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Merritt Dam Ceremonies Saturday
Ground-breaking ceremonies
for Merrill Dam will l>e held in
Valentine Saturday at 3 p.m., of
ficials of the Niobrara River De
velopment association and the
Valentine Chamber of Commerce
announced this week.
Following the afternoon cere
monies, which will be addressed
by Grant Bloodgood, Assistant
Commissioner and Chief Engi
neer of the Bureau of Reclama
tion, the Valentine Chamber of
Commerce will be host at a ban
quet for out-of-town guests.
Main speaker at the evening
banquet will be Kenneth Holum,
Assistant Secretary of Interior.
Holum, a former South Dakotan,
was secretary of the Mid-West
Electric Consumers Association
prior to his appointment to the
Interior Department post by Pre
sident Kennedy.
Merritt Dam is to lie built on
the Snake River approximately
14 miles upstream from the con
fluence of the Snake and Nio
brara Rivers, about 26 miles
from Valentine.
Naper News
By Mrs. John Schonebaam
Friday evening guests in the
Everett Green home to help Mrs.
Green observe her birthday were
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blum and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Don Rolf and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Schmitz and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Vogt and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Reisselman
and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Klein and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Ulmer and
son, Nathan, of North Dakota
were Monday morning visitors in
the Mary Nicalous and Vera
Lund home.
Saturday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Stoltenberg and
Verlin were Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Arp of Newberg, Ore., Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Stoltenberg and Mrs.
Ken Stoltenberg and son, Todd.
Mr. and Mrs. Reinie Fuhrer
and grandson, Stevie, Mrs. Anna
Gosch and Albert and Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Juraeek and Darrell
were Sunday dinner guests in the
Henry Ludeinann home at New
port to help Darlene Ludemann
celebrate her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Alexander
and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schock
left Friday for a two weeks va
cation with relatives in Califor
nia.
A picnic dinner was held in the
William Ullrich home Sunday in
honor oi Mr. ana Mrs. nan as
Ullrich and family of California.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Baker, Butte, Mr. and Mrs. John
nie Mitchel and sons, Spencer, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Bechtold and
Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stah
lecker and Laura and Mr. and
Mrs. John Schonebaum and Dan
iel. Afternoon visitors and lunch
eon guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Stahlecker and family,
Gregory, S. D., Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Stahlecker and Mr. and
Mrs. Bernie Ludemann and son.
Sunday dinner guests in the
Everett Green home to help Mrs.
Green observe her birthday were
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicalous, Vera
Lund, Mary Nicalous. Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Nicalous and sons,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nicalous and
family. Merlin Green. Dubuque,
la., ;md Ellen Grohs of Sioux
City, la.
A picnic dinner was held Sun
day in the Frank Stoltenberg
home in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Arp of Newberg, Ore
Those present beside the honored
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The dam, construction contract
awarled to the Bushman Con
struction Co., together with the
access road will cost $2,655,044
and is scheduled for completion
within 1,000 days. The completion
date has been set at December
2, 1963.
Merrit Dam will be an earth
fill structure with a height of 120
feet alx>ve streambead. It will he
3,100 feet long at the crest and
the reservoir which it creates will
have a capacity of 68,000 acre
feet of water.
The dam's spillway, having a
capacity of 1.150 cubic feet per
second, will consist of an un
gated morning glory intake struc
ture about 100 feet upstream from
the dam’s axis, and a conduit
through the dam leading to an
open chute discharging into a
stilling basin. Two gates will re
gulate releases to the Ainsworth
Canal from a horseshoe conduit
on the right side of the dam.
The reservoir capacity of
67,500 acre feet will be almost
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Paul *
Stoltenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stol
tenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Stol- (
tenberg and son, Todd, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Stoltenberg and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stoltenberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stoltenberg
and son, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Bendig of Bonesteel, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Bentz and sons of Fairfax,
S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wentz
of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs.
Harlan Reber and Garry of Stu
art.
