-The Frontier
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VOL.LXI O’NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER :;i. 1940 NUMBER 25
Republicans Present An
Excellent Ticket From
Top To Bottom
All good citizens will make no
mistake this year in voting the
straight republican ticket. Every
candidate on the ticket is a tried
and true Nebraskan and will ef
ficiently take cate of the duties of
the office to which he aspires. This
applies to the candidates on the
National, state and county tickets.
Reports from the state are to
the effect that the entire republi
can ticket will be elected and that
th majorities will be well over
50,000 for the head of the ticket.
This majority will insure the elec
toral vote of Nebraska for
Willkie and will elect the entire re
JP publican ticket in the state. Those
who are well posted on political af
fairs in the state are confident
that Dwight Griswold, republican
candidate for governor, will have
close to 75,000 majority over Car
penter. Dwight is able, clean and
for the first time in the history of
the state will give northwestern
Nebraska a governor, and it is
about time we had one, a man who
will look after the interests of the
oeople of this section of the state,
and not confine his attentions en
tirely to the southeastern corner of
Nebraska.
In this county there are onlv four
political candidates on the ballot.
A candidate for county assessor
and three candidates for super
visor, one from the Second, one
from the Fourth, and one from th.'
Sixth districts. Our candidate for
county assessor is Walter G. Sire,
who has spent his entire life in the
county. He was appointed county
assessor last spring to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of
Assessor Fred Mulford, and he has
made good. He has proven to be
an efficient and capable official and
is entitled to e lection to fill the
vacancy.
For supervisor irom tne aecouu
district, John A. Carson is a can
didate to succeed himself. John
has made a good official and the
experience he has gained in the
office enables him to be of more
value to the people of that district
during the coming four years than
any new man could be. His dis
trict needs him for another term.
In the Fourth district Eben
Grafft, a business man of Ewing,
* is the republican candidate. He has
the ability to make a good and ef
ficient official and if the republicans
of that district stay with then
party there is no question but what
he wii' be the next supervisor from
that district. Vote for Grafft.
In the Sixth district Walter K.
Smith is a candidate to succeed
himself. Mr. Smith is serving his
fourth year in office and served
one term as chairman of the board.
He has made a good, faithful of
ficial and is entitled to re-election
on the record he has made as a
member of the board, and fiom
what we hear from residents of
his district there is no question
but what he will be returned to of
fice with a handsome majority.
The entire ticket is a good clean
one and the voter who is looking
for officials who will give them a
clean and economic government
will make no mistake in voting the
straight republican ticket.
Chambers Football Player
Injured On Way Here
The football game scheduled be
tween Chambers and St. Mary s
for Wednesday afternoon in this
city was postponed indefinitely be
cause of an accident involving
some of the Chambers players
while on their way to O Neill Wed
nesday afternoon. The car m
which some of the boys were Rid
ing crashed into the rear end of a
truck, which had suddenly slowed
* down as some turkeys were in the
road.' Only one of the hoys was
hurt, he suffering a concussion of
the brain.
Patrolman Harry Brt was called
immediately to the scene of the
accident, which occurred about
fifteen miles south on the highway.
After investigating the accident he
decided that no one involved was
to blame.
LUTHERAN NOTES
I There will be no service at the
Episcopal church Sunday. Our
O’Neill friends are invited to spend
the day at the dedication services
at Chambers.
R. W. Fricke, Pastor.
John Boyle and Bill Bennett, of
Omaha, spent part of tke past week
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Bowen, while hunting pheasants.
Mrs. John Grutch and son, Elwin,
and Jack Ernst left on Sunday for
Rochester, Minn., where Mrs.
Grutch and son will receive medi
cal treatment_
Mrs. J. P. Brown left Wednesay
for Omaha, where she will join her
husband. Dr. Brown, who is attend
ing the Mid-West Clinic held there
this week, and where she will
visit friends.__
Miss Jane Parkins, a student at
Duchesne College in Omaha, will
arrive on Thursday evening to
^pi'nd the we(,k end hei • with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Par
kins.
