THF FRONTIER
O'Neill, Nebraska
CARROLL W. STEWART
Editor and Publisher
Entered the Postoffice at O’Neill,
Holt County, Nebraska, as sec
ond-class mail matter under the
Act of March 3, 1879. This news
paper is a member of the Ne
braska Press Association and the
National Editorial Association
Published Each Thursday
Established in 1880
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REDBIRD NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Luedtke
transacted business here Decem
ber 15.
Charles Bare, of Lynch, called
St Redbird December 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spinar
were in Redbird December 15.
Rollie Truax and family auto
ed to Lynch December 15.
William White, from near
Dorsey, was here December 15.
Harold Halstead was in Red
bird December 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were in
Redbird December 16.
Will H rtland called at Red
t>i d December 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Witherwax
were in Redbird December 16.
Harvey Krugman was hero
December 16 delivering a load
of alfalfa.
Miss Rose Maly, teacher in
district 3, called at Mrs. Petr
More’s December 16.
Mr and Mrs. Halsie Hull au-'
toed to O’Neill December 17.
Mrs. Arthur Bessert and son,
Dale, autoed to O'Neill Decern-,
ber 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilson, of
Lynch, are helping with the
farm work at Ray Wilson’s this
week.
Norman Oberle and Bill j
White, Scottville, visited at Red
bird December 17.
Kenneth Bcrglund arrived
from Whidbey Island, Wash., on
last Thursday on leave from the
Navy to spend Christmas with
relatives.
Ray Wilson was at Redbird on
December 17.
Harold Krugman, of Minneola,
called at Redbird last Thursday.
Ervin Slack went to Lynch on
last Thursday.
H. V. Rosenkrans, of near
Dorsey, called at Redbird last
Thursday.
Ronald Carson, from Dorsey,
was here last Thursday.
Tom White, of near Scotville,
visited Pete More last Thursday.
Mrs. Leon Mellor was here on
Friday on business.
Eddie Hrbek was in Redbird
Friday. ,, .
The Redbird school district 3
had a Christmas program and a
box social Friday evening. There
was a large attendance. Miss
Rose Maly is the teahcer.
1 ...
WITH PEACE ANO PROSPERITY, WE SHOULD ALL BE HAPPIER
THAN EVER THIS YEAR. DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON,
LET S TRY TO FORGET OUR CARES. FOR OUR PART, WE WANT
TO ADD OUR FELICITATIONS TO THE MANY OTHERS YOU ARE
RECEIVING, BY WISHING YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS--.THE
Happiest Christnas Ever!
Pat’s Bar
TO OUR MANY FRIENDS
. . . AND MAY THE
SPIRIT OF THIS
DAY LINGER ON,
BRINGING CHEER
AND COMFORT
LONG AFTER
CHRISTMAS DAY
ITSELF IS GONE.
BEN FRANKLIN
|---1
A. E. BOWEN, Owner O'NEUX
PRAIRIELAND *
X ROMAINE
TALK SAUNDERS
A citizen of the capital city
who had made a financial suc
cess of a life thSt ran less than
three score years has passed in
his checks. The expression is a
hangover from a period of pic
turesque speech familiar to
the old timer. This man re
ceived editorial and news at
tention perhaps commensurate
with the size of bank roll. But
there could be no pointing
with pride to either communi
ty uplift or private charities.
Those who had called upon
him in the interests of chari
ty work were dismissed by a
wave of the hand and curt re
mark, “NQt interested." When
the muster call was sounded
to enlist an army for World
War I this citizen, then a
young man, hustled off to an
other state to engage in “farm
ing." Farmers were exempted
from military service. Now he
has answered to the last mus
ter call from which there is
no dodging.
A m m
i^an aanaouig, inai com
bination of poet, humorist,
biographer and rough neck
from Illinois, has been to
Lincoln in public appearance
in one of those delightful
proa ams that relieves the
strain of fhe daily grind and
refreshes you when mental
ly fagged out.
# * •
Just what this thing is they
call silent sound with a vibra
tion recording up to 12 million
is something of a mystery if
not a contradiction in terms.
We young folks had some edi
fying discussions in philosophy
class over the proposition that
it a tree fell in a forest with
no human ear within reach of
the crash was there sound?
