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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1957)
• *. 9 3Q _ 9:55 A. M. North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 77._Number 24. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, October 10, I 057. Seven Cents state .ut sjc . * 7 * XXX Mollie s Heave Is Best Miss Mollie Keinke of Ewing (above) lets fly a rolling pin that covered one hundred feet to give her top honors in the pin-throw ing competition Saturday at Inman’s seventh annual fall festival. Watching the prize-winning demonstration is Francis Anderl, games committee chairman, and Minnie Fick. Reverend Kennell Accepts Iowa Call Leads Building Drive in Past 3 Years Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor of First Presbyterian church of O’ Neill and Bethany Presbyterian chnrch of Ewing, has resigned in order to accept the call of First Presbyterian church of Marengo, la. During the three years of his pastorate, he has led the con gregation of the O’Neill church in the building of a new educational unit valued at 60-thousand-dollars. Reverend Kennell has been ac tive in community affairs and has served as president of the Ministerial association. Ho has served as Presbyterian chairman of national missions and as a member of synod's committee on national missions; mcmtior of the Presbytery camp and conference committee; member of the minis terial relations committee of Presbytery. Reverend Kennell has also been active in youth work, teaching in both junior high and senior high camps and as camp preach er. Thirty-eight members have been added to the church membership roll during his pastorate. SMA Benefit Sale Planned Oct. 26 The Friends of St. Mary’s have scheduled a community auction Saturday, October 26, at the academy campus. “The public is invited to at tend and anyone who wishes to support this benefit for St. Mary’s is urged to donate articles to be sold." a spokesman explained. “Anything and everything that can lie sold will be accepted. . . the more value the better.’’ Already listed are household goods, livestock, hay and grain, j Persons who have Items to list are urged to write or get in touch with John H. McCarville, auction chairman. Other sales on The Frontier j auction calendar: Tuesday October 15: Zahrad-' nieek estate land, 480-acres farm land and pasture; to sell at 1 courthouse: J ohn R. Gallagher of O'Neill, referee; William W. Grif fin of O'Neill, attorney. (Details on page 11.) Friday, October 18: Loren M. and Elsie Kruse, dwelling and lots in Chambers (across street south from Dankert’s Service); also some household goods; Col. Ed Thorin of O'Neill, auctioneer. Saturday, October 19: Edmisten place 5 la miles north of Page, three miles east; 640-acres deed ed land; 640-acres improved school land; Virgil Laursen of O'Neill, agent for the owners; Ernie Weller Associates of Atkin son will conduct sale. (Details on page 8.) Saturday, October 19: Mrs. H. J. Birmingham of O'Neill will sell two-car garage, antique articles and miscellaneous items, 1:30 p.m. ; Col. Wallace O’Con nell of O' Neill, auctioneer; W. P. Dailey of O'Neill, clerk. Friday, October 25: Earnest and Leona Wright, two miles west of Redbird store, ltfe miles south; 93 head of cattle including 55 Angus cow's; three tractors; full line of machinery; Col. Ed Thorin, auctioneer; Buv Wanser of Page. ringman; Nebraska State Bank of Lynch, clerk. Tuesday. October 29: Mr. and Mrs. Charles ("Hap ”) Cadwalla der of Inman; complete closeout, half-section improved farm, cat tle, full line of machinery, some household goods; Col Ed Thorin of O'Neill, auctioneer-broker; O Neill National Bank, clerk. Wednesday, November 6: Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Forbes, near Chambers, closeout of cattle, machinery and household goods; Col. Ed Thorin of O'Neill, auc tineer; Chambers State Bank, clerk. Reverend Kennell . . . builder. The Frontier I’hoto. Retired Butte Dentist Expires Dr. E. M. Aiken, 75 Rites Today BUTTE Funeral services wil he conducted at 10 a.m., toda; 1 Thursday i at the Raymer mor tuary here for Or. E. M. Aiken 75, who died early Tuesday October X in Sacred Heart hos pita) at Lynch Doctor Aiken had been in fail ing health about two years. Rev. George Muzzey, pastor o the Butte Community church, wil officiate. Burial will be in th< Butte cemetery. The late Doctor Aiken practic ed dentistry at Niobrara befor moving to Butte. He and hi wife had been retired for a num her of years. He was preceded in death b; a daughter, Mss Mary, who diet 12 years ago. Survivors include: Widow - Olga. WEATHER SUMMARY hi lo prec. October 3 79 50 October 4 75 55 October 5 72 55 October 6 75 51 .04 October 7 68 57 .26 October 8 47 40 13 October 9 50 40 The Woman's club will mec Wednesday, October 16, at th home of Mrs. John C. Watson £ 8 o’clock. Mrs. K. L. Van Voorhi will present a book review. 