The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, August 16, 1956, Page 11, Image 11
fhe F- rontier Woman . . Childhood July 4 Recalled BLANCHE SPANN PEASE. HumrmiktBf Editor This is the salad season and mat’s for sure and next week I’ll give you some salad ideas. But today, I have such a long tier. I'm going to allot my space to it. TTio subscription prize for this a es to “Grateful American.” Dear Mrs. Pease: I've read and enjoyed The frontier Woman ever since its rigin, and have planned many umes to do my bit to keep it go ing. However, there always ferns to be a task near at hand o make demands on my time. I wonder how many Americans r**»l!y value what the Fourth of July or independence day stands for Or do we just take it for granted, just another holiday in v hich to make whoopee? Isn't it wonderful to remember chat after 180 years, and amid world turmoil and confusion and >o many changing conditions, our fair land is still the ‘‘land of the free, and the home of the brave"? (Jod grant that she may remain Although I’m well past the half century mark I still get a thrill out of seeing Old Glory waving in the breeze. When I was j youngster I was quite a sleepy head, but the Fourth of July was one day in the year I could wake up early, and the one day that tia>k precedence over all others— even my birthday anniversary or Christmas. On the Fourth, my brother, two years older than myself, and I were up at the first peep of dawn, ready for a day of real enjoyment to us, but to the kids if today it would no doubt be quite dull. My parents were rather poor financially, as were many of the other pioneers of their day, and • ery seldom could spare us more than a quarter apiece for spend ing money. But we were satisfied and quite happy with that, and got as much pleasure from it as many youngsters today would get from a much larger sum. We lived seven miles from the little town where the celebration was held, but we could hear the sunrise salute on a still, clear morning and it sent little quivers of anticipation down our childish spines, and caused us to be impa tient to get started on our way. Dad would mow some grass the day before and the next morning fill the wagon box with the new hay so the horses would have It to feed on while we were In town. If we were early enough, and we usually were, he would stop in the shade of a cotton wood, unhitch the team and tie them to the wagon to munch their hay at their leisure. At noon he would lead them to wa ter, and again before we started home in late afternoon. Sometimes mom and dad didn't go. They couldn’t afford cele bration finery but by lots of scrimping could make two chil dren presentable and furnish us with our cherished quarters. On those occasions we went with our nearest neighbor s family and our paternal grandmother went along to keep an eye on us. Once, when I was around 11 years-old, after walking the mile and a half to the neighbor’s, we found they planned to stay home. There were no telephones in the country then and neither family could have afforded them, if they had been available. You can imagine our disappointment. My brother wasn’t going to be cheat ed out of his day, so started across country on foot and I started to follow him. He tried to send me back, and grandma called to me to come back, but I refused. Then she threatened to tell my father and I knew he would punish me if I disobeyed her. So I gave up, but indulged in a good cry, all my early rising and long walk to no avail, and worst of all— my brother getting to go when I couldn’t. But men hate to see a woman in tears and they turned the trick for me. The young neighbor, oldest son of the family, who had intended to stay home and cuJt.14vftf. co^’ changed his mind, hitched team to the wagon, loaded in the chairs (we had carried ours a mile and a half), and he, his two sisters, grandma and myself went merrily on our way and overtook my brother, who trudged about a mile before we caught up with him. He was glad enough to ride, for in those days we went barefoot at home (from necessity, not choice), so our shoes were not too comfortable. We took our lunches with us— bread and butter and a boiled egg and perhaps a home made cookie or piece of molasses cake— so we could spend our precious money for luxuries, not lunch. And any way, the stands in those days seldom served anything but home made ice cream, lemonade, can cy, gum, peanuts and cigars and occasionally pie. My brother spent most of his coin for deli cacies but most of mine went for rides on the merry-go-round and maybe a package of gum, besides. The local blacksmith had made a merry-go-round propelled by a big gray horse and after all these years I can still hear the call: “Fill up the seats! Fill up the seats! Six tickets for a quarter!" A little man from a neighbor ing hamlet furnished the music, playing the same tune over and over on a battered accordian, but to me it was wonderful music! The day’s sports always fea tured horse racing, foot races and other contests but seldom any ball games in those early days. They had a “bowery’’ with a floor to dance on and raised planks around the sides for seats. uancing usually ucgau aiuuiiu * o’clock when the sports events were over and that was our sig nal to start home as my father was strongly opposed to dancing. I didn’t mean to write a book when I began this reminiscing, but here is a fact that might be of interest. The lower half of my garden and much of that of my north is now located on the site of part of that original celebra tion grounds and my neighbor has found pieces of money over a period of years while working in her garden—pennies, nickles, mostly, also a quarter or two and one fifty-cent piece, evidently marking the spots where the stands were located. In closing let me say that July 