Mrs. Connie Sattler was hostess
for the West End Extension club
“Visitors Day” May 11. Eleven
members and 13 visitors were pre
sent. Luree Barnes explained the
purpose, the goals and a little of
the work of the club to the visit
ors. Mrs. William Goodman jr.,
i cauuig icauci, gave a lc
port on “Music of the West’’. Ev
eryone enjoyed the remainder of
the afternoon by singing and tak
ing a musical quiz given by the
music leader, Mrs. Alvin Schon
enfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Higgins and
daughters of Jamison were Sun
day dinner guests in the Harvey
Davis home.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Green
and Dennis were Saturday
morning visitors in the Marlin
Green home near Herrick. S.D.,
to get acquainted with the new
grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fuhrer
of Butte were Sunday dinner
guests in the Clarence Beem
home. In the afternoon both fam
ilies visited in the Don Vogt
home.
Mrs. Charlie Kerns was brought
to the Lester Anderson home
Monday to spend an indefinite
time with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Beem
and family were Sunday guests in
the Don Vogt home to get aquaint
ed with their new grandson, who
was brought home that morning
from the hospital.
Sunday guests in the Walter
Stahlecker home were Bernice
Stahlecker of Wayne College,
Mike Stahlecker of Burke, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Oliver and son
of Burke, Earl Stahlecker and
a friend of Yankton, S. D. and
Orlin Beem.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Davis
and Mrs. Carl Ludemann and
sons were Monday evening visit
ors in the Roy Davis home to
help Mrs. Davis celebrate her
birthday.
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The Frontier—
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all for irrigation storage. The
“dead” storage in the reservoir
will be 1,100 acre feet. This is
storage which will be below the
outlet and will remain in the re
servoir.
The lands to be irrigated are
located in Cherry, Brown, and
Rock counties and are presently
dry-farmed. They will be supplied
the water by an irrigation system
which originates at Merritt Dam
in what is known as Ainsworth
Canal. This canal will meander
from Merritt Dam eastward for
alxjut 53 miles. It will have an
initial capacity of 620 cubic feet
per second.
Six monolithic concrete siph
ons will be required, ranging in
length from 200 to 2,000 feet.
About 45 miles of the canal will
be lined with concrete. About 209
miles of laterals and three pump
ing plants located along the la
terals will be constructed to serve
the irrigable lands. The pumping
plants will have list of 9, 21 and
28 feet.
Zhambers News
By Mrs. E. R. Carpenter
The Woman’s Society of Christ
ian Service met at the Metho
dist church Thursday afternoon
with 24 members and one visitor
present. The president, Mrs. Gai
•us Wintermote, presided at a
short business meeting preceding
the Memorial service held in
honor of a deceased member,
Mrs. M. Harvey, and the installa
tion of new officers for the coming
year. A corsage to missions was
presented Mrs. Donald Green in
memory of her mother. Mrs.
T. E. Alderson read a poem;
Mrs. Steve Shavlik a tribute to
Mrs. Harvey. Several scripture
verses were read and a song was
presented by Mrs. Gaius Winter
mote, Mrs. Darrell Gillette and
Mrs. G. H. Adams with Mrs. C.V.
Robertson at the piano which
completed the service.
The following officers were in
stalled using an effective candle
lighting service with Mrs. Dar
rell Gillette as installing officer:
Mmes. Gaius Wintermote, Steve
Shavlik, T. E. Alderson, A. B.
Hubbard, Gene Halsey, E. H.
Medcalf, J. E. Grimes, Raymond
Beed, E. R. Carpenter, Raymond
Shoemaker, Anna Albers and
Glen Grimes. Lunch was served
by the hostesses, Mrs. J. E.
Grimes and Mrs. John Honey
well.
Miss Dorine Gleed was honored
at a pre-nuptial shower held at
the Methodist church parlors Sat
urday evening. The theme of the
program and decorations was
“Music, Music, Music.”. Mrs. Art
Walters, aunt of the future bride,
was commentator. In the pro
gram were Mrs. Steve Shavlik,
Mrs. C. V. Robertson, Mrs. K. N.
Adams, Mrs. Raymond Shoema
ker, Mrs. G. H. Adams, Mrs.
rsernara nonman, Mrs. Darrell
Gillette, Mrs. Ernest Durre, Mrs.
