Prairieland Talk . . .
Tragic Accidents Will Continue
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS. R«tir»d. Former Frontier Editor
LINCOLN — Suggestions to reduce traffic
disasters are called for.
I have none.
Since mankind began to move about over
the country there have been fatal traffic acci
dents—some because of carelessness, others from
foolhardiness, and from causes too numerous to
mention.
The first that haunted my childish mind with
a nameless horror was when it
was told in the home that a man
walking in the road the pre
vious night was killed when hit
by a runaway team. My next
was when a father in our neigh
borhood left his team untied as
he went into a saloon and his
little boy sat on the wagon
alone. The team moved on and
was soon on a run. The boy was
thrown from the wagon and -
killed. I saw his brains that had Homaln»
been left on the road by a wag
jn wheel that cut the little fel
low's head open. Highway travel Jam anda r
have decreed the death penalty and the Titanic
on the high seas is not exempt neither is the
oedestrian hiking down the street.
I have been spilled out and the car wrecked
and the lady and I taken to a hospital because a
gent butted into a street on which the traffic had
the right-of-way. That was 25 years ago, since
which time similar traffic situations ai)d much
worse have steadily increased. ...
While we keep on the go, it will get no be e
Harrv Orchard died last month, at the age
of 88 after 50 years in the Idaho pemtentiap' on
^n^tion and'confession of setting the bomb
.. „t t/>ok the life of Governor Steunenberg. Hi£
conviction carried the death penalty but sentence
was changed to life imprisonment because of the
unusual act of Mrs. Steunenberg, who interceded
to that end and eventually resulted in an arch
SiSl Ufming to religion. Hehad flowed «
trail of crime as the death agent of the Western
Federation of Miners that was the terror of west
ern mountain states, and this organization was
involved more or less in the Orchard trial, with
such legal talent as Clarence Darrow and Sen
ator Borah defending and prosecuting. There is a
man living in Lincoln today, Andy Randall who
took the fleeing Orchard off of a train and placed
•him under arrest. Few “lifetermers” have had
such nationwide attention as Orchard. His hies
story is given in the book, “The Man God Made
Over.” A clergyman from Washington, D.C.,
who had been interested in the Orchard affair,
spoke at the funeral, rites held in Boise.
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Are we ungratefully indifferent to our her
itage as citizens of a great state? It is 100 years
since the territory of Nebraska was organized.
The state historical society has given some atten
tion to our 100th anniversary as have also a few
communities, but all too little notice is taken of
an event that plowed a fruitful furrow in the
realm of American history. Business interests of
many communities throughout the state provide
for the annual functioning of celebrations of a
sort with a combined background of advertising
the town and appreciation for what the patriots
of the community have meant to them in a busi
ness way. But 100th anniversaries don’t come
every year and the generation that lives to see it
may well do something.
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The name of M. F. Gribble of O’Neill appears
among those on a list of directors of the Sandhills
Cattle association selected at a recent meeting of
the cowmen at Thedford in Thomas county. The
association took action by resolution opposing
government price supports either for cattle or
grain crops because of “regimentation and drain
on the United States treasury.” Any programs
that would encourage beef consumption were
endorsed. The most popular “program” would be
to cut the price of a roast to where a fellow could
buy it.
The Holt Record with a Paddock date line
somewhere in the late 1870's and a hard-baked
printer by the name of Smith, the whole force
from editor to jerking the lever of a Washington
hand press, was Holt county's first newspaper.
The last issue of that sheet perished in the flames
that burned The Frontier building and plant back
_ .owe The little four-column paper in a
m the 1920 s. xne uni wall overlooking
frame had hung on the . old pron.
more modern printing; equip nQ Qne thought
tier building and so far as 1 , Paee In
- «vin8 it 1*1- ave
S £T*Tbu£ng gtonnd °
itorial toes to the daisies.
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From ihe open door I ** m the s^t ^
low a boy at play, happy with some
tosses into the air. watches it float upw
then return to earth. The ardors of poring over
book and fidgeting in a seat m school
for him and the long sun drenched days of
summer are his away from teacher s command
ing look. Out of school, out there on th® s*re®J
he is free, animated by the inspiration that all
living feel when the shackles of discipline are
burst asunder. Free—until ma calls out. "John
ny, get in nere!"
