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"The Voice of the Beef Empire"
Volume 78.—Number 43._O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 19, 1959.___Seven Cent*
The Grand and Reserve Champions
The tirantl Champion at the Hereford Association's slum and
sale was Silver Pioneer II and was consigned by Whitaker and
Whitaker of Chamber*. The champion is shown in the foreground
and this Reserve Champion, consigned by Harold Melcher of Page,
In the background.—The Frontier Photo.
Business Note
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wilson, own
ers of tlio O'Neill Coast-to-Coast
stores have relumed from a visit
to Minneapolis where they attend
ed the four day annual meeting
sponsor! d by the Coast-to-Coast
stores central organization of
that city.
Schedule Thierolf Rites
Saturday at Biglins
The funeral of Albert Thierolf, of
Compton, Calif., who died Sunday
will be held Saturday at 10 a m.
at Biglins chapel in O'Neill.
Burial will take place in the
Mineola cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Chet (Elizabeth* Tilley of
Tamora, a son, Albert Lee of
Compton, Calif., and a grand
daughter; a brother, George of
Creighton and two sisters, Mrs. L.
A. Hansen of Creighton and Mrs
William Gahleman of Salem, Ore.
Former Walnut Phone
Manager Funeral Mon.
The funeral of Carl Boelter. 75,
wa held at the Venus Lutheran
church with the Rev. Walter See
feldt of Orchard officiating. Bur
ial took place in the Grlmton
cemetery.
Mr. Boelter had been ill with
influenza and suffered a heart
attack at his home. He and his
wife operated the Walnut tele
phone exchange for many years.
He is survived by his wife, the
the former Edna Butterfield; sons,
Delbert of Creighton, Willis of Or
chard and Francis of Page; daugh
ter, Mrs. Elmer Kocina of Winne
toon; foster daughter, Mrs. El
mer Alder of Emmett, 16 grand
children. 15 great-grandchildren
and sister, Mrs. Anna McElhosc
and Mrs. Jake * Effle, both of
Creighton.
The Boelters had been married
for 52 years.
Fritton Rites Thursday
In St. Patricks Church
The funeral of Mrs. Ralph
(Alice) Fritton, 66, of O’Neill, was
held today (Thursday) at 10 a.m.
i at St Patrick’s Catholic church
with the Rev. T. J. O'Sullivan of
ficiating.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
Death came to Mrs. Fritton
Sunday at St. Anthony’s hospital
in O'Neill She is survived by her
husband, a son. James of O’Neill,
and two sisters, Mabel King and
Grace Roliertson, both of Oakland,
Calif.
Mrs. Fritton was born in Fre
mont in 1892. She was married to
Ralph Fritton in 1918 at Dodge.
They came to Holt county in 1919
from Fremont.
Pallbearers were Ray Dending
er, Homer Maring, Oliver Maring,
Harold Burge, Joe Ziska and R. D.
Yusten
Spring Show and Sale
The 27th annual North-Central
Nehraska Hereford Association’s
spring show and sale will l>e held
in Bassett Saturday. February 28th,
beginning at 10 a.m.
Tug Phillips, sales manager, said
40 hulls would go on sale on that
day.
SECl'RITY HELP
A representative of the Norfolk
social security office will he in
the assembly room-basement of
the court house in O'Neill, from
9:30 a m. to 3.00 p.m. Wednesday,
I March 4.
Self-employed applicants should
j bring extra copies of their 1958 tax
] returns, receipts showing that the
self-employment tax is paid, and
I proof of age.
Visit Sister
Mrs. Jim Kelly and Mrs. Ed
j Mathews arrived Sunday from
Arizona where they spent the past
! two weeks visiting their sister.
Mrs. Spittler met them in Grand
Island and brought them home.
Academic
Standard
Is Raised
St Mary’s Academy in O’Neill
took anohter step forward academ
ically this week as they received
a certificate of affiliation from
Catholic University,
Mother Agnesine, superior and
superintendent of the grades and
high school, said the certificate
came as a climax of plans and
work begun several months ago.