E. R. Baker, Mrs. Jack Christian
son, Judy Beed, Pam Shavlik,
Marjean Walters, Kathy Taylor,
Larry Adams, Kimberly Chris
tianson and Cheryl Damme.
Lunch was served. Mrs. Clarence
Damme helped with arrange
ments, Mrs. Lynn Prewitt was in
charge of the guest book.
Gleeson Grimes and a friend
from Milford came to attend the
commencement exercises of the
graduating class. They returned
that evening.
The Chambers school closed
May 17 with a picnic at the
schoolhouse for the grade pu
pils. The freshmen, sophomores
and juniors went to Long Pine
for the day and the senior
class to Swan Lake for a pic
nic and fishing. Other schools
in the community closed last
week with picnics. Valley Cen
ter’s picnic was May 16 at the
schoolhouse.
Family night was held at the
Methodist church Sunday eve
ning with a good attendance. The
program consisted of a “Sing”
by the members of the Junior
MYF with Mrs. LaVern Hoerle
in charge. Lunch and a social
hour was enjoyed in the base
ment following.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Messinbrink
and two children of Fremont spent
the weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Vem Wilkinson.
Mrs. Wilkinson returned home
with them to visit until Monday
when she met her husband in
Norfolk and returned home. Mr.
Wilkinson had gone to Norfolk for
a medical check-up. The occa
sion of the Messinbrinks' visit '
was the birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Wilkinson. j
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blair and
family of Omaha were weekend
visitors of her mother, Mrs.
Ralph Blair, and grandmother,
Mrs. Whidden.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ringle and
daughter of Omaha and Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Ganser and family of
Wood Lake visited their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Everotte Jarman,
and attended the graduation exer
cises Friday evening when their
brother, Douglas Jarman, gradu
ated.
Mrs. Goldie Jones of Lincoln
has been a recent visitor in the
home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs . Glen
Burge and family.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Cox
drove to Spalding Friday for a
medical check-up for Mrs. Cox,
and to Rosalie where the Rev.
Mr. Cox officiated at the funeral
of a friend Saturday.
Attending the state track
meet in Lincoln last weekend
from Chambers were Larry
Swanson, Douglas Jarman, Dar
rell Elkins and Dale Adams.
They placed third in the 880 re
lay.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter
drove to Park Center west of El
gin Tuesday where they met his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. F. S. Carpenter of Omaha.
They spent some time cleaning
the cemetery lots and enjoyed a
picnic dinner with the group from
the Park Center area.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin of
Duncan were weekend guests of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Wintermote and
girls.
Mrs. Erna Tucker went to Fre
mont Wednesday to see her bro
ther who is seriously ill in the
hospital there.
Attending the funeral of Miss
Sloma Harkins in O’Neill Satur
day from Chambers were Mr.
and Mrs. John Honeywell, Mr.
and Mis. Dellie Fauquier and
Mrs. A. B. Hubbard.
Connie Werner of Denver was
a weekend visitor of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Werner.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wintermote
of Anover, Kan., and Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Harrison of Benton,
Kan., arrived Thursday and were
guests of the former’s brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Wintermote and Arthur un
til Saturday. They attended grad
uation exercises.
Mrs. A. B. Hubbard and Mrs.
Anna Albers were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Honeywell.
John Buhlmann sr. and Duane
Grossnicklaus were ushers at the
Lutheran Hour Rally in Norfolk
Sunday. Dr. Hoffman, well
known radio speaker, was also
present.
Dinner guests Sunday in the
Lloyd Wintermote home were Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Johnson and Del
mar of Page and Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Thorin of Duncan.
Kellar club met May 17 at the
home of Mrs. Ernest Young with
a good attendance. There was one
visitor, Mrs. Mintle. Games and
a social time was the order of
the afternoon. Lunch was served
by the hostess.
St. Pauls Lutheran Church—
Daily Vacation Bible school op
ened Monday at the Legion
hall.
