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VOL. LIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6,1989. No. 47
SOUTHEASTERN ~1
BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
Milder days bring a procession
onto the sidewalks. A half-hour
;• spent on a not too busy corner is
an education in nature as disclosed
by passing bipeds. There goes the
care-free youth knowing nothing
yet of the bitter dregs of life’s dis
appointments; another premature
ly aged under the burden of a load
laid across his shoulders too early
in life; and then the jaunty co-ed
from the university campus, who
meets the world with a smirk; the
well-groomed couple, whose out
ward trappings of prosperity can
not quite conceal a troubled state
of mind; the infirm from age and
disease plodding their halting way
in the ebb and flow of the human
current that has become too swift
for them; a purple-faced gent of
mature years and ponderous
paunch; the spritely dame stepping
along on high heels, a tuft of white
hair escaped from under the head
gear shewing that she is no longer
young; the irrepressible kid, who
^ dodges in and out of traffic and
halts for no red lights. And so
day by day, year by year, hurrying
feet carry the procession on until
life’s fitful dream is over.
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If you think you have to take
something with a "kick,” eat an
onion.
The story comes out of the classic
legislative hall of a member who
stops between words when making
an, address on an important pending
measure to draw a few puffs on a
cigarette. Throwing up a smoke
screen ?
An American bank bandit looks
like a piker compared with Hen
Hitler.
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There are a half dozen or more
Townsend clubs in Lincoln doing
their level best to promote the pass
age in congress of H.R. 2 to set
up a pension plan. Maybe it could
be no worse a fizzle than the var
ious New Deal nostrums.
After the expenditure of billions
and the application of various regu
latory measures to “save the farm
er” he finds all he has to depend
on at this season is 17c cream and
12c eggs, and feels he hasn’t done
so bad if the week’s accumulations
sell for enough to buy the gas to
haul it in and maybe a cake of soap
to bring home to do the family
wash.
AN EASTER THOUGHT: The
crucifixion and resurrection were
past. The way was open to the
throne of the Infinite for a fallen
world. In the early dawn Jesus
met a group of the desciples on the
♦ shore of Galilee. Addressing Peter
as the leader of the group He said,
"Feed my sheep.” The disciples
had spent the night out on the lake
fishing. After Pentecost we read
no more of fish nets. The imbit
tered fishermen have become the
mighty apostles of the cross. And
out of their relation to the instruc
tion embodied in those three words
there comes down through the cen
turies an heritage made available
to mankind everywhere of that
resurrection to a “life which shall
endless be.”
NOTICE OF SALE
The Welton residence property,
in the same block with the O’Neill
Public School, will be sold on May
8, 1939 at the Court House. This
is a very desirable residence prop
\ erty and any one interested in pur
chasing it should get in touch with
NORMAN GONDERINGER
47-2 at office of Emmet Harmon
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sullivan
and Dickie Davis left Wednesday
for Omaha where they will visit
relatives and friends for a few
days.
The Frontier is in receipt of a
letter from an old time friend, M.
F. Stanton, Hollywood, Calif., en
closing a renewal of his subscrip
tion to The Frontier. He says his
family are all well and getting
along fine in California, and that
they all look forward to the ar
rival of The Frontier every week.
He extended best wishes to his
many old friends in the old home
town.
FREE CLINIC ON
TURKEY DISEASES
On Wednesday, April 12, at the
K. C. Hall there will be held a
free clinic on turkey diseases by the
educational staff of Dr. Salsbury’s
laboratories, of Charles City, Iowa,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The O’Neill
Hatchery, who handles Dr. Sals
bury’s remedies in this city are re
sponsible for bringing the clinic
to this city. All farmers inter
ested in turkey raising are urged to
attend this meeting.
H0LTC0~4-H WIN
HONORS IN CATTLE
JUDGING CONTEST
Five Holt county 4-H club mem
bers attended the Aberdeen Angus
show and judging contest at Colum
bus on Monday, March 20, and
brought home their share of the
honors.
Stanley Lambert of Ewing,
placed seventh in individual com
petition, winning a ribbon and $1.00'
in cash. The team representing
Holt county won 8th place in state
wide county competition which
represents many counties having
more experience in judging than
the local boys.
Those attending from Holt coun
ty were Jack and Boyd Ressel of
Chambers, Stanley and Tommy
Lambert, of Ewing, and Jack Al
derson, of Chambers.
BUSY HOUR CLUB
The Busy Hour club met at the
home of Lizzie Schmohr on March
35, only 7 members were present.
