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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1957)
Prairieland Talk Wet Snow - - Worth $ $ $ By ROM AIN E SAUNDERS. Retired. Former Edtter The Frontier LINCOLN—An inch of rain upon the thaw ed out earth, a foot of wet snow—to those whose hopes hang upon the $ it means 50 million Others vision prairieland robed in silken green this summer, full flowing streams, the flor al bloom dotting the landscape with bright colors, trees in full leaf; hear the song of birds, thepra irie frogs’ orchestra, the hum ? . ' of flying wings and the gay- * colored butterfly Y.s, tea ri|M-ning wheat fields assure another loaf, thi garden spots our spuds, the herds feeding to the full throughout the grass lands fattening for the slaughter— all will supply the necessary sustaining elements to enable John, Joe, May and Kate to keep on the go, while you and me loiter there by the bloom- Romaine ing rose. Saunders • * * Theodore M Rarick of Eugene, Ore., and J. C. Foley of Yorkshire, England, have recently be come members of the Nebraska State Historical society. . . A reminder of the Trans-Mississippi exposition held in Omaha in 1898 comes from Lt - Col. Duncan Campbell of Harrisburg, Pa., who has sent two medals to the Historical Society mu seum. . . The state railway commission will hold hearings this month in Lincoln, Norfolk and Val entine to consider the North Western railroad’s plan to discontinue all pickup and delivery ser vice at towns through which the railway passes. Thought 'twas business this grand old railroad wanted! . . A wildcat has been seen down near Fairbury, one of the first settled communities of Nebraska as a territory. . . He lies in his grave and can’t protest. The Lancaster county tax as sessed to the estate of the late Sam McKelvie is $3,865 In a letter to Prairieland Talker, under date of March 28, Dr. A. L. Miller, member of congress representing prairieland patriots in the Fourth Nebraska congressional district, expressed his un abridged agreement with friends out this way cn the subject of foreign aid, condemns it all as use less waste of money, other than approving the sending of food, medicine and clothing to the homeless in wartom regions. “We have poured billions down the drain in foreign aid,” says he, “while some of our own people at home were suf fering from want.” Doctor Miller has in mind, too, some changes that he feels should be made in social security, among these possibly raising the monthly payments of $100 for all on social secur ity who have attained the age of 80 years. * • * The editor of a state dally paper that will not accept liquor ads was fined $250, caught up drunk and disturbing the peace. A change of editors has not been announced at this writing, nor has announcement been made that the ed itor may take a seat on the water wagon. Physicians and churchmen in European lan Is are stirred over the work of a woman, Mrs. Alex andra Magoula of Athens of the Greek Orthodox j faith, who is said to be working miracles of heal- , ing comparable to that of Peter and Paul of the long “ago. Crowds of the afflicted and curious throng about the woman’s house so police author ities ask the woman not to step out of her house, but at such a time as that police are helpless and maybe some of them, are there for other inter ests than mere police duty. There have been “faith healers" here and there throughout our land for a price but none has yet arisen to put doc out of practice, as has occurred over in ancient Greek territory. • • • Insolent and arrogant, David Beck sat before the senate committee and defied federal author ity. But he had reckoned without the cost The great American Federation of Labor has ousted the ego bloated Mr. Beck and goes into Teamster Union affairs to make a cleaning. The labor union membership for the most part approved of actions taken by their chosen leaders but ap parently they can not go along with any of their number who presumes to defy the authority of the country that makes his job possible. * * * School boys profited by the late March snow fall as well as the wheat growers. One 14-year old told me he garnered $4.75 shoveling snow from sidewalks one forenoon. Another young fel • low reported receiving $17 for a day’s work with his snowr shovel. Seventeen dollars—that’s just what we printers at the Sioux City Journal pulled down after a 69-hour