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The owners suffered $200,000 losses when a
mill and elevator burned at Bertrand, m p^elps
county. . . A suicide in Lincoln, one traffic death
in Seward, two such in Omaha and eight in Iowa
reported for one day. . . Thomas Cronin, a for
mer deputy sheriff of Douglas county, is charged
with obstructing justice through alleged tamper
ing with witnesses. That’s not like any Cronin we
have known. . . Corporal Edward Dickenson drew
a dishonoraole discharge and 10 years in prison
at the court martial. He may regret having re
turned to the land of the free and habitation of
the timid as well as the brave. . . The radio news
casters reported today that the president of a^re
ligious body with world delegates now assembled
in San Francisco, Calif., stated in his address that
all Bible phophesy has met its fulfillment and
the next is the drum beat of eternity for the
human race.
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A1 the recent republican convention held in
Fremont. Mr. Thomas, a delegate from Omaha,
presented a resolution which was adopted, en
dorsing the work of Senator McCarthy, the
Omaha delegate feeling that the Wisconsin sen
ator is one government official who has "the
intestinal tortitude and the backbone to fight
this gang of communists in the open." This is
gratifying to many as is also the resolution in
troduced by the delegate from Hay Springs
endorsing the administration of Governor Cros
by who "has been subjected to criticism and
abuse wholly unmerited."
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Three inches of rain in spots here and there,
hail covering the ground with pebbles of ice in
isolated areas, gentle showers elsewhere; thus the
month of May came to a close on prairieland and
we look out upon the peaceful scene now robed
in the green of summer. Yes, there is a tragic
touch here and there as the messenger of death
haunts street and highway. And again we have
laid a wreath in some sacred spot in memory of
the dead, the muster roll of eternity year by
year adding to the sleeping saints and sinners.
But down the lengthening road of time the living
procession moves on, some daily adorning life’s
mission and others effortless, hoping for the best.
And looking out this evening across the green
robed landscape toward the setting sun, earth
and sky proclaim to prairieland dwellers the
bounties of nature for another season.
Editorial . . .
On Saving Decadent Empires
The mapping of foreign strategy in these dif- '
ficult days is a task of staggering dimensions as
evidenced by this nation’s dilemma in Indochina.
All of us are hopeful the Eisenhower administra
tion will show the way for keeping our youth out
of a conflict in an area where for centuries a
feudin’ and a-fightin’ has been a byword. Frank
ly, the outlook, as The Frontier sees it, is not
good.
We wholeheartedly agree with the words of
Congressman Carl T. Curtis, Nebraska’s First
district representative, who made this memorial
day comment:
"I can see absolutely no justification for
sending American troops io fight in French In
dochina- I hope that President Eisenhower's
efforts to avoid war are successful. I know he
is doing all he can to avoid any armed inter
vention."
Congressman Curtis who declined to run
again for the congressional post but now, follow
ing Sen. Dwight Griswold’s death, is making a
bid for the republican senate nomination, said
he is concerned about “ungodly forces through
out the world which are intent upon dragging
the United States into another costly war.”
TT_i_L_x.l.- x -
winwivauattij, vw many ui cnose ungoaiy
forces are to be found in Washington. Since the
late Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first election,
the whole of our foreign policy has been based
upon aiding and propping up decadent empires
which, by virtue of their economy and progress
of man, could not be saved and can never be re
stored to great world powers of yesteryear.
Reckless intervention has taken youth off O’
Neill streets for two major wars plus the late
Korean debacle.
Great Britain has shared largely in this
handout, also France, Italy and Germany.
Even now, when Asiatic affairs are so crit
ical* the British don t relinquish their trading
with the reds. And the Indochina crisis is not so
bad but what the French send only professional
troops there—not conscripts. Yet there are un
godly forces in these United States who are con
vinced that, by ye gods! we’ll have to go settle
it yet!
How absurd!
Louis Bromfield, writing in Sunday’s World
Herald, suggests that the policy of supporting
old empires comes chiefly from the northeastern
portion of the United States and this area, by
any means, does not represent the most of the
American people. It does represent a substantial
portion of the country’s wealth and has produced
the biggest percentage of striped-pants boys.
Customer Loss
A national survey to determine the per
centage of customers lost and the length of time
a grocery store, implement dealer, printer or oth
er business man retains his business reveals some
interesting facts. Of 100 customers.
15 quit the first year—leaving. 85
13 quit the second year—leaving 72.
11 quit the third year—leaving 61.
9 quit the fourth year—leaving 52.
8 quit the fifth year—leaving 44.
7 quit the sixth year—leaving 37.
6 quit the seventh year—leaving 31.
5 quit the eighth year—leaving 26.
4 quit the ninth year—leaving 22.
3 quit the tenth year—leaving 19.
