Prairieland Talk . . ; 15 Venturesome Irish Hy ROMA1NE SAUNDERS, Retired, Former Editor The Frontier LINCOLN—O'Neill has reached the venerable agf of 82 years. On May 12, 1874, Gen. John O’ Neill arrived at the site of the present city that bears his name with his first colony of settlers consisting of 15 venturesome Irishmen. These were Patrick. F. Hughes, Timothy O’- j Connor, Henry Curry, Thomas Connolly, Michael H. McGroth, Neil Brennan, T. N. J. Hynes, Michael Dempsey, f ♦ Thomas Kelly, Robert Alworth, Ralph Sullivan, Patrick Bren nan, Thomas Cain, Henry Corey and Patrick Karney. The Pat ricks, the Michaels and the Thomases seemed to predomi nate Some of this group settled to the northeast and some to the northwest of what now is the city. The next year O’Neill came with his second colony and this gnnip built the first house on Romaine the site of the present city, a sod Saunders j,tnictuie they spoke of as the Grand Central ho tel. The McEvony-Sanford-Thompson group that came from Wisconsin in 1873 and settled just down the river a mile or so cast was the first to set the foot of the pale face w'here Indian mocas sins had made trails. • * • Delegations from across the land come to Lincoln to solve life’s problems of which there seems to be no end. One of the latest were here to conserve water resources, a dry weather wor ry for the moment. Maybe next year it will be a flood control worry. Just be ealm. fellows, na ture will take rare of us. A Frontier reader in California saw it in Prairieland Talk, cut it out and sent it to a friend in Caldwell, Ida., that friend having been an O - Neill girl a half-century ago. Bessie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Snyder, was the girl and the Talker clipping told of her marriage to A. Myers on August 15. 1906. An interesting letter has come from Mrs. Myers, who says they have lived in Caldwell for 48 years, been active in politics and public affairs during the years, Mrs. Myers serving as vice-president of the Republican Womens club of Idaho and on various civic and state commit goes On August 15 last their 50th wedding anni versary was observed when many friends were present. Mrs. Myers enclosed with her letter the newpaper story of the gathering in honor of the event and a picture of the couple and the cake that goes with wedding anniversaries Mrs. Myers loves her Idaho home and cherishes memories of girlhood days in O’Neill. * • * \ newscaster on m.v radio this morning let ws know that Cal Stewart is still active saving the trains and has faith that north Nebraska will not he left without passenger train service. • * * II you have lived 50 years and got to bed every night you have spent 18,250 nights in bed. * * * President Eisenhower announced before launching into election worries, if he has such, Shat he as a candidate stands on the record made as president and that the truth shall be his cam paign watchword. The political game has swung Into action and truth must triumph in the end. A sorehead here and there says he will not vote for the party’s candidates, which is the Yankee priv ilege but does not determine election results. A recently organized group of prairieland till- j ers of the soil met over at Hartington to consider ^ crop prospects, market conditions, government i price supports, and listen to political hopefuls promise them a bed of roses if said hopefuls are elected to office. The cowboys down at their Om aha gathering resolved and “whereased” that gov ernment keep a meddlesome finger out of their business. Union labor bosses in session placed the stamp of approval on the product of the demo cratic national convention of recent date, which doen’t mean much as the average guy carrying a union card has a head of his own and votes as he pleases. Wages are at an all time high, the cow boys think $30 a hundred pounds for their range deers is the best ever, and grain prices have climbed to the top of the ladders. The politician hasn’t much to offer. • * • Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lov est all the days of thy vanity. . , Whatsoever thy hand fincth to do. do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest.—Eccles. 