Prairieland lalk—
Daniel Has the Answer
By KOMAINE SAUNDERS. 4110 South Slat St., Llacola 6, Nebr.
LINCOLN On the rums of former world em- j
pires Hitler. Stalin, a bogus Caesar in Home each
had visions of world empire.
One night in the palace of the emperor of
the lirst world empire, there
came strangers knocking at
the door And that night
-they slew him on hts
father's throne, the deed un
noticed and the hand un
known, crown less and cep
terless Belshazzar lay, a robe
of purple round a form ot
clay."
The Medes and Persians
took over. But here comes
a young upstart out of the R4>|najnf,
west and Alexander welded ^ ^
„n,ether another world em
n re Now who was this from the banks of th
troubled Tiber who stepped into the scen®
formed the fourth-the last- ot world empires,
Rome? It sits yet alone on the seven hills, no
more a world empire.
And to what do those fragments ot once
great empires look today for succor? To Amer
fca to George and Mary Meals, to lorn an
Ruth Baker, and to others out here on piame
^What next? Let Daniel speak: - ... In *e
days of these kings shall the God ot heaven set
up a kingdom , . . ?’
The county treasurer ot an Indiana county
d,d it in a big way, 200-thousand-dollars ot county
funds added to his personal roll If he was treas
urer of Holt county a hanging would t>e in order.
The Hoosiers may make him governor . • John
D Forsyth of Niobrara, for nearly JO yeais a
member of the Knox county lx>ard ot county
supervisors, on official business in Lincoln, col
lapsed in the statehouse and was taken to a hos
Dital, pronounced dead u|x»n arrival at
pital' He had for many years been active in pub
lic affairs of Knox county. . A young woman
from Hastings issued a no-fund check to a Lin
coln department store; she, in turn, being issued
a summons to answer to a criminal charge in
c0Urt A mountain lion came out ot tne
Rockies to take a look, also a bite, at us in the
capital city of the beef state. (Shades of moun
tain lion stories of the past in the O Neill
immunity?) . Roy Harris, farmer near Shelton
••'ports nine-foot corn stalks and thinks a yield of
150 bushels per acre will come from those tow
ering cornfields of his.
t ,S. Sen. Roman L. Hruska sends to Ne
braska friends luid foes of the national admin
ls,ration a monthly “Washington Report”. I do
not recall anything like It coming from Ne
braska senator* of other years and find the
senator's report of what official Washington Is
doing Isitli Interesting and informative, contain
ing much of importance that does not come to
ns through the medium of news dispatches.
I sat today where children play, under out
stretched arms of stalwart oaks and grass-robed
landscape all around. Four or five little Kiris
were playing and running around Childhood in
its beauty and innocence with life’s cold's not yet
blurred, when the years unravel the threads that
in childhood are woven to form a perfect design
as we stumble and blunder along life’s highway.
First one, then another, confident and unafraid,
would come running and bound up on the bench
where I was seated. The girls were at play as
I walked away, soul refreshed yet humbled before
innocent childhood just romping about. 1 pick up
the scattered ends of the warp and woof of life
and go at it again.
Not many steps away an aged citizen sits the
warm summer day out and reads the morning
paper from first to last page. He is alone in
the world When the first man of whom we have
record looked out upon his lieautiful Eden home
f e hoard whispered in his ear : It is not good for
man to lie alone! From that time on man has
sought out a life’s companion That lonely old
guy just a few steps away has found his in a dog
and cat.
Up in Dawes county a wiuuw
in a desolated home. Her husband was killed by
lightning while at work out in the open. It is
appointed unto man once to die. Lightning tilled
the appointment for that bereaved widow s hus
band, no pain, no suffering liefore being enfolded
in the arms of death. The wound is in the heart
of the Dawes county widow. Lightning flash brings
death, swift and sudden. It may bring warning
of danger ahead. A flash of light on the road
ahead at night; then all is dark. 1 was a nine
year-old the night we were at a party in a nearby
village, doing and coming with a team we cross
ed a river on a long enclosed bridge. Returning
home that dark night the driver did not see the
approach to the bridge. The horses were about
to step into the swift-flowing river when a Hash
of lightning came as a warning. It was at a home
in the western limits of O'Neill. It had begun to
rain. The lady of that household stood in the open
door to see and enjoy the refreshing summer
shower. A flash of lighting- Mrs. Sniggs feU dead.
When Prairieland Talker was a legal voter,
property owner, precinct election official and
patriotic citizen of Swan precinct, some 40 miles
southwest of O’Neill, and Mrs. Saunders was in
Lincoln under medical and nurse care, I was
alone at home. A prairieland housewife on a
ranch more than two miles distant from time-to
tiny sent me a day’s feed of fried chicken, pie,
biscuit and home-churned butter and other sub
stantial such as only a prairieland ranch cook
can get together. The past two weeks daughter
and her husband, with whom I now make my
home, have been away on a trip. Neighbors all
around at arm’s length but not a crust handed
to me. But this is city life—il you need a crust,
rustle it yourself. Just a little picture ot one
phase of city life in contrast with that out where
prairieland ranch patriots dwell. But this good
feeder gets a-plenty. Just this morning ran onto
a cherry pie in the cooler that daughter had pre
pared for me before leaving for distant L*>s
Angeles.
