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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1941)
SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES By Romaine Saunders Mrs. Gargaliski—I do not guar rantet the spelling—and son Gor don, former residents of Swan Lake but now of Washington state, have been visiting relatives, the Thompson’s and Watson’s, here. Joined by their relatives they en joyed a picnic at a Burwell park Sunday. r' 'Y' Mrs. Louise Larson and son. Roger, of Boone county, were recent guests of Mrs. Fannie Riley and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Baker. Since returning to their Boone county home they send word that another son, Raymond, received a sickening injury when jabbed in the back with a pitchfork when he fell from a straw stack. Irrigation on the Loup has met with disaster again, the dam at Burwell giving way and letting loose the flood of waters. Frank Pierce of Amelia, had the precar ious distinction of standing on the dam looking on as it broke but was not swept away by the attend ant rush of water, - — ' I have heard of no record breakiing yields of barley, rye or •oats in this community. Barley, of good quality, threshed out 40 bushels to the acre, oats from 10 to 60 and rfy from 17 to 20. We have neither super men nor abnor mal products of the ground, but the southwest continues year aftes year a reliable and trustworthy spot for the prairie dweller. Herr Hitler decorates another herb. Invasion of peaceful sections of earth, piling the dead and mangled bodies of children and adults in heaps, burning, blasting wrecking, wrenching from the helpless all that life holds dear and filling the land with lamenta tion and woe—that is the work of Hitler’s heros, of Nippon’s heros. Fiends of Hell—gloating over the countless victims whose quivering flesh, torn to bits in an agony sc great nerves no longer function; limbs blown from human bodies; jagged and bleeding stumps of an arm or leg all that i§ left to he pul sating form of a child; homes families—all that life has to give to the inhabitants of the earth wiped away by a devastating scourge. And little by little our beloved country draws nearer this vortex of horrors. It was a warm August morning. John McDonough, editor of the O’Neill Tribune, always a late riser, still lay asleep in the con traption he called a folding bed opened on the floor by his editorial des kin the room under the First National bank where there has been a newspaper plant since the hank wa3 built in ’85. Gus Han lan, manager of a lumber yard lo cated just east of whtre the Golden Hotel now stands, and also full of deviltry, filled a pail with water at the pump in front of Hagerty’s store and with a sort of fiendish glee ran down to The Tribune ttffite and before the printers at work at the cases were aware of his presence doused the cold water f on the shnhbering editor. What the rudily aroused John said he did not deem fjt to print, so the ne^ issue of The Tribune ignored the incident. When Abraham interceded with wiith the messengers of destruction he had the promise that if old Sodom could muster ten decent cititzens the town would be spared. But he found only four. I had be gun to fear that O’Neill was on the downward sodom road, but now learn through a letter from a friend of religious worship that the house of prayer has not been abandoned for the house of pleas ure up at the county seat. Hfc writes to correct a misapprehen sion which got into a paragraph iin this department in a recent issue, assuring me that they have a group that continue “real live church service every Sunday night at the chapel on Fifth street.” I do not know what school of theo logy this group represents, but it tit is not so important as the fact that in these days of mingled world horrors and pleasures there are some who still feel the importance ■ of getting on their knees. The chapel of this body of worshippers stands as a shrine on ground where | ■ more than a half century ago I j R spent my first night in O’Neill in July Registrants And Their Order Numbers The following is a list of the July 1st registrants and their order numbers. Name Order No. Edward Gootlieb Ohde S-165 Joseph Hiram Barto S-187 William Edward Hansen S-209 Louis David Walter S-2811 Lorin Chauncey