Our bright minds concluded
that if no ear hears there is no
sound. The waves which car
ry sound are set in motion but
are they of themselves the big
noise? This setup they have
now known as silent sound
homogenizes milk, tests steel
shafts, mixes food elements,
increases plant growth and a
few other wonder works—if
you can believe it at all.
* * »
The depth of human deprav
ity is sounded in our court
rooms. The stench has been
particularly offensive in recent
weeks. As a result of one re
cent poking of a skunk’s nest
a depraved citizen was sen
tenced to serve 15 years in the
penitentiary by the Lancaster
county court, and then a
neighboring county grabbed
him up and stuck five years
more at hard labor on him.
* * •
A lot of the followers of the
exhibitions of the manly art
are dissatisfied with the ruling
of the ring judges that retains
to the colored champ his title.
I know nothing of pugilistic
affairs but understood Black
Joe was the champion until
knocked out. Montana Jack’s
verdict in the matter would be
interesting.
* m *
With the tragic wreckage as
the fruitage of the efforts of
supermen to corral all peoples
in one world government be
fore us, there are still those
who think such is the answer
to the cry for peace. One
world government is the ans
wer, but not the government
that men devise.
* * *
Somebody has defined the
Mason and Dixon line as that
which divides “you all” from
“vouse guys.”
• • •
The treasury department
sends me a quantity of in
come tax blanks. 1 am grate
ful for the compliment.
i About 1894 or 95 there was
| trouble at the old Sioux City
i Journal. George D. Perkins,
the publisher, instead of shak
ing the fist of wickedness and
telling the printers to go
straight up, called them to
gether and all difficulties wore
settled on friendly terms.
George D. said to those boys,
“I have always had union
printers getting out the Jour
nal and intend to always em
ploy such.”
You could neither get mad
at or retain hatred toward
such fellows as John D. and
George D.
* * *
I
Think you could hold your
place in line for three hours
while six million other stud
ents were reiired to their
seats in a national spelling
match? Mattie Pollard, a 14
year-o'd girl of Thomaston,
Ga., won the national cham
pionship, $500 and a trip be
cause she alone of the last
three students standing could
spell sarsaparrilla, maggoty,
and closed the contest by cool
ly ripping off the last word—
chlorophyl.
• • •
It was along about 1915 the
coal miners in Colorado were
waving the red flag of revolt
against the Colorado Fuel Si
Iron company and raising par
ticular hades while out on
strike. Cripple Creek was one
rip-roaring camp, with soldiers
and miners shooting it out.
And then a miracle hap
pened. John D. Rockefeller,
jr.. who owned the most of
the Colorado mines involved,
came out from New York
and calmed the turbulent el
ements. He spent two weeks
getting acquainted with
mine managers, labor repre
sentatives, visited in their
homes and complimented
begrimed mine workers on
their fine families and gave
the kids candy.
And then a meeting was
held for both labor and mine
officials at which John D.
made a speech that captivated
everybody and united in
friendship the elements that
had been warring. The miners
went back to their jobs and
said no more about the wage
scale, while the gent they had
been wanting to hang went
back to New York aglow with
the blessing of all Colorado.
• • •
December 9 brought the
first «eavy fall of snow to the
Lincoln area. Quitely, without
blow and tumult, the white
robe was spread across the
city, covering gray concrete
and dark roof tops in its im
maculate folds. Too soon for
the Christmas picture of white
and green but bringing a cov
ering of light into the gloom
of early winter days.
* * *
Nebraska and Missouri each
have counties called Holt and
Platte. About every state has
a Monroe postoffice. I don’t
know of another town on
earth known as Chambers,
named by the postal service
for the first mail carrier be
tween O’Neill and the south
Fork community
* * *
According to recent esti
mates, Christianity has slipped
8 percent in the past 18 years,
from 35 percent of the world’s
population in 1925 to 27 per
cent in 1943. Whether there
has been gain or loss the past
four years estirfiates are not
available.
• • *
“A man’s pure, all-wool over
coat: $5.” No, not anywhere in
town, but 43 years ago that’s
what an Omaha clothing store
was offering.
A Merry Christmas to all!
May happiness and good fortune
be yours now and through
the New Year to come.
IJf I? D D l? ^ C LEADING JEWELRY
ULuulj J - O’NEILL
Iowa patriots, over there
where they have a sales tax
and state income tax, paid
over $46,000,000 in 1947 on
these two scores. Nebraskans
escaped by a hair from having
a similar load hung on them
during the legislative session
last winter and spring.
