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Volume 79-Number 22 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September 24, 1959 Seven Cents
Nebraska and Dakota
Governors To Attend
First State Rodeo Here
The governors of both Nebraska
and South Dakota will arrive in
O'Neill, Sunday, Oct. 4 to see the
first Nebraska — South Dakota
championship rodeo.
The championship trophy will be
presented to the winning state as
sociation by Governors Brooks and
Herseth Sunday afternoon
The championship rodeo, which
will begin 1:30 p.m. both days, will
feature the top 5 cow toys and
cowgirls from each state in the
saddle bronc, bareback bronc and
bull riding in addition to steer
wrestling, calf roping and ladies
barrel rucing.
A local girl, Charlotte McVay of
O'Neill, will be participating in
the barrel race.
Charlotte has earned 360 points
in statewide competition to place
2nd in the Nebraska state rodeo
association standings for 1959.
Jim Svoboda jr., secretary of the
Nebraska association said O’Neill
was chosen as the most likely spot
to hold the first championship
rodeo of this type because of the
high rodeo interest in this area.
A spokesman for the Nebraska as
sociation said “the reality of a
championship rodeo between the
two states will to a dream come
true.”
Fred Jones, another possible O'
Neill contestant is now in sixth
place in the calf roping division.
Should one of the top five calf
ropers in the state fail to appear,
Jones will to eligible to compete.
Bucking, roping and wrestling
stock for the rodeo will be fur
nished by two Nebraska produc
ers, Hollentock brothers of tong
Pine and W. R O'Connor and
sons of Elsie.
Holt Rancher,
Fred Taylor
Dies Sunday
Funeral services for Fred Tay
lor, a long-time and well-known
rancher in Holt county near the
Amelia community were held Wed
nesday at the Methodist church
in Burwell.
Mr. Taylor died Sunday morn
ing in the Burwell hospital follow
ing an illness which kept him
there for one month.
The Rev. Earl Schwenck of
Chambers officiated at the serv
ices.
Mr. Taylor was born May 15,
1890 in Ord. He grew up in the
community of Whitman and mar
ried Myrtle Vaughn in Hyannis
in 1915.
The family moved to Holt coun
ty near the Amelia area in 1934
where he ranched until the time
of his death.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by 3 sons, Jim and
Floyd of Amelia and Bill of Bur
well; 3 daughters, Mrs. Don
(Grace) Ackles of Amelia, Mrs.
George (Lottie) Graves of Bur
well and Mrs Dale (Loretta) Mit
chell of Amelia.
Mr. Taylor came from a family
of 12 children, the following sur
vive: brother, Isaac of Chambers,
Mrs. Blanch Davis of Des Moines,
and Mrs. Frank Korth of Kansas
City, and Mrs. Ethel Hayes ol
Omaha.
Former Rancher
Dies Thursday
The funeral of George Peebles.
95. who died Thursday evening al
11:55 at St. Anthony’s hospital ir
O'Neill, was conducted Mondaj
at Biglin's chapel.
The Rev. John Hart, pastor ol
the First Presbyterian church ir
O'Neill officiated. Burial was ir
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Mr. Peebles had lived alone
shortly before he was taken tc
the hospital in an O’Neill hotel.
He has no immediate survivors
in the O’Neill community.
Mr. Peebles had ranched sev
eral miles south of Emmet anc
Atkinson. He never married._
Sale Dates
Claimed
SATURDAY, Sept. 26— Inmar
community sale, 2 p.m. in In
man.
SATURDAY, Sept. 26— Livestock
machinery and 5-room all-moderr
house, 1*4 miles northetst of O
Neill on old highway 108. 1 pan..
Mr and Mrs. Albert Marsh.
SATURDAY, Oct. 3 Dispersior
sale of registered Herefords. Her
man Dietze and Fritz Bros. Salt
at Creighton Sale bam. 122 hear
of Herefords.
WEDNESDAY. Oct 14—23 annua
Holt district stocker-feeder sale it
O’Neill at sale bam.
SATURDAY, Oct. 17-4-11 clut
sal in O'Neill, proceeds to Halsej
State 4-H camp.