William Fallon
The funeral of William Fallon
was held last Friday morning at
10:30 from St. Patrick’s church,
Monsignor McNamara officiating,
and burial in Calvary cemetery.
| The local post of the American Le
gion, of which the deceased was
an active member, was in charge
of the funeral services and about
fifty Legionaires were in the fun
eral procession, the largest number
| of Legionaires that ever at
i tended a funeral in this city. At
I the cemetery the firing squad fired
the last salute over the grave of
i their departed Buddy. The pall
j bearers were also members of the
American Legion post of this city,
as follows: J. D. Cronin, E. M.
Gallagher, P. B. Harty, William
I Gatz, A1 Sauser and Leo Carney,
i William Fallon was born on
March 17, 1895, ki O’Neill and had
' been a resident of this county all
his life. When the W'orld War
broke out he enlisted and spent
nearly two years in the army and
after the war was over he came
back to O’Neill, where he lived up
to the time of his death. Bill was
a great horse lover and for several
years he looked after running
horses owned by Judge J. J. Har
i rington and Pete Duffy, and Bill
! was never happier than when look
ing after the wants of the horses.
He never married and is survived
by seven sisters and one brother,
all of whom were present at the
, funeral seiwices except one sister,
Rose, of Chicago. Following are
| the sisters and brothers surviving:
Miss Rose Fallon, Mrs. Nellie Secu
rest, Mrs. Agnes Brundage, Mrs.
Mary Yarletz, Mrs. Stacia Mares,
Mrs. Margaret Zimmerer, Mrs.
Teresa Walker, James Fallon.
Billy had always apparently en
joyed good health and his death was
very sudden, being ill only a few
moments when death came. He had
a lot of friends in this city, all of
whom regret the passing of a man
in the very prime of life, having
passed away at the age of 45 years
! and seven months.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our heart
' felt and sincere thanks to the
many kind friends and old neighbors
for their many acts of kindness to
us following the sudden death of
, our beloved, brother, William Fal
lon. We especially desire to thank
the American Legion and many
other friends for the many beau
tiful floral offerings..—Miss Rose
J Fallon, Mrs. Nellie Sechrest, Mrs.
Agnes Brundage, Mrs. Mary Yar
lets, Mrs. Stacia Mares, Mrs. Mar
! garet Zimmerer, Mrs. Teresa Walk
I er, James Fallon.
Former Resident Visits
Old Home Town
John S. Kerwin, of Boise, Idaho.
I arrived in the city the forepart of
S the week and spent a few days here
i visiting his brother, M. F., and sev
eral old time friends in this city
and vicinity. John was a resident
of this county in the early eighties
the family moving here in the
spring of 1880, where they, or
some of the family resided for
many years. M. F. is now the
onlv one of the family in this city,
although there are several rela
tives in Boyd county. John left
Holt county over forty years ago,
and since that time had only been
in O'Neill on two occasions, the
last time some twelve years ago
and he said he was astonished at
the great improvement in the city
since that time.
Mr. Kirwin has been in the em
; ploy of the government for several
years and, now that he is reaching
the retirement age. had to furnish
proof of the death of his father,
who passed away on July 11, 1883,
j on his farm west of this citv. Mr.
, Kirwin came back to the old home
town to look up the records. As
there were no statistics kept at the
time he resorted to the newspaper
offices for information and in this
office he found files of the Holt
j County Banner for the year 1883
| and we found notice of his father s
death in the issue of the Banner
of July 17, 1883. We furnished
him the required affidavit, which
i will give the federal officials the
information they require, and Mr.
Kirwin left for his home Wednes
day night. Before leaving he or
dered The Frontier sent to his ad
dress for the coming year so that
he could keep posted on the hap
penings in the old home town and
section.
