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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1942)
Neb. State Historical Society SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES_ By Romain© Saunders Much is said at the fountain head about “taking steps” to pre vent rising living costs. And liv ing costs keep on soaring. The pledge against strikes of workers in automobile factories, now turning out equipment for battle, has already joined other “scraps of paper.” And they pick ed one of the biggest in which to call a strike. Laws probably must be en forced but I would not have the heart to summon a woman be fore a court for exercising her God-given right to cast a hook and line for a fish. ■Whatever may be the need for food rationing should not be left either to politicians or school teachers, but to a committee of representative American house wives. Let the women continue to plan the nation’s meals. Sheriff Duffy was out this way last week to unite law enforce ment efforts with those of in dividuals to solve the why, wherefore and who of the shoot ing of eleven lambs in a band of sheep belonging to Albert Lem mers. The lambs were found bul let pierced. Schools in some districts had closed prior to the inaugeration of registering of sugar ration books. And for the purpose of registering these districts com bined with district with schools still in session. It requires a little effort to keep sweet. That we are here attests to the fundamental fact that we have been born. To get an official docu ment to that effect is something else again. It cost dad and moth er fifty to a hundred when you were born; now you can dig up three dollars and a half to prove it. Following a dry period during most of April the southwest is being capiously watered with fre quent rains. Bluegrass is already over ankle deep and the prairie has turned to summer green. Ap ple trees are in bloom scenting the air with a charming fragrance. Heavy clouds obscure the sun and mists hang in wet gloom across the meadows. It is some thing of a tradition that abun dance of moisture in May assures abundance of grass for the sea son. Feeling it all leads to the open highways to human rights, pa triots will forego a lot of tniogs normally taken for granted and maybe cure themselves of gout or other physical infirmitives. We may learn something of value from enforced moderation. I nave a friend who lived for more than a year on oranges and lemons. Competent physicians in our capi tol city X-rayed him and sent him home to die from cancer of the stomach. That was more than ten years ago. But he didn t die. Instead he consumed guantities of citrus fruits, like a cow goes after cracked corn, and today is doing his share of the world’s work. The Creator hung man’s first meals on the trees and the progenators of the race attained the age of nearly one thousand years on that sort of grub. The combined efforts of d o c t o rs, dieticians and cooks have not been able to match those results. Snow sifted along the deserted street, deserted save for a young lad in bare feet and thinly clad, who stood looking into a store window on lower Fourth St. It was early winter and early morn ing—winter, as sometimes occurs, a few weeks ahead of schedule. When the proprietor arrived through the morning chill to take up the duties of another day’s business at the store, his first customer was not ne for financial profit. There are opportunities that come our way, experiences that touch our lives, which trans cend in other values any money consideration. His attention, his interest, h i s sympathy, was drawn to the lad. “Have you no shoes, my boy?” “No I haven’t." ‘Well you are too fine a boy to have to go around that way. Come on in.” This scene, this bit of dialogue, took place between a lad now grown to manhood and a young man now come to the grey twilight of more than four score years—our old friends who has out-weathered them all in the ups and downs of the mercantile business up at O’Neill, P. J. Mc Manus. That boy left that store that morning with two warm suits of underwear, new clothes, new shoes and stockings, new head gear and a new light in his eye. And something clicked for P. J. that was more satisfying than a hundred dollar sale. Liberty; freedom; free people. What is it? Probably as short and accurate definition as any de fines these terms as the privilege to disagree. Perhaps the far-out prairie