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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1941)
N#b- State Historical Society The . ^ ^~^JS?i_S 'FT' • —- ■■?■.--■ ■ ■. . *^*'1 I L __ __--_______ _ VOL. LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, October 2, 1941 Number 21 SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES By Komaine Saunders A strange, brooding silence lies over the prairies. No whirring of j wings of pheasant or prairie: chicken as you move across the | landscape in solitary rambles. | The meadow lark is gone, the dainty oriole, the love-lorn turtle j dove and the magpie are neither; seen nor heard. The hawk, the| golden eagle, the somber-coated raven, soaring on stately wings in search of prey in early autumn are not here as formerly. Butter flies and bumble bees have hidden away and the buzz of insects has been stilled. In half hour’s ramble you may see a frightened rabbit bound away from you—but the prairie, in the closing days of September, still robed in the summer garb of green, lies silent —ominious portent that the garb of summer green awaits the white shroud of winter’s cold embrace. Three millions Tutons, brave men enslaved to a blood thirsty monster, dead or wounded along a far-flung battle line across the vast Russian valleys and plains. Perhaps no fewer of the defend ers have gone down in the shock of battle. Somewhere in the homeland there are mothers whose souls are wrung with anguish over sons who never more come home. Groups of our own boys, brave Nebraskans from the towns. the farms, tne ranwi«, county taken into military camps makes us alarmingly aware that the world tragedy is reaching its bloody fingers to tear the heart strings of fathers and mothers among u, The valleys of the Euphrates and the 1'gris> along the troubled Tiber, Cart age and Thermopylae, Titus at old Jerusalem, the plains of Phl»PP». the land of the Incas. Austelitz and Waterloo, Verdun and the Rhine, venerable China, from Warsaw to the Volga and acrosss the Helenic lands-scenes of un speakable butchery. To what purpose? The Creator “hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth.’’ At intervals, as cent ury after century dawns and pas ses into night, a wise guv struts across the pages of history pio proposing with a bloody hand to „ amalgamate into one people the • nations, whose “bounds of habi tation.” God has appointed, i here is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death.’ Maybe the interest stirred up in the towns along that bit of rail road from O’Neill to Sioux City will result in an awakened public to the need of turning more busi ness to these branch lines if they are kept in operationn Some forty odd years ago I ventured a youth ful enterprise by taking over a sort of crude buffet service on the stub train on whet was then known as the Short Line. Itfy temperment not being molded to that sort of business, after two months I re-1 tired, though the business brought ssome profit and what seemed to a youth quite a bit of fun.. My best customer at any one serving was the late John Harmon. Like W. J. Bryan, John’s capacity at meal time was remarkable. He was on the train once these two months coming out of Sioux City. That night he cleanded up my stock of hot cofFee, sandwiches, boiled eggs and pie. Along about Randolph I closed up the buffett and sat down for the re mainder of the run to chat with the brakeman. informing other inquirers after lunch that all I had left was part of a box of oranges. One trip a horse got on the track ^ in front of the engine down about BWalerbury and deftly picked his fl way from tie to tie across a long !■ railroad bridge. One trip out ^ from Sioux Ciy the conductor 1 was quite the worse for having I been in his cups, so the brakeman i was flagging the train through ■ an i at a stop for a station a f^Baman dead drunk was helped l^Board. Then the passengers had ■ ■onething to joke over. On an-! r other occasion, soon after leaving 4 Sioux City, Patrick McCoy, a set tler just west of O’Neill who had fflbeen to the city for medical treat-j I®^Bvt breathed his last. The train ^Bed on to O Neill with a dead j B among tne passtnffer. We got four passengers cue morning I off! the Northwestern, two in-! ^B woman, one a negress, in the' ra ■- “ ~! Half way to the city I was called upon to help subdue the white woman and put on the straight jacket. A lot of things happened during those two months, and for sentimental reasons I trust to learn the the little stub train is to continue to function. BRIEFLY STATED Julian Rummel left Friday for Long Beach, California. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Loy, Davene and Donald, visited relatives in Allen Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shriner spent the week-end in Omaha visiting friends. Gius Caldwell of Huron, S D., spent Monday here visiting his many friends. Mrs. Della Shaw, who has been quite ill for the past week, is improving at the present. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nelson of York, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clausen Tuesday evening. Miss Mary Flannigan came up from West Point and spent the week-end with her mother. Ray Bosen has accepted a position at the Gamble store and started working Wednesday. Mrs. Mollie Kelly returned to Omaha Wednesday after spending several days here visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Gaines and daughter, Amelia, of Omaha, vis ited friends in O’Neill Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bright went to Orchard Suaday to spend the day at the home of Mrs. Harry Bright. Joe Saunto of Sioux City, Iowa, spent Tuesday visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saunto. Miss Marjorie McElhaney s classmates had a birthday party at Jo Ann Burgess’ home Friday evening. Rev. H. H. Beers of Omaha Kansas, spent Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clausen . Mrs. H. LePage returned to Omaha F iday, after spending sev eral days visiting her sister, Mrs. S. L. Thompson. Mrs. Seth Noble and Mrs. A. Cowperthwaite went to Omaha Friday and spent until Sunday visiting friends. Mrs. Edward Quinn went to Wayne Sunday to spent the week visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ray Vcrzal and family. Mrs. Pat Sullivan and Mrs. Alice Minton returned Thursday from Fremont where she attended a familly reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bowen of Page, and Mrs. Will Luben and sons, of Emmet, spent Sunday at the Art Barnes home. Mrs. A. Cowperthwaite enter tained the Merrymix club at her home Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Harold Lindberg winning high. Dr. L. A Burgess returned Tues day evening from the North Dis trict Dental meeting that wah held in Norfolk Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Peterson came up from Phillip Sunday and visited at the home of their son, Herbert Peterson until Monday. Miss Maxine Barnes and Tony Getwillo of Sioux City, came up Sunday to spend the day with Miss Barnes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Barnes. Mrs. H. J. Lohaus entertained the Delta Dek to a 7:00 o’clock dinner at the M M cafe and after wards bridge at her home. Mrs. Mable Gatz wining high score. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones went to Polk, Nebraska, Sunday and spent the day visiting relatives. Mrs. Jones remained for a longer visit. Mrs. Carrie Hunter and Mrs. Joe Hunter went to Dorsey Wednes day to visit Mrs. Carrie Hunter’s brother, Edward Carson for a few days. Mrs, Earl Branch of Omaha, spent the week-end at the homes of Mrs. Mable Gatz and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Morton. The F. F. A. organization of the O'Neill High school and their sponsor Harold Mathis, gave a dance Tuesday evening for the High School students. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Kruse went to Algona, Iowa, Sunday, return ing on Tuesday bringing Mr. Kruse’s mother, who plans to spend the winter with them. Sixteen ladies had a surprise house warming for Mrs. Irving Johnson at her home Tuesday evening, each one presenting her with a lovely gift. The evening was spent playing bridge. Mrs. Bennett Gillespie winning high, Mrs. Ambrose Rhode second high and Mrs. Irving Johnson low. SOME TIPS TO COOKS * - Mrs. Mabel Hildebrandt Home Economist of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., Mansfield, Ohio, will conduct an electric cooking school at the O’Neill Golden Hotel Dining room ! on Friday, October 5, at 2:30 p.m., 1 under the auspices of Consumers Public Power District, local rep | resentatives of Westinghouse. • Mrs. Hildebrandt’s demonstra-1 tion of Westinghouse Electric i Ranges will feature VITAmized I COOKing.” “Properly cooked foods," she states, “are those in j which vitamins, minerals and ■ natural food flavors are preserved. | ; To insure such preservation of | these, strength-giving and body ! building contents of the foods we I eat, science recommends five simple rules: (1) Use little or no water. (2) Start fast, cook quickly. (3) Avoid violent boil ing. (4) Use covered utensils— don’t stir. (5) Use odorless, draftless heat. Electric Range make this VITAmized COOKing easy. Mrs. Hildebrandt will be assist ed at the school by Marie Salis bury, Consumers home economist in this division. In addition to ' learning how easy electric cook ing is and what kitchen short cuts it provides for saving time, energy and actual money, O’Neill fine atendance awards, homemakers will have an oppor tunity to receive one of several No admission will be charged, of course, so plan to attend and bring a friend. - I Saint Mary’s Academy lost | their first game under lights in the city park by the score of 56 to 6. It was a better game than ' the score indicated. Page had a pretty fast team but if Saint Mary’s team had more experience the score would have been differ ent. The only excitement that the Saint Mary’s fans had was when Jack Gallagher intercepted a pass on his own goal line and ran the eighty yards necessary for a touchdown. Jack started his run in the middle of the field and then cut to the sidelines stiff arm ing the only player left and went over for the touchdown. The ex .tra point failed when John Proti vinsky, an end substitute dropped a pass in the end zone. The start ing line-up for Saint Mary’s was: Pat Hines and Vincent Streeter, ends; Jean Higgins, center; Jack Harty, quarterback; Jim Higgins,; halfback and Jack Gallagher, full-; back. Saint Mary’s next game is with Stuart, whom Saint Mary’s! beat last year 19 to 0 and 46 to 0 in 26 minutes of play. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sin cere and heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness to mb following the death of our beloved husband, father and brother. Our thanks are also es pecially tendered to the members of the American Legion and Vet erans of Foreign Wars. Your kindness will ever be held in gratefuly memory.—Mrs. Clyde Hershiser and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Anderson. _ CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks to the m*ny kind friends and neighbors for their mank ex I pressions of sympathy and assist | ance rendered following the death of our beloved father, the late I Elvin E. Cole. We especially de ( sire to express thanks to Rev. V. C. Wright for the splendid and inspiring sermon he delivered and his eloquent tribute to the old' timers.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles j | Cole and family, Mr. and Mrs. Max1 Powell and family, Mrs. Nellie Haynes and family. _ Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Taylor, who resided in the Opportunity I section of the county for many | years, but, who for the past year! and a half have been residents of Idaho, returned last week and are now residents of O’Neill. { Somehow or other when a man puts in over a quarter of a cent ury in this county no other section of the country suits him. FOR SALE One Thor Electric washing machine. Also numerous miscel laneous articles. MRS. ESTHER REKA. Mrs. J. P. Protivinsky and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Thomas came up from Hastings Friday where Mrs. Protivinsky had been visiting for the past ten days. Mr. and! Mrs. Thomas returned to Hastings! Saturday where they have recent ly moved from Brady, Nebraska. BRIEFLY STATED Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Smith went to Grand Island Monday, return ing home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Drayton spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Drayton, at Orchard. Mrs. J. F. O’Donnell came Fri day and willl spend several weeks here visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gus DeBacker went to Omaha Wednesday to at tend a J. C. Penney Company em ployees’ meeting. Harold Connors arrived Thurs day from Washington, D. C., to visit Mrs. Connors until Sunday when he will leave for the army. Miss Nadine Kilpatrick came up from Omaha and spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kilpatrick. Ernie Nelson and daughters, Mary Ann and Nancy Jo returned to Omaha Friday after visiting a short time at the Harry Reardon home. Mrs. Clara Miles, Mrs. L. A. Carter and Mrs. A. Cowperth waithe went tq Inman Thursday to a 1:00 o’clock dinner at the home of Mrs. Roberta Malone. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tompkins of Inman and Mrs. Tompkin’s’ grandmother, Mrs. Martha Cald well of Utica, spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hannah. Mrs. Frank Clements enter tained her bridge club at her home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Geo. Mitchell winning high, Mrs Art Barnes, traveling, aqd Mrs. Dean Selah low. Mr. and Mrs Dorrance Crabb| and d a u gi 11 e f’/fet u n led Wednesday: evening from Pocasset. Okla homa, where they had spent a week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Cron. Miss Lorraine Penne and her, nephew, Jimmy Hausman, return-! ed Sunday from Elgin, where they spent the week visiting her par ents Mr. and Mrs. Michael Penne.' Mrs. Art Turner and daughter, Shirley Ann. and son Jimmy Paul, returned to Winner Wednesday! after spending a week visting at, the home of her mother, Mrs.: Theresa Connolly. Mrs. Fred Robertson went to Norfolk Saturday where she met her daughter, Patrica Robertson of Sheldon, Iowa. On Sunday Mr. Robertson went down and spent the day with them. Mike McHugh of Philadel phia. Pa., arrived Friday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Minton and Mrs. Roy Judge. | He will also visit his sister j Mrs. Pete Judge at Atkinsom | GREAT CALF AUCTION Despite the inclement weather last Monday, the livestock sales pavilion was filled to overflow ing with an immense crowd of people, one of the largest ever assembled here for a livestock auction. The seating capacity of the building was taxed to the limit all afternoon. A large number of buyers were here and cattle were shipped out of here to several states, including Illinois, Indiana, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri as well as to many eastern