Prairieland Talk
^ (Continued from page 2.)
What is believed to have been j
the first harvesting machine in
troduced to Holt county prairies i
was the one owned by John ,
Donneley, who with his family,
became citizens of the Atkinson
community in 1882. Previous to
his introduction as a Holt coun
ty pioneer, Donneley was oper
ating a street car at Port Huron,
Mich. Peter Edison, a brother
of Thomas A., the noted wizard
of invention being the street car
magnate for wrhom he worked.
The reaper, as those early har
vesting machines that replaced
the old hand cradle were then
t known, was something of a curi
osity to homestead kids and
adults as well.
The machine cut the gram,
laying it out in bunches that
were bound into bundles by
hand by a crew of men follow
ing the machine. The bundles
were gathered into shocks and
later run through a red and
ominous looking threshing
machine that was the annual
big event and fascinating ex
hibition for youthful spectat
ors.
' It was slow compared to pres
t cnt methocfs of harvesting, but
there’was hardly a kernel of
grain lost, which can’t be said of
the present “harvester” method.
The Donneleys were not only
first to introduce machinery in
to homestead life, but Mrs. Don
neley was about the first to
bring into the sick room any
thing like scientific methods in
the care of afflicted prairie
dwellers.
She became the ministering
angel for the sick far and
near. Her qualifications as a
nurse made of the Donneley
home a primitive hospital.
On an occasion 2 nearly starv
ed wayfarers found their way
into this home and were restor
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ed to normal vigor. They had
eaten nothing for days but some
raw meat from a dead antelope.
After contributing to the taming
of a Nebraska wdlderness, Mrs.
Donneley spent her last days in
the then new state of Oklahoma.
• • •
It was a vivid picture. A man
lay full length face down upon
the sidewalk, the law standing
over him and a doctor counting
the slowly ebbing heart beats.
One leg of the fallen man cov
ered the edge of an open man
nole through which he sought to
escape 2 Chicago, 111., police. He
w’as shot down—just another en
try of a dead burglar. Maybe
tie was, maybe not.
In a city wtiere if you are
caught penniless and reach
somewhere for a loaf you go
dowm when a smoking gun barks,
f ou iook at the picture as print
ed; think, poor fellow! Turn to
another page.
What brought that man in the
way of a policeman’s bullet
could be anything but a lovely
story. Somewhere along the way
his guiding star sank below the
horizon of human effort to
maintain the level of honored
industry and social standing.
Yes, poor fellow! But was it
not the thief on the cross who
was promised a place in Para
dise, not the Roman soldier with
the spear in hand, not the
sneering priest?
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Officials of a hospital out
at Scottsbiuff report as a grat
ifying success the plan adopt
ed whereby patients may pay
for hospital care over a period
of months by installment pay
ments. Out there you can pay
for your virus assaults on the
budget arrangement. Let the
idea spread.
• * •
If you go to work for an in
dividual or corporation you do
the thing you are put at as the
one who pays you wants it done.
There are public officials who
have yet to learn that they are
the servants, not the master. A
bit of paving up the street has
remained unfinished all sum
mer because the street bosses
wanted it their way, not the
way the people who use it and
who pay for it want the job
done.
• * *
A Nebraska national guard
band has been taken for duty
in Korea. I don’t know just what
the “duty” of horn blowers
might be in knocking over the
enemy other than to furnish the
marching music for the men up
on whose accurate aim it all de
pends.
Hear Reports on
WSCS, WCTU Meets I
PAGE — The WSCS met on
Thursday afternoon, September
21, at the Methodist church
basement. In the absence of the
nresident, Mrs. Edgar Stauffer,
Mrs. H. S. Harper had charge of
the meeting and also of the de
votionals. Mrs. Dora Townsend
was pianist. Mesdames M. G.
French, C. E. Wilcox and R. L.
Heiss gave reports on the WSCS
meeting at Norfolk which they
had attended the previous Fri
day.
Mrs. Dora Townsend reported
on the WCTU convention she
had attended at Denver, Colo.
Members of the social commit
tee, Mesdames R. L. Heiss, M. G.
French, Jesse Kelly and Her
bert Steinberg, were hostesses.
Other Page News
The Bid or Bye bridge club ;
met with Mrs. Will Simmons |
Wednesday afternoon, Septem
ber 20. Mrs. Gerald Lamason
held high score and Mrs. Ken
neth Braddock Won the all cut.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parks and
family, of Creighton, spent Sun
day at the home of the former's
Darents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller
and son, Glen, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. Miller’s father,
N. G. Miller.
Miss Marie Heiss, of Hastings,
spent the weekend at the Leon
ard Heiss home.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Kelly
have rented the Leslie Lamason
farm and will take possession as
soon as Mr. and Mrs. Lamason
move to their home in Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Snyder, of
Norfolk, were dinner guests on
Monday of Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
French. , w ,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Masden
and family, of Wagner, S. D
were dinner guests Sunday ol
Mr and Mrs. Homer Rutherford.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Summers
and family and Mrs. Emma Can
aday were afternoon visitors.
Mrs. Hannah Stevens, Mrs.
Blanche Darr, Mrs. Evelyn Gray
and Mrs. Nona Bedford were
Sunday dinner guests of Miss
Maude Martin.