Former O’Neill Boy Visits
Old Friends Here
! Dr. Don V. Trueblood, of Seattle,
Washington, was in the city last
Thursday night and Friday visit
ing old time friends. Dr. True
blood is a son of the late Dr. B. T.
Trueblood who practiced medicine
in this city some thirty-five and
forty years ago, leaving here for
the west coast about thirty-three
yars ago. Dr. Don has been pract
icing in Seattle for some years and
came to O’Neill to put in a few days
with friends of his boyhood, E. M.
Gallagher, Hugh Birmingham and
J. D. Cronin. He left Saturday
j morning for Grand Island where
he was to take a plane that after
' noon for his home.
REASONS
Why You Should VOTE for
WILLKIE
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1. He will keep us out oi war.
2. He will save America from national
bankruptcy.
3. He will protect your social security.
4. He will make jobs and end unem
ployment.
5. He will speed up national defense.
6. He will bring about national unity
and end class strife.
7. He will restore confidence and cre
ate prosperity.
8. He will clean up the political rack
eteers and crooked machines.
9. He will protect free enterprise.
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10. He will save Democracy.
ITS UP TO YOU
WILLKIE WILL WIN
IF YOU VOTE
CITIZENS INFOB MATION COMMITTEE
St. Mary’s Gridsters Add
Another Scalp to Belt
St. Mary’s undefeated foot ball
team defeated the Petersburg team
on the local field on Thursday af
ternoon by a score of 41 to 0.
The first score was made shortly
after the game began when Klind
chmidt tackled one of Petersburg’s
players behind the goal line for
the first two points. About five
minutes later another safety was
made and the score was foil rto
nothing. At the end of the first
made and the scotc was four to
ing and at the half the score was
twenty-three to nothing. St.
Mary’s team suffered some injur
ies in the first quarter when both
Ted Sirek and Gerald Klindschmidt
went out of the game. Sirek suff
ered a broken collar bone and
Klindschmidt recovered sufficiently
I to he able to reenter the game, but
was not allowd to do so by the
coach.
One of the outstanding players
was Billie Ryan, who made several
i outstanding runs and also threw
l three forward passes which went
I for touchdowns. Shoemaker also
| made some very substantial gains
* through the line.
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Highway No. 20 Boosters
Here Last Monday
A delegation of about seventy
cars, the National Highway No. 20
Good Will Caravan was in the city
last Monday morning on their way
to attend the National convention
at Sioux City.
The O’Neill High School band,
augmented with the band from
St. Mary’s met the Boosters as
they drove into town and gave
them a cordial musical, which was
greatly appreciated by the officials
in charge of the trip. The Caravan
was accompanied by the town hand
from Lusk, Wyo., the Bassett Jun
ior American Legion Bugle find
drum corps and the Atkinson High
School band, and they all furnished
music for the hundreds of citizens
that thronged the streets while
they were in the city. A few
O’Neillites joined the Caravan and
went on to Sioux City with them.
The promoters of the Caravan
Trip and the Convention are of the
opinion that much good will result
from the trip in advertising High
way No. 20 to easterners who de
sire to visit Yellowstone park and
other scenic points in the west, and
that next year will see a great in
crease in travel over this popular
route.
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ONE of the causes of failure
in life is that people will not
turn from envy of the success
ful to emulation.
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The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus snd This Bank Carries !9«
Undivided Profit*. Indebtedness of Officer*
$140,0*0.00 or Stockholders.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Apology
The editor of The Frontier
regrets that much of the 1
current news of O’Neill and
vicinity is crowded out this !
week. We figured that the j
most important item of news
was the numbers of the men
who will have to report for
military duty, so we have cur.
tailed our regular news col
umns to make this possible.
We will be back in form next
week.
BRIEFLY STATED
K. B. Morrison drove to Lincoln
on Saturday where he attended the
Nebrraska-Missouri football game.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Calvert an
nounce the birth of a son on Tues
day morning, October 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Manley Lockman,
of Bassett, spent the wee'< end here
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Farris.