Roll call was answered by reading
a poem about spring. Each guest
worked a tea towel for Mrs.
Schmohr.' Guessing games were
played. Mrs. Roy Wayman and
Mrs. John Miller were the prize
winners.
Lunch of sandwiches, pickles,
coffee, cake and ice cream was
served by the hostess. Our next
meeting will be with Mrs. Ed Way
man on April 27.
TRAFFIC BREAKERS
BEFORE CO. JUDGE
Robert W. Kelly, of Ainsworth,
was also before the county court on
last Tuesday on a complaint filed
by Patrolman Harry Brt charged
with parking a truck on Highway
No. 20 without placing a red flag
100 feet in the rear of said truck.
The offense was alleged to have
been committed on April 2. He pled
guilty and was fined $25.00 and
costs, $3.10 or a total of $28.10.
Carroll Alberts, of Ainsworth,
was also before the county court on
Tuesday on complaint of Patrolman
Brt, who alleged in the complaint
that he was operating a sem-trailer
truck on the highways of the state
without having a registration cer
tificate in his possession. He pled
guilty and was fined $1.00 and
costs of $3.10, or a total of $4.10.
Grattan Project Club
The Gratton Project club met at
the home of Mrs. H. O. Russ, March
28, for a business meeting. Roll
ca l was a “House Cleaning Hint.’’
The following officers were
elected: Mrs. Larry Barrett, presi
dent; Mrs. John Vitt, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. Albert March, Lea
der “A”; Mrs. Elmer Wolfe, leader
“B”; Mrs. Ed Leach, music leader,
and Mrs. H. O. Russ, reading leader.
A delicious lunch was served by
Mrs. H. O. Russ and Mrs John
Vitt.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Ed Leach.
The Weather
Thursday -47 18
Friday . 58 36
Saturday _ 58 33 .02
Sunday 61 39
Monday 60 44 .11
Tuesday __- 52 39 .03
Wednesday_._ 53 33 .01
Total precipitation since January
1. 1939, 2.49 inches.
VOTERS MAKE ONE
CHANGE AT CITY
ELECTION TUESDAY
Less Than Half of Eligible
Voters Go to the Polls; Only one
Ward Has Hot Contest
The city election last Tuesday
was a very quiet affair. Only 496
votes were polled a couple of hun
dred less than half of the eligible
voters. Of the number of votes
cast the Third ward came through
with over half of them, the hot con
test on there for member of the
council was responsible for the
voters turning out. The only
change on the personnel of the
council for the next year is in the
First Ward where Frank Phalin,
former councilman, staged a come
back and defeated Councilman Pro.
tivinsky up for re-election. Gerald
Miles won in the Second ward and
Norb Uhl in the Third.
There was no contest on for
member of the school board and the
two present members, Ben Win
ched and H. J. Birmingham, were
reelected. Following is the vote by
wards:
First Ward — Councilman
Protivinsky . . 40
Phalin _72
School Board
Winchell..—. . 80
Birmingham --:- 87
Second Ward — Councilman
Miles ..—.... 83
Alfs _*..—49
School Board
Winchell . 89
Birmingham . 89
Third Ward — Councilman
Lewis _113
Uhl _----140
School Board
Winchell 179
Birmingham - 145
BOYSTOWN TO BE
ENLARGED
Father Flannigan’s Boys Will
Get New Dormitories and a
New $100,000 Dining Hall.
Plans for a $635,000 building ex
pansion program for Father Flan
nigan’s Boy’s Home at Boytown.
Nebr., were revealed recently by
Father Edward J. Flannigan, foun
der and director of this institution.
The announcement of the build
ing program was announced by
Father Flannigan after the Board’s
home Board of Trustees, headed by
Bishop James Hugh Ryan, of
Omaha, had approved the expan
sion program which has been under
consideration for the past five
monwis.
Funds for the building program
are yet to be raised, Father Flanni
gan indicated as he announced the
proposed building program. Bids
will be asked on the huge expan
sion program shortly, he indicated.
Included in the program will be the
construction of four new dormitor
ies which will house 125 boys each.
The buildings will be fireproof con
struction of cement faced with
brick. The new dormitories will
permit increasing enrollment from
200 to 500 boys and will cost at a
maximum $350,000. A dining hall
will be built at a cost of $100,000.
It is expected that six months will
see the first of the new buildings
completed.
