— T -IE Frontier
I LXVI ' O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 17,1915 NO. 1
A Ride Into the South
Ranch Lands
Thirty-five pleasant miles of
green meadows, pasture lands,
fertile farms and waving plumes
on lordly cottonwoods lie be
tween O'Neill and Dr. A. L. Car
ter’s south country ranch. Ac
p companing the Doctor to the
ranch Tuesday evening brought
us in sight of the looming sand
hills of Garfield county not far to
the south. Everything is robed
in spring green. Pond holes
here and there afford the wild
duck's brood a place to swim.
The good old town of Cham
bers was alive with community
activity as we passed through on
the way out, but as we returned
all had subsided and the town
had closed for another day. It
was not their night out.
The doctor went to the ranch
with sacks of brome grass seed
and has directed his tenant to put
a 30-acre tract on the ranch to
this grass, which is becoming
quite popular. While he and his
tenant, Mr. Smith, looked oyer
things arid talked business f was
' entertaintd by tw<o interesting
little girls, who showed me the
baby calves, the chickens and
even the hiding place of a skunk.
The ranch of 1300 acres lies in a
rich territory where broad-back
ed beeves are produced.
Starting back, the doctor pulled
into the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Burge, a few miles south of
Amelia. They have acquired
ownership of a very fine ranch
that shows evidence of thrift and
industry. Mr. Burge is a nephew
of Ed Burge ofO’Neill.
The next stop was a t the
charming country home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gleed six miles west of
Chambers, where we highjacked
them out of some spring fries,
which Dr. and Mrs. Carter desired
as a special treat for their daugh
ter, Mrs. Joe Smith, of Chicago,
whom they expect to arrive late
this week. While Mrs. Gleed and
the doctor robbed the hen roost
I was entertained by a charming
little Miss of 5, who told me of her
sisters, her kittens and her
daddy, ho was then doing the
evening milking.
And the next stop was back in
the old town about time to “hit
the hay.” _
SMALL DOSES
PAST AND PRESENT
By Romaine Saunders
Rt. 5, Atkinson
Come on, you little brown ras
cals, what’s the use?
With sizeable numbers being
notified that they are drawing
f their last pay check, are the “good
old days’’ on the way back?
Looking that good right arm
over that had cast the stone that
knocked out the boastful giant,
David said he was “fearfully and
wonderfully made.” He had not
seen a 1945 lady’s hat.
A 30 per cent reduction in a
single item of the national bud
get by the house of representat
ives indicates a substantial cur
tailment of the great spending
spree of the New Dealers.
Commenting on the newspaper
slogan, “All the News Fit to
Print,” a Kansas compatriot says
he has discovered that a lot of
people are more interested in the
news that is not fit to print.
Jack Frost came along Monday
night and with dainty fingers
powdered the land. A feeble
effort had been made during the
day to shake snow flakes from an
overcast sky that had dripped
rain on the thirsty ground the
previous night. A 40-mile ride
through mud and Water gave
evidence that the ground was
well soaked.
A lonely old man making his
painful way along with the aid
of a cane, no one having either
time or disposition to stop for a
word of greeting, a word of cheer
v —that is when age is a tragedy.
j Perhaps it is the old man’s fault
that he has come up to venerable
years unloved, avoided and takes
his lonely way down an alley to
avoid the crowds he feels are
against him. Maybe a fleeting
ray of sunshine through a hand
clasp and a word would brighten
the way before life’s final tragedy
removes him from the sight of
mien.
As I may wander back to the
life of a lone wolf on the prairie
I would like to extend congratu
lations to Prof. George over tht
fine groups of young people of the
O’Neill community he has taught
to blow the horns and beat the
drums Youth will be occupied,
if not at worthwhile things,
things that develop stable char
acter and worthy ambitions, then
the ways that lead to rowdyism
and aimless living become fixed
habits. “Music hath charms to
sotthe the sovage beast” has be
come a classic and it works at
both ends of thd horn. The com
munity should also be gratified
at calling so fine a group of
young people as are in the O’Neill
bands their verfy own.