dweller has as near full measure of freedom as anyone. His is not absolute. There are al ways limitations. Having traced with pen of eloquence the amaz ing story of mankind from remote ages one of our great historians draws this remarkable conclusion: “If history has proved—does prove—any one thing it is this: Man when least governed is greatest. When his heart, his brain, his limbs are unbound, his straight way begins to flourish, to triumph, to be glorious. Then, indeed, he flings out both hands to grasp the skyland and the stars. . . What men want, what they need, what they one-day will have the courage to demand and take, is less organic govern ment—not more; a freer man hood and fewer shackles; a more cordial liberty and a more spon taneous virtue.” But can all this come to pass as long as men are willing to be supervised, inspect ed, directed and generally wet nursed from the capitals of the nations. Dr. J. C. Gallagher Passes Away At Home In Ohio O’Neill relatives received word last Sunday that Dr. J. C. Gal lagher passed away at his home at Rossford, Ohio, last Sunday morning, after being in failing health for several years. He was about 65 years of age. He leaves j to mourn his passing his wife and 'five children, besides many rel i atives here and in St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Gallagher was born in this J city the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gallagher, pioneer residents of this city. He was one of a large family three of the sons taking up the study of medicine and have been very successful in their chosen profession. He had been in failing health for the past three years, but was not consid ered dangerously ill, until a few days before his death. U. S. O. Drive Opens Next Week In County A drive to rease $500.00 as Holt 'County’s contribution to the Unit ed Service Organization’s War Fund will get under way Monday, May 11. Solicitors in all parts of the nation will go out Monday in an effort to raise $32,000,000.00, which will be used for carrying on the work of the USO in army camps and other training centers in this county and in the insular possessions and foreign countries where United States forces are stationed. USO operates nearly 700 units, many of which are lo cated in areas outside the United States. Wherever there are concentra tions of men preparing to carry out wartime duties, the USO finds need of its services. In some places there are especially designed club houses. Temporary rented quar ters suffice in some areas, while a number of mobile units are pro vided for carrying USO programs to the men in the field. USO brings together the services of the Salvation Army, Y. W. C. A., National Catholic Community Service, Jewish Welfare Society and National Travelers Aid As sociation. Letters from Holt County men in uniform about the USO praise its work highly. USO is consis tantly at the service of the boys in uniform and is a medium whereby people throughout the nation can bring some comfort and enjoyment to their sons, rela tives and friends in the Army, Navy or Marines. Births Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lawrence, a girl, Sunday, May 3. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Farr, a boy, Sunday, May 3. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier Haglen, a girl, Friday, May 1. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Spindler, a boy, Friday, May 1. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Martins, a girl, Wednesday, May 5. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boelter, a boy, Sunday, May 5. Holt County Students Win Scholarship Honors At Nebraska Six Holt county students were among the 550 recognized for high scholarship and educational achievement by the University of Nebraska at its 14th annual Hon ors Convocation, April 21. Gerald Lewis Sobotka, Inman, senior in the College of Business Administration was recognized for superior scholarship by vir tue of ranking in the upper three percent of his class or appearing on the Honors Lists for 4 or more years. Frederick Bowen Hawkins, Butte, Senior in the College of Medicine, Bonnie Nadine Barn holtz, Page, junior in the College of Agriculture, Paul James Vlcas, Monowi, sophomore in the Col lege of Agriculture, and Dale Eu gene Stauffer, Page, freshman in the College of Agriculture have scholastic averages which place them in the upper ten percent of their classes in the