The Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle du lieu suivant : Benkelman, Nebraska • 1

Society Down Thru the Years or An Empire In the Making (With Variations) A Historical Review of Dandy County and Adjoining Communities Written and Compiled by (PAT) KETLER Publisher of The Poet and connected with Dundy County Newspaper Making for Fifty-Two Years Dedicated to all the Pioneers and to their Children and to their Children and DeiDS-Cbnonicle Subscription Price $300 Per Year Voli KHPL-TV STATION BEGINS OPERATION BENKELMAN BARGAIN DAYS START TODAY Tigers Easy Victims of Trojans Tuesday Night Natural Gas Service Promised Leon Hines Called In Death (laatall it the 378th) one of his hobbies Perhaps no man in Southwest Nebraska knows Se For City Council Issues 25-Year Franchise To Natural Gas Firm Not long ago 1 had a little visit with Mr and Mrs Cad Maranville which by the way had not been fully planned and which was in the form of a coincidence rather than anything else and naturally our ing his many years of pioneer life conversation turned to the early it would be an interesting book indays of Southwest Nebraska in deed One thing for instance take time out to recall and record some of the contacts and experiences that have come to him dur- Leon Hines prominent Benkeiman attorney passed away at the Morehouse hospital Tuesday A natural gas franchise was granted to the Kansas-Nebraska Gas Company by the Benkeiman City Council 'at a special meeting Shoppers of the Benkeiman trade territory will find Benkeiman merchants offering some outstanding values this week in the first observance of Benkeiman Bargain Days in 1956 The three-day bargain event begins today (Thursday) and continues through Saturday with a wide array of special prices on quality merchandise making the event attractive to shoppers This issue of The Post carries advertisements which prove the benefit of the bargain event for shoppers A careful examination of the advertisements will afford readers an insight into the sincerity of the merchants in their ambition to make Benkeiman Bargain Days a standard of exceptional values for people over the entire Benkeiman trade territory The event is sponsored by the Benkeiman Chamber of Commerce Cap and Ball Shooters to Have Reunion Wednesday The Pumpkin Rollers Confederacy will hold its annual birthday outing next Wednesday The reunion will be held at the rustic meeting place the Merklin soddy south of the Miles Jones ranch east of Benkeiman The Powder devotees of the cap and ball society have been getting their rustic old guns in tip-top shape for the reunion The guns are polished the powder horns are full and the balls and shot are all neatly packaged for the big day The program will follow the established custom of something popping all the time black powder smoke hanging low and echoes reverberating through the hills as targets fall under the onslaught of the pioneer blunderbuss Those interested in the early weapons used in the United States will have a field day at the reunion for about every kind of gun will not only be on display but will be fired many times Those who have never seen these ancient guns in action will be pleased at the expert handling they receive from the masters of the powder horn ramrod and flintlock art And if you have never stood behind ohe of these pioneer guns you may have a chance at a new and exciting experience The Pumpkin Rollers not only explore the wonders of the early' era but also display new guns of every type and can give you considerable data on about everything you want to know in the shooting line large part as it applied to persons and conditions as existed in the really pioneer days I soon found that Mr and Mrs Maranville were fullest sense of fj residence here extending back to ing chat with Mr and Mrs Mmrarv-1886 when both came with their viUe Cad loaned me a history of parents as mere children to the Chase county which was published Champion Nebraska section which in 1938 suggesting that I might continued to be their home until enjoy reading some of the stories 1913 at which time they moved to by the different pioneers which 'I Illinois living there for six years lid but the one that I enjoyed most 11 111 Jn ovem a and then buying a ranch on the was written by Ira Draper was hospitalised for five weete for Republican six mites east of Ben with the aid of other members of treatment of a heart condition kelman where they began the de-I the family and here it is: release from tha hospital veiopment of a beautiful ranch the early winter of 1886 my he about and fre- -h th rontnjrtion of Uther Drpr? to thoTr' holdl I Navemrckr TtaS bouse ud developed their holdings thret mUes north and two miles U1 with a and turned to the would be the account of the first election held in Chase county at I rijht'at's after a' week's their homestead home in 1886 and