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Volume 77.—Number 8. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday June 20. 1957. Seven Cent*
Beauties aboard the Win. Knitter Co. float in Saturday’s rodeo
parade here were the Misses Carolyn Sclunelehel, Helen Hynes
(standing in rear), I’atty Knitter (small girl) and Faye Murray.
The float was one of six in the commercial division selected by
the judges for recognition.—The Frontier Photo.
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Gunter . . . born at Ewing.
Ewing Pioneer
Succumbs at 85
James Gunter Rites
Held Saturday
EWING- Funeral services were
conducted at 10:30 am., Satur
day, June 15, for James Gunter,
85, a pioneer citizen of the Ew
ing community. The rites were
hold at United Presbyterian
church with Dr. William H. Ross
church pastor, officiating.
Mr. Gunter died Wednesday
evening. June 12, at the original
dwelling, where he had been mak
ing his home with his son, Lion
el He had been in failing health
several years.
A male quartet Leo Miller,
Walter Miller, Laverne Shrader
and Wendell Switzer sang "The
Old Rugged Cross”, "Rock of
Ages” and "In the Sweet By
and By” with Mrs. Wilbur Spang
ler at the piano.
In charge of flowers were Mr
and Mrs. Earl Pierson, Mr. and
Mrs. Sylvester Schlotman and
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery. Pallbearers were grand
sons: Duane Hol'd, Michael Cron
in, Myron Shavlik, Jimmie Gun
ter. Verle Gunter and Paul Gun
ter. Burial was made in the Ew
ing cemetery. j
James Wilson Gunter, one of
12 children, was bom near Ew
ing April 15, 1872, a son of Cal
vin T and Ruth Lovenia Gunter.
He was married February 28,
1900, to Elsie Hoke. Thirteen
children were lx>rn to this union.
One daughter, Virginia, died in
infancy.
His wife, Elsie, died October
30. 1941.
He joined the United Presby
terian church in 1910 and was a
regular attendant at the services
until his health began to fail
alwut two years ago.
The late Mr. Gunter resided
continuously on the old home
place from 1919 until his death
Survivors include: Sons Lion
el of Ewing: William of San
Francisco. Calif.; Clairemont of
St. Helena, Calif.: Lafayette of
Hoskins; James V. of Genesco,
111.; daughters — Mrs. Lovenia
Switzer of Clearwater; Mrs. Jen
nie Shavlik of Chambers; Mrs
Algenia Hord of Ewing; Mrs.
Henrietta Babcock of Oakland,
Calif.; Mrs. Isabel Cronin of Den
ver, Colo.; Mrs. Everal Woods
of Chico, Calif.; Mrs. Joyce Mon
talvon of Haywood Calif.; 27
grandchilden and 17 great-grand
children; brothers — Dewitt of
Ewing and Barney of Twin Falls.
Ida.; sister Mrs. Rose Beck
man of Roanoke, 111.
Harringtons Entertain —
Weekend guests at the John J.
Harrington home were Mr. and
Mrs. J D. Fra her and Denise of
Omaha, his grandmother. Mrs.
Catherine Collins and Bill
Klumpp both of Washington, D.
C., and Mr. and Mrs, James D.
Harrington of Oiicago, 111. The
latter couple, who are the Har
ington's son and his wife, left for
a vacation in Denver, Colo.
Swot da Declared
All-Around Cowboy
Church, 4-H Floats
Win Honors
O'Neill's fourth annual rodeo,
under the sponsorship of the O'
Neill Saddle club, was "highly
successful", officers announced
at the conclusion of the two-day
event.
The rodeo opened with a 7 o’
clock parade in the business dist
rict Saturday evening. There
were rodeo performances Satur
day night anti Sunday afternoon.
Intermittent showers late Satur
day and early Sunday and a down
pour Sunday afternoon were so
arranged by Mother Nature as
to not interfere seriously with
the performances, although cow
boys came up repeatedly black
ened with mud.
Jim Sw’ohoda of Burwell won
the Chamber of Commerce all
around cowboy award of $100.
Other winners;
Bulldogging: Joe Emerson,
first, $136; Dean Kenney, Jim
Swohoda. Wayne Zoner.
Bareback bronc riding; Swo
Ixxla. first, $108; Bale Phipps,
Kenny, Duane Morrey.
Saddle bronc riding: Skeet Mc
Killip. first. $80; Royal Church,
Velden Morgan, Zoner.