The certificate of affiliation, a
coveted set of scholastic standards
in Catholic schools, is awarded to
schools that have achieved the min
imum standards set down by Cath
olic University.
Mother Agnesine said the stand
ards set down were particularly
rigid in the languages, science, the
social sciences and the education
and training of the faculty.
At present there are 150 high
school students and 260 grade chil
dren attending St. Mary’s.
White Father Will Speak
At Three Masses Sunday
A memt>er of the order of the
White Fathers of Africa, the Rev.
J. R Rol>erts, will speak at all
three masses at St. Patrick’s Cath
olic church Sunday.
The masses will be said at 7:30,
9:00 and 10:30 a.m. »
The missionary will also speak
at 2:15 and 3:15 p.m. and in the
evening at 7:30 p m. at St. Patricks.
The day of recollection is being
sponsored by The Knights of Co
lumbus in O’Neill.
Sale Dates
Claimed
Saturday, February 28: Thirty
eight registered Hereford bulls at
auction, North-Central Nebraska
Hereford association, annual spring
show and sale, Tug Phillips, Bas
sett, sale manager.
Thursday, February 19: Mr. and
Mrs. Anton Svafos and Mr. and
Mrs John Schipman will sell live
stock and other personal property
at public auction; Col. Ed Thorin of
O’Neill, auctioneer. (Details in
subsequent issues).
Tuesday, February 24th, Mr.
and Mrs. William Kolm will sell
all personal property including 36
head of Shorthorn and Gurnsey
cattle; Col. Ed Thorin, O’Neill and
LeRoy Kirwin, Butte, auctioneers.
Wednesday, February 25: Mr
and Mrs. Bayne Grubb, who reside
one mile west and one half south
of Chambers will sell 47 head of
Hereford cattle, machinery' and
: some household goods at public
auction; 0)1. Ed Thorin of O'Neill,
auctioneer; Chambers State Bank
of Chambers, clerk. (Details on
page 9>.
The Frontier Cup for Quality Herefords
This time Vern keeps the cup. For the third straight year, Vern Sugeser showed the best |>en of
three bulls and was awarded The Frontier cup permanently. Tim Champion, business manager of The
Frontier is shown Riving the cup to Sageser.—The F rentier Photo.
Champion Bull Goes $1,425
Despite the blowing snow and
sudden drop in temperatures in
O'Neill the past two days, buyers
and observers watched a Hereford
bull sell for over $1,400 at the Holt
County Hereford Breeder's Assoc
iation^ annual show and sale.
The Gt-and Champion, Silver Pi
oneer the 14th, shown by Whitaker
and Whitaker of Chambers went
to Frank Dobrickovski of Verdel
(or $1,425, the top price paid.
The Grand Champion female,
Miss iRbyal n, was consigned by
George Rowse of Chambers.
The Reserve Champion bull
brought $985 and was shown by
Harold Melcher of Page and was
bought by C. J. Shonenberger of
Bassett
The Reserve Champion female
was also shown by Harold Melcher.
The winner of The Frontier cup,
given for the best pen of three
bulls, to Vern Sageser.
He has won the cup for the past
three years in a row, which entitles
him to keep what was formerly a
traveling trophy.
The best pair, a bull and heifer,
was shown by George Rowse who
also showed the Grand Champion
and Reserve Champion heifers.
Kieth Abart, secretary of the
Holt County Hereford Association,
said the average price paid for the
bulls was $608.
Sageser's pen of three bulls
brought a total of $2,750. Individu
ally the prices paid were as fol
lows : Roy Rocket, $900; Lad
Rocket. $600 and Dand Rocket,
$1,250.
A Tough kdad Ahead
8t. Mary’s, above, goes into the St. Paul tourney seeded, but by
no means a favorite. Coach Don Templemeyer said he looked for
Ord to be the team to beat at the class B tournament. The Cardinals
will play Burwell Tuesday night.—The Frontier Photo.
