THE FRONTIER .... O’Neill, Nebr.
CARROLL W STEWART, Editor and Publisher
Entered the postoffice at O'NeiU, Holt county, Nebraska,
•s second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of M»rch
I, 1879. This newspaper is a member of the Nebraska 1 ress
Association, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau
of Circulations.
' Established in 1880— Published Each Thursday
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After Elaster — What ?
Great historical events like Easter and Christmas have both a
sacred and a secular side. Christmas commemorates the birth of
Christ and is the occasion of world-wide religious observance;
but increasingly, its secular observance as a holiday is spread
ing and the same thiYig is true of Easter.
In the begining of the Christian era, immediately after the
resurrection of Christ, Easter was observed by just a handful of
faithful disciples; but as Christianity grew and spread, and be
came powerful, the custom also grew and became more and more
popular.
At the present time, Easter is probably the most outstanding
religious and ecclesiastical event of the year, eclipsing even
Christmas in importance, and the secular observance of the day
has kept pace with the religious.
“After Easter—What?” was a question of tremendous historic
ay interest and importance in the early days of the Christian
church. As a matter of fact, the entire course of history was
changed by the first Easter, which signified the resurrection of
Christ from the dead.
The world was never the same again after Christ broke the
fetters which bound Him and came forth from the tomb. A new
era in the history of mankind was initiated on that first Easter
morning.
The world has fallen far short of attaining the triumphant
faith, beautiful ideals and glorious hope contained in the Eas
ter story: but they are there and the world would be a desolate
place, indeed, without them.
Easter morn this year, as in all other years, ushered in a new
era of life and activity in every community, although in some lo
calities like O’Neill, the “Easter parade” wasn’t what it might
have been because of a hair-dangling wind.
The joyful Easter bells rang out across the land regardless of
the weather and the old, old story of the resurrection, like the
old, old story of the birth of Christ, was retold in sermon and song
to millions of people all over the world.
In O’Neill, Holt county and throughout Nebraska and the
Midwest, Easter is always appropriately observed although, in the
Western and Northern portions of the United States, the weather
is far more of a problem than it is in the Eastern and Southern.
'rhis was particularly true this year for temperatures in those lo
calities were ranging unusually high.
“After Easter—What?” Well, as The Frontier sees it, Easter
has ushered in a new season of hope, life and activity in this com
munity. Things have been inactive to a certain extent for the
past few months on account of the record-breaking Winter, but
that can’t last.
The situation should improve rapidly and steadily irom now
on and thy harrassed people of this area should enioy the activity
and prosperity to which they have long been accustomed.
But what.about Old Man Winter, you ask. Well, if The
Frontier is not mistaken. Old Man Winter is through for this
year. He did his darndest to muss things up but we think he is
through for 1949.
At least, we hope so and that there will be more sunshine
and less snow from now on.
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Even the Farmers Don’t Like it
(Guest Editorial from The Wavne Herald.)
Agriculture Secretary Charles Brannan’s proposed new farm
program isn’t being received as well as it could be—even among
the farmers. Last week in West Point, the board of directors of
the Nebraska T.ivestock Feeders association went on record as be
ing unanimously opposed to the Brannan plan, or, as the associa
tion put it, “to any and all programs whereby the government
might seek to control prices or production of meat.’’
The Brannan proposal appears to be a bold move toward soc
ialism on the part of our government. Unless the people halt the
trend, the government will become more socialistic as time passes.
Groups such as the feeders association and other farm organiza
tions can help maintain our free enterprise system by voicing vig
orous opposition to the Brannan plan and all other socialistic pro
grams.
It it it
At least, let us hope that a late snow storm will not inter
fere with Fourth of July celebrations this year.
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O’Neill is a good town to do your trading in. Its uptodate
stores can supply all your needs.
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If Nebraska doesn’t raise a bumper crop this year, it won t be
on account of a lack of moisture.
it it it
Bloomfield has been getting into the national headlines on
account of its muddy roads.
