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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1956)
Prairieland Talk ... Lincoln Favored by Experts By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Retired, Former Editor The Frontier LINCOLN—Lincoln is one of the country’s fa vored communities visited by the experts that fly here and there to tell we plebians all about it. One such recently to talk in Lincoln comes from Southern California and bears the title of doctor, not an M.D. or Ph.D., but a “plant physiol ogist,” if you know what that is. The homesteaders south of the Elkhom in the Dry creek flats knew nothing of “plant physiology,” but they knew how to plant seed, cultivate the growing plants, gather the ripened fruitage and haul off wagon loads of fine potatoes such as only sandy loam can produce. The cow men beyond the Dry creek country jiever heard of price supports or meat eaters’ conventions; they just looked af ter their herds and traded in the fall roundup of beeves for what ever the market afforded. Romaine The gentleman from the Cal- Saunders ifomia center of such learning says climate has has more to do with taste of food products than do soil and water. Maybe that explains why a Califor nia-produced vegetable or fruit is a beauty to be Q hold but tasteless as a stick of basswood. If you want a good spud or tomato or melon, pluck it where it grows on sandy land in Holt county. The message of scientific men traveling about has an appeal. How many of us hear the cries of hungry children in distant lands where famine and disaster have struck. Visit m distant lands of Af rica. Hear the cry, “Hobus!” coming from starving children, from gaunt mothers and hungry fathers. Hobus—bread, food, something to eat. Or across in o Asia, in sorrowing Korea, in flood and storm wrecked portions of the earth. The hungry and homeless and gownless! It is for the relief of such that my churctf leaders have appointed a day for all to bring their offering. I will do my part to pass a loaf to that little starving lass in famine land! Holt ^county’s share of the $3,040,757 of state •ehool funds is $57,457. Boyd county gets $20, 596; Wheeler county, $9,061; Garfield county, $11,226; Rock county, $35,118. The money comes from school land leases and liquor licenses. • * * C Eighty years ago there was one telephone, the creation of a Yankee. Today there are 95 million telephones in use the world over. . . The Kansas judge who sentenced those four Iowa adventurers to 30 days in jail rfers to them as “badly spoiled little girls.” . . The sandhills cowboy blew his top mstead of bowing out gracefully for the for farm woman to step up with a fat hen for Vice Presilent Nixon’s plate at the GOP founders' day banquet. Yes, we are the Beef State, but we also raise chickens, for the most part the care and pride of prairieland sisters of the soil. . . Another course has been added in public schools — stuff the stu o dents with hog meat at the lunch hour. . . Turning to the back page of the first section of the Lincoln 0 Sunday paper this morning, I met Editor Cal of The Frontier pictured along with a story of Save the-Trains, of which Mr. Stewart has been an ac tive promoter. O’Neill for years had six passenger trains daily. Those days north-Nebrsskans got to Lincoln by train. Now they can not come to the capital city direct by train without going into Omaha. o * * * Another magninficent school building has re cently been dedicated in southeast Lincoln. Clergy men, public officials and school teachers perform ed the rites of the dedication, while hundreds of fathers and mothers visited the wonders of this modern temple of learning which has 118,518 square feet of floor space and was built at a cost of $1,775,918.11, including equipment and the 37 acres of land comprising the grounds. It is a part of the school district carrying a six-million-dollar bond indebtedness. The town of Tilden, half in Madison county and the other half in Antelope county, was first known as Burnett, which got on the map and in vited public attention, when in 1884 the late Addison E. Sheldon started a paper there known as the Burnett Blade. There were newspapers every where in prairieland those days to get in on the land notices required to be published, $7 each, when a homesteader “proved up,” that is, applied at the government land office at that time in Nio brara and later in O’Neill for a patent or govern ment deed to his claim. Mr. Sheldon’s Blade sup ported the republican candidate