critieai uinesa He was 64 years something concerning the eandi-jof affe -h caU8e of death was pioneers in the dates and issues involved then ven a8 of the bronchial the word their At the conclusion of my interest- bes and the lunga The passing of Mr Hines came as a great shock to the community although he was known to be in a weakened condition due to a serious illness of some six duration into alfalfa and STRATTON WINS VALLEY TOURNEY corn production on wst of ChAe He then returned I hosnitol foV'toertMWedM8- cale- to Grand Island our home at that aaUrinir his friends that the They were glad to get back to When the winter over curing his fnends that the Nebraska and gave expression to oTs of HhfiXedtP 7Vtfre5 WaHnd Howeve i comications SihS runedw WC ChUdrenwerc present and his condition was I and KHPL-TV Hayes Center realized a year-old ambition of its promoters when it began its telecasting service to Southwest Nebraska Northwest Kansas and Eastern Colorado viewers on Wednesday of this week The satellite station re-telecasts programs originating from the mother station KHOL-TV Kearney-Holdrege The new satellite station was born of a public subscription campaign which began on March 10th and lasted through April of 1955 The goal of the campaign was $200000 however the drive fell short and $140000 was finally collected Dundy county had a uota of $10800 and raised $4338 en Alsbury was the Dundy county chairman for the Southwest Nebraska Television Committee On May 2nd the Southwest Nebraska Television Committee signed a contract with KHOL-TV officials to build and operate the station The Bi-States Television Corporation operators of KHOL-TV chose the site for the new satellite station eight miles north of Hayes Center They filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for assignment of Channel 6 which was granted during the last week of July A formal application for a construction permit was filed on July 18th The application stated that the transmitter would be operated at 28400 maximum watts of power from a 500-foot tower and an 81-foot antenna at the 3850-foot location site The construction permit was granted on September 21 and contracts were let for the construction of the building housing the transmitter the micro-wave relay stations tower antenna and transmitting equipment shortly The micro-wave relay towers and equipment arrived on October 26 and construction began on the 1 installation The project held a constant interest to all potential 1 viewers in the area as one target date for re-telecasting was reached and another set The first was on Thanksgiving Day the second December 15th and the final one on January 29th went by without a sign of a picture emanating from the station However KHPL-TV telecast its first test pattern on Wednesday afternoon February 8 and viewers were assured that reg-! ular programs were not too far distant KHPL-TV will provide a strong i signal to Lincoln Frontier Dundy Keith Hayes Hitchcock Deuel Perkins Red Willow and Chase counties in Nebraska Cheyenne Rawlins and Decatur counties in Kansas and parts of Sedgwick Phillips and Yuma counties in Colorado Program fare will comprise CBS and ABC network shows and live local presentations from station KHOL-TV studio near Axtell were almost romnleted in the wav considered of a critical nature were almost compi tea tne wa There were all six covered i that ermlH he of development when one night the we-ons beside our ow-n in our spltf of evdfyunng that could De o' uown done the deterioration of his condi- JzZr 7 tion continued and little hope could Pottorff John Pott- be held for his recovery for several orff mothers brother Uncle Frank i Shoopman and family Mose Van before hl demis Winkle and family a Frank Smith! Funeral services will be he at and Joe Hessel a bachelor I the Methodist church in Benkeiman first morning Mr Hessel on Friday afternoon at 2:30 clock told us just what he thought of th interment in the Benkeiman along with their improvements and Chase county and started back to cemetery with graveside cere- much of their live stock drift down Grand Island The rest all took monies in charge of Justice Lodge the swelling flood waters in the homesteads in that community "4 No 180 AFAAM matter of only a few hours It was Wt landed in this county in Leon Hines was without a the never-to-be-forgotten disas- April 1886 with three horses and doubt the most widely-known resi- trous Republican river flood of one cow The only house wc could den of Dundy county- As an 1935 was a littie 12 by 14 shack attorney-at-law he was not only Mr and Mrs Maranville lived on about two miles away on the home- known in Dundy and surrounding over the Tri-State Kansas and for he was a man people in all walks their company and impression upon figures of both their land for a year but could muster neither the faith nor courage to fight