Wayne Lampshire, of Lincoln,
spent Saturday and Sunday
wi h his grandparents, Mr. ana
Mrs. J. R. Russell.
Mrs. Anna Smith and Ernest
Trowbridge, of Inman, Mr. and
Mrs. Munson Stewart and Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Smith and Lin
da had a picnic supper at the
club grounds Monday evening
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A no-host supper was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mel
vin Smith Thursday evening for
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart and
son, Duane, of Corte Madero,
Calif., who left for their home
Friday. Others attending were
Mr. and Mrs. Munson Stewart,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stewart,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart and
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stewart
and son, Loren.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Duncan,
of Rapid City, S. D., spent Sun
day night with Mr. and Mrs.
Larbee Kelly. They* were re
turning to their home from Pil
ger where they had spent a- few
days with Mr. and Mrs. John
Burtwhistle, Mrs. Burtwhistle
is recovering from her recent
illness. Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Dun
can and Mrs. Burtwhistle are
sisters.
7 Holt Men
Are Volunteers
Sgt. James R. Lyons, of the
Army & Air Force recruiting sta
tion at O’Neill, reports the fol
lowing enlistments from the O’
Neill area for the past month,
including 7 Holt county men:
For Air Force: William B.
Baker, of Burton; James L. Col
burn, of Valentine; John J. Vej
voda of Verdigre; Wendell E.
Peterson, of Elgin; Kirk A.
Bolts, of Orchard; Payne M,
Bogardus, of Long Pine; Roger
B. Dye, of O’Neill; Lawrence E.
Ernesti, of Ewing; Donald R.
Rossenbaeh, of Norden: Edward
E. Cavanaugh, of O’Neill; Don
ald W. Taylor, of Ainsworth;
Fred W. Osenbaugh, of O’Neill;
Frederick J. Blosh, of Long
Pine; Donald A. Nasland, of
Page; Curtis H. Young, of Val
entine; Donald F. Kratovil, of
Verdigre; Halaire F. Nollette,
jr., of Valentine; Allyn K. Ras
mussen, of Brunswick; Donald
A Hoof, of Woodlake; Clair F.
Gard, of Elgin; Raymond J.
Schmit, of Atkinson; LaRone
Asmusson (WAF), of Neligh;
Stanley L. Hoschouer, of Ains
worth;' James If. Parks, of Page;
and Charles E. Tienken, of
Butte.
These men and women went
to Lackland Air Force base, San
Antonio, Tex., for further pro
cesing, reassignment and train
ing.
For Armored Corps: John M.
Connors, of Valentine; Chester
E Bair, of Bassett.
For Artillery Corps: Harold
s'. Winkler, of O’Neill.
For Engineer Corps: Allen R.
Funrer, of Naper.
Fuhrer went to Ft. Riley, .
Kans., for further processing I
and training.
Sergeant Lyons stated that j
anyone enlisting can select any
one of the following branches:
Engineers, artillery, armored,
infanty, airborne or air force. |
And an ex-GI may select prac
tically any branch of the ser
vice he wishes.
Vet Farmerettes
Plan a Booth—
Seven members of the Vets
Karmeret.es met at the O'Neill
high school on Monday evening,
September 18. A motion was
carried to have a booth at the
women’s achiemement day on
October 26, with the floor cover
ing lesson to be exhibited.
Family night was announced
for October 5 and the date for
the “Meat Cooking” lesson will
be set at that time.
It w’as decided that the meet
ing date of the Vets Farmerettes
would be on the second vets'
training class night of the
month.
The following officers were
elected: President— Mrs. Boyd
Boelter; vice-president — Mrs.
Louis Bartos; secretary and
news reporter—Mrs. Lee Fink.
Following the business meet
ing, Mrs. Berl Damkroger pre
sented a lesson on “The Art of
Color and Personal Appear
ance.”
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Pep Club Awaits
New Uniforms
!
—
EWING—Students of the Ew
ing high school held class meet
ings on Monday, September 18,
for the purpose of organization.
Presidents of the classes are:
Seniors—Sally Christon; jun
iors—Nick Sojka; sophomores —
Marcia Gibson; freshmen—Tom
my Christon.
The newly organized Pep
club, 40 strong, under the lead
ership of their sponsor, Miss
Genevieve Vandersnick, elected
officers as follows: President— !
Sally Christon; cheerleaders —
Marian Harris, Marcia Gibson, i
Jackie Mosel and Marilyn Vari
lek. They are attending all foot
ball games to support the Ti
gers. Members of the club are
looking forward to receiving
their new uniforms by the first
home game.
The Frontier for prompt de
liveries of quality printing.
Odd Lookers
Are Frosh—
STUART—Those odd-lookmg
people on the streets of Stuart
peiple on the streets of Stuart
Monday morning, September 25,
were just the freshmen trying to
satisfy the whims of the sopho
mores in the annual initiation.
A party was held at the audi
torium in the evening for the
entire high school and faculty.
Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson return
ed Tuesday, September 19, from
a 5 weeks visit in Billings,
Mont., Sidney and North Platte.
In Billings she visited her sister,
Mrs. Elma Kramer; at the other
points she visited relatives.
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