The Frontier Woman . . .
Correlation Needed in Lunches
By BLANCHE SPANN PEASE, Homemaking Editor
Honestly, it doesn’t seem pos
sible but September’s here again.
Time just keeps spinning the
wheel of fortune and before the
mothers of grade and high school
children know it, it’s school time
again! Vacation’s gone and it
seems like it only started.
If you send lunch for school
youngsters, why don’t you try to
make school and home lunches
correlate? That is, if you send
soup in thermos bottles, or to be
warmed up at school, why not fix
enough for the family at home at
the same time and serve the same
thing at home? You can fix and
freeze sandwiches the night be
fore and fix enough for the stay
at-homers, too. Bring up the sand
wiches from the freezer when you
pack the school lunches and your
own, too, and let them thaw out.
They should be ready just at lunch
time. The same desserts of fresh
fruit or canned fruit can be eaten
at both places, and if you plan
a gelatin or salad that won’t get
runny, or have bacteria multiply
in it, it can be served at both
places.
Of course, you can’t send gela
tin salad to school if the weath
er is hot. But you can send celery
and carrot sticks, cabbage or let
tuce wedges, with tiny containers
of salt or salad dressing which
the children can apply. If you eat
the same lunch at home and at
school, you will achieve more than
one point. You’ll save time and
bother at home when you are so
busy during the canning season
and you’ll likely send a better
lunch for the children if you have
to eat the same thing at home.
And that’s the honest truth! I
often wish some of our careless
mothers had to eat the lunch
they send for their youngsters.
I like peanut butter sandwiches
and minced ham sandwiches but
if I had to everlastingly eat them,
as do some youngsters, I’d be so
tired of them I could cry! A good
indication of whether or not your
children find the lunch you send
appetizing, is to notice how much
of it they bring back or feed to
the dog. Children can get most
awfully tired of cheese sandwich
es, too, when they are overdone,
although cheese is good for them
and will supply a milk need they
may not otherwise get.
Talk to your teacher and ask
her to require the children to
wash their hands before eating, to
put a napkin on their desk to
place their food upon, and to
spend a stated amount of time
eating their lunch. If you don’t,
they may be so anxious to go out
to play, they won’t take time to
eat their food. All teachers should
see to this but they don’t always
do so. Most rural school teachers
are conscientious, however.
Don’t forget that variety is the
spice of life in the lunch box,
too, and vary the store-bought
cookies with home-made ones.
Send home-made cup cakes and,
if the children are old enough,
a wedge of pie in a plastic pie
container now and then.
Don’t forget the fruits and rel
ishes, pickles for older children,
surprises such as dried fruits, tiny
candy bars to be eaten last, cookies
with faces, gum drop animals.
Even a puzzle or riddle written on
a piece of paper and hidden in the
lunch box will delight young chil
dren.
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Dear Frontier Woman:
Many people at some time or
other are confronted with the
problem of what sort of gift would
be acceptable to someone who is
confined in a hospital for a lengthy
period.
Perhaps the following list may
be of some help. Of course, most
of the items are for women but
the saying, “It’s a woman’s world,”
seems to apply here, too.
Stationery, thank-you notes with
stamps Included. Crossword puz
zles or word jumbles pasted on
cardboard with the solution on
the reverse side. A new bed jack
et, a potted vine that doesn’t need
sun, a duster or robe.
A nightgown, a record player
if allowed, dusting powder, a man
icure kit, a bottle of skin freshen
er, cleansing tissues.
A makeup kit containing pow
der,, lipstick and such. Small
magazines, easily handled, per
fume or cologne, a compact, mir
ror, scrapbook in which to keep
get-well cards, hand lotion or
cream. Interesting book from the
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library, ball point pen and need
we mention candy and flowers?
ATKINSON READER
All of these suggestions are good
ones. I like to give special friends
a gift a day sometimes. Buy inex
pensive small gifts and wrap each
separately marking one to be op
ened each day for a week, 10 days
or two weeks. Thus the patient
has something to look forward to
each morning, in the form of a
small gift. In these I have put
hand lotion, stationery, stamps,
postal cards, hankies, nice wash
cloths or hand towels, cologne, a
bar of good soap, powder puffs,
kitchen gadgets which may be
used later and such things. Let
your budget be your guide.
Out of Old Nebraska . . .
