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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1961)
NC3HASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIT.. I Lincoln, Nebraska JllM 2 ^ STATE L.tST SJ> t * t c* o ' ‘ r LILCjL: . •- Largest Circulation Twelve Pages Newspaper Between South Sioux City ln Two Sections and Casper, Wyoming "The Voice of the Beef Empire"—North-Centra! Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 81—Number 6 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 1, 1961 Seven Cents Homer lowerys Honored On Golden Anniversary EMMET — Mr. and Mrs. Ho mer Lowery, Oakdale, formerly of Emmet, celebrated their gol den wedding anniversary Sunday with open house at the Emmet Methodist church. The honored couple greeted over 100 guests, relatives and friends who called during the af ternoon to extend congratulations. Their daughter, Mrs. Grant Peacock. O'Neill, baked and de corated the four-tier wedding cake that centered the serving table. Serving the coffee and punch were Mrs. Lowery’s sis ters, Mrs. Esther Harris, O’Neill, and Mrs. Georgiana McGinnis, Emmet. Mrs. John Conard cut and served the wedding cake, as sisted by Mesdames Wayne Roel le, A. Neil Dawes, Custer John son, Henry Kloppenborg and Charles Abart. The flowers were arranged by Mesdames Leon Beckwith, Agnes Gaffney, Mc Ginnis and Conard. Mrs. Vernon Lowery, Burwell, was in charge of the guest book, and Mrs. Kenneth Ruggless, Em met, and Mrs. Allen Fricke, Oak dale, took care of the gift table. During the afternoon a short program was presented by the grandsons, Kenneth. Curtis and Carroll Peacock, assisted by Miss Ruth Ann Watson and accompa med ny Mrs. feacocK. a tape recording was made by the guests. The honored couple was presented with a golden “money tree.” Mr. Lowery was bom near Eagleville, Mo., on August 16, 1875. When five years of age he came with his parents, Mr and Mrs. David Lowery to the Goose l^ahe community where his father took a homestead. Mrs. Lowery was born near Brewster July 10, 1888 to the Rev. and Mrs. George Cole. Homer H. Lowery and Sarah M Cole were married at her mother's farm southwest of Em met May 29, 1911 by the Rev. T. S. Watson of the O'Neill First Methodist church. They have lived all of their married life in Nebraska with the exception of eight years spent on a homestead near Sundance. Wyo. Thirty of the 50 years they lived in and near Emmet. Two daughters were horn to this couple, Mrs. Allen Fricke. Oakdale, and Mrs. Grant Pea cock, O’Neill. Mrs. Lowery's brother, Guy Cole, and sister. Mrs. Esther Harris, reside in O' Neill. Her other sister is Mrs. Georgiana McGinnis of Emmet. "YOUNG HAWAIIAN'S” are portrayed in this dance which wa- presented Sunday evening in the St Anthony Hospital Dance Revue, given by Mrs. W. D. Melena’s pupils. Shown here are (front row, 1. to r.) Michele Funk, Atkinson, Jeanne Pruss, O’Neill, and Makayla Svoboda. Atkinson; back row, Mary Howard, O’Neill, Cindy Miles, Chambers. Debbie Clements, O’Neill. Mary Spangler, O’Neill, and Sue Miles, Chambers. o-wnu. photo co. Loran Kruse Named to Cattle Assn. Board Loran Kruse, rancher from O' Neill, was elected to the boarc] of directors of the Sandhills Cat tle association at their recent annual convention held at Bas sett May 23. Kruse, whose term is for a three-year period, will work with 29 other ranchers located throughout the Sandhills range area to guide the activities of the promotion-minded organiza tion during the coming year. Graveside Rites Planned for Hansen Infant Graveside rites will be con ducted today (Thursday) at i p.m. at the Paddock Union ceme tery near Meek for Johannc Lynn Hansen, infant daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Kennis D. Hanser of O’Neill. Johanne Lynn was bom May If at Lynch and died Wednesday May 31, in the Sacred Heart hos pita! at Lynch. Her mother is the former Theresa Belle Sharp of Spiencer. The Rev. V. R. Daniels will officiate at the services. Clearwater Marshall Suffers Bullet Wound CLEARWATER — Willis Hague', village marshall, is re cuperating in Antelope Memoria' hospital at Neligh from a bullei wound in his leg near the ankle .The injury occurred when his revolver slipped from its holstei while Mr. Hague was on dut\ May 23. The revolver discharger and the bullet struck him causing serious bleeding. Hr managed to get to his home anc his son. Ara, took him to the hos pital. Security Agent Slates O'Neill Visit May 23 Gail Robart, field representa tive of the Norfolk social security office will be in the assemblj room in the basement of the courthouse in O'Neill June 7. Interested persons will be abk to see Mr. Robart from 9:30 a.m to 3 p.m. on that day. Orchard Girl Struck by Car; Seriously Hurt ORCHARD — Lynette Classen, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Classen, is in the Antelope Memorial hospital at Neligh receiving treatment for a severe brain concussion, a frac tured leg, second degree