MRS. L R. RIDGEWAY
. . . homesteader dies
Mrs. Ridgeway,
Homesteader,
Funeral Monday
Sons and daughters from the
western United States arrived in
O’Neill to attend the funeral of
their mother, Mrs. I. R. Ridge
way. 77, of O'Neill who died Fri
day, Sept. 18 at St. Anthony’s hos
pital.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at St. Patrick’s Catholic
church, the Rev. Robert Duffy
officiating. Burial was in Calvary
cemetery.
Rev. Karl Kucera led a rosary
service for Mrs Ridgeway Sunday
evening at Biglin’s.
Mr. Ridgeway, who survives,
and his wife, celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary 2 years ago.
Mrs. Ridgeway’s maiden
name was Florence Wrede. She
was horn in Butler county. Her
parents came to Holt county
when she was fi months old,
purchasing a ranch in the Agee
community. When she became
eligible, she filed for a home
stead on land adjoining her
father’s ranch — and was suc
[ cessful in obtaining the tract.
Mr. Ridgeway and his wife and
their parents lived just a few
miles from each other in Holt
county.
The couple was married at
Sioux City and spent a year on
their improvised homestead which
she had received. Later they
moved into the Blackbird neigh
borhood and in 1913 to their farm.
Several of the couple’s eldest chil
dren were bom there.
In addition to her husband, I.
“Ross” Ridgeway, she is surviv
ed by 4 sons. Jack and Joe of
Denver. Charles W. of Colorado
Springs, Colo, and Donald W. of
Casper, Wyo.; 2 daughters, Mrs.
Dan (Gladys) Sullivan of Colorado
Springs and Mrs. Charles (Mar
criir*r*i fO Tovin of San Francisco;
3 sisters Mrs. Adeline Muman of
Omaha Mrs. Glenn Henderson of
Sheridan. Wyo.. Carrie Ruppen
kamp of Iowa City and Mrs. Kate
Snodgrass of California; 3 broth
ers, Andrew of Portland, Ore.,
Louis of Frontiers, Sask., Canada,
and Joe of Garwin la.; 19 grand
children and 9 great-grandchil
dren.
One son, Robert Ross, was kill
ed in World War II in the Philip
pines.
Mrs. Ridgeway was a mem
ber of St. Patrick’s Altar So
ciety and the American Legion
auxiliary' and a Gold Star
Mother.
Pallbearers were H. E. Coyne;
James Mullen, George Calkins,
Charles Schollmeyer, John Grutsch
and Ed Gallagher.
Out of towm relatives attending
services were Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Wrede and family of Garwin, la.;
Mrs. Adeline Muman and family
of Omaha; Mrs. Mary Anderson
and family of Sheridan, Wyo.; Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Lucht of Crooks
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Charley An
derson of Ft. Leavenworth, Kans
and Mrs. Betty Smith of Kansas
City, Mo.
Bill Petsche Buys
Drug Partnership
Bill Petsche, a pharmacist at
Johnson Drugs for the past 6
years has now acquired a partner
ship with R. E. Evans, former
sole owner of the store.
Bill has managed the store since
he came here from the service
in 1953.
Mrs Petsche, the former Kath
erine Judge, is originally from the
| O’Neill community. The couple
has two children, Patty, 2M> and
Chuck, lMs.
TONAL STUART RACES
STUART—A near record crowd
of 1,100 persons attended the final
races at Stuart Sunday Harry
Swanson of Bassett was first with
117 hi points. Dwight Machaneck of
i Lynch, second with 17 points.
Huffman Swipes
At Khrushchev
in Legion Speech
STUART — Sfan Huffman of
Ewing, past district and depart
ment commander of the American
Legion, took a verbal "swipe” at
the visit of Nikita Khrushchev to
the United States at the district
2 convention here Monday.
"Khrushchev is undermining the
freedom and democracy of the
American people and has the
blood of millions of innocent people
on his hands,” he said.
"The country has lapsed into
a moral unconsciousness and I
challenge the American Legion to
make itself heard—to eliminate
future visits of upper echelon Reds
to the United States."
One of the largest crowds ever
to assemble at a district 2 Legion
and Auxiliary Convention took part
in the program, banquet and
dance.
George Wettlaufer, Page, was
named the new district 2 com
mander, and A1 Chavet, Plainview,
was chosen vice commander.
The Auxiliary afternoon pro
gram held at the Stuart Auditor
ium, was highlighted by the elec
tion of Mrs. William Cox, Pierce,
as district 2 president, and Mrs.