Project Club Chorus
Will Meet Here
The Holt county womens project
club chorus will rehearse at the
M.E. Church in O’Neill at 1:30 p.m.,
on Saturday, April 15. All wo
mens project club members inter
ested in chorus work are invited
to attend.
Prairie Hill Ca¥ Club
The Prairie Hill Calf Club held
their first meeting April 1, 1939,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
DeLong. We selected this motto;
“If not the best, one of the best.”
Four new members were also added
to the club Mary Fiola, Joseph Fi
ola, James Schneider, Marie
Schneider. There were eleven vis
itors. Lunch was served after the
meeting. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Frank Musil,
May 0. 19SS.
Peace on Earth
The pulpit and press, schoolroom
and platform have resounded thru
the many years with the words
of peace and love. There are
instances when the echo has been
heard, that the need has been felt,
that the words have carried weight,
but this was only temporary and
the echo died away. The power of
the great of the earth rs not equal
to the call. The heeding of the
lowly ones falls too far short to
stop the onslaught. What manner
of man will we hear when he calls,
“Peace?” One man said it, and
the light of an Easter morn brings
its echo again to us, a world in
grave need of its comfort. When
a loving voice, many Easter morn
ings back, spoke the words of wis
dom, “Peace be unto you,” the
sound fell througth the ages to be
repeated among the peoples of the
earth. But to what avail! The
love and fellowship of man for man,
has not vanished from the world,
it is there for us, who r.i'e too en
grossed to remember that the wis
est man has showed us the way.
We arise with the radiance of
an Easter morning in our hearts,
and the lesson of an Easter teaching
in our homes. It is not possible for
us to carry this lesson into the rest
of the year’s calendar? The resur
rection and the rebirth, the chance
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to live again, is given to us all. ,
There is no man in O’Neill who ,
would not improve himself, his
morals, his entire existence, when
given another chance. Life again,
with its foundation based on Peace,
is a satisfying picture to a hate-in
spired world. It is Easter that re
minds us of the need to remake,
remodel and remove. We would
wash the world clean and purge
ourselves of petty hates, unfair
practices, smallness in deceit and
intrigue both individual and inter
national. We have wanted many
times to remove the unpleasant and
undesirble things in our lives and to
begin anew with a fairer and wiser
hand. Throughout the year we
slumber in self-satisfaction and
self-pity. We awake on Easter
morn to righteousness, of love in
stead of hate, of a new life in a
rebirth. Must we be born again
to high aspirations with its key
note of love and peace, to die again
until another Easter morning
awakens our spirit?
For those who desire and seek
the answer of what lies beyond,
for those of us who wish the light
and the truth, we have it with us
though we do not consider it.
Spoken by Him, “Peace be unto
you.”
HOMESTEADER AND
PIONEER PASSES
Vincent V. Rosekrans passed
away at his home west of Dorsey
Wednesday morning, April 5, 1939,
after an illness of but a few days of
ailments incident to old age, at the
age of 83 years, 7 months and one
day. The funeral will be held this
afternoon at 2 o’clock from the
Dorsey church. Rev. L. F. Lewis, of
Hastings, officiating and inter
ment in the Dorsey cemetery.
Vincent Vergne Rosekrans was
born at Columbus, Wisconsin, Sep
tember 4, 1855 and lived there for
a few years then the family moved
to Minnesota where he grew to
manhood. When in his teens he
went to Chicago where he was
employed until he came to this
county on June 1, 1881. He took
a homestead in the northeastern
part of the county on his arrival
here and built a little cabin on the
homestead That cabin hud been
improved and at the time of his
passing he had a fine commodious
home there, but the part of the
house which was his bedroom and
in which he passed away was that
part of the building he erected on
the homestead in 1881.
In the summer of 1883 he went
back to his old home in Minnesota
and at Little raus, sunn., ne was
united in marriage to Miss Minnie
Sunderland, returning at once to
Holt county. To this union two
sons were born, one passing to the
great beyond at the age of six
years, the other, Harold V. Rosen
krans, lives in the Dorsey neighbor
hood on a farm adjoining that of
his father. In addition to his son he
leaves four grandchildren and one
great grand child to mourn the
passing of a kind and affectionate
father and grandfather. His wife
precteded him in death in 1935.