4-H Calves Hit $30.02 at Auction Nick Hammerlun Wins Top Honors Here in Field of 107 One hundred and seven head of 4-H club calves were shown heie Wednesday at the annual stocker and-feeder show and sale held at the O'Neill Livestock Market. Forty-one commercial calves were shown. * A total of 96 calves were sold and the balance retained for breeding and baby beef projects. The 4-11 heifers and steers aver aged $30.02 per cwt. The blue ' ribbon winners averaged $34.53. Commercials averaged 531.46. Grand champion stocker-feeder was entered by Nick Hammerlun of O'Neill. He is a member of the Up-and-At-It club. His An gus steer weighed 420 pounds and sold for 52 cents per pound. Buy er was Mr. Denhurder of Sioux Center, la. Reserve champ honors went to Rosanna Blake of Chambers for her Hereford steer. Her entry bought 35'2 cents per pound and was purchased by Mr. Soukup of Woodbine, la. “The quality ,of the calves was very good," according to K. C. Fouts. retired extension animal husbandryman, who judged the ! show. Imieke Winner In the commercial division, O. J. Drueke had the top pen of five Hereford steers that sold for an average price of 38.2 cents per pound. Most of the commercials went to Iowa buyers. Second place pen of five was shown by Neil Hipke of O'Neill with his Hereford steers. They sold for 36 Mj cents per pound and . went to Seward. Dave Keidel of Stuart placed third with Shorthorn steers that weighed 4.32 pounds and sold for 26* t cents to J. J. Berigan of O’ , Neill. I Drueke showed the top individ ual calf in the commercial divis sion It weighed 500 pounds and sold for 34 cents. Second place, 1 a Hereford steer, was shown by Art O'Neill and brought 41 cents. Drueke had an entry that rank ed third, weighed 500 pounds and ' sold for 28 cents. Patty Grubb of Chambers re ceived top showmanship honors and was presented a halter by C of C President C. E. Jones. Second place honors went to Hammerlun; third to Gary Ficke ' of Inman. Club groups of three honors | were awarded: First Swan Lak * era, led by Troxel Green; second Prairie Wranglers, Guy Blake; third Martha club, Stanley Lam ‘ belt. ‘Ham’ Operator Gets / Signal from Satellite Matthew Beha, sr., electri cian-farmer-radio operator liv ing southeast of O’Neill, late Saturday picked up the radio signal from Russia’s earth sat ellite which was launched the day before by red scientists. The satellite at the time Beha picked up the robot signals was circling the earth at 18-thous and-miles-per-hour at an al titude of 650 miles. Beha said the signal he was receiving was a "harmonic”, t Beha recorded the signals e and the eerie sounds were re t broadcast Monday morning on s the "Voice of The Frontier” program (WJAG, 9:30 p.m.). C'. E. .Jones, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presents championship purple ribbons to Nick Hammerlun of O’Neill (left) and Kosajina Blake of Chambers (right). They won champion and reserve champ stocker-feeder honors here Wednesday in the an nual stocker-feeder sale.—The Frontier Photo. John Mitchell, son of the Oe:ul man, holds horse at scene of accident. With him is Allan Mitchell, 17, grandson of the victim. The Frontier Photo. MeLeish . . . federal auditor turns store manager.—The Fron tier Photo. __ dfc___ McLeish Named Gambles Manager Joe McLeisch of Grand Island is the new manager of Gambles company-owned department store here. He succeeds Herny Lofflin, who became manager of the Pratt, Kans., company - owned store Friday, October 4. Mr. McLeishh is a native of Schuyler. He spent several years working as a federal auditor in Washington, D. C., and Kansas City. Mo., before joining Gam I bles. He is a veteran in merchandis , ing, having owned and operated 1 a dealer store at North Bend before joining company - owned I operations at Fremont and Grand Island. He has gained experience in all departments at the latter two places. His wife, Maxine, is a native of Iowa. They have three children: ! Sharon , 13, seventh grade; Joey, 9, fourth, and Dennis, 7, first., The family will move to O’Neill as soon as housing arrangements I can be completed. Mr. Lofflin headed the store i here 4 Va years. Pratt is located ! 