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Volume 81—Number 25 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, October 12, 1961_______
Anaplasmosis Disease Hits Herd
In Holt County; First Reported
Anaplasmosis, an infectious di
sease of cattle not normally found
in this j>art cf the state, has been
reporte 1 in a herd of cattle
northeast of O’Neill according to
report from the State Veterinar
ians office.
The disease is characterized by
anemia, del rydra turn, extreme
weakness and high fever. Great
est severity occurs ui cattle two
to three years of age with mor
tality varying between 20 and 50
percent. The disease is transmitt
ed from infected to susceptible
cattle by the bites of any of a
numerous species of ticks.
So far as is known recovered
animals are permanent carriers
and are capable of transmitting
the infection by transfer of blood.
No vaccination is available to
prevent the disease so infected
animals or animals which have
recovered should be isolated from
the herd until they can be sold
Rites Planned
Here Friday for
Evelyn Stannard
Evelyn Stannard, 63, well
known O'Neill resident, died
Tuesday in a Sioux City hospi
tal.
Funeral services are planned
for 10 a.m. Friday at St.
Patrick's Catholic church with
Msgr. Timothy O’Sullivan of
ficiating Burial will bo in Cal
vary cemetery. The body will lie
in state from 3 to 9 p.m. Thurs
day at Biglina chapel with rosary
at 8 p.m.
Evelyn Stannard was tarn
October 2. 1898 at O'Neill to
1 >avid and Margaret Burke Stan
nard. Evelyn and her sister,
Mrs. Laura Burk have operated
the Stannard Grocery store for
many years. It was started by
their father.
She is survived by three sis
ters, Mrs. Burk, O'Neill, Mrs.
Kathleen Jones, Denver, Colo.,
and Mrs. Mary Janes, Bakers
field, Calif., and four brothers,
William, I />ng Beach, Calif., Clar
ence, Clearfield, U„ George, San
Diego, Calif., and Donald, San
r’nlif
Mrs. Ernst Named
President of
Teachers Ass'n.
Mrs. Theresa Ernst was
elected president of the Holt
County Town Teachers associa
tion for a two-year term when
Association members met for
the first annual meeting this
week.
Mrs. Ernst is a fifth grade
teacher in the O’Neill public
school system where she is pre
sently on her ninth term in this
system. She has a record of 20
years teaching in Holt county.
Mrs. Ernst has matriculated with
Concordia college at Seward,
with Wayne State Teachers col
lege, University of Nebraska
Teachers college and Dana col
lege, Blair. She received her
bachelor of science degree from
Dima college in June, 1960.
The new president took an
educational tour of 11 southeast
states during the past summer.
Sponsored by the Dana college.
Dennis Murfin, Atkinson, was
elected secretary of the Associa
tion James Carr, superintendent
of the Stuart public school, was
elected as delegate to represent
this Association at the State
Delegate assembly in Lincoln
December 8 and 9. Vernon Car
penter, O’Neill, was elected as
alternate delegate and wall at
tend as a visitor this year and
as official delegate for 1962.
Former O'Neill Man
Dies in California
Word was received by Mrs.
Elma Evans and Mrs. Gladys
Cunningham of the death of their
oldest brother. Henry Madison,
a tout SO. at Wilmington, Calif..
October 3.
Mr. Madison at one time re
sided in O'Neill, leaving here
in 1915.
Funeral services and interment
were at Wilmington Saturday.
He is survived by eight child
ren, two brothers and two sis
ters.
Christ Lutheran
Smorgasbord Set
For Wednesday
Gourmets will be pleased!
Christ Lutheran church will hold
its annual smorgasbord next Wed
nesday, 5-8 p.m. m the church.
Tickets are available from church
members or at the door.
The mepu will feature Ameri
can as well as Swedish dislies. A
few of the items listed include
pickled herring, homemade
breads, including limpa, Swedish
tea rings and flat bread, salads,
ham, chicken, Swedish meat balls
and many Swi dlsh desserts.
The smorgasbord is an old Scan
dinavian custom. The word means
“bread and butter table” and be
gan with the practice of spread
ing a table full of appetizers
from which the guests served
themselves before eating a for
mal dinner. It has become a
buffet-type supper in this country,
usually for a holiday or Sunday
dinner.
Junior Class
To Present
Play Nov. 9
A three-act comedy, “Books
and Crooks” will he presented
November 9 at the public school
auditorium by members of the
junior class under the direction
of Mrs. Alice Berigan.