'
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Semlock, of I
Norfolk, spent Monday here vis
iting at the home of her parents,
Mr, and Mrs. Tom Enright.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Crandall and
son, Allen, drove to Lincoln on Fri-1
day, where they attended the Ne-!
braska-Missouri football game.
Mrs. Clarence Campbell came up
from Omaha last Sunday evening
for a couple of weeks visit with
relatives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merriman
and son, Jimmie, returned on Sat
urday from California, where they
spent the past two weeks visidting.
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Carter drove
to Kearney Wednesday, where
they visited their daughter, Mrs. |
Vance Begthol.
Dr. J. P. Brown left on Monday
for Omaha, where he will attend
the Mid-West Clinic of doctors
being held there this week.
Miss Bernadette Brennan and
Miss Genevieve Biglin drove to
I Norfolk on Thursday and Friday of
j last week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Pilger, of
I Loup City, Nebr.. spent the week
end in O’Neill as guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carnes, of
Plainview, spent Sunday here vis
iting at the home of her parents,
Mr and Mrs. J. C. Harnish.
Mrs. James Davidson returned
on Tuesday from Omaha, where
she spent a few days visiting her
daughter, Miss Eileen.
Mrs. EVlna McMaster, of Dowa
giac, Michigan, arrived on Sunday
and is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Rooney.
Fred Zink, one of the prominent
farmers of the northwester part
of the county, was transacting bus
ness in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Homer Mullen entertained
the Delta Dek Club at a 7:30 dinner
at the M and M cafe, followed by j
cards at her home on Tuesday even- j
ing. _
Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka, Mrs. James
Walling, Mrs. C. Reiser, Mrs. Anna
Jordan and Mrs. Marvin Johnson
drove to Sioux City on Wednesday
and spent the day there visiting.
Charles Smith returned Sunday
from Scottsbluffs, where he ha*
been working, to visit his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Smith sr., for
a few days.
Chick Gaines, of Omaha, state
manager of the Travelers Insur
ance company, was in O’Neill on
Wednesday and Thursday on bus
iness. ___ _
Mrs. L. A. Burgess entertained
the Contract Club at a 7:00 o’clock
dinner at the M. & M. cafe followed
by cards at her home on Tuesday
evening. _
H. W. LaRue, of Pasedena,
California, an old time resident of
McClure township, has been in
O’Neill and southern Holt for the
past week visiting old time friends.
Mrs. Glcr. Tomlinson and Miss
Arlene Kilpatrick entertained ten
friends at a pheasant dinner at the
home of Mrs. Tomlinson on Wed
nesday evening;_
Fred McNally and daughter,
Betty, Mrs. Jean Rummell, Mrs.
Bernard McNally and Harry Rear
don made a business trin to Nor
folk and Wayne Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Barber, of Ful
lerton, Nebraska, spent Sunday and
Monday here visiting at the home
of their daughter and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Rickley.
If you raised your sons to be
cannon fodder on European battle
fields then vote for Roosevelt. He
will see that they get action. How
ever, if you would prefer to have
your sons live in peace and hapni
ness in this country, then vote for
Wendell Willkie. He will save
America from dictatorship and re
store prosperity.’
Congressman Stefan In
The City Monday
Congi-essman Karl Stefan, of
Nch-foik, and Lyle Jackson, of
Neligh, were in the city for a few
hour* Monday evening visiting
friends. Karl just returned from
Washington last week and expects
to remain in the district until after
the election. He doeR not have
any fences to repair as they are
all in good shape, and everyone,
both republican, democrat and New
Dealer, admit that Karl has no real
opposition in the coming election.
But notwithstanding the fact that
neither of hi* opponents furnish
him any real opposition his friends
should not overlook him on election
day, for the larger the majority the
higher will he his batting average
with party leaders in Washington.
