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Volume 77. Number 14. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, August 1, 1957. Seven Cents
state hist soc
C&N W Says Hardship
Reason for Stand
Soldier s l arewell
M/Sgt. Edward F. Schmueck
er and his wife embrace in a
farewell kiss moments before
O'Neill's national guard com
pany departed by special troop
train for Camp Ripley, Minn.,
for two weeks of field training.
The un!t, including 65 enlisted
m n and five officers, shared
the train with units from Chad
ron. Norfolk, Wayne, Fremont,
Omaha and othei |H>ints. Sch
muecker is from Atkinson. The
Frontier photo.
A1 Wood New
Manager of KVHC
Sun Broadcasters, Inc., new
owners of radio station KVHC.
have announced the appointment
of Al Wood as manager of the
the station
The station, owned and opera
ted for 19 months by the Holt
County Broadcasting Corp., was
sold recently to a Holdrege group
which organized the Sun com
pany Purchase price was
$25,000.
Mr. Wood comes to O'Neill
from the heart of West Texas
ranch country. He has a back
ground of 11 years in commerical
radio. Until six months ago. he
worked with radio stations in
San Angelo, Tex. Initially he was
commercial manager of 5.000
watt KGKL there; later served
as salesman and chief engineer
at ICWFR, also in San Angelo.
For the past six months Wood
has served as program director
and chief engineer at KNEE at
Brady, Tex.
Wood will also sene as chief
engineer at KVHC.
The Wood family includes Mrs.
Wood and two children — Linda
and Larry. They will make their
home at 502 North First st., in
the residence vacated by Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Laltue and fam
ily Mr. LaRue, who has re
turoed to Colorado, put KVHC
on the air November 30, 1955,
and was station manager until
the station was sold.
Water Safety Films
to Be Shown—
Free showing of films and
demonstrations on water safetj
and swimming and l>oating safe
ty will be held at the Municipal
swimming pool Thursday evening
starting at 7 o'clock. Swimming
classes, boating clubs and the
general public are invited.
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VALENTINE — After nearly
three days of listening to finan
cial hardship stories from high
Chicago & North Western offi
cials, the Nebraska railway com
missioners late Wedii “sday heard
seven representatives of the gen
eral public and the Save-the-Trains
association.
The commission is conducting
a hearing on C&NW's application
to remove the last two passenger
mail-express trains serving north
Ncbraska <>n the 450-mile Ornaha
Chadron line.
Monday's testimony of Stephen
A. Litus, C&NW' staff officer, was
not admith-d to the record when
S-T-A counsel Linar Viren of
Omaha moved that Litus was not
a competent authority.
J, R Brennan, C&NW general
passenger agent, said flexibility
of automobiles made trains 13 and
14 no longer necessary. A volu
minous 50-page lxx>k contained
C&NW’s presentation, including
population studies, auto regis
trations. maps of bus, truck and
other rail lines Brennan said
trains 13 and 14 are among the
"best-known today in the coun
try 1'.
The exhibit. showed that |
C&NW's 10 passenger trains in
and out of Omaha’s Union sta- ■
non handled 49,000 passengers in
1956. In excess of 20.000 of these
were on trains 13 and 14
Other eight trains include Oma
ha-Minneapolis hnd Omaha-Chi
cago runs.
Shannon Responsible
C. C. Shannon, assistant to
C&NW’s president, admitted the
road had been inefficiently oper
ated in the past. He admitted,
too, un d e r cross-examlnatio n
that when he was in charge of all
Nebraska, South Dakota and Wy
. i ming operations, headquarter
1 ing in Omaha, trains 13 and 14
were under his jurisdiction, and
tie had encouraged removal of
the trains since 1950.
Litus said his testimony had
been accepted by Illinois, Wiscon
sin, Michigan, Minnesota and
other utility commissions.
When challenged, however, he
stepped down and a hurry up
phone call was sent to Larry Pro
vo, vice-president and comptroll
er of the line. Provo was on the
scene the next morning.
On Tuesday and Wednesday
Provo pleaded hardship in behalf
of the railroad but did not fully
explain why C&NW's stock had
nearly doubled in value in 18
months. Viren asked Provo how
he reconciled the hardship story"
with the stock value. Viren proll
ed as to why C&NW's stock is
considerably higher on the mar
ket than other railroads which
have been paying dividends to
stockholders annually. C&NW
hasn’t paid on common stock in
seven years.