Cast members are Gailen
Young, Bobbie Maschi, Terry
Kurtz, Ken Franklin, Betty Mor
row, Judy Smith, Jim Van Vleck,
Steve Peterson, Sally Burney,
Joyce Harmon, Ken Peacock,
Steve Reynoldson and Roger
Schon. The last two members are
student director and production
manager, respectively.
Butte Postmaster
Retires from Job
After 19 Years
BUTTE — E. L. Kimball, Butte
postmaster, has retired after
serving this community for over
19 years. lone L. Riesselman has 1
been appointed as acting post
master. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Kimball have no
definite plans for the future other
than doing some visiting this fall
with their children in various
parts of the country.
lVir. X\lIIIUdU lcc-civcu mo
point merit as postmaster in May,
1942. At the time of his appoint
ment the post office was localed
in the building just north of the
Brennan law office. In June,
1942, it was moved to its present
location.
Acting postmaster, Mrs. Ries
selman. has worked the past
eight years at the office of the
county clerk, serving the past
five and one-half years as deputy
county clerk.
Mrs. Katherine Knittel
Rites Planned Sunday
Word was received in O’Neill
Wednesday of the death of Mrs.
Katherine Knittel, Gregory', S.
D. Mrs. Knittel died Tuesday
evening at the Good Samaratan
Home at Scotland, S. D. She is
survived by her husband. Jacob.
Services will be held Sunday at
1 p.m. at the Hoch Funeral home
at Scotland. Burial will be in the
Pleasant Valley cemetery north
of O'Neill.
Mrs. J. Boettcher
Dies in Omaha
NAPER — Word has been re
ceived by relatives of the death
Monday of Mrs. .James Boettcher,
Omaha.
Mrs. Boettcher was the daugh
ter of Mrs. Mary Nicalous, Na
per.
Verdigre Co-op to
Elect Directors
VERDIGRE — There will be
an election of two directors at
the annual meeting of the Far
mers Cooperative association
October 20 in the ZCBJ hall
starting at 10 a.m.
1 -
LYNCH — one of the few privately owned helicopters in the Ynited
States is displayed here by Sidney Woolf who owns die machine with
Roger Woolf. They purchased this Hiller helicopter at Gettysburg.
S D and keep it at the Wood airport two miles east of Lynch.
Sidney and Roger have been piloting planes since 1927. They bought
their first plane in 1929 and since that time have owned 22 different
aircraft. In the past three years they have been in the crop spraying
business.
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HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN, (center front) Steve II i g g i n s nnd Mary Jane Muff, were
crowned in royalty ceremonies'Friday evening at S . Mary’s gymnasium following the SMA-Bums foot
wJl game. Their attendants were (back row) Jim 8 ,>itzenberger, Gene Shoemaker, Kita Corkle ;uid
tlury Ix>is Jensen, seniors; (third row) Norman M idloif and Ruth Muff, juniors; (second row) Joe
(hoemaker and Kathy Bosn, sophomores, and (fir t row) Joe Gilg and Renae Spittler, freshmen.
Final Dance
Slated Saturday
At Country Club
The final social event of the
season will be held at the O’Neill
Country club Saturday when
members meet for the Fall
dance.
Hosts of the affair are Mr. and
Mrs. John Watson, Mr. and Mrs.
William McIntosh and Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Grady.
The committee members have
planned a "Homecoming Rally”
with a mythical all-time, all
Country club team, offensive and
defensive, complete with "Hall
of Fame” nominees. A prize will
be given for the most collegiate
outfit and members are re
quested to wear their school
sport clothes.
Rites Held for
Mrs. M. Tingle
At Butte
BITTE — Mrs. Martha Tingle,
94, a resident of Butte for ap
proximately TO years, died
September 28 at the Hensley
Home in Butte. She was the
grandmother of Robert E. Tingle,
Atkinson, formerly of O'Neill.
Funeral services were held
October 1 in the Butte Communi
ty church with the Kcv. iMdon
Bergen officiating. Burial was in
the Butte cemetery.
Martha Tingle was bom at
Suderholm, Sweden May 11, 1867.
She accompanied her parents to
the States when 13 years of age,
and the family settled in Dayton.
Ia. In 1883 her father home
steaded near Bassett.
She was married December 14.
1885 to Albert H. Tingle, Bassett.
They moved to Butte in 1893.
Survivors include four sons,
William E., Edwin, Harvey H.
and Charles A.; one daughter,
Mrs. Don Fuller. Butte; nine
grandchildren and 17 great
grandchildren.
VFW Auxiliary
Holds Meeting
The VFW auxiliary held its
regular meeting October 3 at the
annex assembly room. Guests at
the meeting were the District
president. Josephine Simms, and
the District Commander’s wife,
Mrs. Pearl Brokosky.
