" The Frontier
VOL. LXI O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY SO, 1940 NUMBER 3
SOUTHEASTERN
BREEZES
By Romaine Saundera
Preparedness. Isn’t it the same
old gag? And when American
volunteer "raw recruits” have gone
into action under the fluttering
folds of Old Glory they demon
strated they could whip their
weight in wildcats.
After listening to Col. Lind
bergh’s speech, a Lincoln business
man, clinched fist coming down
with a bang, said, "If republicans
want to get anywhere, let ’em nom
inate Dewey and Lindbergh.” The
Flying Colonel drew fire because
he told us the truth about Germany.
Again he comes to us with some un
pleasant domestic truths. At that,
as vice presidential candidate he
might sweep the country.
Let's see—its the fellows in of
fice who make the plea to “lay
©side politics.”
Purveyors of fashion de luxe in
gent’s suits have their windows
adorned with coats and trousers
In all colors of the rainbow. Gay
young blades are wearing them,
but the blue overall continues popu
lar with that numerous group
whom Abe Lincoln said the Lord
loves.
“And the work or righteousness
shall be peace; and the effect of
righteousness quietness and assur
ance forever.” There must be none
of this attribute left in the world.
Just how reliable is the 1940
census to be? Lincoln citizens are
not satisfied over the count here.
Enumerators made no pretense of
seeing each citizen person. A sort
of haphazard count is said to have
been made by calling at apartment
houses and jotting down whatever
the manager of the building hap
pened to know of the tenants. As
an educational city, Lincoln has
an additional grievance. Only
members of families who are or
have been in the state university
* get a place among the college bred.
There being a number of other in
stitutions of higher learning here,
besides the state university, the
city feels it is not getting a proper
scholastic standing.
Instruction in music has become
a permanent item of education in
most schools and I note O’Neill
stands in the front ranks in mel
ody. Doubtless the youth is ac
quiring much more in musical at
tainments than we elders did, but
they are missing a lot of fun those
night “singing schools” gave us
forty odd years ago. Most of us
never could carry a tune in a buck
et. And then there was the itiner
ant instructor in penmanship who
came to town and got up a “class”
by going from home to home and
^ impressing mothers with the great
future for son or daughter in the
field of penmanship. Mothers
somehow scraped up the two dol
lars necessary to join the class
which eld forth for a few nights at
the old school house. I never knew
any of us to become even moder
ately “good” at a long since decay-1
ed art. But the simple singing
school and the studies in writing
had their social and cultural value
to the youth.
CARD OF THANKS
The first of the week when we
brought the body of our beloved
brother, the late Miles Gibbons, to
his old home town for burial the
old-time friends and neighbors were
very kind and helpful. We desire
through the columns of The Fron
tier to assure all our old friends
that we are deeply grateful for
tfieir many acts of kindness to us
in our hour of sorrow and to as
sure them that their many acts of
kindness will ever be gratefully
remembered.—Patrick J. Gibbons,
Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. John V. Mur
phy, Portland, Oregon; Margaret,
Dejia and Debora Gibbons, Butte,
Mont.
Lower Fourth Street Resi
dents Are Feeling Bet
ter This Week
After several months of ear aches
the business men in the central
portion of the city have been saved
from deafness by the action of
Mayor Kersenbrock in having the
Fire Whistle removed to the lot
on which the City building stands
on lower Fourth street. The fire
whistle was formerly located with
in 100 feet of the main corner of
the city and the only reason that
we can figure out why they did not
place it on the four comers in the
center of Douglas and Fourth
streets is that Uncle Sam would
not permit it and most of them
being good democrats would not
want to do anything that would
create a riffle with this spend
thrift administration.
When the fire whistle was placed
in that location The Frontier pro
tested against it, as did practically
every business man in this block,
but like new dealers they paid no
attention to the protests. Now it
is gone and for at least two years
it will remain where it is now lo
cated, which is a relief to the busi
ness men within one block of the
main corner.
Mayor Kersenbrock informs us
that the whistle will be blown here
after at 8 o’clock in the morning,
at 12 o’clock noon, and at 1 O’clock
and at 6. These same hours used
to be observed until they moved
it to the center of town and, listen
ing to the protests of the citizens
the times of the blowing of the
whistle was cut down. A neigh
boring business man remarked the
other day, as they were removing
the whistle, “everything comes to
him who waits.’’
Mrs. John Pribil
Mrs.' John Pribil died at the
O’Neill hospital at 3:06 on Wed
nesday morning, May 29, after an
lilness of a little over a week of
blood poisoning, at the age of 51
years, 11 months and 12 days. The
funeral was held this morning at
St. Patrick’s church, Msgr. McNa
mara officiating and burial in Cal
vary cemetery.