Keyes S-253 Lawrence Virgil Rouse S-275| Glenn Leslie Brewster S-297 Kenneth Duane Schmidt S-319 Abry Leo Kruger S-341 Donald Herbert Cleveland S-363 Don Robert Medcalf S-8851 Ralph Richard Schrunk S-407 Maurice E. Tomjack S-429 Vernon Dale Spangler S-451 Donald Robert Scott S-473 Fred Alvin Daniels S-495 Donald Arthur Mille S-517 Ted Frank Spes S-539 Otto Fredrick Hubei S-561 James Irl Fox S-583 August John Buettner S-605 Glen Arthur Burge S-627 Leo Russell Sorensen S-649 George Francis Schneider S-671 Robert Coe Mathis S-693 Ivan Merwyn French S-715 Harold Marion Riser S-737 William Charles Morsbach S-759 Ray Delbert Spencer S-781 Jerome Henry Loeffler S-803 Vernon William Thompson S-825 Willard Blake Skrdla S-847 John Charles Hipke S-869 EVgene Leland Owen S-891 Roy Harold Schacht __ S-913 Ralph Dale Garwood S-935 Quentin Lee Hickok S-957 Lynn Tboma* Cameron S-979 Francis Bernard Valla S-1001 Neill Roscoe Ames “ *■ R-1023 Donald Aim S*i046 John Gilman Slaymaker S-10fl7 Frederick Joseph Kunz S-1089 Aaron Sameul Lange S-llll George Casper Winkler S-1133 Floyd Middle Jareske S-I155 Bernard August Kramer S-l 177 Eugene Edward Donohoe S-1199 Alfred Anton Straka S-1221 Kenneth Louis Barthel S-1243 Robert Thomas Wilbern -3-1265 Raymond Henry Timmer mans S-1287 Robert Albertus Gunn S-1309 Arthur Dale Bessert S-l331 Robert Lowell Murphy S-1353 Martin LeRoy Craig S-1375 Garoid Myron Risor S-1397 Henry Edwin Fleek S-1419 Donald John Skrdla S-1441 Gerald Dwight Hansen S-1463 Gerald Dale Snyder S-1485 Charles Wesley Boldt S-1507 Leland Orvile Spry S-1529 Neal James Schipman S-1551 Rohert Dean Ott S-1573 J. I. Smith - - " S-1595 Lawrence Ignatius HAtfiik S-1617 Orville Fred Kpponbaeh - S-1639 Michael Martif? Sohmit 3-1661 Frank Raymond Relmer Jr, S-1683 Orville Marvin Metschke S-1706 Robert Allan Clouse S-1727 Edward Gifford Stein S-1749 Thomas Tony Zakrzewski 3-1771 Adolph George Wetzler S-i’793 William Wallace Watson S-18I&' Good Grain Yields In • Western Part of County Threshing has only begun in this area, but already the yields are proving to be all that had been expected. Crop conditions have been more favorable here this year than for several years and every where the grain crop was accord ingly good. On the Ramm home place direct ly west of Stuart a 22 acre field of oats yielded slightly better than 84 bushels per acre. On the Weber place south and west of town A. J. Til Ice reports an average yield of 35 bushels per acre in his. 120 acre rye field. Clem Alberding north of Stuart reports that 32 acres of oats on his farm yielded 1400 bushels, while both rye and barley were very good. With a bumper hay crop already partly harvested, a record blue grass crop a reality and the small grain harvest the largest in years, this area is one of the garden spots of the state.—Stuart Advocate. NOTICE No dinner will be served at the Country Club next Sunday, August 3.—The Committte. __ I a little one room shanty which was the honeymoon home of an older brother and his bride, Lola Addison. The long years have rolled away;! brother lies with the dead on the hill and the bride of those early! days had to setk her life’s interests elsewhere, but maybe there would be a thrill could either know that the spot where life’s sweet romance | bloomed is now hallowed by a house of prayer. Mary Ellen Carney Miss Mary Ellen Carney die i at a hospital in Wayne, Nebraska, last Sunday afternoon at 2 P. M., alter an illness of about two years. Big lin’s ambulance went after the body and brought it to this city Sunday evening and the funeral was held Tuesday morning from St. Patrick’s church and burial in Calveiy ceme tery. Miss Carney had been in failing health for the past two years and about two weeks ago was taken to the hospital at Wayne, where she passed away Sunday afternoon. Mary Carney was bom at O’Neill, Nebraska, on April 2, 1880, the daughter of one of the pioneer fam ilies of the county. For several years she has kept house for her brothers, James H. and Edward F., on their farm a couple of miles east of Emmet. At the time of her death she was 61 years, three months and 25 days old. She had been a resident of this county all her life. She was a pleasant women and had a host of friends in this city and county who will regret to learn of her passing. Miss Carney