Out of Old Nebraska . , .
Corn First Crop
For Early Settlers
By JAMES OLSON
Superintendent
Nebraska Historical Society
Corn, Nebraska's leading
crop, was likewise the first
crop planted by most of Nebras
ka’s early pioneer settlers.
During the first year on his
new farm, the settlers usually
contented himself with raising
sod corn- The process was rela-1
tively simple and was well
adapted to conditions found in
Nebraska. The sod was broken,
then the corn was planted by
dropping the kernels into holes
cut with an axe. Barring serious
drouth, the planting was al
most sure to produce a yield,
and with little or no cultiva
tion.
The second year, the sod was
backset and the crop was often
checked. To do this, a device
resembling a sled was dragged
both ways across the field, with
the corn being planted at the
intersections of the small fur
rows made in this way.
During the 1860s and early
’70s, most of the actual plant
ing was done by hand. Stories
are told of boys and girls walk- [
ing along and diggin their bare
toes into the moist earth, drop
ping three or four kernels at
each intersection.
With praallcq, they could
walk along at e steady gait,
dropping the kernels swiftly
and accurately. The "drop
pen" would be followed by
men with light hoes cover
ing each h&l.
The earliest planters used
were the hand planters. These
wre carried and used like a
cane, and while they were ad
vertised as a labor saving de
vice (as indeed they were) they
still necessitated marking the
field both ways
With the coming of the mec
hanical planter, farm ers need
ed only to mark their fields
one way. The “rotary drop”
planter was used in a limited
way in the late seventies. It
required two men to operate,
and th man who worked the
lever needed to possess consid
erable skill if the field was to
b proprly checked. As a result,
the few available frequently
were hired out to those who!
did not own the machine
The wire check - rower made .
it* appearance in Nebraska in
the early ’80s. This probab
ly was the most important step
in the evolution of the modern
planter.
Listers were placed on the
market in the early ’90s.:
although thy did not come into
general use in Nebraska until
about the turn of the century.
Return from Hills —
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kratoch
vil, of Osmond, visited recently j
with Mr. and Mrs. Willard,
Naprstek. They were returning
from a vacation in the Black
Hills, S. D.
O'NEILL NEWS
Edward Quinn, jr., of Council
Bluffs, la., ainved in O’Neill
Friday, June 16, and spent un
til Monday visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs, E. F. Quinn. Mrs.
i^unn and baby, who had been
*otic dcvtitfi aays, ns
turned home with him. Mrs.
Kay Verzal, of Atkinson, ac
companied them for a few days’
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown and
daughter, Janice, of Valentine,
visited Saturday, June 17, with
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Putnam and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Walter
and children visited Sunday,
June 18, wuth Mr. Walter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wal
ter, of Clearwater.
Mavis Spry visited Thursday
and Friday, June 15 and 16,
with Iris Carpenter, of Page.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parkins
visited in Omaha over the
weekend.
Mrs. Harold Young returned
home Thursday, June 15, from
Lincoln where she went to visit j
her daughter, Mrs. Hugh Bryan,
ind to make the acquaintance
>f her new granddaughter. The !
1’he Bryans now have 3 daugh- ;
ers. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wade j
ind children, Stevie and Cam
lie, of Venango, drove Mrs.
ifoung home and will remain
:or a 2 week’s visit. Mrs. Wade
is also a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Young.
wir. ana mrs. noger nosen
Lrans, of Dorsey, visited Sun
Jay, June 18, with Mr. and Mrs. |
C. E. Worth and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Davis
attended their niece’s wedding
in Clarinda, la., recently.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wett
laufer, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Woods, of Page, drove to Sioux
City Sunday, June 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yarnell
and family spent Sunday, June
18, in Valentine.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Classen
and daughter, Patty Clare, of
Chicago, IU., came Thursday,
June 15, to visit her mother,
Mrs. M. R. Sullivan, and broth
er and wife, Mr. and Mrs. C. V.
Sullivan. Mr. Classen returned
to Chicago Monday but Mrs.
