The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, September 06, 1956, Page 8, Image 8

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    O’NEILL LOCALS
Callers Sunday at the R E.
McGinn home were Mr?, Cath
erine Thiele and Jerry of Elgin,
Mrs. Richard L Owens and
Nancy, Michael and Julie and
Mrs Heft Owens, all of Kansas
City, Mo,, arrived last Thursday
to spend a week with Mr. and
Mrs M. J. Golden. Mrs. R. L.
Owens is the former Maxine
Golden.
Mr and Mrs. Mark Muff and
Miss Carolyn and Mr. und Mrs.
Ed Cuddy attended a dinner in
honor of Cletus Wayne Muff of
Clearwater, who will depart on
Tuesday to start his freshman
year as a student at the nev
eminary at Elkhorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Janies Sessions
departed last Thursday for Park
Rapids, Minn., where they will
• t, nd their vacation fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Rust and
ms of Hot Springs, S.D., were
Saturday evening dinner guesis
of Mr. and Mrs. Esty Nelson.
Monday evening, Mrs. Rodney
Tomlinson and Larry were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
calkins of Dorsey.
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Nuptials in Spencer Church
At a 7:30 p.m., nuptial rite on Saturday, August 25, at the
Wesleyan Methodist church in Spencer, Miss Betty Lou Hahn,
daughter of Mi. and Mrs. Floyd Hahn of Spencer, became the
bride of Keith D. Oatman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Oatman of
Lincoln. Rev. E. E. Cummings officiated. A reception for two hun
dred guests was held at the Community hall. Both the bride and
bridegroom are Spencer high school graduates. Mrs. Oatman will
graduate in January from Wayne State Teachers college. Mr. Oat
ban, who attended Norfolk Junior college, has been employed four
years by the Chicago & North Western railway. He will leave Sep
tember 20 for military service.—O'Neill Photo Co.
Ewing News
Mrs. Martin Van Conet at
tended a teachers’ meeting in O’
Neill Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Spangler
and children made a combined
business and pleasure trip to
Platte, S.D., on Wednesday, Au
gust 29.
Guests entertained at the borne
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rother
ham on Sunday, August 26, were
Mr. and Mrs. V. Nelson and fam
ily, Mrs. Chris Fredickson and
Laura and Mabel, Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Malburg and family, all of
Carroll.
Miss Sandra* Nelson of Carroll
was a guest for a week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Rotherham.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rother
ham and family and their guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert McKnight and
family of Tilden, picnicked at
Grove Lake Monday evening,
August 27. They returned to |
spend the balance of the evening t
at the Rotherham home.
Mr. and Mrs. Telfor Grim and
baby spent a few days with his |
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Grim, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Grim spent
last Thursday evening visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.i
Leon Sisson in the Deloit neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Kittie Fry entertained the
following guests at a 6 o’clock |
dinner Saturday evening, August
25, at her home: Mr. and Mrs.i
Lester Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Haynes, Mrs. Thelma H a r t h ,
Sam Fry, all of Hinckley, Minn.;
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry of Ew
ing; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Retke of
Inman, who remained overnight.
Mrs. Ruth Clark and daughter
of Stanton were guests last
Thursday at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. . Andrew
Olson.
Circus day in O’Neill on Mon
day. August 20, attracted a num
ber of Ewingites: Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Olson and their guest,
Robert Woeppel, were among the
group.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Rockey
and sons, Randy and Eddie, re
turned home Sunday, August 23,
from a vacation trip which was
spent at Lincoln visiting relatives
and at St. Louis. Mo., with
friends. Little Miss Elith was a
guest of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs R. G. Rockey, during
the absence of her parents.
Holiday weekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Rockey were her uncle, Fred
Hupp, and three friends, all
from Kansas City, Mo.
Milan, Jeanne, Bob and Bonnie
j Welke and Harold Rogers at
tended the state fair at Lincoln
on Sunday.
El wood Peterson spent a few
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hans Peterson, last week
and Julius Schmidt at his home
in Ewing. Mr. Schmidt drives for
the Grsfy Van company. They
left Monday for Omaha from
where they will go to New York
with a load. Mrs. Schmidt and
son accompanied them to Omaha
where she will look for employ
ment. _ . .
Hans Peterson and Robert
Tams, sr., made a business trip
to Kearney on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Peterson
and family are now enjoying a
new television set.
Mrs. William Hobbs and fam
ily went to Norfolk on Wednes
day, August 29, to spend the day
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Shiffbauer, sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hobbs
and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Regan
went to Sioux City Monday eve
ning to attend the dog races.
Larry Mlnarik celebrated a
birthday anniversary on Thurs
day. He had as his overnight
guest ‘ Duke” Hobbs.
Mrs. Jerry Tomjack and chil
dren, Mrs. Hazel Klmes, Mrs.
Elvin Hamilton and family were
entertained last Thursday eve
ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Tuttle and family.
4|/2-Pound Egg Plant
Ronnie McDermott, 12, sev
enth grade son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dom McDermott, qualifies as
a master gardener. He is ex
hibiting for the camera a 4 *.^s
pound egg plant—one of the
largest ever grown or seen
hereabouts. The plant measures
22 inches in girth.—The Fron
tier Photo.