bums, cuts and bruises, suffered when struck by a car Saturday. The youngster was injured when she ran into the street while helping sell poppies. Her mother is general chairman of the Poppy Day committee. Nora Paxton, 69. Stuart, was driver of the car which hit Ly nette. Mrs. G. Fauser Services Planned At Spencer SPENCER — Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. in the Wesleyan church at Spencer for Mrs. George Fauser, 56, who died Monday at her home. The Rev. M. H. Budensiek will officiate. Burial will be at the Rosebud cemetery at Bonesteel. The body will lie in state at the Jones Funeral home until the funeral hour. Lottie Jane Tartr was born March 12, 1905 at Bonesteel to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tarr. . Survivors include her sons, Floyd and Burt; four sisters and one brother. Gary Carver has arrived in O’ Neill to take over his duties as assistant manager of the Lee store. Mr. Carver and his wife, Klaine. are residing at 316 South Fifth street. When he has any spare moments Mr. Carver de votes his tune to his hobbies, collecting old coins and guns. The newcomers are attending the (Christ Lnthe rail church. Applications Now Open For Several Academys Senator Roman L. Hruska to day urged prompt action by high school students or other young men desirious of entering the Army, Navy, Air Force or Mer chant Marine academies in the summer of 1962. One appointment each will be made by Senator Hruska next year to the Naval academy at Annapolis, Md., and the Air Force academy at Colorado Springs; also two to the Military academy at West Point. Three appointees are chosen from the state for the Merchant Marine academy. Applicants should be in his of fice, Senate Office Building, Washington 25, D. C., early in June for a candidate to take the July examinations. Appoint ments are open to boys who will have passed their 17th birthday but not reached their 22nd birth day by July, 1962, and who meet mental and physical require ments. Beverly Meyer Wins Honors At Atkinson ATKINSON — Twenty high school students were presented their diplomas at the 74th com mencement exercises held at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening, May 23. The presentation was made by Dr. James E. Ramsey, board or education president. Jack OLCVClia, 1IUV.IUIV.1U, pv sen ted the class for graduation and also presented the 16 mem bers of the eighth grade for pro motion. William Edwards, principal, presented scholarship awards. Dr. Loren Bonneau, University of Nebraska, delivered the com mencement address on “Gerani mo.” Beverly Joyce Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moyer sr.. is valedictorian of the senior class, and winner of the regents scholarship. Roma Jean Fundus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fundus, was named salutatorian. Scholarships to Nebraska State Teachers college and Creighton university were presented to Miss Meyer. Miss Fundus was awarded the honor of excellency in leadership and in scholastic ratings, and Paul Adams, alter nate, received the regents scholarship. Graduates are Paul Adams. Dale Bogue, Charles Braun, Rita Ann Braun, Shirley Kay Braun, Kenneth E. Butterfield, Janette Florence Clemens, Robert Clif ford, Rodney Dobias, Ruth Evans, Sandra Kay Frisch. Roma Jean Fundus, Sharon Hayden, Mary Alice Hill, Mary Lavon Keithly, Robert Wayne Knutson, Beverly Joyce Meyer, Sharon Jane Prewitt, Twila Jean Ross man and Marjorie Sue Winings. Eighth grade graduates are Carl Buck, Janice Christiansen, Clyde Davis, Linda Davis, Rich ard Dvorak, Judy Enbody, Dora Ellen Ferris, Craig Funk, Rita Kotrous, Gerald O’Connell, Cheri Paddock, Melvin Rossman, Jo Ann Scripter. Gayle Spann, Sandra Stransky and Marvin Thurlow. Blain Life Story Tells Of Early Life in County Plans Progressing for Big Three Day Rodeo Plans are progressing rapidly for the big three-day rodeo which will be held here June 16, 17 and 18 at Carney Park arena. Members of the Lions club are lining up floats for the parade June 16 at 6 p.m. The Chamber of Commerce will present $200 in prizes to the winning floats. There will be three rodeo per formances, with entries from all over the country competing for the $715 purse. June 16 and 17 performances will be at 8 p.m. and the June 18 performance will be at 2 p.m. Pioneer days in Holt county have been described in a recent publication entitled, "Rev. Bart ley Blain, Circuit Rider," printed by the family of the Rev. Blain’s son. the late Charlie Blain. Mrs. Charlie Blain and family still live on the family homestead near Middle Branch. The books are available from the Harold Blain family at Mid dle Branch. The booklet, printed by The Frontier, tells the story of Bart ley Blain bom March 5, 1832 in Pultney, New York. The material for the booklet was written with pencil by the Rev. Blain and since the original was fading with time, it was decided to preserve it through printing. His early life in Michigan and his religious trainings in both Michigan and Minnesota are told in detail. When a doctor prescribed a change of scenery for his health he moved his family to Holt county, Nebraska in about 1880. He was responsible for the building of the fist Methodist church in O’Neill which was dedicated December 16, 1883. His papers mention church members. Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Benner, Miss Sadie Coykendall, Miss Mary Sackett. Mrs. Ellen Patterson and Mrs. H. M. Uttley. James H. Riggs, publisher and editor of the Frontier in 1883. said: "Bartley Blain might be justly called the father of the schools in Holt county.” While he was county superintendent, he formed 120 school districts and changed the boundaries of 40 others. Of interest to readers wall be the following excerpt from the booklet. "In the spring of 1881 the Mis souri River was so high that it became necessary to move the town of Niobrara onto higher land. Several men who could use (Continued on page 4.1 Burglers Enter Pmkerman's TV; Loot Register Pinkerman’s TV service was broken into last Thursday night and between $4 and $5 was taken from the cash register. The thief gained entrance by chopping two holes in the back door. They apparently tried to op en the safe with no success, but used a can of spray paint which they applied to the door of the safe. Files were also disturbed. This is the second breakin with in the past two weeks. The O’ Neill Salvage and Exchange was entered May 13 and about $45 was taken from the cash box. A window on the east side was brok en in order to enter the building. Sod House Society To Meet June 11 An annual meeting and dinner at the Arrow hotel in Broken Bow June 11 will be held by the Sod House society and all persons in terested in the preserving of memories and history of the sod house days are invited to attend, according to Carl E. Smith, chair man. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. with luncheon at 1 p.m., followed by a program. The film, “Land of Their Own,” will be shown after which a talk will be given by Senator Albert A. Kjar. Reservations may be sent to Car] E. Smith, 1138 North C Street, Broken Bow. O'Neill Library Receives Rooks Several new non-fiction books - have been received at Grattan Township library in O’Neill which offer interesting reading on many subjects. Among the new books are the following; “Complete Handbook of Bowling,” “Cokesbury Stunt Book”, “Sports and Games” by Keith; “Fun Encyclopedia” by Harbin, “Electronics Made Simple” by Jacobwitz, “Book of Game Rules” by Hoyle, “Com mercial Mathematical Tables and Formulae.” “Heroic Age of American In , ention” by DeCamp, “U. S. Coin Book” by Fell, “Guns and Hunt ing” by Brown, “Why you Lose at Bridge” by Simon, “Here’s How in Golf” by Morrison, and “Golf for Women” by Suggs. In the “Made Simple” series are books on American history, art appreciation, astronomy, bio logy, bookkeeping, chess, electri city, everyday law, physics, world history and world litera ture. Seminary student, Roger Harano, North Platte, arrived in O’Neill Sunday and will spend the summer months here serving an internship under the super vision of the Rev. John Hart of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Harano will assist the Rev. Mr. Hart with youth activities at the O’Neill church, and also camping sessions. He will also assist Rev. Mr. Hart with a religious survey of Holt county. Mr. Harano is a senior at Mc Cormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. Sister M. Koenig Returns from Duty In Japan Mission Sister M. Dorothy Koenig, a niece of Mrs. Fred Fritton and Mrs. D. L. Bohn, returned to Nor folk May 15 after 14 years of missionary work at the Immacu late Convent of the Sisters of St. Benedict, Japan. 9ister Dorothy worked in two kindergartens, at Osaka-Tanabe and at Hasimoto. She was one of the pioneers in helping establish the mission work there. She spent the past week with her father, J. C. Koenig, and her sister, Agnes, at Neligh. Mr. and Mrs. Bohn and Max and Mrs. Fritton and Bob attended a recep tion given in her honor by the Neligh parish Sunday afternoon at the parish ball. Dr. J. P. Brown Dies at 61; O'Neill Physician Since 1929 Err. J. P. Brown Methodists Hold Consecration At Atkinson Consecration rites for the new $120,000 Methodist church at At kinson were held Sunday. Preach ing the sermon was Rev. Robert L. Embree superintendent of the northeast district of the Nebras ka Methodist Conference. Rev. Embree also delivered the ser mon at the cornerstone laying ceremony held later in the day. The old building, in service since 1914, will be torn down in the near future. The new structure is an “L” shaped building 120 feet long and 36 feet wide extending from east to west along the north side of the old church building which has been used during construc tion of the new church Included in the new building are i the chancel, the nave, which has a seating capacity of 