Explorer Munier
Visits Knox in 1789
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Starts Trade with
Ponca Indians
Knox county in northeast Ne
braska is one of the state’s older
counties and, in addition, is part
of Nebraska known by white
traders and explorers from an
early date. The earliest visit on
record dates from 1789 when Jean
Baptiste Munier came up the Mis
souri river to the mouth of the
Niobrara and struck up a trade
with the Ponca Indians. Munier
was followed by others and the
years from 1789 down to the or
ganization of Nebraska territory
in 1854 saw a steady procession of
traders, trappers, and others along
the borders of what is now Knox
county.
Probably the first white men
who came to Knox county to stay
—aside from the earlier Mormon
settlers—were B. Y. Shelley and
R. R. Corran, who located on land
on the Niobrara on June 7, 1856.
They were followed by others
and by the spring of 1857 the ter
ritorial legislature was considering
the problem of providing county
government for the region.
On February 10 the county of
L’eau-qui-court was established.
Three days later the legislature
incorporated the L’eau - qui
court company, consisting pri
marily of Shelley and Corran.
The company was given the
authority to establish a town site
and an exclusive right to keep
ferries across the Missouri anH
Niobrara rivers in the region. The
town to be developed by the com
pany was to be known as Nio
brara.
Niobrara developed rapidly un
der the direction of the L’eau-qui
court company and the company’s
officials had high hopes for build
ing an impreissve city at the junc
tion of the Niobrara and the Mis
souri.
To illustrate how things were
going, in 1857 the steamer “Oma
ha” arrived with material for a
saw mill and a load of lumber.
Three months later a three-story,
$10,000 hotel had been built, sup
posedly the largest hotel in Ne
braska at the time.
The depression of 1857 cut short
the Niobrara boom and in 1859 the
L’eau-qui-court company failed.
Pioneers were nothing, however,
if not able to make a new start,
and in 1860 the Niobrara Town
company was organized to carry
on the building of a town.
In 1873 the legislature, as a re
sult of a petition from 60 resi
dents, changed the county’s name
from L’eau-qui-court to Knox,
thus doing a favor to the spell
ing students of the county and at
the same time honoring Gen. Hen
ry Knox, Revolutionary war hero
and secretary of war in the cab
inet of President Washington.
The relationship to Washing
ton’s administration is appro
priate because in 1789, the year
Jean Munier visited the county,
Washington was inaugurated as
the first president of the United
States.
Niobrara was by no means the
only town in the county and other
early settlements were Frankfort,
Bazille mils, Bloomfield, Crofton,
Knoxville, Venus, Middlebranch
and Verdigre. The present coun
tyseat, Center, was not platted un
til 1901.
in 1 oou isjiox county had a pop
ulation of 152. During the next
decade it increased only to 261,
but by 1880 it had jumped to 3,
666. There was a steady increase
in population until 1939 when a
high of 19,110 was reached. Since
that time there has been consid
erable decline and in 1950 the
population was 14,820.
99 Present for
Family Reunion—
Ninety-nine persons attended a
family reunion held Sunday in
Ta-ha-zooka park at Norfolk.
Frank Schultz, 77, was the oldest
person present; Kathleen Bratetic,
eight-months-old, was the young
est. She is from Wausa.
Honored guests were from Per
ry, Okla. Others present were
from Crete, Valparaiso, Weston,
Brainard, Omaha, Norfolk, Wau
sa, Bloomfield, Verdigre, Atkin
son, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Kaiser and Esther of O’Neill.
Grandson Feted at
Birthday Dinner—
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harley of
Chambers were Friday evening
dinner guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Duane McKay in honor
of the fifth birthday anniversary
of the Harleys’ grandson, Ronald
McKay.
Sunday dinner guests at the
McKay home were Mr. and Mrs.
Harry McKay and Vickie of
Chambers and Mr. and Mrs. Ron
ald Ressel.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Anspach
drove to Lincoln Thursday. They
returned to ONeill on Saturday.
Mrs. Hulda Miller, 77,
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Honored at Affair
STAR—Mrs. Hulda Miller was
honored on her 77th birthday an
niversary Saturday evening,
August 27. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Boelter, Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Montgomery
and family, Mrs. Pearl Groeling
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Mattison and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Widhalm
and family.
Other Star News
Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Johnson
and family were Sunday visitors
at the Ewalt Miller home.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Spangler,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krugman, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Rokahr and
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Hamilton
sponsored the dance at the Ash
Grove hall Saturday evening.
Marlin Frahm’s orchestra fur
nished the music. There will be
a dance Saturday, September 3,
with Mullen’s orchestra.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Nelson
and family have returned home
after visiting several days with
the Alton Nelson family near
Clear Lake, la. The Gerald Sny
der family did Nelson’s chores
while they were away.
