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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1957)
Ko<leo clown move* In clone to draw a murder minded Itrahma away from a fallen rider .The Ilfe-Navlng aide of a clown’* work can he Keen at Ihl* year** Holt rodeo. Baggy Pants Kids Play Dual Roles Entertain Crowds and Protect Cowboys The outlandish colored shirts and ridiculous, baggy pants of the rodeo clown, more than a laugh-provoking costume, nre re spected badges of a rare kind of courage. Clowns in rodeo are not only specialists in comedy. They are there to prevent tragedy. They are brave men first and funny men only secondarily. And the real reasons for their presence in the arena the brahma hulls are no laughing matter. The rodeo brahma is probably the most murderous of all the world’s domesticated animals. They are the only animals in rod eo that can be ragarded as inten tional killers. Although they are rather docile in the pasture or holding pens, separated from the herd and turned out of the chutes, they fight with everything they have—their huge, banann-shaped horns, their slashing hooves, their tremendous, one-ton bulk. Despite their size they are quick as a panther and just as mean. They hold no fear of a man mounted and will attack a horse without hesitation. For that reason mounted pick up men can't be used to help the riders in bull riding, the moat dangerous of rodeo’s five stand ard events. The bulls simply won’t let horses get close. To escape the hull’s murderous charge, whether he bucks off at the end of the ride, the hull rider has to rely on a fast set of legs —and the courage of the rodeo clown. • The clown moves in to distract the bull to let the bull rider get to the fence. Often his job is com plicated if the rider, injured in the fall, is unable to run. The bull takes after the handiset target so the clown must be in close when the rider goes down and, worst of all must stay in close until the cowbov makes good his escape. Often you'll see the wildly garbed clowns competing in the contest events wrestling steers or riding the bulls. Put few con testants have nnv desire to tTarte jobs with the rodeo clown. His is a lonely profession. 4-H Division (Continued from page 171 LIGHTING UNIT Portable lamp. Portable light, Study center. Decorative light, Blue .75, Red .50 White .25. MOTORS An article powered by an elec tric motor or the construction of a useful motor made in Elec trical Motors Club. Soil Conservation and Crop* (Choose any 21 B R W Mounted grass collec tion 1.00 75 .50 Sheaf grains 1 00 -75 50 Grass seed collec tion_ 100 .15 .50 Threshed grain (1 gallon! __ .75 .50_ .35 CORN CLUB—6 ears of Corn 75 50, .25: Display of 3 stalk* of Corn. .75. -50, .25. CROPS SPECIALS Holt County Soil Conservation District will give $5, $3, $2, for the top 3 Individual Range grass hooks. WEED SPECIALS The Supervisors of Holt County Noxious Weed District will give | to the clubs with the best collec tion of weeds $15, $10, $5, $3, $2 and a $1 for all other displays by clul*s. There also may be posters by individuals on how to control nox- j ious and troublesome weeds. RULES— Any club can take part. The display is to include 15 different weeds, TWO of which must be noxious weeds. AH weeds shall be mounted in order of difficulty to eradicate. Under each give short comment as to its difficulty of eradication. Also classifica tion as to annual, biannual or per enial. The display shall be made on beaver or other rigid light Iward, 2% ft by 4 ft. The Club Name must be on the front of the display in letters 2 inches high. Range Management Members of the ranee manage ment nnd Conservation Clubs may exhibit their individual grass books that are a result of the current year’s work. A minimum of 10 grasses must be included in the