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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1946)
■*4 #■ 5 •' ! ! I State Historical Society The Frontier _ ^_\__ ' " —" " "" '■■■■"■ ■■!!■"■■■■■■ ■ ■■■ ■■■»■■■ 11,111 11 .. . ,, — - LXV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31,1946 NO 38 SMALL DOSES PAST AND PRESENT By Romaine Saunders Can an indifferent world hold a darker tragedy than that which caught up with a young Nebras kan who was home but three days from' three years battle front ser vice and met death in an over turned automobile. San Francisco’s Mayor Roger D. Lapham has had the courage, impudence, affrontage or what ever it took to tell Mr. Bowels of the OPA what the country pret ty well has felt but for the most part has merely whispered it here and there. That Mr. Bowles ob jects to 16 cents a week raise in -tram fares in the coast city while Presidtnt Truman asks for $7.40 raise for a five-day week for the cio boys makes Mr. Lapham laugh but apparently pretty mad. That queer combination of childhood innocency and sting of the wasp, Westbrook Pegler, tells Nebraskans, from his lofty pe destal in New York, that there is not a chance that Lincoln would even be thought of as the United Nation capitol. And who cares. Bwt listen to Pegler: ‘“At the moment I can’t supress a sus ■ picion that Hyde Park or Pough keepsie will be the place. The Roosevelts have a lot of real estate left up there and they are abso lutely shameless in their avarice.’’ The supreme court of the United States has ruled that what the federal government has granted subsidies the federal govern ment can control. Hence the ruling of the high court means, as we view it, that the business, the occupation, of the individual, the corporation, who or which accepts the quarter ly subsidy checks are subject to regulation by the federal govern ment—how much their output shall be, the compensation for the same. Conservative England has gone socialistic, and now the im t motional French. The apple cart of practical America was upset by the dizzy New Deal and now we are headed for the socialistic system that can only be checked by an aroused public. Scientists gave up toying with designs on distant Mars. Earth bound, scientist or shepherd keep ing lonely vigil, dan look at the mysteries out there in the sky and that is about all. Now comes the word from army men of science that a streak of radar has touched the moon. That is a mere assertion, as the lawyers would say. The plain run of us have no evidence that a mountain top has been blown off the moon by gents down here on earth and probabaly they have no evidence either. And out this way where we plant potatoes according to the phase of the moon we would rather they let the good old lunar orb alone. And no damage h^s been done. As day approaches the golden crescent glows unmar red in the southeast heavens and *■" innumerbale stars dot the blue eternal depths with a merry twinkle, as much as to say, “Want to try it again, little fellows?” Rev. Isidore Dwyer, C. P., Sacred Heart Retreat, Louisville, Kentucky, writes a word of en couragement and recalls some of his ’88 blizzard experiences. He says: “I remember going into our barn, about five miles north east of O’Neill a little after 9 o’clock dn anuary 12, 1888, to get hay for our cattle. The air was clear so you could see for miles. When I came out I could scarce see my haind. The heavily cloud ed sky came down with a swoop, driven by fierce northwest winds, and the greatest blizzard of all time was roaring and hissing death to beast and man. I travel ed a half mile over trackless prairie and brought home some children, one, now a noted lawyer in Butte, Mont., John V. Dwyer, my brother.” Befort entterlng the priesthood Father Isidore was known among us here as Richard or Dick Dwyer. He is . a brother of Mrs. C. E. Stout of * this city. Tong* r hanging out, his long brown hair streaming as he raced against the wind, when every bound left him just a little far ther behind the automobile that j was carrying the idol of his dog ■ heart away. A momentary slack ing of speed as the car turned a corner and the dog saw an ad vantage. He