman sang
“Heaven Is My Home”.
Mrs. Eric Dankert. Mrs. Wil
liam Jutte and Mrs. Wayne
Smith were in charge of the
flowers. Pallbearers were Henry
Myers, T. E. Alderson, Ruben
Peltzer, Arthur Tangeman, C.
F. Gillette and A. B. Hubbard.
The late Mr. Hoerle was born
October 6. 1881, in Ontario, Can.,
a son of Kasper and Magdelene
Hoerle.
He came to Holt county with
his parents in 1888 and lived in
the Conley community, near
here, until 1906, when he moved
to the Clearwater community.
On August 28, 1907, he was
married to Maggie Pearl Hil
liard at Platte Center.
The couple lived at Clearwa
ter until 1927, when they moved
onto a farm southeast of Cham
bers. Besides farming, he did
carpentry work.
Retiring from the farm in
1947, he continued with his car
penter work and constructed his
own home at Chambers. He also
built a dwelling in Arizona for
his wife and himself, and they
spent the winters there until be
became ill about two years ago.
Mr. Hoerle and his wife were
to celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary August 28.
Mrs. Hoerle is hospitalized
here.
He was preceded in death by
one son, Willie; also by his par
ents, five sisters and six broth
ers.
Survivors include: Widow—
Pearl; sons—Earl and Clefus,
both of Seattle, Wash.; Roy of
Winslow. Ariz.; Harold of Clear
water; Lloyd and Lavern, both
of Chambers; daughter—Mrs.
Ed (Edna) Pavel of Chambers;
20 grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; sister—Mrs. John
(Lizzie) Haake of Chambers;
brother—Adam of Clearwater.
Page Alumni Holds
Reunion-Banquet
PAGE—Members of the Amer- \
ican Legion auxiliary were to
sponsor the annual alumni ban
quet Wednesday evening, May
29, at 6:30 o’clock.
Foy Clark of Norfolk was to '
be toastmaster.
The classes of 25 years ago, 10
years ago and the present grad
uating classes will be honored.
CELIA—Mrs. J. T. Hilts of
Yakima, Wash., came Monday by
bus to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Focken, and family and
to attend the wedding of her
grandson, Clarence Focken, jr.
who will wed Patty Allyn of
Stuart June 2.
I
Double Rites
Earl Allen. 86, (left), Boyd
county homesteader, died early
Saturday of a heart ailment;
his grandson, Robert Earl Ker
sch, 30, (right) was killed later
the same day in a tractor-load
er accident. Double funeral ser
vices were conducted Tuesday
at Spener.
hartley Brennan, 44,
111 Over Year, Dies
Resident of O’Neill
16 Years
Bartley Brennan, 44, 817 South
11th., Norfolk, an O’Neill resi
dent from May 1, 1938, until Au
gust 1, 1954, died at 12:50 am.,
Sunday, May 26, in a Norfolk
hospital after a cancer illness of
more than a year.
Funeral rites were conducted
at 9 a.m., Wednesday, May 29.
in Sacred Heart Catholic church
at Norfolk. Burial was in Pros
pect Hill cemetery at Norfolk.
Rev. Thomas DeBacker, assist
ant pastor at Sacred Heart and a
former O’Neillite, officiated..
The late Mr. Brennan was born
at Elm Creek June 1, 1912, the
son of Mr. and Mrs, Bartley
Brennan. He was reared at Nor
folk where he was graduated
from Sacred Heart high school.
On February 21, 1936, he mar
ried Miss Letha Porterfield of
Wayne. For 16 years he was a
resident of O’Neill where he was
employed as a salesman for Con
tinental Baking compay.
On August, 1954 he moved
his family to Columbus and in
June, 1955, he was transfered to
Norfolk.
He became ill early in 1956
and submitted to surgery in
Omaha. He returned to work,
but later was forced to quit his
job because of his declining
health.
Survivors include: Widow—
Letha; son—Bartley, jr., Norfolk
high school student; sisters—
Mrs. Earl Schleuter of Los An
geles, Calif., and Mrs. Earl Bon
awitz of Hawthorne, Calif.; bro
ther—Wayne of West Los Ange
les, Calif.