Mrs. Rudolf Edwards of Win
ncx, o. u,, bailie xuuioua.y axxu uxx
Friday accompanied by her mo
ther-in-law, Mrs. Valo Edwards,
and Mrs. Etta Kellar drove to
St. Paul to visit Mrs. Edith Mc
Clenahan at the Wilbur Edwards
home. She is slowly improving
since her recent illness. The group
returned to Chambers Friday eve
ning and Mrs. Edwards went on
home to Winner Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jones of
Lincoln came Friday to visit his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Burge and family,
and to attend the graduation ex
ercises. Their niece, Myrtle
Burge, was an eighth grade grad
uate. They returned to Lincoln
Saturday, along with their mo
ther, Mrs. Goldie Jones, who had
spent a week with the Burge fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koci drove to
Wisner Sunday to visit their son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Brazda and three
children.
William Reninger drove to Hast
ings Saturday where he met his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Brown of Hastings.
The group went on to Kansas
City, Mo., to visit their brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Fern Furgerson, who are in a
hospital there. Mr. Reninger re
turned Monday.
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Monowi News
By Mix. Mike Piklapp
LOcust 9-2520
Weekend guests in the Glen
Rihanek home included Mr. and
Mrs. Walt Countryman of Cham
berlain, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Hull of Interior, S. D., Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Hayes of Rapid
City, S. D. and Mr. and Mrs. Du
ane Hull and Delphene of Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schindler
and Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Seiler
and daughter were Lincoln visit
ors Saturday.
Mrs. J. W. Rihanek visited Sat
urday night and Sunday in the
Elsie Piklapp home.
Lena Johnson visited in the
John Stroh home Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Glen Rihank and Delphene
called at the Piklapp home Sun
day evening.
Alice Hansen called on Mrs.
Lena Johnson Saturday forenoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed May and
Dwayne visited at the Dwight
Micanek home and attended the
school picnic Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zach and
Terry and Mr. and Mrs. Rudy
Eiler and children attended a sale
in Verdigre Friday evening.
Mrs. Lucy Hrbek moved her
trailer hou.se from Niobrara to
the farm of her sou, Elvin,
south of Monowi.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis
were business callers in Verdel
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zach and
boys visited in the Piklapp home
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Leo Jorgensen of near
Verdel was a Monday afternoon
visitor in the Frank Heiser home.
Sick and Injured
St. ANTHONY’S
ADMITTED: May 16—George
Jefferies and Mrs. Omer McClena
han of Ewing and Mrs. Marvin
Stauffer of Page. 17—Mrs. Robert
Cook and Marvin Ziska of O'
Neill; Mrs. Norman Saltz and
Mrs. Edgar Stauffer of Page. 18—
Frank Sullivan and Silas Howard
of O’Neill; Lawrence Thurlow of
Atkinson and Mrs. Frank Noffke
of Ewing. 19—Mrs. Richard Cun
ningham and Mrs. Gina Cronk of
Page; Archie Maxwell of Spen
cer; Sam Young of Chambers;
Timothy Cousins and Robert Lar
sen of O’Neill. 21—Mrs. Clarence
Whaley, Shannon Smith, Mrs.
D. A. Kersenbrock and Mrs. Leo
Wiseman of O’Neill; Mrs. Lloyd
Twibell of Orchard and Rhonda
Harmon of Page. 22—Ivan Hansen
of Butte; Richard Streeter of
O’Neill and Mrs. Lyle Wright of
Chambers. 23—Kay Kelley of In
man; Diana Miller and Mrs. Roy
Miller of Chambers; Andrew
Wettlaufer of O’Neill. 24—Mrs.
Matt Hynes of O’Neill; Mike Ne
kolite and George Jefferies of
Ewing.
DISMISSED: May 16 — Mrs.
George Gar hart and Mrs. Charles
Richter of ONeill. 17—Shelly Hy
nes, Mrs. Jerome Howard and ba
by girl and Mrs. Rose Harding of
ONeill; George Jefferies, Mrs.
Omer McClenahan and George
Latzel of Ewing; Mrs. Donald Vol
quardsen and baby boy of Or
chard and George Colman of In
man. 18—Mrs. Donald May sr.
of Chambers; Clarence Strong sr.
of ONeill and Mrs. Norman Saltz
of Page. 19—Frank Sullivan and
Mrs. John Vitt and baby boy ot
ONeill; Mrs. Marvin Stauffer of
Page. 20—Mrs. Ed Thomas of
O’Neill. 21—Mrs. Richard Cun
ningham of Page. 22—Sam Young
and Rodney Elkins of Chambers;
Rhonda Harmon of Page; Char
les Cole, Mrs. Dave Moler, Mar
vin Ziska, Mrs. Della Bowden
and Andrew Wettlaufer of O’Neill.