Classen and baby will remain
for a longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Soukup
visited Sunday, June 18, with
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bates.
Mrs. John Cuddy and child
ren, of Sioux Falls, S. D., ar- |
rived Monday, June 12, for a
visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. F. Stanton, and Eileen.
Mr. Cuddy came Friday, June
16. and they all returned to
Sioux Falls on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Napr
stek and daughter visited Sun
day, June 18, in Creighton.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Howard
and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sou
kup were guests of Mr. and
Mrs, Elmer Reddick, of Wood
Lake, on Monday and Tuesday,
June 12 and 13.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cava
naugh, jr., and son are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har
ry McKamy, in Arkansas. They
will be gone for 2 weeks.
Mr and Mrs. C. L. Brady, jr.,
entertained at Sunday, June 18,
dinner Mrs Fred Wickhaus and
her mother, Mrs. Emma Carson,
both of Lincoln.
Mrs. Paul Tallon and son,
Mike, of Omaha, are visiting
her parents, Dr. and Mrs. O. W.
French. Mr Tallon came for
the June 17-18 weekend.
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HOSPITAL NOTES
SACRED HEART (Lynch
Tonsilectomies performed at
the Sacred Heart hospital last
week were: Michael Marx, 5, of
Spencer, June 13; Leona Davis,
Of Butte, June 12; Sharon and j
Charlotte Davis, of Naper, June
12; Marvin Charles Prokop, of '
Spencer, June 9.'
Mrs. Walter Tschirren, of Nio
brara, maternity case, condition
unchanged, entered June 13; I
Mrs. Virgil Hubby, of O’Neill, 1
entered June 13, operation, “sat
isfactory”; Mrs. Harvey Scott,
of Verdel, surgery, June 13;
Mrs. Arthur Stewart, of Lynch,
entered June 12, for surgery.
Edith Elaine Guthmiller, of
Anoka, medical case, “improv
ed”; Stephanie Anna Hargens,
of Spencer, medical case, “good”;
L. L. Keeler, of Anoka, medical
case, June 11, “improved”; Mrs.
Gordon Keller, of Spencer, ma
jor surgery, “good.”
' STUART COMMUNITY
Admissions: June 12 — Mrs.
James Jardee, of Stuart. 13 —
Dolor is Miller, of Dustin, min
or surgery. 14 — Anne Lynn
Mueller, of Stuart, minor sui
gery; James Murphy, of Stuart,
minor surgery; Sophia Murphy,
of Stuart, minor surgery. 17—
Michael Batenhorst, of Stuart,
minor surgery; Frank Root, of
Stuart, medical, “fairly good.”
Dismissals: June 12 — Mrs.
Jennie Milner, of Atkinson. 11
—Mrs. Leonard Olberding and
daughter, of Stuart; Mrs. Walter
Kaup and daughter, of Stuart;
Doloris Miller, of Dustin. 15—
Anne Lynn Mueller, of Stuart;!
James Murphy, of Stuart; So
phia Murphy, of Stuart. 17 —
Mrs. James Jardee and son, of
Stuart.
Still in hospital: Mrs. Lola
Humrick, of Stuart, medical,
condition "fair."
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
QUESTIONS
1. Where is the world’s larg
est artificial lake?
2. How many women have
been members of the Presiden- |
tial Cabinets in the U. S.?
3. Who was the last major j
league pitcher to win 30 games
in a season?
4. Where and when was day
light savings time first used”
5. Where is the geographical
enter of the United States?
ANSWERS
1. Lake of the Ozarks, in cen
tral Missouri.
2. One—Francis Perkins, sec
retary of labor from 1933 to
1945.
3. Dizzy Dean, in 1934.
4. Germany, in 1916.
5. Smith county, Kans.
O’NEILL NEWS
Mrs. Mabel Rice, a missionary
from Africa, was a guest of Mrs.
Carrie Borg from Saturday un
trf Tuesday, June 17 to 20. She
was here for the Wesleyan
Methodist camp meeting.