O'Neill Locals
The following young people be
longing to the MYF group went
to the Vocations Conference on the
Wesleyn Campus at Lincoln over
the weekend: Gary Gillespie, Bob
Williamson, Lois Nelson, Betty
Rodman, Paula Reed, and Perry
Dawes. Roger Tomkins of the
Inman MYF also accompanied the
group.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox and
family arrived in Stuart Wed
nesday, February 11, from Nor
walk, Calif., where he has been
stationed in the Air Force. They
visited until Friday in Stuart with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford
home in O'Neill, also visiting at
the Charles Fox home and with
other relatives and friends. They
plan to be here about a month
before going to France, where
Mr. Fox will be stationed .
Gordon Fox will be home Fri
day from the University of Nebr
aska, to spend the weekend with
! his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
| Fox. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Gray
visited his mohter, Mrs. Evelyn
Gray, Sunday at Page.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Gatz el
St. Mary’s college in Omaha,
spent the weekend visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz.
Mrs. William Ernst and dau
ghter Evelyn, had Sunday dinner
at the Clarence Ernst home.
W. J. Froelich of Chicago, 111.
I spent the weekend here with his
family. Jim Froelich of Wichita,
j Kans., was also home for the
| weekend .
Mrs. Myrtle Dalton and son,
I Earl Dalton, moved this week to
| Denver, Colo., where they expect
j to locate.
Mrs. John Turner left Tuesday,
February 10, for Caymont, Del.,
to visit her son-in-law nd daugh
ter, Pfc. and Mrs. Robert Lemek.
Mrs. Turner expects to be gone
about a month.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Schoberg were
Mrs. Sam Schoberg of Spencer,
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Schoberg
j and sons of Sioux City, la., and
Mr. and Mrs. John Schoberg and
girls of Omaha. They also visit
i‘d with Sam Schoberg, who is a
patient in St. Anthony’s hospital.
Mrs. Lloyd Simmons was elect
j ed president of the Longfellow el
ementry school P-T-A assciation
I in Hastings at a recent meeting,
i She is now serving as vice-pres
ident of the group. Mrs. Sim
ons three daughters attend this
school. Mrs. Simmns is a daugh
The Starlight extension club
met at the home of Mrs. Lloyd
Brittell on Monday evening, Feb
ruary 9 with six members and
■ three guests, Mrs. Frank McKen
Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, present. The
| lesson on "Food Facts and Fal
lacies" was presented by Mrs.
| Charles Beilin.
Next meeting will be Monday,
March 9, at the home of Mrs. Jay
McConnell.
Mrs. Marguerite Hoffman of
Norfolk has announced the en
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Virginia, to Dr. Michael R. Tor
re, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt
hew J. Torre of Spring Valley,
New York. Miss Hoffman gra
duated from St. Mary’s Acade
my in O'Neill, and attended
Norfolk Junior College and
j Creighton University. At pre
' sent she is teaching at St. Ce
celia's school in Omaha. Dr.
Torre was graduated from
Spring Valley High school, St.
Peter's college in Jersey City
and the Creighton University
School of Dentistry, Where he
was affiliated with Xi Psi Phi
fraternity. At present he is ser
ving in the U. S. Navy Dental
corps, Patuxent River Naval
Air Station, Maryland. The cou
ple will be married May 30 in
Omaha.
. — —
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamik of
Atkinson announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Edith, to John K. Tielke, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tielke
of Stuart. Miss Hamik is a gra
duate of St. Joseph high school
and is presently employed at
Faust Food Market in Atkinson.
Mr. Tielke is a graduate of
Stuart high school and is now
employed on a ranch south of
Stuart. A May wedding is plan
ned.
Cattle Rustling Charge Filed
In County Court By Griffin
Guilty Plea Is Entered
By a Former Employee
NEW FRONTIER FACE
This week The Frontier
had Its face lifted anil put
on a new dress. With this
issue The Frontier editor
announces installiinent of
new headline type to give
its stories more impetus
and display. Five new sets
of modern typo have been
installed In a continued ef
fort to present the Beef
Empire with a more read
able, newsy paper. We
ho|M> you’ll like our new
garb.