225, a fel- j lowship hall with seating for 200 and a Jdtchen and utility building. Construction on the new build ing began about a year ago. _1 Former Spencer Woman Dies in South Dakota < SPENCER — A former Spen cer resident, Mrs. Edna Thomp son, died at Hot Springs Sunday. Funeral services will be held Friday at the Jones Funeral home in Spencer at 2 p.m. with the Rev. V. R. Daniels officiating. Burial will be in the Union ceme tery at Spencer. Pallbearers wil be Emanuel Piokop, Cecil Malcom, Dale Mul ler, Orchard Friedrish, Leo Ohri and Howard Miller. Attend Homemakers Recognition Day LYNCH — Mrs Herb Pric< group chairman of Boyd count: Mrs. A. T. Crumly, Holt count chairman, and Mrs. Elma Evan attended the Rural Homemaker Recognition Day recently held i Sioux City at the Mayfair hole There were conducted tours an informative lectures throughot the day. A luncheon was serve at noon by the Grain and Fee club and a banquet was given i the evening by the Chamber c Commerce. Area Scholars Graduate At Wayne Friday Wayne State Teachers colleg Friday bestowed bachelor’s d< grees on 148 seniors in the gold© anniversary commencement a which time seven seniors fron this area were graduated. ! They are: Michael G. Baton horst, Stuart; Charlene C Chocholousek, Verdigre; Larr D. Kramer, Stuart; Gladys L Minarik, Verdel; Gaylen N. Mont gomery. Royal; find Kay M Myers, bachelor of arts in educa tion; and Ronald L. Lau, Clear kater bachelor of science in edit vation. John Bowen Hired To Teach at Burweli John Bowen, son of Mr. am Mrs. Archie Bowen of O’Neill ha5 been hired to teach music in the Burweli schools during the nexl school term. Bowen has been teaching in the Lynch school this past sehex>] year. Dr J. P. Brown, fil, a long time physician and surgeon at O’ Neill, died Monday at 10:30 a m. from a heart attack suffered while walking in the yard at his home. Funeral services were hold Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Presbyterian church with the Rev. John Hart officiating, inter ment was in Prospect Hill ceme tery. Julius Phillip Brown was tiurn May 20, 1900 to Joseph Phillip and Antonia Kysela Brown in Omaha. Ho was graduated from Ccnlral high school at Omaha and received his pre-medical training at the University of Omaha. In 1924 he received his medical degree at the College of Medicine, University of Nebras ka. Dr. Biown interned at the Swedish Lutheran hospital and the Methodist hospital in Oma ha. On November 27, 1928 he was married to Sophia Wefso of Stuart in the Congregational church in Stanton. The couple met during his internship in the Methodist hospital in Omaha, where she was in nurses’ train ing. Dr. Browo first started practic ing medicine in Stuart in 1925 and in 1929 the couple moved to O’ Neill when- he practiced medicine until three years ago when hr* rotirod duo to ill hr*ruth. He was a member of the American Mcrlical association, the Knight Templar Masonic lodge; honorary member of Holt Countv Northwest Medical society; was the physician for the Chicago North Western Rail way, and served as physician for the' Selective Service. Surviving him are his wife. Sophia; three sisters, Mrs. A W Mason. Lincoln, Mrs. John T Brice, Miss Emilie Brown, l>oth of Omaha, and one brother, Adolph Brown, Omaha- One sis ter, Mrs. John Hawk, preceded him in death. ' Pallbearers were his nephews, John Hawk, Jack Brice, and ?, 1 Richard Hawk, ail of Omaha, r, ’ Julius Burke, Hastings, and y Brook Stuart and Jim Burke, s Lincoln. s ---'*/ Pool to Open f Here Sunday i Weather permitting the O’Neil] a swimming pool will be opened f Sunday, according to Allan Jasz kowiak, chairman of the park committee. It had previously been announc ed that the pool would not open until later in June due to the cool weather and also, to the com plete overhauling of the filtering system. ... a. ‘ Joe Tomjacks Plan ' 60th Anniversary x EWING — Mr. and Mrs Joe Tomjack will celebrate their fibth wedding anniversary Sunday at \ St. Dominic’s hall from 2 to 4 p.m. A family dinner will be served at noon at the hall. Experted weekend guests at the Tomjack home are their son and daughter in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Tom jack and family of Melbeta Bob Worths Plan 45th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Bob Worth will hold an open house observance of their 45th wedding anniversary June 4 from 2 to 5 p.m. at their home in O’Neill. They take this means of invit ing their friends and relatives to attend. — 1 —m. -MBSi APPROXIMATELY 200 PERSONS attended the annual alumni banquet held Monday evening at Orchard. Shown here at the speaker’s table are Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bruce, Mr. and' Mrs- Frank Schwager, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bruce, Estherville, la, and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hill. Alan Hill gave the welcome and Robert Hill gave the response. Gene Bruce served as toastmaster.
