Prairieland Talk ...
Cleanup Needed in Metropolis
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Retired. Former Frontier Editor
PRAIRIELAND
LINCOLN—It was in the long ago while
riding on a train that I became engaged in con
versation with a member of the legislature of a
neighboring state who expressed his concern be
cause of the defeat of certain measures he con
sidered would be beneficial to the people of his
state, these measures not being enacted into law
on account of political jockeying. One partisan
group opposed the measures because the enact
ment of such a law meant popularity to the other
party following.
It was an unholy delight to certain Holt
county partisan hidebound gents
when the Teapot Dome steal
was discovered but their bag of
wind exploded when Cal Cool
idge got through with the guilty
ones. In less than 200 years un
der the tv/o or more political
party plan the United States has
become the leading nation of
the earth in spite of a system
that at times may defeat meas
ures that would benefit all citi
zens merely because an oppos- Romaine
ing party group didn’t want to
see the other fellows get the 5aun er«
glory.
I wonder if some of this lurks behind the
scenes in this hunt for red streaks in government
and military service the senate subcommitte has
undertaken. There are patriots in both great
political parties—men and women who cherish
the heritage of freedom to shape their own lives
that comes to us from the hands of barefoot and
starving patriots of Valley PHirge, from the heroes
at Trenton, and which was made secure at the
blood-stained field of Gettysburg; men and women
not so partisan hogtied but what they can see the
commendable traits in the other fellow, while at
the same time promoting their own party inter
ests in all honorable ways.
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The president is permiieid to sell and give
away over a billion dollars' worth of stored
grain and food stuff to "friendly" nations. In
teresting to learn that there might be such.
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Liar! Has it come to that in our revered halls
where the life blood of our federal government is
supposed to flow? The senate and army bout is
over. “Who lied?” shouts here and there one.
Probably no one lied. Stories differed because
the scene had been viewed by a collection of hu
man beings, two of whom who see things alike
are difficult to find. Ten people will watch one
scene. Each will have a different story of what
was seen. Since congress convened last January
one hectic scene followed another. Little Puerto
Rico drew some attention when fevered patriots
shot up the congressional halls; Nebraskans
mourned the death of one of our senators and
sent a ranch woman to Washington, D.C., to oc
cupy the vacant seat; McCarthy-Stevens hear
ings; a Wyoming senator and the delegate from
Hawaii found dead in their offices—and congress
may get around soon to adding another two bi4s
to social security checks.
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A neighborhood couple was aroused during
the night by violent thunder and lightning when
they heard a roaring and at once thought of the
cyclone stories they had been reading. They
thought they had better seek the safety of the
basement, but, stepping out into the open, they
could hear no roar Back in the house, the buzzing,
swishing sound was heard Going to the base
ment, they found a power saw running, the elec
tricity having been turned on by the shaking of
things following, a crash of thunder.
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A little paper bound book telling the story of
a western horse is now in the 12th edition. While
the gasoline holds out horses will no more be
seen on the road, but everybody loves the horse.
This story of a western wild horse is quite as
thrilling as that 1,000-mile horse race from Chad
ron to Chicago, 111., won by a little buckskin
bronc.
Stories that float this way from the Missouri
river via the newspapers concerning the guy
presiding over the municipal court in Omaha
make it appear that a house-cleaning is badly
needed at our state metropolis. Omaha needs an
other Edward Rosewater. . . Is that good old fa
miliar word “farmer” to disappear in favor of
“agriculturist?” Or is an agriculturist one of those
white collar gents who sits at a desk to write
learnedly about how to contour a field? . . “I feel
that my many years experience in public office,
etc.,” says a patriot asking for a chance to go at
it again. We hope, as he indicates, that his inter
est is in the worried taxpayer rather than person
al ambition. . . With a population of more than
100,000 less than 8,000 Lincoln citizens came out
to vote at a special election June 15. It rained all
day.
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Another Nebraska penitentiary execution is
on the judicial agenda for a mild October day.
A Cherry county jury and district court have so
decreed. A young man has been pronounced
guilty of murdering a highway patrolman. And
another involved in the same crime is yet to be |
tried. Since the hands of earth’s firstborn son
were stained with his brother’s blood, the orgy
of killings goes on—sword and battleaxe, stoning
and burning at the stake, bullets and bombs. On
the battlefield the greatest killer is crowned with
the heroics, the outlaw who makes a kill to es
cape capture goes to the electric chair. “Whoso
shedeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be
shed.” A decree written above the portals of time
by the Supreme Judge of the universe.
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The last minute announcement of Chief Jus
tice Simons that he was not entering the contest
for the nomination for United States senator in
volves no vacancy on the court. Julius D. Cronin
had been prominently mentioned as a possible
successor to Judge Simmons. None better quali
fied than Mr. Cronin for a place on the supreme
court, nor none so well qualified for the United
States senate for which he had been mentioned.