• * *
The Arabs say Palestine is
a small strip of very poor
country —-Jbut just the same
they are fighting for it. After
the Hittitees, Amorites, Can
aanites, Amalekites and a few
others, the Hebrews have first
claim on that troubled land.
* * *
I don't know what the corn
pickers’ gathering amounted to
in Holt county in 1947, but
perhaps the record crop was
gathered i n 1905, 2,929,548
bushels, the product of 93,599
acres.
INMAN NEWS
Mrs. Marye Haitigan entertain
ed the Pinochle club at her
home Saturday night. Gifts were
exchanged. Mrs. Hartigan ser
ved refreshments.
Mrs. Linelle Butterfield enter
tained a group of relatives and
friends at a card party Sunday
night in honor of her husband's
birthday. Refreshments were
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ross and
daughter, Naomi, left Friday
evening for Poyan, Aik., where
they will spend Christmas with
relatives of Mr. Ross.
Mrs. Lesslie Caster returned
Friday evening from Longmont,
Colo., where she had gone to
attened the funeral of her sister,
Jessie. She spent Saturday with
her son and daughter here and
Mr. Caster came from Norfolk to
meet her Saturday evening.
Robert . Hutton, of Omaha,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hutton,
and sister, Vickie Sue.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Butler and
Mr. and Mrs. Vere Butler and
family, of Neligh, were guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. A. N.
Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hopkins,
Karen, Bonnie and Howard
and Mrs. Dean Hopkins and
son, Richard Dean arrived Sun
day from Buhl, Ida. Mrs. Dean
Hopkins and son will visit her
mother, Mrs. Helen Sholes,
while Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hop
kins will go on to Gutherie
Center, la., to spend Christmas
with their daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Chad Thompson, and fam
ily
Mrs. Anna Young and son,
Charles, moved from the Young
farm Sunday to the property in
Inman recently purchased by
Mrs. Young from Harry Apple
by. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard,
Halstead, who have occupied
this place, have moved to the
Richard Minton rent property.
Mrs. M. L. Harkins and daugh
ters, Hildred and Mrs. H. E.
Smith were Neligh visitors
December 16.
Calvin Geary, of Lyons, was
in Inman December 17 on bus
iness.
Darrell Jacox and Duane
Stevens ai rived December 17
from Carbondale, Colo., to spend
the holidays with home folks.
They will return to Carbondale
soon after January 1.
Sell it in the want ads!
Barbara Ruth Sholes
an Inman Bride
INMAN — Miss Barbara Ruth
Sholes, daughter of Mrs. Violet
Sholes and the late Ralph Sholes,
became the bride of Samuel L.
Leonard, son of C. H. Leonard,
oi Wakefield, at 3 p.m. Sunday
at the Methodist church. Rev.
Edgar T. Baldwin officiated at
the^ double-ring ceremony.
Robert Sholes, cousin of the
bride, gave her in marriage.
Only the immediate families
were present.
Miss Mary Lou Sholes was
her sister’s bridesmaid. and
Floyd K. Raymer, of Atkinson,
was bestman.
The bride was dressed in a
grey wool suit with black ac
cessories and her coursage was
white carnations.
The bridesmaid wore a suit
of tan wool with white access
ories and coursage was also
white carnations. The men wore
business suits.
A reception at the bride’s
home followed the ceremony.
Both of these young people
are attending Wayne college, and
after a short wedding trip they
will return to Wayne to further
their studies.
HIATT INFANT DIES
I LYNCH—Brief funeral servic
es were held in Lynch December
! 13 for Gary Lee Hiatt, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Hiatt
The infant died shortly after
birth in a Norfolk hospital, ML-c.
L. Hiatt stayed at the Rollin Hi
att home while Mrs. Rollin Hiatt
was in the hospital.
Girls’ Club Meets —
INMAN — Mrs. Kenneth
Smith, sponsor, entetained the
girls of Dawn of Morning Theta
Rho Girls’ club and their as
sitant sponsor at a Christmas
party at her home Friday night.
Gifts were exchanged and re
freshments were served by th.
hostess late in the evening.
Pitch Club in Session —
INMAN — Murl and Cecil
Keyes entertained the Pitch
club at a party at their home
Saturday evening. Refresh
ments were served at a late
hour. _ m
j William W. Griffin j
ATTORNEY j
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I O'NEILL
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