A1 Chavet, Plainview, vice presi
dent.
At the first District contest for
firing squads held this year, at
the Stuart Community Park, the
crack Stuart squad took first, with
Page in second place.
R. C. Patterson, Stuart, receiv
ed an award "for distinguished
service in American citizenship"
and George Wettlaufer was intro
duced and presented an award of
a "cabbie’s cap.”
Motor Vehicle
Charge Filed
In Holt County
Motor vehicle homicide charges
have been filed in county court
against Robert Murphy, 15, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Murphy
of O'Neill.
The charge, filed by County At
torney William Griffin, grew out
of an accident in July when Lois
Schaaf of Stuart suffered fatal in
juries. She died in an Omaha hos
pital September 13.
Two other occupants in the car,
Marlena Schmaderer, 16, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alois
Schmaderer of Stuart and Jerry
Smith, 16. the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ward Smith of O’Neill suf
fered slight injuries.
A hearing date has not yet been
set and young Murphy has not
been taken into custody on his
promise to appear.
STOCKER SHOW
The 23rd annual Holt district
stocker-feeder calf show and sale
will be held at the O'Neill live
stock market, October 14.
The show and sale will be spon
sored jointly by the chamber of
commerce and the extension serv
ice.
Iloth 4-H and cemmercial divi
sions will be shown as in past
years.
Tom Hutton of Inman has watched the railroad slow down
during the past 10 years. He remembers a time when Inman was
truly a “railroad town’’.
Inman Man Will Soon Observe
45th Year as Agent, Telegrapher
By SARAH MIOHAEI.IS
Special Frontier Writer
INMAN—In .a few short days, a
man who has seen Ihe railroad in
its huffing, puffing days of black
coal and white-hot steam change
to its modern deisel counterpart
will celebrate his 45th year as a
railway agent.
Tom Hutton, a friendly gent,
who sits among the clicking and
clacking rattle of telegraph keys
snapped to the frenzy of other
telegraphers’ busy fingers, has
seen much railroading.
Yes, he has seen the day when
as many as 30 freight trains per
day passed through Inman with
cattle on the way to market. Now
the cattle bawd in trucks.
—He has seen the day when 6
passenger trains passed through
Inman where only a handful a
week pass now.
—He has watched men tear
down a Wye track several years
ago (A place to turn railroad cars
around, to you non-railroaders).
Tom can tell you of large rail
road stockyards that served the
cattle shippers in Inman. None
remain.
During these past 45 years, he
has been a telegrapher 15 years
at Inman. Tilden, O’Neill and
Stanton. He has served as depot
agent at Emmet and for the past
30 years at Inman.
At one time (from 1916 to 1921)
the station had an agent, two tele
graphers and a helper. Now only
Tom remains.
Other landmarks which have i
been removed in the past decade:
were the old coal chute and water
tank.
Since making Inman his perma
nent home, he has taken in active
part in community affairs. For
15 years he was president of the
school iioard, is past president of
the community club and at pres
ent, the nresident of the commer
cial clu.v.
Among tais honors is an Admir
aicy in the Great Navy of Nebras
ka, membership of which is con
ferred only by the Governor.
He and his wife, Lucille, have
raised five children.
Plan 4-H Sale
The Grattan Hustlers 4-H Club
will sponsor a community auc
tion to be held in O'Neill Octolier
17. All proceeds will go to the Hal
sey State 4-H Camp fund.
Frank Shefl of Inman has been
seected as sales manager. Any
4-H Club in the county or any in
dividual or firm who would like
to contribute to this sale should
make their consignment to Mr.
Shefl or to Paul Krugman, O'Neill
as soon as possible.
A complete listing of articles
for sale will be printed in the Octo
ber 15 issue of The Frontier.
Like hundreds of other small-fry, Dicky, th • son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bonn, would like to be
an engineer — particularly right now, when the first load of cement is being poured on Clay street,
between first and second. The paving crew poured the first block Wednesday afternoon. They ex
pect to finish all 32 streets before winter. The Fr mtier photo and engraving.
Local Lutherans
Begin Big Week
Sunday Morning
O’Neill Lutherans will begin j
their Mission Week, in connection 1
with the area-wide “Preaching-1
Teaching-Reaching’’ at Christ Lu
theran church in O’Neill Sunday at
9 a.m.