the reconstruction battle again because as Mrs Maranville said trust in the Republican Valley so far as ever making it our home had complete- stead of Frank George Although I was a little boy eight years old I can remember a good many things that happened at that time It was about five in the evening when we reached the a lasting homestead and father told us chil- I them Political counties but area of Nebraska Colorado as well who could meet of life enjoy on Tuesday night The twenty-five year franchise gives the firm the exclusive right to merchandise natural gas thru a distribution system in Benkeiman but does not exclude tank propane users from continuing purchases from competitive firms Similar franchises are under negotiation at Stratton Trenton and Culbertson and the four franchises will be exercised at the same time as the company works out an extension to their system The four towns with Wray have been soliciting the Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company for service for a number of years Wray will get service this year having been included in the ex- pansion plans last year Natural service to Benkeiman is not expected in 1956 inasmuch as the current project is in the formula-tive process and details relative to federal government approval the preliminary details regarding the pipeline and the local surveys may require a year The franchise was granted on a rate schedule much the same as now in effect in surrounding areas which are much the same as the present Benkeiman propane rate for small users Savings to users will be reflected in the higher consumption bracket which includes those who use the fuel for residence heating While the Benkeiman rate was low the increased freight rates etc have made the gas plant operation difficult in respect to profit and if costs advanced mueh more the Council would have been forced to raise the local rate The franchise was issued with a Contract setting out that the Kan-as-Nebraska Natural Gas Company would enter negotiations with the City Council for the purchase Of the present propane gas system on a satisfactory basis The plant has an outstanding obligation of 17000swhich must be met but the alue of the plant is believed to be excess of that amount Representing the gas company it the meeting were Nelson Vice-president in charge of distribution and sales and James Diesing director of public relations Both men reside at Hastings where the company offices are located In addition to the (pity Council representatives of tihe Benkeiman Chamber of Com-xperce and the Lions Club were present The Chamber of Commerce was represented by James Sutton and Wayne Ketler and Vinton Jones represented the Liorts Club of which he is president The civic organization representatives Had been invited by the Council to attend the session In his opening remarks Mr Nelson said that the Republican Valley towns west of McCook had on several occasions during the past solicited the interest of the company to extend gas service to iiiclude Culbertson Trenton Stratton Benkeiman and Wray The last appeal had come from the towns in forms of resolutions thru the South Platte United Chambers of Commerce He said the company was in a position to consider the possibilities of such an extension and the first thing they needed was a franchise in each of the towns Surveys will follow to determine costs and than an application will be made to the government for permission to serve the communities if such a project can be deemed economically feasible In addition to serving the valley towns the gas company will offer natural gas power to irrigators at a substantial saving in operation coists This field of service will be extended as time goes on and the opportunity to serve presents itself In their last home game of the season the Benkeiman Tigers dropped a 55-47 verdict to the Cambridge Trojans in a slow-moving basketball game Tuesday night After scoring the first two points' the Tigers fell behind and trailed from three to fourteen points the remainder of the game Benkeiman floor play was fair but basket shooting was colder than the weather It is doubtful if they hit 20 of their shots The Trojans had a little better aim and that was the difference Benkeiman lost Cannon and Owens on fouls in the third quarter and Kubik of the Trojans left in the fourth quarter Both teams connected for 19 points from the foul line Wallace and Mills scored 17 and 11 points for Benkeiman Shoff was tops for Cambridge with 14 Fidler and Minnick each netted nine for the winners Cambridge led 15-6 at the end of the first quarter 28-22 at the half and 45-33 at the three-quarter mark The Tigers complete regular season play at Imperial Friday night and then swing into district tournament competition next Tues- day February 21 at Cambridge Benkeiman and Arapahoe meet in the first game at 6:45 pm CST Other