work week the winter of 1895. Born more than a half-century too soon— ; or were we? * * • The sales and income tax bill was killed by a slim margain of votes in the legislature. Sen. Frank Nelson would doubtless have been one vot ing to kill the measure, but he was reported ab sent. Maybe he had been called home and got stuck in a snowdrift up there in north Holt county gulches and did not get back to the statehouse to j vote when the bill came up for final passage. No sales, no income tax—just yet. * * * The three-dollar watch fell to the concrete floor in the basement, picked up unbroken and ticks off the minutes as good as ever. Had it been a hundred-dollar watch, it would have been a total w'reck. Another in favor of the Waterbary. * * * The supreme court of the state has sustained the contention of the citizens of the Amelia com munity and boys and girls will not need to make daily trips to Chambers to hang their hats on a high school peg. That Amelia high is to con tinue as an educational center in southwestern Holt county is gratifying to all concerned, tne state education commissioner to the contrary not withstanding. Editorial Budget Control Can Be Regained Sen. Harry F. Byrd’s proposal for a single package “appropriation-expenditure control” bill —designed to re-establish effective congressional control over annual Federal exenditures—deserves the “vigorous, vocal support" of all thoughtful citizens, a spokesman for the Nebraska Citizens Council has declared. Robert M. Armstrong, executive director of the statewide taxpayer-research organization, said: “Detailed knowledge of the federal budget is hardly required to reach the conclusion that congress has lost control over annual federal expenditures. Feder al taxes are almost unbearably high, yet, in these times of our greatest pros perity, little or nothing has been done about reducing our huge national debt, and federal spending is steadily rising above the $70 billion level. Something is out of control! Congress has been wrestling for many years with the problem of streng thening its control over the purse strings of this nation, without result. For ex ample, analysis of the fiscal 1958 feder al budget made available to us show that, in addition to $73.3 billion in new spending authority requested, federal agencies will start the new fiscal year with about $70 billion of unexplained bal ances of prior appropriations and auth orizations on hand. Thus, if the resi dent's requests are granted, funds avail able to the agencies for expenditure would total more than $143 billion—an astounding sum! A ndthis does not in clude substantial amounts in trust funds, which are ‘outside’ the budget.” We feel strongly, the Nebraska Citizens Coun cil director concluded, “that Senator Byrd’s pro posal, under which annual limitations would be placed upon expenditures from both current and carry-over appropriations, can provide the answer to this spending control problem. And, pmiri the current clamor against unresaonably high federal spending, this is the time for citizens to act.” The Nebraska Citizens Council, in coopera ation with taxpayer-research groups in many other states, consistently has supported action to strengthen congressional fiscal controls. Mrs. James A. Davidson Mrs. James Davidson, 84, died March 22 after • brief illness. Known affectionately by har neighbors and others as “Grandma” Davidson, she had lived a long and useful life. Born as Anna Hansen, in New York, a daughter of a Danish immigrant couple, she came West as a girl, lived on a homestead north of O’Neill and later southwest of O’Neill. She married James E. Davidson, sr., Novem ber 7, 1892. Together they reared a fine family of 11 children and they helped to build our com munity. Five of their sons served in the military during two world conflagrations. Mr. Davidson died in 1942. In 1949, Mrs. Davidson won the singular honor of being “Nebraska mother of the year” by the state department of the American Legion aux iliary. Plans had been made for The Frontier editor to interview Mrs. Davidson in an attempt to learn first-hand the trials and processes used by her parents and her pioneer husband and of her own efforts to lay the foundation of our city. But she suffered a stroke a short time be fore the appointed hour and her story, as we would like to have learned it and told it, thus cannot be told. “Grandma” Davidson’s deeds and her