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When You Have Idle Time Good Idea .
to Enumerate Your Gc:3 Neighbors
Br BLANCHE SPANN PEASE
Birr! It was right cold out here
this morning. It being Saturday
everybody tuned in to the "Voice
of The Frontier” to see what Mr.
flammond had to say about the
weather.
Come Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday at 9:45 out here folks
like to listen in to find out what
are the latest bargains, and who
has died, not to mention the other
items of local news. They are al
ways saying they heard it over
“O’Neill.”
Please, folks, say you heard it
over the “Voice of The Frontier.
The Frontier promotes the broad
casts and is entitled to the credit.
The Frontier has gone a long ways
toward putting O'Neill on the
map. And really, it's grand for
this section of . the country to
have their own radio broadcast.
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She Counts Her Neighbors —
“VY” wins our 3-months sub
scription today.
Dear Blanche:
Now when it comes to pastimes,
what’s yours? Bet you don’t have
time to kill. I have several things
l sneak time to do—one of them
ig writing letters and another
counting all the nice neighbors I
have.
When we moved to our present
home as newlyweds, the couple
across the street had been mar
ried 40 years. She could scarcely
talk English, but we visited al
most every day. I learned many
gardening tricks from her and she
•told many little home remedies
for childrens’ aches which I use
still. I treasure a snapshot I took
of them on their golden wedding
day. Her passing left an empty
| spot in many a day.
Several tenants followed
through the years, some young,
some old. The older ones were
immediately called grandma
and grandpa like the first ones.
Down the block were older peo
ple, too, these we called ma and
grandad. I’ll never forget the
first time I “April fooled” her. It
was so much fun because she
claimed no one could fool her! (
Grandad was a favorite of all the
kids and they called him grandad
much to the chagrin of Fiis own
children.
Another lady across the street
had a way of dropping in often
but not long and she could say
in the nicest way, ‘‘I see you have
a pretty white wash out this nice
day” or "the girls’ prints surely
look bright flapping in the wind."
The nuns live down the street
and we have such nice chats when
go to call on them, I always stay
onger than I intended to, because
[ like to visit, too.
The house sister is interested
in recipes like any homemaker.
When daddy brings home extra
»ame, everyone wants to take
some to sister. She has an extra
lice picture for the occasions.
Another lady 1 meet never
fails to ask how the children
are and to recount some inci
dent how they helped her. One ,
day she even sat in the express
wagon with the groceries they (
offered to haul the last block (
home. Giving her a ride really ]
tickled them and each came ,
skipping back with a cookie. j
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CLAUSONS IN NEW HOME 2 YEARS . . .
Mr.-and Mrs. D. H. Clauson recently celebrated
their 2d anniversary in their new home (above),
located at 808 E. Douglas street. Their home has
5 rooms, bath and a finished basement. There are
3 picture windows — largest in the living room,
looking south; another in the dining room, look
ing south, and a small one in the breakfast nook,
—The Frontier Photo & Engraving
looking east. Living room and dining room are
decorated with eye-rest green and a green tinted
ceiling; one bedroom is blossom pink, the other
coral. Both kitchen and bath are white. Built-in
dressing tables feature the bath on each side of
the lavatory. In finishing the basement the Clau
sons selected an asphalt floor and knotty pine
walls and ceiling.—Photo by John H. McCarville.
Did you ever have children get
your mail for you and worry
bout a letter getting lost? One
lever lady always gives a penny
>xtra for each letter, needless to
ay those leters are counted sev
eral times.
Another neighbor always ad
jure the girls’ dresses and coats,
be they new or made over, so
:hey always want to wear their
lew things to her house to show
ler.
The lady down the street calls
hem in as she gets lonely and
hen they play games while wasti
ng dishes or making beds and
;hen they get to go along down
own or calling with her.
The lady next door Is grandma,
no, and as she lives alone we oft
;n take her a piece of cake or pie.
ier specialty is jelly and often
ve receive a glass to try. She
[ives the girls compliments on
heir housekeeping or baking
vhich encourages them no end.
Up the street lives a lady who
comes calling by telephone be
•ause she can’t walk very well.
She appreciates a ride home from
church or town. The children
never fail to take her a May bas
ket as well as some other older
people.
A grartdmolher up the street
often gives us clothing her grown
children leave .for her to make
quilts. It pleases her so much to
see these made into coats, drffsses
or skirts.
What kind of neighbors do you
have? Dont.’ you think I have
grand ones?
“VY”
(“VY,” the way to have good
neighbors is to be one. I rather
imagine you have carried out all
those little things that make for
jeing good neighbors).
SANDHILL SAL
When a woman tells a clerk she
would like to see a little some
thing in mink, she means herself.
A doctor tells me that when he
sees a girl with large and dreamy
eyes he always wonders if she has
hyroid trouble. Dear me, now
there’s a man who keeps his mind
on his business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stone left
Friday, December 21, to spend the
the holidays in Stillwater and
Ada, Okla., with their parents.
Dut of Old Nebraska . . .
Pioneer Clergy
Labored Hard
The pioneer preachers of old
Nebraska were a hardy group of
rnen who while overcoming primi
tive living conditions labored
hard to overcome the evils they
found on the frontier. Some years
ago Nebraska History, the quar
terly journal of the state histor
ical society, published the auto
liography of Rev. George W.
Barnes, one of the pioneer Baptist
preachers in the territory.