4 is a date of special significance in American history. Not only that first and most important Julv 4, but others, one being July 4, 1863. When the dawn broke on that day, the world knew that the three-days’ battle of Gettys burg was won by the North and that the Union would be preserv ed. My paternal grandfather was wounded at Gettysburg while serving the Union cause. Grand mother (incidentally her birth day anniversary was July 4) kept the bullet and I was allow ed to see and handle it when visiting in their home during my childhood. GRATEFUL AMERICAN Tell Fair Exhibit Preparations— The Riverside Community 4-H club held a meeting at the Char les Boyle home. Members to id what they were going to exhibit at the Holt fair. Club rosary will be postponed one week because of the fair. It will be held on Tuesday, August 21, at the Matt Beha home. Next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ber nard Janzing on September 9. A lunch was served by Mrs. Boyle and daughters.—By Matthew Be ha, jr., reporter. Mr. and Mrs. Enard Leach of Bremerton, Wash., visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Summers Wed nesday, August 8. They also vis ited his brother, Ed Leach. They are former residents. Legal Nolice (First pub. August 9, 1956) NOTICE “The residents of Antelope, Atkinson, Belle, Chambers, C leveland, Coleman. Conley, De oit. Dustin. Ewing, Emmet, Fair view. Francis, Grattan, Green Valley, Golden, Holt Creek. In naan, Iowa, Josie, Lake, McClure, Paddock. Pleasant View, Rock Falls, Sand Creek. Saratoga, Scott, Shamrock, Sheridan, Shields, Steel Creek, Stuart, Swan, Verdigris, Willowdale, Wyoming precincts. Holt County, Vebraksa, are hereby notified hat the Nebraska Department of Agriculutre, Bureau of Animal Industry and the United States Department of Agriculture, An mal Disease Eradication Branch, jre holding a public hearing at he Court House at O'Neill, Ne braska. on August 29, 1956, at 2:00 p.m., for the purpose of making Antelope, Atkinson, Belle, Chambers, Cleveland, Toleman, Conley. Deloit, Dustin, Ewing, Emmet, Fairview, Fran cis, Grattan. Green Valley, Gold en, Holt Creek, Inman, Iowa. J >sie, Lake, McClure, Paddock. Pleasant View, Rock Falls, Sand Creek, Saratoga, Scott, Sham rock, Sheridan, Sheilds, Steel Creek, Stuart, Swan, Verdigris, Willowdale, and Wyoming pre cincts a Brucellosis area and to determine that the petition is suf ficient to satisfy the statute and comply with State Statute 54 766.02 to 54-766.05, inclusive rel ative to establishing a certified Bruecllosis Area. All objections will be heard at this time." Animal Disease Eradication Branch D. F. Werring, DVM Veterinarian in Charge Nebraska Bureau of Animal InAistry J. L. George, DVM State Veterinarian 15-17 (First pub. Aug. 9, 1956) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate No. 4134 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, August 2, 1956. In the matter of the Estate of Margaret M. McCarthy, Deceas ed. CREDITORS of said estate are hereby notified that the time limited for presenting claims against said estate is November SO, 1956, and for the payment of debts is August 2, 1957, and that on August 30, 1956. and on December 1, 1956, at 10 o’clock A M., each day, I will be at the County Court Room in said Coun ty to receive, examine, hear, al low, or adjust all claims and ob jections duly filed. _ LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 15-17c (First pub. Aug. 16, 1956) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate No. 4137 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, August 9, 1956. In the matter of the Estate of Clarence V. Donohoe, Deceased. CREDITORS of said estate are hereby notified that the time limited for presenting claims against said estate is December 6, 1956, and for payment of debts is August 9, 1957, and that on September 6, 1956, and on De cember 7. 1956, at 10 o’clock A.M., each day, I will be at the County Court Room in said Coun ty to receive, examine, hear, al low, or adjust all claims and ob jections duly filed. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 16-18 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sto’.p and son were in Lincoln over the weekend to attend the wedding of Larry Tharnish. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walker are moving to Casper, Wyo., in a few days. - -——» % _<3 i o Wed in Fall Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graham of O'Neill announce the en gagement of their daughter, Kay (above), to David Mau ghan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maughan of Tilden. A fall wedding is planned. O’Neill News Mr. and Mrs. George Sedlacek and Mary Beth of Omaha were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pribil and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Wilson. Miss Ardis Parks returned last Thursday from Stuart where she had spent two weeks visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Har old Parks, sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Streeter and family of Lincoln are spend ing a week’s vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Streeter and oth er relatives and friends. Mrs. Sidney E. Anderson of El gin was a guest at the H. D. Manson home from Saturday un til Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Longenecker and family spent the weekend in St. Edward as guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McBride. Mr. and Mrs. Allan McNeff and family of Hutchinson, Kans., were also there. Mrs. McNeff is another daughter of the McBrides. Twenty - six inch American bikes, only §36.95 at Scovie’s Western Auto, O’Neill. 