‘Pick-and-Shovel*
Viren's cross-examination of j
Provo served to neutralize, in the
minds of many of the listeners,
the three days of "pick-and-shov- 1
el financial condition ”, stressed
by Litus, Shannon, Brennan and
Provo.
Strongly-worded letters and pe
titions from north-Nebraskans
were entered into the record over
the protest of the road’s counsel.
There is speculation the hear
ing may end tonight (Thursday).
State Sen. Frank Nelson of O'
Neill will testify today (Thurs
day). He introduced the law that
eliminated the flagman and saved
C&NW 25- to 30-tliousand-dollars
annually.
O'Neill hits been represented
each day at the hearings.
Public witnesses heard late
Wednesday were Judge Quigley
of Valentine; Gene Kemper, Al
liance publisher; Doyle Free, sec
retary of Nebraska Poultry Im
provement association (eastern
Nebraska hatcheries send chicks
to western Nebraska by express),
C. M. Terry, fieklman for the
I Lakeville (Minn.) Creamery, who
introduced messages from scores
of patrons who objected to having
: the express service lost; Mrs.
| Satlzman and Mrs. Thorley, Ixvth
I of Ainsworth, who use the trains
' frequently.
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L«>uis Bartow, fanner north and east of O’Neill, and his son,
Marvin, peek between seven-foot cornstalks. Mr. Bartos has in
stalled an irrigation system, but Mother Nature has raised these
spceimens.—The Frontier Photo.
Youth, 16,
Dies Result
of Wreck
Ronald Dean Mitchell
Thrown out Moving
Vehicle Near Lynch
BUTTE A 16-year-old farm
youth, Ronald Dean Mitchell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Mitchell
of Butte, was fatally injured be
tween 2 and 3 a. m , Sunday,
July 28, on a country road 6Ms
miles north of Lynch.
He and a friend. Gary Ellwang
er. had attended a Saturday nighl
dance in Lynch, rite car. driven
hy Mitchell, went out of control on
a curve and overturned. Mitchell
was thrown from the vehicle.
Ellwanger was dismissed that
afternoon from the Lynch hospital
having suffered only from shock
Funeral services for the Mit
chell youth were conducted at 2
p.m., Tuesday, July 30, at the
-v y. !
Mitchell . . . funeral services
held Tuesday.
Community church in Butte. Rev.
George Muzzy officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts fur
nished music with Mrs. Ver Tom
ek at the organ.
Pallbarers were Gary Arp, La
Vern Krieger. Douglas Dix, Stan
ley Liewer, Charles Doty and
Gary Ellwanger.
‘‘Ronnie", as he was best
known, was born August 6, 1940.
He spent his entire life with his
parents on their farm south of
Butte. He attended Butte high
school and would have been a sen
ior this fall.
He served as student manager
of the football team the past two
seasons.
He was baptized in the Metho
dist church in Atkinson when he
was a small child.
Survivors include: Parents—Mr.
and Mrs. Adrian Mitchell; broth
er Larry of Arlington, Va.; sis
ter Sharon, at home; grandpar
ents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mitch
ell of Atkinson and Mrs. George
Syfie of O'Neill.
480-Acre Trussell
Unit to Be Sold
Vern Whitaker of Chambers
Friday purchased at executor's
sale the near-new residence in
I northwest Chambers owned by the
estate of the late Walter Trussell.
Purchase price was $2,300, accord
ing to John R. Gallagher of O'
Neill, executor for the estate.
Col. Wallace O'Connell of O'Neill
! was auctioneer.
Gallagher and O'Connell will be
selling the 480-acre improved
livestock and hay unit, belonging
; to the Trussell estate, on Wednes
day, August 14, starting at 1 p. m.,
on the premises.
The land is located three miles
south of the junction of U. S. high
way 281 and state highway 95
(east of Chambers) and miles
east. Legal descrption: EVfe and
EM> of W4 of section 3, town
ship 29. range 11. tin the adver
tisement on page 19 and in the
two-colored handbills there is an
error in the description.) Ed C.
