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Volume 77.—Number 39. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 23, 1958. Seven Cents
lip That Started 21st Holt Tourney
!>enny Ickes (33), Page center, gets the tip in this first play
of the 21st annual Holt county basketball tourney, which opened
here Monday night and continues through Friday. Stuart Broncos
defeated Page, 43-27, in the tourney opener. Opposite Ickes is Russ
Cobb (45) of Stuart. Other Broncos are Tom Bigelow (42) and Dana
Bigelow (52i. Page players are Dick Cork (21) and Gary Bowen (23).
At left are Jerry Taylor (41) of Stuart and Ronnie Parks (22) of
Page. (Other tourney photos by Larry Frisch of The "Frontier's
staff on page 4.)
Mattie A. Leslie
Succumbs at 85
To Holt County in
Covered Wagon
ATKINSON Mrs. Mattie A
I^eslie, 85, died at nix>n Sunday,
Januury 19. in Our Lady of Lour
des hospital at Norfolk.
Mrs. Leslie, who was acutely ill.
was taken to the Norfolk hospital
two days before her death.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2:30 p m., Tuesday, January
21. at the Seger funeral home in
tkinson with Rev. Gene Ander
son of Newport and Rev. Robert
Paul, pastor of the Assembly of
God at O'Neill, officiating. Burial
was in Woodlawn cemetery here.
Pallbearers were Carl Krogh,
Charles Gifford, Fritz Brockman,
Roger Rosenkrans, Fred Wells
and C. E. Worth, all of the O'Neill
community.
The late Mrs. I-cslie. whose
maiden name was Mattie Alice
Copp. was »)orn at Castle Rock.
Minn . October 26, 1872, the only
daughter of John and Adeline
Copp. , ,
On March 5, 1898, she was uni
ted in marriage with Willis E.
Leslie of Independence. la. They
became the parents of two daugh
ters. . .. .
Mrs Leslie came to Atkinson
with her parents in a covered
wagon from Minnesota and sett
led northeast of Atkinson In later
life she made her home with her
widowed mother on the family
farm and about 47 years ago mov
ed into Atkinson.
She was one of the longest resi
dents of the community. There
was only a cluster of dwellings
in the town when the Copp fam
ily arrived. She was graduated
from the Atkinson high school in
1892.
Mrs. Leslie was a member of
the Assembly of Got! church at
O'Neill. , , . .. . ,
She was preceded in death ny
her parents. _ . .
Survivors include: Oaughteis
Mrs. Eugene (Hazel C.l Lee of
Norfolk and Mrs. Floyd (Grace
G.l Spindler of Atkinson; two
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Two File in Fifth;
Pay Hikes Under
Study in State
Lloyd L. Pur re of Ewing has
filed 'for Holt county supervisor
in the Fifth district, seeking
nomination on the republican
ticket. Harlan Dierking of Ame
lia. a republican, is incumbent,
having received the appointment
following the resignation of Ken
neth Barthel of Chambers.
Dierking last week filed for the
nomination.
Meanwhile, other filings - not
ably of incumbents—are consid
ered slow in taking place. Some
are undecided pending a clarifi
cation of wage schedules County
boards throughout the state have
not been hasty in revising up
ward the pay scales even though,
in some instances, the boards
have the authority to do so.
In some nearby counties there
have been no filings todate. Major
offices in Holt pay 53,600 per
year.
Culvert End of
Trail for Coyote
AMEIJA—Earl Coxbill of Atkin
son flew out over the south coun
tr on Sunday. January 12, to hunt
coyotes. He spotted three of the
varmints and was .joined in the
hut on land by Orland Fryrear
and William Fryrear with their
hounds.
One particular coyote was trail
ed and the hunt was joined by
Hank Whitcomb and Ira Lier
mans and their dogs.
At the final roundup, which
ended at a culvert on the Rolland
Swanson ranch,. there were 13
dogs in the chase. The lead dog
belonging to Orland Fryrear cap
tured the culprit after it was
scared out from under the culvert.