Bulldogging: Dale Sahota first,
$120; Sterling Bowers, Dale Dan
iels, Jerry Wrage.
Calf roping: Roily Glouse, first,
$128; Russ Nutter, Bob Walsh,
Wayne Mattern.
The Lions club arranged the
parade, which included the O'
Neill. Spencer and Inman bands.
The Willing Workers 4-H club
and Methodist church entries
shared organizational honors in
the parade. The 4-H group depict
ed a farmyard scene complete
with calf and the church float
heralded the 75th anniversary to
be observed in October.
The two floats were awarded
$15 prizes each.
Six floats entered by business
firms were cited by the judges
for recognition in the commercial
category: William Krotter Co.,
Apparel Shop. Goeden's Drive-In,
Beatrice Foods i Meadow7 Gold I,
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany and Consumers Public Pow
er district.
Rodeo spectators were enthusi
astic in their praise for the rodeo
performances.
John Karel, 77,
Expires at Lynch
Funeral servces were conduc
ted at 2 p.m., Monday, June 17.
for John Karel, 77. who died
early Thursday, June 13, in Sa
cred Heart hospital at Lynch.
Pallbearers were Earl McClan
ahan, George Hansen, Elmer De
rail, Paul Woidneck and Blake
Benson- all neighbors in the
Midway locality.
The late Mr Karel was bom
June 19. 1880 at Okrohlce. Czech
oslovakia. His parents were Jo
seph Karel and Fannie Cerveny
Karel.
He came to Holt county in
1884 and farmed for a time south
of O'Neill. Later, he moved to
Bovd county, returning again to
Holt. He never married and
farmed many years north of O'
Neill
Survivors include: Brothers—
James of O’Neill: Joseph of
Georgetown, S. C.; August of
Lvnch and Louis of Colome, S.
D.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, six sisters and two
brothers.
Rev. J. Olcn Kennell officiated
at the funeral and' burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Visit Mother—
Everett Siders of Douglas.
Wyo., and Mrs. Lee Devereaux
and grandson. Walter, of Phoenix.
Ariz., have been visiting their
mother, Mrs. Maggie Siders.
Hershiser
D;ies at 94;
Holt Deputy
Helped Keep Peace in
Era When Territory
Spanned Vast Area
Elias ("Eli”) J. Hershiser, 94.
who won fame in the pioneer era
as Ilolt county deputy sheriff,
died about 6:20 p.m., Monday,
June 17. at Cedar. Minn., where
he lived with his son, William.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m , today 'Thurs
day) at Biglin Funeral Chapel
here with Rev. J. Olen Kennell
officiating. Burial will be in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Andy Clark,
Richard Clark, Francis Clark,
Floyd Hershiser, Francis Hersh
iser and Bennett Hertford.
The late Mr. Hershiser was
l»m August 23, 1862, at Summer
set, Pa. He was the son of a
wagon maker who had been crip
Hershlser . . . to Holt at age
of 81.—The Frontier Photo.
pled in action during the Civil
waV.
He was 21-years-old when he
came alone to Holt county in
1877. His brother. Ed. had reach
ed Holt two years before- one of
the earliest settlers.
The parents came later from
Waterloo. Ia., and they farmed
for many years the place now
owned by Dr. G. R. Cook.
Eli's brother, Ed, was one of
the first elected sheriffs in Holt
county at a time when Holt was
the only organized county be
tween here and the Wyoming
line. Law enforcement in the
vast area in between befell the
Holt authorities, and Eli serv
ed alxnit four years as deputy.
It was during that period vig
ilantes hung Kid Wade, a youth
ful horse thief and a notorious
western outlaw. Roth Eli and
his brother figured in the Wade
case.
The late Mr. Hershiser often
retold stories of pioneer law en
forcement, including holding 20
prisoners for a prolonged length
of time in a one-room jail.
Later, he farmed for many
years.
His wife was the former Jen
nie Storts. They became the par
ents of two sons and one daugh
ter The daughter died in in
fant$\ . , . _
One son, Charles, died in Oma
ha November 16, 1940. Mrs. Her
shiser died December 29, 1942.
He was also preceeded in death
by his parents, brothers—Ed and
Jacob (the latter was a San
Diego, Calif., druggist).
Mr. Hershscr lived with his
sister, Mrs. Rose Shively, at Nor
folk for about six years before
moving to Minnesota several
years ago. Hs eyesight failed
and during his last visit to O’
Neill he carried a white cane.