Smith of Chambers will show the
premises to interested persons in
advance of the sale.
3 Lovelies Compete
for Hay Royalty
ATKINSON Hay queen nomi
nees for the 1957 edition of hay
days are Jean Allyn, Audrey Cox
hilll, Sandra Davis, Delores Eng
ler, Shirley Fundus, Sharon
Kokes, Artha Pacha and Bema
! dine Rossman. The one chosen
queen will be crowned with cere
mony.
Hay days wall be a one day af
fair this year—Monday, August 5.
There will be all types of en
tertainment, a late afternoon bar
1 becue. baseball and U. S. Sen.
I Carl Curtis is scheduled to speak.
A feature of the celebration
will be a trade fair in which
there will be scores of Ijooths and
j exhibits.
B H. Wilson is general chair
man for the celebration.
Hey kids! You can obtain tick
ets for the kiddie rides at the
Holt county fair for only a dime.
If you waif until the fair, the tick
ets will cost you 20 cents.
The 10-cent advance tickets are
on sale at these firms: All busi
ness places in Chambers; Gibson
store. Ewing: Lindberg Firestone
store, O'Neill; Smith Clothing. At
kinson; Jansen’s Red & White,
Stuart; Peterson’s store, Amelia
...—in, mi l—<- W«'v. ■ K^nsnSBaBnnonV'
Allan Reynoldson (left) and Tim (iiiligan (right) model sam
ples of proposed new Municipal hand uniforms. Molding the clari
net is Itill Kbv, wearing a 10-year-old uniform. The Band Mothers
organization is planning to raise funds with which to purchase be
tween NO aiul ion new uniforms.
saw ■wmmv
Miss Jeanette Frieke . . .
steps out in handsome new ma
jorette uniform, already pur
chased.—The Frontier Photo.
Mothers Hope for
New Band Uniforms
Movement I s Getting
Underway
The O’Neill Band Mothers or
ganization, founded in 1946, is
s|>onsoring a move to purchase
new uniforms for the Municipal
band.
First president of the group
was Mrs. Harry Petersen. In
1947 the present uniforms were
purchased at a cost of $48.40 each.
“After 10 years of good ser
vice, those uniforms arc showing
they’ve had hotter days", a
spokesman for the Band Mothers
said.
The spokesman continued:
“It is the endeavor of the Band
Mothers to start a hand uniform
fund from which new uniforms
may be purchased in the not-too
distant future.”
Cost of uniforms today is in
the neighborhood of $70 each.
Eighty to one hundred uniforms
will be needed for the growing
band.
Recently the city of O'Neill
gave $1,500 to the organization
for municipal band purposes. A
portion of this sum will go into
the hand uniform fund. Duane
Miller is band director. The band
is composed of pupils from both
schools.
Officers of the Band Mothers
organization are: Mrs. Roy Shel
hamer, president; Mrs Robert
Kurtz, vice-president; Mrs. Leo
Gokie, secretary; Mrs. Joe Ten
nis, treasurer. Directors are
Mrs. Virgil Laursen, Mrs. Ben
nett Gillespie, Mrs. Melvin Mar
ci'llus. Mrs Richard Nelson, Mrs.
Jack Arbuthnot, Mrs. Leona Shoe
maker and Mrs. L. D. Putnam.
Volunteer donations from indi
viduals. business firms or civic
groups will he appreciated, Mrs.
Shelhamer said. Donations may
he sent to Mrs. Joe Tennis, trea
surer.
The officers declared: “Our
band director, Duane Miller, is
one of the best in the state. Let’s
all get behind the band and the
director. Boost them, help
them!”
John Graves, who came to O’
I Neill two years ago when he pur
chased a South Fourth street tav
! ern from Claude Hamilton, jr.,
j has announced the sale of the
! firm to Dale Potts of Bartlett,
formerly of O’Neill and Emmet.
I The sale is subject to confirma
1 mation by the state.
Child Drowns
in Stock Tank
Arehart Infant Dies
at Sands Farm
EWING Michael Dean, 17
months-old son of MY. and Mrs.
Kenneth Arehart of Ewing, was
drowned in a stock tank Thurs
day afternoon, July 25, about
5:30 o’clock at the home of his
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sands, near Ewing. His
mother and the other Arehart
children had gone their to visit.
