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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1957)
Prairieland Talk— Balloonist Landed in Dakota Field By BO MAINE SA1NDERS. 4110 South 51st 8t„ Lincoln 6, Ncbr. LJNCOI-N Men of science have done much to add to human comforts. They do much that adds nothing to human comfort, worthwhile know ledge or avoiding blunders. One who dwells in scientific realms has told his story of a Iwilloon flight to the outer fringe of earth's atmosphere where he fussed and froze for 32 hours, trembled with fear and came back to earth and landed in a grain field on a South Dakota farm. I low high had he been? Just 19 miles, the distance from O’Neill to Atkinson. But what is 19 miles along the endless reach of space? When he landed in that grain field could he tell the South Dako ta farmers how to produce more and better wheat? Some- . “£ 9.»nd.r, been accomplished, but all he has to tell is that one guy from earth lived if hours out there on the rim of the air we breath. Yes. his balloon and scientific dingbats he had with him made work for human hands down here below his perch 19 miles up. South pole and north pole adventurers—what have they contributed to human needs? And out there a few miles east of The Frontier s editorial sanctum, where Prairieland Talker roamed the open prairie as a pioneer kid, scientists have toy ed with the winds in recent years. 1 could have told them of the tricks of prairieland winds, of the wind moving our house one night, and on an other night, blowing over a barrel of meat and rolling it down across the prairie scattering chunks of meat along the way. What have the "wind tests” out there on Mike • Carrol's homestead added to the joy of life in the O’Neill community? But maybe it was a scientific achievement for that guy out in the Minneola country to come to my dad’s frontier plantation and steal a load of com when we were ail away. The »un burnt forth In golden glory this morning after days In hiding beyond dark clouds. Autumn frosts have withered flower and weed alike, the forerunner of winter coming with silent tread down the pathway of time. We look today out upon a landscape robed In autumn's tinted beauty. So may the autumn of our live* be adorned with the robes of moral and spiritual loveliness. • • • County Judge Morgan issued the license and performed the ceremony uniting in marriage Ed ward Tierney and Miss Fleener a day in October, 1903. . Price's barber shop had engaged a color ed lad, known only as Billy to look after Maylon’s many customers, dusting and brushing them up as they stepped from the barber chair. . . Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Thompson went to Omaha to visit then son F.lliott, . . M. F. and Judge Harrington, with Court Reporter Maher were "at court" in Brown county. . . Mrs. Deaver was another O’Neill cit izen on the train for Omaha a day in October that year. . . John Walmer and helpers drove a bunch of cattle to O’Neill from the Gallagher-Birming ham ranch for shipment to market. . . Charles Stout was in Omaha making purchases for the an nual holiday trade. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Boyle departed for their home at Darlington, Wise., after a visit in O’Neill, Mrs. Boyle being a sister of Ed F. Gallagher and Mrs. Birmingham. It is noted in a story in a recent issue oi ine Frontier that Will H. Spindler has rounded out 38 years teaching the young Indians up there in their picturesque lands of the Pine Ridge Mr. and Mrs. Spindler make their home at Wounded Knee and probably can give the Sioux war cry with the best of them I recall a few years ago while waiting to board a westbound train at the Union Station in Omaha of striking up a conversation with a young woman who sat beside me and learned that she was a fullblooded Sioux from that Potato Creek school up on the Pine Ridge and had addressed friend Will as Professor Spindler. She was on her way at the time back to the Pine Ridge. What latent longing for the days when her ancestors roamed the plains after buffalo may have lurked behind the polished mask that maybe Professor Will had lieen instrumental in bringing about was not for a pale face to know. Beautiful, cultured, gramatical command of the queen's English there she sat sedately. Then my train was called. As I sat in the car riding along I thought was it that northern Holt county guy turned Indian teacher who had touched with a magic wand at least one human life to transform that life from savagery to enlightened culture. • • • A 53-year-old Hollywood notable and hi* 23-year-old "starlet” bride get their pictures In our evening paper under a three-column bend line and lengthy story on page one. 8ome 800 college students within editorial arms length spending a week at special devotions seeking the guidance of the divine Hand may get a two-inch space under a 12-point heading on a back page; young men, young women, working long hours to earn sufficient to pay their way through the state university are never mentioned; pralrielnnd pa triots out over Nebraska making the state what it is a great place to live are passed by unless involved In a highway crackup. Such Is "met ropolitan” ncwspaperlng. • • • Now its radioactive materials in milk, so the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center at Cincinnati, O., is going after it. . . Sixt-five thou sand preachers and priets are at work in the world on missionary missions. And the world has never been more in need of their ministry. . . Sev en million American youth attended Bible school and summer camps the past summer. . . 