9:9-10, * * * In the charming Redbird valley of northern Holt county is the home of a prairieland queen who has come down the highway of time for 101 years. Early in September, friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Sarah Hull to bestow gifts and do her honor on the occasion of her 101st birtday anniversary. The Hull families, five generations of them by now, here and in other dates, have been known to the Redbird community for many years. The mother of them all, a God fearing and God-serving matron whose life has been lived amid the charming scenes of nature away from the crowded human haunts where liv ing is at its best, the aged lady will spend her days amid friends as gathering shadows of life’s sunset settle about her, all wishing her peace and seren ity in the days ahead. The blue beauty of the morning bloom upon the vine fades away by noon, the tinted blush on ripened peach lingers still and grapes have ripen ed on the hill. Apples are gathered in, spuds and squash and pumpkin ripe in storage bin, fruits of the land enough for all both fat and thin, chick en stewing in the pot, dumplings bubbling where it’s hot. September days are on the wane and Oc tober next comes down time’s lane; vain regrets for what fight have been, but a cheer for the foot ball boys out to win. * * * The young fellow apologized for taking the bench where I sat for a minute, explaining there was to be an outdoor wedding that evening and seats were needed for the guests. “Whose wedding —yours?” he was asked. “I should say not! I hope to be free for a while yet,” he exploded. "My sister is getting married and I am sorry for that guy as I know my sister and he doesn’t know her yet!” I tried to assure him that maybe his new brother-in-law could manage .sister. * * * Programs are out for the annual convention of the Nebarska Library association, which meets at the Lincoln hotel at 9th and P streets in the cap ital city October 25 and 26. Officials of the Ne braska state library commission at the statehouse have arranged for a number of prominent men and women in library circles throughout the country to be present and address this gathering. Editori:;] . . • Let's Build a ‘Soddy" Down at Colby, Kans., an organization seeks i to preserve some samples of the sod house. And j the Kansas State Historical society already has | constructed a “soddy” in its Topeka museum. This points up a fact we have often mention ed in til esc columns, but, somehow, the sugestion s falls on deaf ears and nothing is ever done. Holt county should have a historical society. Wouldn’t an authentic "soddy” be an appro priate historical marker here and wouldn’t it be a fitting starter for a historical group.’ Probably not a very large proportion of Am ericans even know what a sod house is. But to those who do, it shares a place in the American pioneering tradition along with the log cabin, the stockade, the colonial New England farm house, and the adobe dwelling of the Southwest. The sod house is a kind of log cabin without logs. Its native habitat is the great plains, the one time buffalo country from western Oklahoma and Kansas northward through Nebraska and the Da kotas and into the edge of Colorado. There, in the short grass country, no trees worthy of the name offered shelter or lumber to homesteaders. But it has been observed that every part of the earth offers some material for building human habitations — if there are no forests or quarries, there is camel’s hair for tents or ice for igloos. So when homesteaders pushed westward beyond the reaches of scrub oak or even cottonwood, they burrowed into the soil with the prairie dogs to last out the hard winters and to “prove up on the claims they had staked. The result was a dwelling half above, half be low the ground. With their plows or shovels they cut slabs of sod several inches thick; sometimes the matted roots were so thick that only ox teams could break the ground. These they piled up into walls and on the roof frames. Inside, the farmer and his family had a fair equivalent of air con ditioning for coolness in summer, as much warmth as could be found against the “northers” in winter, and—a dwelling that was pretty well proof against tornadoes. Romaine Saunders, who presides in The Prai rieland Talker department, and a good many other oldtimers would be gratified, indeed, if in terested parsons were to keep alive a reminder that “home on the range” was more often than not a sod house. Losing Weight Wisely Every sixth American is 10 percent or more above his ideal weight, according to the actuarial tables. As a people, say the nutrition experts, too many of us are “overweight but undernourished." Statisticians report that the fat die young. And medical science has long recognized that those excess pounds are either a diagnostic indication of certain diseases or at least predispose the sys tem to make us their easy prey. Viewed in this light, the Health News Insti tute points out, overweight among our problems in preventive medicine easily heads the list. And it calls for the care and counsel of a physician as unmistakably as any other pathological condition. Yet overweight