Marie Kovinek was born in
O’Neill, Nebr., on June 17, 1888.
When a little girl her family
moved to Douglas county and lo
cated near Florence, where she
grew to womanhood. On May 29,
1917, she was united in marriage
to John F. Fribil oi tms city ana
came back to Holt county to make
her home. Three children were
born of this union, who with her
husband are left to mourn the pass
ing of a kind and affectionate wife
and mother. The children are: Jo
seph, Grace and Ruth, all of O’Neill.
She is also survived by her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Vaclav
Korinek and two sisters, Agnes and
Helen, all of Calhoun, Nebr., all of
whom were present for the funeral
service.
Mrs. Pribil had always enjoyed
good health. A week ago last Sun
day she stepped on a nail. It was
removed and she suffered no ill ef
fects for a couple of days, when
her foot began to pain her. She
was brought to this city and tak
en to the hospital last Thursday
where she received the best of
medical care and everything that
medical skill and loving hands
could do was done, but blood pois
oning had set in and it could not
be checked and she passed a>vay
early Wednesday morning.
The death of Mrs. Pribil, in the
prime of life, is especially sad.
Her daughter, Ruth, is a member
of the graduating class of St.
Mary’s Academy and for the past
week the members of the class
have been praying for the speedy
recovery of the mother of their
classmate. She was a charming
woman and had a host of friends in
this city as well as in the south
country where she had lived for so
many years.
The Frontier joins the many
friends of the family in extending
condolences to them in their hour
of sorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Tomlinson
announce the birth of a son on
Friday, May 24th.
f CLASS DAY
ST. MARY’S ACADEMY
May 30,1940
“Grand March Militaire” (Wollenhaupt) .Vern Coyne,
Charlotte Buell
“Greetings” .....Alma Wallace
“Roll Call” .Margaret Taylor
Piano Solo “Polonaise" ...Darleen Weber
History I ....Mary Ann Meer
History II .. .. Ethel Winkler
Saxophone Solo “Danse Hongroise” .Robert Shoemaker
History III .-. .Basil Price
History IV William Biglin
Ensemble “Shepherd’s Dream’’ .Alma Wallace, Darleen
Weber, Monica Hoefs, Ruth
Pribil, Helen Marie Mullen,
Robert Shoemaker.
Class Motto. Maiy Jane Iler
Class Colors . Marjorie Cronin
Clarinet Solo “Caminanda” . Alma Wallace
Class Flower .. .Alice Jackson
Chorus “With Hearts of Hope” .Class of 1940
Class Patron . Mary Zirnig
Vocal Solo “Ave Maria” . . . ... Catherine Finley
Class Prophecy .Marjorie Mains
Class Will . Mary K. Marshall
Piano Quartet “Piccolo”.Darleen Weber. Helen Marie Mullen,
Ramona Dancey, Monica Hoefs
Valedictory .Williaiu Kubitschok
“Queen of the Western Plains” .Class of 1940
—
CLASS OFFICERS
President, Mary Ann Meer Vice-President, William Kubitschek
Secretary, Marjorie Mains Treasurer, W'illiam Biglin
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Class Motto—Gentle in manner; strong in action
Class Flower—Lilly of the Valley
Class Colors—Pale Blue and Silver
Class Patron—Our Lady of Grace
_
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CLASS ROLL
WILLIAM BIGLIN
O’Neill, Nebr.
MARJORIE CRONIN
O’Neill, Nebr.
RAMONA DANCEY
Highmore, S. D.
ROBERT EARLEY
O’Neill, Nebr.
CATHERINE FINLEY
O’Neill, Nebr.
MONICA HOEFS
Wood lake, Nebr.
MADELYNNE HYNES
O’Neill, Nebr.
MARY JANE ILE'R
Dallas, S. D.
ALICE JACKSON
Springview, Nebr.
* WILLIAM KUBITSCHEK
O’Neill, Nebr.
DOROTHY LANGAN
O’Neill, Nebr.
MILDRED LOEFFLER
O’Neill. Nebr.
MARJORIE MAINS
Emmet, Nebr.
MARY K. MARSHALL
Nenzel, Nebr.
MARY ANN MEER
Valentine, Nebr.
MARIE MOLER
O’Neill, Nebr.
HELEN MARIE MULLEN
Emmet, Nebr.
EILEEN McKENNA
O’Neill. Nebr.