respective col leges. Mary Ellen McKee, Atkinson, was awarded a Women’s Athletic Association scholarship. Pioneer Holt County Woman Celebrates 82nd Birthday Sunday, May 3, 1942, was the 82nd birthday of Mrs. Mattie Johnson, a pioneer Holt county settler, and in honor of the event her daughter, Mrs. Cora Johnson served a dinner to twenty-seven relatives and friends. The follow ing were guests: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson and son Raymond; Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson and children; Mr. and Mrs. He^iry Walters and children; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Robertson and son, Warren; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harding and children; Mr. Rock; Mrs. Christina Walters; Mrs. Mary Lewis; Charles Clauson and Clinton McMillan. Mrs. Johnson, one of the few left of the the old pioneers, is hale and hearty. She came to Holt county in 1882 and has lived on the old home place ever since. She endured all hardships of the early days. Can well recall the Indian scare and the blizzard of 1888. Through all the years she has remained cheerful and op tomistic with a firm faith ,Jn the future. A most enjoyable day was spent with Mrs. Johnson and about 5:00 o'clock all departed for home, wishing her many more happy birthdays. She received many gifts and card greetings from a lot of friends and relatives who were unable to be present. City Council Organize For The Year 1942 The City Council organized for the coming year at the regular meeting in the City Council Chamber last Tuesday evening. There is no change in the Coun cil for the coming year, all those in office, from the Mayor down, having been re-elected without opposition. The Mayor submitted the fol lowing appointments to the coun cil, all of whom were approved The officers apointed are the same as served in the several positions during the past year: Chief of Police, Chet Calkins; Assistant, Bert Peterson; City Attorney, Norman Gonderinger; Engineer at pumping station, Jess Scofield; Medical Advisor, Dr. L. A. Carter; Water Rent Collector, Mattie Soukup; Street Mainten ance, Robert Cook; City Dump Man, Roy Lowery. The Mayor also appointed the following committees for the en suing year: Streets and Alleys, Rakowski, Phalin, Wallace. Lights, Yantzi, Alfs, Phalin. Water, Johnson, Rakowski, Yantzi. Sewer, Alfs, Wallace, Johnson. Walks and Crossings, Wallace, Rakowski, Phalin. Parks and Grounds, Phalin, Yantzi, Johnson. Auditing, Johnson, Y a n t zi, Phalin. Hospital Notes Mrs. L. Putnam and baby dis missed Wednesday. Mrs. Albert Boelter and baby dismissed on Wednesday. Mrs. Glen Spindler and baby dismissed on Tuesday. Mrs. Alfred Martins of Atkin son, a daughter, born on Wednes day. Rex Oberle was admitted on Wednesday evening. Alice Kibbee was dismissed on Thursday. Knights Of Columbus Initiates Class Sunday Charles Carroll of Carrollton Council No. 701, O’Neill, Ne braska, initiated seventeen can didates into the Knights of Colum bus at the K. of C. Hall on Sun day, May 3, this being the third class within the past year. The list of candidates were: Harold E. Weier, M. J. Wallace, Robert E. Armbuster, Dominic Bohn, Robert E. Miles, Edward E. Hanley, Frank Fritton, George H. Hammond, Elmer Loeffler, Os wald O. Drueke, O’Neill; Conrad Schaffer, James Woslager, James B. Rotherham, Leo Tomjack, Ew ing; La Verne C. Morgan, Arthur Pacha, Stuart; Thomas L. Mc Donald, AtkinsoA. The candidates and members of the council attended corporate communion at the eight o’clock Mass, with Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. G. McNamara officiating and deliv ering the sermon. The afternoon was devoted to the exemplifica tion of the major degrees. At seven o clock the clergy, candidates, Knights, guests and ladies assembled in the gymnas ium of Saint Mary’s Academy to partake of a banquet prepared and served under the capable di rection of Mother Virginia. Music during the banquet was rendered by members of the Saint Mary’s Academy band under the direction of Mr. Ira L. George, band-master. The singers during the program were students of Sis ter Flores and were accompanied by Mrs. T. J. Brennan. The following program was pleverly conducted by Wm. J. Froelich, Toastmaster. Address of welcome, Rev. R. J. Parr. Girls Vocal Sdxtet, “In Silent Night,” (encore) The Lass With the Delicate Air. “Message From Supreme Knight,” Francis