Discourteous treatment, poor service or in
difference acounted for 68 percent of lost custom- :
ers. Another 14 percent were lost because of un- |
adjusted grievances. Price cutting or buying for
less was accounted for nine percent. Another
three percent of the loss was caused by dis
tant moves; while death and unaccounted for rea
sons amounted to one percent.
These statistics show a total of 82 percent
lost purely through neglect. Whether the reason
was discourteous treatment, unadjusted griev
ances, poor service or ir difference to the cus
tomer’s business, it added up to neglect in his
mind. Someone neglected to impress upon the
lost customer that his business was wanted, that
it was important, and that it was appreciated.
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CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher
Editorial & Business Offices: 122 South Fourth St.
Address correspondence: Box 330, O’Neill, Nebr'
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Entered at the postoffice in O’Neill, Holt
county, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter
under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This
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Audited (ABC) Circulation—2,335 (Mar. 31, 1954)
When You and I Were Young...
Saloon Muddle
Brings Mandamus
Gross Disregard of
Law Is Charged
50 Yean Ago
Miss Maggie Wettlaufer and
David Yantzi were united in
marriage. . . John Pharland of
Spokane, Wash., is visiting his
brother, Frank, in O’Neill. . .
Charley Meals was graduated
with honors from the U.S. mil
itary academy. . . Writs of man
damus recently ordered by the
supreme court because of the
saloon muddle, were served on
the city council by Attorney R.
R. Dickson. Gross disregard of
the law had been charged m
some complaints filed against
saloonkeepers.
20 Years Ago
Mr. Charles E. Martin, Holt
county pioneer, died at her
home south of O’Neill. . . Ne
braska has received over $31
million of federal PWA funds.
... A bam was destroyed by
fire at the old Magirl place west
of town. . . Water users must cut
down water consumption. Lawns
and gardens are to be watered
cnly between 7 p.m., and 9 p.m.
10 Years Ago
The Misses Donna Davis, Pat
ti O’Donnell, Kathleen Flood,
Marjorie Houchin and Audrey
Small dressed attractively in
red, white and blue, collected
$109.13 selling poppies on poppy
day. . . Transcontinental flying
records were broken by Col
onels Jack Carter and Clair
Peterson when they flew their
P-51 Mustangs from coast-to
coast in 6 hours 32^ minutes. . .
Mrs. Anna Carney died in an
Omaha hospital. Burial was in
Calvary cemetery with Rt. Rev.
J. G. McNamara officiating.
One Year Ago
Two hundred and fifty people
were present at the Page alumni
banquet held at the Page school
auditorium. . . Cpl. and Mrs.
Donald Borg and Pvt. Gordon
Hiatt, all of O’Neill, were among
the teeming millions who lined
London’s ancient streets for
Elizabeth II’s coronation. . . O’
Neill’s postoffice will become a 1
first-class office July 1. . . James
Gunter, Holt county pioneer citi
zen, was the honored guest at a
family reunion held in Ewing.
Forty - nine relatives attended
the gathering.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WD — Feme I. Coxbill and
Letters to Editor
We want to take this means
of thanking each and every one
for the lovely cards, letters and
greetings we received for our
54th wedding anniversary, Sat
urday, May 22, also for the
homemade candy. Your greet
ings pepped us up a lot.
We don’t feel worthy of the
way the Lord has cared for us
all these years, but our trust is
in Him Who is able for all
things, and we mean to follow
on.
Would like to correct a little
mistake in the last issue of The j
Frontier. Mrs. Lamb was bom |
April 3, 1880, instead of April
23, 1888, and the twins are Rob
ert and Hobert, instead of Rob
ert and Howard.
Thank you.
THE LAMBS
Ewing News
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Rockey on memorial
day were Miss Almira Rapp of
Cheyenne, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs.
Vance Butler and family of Ne
ligh, Mr. and Mrs. Buford Carl
son and son of Orchard, Mrs. i
Vera Anson and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Rockey and son, all
of Ewing.
Mrs. Frank Noffke, who has
been visiting relatives in Wichita,
Kan., and Norfolk, arrived home
Friday.
Guests at the William J. and
H. R. Haris home on Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mer
chant and son, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Harris and son, all of Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunaway
ad children of Hastings were
guests on the memorial weekend
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Billings.
Those from the Ewing chapter
attending the Future Homemak
ers of America workshop held at
Kearney this week were Bonnie
Jo Jefferies, Doris Ann Spahn,
Benitta Bollwitt, Geraldine Rot
herham, Mary Ann Kallhoff,
Bethyl Daniels, Patsy Pollock,
and Francis Noffke. They are
accompanied by their advisor,
Miss Fern Pruden.