Projects planned were tray
favors for the Grand Island hos
pital, and a dinner honoring the
Gold Star Mothers.
Report for Induction
Marvin E. Hamik. Atkinson.
Donald L. Lieth and Larry J.
Conarro. both or O’Neill, have
been inducted into the armed
services, according to an an
nouncement by the Selective Ser
vice System local board.
Fourteen Holt eountians have
gone to Omaha for their physi
cals.
Construction Begun
On Verdigre Postoffice
VERDIGRE — The first of this
week, construction was started
on the new post office building
located on Main street west of
the Farmers Union Cooperative
association.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Schreier
were low bidders for the build
ing. The Pruess Construction
company, Creighton, have the
contract.
The new $120,000 addition to
the Verdigre high school was
started Saturday by the clearing
of trees. Monday the contractors
dug the basement and poured
footings.
Fund Growing
For Former
Ewing Resident
Readers of the Omaha World
Herald have contributed over
$3,000 to Jim Schindler, Omaha,
formerly of Ewing, who is to
undergo open heart surgery Fri
day at the Mayo Clinic, Ro
chester, Minn.
The World-Herald recently
wrote a story telling of Schind
ler’s coming surgery which would
have to be paid for in advance.
The readers began sending dona
tion to Mr. and Mrs. Schindler to
be used toward the operation
Jim. the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Schindler, has had a heart
ailment, a tour-way mauonna
tion, since his birth. He suffered
an almost fatal attack last June
and the operation became a ne
cessity.
His wife is the former Donna
Stowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Stowell. O’Neill. The
couple's three children are stay
ing with the Stowells at the pre
sent time.
Off-Campus Classes
Need More Members
More members are needed if
the off-campus classes are to
continue at the O'Neill public
school, and all interested per
sons are requested to contact the
county superintendent's office if
an evening class is preferred
over a Saturday class.
The two classes. ‘‘Educational
Measurements and Evaluation”
and ‘‘English Composition I” will
be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at
the O'Neill school.
Earliest Snowfall
Since Sept. 1945
EWING — Mrs. Wilma Eppen
bach. who has kept records of
unusual happenings in this com
munity for a number erf years,
has found that the ground in
Ewing was covered with snow
September 28, 15M5.
Many in thi? area have discus
sed the September 30 snowfall,
wondering if it might be a
record-breaking date for snow.
Services Held
At Lynch for
Jacob Serk, 83
LYNCH — Funeral services
were held Thursday at the Lynch
Methodist church tor Jacob Mar
tin Serk. 83, Lynch, who died
October 1 at the Bassett hospi
tal.
The Rev. V. R. Daniels of
ficiated at the services. Burial
was in Pleasant Hill cemetery at
Lynch.
Jacob Martin Serk was bom
May 18, 1878 in Germany. He was
married February 14, 1918 to
Jennie Dau'son Smith at Lynch.
Survivors are his wife, Jennie;
two daughters, Mrs. Geneva
(Vee) Bergstrom, Creighton, and
Eldora Serk, Butte; three sons,
Chief Warrant Officer Milton W.
Serk. armed forces in Africa;
Jerauld D. Serk, Murfreesboro,
Term., and Donnell B. tSwede)
Serk, Norwalk, Calif.; 12 grand
children; 4 great grandchildren
and a sister in Germany.
FHA Members
Attend Meeting
At Ainsworth
Eight FHA members from the
O'Neill Chapter of the Future
Homemakers of America went
to the District VI convention held
at Ainsworth Saturday.
Attending were Verna Butter
field, Lois Anderson, Mary Jo
Walker, Diana oeorge, janei
Peterson, Gail Johring, Mema
Butterfield and Connie Brock
man. The Chapter advisor. Mrs.
Harold Seger. and the Chapter
mother, Mrs. Melvin Johring,
furnished transportation for the
girls.
The Misses Johring. Peterson
and George were recognized
from the O'Neill chapter for com
pleting their Junior Homemaker
degrees. A piano duet by Miss
Brockman and Miss George was
presented at the convention.
Achievement Day
Planned at Royal
ROYAL — October 20 is the
day set for the Achievement Day
of the Antelope County Exten
sion clubs to be held at Royal.
Recently elected officers will
be installed and a program will
be presented. Between 150 and
200 persons are expected to be
present.
Stropes to Observe
50th Anniversary
ORCHARD — Mr. and Mrs. M.
G. S trope will observe their
golden wedding anniversary Sun
day, Oct 22.
In celebration of the event,
open house will be held from
2:30 to 5 pm. at the Venus
Wesleyan Methodist church.