Miss Mary Louise Birming
ham, of Chicago, 111., arrived
Saturday, June 17, to spend this
week with with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Enright ;
and family plan to leave today
(Thursday) for Vancouver,
Wash., where they will visit
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bauld, jr.,
and family and Mr. and Mrs. I
Gary Wrede. Donald Wrede,
who has been staying with the
Enrights, will go with them to
join his parents.
n nouseguesi mis wew oi
Edward Campbell’s was John
Wachter, of Omaha.
Mrs. Frank Froelich is visit
ing her son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Wanser,
of Holly Springs, la.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlin
son and Mr. and Mrs. James
Coventry and son. Bill, of In
man, were dinner guests Fath
er’s day at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Turner, of Cham
bers.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Phalin
and sons, Michael and Larry,
arrived Friday, June 16, for a
visit with his mother, Mrs.
Frank Phalin and his uncle, Dr.
W. F. Finley. The Phalins are
moving from St. Petersburg,
Fla., to Freeport, 111.
Little Cheryl Rothchild, of
Atkinson, stayed with the Ar- j
thur Dexters while her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Garold Rotchild,
were in Norfolk Friday after
noon, June 16.
Among me guests at tne nome
of Mr. and Mrs., M. J. Golden
attending the golf tournament
were: Mrs. W. P. Wagner and
daughter, Janet, their daughter,
Miss Maxine Golden, her house
guest, Richard Owens, all of
Omaha; C. C. Golden, of Ches
hire, Conn., and Dr. and Mrs.
Harry Williams and son, Rob
ert, of Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Layton, of
Grand Island, visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Loy,
for the June 17-18 weekend.
Mrs. Carl Lorenz returned
Thursday, June 15, after having
taken care of her mother, Mrs
Walter Spangler, for 4 days.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Har
ley and daughter, of Atkinson,
visitbd her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Beckwith Monday,
June 19. Don Beckwith, who is
working in Atkinson, came
down to visit his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes,
of Norfolk, were here for the
golf tournament.
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LYNCH NEWS
Henry Maly, of Spencer, spent
a week recently w i t h his
daughter, Mrs. Joe Slechta, sr.
Jerry Sixta and Mr. and Mrs
Art Vesely were in Omaha,
Monday, May 29.
Marian J. Kalkowski was a
6 o’clock diner guest recently
at the Herman Schochenmaier
home in Bones.eel, S. D.
Mrs. Thomas Courtney, sr.,
accompanied her daughter, Mrs.
Milton Serk, and family Tues
day. May 30, to their home in
California for an extended vis
it there. The Serks had visited
here at Spencer for 2 weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Keim left
for their home in Lincoln re
cently. Bud was assisted in in
stalling the large scale at the
Farmers Union station and Mrs.
Keim assisted her mother with
housecleaning during their stay
The Dick and Gene Ross fam
ilies. of Norfolk, visited Lynch
relatives and friends Memorial
week
Mr and Mrs. George Kolund
and baby were recent vis
itors at the Clarence Kolund
home.
INMAN NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilligan,
of Sioux City and Mr. and Mrs.
Neal Chase, of Sheldon, la.,
were visitors in the home of
Joe and Bea Gallagher recent
ly.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pichler
and Larry and Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Pichler and son, of
Grand Island, spent Memorial
day at Chambers. The Harvey
Pichlers were guests of Her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Dal
legge, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore and
son, LeRoy, spent Tuesday, May
30, in Gregory, S. D., visiting
Mrs. Moore’s mother, Mrs. C.
Zimbelman. They also attended
Memorial services at Gregory.
The Harmony club met Tues- ;
lay, June 6, with Mrs. Don Lu
ben for a regular meeting.
The RNA met Wednesday
afternoon. June 7, with Mrs.
Minnie Miller.
Mrs. Joseph Coon and daugh
ter, Doris May, spent a few days
n Ewing recently visiting her
mother, Mrs. Spangler.
^ Mrs. Alice Bridges and Mrs.