first round games will be played Wednesday night and the semi-finals will be held Thursday night with the championship being decided Friday night Work On Fair Premium List Is Underway Superintendents of departments at the Dundy county fair and all others interested in the fair program for 1956 are invited to a meeting on February 17 at the court house Each year the county fair premium list is revised and brought up to date according to the needs of the exhibitors at the county fair At this meeting revisions that are necessary will be made subject to the approval of the fair board All department superintendents are urged to attend this meeting if at all possible so whatever corrections are necessary can be made in the premium list for 1956 By getting corrections made now the premium list can be printed earlier and sent to the exhibitors so as to facilitate the operation ov the fair at county fair time AF4AM During his lifetime Mr Hines served on any number of boards and commissions on the local and state level and as chairman of many committees in the general interest Probably the one charity which was the nearest his heart was the March of Dimes He was the organizer of the local chapter and conducted the drives for many years He was a man who could display strict professional sternness but was actually possessed with a tender heart and his pleas for the children who were cripnW by polio were touching for their sincerity A man of many interests there were few enterprises about which he could not speak with intimate knowledge As a young man he once traveled with a circus in a managerial position He operated the old Lyric Theatre in Benkeiman in the silent picture days for many years He had dealt in almost every kind of merchandise as a referee or agent in the disposal of store stocks He worked with clients interested in oil mining and water rights He knew land rented owned and sold it by lots acres and townships He liked the outdoors and whenever the opportunity presented itself he would occupy the daylight hours in attending to outside business and the rest of the night could be found laboring at his books and typewriter attending to his inside business Mr Hines loved Dundy county his family his home and his friends The Hines ranch played a great part in his life in the past few years providing the opportunity for him to be near nature The bright stars in his life doubtlessly shone in the eyes of his granddaughters who have brought great joy to he and his wife The measure of this happiness was beyond even the vocabulary of Mr Hines to describe Mr Hines is survived by his wife Keturah their son Leon Clifford and wife Anne and three granddaughters and two sisters Mrs Jacob (Mary) Bauer of Benkeiman and Mrs Ed (Eunice) Hjelte of Kirkland Washington ly vanished for we could never for- dren to take gunny sacks and pick Prtis on the local state and na-get those terrifying hours through Up chips for fuel to cook supper tional level knew him well and which we passed when that flood We soon came back and told him Democrats and Republicans alike wa at its we find any chips for we make their first call at the Even though they wanted no wre looking for the wooden chips Hines law office when they visited more of living on the river they like those that flew from the wood Benkeiman still did want to continue living in axe back home So he Mr- Hines was not only a figure the country which had so long been took us back and showed us what but alao a power in the Democratic then home and near the many really were They were party which he served loyally and fnends they had acquired through buffalo chips with vigor all his lifetime Many the years so they bought a home in Ti his contacts with politicians as Benkeiman and moved into it in man were made in the 1936 Bui they still own the land presence of his father the late and Mr Maranville gives much of David Hines who was a lawyer his time to managing it so that it thevloarfi anj and a politician before him These cannot be said th he is wholly in ioadtd Hodh ylU contacts and those stomake ray The Stratton Bulldogs won their first- Frenchman Valley Conference basketball crown in the championship game at the Benkeiman high school gym Saturday night The second-seeded Stratton team came through with a stellar performance in the clutches to upset a favored Imperial Longhorn five 70 to 64 In the opening period the Lon-horns jumped to an early 6-2 lead but Stratton took up the slack to go out in front 17-16 at the end of the quarter Starting the second period the BuHdogs quickly pulled away to 25-18 Then the Longhorns took charge pouring in 12 points before Stratton counted again to run the score to 30-25 A basket by Roger Masters broke the ice for the Bulldogs but they still trailed 32-36 at the half Imperial was in command until midway in the third quarter as they maintained a four