Russia demonstrated that Joe
Stalin is no piker when handing
out “refreshments.” A ship dock
ed at the S. F. mole *nd unload
ed a cargo of caviar and vodka
for the delegates from the
nations. They are having their
spirits if not the spiritual.
The clear note of a bird in a
high treetop, the muffled call of
the wild rooster as he struts be
fore his harem, the pink glow
diffusing soft light, the fresh
vigor of awakened life, the spark
le of dew on grass blade and
foilage, the freshness, the inspir
ation, the invitation—it is morn
ing on the prairie land. The
hush, the lights showing at a far
off neighbor’s dwelling, the long
lines of trees in dark outline, the
silent stars aglow in the measure
less expanse above, the calm, the
rest, the dark blanket enfolding
all, heaven beckoning to lift the
vision to the celestial glories—
it is night on the prairieland.
And what has gone between, toil
and pain, sunshine and laughter,
heartaches and happiness, kind
ness and cruelty, courtesy and
rudeness, expressions of gratitude
! and cold indifftrence, blessing and
cursing. Another stretch in the
bauble of life’s fitful dream.
Mrs. Eugene Owen recently
won her literary spurs when she
was handed a check by Dr. Tarr
of the department of letters and
English at Union College at Lin
coln for winnig first place in the
the Pen League contest for orig
inal stories. Mrs> Owen is the
wife of the junior Mr. Owen of
the Shady Lane ranch, an 1800
acre tract in sight of the troubled
waters of the Niobrara, the
rugged buttes of Boyd county, in
(that mystic region of tragedy
md romance of far northern Holt
county. The Pen League has
reared its literary fountain at
Washington, D. C., but the stream
of sparkling story that won this
year’s college prize flowed from
the fresh springs of prairieland.
The theme of Mrs. Owen’s is “A
Prairie Mother.” That Mother
is real, yet a symbol. The sick,
the helpless, the needy in a large
community—large in miles to
travel—have known her gracious
ministration. Through winter
cold or summer (heat, drifting
snow and blinding storm she has
gone on missions of mercy, at
early dawn, blazing noon or
gloom of midnight That is the
story of “A Prairie Mother”—
a Holt county mother who for
more than a quarter of a century
has been a ministering angel to
families far and near. Slight of
stature, clear eyes looking out
from under a shock of gray glory
that crowns her head, a heart of
gold and capable hands. Mrs.
Owen has drawn the picture of
a Holt county mother whose
modesty and simple sincerity
shrinks from allowing her name
published.
BRIEFLY STATED I
Miss Dec Jardee visited friends
in Stuart Sunday.
The Frank Clements family
visited the capitol city last week.
James Walling was over from
Sioux City Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Bonnie Reimers spent
Sunday at Chambers visiting
friends.
Herb Russ spent the week-end
in Lincoln visiting his wife and
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Semlack, of
Norfolk, spent the week-end here
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Switzer
spent Mothers’ Day with Mr.
Switzer’s mother at Clearwater.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dailey ar
rived here Sunday, May 6, from
Portland, Oregon, and will again
make O’Neill their home.
Jimmie Moore returned Mon
day from Grand Island, where he
had spent several days on busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rickly
returned last Thursday from
Omaha, where they had spent
several days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Noble, Myra
and Bonnie Noble and Miss
Elayne Morion spent Friday
evening in Columbus.
Miss Rose Marie Biglin, of
Omaha, spent the week-end here
visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Biglin.
William Froelich arrived Fri
day from Chicago to spent the
week-end here with his family.
He returned to Chicago Monday.
Mrs. Frank Gallagher and son,
Jimmie, arrived last Sunday from
La Crosse, Wis., to visit at the
home of Mrs. J. P. Gallagher and
family.
