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THE FRONTIER_O’Neill, Nebr.
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher_
Entered the postoffice at O’Neill, Holt county, Nebraska,
is second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March
I, 1879. This newspaper is a member of the Nebraska Press
Association, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau
of Circulations.
Established in 1880—Published Each Thursday
~ Term* of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2 50 per year; else
irhere in the United States, $3 per year; abroad, rates provided
jn request. All subscriptions are strictly paid-in-advance.
Midwest At Its Best
Long and bitter experience has taught us how unpredictable
Nebraska weather is and how suddenly and unpleasantly it can
change when the weatherman takes a notion. One always likes
to be prepared for emergencies.
It is true that one moment the sun can be shining in a clear
blue sky, the birds may be singing in the trees and the entiie
landscape, refreshed by occasional showers, presents a beautiful
and tranquil picture. But people who are familiar with the cli
mate of this incomparable Midwest are not fooled thereby.
They know thal this delightful scene may change quickly
and drastically and thal. in a very short time, the sun may be
obscured by black and threatening clouds, that the songs of the
birds may cease, and thal lightning may flash and thunder may
peal terrifyingly across the whole lovely and peaceful scene.
The Frontier’s readers know from experience that this is not
the ficticious utterance of a distorted imagination, but a statement
of fact We have all seen it happen too often to be deceived.
The people of O’Neill and Holt county, however, have been
seeing the Midwest at its best during the past few weeks.
Long ago, a great poet wrote this exuberant line, O, what is
rare as a day in June!" and that description was never more apt
or fitting, than it was this year in this locality.
June was a ‘‘rare’’ month, fulfilling all the poetical specifica
tions to the letter. . „ .. . .
At the present time, we are seeing the Midwest at its nest,
at least from our limited point of view.
The gorgeous June weather was a striking contrast to the
kind of weather we saw so much of for several long and terrible
months last Fall and Winter; but we hasten to add ‘“from our lim
ited point of view” for there is a big difference between points of
view. h *
We like this kind of weather because it pleases us—because
U is pleasant and productive and we don't have to shovel snow,
but we should remember that that may not be the artistic point
of view al all.
As a matter of fact, it isn’t. From an artistic standpoint, the
most notable—even famous—era in the history of Nebraska »vas
the past Winter with its unprecedented cold and tis devastating
MU^That terrible, historic Winter began with a blizzard in No
vember and continued until late Spring, but, terrible and destruc
tive as it was, it was preeminently artistic. Have you ever
thought about that? If not, turn to some old copies of The Frontier
or to Section H in The Diamond Jubilee Edition or various other
newspaper? published in this area and study carefully some of
the pictures. Or refer to some copies of national magazines
and observe the space given to various Winter scenes photograph
ed in and around O’Neill and Holt county. Full pages were devot
ed to such pictures and some of the daily newspapers even publish
ed extra editions, containing graphic descriptions of the snow and
dee covered country. Life magazine devoted a full page to a picture
showing an awestruck man looking on while a blizzard rapid >
filled a room With snow through a keyhole.
Y... from Ih. point ol view of ih. aitbi. « w.U « 01 in.
n.w« reporter, a Wlnt.r like th. memorable on. of 194« 49 u>
the most stupendous spectacle imaginable—January, not Ju”*7"
was the month which got the publicity; but we still maintain
the Midwest has been seen at its best during the lovely
month of June and thus far during July despite the intense heal.
As far as we personally are concerned, we prefer a little less
art and a little more comfort. And most people, we believe, prefer
the bright sunshine, singing birds and fragrant flowers.
* ★ ★
Romaine Saunders, 78, editor-in-chief of our Diamond Jubi
lee Edition, has returned to Lincoln after nine strenuous weeks
in O’Neill Mr. Saunders deserves most of the credit for the big
64-page edition—believed the largest single edition ever produced
by a weekly newspaper in North-Nebraska. He is a remarkable
man Few of his age would be capable mentally or physically to
undertake so ambitious a project, much less to see the edition
through to a grand finish. .Here at The Frontier we miss Mr.
Saunders and his wise, industrious, scholarly, gentlemanly bear
ing.
* * *
There must be quite a substantial profit in the manufacture
and sale of breakfast foods, judging from the prizes they give
away.
★ ★ ★
The year 1949 will be remembered a long time by the people
of O’Neill and Holt county on account of the Diamond Jubilee Ed
ition. *
Hog Market ‘Good’
at Fredrickson’s
Last Thursday’s auction at
tire Fredrickson Livestock com
mission company here found
400 cattle and 550 hogs on sale
with the cattle market a "lit
tle slower”
In the catttle market, year
ling steers brought $21 to $22
60 with yearling heifers from
$19.50 to $21.80. Light calves
were selling for $20. to $24.50.
