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Old Dorsey Schoolhouse in 1890
Is Far Cry from Schools of Today
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Pictured lien" at the old Dorsey school in 18:8) were (front row) left to right: William Derickson,
Boy Alder, Esta Yocum, Barbara Reynolds, Ethel L e, Lizzie Goden, Lucie Marston, Rene Alder, Jeanet
te Derickson, Ixittie Yocum, Mary Goden, Sadie Der.ekson and Georgia Derickson. Second row: Grant
Alder, Henry and llcrold Marston, Lawrence Marstin, Grace Hudson, Dora Mertz, Alice and Ida Alder,
Ada Yocum, Sadie Willows, Edward Alder, Arthur Reynolds, Charlie Reynolds, Carl Conley and Frank
Reynolds. Hack row : Mary Wiley, Effie Willows, Ne'lie Davidson and Maggie W'illows. In the window are
Johnny Davidson and Otto Mertz.
A glimpse of a rural school in
the year 1899 when the day’s en
rollment was 34 and those pupils
between the ages of 18 and 21
were kept at home to help with
the farm and house work. The
older ones were allowed school
privileges only when they could
be spared from the more neces
sary work of the parents interest.
For many of those a school term
meant the months of Decem
ber, January and February.
A teacher had a problem of dis
cipline and a favorite trick of
many parents was sending a
tricky problem to school for the
teacher to return the correct so
lution, showing the method by
which the result was arrived at.
On such as this rested her re
putation as a teacher and the
way she was able to hold a tight
rein, maintaining strict discipline
while teaching subjects from text
books written by many authors,
books that had served the childs
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parents before them. Books were
the property of the pupil.
Often a pupil left the eighth
grade in the spring and returned
to it in the fall as the “Teacher”
with preparation for the same
amounting mostly to the lengthe
ning of her skirt, putting up her
hair in the accepted grown-up
hair-do and the assumption of as
much authority as she could to
impress her pupils with-most of
whom she had known all her life
and among them her own sisters
and brothers.
Wouldn’t a psychiatrist view
such a problem as a mixed-up
relationship indeed and report it
an impossible situation. Even so
the citizens who get their edu
cation under those conditions re
tain a basic knowledge of the
subjects taught and in their eigh
ties now write a more legible
hand than those who have been
blessed with greater opportunities.
Too, it was the day of the pot
bellied stove, the good slate
blackboards, the chart on a stand
from which beginners learned
their A, B, C’s then graduated
into Harper’s first reader.
This school is the old Dorsey
school in the days when Steel
Creek (or Apple Creek) was set
tled by the Emersons, Torbitts,
Dericksons, Moshers, Thomases,
Willows, Hudsons, Godens, Lees,
Yochims, Baders, Gadys and
Darrs.
On the day the picture was tak
en Miss Effie Willows was the
teacher.
Roy Alder furnished the picture
and the information concerning
those who went to school at that
time. His cousins, Rene, Ida and
Edward Alder are all dead. Also
Nellie Davidson, the late Mrs.
Tom Drayton.
Among those still living are
Bill Derickson, Sadie Derickson,
Georgia Butterfield of this area
and Frank Reynolds of Scotts
bluff.
Roy recalls that old Dorsey was
built in the hollow and at the
time they moved there the town
consisted of the Emerson House,
W. Gagers harness shop ,the Ap
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pie Creek flour mill oprated by
Mertz. One building served many
purposes. The Emerson House fur
nished food and lodging to the
weary traveler, supplies of all
kinds necessary to the pioneer
and the same for his team or
mount. The post office was hous
ed there.
Years later the hollow was
abandoned, the people moved up
on more level land and a new
Dorsey school was built.
Sadie Dericksoi-’s home was
the former Darr property and
about one hundred yards due
north from her house Jonh Bin
kerds lived in a dug-out. For
warmth and protection from wea
ther such a home could not be
beat. Springs furnished water for
all their needs in those early
days.
Mr. and Mrs. James Carson
went to the Darr place to spend
their honeymoon and their first
years of married life. “Hattie”
Darr Carson has described the
Dorsey hollow as the most beauti
ful place on earth. It was winter’s
wonderland and in the spring
from the time of leafing and
blooming the place was a veri
table fairyland from the lowest
point to the skyline far, far away
in receeding perspective with the
woods charted with paths lead
ing from home to home. Cow
trails became trails for horse
backers traveling single file while
tortuous road following the
course of least resistance was
laborously built for freighters and
those who boasted horse-drawn
vehicles.
