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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1957)
Prairieland I alk Outdistances Them All R* ROM AINK SAUNDERS. Retired. Former Editor The Frontier LINCOLN—A friend now living in a neigh boring state treasures memories of his youthful davs in Holt county and keeps in touch with pres ent trends in the comnfunity by reading Holt , county’s oldest newspaper He writes to me of his interest in Prairieland Talk, and continues as a subscriber to “that wonderful paper—The Frontier—which is really and truly a fine weekly newspa per.” Since it was established in the year 1880 by the ver satile Doc Mathews, whose glowing word pictures of “God’s county” had much to do with bringing in settlers, and hasn't missed an issue since the first copy came off the Washington handpress, The Frontier has been an in spiration of other publishers Romaine throughout North Nebraska to Saunders “go and do likewise.” It was the first to publish a day earlier, the first Jo enlarge to an eight-column page, the first to print stories illustrated with pictures of those mentioned in the news, and the first to go on the air. And it is one of the very few that still has the courage of editorial expression, and sometimes the editorial slants carry plenty of punch. Ten years ago it ranked far behind three or four other papers in the area in terms of circu lation. Today, it has outdistanced them all with something like a 1,200 percent increase, while all other papers have remained constant. Such a rec ord requires tremendous work and effort and The Frontier staffers know what it’s all about. * * * Escapee—a guy who makes his getaway when in the dutches of the law. Were none such in Noah Webster’s day. . . A farm plan bill—a plan concocked in congress by our representatives who don't know a stalk of corn from a beanpole. . . The sheriff of Phelps county may have grabbed the wrong guy; he now faces a $30,000 false ar rest suit. . . Father and son .each driving a truck, collided; the son, Richard Hinken, the father of five, was dead when received at a Norfolk hos pital. . . The first customer of the morning at a cafe in Yutan, village in Saunders county, ordered coffee, slugged the owner and walked out with a bag of money. . . Ice jams on the North Loup have taken out our bridges in Garfield and Loup coun ties. . . Bartley, a little central Nebraska town, on a Burlington line, is one of the latest to be bypassed by “Q” trains. . . Automobile insurance rates join the march of increased costs of living. Representatives of laundry establishments in that city have induced the Lincoln city administrative body to frame an ordinance requiring all laun drii to close up shop on Sunday. Haven’t heard what the council has done with the city official who is reported to have been lifted out of his car and laid away to sober up. In memory of his 16th birthday anniversary. I took my grandson. Royal Saunders, or a visit to governor and others, looked in on the unicam but j the state capitol building, introduced him to the found its members were meeting in committees elsewhere in the building. Sen. Frank Nelson’s j committee was busy behind closed doors and a “no admittance" sign hung up in the capital tow- ; er. Governor Anderson was meeting with a com mittee having under consideration what I took to be the building budget. The governor explained, plans and needs for armories for the companies of state guards. I was reminded of the ‘‘armory’’ provided us o company F, Second Nebraska regiment in the early 1890’s hen Capt. Joe Meredith and Col. Neil Brennan took us to an abandoned packing house down by the railroad and lined us up for a salute and go through the performance of "right shoulder arms" and other army mankilling ma neuvers. We were in training to go fight Sitting Bull’s warriors up on Pine Ridge, but we were spared that horror. Governor Anderson was taking off soon after the meeting with the committee for Albion for a hearing in the North Western railroad proposal to abandon their Scribner-Oakdale branch line. Be fore leaving. Governor Anderson requested the gracious lady at the reception desk to show grandson and I through the chief executive’s of fice. With a Mayflower and republican back ground when grandson reaches voting age, h3 hopes Governor Anderson’s name will appear on the ballot. ¥ ¥ ¥ He was vAted the one most likely to succeed of his high school group of students. The last heard of him he lay on a hospital cot with bullet holes in his body acquired when resisting an of ficer. Found with the goods and a robbery solv ed. Most likely to succeed. Succeed at what? His schoolmates looking down the highway of time saw his name, not among the jailbirds, but on the scroll of worthwhile achievement. “Enter in at the straight gate,” advised a strange per son who grew up in a little village by the sea of Galilee nearly two thousand years ago, “because wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction and many there be that go in through that gate; for straight is the gate and nar row is the way that leads to life, and few there be that find it.’’ A young man whom his school mates exalted; just another that took the broad road to destruction. * * * Sen. Terry Carpenter’s defeated measure to put the unicam on a party basis should have not been voted down, in the estimate of many citixens. Partisan lines fix responsibility, which is not always possible as it is. • * * A bride has one of those new pink toasters. Such a nice color combination with the charcoal of the toast. Editorial No Vote for Kids! LINCOLN—Teen-aged supporters ot a move to lower the voting age in Ne braska crowded into the old senate chamber in the statehouse Friday. The legislature’s government committee heard testimony on a bill calling for a public vote on a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18. The com mittee took no action. The country’s founding fathers, who did a masterful job of framing our constitution and > r ganizing the original 13 colonies into states, did not provide the voting franchise for 18-year-olds. The wisdom and truths embodied in the constitu tion and the early state government laws have withstood the test of time. In this century the Eighteenth amendment was enacted, providing the voting franchise for women. This has been the only major change in the voting setup. The Frontier believes that 18-year-olds are not qualified to vote, primarily because of limited background. With few exceptions, all they could possibly know of national issues would be current in nature. Full import of lessons from the schcol history book oftimes is not recognized by people until later in life. Teenagers would be prone, in a broad sense, to go along with the status quo, or the drift, because of no personal experience of a policy opposed to a current administration. Secondly, there is the danger of a “creep” like Elvis drawing patronage at the polls far out of proportion to his ability. Thirdly, teenagers, as a class, do not demon strate good judgement at all times as reflected in automobile insurance rates, for example. The Nebraska insurance commission recently came up with the figures that a boy, 16 to 25 years of age, has become the most dangerous auto oper ator on the highway today. A public liability and property damage policy for a car owned or driven oy a ooy io-<so win w ihucu pawm. Proponents for the 18-year-old vote (and there are many, including service organizations) hold that these youngsters are old enough to be drafted; hence, they are old enough to vote. There is no logic in that approach inasmuch as the kids don't begin to make any of the ma jor decisions on the the battlefield. The decisions are made by older, more mature minds. True, the younger men in uniform demonstrate tremen dous courage, but the principal decisions rest with older men. The baby bulge of World War II soon will be in the 18- to 20-year-old, inclusive, age bracket, and what a sweet voting plumb that could be for the party in power! There are many of voting age who know nothing about government except new deal, fair deal and new republicanism. And, frankly, they’re all just about alike. If any can distinguish between the liberal policies and spending of the present “new repub licanism’’ (72-billion-dollar budget) and the Roo sevelt-Truman giveaway era they have more per spective than this venerable old family journal, traditionally a conservative republican newspaper. All we need to skid this country over the hill and into rapid descent down the other side is fed eral aid to education (brainwashing deluxe), one world government (it’s being substituted now for our own constitution), and the 18-year-old vot ing privilege. “Hey, cool cats. There’s going to be the jaz ziest bipartisan solidarity session ever . . heaps of doughnuts ... a pair of tonsils will tell all. See you later, alligator!” Initial and Eternal Confusion! ■ ’ There has been a move a-foot to redesignate ■ the O’Neill streets. We think it ill-advised and would be greatly j disappointed in the city council if it should enact j an ordinance along the lines proposed, namely i changing the main intersection from Fourth and Douglas streets to the corner of 20th avenue and 20th street. Under a plan proposed to the council and later to the Chamber of Commerce, the east west presently named streets would become nu merical avenues, and the north-south streets, numerical in most of the city, would acquire new numerical designations. The Frontier believes that improved street markings are in order and business and dwelling numbering can be greatly improved. The present system has not been fully utilized and some civic group, perhaps the Chamber, would do well to encourage a follow through. At present east-west streets begin with Adams on the city’s north side and the parrellel streets southward are short, easy-to-remember names with an alphabetical ring: Benton, Clay, Douglas, Everett, Fremont, etc. All addresses east of First street (Dr. L. A. Burgess comer) are prefixed with “East”; all west, “West . North-south streets in West O’Neill are nam ed for presidents, and only a few of them, bless their souls, have been remembered ’till now. Granted the present scheme of things leaves something to be desired, a studied improvement on what we have far outweighs the initial and eternal confusion that would stem from the glor ified idea of 20th and 20th at the main downtowr intersection. Mail deliveries, for example, would be fouled up at every turn. We would react just as indignantly if some character suggested changing the name of our town. B’gorrah, this bit of the auld sod isn’t about to have a name-changin'! Frank Dishner Frank Dishner, 82, was stricken suddenly Monday evening while watching a television pro gram at his home. He died a few minutes later. Mr. Dishner came to O’Neill as a young man, established a real estate and insurance business, acquired several farms, served with distinction as mayor, acted as United States commissioner