is survived by three brothers and one sister. They are John C., O’Neill; James H. and Edward F., Emmet; Mrs. J. A. Gib bons, of Amherst, Nebraska, be sides several nephews, nieces and cousins in this section. Heavy Receipts and Brisk Bidding Livens O’Neill Local Sales Pavilion A red hot market at the local live stock auction last Monday showed fully steady to stronger prices ort all classes. Brisk action prevail ed throughout and the increased receipts were readily absorbed With the demand for cattle becom ing more urgent each week, the supplits found ready outlet and buyers were eager for more stock. Steer calves netted an extreme top of $11.05 with the long end paying $10.75 to $11.50. The run on heifer calves was light and prices were fully steady with a week ago. Light yearlings reached a top of $1 i 05 with $10.50 to $11.50 claiming the bulk of the day’s offer ing. A spriinkling of short two year old steers paid $10.00. A good supply of sows was here and the best kind brought $8.50. How ever $7.50 to $8.25 caught the most of the cow offering. Bulls were more plentiful than in recent weeks and sold mpstly from $7.50 to $8.00. - * - - Hog receipts fell off some this week, but prices soared. Butchers pushed upwards to $10.85 with a practical top of $10.70 to $10.75 Sows cashed at $9.70. Pigs paid $15.00 again this week to* match last week’s high. A few sheep were here, too few to test the market and establish quotable prices. A few houses completed the day’s Offering, The next regular sale will be heW1 Monday Anjfust 4. Two Former O’Neill Favorite* Combined For This Season Justus Rotnain a*1'* TfHart Play ers, well known tet.'t theatre oper ators have combined their shows this year into a bettei' and twfcfijfer unit know*n as the Justus Rontain and The Hart players Combined shows. This organization w 'iU open in O'Neill Sunday, August 10 ‘4OT a week’s engagement. The Justu8-Hart troupe present a new and different plaj'i each night and complete change of music and vodvil between the acts. The opening play this year is "Pass the Nuts.” In the cast will be featured some of your old favorites, John <‘Toby” Justus and Eddie Hart in laugh - jerking comedy roles, Mona Hart in the feminine leads and Ethe! Romain in character parts, support ed by a pleasing and able cast. Mona’s Music Makers will again furnish music before and during the show, featuring the latest in popular music, song hits and novel ty numbers. As has been the custom in recent years one lady will be admitted! free with each paid admission on; opening night. They will set up east of the Nu Way Cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Conners returned on Wednesday evening! from their wedding trip to the Black j Hills. Mr. Conners left on Friday for Washington, D. C., while Mrs.! Conners will remain here for a short I time. SOFT BALL LEAGUE ALL TIED UP Softball certainly has been prov ing a interesting pastime in the evenings especially since all the four teams are deadlocked for first place. Results during past week — July 24th, Knights of Col umbus 1, Tri State Produce 7. July 25th, Knights of Columhusi 19, O’Neill All Stars 20. July 28th, Tri State Produce 10 Brown-McDonald 12. July 29th, Tri State Produce 7, Knights of Columbus 11. July 30th, 'O’Neill All Stars 4 Brown-Me Dpnahl 7. $ - One of the most decisive and in teresting seftball games of the season was played last Friday nite The All-Stars took a powerful lead on the pitching of Rudy Valla, col lecting U rums in the first 5 inngs The game went on until it was get ing almost too dark to see. It was the last of the 7th inning and the K. C’s. trailed the AU-Sars by only | one run 20 to 19. It was a very ex ! citing game, especially in the last | inning when a K C player fanned out retiring the side, with the bases | losded. This game put the All S Stars in the league’s top position. I league standings (Team W L Av. j Knights of Columbus 8—2 600 Brown-Mo Donald 2—2 .600 O’Neill All Stars 2—2 .600 Tri State Produce 2—2 .500 GAMES To BE PLAYED * July At, Tri State vs O’Neill All i Stars. August 1.#, Knights of Colunibu^ vs Brown-McDnnald. 