to eight point edge having a 50-42 bulge when the Bulldogs made their bid Larry Simer of the Bulldogs and Jim Goddard of the Longhorns traded goals Simer connected again and Junior Dicke added two baskets to close the gap to 50-52 Max Wagner and Jack Hoskins matched baskets with Simer and Bernard Poison as the Longhorns clung to to 56-54 third quarter lead With one minute played in the last quarter Stratton knotted the score and were never headed from then on although Imperial pulled up even at 58-58 60-60 Two quickies by Byron Loescher and a brace of free throws by Dicke nailed the lid on hopes Goddard netted two charity tosses but Loescher also sank a pair and then added another lay-in Ralph swisher from the side in the fading seconds was final effort The Longhorns had a field goal edge of 27-24 but the Bulldogs counted 22 out of 30 at the free throw line for the necessary margin The Stratton offense was led by Dicke and Loescher with 24 and 20 points respectively and Larry Simer came through with 14 ten in the last half Masters and Poison both scored six points Hoskins and Wagner topped the Imperial scoring with 14 points a piece Hoskins was shackled with four fouls the first half and sat out part of the second and third quarters Gerald Radcliffe Ralph Rad-cliff and Les Smith chipped in with ten markers for the Longhorns and Jim Goddard came through with six The Grant Plainsmen nipped Wauneta 79-74 for third place honors in a wild-scoring affair The lead changed hands four times in the first quarter with Wauneta out in front 15-11 at the close of the period The Bronks stretched out to 24-18 but Grant rallied to press at 29-30 at the half Wauneta opened with a flurry in the third period running the count to 40-33 only to see a seven-point lead change to a one point deficit with 2:25 remaining in the quarter when the Plainsman took over at 48-47 Wauneta added eight quick points and went ahead 55-52 at the three quarter mark The Bronks kept peppering away and increased their margin to 68-62 with 3:55 left in the game With 1:05 remaining a basket by Ron Barry deadlocked the score at 72 all and the Plainsmen then inoved in front to stay Noel Bullock and Brad Van Matre paced the Plainsman scoring with 17 and 15 points Ron Hill burned the cords for 32 points in losing effort He was followed by Jim Morgan with 13 Friday semi-final games (Continued on page 5) have helped to build two sod schcol houses and one frame school house in our district Last summer I made a bid on a fourth one but did not get the contract coming to this county Father was a brick and stone mason Naturally he followed the same line of work here He superintended the building of the Impe Farm Outlook Explained By State Economists The farm and ranch economics meeting was attended by 80 people last Wednesday February 9 Eldon Erickson and Everett Peterson extension economists of the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture gave the three-phase discussion of economic problems This included discussion of the outlook discussion of the application of the outlook and cooperation in the farm program and the social security and self-employ-mept tax The outlook information and the reasons for the outlook being as it is was given It was stated that farmers cannot expect much improvement in prices or gross income in 1956 and that net income is expected to be about the same or less in 1956 Of course in Dundy county more rainfall would increase our income to a large extent The way the price situation would operate on a typical wheat farm was given showing the estimated gross income estimated costs and net income to be expected if rainfall was the same or the rainfall was normal and also an explanation was given how the farmer would fare by complying with the wheat program and how he would fare by not complying with the wheat program so far as net income was concerned An explanation was also given of the proposed soil bank and how it would operate and how a farmer would benefit by it If wheat yields are high compliance would reduce the income as compared to non-compliance This was true both of the soil bank and the wheat control program However when wheat yields are low one would benefit so far as total net income was concerned by complying with the wheat program Regarding the soil bank program as explained by the economists there may be changes made to make it more valuable to the farmer to cooperate with it and stay in his wheat allotment too The social security and self employment tax program was well explained A few of the points brought out by the economists were as follows: 1 To be insured and to be eligible for death and survivors benefits one must pay in for at least six quarters of coverage ad make application for payment 2 To be eligible for retirement benefits one must have fully insured status be 65 years of age or over