Ruth Page was Alder’s first
teacher with Effie Willows his
second year teacher.
Dorsey News
By Mrs. Harold Osborn
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wells drove
to Sioux City Sunday to get their
daughter, Donna, who has been
in the hospital for sometime. She
is recovering nicely but has to
have medical attention for an un
certain time.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krug man,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hiscocks,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wells and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Wells and boys were visitors at
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the Howard Slack home Sunday.
They were helping Susan Wells
celebrate her birthday.
Tom Alder, J. B. and Donovan
are suffering from influenza.
Virgil Pinkerman has also been
ill.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Graham and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Graham
and family were dinner guests
at the Cecil Miller home January
8. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta
called there in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Svatos, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Greene, Howard
Slack and Lyle Wells were visi
tors at the Harold Osborn home
Tuesday evening.
The Marvin Drobny children
have all been ill with the influen
za.
Little Donna Wells is slowly
improving at her home. She is
under the doctors supervision and
has to make regular visits to be
checked.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Graham
and fanuly and Mrs. T. J. Gra
ham attended the reception at
Verdigre for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Pavlik Thursday evening. They
also attended the dance.
Lee Brady sr., has been very
busy assessing in this com
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wicker
sham and family and Mrs. Cleo
Wickersham visited at the Harold
Osborn home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Buss Greene also
called there for a short while.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wells and
boys and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wells
and family visited at the Howard
Slack home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Derickson
visited at the Harold Osborn
home Thursday evening.
Friends are happy to hear Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Johnson have re
turned home after spending some
time in Lincoln while Mr. John
son had surgery.
Ewing News
By Mrs. Harold Harris
The Young Matrons Pinochle
Club was entertained Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Ar
thur Kropp with Mrs. Archie Tut
tle as co-hostess. Guests were
Mrs. Jerry Tomjack and Mrs.
Robert Pruden. Mrs. Charles Ro
therham was the winner of high
score and low went to Mrs. Ralph
Munn. Lunch was served by the
hostesses.
Mrs. Anna Koenig, Mrs. M. J.
Sneider and Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Mannlein from Petersburg, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Thoendel.
Mrs. Marcella Bollwitt had a
physical check-up in Norfolk on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Turay took
their daughter Connie to Omaha
for a physical check-up on Friday.
Donald Hawk who attends the
Norfolk Junior College sp°nt the
weekend with his pare'. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hawk.
Jephthah Chapter No. 85, Order
of the Eastern Star, installed new
officers at the regular meeting
Tuesday evening . Ina Bennett,
worthy matron, and Wilbur Ben
nett, worthy patron, were in
charge.
New officers installed were:
Mrs. Elmer Bergstrom, worthy
matron; Mrs. Keith Biddlecome,
associate worthy matron; Wilbur
Bennett, associate worthy patron;
Mrs. Harriet Welke, secretary;
Mrs. Vera Anson, treasurer; Mrs.
Aubrey Wood, conductress; Mrs.
Dewitt Hoke, associate conduct
ress; Mrs. Waldo Davis, Chap
lain; Ina Bennett, marshal; Mrs.
Wilbur Bennett, organist; Mrs.
Robert Hobbs, Adah; Mrs. J. L.
Pruden, Ruth; Mrs. S. M. Burt
wistle, Esther; Mrs. William
Spence, Martha; Vina Wood,
Electa; S. M. Burtwistle, warder
and William Spence, sentinel. Wil
bur Bennett was the installing of
ficer, Mrs. Dewitt Hoke instal
ling marshal, and Mrs. Burtwis
tle, installing chaplain. Lunch
was served by Miss Bennett and
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett.
Kent Schroeder was two years
old January 2. In honor of the oc
casion, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Schroeder had as their dinner
and evening guests, Mr. and Mrs.
James Mlnarik and Mr. and Mrs.
Frances Hluemesser, who were
celebrating their second wedding
anniversary. Card games were
played during the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Schroeder
and family were Sunday guests
at the Don Mackel home at El
gin.