His parents preceded him in
death.
McNair, Howard,
Seger Enlistees
The army recruiting office at
O’Neill has announced the fol
lowing recent enlistments:
Raymond D. McNair of O’
Neil, for signal corps; Ambrose
J. Howard of O’Neill, for signal
corps; Jerry L. Lambley of
Ainsworth, for the reserves (two
years of active duty); Phillip J.
Rudloff of Verdigre, for the re
serves (two years of active du
ty); Marlowe D. Jensen of Royal,
for the reserves (two years of
active duty to begin September
1); Harold E. Seger of O’Neill,
for the reserves (six months of
active duty).
The men went to Ft. Chaffee,
Ark., for processing, training
and reassingment.
Arriving This Week—
William Moore of California is '
expected to arrive this week to
visit his father, Jim Moore.
Plans for Rodeo
Parade Take Shape
3 Bands, Rope Artist
Are Signed
Plans for a big parade in con
nection with O’Neill’s forthcom
ing two-day rodeo began taking
shape this week.
The rodeo dates are Saturday
and Sunday, June 15-16, and the
show is sponsored by the O’Neill
Saddle club. Program provides
for NACA-approved rodeo per
formances at 8 o’clcok Saturdav
evening and at 2 o’clock Sunday
a fternoon.
The Saturday night parade,
starting at 7 o’clock, will feature
two bands—O’Neill and Spencer
—and possibly one or two oth
ers. The parade is being organiz
ed by the Lions club and is ex
pected to feature between 50 and
100 floats.
Business firms and organiza
tions are urged to enter, Robert
J. Krotter, Lions committee chair
man, said Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Johnny Rivers and
his golden stallion, a trick and
fancy roping act, have been sign
ed as a special rodeo attraction.
The Rivers addition is being pro
vided by the Chamber of Com
merce.
The rodeo will feature bare
back bronc riding, saddle bronc
riding, bulldogging, Brahma
bull riding, calf roping and a la
dies’ barrel race.
Sunday’s rodeo performance
will be preceded by a concert by
the Neligh band.
Big Bluegrass
Harvest Foreseen
Prospects for a big bluegrass
seed harvest are good, according
to reports from seed dealers,
ranchers and county extension
agents in Holt, Brown, Rock and
Keya Paha counties.
Bluegrass is heading and strip
ping is expected to start about
mid-June.
The Nebraska state employ
ment service has announced the
following volunteer farm and
ranch labor representatives in
this area:
O’NEILL—William Miller.
EWING—Julian Sojka.
CHAMBERS—T. E. Newhouse.
ATKINSON—Joe Kokes.
STUART—John Newman.
SPRINGVIEW—Duane Cook.
BASSETT—Ted Blake.
O’Neill High Honor
Roll Released—
Named to the combined first
and second semester honor roll
at O’Neill high school were:
Seniors: Marlene Ermer, Gord
on Fox, Sylvia Harder, Judy
Liddy, DeMaris Lindberg, Judy
Sanders, Linda Serck.
Juniors: Lynda Haynes, Gale
Holcomb, Judy Johnson, Mike
Liddy, Marion Moseman, Faye
Murray Jane Petersen, Linda
Whaley.
Sophomores: Joan Booth, Jean
ette Fricke, George Fuller, Shar
on Hartronft, Gerald Kaczor, E
laine Krugman, Konnie Kurtz,
Merle Pease, Betty Rodman.
Freshmen: Richard Ernst, Con
nie Johnson, Janet Krugman,
Bonney Lawrence, Barbara Mil
ler, Paula Reed, Joyce Summers,
Barbara Wayman and Nancy
Wray.
July 29 Tentative
Hay Days Date—
ATKINSON—Hay days will be
a one-day affair this year and
July 29 has been picked as the
tentative date. The switch from
a two-day to a one-day affair
met with unanimous approval of
the sponsoring group — the
Chamber of Commerce.
Investiture Today
in Omaha Cathedral
The Knight of St. Gregory
honor will bo conferred on Wil
liam J. Froelich, sr., of O'Neill
and five Omahans today (Thurs
day) in a pontificial mass to be
offered by Most Rev. Gerald T.