Survivors include: Son- Wil
liam of Cedar, Minn.; sister—
Mrs. Rose Shively of Norfolk.
New Methodist
Leader Arrives
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Embree,
formerly of Ogallala, arrived
Friday to establish residence in
the Methodist district superinten
dent's parsonage-office on Sev
enth street between Clay and
Douglas.
Reverend Embree succeeds Dr.
J. Laverne Jay, who has been
transferred to Tecumseh.
The new northeast Nebraska
Methodist leader, who will ad
minister a district extending
from the Cherry-Brown county
line eastward to the Missouri
river, has been a minister 35
years. His father, the late J. W.
Embree. was a Nebraska minis
ter over 40 years, and his broth
er, Arthur, presently is a Meth
odist pastor at Ravenna.
Reverend Embree was gradua
ted from Nebraska Wesleyan
university and his first pastorate i
was at Minitare. He has served I
at Friend, Dorchester. Broken
Bow. Fairmont and Ogallala.
He had been at Ogallala five
years.
The Embrees have two sons
one at Hastings and one at Rapid
City, S. D..—and two daughters—
one in Washington state and the
other at Friend. •
< 'urtivs, VanVoortm, Kennell . . . appreciation.—The Frontier Photo. '
Open-House Is Held—
Grover Shaw, Wife Wed 50 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Shaw cele-.
brated their golden wedding an
niversary Sunday, June 16, at
their home'. One hundred twenty
two guests signed the guest book.
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were mar
ried April 24, 1907 in O'Neill. Mrs.
Shaw was the former Julia Car
ney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Carney. She is a sister
of the late Capt. James B. Car
ney, for whom Carney park was
named. Captoin Carney lost his
life in World War II.
The Shaw's became the parents
of five children. One daughter,
Marie died in 1918 at the age of
seven years. One son, Clarence,
died in 1950.
Their children attending were
Mrs. Ambrose Rohde of Kenne
wick, Wash., and Mrs. K. C. Hunt j
of O'Neill. One son, Ralph ShawI
of Cowley, Wyo., was unable to|
attend the celebration.
They have nine grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren
Lyle, Bruce, Margaret Eileen and|
Calvin Smith of Chambers.
A breakfast was held at the j
M & M cafe for the immediate i
family. A reception took place
from 2 to 4 p. m., at the Shaw
home.
Those pouring were Mrs. Mike
London, Kirs. Robert Hacket and'
Mrs. L. F. Curtis, both of Sioux
City, and Miss Mary E. Carney.
Miss Patricia Rohde of Ken- J
newick. Wash., registered the!
guests. Servers, which were rela
tives, were Mrs. Ambrose V.
Rohde of Kennewick, Wash., Miss
Mary Rita Rohde, Mrs. K. C. ;
Hunt. Mrs. Larry Pribil and Mrs.
Jerry Tom.jack and Mrs. Leonard
Knapp of Ewing.
Out-of-towners present included
guests from Chambers, Ewing
and Emmet, Mr. and Mrs. Am
brose V. Rohde and three child
ren. Mary Rita, Patricia and Col
leen of Kennewick, WTash., also
Mrs. Robert Hacket and Danny
and Billy of Sioux City; Mrs. Iso
The Shows . . . their golden wedding day.—The Frontier Photo.
belle Hancock and Mrs. Evan
Stover, both of Fremont: Mr. and
Mrs. George Smith and four
children of Chambers; Mike
London of Omaha, and Miss Boa
Rohdo of Chicago, III.
The Rohdes’ son, James, was
unable to be present.
Bible Prophecy
Speaker Coming—
CHAMBERS "The Explosive
Middle East Crisis in Bible Light"
will be the topic of Elmer A.
Josephson, former Wichita, Kans.,
Youth for Christ director, at a
special service Monday. June 24,
8 p. m. at the Memorial Baptist
church in Chambers.
Unusual highlights of fulfilled
prophecy as well as information
regarding Israel not generally
known will also be given.
The Embrees'.. . . now located in Methodist district head
quarters, here.—The Frontier Photo. ' ,
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Leslie Strong, 39,
Father of 3, Dies
Funeral Being Held
Today at Omaha
Leslie Strong, 39, father of
three teenage hoys, died unex
pectedly late Tuesday, June 18,
in Emmanuel hospital at Omaha.