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Safeway Preview
Planned Jan. 27
A preview of O'Neill's new Safe
way store, corner of Fifth and
Douglas streets, has been sched
uled from 5 to 9 p.m., Monday,
January 27.
The store's grand opening will
take place at 8 a m., Tuesday,
January 28.
The open-house will include re
i freshments. No merchandise will
be sold at the preview, it was ex
plained by Manager Thomas
Cronin.
Come . . . bring the family
. . . see this wonderful new food
store, inspect the modern facil
ities from the front doors to the
back doors,” Safeway Stores, Inc.,
announces in its invitation ap
pearing on page 3.
Mrs. Korina . . . longtime
Boyd resident.
Spencer Woman, 71,
Mother of 12, Dies
SPENCER Mi's. Adam L. Koe
nig, 71. mother of 12 who had
made her home in Spencer the
past 36 years, died Friday morn
ing, January 17, at her home
here.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10:30 a m., Tuesday. Janu
ary 21, at St. Mary’s Catholic
church with Rev. Robert Stein
hausen, church pastor, officiating.
Rosary was said Monday even
ing at 8 o’clock at the church.
Pallbearers chosen were Nich
olas Marx. Harold Cork, John
Schmidt, Melvin F. Jacoby, Elwin
Reed and Edward Martin. Burial
was in St. Mary’s cemetery un
der direction of the Jones funeral
home.
The late Mrs. Koenig, whose
maiden name was Elnora Mary
Ritz, was born March 5. 1886, at
Luxemhorg, la., the daughter of
Fred Ritz and Mary Hying Ritz.
On May 29, 1906. at rural Bak
er Catholic church, north of Spen
cer. she married Mr. Koenig.
They became the parents of 12
children
At one time during World War
n seven sons were in military
uniform.
One son. Vincent, twin brother
of Albin, was killed in action dur
ing that wfar.
Survivors include: Widower—
Adam; sons-Army M-Sgt. Law
rence of Savannah. Ga; Alphonse
of Spencer; Navy Cmdr. Albin of
Pensacola. Fla.; Navy Ens. Greg
or of San Diego. Calif.: Bernard ,
of McPherson, Kans.; Norbert of!
Omaha; daughters—Mrs. A. B. I
(Auralia) Knudsen of Ronan, j
Mont ; Mrs Clarence fLeona) !
Hanson of V’alentine; Mrs. Rich- |
ard (Clara i Albert of Anaconda,
Mont.; Mrs. Ray (Doris) Divis of
Pierre, S. D.; Mrs. Dean (Elaine)
Burke of Lexington; 25 grand
children. Goo
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William E. Wulf, 80,
an Infant When
Family Reached Holt
EWING— William E. (‘•Willie”)
Wulf, 80, a Holt county supervisor
for neary a decade and virtually
a lifelong resident of the Ewinf
community, died late Wednesday
January 15, in Antelope Memoria
hospital at Neligh. He had beer
hospitalized about 10 days.
Funeral services were held ai
2:30 p.m., Saturday, January 18
at the Ewing Methodist church
The church pastor, Rev. Lee Brig
den. officiated.
Mrs. Keith Biddlecome and Ec
Hoag sang. "The City Foui
Square", Rock of Ages" anc
"In The Garden” with Mrs. Wil
bur Spangler accompanist. Ir
charge of flowers were Mr. anc
Mrs. Mark Muff and Mr. and Mrs
Fred Maben of Clearwater.
Pallbearers were Clarence
Schmiser, Claude Elliot, Ernes
Twiss, Cletus Muff. Maynarr
Stearns and Gail Boies. Buria
I was in the Ewing cemetery.
William Emil Wulf. son of Fred
drick and Sophia Wulf, was borr
July 16, 1877, at Clinton, la.