Guests at the Ernest Pierson
home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Halstead of Inman and
Mrs. Ed Howard and family of
O’Neill.
Family night was held Wednes
day evening for the congregation
of the United Presbyterian
church, sponsored by the womens
organization of the church. Fifty
members were in attendance.
Mrs. Willie Shrader was in charge
of the devotional period. Mrs.
Wayne Shrader showed pictures
of Panama and Guatamala taken
when she served as a WAC. A so
cial hour followed. Lunch was
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Angus and
family, who have spent a part
of a 15 day leave with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Angus,
left Monday to visit her parents
in Kansas. Max is stationed with
the air force at the Lincoln base.
Mr. and Mrs. Merl Angus and
family of Lincoln came Sunday
and are guests at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wat
son McDonald. They attended the
funeral of Mrs. Bertha McDon
ald Monday, at the Methodist
church in Neligh. Mrs. McDonald
was the mother of Watson Mc
Donald and the sister of Mrs.
Will Conner in Ewing.
The Rev W. W. Elliott accom
panied by the Misses Leonora Tut
tle and Bertha Harris, attended
the sub-district Methodist Youth
Fellowship council meeting Sun
day afternoon at the Inman Meth
odist church.
Guests Thursday at the home
of the Rev. and Mrs. W. W. El
liott were the Rev and Mrs. Mer
lin Loftis of Piainview. The Rev.
Loftis is in charge of the Craw
ford Valley and Stark Valley
Methodist churches.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larson,
accompanied by their son-in-law,
Henry Reimer, went to Hastings
Thursday where Mrs. Larson had
a checkup on her eyes.
The children through the First
to Sixth grades of the Ewing
Methodist church have begun
a study of the American Indians.
Twenty-two are enrolled for the
course of five lessons, which will
(be conducted Monday afternoon
beginning at 4 p.m. Mrs. Ray
Sedivy, secretary of children’s
work of the WSCS, is in charge,
assisted by Mrs. W. W. Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Larsen had
as their guests Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Persons and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Roberts of Nor
folk.
Harry Clemens of Chicago is a
guest at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Ella Ziems. He plans to
visit relatives at O’Neill and Or
chard during his month’s stay in
Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Larsen and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Conner at- j
tended the funeral of Mrs. Ber
tha McDonald which was held
Monday afternoon at the Neligh
Methodist church. She was a sis
ter of Mrs. Conner.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wood, Vina
Wood and Mrs. Florence Butler
transacted business in Neligh Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cloyd at
tended a family gathering at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Timmerman
at Piainview Sunday. In the af
ter noon they attended the sil
ver wedding anniversary cele
bration of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Stan
ley WostreL
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Doud and
Mrs. Edna Lofquest were din
ner guests at the home of Mrs.
Lillie Meyer at Clearwater Sun
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Mr. and Mrs. James Mlnarik
and Karen spent Sunday at El
gin visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. (Don Mackcl.
Sunday evening guests at the
Dewitt Gunter home were Mr.
and Mrs. Roland Hord.
Mrs. Don Ruroede is chairman
of the Polio drive in Ewing, as
sisted by Mrs. Merlyn Meyer.
Coin containers have been placed
in all the business places. The
women are making plans for the
drive in the Ewing community.
St. Rita’s Circle of the Christ
ian Mothers sponsored a card
party Sunday evening at St. Dom
inies Hall with a good crowd in
attendance. Mrs. Eddie Kaczor
was chairman. The winners in
pitch were Frank Bohn, Mrs.
Floyd Lee, Francis Huemmesser
and Mrs. August Thiele. In pin
ochle, Mrs. Edna Coyne of O’
Neill, Ludwig Koenig, Tony
Pruss and Mrs. Arthur Kropp
won prizes. Mrs. Kropp also re
ceived the door prize. Lunch was
served by members of the circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Davis
and family were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Barton for a dinner Sunday in
honor of the birthday anniversary
of their daughter, Linda.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Davis
transacted business in Norfolk
Friday.
The Thursday Night Pitch club
was entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Spence in
O’Neill January 12. All members
were present. Waldo Davis, Mrs.
Archie Tuttle, Mrs. Davis and
Mr. Tuttle received prizes. Lunch
was served by the hostess.
