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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1952)
FUTURE SUBSCRIBERS GERBER—Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Gerber, ol Lexington, a daughter, Gail Elisabeth, born Saturday, January 2ti. Reverend Gerber was the former pastor of First Pres byterian church in O’Neill and moved to Lexington last fall. DONOHOE — Air. and Mrs. James Donohoe, of O’Neill, a daughter, weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces, born Thursday, January 24, in O’Neill hospital. The Dono jboe's have another daughter, J<MULLER—Mr. and Mrs. Clay ton Muiler, Bristow, a daughter, born Saturday, January 19, at the Sacred Heart hospital, Lyncn. The grandlather is James Muller, bt., of Lynch, and the maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. Tarr, of Butte. GATZ—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gatz, of Niobrara, a son, born Saturday, January 19, at the Sa cred Heart hospital, Lynch. I he grandfather is Clemen Christen sen, of Monowi. RITTEL—Mr, and Mrs. Her bert Rittel, of Butte, a son, Lar ry Lowell, born Saturday, Jan ygry 19, £it the SBcred llesrt hospital, Lynch. SHALD—Mr. and Mrs. George Shald, of Stuart, a daughter, Ju dy Mane, bom Thursday, Janu ary 24. STREIT—Mr. and Mrs. Albert Streit, of Portland, Ore., a daugh ter Judy Jean, born Saturday, January 12, at Portland. The Streits also have another daugh ter. Both Mr. and Mrs. Streit are former Lynchites and graduates of the Lynch school. The grand mothers are Mrs. Hannah Streit, of Madison, and Mrs. Mary Zach, of Lynch. MULHAIR—Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mulhair, of Lynch, a daughter, born Monday, January 21, at the Sacred Heart hospital. The cou ple has another daughter. Th« grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mulhair, of Lynch, and Mrs. Mary Wade, of Lynch, and the maternal great - grandmother is Mrs. Kate Fitzpatrick, of Lynch. ] MUfc & unjured O’NEILL — George Hammond, \ “Voice of The Frontier” an- ] nouncer, was ill during the week end. .. Mrs. John DeWitt and son, j James Anthony, arrived Thursday , at the M. M. Langan home. James , Anthony was born in a Norfolk j hospital. . . . Steve Martynek and son are on the sick list. . . W. E. Gatz returned from Clarkson hospital, Omaha, on Friday, Jan uary 25. He is “Improving.” .. Mi ami Mrs. Fred Wells went to Herrick, S.D., Sunday to see Mrs. Wells’s father, Rudolph Wetzler, who recently suffered a stroke. He had returned to his home from the Burke, S.D., hospital and is “slightly improved." . . . Miss Mary Horiskey, who has been in the O’Neill hospital, is “greatly improved” and will go home soon. . . Mrs. P. B. Harty submitted to major surgery Tues day in St. Vincent’s hospital, Sioux City. She was accompanied to Sioux City Sunday by Mr. Har ty and their son, Thounas. PAGE—Chris Sorensen, who has been "quite ill” with a heart ailment, is “somewhat improved." . . . The 3 small sons of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stauffer have been “quite ill" with pneumonia, throat and ear trouble. . . Milo Landreth drove to Omaha Saturday to bring Mrs. Landreth to their home here. She had entered the Lutheran hospital there 4 weeks ago for a nerve and heart ail ment. She had spent about 10 days with relatives after leaving the hospital. Her condition is “im* proved but she will have to re turn to Omaha in about a week for a medical checkup. . . George Hall, farmer living east of town, had the misfortune to get his hand caught in a feed grinder Saturday. He was brought to a > doctor at Page who dressed the wound. No bones were broken but the hand was badly torn. AMELIA — Beth Fullerton, daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fullerton, submitted to tonsillec tomy Friday, January 2o. She was able to return to her home Sunday afternoon and is recup erating "nicely.” . . Mrs. Frank Pierce returned Sunday afternoon from Valentme where she had been with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Bligh. Mrs. Biigh submit ted to major surgery Tuesday, January 22, at a Valentine hospi tal. . . Mrs. Clyde Widman was a surgery patient at the Lutheran hospital in Norfolk Thursday, January 24. . . Juanita Ragland, daughter of Mi. and Mrs. W. E. Ragland, has been ill with "strep” throat. . . The "flu” bug has been doing his best to catch everybody. Those who have been ill are Mrs. A. E. Sammons, Mrs. Forest Sammons, Mrs. Lawrence Barnett, Mrs. George