1 August 4, Knights of Columbus vs O’Neill All Stars. August 5, Tri StaU.' vs Brown ; McDonald. August 0, Knights of Columbus vs Brown-McPonald. August 7, Tri State Produce vs A1I Stars. * August 8, All Stars vs Brown I McDonald TRI STATE LOSES 2 GAMES Last Monday night the Brown McDonald team having last place in the City Soft Ball League de feated the highly favored Tri State j club 12 to 10 in one of the best ; games played this season. The up set was a surprise to everyone and pulled the delated team down from j first place in the league standing. Tuesday night the Tri State was again throughly spanked by the Knights of Columbus outfit, this time the count being 7 to 11. For the first two innings the contest looked like a tight battle, but after the third, the K of C boys had matters pretty well under con trol and from then on their was no doubt who was going to win. Oustanding players for the win ners were DeVore, Ricter and Kub itschek all doing excellent fielding. Fer the losers the entire gang was pretty ragged, which can be easily seen by the eight errors made. Batteries: Knights of Columbus Valla and Flood: Box Score, U runs, 16 hits 5 errors. •* •' Trv State Produce, Ifxneon, a ltd God el. Box Score, 7 runs, 10 hits, 8 errors. The a D. Club T%ef B. D. 4-H Club of O’Neill ^met at the Langon home July 23, ,yith Betty and Bemadine as hoe te.tses. T'his wa» a regular meeting. Ther<? were .-ox- members present and ol.V parent* were our guests. The ola’er girls are studying color harmony and the making of patch work pillows. The younger girls j are studying the weekly and daily, care of the bed for more1 comfort able sleeping. The girls demon strated the correct way of making a bed. A deliciou* lunch was ser ved at the end meeting. A special all-day pfcaptinf, July 28; was held at the Saueekthome with Mrs. Sauser and Mrs. D&vfck.assist ing the girls in their p«^)ai>t,orj , work in planning demoiistratlbi^ for Demonstration School Day to1 be held in O’Neill next Friday. The D. 1). Club also attended judging day at Neligh, the latter part of June. Miss Grace Suchy returned on Friday from Omaha, where she spent her vacation visiting relatives and friends. The Weather — Although the mercury hasn’t gone over the 100 degree mark the past week, the heat wave has con tinued practically unbroken, with the coolest reading on last Sun day, when the day was partly cloudy, and the reading was eighty four. O’Neill has received no rain during the past two weeks, but part of Holt County have received good soakings at various times the past week, and most of the state in gen- j oral reported rain. The weather chart for the week is as follows: July 24 100 69 July 25 97 69 July 26 94 65 July 27 84 70 July 28 96 71 July 29, 96 68 July 30, 86 68 O’Neill Will Share In Spending Of Federal Road Money State Engineer Scott said Tues day that $2,489,195 in federal funds had been allocated to Nebraska for the improving of strategic highways needed in the national defense program and that the state would be required to put up $830,000 as its share. Scott said the national defense road bill had passed congress and was ready fot the president’s signature. As passed, the bill provides foT & total appropriation of $320,000. 000. Of this $150,000,000 is for access roads, $25,000 for emer gency construction, $10,000,000 for plans and surveys and $10,000,000 for flight strips, 400 of which arq to be constructed in the nation. Scott explained that flight strips amounted to the same as landing fields. Scott said that construction on strategic highways would he pah! '■ for on the basis of 75 percent of 1 federal funds And 25 percent state funds hut that the government I would pay the entire cost of ae I cess roads. Strategic roads as i designated in Nebraska are 30S from Omaha to Clarks and 30 west td the state line, and U. S. 81 from the Kansas state line to Nor folk, 275 from Norfolk to O’Neill and 281 from O’Neill to the South Dakota state line. U. S. 75 south from Omaha to the state line has also been given such designation. It was estimated by Scott that the state could raise the $830,000 as its share for improving strate ! gic highways if it had a year's | time to do it. Marshall Jones, chief construc I tion tngineer for the department j is leaving Wednesday for Wash 1 ington to discuss road plans with i the U. S. Bureau of roads.