Fat heifers sold at $19 to $23
with fat sows selling from $15
to $17.50. Cutter cows brought
$12.75 to $14 75; canneers sold
from $10.50 to $11.75 and bulls
brought $17 to $18.50.
There was a good market for
all classes of hogs. Two hun
dred to 240 pounders' sold at
$20.55 to $21.05. The 240 to 270
pounders were selling from
$19.50 to $20 50 with 270 to 300
pounders bringing $17.50 to
$18.50. the 300 to 360 pound
bracket sold for $16 to $17.50
with light sows going for $16.
50 to $18. Sows, 400 pounds
and up, were sold from $16
down to $14. Feeder pigs
brought $14 to $18 per head or
$23.50 per hundred weight and
down.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ross and
family and George Conurd
were guests Sunday and Mon
day at Nate Con. 1’s home
near Kedbnu
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hard
ing spent the Fourth in Loup
Citv.
Pebbles Against the Rock
Prairieland Talk —
Maybe Some of City Hospitals Will Go Out of
Business with Rash of Smaller Institutions
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS
«
After a month spent with |
O’Neill friends, Montana Jack
Sullivan has departed for his
home at Butte in the copper
country of Montana. Roaming
about in the Rocky mountain
haunts. Jack has the thrill of
a William Tell, “Ye crags and :
peaks, I am with you once
again!’’ But out of prairieland
Romaine
Saunders
come the
mellow mem
ories and
once a year
Jack comes
among us to
again catch
the fragrance
of the wild
rose and
look out a
cross t h e
endless miles
of grass land.
He found O’
Neill this
year treading the upward way
and expressed his delight at
what he saw of beautiful
homes and evidences of indus
try. He entertained a few
friends at dinner parties while
here and is remembered by
them as a charming host. Up
on his departure be left the
word of a return visit next
Summer.
Glad to see you, Jack.
• • •
Among other worries this
generation has inherited is
where to park the car. There is
so much space on the streets
and this can not be stretched
like a sheet of rubber. In the
old days there was always a
hitching post or if these were
in use there was the backlog
of alley space where teams
stood tied to a wagon wheel ;
There is still space just off the
alleys back of mpst stores. But .
using such as parking places
involves some risk It would
invite the thieves. Maybe the
way to provide parking space
for those who come in from
the country at night to do
their buying is to ' leave the
town cars at home as much as
possible.
• • •
Mr. Robeson, lne colored
gent with the voice that cap
tivates in song, has gone
Russian. America has acquir
ed quite a collection of nota
bles and near-notables that *
will be cheerfully donated to
any red-ridden country that
will accept them.
• * •
Governor Peterson refers to
the trucks traveling the high
ways as box cars on tires: It
is these huge, heavily laden
vehicles that wear down the
highways and as the governor
says they are not now contrib
uting what seems right that
they should toward the upkeep
of highways.^
An old pony express rider
would snort in disgust if he
could see the 1949 model. What
is seen today is a travesty on
the horsemanship of the range
and express riders.
• • •
Winter snow% Spring floods,
hot days, mosquito bites and
I fish stories.
Whether for financial con
siderations or public welfare
the health planning commit
tees, supervisors of this and
that in the realm of such
things, have been heard from.
It is the old gag, the standby
for every public alibi under
the sun—“inadequate funds.”
In heaven’s name, can nothing
be done unles one hand is in
the public treasury? Nebras
kans are getting along pretty
well with their health and
maybe we can do without the
presidents, secretaries and su
pervisors of the public health
setups.
* ♦ •
I see Atkinson is in on the
drift and is getting a trea
sure chest started. Every
community has put into mo
tion a campaign to raise funds
for one thing and another.
Atkinson joins the procession
that is becoming statewide
to set up a hospital. The
short time I have been in
hospitals, I don't think much
of them. Let me groan it out
on my own featherbed. May
be some of the big city hos
pitals will go out of business
when such inliiuiions are to
be found in every town and
hamlet.
• • •
Here comes an organization
with blood in its association
eye to combat the referendum
on gas and auto license in
creases voted by the legisla
ture. The secretary of this
group says they must have the
money. The money is necessa
ry to do what this association
wants done but the people may
have something to say about
the necessity of the associa
tion's program.
When union bosses speak of
“the great mass of workers”
favoring their program the
“mass of workers” as they see
it are the union workers. But,
union members are not all un
der the thumb of union bosses
and there are 10 times more
Americans making up the “mass
of workers” who have no corv
nection with organized labor
than those who do.
* • •
I don’t know what earthly
use we have for a minister to
old Lu,xumbourg, a spot in
Europe less than Holt county
and of less importance in the
matter of production. Maybe
this latest diplomatic post was
created to provide a place for
another of Harry’s friends and
doubtless nobody could fill it
better than the glamour girl
from Oklahoma.