23—Richard Streeter and Shannon
Smith of O’Neill. Mrs. Frank Nof
fke jr. of Ewing; Mrs. Dora Twi
bell of Orchard and Diana Miller
of Chambers. 24—Timothy Cou
sins and Mrs. Leo Wiseman of
O’Neill; Kay Kelley of Inman.
ATKINSON MEMORIAL
ADMITTED: May 15—Kenneth
Hixson of Stuart; Steven Mlinar
of Spencer and Roxanne Morton
of Bassett. 16—Mrs. Joe Walnofer
of Stuart; Mrs. Jerome Be jot of
Long Pine; Mrs. John Alder of
Inman and Mrs. Gary Hitchcock
of Atkinson. 17—Carl Anderson of
Atkinson; Mrs. Fred Mitchell of
Naper; Eugene Upstill of Long
Pine and Jess Colson of Stuart. 18
—Mrs. Leonard Goldf jss of Atkin
son. 19—Mrs. Bernard Kelly, Mrs.
Francis Kollman and Mrs Wilbert
Hoffman of Stuart; Mrs. Julius
Kroger of Long Pine and Charles
Cole of Atkinson. 20—Cathy Ann
Anderson of Atkinson. 21—Jim
Nightengale of Atkinson; Mrs.
Gerald O’Malley of Chambers;
Tommy Doolittle of Amelia and
Juanitta Hixson of Stuart.
DISMISSED: May 15 — Billie
Allhouse of Stuart; Mrs. Jeruld
Stewart and son of Newport and
Mrs. Charles Phipps of Atkinson.
16—Robert Bowman of Stuart ami
Mrs. Elmer Schaaf of Emmet. 17
—Mrs. Herman McDaniels, Vick
ie Torpy and Milton D Funk of
Atkinson. 18—Mrs. Gary Hitch
cock of Atkinson, Mrs. Jerome
Bejot of Long Pine and Steven
Mlinar of Spencer. 19—Mrs. Leo
nard Goldfuss, Mrs. Jay Dobro
volny and Roy Carr of Atkinson;
Thomas Doolittle of Amelia; Jess
Colson of Stuart and Roxanne
Morton of Bassett. 20—Mrs. Ber
nard Kelly of Stuart and Mrs. An
na Hanson of Long Pine. 21—Mrs.
Paul Hostert and baby of Butte;
Eugene Uipstill of Long Pine; Ken
neth Hixson and Mrs. Francis
Kollman of Stuart and Cathy An
derson of Atkinson.
EXPIRED: May 19 — Bertha
Huff of Stuart.
SACRED HEART
PRESENT: May 22—Joe Bos
ka, Thomas Courtney sr., Dr. J.
Guttery, Mrs. Elmer Hull and
Mrs. Margaret Zepf of Lynch;
Mrs. Christina Frasch of Fairfax,
S. D.; Baby Joanne Lynn Hansen
and Mrs. Mamie O'Neill of O’
Neill; Joseph Hausmann of Bone
steel, S. D.; George Krikac, Mrs.
J. B. Rousch and R. H. Zink of
Butte; Mrs. Myrtle McQuistan
of Bristow and John Schommer
of Spencer.
DISMISSALS: May 17 — Mrs.
Frank Lechtenberg of Butte; 19— .
Baby Richard Brent Hull of
Lynch. 21—-Daniel Klein of Butte.
22—Mrs. Kennis Hansen of O’
Neill.
EXPIRED: May 16—Mrs. Inger
Levi of Lynch. 17—Emil Stats- .
man of Butte.
CHAMBERS—Mrs. Omar Mc
Clenahan fell one day early last
week and broke her arm. . .Sam
Young was taken to St. Anthony’s
hospital in O’Neill Friday with a
severe attack of flu. . .Alvin
Johnson underwent surgery Tues
day at St. Anthony’s hospital in
O’Neill. . .Mr. and Mrs. William
Turner and granddaughter, Su
san Thomson drove to Hastings
Sunday to see his mother, Mrs.