MAXINE O’BRYAN
Norris, S. D.
RUTH PRIBIL
O’Neill, Nebr.
• BASIL PRICE
O’Neill, Nubr.
DOROTHY RYAN
O’Neill, Nebr.
MARCELLA RUBEL
Gregory, S. D.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER
O’Neill, Nebr.
HILDA SIMONS
Norden, Nebr.
ROSE MARIE SIMONS
Sparks, Nebr.
MARGARET TAYLOR
Valentine, Nebr.
ALMA WALLACE
O’Neill, Nebr. f
DOROTHY WALTER
Ewing, Nebr.
DARLEEN WEBER
Long Pine, Nebr.
ETHEL WINKLER
Emmet, Nebr. j
MARY ZIRNIG 1
Norden, Nebr.
O’Neill Has A Population
of 2503 With More Com
ing When Official Count
Has Been Completed
A partial report of the popu
lation of the city of O’Neill, as
given out by the district super
visor, gives this city a population
of 2,503, as compared to 2,019 ten
years ago. This is not official and
will probably be added to.
We understand that local of
ficials who have made a check of
the city, following that made by
the .enumerator, have at least
twenty more names to be added to
the list. The official list will be
released probably the latter part
of next month.
If you Wish To Take Up
Music, Now Is The Time
Beginning band classes will be
organized on Monday, June 3, at
the Public School, in the rehearsal
room. It is usually advisable to
start beginners in June rather than
September as the instructor has
more time for individual help dur
ing the Summer Months. Two re
hearsal periods a week will be
saved for beginners. Private in
struction may be secured if desired.
The enrollment of children from
grades third to eighth inclusive is
especially desired.
IRA GEORGE, Director
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Zimmerman
and children of Los Angeles, Calif.,
spent Monday and Tuesday in
O’Neill, visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka.
Mrs. Myra B. Maring
Mrs. Myra B. Maring died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. R. O. Clif
ford at Atkinson at 12:15 Monday
morning after an illness of several
months, at the age of 61 years,
eight months and twenty days. The
funeral was held Tuesday after
noon, May 28, with services at the
home and burial in the Atkinson
cemetery.
Myra B. Henderson was born at
Galva, III., on September 7, 1878.
In 1883 her parents moved to this
county and located northwest of
this city. She grew to woman
hood in this county and on March
11, 18%, she was united in mar
riage to Thomas E. Maring, the
ceremony being performed at the
home of her parents. Two children
were born of this union, one son
and one daughter, who with her
husband, are left to the passing
of a kind and affectionate wife and
mother. The children are Alice j
Hill, of Atkinson andd Thomas J.
Maring, Fremont, Nebr. She is al
so survived by one brother, Frank, j
of Atkinson, and one sister, Mrs. I
R. O. Clifford, of Atkinson.
—
CARD OF THANKS
To the many kind friends and
neighbors who were so kind and
generous to us during the sickness
and death of our beloved father!
and grandfather, the late Clarkson
Young, we desire to extend our
heartfelt thanks and also for the
many beautiful floral offerings.
Your kindness will ever be held in
grateful remembrance.—The Child
ren and Their Families.
Another Old Landmark
Tom Down Last Week
In order to make room for pro
gress another old O’Neill landmark
was torn down last week to make
way for a new and modern build
ing. The building torn down was
the old Ryan building, on Doug
las street that was erected by
William Ryan in 1883, and in which
building he operated a saloon for
several years. A saloon was in the
building for years until the advent
of prohibition, since which time it
had been the home of mercantile
stores, the last tenant, the Nelson
grocery, moving out about a
month ago. The property is now
owned by the widow and children
of Mr. Ryan.
A new building, of tile and brick
is to be erected on the lot. It will
be 2214X90 feet with a full base
ment and will be a modern build
ing in every respect, with a modern
plate glass front. It is expected
the building will be completed by
by August 1, 1940. The building is
alieady rented, Lod Janousek hav
ing secured a five year lease on
the building and he will move
therein about August 15. Tne new
building will be quite an addition to
the south side of Douglas street.
Clarkson R. Young
Clark R. Young died at his home
northeast of this city last Thurs
day afternoon about 5 o’clock, af
ter an illness of several months of
ailments incident to advanced
years, at the age of 81 years, three
months and ten days. The funeral
services were held in the Methodist
church in this city at 2 o’clock Sun
day afternoon, Rev. V. C. Wright
officiating and burial in the Mine
ola cemetery, at the side of his wife
who passed away on January 18,
1934.