—State Journal One Creighton Business Man Is A Live One . The last week’s issue of the Cre ighton News carried an advertise ment from one of their enterpris ing business men 4a follows: “Buy Your Coal From Us Today.” The present low pricetf‘^coupled with the predicted ear shortage, are ample justification for acting immediately. It is touglv to have to think of coal when the thermometer is 103 in the shade, but that coal firm is right on their toes and, no doubt, will be amply repaid by the response to fheir advertisement. Northwestern Wants To' Do' A Way With Emmet Agent. _ v The Chicago and Northwestern railway has filed an application with the State Railway commission for authority to discontinue agency' service and substitute a custodion in Jieu thereof at Emmet, Nebraska This application has been set for hearing on October 1, 1941, at 10 o’clock a. m., in the assembly room of the court house at O’Neill, Ne braska, at which time and place any interested person may appear in support of, or in opposition to the grnating of the application. Two Holt County Girls Attend Camp As Guests ' liable Forbes and Margery’ Rees of ^Ijiolia will attend the 4-H Con servaiibn. Camp at Seward, August 5-8 as th'*-w|ruests of the Federal Cartridge Company. The girls were awarded this trip for their outstanding 4-H work in conser vation'of natural resources. Both girls have done some fine wort a long this line. \ i O’Neill Donates Over 500 Pounds Of Aluminum A fine cooperative spirit was shown in O'Neill last Saturday when the O’Neill Commercial Club with the assistance of the band members canvassed the town for scrap aluminum. Over 500 pounds of the metal was donated in O’Neill and viciniy. All collections are to be turned over to the office of Production Management to relieve! a shortage in National Defense in-' dustries. All the aluminum collected in Holt County will be concentrated at O'Neill not later than July J1 | from where it will be delivered to a state concentration point at Nor folk. From this point it will be placed into defense production as needed. All aluminum will be de livered to the smelters at the maxi mum prices prescribed by the office of Price Administration and Civi lian Supply. No profit will be per mitted. The campaign was a splendid ex ample of the job that can be done in this country when every person does their small part to do a big job. Four H. Club Day O’Neill, August 23. Announiemont was made this week that the annual 4-H Club Ach ievement Day will be held in O’Neill on Saturday, August 23. Elimina tion contests will be held in 4-H projects to select winners to repre sent Holt County at the Nebraska Sate Fair. This is the opportunity for 4-H members from all p«rts of the couny to compete in that those representing the county at the State Fair may be the btst. i Anyone who is interested in the | boy’s and girl’s is invited to attend. The Methodist Church V. C. Wright, Minister Church School 10:00 A. M., II. B Burch Superintendent. • Morning public worship 11:00 A. M. Special music and sermon by the ! pastor. Youth Fellowship meeting 7:00 | P. M. Helen Hagenbaek, leader. Official Board meeting at the parsonage Monday evening. This is the regular meeting of the year. The last Quarterly conference will be held at the church Monday even ing, August 11. All reports must be made at that time. The Annual Conference will be ! held in St. Paul Methodist church, l Lincoln, September 17. Happy Home Makers We met at the home of our pre sident, Margaret Pojar, July 28. Roll call was answered by each girl singing one verse of a song. We judged our 3rd and 4th pro jects. Lunch was served by Mar garet Pojar and her sisters. Visitors were: A neice of Mrs. John Steakal, twin granddaughters of Rotherhams, Alice and Mrs. Joe Pojar. The Little Ranchers also visited since most of their officers were absent. Our next meeting will be held at the home of our associate Leader, Mrs. G. H. Geary. BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. M. E. Slattery, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Turbey and John J. Slat tery, Jr., of Washington, D. C., arrived on Wednesday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gallagher. Mrs. Slatery is Mrs. Gallagher’s mother, and Mrs. Tur bey her sister. _ Mr', find Mrs, Gus DeHackerlut^ children returned On Wednesday morning from’ Denver, Colorado where they spent their Vacation visiting relatives. Danny and Tom- j my, who have spent most of the summer visiting there, returned with them. Mrs. Rill Tatrow, Miss Eunice and Harold Hunt of Omaha, spent the week end here visiting at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hunt. Mrs. Tatrow will leave the first part of August to join her husband, who is in Hon olulu. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Casey and son, Tommy, went up to Long Pine Mon day morning where they will put in the week at the Hidden Paradise. The Conoco dealers district meet ing for the O’Neill district, will be held at Long Pine next Sunday and Mr. Casey wanted to be on the ground to get arrangements perfect ed for the meeting. BOOSTER TRIPS FOR FREE DAY NEXT WEEK The O’Neill Day Publicity Com mittee have selected two days for Booster Trips to Advertise the Free Day in this city on August 13, 1941. On these trips the Boosters will be accom panied by the O’Neill School hand and they will entertain the people of the various towns visited with soul stirring music. In addition to the band there will be the usual number of clowns to amuse the young folks and several of O'Neill’s charming young ladies will enter tain with vocal selections. We can promise the citizens of the various towns to be visited that they will get a real treat when the O’Neill Free Day Boosters come to town. They will spend twenty minutes at each stop and the Band will play at all towns visited, except Redbird. It is expected that there will he between 75 and 80 cars in the pro cession for the north trip, on Wed nesday, August 6, over 100 cars for the evening trip on August 8th. Parties who have cars and will make the trip are request ed to get in touch with Irving John son or Bob Thompson, members of the committee, and tell them if they have room for any additional passengers. 3^® want a crowd on these trips, so lets get busy. ■* Following are the towns to be vis ited by the Boosters on their first trip on Wednesday, August <5. Leave O’Neill at 7;3V A. f/T' i ^ Arrive Leave | Redbird _'l'.//-'-8:30 8:40 I Lynch . „. 9:00 Bristow . .... 9:50 10:10 i Spencer . 10:40 11:00 Butte . 11:30 12:45 * , Dinner At Butte ;Napei-::. Stuart .2:30 2:50 Newport , 3:15 3:30 Bassett . 4:00 4:30 Emmet . 6:05 6:20 i Arrive back at 6:35 p. m. On hViday, August 8 the Boost ers will leave O’Neill at 6:30 p. m., and will visit the following town«: Arrive Leave Chambers . 6:00 6:20 Inman . 6:45 7:00 Page .*. 7:25 7:50 Orchard .8:15 8:40 Ewing - .... +.. 9:10 9:30 Arrive home at 10 p. m. There will be at least two Pat rolmen on this trip so that there will be no running in and out i of line, hut each must hold his | position during the trip from town to town. i 4 * ■- -i Presbyterian Church " "1 ™ ; Dr. J. E. Spencer, Pastor '* Bible School at 10:00 a. m. C. E. Yantzi, superintendent. Morning Worship at 11:00 a. m. The subject of the sermon will be, The Successive Service in a Godly Life. Special music by the choir. The Christian Endeavor Society will meet at 7:00 o’clock Sunday evening. . ,.i . , 4(j BRIEFLY STATED * Mr. and Mrs. Art Suhr of Serb ner, Nebraska, spent Wednesday and Thrasday visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Fisher and their daughter, Emmy Lou. •-- - .WhVIblPb Mr, and Mr*. Rudolph flrockmart of O’Neill were last Thursday vis itors of Mr*. Brockman’s parents Mr. and Mrs. John Cerny. Her brother, Leonard Cerny, accompan ied thefirfrome for a month's visit. The Brockman's also Visited with Mrs. Brockman's sister/ Helen, at Norfolk.—Stanton Register, -■* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Jr., drove to Kearney, Nebraska on Saturday where they visited Mrs. Smith’s sister, Mrs. E. G. Nelson,. ■From Kearney they went to Grand Island, where they met Mr. Smith’s sister, Mrs. Melvin Ord and her daughter, of Tacoma, Washington, who will visit here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Sr., for a few weeks. Roy Osborn returned last Friday evening from his fishing trip up into Wyoming. He had intended staying about two weeks, but made the trip in one, says there was too much water up there, as it rained about every day. Despite the mois tuie he says that he got a nice string of trout and brought enouvh of the beauties home with him to prove that he really had been fish ing.