Mr. Arehart operates a moving
van and was enroute to Florida
at the time of the accident. He
could not be reached for several
haul's after Ihe accident. Upon
receiving word, he left immed
iately by plane and reached his
home Saturday afternoon.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon, July 28. at the
Methodist church here
Mrs. Gene Ruby of Ewing and
Miss Alvera Schilousky of Lin
coln sang "Jesus Loves Me” and
"When He Cometh", with Mrs.
Wilbur Spangler the accompanist.
Mrs. Archie Tuttle, assisted by
Michael Dean Arehart, J7
months-okl (right) is pictured
with his brothers, Tom and Joe.
Mrs. Helen Sisson, had charge of
the flowers.
Pallbearers were LaVance
Munamert of Clearwater, Richard
Faust of Lincoln. James and
Terry Knievel, both of Norfolk.
Burial was in the Ewing cemtery.
Michael Dean was born March 5.
1956, at the Antelope Memorial
hospital.
“Mikie’’ as he was called by
children of the neighl>orhood, was
a favorite of the youngsters.
Survivors include: Parents;
brothers—Tom and Joe; sisters—
Bonnie and Debbie; grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. George Wright of
Ewing and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Arehart of Elgin; great-grandpar
ents Mr. tind Mrs. Albert Haus
er of Elgin.
Loans Added by
Harrington Firm
The Harrington Loan & In
vestment company has been form
ed here with John J. Harrington,
jr., as resident manager.
The Harrington Insurance &
Real Estate company opened
Januaiy 1, 1956, and the small
loan division is now being added.
The Harrington family has been
a part of this community since
1880. (A formal announcement
will appear in next week’s issue).
Mrs. Hubbard
leaves Postoffice—
CHAMBERS—Mrs. Mabel Hut>
bard retired as clerk in the Cham
bers postoffice, July 31, having
reached the mandatory retirement
age.
Mrs. Hubbard served over 24
years and under three postmast
ers—Loa Hubbard, Clair Grimes
and Margaret Cooper. She took
only 55 hours sick leave during
that time.
lucked by Horse,
Stuart Lad, 8. Dies
David Shald Flown
to Omaha
STUART Funeral services
wort* conducted at 10 a. m., Mon
day, July 29, m St. Boniface Ca
tholic church at Stuart for David
Shald, eight-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Shald, Stuart
ranchers. The boy died Friday,
July 26. in Children's Memorial
hospital at Omaha after having
i-een flown there. He was kicked
in the abdomen by a horse Tues
day, July 23, and showed no im
mediate ill effects. At first it was
thought he was not hurt seriously.
Karly Friday at the Atkinson
hospital he collapsed and went
into deep shock. He was flown by
ambulance to Omaha, attended by
Dr. James Ramsay, and died af
ter arrival at the Omaha hospital.
Rev. A. J. Paschang, St. Boni
face pastor, officiated at the re- !
quiem high mass. Twenty mem
bers of David’s first communion
class last May acted as pall-(
bearers and honorary pallbearers, j
Burial was in St. Boniface!
cemetery. Rosary was recited
Saturday and Sunday evenings at
the Seger funeral home in At
kinson.
Pallbearers were: Billy Huff
man, John Cobb, Randy Jardee,
Da/ 'Ul Shald . . . while in pas
ture he was kicked in side caus
ing internal injuries.
Guy Mueller, Kenneth Garnik and
Michael Hamm.
The boy attended St. Boniface |
Catholic school and would have
been in tire third grade this fall.
David was born June 13, 1949,
at Atkinson.
Survivors inclule: Parents Mr.
and Mrs. Bonis Shald (the mother
is the former Myrna E. Blake); i
brothers—Rickey and Douglas;
sister Carol Sue; grandparents—
Mr. and Mrs. John Shald of Stuart
and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Blake of
Meadville.
Easy Showers Boon
to Growing Crops
Slow, easy-going showers visit
ed the O’Neill region early Fri- j
day morning. The two-hour hies- j
sing nelted .96 of an inch.
Page received 2.30 inches; Or- |
chard, 1.70; Neligh, little more |
than an inch; Valentine, .50; i
Spencer, .60; Atkinson, 1 inch.