retired and make application for payment 3 A landlord to be eligible must exercise managerial ability such as a full partnership or a limited partnership with his tenant which means a change in most leasing arrangements through the many years were dear to him for regardless of the political affiliation of his friends he respected them for the way they believed and for what they were as individuals A man of many achievements perhaps his greatest was the bringing of electrical energy to the farm The evolution of the meaning rea in ust an- ai Hot and was hi by tht otber name of a government bureau riUI? 10 sulMnntend the building living servant of the rural of the county court house in 1911 arpas of Kthig territory can bo the early days Benkeiman traced in the records in Mr was a thrifty little town and the personal files He fought for rural rly settlers went there to buy service in this area against almost retirement Mr and Mrs Maranville will have been married 56 years next May The ceremony was at the home of her parents whose home was a two-room sod house But the size of the house then made no difference to neighbors and friends who assembled for the occasion in the number of 194 persons Six children were bora to Mr and Mrs Maranville all of whom are still living they being Theodore for many years now serving as county clerk of Dundy county Lloyd who lives in Benkeiman and carries on his farming operations on his ranch south of town in Kansas Calvin who early chose a military career and is now located in the service at Palm Bea Florida Mrs Ethel Boles Kersey Colo rs Goldie Harper Longmont Co4o- and Mrs Darlene Anderson M-sa Arizona Pat Farm Home Damaged by Fire Wednesday afternoon February 1 the home of Mr and Mrs Pat north of Palisade and Hamlet caught on fire and considerable damage was inflicted to the house and furniture The beds and part of their clothing were damaged by water and fire Mrs had left the house for a short timeto walk down to the mail box to get the mail When she returned one room on the second floor was ablaze She rounded up the i children and called the neighbors who responded quickly to fight the blaze which was discovered at 12:30 pm It was thought the fire may have been caused by a short in the electric wiring Mr and Mrs are staying at the Marlin Hansen home and part of the children are staying at the Bill Jirik home in that neighborhood Mr and Mrs are former residents of Benkeiman Mrs will be remembered as the former Miss Dorothy Harder daughter of Mr and Mrs George Harder and Pat is a son of Mr and Mrs Peter Sr of Benkeiman lumber and supplies Many a time my father carried his hand tools in a sack on his back and walked to Benkeiman about 54 miles away to plaster houses walking home every few days to be with his fam- ily We children will always re- common good When problems in-member when he finished work at volved action of state officials Mr Mr MarnvilU'a family located Bedm1 and came home and Hines could be depended upon to Mrs Maranville xamuy loca ed abowed us the $500 gold pieces he offer his heln ves he ha? eight miles northwest of Champion He thought he wr? nis un nas 8 fhr mrrhnt MiMoan t-for cm to Nbr- Ki us his Republican Mr combination dug-out and sod house eixht miles south of forgive him and then and said Mrs Maranville day pret the problem and although we moved into it was a happy one starUd dig a well th cause whcj? he championed but not for long because that night witJ sde lid got it down uV immedlatc many heavv ram cam and caved in a ana 11 of them blossomed by his friendly a neavy ram came ana cavea in fwt and was acartd for fear it touch and nmrrej followed it the walls of our dug-out and then woujd in on him went louc and had to again seek shelter in 0ne (would indeed be difficult to record 8t lumber with th- covered wagon Our father is achievements in this respect for tne covered wagon vur which to crib it He had a terrible itKnneh k- to Benkeiman bought lumber Ume the Ebbing and low- cam and bgan two room i the instruction of a innjf it into the we fo it wouid a sod house which became stlck 5 he took the wagon box our home for many years Mrs tt top of the cribbing th Maranville further raid that while Jnd then Jjfi itPwlth dirt to force WheneVer Pt be- quite comfortable it cribbing down into the well "rirustline fuel arid in me le crowded consider- And finai)y a weU then started to build a sod Hs emmr Vn barn for the ponies Morg and Ski thS feld ther were eleven family she being Five brothers were enterprise in tnis Held was Rev Funderburk Is New Baptist Pastor Rev Victor Funderburk of Central City Nebr has answered the call as pastor of the Benkeiman Baptist church and will preach his first service here on Sunday A special invitation to members of the church has been extended by the church board to be present at the service to welcome the new pastor and his