Melcher, Hammerlun Show
Champion Stocker-Feeders
Band Boosters Plan
Meeting Tuesday
A general meeting of the O'
Neill Band Boosters will be held
Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 8 p m. in the
bund room at the public school.
Reports will be given of last
year’s business ami activities.
Election of officers will also lie
held. Entertainment is planned
and refreshments will he served.
All interested persons are invited
to attend this meeting.
Essay Contest
Still Open on
Conservation
About 300 seventh and eighth
graders and teachers from Holt
county spent Friday at the O’
Neill public school auditorium
studying conservation under the
direction of the supervisors of
the Holt County Soil and Water
Conservation District.
Participating in the program
were Elmer Juracek. SWCD
superervisor; Harold Gilman, Ex
tension conservationist; Duane
Chamberlain. State SWC; Slate
Game commission jiersonnel;
Walter Kick. SWCD supervisor;
Dick Cavit, Extension Forester;
Wdliam Miller, office manager,
ASC committee; and Soil Con
servation Service peronnel.
An essay and poster contest is
.tieing conducted and all entries
must lie in by November 1. Es
says on “What Does the Con
servation of Our Soil and Water
Mean to the Future of America"
must lie 250 words or less. Essays
are individual entries but posters
may be entered by a school
Verdigre Farmer
Stricken by
Weed Killer
VERDIGRE — Doctors h.ive
diagnosed an illness of Walter
Sukup. Verdigre farmer, as being
caused by poisoning rrom weed
killer used on his farm
Sukup was released October 1
from Bishop Clarkson Memorial
hospital in Omaha, following ex
tensive tests in this hospital and
others. He must show caution for
a period of time to avoid getting
a scratch or bruise until his
blood condition is improved.
Neighbors are assisting with
work on the farm until his health
is improved.
Former Resident
Visits at Page
PAGE — Elam Ord, Upsela,
Minn., called at the “Bud" Ickes
home last week to revinit his
home.
Mr. Ord told Mrs. Ickes that
as a boy, he and his family home
steaded on the Ickes place in
1882 when all the family poses
sed was a cow and $5. The build
ing now being used for a chicken
coop was the home his family
built after their sod house was
destroyed by a cyclone.
In 18% Mr. Ord related that
they sold the cow for $5 and also
60 head of shoats for SI each.
He recalled that in 1894 there
was never any frost or freeze
during the winter. During his
teens he picked corn on the Roy
French place for 25 cents a day.
Mr. Ord left Nebraska at the
age of 21, moving to Iowa where
he married and raised 11 child
ren. He has spent the past 50
years there.
Cub Scouts
Honored at
Pack Night
Pack Night was held Tuesday
evening at the legion hull at
which time Cub Scouts were pre
sented awards
The following Culw received
awards: Hot Cats. Itoimie Marsh
field and Jonathan Lambett;
I tenner stripe, Terry Lledtke,
Richard McIntosh, Jim Wilson
and Danny Menish; Wolf badge,
Rruce Wecker
Arrow [mints tinder Wolf were
presented to Terry Errington, I
silver; Charles uondertnger, 2
silver; Terry llastn-iter, 2 silver;
James Jnnousek, 1 silver; Pat
Mattem, 1 sliver; Mervin Olherd
ing, 1 gold and 2 silver; Gary
Paulson, 1 silver; Danny Phil
brick, 1 gold; Ronald Senmit. 1
gold and 1 silver, and Ricky
Spall, 1 silver.
Rear badges and arrow [mints
went to Webb Cook; Craig Hes
sen. 1 gold and 1 silver; Danny
Menish, 1 gold, and Allan Tooker,
1 silver.
Jim Forwood, Gary Kinsman.
Jim Molena and Dewey Schaffer
received Lion badges Earl
Peterson was awarded a I Jon
badge, 1 gold and 2 silver ar
rows, and Jerry Wray, I Jon
badge, 1 gold and 1 silver
Year pins went to the follow
ing: Jerry McKnmy, 1 year;
Jim Grady, David Hippie, Terry
Liedtke, Dennis MeLelsh, Jim
Wilson, Randy Niekeson. Jim
Enke, Charles Artus, Dennis
Anderson, Mike Jackson and
Mike Verzal. all 2 year pins
Jim Forwood, Gary Kinsman.
Jim Melena, Dewey Schaffer.
Earl Peterson and Jerry Wray
earned their Webelo recognition.
Holt 4-H'ers
Show Calves
At Ak-Sar-Ben
Fourteen 4-H boys and girls
from Holt county participated in
Ak-Sai^Ben activities this year
with a total of 22 baby beeves ex
hibited.
The calves, amounting to
22,000 pounds were sold for a
total of 55,604.93, an approxi- ,
male average of 21 cents per
pound.