125 miles west of Wichita. -- Cold Water Used to Quench Flames in Bed Clothing Two transients took a room Monday night at the Western ho tel. In the early morning hours oc cupants of the hotel smelled smoke, but couldn’t trace the or igin. Firemen W'ere called. The alarm was sounded just a few hours after the firemen had stag ed the annual firemen’s feed. Firemen barged into the room about 2 a m., w’here the two men were sleeping. The drowsing oc cupants were awakened aand fire men learned about the smoke. The bed clothing had caught afire, all right, presumably from a cigaret. One had gotten out of bed, dashed a lot of water on the smoulderinb bed clothes and went back to sleep. Next morning the men left town. Nobody could decipher their names in the register. Horse Rider Killed by Oncoming Truck District Jury Finds Don Parsons Guilty Held - Cooke Matter to Be Heard A Holt county district court jury Monday found Don Parsons of Ewing guilty on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcoholic bever ages. Parsons was arrested June 14 by State Patrolman E. M. Has treiter of O'Neill. The arrest was made near Inman and in county court Parsons pleaded in nocent. In the county court hearing he was found guilty and fined one hundred dollars and costs. Parsons, through his attorney, Richard Spittler of Valentine, ap pealed to tiie district court. The jury was out two hours and 49 minutes before returning the ver dict of guilty. County Attorney William W. Griffin was prose cutor. Members of the jury were Wil liam Derickson, sr., Mrs. Anna Hertel, Edward Crowley, Mrs. Vernon Smith, Evadine Shald, Mrs. Helen Burival, Bernard Blackmore, R. J. Rohde, Ed Ei senhauer, Anna F. Spence, Mrs. Francis Musil and Clarence Bren neman. Judge D. R. Mounts said he would pass sentence on Parsons j October 21. Burn Suit Delayed The Dwayne Anderson vs. Lloyd Evans suit, scheduled to be heard, has been postponed until spring Evans, Atkinson ranch er, appealed last fall’s award of damages to Anderson, an Omaha youth. The state supreme court remanded the case to Holt for re-trial because of error. Scheduled to be heard by a jury at 9 a m., Monday, October 14, is the Bill Held vs. Herman Cooke matter. Held charges Cooke with false arrest and is seeking 50-thousand-dollars dam ages. Arthur O. Auserod of Bart lett and Elmer Rakow of Neligh are attorneys for Held; Julius D. Cronin of O'Neill, is attorney for the defendant. Attorneys have been provided names of the prospective jurors. No other cases wil be heard during the fall term. THREE VOLUNTEERS Three selective service regis trants from Stuart left O’Neill j early Wednesday by train as vol 1 unteers for military duty. They are: Melvin F. Krysl, John R. Miksch and Richard E. Kaup. .Mitchell . . . born In Illinois. Two Ainsworth I Children Perish Dwelling Fire Sends Others to Hospital AINSWORTH Two children burned to death and three other members of the same family were hospitalized as the result of a fire which burned out their small home a mile west of here Tuesday night. Ben Irwin, 3Vis, and Jean, 8, died in the flames. Their mother, Mrs. Axel Irwin, Alberta, 12, and Charles, 6, were hospitalized Wednesday, all in serious condition. Irwin, Axel, jr., 10. and Nadine, 3 months, were released after treatment. The hospital reported Wednes tjjjy morning Mrs. Irwin was bad ly burned about the face and arms and her hair was singed. Alberta was seriously burned a bout the eyes, face, arms and body, and Charles was burned over the logs and feet. Another son, Leon, 18, escaped injury, and a daughter, Lonora, 16, was not home. Ainsworth Police Chief Genet Welke said he fire started when the bottom fell from a gasoline can with which Mrs. Irwin was filling the motor of a washing machine. The gasoline ignited suddenly filling the inside of the house with flames. Some of the child ren were in an upstairs sleeping room. The rest of the family was in the two downstairs rooms of the frame building. Mitchell, 86, Dies Near His Ranch Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2 P. M» Today at Butte BUTTE Charles E. Mitchell, 86, wus killed about 1 p m., Mon day, October 7, while riding Ids horse on a country road seven miles southwest of here. The horse apparently bolted in front of a loaded cattle truck driven by Bill Obermire of Atkinson. Obermire’s truck went into a ditch, but the driver escaped serious injury. The road was in a muddy condition because of showers that had fallen that day. The horse was not injured. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm , today (Thursday) at the Butte Community church with Rev. George Muzzey, church pastor, officiating. Burial will bh in the Butte cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Raymer mortuary until the funeral hour. The late Mr. Mitchell was torn near Shelbyville, Ind., May 30, 1872. He was 13-years-old when he came to Nebraska by train with his parents. They lived near Oakland for seven or eight years and then moved to Stanton, a Swedish settlement. Married in ItHli There he met Bertha Willey and they were married at Venus in Knox county January 1, 1901. They liecame the parents of 11 children. The couple lived on a farm near Middlebraneh on the Holt Knox line between 1901 and 1907. Mrs. Mitchell’s family, the Wil leys, moved to a ranch north of Atkinson and the Mitchells then moved onto the Willey place. Mr. Mitchell resided there continus