Ina Turner, who is a patient in a
hospital there.
League Baseball
Starts; Interest
High with Kids
Elkhom Valley Little League
—May 29, Ewing at E. O’Neill,
6 p.m.; W. O’Neill at Atkinson, 6
p.m.; Emmet at Spencer, 6 p.m.,
and Stuart at Orchard. 6 p.m.
Sandhill Pony League— May 28,
O’Neill Colts at Ewing, 2:30 p.m.;
Chambers at Page, 2:30 p.m. May
31, Atkinson at Elgin, 5:30 p.m.;
Orchard at O’Neill Broncos, 5:30
p.m.
West O’Neill won its game from
Spencer May 15, 5-1. Jim Booth
started the team on its win with
a homerun in the first inning,
with one man on base. Winning
pitcher was Bob Riley and losing
pitcher was Havranek.
Ewing defeated Orchard 11-3
May 15 with the help of two
home runs by Tom Schmidt and
Jim Beelaert. Winning pitcher
was Beelaert and losing pitcher,
Berney.
Frank Maneuso, pitcher for At
kinson, delivered a home run
with two on base for assistance
in an 18-8 win over Emmet May
15. Losing pitcher was Fox.
The O’Neill Colts collected se
ven runs and six hits to defeat
the O’Neill Broncos with six Puns!
and nine hits 9unday. The Colts
took their game in the last of the
seventh. Whining pitcher was Ivan
Hurley who along with Shoemaker
had two hits out of four times at
bat. Denny Wolfe, losing pitcher,
struck out 12 batters. Gary Wett
laufer was the leading hitter for
the Broncos with three hits out
of four.
The East O’Neill team defeated
Emmet 13-1 in the Monday eve
ning game at Emmet. Winning
pitcher was Randy Nickeson,
who pitched the entire game, al
lowing only one hit. Cole was the
losing pitcher
Ewing won over Spencer Mon
day night 10-9 with Jim Bee
laert, pitcher, winning his own
game by hitting a home run in
an extra inning.
West O’Neill players collected
41 runs to win over Orchard Mon
day night, 41-3. Home run hitter
Jim Booth made his scorer with
one man on base. The West’s
second nine took over in the
third inning with even.- player
getting at least one hit. Winning
pitcher was Bob Riley and losing
pitcher was Burney.
| OVER 75 BOYS AND LEADERS In the Boy Scout program of the Sandhill* Seoul District attended
i. a May 12-13 camp known to scouts as Camporee. The district holds a fall and winter Camporee to sup
e plement troop and summer camping and individual troop camping. This year the spring Camporee in
y the Sandhills was held at Perry Falls near Valentine. One of the reasons for use of this location was to
n make possible a tour through the museum and pastures of the Fort Niobrara Wildlife Refuge. Scouts
r from O’Neill, Ainsworth, Bassett. .Stuart anl other Sandhills communities saw buffalo, Texas Long Homs
l- and antelope as well as several senlc attractions on the refuge
THP) FRONTIER, O’Neill, Neb
Eagle Tracksters
End Season With
Good Showing
O’Neill High finished the I960
track season with a fine perfor
mance at the state meet Friday
and Saturday.
The Fugles picked up 9
points which placed them Hlh in
a field of 54 teams.
Jerry Kilcoin earned four med
als, placing third in the 220,
fourth in the 100-yd dash, fourth
in the broad jump and ran the
first leg on the fourth place two
mile relay team. Jerry Dexter,
Mike Hand and Rich Hill are the
other members of the relay. They
set a new school record in the
time of 8:35.4.
Kilcoin also sot school records
in the 100—10.05 in preliminaries,
22.4 in the 220 and 21’ in the
broad jump.
Ron Schmeichel ran 21 4 in the
low hurdles and 16.0 in the highs.
Darrell Ermer ran 16.3 in the
highs. Neither qualified. Other
outstanding performances, al
though they did not place, were
by the 880 relay team of Ermer,
Larson, Havranek and Schrneich
el; McGinn and Nelson both cleai
ed 11’ in the pole vault, and Dex
ter cleared 5’ 6” in the high
jump.