for president, James G. Blain, who was defeated by Grover Cleveland, the democratic candidate. In later years as secretary of the Nebraska State Historical soci ety, Mr Sheldon was a Charley Bryan democrat. The Blade was a four-page, seven-column sheet, two pages “patent” and two pages the product of the editor and his printer. Publishers of weekly pa pers got $1.50 a year for their literary and news comments. Sheldon went to Dawes county in 1887 to become a prairieland homesteader and Josiah Coombs took over the Blade but moved to Boyd county to start a paper when that strip of the Sioux reservation was organized as a county. * * * Young Nebraskans to the number of 29,000 are interested in 4-H club work and to them “juvenile delinquency” has no appeal. How many know what the “H” stands for? I did’t, so called the ag college. Here it is—H: Head, heart, hand, health. That covers human aspirations, but for what it has to do with the cattle industry on prairieland, ask the kids. * * * Prairieland is far removed from Mediterranean lands. Out of the vaulted blue above us sunbeams fall upon our fair and peaceful land. In sight of the restless waters of the Mediterranean or out upon the islands, Hebrews and Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Anthony and Cleopatra — scenes of slaughter throughout the centuries, of romance, and the pathway across its tossing billows of apos tles of spiritual life and world conquerors. A churchman has now been banished from the sea’s largest island. A beloved disciple of the Dord spent his last days in exile on a lonely island of the Mediterranean and wrote the sublime message that closes the story of redemption. Exile, banish ment, the stake has awaited many of whom “the world was not worthy.” “For him who fain would teadh the world, the world holds hate in fee— for Socrates, the hemlock cup; for Christ, Geth semane!” General Coburn post, Grand Army of the Re 1 public No. 251 will decorate Morquet chapel at Leonie May 30 ((1903). A general invitation is ex tended to all to attend and participate.—Hi Hodg kin, John Hubby, adgt., commander. . . Persons metioned May 21 of that year: Ed F. Gallagher is in Omaha on business. N. D. Jackson of Neligh in the city on business. L. C. Chapman and Alex Searl down from Atkinson attending court. Miss Florence Mullen was up from Page. Cashier O’ Donnell of the O’Neill National made a business trip to Boyd county. Miss Rosa Hudspeth, the ver satile editor of the Stuart Ledger, paid The Fron tier a fraternal call. Mrs. William Laviollet visited friends in Omaha. * * * Looking out of the window of youthful vigor down the highway ahead a writer sees it as a time of “weariness and monotony of advanced age.” The golden glow of declining day, the calm of evening, the beauty of a prairie sunset are symbolic of “ad vaced age,” which need not bring either weari ness or monotony, but life’s period of peace and rest after days and years of battling for an existence. The happiest guy I know of is in his 91st year and doesn’t own a nickel’s worth of property. Now, too, churchmen seek to unite all faiths. There will be no unity because this is an age when men and women think. States talk peace. No peace because all want it their way. Are you headed for the “weariness and monotony” of advanced age? You have seen life, you have memories—rejoice! Editorial .... Profiting from Uncertainty Those who make a business of guessing about politics owe much to Mr. Eisenhower. For a year they profited from the uncertainty as to whether he would run again. After that was settled he seemed willing to play the guessing game with them about frlr. Nixon and the vice-presidency. But now he has dealt them a cruel blow: He will have nothing more to say on “that subject until after August.” At least once a week it had been possible for newsmen and columnists to concoct intricate interpretations of press conference remarks. They would unreel finespun theories that the white house wanted to test opposition to the vice-presi dent—or that the republicans were faking uncer o tainty to deprive the democrats of a single, fixed C target. Now the political prophets are interpreting the president’s latest statement — that he would be “happy to be on any political ticket” with Mr. Nix on—as handing the nomination to the Californian. But already it is being pointed out that Mr. Eisen hower did not say, “I want Dick Nixon for vice president.” The guessers are not easily stopped. Next week they may avoid any mention of the