Ewing Rural Schools
Start New Terms
EWING— The following teach
ers of Ewing and vicinity began
their school terms Monday:
Mrs. Lyle Mitteis, rural school
46 in district 80; Mrs. Robert
Tams, 88 in 80; Miss Sharon
Schmidt, 108 in 100; Miss Doris
Ann Spahn, 147 in 141; Miss
Catherine Bauer, 173 in 170;
Mrs. Rachel VanConet, 227 in
170; Mrs. Pat Burke, 18Vi in 231.
Other Ewing News
Mr • and Mrs. Paul Doud and
John Black, USN, went to Lincoln
last Thursday to take Miss Mar
lene Black there. She had spent
her vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Black, and
other relatives.
Mrs. Hannah Tuttle and daugh
ter, Mrs. Grace Schmit of Cal
ifornia, were 6 o’clock dinner
guests last Thursday at the
Vearl Tuttle home.
George Fairchild left for his
home at Aurelia, la., Tuesday,
August 28, after spending a few
days with his aunt, Mrs. Hannah
Tuttle.
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The Frontier Woman . . .
Tells of ‘ Winchanted' Week
By BLANCHE SPANN PEASE. Hotnrmtkin* Editor
Ray and I returned from our
week’s western wonderland va
cation in Colorado. It was an en
chanted week, full to the hilt
with new experiences. I had nev
er been on a “packaged tour’’ be
fore. We won this one from the
Council Oak store. There were
87 winners and each of us could
take a guest.
All our expenses were paid by
Council Oak, including our train
tickets, hotel bills, $10 a day for
meals, bus tickets, reservations,
etc. Only money of our own spent
was for souvenirs and extra en
tertainment, such as shows and
dog races.
We drove to Sioux City where
we met other winners at the
Council Oak warehouse and also
met Council Oak officials. We had
our luggage tagged and were
given our train tickets, reserva
tions, and expense money for
meals.
One couple roamed the building
and the husband, leaning over
the water fountain to take a
drink, lost his train tickets and
reservations but was not aware
of it. Later, they were somewhat
on the frantic side but were re
lieved to find that someone had
picked up the ducats and turned
them in at Council Oak head
quarters.
In the reception room we eyed
each other rather like a group of
strange animals but soon started
to get acquainted with one an
other.
We were treated to a buffet
dinner in the evening at the cafe
teria in the Council Oak ware
house. I don’t think I can remem
ber too accurately just what we
were served but it was mighty
good.
Photographers took pictures of
many. Ray and I were among
those to be photographed for
Austin Schneider’s TV news show
that night.
Although we have been
watching Austin present the
news for three years now, Kay '
didn't recognize him in ail the
confusion. But I did. lie is i
more plump than he appears on
TV.
After dinner we were taken in
small groups through the huge
now Council Oak warehouse.
This is so large that it covers an
area in which you could put a
baseball diamond. We found the
fruit rooms most interesting.
These keep fruit at the proper
I temperatures. We found the ha
I nana room most fascinating. The
* bananas hang in great bunches
and are green. Other types of
! fruit and vegetables are handled
! ia these rooms. Merchandise of
other types is piled in the ware
house in alphabetical order and
is piled 20-feet high. It is handl
ed by little traveling “trains” and
small electric plevators which
hoist it into place. Everything is
modern and spic-and-span.
When the warehouse sightsee
ing was finished, we were ush
ered into a reception hall and
seated. Then, a few were intro
duced and some gags were pull
ed.
It was an all out effort to get
everyone loosened up to enjoy
themselves.
We were ushered into air-con
ditioned buses for the trip
through Iowa to Omaha. There
was a hub-bub of talk and chat
ter. .
Upon our arrival at Union
station, Union Pacific took our
pictures. We didn’t handle our
larger luggage and did not see
it again until it was put in our
hotel rooms in Colorado.
Since we intended this to be an
“eating” as well as seeing vaca
tion, we had cherry pie and cof
fee in the Union station, then
boarded our train for Colorado
Springs. Four special cars had
been added to “The City of Den
ver” train and our car was com
pletely occupied by Nebraskans.
Acquaintances ripened rapidly.
Ray had been on a train only
once before in his life. Both of
us enjoyed eating in the dining
car the next morning.
Dining car service—creamer,
sugar bowl, salt and pepper con
tainers—were all silver. The ta
ble cover was yellow and the salt
was dyed yellow to match. Fresh
carnations graced each table.
Our coffee was in silver pots,
each pot containing just two cup3.
All the waiters were colored, and
we had to write our orders on
the slip, instead of giving them
to the waiters. Although the din
ing car did some rocking, the
serving was deft.
Council Oak treated everyone
to gum, cigarettes, salted nuts
and such. Union Pacific passed
out balloons as souvenirs and
each lady received a small travel
kit.
When we arrived at Colorado
Springs, the Chamber of Com
merce met us, took some pictures,
pulled some stunts and otherwise
welcomed the large group. We
then checked in at the beautiful,
historically rich Antlers hotel.