Jerry Kilcwia
Verdigre News
By Vac Kunda
Mrs. Adolph Kotrous, Auxiliary
Poppy Day chairman, stated that
the Poppy Day sale will be May
27, with sales headquarters at the
Legion hall. A group of the Aux
iliary members will make calls
over the city. The Auxiliary of
ficals state that all money col
lected will be directed to either
disabled veterans or their fam
dies.
The Verdigre Methodist sum
mer school started Monday at 9
a.m. and children ages from four
years to the fifth grade assembl
ed in class rooms in the church.
Those in the sixth grade and
up worked at the Dr. Verle A.
Walstrom home. Instructors are
Mrs. Walstrom, Frances Hildreth,
Penny Jarman, Betty Randa, La
vonne Hildreth, Marlene Soucek,
Jeanette Marshall and JoEllen
Farnik. The children bring sack
lunches each day. Parents are in
vited to attend open house from
1:30 to 3:30 p m. Friday.
The Rev. Charles J. Oborny ol
9t. Wenceslaus Catholic church
announced that there will be a
three weeks session of summej
school which will start June 5
The classes are in three divisions
and the school will be held in the
church auditorium at 9 a.m. te
4 p.m. All the students attending
this chinch school will attenc
mass each morning at 8 a.m
There will be three Sisters fron
the Order of St. Francis in Mil
waukee, Wis., Sister M. Agnelia
Sister Mark and Sister Mariannus
as instructors, and Sister Honest:
will serve as cook.
The Rev. Bernard Gorentz, pas
tor of the Verdigre Bethlehan
Lutheran church, announced tha
Vacation Bible school will be helc
at the church May 22-26. There
will be classes for all age group:
ranging from three years through
grade nine. Teachers include Mrs
William Goedeker, Mrs. James
raAlak, Thursday, May *6, IHI
Mott jr.t Mrs. Edwin Uhlir, Lin
da Applegate, and Pastor Gorentz
A closing program will be given
Friday evening at 8 p in. and in
vitation is extended for all to at
tend.
Lynch News
Mrs. G. Elsasser from Chey
enne, Wyo. was a Friday morning
caller at the Ronald Stewart
home.
Archie .Muxwoll underwent
emergency surgery at the O’
Neill hospital Sunday after
noon.
The Rev. Mr. Spragg was a
patient at the Lynch hospital
from Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. Spragg gave the message
Sunday morning due to his illness.
Bible School at the First Metho
dist church opened at 8:45 a. m.
Monday and will continue through
Friday. Mrs. William Black, sup
erintendent of Sunday school, is
in charge assisted by Sharon
Christensen, Jean Mulhair, Bruce
Schollemeyer, Dennis Darnell,
Mrs. Spragg and Mrs. Nielson.
Jack Darnell has been employ
ed as janitor at the schoolhouse
and has recently purchased the
Rev. Charles Kamber's house lo
cated by the schoolhouse.
Monday Miss Peklo entertained
18 graduate eighth graders with
a party and banquet at the school
house lunch room. Linda Courtney
was the master of ceremonies.
The following speakers gave
speeches: Dwight Stewart, sports;
Virgil King, class will; Cglthy
Breiner, class prophecy; Diana
Spencer, class history; Norma
Darnell, events of the year; Ron
ald Hajek, “What I Owe My
School’’, Alpha Grimm, “What to
do to get the most out of School",
and Jim Dyer, benediction.
Real Estate Transfers
WD-Jennie D French to Helen
E Braddock & husband 12-31-49
$1- SEV4NWV4 18-28-9
WD- R. E. Si>elts to Harry R
Larsen & wf 3-18-61 $1- Lot 1
Sj>elts-Ray Subdivision O’Neill
WD-R. E. Spells to Norman J
Hesson & wf 4-4-61 $1- Lot 9
Spelts-Ray Subdivision- O’Neill.
WD-Vera Blum, et al. to E. E.
Cleveland 3-28-61 $1- Lots 27 and
28 Blk 21- O’Neill.
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