doesn’t manifest itself dramat ically, like cancer or tuberculosis. It’s a bodily state which tempts us to experimentation, and lends itself to appeals to vanity rather than to serious self-concern. if you’re overweight, the Helah News Institute war**, remember that while you may think you have an aesthetic problem, it’s also a medical one. * * • • It could be glands, bad eating habits, or a variety of factors—not the least of which may be the psy chological drive which creates the so-called “com pulsive” eater. Doctors have found that it is gen erally true that the fat person is the person who eats too much. In emphasizing once more that obesity is a medical problem, the council on foods and nutri tion, in an official statement in the Journal of the American Medical association, recently de clared: “Ethical advertisers of foods recommended for weight-reducing regimens have likewise stress ed the importance of a medical consultation prior to reduction of the food intake. Weight reduction may be harmful to health or even endanger life if undertaken without full understanding of the problem.” A low caloric diet may be an unbalanced diet, in which event your physician may wish to sup plement your reducing routine with vitamins. Or he may prescribe certain drugs to be taken in connection with the diet he recommends for your your particular case. Again, the whole point is that excess fat is an fndividual condition, and calls for the physician’s individual attention. Any one particular diet or ' "reducing plan” may or may not be the right one i for you. There’s only one rule for dieting that’s completely safe- and wise: See your doctor first. Nothing Startling Yet The presidential campaign is warming bu1 nothing very exciting has yet rippled the surface But then it’s a bit early for the brickbats. It’s Eisenhower-Nixon stumping for peace anc prosperity and Stevenson-Kefauver promising the | moon. The proof of the pudding lies in what will be promised between now and November 5. In Iowa last week both party cniefs discalim ed any responsibility for the lack of rain. The Frontier ventures it will be a horse race— not a shoo-in for Ike-Nixon as many of the so called experts mave been perdicting. It’ll be Ike Nixon on top—a horset race. A member of a sewing club in a nearby towi lists one of its members as ready to be “suspend ed” because she just sits there and sews. Always try to drive so that your license will expire before you do. CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publishei ARTHUR J. NOECKER and ESTHER M. ASHER Associate Publishers Entered at the postoffice in O’Neill, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter undei 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 Audi Bureau of Circulations. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 pei year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year rates abroad provided on request. All subscription: are paid in advance. Audited (ABC) Circulation—2,559 (Mar. 31, 1956] Blair's O’Hanlon Detests Puss Reed O’Hanlon, jr., is the for tvish, cherubic editor - publisher of the Blair Pilot-Tribune and is one of the midwest’s best-known Irish wits. We had the privilege of ex tending to him an invitation to ppear on a panel discussion in connection with the Interstate Fditorial association’s annual meeting to be held shortly in Sioux City. In a letter to The Frontier’s ed itor, the invitation was accepted b> Mr. O’Hanlon. ' In a letter to Henry Trysla, ed itor of the Dakota County Star South Soiux City, Mr. O’Hanlon 3 secretary (he doesn’t have one) outlined certain suggested steps in preparation for Mr. O’Hanlon s trip through that city enroute to the Mayfair speaking engage i ment. A carbon copy of the let ter to Mr. Trysla found its way into our box, to-wit: September 21, 1956 j Mr. Henry Trysla Dakota County Star South Sioux City, Nebr. Dear Mr. Trysla: Mv employer. Publisher Reed O’Hanlon. jr„ will be traveling through South Sioux City on Fri day, October 5, enroute to address the Interstate Editorial associa tion at Sioux City. While he detests fanfare of any ort, he recognizes that the citi zens of South Sioux City no doubt will wish, as usual, to pay their due respects as he proceeds through the city along Dakota avenue. Therefore, Mr. O’Hanlon has authorized me to make arrange ments for the procession (which he hopes will be as brief as pos sible). I have checked with the Nebraska safety patrol and the FBI, and we have mutually come to this conclusion: Motorcade will be met at 8:10 a m., October 5 at Dakota City (next tc Joe’s Saloon) for an escort in and through town. Mr. O'Hanlon will be propped up in a solid gold Cadillac for the South Sioux City appearance, and has agreed to wave and nod at the people as he is wafted through town. The parade will commence at the south edge of South Sioux and we think the order of pro cession might be as follows: Mr. O’Hanlon and Henry Trysla will ride arm-in-arm up Dakota avenue, smiling at the people and dropping out coupons good for free subscriptions to some other newspaper. In order, behind them: 1. Squad of South Sioux street cleaners in dacron uniforms. •J. Numerous policemen on mo lori-yuica. . * 3. Dakota County Star printers marching four abreast in while coveralls. ,. . 