10 per cent of the 52,000 names listed in Who’s Who in America are New Englanders. . . American Luth eran church, with a mem!>ership of two million, is being formed to be in action in the religious field of the country by 1960... . A congressman, a form er U. S. senator, a state of fiscal and community notables stowed it away at the banquet table and heard speeches in Osmond, the occasion being a pubilee over the completion of new U.S. highway 20 connecting Osmond and Plainview. * * * There are at least 10 million Americans who can tell you, right now, who will be the next pres ident of the United States. * * • Indirect taxes are favored by politicians be cause the public rarely has sense enough to know when they are paid. • • • Correct this sentence: “I did not take Junior to the circus because he was satisfied after seeing the parade.” Editorial— Advisors Fresh Out of Ideas The Omaha World-Herald Friday took occa sion to comment on reported utterances of former Defense Secertary Charles Wilson, who now' is back in the privacy of his Detroit, Mich., home. Wilson is supposed to have told friends that he thinks President Eisenhower got bad advice and made a serious, long-lasting mistake in Little Rock. The World-Herald offered this: “‘There are other reports that Mr. Eisenhow- I er suspects it was a mistake and is unhappy with his advisers, particularly the departing Herbert Brownell, a native Nebraskans and the retiring at torney-general. “Whatever the misgivings and whoever gave the advice, it was Mr. Eisenhower who made the move. And it will be up to the president to get himself and the country out of an unhappy predic ament. It seems pretty clear that his advisers are fresh out of ideas” Easy Living Not Good Dependability is a trait In human beings which is often underrated and which should be cultivat ed by every young man and woman—and others too. for that matter. Today's young men and women can take a job or leave it, and be fired from one job and find another, and can usually find a way to obtain enough money to get by on, one way or the other. All of this is good, except for the fact that an easy life does not necessarily build character. We have seen that soft, easy living has pre vented America's youth from being good physical specimens Recent tests involving both American and European boys show that the Europeans are In far better physical shape than we are. So, we must conclude that an easy life does not develop the qualities of self-sufficiency and dependability as widely as these characteristics are developed in tougher times. Perhaps it is better to have the easy times and the advantages that go with them rather than tight times. It is nevertheless desirable to see the present generation develop the quality or reliability and dependability which so many older people seem to have. It will be noted that many of the top executives in the business world are far more eag er to perform a personal service for a small pro fit than many of today's youngster’s who seem to lack the fire and the will to please that are so necessary if one is to stay on top during both good times and bad. » Reprehensible Crime There is one remedy which might curtail the amount of drunken driving on U. S. highways. It was used recently in Russia and it certainly eli minates the possibility of a recurrence of this of fense by the same party. Not long ago a driver in Russia was hurrving along on an icy road, attempted to pass another vehicle, skidded and struck four pedestrians. One of the pedestrians was killed. The driver was held and tried by Soviet court and found guilty of reckless driving and homicide, and sentenced to death. A death for a death, so to speak, was the Russian justice dispensed. Although we do not propose such a penalty in the United States, the fact that one unintentionally kills, rather than intentionally, nevertheless fails to be of any value to the victim, death being a pretty permanent affair. It might be that a suitable pen alty for reckless driving, under the influence, which takes a life, should include a bar from pos session of a driver’s licenses for a number of years—if and when the court’s punishment is served. And, while we do not favor the death penalty for accidents, even if they are the result of neg ligence or driving under the influence, the taking of other lives on the highways, because of excesses by the driver, is perhaps as reprehensible as kill ing another person in a fit or rage in any unpre meditated manner. And since one’s conscience is a harder judge than the courts, thought along this line is certain ly in order. There are millions of Americans whose eye sight remains unimpaired who do not read any thing by design. Businesses succeed when somebody attends to j the small details that the average boss is too busy to fool with. One reason why so many of us fail to get rich is that we run from hard work like it might be a plague. You can travel thousands of miles without finding better people