in the area, and always maintained active interest in civic and political affairs. Last summer his services were solicited by the present city administration to serve as head of a city planning commission, but the commis sion was never formally revived. Despite a serious illness several years ago, Mr. Dishner regained much of his old vigor. City, county, state and national affairs were always close to his heart. His mind was keen until the very end. His death removes from the scene one whose counsel and guidance proved ever sound. CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher 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 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 of 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 • * . * ,i. . * * • ' When You & I Were Young. . Duffy, Wilcox Take Part in Wolf Hunt First Suit Heard in New Courthouse 50 Y’ears Ago Bonnet Martin, who had gone to Omaha for medical treatment, died there. . . The young friends of Miss Lillian Pierce of Dry Creek surprised her for her birthday by bringing baskets of ft od. . . Peter Duffy, Absalom Wilcox, Hans Abrahamson, B. H lerrard and Miss Hazel Tanner enjoyed a wolf hunt. They saw three wolves escape without a scratch. . . Lucy West is help ping Mrs. Hammerburg in Celia at present. . . Drs. Gilligan and Briggs were called to Ewing by the serious illness of one of Art Snyder’s twin children. 20 Years Ago The first law suit was held in the new courthouse before coun tv Juflge C. J. Malone and a jury. John Dailey of Winner, S. fc>., who has recovered from a severe case of the flu, visited his sister, Mrs. P. J. Biglin and other relatives before departing for Virginia to visit his sons. . . Deaths: Mrs. James O’Conner, 81; Mrs Susie Horiskey, 69; Emil Kripner, 26, of Dorsey, appendi citis. . . Jerry Matula and family of Meadow Grove, have opened a meat market where Medlin and son have operated a market for several years. 10 Y'ears Ago Mrs. William Menish, a home steader of Shields township, cele brated her 98th birthday anni versary. . . Mrs. Emil O. Jindra, 62, of Emmet died at her farm home. . . Thirty-nine clergy at tended the golden jubilee of Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara at St. Pat rick’s church. . . Gary Holly cel ebrated his seventh birthday at a theatre party. . . Miss Betty Lyons and Ralph Rector were married. One Year Ago Deaths: James F (“Jim”) O’ Conner, 81; Miss Ann McManus, 55; Mrs .Helen N. Knudsen, 73, of Page; Miss Mary Gokie, 70, of Ewing; Harry Hiscocks, 84, of Oregon, formerly of Holt county; Mrs. Barbara Peklo, 85, of Lynch. . . The Pleasant Day club presented St. Anthony’s hospital with a porto-lift and a croup tent. . . Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Pal mer of Norfolk, formerly of Page, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mott of Spencer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries. Mrs. Clarence Wrede Feted at Party— Mrs. Clarence Wrede was guest of-honor Friday evening at a par ty at the Vern Wrede home in honor of her birthday anniver sary. Among the guests attending were her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John Hipke and Ju lius of Springview, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bartos and two children, Mrs. Henry Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wrede and Lee. Cards were played and lunch was served. Visit Columbus — Mr. and Mrs. George Janousek and children went to Columbus Sunday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hile on Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Janousek and Chris tie went to Omaha on business and the other children stayed in Columbus. Larsons Entertain ‘— Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Larson and family were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foster of Plainview. ROYAL THEATER — O'NEILL — Thurs. Mar 14. Family Night THE MOLE PEOPLE Starring John Agar, Cynthia Patrick with Hugh Beaumont and Alan Napier. Frl.-Sat. Mar. 15-16 Big Double Bill GUN THE MAN DOWN Starring James Amess, the great star of TV’s “Gunsmoke”. “ Gun The Man Down”—the vord went out! $5,000.00 Reward —but only if he’s dead! —ALSO— Walt Disney’s MUSIC LAND The big parade of mirth and melody color by technicolor! Pre senting the talents of Fred War ing and his Pennsylvanians; Benny Goodman and his orches tra; Frances Langford, Roy Rog ers and Trigger; The Andrews Sisters; Freddy Martin and his archestra; Sons of the Pioneers; Jerry Colona, Ethel Smith. Of fering hits re-relaeased from •Make Mine Music” and ’’Mel ody Time”. Sun.-Mon.-Tues Mar. 17-18-19 THE BIG LAND Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O’Brien Warner Bros. Western drama. Story of the desperate struggle of cattle men and railroad build ers to establish trade channels in the lawless reconstruction per iod after the Civil War. iVed.