Fullerton, Caroline Backaus, Mrs. Link Sa geser and Mrs. Ed White. EWING—Denny Anson, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Vance An son, is convalescing at his home from a siege of measles. . . Rob ley Sisson III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robley Sisson, jr., has the measles this week. . . Mr. and Mrs. William Hobbs went to Nor folk Sunday to bring home their small daughter, Jeanie, who has been a patient at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital the past week. . . . Mrs. Peter Roudybush was taken to Norfolk Thursday for a medical checkup. She was able to return to her home In north Ewing. She has been at the home of her son, L. A. Hobbs. LYNCH — Jean Femau, of Butte, was brought to Lynch for medical care last week with a fractured nose suffered in a fall on on an icy sidewalk. . . Virgil King was dismissed from the Lynch hospital Sunday where he aaa spent several aays wmi a severe throat infection. . . Harry Pebble, of Butte, was released sn Friday from Sacred Heart hospital. . . Mrs. Frank Fisher is ‘getting along fine” at the Sa cred Heart hospital, Lynch. . . CHAMBERS — Mrs. Pauline dasterson received word from ler sister, Mrs. George Black formerly Audrey Wilcox), of Los Vngeles, Calif., stating Mr. Black lad received an injury to his mee while at work. The injury equired surgery and would keep lim confined to his home for tome time. . . Chet Fees, jr., and laughter, Cherilyn and Mrs. dyrtle Fees are ill with the flu. DELOIT—Mary Ann, daughter if Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sheets, inderwent an appendectomy at a Norfolk hospital on Monday. , . . Measles has invaded the homes of Albert Sehi, Marvin Fuller, Guy Taylor and Bill Sehi. Some cases are quite severe. . . Zoe Ann Huffman is ill with measles at the home of her grandmother in Elgin. REDBIRD—Mrs. Ernie Wright received a call Wednesday, Jan uary 23, that her father is ser iously ill at Boise, Ida. She left the next day by train to be near him. . . Mrs. Carroll Bjornsen and twin daughters, of Atkinson, spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mel lor, while under the doctor’s care at Lynch. ROCK FALLS—Elwin Grutsch drove to Sioux City Saturday, January 19, to visit his mother, Mrs. John Grutsch, who has been in a hospital there. He stayed and John Grutsch returned to O’Neill. Mrs. Grutsch is "improving sat isfactorily," . . Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz took their daughter, Gwenda, to a doctor Saturday. STUART—Miss Jean Cobb re turned Thursday, January 24, from Omaha where she had been taking treatments for her eyes at Methodist hospitaL OPPORTUNITY— The 5 chil dren of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zakr zewski have been having the chickenpox. Lees Enjoyed Life In Eskimo Colony (Continued from page 1.) germ* don't seem to mind the Arctic temperatures. A government hospital has been built at Barrow and many tubercular patients, for whom the doctors have hopes, are flown out to sanitariums. The hospital was originally operated by the Presbyterian church, but was turned over to the government in 1937. Dog teams are the convention al mode of transportation, un less it’s a short junket and you elect to go by ski or snow shoe. In the Arctic country skiing on the flat ice is an art unfamiliar to razzle-dazzle U.S. snowbun nies. Yearly a ship, the North £ .a leaves Seattle with cargo labeled for Barrow, sailing June 1. It laboriously works its way through the icy waters, reaching Point Barrow about September 1. The arrival date varies. Some times the Arctic doesn’t cooper ate. Mrs. Lee used to order larder supplies by mail on February 1 for the entire year. It was a big event when the North Star came in. The beach would be piled high with goods. One year the North Star could penetrate no closer than Point Lay, 200 miles away. There was great apprehension for 2 weeks. The skipper finally brought her in. Many people believe the Eski mos to be Mongols. The Lees liken them to the Navajo Indians of the Southwest. Their native tongue has many dialects that vary from settlement to settle ment. Increased travel and inter changing of ideas has enabled the natives to overcome some dialect differences. The Lees have the impression the Eskimos live only for the present, although they are gradually emerging from that philosophy. There are still ma ny non-Christians. In the past they’ve had no pol itical ideas but this condition is changing, too. Many of