4. Bagpipe band, direction of Henry Trysla. 5. Numerous nearby editors, ruling in Trailmobile trailers, or similar vehicles provided by Broyhill & Associates. I 6' Free liquor to the multitude, vith Mr. O’Hanlon shooting it to them via atomizer. 7 Girl clerks from South Sioux’s Counicl Oak Store pass ing out free samples of the 29i Rob Ross peanut butter (creamy style). (Consult Council Oak re gional manager about this in ad vance.) , , 8. Sons-of-Acropolis lodge u full regalia, with real Greek philosopher wearing tunic. 9. Firing (at midway point ir parade) of the entire 1957 Fourtf of July fireworks spectacle bj Dakota County Star. 10. Drum corps, directed bj Henry Trysla. . 11. Special float, depicUng BU Lee looking through a telescope at Mars. 12. Beautiful girls attired u veils and playing guitars. 13. Two hundred poets on foot 14 Magnificent float depictini the growth of The Pilot-Tribun< during the past 87 years. 15. Harmonica band, directioi I Henry Trysla. 16. Fire department, squirtini I water from hoses. 17. Members of the Dana col i lege Thanatopsis Literary club anc C.imme-Two Poker club, both o I Blair. 18. Secretary of State Fran! Marsh, handing out chances on i set of dishes. 19. Miscellaneous citizens, sol ! diers, peasants and small boys afoot and on decorated bicycles. Mr. O’Hanlon wants this all ti be kept as simple as possible Hoping this will give you a help ful guide, I remain, Yours, HIS SECRETARY O’Neill Deanery Leaders \\ ill Be Active at Omaha Officers and members of the O'Neill deanery chapter oi the National Council of Catholic Wo men will have active roles in the Omaha archdiocesan meeting in Omaha on Tuesday, October 2. .Most Rev Gerald T. Bergan, archbishop of Omaha, will open the convention at 9 a.m., in St. Bernard’s church. Opening busi ness session will be at 10 a.m. Theme "Know Christ — Live Christ". Mrs. R. G. O'Brien of Omaha will preside at the opening ses sion; Mrs. A. L Burbridge of Bloomfield, afternoon session. Serving on t h e hospitality committee is Mrs. James J. Beri gan of Atkinson. Mrs. Joseph Jamber oi Spencer is an auditor. A member of the nominating committee at the convention will be Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher of O’Neill. Rev. William A. Foster of Spencer is moderator of the O’ Neill dcaner y. Mrs. Leonard Knapp of Ewing is treasurer of i the archdiocesan council. President of the O’Neill dean erv is Mrs. John Hoickey of O’ Neill. Members of the board of lirectors are Mrs. Berigan, Mrs. Knapp and Mrs. Frank Reiser of ..utte. Other deanery officers are: Mrs. A. Kalkowski of Lynch, Mrs. John Thiele of Clearwater and Mrs. Robert Cole of Emmet.. Emphasizing different phases of a woman's life with relation to her parish and community, a panel will be composed of the Misses Marv Kay Berigan of At kinson and Theresa Reichmouth of Leigh, and Mesdames Don Loeninghoener of Stanton, and Mrs. M. F. Harder of Albion. Moderator is Mrs. John Hopkins of Omaha and the evaluator will be Rev. Edward P. McCaslin of Omaha, vice-chancellor. Legion to Remodel Kitchen at Club CHAMBERS—At a meeting of the American Legion held Friday evening, Stanley Lambert was elected commander; A. B. Hub bard, vice - commander; Vernon Harley, finance officer; Merlin | Grossnicklaus, temporary adju tant. , , It was decided to remodel the ; kitchen with the help of the aux iliary and make necessary re pairs to the builling. 