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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1950)
Prairieland Talk » - (Continued from page 2.) A happy homemaker of the Atkinson community, a daugh ter of rugged pioneers of Holt county, laid aside the duties of a ranch wife long enough to write to express pleasure over what she reads in Prairieland Talk and other departments of The Frontier. "We are so in need," she wri’es. "of the humor and good down to earth common sense, which you manifest, in the world today." f This lady shares the spirit of the sons and daughters of the pioneers when she says she likes “the interesting articles you write about the old timers, who have been called by death. I’m sure their families must be very grateful to you for yoar kindly interest.” If any word of mine can dry a tear, if it can contribute to the living memory of those who have gone before after a life of toil and sacrifice to leave to this generation the heritage of prairieland I shall be encourag ed to carry on. • • • *3he sat there in a huge cush ioned chair sewing buttons on her husband’s trousers. He and a visitor were in the room as the loquacious lady did most of the talking while she manipu I lated thread and needle. Her visitor — and incidentally her liege lord—were made to under stand that she was running things in that household, took over the pay checks as received, was the family purchasing a gent, in general ran the ranch and about all her mate was use ful for was to do the work and sit up to the table and eat. A humorous twinkle of the eyes and a smile that cracked the as s«m*d austerity of her ample features, some sly winks by mis ter himself and the visitor knew he had witnessed a bit of domes tic comedy in a home where love, glad cooperation and the mutual sharing of life’s burdens and pleasures predominates, a home in which there lingers the melody of the wedding bells af ter the passing of nearly a half century. • • • I saw today a living picture of the tragedy that awaits many. Two old men had occupied quarters together in a nursing home, both past 4 score years of age. Through the passing weeks attachment one to the other had cemented a beautiful friend ship. Now today an ambulance drove up, 2 men came in bear ing a stretcher. One old man was lifted from a bed, placed on the stretcher and carried out to ge taken where he .would rise up again under medical care or die. There were good byes and moist eyes when these 2 old men were separated. The one left behind sat upon ' his bed, lay his head upon a pillow and sobbed unashamed as the kindly mistress and I spoke together of the tragedy of that scene. I promised her I would return to cheer the old boy. • • • In a speech in the senate on August 20, 1949, Sen. Hugh Butler, of Nebraska, said: “This government is no longer a gov ernment of the people, by the people and for the people. It is a government of, by and for the pressure groups.’’ Group pressure is brought to bear irom all quarters; they areafter ap propriations and legislative fa vors for every.hing from school lunch, hog wash, watershed drainage, the hours and wages under legal dictation, the acre age farmers can plant, handouts for this and that to local com munities. Don’t lay the blame all on congress for a 300-billion dollar national debt, but may be it’s time for congress to tell the pressure groups to go jump in the Potomac. * • • So the oldtimers, long since in retirement, are going to be needed back on the job. Here’s one who can ride the cow trails, 'milk the Guernseys, drive a stacker team, wash dishes, dir ect a crew of workmen, drive nails or baby sit, do simple bookkeeping, dig postholes, do about anything that is to be done with type and feed a press, chase down a news story, write a little and can use the 10-dollars-a-day when pay day rolls around. Why, why should that or ganization of men who are do ing as much as any group for improvement of conditions call themselves Lions? The only li ons I have seen were in cages and by no stretch of the imag ination could such beasts be re garded fis fit emblems for such organizations as the Li°ns dufcf CHAMBERS NEWS Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robinson and John Walter, sr., left Sat urday, September 30, for Hol brook where the latter will re main for a visit with his daugh ter and son - in - law, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Houssler, and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson re turned to Lexington where she attended a district garden club meeting on Monday and Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hutton i and daughter moved the first of the week into Mrs. Calhoun’s j house in the west part of Cham bers. