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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1947)
(Editor’s note: A glossary of the abbreviations follows: WD— warranty deed; QCD—quit claim deed. The instruments filed at the Holt county courthouse are listed from whom to whom, date consideration, legal description.) WD— Elizabeth Keys to Mae E, Keys 1-27-31 $1. Lot 2 Blk 11 O’Neill. < bMk WD—Freeman L. Knight and wf 'to Chas. V. Cole 6-4-47 $650 Lots 15 & 16 Blk “k” Fahy Park O’N. WD — E. L. DriskiU to C. L. Irish 6-4-47 $750 Lots 1-2 Blk 3 Hal 2nd Add Stuart. WD—Mildred A. Sanders to Aelred J. Sanders 5-6-47 $1 Lot 14 Blk 5 Ewing. WD—Clara S. Crossman Pat tison to R. E. and E. H. Chace 5-27-47 $10,560 SVis-NEtt 34-30 14. WD—Grace Dever and Susan Hale to Earl Houts 4-29-47 $2500 NWy4 4-29-13. QCD—Maude Dever to urace Dever and Susan Hale 5-26-47 $1- NWy4 4-29-13. QCD—Elizabeth Ellsworth to Louis Zahradnicek 6-6-47 $1000 NM> 3- NWy4 29-29-15 XqCD—Leo c. Brown to Holt Co 5-8-47 $1- 26 ft off East side of SEy4SWy4 30-27-12. QCD—Charlie Eugene Halsey to Holt Co. 5-8-47 $1- 26 ft off West side of SWy4NEy4- & SEy4 30-27-12. QCD—F. W. Wood to Holt Co. 5-5-47 $1- 26 ft off East side of sy*Nwy4- N%swy4 30-27-12. QCD—Joseph T. Serck to Holt Co. 5-8-47 $1- 26 ft off E side of NEVJNWy4 & 26ft off West side of NWy4NEy4 30-27-12. WD—Wayne Smith to Fred D. Smith & wf 5-29-47 $2000- SEy4 SEy4 30-26-12. WD—Peter Stewart to Robert E. Van Horn 5-27-47 $3200- WVfe ex'!/. 1fi_97_Q WD—Christena Dierks to Ivan Gilg & wf 5-1-47 $200- Part SEy4 32-30-14. WD—Eltha Rakow et al to El 4mer Juracek & wf 6-2-47 $8000 30-y. WD — August Troshynski to Elven S. White 3-4-47 $3500 Part SEy4SEy4 29-30-14. WD—Bertha Glaser to Thom as H. Lynch & wf 6-2-47 $3500 Lots 6 & 7- Blk 27- Bitneys Add Atkinson WD—Ua May Wilson to Beryl M. Williams & hus 3-31-47 $16, 000- Int in SVfe 30 SEy4NEy4 EMiSWy*- SEy4 33- Wy-SWtt SWy4NWy4- NEViNEy4- SV4 NEy4- SEy4- E^swy4 34- SEVi SEy4 27- Twp 26- Range 11. WD—H. E. Pettijohn to Mer rill M. Smith & wf 6-2-47 $1400 SEy4NEy4 io- swy4Nwy4 11 Twp 32- Range 15. INMAN NEWS Mrs. Clifford Opper left June 4 for her home at Boston, Mass., after spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Watson. The Misses Norma and Mil dred Sobotka left Sunday for Wayne where they will attend summer school. Calvin Geary, of Lyons, was an Inman visitor June 4. James Sholes took his nieces, Mary Lou and Ruth Sholes, to Wayne Sunday where they will attend summer school. The Misses Emma Stevens and Eunice Chudomelka left Sun day for Wayne to attend college. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Sholes were Inman visitors Saturday. Robert Heck, of Ewing, visit ed in the Kenneth Kestenholtz home Mrs. Sholes Honored— INMAN — A miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs. Bill Sholes was held June 4 at the Aid hall. The bride received many gifts. Leave After Wedding — William Kubichek, Mrs. Jack Haggarty and Mrs. M. J. Timlin returned to their homes in Cas per, Wyo., after attending the wedding of Miss Miriam Kubi chek. 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Whether it is for a bride, for an anniver sary or a birthday, there is a stunning DENOMA Dia mond for just the occasion. / /**<>% Federal I Tax Included I I ingognmnnt ring $175.00* tngognmnnt ring $100.00* tngognmnnt ring $39.75* Wndding ring $ 67.50 Wndding ring $ 50.00 Wndding ring $12.00 SEATED FO# McIntosh Jewelry O’NEILL PHONE 166W rtfM f i»r a* nx COASTS COAST TWO-CYLINDERS, CHAIN DRIVE, AND A PLAN Not a 1947 model, but J. J. Ruth, of York, Pa., and his wife say it will get them there. They are shown on the Atlant ic City, N. J., boardwalk be fore they set out on a cross country jaunt aboard their 1902 “buggy.” The car has a two-cylinder engine and a chain drive. Ruth says it will travel 30 miles an hour and gets 15 miles to the gallon of gas. He doesn’t know how long it will take to get to the Pacific coast, but he is sure the old "buggy" will make it. Out of Old Nebraska — Six-Shooter Had Important Part in Quieting the Plains _ < By James C. Olson Supt., State Historical Society The Westerner of fiction and the movies never appears without hiS trusty six-shooter strapped to his side. During the early days in many parts of the West, including Nebras ka, this was literally true, and high on the list of those inven tions which helped settle the plains must stand Samuel Colt’s six-shooter. The six-shooter was the American’s answer to the changing problems which con fronted him when he emerged from the forests of the East to the wide-open spaces of the Western plains. Back East the long rifle of Daniel Boone served