I am glad J. D. will remain a private citizen—he
is needed where he is. Too many good men are
sacrificed upon the altar of public office. And it
would be to bad to thus break up the circle of
fellows in the booths at the M&M.
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A man’s religion or lack of it is his own bus
iness, but when it involves taking up rattle
snakes in a religious rite, it becomes the business
of the board of insanity. . . Kids now have a
swimming pool in all its dolled-up nonsense and
a teacher to instruct them in “swimming lessons.”
Shades of a bygone day! If given tongues to
speak, what could the Elkhom tell of nude men
and kids splashing and floating in its cooling
stream, and whisper, too, of some inquisitive
dames up town holding a field glass on the scene
before the view from O’Neill to Kansas was ob
literated by trees and buildings that have since
sprung up?
MifiE FrontTer
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher
Editorial & Business Offices: 122 South Fourth St.
Address correspondence: Box 330, O’Neill, Nebr
Established in 1880—Published Each Thursday
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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The Price of Freedom is Our Eternal Vigilance
If proof be needed that the Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance,
one has only to scan the pages of History. Count therein,
the endless numbers of enslaved peoples and fallen governments,
the victims of infamy and treachery from without—and within!
Smug complacency of the victims themselves was that weapon
which most frequently proved their undoing. Let us, as Americans,
guard our priceless heritage of Freedom and Independence
Uthmncrh Eternal Vigilance!
GHT FOR FREEDOM SSMRMSM
mention of this, the 75th AnniverLAr VZ HlUUIiKl
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THE SOLE BIDDER
' HOW MANY LIVES AH 1 BID?" $ Ci
—Coyrtesy Chicago Tribune.
When You and I Were Young...
Page Gets Rural
Free Mail Service
Good Roads Project
Bogs Down
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50 Years Ago
The Irish Peelers and the Em
mets opposed one another in
baseball at the ground here—the
Peelers won. . . Rural free deliv
ery mail service was started out
of Page during the past week. . .
Art Mullen was the only voice
heard from Holt county at the
pop state convention held in
Fremont. However, he got him
self on the delegation for the
national convention at Spring
field, 111. . . Doctor McCarthy of
Butte, Mont., is in O’Neill visit
ing relatives and friends. . . We
and the people are wondering
what has become of the O’Neill
Chambers good roads proposi
tion. . . The Atkinson Dramatic
company played “Diamond
Dick” to a good sized audience
in O’Neill.
20 Years Ago
Miss Leone Gallagher of In
man and Edwin Ray Cronk of
Orchard were united in marriage
at St. Patrick’s Catholic church
in O’Neill. . . There is a new
“racket” showing up in the corn
hog program. Men claiming to
be government agents sent out
to pick up the extra pigs farrow
ed, more than allowed by the
contract, are showing up at vari
ous farms in the county. The
stories seem to be convincing as
a few farmers are now looking
for the truck, men and their
pigs. . . The fire department was
called to the C. P. Hancock
home. Only Robert, 13, was at
home. He had started the gaso
line stove and it blazed out of
control. However, no damage
was done to the house. . . Clark
Hough, 80, died at his home in
O’Neill. A pioneer settler in O’
Neill, he had resided in this
county for 59 years.
10 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Biglin cel
I ebrated their golden wedding
J anniversary at an open-house
held in their home in O’Neill. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse cel
ebrated their silver wedding an
niversary at their home. . . J. C.
Stein returned from North Loup
wher he purchased a polled
Hereford bull from W. O. Zag
gers, one of the best-known
breeders of polled Herefords in
the state. . . . Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey was nominated by the
republicans to run for president
on the republican ticket at the
national convention held in Chi
cago, 111. Only one ballot was
taken and he received the vote
of every delegate except one,
who cast his for General Mac
Arthur.
One Year Ago
Natural gas pipelines are be
ing worked on between Inman
and O’Neill. Hie final leg of the
extension from Neligh to O’
Neill. . . The family of Mrs. Es
tella Bachman met at he C. F.
Gillette home in Chambers to
celebrate Mrs. Bachman’s 85th
birthday anniversary. It was the
first time in 14 years that all
members of her family had been
with her. . . Lightning struck
the Earl Rossow residence near
Deloit during a recent thunder
storm. . . Mrs. Frank Hammon,
66, of Lynch died of injuries
sustained in a recent headon
auto collision.
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OPTOMETRIST
Northeast Corner
of 4th & Douglas
O'NEILL, NEBR.
Phone 167
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Office Hours: Hoc. thru Set.
Letter to Editor
Chambers, Nebr.
June 22, 1954
Mr. Cal Stewart
O’Neill, Nebr.
Dear Mr. Stewart:
May I express my apprecia
tion to your paper and to Mrs.
