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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1952)
Prairieland Talk — Oldtime Holt Printer Coined Word Blizzard’ Now Used World Over * By ROMAINE SAUNDER* /fit LINCOLN— There are a few patriots left in Holt county who will recall the terrible day 64 years back on the scroll of time this coming Saturday. To memorialize a weather event i s something out of the ordi nary but Ne braska has at least one Janu ary 12 blizzard club, function ing in Lincoln. Though I per sonally escaped Romaine by a hair’s Saunders breadth from being a silent victim of that raging day, I have not been identified with a club in whose gatherings the stories of suffering and death are retold. I think it was that storm which inspired O. C. Bates, an oldtime printer around O'Neill and Atkinson, to coin a word as he sat on a stool at a case of type and from his own fertile brain without the customary "copy" spiked up the type for a classic story of the storm in which for the first time appear ed the word "bliziard." The story has been forgotten, covered with the rubbish of such literature as “Prairieland Talk,” but the one word lives on. And who witnessed or became envel- . oped in that avalanche of snow apd wind and lived to tell the ‘ story could have come up with a ‘ better combination of letters to name it than “blizzard”? Bates lies in an unknown, un marked grave in Atkinson or Stu art but his word lives on to tell the story of snow and winds the world over. • • • Under a camouflage of alluring public service, while there is a thin dime in the public store I house, the busybodies will be af j ter it. A group of dentists are I pushing for a program to dope | the water supply in Lincoln with an organic poison known as flour - j ine, a byproduct of aluminum that tests have proven to be death to living things in the Gulf of Mex ico and one inland small body of water. Without producing any evi dence the knights of the tooth ache say the fluorine added to drinking water is beneficial to kids’ teeth, promoting the growth of healthy, even and shining white mouth equipment. A standard medical work says the opposite of the dentists’ claims is the result. The waters of Ne braska, pure nectar of the sands, are the best to be found any where. The program for doping Lincoln waters meets with plenty of opposition. Whether the brewers and soft drink production centers have a hand in this move to encourage more consumption of their pro duct has not been disclosed. That dentists are promoting a thing that would put their business on the rocks is a new thing in hu manitarian endeavor. Well, why not add a little DDT to put the mosquitos out of busi less and a liberal does of whisky to protect us from snake bite? * • • For strangling his wife, and tilling his 3 daughters by burn ng the trailer house they called >ome, a 27-year-old Nebraskan >aid the penalty for his fourfold rime on the gallows at the Kan sas state prison. . . Mr. Griswold, oack from a winter visit to Mex ico, is getting steamed up for a vigorous campaign for the U.S. senate short term. . . Holt county democrats are alloted 5 delegates to get in on the state convention ! in Omaha February 5. The county 1 convention to name these 5 dele gates is called by the state chair man for January 26. Come on, fellows, it’s a little discouraging, but make a showing at your con vention. . . Senator Butler has re turned to Washington to he on band for the second session of the 32d congress. His candidacy for •enomination is "in the hands of lis friends.” • • • This morning there lay upon prairieland a robe of celestial white. Trees and bushes and hedge rows were dusted with the purity of fallen snow unmarred by the hand of man, a winter scene of transcending beauty giv en only to those who live where snow and frost and ice are na ture’s contribution for the welfare of mankind. What the heavens drop upon the earth in the winter season does more to renew fertil ity of the soil than the conserva tionists can accomplish in a hun dred years. Oh yes, it requires some back-bendinr snow shovel ing, but why let that mar the charm of a lovely landscape? • • • Julius Caesar led the Roman legions in 500 battles, took over 1,000 cities and was responsible for the slaughter of 1,192,000 killed in battle. He himself was cut down by the daggers of treachery. Caesar's nephew, Caesar Augustus, took over trouble Rome and gave the world sovereigns lessons in tax gathering. A new breed of Au gustus Caesar has sprung up that makes the ancient tax col lectors appear as pikers. • • * Anything Homer S. Cummins j accomplished as a member of the Roosevelt cabinet may have been forgotten, but not what he said when state’s attorney in New York in a case wherein a defense less fellow was charged with J shooting a priest who was walk ing on the street in his parish town. “It is just as irqportent,” Cummings said, “for a state’s at torney to use the great powers of his office to protect the innocent as it is to convict the guilty.” His investigation