RONTIER • f. . * 1 \ ‘The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 81—Number 19 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, August 31, 1961 Seven Cents Lichtys Feted At Royal on Golden Wedding ROYAL Mr. and Mrs. AJex Lichty, living six miles northeast of Royal, were married 65 years ago Wednesday, Aug. 30, ;uid in observance of this occasion, wall lie honored at a picnic dinner at the city park in Plainview Sun day. The event is being planned by their sons. Harmon, Elmer and Perry and families. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Lichty were mar ried at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. August 1 loiter. August 30, 1896 with the Rev. S. W. Baer, Brunswick of ficiating. Their attendants. George Mitchell and Dadie Weaver, were married also at a later date. The first two years of their marriage they lived wdth her paretnts and then went on a farm by themselves. In 1904 they moved to their present home where they leave lived for 57 years. The couple has six grand children and six great grand children. Mr. Lichty w'as 84 August 18 ;ind Mis. Lichty celebrated her 85th birthday August 22. Mr. Lichty has three brothers, Duall, John and Robert, and one sister, Mrs. Fred Anson, all living on farms in the same vicinity. Mrs. Lichty has one brother, Francis Heiter, O'Neill, who with his wife, celebrated the 62nd anni versary of their marriage. Royal News By Mrs. R. J. Bering Harry Smith has returned from Lincoln where he had heen a patient in the Veteran’s hospital for several weeks. Mrs. Smith had been in Lincoln with rela tives during her husband's hos-' pitalizalion and accompanied him home. Mrs. Edna Johnston, Mrs. Clayton Meisner and daughter, Mrs. W. J. Reefe, Jolene Pick and Mrs. R. J. Hering were Plainview visitors Thursday. Mrs. Luettie Snyhde, Lincoln, high school instructor in Royal, arrived Saturday and will make her home with Mrs. Mabel Meyer during the school year. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Meisner and family were dinner guests Sunday at the Harold Piersol home south of Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Montgo ViL 'iw" - • !. rncry were Sunday evening visi tors of Clayton Meisners. Merlin and Roxie DePeel, Plainview, were guests during the past week of their grand mother, Mrs. Mabel Meyer. The American Junior Region baseball team, consisting of players from Orchard, Page, Royal, Elgin and Ewing, and their families, held a picnic at Grove Iaike Thursday eve ning. This team won the dis trict championship and was second in the area. Sandra Fryer, Norfolk, is visit ing her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Burch, and the Darrell Anson family this week. She expects to enter Norfolk Junior college. Gailen Montgomery, youngest son of .Mrs. Walter Montgo mery, and a graduate of Wayne State Teachers college, as sumed his duties at Craig Mon day morning. He will instruct a a.i-piece band, voice, and also industrial arts. Mr. Montgo mery is a graduate of the Royal high school. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mattison and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Burch, Grand Island, came Sunday for their son. Dean, who had spent several days camping at Grove I^ike with his aunt, Mrs. Glenn Rundquist and Nolan. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rundquist returned Saturday from Apple ton, Wis., where they had gone to get their daughter, Priscilla. She spent a week there with her brother, Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Kennei h Van Ostrand and son retumea me first of the week to Texas fol lowing a visit with relatives in the vicinity. Kenneth is employed in contracting and building. Mrs. Walter Montgomery was a guest of her son. Donald and family in Madison last week. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Blackburn are her sister and husband from Chico, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Burch were Norfolk visitors Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mi's. Edward Bridg land. Benson. Minn., visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dodds during the week. The Royal WSCS has plan ned a reception and "pound social” for the Kev. and Mrs. Duane Lenz Friday of this week to which the members and friends of the church are invited. Kenneth Kirby, Sheridan. Wyo., who has been hospitalized at Neligh since last week, was re ported as much better Monday and may be released this week to return home. Mrs. Kirby, era s' ■ ssvifci;..., -sa.5 ' ployed in the Sheridan schools will wait here to retun home with her husband. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rundquist entertained at dinner Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thomsen and three daughters, Dwight Morri son and Frankie and Barbara, who will leave during the week to continue studies at college in Lincoln, and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rundquist and daughter, Priscil la. Glenda Fae Thomsen will re turn to college in Wayne. Frankie Morrison is a student at the Agri cultural college at the University and Barbara is a senior at Wes leyan. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Barton. Orchard, and their daughter, Mrs. Noel Lautenschlager and family, Greg Wade and Roger Alan, Colorado Springs, called onon Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hering Sunday evening. Last Weeks News— Mrs. Mabel Briggs, who left the Royal vicinity 54 years ago, re turned this week for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Briggs came with Mr. and Mrs. Lute Thurber, who were returning to Royal following a trip to their home in Iowa. Mrs. Briggs will accompany Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bauer to Boulder, Colo, to visit a sister at Frederick, Colo, and return to Iowa with Bauers when they return home. Mrs. Briggs will be remembered as Mabel Howard. Mrs. Briggs stated that she lives on an 80-acre farm which she cares for herself. She raised 11 children, six of her own and five step-children. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Klabenes, Chambers, called on Mrs. C. F. Storm Saturday while returning home from Wayne where Mrs. Klabenes had been attending Summer school. She will be em ployed in the Chambers school again this year. Mrs. Stanley Johnston, Ree Heights, S. D., and daughter, Mrs. Jeannie Ullmer and little daugh ter, Phoenix, Ariz., visited Mrs. Edna Johnston, Mrs. Wayne Wal mer and Mrs. Clayton Meisner and families over the weekend and then returned to Ree Heights. Randy Johnston took part in the rodeo at Chambers. Mrs. Edna Johnston and Mrs. Wayne Walmer attended the can tata at the Community church in Brunswick Sunday night. Mrs. Blanche Lingenfelter, who has been ill, is recuperating at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Merle Lichty. The BTC club wall resume meetings the second Thursday in September with Mrs. Edna Johnston as hostess. The children of Mrs. Rose Rundquist, Newman Grove, held a family reunion Sunday at the Elwin Rundquist home with din ner at the new auditorium. Pres ent were the families of Dr. Rus sell Rundquist. Columbus; Gay Rundquist, Sloan, la.; Del, Storm Lake, la.; Dean, who came from California and who is moving to Ohio, and the Orin Mann family, Farragut, la. There were 31 pres ent. Mrs. Floyd Foreman. Tekamah. and her daughter, Mrs. Frank Green, Columbus, called at the R. J. Hering home Wednesday. Mrs. Foreman lived for many years in the Venlus neighborhood following the death of her hus band, and then moved to Creigh ton where her sons operated a lumber yard before selling out and locating in Albion. It is Mrs. Foreman’s granddaughter who re cently was selected as “Miss Nebraska”. From Royal, Mrs. Foreman and her daughter were going to the Venus community, and then were to return to Al bion where a banquet was to be held for “Miss Nebraska” before she left for Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. George Bryan and Billy Keetle, Bremerton, Wash., are her on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Holm. Mrs. Bryan was employed in the Royal schools for several years. She is now employed in the Bremerton schools. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Storm and son, Gary, returned Saturday fom a trip to San Bernardino, Calif., where they visited the El win Dikeman family, long-time MEMBERS OF THE INMAN METHODIST CHURCH gathered last Saturday to take part in the annual Methodist church haying bee. The church rents 114 acres of hayland south of Inman. Members of the crew are shown here enjoying a noon meal furnished by the ladles of the church. Approximately 100 tons of hay were put np this year by the volunteer crew. residents of the Royal vicinity. Elwin is employed as a mail car rier. The vacationers also visit ed relatives and went sight-see ing. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kirby. Sheridan, Wyo., came last week to visit his father, Truman Kirby, and his sister, Mrs. Wal ter Beutler, and family. Ken neth was taken ill shortly after arriving and was admitted to Antelope Memorial hospital Sat urday. Mrs. Kirby is employed in the school at Sheridan where she has taught many years. En route to Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy McLain at Lusk, former Royal residents. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Hofer, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Herb and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mitteis went to Sioux City Saturday night to see the dog races. Word has been received that Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Burch safely reached their home in Kent, Wash. Deanna Anson ac companied her aunt to Washing ton to make a brief visit before the opening of school in Norfolk Junior college. Mrs. Ozro Dean and two sons, Ontario, Calif., and Mrs. Dean’s mother, Mrs. A1 Dierking, Cham bers, were in Royal Saturday af ternoon calling on friends while on the way to Wayne to visit Mrs. William Pfeil, remembered here as Agnes Feyerherm. Mrs. Dean, Mabel Feyerherm to her friends here, grew to maturity in Royal and was graduated with the class of 1937. Mr. Dean was employed in the school here dur ing the late 1930’s. Mrs. Dean at tended school in Wayne where she completed a normal training course before her marriage. She is now employed in the schools at Ontario. Mr. Dean accompa nied his family as far as Broken Bow where he is visiting rela tives. The family will return home early in September. Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Odom at tended a dinner and meeting at the Steak House in Laurel Tues day sponsored by a seed com pany. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Curtis and family, Hopkins, Minn., were re cent guests of relatives in the vicinity, including his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Curtis, and also Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Cur tis. Dorsey News By Mrs. Harold Osborn Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Worth and children, Massachusetts, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindberg vi sited at the home of Roger Rosenkrans. Mrs. Worth and Mrs. Rosenkrans are sisters. Delores, Marion and Fred Rosenkrans drove to Pender Sun day evening to visit at the Ernest Rosenkrans home. They returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Roger Rosenkrans, Jerry and Lynn were business callers at the Harold Osborn home Mon day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brady sr., visited their son and family in Omaha from Wednesday until Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wasmund, Princeton, Kans., visited Max ine’s father, Hurley Binkerd, who was a patient at the Lynch hos pital but now has been moved to the rest home at Niobrara. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brady ar rived home Monday after visit ing relatives in Des Moines, la., and Omaha. Albert Lee Brady was an over night guest at his grandparents, the Lee Brady sr., home Tues day night. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson entertained a group of relatives in honor of their daughter. Hazel Marie, Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McEl haney and son left the Johnson home Wednesday to go to O’ Neill to spend a few days at the McElhaney home before return ing to Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Don Puckett, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Derickson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Scranton and family were visi tors at the John Derickson home Sunday. Terri and Dix Scranton returned with their parents after spending a few days with their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Butterfield and David and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hrbek and boys were Lynch vi sitors Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Millard, Zaida and Linda drove to Spencer Sunday to attend a family reunion held at the Blair unctcey home. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Derickson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Don Puckett were callers at the Marvin Drobny home on their way home to Lynch. Marlyn Graham, Helen Hals tead and Mrs. Harold Halstead attended the shower held at the Lutheran church basement in honor of Mrs. Vilas Braun Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Millard and daughters arrived Saturday night at the Harold Osborn home where they are going to spend their week’s vacation. Ruth Osborn accompanied Vel deen Pinkerman to the Knox County Fair Sunday Mrs. Edith Thayer, Lynch, vi sited at the Carson sisters home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta called at the Graham home Sun day before going to Lynch where they were to spend the day. Evelyn accompanied them home after attending a baseball game in Kansas City Saturday. Evelyn went with Betty Classen and other relatives including her grandfather, George Barta. Mr. and Mrs. VVilmer Craw ford and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Svatos and Arlin and Doug las were callers at the Osborn home Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Osborn and Ruth were Wednesday eve ning supper guests at the Arthur Greene home in Lynch. Rodrick Hughes spent last wei'k at Norfolk helping at the Holland Hughes home. Don Staf fer, who had been visiting at the R. L. Hughes home returned home with him. Monowi News By Mrs. Mike Piklapp Mtrust 9-2520 Mrs. Virgil Sherman, Leslie, Jeri and Kelly, Sioux City, la-, were Thursday overnight guests in the Piklapp home. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mc Manigal and Mark attended a family picnic at the Niobrara park Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zach and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Max well took Lt. Col. Keitli Eiler to Omaha Saturday where he boarded a plane Sunday for New York to begin a tour of duty at the Pentagon, Washing ton, D. C., September 1. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGeorge and boys, M. F. McGeorge and Orval Lewis were business cal lers in Niobrara Monday morn ing. Herman Heiser was a business caller at the Frank and Henry Vlcan home Monday morning. Sid Baker. Lynch, was a visi tor here Monday. Mrs. Charley Kolar and daugh ter, Norfolk, is spending the week here with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis and Orval and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kolar and Mary visited in the Gerald Lee home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Maxwell and Kay and Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Zach and family visited in the Piklapp home Sunday eve ning. Mrs. Lyle Nelson and son, Lee, Verdigre, visited in the Genser home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heiser were business callers in Norfolk Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Sieler j and girls returned home Friday ] after a two-week vacation. Amelia News By Miss Florence Lindsey The public auction of household goods of the late Arthur Waldman was held Saturday afternoon in Amelia. The house and lots were purchased earlier by Sam Gilman. Sam bought it for his niece, Mrs. Ted Price, who in turn will make it a home for her mother, Mrs. Gertie Adair. The school term began Monday for many of the districts in the vicinity. Jerald McClenahan, Chambers, and Mrs. Orland Fry: rear are teaching in the Amelia school, Miss Arlis Edwards at Swan Laken and Mrs. Harold Ful lerton in the John Mohr jr. dis trict. Mr. and Mrs. Hale Kennedy, Norfolk, spent their vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Kennedy, and Harold, and with her relatives at Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parkins, Dale and Elwood, Taylor, Mrs, Hazel Hartman, Ravenna and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Collier and fam ily, Arcadia, were Sunday dinner guests at Tenus Madsens. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Waldo, Cheyenne, Wyo., spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo. Their daughter, Judy, who has been visiting here the past month, returned home with them Monday. Glenn White and daughter, Venita, went to Omaha Satur day to take a load of household goods for Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bai ley. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey moved to their new apartment in Om aha Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Tileman, Bo ise, Ida., and Chris Madsen, Bur weli, visited at Tenus Madsens Monday. Mr. Tileman lived in the Amelia vicinity many years ago and was well acquainted with the late Rhody Adams. Gale Fix and daughter, Sheila, Soottsbluff, came Friday and vis ited over the weekend with his parents, the Elmer Fixs, and ot her relatives. His sans, Gaylen and Larry, who have spent the summer here with their uncle, Dean Prewitt and family, will re turn home with him. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gilman went to Denver last weekend and will visit until after Labor Day with their daughter, Mrs. Harold Clausson. Mrs. Gilman’s sister, Mrs. Craig Baker, also lives in Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees are visiting their son, Bob Rees and family, in Denver this week. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Sammons visited at Ernie Johnstons Tues day morning. The Sammons left early Wednesday morning for their home at Kimberly, Ida. Mrs. Frank Pierce called on Mrs. Julia White Tuesday at her home in Atkinson. Mrs. White’s daughter, Mrs. Frank Brnddock, Spearfish, S. I>., was also vis. mg there. She planned Wednesday t:> take her mother home with her for a couple months visit. Mrs. White had been hospitalized a few days earlier. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sladek n