He has made a splendid record in
Congress and deserves re-election
on his record for service rendered.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Moore and
son, Tom, returned on Sunday
evening from a two weeks trip
through the east, where they visit
ed friends. __
Jack Parkins returned to his
home in Omahu after spending a
week here visitilng his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parkins and
hunting pheasants.
As a convenience to our custo
mers, we now have a full line of
“Butterick” dress patterns at fif
teen and twenty-five cents. The
Ben Franklin Store. 25-1
Mrs. Edward Campbell enter
tained the Martez Club at a seven
o’clock dinner at the M & M cafe,
followed by cards at her home on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. J. M. Hayes returned on
Sunday evening from LeMars, la.,
where for the past week she has
been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Love.
Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Schroeder
and daughter, Jean, and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Pecak, of Omaha, spent
Sunday here visiting at the home
of Mr! and Mrs. Jack Vincent and
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Bob Thompson, Miss Bessie
Chernocheck and Miss Jennie
Neines entertained at a miscellan
eous shower on Wednesday even
ing, honoring Mrs. Medard Con
nolly. _
A marriage license was issued on
October 2fith to Jack Longbine and
Mrs. Caro'i e French, both of
Fremont. hey ivrc lh*n united
in marria .■ by County Judge
Reimer. _
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Tipton and
son. Jack, of Omaha, and Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Mann, of Carson,
Iowa, returned to their homes on
Friday evening after spending a j
few days here as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Max Golden.
Jack Vincent and son, Keith,;
drove to Lincoln Saturday where
they attended the Nebraska-Mis
souri football game. They re
turned home on Saturday evening,
bringing his son, Jack, home w*th
him to spend Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fangman
and son, Bruce, of Omaha, are
expected to arrive here on Thurs
day evening to visit Mrs. Fang
man’s mother, Mrs. Mary McLeod
and her sisters, Mrs. C. J. Gatz
and Mrs. Henry Lohaus.
Mrs. Charles McKenna, son
Gene, and Dale French, drove to
Lincoln on Friday where Mrs. Mc
Kenna attended a meeting for the
members of the various local draft
boards and chief clerks. They re
turned home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hall returned
home last Thursday night from
Laramie, Wyoming, where Mr. Hall
purchased sixteen head of Carris
dale Bucks from King Bros., the
largest sheep growing firm in I
Wyoming. The Carrisdale breed is
recognized as one of the very best
grade of mutton and wool sheep
and Mr. Hall is building up his
herd by getting the very best bucks
to head his herd.
Miss Loretta Enright attended
the Teachers convention at Norfolk
on Thursday and Friday of this
week, and then accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. Tom Enright, wept
to Omaha, where they visited rela- |
tives and friends on Saturday and
Sunday. _
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beaver laft
Saturday morning for their home
at Heaver, Wyondng, after a visit
of a week here with relatives and
old time friends. Mrs. Hugh
O’Neill, a sister of Mrs. Beav- j
er, returned to Wyoming with
them and will spend several weeks
visiting a ttheir home.
Mrs. D. H. Cronin entertained
fourteen ladies at a 7 o’clock din
ner at the M. and M. on Tuesday I
evening, honoring Mrs. J. F. O’Don
nell. who leaves Friday for Chi
cago. Mrs. Roy Anderson, of Ste
phenson, Wash., and Mrs. Nell
Campbell, of Omaha, were out-of
town guests.
O’Neill Ladies Attend A
Convention of Woodmen
Circle At Norfolk
The following group of ladies left
O’Neill last Saturday morning for
Norfolk, where they attended the
district convention of the Wood
men Circle: Mrs. Clara B. Miles,
Mrs. Bertha Gillespie, Mrs. Boryl
Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth Harbottle,
Miss Mary Miles. Miss Eileen
Kelly, Miss Genevieve Graves. Miss
Alice Stein and Miss Herbert*
Russ.
The meeting was called to order
by Miss Mary Leamy, of Pierre,
who is president.