He came to Nebraska with his
parents and grandparents at the
age of 11 months and grew to
manhood on his parents' home
stead in the Deloit community.
Weds in 1901
His father initially settled in
Antelope county in 1879 and in
1881 moved onto the homestead
one mile east and 11 miles south
of Ewing.
Mr. Wulf was one of six chil
dren.
On September 10, 1901, at Neligh
he was united in marriage to Em
ma Neiderheide. To this union
two children were born Florence
and Carl.
He and his wife lived on the
homestead until he was elected to
the Holt county board of super
visors in 1940.
They spent a total of 41 years
on the Wulf homestead.
In January, 1941, they moved to
Ewing, so he could devote all his
time to his new duties. He served
in this capacity for about 10
years. He also took great interest
in all community affairs.
In July, 1950, he was appointed
to the Holt selective service board
and held that post at the time of
his death.
Observe Golden Wedding
The Wulfs observed their 50th
wedding anniversary in 1951.
Eight persons who attended the
wedding were present at the cele
bration.
He was preceded in death by
his parents: one brother, Gus;
two sisters—Rosa Robinson and
Lizzie Hughes; one grandson.
Richard Wulf.
Survivors include: Widow—Em
ma: daughter — Mrs. Florence
Mahon of Clearwater; son—Carl of
Clearwater; grandchildren — Bill
Maben of Grand Island: Mrs.
Gerald (Carol) Goldfuss of Castro
Valley, Calif.; James Wulf, who
is in the navy at Bainbridge, Md.;
Douglas and Randelle Wulf, both
of Clearwater; five grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; sisters -
Mrs. Minnie Reimer of Ewing
and Mrs. Bertha Owen of Crook,
Oslo.
Out-of-town relatives and fri
ends from Vale. S.D., Sturgis. S.D.,
Crook, Colo., Lincoln. Grand Is
land, Clearwater and O’Neill at
tended the funeral.
BENEFITS PLANNED
ORCHARD- There will be a
polio benefit at Orchard Friday
night, all proceeds going to the
march of dimes fund. The Or
chard high volleyball team will
face the Orchard alumni team,
and the Orchard Towners will
square off against the Orchard
high Orioles in the basketball fea
ture.
CHAMBERS -Mrs. T. E. New-j
house has been teaching parttime |
for Mrs. Jerry O'Malley who has
been ill.
Mrs. Humphrey . . . hospital
ised (our months.
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Death Claims Two
Former Holt Officials
Mr. Wuir . . . served decade
on Holt official board. — The
Frontier Photo.
Mr. Smith . . . Stuart resi
irient 52 years.
New Caledonia War
Bride Dies at 42
A n g e 1 e J. Humphrey
Burial Tuesday
(Photo below.)
ATKINSON — Mrs. Angole J.
Humphrey, 42. a native of New
Caledonia and a war-time bride
of an Atkinson serviceman, died
at 4:30 a.m., Sunday, January 19,
in an Omaha hospital where she
had been ill four months.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10 am., Tuesday, January
21. at St. Joseph's Catholic church
with Rev. Robert Morroco offici
ating- Burial was in St. Joseph’s
cemetery under direction of the
Seger funeral home.
Pallbearers were Dale Stevens,
Earl Penry. Willard Linville and
George Wedige, all of Atkinson,
and Jules Schaffer and Wesley
Cobb, both of Stuart.
Mrs. Humphrey, whose maiden
name was Angele Julie Armoud,
was bom November 12, 1914, at
Pauembout, New Caledonia Is- j
lands. Her parents were Laurent
Jean and Louise Armoud. Her
birthplace was on the islands off j
Australia.
She met Thaine Humphrey of
Atkinson in New Caledonia dur
ing World War II. They were
married November 9, 1944 in New
Caledonia.
The couple came to Atkinson
in 1946.
Rosary was held at 8 o’clock
Monday evening.
Survivors include: Her parents:
half-sister—Mrs. Augusta Zeljak
of Alliquippa, Pa., who was here
for the funeral.
