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North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper
Volume 77._Number 24. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, October 10, I 057. Seven Cents
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.