in the trial of the ac cused resulted asking for the dis missal of the charges. The record of that trial is now required study in law schools. • * • Coaches making up the swank passenger train now take on their human freight through side op enings like cattle cars. And we’ll not be surprised if a 20-thousand dollar aristocrat from one of those stock shows, curried and groomed and the red hair cover ing an ample hide waved and curled like a lady stepping out of a beauty parlor, would be led by a silver-trimmed halter and put aboard one of these new creations that travel the rails. * • • Now it turns up that it was a Jewish rabbi that ousted the Pen dergast crowd down at Kansas City in the notorious 30’s. That was not the first instance of a Jew turning over the established order of society. It was a Jew o\ he tribe of Benjamin who turned he Greek and Roman worlds “up- 1 ?ide down.” And was it not a : Jewess of the tribe of Judah who : tave birth to the babe whose ad- , vent so recently has been ob served. a babe destined to change the thinking of mankind? Are there any newspaper guys out of a job? Maybe Governor Val has something for you. Another editor has just been corraled for service in and out of the state house. And Nebraskans now have the assurance of the protection of a guardian agency with an able newspaper man to head the civil defense setup. The next best qualified to an editor for such a job I would say try an army brass. * * • Flour is put up in 10-pound bags now and sells at the rate of $10 per 100 pounds, which Holt county bread makers once got at Bill Nollkamper’s mill out on the Eagle for $2. INMAN NEWS Nels Christensen, of Ewing, was a visitor in Inman Monday. Mrs. James Coventry entertain ed a group of girls Thursday eve ning a. ta birthday supper in hon or of her daughter, Kay. who was 13-years-old on that day. Games furnished the entertainment and Kay received many gifts. The WSCS met Thursday after noon with Mrs. Floyd Keyes. Mrs. James Coventry had charge of the devotionals. Lunch was served at the close of the afternoon. Mrs. Anna M. Clark has return ed to her home here after spend ing a few weeks visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Clark at Burwell. I" Cloyd Docks with Navy Rocket Ship EWING—Word has been re j ceived in Ewing of the recent ar | rival of 3 of the navy’s small but mighty rocket ships in the harbor of San Diego, Calif., and an item of special interest to folks in the old home town con cerns David Cloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cloyd, who is aboard the USS LSMR 409. The vessel just completed 7 months of almost continuous action in Korean waters. In a telephone call to his parents, he said he expected to be home within a few weeks. Billy Sisson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robley Sison, sr., is also home ward bound after 4 years in the Far East. He is expected to be home on leave some time in Feb ruary. _ Other Ewing News New officers of the Women’s Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian church in Ewing are; Mrs. Lee Fink, president; Mrs. pale Napier, vice-president, with Mrs. Carl Christon as alternate; Mrs. DeWitt Hoke, secretary; Mrs. Wilbur Bennett, treasurer; Mrs. Archie Johnston, thank offering secretary; Mrs. Willie Shrader, president of the junior missionary with Mrs. Fred Colfack, assistant. Donald Clark, of Ewing, is among those from Holt county se lective service resigstrants who will report for induction on Thursday, January 17. Evelyn Snyder celebrated her 5th birthday anniversary on Sun day. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Snyder, served a dinner honoring the anniversary. Mrs. Eula Eppenbach, Evelyn’s grand mother, was a guest. Mrs. Wayne FYy and daughters, who have been guests of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alivin Gibson, for the past 10 days, returned to their country home on Saturday. On the evening of January 3, ! the Band Mothers club met at the Ewing public school for the reg ular meeting. Due to weather and [ road conditions the attendance was small. At the business ses sion, plans were discussed for raising money for new band uni forms. The following band mem bers presented vocal solos: “My Hero,” by Volanda Biddlecome; “The Big Brown Bear,” by Joel lyn Eacker; “Friend of Mine,” by ’udy Jelferies, Miss Marcia Gib son was pianist for all the num bers. The club plans to meet the first Thursday of each month at 1 o’clock. Gerald Chapula, music lirector, will make arrangements ' :or a program of musical numbers 'or each gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Pollock ttAKA m i 4 o Citn/lntr rt ♦ 4Via k/xma of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Huffman and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Goulding, of Til aen, aiwe to owing 10 spcua a day visiting at the home of their daughter, and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Brennaimen. Maj. and Mrs. E. D. McDonald and son, Douglas, have returned to their home in St. Louis, Mo., after visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Funk and Rosalie Spittler returned home on Sunday from Omaha where they spent a few days - visiting rela tives. They called on Mrs. Fred Decker, Mr. Funk’s sister, who is a patient in an Omaha hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Spittler and son, of Omaha, came Saturday to spend a few days visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spittler. They returned on Tuesday, accompanied by Mr. Spittler’s brother, Richard, who is a student at Creighton univer sity. A family party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Funk and daughters on New Year’s day. Those in attendance were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spitt ler and Rosalie, Mrs. Nellie Ko mer, J. B. Spittler, of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Regan, of Inman. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Harris, Betty and Billy, of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Merchant, of Elgin, were guests on New Year’s day at the Harold Haris home. A New Year’s 0 o’clock dinner was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harris. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, James Wilson and Leonard Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sanders had as their guests on New Year’i his mother, Mrs. Caroline Sanders Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Sanders anc 'children, ail of Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawk and family moved into their new , home during the holidays. The home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Rockey was the scene of a happy Christmas party. Dinner was served at noon to the 26 guests in the recreation room where a long table was set, decorated in a holi day scheme. Those in attendance 1 were: Mrs. Frank MacNeil, of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Buford Carlson and Danny, of Orchard; Mr. and Mrs. Willis Rockey, Ver non Rockey, all the children of Mr. and Mrs. Rockey. Others were Mrs. Leota Butler, Mrs. Vera An son and son, Lyle, Miss Vina Wood, K. R. Porter, Donald Ru roede, Gene Fields, all of Ewing; Mr. and Mrs. Will Staples, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Butler and fam ily, all of Neligh, and Mr. and Mrs. Coe Butler, of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Rockey, Mrs. Leota Butler, Mrs. Vera An son, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Tuttle and daughter were guests on New Year’s uay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Butler at Neligh. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Rockey drove to Omaha New Year’s day to visit at the home of Willis’ sis ter, Mrs. Frank MacNeil. The Women’s Society of Chris tian Service, of the Ewing Metho dist church met at the church par lors Wednesday afternoon, Jan uasy 3. Mrs. Henry Fleming had charge of the devotionals and she also presented the lesson, “Be cause We Have Been Greatly Blessed.” Mrs. W'llliam Spence, president, presided at the business session at which routine business was dicussed. Mrs. Charles Chap pell and Mrs. Maden Funk were the hostesses for the afternoon. On adjournment, they served a luncheon from tables which were decorated in a New Year scheme. Miniature snowmen made a clev er centerpiece. Mx\ and Mrs. cietus Muff and family, of Clearwater, Mr. and I Mrs. Mark Muff anu Carolyn, of O’Neill, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jef feries on Sunday. Other callers the same day were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maulding and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bumgardner, all of El gin, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kurp geweit and son, Donald. Mr. and Mrs. George Jefferies, accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. Wilma Daniels, were O’Neill visitors on Wednesday, January 2. , * i* Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maben, of Clearwater, were guests at the George Jefferies home on Wed nesday, January 2. i Mrs. Henry Wegner, a longtime resident of Ewing, is now a resi dent of Orchard where she has just completed building a new home. Her property in Ewing has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John Shiffbauer, of Madison, former residents of Ewing. They rpppntiy mpvp<i their household goods from Madison. They have one son, Tommy, who is a fresh man in school. Mr. and Mrs. Gail Boies spent Sunday visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David McGee at Clearwater. Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shain and Mr. and Mrs. Gail Boies attended the Clear water Pinochle club which was j entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David McGee at Clear water. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Shaw, of O’Neill, were guests at the home of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frances Shaw, and family on Sat urday. New Year’s day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dierks were M. W. Dierks, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spittler, all of Ewing, Mrs. Wilda Carr and family, of Hol drege. Virginia /\nen returned to ner home at Plainview Sunday after spending a part of the holiday va cation at the home of her friend, Miss Sandra Dierks. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Evans and family, of Imperial, were calling on friends in Ewing during their Christmas vacation. Mr. Evans is a former superintendent of the Ewing public school. Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Davis spent New Year’s day in Orchard where they visited at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Barton. Victor Kennedy, of Ord, was 1 an overnight guest of his grand mother, Mrs. Grace Briggs on Fri day. Miss Ina Bennett was a guest at the J. L. Pruden home on Monday and Tuesday, December 31 and January 1. She went to Clear water on Wednesday, January 2, to resume her school duties in the Clearwater public school. Mr. and Mrs. R B. Crellin en tertained Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harris at a New Year’s eve dinner party. Returned Korea Veteran Weds Miss Joyce Johannsen, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jens Johann sen, of Armour, S.D., and Cpl. Joseph Jardee, son of Mrs. Em ma Jardee, were united in mar riage on Wednesday, January 2, by Reverend Wigdahle at the Lutheran parsonage in Lake An des, S.D. They arrived here Monday, January 7, from Deadwood, S.D., where they have been visiting his brother, Mr. and Mrs. George Jar dee, and family. At Hot Springs they visited his aunt and uncle. Corporal Jardee will report for duty at Camp Carson, Colo., today (Thursday). Mrs. Jardee will re main in O’Neill with Mrs. Emma Jardee. Corporal Jardee served 15 months in Korea and arrived in the U S. December 11. He also served in Guam for about 11 months. ( Numerous Servicemen Home for Holidays— oYNCH—Servicemen who en joyed the holidays with home folks and have returned to duty are: SM Stanley Bjornsen who left Friday, December 28, for San Di ego, Calif. Pfc. August L. Kalkowski left Wednesday, January 2, for Chey enne, Wyo. SM Buddy Stewart left Wed nesday, December 26, for Norfolk, Va. SM Ronald J. Stewart left Sat urday. January 5, for Norfolk, Va. Pvt. Ernest Vomacka left for Ft. Sill, Okla., on Wednesday, January 3. Pvt* Clayton Bennett left Mon day, December 31, for Aberdeen, j Md. , pvt. Ivan J. Thomson left Thursday, December 27. for Cal I ifornia. SM Alvin Carson left Saturday, : | January 5, for the West coast. Pfc. Leo Sedlacek left Thurs day, January 3. for Keesler Field, Miss. Sgt. Lyle Hoffman left Sunday, December 30. for Rantoul, 111. Pvt. Duane Pikklapp left Fri day, January 4, for Camp Roberts, Calif. Pfc. Duane Hammon left Fri day, December 28, for Oceanside | Calif. Richard Tanner and Gerald Elsasser arrived this week. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker were New Year’s dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ross. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ray left Saturday, January 5, for” their new home in Loveland, Colo. Rev. Eugene F. Gallagher, S.J., arrived Tuesday, January 2, to visit his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gallagher, and family. Father Gallagher, who had been in Denver, Colo., and other places, left for Omaha Fri day. He had planned to stop at St. Mary, Kans., before returning to St. Louis, Mo., where he head quarters. Don't let the record show you forgot! Send your contribution for the Tuberculosis Association today to the Christmas Seal Chairman, O'Neill. —Bernadette Brennan, Pub. Ch. 36c Mr. and Mrs. Harold Huebert 1 eft Monday for their home in j Wichita, Kans., after spending he holidays with Mr. Huebert’s ! mother. Mrs. Edna Huebert, and Mrs. Huebert’s parents, Mr. and 1 tnmttttHHtunttmmtjmajmtttHjtmtt Mrs. Clyde Streeter, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Johnson were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Grothe at Emmet. "Cattle gained 2.95 Lbs. per day oft SWEET LASSY~ Soys John Milemki Rocky Ford. CoU. \ 1. CATTLE EAT, DRINK MORI Rich in molasses sugars, SWEET USSY stimulates the appetite. Makes cattle eat, drink morel 2. STRETCHES FARM FEEDS SWEET LASSY helps cattle utilise farm feeds better ... helps cut feed costs. 3. FAST, PRIME FINISH Packed with proteins, minerals, vl tamins and other nutrients that con vert to beef faster, SWEET USSY helps produce a finer finish that means top market prices. SEE US TODAY I Come in and let us explain how SWEET USSY can help you make more money with your feeder*. Stop in today I SHELHAMER FOODS O'NEILL Dr. j. l. sherbahn CHIROPRACTOR O'Neill. Nebraska Complete X-Ray Equipment V4 Block So. of Ford Garage POSITION OPEN GOOD CLERICAL position In our office for man or lady in age bracket of 28 to 40 year*. PomiHon is steady and gen eral requirements are: Must have good driving knowledge of automobiles, high school graduate, average or better hand writing and able to do some typing. References required as to past employment, character and integrity. Position will pay $180-8200 to start, with benefits of vacation period, holi days. free life insurance. Blue Cross-Blue Shield plan. Please do not apply unless you can meet requirements. Apply to John Harboitle In person, no phone calls MIDWEST MOTOR CO., LTD. O’Neill < Phone 100 Antelope Co. Ranch & Grain Farm 400 ACRES SELLING AT AUCTION FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th — STARTING AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P.M. — On the premises 7 miles north and 4 east of Neligh. or 7 miles south and 1 east of Brunswick. LEGAL DESCRIPTION East Half of Sec. 13-26-6 and the WVt of SWV4 Sec. 7-26-5 Antetelope County, Nebr. TAXES for 1951 were $270.34. IMPROVEMENTS 24*24; Barn. 24x32; Crib and Granary, 5°* House’ 18x32: Gar«Ke. 14x24; New Chicken House, 14x24; Brooder House. 10x12; Milk House, 8x10. Buildings in good repair and nicely painted. REA to all main buildings snd water is in the house. THE FARM Farm land. 125 acres; Hay land, 75 acres; Pasture, 195 acres: Shelterbelts and yards, 5 acres. \ _ TERMS and POSSESSION 25 percent down payment on day of sale; the balance of 75 percent of the purchase price on March 1, 1952, when posses sion will be given. A good and sufficient warranty deed and a merchantable Abstract of Title will be furnished the buyer. For Further Information, Contact: H. L. HADS, Realtor, Elgin LAWRENCE R. KUBAL, Owner H. L. HADS. Aucl. Cr L. BISHOP. Realtor, Bartlett Nebr. o ® “ . c o °0 „ o CK O ON HAND AND READY FOR 8ELIVERY! 1—New IHC Pull-Type Picker, at a har gain. 1—Case DC Tractor, 1—Case SC Tractor. 1—New M-M Cornpicker. 1—VAC Case Tractor with the New Eagle Hitch. (Come in and see how this new hitch works.) 1—New Idea 2-row Com Picker. 1_—Case 2-row Corn Picker. 1—Good Used M-M 2-Row Picker. DELCO BATTERIES ANTIFREEZE — Prestone, Zerex, Peak WM. KROTTERCa OF C’NEILL I West Douglas O’Neill, Nebr. - I Things You Should Know About School Leases .he h? "ir4 Land Lease-Holders think that the people shouldVo^ ?cht)o1 what they are buying when they *£££ 88 f° Some people have the impression that thev are petti™ „ j j to school land when they purchase a lease. Such is not fhf dCCd When a lease is put up for auction the successful bidder S | lease which gives him the privilege of renting the land w2 of 12 vears, at a rental to be determined by the “Board ” This rental can be raised at any time by the board. The purchaser of the lo- S pays the full amount of the bonus at the time of purchase Any fm provements will be appraised by the Board of Supervisors . i/ca^e the old and new lease-holders can not agree on the value of the im provements. The new lease-holder pays the appraisal cost. The pur chaser of the lease will pay the amount of the appraised value of the improvements to the Countly Treasurer, to be held in escrow for the former lease-holder. If the appraised value of the improvements is not satisfactory to either party he may appeal to District Court. If the lease-holder, who secures a lease by being high bidder at public auction, desires to assign his lease to another party for a val uable consideration, the state receives one-half of the consideration of the assignment, exclusive of the value of the improvements. Whenever an application to assign a lease is made to the “Board ” the “Board” may put up the lease for auction if they deem it in the best int6rests of the state, one-half of the consideraion received, ex elusive of the value of the improvements, must be paid to ’ the “Board.” For example: If a man gives a bonus of $2,500.00 for a lease (12 year) and then after 2 years he assigns the lease for $2 000.00. the state would receive $1,000.00 of the assignment price of $2,000.00. Bidders on a lease should bear in mind that the payment of a high bonus by any purchaser will enable the “Board” to raise the valuation of the land, which will increase the rental to be paid by the lease-holder. The “Board” will reason that if the land is worth a high bonus then they do not have it appraised high enough. At the end of the 12 year period the lease will again be put up for auction The prospective purchaser must realize that there is a question whether the “Boa-d” can execute a valid lease. Those lease holders whos' leases have been cancelled do not have much confi dence in the state’s word or in a contract with the state. The new 12 year lease will be subject to any further interpretations of the Su preme Court. There is some question, when a lease-holder dies dur ing the term of a lease, as to what rights his heirs may have, the lease might be cancelled and the lease be put up for public auction. "It is taken for granted by the law that all lease-holders know what they are securing when they execute a lease.” They are dealing with the “Board” as “trustees.” “In dealing with a trustee, an indi vidual is supposed to know what authority a ‘trustee’ has and deals with him at his own peril.” Anyone planning on purchasing a school lease should first con sult an attorney and find out what he is buying. HOLT COUNTY SCHOOL LAND LEASE - HOLDERS