Earl Watson of Inman report- ]
ed 2.26 inches there. Emil Gruhn.
west of Inman, and Boh Rulher,
west of Inman, both reported j
more than three inches.
Midway locality, north of O'- {
Neill, received an inch.
Ameia received a two-inch rain.
Art Doolittle reported the loss of j
two haystacks, which were struck
by lightning. Dick Doolittle lost
one haystack from Ihe same
cause.
A shower netting .14 of an inch
j fell during the supper hour here
Tuesday night.
Temperatures today (Thursday)
are expected to reach the century
mark.
Hi Do Prec.
July 25 . 87 64
July 26 .. 90 63 T
July 27 90 61 .96
July 28 87 64
July 29 91 64
July 30 96 65
July 31 95 63 .14
Sandall Boy, 8,
Dies Unexpectedly
BASSETT Marvin Odell Sand
all, 8. son of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Sandall of Bassett, was stricken
Monday evening, July 29, while
riding a hicycle. The attack was
unexpected and the youth was
dead upon arrival at the Bassett
hospital.
It is possible the lad suffered
a brain tumor.
The boy was bom December 8,
1948.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2. m. today (Thurs
day at The Assembly of God
church in Bassett with Seger’s of
Atkinson in charge.
Survivors include the parents,
one brother and one sister.
PRIEST IN EUROPE
CREIGHTON—Rev. Joseph B.
Falke of St. Ludger’s Catholic
church is vacationing in Europe
for his health.
Mr. Kuril*lit . . . liii^rrin^ ill
Ilf'SM.
i homas H. Enright,
III 22 Months, Dies
Services Are Planned
Friday Morn
Thomas H. Enright, 85, 680
3enton Street, died Tuesday, July
10, at fi p.m., after an illness of
12 months.
The late Mr. Enright was born |
July 11, 1872, at Champaign, III.,
Iho son of John and Mary Burke
Enright. His parents were na
tives of Ireland As a small hoy,
he came to Holt County,
On May 2, 1905, he married
Margaret Murphy of O'Neill at
St. Patrick's Catholic church.
They became the parents of three
daughters.
His wife and one daughter, Ger
trude, preceded him in death.
Gertrude died in February, 1929.
Survivors include: daughters
Miss Loretto, at home and Mrs.
T. W. (Eileen) Semlak of Nor
folk.
Mr. Enright was a member of
Charles Carroll of Carrollton coun
cil. Knights of Columbus.
A rosary will be offered tonight
(Thursdayi at the Enright resi
dence at 8 o'clock.
Funeral services will bo con
ducted Friday at 9 a.m. at St.
Patrick's church with Rev. Rob
ert Duffy officiating. Burial will
bo in Calvary cemetery under the
direction of Biglins.
Pallbearers
Mr. Enright, who had been re
tired for a number of years, was
known for his keen wit.
Wranglers Triumph
in Judging Clinic
A district range judging clinic
was held Monday. Holt county
was host to G5 youths and adults
from the area. The clinic work
shop took place at the BUI Sim-j
mons ranch and the H. A. and
Robert Van Horn ranch.
Winners:
Adults division: E. M. Jarman of
Chambers, first; Walter Pick of
Inman, second; Elmer Juracek of
O’Neill, third.
Four-H division: Garry Fick of
Inman, first; Jerry Holmokla of
Chambers, second; Larry Dawes
and Richard Hill, both of O’Neill,
tied for third.
Future farmers: Lowell Oamek
of Bassett, first; Harlan Jones of
Ainsworth, second; Richard Ernst
of O’Neill, third.
FFA teams: Bassett, first;
Ainsworth, second.
Four-H teams: Prairie Wrang
lers of Chambers, first; Grattan
Hustlers of O’Neill, second.
Gary Jeffrey Named
‘King’ at Camp
At Lubogi camp for Lutheran
children held last week at Fre
mont. Gary Jffcrey was elected
king and Miss Norma Alberts of
Hastings, queen. Rev. A. S. Ged
willo, pastor of Christ Lutheran
church, was dean of the camp
with eight staff members.
Eighty-seven children attended.
Others from O'Neill were Vick
ie Gedwillo, Billie Nelson and
Mike Hand.