Nebraska feed lots. The auction was a snappy affair and the action was very brisk throughout. The quality of the cattle offer ed was good and prices show ed a definite upswing. The price paid for the Grand Champion calf was the tidy sum of $20.75 per hundred weight and the Reserve Champion paid $19.50. The calf which took third topped all in price at $21.00 per hundred weight. This calf was consider ably lighter in weight than the champion and reserve which fact probably accounts for the higher price. Other 4-H club calves paid correspondingly fancy prices. In the Commercial calf division a high of $13.50 was paid for a small package of high quality Hereford steers averaging 375 pounds. Both Angus and Here ford calves weighing from 400 pounds to 500 pounds tied for price at $13.25. Several load lots of choice quality Hereford steer calves wt. about 350 lbs. sold at $13.00. The same price was paid for Angus calves of similar weight. Several load lots of calves—booth straight steer and mixed—sold at $12.75. Hereford] heifer calves, in short carload lots, paid $12.55 with full carload lots going at $12.00 to $12.25. A good supply of yearllings was'on hand and the best kind sold at $11.95. These were in load lots and averaged 500 lbs. Others in this class averaging 550 lbs., paid $11.40. The supply of two year olds was very limited but the price looked fully steady to strong. Cows were not too plentiful and few really good cows showed up, probably due to the fact that the day was given over to calves al most exclusively. Hogs were in light supply. Butchers ranged in price from $10.30 to $10.50 and sows paid from $9.30 to $9.(50. Not enough pigs were here to make a quotable market. The next regular auction will be held on Monday, October 6. Mrs. Fannie Flannigan arrived Tuesday from Scattfe, Wash., to visit her niece, Mrs. F. D. Mc Millan and Miss Markey. Mrs. Finnigan is enroute to her home in Miama, Florida. ..Doubting.. the words of the wildcat pro motor and believing those of the banker has prevented many meeting with heavy loss kankaccount^ O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $140,000.00 This Bank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders. Mwhtr Federal Depoait Inaurapre Cocparauno The O’Neill Woman’s Club was entertained by the officers of the Club Wednesday afternoon at the home of the new president, Mrs.' Arthur Cowperthwaite. The program for the year \/as out lined and prospects are good for a very good club year. O’NEILL CHOSEN FOR COUNTY TOURNAMENT At a meeting of the Holt County Activities Association on Septem ber 18, O’Neill was chosen to en tertain the Holt County Basket ball Tournament in the week of January 7,8,9, 1942. This association is made up of the ten high schools in Holt county. Atkinson wiLl entertain the County Track and Field meet, April 24. Mr. Grill of O’Neill was elected president, Supt. Benton of Ewing, vice-president and D. E. Lockmon of O’Neill secretary of the associ ation for the coming year. " ■■ RAILROADS HAVE HEARING Representatives of the Burling ton railroad met with a dele gation of O’Neill business men in this city Tuesday evening and dis cussed the matter of taking off the passenger train between Sioux City and O’Neill. The hearing before the Railway Commission, which was called by the Commis sion after the railroad had filed an application with the Commis sion for the discontinuance of the passenger train, and which hearing was to have been held in Plainview on October 1,, 1941. has been postponed to Monday, October 27, 1941, the meeting to be held at Plainview. At the meeting here on Tues day the railroad representatives made a showing that the company has been losing money on its passenger train for several years, and gave figures to sustain their view' of the matter tnd o prove their contention. The figures are voluminous and in the short space of time, since we received a copy of their statement, we have not a chance to study them, and we haves more to say about the figures invnur next issue. Rep resentative of the railroad at the meeting w'as J. W. Weingarten, of Omaha, attorney for the railroad. Commissioner Good, of the State Railway Commission, was in the city Wednesday and held a meeting in the assembly room of the court house on the appli cation of tile Northwestern rail road to discontinue services of an agent at Emmet. Accompan ing Mr. Good was E. Viren, secre tary of the Commission. The railroad company was well ed at the hearing, their delegation being beaded by Wymer Dressier, Omaha, their attorney. He was assisted by M. F. Hoover, Div ision Superintendent; Charles H. Watschke, company auditor of Chicago. Attorney William Griffin rep resented the interests of the people of Emmet and vicinity. About 50 residents of that section were at the hearing, all protesting against the removal of the agent and the closing of the depot. The hearing occupied several hours and the evidence presented taken and the matter will come up for decision before the full Commis sion some time within the