left the street in a mighty leap and cut across a vacant half-block. Where Shep came up panting and exhausted to that car now motionless was lost to view. A Mrs. Jones dedi-! cates verses to “My Dog.” Here are some lines from her poem: When times were hard and I was; broke, And old chums passed me by, You just gazed up with sympathy A-shinin’ in your eye. You never seemed to blame me, pal, Because I had no dough, Instead you kissed my empty hanls, You somehow seemed to know. The sands of time have sifted down, I Dame fortune smiles once more, | The beaten track of old-time friends, Again leads to my door. From all the crowd I chose but one, A loyal friend and true, Who stood by me in calm and storm, Old Pal, that friend is you. A recent item herein stated that E. A. Wade of Lynch, recently in O’Neill, was a brother of the Kid of vigilaniter days. Mr. Wade writes to inform us that he is not related to Ithat Wale family and we are gla,d to make the correct ion. BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. H. J. Lohaus entertain ed the Marez Club last Tuesday evening with a dinner at the M and M. Later cards were played at the Lohaus home. Mrs. C. F. McKenna and Mrs. Homer Mullen won high sco es. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bowen are spending the week in Chicago on business and paying a visit to their son in the navy stationed there. Ernest Durre was up from southern Holt Tuesday. They are enjoying a visit at his home i from Miss Martha Bates, who ' arrived from Denver a few days ago. i 1 - Remember when you got your | examination paper from teacher with the amazing word writen in an upper comer, “Excel ent.” It sure gave the kid a lift. Some such a thrill ran through the force at the postoffice when the report came back from a recent inspection of the office here mark ed with that enchanting word, j “Excellent,” Mrs. Sullivan, head of the postoffice force as post ! mtester informs us. — Billowing smoke, streams of water hissing through the noz zles of firemen’s hose, a sprink ling of citizens drawn to Third and Douglas streets at the call of the shreaking fire alarm a little after midday Tuesday— the Shelhamer Produce company was the scene of a fire that caught in a shed at the west of the main building. The south end of this structure and entire interior were ! badly burned as was also a truck parked in the building. The firemen responded early and stuck to the heat and smoke and dirt until the fire was subdued. When seen Tuesday Mr. Shel hamer would make no estimate of the loss. Montana jacK ouuivan arrived in the city Monday evening from Butte, Mont., and has been greet ing old friends ‘ here during the week. Widely traveled, fully in i formed, an eye for nature’s love I liness and an ear to her throbbing tunes, with the charm of the thoroughbred it is a profitable hour spent with him. Mr. Sulli van has become the mountaineer by long residence in Montana but retains contact with the prairie land where he finds an individual charm in the land itself tran scended only by the warrr.pth of human friendship in the old home community. The family still re tain real estate interest here, the parental homstead a short dist ance northeast of town. Clearance Sale al Toy's. YoulbsStajje an Abortive Holdup Three young fellows, all min ors and all O’Neill youth, have become involved in the criminal aspects of a “hold up” without having reaped the emoluments. John R. Donohoe, Lester and Eugene Strong drove west last Thursday night, got some liquid refreshments in Atkinson, went on toward Stuart where they stopped at the Newman filling station. As a joke, make believe, in dead earnest, or whatever it is that gives a boy a hunch to pull some thing spectacular, young Dono hoe ordered the station attendant, the young Mr. Newman, to “Put ’em up—this is a hold up.” This was emphasized by a make be lieve pistol in the boy’s coat pocket, which was merely his empty fist. The senior Mr. New man in the station caught what was going on, picked up a shot gun and stepped out, upon sight of him with the gun the boys whisked away. They were arrested at Long Pine by the sheriff of Rock county, brought to O’Neill and