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Kol lar and son, who formerly liv ed there, moved Friday into r property on main street fonmer ' ly occupied by Rosa’s cafe. Sunday dinner guests in the Richard Lehmann home were: Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mozel and family, of Orchard; Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Wright and family; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Leh man and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoerle, of Chambers. Ten members of the St- Paul's Lutheran church attended a LWML silver tea held at At kinson Tuesday, September 26. I An inspirational address was given by Rev. Richard Musser, i of Jamison. Rev. Walter Wil kens, an institutional mission ary from Omaha, was the guest speaker. A program was pre sented by the Atkinson congre gation. This was ‘.he annual mission rally of district 7. Kahler-Liedtke Nuptials Read Miss'Hattyann Kahler, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kah ler, f Meadow Grove, exchang vows with Lloyd G. Liedtke, of O’Neeill, son of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Liedtke, of Chambers, in a 9:30 single - ring ceremony Wed nesday morning, September 27, at the Kahler home w'ith Rev. W. C. George, minister of the Methodist church, officiating. Mrs. Kenneth Berg, accom panied by Miss RiV-h Crook, both of Meadow Grove, sang “Because'’ and “Always.” The bride, given in marriage by her father, and the bride groom wore matching tailored Guits of slate blue wool gabar dine. The bride wore black and white accessories and a corsage of pink roses. Miss Darleen Barnes, of At kinson. was maid-of-honor. Her dress was navy blue crepe in a suit style She wfore pink and matching accessories and a cor sage of pink roses. Best man was Robert Ruth er, of Inman. The mothers of the couple wore corsages of white carna lions. A reception for 34 guests was held at the home which was ar ranged with autumn flowers. The table was centered with a cake, baked by the bride’s mother. Heafrtshaped cakes were connected by pink and blue streamers to the center piece of a doll bride and bride groom and pink and blue ast ers. Those assisting were Mes dames Kenneth Berg, Don Bier man, Willis Grant and George Reeg and Miss Margaret Sch midt. After a trip through eastern Nebraska the couple will reside at O’Neill. The bride was graduated fn>m Meadow Grove high school and attended Wayne state teachers’ college for 3V4 years. She spent 2 Vt years In the WAVES and has taught school the past 5 years. The bridegroom was gradu ated from Chambers high school and spent 2 Ms years in the European theater in World War II. He is in business at O'Neill. Out-of-town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Volk, of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. A1 Liedtke, of Cham bers; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ru ther and Bobby, of Inman; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schmidt and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Reeg Jr., and Kathleen, of Mad ison; Mr. and Mrs. August Volk and Mrs. Amelia Volk, of Bat tle Creek; Miss Darlene Barnes, of Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wieting, Mr. and Mrs. Price Scott and Mr and Mrs. Henry Kahler, all of Tilden. Mrs. Willa Schollmeyer New Correspondent— Mrs. Willa Schollmeyer, of Redbird and a northeast Holt county rural schoolteacher, is a new special correspondent for The Frontier. She suceeds Peter More, vet eran Redbird postmaster who has moved to Fairmont. Visits Here— Mrs. E. L. McIntosh, of Mead ow Grove, is visiting her son, William, and family Venetian blinds, prornpl delivery, made to measure metal or wood, all colors—J. M McDonald Co-. O'Neill, lltl Union Buys Hayne Building in Auction PAGE—The blacksmith shop and tools of the late Wilton ‘ vne were sold at auction at Page on Wednesday afternoon, September 27. The Farmers Union Cooper ative store purchased the gal vanized building, which will lo used in connection with the store. Most of the tools w’ere pur chased by out-of-towners. Other Page News The Royal Neighbor Kensing ton met Wednesday afternoon, September 27, with Mrs. Robert Gray. Eleven members were present and 2 guests, Mrs. Ar nold Stewart and Mrs. Elsie Cork. A covered dish luncheon was served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Henry Mi chaelson. Mrs. E. H. Farnsworth was hostess to the Just-a-Mere club Friday afternoon with a 2:30 dessert luncheon. There were 8 members present and 1 guest, Mrs. Archie Treadway, of Yu kon, Okla. Mrs. Archie Treadway, of Yu kon, Okla., came Wednesday, September 27, to visit he^ sister, Mrs. Jennie French, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen spent Sunday at Norfolk visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Foy Clark. Mrs. Anna Smith, of Inman, spent the weekend at the home of her son, Melvin Smith, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Munson Stewart were Sunday dinner guests at the Smith home. Mrs. Kate Fuelberth and son, Henry, were dinner guests Sat urday of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen. They were afternoon callers at the Neil Asher and P. E. Nissen homes and also visit ed their daughter and sister, Mrs. P. E. Nissen, at the Stuart hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorensen and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Soren sen were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Sorensen. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stein berg, Mr. and Mrs. Will Neu bauer and son, Leo, and Miss June Stewart were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes and Miss Viola. Mr. and Mrs. William Soren sen and family and Miss Shirley Sorensen, of Ainsworth, visited Sunday in the Soren Sorensen home. Dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Asher were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Switzer, of O’Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Asher and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Asher and family, of Page. Mr. and Mrs. Delorence Best r~ and children, of Stanton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lar bee Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hansen and Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Hansen were dinner guests Sun day noon of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kelly. In the evening the group enjoyed a lunch at the Larbee Kelly home. Gus Robin and son, Willis, accompanied Lyle, Alva and Paul Robinson, of Lincoln, on a trip in the Black Hills last week. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Kelly took a Guernsey heifer to the Ak-Sar-Ben at Omaha where I it won a blue ribbon. Merwyn French, jr., Richard ! Trowbridge, and Mrs. Soren Sorensen jr., left for Lincoln on I t nday evening. Mrs. Sorensen visited her sister, Mrs. John | Jackson, and family. They re [ turned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Juracek and family, of Star, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Frahm and family and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stewart were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hosick, of Red Cloud, have visited with vir. and Mrs. Dave Bowen. Sun day aJternoon they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder. It was the first time in 40 years the Hosicks and Snyders had i visited. Mrs. Anna Stolle, of Battle Creek, and Mrs. Fred Peterson, of Tilden spent the weekend with Mrs. Alma Tegeler. The la dies are sisters of Mrs. Tegeler. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bend, of Le land, 111., are visiting at the An drew Wettlaufer and A. Bee laert homes. Mrs. Bend is a sis ter of Mrs. Wettlaufer. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hartigan and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stein, berg drove to Columbus las*. Thursday where Mr. Hartigan left for Ft. Lewis, Wash., to en ter service. The Grandmothers’ club sur prised Mrs. Hannas Stevens Wednesday afternoon, Septem ber 27. The self-invited guests brought and served a luncheon. Those present, besides Mrs. Ste vens and her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Darr, were Mesdames Roy Wilson, George Rost, Alma Tegeler, Celia Terrill, Rollie Snell, Theodore Kemper and Amelia Larson. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hartigan were Wednesday evening, Sep tember 27, dinner guests of Ma ry Hartigan and Graydon at In man. The Page Improvement club met with Mrs. Frank Snyder Minday eveing with 15 members present and 1 guest, Mrs. Clar ence Stewart. After the business meeting a social half hour was enjoyed by all with Mrs. Mel vin Lamason as leader. Lunch was served by the hostess. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Les ter Riege November 6. Our Neighborhood club met with Mrs. Gerald Snyder Wed nesday, September 27, with 8 members answering roll call. The afternoon was spent tearing rug rags for the hostess. W. F. FINLEY, ML D. ] OFFICE PHONE: 28 First National Bank Bldg. O'NEILL I * “The Prince of Peace” The Screen’s first great Passion Play . . depicting entirely in beautiful color the story of the Life of Jesus. * "Suffer the little children . . .” MILLER THEATER Atkinson, Nebraska THURSDAY-FRIDAY.. OCTOBER 12-13 I Matinee Thursday, 2:30 p. m.; night showing, 7:30 and 9:30. 1 Admission: 25c and 50c. Please arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of the above scheduled starting time for an interest I ing discussion of the film by a representative from Holly I I "A picture ev,-?ry man, woman and child must see."—Jim § my Fidler. I I "A new motion picture of great interest to all decent peo I pie/'—Bishop Tomlinson. DANCE ! American Legion Ballroom... O’Neill “Where the Big Bands Play” ^ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 FRANK WINDER AND HIS ORCHESTRA Admission $1 Per Person (Tax Incl.) I RASTER’S Spotted Poland China BOAR & GILT SALE To Be Held At NELIGH SALE PAVILION Wednesday, October II Starting 1 P. M. 50 Head of Boars — 10 Head of Gilts • This is a select offering that has been picked out of 160 head sired by ROYAL HEAD, MAJESTIC FLASH. FASHION MODEL, and SPEED JUNIOR. They are the thick, fast-growing, easy-feeding kind, and I hav,3 new blood for every old customer. PETE J. RASTER Clearwater, Nebraska F< l( ITBALL In Carney Park.O’Neill O’NEILL EAGLES VS. CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS Friday, October 6 .. . Kickoff 8 P. M. A dm.: Adults, 50c, Children 25c , * s WE’VE GOT ■ 34,762 SALESMEN l There are 34,762 owners of Kelly Ryan portable farm elevators, and together they make up the world’s largest force of elevator salesmen. Why? . . . Because each enthusiastic user of the Kelly Ryan portable elevator tells his neighbors and friends about its' high performance, low cost, and ease of handling. Others watch the Kelly Ryan elevator owners towing their TRAILAWAY at high way speeds! That means just one thing, — DEMAND! A survey last year by five leading midwest farm magazines showed that 122,994 midwesfern far mers planned to buy a portable farm elevator in 1950. Just as in the past, more of these farmers hope to buy a Kelly Ryan elevator than any other kind. But waif! Because of limited steel supplies and pro duction facilities, some of these farmers may be disappointed. — Only ONE farm in every 180 square miles will be delivered a Kelly Ryan elevator. In other words, only 12 of every 100 elevator buyers can become owners of the Kelly Ryan TRAIL AWAY, the largest selling, most popular elevator in the woild. % Ask one of your Kelly Ryan neighbors, and he'll say; "You can’t afford to waitl" KEllY RYAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY BIAIR, NEBRASKA ft