vice-president and merely ask, “Mr. President, would you be happy to be on any political ticket with Governor Herter—or Former Governor Dew ey—or Secretary Humphrey?” Can he say anything but “yes” and open it all ° up again? To be sure the vice-presidency has assumed new importance in recent months, largely due to the ability pf Dick Nixon. Much more attention has been given the office. Time was when the vice-presi dential candidate simply went along for the ride. Not so now that Nixon has so greatly enhanced the prestige of the post. Now We Need Something Else Many, many farmers have come to agree with the Benson statement that if rigid price supports were the answer to the farm problem there would be no farm problem now. Rigid price supports were just the thing when they were first devised and for the purpose for which they were applied, to encourage high pro duction in war time when the desire was for every bushel that every available acre would produce. Our trouble was that we clung to it too long after the emergency was over. The people for whom we raised that food now howl to high heaven if we even speak of giving it to their people. They have their economics to think about. So let’s forget the political aspect and real statesmen of both parties get together on a farm bill that will really put the farmer on a firm 0 foundation. The big people in this world usually leave off the big titles. I Miscellany: Ever see such an Impressive array I of pens and pencils in a single shirt pocket as ex | hibited regularly by Richard (“Dick”) Perry, O’ Neill postoffice clerk? . . Somebody suspended a deer head from the flagpole at the O’Neill school auditorium. . . What’s in a nickname — “Kelsey” Coyne, “Babe” Kilpatrick, “Chick” Cronin, “Chickie” Artus, “Boy” Gatz, “Chaw” McManus, “Duke” Kersenbrock, “Hap” Miles, “Deed” Mur phy, “Curley” Washacheck, etc? Can you top this? Within the current school year, Billy Van Every, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Van Every, has had whooping cough, measles, chickenpox, mumps. Dick Mace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amie Mace, jr., has had mumps, chickenpox and measles—in quick succession. Some childhood diseases seem to be losing their virulence, but a check of the advice to the lovelorn columns indicates that 14-year-old girls suffer as much as ever from the three-day heart break. Better load up the family for that last one- or two-day fling because the spring work, baby chicks and windup of school affairs are just around the comer. Students of O’Neill’s two high schools sat in during a jury trial in Holt county district court recently—a fascinating lesson in civics. Initiative is a combination of brains and en ergy, but blah-blah-and-bustle can sometimes fool people. Now that winter is officially past, we can give serious thought to our spring and summer plans. Municipal elections in Nebraska cities and towns are just around the comer. Frontier CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher Entered at the postoffice in O’Neill, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This news paper is a member of the Nebraska Press Associa tion, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Terms ef Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; elsewhere In the United States, $3 per year; rates abroad provided on request. All subscriptions are paid in advance Audited (ABC) Circulation—2,530 (Sept 30, 1955) When Yon and I Were Young . ., ‘See America First’ Urged by Railroad St. Pat** Day Not What Used to Be 50 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Parker visited in Norfolk at the home of their daughter. . . Miss Minnie Mohr of Hainsville was married to Frank Mott. . . H. A. Trow bridge of Page completed a house for James Mullen. . The C&NW railroad announces a “See Am. erica First” promotion with a round trip ticket from Chicago, 111, to all Pacific coast points at $75 from June until September. . . . J. P. Mellor arrived home from Omaha where he had his appendix removed. . . Denny Hunt of Atkinson has accepted a posi tion with the John Deere Plow company. 20 Years Ago St. Patrick’s day isn’t what it used to be. Pat Shea was loyal to the custom of wearing of the green and Tom Enright rejoiced he didn’t have to serve on the jury that day. . . Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Asher of Page were here on business Tuesday and visited Mr. and Mrs. George Van Every. . . James Davidson believes he and Mrs. Davidson hold the record of any householders in Holt county. They have never lived in rented quarters and have never moved since their marriage in O’Neill over 40 years ago. They have raised a family of 11 children and have 14 grandchildren. . . Miss Regina C. Ruther, who teach es near Stuart, spent the weekend in Inman with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ruther, sr. 10 Years Ago St. Joseph’s of Atkinson won the class C state basketball cham pionship at Lincoln over St. Fran cis of Humphrey, 38-33. . . Bob Parkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parkins, was the principle winner in the Nebraska Inter collegiate association’s contest in Lincoln He is eligible to compete in the national oratorical contest in Chicago, 111. . . E. J. Mack has come down from Atkinson to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. James W. Rooney. One Year Ago George R. Sanders, 84, a Holt county resident since 1880, died. . . . Rev. and Mrs. J. LaVeme Jay returned from Hawaii after a Christian Advocate tour of two weeks . . Pfc. Richard D. Hytrek of Stuart is a member of the hon or guard of the Fourth infantry guard in Germany. . . Gustave L. Hoppe, 88, who resided on a ranch south of O’Neill, died at his home in Gordon. . . little Judy Skrdla, 3, died of leukemia in Atkinson. » Eagle Bustiers Dairy Group Elects— PAGE—The dairy section of the Eagle Hustlers’ club met at tiie home of Gerhardt Luebeke Tues day, March 13. The following officers were elected: Charlotte Luebeke, pres ident; Mary Lou Loubeke, vice president; Donna Crumly, secre tary; Joyce Summers, news re porter, and Janice Crumly, recre ation leader. The hostess served lunch. The next meeting will be at the Roger Bowen home March 27. Newly-Bom Sons Are Named— Joseph Lod is the name given the new son of Mr. and Mrs. George Janousek. The Don Rileys have named their new son Thomas Phillip. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cohn have chosen Mark Jeffrey for a name for their new son. The Frank McKennys have called their new son Thomas Craig. Mrs. Underwood’s Brother Dies— Mr. and Mrs. John Underwood and family attended the large fu neral of her brother, Joe Van Ert, 79, of Norfolk. Mr. Van Ert, who had been ill a long time and a patient at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Nor folk, was buried Saturday from the Sacred Heart church in Nor folk. Complimentary Dinner— Mrs. C. J. Gatz, president of the women’s board of the Country club, and her fellow officers, the Mesdames Marvin Miller, Dale French, G. Owen Cole, John G. Stuifbergen and Verne Reynold son, had charge of the compli mentary dinner Wednesday eve ning. Honored on 64th Anniversary— Vic Halva was surprised Satur day evening at his home by a group of his friends in honor of his 64th birthday anniversary. The evening was spent in playing pitch and visiting. A lunch was served at midnight by the hostess. Linda Rae Coats Little Miss Linda Rae Coats celebrated her eighth birthday anniversary last Thursday at a party. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Coats. McKamys Entertain— Mr. and Mrs. Don McKamy en tertained at a St. Patrick’s day party for five couples. Mrs. Nelson Hostess— Mrs. Richard E. Nelson was hostess to the Bridge club Tues day evening. MM Club Meets— The MM club met on Tuesday, March 13, with Mrs. Esther C. Harris. Ewing News Callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lee recently were Theodore Schueth and Ed Fer guson of Ewing, Henry Drayton of Orchard and Mr. Hemenway of Clearwater. Mrs. Anna Savidge and Mrs. Floyd Lee made a business trip to O’Neill Wednesday, March 14. The Young Matrons Pinochle club was entertained Tuesday evening, March 13, at the home of Mrs. R. H. Shain with Mrs. Ralph Munn as assisting hostess. Guests were Mrs. Leland Welke, Mrs. Archie Tuttle and Mrs. Charles Rotherham. Score win ners were Mrs. Welke, Mrs. Tut tle and Mrs. Arthur Kropp. A lunch was served by the hostesses. Mrs. Hazel Kimes and sons, Dean and Dal, spent Sunday, March 11, at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Watson McDonald; and family. They also attended the meeting of the Upper Room soci ety and Methodist Men in the evening at the Methodist church. “Distinction Through Acces sories” was the lesson presented by Mrs. Lynn Fry when the Seek and Share club met at the home of Mrs. William Lofquest Tues day. March 19. Fourteen members were present. Craft work was dis cussed at the business meeting conducted by the president, Mrs. Alfred Napier. At the April meeting, artificial flowers will be made. Mrs. Melvin Napier and Mrs. David Anson will be in charge. Lunch was served by Mrs. Walter Miller. Mrs. John Wunner went to Nor folk and Stanton on Friday to spend the weekend with relatives. She returned home Sunday. Mrs. Jerry Tomjack was sur prised last Thursday evening when 25 friends and neighbors arrived at her home to make the acquaintance of their infant son, Steven Jerome. A variety of games furnished the evening’s en tertainment. Mrs. Tomjack and Steven were presented a baby buggy as a gift. Refreshments were served by the following hostesses: Mrs. Richard Edwards, Mrs. Elvin Hamilton and Mrs. Archie Tuttle. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Everett Taylor and daughter, Phyllis, of Oakdale, Mrs. Harold Jacobsen of Harlan, la., and Mrs. Ralph Tomjack, who lives in the Deloit neighborhood. Rex W. Wilson, M.D. Robert M. Langdon, M.D. PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS 128 W. Douglas St., O’Neill Phone 138 Mrs. Elvln Hamilton and daugh ter, Diana, were guests last Thurs day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Raff at Orchard. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Hamilton and daughters were 6 o’clock din ner guests on Monday evening, March 11, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max LeMasters. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jacobsen of Harlan, la., are guests this week at the home of her niece, Mrs. Richard Edwards, and fam ily. Received a shipment of the new Winchester model 77 automatic.— Scovie’s Western Auto, O’Neill. 44-45 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edwards and daughters, accompanied by their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jacobsen of Harlan, la., attended the Ice Capades in Omaha Tues day evening, March 13. Relatives arrived Sunday eve ning at the Ray lunk home to join the family in ce ebrating Ronnie’s third birthday anniver sary. Ice cream ano cake were served for refreshments. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spittller, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Regan and family of Ewing, Dr. Leo Spittler •ind son of Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Doud were hosts to a one o’clock dinner Sun day, March 11, at their home, honoring the birthday anniver sary of their daughter, Shirley. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doud and family of Bartlttt.' Mrs. Ralph Eacker and daugh ter, Mrs. Gene Ruby, were Neligh visitors on Monday, March 12. Mrs. Anna Pollock spent Fri day and Saturday, March 9-10, at the home of her son, Don Pollock, and family at Neligh. Mrs. Walter Sievers of Omaha were guests on Monday, March 12, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nuby and family. A/2c Max Angus and wife, who have been guests for a few days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Angus left re cently for Milford where they are guests at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Angus. From Milford, they planned to go to Plainville, Kans., to visit Mrs. Angus’ parents pe fore returning to Smoky Hill AFB at Salina, Kans., where Air man Angus is stationed. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Doud and Shirley were guests Sunday, March 4, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doud and family near Bartlett Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleming were entertained Thursday eve ning, March 8, at a 6 o’clock din ner at the Perry Saiser home. Mrs. Elizabeth Angus was a guest last week at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and ; Mrs. Lloyd Angus. Mrs. Angus I is convalescing from a recent ill ness. a Dr. Edw. J. Norwood. OJD. Optometrist. from Crawford. Nebraska, will be in O'Neill on At the Hotel Golden SATURDAY. MARCH 24 9 AJd. to 5 PJ4. Eyes Scientifically Examined Glasses Properly Fitted Notice to Taxpayers Assssment schedules are coming in slowly. In O’Neill ws have only about 10% of the schedules in and assessing time is over half gone. We have plenty of time to assist yon now but we won’t have the last week. Please cooperate with the assessor and have your assessing done as early as possible. All unlicensed trailer houses and motor vehicles must be listed on personal schedules. WM. F. WEFSO Holt County Assessor .. MERCURY CUSTOM HARDTOP—Offers you the same low-profiled look that has brought such acclaim to Mercury’s highest-styled Montclair series. 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