put away for judicial review. Lester Strong is out on parole from the Industrial school at Kearney and will be returned there. Two agents from the Ne braska Liquor Commission are investigating taverns at Atkinson and Long Pine which are said to have sold the boys beer. The Donohoe boy will have a healing in juvenile court Febru ary 5. R.E.A. Shaping Up At an R. E. A. meeting of pre cinct representatives held at O’Neill January 23, information was presented by Earl J. Smith, U. S. REA representative and by Mr. Dawes, county agent. The meeting was turned over then to D. F. Scott, temporary chairman, who explained what organization might be effected. There were a total of eleven persons elected from the various parts of the county and three additional ones appointed. This group will act as sign-up captains in the county. They are r.s follows: Carrol O'Neill, ONcill; Alfred Drayton, O’NeUl; Mrs. Mabel Hammerberg, Atkinson; William Wefso, Stuart; George Syfie, O’Neill; Henry Vequist, O’Neill; John Shald, Stuart; Vern Sageser, Amelia; L. W. Ullrich, Atkinson; Earl Houts, Emmet; Rudy Bartak, Ewing; Bob Clifford, Atkinson; Harry Resscll, Chambers; Carl Lambert, Ewing. From this group , four were elected to serve on the Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Cor poration as directors. They are Vern Sageser, Amelia; Harry Res ‘osjaM. ruBHUM. ts-iaqureqo ‘ips Stuart; Carroll O’Neill, O’Neill. A series of educational meetings are planned and will be held in the following places at the desig nated time. Anyone wishing electricity or information on REA should attend the closest meet in where he or she may make ap plication for REA service. If we are to get electricity, we must get entire areas signed and not just scattered indiviluals. It is im portant that we act soon. February 1 Martha school, Mc Clure and Lake, 2:00 p.m. February 1 Chambers in town hall, 8:00 p. m. February 2 Amelia School house,2:00 p. m. February 4 Phoenix, 2:00 p. m. Febrifery 4 Meek Shod No. 27, 8:00 p. m. February 5 Grattan, Assembly Room in court house, 2:00 p. m. February £ C. and N. W. Depot, 2:00 p. m. February 7, Cleveland, church, 2:00 p. m. February 7 Stuart, Legion Hall, 8:00 p. m. February 8 Atkinson, Memorial Hall, 2:00 p. m. February 8 West half Willow dale, School House District No. 96. 8:00 p. m. BRIEFLY STATED Oscar Newman is in Omaha with a badly fractured bone in the right thigh The accident that caused the break occurred at his home in the northeast part of town Tuesday, lie was putting hay on his yard Uom a hayrack when tire wage**, reach broke and excited the horse .. Mr. Newman clung to the lines and was drug off of the wagon, receiving a hard fall. H. W. Tomlinson took him to the docors’ office where X-ray was taken an,d they we. c advised to take him to ^maha. Mr New man’s son of Bfrwell, Will New man, and a daughter Lucille of Ainsworth came to O’Neill and took their father to Omaha. The supervisors met Tuesday but owing to weather conditions Wednesday no enough members rived in town to function as an official body. Those interested in setting up in this county a per manent paid head of organized ex service men to look after their interests appeared before the board to urge an appropriation for such a setup oi4t of county funds. The budget having been made out for county expenses last July, about all the board could do was promise cooperation so llnr as it can but no funds at pres ent. The undertakers of the O’Neill district held a meeing in the Big lin’s Bros.’ office Tuesday. Har old Jessen of Ainsworth, Robert Houston and wife of Bassett, Nor ris Coats of Stuart, Leo Segeser and wife ofAltkinson.D B. Raymer of Butte and Bob Jones of Spen cer were here from out of town. W. O. Samuelson of Omaha, state inspector attended the meet ing. Allen Connell, of the federal employment office, returned Sat urday from a three-day meeting of district managers held in Lin coln. Mr. Connell reports an average of fifty a week or re tu: ned service men applying at the employment:*office for place ment either in enployment or to resume school and college work. Sgt. Alvin L. Bausch arrived home January 20, from Los An geles, Cal., with his