16-19c Saturday, August 4, Mrs. Aaron Boshart accompanied her son, Don Boshart, and family of Kear ney to Seattle, Wash., where they will visit her brother, Peter J. Lansworth, and other relatives. Enroute they visited Yellowstone national park. ivii. (inu iviia. uauv m cui ui Cheyenne, Wyo., were guests on Monday of her aunt, Mrs. Minnie Bay. Henry Ver Linden of Tipton, Mo., was a dinner guest Satur day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Minton. Billy and Sharon Nelson are visiting cousins from Chicago, 111., at the G. W. Nelson home in Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moses went to Lincoln Sunday to take back their grandson, Billy, who had been visiting them for the past week. Miss LaVeta Lehn accom panied them to Wahoo where she visited her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Philbrick of Stuart were last Thursday dinner guests of their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Philbrick. Fifteen-foot Deepfreexe, 5-yr. guaranteed, only $248 at Scovle s Western Auto, O’Neill. 16-18c Mrs. Lowell Nesbitt and sond visited Mr. Nesbitt’s parents, the' Merle Nesbitts, at Fullerton. Sun day in Columbus they met Mr. Nesbitt, who was returning from the national guard camp. Paul E. Moseman, jr., left on Tuesday, August 7, after spend ing nine days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Moseman. He is employed at a radio lab oratory in Cedar Rapids, la. Mr. Moseman and his father were in the Black Hills several days. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hipwcul and family of Minneapolis, Minn., were weekend guests at the H. J. Lohaus home. Mrs. Hipwell is a sister of Mr. Lohaus. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wolfe went to Norfolk Sunday to get their daughters, Ann and Mary, who spent a week with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Han sen, and family. Royal Theater —O’NEILL, NEBR. — Ttaurs. Aug. 16 Family Night Herbert J. Yates presents STRANGER AT MY DOOR Starring MacDonald Carey, Patricia Medina, Skip Homeien. The law was hunting Clay An derson—dead or alive! Yet Jarret hid him in his home. Family admitted for 2 adult tick ets; adults 50c; children 12c Fri.-Sat. Aug. 17-18 FRANCIS IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE Starring Mickey Rooney, with Virginia Welles, Paul Cavanaugh and' Francis, the talking mule. Francis has a funny new friend and they’re in a ha-ha-haunted house! Francis is scared . . . and funnier than ever! Now Mickey’s a side-kick of that famous talk ing mule . . . and they’re both to scared to spook! Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sat. 2:30 p.m. AH children under 12 free when accompanied by parent St’n.-Mon.-Tues. Aug. 19-20-21 Warner Bros, present the C. V. Whitney picture starring John Wayne in THE SEARCHERS Co - starring Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. Vista Vision and Techni color. Ha had to find her . . lie had to find her. . . Somewhere in the vastness between the great Southwest and the Canadian bor der there’d be a captive girl hud dled in fear . . . Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sun. 2:30. All children under 12 free when accompanied by parent LWML Makes Plans for Atkinson Rally ATKINSON — The Lutheran Women's Missionary league exec utive board of zone seven of the Lutheran church, Missouri synod, net Tuesday afternoon, August 7, it the Immanuel Lutheran church here. Plans were made for the annual fall rally which will be held in Atkinson September 25. Present for the Atkinson meet ing were Mrs. Elmer Kaczor of Spencer, president; Mrs. Huette of Ainsworth, vice - president; Mrs. Norman Wenger of Jamison, secretary; Mrs. John Walter of Chambers, treasurer; Mrs. Art Wittmuss of Fairfax, S.D., board member, Mrs. Victor Frickel of Atkinson, board member; Mas. Alvin Schoenefeld of Jamisor, district corresponding secretary, and Rev. E. G. Smith of O'Neill and Rev. J. H. Roth of Spencer. O'NEILL LOCALS Walter Wvtaske and daughters, Norma and Linda, of Mankato. Minn., spent Saturday with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Zakrzewaki. Sunday they went to Butte to visit Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pod any and Monday they visited the Leonard Fox family in Orchard. day to visit her mother, Mrs Christine Williams, for a week. Mrs. Dwight C. Worcester and children visited a week in White River, S.D., with her father, John Hovotay, and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Worcester. Mrs. Grace Burke and children accompanied them un Sunday to visit here for a few days. Mr and Mrs. Gerald Wettlau fer and Gary of Page visited Mr and Mrs Andrew Wettlaufer on Monday. Mr and Mrs Wayne Parks and Vicki of Clovis, N.M., arrived on Monday for a two-weeks’ vaca tion with his brother, Harold Parks, and family. ft DRIVE-IN — SUN., MON., TUES. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Ott were Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth. Mrs. Harold McNally and chil dren of Ainsworth arrived Mon Change of Policy Beginning August 13 The PEACOCK BARBER SHOP Telephone 416-W Realizing that in these busy days, time is important to ev eryone, I have decided to put my shop on an appointment basis, Mondays through Fri days, leaving Saturday open for those who wish to “wait it out.” Appointments may be made by telephone or a personal stop at the shop. Farmers and others from out of town will find an ad vantage in getting an appoint ed time then go on about their shopping. Business men and employees both will find it better than having to wait until after hours or weekends to get their barber work done. Appointments should b e kept on time or 5 minutes ahead of time, if possible. If a cancellation must be made, it should be done as soon as possible so that time may be allotted to someone else. With your cooperation, I'm sure I can be of better service to you. Grant W. Peacock I)R H. I). 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