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Cunning
ham and family spent Monday
August 22, with Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Price and family at Bris
tow. Mr. Cunningham and Mrs.
Price are cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hibbs, Mr.
and Mrs. Art Hibbs and Lillian
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Hibbs and family Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Derickson
and family spent the weekend
visiting relatives in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Derickson
and family spent the past week
vacationing in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Cunning
ham and family were dinner
guests at the Wilbert Widhalm
home Tuesday evening, August
23.
Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Johnson
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vince
Cunningham and family were
dinner guests at the Ewalt Mil
ler home last Thursday evening.
They spent the evening looking at
colored slides and visiting. Ice
cream and cake were served for
refreshments.
Barbara Miller spent Sunday
night with Irma Judacek.
Mrs. Roland Miller sponsored
a swim party near the Miller
home last Thursday afternoon in
honor of Freddie Milled. Lunch
was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Cunning
ham and family left for their
home in Erie, Pa., on Friday
morning, after spending the past
two weeks with relatives and
friends.
Bells Toll but 216
Without a Teacher
Rural School Roster
Announced
List of teachers for Holt county
rural schools was announced this
week by Miss Alice French, coun
ty superintendent of public in
struction.
Most rural schools began class
es Monday, August 29. District 216,
near Amelia, had not signed up a
teacher until Monday morning.
District 209, south of Atkinson,
i commenced school Monday but
the teacher’s name had not yet
been reported to the superintend
ent’s office.
District 1— Mrs. Guy Hull, Red
bird; 3—Miss Harris, Lynch; 4—
Geraldine Courtney, Lynch; 5—
Barbara Cleary, O’Neill; 8—Mrs.
Clara Peacock, O’Neill; 9—Karen
Donohoe, O’Neill; 10 — Regina
Warnke, Butte; 11 — Mrs. Joan
Kaup, Stuart; 14—Mrs. Arthur O’
Neill, O’Neill; 15—Vera Ernst, O’
Neill; 16—Arlene Walters, O’Neill;
17—Patty Pierson, O’Neill; 18 —
Glenn Sorensen, Atkinson; 20 _
Helen Martens, Atkinson, and Lu
cille Mitchell, Stuart.
District 22—Mrs. Grace Weich
man, Stuart; 23—Mrs. Mary Park,
Page; 26—Francis Fisher, Lynch;
27—Caroline Bachaus, Amelia; 32
—Ruth Young, O’Neill; 33—Aud
rey Henderson, Orchard; 35—Mrs.
Doris Spann, Atkinson; 36—Phyl
lis Welsh, Atkinson; 37—Delores
Boyle, O’Neill; 38—Mrs. Lucille
Pinkerman, Redbird; 39 — Miss
Stelling, Orchard; 40—Mrs. Lyle
Damero, O’Neill; 41 — Barbara
Cunningham, O’Neill; 46— Neta
Maben, Clearwater; 48 — Alice
Page, O’Neill; 49—Janet Vonasek,
Star; 50—Harold H. Block, Or
chard; 52—Marilyn DeLosh, Stu
art; 53—Mrs. Margaret Chace, At
iknson; 56—Bernice Kallhoff, O’
Neill; 57—Mr. Saltz.
District 58 — Mrs. Betty Lof
quest, Stuart; 59 — Mrs. Walter
Pease, Emmet; 60—Norma J. Tim
merman, O’Neill; 62—Melba Do
brovolny, O’Neill; 65—Mrs. Elmer
Wandersee, Chambers; 69—Mrs.
Alpha Kirkland, Atkinson; 71—
Mrs. Elsie Doolittle, Atkinson; 73
—Mrs. Ruth Roby, Ewing; 74 —
Lois Adams, Atkinson; 76—Mrs.
Lydia Medcalf, Atkinson; 77 —
Doris Bogue, Atkinson; 79—Don
ald Fullerton, Chambers; 80—Mrs.
Dorothy Sanders, O’Neill; 81 —
Janice Prewitt, Amelia; 86—Janet
Hull, O’Neill; 87—Mrs. Ardath Co
day, Chambers.