the pioneer well as a means of defense against In dians lurking behind boulders and in the underbrush. Out here on the plains, however, the white man found his In dian foe mounted on swift, tireless ponies. To defend him self and to get over the ground in this vast wilderness, the white man too got mounted. He soon found that the long rifle simply wasn’t adapted to fighting from astride a gal loping horse. Numerous types of shoulder-f i r e d weapons were developed to meet the needs of mounted warfare, but none of these equalled the six shooter in popularity of use fulness. Rifles Too Heavy Capt. James H. Cook, the noted scout, cowboy, and nat uralist, who spent his last years near Agate in Sioux county, once read a paper be fore the State Historical soci ety in which he described graphically the importance of the six-shooter to the cowboy, particularly on the long drive from Texas north to Nebraska. “All went armed with heavy revolvers or knives,” he said, “but few carried rifles. One reason for not carrying rifles was that the added weight on one side of a horse, on those hard trips was known to be a great cause of saddle galls, a thing to be most strictly guarded against on an 1,800 mile trip, for a horse with bad saddle sores to torture him cannot thrive, and much hing ed on the condition of the sad dle horses when handling these immense herds of wild cattle.” On the trip in question the entire outfit possessed only one rifle. It was hauled in the wagon except when they need ed a little elk, deer, or ante lope meat for a change of diet. Surprise Element When the six-shooter was first used in Indian fighting it possessed the added advantage of a surprise weapon and one which definitely disrupted In dian tactics. When opposed by a single-shot weapon the Indians would draw fire and DOSING YOUR STOMACH FOR CONSTIPATION . . . 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Its popularity in the Old West, then, is not to be wondered at. Perhaps, too, there are some who can be excused for be lieving that Westerners still “wear ’em low on the right leg and pull ’em smokin’.” Ink Not Yet Dry When Settlers Move In — The ink was hardly dry on the Kansas- Nebraska bill which opened this territory for settlement when men from Iowa and Missouri began spill ing across the river to stake out claims for themselves and to lay out new towns. Many of these early settlers were convinced that the way to fame and fortune in this new territory was to get in on the ground floor of a rising young town, buy up town lots and sell them at a handsome profit when the town should have developed into “the em porium of the west.” as it was sure to do. They confidently expected, too, that such devel opment would take plhce in the matter of a few years. This spirit naturally led to a great deal of speculation in town lots and laying out new towns came to be one of the principal occupations of the early settlers. Indeed, it look ed for a time as though the en tire. Missouri river valley would be taken up with towns. One session of the legislature even considered the advisabil ity of arbitrarily reserving certain sections of land for ag ricultural purposes. Churches Plentiful Once a town was laid out its proprietors hurried to get town stock printed, together with a map shewing the city that was to be. This map spared nothing. Churches of every denomination were shown. Several blocks were designated as a university. Two trans-continental rail road lines always joined in the center of the community. IT’S HERE! Have You Tried It? A SIP OF SUNSHINE IN EVERY DREAM Dream Anytime v - wm sK r ,*vn^8P^ Merri Dr. Pepper -- Bottling Co. O’Neill, Nebraska BECOME PROS Pauline Betz, of Los Ang eles, Calif, (left) shakes hands with Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cook, of New York City, as they start professional tour. They were both former U. S. ama teur tennis champions. It is not surprising that im migrants lured to Nebraska by these beautiful maps were bit terly disappointed to find when they arrived that the city of their destination had only a few miserable shacks— or perhaps only stakes mark ing off the lots. Inducements Offered The more substantial of the early towns, however, soon busied themselves taking on the appearances of the city. Lots were given away to any one who would build upon them. Attractive inducements were o'fered for the establish ment of business or industrial enterprises. Whenever possi ble the proprietors made ar rangements for a newspaper. Frequently they purchased the equipment themselves, hiring an editor to get the paper out. Many of the early papers were designed, first, to serve as ad