BIGLIN RETURNS HOME
Joseph Biglin has returned to his
home in O’Neill, having been hos
pitalized more than five weeks in
Clarkston Memorial hospital at
Omaha. One week ago Biglin had
Choose Curtis of Bassett
President of Bar Group
H. D. Curtis of Bassett has been
elected president of the 15th judi
cial district has association.
At the business meeting at the
Holt County courthouse, County At
torney Willim Griffin was elected
vice-president and Thomas Wed
dell of Springview, secretary.
George Turner, clerk of the Ne
braska supreme court, spoke to
the five-county association of men
in O’Neill.
A. Closson Is President
of Rural School Board;
Icy Roads Stop Members
Anson Closson of near O'Neill
was elected president at the an
nual rural school board meeting.
Icy roads prevented about half
of the teachers and board mem
bers from attending the meeting
according to Mrs. Lloyd Whaley,
the re-elected treasurer.
Other officers elected were Alic
Franch, secretary and George
Hitchkoch, vice- president.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whaley will
represent the local district at the
state rural school board meeting
in Alliance.
SERVICE OFFICE CLOSED
The Interna] Revenue Service
Office which is open every Mon
day during the filing season, will
not be open this coming Monday,
February 23. They will open the
following day, on Tuesday.
TO GRAND ISLAND
Mrs. Fred Bredehoeft went to
Grand Island Tuesday by Inis to be
with her daughter, Mrs. Walter
(Bill) Tomlinson, who was to have
a medical check. .
MNO Club Meets
The MNO Club will meet at 8:00
Tuesday night, February 24 at the
home of Mrs. Joe Tennis. Mrs.
Gale Dierberger will be co-hostess.
I A 21-year old Atkinson man is
being held at the Holt county jail
after living chargvd by County At
torney William Griffin with cat
tle rustling.
Sheriff Leo Tomjack said Melvin
Carr pleaded guilty in county court
before Judge L. W. Reimer Satur
day at Carr's preliminary hearing.
A trial date has not been set as
I yet, Tomjack said.
The sheriff said the charge grew
out of an incident several months
ago when Carr was working for a
Holt county rancher, Fred Horn.
Law enforcement officers said
they had been working on the case
for several weeks before Carr was
charged.
Tomjack said 10 small calves
which were missing from the Horn
ranch several months ago started
investigation by his men.
Tomjack said the minimum sen
tence imposed for a person found
guilty of cattle rustling in Nebras
ka is three years in prison.
Avoid Bus Accident
Special to The Frontier
Verdigre—A school bus, loaded
with three children broke a tie-rod
when taking the children home
from school here late last week ac
cording to Jack Johnson, superin
tendent.
Johnson said the bus "was stop
ped" when the accident occurred
and that no one was injured.
Atkinson Couple in
Accident on Hiway 30
A minor accident 6 miles west of
Orchard on Highway 20 shook up
an Atkinson man and his wife early
this week.
Patrolman Eugene Hastreiter
said Donald R. Davis, 57, the driv
er, lost control of his car on the
slick surface. The car slid into the
ditch and struck a tree.
The car was extensively dam
aged, Hastreiter said.
CELEBRATION DELAYED
Sam Schoberg of Spencer is in
St. Anthony’s hospital in O’Neill
after undergoing surgery. The
surgery interferred with plans for
a golden wedding celebration
which was scheduled Sunday.
50-Year Jewel Awarded
to Bro. Owen Meredith
Lloyd Gillespie, a 50 year mem
ber of IOOF Elkhorn Valley Lodge
No. 57, was honored with the pre
sentation of a 50-year jewel.
Another brother, Owen Meredith
was sent his 50-year jewel.
After the business meeting, the
members of IOOF families and of
Eden Rebekah Lodge No. 41 join
ed in a card party.