honorable discharge from the army Air For ces. He served two years and seven months in the service, seventeen months of which were spent in the Pacific theater. Mrs. Alvin Bausch met her husband at Grand Island Saturday evening. The following, all republicans, have filed for the primary the past week: A. B. Hubbard for sheriff; L. G. Glielspie for asses sor; H. W. Hubbard Supervisor district No. 5; J. D. Cronin for delegate to state convention. Mrs. C. E. Stout, Mrs. W. J. F. oelich and Mrs. Ed Campbell were in Omaha early in the week on a visit to Mrs. Birmingham, who is in a hospital. Frank Davidson, of Salem, Ore gon, has been spending a week at the home of his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howard. Word comes from Omaha that Mrs. Hugh Birmingham is recov ering from surgical treatment in St. Catherine’s hospital. Mrs. Allen P. Jaszkowiak is in St. Vincent hospital in Sioux Chy, where she underwent sur gery Wednesday. Mis. Frank Phalin is spending several weeks visiting at the home of her son, Gerald, in St. Peters burg, Florida. Miss Elizabeth O’Malley is taking treatments at St. Joseph’s hospital in Sioux City. Clearance Sale at Toy's. Marriage Licenses Myron K. Laudenslager and Mrs. Bertha May Bradst.eet, both of Spencer. Bernard A. Kramer of Seuart and Miss Margaret H. Deter man of Atkinson. Ralph Socka of Primrose, Nebr., anl Miss Dordthy Sobotka ol Inman. Adolph G. Wetzler of ONeill and Miss Ina May Worth of In man. Val L. Pichler of Grand Is land and Fay N. Finch of Middle branch. Irvin L. Shereffs of Meadow Grove and Miss Esther Louise Meleher of Page. Clearance Sale at Toy's. Interest in 4H Speaking Meet i The judges awarded first place j to Twila Whaley, one of the three girls in the contest, and Bill Mc ! Donough, one of the five boys in the 4-H Club speaking meet at the court house Saturday after noon. Both are of O’Neill. Mrs. Clay Johnson of O’Neill, Mrs. O. A. Hammerburg and Rev. Mr Graff of Atkinson acted as judges. The eight who took part with their subjects, follows: Ardeth Ruroede—“4-H Work and Its Value.” Twila Whaley — "The Four Freedoms and 4-H.” Jennie Beth Mellor—“What Be comes of 4-H’ers?” Gene Closson—“4-H Boys and Girls in War and Peace.” Bill McDonough—“Soil Con servation and its Relation to the Welfare of the Nation.” Murray Miellor—“Juvenile De linquency.” John O’Neill — “Citizenship Through 4-H.” Junior Uraver— r ire and Ac cident Prevention,” To the parents aind friends who sat in the assembly room it was more than a contest to determine who should represent the county I at the District meeting. It was I a living picture of eight clean, upstanding young boys and girls 1 who early in life sense rtsponsi bilities and are thinking about them with clear heads. More ! over they could stand before a ! critical group with poise and dig nity becoming mature minds and present good homely philosop phies that has ever been the American polestar of hope. The four H’s—head, heart, hand, i health—educational, spiritual, in dustrial, habits of life. Young America building on that founda 1 tion is the hope of us all. Twila and Bill will represent Holt county in the district con ! test to be held in the near fu ture at Bassett. The winning boy and girl in the state contest will be awarled at Club Week a ! $200 university scholarship, i County Agent Dawes is very gratified with the keen interest these young people have shown in public speaking and he hopes next t year that many more of our 4-H boys and girls will participate. Clearance Sale at Toy's. Brought Here for Burial Ulyssis G. Shipman, 81 years and twelve days of age, died at a hospital in Norfolk last Saturday. The b<t,ly was brought to this city and /the funeral was held in i the Biglin mortuary and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery at the side of his wife, who passed away i in Jupe, 1943. Rev. Melvin i Gosenbach conducted the funeral services. Ulyssis Grant Shipman was born June 14, 1864, in Posa county, Indiana. When he was 9 years of age the family moved fo Creighton, Nebr., where they lived until aboi^t 1910 when the family moved to this countv wh< re , they made their home until after the death of