He had suffered a leg fracture
in March and about 10 days ago
was stricken with a heart attack.
Relatives said he apeared to be
making “satisfactory" recovery.
He was fatally stricken at the,
hospital while reading a news- j
paper.
Funeral services will be con-1
ducted at 2 p. m., today (Thurs
day) at St. Paul’s Methodist
church in Omaha. The Kramer
funeral home of Omaha is in
charge of arrangements.
The late Mr. Strong was torn
and reared at Emmet.
He had been employed by the
Cargill grain elevator firm in
Omaha.
His wife is the former Mildred
Stems, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Sterns of O’Neill.
Survivors include: Widow
Mildred; sons—Ronnie. 18; Gary
17, and Donald, 14; mother Mrs.
Cecil McMillan of Emmet; fath
er Thomas Strong of Waterloo;
brothers Thomas and Charles
Strong both of Omaha; sister—
Mrs. Clifford (Myrtle) Anderson
of Omaha.
Hruska Selected
for Stuart Speech
STUART -U. S. Sen. Roman
Hruska (R-Neb.) will be the
speaker for the "old-fashioned"
Fourth of July celebration to be
held at Stuart.
This will be the second cele
bration of this type—complete
with picnics, fireworks, band
music, contests,, games and a
speech. .. • ’ • I
‘Life Too Hectic’,
Speaker Declares
One hundred five persons- fa
thers and their sons attended
the first annual father and son
banquet held Tuesday evening in
the new Fellowship hall of First
Presbyterian ehureh. The affair
was sponsored by the Women’s
association of the ehureh with
Mrs. Ro\ Humrich, president.
Rev. J. Olt'n Kennell, church
pastor, offered the invocation.
K. L. VanVoorhis was toast
master. Theme of the banquet
was ‘‘In Their Steps" and the
word setting was created from
Proverbs IV b\ Dale Wilson,
reader, accompanied on the piano
by A. E. Bowen
The welcome. "Footprints in
the Sand”, was delivered by
Vern Reynoldson. Responses
came from his four sons James,
representing upper teenagers; Al
len. high school ago; Laurence,
6, and Gary, 5.
Laurence, who said simply.
"Dad, we’re glad to lx* here",
and Gary, who rose to his feet
and announced, "Thanks, Pop”,
were given wide applause.
Four little girls Sally Herley,
Laveda Philbriek, Cherlyn Van
Vleek and Ruth Ann Watson
tap-danced. D. H. Clauson of
fered “Recognition”.
Th(> address was given by
John E. Curtiss of Lincoln, officer
of Consumers Public Power dis
rict, former commander of the
American Legion and present
national legion committeeman.
Curtiss told the fathers the dis
position is to be in "too big a
hurry to indulge in these finer
tilings such as a father-son ban
quet and other father-son rela
tionships.
"So mad is the rush we h>se
our patience if we miss a turn
(Continued on page 6).
Mrs. John Kee, 72,
Is Heart Victim
Reside n t of Holt
Since 1916
Mrs. John E. Kee, 72, who suf
fered a heart ailment and had
been hospitalized here, died at 7
p.m., Sunday, June 16, in St. An
thony’s hospital.
Funeral services were conduc
ted at 2 p.m.. Wednesday, June
19. at the Methodist church here
with Rev. Glenn Kennicott,
church pastor, officiating. Bur
ial was in Prospect Hill ceme
tery under the direction of Big
lin's.
Pallbearers were Floyd Ritts,
Clarence Ernst, William Sch
mohr, Carl Lorenz, Homer Mar
ing and Guy Beckwith.
The late Mrs. Kee, whose maid
en name was Della Elizabeth
Harsbarger, was bom April 25,
1885 near Stella, a daughter of
Henry Harshbarger and Alice
Legge Harshbarger. She came
from a family of nine children.
She married Mr. Kee March
10. 1907, at her parents’ farm
home near Stella. The couple
began farming three miles north
west of Humboldt, where they
lived one year. Later they farm
ed near Pawnee Cty for eight
years and in February, 1916,
came to Holt county, settling
nine miles northwest of O’Neill,
where they farmed 39 years.
Two years ago they retired,
moving into O’Neill at 705 East
Clay st. Last March they cele
brated their golden wedding anni
versary.
Two sons died in infancy.