The sister was accompanied by
Mrs. Bert Belsky of Aliquippa and
Mr. and Mrs Robert Wike of
Omaha. The Wikes knew Mrs.
Humphrey in New Caledonia.
M&M Club Meets—
M&M club met Tuesday evening
with a 7:30 luncheon at the home
of Mrs. Harry Clausson. Mrs.
Gertrude Gribble was a guest.
High sores were won by Mrs.
Esther Harris and Mrs. Arlo Hiatt.
DIES IN Siorx CITY
J. L. Murphy of Sioux City,
husband of the former Ruth Pri
bil of O’Neill, died in Sioux City.
Tuesday, February 18: Holt
County Hereford Breeders’ asso
ciation. 49 registered bulls and
females; show and sale at O'Neill
Livestock Market; Kieth A.
Abart, O’Neill, sale manager.
(Write for catalog).
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Walter K. Smith, 73,
Dies Unexpectedly;
Burial Rites Today
STUART- Walter K. Smith, sr.,
73, died unexpectedly about 2 p.
m., Sunday, January 19, of a
heart attack at the home of his
daughter, Miss Marguerite Smith,
at Stuart. He had been a resi
dent of the community 52 years.
His passing followed by 2Vi
months the death of his wife,
Grace, who died last October 29.
Mr. Smith had not been ill.
Funeral services for the form
er Holt county supervisor will be
conducted at 2 p.m., todav
(Thursday* at the Stuart Com
munity church. Burial will be
at Stuart under direction of the
Coats funeral home. Rev. Curtis
Barnett and Rev. Charles Gates
will officiate.
Music at the funeral will be
provided by Mrs. Robert Bray
ton. Mrs. Harry Cowles, Mark
Nelson and J. G. Brewster, sing
ers, to be accompanied on the
organ by Mrs. Mark Nelson.
Active pallbearers will lie Don
ald Krotter, Kelly Meyers, Wil
bur Moon, Clifford Nelson, James
Newman and Berlin Mitchell.
| Honorary pallbearers will be L.
H. Roberts, Fred O. Zink. Frank
| P. Wilson, Mahlon Shearer, Emil
Oklday and Andrew Moss.
Born in Iowa
The late Mr. Smith was bom
I September 15, 1884, at Wheeler
Grove, la., a son of Abraham and
Olive Smith. He was reared
i there and on November 25, 1905,
was united in marriage with
Grace L. Francisco. As newly
weds the couple came to Stuart.
For a time Mr. Smith operat
ed a livery stable here, but for
-CU«y ygacur was a farmer-ranch
er. Although residing in town, he
made almost daily trips to the
homeplace northeast of here.
Mr. Smith served two terms as
Holt supervisor in the Sixth dis
trict. He had served on the vil
lage board, township board and
Stuart board of education. A year
ago he retired from the town
board.
One daughter, Gladys Juanita,
died at the age of two-years-old.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Miss Marguerite of Stuart, with
whom Mr. Smith had been mak
ing his home; Mrs. Don (Pauline)
Schafer of Stuart; Mrs. Ernest
(Grace) Smith of Bassett and
Mrs. Fred (Janibell) Frater of
Coatsville, Pa.; son—Walter A.,
jr., of Stuart, present Holt su
pervisor in the Sixth district; 11
grand-children; brothers —Merton
of Basin, Wyo., and Paul of Mil
ler, Mo., both of whom arrived
Wednesday for the funeral; sis
ters- Mrs. Ivo Burke and Mrs.
Maude Shank, both of San Ga
briel, Calif., neither of whom
could be present for the final
rites,
Mrs. Carl Ford of Casper,
Wyo., niece of the deceased, al
so arrived Wednesday.
