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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1957)
Prairieland Talk— Each Dawn a Milestone By RO MAINE SAUNDERS. 4liy South Slut St., Unroln 6, Nebr. LINCOLN I saw him yesterday, an 81-year old widower, a native of Norway, irrational, men tally lie fuddled, dying of cancer, two months con fined to his Vied, few if any friends had come to his bedside. He once owned much property in the city, a section of land about 30 miles south of O’Neill in Wheeler county He may breathe his last any minute Will he own a mansion over yonder? Another patriarch was the next to be visited, a 92 year-old native of Illinois who came or was brought to Ne braska when ho was three years-old in 1868, now living in the home of his daughter and husband, gets about, walks the nine blocks uptown, never misses his church ser- Remain** vices and had farmed all his Saunders active life near Lincoln. A cheerful old guy. • • • The next stop was at the home of a mother of four daughters and three sons, left a widow 4.1 years ago and had worked and struggled through the early years to provide for and care for her children, now all grown and maintaining their own homes. Wrinkled and gray she owns her own home and still goes out to work. One, a former citizen of the Amelia community in Holt county, was not at home when we called there. The dawn of each new day marks another milestone for someone along life's journey. "Call him not old whose visionary brain Holds o’er the past its undivided reign. For him in vain the envious seasons roll Who bears eternal summer in his soul. If yet the ministrel's song, the poet's lay, Spring with her buds or childhood at their play, Or maiden’s smile or heavenly dream of art Stir the life drops creeping 'round his heart— Turn to the record where his years are told. Count the gray hairs they can not make him old.” 9 9 9 Everybody Is at work, well fed, clothed and richly furnbtheil homes. What more do you want? Oh, the out want In to make a grab at the pork barrel! • • • After a day aglow with sunshine again a cur tain is drawn across the heavens and dark and gloomy out in the open as the day moves on to the close, a day symbolic of the gloom that has come into the lives of a father and mother, a grandfath er and grandmother a 12-year-old daughter was taken to the cemetery this afternoon to lay now in her grave. Friends from Omaha where the par ents make their home, friends in Lincoln where the grandparents lived, filled the auditorium of the large church where funeral rites were conducted. A child blooming as a flower into the realm of young maidenhood touched by the cold hand of death. The ones left to mourn go their sorrowing way until they, too, hear the call of eternity. I sit by the uncurtained window ana iook oui upon nature's befogged scene, no sunlight glow in radiant splendor, no children at play, all is quiet, only the swish of a passing car is heard—a day to spend the passing hours in the house, to walk again in fancy’s alluring vision hack over the trail of youthful aspirations, youthful hope's and youth ful follies. And I hear again the shouts, the laughter, and look again into longing eyes of the friends of the long ago marching along the high way of early life. And I see again a maidenly form divine crowned by crimson-tinted tresses above a smiling face. Now guys, don’t SMILE! You did what every fellow has done since time be ; gan when Dan Cupid shot his darts. Life has its treasures of heart and soul So out of memory’s rich store there comes to us again the vision of days of happiness and times of care and struggle 1 coming down the long highway of life hand in hand with that divinely endowed maiden met along the I way In the long ago. She now lies under Holt i county sod but in quietude today as I tum the leaves of fancy I set' her radiant form again and I the cares of life for the moment cast their anchor ; in the harbor of a dream. • • • Via telephone, I had a visit today with Mrs. Nellie Hunt, widow of the late Den Hunt, both of pioneer families of the O’Neill community. Mrs. Hunt and her late husband made their home in Lincoln for many years. She recently was in Oma ha and paid her sister-in-law, Mrs. Dan Cronin, a visit Mrs. Cronin is now 89 years of age. She and her late husband were among the pioneers of the O'Neill community, her husband serving as county treasurer of Holt county during a period of ' jx>litical wrangle between factions of which Dan was sometimes a victim find of the scandals of which ho did not approve. Honest, straight for ward. Dan conducted the affairs of the job he was elected to with credit to himself and dismay to the partisan gang that he did not manifest an interest in their program. His brother, Bill, was one of the posse that ran down and caught Billie Reed, the cowboy who shot and killed Sheriff Barney Kearns. Mrs. Hunt keeps well, her son and wife be ing with her and the day I talked with her the son’s little daughter was keeping Grandma Nellie busy looking after her. • • • Hie bulk's are on the farm, in the shop, in offices and stores, run the schools and hospitals. Men still have a monopoly serving as pallbearers at funerals. • • • Little Rock, Aik., has been in the news much lately. Now a grandmother from down there comes to Lincon with a guy supposed to be her son-in-law, go to an orphan s home where children are cared for like kids are over at Boys Town, flash a gun in the face of the matron and drive away with a 5-year-old girl that was being cared for in the home. The child’s mother divorced the father of the little girl, married again and the little girl was placed in the care of those in charge of the orphans home. Now warrants are out for the arrest of the kidnappers. Another little one to have such a start in life. Editorial— Lindy