Mrs. Jessie Angus accompan
ied Mr. and Mrs. Ray Angus of
Neligh to Ainsworth Thursday
where she visited relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Shaw
and children of Ainsworth were
calling on friends in Ewing Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Funk and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bar
tak and family and Mrs. Laura
Spittler were Sunday evening
guests at the Sam Regan home
to join them in celebrating a
wedding anniversary. Card games
provided amusement.
Vance Anson, who is hospita
lized at Minneapolis, underwent
surgery again last week. Mrs.
Anson is with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoff of
Grand Island were visitors Satur
day evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. tHahlbeek.
Mrs. Maud Boies, who has
been ill at her home for some
time, is now showing improve
ment.
Mr. anti Mrs. George Hayes
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Don Hughes and family moved
to Orchard Friday. Mr. George
Hayes has begun his duties as
night marshal there.
Mrs. C. C. Hahlbeck entertain
ed 20 women at an informal par
ty Tuesday afternoon. Games
provided entertainment.
Norvald Borden and a friend
came by plane to O’Neill Sunday
where they were met by R. H.
Shain. They returned to Ewing
to spend the day at the Shain
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban were
Sunday dinner guests at the Vic
tor Bollwitt home. In the evening
the Urbans visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tagel. Ot
her guests at the Tagel home
were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Spahn
and family.
Mrs. Everett Ruby spent Mon
day at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Joe Beelaert and fam
ily.
Mrs. L. A. Hobbs accompanied
relatives from O’Neill to Norfolk
Monday where they visited her
sister who is hospitalized there.
Mrs. Ed Fleming, who has
made her home in Ewing for a
number of years, is seriously
ill at the home cf her son, Mrs.
Clifford Fleming.
Mrs. Kittie Fry was a week
end guest at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Mark Hemenway at
Clearwater.
Steven Good, the small son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Good, is a
patient at St. Joseph’s hospital
in Omaha which he entered Fri
day. Mrs. Good is staying with
him. Mr. Good came home Sjn
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cuddy and
family of O’Neill were guests Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Jefferies. The Jefferies
accompanied by Royce Wright,
spent Thursday and Friday in
Omaha.
Guests Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Max Wanser were
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gragge of
O’Neill.
Ray Butler and H. R. Harris
transacted business in O’Neill
Tuesday.
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Mrs. Louis Funk was hostess to
the members of the III III club
Thursday for their first meeting
of the new year.
Secret sisters were revealed
The lesson on houseplants was
given by Mrs. Fred Scrr. Mrs.
Mary Daniels, Mrs. Charles
Wright and Mrs Effie Rubart
were guests.
Monday afternoon guests at the
Ed Urban home were Mrs. Fred
Bollwitt and son, Mrs. Clarence
Latzel and Mrs. Alfreda Pruden
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban were
dinner and evening guests Tues
day at the John Honeywell home
at Chambers. Other guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Vearl Tuttle and
daughter, Linda.
Leo Hawk, Commander of
Sanders Post No. 214, attended
the County American legion
and auxiliary meeting at Stuart
Monday evening.
The teenage dance at St. Doni
inic’s hall Wednesday evening at
tracted a good crowd. The mem
bers of the St Rose Circle at St
Peter’s church sponsored the
event.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pofahl were
dinner guests Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fick at
Iiwmin.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Tomjack for a one
o’clock dinner Sunday were Mr
and Mrs. Grover Shaw and fam
ily of Ainsworth .
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pofahl went
to Omaha January 11 to visit his '
mother, Mrs. Louis Pofahl, a pa
tient at the Methodist hospital.
Mr. Louis Pofahl accompanied
them.
Dr. Wm. H. Ross and Ralph
Shrader wont to Wayne Thursday
to attend the Niobrara Presby
tery meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Rocikey
and children went to Omaha
Wednesday and remained over
night. They spent some time at
the Methodist hospital with her
mother, Mrs. Louis Pofahl.
The Green l.antern, the Cof
fe Cup and Eda’s Cafe will
serve coffee Monthly, Jan. 23.
as a polio benefit for the March
of Dimes in the Ewing Com
munity.
Mrs. Amy Jacobsen had as
her guests Monday afternoon,
Mrs. Bertha Johnson anti Mrs.
Anton Rothleutner.
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