vertising sheets and, second, to provide news for the populace. Consequently it often is easier to learn from their files what was to be, rather than what actually was. Some of the early towns were simply speculative schemes. Many others failed to develop as their founders had hoped. Yet many of the towns now dotting the map of Nebraska, particularly those in the eastern part of the state, had their origin in the town building mania of territorial days. _ Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froelich and Nancy returned Friday from St. Louis, Mo., and Chicago, 111. They spent two weeks visiting their son and brother, William, at St. Louis. Mrs. Lorin Havens and family, of Rockton, 111., arrived Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Harding. Mrs. Allen Harvey has return ed to her home in Sioux City after spending several days with her sister, Mrs. Francis Howard. Mrs. Pete Heriford and Mrs. Mabel Henry spent Monday in Norfolk. Mrs. E. F. Bulow, of Racine, Wis., arrived Sunday to spend a week with her sister, Mrs. J. J. Harrington. Mrs. John Harbottle returned from Clinton, la., Sunday after spending a week with Miss Mar jorie Graybill. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Cronin and Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harty spent Wednesday in Sioux City Mrs. Simon Bosn and daugh ter, Marian, spent the weekend in Omaha. George and Metta Clift, of Visalia, Calif., returned Monday after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. William Gatz. Miss Donna Gallagher arrived Monday from the University of Nebraska. She departed the fol lowing Wednesday for Boulder, Colo., where she will attend summer school at the Universi ty of Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Froelich spent Monday in Sioux City. Mrs. O. W. French departed for Lincoln Tuesday to visit rel atives. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kersenbrock spent the weekend in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond spent Sunday in Atkinson visit ing their daughter and son-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chace. Miss Anna O’Donnell and Miss Patty O’Donnell spent Friday in Sioux City. Mrs. Ira Moss returned from Omaha Monday after spending a week visiting there. Mrs. Cora Brodd, of Winside, spent the weekend here with Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moses. Mrs. Moses accompanied her home. Miss Marilyn Moore left Mon day for Boulder, Colo., where she will spend a week visiting friends. Miss Mary Lou Duffy, of Cas per, Wyo., arrived Saturday to spend the summer with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Simonson. U0ArfflDj5r?pWu19!7/c —.9._ here. Miss Carolyn and Robert Tama returned to their home in Amelia Sunday after spending a week visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Mar cellus and family. They were accompanied by Miss Sharon Ann Marcellus. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Green and Mrs. Bart Malloy spent Sunday in Niobrara fishing. ii i Three-Way Control > Community.. State.. 1 Industry. • Administrative control of the beer industry in Nebraska is a three-way job. (1) It starts in the local com munity where officials, backed by the local public opinions, decide initially what applica tions for license they will ap prove. These officials also have the first responsibility for see ing that the licensed establish ments in their communities are lawfully operated. (2) Next, there is the ever ready force of the State Liquor Control for higher administra tion, granting of licenses, continuous inspection of li censed establishments, and1 punishment of violators of the license laws. (3) Then, there is the service of the Nebraska Committee of the United States Brewers Foundation, always watchful of the conduct of beer license es, and always ready to coop erate with both the Communi ty and the State by applying control from within. NEBRASKA COMMITTEE United States Brewers Foundation Charles E. Sandall, State Director 710 First Nit’l Bank Bldg., Lincoln FOR AUTHORIZED HOOVER SERVICE WITH GENUINE HOOVER PARTS, BRING YOUR CLEANER TO BIGLIN BROTHERS Phone 38 WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. AND FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 19 and 20 Royal Theater — O’Neill — SUNDAY - MONDA Y - TUESDAY JUNE 22 - 23 - 24 PICTURE THE YEAR D WINNER OF A//Af£ ACADEMY AWARDS! BEST Years of Our Lives" ADMISSION: $1 plus tax, 20c, total, $1 20; childen, 42c, plus tax, 8c, total, 50c; matinee, 62c, plus tax, 12c, total, 74c. Sunday Matinee .. 2:30 p,. m. Sunday Evening Shows_7 and 10 p. m. Monday and Tuesday, 1 Show Only.. 8 p. m.