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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1960)
Atkinson News Mrs. Arthur Pacha, Mrs. Law rence Pacha and Mrs. E, V Htc kok returned Saturday from Lin coln where they v.sited Mrr. Law mice Picha's daughter. Art ha amt other friends Mrs Hickok visited with her sister and an aunt w hile in Lincoln Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Haas and son Bryan were Overnight guests of Mrs. Haas parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wahl on Saturday mghr. On Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hans drove to North Platte on tiusin ss ami Bryan remained with his grandparents until Mr. and Mr Haas returned on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. I-avvrenee Parha were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Pacha's parent*, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith. Miss Bonnie LeMunyan was a weekend guest of her grandparents in Atkinson as she was unable to get home for the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Le Munyan due to bad roads. Anita Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morgan jr , went home wilh her friend, Sharon Ger des on Thursday to spend the night and due to the storm was unable to get home until Sunday. 'Hie three-act play. "The Goose Hangs High," sponsored by the Presbyterian Mariners will tie held Thursday and Friday night at the public school auditorium. The cast of local young couples has put a great deal of time and effort into I this so for an evening of entertain ment be sure to see this com tlv. L. S. Bush superintendent of At kin Min pub!ir school since August 1958 left Saturday for his new location in Chicago. Mr. Bush wnj selected for a position in a busi ness office in Chicago. His new work will he supervisory woik over an area of forty tliree states. Mrs. Bush, who is also a mem ber of the high school faculty, will remain in Atkinson to finish her teaching contract. She will join Mr Bush about June first. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kersting or San Anselmo, Calif . were Satur day evening dinner and overnight guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs Elmer McClurg. Mr. Kersting was guest speaker at the Presbyterian church in Atkinson on April 3. Elmer McClurg was in Stuarl i Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs.Carl Schenzel ol O'Neill spent Friday in Atkinsor and were overnight guests of Mr and Mrs. Claude Johnson. They re turned to their home on Saturday afternoon after the roads were cleared. Friday callers at the Claud. Johnson home were Mrs. Alois Mlnarik, Mrs. Gerald Upton. Mrs Harvey Wahl and Mrs. Frank Ln i body. The Atkinson Civic Improvemen Garden club will meet on April 1 for their first meeting of the sea i son at 8 o'clock in the evening a the home of Mrs. Lois Martens. A1 members are urged to attend anr to l)e on time. For roll call, eacr L. V. GANT & SONS 45th Anniversary Sale POSTPONED FROM APRIL 2 Selling 60 Head of Registered Polled Herefords THURSDAY, APRIL 14 35 Coming Two Year Old Bulls 25 Coming Two Year Old Bred Heifers L. V. GANT & SONS, Geddes, S. D. A COMPLETE LIQUIDATION OF The Lanson Wiggins Estate At PUBLIC AUCTION MONDAY. APRIL 18 Sale will be held at the Thedford Livestock Sales Co., Yards in Thedford, Nebraska Regardless of Weather Over 1,200 Head-Choice Hereford Cattle Top quality & breeding, founded orginally on Hardy Bros. Breed ing and supplemented by the use of Jennings Bros. & Bates bulls. The cattle are thin, but in strong condition. The offering includes. 185 Breeding cows-Should be around 225 to 250 calves by sale day, balance close up to calving. TB and Bangs tested and sorted correctly in uniform lots of 10 or more head. 100 Steer and heifer calves- The 1959 calf crop. 185 Coming 2-year old steers. 15 Registered Bulls-Hardy Bros., Bates, & Jennings bred. 30 SADDLE BRED HORSES 1 Registered 4-year old quarter horse stallion. I Registered Troroughbred stallion. 28 Mares & Colts. Mares mostly Arabian breeding & colts out of quarter & Thoroughbred stallions. Following Ranches Will Also Be Leased, AT AUCTION THE SMITH RANCH 14,600 Acres, located but a few miles north west of Brewster, Nebraska, in Blaine County, will be leased for a full year, from May 10, 1960 to May 10, 1861. It will be offered as a whole, or in practical subdivisions, as desired by interested bidders. This property fronts on the Loup River, cut annually be tween 650 and 800 tons of hay. Summer grains on pasture are average or above for the area. Has a magnificent new home of brick & stone construction, very practical corralls and outbuild ings, everything that makes for gracious living and practical operation. THE STRASSER RANCH 8,000 Acres, located but a short dis tance west of Brewster, Nebr., will be offered for summer graz ing only, from May 15, to November 1, 1960. This property has a moderate set of improvements. Excellent loading and unloading yards adjacent to the highway. Has an abundance of grass and is well watered. It will be leased as a whole or in suitable subdivi sions as desired by interested bidders. Interested parties-For all or just a part of either of these ranches will be accorded every consideration. Make your desires known at the Auction, we will help you if we can, it’s wide open to everybody. If inspection of properties before the hour of sale is desired, contact: T. R. (Radel) Miller, Brewster, Nebr,, tele phone Lindon 7-2255. He will arrange for you to see it. Lease bid ding starts at 10 o'clock a.m.