Deceased was a native of
Indiana, being born in that state
on February 13, 1859. He came to
Nebraska when a young man and
came to this county in 1884, com
ing here from Seward county, Ne
braska. On October 17, 1886, he
was united in marriage to Miss
Maggie B. Long, the ceremony be
ing performed at Inman. Seven
children were bom of this union,
all sons, six of whom survive and
are left to mourn the passing of a
loving father. The children are:
Orton, Ralph, Paul and Walter,
O’Neill; Guy, of Atkinson and Rob
ert of Woodbine, Iowa. Mrs. Fern
Young and two ddaughters, of
Archer, Nebr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Halsey, of Fairmont, Nebr.,
were in attendance at the funeral.
Mr. Young came to this county
fifty-six years ago and had beer
a resident of the county ever since.
When he first came here he took
a homestead in the Minneola coun
try where he made his home up to
the time of his death. He was a
good father, a splendid citizen and
a loyal friend and neighbor. He
had a host of friends in the north
eastern part of the county, where
he was well known by all the resi
dents of that section of the country
and they will regret to learn of his
passing.
A long-time neighbor of Mr.
Young sent in the following trib
ute to him as a man and a Christ
ian;
Mr. Young was a long-time mem
ber of the Methodist church of
O’Neill, and had found some of
his deepest satsfaction in the
Christian fellowship and service
which this afforded. His faith and
the years of selfless thinking of
others had left upon his person, a
serenity and patience which was
felt by all who knew him. His
children, especially those who have
lived in the same home with him '
for many years feel the silence of
the empty chair, yet they cannot
but feel that in spite of his loss for j
a time, life has become more mean
ingful because they have known
him as a faithful friend and Christ
ian.
I
The Misses Mary Jane Meer and
Mary Jane Iler were co-hostesses
at a delightful buffet supper and
formal dance in the Golden Hotel
on Wednesday evening, May 29, for
thirty-two of O’Neill’s young High
School students. It is needless to
say they all had an enjoyable time.
! The O’Neill Tennis Court
Is Again Restored To
Playing Condition
The new city administration has
done at least one thing already
that entitles them to them to the
thanks of the citizens of the city.
About five years ago a tennis
court was graded, clayed and fixed
up on the lots on the corner of
Douglas and Seventh streetts and
the young folks of the city kept
the courts busy every evening and
after school hours and practically
all the time during vacation par
taking of their favorite amuse
ment. On Sundays it was almost
impossible to get onto the courts
and there were benches full of
waiting tennis players. During the
past two years nothing was Hone
on the courts and they were allow
ed to grow up to weeds, which was
an eye sore to all residents of east
O’Neill, as well as those traveling
the main highway into the city.
That has now been remedied. Last
week Mayor Kersenbrock had the
weeds cut and burned and the first
of this week he had a blader on
the ground getting the tennis court
in shape for the season’s play and
the young folks will be able to en
joy their favorite pastime within
the next ten days, which will bring
joy to coming tennis champions.
Holt County Sheriff of the
Early 90’s Celebrates His
90th Birthday At Home
of Daughter in Wash.
Wednesday morning Arthur
King handed us a eopy of the Port
Angeles, Washington, Evening
News, which he had received from
his uncle, Rafe King, a former
O’Neill boy, who has lived there
for a number of years.
One article in the paper brought
back many old time memories as it
stated that Charles W. Hamilton
of that city had celebrated his
| ninetieth birthday on May 10, 1940.
Forty-five years ago Charles Ham
ilton lived between Stuart and At
kinson and in the fall of 189,‘ 1 he
was nominated by the populists of
this county for sheriff of the
county. This was the time the pop
ulists were running rampant all
over Nebraska and succeeded in
getting control of most of the
county offices in the various coun
ties, as well as in the state. Charley
was elected in November of that
year and re-elected two years later
and held the position for four years,
from January, 1894 to January,
1898, the terms of all county of
ficials at that time being but two
years. He succeeded H. C. Mc
Evony as sheriff and Hamilton
was succeeded in office by John M.
Stewart. Most of the people in
this county, especially the old
timers who knew Charley Hamil
ton were of the opinion that he had
passed to the great beyond many
years ago, but the following taken
from the above named newspaper
shows that he is hale and hearty
and still enjoying life:
Charles W. Hamilton Observes
His Ninetieth Birthday Today
Charles W. Hamilton of this city,
former gun-totin’ sheriff in the
cattle rustling days of early Ne
braska, considers May 10, 1940—to
day—the greatest occasion for cele
bration since some of the good old
days. It is his ninetieth birthday.