than those who live next door. There is always a point to our paragraphs— even if it is the period at the end of the sentence. The enthusiasm of a salesman is in direct pro portion to his percentage. Front & CARROLL W. STEWART, Editor and Publisher Entered at the postoffice tn 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 ot Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year; rates abroad provided upon request All sub scriptions payable In advance. MIRTH-30 »How iowy Hwot d«*i fho light hwt to chongo botoro yoo got* W hen You & I Were Young . . . Sheriff Hall Is Passing Out Cigars His Daughter Gives Birth to Son I ’ SO Years Ago Garry Benson, who has been helping The Frontier for the past month, went home to vote. . . James Carton, a nephew of John Carton, arrived from Ireland and plans to make his home here. . . James Mullen has completed a fine new bam that rests on con crete. He lives just west of town. . . Sheriff Hall is passing out cigars. His daughter, Mrs. G. A. Hamilton of Leavenworth, Wash., had a son. 20 Tears Ago Fred Dobias died suddenly of a heart attack while on the way to Lincoln to enter a hospital. He was a war veteran. . . Orville Searles was killed and four other persons seriously injured when their car stalled on the tracks and was hit by a train, which they did not see. . . Miss Margar et Cuddy was honored at a pre nuptial shower. She is to be mar ried to John Jansen. . . Prizes were awarded for the best cos tumes at the Country club Hal lowe’en party to the following: i Mrs. Homer Mullen and Miss Bernadette Brennan,as a couple of blind beggars; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka Ted Olson, Mrs. Ralph Oppen, the Misses Anna, ! Theresa and Grace Connolly, as Dr. DeFoe (Mr. Ruzicka), a French nurse (Mr. Olson) and the quintuplets. Honorable men tion went to Mrs. Max Golden as Pop Eye, the sailor; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Coyne, as gentlemen of fashion; Ted Horn, as a col ored mammy; the Misses Reta Reardon and Marion Dickson, as Siamese twins; Mrs. R. R. Morri son and Mrs. F. J. Dishner, as policeman with batons, etc. Mrs. Golden and C. E. Stout won first prize in the waltzing contest. 10 Tears Ago Deaths: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth West of Page; M. F. Kirwan; | Peter Mulhair of Lynch; Irwin Simonson. One Year Ago The farm of Carl Michaels, living five miles southwest of Clearwater, was the scene of an unseasonal twister. Less dam age was done at the Walter Fin ley and Omar Hoffman places. Slight damage was inflicted at' the Lloyd Kimes place. Mrs. Hunt Hostess— Winners of the Bridge club held Tuesday evening, October 29, at! the home of Mrs. Earl Hunt were Mrs Winnie Barger and Mrs. L. A. Becker. Guests were Mrs. K. Hunt and Mrs. Marvin Miller. Jeudi Winners— Winners of Jeudi club Thurs day, October 24, at the home of Mrs. J. B. Grady were Mrs. Winnie Barger, Mrs. Dale Ker senbrock and Mrs. Grady. Supper Club Fourteen guests attended the masquerade party held Saturday evening, October 26, at the John L. Baker home for members of the supper club. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sydow and Jackie of Stanton were Sun day, October 27, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mlinar. I The World's Most Honored Show > MICHAEL TODD’S .a ^^tiheWo^ Admiral Theatre OMAHA Tickets on Sale: TOWN HOUSE Phone 273, O’Neill Purchases Martin Rmidcnsr— Marcellus Schaaf purchased the Meta Martin estate eight-room dwelling for $5,100. The guard ian's sale was conducted Tues day, October 29; Elenor Haynes, guardian; John R. Gallagher, attorney. 17th Anniversary of Wsot Noted— AMELIA Women's Society of Christian Service met at the church annex Wednesday, Octo tx»r 16 It was the 17th anniver sary of the WSCS and the society celebrated the event with a spe cial program. Mrs. George Fullerton baked j and decorated a large birthday cake. Mrs Lee Gilman and Mrs. Dick Doolittle serv ed the lunch, j Participates in Okinawa Assault— Marine Cpl. Uoyd E. Rits, son j of Mr and Mrs Uoyd Ritts of O' Neill, participated in an assault landing exercises on Okinawa, October 21. The landing was held during the movement of Japan based marine units of the third marine division to their new home on Okinawa. Robert Freed Serving on Commander's staff— ATKINSON Robert M Freed, seaman apprentice, USN, grand son of Mrs. Bert Freed of Atkin son, s serving on the staff of the staff of the commander of the Atlantic fleet air force at the na val air station at Norfolk, Va. ON DISPLAY CHAMBERS- The 1958 Chev rolet went on display at the Gil lette & Son garage Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Free doughnuts and coffee were serv ed Saturday to the many who came in to see it. kit... INNEBRASKA ? P9QVVITVI VVRV miw V Mckadvia, enchant ’ inf booting, fishing I and swimming re | troal, is Vt mils from downtown Valan ! tins, in tho city park. I It wos formod in I I §9 2 when th* I waters of th# Minna chaduia wore dam med to famish power for a floor mill. Beer belongs... with days of lei surely living... to people with good tastes and genial pleasures. erve sparkling beer for full enjoyment. NEBRASKA DIVISION ^ United States Brewers Foundation 't,0^ ■12 First Nat'l Bank Bldg.. 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