Ttume who keep tab on such things have it
figured that the cost of living has jumped 20
percent over 10 years ago. All who come within
the range of my vision seem to be making out
all right, well fed and clothed with a ear to buzz
around in.
Electric fans, air-conditioning units at win
dow lops and just the hand tans are going at
full speed these times with the temperature 100
degrees and above. Wear as little as you can
get away with and not be written down by the
prude as immodest. The prospects for cornbread
to the full were never better, the swivel chair
farmers give out hut where irrigation pumps are
lacking some rain is needed right now with
corn in the ear-developing stage, say the dirt
farmers. Probably up there where The Frontier
is read in most ranch homes the sweeps are
pushing hay on the stackers and the calves are
growing fat running with the mother cows.
Where is the snowball the kid hit me with last
winter? Then it rained!
A little visit the other day from a "poor far
mer" from central Kansas who was in our capital
city (Editor Cal will probably cut out the "cap"
C‘s as his Linotypes don’t have capital letters).
This Kansas farmer, togged out in the best and
driving a late model, farms 750 acres and said
his crops were good. He also has something un
der 100 head of cattle, sends a son to college in
Lincoln. (Note by Editor Cal: Some newspaper
guys and some other people insist on capitalizing
every thing that comes along; let down the guard
and "caps" become so cheap and commonplace
they have no meaning left.)
"I’ll lie seein’ you!" One way to ditch ’em.
Years have come and gone since that day the
two looked into each other’s eyes, smiled, hand
clasped, the one off on the journey, the other
left behind. They met again, the one who had
gone away now robed to be taken to the abode
of the dead. Out of memory’s treasured store
comes the gratifying thought that on separating
some time previously there had been no "I'll
be seeing you!”
Editorial—
Sufficient Showing?
The Nebraska railway a »tawuB
—a long, detailed proceeding last week at Val
entine in regard to Chicago & North Western's
trains 13 and 14- is now over. Fireworks had been
promised by the Save-the-Trains association, which
has been oposing abandonment of the last two re
maining passenger - mail - express trains serving
most of North Nebraska. And fireworks there
were! Good thing, too, from the listener’s stand
point, because C&NW’s crying-towel testimony
and thousands of figures were inherently dry.
The railroad broadened the base of the
hearing by introducing systemwide financial,
maintenance, equipment, replacement and re
habilitation problems.
C&NW brass admitted gross inefficiencies in
the past. Train-saving witnesses kept the inef
ficiency theme current by placing in the record
testimony and evidence of dirty accomodations,
rundown conditions of premises, discourteous
relations with passengers, downgrading attitudes
of officials and sorry freight performances —
all applicable right up to the eve of the hear
ing The train-savers discounted the C&NW
wailing wall technique with evidence of the sharp
rise in C&NW stock value — inexplicable unless
the road has a much brighter future than the
company's brass wanted the hearing record to
show.
C&NW’s vice-president and comptroller ad
mitted using a set of figures in the Valentine
hearing that differed from the figures used in fil
ing its annual passenger report with the Nebras
ka commission. Moreover, the passenger figures
had not been kept and furnished according to
statute.
The S-T-A counsel clouded C&NW’s express
revenue figures by causing C&NW brass to admit
the revenue shown on inbound express was by
formula and not actual figures. Crux of this dispute
involved the distribution of credit on inbound
express with reference to how much credit has
has been given to the express company and how
much has been allocated to the two trains —
Omaha-Chadron trains 13 and 14.
Gene Kemper, publisher of the Alliance
Times-Herald and official of the Western Ne
braska United Chambers of Commerce, raised a
poignant point for the record when he asked the
commission to demand a full investigation of
vv > uuuMvccpuig luauvc lu uitrac iwu
trains. Kemper said in 1954 the railroad claimed
an annual loss on these two trains of 60-thousand
dollars. In the interv al the S-T-A helped to amend
the full train crew law and lop off the flagman,
saving the road 25- to 30-thousand-dollars per
year, and helped to build business against ob
stacles to offset the balance of the purported loss.
Now, Kemper said, the road contends an out-of
pocket loss of more than 200-thousand-dollars per
per year. “Impossible!” stormed the Alliance
newspaperman.
Adverse effect on the freight hauling was
was promised by S-T-A witnesses if the two
trains in question cease to run.
Transcripts of the hearing testimony will be
furnished in 30 days. Counsel for both sides have
until October 1 to file briefs, and within a reason
able time thereafter the commission will hand
down a decision.