Gene Livingston for the fine
series of articles on our rural
schools which you are publish
ing. Articles such as these are
putting our best schools before
the public, and at the same time
showing that a class A rating is
not difficult if patrons and the
teacher work together .
j Not long ago, I read an article
written by Dr. Albert Wiggam
in which he stated that if a
: child failed in school there were
three factors that could be
blamed; First, the parents; sec
end, the teacher, and third, the
child. We are apt to put them
in the other order, blaming the
child or the teacher first and
seldom thinking that the parents
are in any way responsible for
their child’s failure.
One of the parents’ first duties
is to be interested enough in
their school to encourage and
help the board provide the need
ed plant and equipment neces
sary for the teacher and children
to work with. Mrs. Livingston’s j
writings are telling clearly how 1
this is being done in our Holt
county class A schools.
As a teacher and a parent, I
say “Thank you” again.
Sincerely,
MRS. LEROY HOLCOMB
(President Holt County
Rural Teachers’ association)
Tune in “Voice or Tne Fron
tier”, thrice weekly!
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IT'S SO EASY TO GET THERE
on US Highway 81
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From Omaha—US 30 or
US 275 to US 81
1110 MiliSI
|§ From Lincoln—Highway 15
to US 81
- MOO MllfSI
From Sioux City—US 20
to US 81
to' 140 MILES! . '
I EASY DRIVING AU FAYED HIGHWAYS I
DAILY DOUBLE ELECTRIC GATE
PHOTO FINISH AMERICAN TOTE ji
O'NEILL LOCALS
Delbert Larson of Northbrook,
111., arrived Wednesday and will
visit for two weeks at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Gall
agher. Mrs. Larson and Eddie
have been visiting her parents
for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Curran and
family spent Sunday in Picks
town, S. D.
Venetian blinds, prompt deliv
ery, made to measure, metal or
wood, all colon.—J. M. McDon
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American Legion Post No. 115
7TH ANNUAL |
RODEO
— RCA APPROVED — 5 EVENTS_
JULY 4TH & 5TH - STUART, NEBR.
JULY 4—1:30 P-m- “d 8 p.m. — JULY 5—7 p.m.
$1,500 Purse I
$50 Stetson Hat to All-Around Cowboy I
Bronc Riding $100; Bull Riding $100; Calf Roping $lo3 I
Bulldoggmg $100; Bareback Riding $100
Entries close 8 p.m., Saturday, July 3
! Entry Fees: Riding Events, $10; Bulldogging, $15;
Calf Roping, $10
3 pr. Levi-Strauss, I pr. of Wranglers and 1 pr. Lee Riders
. *° winners of individual events
(Stock furnished by George Stichka Co., Rodeo Div., of
Inman, Kans., and Seneca, Nebr.)
CARNIVAL , I
STRONG AMUSEMENT CO., JULY 3, 4 & 5
Western Parade - July 4 -12 Noon |
Rodeo Queen Coronation I
Judging of Rodeo Queen candidates will take place during
QUFFw'to nr I^n’ Sun-’ JuJy 4’ cn Main street
QUEEN TO BE CROWNED BY GEORGE B. GERMAN
at 1:15 p.m., at Rodeo Grounds
DANCE I
Stuart Auditorium, July 4 & 5 — Music by Aces of Rhythm I
Special Rodeo Attraction*
,Twins- featuring Billy Shannon of Hutchinson, Kans.,
n tightrope walking and balancing act: O’Neill Saddle Club I
in parade and grand entry; Wrangler McNitt as rodeo clown
Square Dance Exhibition; Comedy Car Act; Trick Riders, etc.
PROGRAM 1
SATURDAY. JULY 3D
8 p.m.—Concert by Stuart High School Band; Carnival on I
Mam st. of Stuart.
SUNDAY, JULY 4TH
11:15 a m. Concert by Gesundheit Band of Pierce- 12 Noon— I
Western Parade on Main st. of Stuart- 1:15 p.m.-Crowmng
of Rodeo Queen by George B. German of WNAX at Rodeo I
Grounds; 1:30 p.m.—Grand Entry as Rodeo Begisn- 4 45 pm I
—Concert by Gesundheit Band of Pierce; 8 p.m.—Rodeo: 10 I
p.m.—Dance at Stuart Auditorium; Carnival on Main st.
MONDAY. JULY 5TH
6 p.m.—Concert, Stuart High School Band. 7 p.m.—Twilight I
Rodeo; 9:30 p.m.—Fireworks; 9:45 p.m. — Dance at Stuart
Auditorium; Carnival on Main st.
FREE $1,000 FIRE WORKS DISPLAY I
9:30 p.m., Mon., July 5, at Stuart Park I
WELCOME TO STUART and Newly-Improved Athletic Park I
SHADED PICNIC FACILITIES — CAMPING FACILITIES I
FREE PARKING
Gen. Adm.: $1.50; Children, 75c. Reserved Seats, $1.75, on sale I
I at Stuart Drug, Stuart, Nebr., Make checks, money orders I
payable to Stuart American Legion Post No. 115, Stuart.
For further information contact Lawrence Hamik. Stuart 1
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