This is normally a haven fur I
the wealthy, but, in our case, i
they had the filthy poor.
I would estimate our room cost,
$25 a night. It was extreme'v
plush. The walls were a lusn I
pink, furniture and bedspread
white. The rug, thick and thirsty
looking, was red. Our big picture
window framed Cheyenne moun
tain.
We ate a couple of meals in j
the swank terrace room with1
immense crystal chandeliers that
dated way back. The hotel is old
but beautifully kept and decorat-«
ed. I
Over the years some extreme
ly famous people have stayed
there and still do. Bill of fare
prices were frightening. Although
Council Oak paid for all our
meals, I couldn’t bear throwing
their money around quite so free
ly, and, after the first two meals,
we found a place where steaks
were super and could be had for
$2.
We went on the C’heyenne
mountain tour and were taken
in red Cadillac limousines
which are built like a station
wagon and accommodate six
or eight. They have clear
plastic tops.
Some of our party had never
been in mountains before and the
hairpin curves frightened them
even while they thrilled to the
beautiful views from every
curve. We all enjoyed the sum
mit and seeing the zoo and the
Will Rogers shrine on the way
down the mountain.
Next day wc went on the
Pikes Peak tour. We were taken
to the cog railway in buses, then
went up to the summit on the
cog railway. The incline is ter
rific and the elevation goes up so
fast that it gave many of us pains
in our chest. I found my breath
ing was “shallow.” When we got
out or me ran cars we were
lightheaded.
At the summit, we left the cog
railway and spread out over the
summit, into the coffee shops and
souvenir shops, took pictures and
otherwise enjoyed ourselves.
We were taken down in bus
cruisers and enjoyed every mile.
It was beautiful, thrilling, scary
and great. There was no snow on
Pike’s Peak.
That afternoon we boarded the
streamliner for Denver and
checked in there in time for din
ner. Our hotel in Denver was not
so swank as the one in Colorado
Springs, but I must confess that
Ray and Blanche felt more at
home in it. We went to a show,
“The King and I,” that night and
off to bed. When we came in to
go to bed, a member of our tour
was waiting for us. She had lost
her luggage. She wanted to know
if we had any extra in our room.
It developed that her last name
was Rose, which she had not
written plainly on the ticket,
and porters had put it in our
room.
Next morning we went on a
guided tour of Denver which took
up the entire morning. It was
very interesting. I liked best see
ing Mamie Dowd Eisenhower’s
home which is owned by her
mother. It is unpretentious and
quite old.
That afternoon, Ray and I
went on a Rocky mountain park
tour. We were gone all after
noon.
Among the most interesting
things we saw was Lariat trail
up Lookout gnountain where we
visited Buffalo Bill Cody’s grave
and the museum on the summit.
Red Rocks park also was thrilling
and different.
That night we went to the
greyhound dog races. We had
never seen dog races before. They
chase an electrical rabbit. Save
your breath—we didn’t bet!
Next morning we used mak
ing radio interviews and that
afternoon we went on another
mountain tour. This took 11s
through Clear Creek canyon to
the ghost town. Central City,
onee one of the richest, if not
the richest town, in the world.
Mon' gold was taken out of
this place than anywhere else on
earth.
Wt> went on tours of the fa
mous Tellar hotel, where we saw
furniture used in that era. a bed
i com were President Grant had
actually slept, the sitting room of
Baby Doe. who married' Tabor
(the silver king). Together they
spent millions and millions. Both
died poor, sick and alone. Baoy
Doc was found frozen to death
at the silver mine not many years
ago. They had made no provision
for the future and when silver
petered out and our country went
on the gold standard, their money
was gone.
After leaving Central City, we
went to Nederland pass through
Roosevelt national forest via the
Peak - to - Peak highway. Some
where along there we ran into a
snow storm and hail. Mountain
tops were beautiful with the
snow, the evergreens glistened
and dripped with melting snow
and the roadsides were littered
with hail and snow mixed.
We saw many majestic views of
the continental divide and came
back through Boulder canyon,
which is beautiful. We made a
short stop at Boulder Falls, came
through the city of Boulder and
saw the University of Colorado.
That afternoon we boarded
the train at Denver for Omaha.
We stayed at the Castle hotel
in Omaha.
We had a very lovely room at
the Castle and in midmorning
boarded air-conditioned buses for
Sioux City. We reached there
around 2 o’clock, then came good
byes to all our new - found
friends.
Ray and I had lunch in Sioux
City and drove home, reaching
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homo by evening, tired and
sleepy*
It had been a. wonderful, en
chanted week, one that hadn't
cost a cent! And so beautiful we
can tuck it away for always in
our book of memories.
Gosh, 1 hope it happens to me
again sometime!
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RFCRITTERS COMING
Two women’s army corps
(WAC) recruiters will be in O’
Neill at the courthouse annex on
Monday evening, September 10;
all day Tuesday, September 11;
and the morning of Wednesday,
September 12.
DR. II. D. GILDER8LEEVE
OPTOMETRIST
Northeast Corner
of 4th & Douglas
O’NEILL. NEBH.
Phone 167
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Monday thru Saturday