The Save-the-Trains officials and this news
paper do not attempt to pre-judge the issue or
presume to know the intricacies of the law, but
mey snare me reeling a suincient snowing was
made at Valentine to justify the retention of
these last two passenger trains on this 450-mile
mainline. After all, there is no other reliable
and adequate substitute, over 20,000 passengers used
these two trains in and out of Omaha’s Union
Station during 1956, and the freight revenues
along the line are profitable.
CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher
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.
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| When You and I Were Young , . .
Rollie Twyford’s
Phono Gets Interest
Listeners Declare He
Has Fine Records
50 Yean* Ago
A. W. Dodge, 85, an old set
tler. died of asthma. A num
ber of folks listened to the phon
ograph at Rollie Twyford’s anti
declared he had some fine rec
ords. ... At Joe Williams' wed
ding, many beautiful gifts wer
displayed, hut everyone agree*
that the Monitor drill bough
from O. F. Biglin. was the bes
of all. . . . Miss Jennie Kane
is home for a vacation from the
Presbyterian hospital in Omaha
where she is studying to be a
nurse. . . . M. M. Sullivan ex
pects to enlarge his store room
and put in new shelving to ac
commodate an enlarged stock. .
Mrs. James Coyle and two ol
her children left for a visit ir
Iowa with her parents.
20 Years Ago
“Montana Jack’’ Sullivan res
cued a drowning three-year-old
boy in Montana. . . . Jack was
on a district sportsmen’s picnic
when the mishap occurred. . .
Bert Jones, 55, died after an op
eration. He was born and raised
in this county, but was a resi
dent of Antelope county for thi
past 25 years. . . New homes
under construction: Ralph Beck
with, a cottage; Guy Beckwith
a cottage; Mrs. John Carr, a
commodious cottage ; Wesley
Sanford, a commodious cottage;
1 Pat O’Connor, a neat little cot
! tage and Andy Morgan moved a
! residence in from the country
| and is having it modernized and
i a garage added.
10 Years Ago
Throngs gathered for the open
ing of the new 312-floor depart
ment store of Gambles. . Miss
Lilah Smith was crowned hay
days queen by Gov. Val Peter
son. . . Otto Reising of Gary,
Ind., an author and printing in
structor and a husband of the
former Mary Phalin, has had a
new book just published. . .
Deaths: Mrs. Maggie Smith ol
Chambers; Mrs. Herman Eisert
of Middlebranch; Roy A. Carter,
formerly of Middlebranch.
One Year Ago
Ixirene Ziska was chosen hay
days’ queen. . . Deaths: Mrs. C.
H. Chambers, 80; H. J. Harte, 70,
of northeast of Inman; Dennis
A. McCarthy, 69, Mrs. Elizabeth
Pelcer, 94, of Atkinson; Frank
Backhaus, 66. of Amelia. . . .
Eugene (“Mike”) Van Every
has been promoted to manager
of a Gambles store at Perry, la.
Maj. Madeline Ullom, ANC., re
ceived a certificate of achieve
ment for outstanding service as
chief of nursing service at the
130th station hosptital located ir
Germany.
Elkhorn Group
Tours State Park
EMMET - The Elkhorn Valley
4-H club met at the William
Grothe home on July 29 at 8:3C
o’clock in the evening.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president by saying
the 4-H pledge.
Roll call was answered by If
members by say'ing how nea
they were done in these projects
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
For new business we discussed
the county fair.
Most of the numbers decided
what they would enter at the
fair.
Our leader gave the members
their entry numbers for the
county fair.
The next meeting will be held
at the Herman Grothe home or
August 11. At this meeting the
members will bring their things
that they are going to enter al
the county fair.
Later in the evening a deli
cious lunch was served of sand
wiches, cake and Kool Ade.
The Elkhorn Valley 4-H clut
toured to Niobrara State Park or
July 14 with 16 members and
their families taking part.
A delicious picnic lunch was
served at 1 p.m. This was enjoyed
by everyone. The rest of the aft
ernoon the club went to see a
ferry northeast of Niobrara anc
that was also enjoyed by all.
About 5 o’clock all of the mem
bers and families who took pari
returned home.
Helen Marie Dusatko, reporter
Arrive Sunday—
Mrs. E R. Young of Neligh
arrived Sunday to spend the
week visiting her daughters,
Mrs. Deraid Graham, Mrs. Ly
nus Howard, Mrs. Leon Beck
with and their families.
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Mr and Mrs. Bernard Allen
attended a family picnic in Nor
folk Sunday in honor of Mrs.
Allen’s father's birthday anni
versary
Mrs. Rosa Bowers was in
Spencer Wednesday and Thurs
day, July 31 and August 1, and
brought Mrs. Anna Havranek to
O Neill with her for a visit.
Mrs. E. E. Bright and daugh
ter Mi's Stewart Schlousner of
Seattle. Wash., were Monday and
Tuesday guests of Dr. and Mrs.
L. A. Burgess
Mr and Mi's. Gale Dierberger
anil family and Mr. and Mrs
Rolvrt Iktmgaard of Norfolk
spent the weekend in Niobrara
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