The Rev. Carl J. Gundcrmann,
guest pastor and missioner from
Waldorf, Minn., will deliver the
initial sermon “Total Loss . . .
Total Gain”.
The Rev. Gundermann Is a
member of the regular clergy
of the Lutheran church—Mis
souri synod. He graduated In
1920 from Concordia Seminary in
St. Louis, served as a mission
ary to Brazil for 7 years, and
has held pustorates in Battle
Creek, Nebr., and Mora, Minn.
He, and all 'guest missioners"
serving the 12 area Lutheran
churches during Mission Week,
is not a “paid, professional evan
gelist,” but, like the others are
all pastors who have their own
parishes and give their services
for the cause of the whole church.
The Rev. A. S. Gedwillo, host
pastor, said "this is not a mem
bership drive,” and that the
"guest pastors” perform three pri
mary functions: 1. Preach at all
mission week services in the host
church. 2. Instruct the lay visitors
of the congregations in the moti
vation and methods of personal
witnessing. 3. Discuss the congre
gation’s evangelism program, in
nightly sessions, with the lay
leadership of the congregation.
After the Atkinson rally, the
members will return to O’Neill
to prepare for their own serv
ices which will begin Sunday
evening at 8 o’clock.
The Kev. uunaermann, local
missioner, will preach on "The
Blessing of Jesus’ Word." His
sermons at 8 p.m. each day in
clude: Monday: "The Blessings
of Jesus’ Salvation,” Tuesday:
"The Blessings of Jesus’ Com
fort," Wednesday: "The Blessings
of Jesus’ Promise," Thursday.
"The Blessing of Jesus' Eternity.”
The Sunday School children and
the youth of the church will sing
at each mission service from Sun
day through Thursday. Janet
Krugman is the organist.
The public is invited to share in
the Mission Week services.
Hail Causes
Roof Damage
High winds accompanied golf
ball sized hail early this week and
was reported to have done con
siderable damage to homes and
roofs in the Inman, Page and
Creighton areas.
One inch hailstones fell just
north of Page and four miles south
of O’Neill.
Several buildings in the Inman
area were reported to have re
ceived roof damage. Tom J. Davis,
who operates a service station
near Inman reported a damaged
roof and store room.
Raymond Taylor, east of In
man, reported very large stones
for a short period of time. It
broke 13 windows in his home and
killed several pigs. The lumber
yard and other businesses report
ed lesser damage.
Although a few farmers in the
Inman area reported very slight
damage to corn, Creighton farmers
were hurt worse with the high
winds.
County Agent Neil Dawes said
he had received no reports of hail
damage and thought chances of
damage was slight in this general
area.
Local Men Candidates
Annual Stocker Sale
Marvin Miller, principal of O’
Neill high school, is a secretary
candidate for District 3 teachers
conference.
Superintendent Milton Baack of
O'Neill, was nominated for direc
torship of the sub-district 3. for a
3-year term.
The men will be voted on at
the Norfolk convention October
29-30.
Game Hunters
Bag Their Limits
Several local men loosened up
their shooting arms and sharpened
their eyes on antelope early this
week in Wyoming.
William Griffin bagged a near
trophy near Gillette, a buck with
antlers measuring 16 inches from
tip to tip.
Virg Laursen, his brother, Ar
: den, of Orchard, A1 Carroll and
Layne Griffin of Atkinson, all bag
ged an antelope.
Ewingites Schedule
Far East Missionary
EWING — A missionary from
Pakistan and India is scheduled
to speak at the United Presbyter
ian church in Ewing at their an
nual “Thank Offering” service
J October 4.
Frances Lincoln of Wichita,
Kan., will arrive in Ewing, her
trip sponsored by the Missionary
j Society.
Election of officers will be held
at the October meeting.
Luth ran PTR
Giant Rally
In Atkins n
One of the strongest and most impressive efforts of Missouri
Synod Lutherans in the O’Neill-Atkinson area will begin Sunday at
2:30 p.m. with a rally service at the Atkinson high school auditorium.
The Rev. John Bredehoft of Coffeyville, Kans., will lie the key-note
speaker at the rally after which "guest missioners” from 12 local
participating congregations will return to home churches to prepare
for Mission Week.