next month or six weeks. Mr. and Mis. ivan r^russ pian on moving to their lovely new home on Fremont street the last of the week. Mrs. J. P. Brown, Mrs. C. E, Lundgren and Mrs. James Rooney went to Sioux City Tuesday where they spent the day. Mattie Soukup and Theresa Harrington returned Sunday from Lincoln where they had been visiting friends. Merle Hickey purchased the Mrs. Esther Reka home the first of the week and plans to move there in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. George Hart, Helen Sullivan and'Jerry Classen went to Grand Island Sunday. From there Mr. Classen left for Chicago where he plans to study to be a mortician. Mr. and Mrs. John Selden and daughters arrived Saturday from Griswold, la., to visit her mother, Mrs. Letta Sexsmith and other relatives. They returned to their home Wednesday. Miss Marjorie Joan Cronin, who is a student at the University of Nebrraska, came home last Fri day afternoon and spent a few days with the home folks, return ing to her school duties Sunday afternoon. 4-H CLUBS WINNERS The most successful 4-H Club Feeder Calf show ever to be held in Holt county was staged in O'Neill Monday, September 29, in which over eighty 4-H members gathered at the O'Neill Sale Pa vilion to compete in the show sponsored by the O’Neill Commer ciay Club cooperating with the Holt County Farm Bureau and other business men. The show, which was held in the morning, was divided into the 4-H and commercial divisions and at racted a crowd of 1,500 interested buyers, ranchers and business men. Judging of the calves was done by Mr. Bill Derrick of the Extension Service of Lincoln and the show was under the manage ment of James Rooney and Lyndle Stout. The grand champion feeder calf grown and shown by Verne Wrede of O'Neill was a Hereford steer of very good type and was sold through the sale for $20.75 per cwt. The reserve champion was a Hereford steer shown by Ernest Gotschall of Atkinson and sold for $19.50 per cwt. The calf shown by Ralph Rec tor was sold through the sale for the top price of the day of $21.50 per cwt., although much younger and lighter than the grand cham pion. This steer was a fine in dividual. Both friends and contestants left the show feeling that it had been a great success. Following is the list of pre miums awarded: 4-H DIVISION Hereford Heifers Helen Rector,1st; Marian Mc Nally, 2nd; Orville Bachman, 3rd: Shirley Schaffer, 4th; Irene Her shiser, 5th. Hereford Steers (under 375) Ernest Gotschall, 1st; Evan Gar wood, 2nd; Ralph Rector, 3rd; Dorothy Clark, 4th; Tommy Blake, 5 th. Hereford Steers (over 375) Vernon Wrede, 1st; Patty Schaf fer, 2nd; Dean Gotschall, 3rd; Dorothy Carpenter, 4th; Dick Clark, 5th. Angus Steers Lois Siders, 1st: Delores Oberle, 2nd; Audrey Siders, 3rd; Dean Oberle, 4th; Dewayne Oberle, 5th. Angus Heifers Billy Sitz, 1st; Norman Oberle, 2nd. Shorthorn Steer Donald Ridgeway, 1st; Ross Rakow, 2nd; Betty Murphy, 3rd; Helen Johnson, 4th; Gloria Mur phy, 5th. Shorthorn Heifer Everett Murphy, 1st. Baby Beef Delores Sitz, 1st; Billy Sitz, 2nd; Helen Garwood, 3rd; Evan Gar wood, 4th; Lois Siders, 5th. Bulls Delores Sitz, 1st; Tommy Ressal. 2nd; Jack Ressel, 3rd. COMMERCIAL DIVISION Hereford—Singles H. R. Holcomb, 1st; Frank Shaf fer, 2nd; Joe Wadsworth, 3rd. Hereford—Lots of 5 Frank Shaffer, 1st; Frank Shaf fer, 2nd; Harold Berglund, 3rd; Sam Robertson, 4th. Angus—Singles Ray Siders, 1st; Jim Fullerton, 2nd; Ray Siders, 3rd. Angus—Loti of 5 Ray Siders, 1st; Jennie Crosser, 2nd. funeral of former Citizen of Holt County Held Here Funeral services were haW from the Presbyterian church in this city Monday afternoon, Sept* 29th, at 2:00 o’clock for Geo. M. Henry, a former re&ident of this city who died at his home in Lewistown, Montana on Septem ber 25th after an illness of three months from heart trouble. Burial followed in Prospect Hill ceme tery at O’Neill. George Vinton Henry was bom at Vinton, Benton county, Iowa on November 4th, 1881, and at the time of his death was 59 years, 10 months, and 21 days of age. He came to Holt county in the year 1884 with his parents from Vin ton, Iowa, and grew to manhood here. He was united in marriage at O’Neill to Miss Mabel G. Martin on August 20, 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Henry left O’Neill in 1915 and went to Livingston, Montana, where Mr. Henry was associated with the Montana Pow er Company for a few years. They returned to O’Neill in 1918 where they remained for a short time* then back again to Montana where he was associated with the Port land Cement Co. at Hanover. Lat er he moved to Lewistown, where he was in the electrical business up until the time of his death. Although Mr. Henry had not lived here for many years, he had many friends who will be sorry to hear of his passing. With a bit of pride, the late Edward Rosewater claimed the distinction of being our most cor dially hated citizen. From wha« I read in various publications, the Honorable Secretary of the In terior has succeeded to the Rose water heritage on a much larger scale.