1 Don D a n k e r t and Bruce Grimes were chosen to attend a planning session on county go ! vernment day for high schools. Four members will attend the district meeting in Tilden Octo ber 9. Furlough Ends— S/Sgt. Delbert R. Rouse re turned Monday, September 24, 1 to Loekbourne air force base, Columbus, O., after a 15 - day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse, and | other relatives and friends. GOES TO EUROPE INMAN — Army Cpl. Leon L. Urban, who was staitoned with battery B, 865th missile battal ion, Plaza Del Rey, Calif., has been transferred and recently de parted for Europe. He left from Ft. Monmouth, N.J. DISTRICT COURT District Judge D. R. Mounts J and Ted McElhaney held court at ( Ainsworth Monday. I . I : 1 You never : s : X Outgrowth * : Vourneed\ : ' j Milk!) H : Drink glasses of milk every day American Dairy Ass’n of Nebraska Planning a NEW HOME? • HOME BUILDING • CHURCHES, • COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION We’d be pleased to make FREE estimates for you! O’Neill Construction & Cabinet Works PHONE 205 GERALD MONK, Prop. O’NEILL • • * * * »** * When You and 1 Were Young . . . Harry Weekes Dies; Lockjaw Is Cause Accidentally Hurt by Gunshot 50 Y'ears Ago Harry Weekes died of lockjaw caused by an accidental shot in his hand two weeks ago The wound had not been considered serious, , Della Benson of Turn er and Fred E. Harrison of Blackbird were married. . S A. Hickman of Atkinson sold a load | of oats recently for one dollar per bushel by being able to follow the trail left by the parties who took them out of his granary. . . A telegram from Chicago. Ill. i stated that J. D. Grimes of Cham I bors was successfully operated on I for appendicitis. , . Henry Losher, one of Holt’s most substantial farmers living about 12 miles north of O’Neill, left to visit his I Indiana childhood home, which ! he hadn’t seen for 24 years. 20 Y’ears Ago Ray Verzal of Wayne and Mar garet Quinn were married. . • Roger Rosenkrans of Dorsey, a junior at the university at Lin I coin, was awarded a scholarship ! of $100. . . Eld cry Gaskill and | Miss Mildred Bicek of Verdigre ! were married. . . Mrs. Frank Murray died of burns from an accident at her farm home. . . Mrs. Abe Saunto died after an illness of several months. . . Fu neral services for Linus Berg lund, 73, were conducted at the home north of Opportunity by Reverend Ohmart. A family reunion was held at the Dennis Murphy home. 10 Years Ago Capt. Ivan French, wno had spent 10 months in Japan, arriv ed in San Francisco, Calif., Sat urday. . . Miss Anna Donohoe, 67, last member of a pioneer family, died of a heart ailment. . . Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mitchell and sons and Miss Lorraine Mitchell of Hastings and their grandmother, Mrs. Short of Burr Oak, Kans., visited in the Carl Mitchell and : Frank Tracy homes in Chambers last week. . . Mr. and Mrs. Herb ert Steinberg and Naomi and Mrs. Elsie Cork of Page viisted at Spencer. One Year Ago Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell of Page celebrated their 60th wed ding anniversary and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leach celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. . • Jaimes H. Snelson, 88, of Atkin son died He and Mrs Snelsor bad celebrated their 65th wed dm* anniversary five months ago. . Mi's M. D. Nelson, 41. of Lynch was buried from the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. S. C Barnett of Amelia quietly observ ed their golden wedding anniver sary' James Gunter, 83. of Ew ing was feted by the WSCS as j the oldest person present at their I annual sunset banquet. Cowboy Theme— Gary Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs Verne Reynoldson, entertained eight friends at his birthday an niversary party Monday. He was 5-years-old. Theme of the party was the Western cowboy. Family Gathering for Ressels— Mrs. J. W, Ressel of Plain view came Saturday to visit Mr and Mrs Harry E. Ressel. Mrs. J W Ressel is Harry Ressel's mother Saturday noon, Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Tempi in of Detroit, Mich., came to spend a week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs Ressel tin Sunday a family get-togeth er was held with the Edward Mc Manus, Thomas Ressel and Ron ald Ressel families at the Harry Ressel home. Mr and Mrs. Robert Tomlin son and Veldon of Star were .Sat urday evening guests at the Gil bert Fox home. Alice’s Beauty Shop (In Former Apparel Shop Location) Phone 263 — O’Neill Paul Shierk INSURANC E AGENCY O’NEILL, NEBR. Insurance of All Kinds It Eappsned Id NEBBASEA-* ------ 1—i Chief Crary Horae, one of the last Sioux to give in to the white man, escaped from the Red Cloud agency in 1876 When captured and returned to Fort Robinson, he tried to fight his way out and was bayoneted by soldiers. Only the disorganus tion of the Sioux tribe at that time saved Fort Robinson from annihilation. What a quiet Nebraska we live in—only 80 years later! To mast of us, "adventure" today means going out for an evening, or having friends in. And always the high spot of the evening is that cool, refreshing glass of beer. For beer belongs-the right touch every time! NfIRASKA DIVISION • U S. BREWERS FOUNDATION, 710 firil Nal l Bank Bldg , tincofn, Nebr. 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