hi^ wife, since which time he had made his home with his children. He was united in marriage to Miss Frances Forsyth on March 15, 1894, the ceremony being per formed in Pierce county. To this union seven children were born, M's. Bessie Stevens, Auburn, Wash.; Mbrion Shipman, Orchard, Neb.; Mrs. Gladys Elickson. Cole ; rilge, Nebr.; Wayne Shipman, Payavllup, Wash.; Eugene Ship man, Fraz.ee, Minn.; Mrs. Anna may Maxwell, Salmon, Idaho, i One child preceded him in death, i He is also survived by twenty grandchildren and one great grandchild to mou n his passing. He was a man that was always kind to his wife and family,friends and neighbors. After Mrs. Ship man’s passing he made his home with his daughter. Mrq. Bessie Stevens in this ci'y and later at Auburn, Washington. He leaned to the Baptist chv^rch and loved : to read his bible. Leo Moore and Hug Ray took in he convention of lumber deal ers held in Omaha this week. Frank Biglin had business in 1 Omaha a day this week. Emmet Revill of Star, chairman, and Louis Bcrnholtz of Page, sec retary, together with threec other district supervisors, Dave Bowen of Page, Walter Sire of Butte, and F. E. Keyes of Inman, met with the general supervisor, Mr. Brede meier, last Friday in the interests of soil conservation. They will1 bring a tractor in to use this seas-; on for tree planting, ditching and j other jobs on the land and have also provided a special grass! seeder and a treader. The meet ing was held at Mr. Bredemeier’s office in the court house annex. Died in Chair at Hotel George W. Koster, Niobrara, Nebr., died while sitting in a chair at the Golden Hotel about noon today. Mr. Koster was one of the prominent democrats of the state and had served in various positions of trust. He served with Will O’Brion when the lat ter had charge of the hatcheries and served also as game warden and represented the Niobrara district in the state senate a few years ago. He was about 67 years of age. SOBOTKA-SOCHA At 10 o’clock on Saturday morn ing, January 26, St. Patrick’s church in O’Neill was the scene of a beautiful wedding when Miss Dorothy Sobotka of Inman, Nebr., became the bride of Rudolph Soca of Primrose, Nebr. The double ring ceremony fol lowed with a inuptial high mass, was solemnized by Father Lisco before an altar graced with seven branched candelobra. Music and solos for the wedding were fur nished by St. Mary’s school choir. The bride, given in marriage by her father, was lovely in a white gown of lace, satin and net. The fitted bodice of chuntilly lace over satin was ornamented with seed pearls in lines of a sweet- | heart neckline filled with illusion net and the long lace sleeves tapered to a point at the wrists. The back was butoneH- to the | waistline with tiny satin covered buttons. The full double skirt1 of illusion net over satin ended in a two-yard train. Her fingertip I veil, also of illusion net trimmed with Chantilly lace, was caught to her hair with a cap of beaded pearls. Her only ornament was a gold cross, an heirloom of the family. She caried a white pray er book covered with white rose; buds and matching ribb n stiearn ers. The maid of honor, Miss Mar garet Sobotka, a sister, wore a gown of pink marquisette over taffeta. The sweetheart neckline edged in tiny ruffles set off the fitted bodice and sho t puffed sleeves. The full floor-long h skirt was ornamented by hand j stitching. She woer a tiera of pink roses and a double strand of pearls, a gift of the bride. Her boquet was o white rosebuds tied with satin. uaactie socna, Diomer or me groom, was best man. Both groom and best man wore a wh te rose in the lapel of their suit. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served to the immediate members of both fam ilies and Father Lisco at the blue room of the M and M in O’Neill. A three tier wedding cake sur mounted with a minature bride and groom graced the center table. After the dinner a dectpt ion followed at the home of the | bride’s parents at Inman. After a trip to Omaha the yourg couple will reside at Primrose, where the groom is manager of the T. B. Hord grain company. He fo:merly served thirty-eight months in the Pacific area. For traveling the bride ch se a black suit of wool broadcloth wi h gold accessories. Mrs. Socha, who gratuated from the Inman High School, has been a successful teacher in Holt county, having attended Wayne State teachers college. For the past two yea s she has been employed in civil service in Lin coln. Among the out-of-town guests attending the wedding were: Mr, and Mrs. Ed Rozmus of Omaha; Mr. aind Mrs. Leonard Fischer and daughter of Albion; Mr. and Mlrs. Pete Christo of Albion; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Socha of Wolbach; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Socha, Sr. and sons, Joe and James, Father Renner and Miss Eva Pickett, all of Primrose. Gel Your Cloth* in£ Gilts Ueady Grand Clean-up D ive set for VICTORY CLOTHING DRIVE Saturday, February 2, 1946. Arrangements have been made to have trucks and the Boy Scouts meet at the Court House at 9:30, February 2, to make a canvass of the town for clothing, shoes and bedding for the war victims in Europe, China and the Philippines. The fire whistle will blow when the drive starts from there and we are asking every citizen to cooperate with us in making this drive a success by having their gift on the porch or ready when the Boy Scout calls. We also have stations at the fallowing places of business: Brown-McDonald Store, J. C. Penney Sore, Rickly’s Store, A. E. Bowen Store, Kersenbrock’s Market, R. H. Shriner Office, Post Office Lobby. There are millions of destitute and ragged war victims still in desperate need of clothing, shoes and bedding. The parents have not even rags to share, the sick are without bed clothes, babies are wrapped in paper and harsh burlap. They all need clothes for courage, protection, for health and self respect. These contributions are intended only for the people who are liberated by the Armys of the United Nations and will be given free to those in direct need without discrimination of any kind. Each of you who contribute to this worthy cause are invited to enclose a message of good will with your clothing gift. Attach it to the clothing or put it in the pocket of any garment you give. Every little gift helps a lot so look in your old trunks and closets. R. H. SHRINER, Local Chairman. Vets Want a County Agent Under legislation enacted by the 1945 Nebraska Legislature, the Holt County Veterans Service Committee, the American Legion, and Holt County Veterans w;ll appear before the County Board, to request that the County finance the esstablishment of a Coun'y Veterans Service Office, ing and assisting all War Veterans Officer for the purpose of advis ingand assisting all War Veterans and their dependents in securing the benefits now avail .ble to them from the government of the United States. Holt County now has aporexi mately 2800 Veterans of t’.e World Wars, together with all of their families and dep°ndents, who are eligible to receive various bene fits under the multitude of laws which have been est bushed far their welfare by the Government. The matter of secu in such bene fits has become so complex that it now requires mo-e time and skill than the American Legion and other Veterans organization will be able to furnish through their voluntary workers. Fif y-seven counties in t ie State have taken advantage of this opportune fo t; e < s blish ment of County Service Offices and are now re d rng assistance to the Veterans ard their farei' es covering the subjects of Dis b ’ ity allowances and Pensions, Widow and Orphan P nsiiqs, G. I. Loans. Unem 1 yment Co n pensation, Sch cl ng. On-t'^e-J b training, Chil ’ We f r \ Fa ily Allowances, Fost i aliza i n and Out Patient Tre. tr ent Vocation al Rehabilitation. Tnmr n e ;ni many other matters. Experience in o'he counties which have alopte/4 this service show that the monetary benefit* received for the Veterans and their dependentas, more than justifies the expense of main taining the office. CARD OF THANKS We desire to exp: ess our sin^c e and heartfelt thanks to the many old friends andmighbors for their many acts of kindness extended us while here attending the funeral of our beloved father and for the many and beautiful floral offerings. , The Shipman Sons and Daughters*.