P. Mathews, Wm. J. Kelly, Omaha. Vocal Solo, “My Lover Is A | Fisherman,” (encore) “Little Shep herd Song,” Sheila Barrett. Remarks, State Deputy, Dr. J. R. Hughes, St. Paul. Girls Vocal Quartet, “Ava Ma ria.” Remarks by the following: Chas. J. McDonald, district dep uty, Omaha. Nebr. George W. Dittrick, district dep uty, Norfolk, Nebr. Edward F. Fogarty, State chair man Insurance Bureau, Omaha, Nebr. Vocal Solo, “Clavelitos,” Stella Wohlgemuth. Impressions of the day, candi dates. Girls Vocal Trio, Lullaby (en [core) Three Little Maids. Remarks, Rev. John J. O’Brien, Emmett, Nebr. Main Address, “The Smallest Sovereign State Vatican City,” Rev. C. A. Byersdorfer, St. John’s Parish. The program was closed by Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. G. McNamara in voking the benediction. Many councils were represented from the Eastern and Southern part of the state. Girls Sextet composed of: Mar tha Jonousek, Kathleen Flood, Agnes Meyer, Helen Kubitschek, Stella Wohlgemuth and Mary Miles. Girls Quartet: Stella Wohlge muth, Patti Keister, Nancy Froe lich and Sheila Barrett. Girls Trio: Nancy Froelich, Patti Keiser and Helen Kubits check. Catholic Daughters Elect Officers For The Coming Year The Catholic Daughters held a business meeting at the Golden Hotel Monday evening and elect ed officers. The following were elected r Grand Regent, Mrs. John Hick ,ey; Vice Grand Regent, Mrs. Leo Carney; Prophetess, Mrs. Norb Uhl; Lecturer, Mrs. Ambrose Rohde; Historian, Mrs. Frank Cle ments; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Art Spittler; Treasurer, Anna Jordan; Monitor, Mrs. Ivan Pruss; Sentinel, Mrs. V. Suchy; Organ ist, Mrs. Gus DeBaeker; Trustees, Mrs. John Melvin and Mrs. J. H. McPharlin. After the business meeting the evening was spent playing cards and high score was won by Mrs. Frank Clements and low score by Mrs. Wm. Martin. The hostesses for the evening were, Mrs. Ed Flood, Mrs. Wallinger, Mrs. Sam Bosn, Mrs. Ambrose Rohde, Mrs. Bohn, and Mrs. Bert Winchell. Mrs. J. B. Mellor returned Wed nesday from Omaha, where she had been for several days on business. Baseball History Of The Long Ago John Gunthorpe, who has own ed the Plainview News for the past forty years, but who lived in Denver since heck was a pup, is back again at the helm of the News, pending the securing of an other manager for his paper. In the early nineties John ran the News, and he made a mighty fine paper of it and it still is, but in 1908 he was one of the managers of the Plainview base ball team, and it was a good one. Late in the fall of that year he purchased an interest in the Den vet baseball club of the Western I.eague and went to Denver, where he was secretary-treasurer ofsthe team. The team ran into hard sledding and John was only with them for a few years when he disposed of his interests there in and came back to Plainview, where he again took up his duties as editor of his paper, the News. John’s wife is a daughter of one Holt county's earliest sheriffs, barnabas Welton, and for that reason we have paid particular attention to his career in busi ness. But now to the story, which concerns baseball. In his issue of the 22nd of April, John writes what he called "in teresting baseball history" of games played in the early days. In some particulars lie is right, hut on the results he is decidedly wrong and we would suggest that he consult his files before he at tempts to write ancient history, for tne papers tell the truth. The following is taken from his early days account of early games: Along towards fall of that year the Sterlings went to O’Neill one Sunday and won a fine game by a score of 2 to 0, which went ten innings. This victory sort of riled the Irish of that city and they ! were itching for revenge. On the following Friday they came to Plainview with seven members of the Omaha Western League team, 1 which had just finished the sea son, and but two of the regular O’Neill team. Well, to make a } long story short, Dunaway pitch ed for Plainview and let the vis itors down without a single hit and only permitted one runner to reach second base. This was Perry Dunaway’s greatest feat of his en tire career, which was marked by many other brilliant perform ances for other teams throughout northeast Nebraska. We would like to call John s 'attention to the fact that the first | game that he mentions herein was played in O’Neill on Sunday, August 10, 1908, and instead of the score being 