Mr. Rosenkrans was one of the
pioneer residents and most beloved
of the pioneer settlers of the north
east section of the county. Had he
lived until June 1st it would have
been 58 years since he came to the
county and during all the years of
his residence here he had always
been active in promoting the bet
ter things of life that would be of
benefit to his community and the
county as a whole. A Presbyterian
church was organized at Dorsey in
1882, Mr. Rosekrans being one of
the organizers and he was elected
one of the elders and that position
he held in the church up to the
time of his death. He was a splen
did citizen and had the respect,
love and admiration of every citi
zen of the county who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance. He
was made up of that class of citi
zens who bring success to any new
country, love for their fellow man,
honest, industrious and frugal and
with the love of God in their hearts.
His passing will be mourned by a
legion of friends all over the coun
ty.
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
FOR PROJECT CLUB
HERE APRIL 20
4-H Clubs and Women’s Project
Clubs Will Have Exhibits on
Display at M. E. Church.
Women’s project clubs will hold
their county achievement day at
the M. E. Church in O’Neill on
Thursday, April 20. The county
achievi mont day >vaS decided r:
favor of group achievement days
because »i will give he mem^'Ko in
one section an opportunity to ex
change ideas with others.
The morning will be devoted to
the display of exhibits and cov
ered dish luncheon will be held
at noon. The afternoon program
will consist of community singing,
special numbers by the county pro
ject club chorus, a musical playlet,
a two-act playlet on reading, and a
candle light recognition service.
A fine program is planned and
the public is invited to attend.
3RD CONSECUTIVE
CHAMPIONSHIP TO
R. E. LUCAS & SON
R. E. Lucas and Son, of Middle
Branch have the honor of again
winning grand champion bull for
the third consecutive time at the
Northwest Nebraska Hereford
Breeders sale held recently at Val
entine, Nebr. This bull, Choice
Militant, sold for $555 to the Lone
Pine Hereford Ranch, of Rushville.
Mr. Lucas also won grand cham
pion heifer. Competition and
judging were so keen this year,
any breeder might well be proud of
such a reputation.
Marriage Licenses
A marriage license was issued
by County Judge C. J. Malone, on
April 1st, to Theodore Klier and
Ruth Farr, both of Bonesteel, S.D.
They were married on the same
date by Rev. Virgil Wright of the
Methodist church in this city.
A marriage license was issued
by County Judge C. J. Malone, on
April 4th, to Clifford G. Hahlbeck,
of Ewing, and Miss Lueile Barr, of
Page. They were married on the
same date by Rev. Virgil Wright
of the Methodist church in this city.
Educational Notes
Eighth grade examiations will be
held Thursday, April 13 and Fri
day, April 14.
Teachers’ examinations will be
given in Stuart, Atkinson, O’Neill
and Ewing, Saturday, April 15.
Elja McCullough,
County Superintendent.
Arrested and Fined For
Impersonating Officer
Francis Donohoe, of O’Neill, was
jefore the county court last Tues
lay on a complaint filed by Chet
Calkins, chief of police of this city,
rhe complaint charged that Dono
loe was impersonating an officer
af the state patrol and that he de
manded $5.00 of Glen Jungbieth, of
Chambers, after inspecting his car.
The alleged offense was com
mitted last Saturday night and
Donohoe was arrested by Calkins
shortly after the incident. When
the case came before Judge Ma
lone on Tuesday Donohoe pled guil
ty and was fined $50.00 and costs
amounting to $3.10, or a total of
$53.10.
O'NEILL GRIDSTER
IS MAKING
HUSKER HISTORY
O’Neill sport fans have for years
been ardent supporters and fol
lowers of the Cornhusker football
teams and at all home games there
is always a large delegation of
local fans on hand to boost the play
ers and urge them to victory. From
present indications there will be a
larger attendance of O’Neill peo
ple at Husker games during the
coming year than ever before. And
there is a reason. It looks now
as if this city would have a repre
sentative on the Husker team for
the first time in history. It will be
Jack Vincent. During spring prac
tice Jack has been improving with
every practice and it looks now as
if he would be on the first string
when the season opens officially
next fall.
Wednesday afternoon the first
and second strings engaged in the
last game before spring vacation.
According to newspaper accounts
the teams were pretty evenly
matched and it was a good game,
with a thrilling finish. With only
three minutes to play, Jack Vincent
sent a pass to substitute Willard
Bunker, which he caught and then
Vincent kicked placement for the
additional point winning the game j
with a score of 7 to 0. Shortly be
fore this winning pass Vincent had J
tosed another 30 yards that was
good and placed them in scoring j
position.