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Spring is always a hopeful season. __
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★ Custom Wiring
★ Fixtures
★ Supplies
Beha Electric
MATT BEHA
Phone 415 O Neill
Time You Hollered “Uncle,” Joe
Prairieland Talk —
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Vigilant Dog Frequently Visits Grave of
Wayfarer Who Lies Buried in Cemetery
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS
I was disappointed when I ar- *
rived in O’Neill April 18. From
reports coming out of prairie
land to the state’s seat of gov
ernment I had anticipated that
on arrival at the bus terminal
we would step from the bus in
to a gondola and float gaily
down Douglas street, like they
Romaine
Saunders
do over in i
that notable
Italian city.
But instead
w e stepped
out into
drifting sand
coming i n
leisurely ov
er the pave
ments under
the influence
of t h e good
old Holt
county breez
e s. Lifting
one’s feet out
of the gumbo
of Southeast Nebraska and
planting them on the clean
earth you find around O’Neill is
worth a trip up here at this
season. But the folks from
down about Amelia, whom 1 saw
last week, tell me they are be
coming webfooted from jvading
water and looking at ducks
down that way.
Among the farmer neighbors
coming up to O’Neill last week
whom I had the pleasure of
greeting were Mrs. Alfred James
and son, Paul, Mr, and Mrs.
Bly, Mr. and Mrs. Clemens and
Art Doolittle.
* • *
The slogan for Arbor day once
echoed across prairieland. “Plant
a tree.” Today it has become an
other stretch in the round of
days to do nothing. And maybe
it is appropriate now to raise
the cry, “Woodman, spare that
tree!” Instead of planting we
are plucking up. The pioneers
set them out, today the ax is
laid at the root of the tree.
Some that I planted with boy
ish hands more than 60 years
ago have yielded to the ruthless
swing of the ax and saw. The
lordly cottonwoods that waved
their velvet plumes during the
Summer at Second and Everett
streets, monuments to those
pioneers, John and Mrs. Gib
bons, have disappeared as mod
ern houses have crowded in.
Walking down that denuded
street nevermore will there be
the grateful shade on warm
days that the planting of the
Gibbons formerly furnished and
elsewhere along city streets the
monarchs of forest have disap
peared. Trees touch with beauty
the city street and subdue the
bare utility of the long ribbons
of blistering concrete when the
blazing sun of Summer scorches
the land. Many streets are still
bordered with shade and orna
mental trees and shrubs which
hold the aluring charm of that
“long shady lane,” and m a y
such survive the wreck of time.
• • •
Joe Stein, for 22 years an ef
ficient member of the board
of supervisors, but no longer
under the handicap of official
responsibility and devoting his
undivided attention to his
ranch interests up North along
highway 281, tells me he made
it through the Winter with no
losses of livestock but the hay
brought to his place over the
highway cost him $800, while
he had ample supplies of hay
out on his meadows which he
could not get to through or ov
er the mountains of snow.
• • •
The compiler of Prairieland |
Talk regrets that he missed a
visit with Mrs. August Hoppe,
who was a caller at The Fron
tier office a day last week dur
ing our absence. Mrs. Hoppe
brought in a photograph of a
street scene in O’Neill in the
Winter of 1911, which is tangible
evidence that there has been
snow' blockage other than dur
ing the Winter just past. She
also had with her and left with
us a copy of The Frontier of
May 5, 1932. which has the story
of the Flanagan trials that de
veloped from the failure of the
Citizens’ bank at Stuart. That is
sue also mentioned the request
of the supreme court at Lincoln
for the late Judge R. R. Dickson
to serve on the supreme court
bench during his release from
the Flanagan trials over which
Judge Landis, of Seward, pre
sided.
• • •
I see Ralph Kelly of The
Graphic has taken the first step
whereby he may be destined to
become an opulent “chain store’’
publisher. Ralph’s newspaper
energy, commercial or commun
ity influence considerations, im
pelled the taking over of the
Stuart Advocate, a bright pub
lication that was launched orig
inally as a political mouthpiece
of O’Neill democrats and presid
ed over by Billy Davis, who at
last accounts was holding down
a situation on the Oakland
(Calif.) Tribune. It later became
the property of the Coats inter
ests but was taken over about a
year ago by Mir. and Mrs. Metz
ger, and Mr. Kelly will no doubt
continue the high quality set by
them.