The Past Matrons and Star
Kensington were entertained at
;he J. L. Pruden home on Friday
afternoon when Miss Fern Pru
ien was hostess. The informal
afternoon was followed by a
Luncheon.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gibson and
family were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Darrell Gillette at
Chambers memorial day. They
also attended the services at the
cemetery.
On memorial day, Mr. and I
tari j. cox bin to l>ean V. bte
vens and Marian L. Stevens, 5
21-54, $6400.00. SEy4 of Sec. 28,
T 30-R14, West of 6 P.M. in Holt
County, Nebr.
WD—Etta L. Kellar to A. B.
Kubbard or Sussie Hubbard, $6,
500.00, 4-30-54 swy4 of swy4 of
Sec. 20- Township 26, Range 12
WD— Margaret McMillan to
Mildred L. and Wm. Ed Wilqon,
$12,750.00, Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 in
Block F, Fahy’s Park Addition
to O’Neill, in Holt Co.
Quit Claim Deed — Theresa
Peterson, Mary Fouts, Elizabeth
McKenzie, B. Harry McKenzie ,
to Robert A. and Eugene J.
Ramm, $1.00, NEy4 SEy4-2-30-16
WD—Theresa Peterson, Mary
Fouts, Elizabeth McKenzie, B.
Harry McKenzie, to Robert A.
Ramm and Eugene J. Ramm,
$1.00, sya-26-31-16, N%-2-N%
NEVi- 3, Sy> NEV4- 3-30-16R
WD—R. S. Swenson and Lu
cille Swenson to Verne C. &
Mary Reynoldson, $750.00, Lot
7, S% of Lot 6, Gilg and Swen
son’s Subdivision of Blocks 3
and 4, McCafferty’s Annex to !
O’Neill.
WD—Theresa Peterson, Mary :
Fouts, Elizabeth McKenzie & B.
Harry McKenzie, $1.00 to Henry i
Stolte, sy2 swy4 of 14-30-l 6
WD — Constance F. Biglin to I
O. D. French and Constance A. 1
French, $1.00 SE comer of
Block 1, SEy4 of NEVe- Sec 30
29-11
WD—Roy & Marion Rees to
Roy & Ross Rees, EVz of NE14,
of Sec. 26-T25- North Range 11,
West of the 6 P.M. in Holt Coun
ty, Nebr. 1
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Mrs. Henry Baum drcye to Atkin
son where they decorated the
graves of relatives at the ceme
tery.
The Fleming family held a re
union at Plainview on Sunday,
May 23, to honor Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Haskins and their daugh
ter from Long Beach, Calif.
Pvt. Tilford Grim and his wife
from Verdigre spent memorial day
with his parents, Mr. and Mis.
Elmer Grim in Ewing. Private
Grim was home on a six-day
leave from Ft. Sill, Okla. He left
Monday for Camp Kilmer, N. J.,
from where he will be sent to
the Europeon area.
Gerald Grim SN, eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Grim, received his
discharge cn May 19 from the
coast guards and is at Port Angel
us, Wash., where he has employ
ment. Other guests at the Grim
home on Sunday were David
Hamilton and Alvera Beurman,
both of Crieghton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wood and
family of Lincoln spent the holi
day weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rotherham.
They returned home on Sunday.
A family get-together was held
memorial day at the farm home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Turay. In
attendance were Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Hobbs and sons, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hobbs and child
ren, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yelli
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Roudybush, all of Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shiffbauer,
sr., accompanied by their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
John Shiffbauer, and son, all of
Norfolk, were visitors on Thurs
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Hobbs.
Mr. and Mrs. Deemer Conner
were Sunday dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Conner. ■The occasion in honor of
the birthday anniversary of Dee
mer Conner.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kropp
and family spent memorial day
with her mother, Mrs. Anna.
Young, at Inman.
Miss Luetta Haake of Neligh,
operator of the Modem Beauty
shop in Ewing, is making her
home with Mrs. Edna Lofquest.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McBeth
and family of Rochester, N. Y.,
were guests on Thursday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lat
zel. Other guests at the Latzel
home for a 1 o’clock dinner hon
oring the McBeths were Mr. and
Eddie Kaczor and family of
Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. August
Theile and family of Clearwater
and Mrs. Myra McBeth of Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebben Grafft
were overnight guests in Fuller
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ton on Friday enroute to College
Springs, la., to attend the funeral
services of Mr. Grafft’s sister-in
law, Mrs. Earl Grafft. The rites
were held Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Borden of
Washington D.C., are vacation
ing at the home of Mrs. Borden’s
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Eggleston.
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