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ASSESSORS MEET
FOR INSTRUCTIONS
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Thirty-four of the thirty-seven
precinct assessors of the county met
in this city last Friday with Coun
ty Assessor Mulford and received
their instructions for the 1939 as
sessment. At the conclusion of the
meeting they all left for home
equipped with all the supplies nec
cessary for making of the asssess
ment, which commenced on April
1st.
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY TO MEET
The Presbyterian Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. J. P.
Brown, Monday evening, April 10,
1939 at 8 o’clock p.m., Mrs. Peter
Todsen, leader. Rev. Kahn, of
Korea, will address the meeting.
HOLT COT GIRL WINS
HONORS AT WAYNE
Wilma C. Chicken, sophomore at;
Wayne State Teachers College, at
an Aircraft party held recently by
W.A.A. members was awarded a
pin for earning points in W.A.A.,
an organization to encourage sports
among women students on the cam
pus. Miss Chicken, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Chicken, was
active in G.A.A. in Inman High
School from which she graduated
in 1937.
appreciation
I desire to express my thanks to
the voters of the Third Ward who
supported me at the election on
Tuesday. Now that the election is
over let us all get together for a
bigger and better O’Neill.
—BILL LEWIS
O'NEILL SKYLINE
RAPIDLY CHANGING
Hrick Buildings Will Soon
Replace Wooden Structures that
Have Been Old Landmarks
The skyline of O’Neill is contin
ually changing, and if the rate at
which old buildings have been de
molished during the past two years
continues another year or two there
will be but few of the old land
marks left by which the old timer,
when he returns for a visit, will be
able to recognize the “old home
town.”
The latest building to fall under
the wreckers hands is the old Al
berts building on Douglas street,
occupied for the past few years by
Ralph Mcllvain as a liquor store.
Work of tearing the building down
was commenced Tuesday by Wil
liam McManus and it will be a
thing of the past before nightfall.
This building will be replaced by
a brick, tile and cement building
22Vfcx72 feet to be erected by Mr.
Mcllvaine to house his business. He
has moved to the Brennan building
just west of his old establishment,
where he will continue in business
until the erection of his own build
ings. It is estimated that the new
building will be completed by July
1st.
The wrecked building was one of
the pioneers on Douglas street. In
order to ascertain its age and the
name of its builder a perusal of the
records in the office of the register
of deeds was necessary. The rec
ords show that the lot on which the
building stood was purchased by
M. M. Sullivan on February 14,
188.'1, from M. D. Long, the consid
eration being $200. the building
was probably erected by Mr. Sulli
van on the lots that summer. On
June 29, 1888, Mr. Sullivan sold the
building to Valentine Alberts for
$1800.00. The lot just east of the
one on which this building stood
was purchased by Mr. Sullivan from
Patrick Fahy on October 19, 1880,
upon which he later erected one of
the largest mercantile establish
ments in the west, which he suc
cessfully operated for many years.
This building is now owned by
Charles Peterson.
Another old time building will
be eliminated within the next few
weeks. The building on the alley,
on Fourth street, between Douglas
and Everett streets, now occupied
by Roy Osborne’s beer parlor,
which will be moved back to the
end of the lot and a new brick
building will be erected thereon.
This work is to start before the end
of the month.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. BIGLIN
HELD FRIDAY
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret
Biglin was held last Friday morn
ing from St. Patrick’s church and
was one of the largest seen in this
city for several years. Practically
all of the older residents of the
city, irrespective of creed, were
present at the services for their de
parted friend and neighbor. The
crowd was so large that many of
them could not get into the church
for the services. Several former
residents of the city were here for
the funeral, as well as residents
of other towns in the county.
The following priests assisted the
Right Reverend Msgr. J. G. McNa
mara in celebrating the Solemn
High Mass, which was said for Mrs.
Margaret Biglin last Friday. The
Very Reverend T. O’Sullivan, of
Jackson; the Reverend C. Beyers
drofter, of St. John’s, Deloit; the
Reverend B. J. Leahy, of Genoa;
the Reverend John O’Brien, Em
met; the Reverend Newman Flana
gan, of Sioux City, Iowa; and the
Reverend Walter Flynn, of O’Neill.
The following nuns from St.
Catherine’s Academy at Jackson,
Nebraska came Friday to attend
the funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet Biglin, Sis’er M. Brigittene,
Sister Anna M'lry, Sister M. Col
tildis, Sister M Manrilio, Sister M.
Francile, Sister M Evangeline, Sis
ter M. Ernest and Sister Marie Wil
liam.