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Looking at the chiseled letters
ROYAL
THEATER
O'NEILL
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THURSDAY - APRIL 28
Robert Walker, Ava Gard
ner, and Dick Hymes in
One Touch of
Venus
That Blushless Babe who
Invented Love!
Broadway’s devastating mu
sical delight . . . Brought
joyously to the screen!
Adm.: 42c, plus lax 8c. to
tal 50c children 10c. plus
tax 2c, total 12c.
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FRIDAY - SATURDAY
APRIL 29-30
Big Double Bill
Curley
60 minutes laughs!
— also —
Gene Autry and Champion.
Jr., Wonder Horse of the
West! in
Robin Hood of
Texas
A bang-up. rootin’, shootin’,
round-up of thrills!
Adm. 42c, plus tax 8c. To
tal 50 — Children 10c. plus
tax 2c. total 12c.
Matinee Saturday 2:30
★ ★ ★
SUNDAY - MONDAY -
TUESDAY - MAY 1-2-3
Jane Wyman and Lew
Ayres in
Johnny Belinda
Adm. 42c, plus tax 8c. to
tal 50c — Children 10c. plus
tax 2c, total 12c.
Matinee Sunday 2:30
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WEDNESDAY - THURS
DAY - MAY 4-5
So Evil My Love
With Leo G. Carroll, Ray
mond Huntley, Martita
Hunt, Raymond Lovell, Mo
ira Lister and Roderick
Lovell. •
Adm.: 42c. plus tax 8. *°*
tal 50: children 10c. plus
tax 2. total 12e.
| of the epitaph on the stone of a
i long dead friend and dreaming
the old dreams of youth over
again, a dog came toward me
with tail wagging and crouched
in the attitude of a crawl, which
could be interpreted either as
brute supplication or token of
sympathy for one lingering in
the morning light by the grave
of the dead. He was just a black
dog of not particular breed and
as brown eyes fell in my face
they seemed to both radiate and
implore sympathy.
He lingered awhile and mov
ed away to other points in
the cemetery. I asked the
caretaker about the dog and
he said he stays there among
the graves.
I have wondered if some un
happy wayfarer lies buried there
which that dog had adopted as
its god when he too lived and
walked the earth, and now keeps
lonely vigil where that god of
his has been laid away.
* • •
In homestead days the hay
burner was in use extensive
ly in Holt county. These burn
ers were made at local hard
ware stores out of sheet iron
and were shaped like an or
dinary wash boiler but about
twice the depth. If any read
ers can pul us on track of an
old hay burner or send us a
photograph of one it will fill
a place in our forthcoming
7 5th anniversary edition.
There was later in use a hay
burning stove. It is the wash
boiler type of burner. The
Frontier desires to reproduce
in print.
Willard Van Buren and Clyde
Van Every, both of O’Neill,
recently purchased Aberdeen
Angus cattle from Will Sitz, of
Atkinson. Mr. Van Buren
bought a cow and Mr. Van
Every purchased a bull.
HO-HUM
GUESS I’D BETTER
HAVE MOM STOCK UP
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PANCAKE FLOUR KSrt, 35c
HK. MAPLE SYRUP KTS. 25c
PEANUT BUTTER SSfa - 47c
SUPERB CATSUP 2 SB. 33c
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GOLDEN CORN KS%ir 2 Si 29c
ORANGE JUICE SP-JSS. lie
RED CHERRIES KStfft- 25c
_ TOILET TISSUE, 6 rolls 39c
FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES
ORANGES..... 5 pounds 45 C
CABBAGE...2pounds He
CARROTS.2 bunches 13c
LETTUCE .2 heads 25c
RADISHES ..3 bunches 11c
TOMATOES .1-pound 10c
CELERY .2 bunches 25 c
ONIONS .3 pounds 17 C
Superb Fruit Cocktail 0^1Woodbury Facial ^ 4|
tall can Soap, 4 bars Olv
FRESH GROUND
PORK SAUSAGE
Has that ok! time
■nackm' good flavor.
An ideal breakfast
companion for pan
cakes and waffles.
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BEEF SNORT RIBS
AMERICAN LOAF CHEESE AIL.
Pteee or SMeed. Pound . "W
Bacon Squares S? 23c
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