role in our frontier town will not soon be forgotten. ‘Ray’ Siders Holt county has lost a well-known resident in the untimely death of Raymond C. (“Ray”) Siders 60, a retired farmer who for several years resided at Inman. Mr. Siders was a longtime resident of the Steel Creek locality in northeastern Holt. He was active for years in farming and ranching circles. He was a pioneer in the sense that he estab lished one of the original registered Aberdeen Angus cattle herds in this area. Black cattle to day are a tremendous factor in the economy of the area, and cattle raising is Nebraska’s biggest industry. Besides his contribution to the livestock field, Mr. Siders was eternally striving in many ways to make this empire of Holt a better place in which to live, providing leadership and talent in farm and livestock organizations, church boards, school boards, civic groups. In addition to these affairs, he was a fine family man and a wonderful neighbor. The Inman Methodist church could not beg<n to accomodate all those who gathered Monday af ternoon for the funeral to pay last respects. His friends were many; his deeds were out standing; his loss will be felt in many ways. American Medical Journal: It would be amus ing to visualize how people would look if some of the cliches were applied literally. For exam ple: Mrs. Johnson was all ears . . . The husband who couldn't put his foot down . . . The man who lost his head . . . The girl who cried her heart out . . . The fellow who didn’t have a leg to stand on . . . The woman who always keeps a stiff upper lip . . . The fellow who always has one foot in the grave . . . The chap who always keeps his nose to the grindstone . . . And the woman who was stewed in her own juice. A woman we know (Mrs. C. E. Jones) scoop ed up snow by the jarful and sealed the jars She stores the melted soft water for use in her steam iron. 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 mall 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, |3.S0 per year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year; rates abroad provided on request. All subscriptions are paid in advance Alien You A 1 Were Young- • -I Howard Will Open Blacksmith Shop Looks Over Gordon, , Returns Here 50 Years Ago Frank Howard has returned , from Gordon and decided rot to , move there He expects to open i blacksmith shop here. . . James H. Miller and Martha M Ross, both of Meek, and Charles Hoy er and Gertrude D. Hansen, both of Blackbird, were issued mar riage licenses. . . S. J. Weekes and Dr. J. P Gilligan. on a trip to Seattle. Wash., and other points West, met several former O’Neillites: A. B. Newell, J J. King, Charley Hamilton, Gus Handlon and Mrs. Mary Walker. . Mrs. W. F. Clevish is in Omaha awaiting surgery Mr. Clevish is with her. . . The fol lowing teachers were elected re cently: J. G. Mote, superinten dent; Mary Horiskey, Margaret Grady, Anna Donohoe, Mrs. j O’Neill, Miss Jessie Moore and Miss Abbott of Pilger. D. W Cameron had his foot injured by a wagon wheel. 20 Year* Ago Mrs. Claude Bates and Mrs. Charles Abart of Emmet were hostesses for the Ladies’ Aid Mrs. Sam Jennings and Mrs. Scott of Atkinson were guests. . . Among those taking students to; the music contest in Albion were Mrs. Mabel McKenna, Mrs. H. L. Bennett, Mrs. C. B. Yarnell, Levi Yantzi, L. M. Merriman and Mrs. Peter Dodsen. . . Deaths: Mrs. August Schroeder, John B. Gaddie, 23. . , Clarence Eugene j Ward and Miss Loretta Bernice Kubichek, both of O’Neill, were; married. 10 Years Ago Miss Ruth Pribel and Miss Kay j Cramer, both nurses in Sioux | City, were weekend guests at the John Pribel Dome. . . J. B. Ryan donated land tn the Amer ican Legion for a club. . . Deaths: Mrs. Zachary T. ("Grandma”) Long, 86, of Ly nch; Mrs. Anna E. Hendrick of | Orchard; Billie Keiser, 17, of j Scottsbluff .. .Mr. and Mrs. Cecil j Spry held a family get-to-gether | at their home. . . The Matschullat family gathered at Lincoln for a reunion. One Year Ago A surprise reunion was held at the Clarence Schmiser home in Deloit . . . Elmer Juracek of Star ind Harvey Krugman of O’Neill were elected as members of the Holt county soil district board of directors . . . Deaths: Mrs. Wil- j liam Yurgil, 39, of Omaha, form erly of Stuart; Mrs. Anna I Grimes, 74, of Clearwater; Mrs. j Catherine Kallhoff, 86, of Ewing; Charles Ballon, 71, of Atkinson, Rollin Hatch at a St. Edward rest home; Frank Souhrada, 82, of Verdigre ... A Harding reunion was held in Fullerton, Calif. O’Neill News . Mrs. Wendell Babl and Mrs. Andy Ramold were hostesses at a birthday dinner given Sunday for their mother, Mrs. Leo Schneider. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Babl and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schneider and children, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ra mold and son. Mrs. Ira Hopkins W’as a lunch eon guest of her daughter, Mrs. Dale Perry, Thursday. The oc casion was Mrs. Hopkins’ 68th birthday anniversary. Guests were Mrs. Don Hopkins and children. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bowen went to Grand Island Wednesday to attend an MFA Insurance meeting. They plan to visit their son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen, in Hastings Friday. Harold Connors of Greeley was here on business Sunday. He is Mrs. M. J. Wallace’s son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kahler of Bonesteel, S. D., visited their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Juran, and sons Saturday. Jack Carney was home from Creighton university for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Don Godel and Randy of Omaha were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Godel. Little Miss Elva Gettert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gettert, returned from Atkinson last Thursday where she had spent five days with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Liab le. Miss Mary Elizabeth Gatz was home from the College of St. Mary in Omaha for the weekend, i Lynch News Mr and Mrs. Beryl Moody and ramily spent Thursday evening. \pril 21, at the Howard Ander ;on home Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kalkowski ailed at the Louis Novak home ruesday evening, April 2. Mrs Novak's mother of Lincoln is isiting them this week. Wallace Courtney was a busi less visitor in Lake Andes. S. D., he first of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harold France of dinatare visited their parental ■'loyd France home this week. August, Leo and Lawrence ■Calkowski were business visitors n Niobrara Friday. Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Koscan of \noka visited at the Joseph Mi •anek, sr., home Sunday, March 51. The women are sisters. Mr and Mrs. Herman Schoch rnmaier and family of Bonesteel. 5. D., and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barta and daughters of Verdel ,vere Sunday dinner guests at the Albert Kalkowski home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spencer if Rapid City, S. D.. are visiting their daughters, Mrs. Veldon Let' ind Mrs. Gene Harris, and their families this week also other rel atives. The Vance Anderson family of Butte were recent dinner guests at the Thomas Shrunk home south of town. Mrs. Velma Micanek, teacher in district 62, spent two nights at the Beryl Moody home due to the wintery weather. Carl Weeder, Larry Halstead. Rex Carson, Willis Elasser and Gary Micanek went to O’Neill early Sunday, April 7, and ac companied the national guards to Ashland, for a one-day target practice. Cecil Zink has spent the past week visiting friends and rela tives here before going to Man hattan, Kans., to make his home at the Alden Zink home. Boyd county Catholic youths were guests at Wagner, S. D., at the Father De Smet council of the Knights of Columbus Sunday evening, April 7. Talks and dis cussions on vacations for young people stressing “The Married State” and priestly and re ligious vocations were features of the evening’s entertainment. Frank Weeder was a business visitor in Butte Wednesday, Ap ril 3. Frank Matejcek of Verdel cal led at Albert Kalkowski’s Wed nesday, April 3. Sunday, March 31 visitors at the Edward Streit home were C. L. Haselhorst, Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Moody and family, also Mr. and Mrs. Dale Audiss and Dianne of Butte. Mr. and Mrs. Lorie Micanek and Mrs. C. L. Haselhorst spent the weekend at the Herbert Ross meier home in Sidney. Veldon Lee returned home from Wakefield Thursday eve ning because work was curtailed until weather conditions improv ed. He left again Monday. Evangelist meetings are being held this week in the Seventh Day Adventist church. ► Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spencer left Saturday, April 6 for Spencer to visit with their son, Dale, and family before returning to their home in Rapid City. S. D. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Haselhorst and Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Moody 1 at the Melvin Haselhorst home and family Spent Monday, April in O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carsten of Seottville moved into the Harris residence, which they recently purchased Veldon Lee left Monday for Wakefield Monday where he has employment. Mr and Mrs. Thomas Mueller and Mr and Mrs. Jake Mueller attended a school play at Creigh ton Sunday afternoon and eve ning. The men's sisters partici pated m the play. Mrs. Frank Weeder took care of the Mueller children while they were gone. The men’s sisters participated in the play. Mrs. Frank Weeder took care of the Mueller children while they were gone. Carl Nelson of Spencer was a Lynch visitor Tuesday, April 2. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hull and son Jerry were Verdigrc visitors Sunday, March 31. George Courtney was a Butte caller one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jehorek visited at the Jack Jehorek home in Farwell Sunday, March 31. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spencer of Rapid City, S. D., were 6 o'clock dinner guests at the Bill Stouffer home Tuesday, April 2. Mrs. Vel don Lee and sons were also guests. Mr. Spencer is Mrs. Stouffer’s brother. Jimmy Lueken returned to his base after a 10-day furlough with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Nelson of Verdigre attended the Harris sale here recently. Celia News Mrs. Bertha Chaffin of Park Dale, Ore., arrived April 1 by bus for a visit with her son, Leonard, and family. On Sunday, the Chaffins and their guest were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Chaffin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor of Atkin son. Dorothy Scott was a Sunday dinner guest at the William Ma loun home. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and Sheryl were Sunday dinner guests at the Le Roy Hoffman home. Glen Sorenson and Mr. and Mrs. William Maloun and son were Monday evening, April 1 visitors at the Orville Orr and David Rahn homes. Quite a number from the com munity attended the spring mus ical staged by the public high 'school in the school auditorium, Monday evening, April 1. Marvin Boeson, Atkinson high coach, took Ronnie Frickel and Vernon Anderson to Hastings Saturday for the Hastings senior career day meeting. They return ed home that week. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Lange and family were Monday evening vis itors at the Hans Lauridsen home. Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKath nie and family were Sunday din ner guests at the George Mintle home. Mr. and Mrs. John Sicheneder and Gail were Friday evening visitors at the Milton McKathnie home. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and Sheryl were Monday dinner guests at the Wiliam Malouti home. Jim Lauridsen was a Sunday dinner guest at the Hans Laurid sen home. Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKatto nie and family were Tuesday evening. April 2 supper guests at the John Schwindt home Alex Forsythe returned homo i Tuesday, April 2. from a trip to Iowa. He attended a Presbyterian men’s meeting in Chicago, 111., and visited in Tennessee. Buddy Focken, Patty Allyn and Alex Forsythe were Tuesday: evening, April 2. v isitors at the Clarence Focken home. Bonnie Frickel spent Tuesday, with Peggy Armolil. Mr. and Mrs. William Maloun and Dorothy Scott were Saturday j visitors at the Duane Beck home. Dorothy Scott was a Saturday dinner guest at the Beck home. PURCHASE STORE AMELIA—Mr. and Mrs. Al fred James recently purchased Charlie’s liquor store at Burv ell. They expect to take possession about May 1. WINS $25 BON’D Mrs Florence Peters of the Gilligan Rexall Prug staff has been awarded a $25 savings bond by Rexall. She was a winner in a Super Plenamins sales contest. Frontier want ads don't coat , .. they pay! : INCOME TAX PLAN NOW to use our income tax ser . vice. WE SOLICIT your business We will be pleased to assist you—farmers, ranchers, busi nessmen. FLORENCE PONTON Phone 106 — O’Neill DIVIDENDS tl tamf SAVINGS (currant annual rata) First FEDERAL MnMGI AND LOAM AMOCUSKM Sll Fleree ML SIOUX OUT. IOWA the next Step Look for,his beyond perfection emblem of Elegance SCHENLEY DISTILLERS CO., N.Y.C. 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