District 88—Mrs. Ruth Hansen,
Ir.man; 89—Clayton Krueger, In
man; 91—Doris Henderson, Or
chard; 92—Theresa Ullrich, Atkin
son; 93—Lorell Pickering, Red
bird; 96 — Mrs. Phillip Lee, O’
Neill; 97—Betty Spangler, Page;
98—Pauline Goldfuss, Page; 99—
Mrs. Ethel Linville, Atkinson; 100
—Beverly Carson, Redbird; 101—
Mrs. Marie Shellhase, Atkinson;
102—Gayle Siebert, Atkinson; 107
—Mrs. Chloe Adams, Chambers;
108—Mrs. Mildred Tams, Ewing;
111—Mrs. Larry Pribil, O’Neill;
115 — Mrs. Kenneth Barthel,
Chambers; 118—Connie Lydon,
Ewing; 119—Ramona Randol, At
kinson.
District 120 — Barbara Stirek,
Bartlett; 121—Ranee Carpenter,
Burwell; 122 — Diane Hoffman,
O’Neill; 125—Bonita Muff, O’Neill;
127—Thelma Young, O’Neill; 128
—Helen Harvey, Page; 131—Pat
ty Bauer, Ewing; 134—Floyd But
terfield, Chambers; 135 — Mrs.
Genevieve Klabenes, Ewing; 136—
Mrs. N. W. Coats, Stuart; 141—
Mrs. Irene Tunender, Emmet; 142
—LaDona Whetham, Spencer; 143
—Ida Schmuecker, Atkinson; 146
Sylvia Loseke, Ewing; 147—Isla
Ruda, Atkinson; 148—Mrs. Leo
retta Doolittle, Atkinson; 156 —
Lorraine Farrier, Chambers; 157—
Helen Thomas, O’Neill; 159—Mrs.
Etta Serck, Emmet; 163 — Mrs.
Genevieve Forbes, Chambers; 165
—Jeanenne Backhaus, O’Neill.
District 168—Mrs. Lorilee Seger,
Newport; 169 — Christine Krysl,
Stuart; 170 — Verna Jeanne Fox,
O’Neill; 172—Carol Enbody, At
kinson; 173—Jacquette Mosel, Ew
ing; 175—Mrs. Frances McClure,
Page; 176 — Mrs. Helen Ballagh,
Amelia; 178 — Mrs. Ruth Spath,
Chambers; 180 — Leone M. Fix,
Atkinson; 183—Mrs. Pauline Kro
bot, Stuart; 196 — Mrs. Lyle Mit
teis, Ewing; 205—Theo Weich
man, Stuart; 206—Mrs. Feme Liv
ingston Atkinson; 210—Mrs. Bin
nie Gans, Atkinson.
District 211— Mrs. Lydia Gil
man, Amelia; 212—Kathryn Hoff
man, Ewing; 213—Lois Finch, Stu
art; 215 — Joan Langan, O’Neill;
222—Mrs. Birdie Fullerton, Am
elia; 226—Arlis Edwards, Amelia:
227—Mrs. Rachel Van Conet, Ew
ing; 228—Duane Carson and Mrs.
Etha Walters, Amelia; 229—Bet
ty Mahoney, O’Neill; 231 — Mrs.
Bonnie Conner, Atkinson; 232_
Mrs. Orville Clanton, Stuart; 233
—Mrs. Dale Garwood, Amelia; 237
—Kay Dvorak, Atkinson; 238 _
Mrs. Janet Fryrear, Amelia; 241
—Mrs. Mae DeLong, Page; 242_
Betty Osborne, Atkinson; 243 _
Elsie Pokorny, Atkinson; 245 —
Shirley DeHart, Chambers; 246—
Mrs. Emil Colfack, Atkinson; 249
—Romona Warnke, Butte; 18%_
Elayne Reimer, Ewing.
Julius D. Cronin departed Sun
day for a three-day business triD
to Chicago, 111.
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Ail Nebraska Drivers’ Licenses
Expire September 1
All Nebraska driver’s licenses will expire September 1, and
drivers will have 60 days to renew their licenses.
The fee for renewing the licenses will be $2. The operat
ors’ prmits, which will be good for two years, may be obtained
at the office or by mailing the required fee, along with your old
license, to the Holt County Treasurer’s office at O’Neill.
Drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 years who now have
a license may obtain the two-year permit by calling at the of
fice between September 1 and 17.
Effective September 18, a new state law requires 16 to 20
year-old drivers to obtain a probationary •'lidense, good only for
one year. The fee for this license will be $1.50.
The requirement for the probationary license applies to
both new and renewal licenses.
When mailing in for your renewal license, be sure to men
tion any change in weight or height. No change in birth date
can be made without showing proof by birth certificates.
Be sure your old license is signed, before sending it in for
renewal.
J. ED HANCOCK
Holt County Treasurer
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