2 to 0 in favor of Plainview it was 4 to 3 in favor of O’Neill and only lasted nine innings. This was the first game that O’Neill played that year. (See copy of The Frontier issue of August 13, 1908.) We have the files in the office John if you care | to look them over. Primley was I in the box for O’Neill and King (for Plainview and is was a real game all the way through. Wilson c.; Twitchell, 3b.; Mur phy, lb.; Brophy, 2b.; Englehaupt, If.; DeSilva, rf; Promley, p; Big lin ss.; Hammond, cf. On Wednesday, August 12, the O’Neill team went to Plainview for a return game and it was a hummer. The editor of The Frontier was the manager of the O’Neill team at that tirpe and he was, naturally, present at the game. Engelhaupt wds on the mound for O’Neill and Perry Dunaway for Plainview. In that game, and the only one played by O’Neill for several years, we were shut out without a hit. It was a swell game, but Perry had miraculous support in his shut out victory. Frank Tepner played center field for Plainview and made 3 miraculous catches, that prevented six runs from scoring, or the story would have been different. But they won and they were entitled to, for Dun away pitched a fine game. Fol lowing is the account of this game, as written by the writer, on his return from Plainview after the game: O Neill 0. Plamview 5. “The above score is the result of the second game between O’Neill and Plainview on the Plainview diamond yesterday af ternoon. Perry Dunaway was on the rubber for Plainview and he did not allow the O’Neill boys a hit during the nine innings, be ing the first time in the history of the game here that a team wearing an O’Neill uniform was let down without a hit. Talk about a rabbit’s foot, Perry must have had one in each pocket and a dozen or so around his neck, for he certainly pitched the luck iest game of his life. He had no speed, just “lobbed” them over, sailing them to the plate looking as big as a bushel basket and .when an O’Neill slugger connect ed with the horse-hide they drove it into the yawning paws of a Flainview fielder. Their fielders had few hard chances, everything that was batted was sent right to them, the errors charged against them being wild throws to first on easy fielding chances, but they were not co6tly. “Engclhaupt was on the mound for O’Neill. While he held them to five hits he was wilder than a December Jack Rabbit and gave free transportation to seven and hit one and these counted in the scoring. “Johnny says we had several members of the Omaha Western League team with us in this game as the league had closed its sea son. As this game was played on August 12 and the Western Lea gue season did not close until the latter part of September, you can readily see that John was off again.” The following is the O’Neill line-up in that game and it will be seen that it is about the same as appeared in the first game with Plainview. Wilson, c; Twitehell, 3b; Pow ers, rf; Primley, If; Brophy, 2b; Poreman, lb; Biglin, ss; Ham mond cf; Engclhaupt p. Young Woman Drops Dead After Entering Show Wednesday Catherine Jane Manson, 32 years of age, dropped dead after entering the picture show last Wednesday evening about 7:00 o’clock. She purchased her ticket and entered the inner lobby, handing her ticket to Mrs. Racely, then fell back against her and sank to the floor. A physician was summoned at once and Dr. Carter responded but when he arrived he pronounced her dead. Miss Manson was born in Wheeler county, Nebraska, on April 12, 1910. She lived at Home with her father, who operates a farm between Chambers and El gin, Nebr., and had been in O’Neill for about two months vis iting at the home of her brother. Her death was a severe shock to her relatives as it was not known that she had heart trouble and when she entered the theatre was feeling as good as she ever had She is survived by her father and two brothers, John Manson, Ne braska City, Neb., and Howard D. Manson, O’Neill; one step brother, Ottom Manson, New York; one sister, Madeline Clark, Elgin; two step sisters, Mrs. Richard Finwell, Ewing; Mrs. Nelson Finwell, Ale meda, Calif. Funeral services will be held at Neligh, the date not having been decided up to noon Thursday. HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS ENTERTAIN SENIORS The Juniors of the O’Neill Pub lic School entertained the Sen iors at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet on Tuesday evening, May 5, in the new auditorium. The theme used was another patriotic scene using “Keep ’Em Flying.’’ The menu carried out the theme consisting of Battle ship fruit cup, wings, cadet salad, Red Cross buns, clouds over Dov er, torpedoes and shells, ceiling zero and black-out. The program speeches of the evening were made up of the word "defenders.” Commander-in-Chief, D, “De fenders, We Salute You,” Harold Calkins. General, E, “Encampment O’Neill Reign,” Keith Vincent. Machine Gunner, E, “Espion age,” Mr. Hanna. Bugler, N, “National Anthem,” Mr. George. Major, D, “Defend With De fense Stamps,” Meredith Mc Kenna. Captain, E, “Ever Victorious,” Robert Novratil. Lieutenant, R, “Remember Pearl Harbor,” DeMaris Benson. Buck Private, R, “SAVE for Defense,” Patty Schaffer. During the dinner course, Clara Lowery and Genevieve Graves entertained with songs. Miss Low ery sang “Dear Mom,” and Miss Graves “The Shrine of St. Ce celia.” After the banquet dancing took place in the old auditorium. At the half-way point the King and Queen of the senior class were crowned. The Queen was Miss Betty Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams, and the King was Hugh Benson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Blake Btnson. The Queen was crowned by Har old Calkins, the King by DeMaris Benson, other attendants were: Ruth Burge, Helen Rector, Aud ery Reimer, John Osenbaugh, Gene McKenna, Warren Burgess. t Seventy-Four Holt County Boys Left For Service Last Friday The following Holt county young men, numbering 67, left here last Friday morning for Fort Crook, Nebr., whee they were to rbe inducted into the U. S. Army. This is the second largest group to leave here for induction into the service of our country. Elmer Sylvester Bergstrom, Ewing. Otto Clement Kallhoff, Ewing. Kennis DeWight Hansen, O'Neill. Vincent Edward Obermire, At kinson. Floyd Ival McNair, Atkinson. Lorin Chauncey Keyes, Inman. Keneth Nathaniel Phelps, At kinson. Jacob Frelent Pribil, O’Neill. Joseph H. Barto, Atkinson. Wallace Woodrow Mitchell, Chambers. David Nelson Kernel, Stuart. Vernon Everett Whitaker, Chambers. Isadore Fredrick Seaman, At kinson. Leonard Walter Morrow, O’Neill. Paul Elmer Spence, Atkinson. John Frank Carl, O’Neill. Bernard Vincent Kallkoff, Ew ing. Arnold A. Sorenson, Atkinson. John Charles Isaacson, Ewing. James Bernard Rotherham, Inman. R. V. Crumly, Page. Bernard Otto Baumeister, Stu art. Lewis Frank Kopecky, Inman. Frederick Ernest Jungbluth, Chambers. Robert Clayton Eppenbach, Ewing. Charles Zahradnicek, Atkinson. Paul Henry Newton, Emmet. Cecil James Sparks, O’Neill. Harry Arnold Johnson, Atkin son. Clarence Henry Grant, Stuart. Herbert Carl Spahn, Ewing. Donald Eugene Noring, Inman. Gifford Barton Rustemeyer, O’Neill. Sidney Virgil Wilkinson, O’Neill. Steven Thomas Mikus, Atkin son. Troy Edward Karr, Atkinson. Henry Vincent Placek, Atkin son. Louie James Havranek, O’Neill. George Edward Schindler, At kinson. Cyril Charley Peter, O’Neill. Philip Martin Hoerle, Ewing. Earl Otto Rutherford, Stuart. Edward James Humpal, Atkin son. Ivan David Baker, Atkinson. Weslyn Richard Larson, Ewing. Carl Mathews, Ewing. Lester Charles Zarnfaller, At kinson. Theodore Levi Anderson, Red bird. Marvin Willis Young, Inman. John Kleinjan, O’Neill. Alex Frickel, Atkinson. Edmund William Evans, Atkin son. John D. Alder, Opportunity. Leonard Raymond Miller, Chambers. Clarence Leslie Korthouse, Stu art. Wade John Davis, Amelia. Kazimierz Walter Sojka, Page. John Herman Anderson, Page. Ellies John Shane, Atkinson. Raymond Lawrence Funk, Ew ing. Delbert Delvon Alder, Oppor tunity. Joe Mikus, Atkinson. Leonard James Shane, Stuart. Charles Earl Worth, Spencer. Albert Ernest Henkel, Atkin son. William Lavern Galligan, At kinson. Hugh Joseph McManus, O’Neill. Boys that left Monday morn ing from O’Neill for the U. S. Army that were transferred from other County Boards. Wilford George Rideway of Dorsey. Duane Stevens Gray of O’Neill. Gilbert Ranson Anderson of In man. Billy Alder of Opportunity. Woodrow Duane Woods of Atv kinson. Grant Woodrow Peacock of At kinson. Robert Ercielle Ninas of Stuart. Ralph McElvain and daughter, Margaret Helen and A1 Strube went to Omaha Monday, to visit Mrs. Ralph McElvain at St. Joseph’s hospital, who is recuper ating from a major operation. Paul Shierk went to St. Char les, S. D., Sunday after Mrs. Shierk, who bas heen visiting her mother, Mrs. Marie Petranek for the past week.