Lifelong Resident
of Ewing Is Dead
Mrs. Albert Shrader
Funeral Held
EWING—Funeral services for
Mrs. Albert Shrader. 73, who re
sided northeast of Ewing, were
conducted at 2 p.m.. Monday, Jan
uary 20, at the United Presbyter,
ian church here. Dr. William H.
Ross, church pastor, officiated
Burial was in the Ewing ceme
tery.
She died Friday, January 17, at
her farm home. She had been in
poor health the past two years and
in failing health the past two1
months.
In charge of flowers were Miss
Ina Bennett, Mrs. Lee Fink, Mrs.
Wayne Lautenschlager and Mrs
Dale Napier. Pallbearers were
John Napier, Lionel Gunter, Ed
rhorin, Don Larson, Dewitt Hoke
and George Montgomery.
Mary Jane Cushman, daughter
of Robert A. and Rachel A Cush
man, was born October 30, 1884,
near Ewing. She spent her entire
life within two miles of her birth
place.
On Janaury 4, 1905, she was uni
led in marriage with Albert L.
Shrader. Three daughters an d
three sons were born to this union.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, who died January 5,
1951, seven half-brothers and two
naif-sisters.
She became a member of the
United Presbyterian church in
1913. She attended church ser
vices regularly as long as her
health permitted. She was an act
ive member of the Women’s Miss
ionary society.
Survivors include: Daughters
Mrs. Wilbur (Luella) Bennett of
Ewing; Mrs. Joseph (Rachel)
Luzio of Homer and Mrs. Willard
(Alberta) Napier of Orchard;
tons—Ralph L, and Wayne R-, and
Lewis of Ewing: sister—Mrs. Em
ma Coover of Orchard.
Mrs. Coover had been making
ier home with Mrs. Shraier.
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Full-Color, Full Page Ad—
O’Neill Model Makes Time Mag
An O'Neill miss "has arrived”
! as a New York City model. In a
multicolored advertisement in
| Time magazine, January 20 issue,
| Miss Bernadette Hynes is pictur
ed in an office setting in a full
; page layout which extolls the
merits of Weldwood walnut pan
eling.
But the* blue-eyed Irish lass,
daughter of Mrs Leona Hynes,
catches the eye. She appears in
a trim grey suit in a comfy ex
ecutive’s office.
Miss Hynes visited her mother
and other relatives here at Christ
mas time.
She vaulted into modeling via
Pan American airlines. A five
fix>t-si\ brunette, she was grad
uated from St. Mary’s academy
in 1951 and in l!>55 was graduated
." v'»Vy«Vf . Aiitv
from St. Mary's college at Xavier,
, Kans.
In July of that year she went
into training as an air steward
: ess.
In 1952 at Ft. Leavenworth,
Kans., she was unanimously chos
en “Miss Task Force” by six
hundred infantry, engineering
! and medical personnel at the
army post.
Meanwhile, during sojourns at
home, she represented the O'Neill
Lions club in a statewide beauty
contest at Scottsbluff, ranking
second. She was crowned queen
ut WJAG’s 10th birthday celebra
tion in 1951 and reigned that year
at the Nebraska state fair.
The modeling requires strict
diet discipline and long hours of
hardwork.
She told friends during the hol
idays a lot of film is spent before
the advertising specialists settle
(Hi the right picture for the right
spot.
Her first crash into big-time
came when her hand was featur
ed in a nail polish ad. That wasn’t
very rewarding, she admits
Tin1 Time picture was taken
about a year ago, and it wasn’t
until a fortnight ago she was
aware the colored negative was
going to lie in print.
She has done modeling for a
half-dozen clients on Madison
avenue, including Revlon's ad
vertising agency.
“It’s fascinating work.” she
told The Frontier in a holiday in
terview, "and there are thous
ands of girls in the field.
“The expensive color film that
is used up . . . it’s amazing!”
Her mother operates the O'Neill
Style Shop.
Native of Austria
Dies Unexpectedly
STUART Mrs. All>ert Deselve,
80, a resident of the Stuart and
Newport localities since 1906, died
unexpectedly at her home here
about 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan
uary 22. She had not been ill.