O’Neill members who were elect
ed officers of the association at the
meeting were: Elizabeth Har
bottle. vice president; Buryi Davis,
secretary; Miss Genevieve Graves,
captain and Mrs. Clara B. Miles,
district mother. A banquet was
held at 6:30 in the dining room of
the Hotel Norfolk.
Following this the Legion of
Honor Degree was held with Mary
Leamy, of Pierce, presiding . Mrs.
Florence H. Jensen, of Omaha,
commander in chief, Mrs. Clara B.
Miles, of O’Neill, chief of staff;
Mrs. Grace Hedge, of Omaha, com
mander of Leo-Acria, No. 6; Mrs.
Olsen, of Omaha, department com
mander; Mrs. Reimers as adjutant
and Buryi Davis as captain, and
assisted by the Clara B. Miles
guards from O’Neill.
Following this a program was
presented, with the following from
O’Neill taking part: Miss Gene
vieve Graves, vocal solo; vocal
duet, Misses Eileen Kelly and
Davene Loy. Group singing was
led by Mrs. Elizabeth Harbottle.
The group returned to O'Neill
Saturday evening.
BRIEFLY STATED
Miss Geraldine Cronin entertain
ed the Bridge Club at a 7:30 dinner
at the M and M cafe, followed by
cards at her home on Tuesday
evening. Miss Grace Connolly and
Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka winning high
scores.
Mrs. J. B. Mellor, Mrs. David
Stannard and son, Cron, Mrs. R.
L. Arbuthnot and son, Jack, left
on Saturday morning for Denver,
Colorado, being called there by the
sudeti death of their sister, Mrs.
J. B. Hertzler.___
Mrs. Grace Patton, of Salt Lake
City, arrived here on Tuesday and
is visiting at the home of Miss
Marie Biglin. She expects to
leave in a few days for Cleveland,
where she will visit before return
ing to her home in Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Roy Anderson, of Steven
son, Washington, who is here visit
ing her parents, Judge and Mrs.
R. R. Dickson, spent the week end
in Lincoln, where she visited friends
and attended the Nebraska-Mis
souri football game.
Mrs. Tena Winkler, living near
Emmet, was a pleasant caller at
this office last Saturday bringing
in a wild rose in full bloom that she
picked in a corn field on their
farm. Mrs. Winkler said it was
unnecessary for people to go to
California to pick roses blooming
in the latter part of October.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Martyn en
tertained the members of the D. T.
Club at a 7 o’clock dinner at the
Golden hotel, followed by cards at
their home on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Roy Sauers won high score
for the ladies, and Mrs. Dwight
Harder low. while Dwight Harder
won high for the men and J. M.
Hayes low.
John Nolan, who has made nis
home in Denver for several years
arrived in O’Neill last Friday, ac
companied by Dr. Lida E. Russell
of a convalescent home in Denver.
Dr. Russell returned to her home
on Saturday afternoon, while John
remained here and will again make
this city his home.
Dr. E. E. Gallagher, of La Crosse,
Wisconsin, arrived here on Sumlay
to visit at the home of Mrs. J. P.
Gallagher and to hunt pheasants.
He returned to his home in La
Crosse on Thursday, accompanied
by Miss Helen Gallagher, who will
visit Dr. E. E. Gallagher and her
brother. Dr. Frank Gallagher in
that city until the middle of No
vember. _______
Francis Soukup, son of Mrs.
Mattie Soukup of this city, has
made application to the local draft
board of Holt county as a volunteer
and hopes to be accepted in the
first consignment of men taken
from Holt county. Although
Francis’ number was not among
those drawn in the first fifteen
hundred, )ie has expressed a desire
to go immediately.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toy, daugh
ter Anna and son, Jerry, drove to
Herman, Nebr.. Sunday, where they
spent the day visiting at the home
of their daughter and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swanson.
Tony says they went down to par
take of a pheasant dinner, and
while it was quite a ways to go for
a dinner he was satisfied that the
dinner amply repaid him for the
trip.