After a short period of travel
ing through southwestern Iowa
for the Sunday School Union,
Reverend Barnes, in 1856, settled
in Florence, the old Mormon out
fitting town which since the or
ganization of Nebraska territory
was experiencing considerable
growth as an “opposition town” to
Omaha.
He built his house with his own
hands, recalling in his autobio
graphy that the cottonwood
boards used in the floor shrank so
much that it was necessary to
wait for same time before they
could be nailed down, and that
even then they warped further,
naking it necessary to fill in the
racks.
Services the first year were
held in a vacant house, shared
with the Presbyterians. Reverend
Barnes described the house thus:
It stood on a hill side, on
upright sticks, one side near
the ground, the other, two feet
above, giving full sweep for the
wind under. Not finished in
side, the clapboarding warped
so as to insure full ventilation;
the floor laid of green elm had
shrunk, leaving seams half an
inch wide; this covered with
Kentucky jean which was
laughed at by the winds as they
lifted it in rolling waves from
the floor."
The next year, Rev. Barnes had
Cuming City, then a rather active
budding metropolis, now but a
ghost town in Washington county,
as an added responsibility.
In 1858, Reverend Barnes took
part in the organization meeting
of the Baptist Association at Ne
braska City, and was regularly
ordained as a Baptist minister
during the proceedings.
Florence failed to progress as
her early residents had hoped,
and in the spring of 1859 Rever
end Barnes moved to Omaha to
organize a Baptist church in the
territory’s metropolis. Raving or
ganized a church, he set about
securing a church edifice. As had
been true with his home in Flor
ence, Reverend Barnes built the
first Baptist church in Omaha
largely with his own hands. It
was not a very imposing struc
ture. A frame building 20x32, it
was plastered with muslin and
papered.
There was little to eneourage
he pioneer minister. As Rever
*nd Barnes wrote, “The histoi^ of '
he Baptist cause in the territory
vas one of hard struggle and
small advance during these early
years.” Nevertheless, when he
esigned his mission commission
n 1862 and returned east he had
lelped lay the foundations for the
subsequent growth of the denomi
nation.
fule Party at
Jchmidl Home —
A Christmas dinner party was
held at the home of Mrs. John
Schmidt and son. Andrew, on
Sunday, December 23, with 3 sons
and 2 daughters, all the grand
children, and Mrs. Schmidt’s 3
brothers present. They were Pete,
Ed and Raymond Dohm, (Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Bausch and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Estel Thomas and
daughter, Joseph Schmidt, all of
O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Schmidt and family, of Atkinson;
Jerry and Bonnie Schmidt, of
Fremont.
Those who were not able to at
tend were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Schmidt, of Fremont; Miss Ella
Rita Schmidt, of Omaha; and
John Schmidt in the navy, his
whereabouts at present is un
known.
Gifts were exchanged follow
ing the dinner.
Mrs. Tess Murray was a guest
at the Schmidt home in the eve
ning.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Strong en
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ertainedothe following at dinner
n Christmas day: Mr. and Mrs
Francis Evans and family, of Mon
arch, Mont., Miss Helen Evans, of
Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Peterson and family. ,
Mrs. Rose Davey, of Valentine,
and Mrs. Stanley Anderson went
to Lincoln and Omaha on Tues
day, December 18.
Christmas dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Adam
son were Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Adamson, of Ogalalla, and Mrs.
I Mae Brinker and Bill and Cor
I ine, of Butte.
James Adtkinson went to
Creighton, to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
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WOMEN'S
WINTER COATS
Now. 18.00,20.00,26.00
MEN’S PILE LINED MOULTON COLLAR
STORM COATS
Now.. 20.00 - 33.00
MEN'S WOOL PLAID ZIPPER FRONT
COSSACKS
Now.475
MEN'S SANFORIZED PLAID
FLANNEL SHIRTS
Now.1.98
BOYS' WOOL PLAID ZIPPER FRONT
COSSACK
8-18.3.75
BOYS' ZIPPER FRONT
SATIN COSSACKS
10-18 Now...7.00
BOYS'
SHEEPSKIN COATS
Now.. 9.00
(COMPLETE STOCK WOMEN'S
SATIN ROBES
Now.444
GIRLS' BROKEN SIZES
CHENILLE ROBES
Now.2.65
BOYS'
SWEAT SHIRTS
Now...125
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JR. BOYS' SATIN OR GABARDINE
ZIPPER FRONT
JACKETS
Now.5.00 6.00
JR. BOYS' WOOL PLAID COSSACK
ZIPPER FRONT
JACKETS
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WINTER COATS
Now_8.00 -10.00
CLEAN-UP WOMEN'S
BETTER DRESSES
Now...400 - 6.00
WINTER
MILLINERY
Now.1.00 - 2.00
BOYS'
CORDUROY PANTS
Asst. Colors.3.00
BOYS' ASS'T. COLORS i
WOOL PLAID MACKINAWS
8-18..7.00
COMPLETE STOCK MEN'S
WOOL PLAID MACKINAWS
Now.10.00
GIRLS BUTTON FRONT
ALL WOOL SWEATERS
Now_3.00
COMPLETE STOCK WOMEN'S
CHENILLE ROBES
Now.444
GIRLS'
FLANNEL PAJAMAS ^
Now.2.00
CHILDREN'S
KNIT SLEEPERS
With Feet
Now...1.00
INFANTS'
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