Survivors include: Widower—
John; son Mervin of Crofton;
daughters- Mrs. T. H. (Wilma)
Ilering of Omaha; Mrs. Ralph
(Elva) Leidy of Bentonville,
Ark.; Mrs. Wayne (Aladene)
Bates of Emmet, and Mrs. Rod
ney (Ionai Livings of Sioux City;
12 grandchildren; brothers Wil
liam of Eagleville, Mo.; Clifton '
of Stella and Earl of Ft. Pierre, !
S. D.; sisters Mrs. Josie Bodle
of Humboldt and Mrs. Milo
Hynek of Humboldt.
Mrs. Kee ... 39 years on
farm northwest of here.—The |
Frontier Photo.
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Torrential
Rains Cause
Flooding
Stor— Sewers Filled
to Brim; 4.86 Ins.
of Rainin7 Days
Torrential rains visited the re
gion Sunday afternoon and eve
ning, following on the heels at
a series of weekend showers.
In little more than an hour two
inches of rain fell here, causing
water to run hub-deep on some
of the paved streels and over
loading the storm sewer system.
Some basements were filled
where drainage problems existed.
It has been several years sine*
the city has been deluged with
so much water.
Between 6 p. m., Saturday and
8 a. m., Monday the official rain
fall here measured slightly more
than four inches.
The rains were general through
out Holt, Boyd, Knox, Antelope
and Wheeler counties.
Creighton Hard lilt
A cloudburst at Creighton
dumped 7U. inches of rain there,
causing a railroad bridge to wash
out and knocking out service for
about a week. Several highway
bridges and innumerable county
bridges were damaged, and sev
eral families in low areas were
rescued by boats.
Sunday rainfall at various
points included: Inman, 4.10 inch
es; Neligh 3.03; Clearwater 5
inches; Atkinson, 1.5; Norfolk, 2*
inches; Chambers, 4 inches; Ew
ing, 4 inches.
Ainsworth received light rain
and Bassett "good” rain Rain
fall in Boyd county was not as
heavy as at O’Neill.
City workmen kept busy all
day Sunday keeping the storm
sewers open. Street Commission*
or J. J. Berigan said none at the
sewers were plugged hut were
"simply overloaded with too
much water in too short a time."
Traffic Pinched Oft
The Neil Ryan basement was
filled with water.
Between 4:30 and 10 p. m.,
Sunday overflow water from the
Elkhom river pinched off traffic
1 '/z miles west of Neligh. Water
swirled across highway 14, be
tween Brunswick and Neligh, at
eight places and the out of hi muds
Willow creek held up traffic
several hours on that strecth.
Total precipation for the past
seven days measured 4.86 inches
here.
Week’s summary:
hi lo Prec.
June 13 79 56 .34
June 14 75 54 01
Juno 15 73 47 .45
June 16 74 56 1.54
June 17 73 59 2.52
June 18 77 49
June 19 84 52
Totals 4.86
Longtime Holt
Resident Dies
CHAMBERS Walter Trussell,
84, longtime resident of this com
munity, was found dead at his
homo in Chambers late Satur
day, June 15, by a neighbor, Ed
Smith.
Mr. Trussell and his dog were
found dead of asphyxiation.
County Attorney William W Grif
fin, acting as corner, said there
would be no inquest.
Graveside funeral services were
conducted at 3 p.m., Tuesday,
June 18, at the Trussell ceme
tery near here with Rev.
Schwenck of Memorial BaprtiKt
church officiating.
The late Mr. Trussell was bom
May 8, 1873, a son of Mr and
Mrs. S. H. Trussell, pioneer set
tlers.
Ho was married to Jessie May
Camilison, who died July 23,
1951. After her death he lived
alone.
Survivors include: Sisters —
Mrs. H. W. McClure of Wayne
and Mrs. E. C. Wilson of Twin
Falls, Ida.
Corkle Ranks 2d in
Pri ncess Contest
Miss Carol Kucera of Clarkson
ranked first in the district dairy
princess contest Friday, at Nor
folk, sponsored by the American
Dary association.
There were three Holt county
entrants Miss Cera Corkle. Miss
Ellen Corkle and Miss Sharon
Miner.
Miss Cera, a 1957 graduate of
St. Mary’s academy, placed sec
ond and will compete in the state
competition with Miss Kucera
Dorsey Church Will
Note 75th Birthday
DORSEY The Presbyterian
church here, long a landmark
and focal point of the community.
Sunday, June 23, will mark it*
75th anniversary.
A special anniversary service
is planned.