Ralph Porter, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, is enjoy
ing a short furlough with home
folks in O’Neill, coming up from
a southern gulf port.
Mrs. Ray Noble received word
that her brother, Winfield
Sprague was killed in action
while fighting on Luzon on April
20th. Otto Sprague was wound
ed.
After several days of bad
weather spring again comes to
O’Neill and with it on week days
you can see and hear the fine
O’Neill band practing on the
streets
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Pharmacist Mate 1-c Bill and
Mrs. Ryan and son come Sunday
to spend several days here visit
ing relatives and friends. Bill
just recently returned from
overseas.
Mrs. John Protivinsky left Tues
day for Sioux Falls, S. D., to
spend several weeks visiting at
the home of her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Johnson and family.
Sgt. Donald Martin left Tues
day morning for Fort Leaven
worth, Kansas, after spending a
sixty day leave here visiting at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Martin. Sgt. Mar
tin returned to the United States
early in March, after spending
almost three years in Italy.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fink of
Frenchtown and Russel Fink of
Fremont were in the city Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fink are among
those who have reason for rejoic
ing over the silencing of guns in
Germany, where their son was a
war prisoner after first being re
ported among the killed in action.
On Memoril Day thee flag is
displayed at half mast from sun
rise until noon in honor of the
dead; from noon until sunset at
full mast, the emblem of a living
nation—a nation of patriots who
not only honor the memory of
their dead but press forward
mindful of the obligations of the
living.
Paie iiov Goes
Up iii Service
Gordon Wayne Harris, 26, of
Page, Nebr., has been promoted
to Seaman first class in, the U. S.
Naval Reserve. He is serving
with, the Naval Air Transport
Squadron Five, where he is on
duty in the Transportation De
partment.
Harris is the son of Mrs. Verna
Harris of Page. He has been in
the Navy 14» months. Before join
ing ht was a mechanic employed
by Boeing Aircraft, Seattle,
Wash. He is a graduate of the
Page High school.
Naval Air Transport Squadron
Five, designated as VR-5, is part
of the Navy’s far-flung “nots”
airline which now girdles the
globe to furnish the fleet and
shore establishments with air
transportation service. From
Seattle VR-5’s multi-engine
planes fly day and night between
San Diego, Cal., in the south, Attu
Island in the west, and Point
Barrow, Alaska, on the tip of the
North American continent Con
nections are made in California
with transcontinental and trans
pacific Flights. The squadron
flies everything from airplane en
gines and caterpillers to pencil
lin, and often operate in temper
atures as low as 50 degrees below
zero. VR-5 has pioneered in
strument flying in Alaska and
helped to link the Aleutian Is
lands with the continent. Naval
Air Station, Stattle, where VR-5
has its Headquarters, is located
on the shore of Lake Washington,
ten miles from the heart of the
Seattle business district.
S$t. Hicks Reasigneft
Miami Beach, Florida, May 10
—S Sgt. Merrill Hicks, of O’Neill,
Nebr., has arrived at Army Air
Forces Redistribution Station
No. 2 in Miami Beach for reas
signment processing after com
pleting a tour of duty outside
the continental United States.
Medical examintaoins and
classification interviews at this
post, pioneer of several redistri
bution stations operated by the
AAF Personnel Distribution Com
mand for AAF returnee officers
and enlisted men, will determine
his new assignment. He will re
main at the redistribution station
about two weeks, much of which
will be devoted to rest and re
creation
Sergeant Hicks was a B-17 ar
morer-gunner in the European
theater. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence S. Hicks, O’Neill,
Nebrraska.
Butler Asking Compen
sation
A compensation case was taken
up Wednesday at the court house
involving claims for injuries
Mervin Butler claims to have sus
tained while in the employ of the
Omaha Cold, Storage at their Ew
ing branch. Charles Jackman, of
Lincoln, one of the compesation
court judges, presided at the
hearing. Butler’s claim rests
upon injuries sustaied when a
floor board gave way at the com
pany’s plant when he was at
work in the line of duty and
crippled him in one ankle. It
will probably be thirty days be
fore the court arrives at its
finding.