display. Second or third year grass txioks that contain previous years project grasses will be jud ged only on the grasses of the current project year The gras ses exhibited must conform with tthose required in the project manual and he labeled In the low er bight hand comer of each sheet. A short paragraph of about 50 words stating the value and importance on the range land for each of these grasses should be centered on the back of the page opposite the grass exhibited. Minimum size of the display book is 12” x IS”. Maximum size 16” x 24”. Wildlife Conservation B R W Wildlife Poster 75 50 25 Model Wild Life Planting ex hibit to show arrangement and kinds of trees and shrubs to plant to provide shelter and food for Wild life near water sunplv. Blue $1.00. Rod .75. White 50 Tractor Performance record of tractor (fuel, oil and grease! 1.00 . 75 .50 Display of carburetion or ignition system 1.00 . 75 50 Display Board Display hoard of failed tractor parts which show the importance of proper maintenance. Must in clude not less than three nor more than 5 different items. Fnch to have written statement show ing cause of failure Blue SI. Red .75. White .50. Yard Beautification (Choose anvil B R W Sketch of home grounds at start of project and a sketch s h o w i ng improve ments to he made .75 .50. .25 Scrapbook showing at least 5 species of trees. 5 snecies of shrubs and 10 pic tures of annual flowers .75 .50 .25 Handicraft article (per project book! Plant markers, set of 5 .75 50 .25 Birdhouse or feeder .75 .50 .25 Nail keg seat _ .75 .50 .25 Yard Beautification (Choose any 2) B R W Sketch showing im provements made .75 .50 .25 Handicraft (per pro ject itook) _ Portable picnic table 1.00 .75 .50 Wild flower collection .75 .50 .25 Woodworking (Choose any 2) B R W Woodworking require m e n t s (group of) _ 1.00 .75 .50 Tool box or board 1.00 .75 .50 Accident prevention board 1 00 .75 .50 Photography B R W Scrapbook of pictures taken in project, in cluding pictures of animals, persons, landscapes _ .75 .50 .25 4-11 Bee Keeping B R W Honey display _ .75 50 .25 Junior leadership (Open only to those actually en rolled in this project) A display showing junior lead ership activities the exhibitor has done to help his or her club pro gram. Size 22”x28”. Blue, 75c; Red, 50c, White, 25c. Safety Project Assemble First Aid kit. .75, .50, and .25. Miscellaneous (Only 1 in each group) B R W Poster, side 22”x28” .75 .50 .25 Secretary book ... .75 .50 .25 Scrapbook of 4-H projects .75 .50 .25 News articles (3 mounted on 1 sheet of paper with date published) _ .75 .50 .25 OSBORNE’S ! The | Family Shoe Store O’Neill. Nebr. Phone 384 * i J_ . HEY, STOP! KltillT NOW is the time to bring in those baok-to-sohool garments and be ready when tlie school boll rings! O’Neill Cleaners KOKES i LOAN & INSURANCE CO. • REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE • INSTALLMENT LOANS Phone 6411 ATKINSON, NEBR. I WATSON HAY CO. ;! 1 •» ■ Inman — Phone I 3-W ' • • “DEALERS IN PRAIRIE HAY” : :: . - ,, , Congratulations to the 1957 Fair!” ][ ! *++++4H-+*4H-4H-++4H-***-M--M-++**-f-l-l--l-+i-+++*++-f++-M-+-F ' i MORGAN WARD 1 i ! ACCOUNTANT • | • Auditing and Bookkeeping Service • Income Tax Returns • Estate and Gift Tax Returns Phone 414 — Holden Annex — Morgan Ward i ! ! SMITH MOTOR & IMPL. JOHN DEERE Studebaker — Farmhand SALES and SERVICE i i i O'NEILL, NEBR. PHONE 562 1 i i f ^ GILLETTE & SON - Chambers CHEVROLET Sales & Service OHAMPUN PRODUCT'S — TANK WAGON SERVICE CHAMBERS PHONE 2551 GILUGAN REXALL DRUG - O’Neill Across from the Golden on Dougins PRESCRIPTIONS LIVESTOCK REMEDIES We Give S & H Green Stamps “The Drug Store Thnt Is Open Evenings” | 'Your Livestock Bank’! FIRST NATIONAL BANK j of Atkinson j Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits: ( $288,000.00 i A