-Thurs. Mar. 20-21 Family Night ISTANBUL Where the passions of the East meet the sins of the west in cinemascope and technicolor star ring Errol Flynn, Miss Cornell Borchers with John Bentley, To -in Thatcher, Leif Ericson, Peggy Knud sen, Martin Benson and Sat King Cole singing T Was A Little Too Lonely” and When I Fell In Love." Matinee Saturday & Sunday 2:30 Sunday, Monday. Tuesday and Friday and Saturday admission— Adults 50c; Children ondor 12, 12c, Free If accompanied by par ent. Wedn. and Thurs. Family night, family admitted for two Adult tickets. CB&Q Fills In Abandoned Well A large water well near the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad roundhouse this week was filled in with dirt by work men. The well, which for many years furnished water for steam loco motives. has been out of use for the past six years. Its period of usefulness was over when the Burlington converted from steam to diesel locomotives. Roy Johnson, roundhouse fore man, said the well measured 20 feet in diameter and showed 15 feet of water. Approximately one thousand cubic yards of fill was needed to close the well. For years a water tower nearby was an O’Neill landmark. Held Purchases Woodworth Farm PAGE—-M. H. Held has purch ased the 260-acre Erwin and Shirley Woodworth farm east of here—140 acres in Holt county, 120 in Knox. Purchase price was $1,860, ac cording to Col. Ed Thorin of O’ Neill, auctioneer-real estate brok er, who handled the sale. Mr. Held and his wijfe returned Friday from Florida where they had spent several months. First pub. March 14, 19571. NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS WHOMSO EVER: Robert L. Prill and Donald J. Prill have formed a partnership under the trade name of “Wes tern Agriculture and Livestock Supply”, with their principal place of business at Page, Ne braska and that the business will be carried on under the trade name. ROBERT L. PRILL AND DONALD J. PRILL 46-48c NOTICE The Orchard Rural Fire Pro tection District will hold their annual meeting and election of officers at the Orchard Town Hall Saturday. March 23 at 8 00 P. M. WILLIE E. SHRADER Secretary 46p O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Vorce and Mr. and Mrs. Harold McNally of Ainsworth attended the lee Ca pades. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Marcellus were at the Ice Capades Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Virgil Parks and Pamela Jean were guests Satur day evening at the home of her j sister and husband. Mr and Mrs. Herman Orsborn. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moses were in Lincoln for the weekend with their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Moses. Frank Fetrow, a student at the University of Nebraska, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fetrow, over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Belzer and Mr and Mrs. Cliff Burival attended the Ice Capades. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rentschler of Atkinson were Friday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Marcellus. Little Jerry Crumley of Page was a Monday supper guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mi's. Preston Jones. International Harvester Magic Man Jess Blodgett will be on hand to entertain young and old at Shelhamer Equipment Co., during our open house this week • end. He Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Waring visited their son, Maurice Waring, his wife and family in Dos Moin es, la., Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vidricksen and family of Salina, Kans., are visiting his brother, Ben, also Mrs. Vidricksen and their family I here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Suiter spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Suiter and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Graves in Norfolk. They also called on Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haas in Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. James Storms spent Sunday in Winner, S.D., visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Simon and family spent the weekend in Omaha visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simon. Miss Donna Shellha.se, daughter O’Neill Tree Service Insured and Bonded FREE ESTIMATE C.W. SNOWARDT ;» blks. North of Sunset Sta. ST. PATRICK’S DAY P American Legion Ball Room I — O’Neill — I Sunday, March 17 I Music by DIXIE FIVE I ADMISSION: $1 Per Person No Minors admitted to this dance unless accompanied by of Mr, and Mrs C. G. Shellhase. will start homeward from Tokyo, Japan, March 30 She expects to reach San Franeiso. Calif., on April 10. She is a lieutenant in the army nurse corps. i"" ■■■ 1 ."■ Edward Seveik and H. Eng dahl. soil scientists with the U S bureau of reclamation, attended a soils meeting in Denver, Colo., last week, returning home Sat urday. PUBLIC AUCTION To be sold at public auction on— Saturday, March 16 — 2 P. M. At School District 212 Located 14 miles south of O’Neill and 14-mile west ONE SCHOOLHOUSE—18 ft. by 24 ft., stucco building with 10 ft. by 12 ft. entrywav. TWO OUTDOOR TOILETS — TWO BOOKCASES STONE WATER JAR HARLAN LARSON, Secretary MERLIN GROSSNICKLAUS, Auctioneer : We are participating in the sensational gift of 1,000 pairs of Giov-Etla and 1,000 pairs of Glov-Ett Skippers by their manufacturers, amt are going to give away a pair of Gk>v-Etta and a pair of Glov-Ett Skippers at our store*. All adults are eligible to win NOTHING* TO BUY! All you have to do to be eligible for the drawing is give us your name and address. Osborne Shoe Store will give away a pair of Glov-etts or Glov ett skippers each of the next three Saturday nights—March 16-23-30 at 8:45 p.m. You need not be present to win. All adults are eligible. Mrs. Ed Prouty, Spencer, was the winner last week. SBORNE’g THE FAMILY SHOE STORE % Exciting as a Chevrolet ride. That's Chevy's whopping new “Lucky Traveler"Contest! FOUR top winners each get $25,000 and a beautiful new Chevrolet car of their choice - even a Corvette. Next 53 winners each get a ’57 Chevrolet Bel Air 4-Door Sedan and a $500 vacation fund! See Your Authorized Chevrolet Dealer • •