3uy Cole, of Emmet, attended
the wedding of the daughter of
VIr. and Mrs. Fred Lindahl and
niece of Mrs. Harry Vogt in
rilden Sunday, June 18.
O NEILL LOCALS
June 17-18 weekend guests at
the Virgil L. Laursen home were
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Carr and
Debra, of South Sioux City and
I Mr. and Mrs. Merle Ellis and
;ons, of Sioux City.
Mrs. Edward L. O’Donnell and
her mother, Mrs. P. J. Biglin
and Miss Marie Biglin, who is
visiting them from Salt Lake
City, Utah, left Tuesday, June
20, to visit Mr. O’Donnell in
Salina, Kans. Miss Biglin ar
rived Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Harty
of Scottsbluff, visited Sunday
and Monday, June 19 and 20, at
the homes of their parents, Mrs.
W. H. Harty and Mr. and Mrs
Simon Bosn. They attended the
golf tournament.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Plank, of
Spearfish, S. D., arrived Wed
nesday, June 14, for a visit un
til Monday, June 19, with Mrs.
Plank’s sister, Mrs. D. H. Clau
son, and Mr. Clauson.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalena,
of Table Rock, were Thursday,
June 15, overnight guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. O.'
Johnson.
• Mr. and Mrs. Russell Huston
were callers Monday, June IS,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd E. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gillespie
entertained his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. G. Gillespie, and her
mother, Mrs. E. J. Eby, and Bob,
at dinner Father’s day.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dexter
and Jerry spent Father’s day at
the Raymond Bly home in Ame
lia. The dinner honored all the
fathers, including Edward Dex
ter. Jerry went home for a week
with the Edward Dexters to be
with his brothers, who are
spending the summer there.
Mrs. Virgil L. Laursen and
children left Wednesday, June
21, for- Allen where they will
spend the rest of the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs My
ron Ellis. Mr. Laursen, A. W.
Carroll and Marvin Johnson
left Wednesday for a fishing
trip in Minnesota.
Claude Johnson, of Sioux
Falls, S. D., spent the June 17
18 weekend with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lorenz
returned Saturday, June 17,
from a 10-day trip to the Ozarks
in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Lorenz, his parents, took care
of the children and the ranch
while they were gone.
EWING NEWS ’
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gibson
went to Neligh Sunday after
noon, June 18, to attend the
wedding of their minister, Rev.
Orin Dyer, of the Church of
Christ, to Miss Shirley White,
of Norfolk.
On Sunday, June 18, Mr and
Mrs. Stanley Rickert and famj
ily entertained the following
guests at their home in honor
of Father’s day: Mr. and Mrs.
Z. H. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Duane
Jensen and baby, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Napier, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Jensen and sons, Dear.na
Emsick, Mr. and Mrs. Webb
Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Harpster, and Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Fry.
Mr. an<* Mrs. Eldred Fry, of
McPherson, Kans., were over
night guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Rickert and family on
Saturday, June 17.
Teachers In *
Final Meeting—
Fred Dale, instructor from
Wayne State Teachers’ college,
Saturday, June 17, conducted
the final meeting with the Holt
county teachers who recently
returned from the conducted
tour of Nebraska The session»
was held at the O'Neill public
school.
HOLT COUNTY
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
Rural pupils who will need
and are eligible for free high
school tuition should make ap
plication for such tuition on or
before July 1. — By Elja Me-j
Cullough, county superintend
ent.
Shower Honorees—
PAGE — Our Neighborhood
club held a shower at the Hen
ry Hesse home for Mr. and Mrs.
Darrell Hesse. They received
many gifts. The young couple
is residing on the Willis Rus
sell farm
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Paul D. Hartigan, 20, of In
man, and Naomi J. Steinber,
20, of Page, June 19.
Hugh L. Nini, 21, of Beau
mont Tex., and Helen M. Stur
baum, 21, of Ewing, June 17.
Mrs. Mabel Shube and daugh. *
ter, Elvira, of Page, visited Mrs.
William G. Kraft Tuesday, June
, 20.
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