Virtef'' C' ,1,
The Working for Victory Club
met at the Inman schoolhouse
May 29, 1945. The meeting was
called to order by the president.
All members present. Min
uts of thee previous meeting
was read and approved.
We had our program and sang
4-H songs.
Our next meeting will be held
at the school house May 16, 1945.
Joan Coventry, Reporter.
Marriaffp
Joseph H. Beeleart, 22, and Mary
Ann Ruby, 20, both of Ewing.
Dean Norman Goranson, 23,
Fleet P. O., San Francisco, and
Betty Patricia Lambert, 21,
Martha postoffice, Holt county.
BRIEFLY STATED
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Dale French spent Sunday in
Sioux City.
Mrs. Bennett Gillespie was a
Norfolk visitor Tuesday.
Tom DeBacker made a business
trip to Grand Island Sunday.
County Clerk Fred Zing was
in Omaha a few. days the past
week.
Read your OPA directions—
and be careful you don’t pull
the trigger.
Richard Cronin arrived home
last Saturday evening from Lin
coln, where he had been working
for the past four months.
The lumber situation apparent
ly is improving. From the north
west lumber camps two cars of
good quality lumber have been
receivtd at local yards.
The Adam Reis property In At
kinson, house, two and a half lots,
was sold at guardian sale Monday
at the court house by order of the
District court. Purchase price
$2,600.
Albert Ellis, who has been
basking in the sunshine and the
oragne blossoms of southern Cal
ifornia for quite a stretch, is back
among home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ristow and
children une and Frederick,
spent Sunday at Foster, Nebr.,
visiting at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs William Ris
tow.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Streeter,
accompanied by Clyde Streeter,
spent Sunday in Brunswick vis
iting at the home of their mother
and with other relatives and
friends.
The demand for hay shipments
is fading out since green feed
takes the taste of the livestock,
though J. B. Ryan, a local shipper,
says he has a call yet for a car
of hay about every week.
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Mrs. C. E. Cronin and daugh
ters, Frances and Kathleen, left
Sunday for their home in Grand
Island, after spending the past
week here visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. P. B.Harty.
The many friends of the family
are glad to learn of the return
of Mr and Mrs. C. E. Stout from
Rocehster, Minn., where they had
spent eight weeks while Mr.
Stout was medically and surgi
cally made well again.
Mrs. George McKim and
daughter, Barbara Jeanne, of Al
buquerque, New Mexico, arrived
last Thursday and will spend sev
eral weeks visiting at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Harnish and
and other relatives and friends. |
James Dailey, who had joined
the Holt county contingent on
the trek for the ship yards at
Portland, Oregon, is among the
first to arrive on the return
home. The cream is getting
pretty well skimmed along the
coast industries.
The Misses Iona and Alma
Bacor^ and Alice Keckhofer spent
Sunday in Plainview, visiting at
the home of Miss Kieckhofer’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Kieckhofer. Miss Lois Kieckhofer
accompanied them home and will
spend the week here visiting.
The hotel on lower Fourth
street, originally known as the
Commercial and one of the oldest
buildings in the city, is being
revamped under the directions of
the new owner, Col. James
Moore. The work of hiding the
outer surfact beneath armorplate
in the form of brickroll was
resumed Monday.
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Sheriff Hubbard took Eddie
Gesiriech, of Stuart, to the re
formatory for men at Lincoln
Wednesday. He was sentenced
in district court to serve three
years in the reformatory after
pleading guilty to forging a check
for $85, using the name of Emery
Mathcfrs. Complaint was made
by Edw. Reis, date of the criminal
act given as Mayll,1945.