The congregations of O’Neill, Atkinson, Neligh, Elgin, Chambers,
Spencer, Lynch, Butte, Fairfax, Burton, Ainsworth and Crookston will
join in the huge religious effort of "Preaching-Teaching-Reachin*.”
REV. (JIJNDERMANN
REV. (iUTEKlINST
The Rev. A. S. GeOwillO, O JNeiU,
wiii serve as hturgist ui Atkinson
aim music will be by the Sunday
Sellout children lrom the ptnUeir
paung Lutheran congregation*.
1 Ik- Rev. Urcdeholt, area
mission director, In the paafr
ol hi. t’aul LuUireiui ( /lurch
in cofleyvlUe, Hans. 11c t*a
directed numerous area 't.uui
gulisni Missions” in tile urnI
Wosl, and served us "guest
iniMsioncr’’ Iroin the Mlssoart
Syuods Deparlinvnt ol L>an
golism.
The rally will begin with the
hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our
Ciod ” and the procession ol the
host pastors and their guest
missioners”. Mrs. Blaine Oar
wood ol Amelia will be die or
ganist. The Rev, C. Pulimann.
iNciigli, will lead the pre-servioe
hyimi sing.
Following tlie "Christ-centered"
sermon, Uie Rev. Bredehoit wilt
oiliciate in the consecration ut the
more than lUt) "lay visitors” uum
the Lutheran churches in the urea,
t hen will lollow the " commission
ing ' oi the host pastors and U*ur
"guest missioners” irom the 12
participating congregations.
Following tlii; rally service,
the attendants will return to
their respective home churrhea
to prepare for their own Ui/whs
Week services that night at »
o’clock. The particiiinting I.uth
eran congregations will bold
services simultaneously each
evening at 8 o'clock from Sun
day through Thursday, Sept. 21
through Oct. 1.
The public is invited to abend
the rally and each service in iheir
locality during this Lutheran
“Friendship Week.”
Champions at the state range judging contest are in tin* (runt
row. They are, from left, Jerry llomolka, Carry Kick, Kir haul llill
and Keith Krug man. Winners of third place were, hack row, from
left, Loren Blake, Mary llomolka, Rose Ann Blake and Charles
Hill. The Frontier photo and engraving.
Holt County Youths Are Winners
Of Best Range Contest to Date
T7*. 1! III 1 ,1 J_ T_ 1 a _ _ I
v »_ 11 uo vui iMvuiiwou u\.|n.nuo
upon the grassland we care for,
a group of youths in Holt county
know they will be dependent up
on what they learn about it now.
Probably no other county in the
I state can boast of such a fine
J group of young soil conservation
ists.
Two teams, made up of young
men and women from Cham
bers, Inman and O’Neill have
captured first place honors in
the stab- range judging contest
at Thedford.
One group consisting of Jerry
Homolka, Garry Fick, Richard
Hill and Keith Krugman won the
contest this year. The other, con
sisting of Mary Homolka, Rose
Ann Blake, Loren Biake and Char
les Hill, won third place.
The winning group, led by Wal
ter Fick, will have the chance to
go to Oklahoma for the national
finals if a sponsoring organization
can be found to back them.
Mr. Fick said this year’s Holt
county competition was a crown
ing point of much talent in the
areas of judging range land. “We
just had a feeling we would ga
a long way,” he said.
i»» uu'iiin hi iw iioiiwi O, OCT”
eral individuals have brought
home honors. Take Garry Kick,
for example. He was awarded 4
gold medals for identification of
weeds and plants at the stale fair,
is the 1958 state range judjjng
champion and won 2nd place trait
ors in the individual 4-II division.
Jerry Homolka, another con
distant winner, has picked up
individual honors. In I9.r>7 he
was the state range judging
champion, in the individual
classes.
And speaking of honors, noth
leaders of the groups, Walter Kick
and Boh Hill also did well at
Thedford. Mr. Kick, the cham
pions’ leader, placed 2nd in the
adult division and Mr. Hill 2nd
in the professional division, the
leader of the group that took 3rd
place.
So there you are — winning
leaders, winning individuals and
winning teams. No wonder they
are proud, particularly in view of
the fact that they did so well where
there was a record-breaking ICS
contestants. Officials called it one
j of the most successful range judg
I ing contests ever held in the stale.