Bergan, archbishop of Omaha.
Six priests of the archdiocese
will be elevated to the rank of
monsignor.
Rev. Bartholomew Leahy of
Fremont, former assistant pas
tor of St. Patrick’s Oathoiic
church here, will bo among the
priests elevated.
In addition, papal honors will
go to 10 other persons.
Members of Mr. Froelieh’s im
mediate family, friends and sev
O Neill if t' Is Knighted
(Kditoriul on page 4.)
eral Knight of Columbus offi
cers will witness the investiture.
A recognition dinner will bo
held at the Sheraton-Fontenellc j
hotel immediately following the
ceremony.
Meanwhile, Charles Carroll of |
Carrollton council 701 of the i
KC’s is planning a recognition j
banquet in Mr. Froelieh’s honor ;
to be held at 7 pan., Sunday, |
June 9, in the American Legion ;
hall here. Tickets may be obtain- I
ed at either O’Neill bank and
must be purchased on or before
Friday, June 7.
.'llli'lici iiiminiunn
Workshop—
New officers of the Future
Homemakers of America, O’Neill
chapter, departed Monday to at
tend a three-day state workshop
at Kearney.
Accompanied by their instruc
tor, Mrs. A. J. Lively, were
Sheryl Young, Karen Hartronft,
Joyce Summers, Sharon Hart- (
ronft, and Mary Etta Perry.
CHAMBER TO MEET
Chamber of Commerce will I
meet at 7 p.m., Monday evening
for the June session. The nom
inating committee will report and
there will be an election of offi
cers. New officers will take
their posts at the July meeting.
Monday’s meeting will be held
at Slat’s Supper club.
Boyd Homesteader
Succumbs at Home
_
Earl Allen, 88, Came
to State in ’91
SPENCER — Earl Allen, 86,
one of Boyd county’s few re
maining homesteaders, died ear
ly Saturday, May 25, at his
home 6*A miles north of Spencer.
He suffered a heart attack
which proved fatal. He became
ill the night before.
His grandson, Robert Earl
Kersch, 30, of Lynch, was killed
later that day in a tractor ac
cident near Butte. Double fun
eral services were conduced at
10 a. m., Tuesday, May 28, in the
Community hall at Spencer with
Rev. Clyde A. Wells, Methodist
pastor, officiating. Burial was in
the Union cemetery under the
direction of the Jones funeral
home.
r-auuearers were rreu ocnem
ost, Mandus Olin, Elmer Kaczor,
Arthur Boettcher, Oscar Mathre
and Carl Kayl.
The late Mr. Allen was born
July 26, 1870, at Pageville, Pa*„
a son of Seth and Lovina Mc
.Commons Allen.
He came to the Spencer com
munity in 1891 and homesteaded
north of here. Although retired,
he continued to reside on the
same place until his death.
On November 29, 1899, he was
married to Una James at Butte.
The couple became the parents
of nine children.
Survivors include: Widow—
Una; sons—James of Winner, S.
D.; Grover of Spencer; Albert of
Sacramento Calif.; Robert of
Everett, Wash.; daughters—Mrs.
Robert (Maude) Kersch of Spen- i
cer; Mrs. William (Margaret)
Kaul of Grand Island; Mrs.
Vernie (Mabel) Irwin of Grand
Island; Mrs. Malvin (Marion)
Loken of Albion.
One daughter, Marjorie, pre
ceded her father in death.
LAKE IS TREATED
AMELIA—The lake at the
Billie Sammons ranch was treat
ed this week to rid the pond of
fish. Mr. Sammons explained
that the lake had been over
stocked and he wishes to restock
it with game fish.
MRS. WHITE TO RESIGN
Margaret White, police ma
tron and water department clerk,
is going to resign her post as soon
as a replacement can be found,
she informed Mayor D. C. Schaf
fer this week.
KIN DIES
CHAMBERS — Mrs. C o r d i a
Smith received word of the death
of her brother, Claude Davis,
75. He died Friday, May 24, at
his home at Debeque, Colo.
DELOIT—Otto Reimer recently
made a business trip to Columbus,
O., for the state.