Guardsmen
Prepare for
Muster Day
Captain Jik* MeCarv illo. of the
I Company p, 195th Tank Btn. df
the National Guard, said the < on*
pam would celebrate their four®
annual "Muster Pay” with as
open house at tlio O'Neill armory
Company D will assemble Sun
day morning and members of var
ious churches will attend in groups
A noon meal will he served la
Guard members by the company
mess section. The afternoon will
he set aside for training exercis
es.
The open house is scheduled for
Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The pub
lic is invited, McCarville said.
"Any one interested in the vat
ious training phases will lie invt
ted to attend,” ho said.
In colonial days it was the cus
tom for the able bodied men of
the community, all of whom were
counted in the local militia, te
assemble for a roll call and is
speetion of arms once a year on
the village green.
The days came to be known
throughout the colonies ns Mus
ter Pay. As the country grew in
size and population, militia units
lieeamc more formal military or
ganizations; some of them even
had uniforms and engaged in regu
lar training.
Today's National Guard, a die
ect descendant of the Militia, com
posed of more than 6,00(1 Army
and Air unit throughout the coun
try and tiie Territories, with a
strength of 470,000 well-trained
men, and equipped with modem
weapons ranging from sidt arms
to jet aircraft, is a far cry from
the flint lock and musket carrying
militia of yesteryear.
Funeral of Mrs. Canady;
Dies in Rest Home
The funeral of Mrs. Cora Holz Ca
nady, 76, Ewing, was held Wed.
nesday afternoon at the Metho
dist church with Dr. W. H. Ros*
officiating.
Cora Holz Canady, the daughter
of John and Henrietta Holz, wa»
born in 1882 and died Thursday
at a convalescent home in Genoa
where she had been living.
She was united in marriage te
Mr. Rimstcad of Ewing who died
many years ago. She then was
married to Riley Canady, who
died in 1951.
She is survived by a sister, Sa
die Koehler of Charles City, la.,
and several nieces and nephews.
Henry Cook Funeral
Held in St. Patrick's
The funeral of Henry Cook, 80,
a former O'Neill farmer, was held
early this week at St. Patrick'*
Catholic church in O’Neill. The
Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan officiated
He is survived by brothers, Wil
liam and John, both of O’Neill and
sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Gallagher of
O’Neill and Mrs. Anna Stone d
Minnesota The Biglin Funerd
home was in charge.
He was the son of the late Jot*
and Anna Myles Cook of Scranton,
Penn.
Attending the funeral of Mr.
Cook from out of town were Mrs.
Nels Stone of Minneapolis, Minn.,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Simmons of
Page and Robert Cook of Lincoln
Mr. Cook arrived on Sunday and
visited his mother, Mrs. Robert
Cook sr. Mrs. Stone will remain
for about ten days to visit her bro
thers, John and William Cook and
a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Gallagher.
Highway Man Killed on 14 Monday
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It Hit A Tar Cart
This is the car which struck the highway repairman Richard J.
Clemens and then hit a tar cart on the highway. The car was driven
by T. F. Biackmore, 81, ol Neiigh.—Photo courtesy of the Neiigh
News. .
'V
NELIGH A State Highway De
partment employee, Richard Cle
mens, 28, of Neligh was killed
Monday when he was struck bj
a car driven by an 81-year-old
Neligh man, T. E. Blackmore.
Investigating officers said Cle
mens was with a road repair
crew seven miles north of Neligh
on Highway 14 and on foot whet
the accident occurred.
Another man, Morris legate of
Neligh, was in the cab of the
truck pulling the tar cart and was
burned badly when the hot tar
struck him in the face and neck.
Officers said the car struck the
cart after it hit Clemens.
Funeral services are pending at
the Methodist church in Neligh.
Clemens is survived by his vvifc
the former Lois Hombock whr
lived as a girl in Chambers, thre*
small children, his parents, Mr
and Mrs. Homer Clemens cf
Neligh, and a brother, Lyle Cle
mens of Chambers.
Sheriff Lawrence Ritche said an
inquest would be held.
TO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Larry Tomlinson, St. Mary’*
athlete and The Frontier’s aD-Tkft
county selection for the past two
seasons signed for a Comhusker
football scholarship Saturday.
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