Rosary services will be held
this evening (Thursday) and Fri
day evening at 8 o’clock at the
Coats funeral home. Requiem
high mass will be conducted at
St. Boniface Catholic church Sat
urday morning, January 25, and
burial will be in St. Boniface
cemetery.
A daughter of Johann and Mary
Chanter Schonwelder, she was
born September 29, 1877, at Ober
grund, Austria. She married Mr.
Deseive at Qbergrund May 11,1903.
The couple came to the United
States and to Stuart in 1906.
Her husband worked on a farm
in the community and on the
Chicago & North Western railroad
section until 1917, when they mov
ed onto a homestead farm north
of Newport. The family returned
to Stuart in 1926.
Survivors include: Widower;
sons Alfred of Crawford and
Fred of Stuart; daughters Mrs.
Alvin (Marie) Myas of Texas and
Hedwig Williams of Norfolk; six
grandchildren; six great-grand
children; sister Mrs. Theresa
Siegel of Stuart.
Icy Roads Blamed
Accident Series
ley highway conditions late
Saturday and throughout Sunday
made driving hazardous in much
of north-Nebraska. Meanwhile,
the extreme southeast section of
the state received heavy snow.
About two inches of snow fell
here following the freeze.
Motorists between Sioux City
and O’Neill reported up to 50 ve
hicles in ditches. A Hartington
man, Farrell L. Trevett, 29, was
killed west of South Sioux City
on U. S. highway 20 when his car
collided with a westbound truck
on icy pavement, and Thomas C.
Stone, 57, of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
was killed near Homer on a snow
covered highway.
Mrs. IJoyd Durre and two chil
dren escaped serious injury Sat
urday evening when their car
overturned a half-mile north of
the Summerville corner in Wheel
er county. The trio suffered only
bruises. The top of the late
model car wax xmashed.
Damages estimated at $150 re
sulted Sunday when cars driven
by D. W. Borg and T. M. Dono
hoe both of O’Neill collided near
the Legion hall. The accident
was investigated by Police Chief
A two-car accident involving
cars driven by Kenneth L Moore
of O'Neill and Walter Welsh of
Emmet was reported last Thurs
day. The accident took place at
7th and Everett st. Chief Chris
McGinn investigated.
Housewarming
for Kilmurrys
ATKINSON- Twenty neighbors
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Kilmurrv
came to their home Sunday eve
ning for a surprise house warm
ing party.
The Kilmurrys built a new
home in the northwest part of At
kinson and moved into it just be
fore Christmas. Cards were play
ed. Guests brought cake, i c e
cream and coffee for lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Young
spent the weekend in Broken Bow
visiting their daughter and fam
ily. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wade.
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Miss Hynes . . . reproduction of jstrfion of multicolored adver
tisement in current issue of news magazine.
‘Mike’ Schaaf, 74,
Burial at Atkinson
Came to H o m e s t ead
in 1885
ATKINSON — Funeral services
for Michael L. Schaaf, 74, virtu
ally a lifelong resident of this
community, were conducted at
10 a.m., Saturday, January 18.
Mr. Schaaf died late Thursday,
January 16, in the Atkinson hos
pital, having been seriously ill
since November. He had been
hospitalized at Omaha and en
tered the hospital here January
Grandsons were pallbearers at
the funeral: Dean, Mike, and
Larry Schaaf, Duane and Leonard
Jansen and Gerald Schaaf. The
rites were held at St. Joseph’s
Catholic church. Burial was in
St. Joseph’s cemetery under di
rection of the Seger funeral home
The late Mr. Schaaf was bom
in Butler county in 1883 and came
to Atkinson in infancy with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph1
Schaaf.
He married Lesta Pettinger
April 28, 1908, at St. Paul, Nebr.
The homestead where Mr.
Schaaf was reared is located sev
en miles north of Atkinson, two
miles west and one-half mile
south.