ly for 48 years. The late Mr. Mitchell was a democrat. He and his wife cele brated their 55th wedding an niversary in 1956. His health was good and he was able to remain active on the 1,410-acre ranch. Survivors include: Widow — Bertha; daughters Mrs. Fred (Lulu) Dunn and Mrs. William (Bessie) Crawford, I Kith of AV kinson; Mrs. William (Vera) Co burn of O'Neill (Pheonix comm unity); Mrs. Evan (Blanche) T Ptitic r»f cnnc Ailruin Completes Successful Season— Dos Trainer Is *Bama-Bound’ EMMET Roy Jines, 26, packed up his dogs early Monday and was Alabama-bound. Wrapping up his third summer of training dogs at the D. C. Schaf fer ranch, Jines and his wife will carry on their work in the South land during the winter months. Earlier this month one of his trainees captured top honors in the national dog show at Solon Springs, Wisconsin. Tyson’s Ichaway Lady, a 4'i-year-old pointer, was judged champion in the chicken trials. Lady is owned by Mrs. Josephine K Robinson of Boulder, Colo., but Roy handles ’em in the competi tion. Another entry, Titanup Ty zell's Rod won second place in the open class (all ages) in a field of 32 dogs. Titanup is owned by Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Quigg of Great Bend, Kans. Two years ago he entered dogs at California and New York field trials, and brought back awards. Jines is a native of Illinois and acquired the dog loving-training art from his uncle, a professional. He trained dogs at Grand Island before turning toward Holt. Re quisites for training grounds are ample room, plenty of game, lots of brush and few fencelines. At the crack of dawn every morning during the summer months he and a helper, Douglas Powers of Grand Island,t “put down" dogs in pairs. Mrs.' Jines hauls the dogs in a truck. Some times the dogs have learned their lessons in a half-hour; sometimes it takes two hours. The men do their work on horseback. 43 Dogs His kennels contained 43 dogs when The Frontier reporter cal led Only a few of them belong to Jines himself. Dogs this sum mer were consigned to him for training from Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Nebraska. Enroute to Alabama he sched uled his trip to drop off “grad uated” dogs with their owners. Through the summer the ken nels attract many visitors, usual ly from a distance. Sporting magazines list Roy’s address and his terms and conditions. Mrs. Jines is official he stess. The couple occupies the former Starts place, located about 12 miles south of Emmet. Remain der of the year the place is not occupied. Jines says the dogs in field trials are judged on four points: Range, class, style, ability to handle game. During the final stages of the 1957 season the kennels housed pointers, Hungarian vizlas, set ters, Wiemaraner, German short hairs and Brittany spaniels. Jines, on the medium build and sandy side, was quick to point (Hit that earlier trainers have had considerable success in Holt. “Fifty years ago,’’ he de clared, “field trials were hold in this area.” (An interview with Jines was broadcast on Monday's "Voice of the Frontier” program (WJAG, 780 kc, 9:30 a.m.) Roy -lines and Tyson’s Ichaway Lady . . . top honors in na tional dog show.—The Frontier Photo. Harry and John, all of Atkinson; W.E. (Hud) of Redbird; brother Harry of Matoon. 111. Grandson Killed Three of his children are de ceased—Ethel, Hazel and Will iam. The latter died in 1955. A grandson, Ronald Mitchell, was killed July 28 in a county road accident north of Lynch. Council Say* ‘No’ to License Move The city council Monday even ing rejected an application tQ transfer an on-and-off sale beer license from downtown O'Neill to the west end. Mrs. John (Jeane) Hynes and Lawrence Minton had asked the council to approve purchase of the Ralph McElvain beer license and move it to the Hunt building for merly occupied by the Foree Tire & Supply company. The council said no when the proposed move was opposed in petitions by approximately 80 percent of the residents in the west end. Duo Piano Team Booked for Concert Pat and Bill Medley, famous duo piano team, are tentatively booked as the third feature in the 1957-’58 O’Neill Community Con cert series. There will be three concerts this season. Two other attractions previously announced are Todd Duncan, famous Negro baritone, and The Theater Men. The membership drive was held open an extra week in which 25 more memberships were re ceived. ... Harvest Day Sales Event Is Nearing The Chamber of Commerce-spon sored harvest day is the next big event on O’Neill’s calendar. Friday, October 18, has been designated, and most O’Neill stores will be brimming with spe cial values. Many store pro prietors purchased special mer chandise months ago for the event. ALL NEWSMATTER omitted this week because of space limita tions will appear in next week’* big issue.—PUBLISHERS.