* • •
The Increase of the gaso
line tax to six cents has
boosted business in the bor
der states where Nebraskans
can roll across the line and
have the tank filled for two
cent the qallon less. Those
of the inland will have fo
take up the slack.
• • •
Probably the nimrods will
not agree, but the state game
commission absorbs about a
million dollars a year that
might be put to better use.
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riv* Run dry tryin® to think
up a Birthday »i*t por
A YEAR-ROUND
jost pot yooR 'cove pron\ J
DAD TO MOTHCR' CARD ^^d
ON A NSAi IP CAS RANM^^T
Ch f
L-P (PROPANE) GAS CAN BE OBTAINED OF ... .
Ralph N. Leidy ... O’Neill
A London gentleman of title j
writes about American men
being tied to their wives’ ap
ron strings. All he knows a
bout it is what he thought he
saw in New York City. Out
this way the apron strings
have been replaced by a lea
ther belt to float the overalls
and straps over the shoulders
hold miladies’ gaily colored
breeches in place.
• • •
Tomorrow is the day . . .
but today was here first . . .
yesterday has faded out of the
picture. What has been done
today will make another yes- !
terday—and out of the plans
for tomorrow grows the on
ward sweep of human progress.
• • •
At the breakfast table it is
not conducive to the enjoy
ment of the toast and eggs to
have an uncouth gent at the
table across the aisle snorting
and blowing and coughing and
belching like a volcano in ac
tion.
• • •
Vishinsky objects.
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j DR. J. L. SHERBAHN j
CHIROPRACTOR
J Complete X-Ray Equipment |
S Vi Block So. of Ford Garage i
O'Neill, Nebraska
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WITH SUMMER FOODS
Oodles of Delicious Cold
Foods and Beverages Are
Waiting for You at Your
COUNCIL OAK STORE
1
Many a good meal may be prepared
with no more heat than that generated by a can opener — Then there are the easy-to
prepare hot foods which may be warmed in a jiffy without heating up the kitchen OR
the cook . . . Best of all you won’t get hot under the collar when you see the low
Council Oak prices.
I New Calif. POTATOES
jlOO IBS 3.59 10 LBS 37c
fSWEEET CORN, 6 for... 25c
I CABBAGE, 3 Lbs..10c
LETTUCE, 2 for.25c
CANTALOUPE, Each.23c
PLUMBS, Per Lb.23c
ORANGES, Per Doz.29c
REALEMON LEMON JUKE H^~,
The Pure Juice of 1* Lemon*. 1#-o«. Bottle EQ(8 U/a I t IxVa/LI
Lfebl and Cake-Uke.
SUM-R-AID SOFT DRINK POWDERS ttteh wUh D*“*
For Cooling Delightful Hummer Drink*. Pkg.. 2 25C
ROBB-ROSS GELATIN DESSERT 4pkgs.19c
LEMON CREME SANDWICH COOKIES 33c
★ PREM LUNCHEON MEAT OQa
With Tender Beet Added, 18-oa. tin . Wvy
★ BEANEE WEENEES
Tan Camp’s, aa easy areal, 11-oa. Jar « I y
★ NORTHLAND
DILL PICKLES
Cool as a lake breeze, qi. jar
★ STRAWBERRY
PRESERVES
Suberb. pure, iasly. 12-oz. jar
★ Whole Thr Potatoes 9 »«-» 97*
Winter Talley, Ready Peeled « Cane ■* V
★ Cream Style Cora 9 Bo.* 9K*
More lag Light—Golden ™ Can*
★ MORNING LIGHT
PORK & BEANS OCf
2 No. 2 Vi Cans _ %HA*
★ SUPERB, Yellow Cling, Sliced or Halves
PEACHES AtLf
2 No. 2 Can*_l*Ae
Superb FANCY FRUIT COCKTAIL.3 No. 21 Cans $ 1
SUPERB RED ALASKA SALMON ToT 65c
SALAD BOWL SANDWICH SPREAD 2? 33c
RED DOT POTATO CHiPS, LARGE X 23c
Superb Evaporated MILK.3^ 31c
CHARMIN Toilet Tissue. 4rolls29c
n a n if LO|N r°asts and chops
runiv END CUTSt Lb. 39c
■ mm mm • u. s. inspected for •
mm t ET L your protection
^^k r ARM AND SHOULDER
ROASTS, Lb. . .... 53c
STANDING RIB ROASTS, LB. 63c GROUND BEEF, LB. 45c
TENDER SAVORY SIRLOIN STEAK, LB. 73c
SMOKED BACON JOWLS, LB. . . 23c
BIG AND RING BOLOGNA, Lb-43c
SKINLESS FRANKS. Lb_43c
COUNCIL OAK SPECIAL NO 1 GRADE
SLICED BACON ^S.“T*49*
PRICES FOR JULY 8TH 8c 9TH