family S-SSSSSf bdVndh'o him to carry their bcr hih neighbors He gotjht of and lo put up tbe fight Vic- sold the Gentle Storm Brings An Inch of Snow on Tuesday Another bit of winter weather has whitened the landscape again This time an inch of snow according to the local weather station an(i it contains 15 inches of moisture The snow came on Tuesday falling gently and having the appearance of being more than an inch deep for the flakes were light and by Wednesday morning had settled considerably The temperatures haVe been normal and the prospects of more snow and colder weather were seen by the forecasters the soddy was just a tnfle mg the fact that children in the the only girl older than she and five brothers were younger But even at that one room of the soddy served an added purpose for three months when the first term of school was taught in it Mrs Maranville said that she still rs aiaranvine saia wonders how her oer Martin Kraus of Upper Sandusky Ohio was a guest on Thursday and Friday at the home of his niece Mrs Murrell Thompson and family Mr Kraus had been a guest of his brother Henry at Fort Morgan and was enroute home lrlf tory of cours did not alwas AiiTSfS hut when th battle lines formed th( Bod waf tied to the wagon Hnes 000111 always be DnotKinr found full of energy determination without anything to eat Father 'nJ i I a wm- rra mother ever managed it her was away so the third evening lAtmnelT f' nfAt 1 mmd wonders Jer chlld: mother brought the ponies into fise sllticrat he hood days on the homestead Of houJH and ti theni to wooden tor the state- the eleven children only Mrs Msr- bedstead in one corner of the Sr anville and two bribers aoddy while we slept in the other One Clint Goddard lives at Cham-( wrner Next morning the storm his family and 7T Qther twfk the business obligations at home Hines and Cordelia non and Woody live at Sumner Waahmirt00- Maranville said that the out tiedtheinto the wsgon took the straw tick off the bed Wednesday -S fc lV i Mrs first teacher she went to school to Cordelia Smith later to be- was lorocii oraeua anrnn Smith He was ed mi we 1 urrooi 1 rome Mrs David Hines mother did for a straw tick after that I do Hauer One of her schoolmates of my sisters tells of how admlttedto tho Miss Mabelle Smith later to one of her thirfty ambitions ai'f' penman Piak Mr thwartMl hn Ih liHla nil ITOm I yr to 1930 and IS a past and i emptied the straw into the wagon 1891 box for the horses to eat What we McCook takine rWr Vi? Mrs- David Hines mother did for a straw tick after that I do Freeman Fiak Mrs thwarted when the little she T1l To Observe Golden Anniversary Sunday and Mrs Henry Klinzman observe their 50th wedding anniversary at the Zion Lutheran church in St Francis on Sunday February 19th The open house celebration will be from 2:30 to 5:30 pm CST Mr and Mrs Klinzman have lived on a farm een Haigler and St Francis for many years pig had bought with the quarter father Seibr had given her for the Fourth of HxjWaof July was found drowned in a eal- of Justice odge No 180 Ion jar of milk mother said it would one cow we called Bob next year my father paid u1017110 nfter father had out on his homestead and leased a milked her he came in and told school section where we lived for that J1 wm -f01? twenty-one years The remainder butcher her Mother said No we of his life was spent in Imperial VouM a feod until Because we would rat her up in the horse gave way to the automo- 2 Wfc- Tkcn tori hi feed ha' an tow or milk either aaiH rinwm mi built houses to rent became Mrs brother was the first boy born in Chase comity and was ven the name of Chase being named after Chase county Mr parents moved to a homestead 12 mile west of Champion at the head of the SS'SS fJSVoSJ iZZlZivt mKr nd kboC far from as active as he used to he is still both active and alert Tor a man of hi enjoy Mr and Mrs Dewey Walters and family of Aurora Colo were Saturday overnight and Sunday guests of his mothenAMrs Elizabeth Walters in Max Other Sunday guests were Mr and Mrs Joe Ranz of Atlanta Nebr parents of Mrs Dewey Walters and Mr and Mrs Vernard Gummere The occasion was Mrs Elizabeth birtHday anniversary STUDY FARM PROBLEMS This is the group taking part in the dette Wilson Lawrence Ham Charley Sandman Lyle McDonald an idult training course at the Benkeiman high school in the study of Roy Dean Parker Second row: Paul Passmore Orval Williams Dal Mills Raymond Damrow Leon Schrader Alvin Schrader and Delbei Russell Benkeiman Post Photo During all these hardships father and mother were rearing a family of ten mother ran live awhile longer on jack But Pa butchered fishing being the cow and it turned out exactly 'arious phases of farm operations The class was arranged by the Vocational Agriculture Department under the direction of James Pollan instructor In the picture left to right front row: James Pollan Bur- I.