Life Then
. . . was a matter of hardship, perservance and
an eternal struggle against the elements and the
lawless. Life then, in the days when O’Neill
was a tiny colony and the countryside was vir
ginal prairie, revolved around the log cabin.
The logs were hewn from trees along the river
bottoms. The sod house was the first and com
monest dwelling; the log cabin was a permanent
structure and several of them are standing still.
Life Today--1949
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TODAY, the building of a new home is a far cry from the ordeal that it was on the prairie.
Today it is fun. It is an experience that every family looks forward to. Often, it
is the culmination of a lifelong desire and ambition.
BACK IN THOSE good old days things were different. Man had to have a home of his
own to withstand the rigors of the plains, to work the soil, to claim a homestead I
From almost the very beginning of O’Neill there has been a lumber yard on our corner,
and in the memories of those now living are the names.of the late Clyde King and Joe Mann
(Galena Lumber Co.) — predecessors to the Spelts-Ray Lumber Co.
MANY OF I FIE HOMES and business buildings in O’Neill were provided with materials
from our yards, and over the countryside you will find hundreds of farm and ranch
homes and buildings dotting the landscape. A great many of the builders secured their
lumber and supplies at this stand — the “South Yard.”
EVEN THROUGH late post-war years, when procuring materials has been difficult, our
patrons have enjoyed the same courteous service, fair prices and quality products.
Our years in the lumber and building business, coupled with wholesale connections in every
large timber section of the country, have made it possible for us to pass along this service to
you.
WE, of the Spelts-Ray Lumber Co., are always anxious and willing to discuss building or re
pair problems with you . . . whether the job be large or small.
★ LUMBER
★ MILLWORK
★ CEMENT
★ BUILDING HARDWARE
★ STEEL POSTS
★ BRICKS
★ PAINTS & VARNISHES
PHONE 74 — O’NEILL
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