Graduates From the
O'Neill Schools
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
Exercises closing the element
ary school take place on Tuesday
evening May 22, at 7:30, complet
ing the elementary course. There
are twenty-one eighth grade
graduates. Donna Rae Bauman
leads the class soholastically.
Margaret Fritton is a close
second.
Senior Class night will be held
in the Academy Auditorium on
Wednesday, May 23, at 8:00 p. m.
George Janousek has won first
place honors; Edward Campbell
and Thomas DeBacker rate next
in order.
The graduation exercises take
place at 10:00 on Thursday morn
ing, May 24, in St. Patrick’s
Church Reverend Father Con
don from Spencer is the speaker
of the occasion. The following
are the graduates:
Lou Birmingham, O’Neill, Nebr.
Theresa Bordeaux, Rose Bud, S.D.
George Bosn, O’Neill, Nebr.
Edward Campbell, O’Neill, Nebr.
Phyllis Chapman, Fairmont, Minn
Dick Clark, Emmet, Nebr.
Darla Davis, O’Neill, Nebr.
I Thomas DeBacker, O’Neill, Nebr.
May Rita Determan, Dallas, S. D.
Bernadette Donlin, Bristow, Nebr,
Twila Lou Fox, Mission, S. D.
Francis Frost, Burwell, Nebr.
James Golden, O’Neill, Nebr.
Joe Hansen, O’Neill, Nebr.
I Dolores Higgins, Brocksburg, Neb
j Lead Iler, O’Neill, Nebr.
1 George Janousek, O’Neill, Nebr.
May Alice Judge, O’Neill, Nebr.
William Kelly, O’Neill, Nebr.
Hazel Koberg, Mariaville, Nebr.
Betty Langan, O’Neill, Nebr.
Bernadine Langan, O’Neill, Nebr.
Edward Martin, O’Neill, Nebr.
Mary Menish, O’Neill, Nebr.
Agnes Mayer, Dallas, S. D.
June Reagle, Winner, S. D.
Thelma Reefe, Royal, Nebr.
Merrilin Richstatter, Osmond,
Nebraska.
Patricia Scott, Atkinson, Nebr.
Eugene Streeter, O’Neill, Nebr.
Raymond Sullivan, O’Neill, Nebr.
Maritia Vander Heiden, Oregon
City, Oregon.
Patricia O’Donnell, O’Neill, Nebr.
Mary Ellen Gran, Marycrest, Den
ver, Colorado.
Helen Zakrzewski, Marycrest,
Denver, Colorado.
Pat O’Connor arrived home
Tuesday from Lynch, where he
has been in the hospital forthe
past two months. Pat was in
poor condition when taken there
but he looks fine now, the rest
having been beneficial to him, a
fact that will be pleasing news
to his many Holt county friends
O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL
Class night, baccalaureate and
graduation, are three very im
portant occasions in the lives ot
all seniors.
Members of the class of 1945 of
O’Neill High School will cele
brate class night in the High
School Auditorium on May 18, at
8 p. m. Everyone is invited to
come and enjoy the fun.
Rev. Kenneth Scott will preach
the baccalaureate sermon on Sun
day, May 20. This event will also,
take place in the auditorium.
Dr. Allen Burkhart, superin
tendent of Schools of Norfolk,
will be the speaker for the gradu
ation exercises, which will be
held on Tuesday, May 22. Dr# EL
L. Bennet will present the diplo
mas to the seniors.
CLASS ROLL
Commercial Course
Mildred I. Miller, Star.
Eleanor Louise Bazelman, O’NeilL
Leona Marie Hamilton, O’NeUL.
Glee Arlene McKim, O’NeilL
Mildred I. Miller, Star.
Verna Jeanne Miller, Star.
Thelma Darlene Morgan, O’NeilttL \ 1
Lavonne Larae Riley, O’NeilL
Blanche Marie Worth, O’NeilL
College Preparatory Course
Kenneth A# Boehe, O’NeilL
Bette Ruth Cambre, O’NeilL
Mary Louise Gilday, O’NeilL
James W. Hungerford, O’NeilL
Beverly Jean Matthews, O’NeilL
Lois Let Olson, O’Neill.