the na tives served in the army in the Aleutian theater during World War II and others are in the Alaskan national guard. Reverend Lee procured a Hammond organ for the church and the natives turned out en masse to hear it at the dedicatory service. An organist from Fair banks flew up to give a concert. A native musician who had played for many years on a crude reed organ is now the organist for the mission. “He has a fine touch and did ! very well for us,” Reverend Lee says. The young minister who did his pioneering between 1946 and 1951, was not on the scene long until he envisioned a new church for his growing flock. He became architect, designer, master car penter, electrician, financial ad-« viser and mason. Unfortunately the new church was not complet ed before the Lees left Barrow last February. All materials were bought in Seattle—mail order style. Last year the North Star disgorged 302 tons consigned to “Rev. Sam uel Lee.” This cargo included materials, food stuffs, mission supplies, fuel and personal goods. “Frankly, we were fairly good Montgomery & Ward customers,” Mrs. Lee laughingly remarked. Lots of food was consumed at the Lee household. No wonder. In one month Mrs. Lee was host ess to 459 guests. "Natives would call and I al ways nr&n&gdu lo give them something to eat. They'd come at meal time and often well in advance of meal time. In that event they'd linger until it was time to eat and we liked it that way." The navy fleet (a miniature one) arrived once each summer and the Lees would have the boys in one day a week during their stay. They liked homecook ed food, phonograph records and books. Contrary to modern school textbooks, the Eskimos do not live in igloos. They erect ice barriers to protect themselves from the icy blasts but even the oldtimers do not recall igloos. Most construction is frame. Most all wood has been shipped in since the white man first appear ed. The Eskimos are masters in improvising insulation. Hunting fox and polar bear is the chief occupation. Down the coast whaling and fishing pre dominate. The fur trade is the white man’s idea. Only contact with the outside world is by wireless—navy and amateur. The Lees listened to U.S. radio stations at night but during the daytime (daylight in the U.S.) no standard band broadcasts are audible at Barrow on common radio sets. When the Arctic is frozen over as it is most of the year, the na tives ply back-and-forth by dog sled with Eskimos on the Russian peninsula. This takes place far to the south and west of the Bar row peninsula. Mrs. Lee sometimes looks back on the Alaskan exper ience as a lonq dream. Especial ly when she qoes to the phone and orders fuel oil and a little later the man and a fuel truck appear. Or when she opens the faucet and hot water rushes down the drain. Things were different a few months back. Reverend Lee had to chop ice for water. David would carry it in. Together they would uncover a buried oil bar rel, hoist it and their dwelling would keep warm. Except, of course, when it was colder than 50 below zero. It seems that even fuel oil freezes at that point! And the Lees were living in luxury compared to the Eskimos! Jonneth Anne was bom in the Barrow hospital. But “Jonny," as they affectionately call her, de cided early in life that she and the Arctic country could not a gree. She developed an allergy to i~ animal dandruff, And that was an unkind situation in the land of dog teams, parkas and furhn ed boots. Ultimately the Lees had to de cide between their work and little Jonneth Anne’s health. Suc cessors were found for the work at the mission and the Lees de parted from the land of the mid night sun. Today they are nicely settled in the Presbyterian manse, David is in the 9th grade at O’Neill high school, and Jonneth Anne is a picture of health. In their living room hangs a large photograph of a fine old Eskimo gentleman — the oldest resident at Barrow. He’s a man with a kindly wrinkled face. They also have a photograph of an aged Eskimo lady, who brought along her granddaughter as an interpreter to say goodbye when the Lees were leaving Bar row. The old lady cried and cried. She had become attached to them and they loved her. “I’ll never seen you again,” she wept. Another gave Jonneth an ivory heirloom that had been in the family for years. Still another, an elderly man, brought a handwoven basket made from whaleskin. With it came a painstaking handwritten message. 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