—will be open until 12 o'clock noon, Monday, April 18, I960,—At The Thedford Livestock Sales Co., Pavilion. TERMS: 25'3- Cash payment on lease day of sale, balance at time of possession. Stocking limitations and other conditions will be announced at the sale, please be there promptly at 10:00 a.m. Cattle Sale Follows The Ranch Leasing-Starting at 1:00 pm. MRS. FERN WIGGINS & W. B. QUIGLEY Co-Executors ESTATE OF LANSON WIGGINS Owners Quigley & Quigley, Valentine, Nebr. Attorneys for the Estate For further information, contact the Auctioneers in charge of Sale. THEDFORD LIVESTOCK SALES CO. THEDFORD, NEBRASKA OR ERNIE WELLER, ATKINSON, NEBRASKA (This ad will appear but once, save if interested) _ (member is to fashion end wear an I Easter honnet Mrs Alfred Kazda visited Tuns-1 day forenoon. Mar. with Mrs . William Wefso. The Golden Key 4-H clun m<! Sundav afternoon at the Frank Prussa home. Two new members were taken into the club, Joe and Irvin Marshall. Roll call was an swered with. “What I have ac complished toward my Protect." 1 Due to bad roads following the storm some of the members were unable to attend The next meeting will be at the John Flannerv home on May 1. , El wood Brady went to Lincoln Iasi Thursday by truck to haul back livestock and feed for Don Butter field. who is moving onto the farm ! vacated recently by Truman Ross man. Fritz Braun of Atkinson and Mrs i Butterfield's parents. Mr. and Mrs Harvey Helm of Nebraska City also . hauled household furnishings and other possessions for the young couple. El wood Brady left Tuesday for northern Iowa on business. Newport News By Mrs. Oliver «ilg Mr. and Mrs. Charles Connell returned to Newport the first of last week from spending the win ter months with relatives in Ari zona and New Mexico. Mrs Lz>r r»na Keller was a Sunday dinner guest in the Connell home. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Anderson 1 and Eileen, Mrs. I lari Anderson 1 and Sophia Lashmett were Atkin son visitors Sunday afternoon in the homes of Emma Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Spindler. Mrs. Gerald Anderson of Ains worth was a Tuesday, Mar. 29 visitor in the Albert Everingham home. Mrs. M. P. Stedham left Wed ; nesday for her home at Bayview, Idaho after an extended visit in the Lester Stewart home with her mother, Anna Humphreys. The Stewarts took her to North Platte from where she left by plane. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wolcott and j family of Wood Lake were Sunday afternoon visitors in the Boh Gilg home. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bendig, I Roger and Robert left Friday af ternoon for Grand Island where they will visit in the William Kaul home, then on to the southern states on a two week vacation. Two members of the Wartburg College Castle Singers, sponsored by the St. Peter's Lutheran church in Bassett, were overnight guests Thursday in the Jim Seger home. On Friday Mrs. Seger helped serve the dinner for the girls in the chbrch basement. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ammon and family were Sunday visitors at Bassett in the Emma Myer and Ben Ammon homes. Sophia Lashmett was a Sunday dinner guest of Mrs. Harl Ander son. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Osterman and Mr. and Mrs. Udell Brown were Norfolk visitors Thursday with Virginia Osterman. Steep <Jj?xu.cl IBcutk cJ^«u YOIHLL REST EASIER with a low-pavment, long-term loan. That s why, each week, hundreds of farm ers and ranchers combine their obligations in a long-term Land Bank loan on land — a loan that can be paid in advance without penalty. You can also use a Land Bank loan to buy land, livestock and equipment; to make improve ments, and for other purposes. Come in and talk it over with us today. Federal Land Bank Assn. LYLE P. DIERKS Manager Phone 91 O’Neill Mr, and Mrs. Jim Segcr and! ' imiiy were Saturday evening call- ] ms in the Boh Gilg home Stanley Goodwater of Columbus1 tpent from Thursday to Saturday I n the Lew Me Kenney home due i o the storm. Dean Moore and Paul left Sunday, ’or Sundance, Wyo, to get Mrs" i Moore who has spent the past there I weeks with her daughter and farm : !y, Mr. and Mrs Iron Gordon They I "etumed liome Monday . Ann Schneider was a Sunday | jvemlght guest in the Moore home ] with Darlene and Bonnie. Sunday guests in the I tel Martini borne in honor of Mrs. Martin and Raymond Christensen for their birthdays were: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Christensen, Myma and Lonna and Raymond Christensen. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Seger and family were Sunday guests in the Darrell Connick home at Bassett. Mrs Frank Ammon and sons spent Thursday with her mother. Mrs. Emma Myer at Bass tt, Guy May of Shelah, Wash., was a visitor last week in the Walt Johnson and Dean Moore homes Lorena Keller and Cheri Hartung were Wednesday evening dinner stuests in the John Hosch home, Mr and Mrs. Charles Duncan were Sunday dinner guests in the Lew MeKenney home. Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amnion and family. Dean Moore, Darlene, Paul and Bonnie were Thursday evening dinner guests in the Walt Johnson home. Visitors the past we 'k in the C. A. Henry home were Ted Johnson of Petersburg, Mrs. Guel, Mr. and Mrs. George Mills of Long Pine and Mr. and Mrs. Walt Johnson. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. j Roy Farr in honor of Roy's birth day were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Henry and Mr. and Mrs Walt Johnson. Evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Farr, Janice and Jack. Mr. and Mrs. John Christensen and family were Saturday evening visitors in the Lew MeKenney home. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Seger of Stuart were callers Sunday eve ning in the Oliver Gilg home. -- Page News By Mrs. Ben Asher HOA met on Tuesday, Mar. 29 with Mrs. Harry Lampert sr. as hostess. The seven members and one guest, Mrs. Harry Lampert jr., did their own fancy work. The club will meet on April 12th with Mrs. John Steinberg. Mrs. Anton NisSen was surprised on Tuesday afternoon, Mar. 29 when a few ladies called on her to help celebrate her birthday. They were Mesdames Emma Kennedy, C. iE. Leach, I. O. Wood, Otto Mat schulat, Clarence Dobbins, and Frie da Asher. Sixteen were present when the Commercial club met in regular session on Tuesday, Mar. 29 at the IOOF Hall. Hostesses were Mrs. I Dave Bowen, Mrs. Jerome Allen and Mrs. Frieda Asher. In honor of Mrs. A1 Anson, there was a pink and blue shower held on Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs. R. D. Copes with Mrs. Curtiss Roberts as co-hostess. The 12 ladies present participated in several games with Mrs. John Sorensen winning the door prize. On Wednesday afternoon the lan guage contest was held at District 88 with Miss Betty Spangler the teacher. The other districts who participated were 39, Lura Ann Crumly, teacher; 55, Mrs. Helen Harvey, teacher; 23, Mrs. Bob Prill, teacher; and 128 with Mrs. Blaine, teacher. Gary Stauffer, 3rd grade, won first, Tim Stelling and George Blaine placed 2nd and 3rd. Fourth grade winners were Laurie Schei nost, first; Jim Myer, second; Carol Thompson third. Fifth grade win ners were Tim Fink, Bonnie Crum ly and Gerald VanEvery. In the 6th grade Jim Beeleart was first and Jolene Grass and Dennis Al man were 2nd and 3rd. Linda Thompson took first for the 7th graders with Tommy Scheinost and Mike Beeleart taking 2nd and 3rd. Patty Myers, Leonard Blaine and Lynn Grass were eighth grade win ners. l Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grass and family and A/lc and Mrs. Darrell Grass and Kevin of Rapid City, S. D. were Monday night, Mar. 28 supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Em mitt Thompson. Mrs. Louise Heese, Mrs. Otto Matschullat and Mrs. Bernard Kor nock attended the Lutheran's Lad ies Aid at Orchard on Thursday af ternoon. There were 38 ladies pre sent with Mesdames Walter Mont gomery, Harlan Miller and Otto Matschullat as hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Asher and family and Miss Delores Mellor were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Frieda Asher. Perfume of the Ages NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU ! "OIL OF GLADNESS" I Is a fragrance recreated from the Bible and contains precious oils imported from all [tarts of the world. This comes to you in a handsome one dram Gift-l’ak. 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Mrs. Calvin Harvey, chairman asked that all membe-s leave then *ggs at Cork's Caie and have then there before noon. Gailord Albright left on Friday for Cherokee. Ia. and from there lie will go to Missouri Valley where he will work for six weeks before going on to Des Moines, Ia L Mrs. Albright. Floyd and Marlin Frahm lef Monday morning for Martin, S. D where they are both employed. Mrs. Clarence Stewart returned to her home in Page being at her son's, Glenn Stewart p ace all win ter. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Kennedy were Thursday night supper gae>t of Mr. and Mrs. William Sorensen. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Linnaus were evening callers. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Stewart and Miekie were Thursday night guests of the Ben Ashers. Also a guest was Linda Thompson, who because of the weather was at the Ashers until Saturday afternoon when her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Thompson came for her on the tractor. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heiss and family were Thursday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fink. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goodart and family and Mr. and Mrs. Verne Linnaus were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Max. The King’s Daughters meeting which was to have been held on Monday the 4th was postponed un til Monday afternoon, April 11 at 1:30 at the Methodist church. Mrs. Harold Swanson left on Tuesday for her home in Kansas City, Kan. She had been here for sometime due to the illness of her mother, Mrs. P. E. Nissen. On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harmon and children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Harmon of O’Neill. Also guests of the Har mons were Mrs. Roy Berner and Susie of York. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harmon and children were Friday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grass. Mr. and Mrs. George Clasey left Friday morning to spend the week end visiting their daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sinkule, Mr. and Mrs. William Baum and Mr. and Mrs. William Plautz and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Trow bridge and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stevens. On Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kennedy were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harmon. Also guests Money To Loan! Property, Cara, Trucks, Farm Equipment Household Goods, Personal HARRINGTON Loan and Investment Company LOW RATES were Mrs Harold Blaine and George, who remained overnight. Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson en tertained Mr and Mrs. Ray Har mon and family for supper uo Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beeleart and Mr and Mrs R mert Prill ate Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs Frank Beeleart Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mtl> Lar.dreth were the Raj Harmons. Lyle Heiss spent the weekend in Lincoln. Dan and Hugh Troshynski were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. an.: Mrs. George Pongraa of O'Neill Those who attended the highway dedication m O'Neill, March 28 were District Commander and Mrs George Wettlaufer, Command*! and Mrs Ben Asher, Roy Schact, William Sorensen and Jerry Asher who carried the post’s colors in This Is Where You Get It Insurance for Outboard Motors Boats Boat Equipment Boat Trailers and YACHTS Consult u» about Insurance for any typ# of watercraft. Special rate* for yacht ownar* who out errtoin ttandord* a* to aovtgafion »UU and safety techniques. Stop in or tela phono for Information FI LL COVERAGE Rate 3 Va 9c GASKILL INSURANCE 124 So. 4th St. O’Neill, Phone 710 i the parade Ben Asher received a I citation on behalf of the post for I having participated in the Amer | :can Legion M« in rial Highway | Membership Caravan. It was ! i,. .d by the governors of North j and Sonth Dakota, Nebraska, Kan I ,i Oklahoma ai.,1 Texas. The beef division of the 4-H Eagle Hustlers met at the home of Hamid Melcher on Tuesday, March ■yth Roll call was answered by mir.g a part of a beef animal. All members were present it v < decided to have a bake sale with the proceeds going towards Camp Halsey. The sa’e will be held on — April t*th at Cork's Cafe and will start at to o'clock It will be spon sors! by the three divisions of the Eicle Hustlers Mrs Melcher served » delicious lunch The next meet ing will meet at the Ivan Heiss h line on April Ktth, Electric Motors Rewinding — Rebuilding fait t4S W — ?1 hr. Service Northwest Electric O'Neill i]___ _ - ; i ATTENTION FARMERS We would like to supply your fertilizer nitro gen needs this spring. Anhydrous Ammonia is Nebraska's lowest priced nitrogen. The results cannot be bettered by any other form of nitrogen. Anhydrous Am monia is the most concentrated form of nitrogen. Easier to handle, no bags, extra bulk or extra freight and a much longer application season. We are much better equipped this year with applicators, nurse tanks and trucks and will have a man at the plant at all times. Our plant is just across the street north of the Atkinson sale barn. The price of this is 9 cents per pound of available nitrogen and we furnish the above equipment. FRANK SCHAAF, Mgr. Phono 7511 — Atkinson, Nobr. A. E. TROWBRIDGE Atkinson, Nobr. Scotch Toffee New Scotch Toffee Ice Cream makes you want to taste and taste and taste! The toffee is made the old-fashioned way, with real butter. 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