Boyd Man
Dies Under
Loader
Robert E. Kersch, 30,
Victim of Accident;
F uneral a t Spencer
SI'ENCE R— Robert Earl
Kersch, 30, a lynch gravel con.
factor and a native of this com
nunity, died late Saturday, May
15. while working with the load
er mechanism attached to a
■rawlcr type tractor.
The accident occurred at a
gravel pit north of Butte. Work
tig with Kersch was Emil Kotas
if Spencer, who scrambled to
safety when the loader came
town on Kersch.
Mr. Kersch and Mr. Kotas
were attempting to jack up the
motor of the caterpillar gravel
loader so some repairs could be
made.
Mr. Kersch was silting at the
front of the tractor operating the
jack. It was theorized that as
the motor was being lifted it
released the clutch which held
the scoop up The scoop crash
ed to the. ground, pinning Mr.
Kersch beneath it In a sitting po
sition.
Pronounced Dead
Jacks were employed by per
sons summoned to the scene to
lift the scoop from the body.
Dr. D. H. Bendorf of Butte pro
nounced the man dead.
Double funeral services for
Kersch and his 86-year-old
grandfather, Earl Allen of Spen
der, a Boyd county homesteader
were conducted at 10 a. rn.
Tuesday, May 28, in the Com
munity hall at Spencer. Rev
Clyde A. Wells, Methodist pas
tor at Spencer, officiated. Buna!
was in the Union cemetery un
der the direction of the Jones
funeral home.
Pallbearers were Lucian Loockv
Don Angel, Leroy Angel Wayne.
Black, Russell Angus and Wil-*
liam Spencer.
Oak Leaf lodge AF&AM,
Lync h, conducted graveside
rites.
The late Robert Earl Kersch
was born May 31, 1926, at Spen
cer, the son of Robert D and
Maude Allen Kersch. He was
reared here was graduated from
Spencer high school, and June 3,
1950 was married at Lynch to
Lavina E. Mills. They became
the parents of three children.
For the past four years Mr.
Kersch has been living at Lynch
where he has been a gravel con
tractor.
About two years ago Mr.
Kcrsch’s brother, Danny, 16, was
fatally injured in an automobile
accident on U. S. highway 281
several miles west of Spencer.
Survivors include: Widow—
Lavina; son—Dennis Ray; daugh
ters—Marcia Ann and Roberta
Ixvryaine; parents— Mr. and Mrs
Robert D. Kersch of Spencer;
sister-—Mrs. Walter R. (Loryaine)
Houseman of Pickstown, S. D.;
grandmother— Mrs. Earl Allen
of Spencer.
Anoka, Bonesteel
Get Cloudbursts
The weatherman continued to
smile on the O’Neill region with
widespread rainfall during the
past six days. A total of 1.10
inches of rain has been received
at O’Neill, boosting the precipita
tion for the month to the neigh
borhood of five inches.
Cloudbursts were reported at
Anoka and Bonesteel Friday
night and early Saturday. An
oka received 1.75 inches; Bone
steel, just across the South Da
kota line, 1.93.
At the same time O’Neill re
ceived .95 in a series of show
ers; Stuart, 1 inch; Niobrara, .35;
Bassett, 120; Clearwater, 35;
Bristow, .50; Winner, 40; Long
Pine, 1 inch.
Hi Lo Prec.
May 23 _ 71 37
May 24 ... 69 48 .18
May 25 68 50 .92
May 26 62 45
May 27 78 39
28 May_ 82 58 T
Total_ 1.10
Precipitation Hits
4.61 at Chambers—
CHAMBERS—Precipitation the
past few days increased the May
total to 4 61 inches here. This
pushes the total for 1957 to 8.14.
It was not until July 1 a year
ago that the 1956 total reached
the eight-inch mark.
Chambers weather summary;
hi lo prec.
May 22 60 42
May 23 70 35
May 24 70 47 .01
May 25 68 50 62
May 26 65 45
Leaving Japan—
Capt. and Mrs. H. M. Chris
tenson and children will depart
today (Thursday) from Tokyo,
Japan, to their new assignment
in Hawaii. Mrs. Christenson is
the daughter of Mrs. Edna
Coyne.