Fair Supplement
in This Issue
The annual Holt county fair
premium list, a 24-page supple
ment, is being distributed with
this week’s issue of The Frontier.
Extra copies are available at
the office of the county agent in
O’Neill, Newhouse Sundries at
Chambers; through James H.
Gibson of Chambers, fair secre
tary, and at The Frontier office
upon request.
Resident
72 Years
Dies at 91
Mrs. Theresa Kramer
i n Failing Health
for Several Years
ATKINSON Mrs. Theresa
Kramer, 91, died Monday night,
July 29, ai her home here. She
had been in failing health for
sometime. Mrs. Kramer was an
Atkinson resident 72 years.
Funeral services -will lx* con
ducted at 9 a. m., today (Thins
day) at St. Joseph’s Cnthoiii
church with Kev. K. J. Parr of
ficiating. Burial will be in St.
Joseph's cemetery. Pallbearers
selected are Carl Kramer, Leon
ard Krantr, Donald Kramer, Law
rence Ziska, Leo Welchman and
Ixuiis Verzal.
A rosary service was held Wed
nesday evening at Soger’s funeral
chapel.
The late Mrs. Kramer was Itorn
June II, 1866, at Dieberschlag,
Bohemia, a daughter of Mat
Weiehman and Anna Bonne
Welchman.
She married Conad Kramer at
Atkinson in June, 1886.
The family lived on a farm
many years. At the time of her
death she was making her home
with her son, Conrad, jr.
Survivors include: Sons Con
rad, jr., Joseph, Edward and
Frederick, all of Atkinson; daugh
ter Bertha of Atkinson; several
grandsons, one granddaughter,
three great-grandchildren.
One son, Carl, died in 1915. Her
husband died May 3, 1950.
Former M&M Owner
Expires in Florida
Mrs. Margaret McMillan, 79
well-known retired O'Neill busi
ness woman, died Sunday. July
28, at her home in Miami, Fla.,
where she had resided for nine
years, following her retirement.
Mrs. McMillan, the former
Margaret Markey, was horn in
Chenoa, 111., January 18, 1878, the
daughter of Owen and Margaret
Finnegan Markey. She married
Frank D McMillan on January 4,
1911, at Chicago, 111. They open
ed the M & M bakery in June,
1911, and were in business here
for 36 years.
Mrs. McMillan carried on after
her husband’s death in May of
1933. Miss Mary Markey, a sis
ter, joined the firm and a broth
er, John, assisted in later years.
On June 8, 1947 Mr. and Mrs.
II. W. ("Pete”) Heriford purchas
ed the M & M.
Mrs. McMillan was preceded in
death by her parents; brothers
John of O’Neill; Frank of Stock
ton, Calif.; Ed of San Pedro,
Calif.; sister Miss Mary, who
died in November, 1953.
Survivors include; sister—Mrs.
J. L. (Kathryn) Gaudrie of Mi
ami, Fla.; several nieces and
Mrs. McMillan . . . long ill
nephews, including Rev. Francis
L. Markey of Fresno, Calif., and
Mrs. M J. Golden of O’Neill.
Father Markey is editor of the
California Central Register, a
Catholic diocesan paper in Fres
no.
A rosary was recited Wednes
day at 8 p.m., at Biglin’s chapel
The funeral will be held today
(Thursday) at 9 a m., at St. Pat
rick’s Catholic church with Rev
Robert Duffy officiating. Pall
bearers chosen are P. C. Dono
hoe, J. D. Cronin, Edward Camp
bell, Hugh Coyne, P. F. Morgan,
and Bennett Hereiford.
Mrs. Golden, who had been with
her aunt for several months, flew
here with her daughter, Mrs. J
T. Butcher and Susie of Smyrna,
Tenn., and Mrs. Richard L.
Owens of Kansas City, Mo. Her
son, James L. Golden of McCook,
is also here.
Chadron Judge, Holt
Native, Dies at 76
CHADRON — Funeral services
were held Wednesday, July 31, for
Dawes County Judge Edson D.
Harrison, 76, of Chadron.
Judge Harrison, a former farm
er and law enforcement officer
and judge from 1949 until his
death, died here Sunday evening,
July 28.
Judge Harrison was reared
north of O’Neill.