Hamilton, the father of Mrs. R.
T. King of Port Angeles, was born
in MacGregor, Iowa, in 1850. At
that time MacGregor was only a
steamboat refueling station on the
banks of the Mississippi river. The
Hamilton family journeyed west
ward by ox cart in 1865 and it was
on that trek that they learned of
the assassination of President Lin
coln. The journey westward end
ed in Nebraska and it was there
that Hamilton led his colorful ca
reer as a rustler-chasing sheriff.
The ninety-years-young ex-sher
iff has now hung up his “shootin’
irons” in favor of the less formid
able hoes, rakes and trowels, for
his time is now devoted to the cul
tivation of his garden, his hobby.
Hamilton chose to make his home
in the Pacific Northwest sixteen
years ago because of his fondness
for the climate and has resided with
his daughter. Mrs. King, ever since.
A dinner in the Clyde E. Shore:
home will honor Hamilton this
evening. Attending will be his
daughter, Mrs. King, and several
relatives and friends.
—
Mrs. E.. Wilcox and Mrs. Homer
Mullen left Tuesday for Omaha,
where they will visit relatives and
friends for a few days.
St. Mary’s Alumnae Holds
Annual Reunion Sunday
The annual reunion of the Alona
nae Association of St. Mary's
Academy was held at St. Mary's
gymnasium last Sunday evening,
starting at six-thirty o'clock, with
about one hundred and thirty mem
bers of the alumnae association
Dresent.
Following the banquet, during
which the entire group joined in
community singing, which was land
by Mrs. H. J. Birmingham, tha
President of the Alumnae Associ
ation Mrs. W. J. Froelich intro
duced the toastmistress, Mrs. Hen
ry Lohaus, who then introduced the
various speakers of the evening.
Our Clergy was toasted by Francis
Connelly, followed by an instru
mental duo, by Betty Flood and
Lois Kaup, who were followed by
a toast to the Sisters and the Spirit
of Alma Mater by Miss Lanone
Miles. Then a vocal selection by
Jackie Davis and Maxine Golden,
who were easily the hit of the
evening, the two young artists win
ning the hearts of their audience.
Then the welcome by the alumnae
to their new members, the class of
1940, was given by Miss EVelyn
Wallace, and the response by her
sister, Alma. A vocal solo, “Boat
Song” by Miss Vern Coyne, was
the last number on the program.
Following this, Toastmistrens Bess
Lohaus called upon Mother Vir
ginia, who gave a short talk and
then presented Bob Shoemaker and
Bob Parkins with a gift from the
alumnae association, for their par
ticipation in the national regional
music contest held at Kansas City.
This practice was inaugerated last
year, when Miss Alma Wallace and
Catherine Finley received awards
and will be an annual event. Fol
lowing Mother Virginia, Mrs. Lo
haus called upon Monsignor Mc
Namara, who spoke briefly of his
pleasure in attending the annual
banquets, and then Father Parr
was introduced by the Toastmis
tress, who responded humorously
and briefly.
The Federation Hymn was then
sung by the entire group, and an
other alumnae banquet, perhaps
one of the most enjoyable of many,
had passed into history.
Miles Gibbons Funeral
Held Monday Morning
The Misses Maggie and Deborah
Gibbons arrived in O’Neill last
Sunday morning with the body of
tneir brother, Miles Gibbons, who
died at Butte, Mont., last Tuesday
morning. The funeral was held
last Monday morning at 9 o’clock
from St. Patrick’s church and
burial in Calvary cemetery at the
side of his parents and sister, who
passed away many years ago.
Miles Gibbons would have beat
66 years of age had he lived to the
date of his funeral. He came to
O’Neill with his parents when he
was a little shaver and lived here
until 1896 when the family moved
to Butte, Mont., where he had since
made his home. When the writer
was a young man, many years ago,
Miles was one of the bunch that
we traveled with, although we
were a few years older than he
was. He was an enjoyable com
panion and a prince among men.
While most of his companions of
those days used to travel with the
ladies a little, going to dances,
etc., Miles never did. While he
would attend dances he would nev
er take anyone but would go stag
all the way. He kept that up
through life and he never married,
but he leaves to mourn his passing
three sisters and one brother, be
sides a host of friends in this city
and the home of his adoption,
Butte, Mont.
His sisters, who came here with
the body, left this morning for
their home in Butte after spending
three days here with their friends
of the early days and they were
loud in their praise of the hospi
tality and sympathy extended to
them by the decendents of the early
day pioneers of this city, as there
are not many of the old timers
that they knew' when they lived
here left.