Holt county 4-H’ers have ex
pressed their appreciation to the
following business places for
their purchases of calves: First
National Bank of O’Neill, O’Neill
National Bank, Chambers State
Bank, First National Bank of At
kinson, Farmers State Bank of
Ewing, Rice Trucking and Feed
Store of Clearwater, Citizens
State Bank of Clearwater, Nixon
and Company and Safeway
stores.
Sponsors for the members at
Ak-Sar-Ben this year included
Harold Melcher, Eagle Hustlers
club. Page, and Milton Clemens,
Pine Grove Hustlers club, Ame
lia.
This year the Holt county judg
ing team placed fourth at Ak-Sar
Ben. Members of the team were
Becky Beelaert, Tom Melcher.
Alvin Crumly, Jim Melcher and
Bonnie Heiss.
Social Security
Man at Butte
James Hoffman, field repre
sentative of the Norfolk Social
Security office, will be in the
court room of the Butte court
house from 8 a m. to 1 p m.
October 19.
Mighty seven heart of 4-H anti
commercial calves were [wraikd
through the O'Neill Livestock
Market show ring Wertnr lay at
the 25lh annua) Stocker Feeder
sitmv ami sale.
Taking tap honors at tlw* sale
was a Hereford steer shown by
Donnie Melchrr. Ttie calf brought
the lop price of the > ale I he
sold for 73 c« nt» |* i imunrt paid
by Charles Simmomi. Marcus,
la.
Reserve champion honors went
to an Angu- steer shown hv Jolvn
II unmet tun lie later sold for
GO cents per (tound
Aim show log calve* In the
tilue rthlMiii illvl*l<»n were: Itur
Itiira Miller and Frauds l>«>
hrovolay, Hereford hellers;
Wally Ftrk. Joyce W'alsoM,
Vicky »tonnen, Jerry tiotseholl
and Debra Waldo, Hereford
steers; ttounle (isrwwd, Augu*
vlier, and Jim hmse and
Junior Voting. Angus heifers.
The dub group of three first
blue was won by the Swan
lakers 4 H dub of Amelia and
Molt Creek 4-H won second blue.
Winners in the showmanship
division were John Hamitiertun,
first, Shirley Green, second and
Jim Kruse, third. Prizes of a
halter, brush and comb were
awarded the winners.
Although! the number of calves
sold this year was down from
last year the average price paid
per i* Hind was 3N cents, izist
year’s average in the l II divi
sion was $32 55.
Buyers were present from
Iowa. Minnesota. Oklahoma amt
eastern Nebraska
Receive Names of
'"nHege Students
More names have ls*cn re
ceived of Molt county students at
tending higher education institu
tions this school year.
They ate La Rue Weller, Cham
ticr.H, Norfolk Junior college;
Jerry and Bonnie Gokle. Delores
Johnson, Lee and Lynn Moeller
and Ruth Humpal, till of Atkin
son, attending school in Omaha.
bale Bates
Clcirred
Three sale dates are claimed
in this issue of tin- Frontier. Two
farm sales and a purebred Here
ford sale are on tap for the next
two weeks.
FRIDAY, OCT. 2ft George
Fauser dosing dJt farm sale, 19
miles north of O’Neill c.n Hwy
281, 4 miles west, 1 north and Vi
east. 33 head of cattle and two
complete lines of farm machin
ery. Ed Thorin and Roy Kirwan
auctioneers Bonestcel State bank,
clerk See complete listing in this
issue of the Frontier.
TUESDAY, OCT 24 — Harry
and Robert Van Horn’s Hereford
bull sale. 16 miles southeast
of O’Neill on Hwy 20 to sign and
2%. miles southeast Watch next
week's Frontier for large sale
bill or see ad in this issue First
National Bank, O’Neill, clerk.
TUESDAY, OCT. 31 — Elwm
Rubeck farm sale. 25 miles south
from O’Neill on Hwy 201 to Hoer
le's station, 2 west, and xk north.
39 head of cattle, full line <4
farm machinery, 1954 Chevrolet
2*'2-ton truck, milking etjnpment
and hou..d»old goods. Ed Thonn
and Roy Kirwan, auctioneer*.
Chambers State bank, clerk.
Watch next week for compl<*te
listing.
■ * m *■ ik. ——i a
GRAND CHAMPION CALF at the annual Stocker-Feeder show and sale held Wednesday in O’Neill
was this Hereford steer owned by Donnie Meicber, Page. The calf sold for $73 per cwt The reserve
champion was an Angus steer shown by Johnny Hammerlun which sold for $60 per cwt