Survivors include: Widow —
Lesta; daughters Mrs. Harvey
(Loretta) Grof of Norfolk; Mrs.
Norbert (Ethel) Jansen, Mrs.
Dorothy Kaup and Mrs. Wilfred
(Ruth) Kaup, all of the Atkinson
locality; sons—Norbert, Alfred,
Raymond, Michael, jr., and Arthur
all of the Atkinson community;
Charles of Stuart and Elmer of
Emmet; brother — George of
Atkinson; sister—Mrs. George
(Gertrude) Keuter of Boise, Ida.;
66 grandchildren.
Estimate $5,000 for
Roads and Library
The annual Grattan township
meeting was held Tuesday and
budgets were approved for the
road and bridge fund and for li
brary purposes.
It was estimated five-thousand
dollars would be needed for road
and bridge expenses and five
thousand-dollars for library op
erations. Both figures are the
same as the budget requests of a
year ago. Both requests were
unanimously approved.
It was also unanimously voted
to have the township board ap
point a committee to investigate
the possibility of severing the li
brary from township operation
with a view toward making the
O’Neill library a municipal li
brary.
This motion was advanced on
the theory the road-bridge and
library financial comparisions do
not always mix.
The library is undergoing a
program of improvement of t he
physical plant, and relatively few
!>ooks are purchased each year
from library funds. However, lib
rary patronage has trebled in re>
cent years.
Nephew, 5, Killed
by Truck on Street
Jerry Schmidt, 5-vear-old-son of
Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Schmidt of
Omaha, was killed Monday after
non when he was struck by a
truck driven by Michael Barrett,
25, of Omaha. The little boy was
attempting to cross the street.
Funeral services will be held
at 9 a m., today (Thursday) at St.
Mary's Calholic church in Oma
ha.
Jerry is a nephew of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Schmidt of O'Neill.
Mrs. John Schmidt and sons,
Wiliam and Richard, all of Nen
zel and Mr. and Mrs. John Nollete
of Cody arrived in O’Neill Tuesday
and were joined by Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Schmidt for the trip to Oma
ha to attend the funeral.
Spencer Woman, 52,
Expires at Omaha
Mrs. Earl Anderson
Rites at Bristow
SPENCER Mrs. Earl C. An
derson, 52, a farm woman resid
ing four miles east of Spencer,
died Friday, January 17, in Im
manuel hospital at Omaha.
She had submit
ted to surgeiy in
the Omaha hospi
tal immediately af
ter Chris t m a s
had been home one
week and reenter
ed the h o s p it al,
Tuesday, January
14.
J^uneral services
were coducted at
2:30 p.m., Tuesday,
January 21, at
T r i n ity Lutheran
church in B r i s
tow with Rev. Ben
ard Nelson, church
past o r officiating.
Burial was in the
Lutheran cemetery,
aorth o f Bristow,
jnder direction o f
f h e Jones funeral
home.
The late Mrs. Mrs.
Anderson, whose Anderson
maiden name was Myrtle Evelyn
Olson, was born October 9, 1905,
at Moline, 111.
Survivors include: Widower; j
son- Norman; daughters — Nona
and Naomi, all of Spencer; moth
sr Mrs. Lena Olson of Anoka; !
brothers Robert and Roy Olson, |
both of Anoka; sister- Mrs. Ray
(Ednai Anderson of Anoka,
add to wulfs
Pallbearers were Morris Heg
b e r g, Vernon Johnson, Harry
Holmberg, Harry Ruda, George1
Spangler and George D. Sedlacck.
Columbus Trip —
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. VanVoorhis
spent from Wednesday, January
15, until Friday in Columbus and
Albion. Mr. VanVoorhis attended
Consumers Public Power district
manager's meeting in Columbus.
Mrs. VanVoorhis visited Mr. and
Mrs. Robert VanVoorhis and son,
Kip, in Albion.