Betty M. Ressel, Chambers.
Larry D. Schaffer, O’Neill.
Richard C Selah, O’NeilL
Lester Strong, O’Neill.
Vocational Agriculture Cours*
Donald Joseph Burival, O’NeilL
Dean LeRoy DeLong, O’NeilL
Richard W. Fox, O’Neill.
Charles R. Johnson, O’NeilL
Leo Francis Matthews, O’Neill^ 1 ’
Lorraine V. Johnson, O’NeilL
Norman Rae Oberle, Dorsey.
Ralph G. Rector, O’Neill.
Raymond R. Revell, Star.
Normal Training Course —
Normal Training Course
Myrlen Audrey Beckwith, O’Neill
Arlene D. Boelter, Page.
Gladys M. Ernst, O’Neill.
Lorraine Gail Ernst, O’NeilL
Twila Charity Hicks, O’NeilL
Lorraine V. ohnson, O’Neill.
LuEtta Johnson, O’Neill.
Lovina Mae Kloppenborg, Emmet
Elayne Maxine Morlan, O’Neill^
Lois Jean Pettijohn, O’Neill.
Marjorie Carol Pfeil, O’Neill.
Elzene Mae Thomas, O’Neill.
Twila Mae Whaley, O’Neill.
Mary L. Young, O’Neill.
Class Motto: “Be A Lifter Not
A Leaner.”
Class Flower: White Rose.
Class Colors: Blue and White.
BRIEFLY STATED
John Car stead, of Valentine,
was an O’Neill visitor Monday.
Miss Margaret Engler, of Stuart
spent Tuesday in the city visiting
friends.
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Mrs. F. O. Hammerburg, of
Atkinson, spent Wednesday here
on business.
Mrs. Willard Tompson left
Wednesday morning for Louisi
ana, where she will join her hus
band,who is stationed there.
Seaman 2-c Donald Hynes re
turned to Great Lakes, Illinois,
last Thursday, after spending his
leave at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hynes.
Miss Marjorie Cronin left
Tuesday morning for Lincoln,
after spending several days
here visiting at the home of her
partnts, Mr. and Mrs. D.H Cronin.
Mrs. William Carson and
daughter, Evelyn, left Saturday
for their home in Lincoln, after
spending a week here and at
Dorsey visiting relatives and
friends.
Misses Phyllis Chapman, Mar
garet Hickey and Quintin Cavan
augh, of O’Neill, and Miss Penny
Little, of Omaha, spent last Fri
day at Amelia, visiting at the
home of Miss Chapman’s grand
mother, Mrs. George Withers.
Mrs Bill Tomlinson left Tues
day for Klamath Falls, Oregon,
to visit her husband, Pfc. Bill
Tomlinson of the Unted States
Marine Corps who is in the hos
ptal there.
Lt. Frank Clark and his mother,
Mrs. Frank Clark, of Buffalo, S.
D., arrived, here Monday to spend
several days here visiting rela
tives and old friends. Lt. Clark
recently returned from Germany,
where he was held as a German
prisoner for four months.
Crporal Pete Donohoe arrived
home last Sunday morning from
Denver, Col., after spending al
most two months in the hospital
there. He has received his non
orable discharge from the army,
after being in almost three years,
fourteen months of that time
being spent overseas.
The Catholic Daughters of
America held their last social
meeting of the season Tuesday
evening. Lunch was served in
the blue room of the M and M
while cards were played at the
Golden Hotel. Co-hostesses were
Mrs. James Corkle, Mrs. W. J.
McDonough, Mrs. Irene Martin,
Mrs. Mary Stanton and Mrs. G. C#
DeBacker. Mrs. Lottie won high,
Mrs Nora Mullen low, and Mrs.
Mamie Melvin all cut.