May Have Been Right! A recent newspaper article about Charles Lindbergh, discussing his past and present views on foreign policy, reminds us that in America the right to‘ disagree is one of our most cherished pos sessions. Currently the United States supreme court has come in for some harsh criticism, and many well meaning people do not understand that the crit icism of the supreme court is fair game in this land. It will lie remembered that Lindbergh did not agree with President Roosevelt and the adminis tration in the immediate pre-World War II days, and that this disagreement finally It'd the presi dent to utter uncomplimentary remarks about him and caused I.indy to lose much of his once-tre mendous popularity. However, Lindlx'rg proved the stuff he is made of conclusively, after being denied a chance to perform in the armed services by the Roosevelt administration for several years, by flying 50 com bat missions in the Pacific at the age of 42 with out authority, and by working with this country's armed forces throughout the war. Although Lindberg felt that the United States should not get involved in the European war, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, he quickly announced his eagerness to serve his country, although he was rebuffed by Washington. The right to disagree, even in matters of for eign policy, is a precious political heritage in this country. And, who could have doubted Lindbergh’s sincerity when he asked to serve his country in 1941? It may well be true that Lindbergh’s speech es, in behalf of the America First committee, and other organizations, proved an obstacle in the path of those who were convinced that the free dom of the world was at stake and that only U. S. intervention would save it However, the interesting part of the story to day is that Lindebrgh is still convinced that we could have stayed out of the war in Western Europe Lindbergh said, in the immediate pre-war days, that the United States was safe from Ger man air attack. He suggested that this country help in arranging a negotiated peace between Ger many and Western Europe, which would leave the communists and the nais free to tight it out be tween themselves. In light of the post-war developments in the world, which show communism to be an even more ominous menace to the world than was naz ism, we must agree that Lindbergh had a perfect right to his views, and if he felt conscientiously that he should expound them, he was both proper and courageous in doing so. Although this cost him much popularity, it seems that history will not discredit him for it, for man has a right to be wrong, as well as right, and cannot, indeed, be always right. Snap Courses Former President Herbert Hoover has said the nation is lagging in science as a result of too much academic freedom in high school. He told the United Engineering societies in a prepared speech in New York City: “In my view there is a fundamental weak ness from the too prevalent high school system of allowing a 13- or 14-year-old kid to choose most of his studies. Academic freedom seems now to be gin at 14. “A youngster s first reaction in school is to seek soft classes, not the hard work of science and mathematics. Also, he has a multitude of extra-curricular activities which he considers more beguiling than hard work. "You simply cannot expect kids of those ages to determine the sort of education they need, eith er for daily living or for the professions, unless less they have some guidance.” Exactly four days earlier the head of one of Holt county's high schools preached the same lan guage to assembled parents, declaring that par ents should insist their children take challenging courses studies that require work, study and teach the young people to think. The administrator said only four pupils are currently studying French, only a few more are taking chemistry, and some of the so called snap courses are filled to capacity. In World War II there was a rumor (perhaps started deliberately for the benefit of the Ger mans) that our night flyers were improving their vision by eating lots of carrots, which contain vi tamin A. It was not true since This vitamin won’t make normal vision better. It is a fact, however, that it will help cure night blindness caused by malnutrition. An Unnecessary Gamble (Guest editorial from Nebraska State Journal) Anyway you look at it, the human species is : unique. Persons, who are dead set against gambl 1 ing for money, will gamble with life itself. The recent report of Dr. E. A. Rogers, state health di rector, that about 360,000 Nebraskans under 40, in cluding 120,000 children, have not had a single polio shot, is a good example. Perhaps the approach is wrong. There is plenty of vaccine available. If there were scare headlines, that polio vaccine is limited, probably there would bo a mad dash to get vaccinated. Doctor Rogers says the full three injections take eight months to complete so persons snould start now to have protection in the summer months when the danger from polio is the greatest. There is another reason why there is some urgency. If the vaccine isnt’ used, it will have to be discarded and this could result in manufacturers curtailing production and a shortage might result in polio season. There is no guarantee that polio will strike only in the summer, but still people gamble with their health, their children’s health. In the fertile regions of southern Europe, about 100 BC, white bread was quite common. In fact we re told that Roman debutantes and matrons wore bread packs at night to preserve their delicate complexions. Frontier 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. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, 52.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, 53 per year; rates abroad provided upon request. All sub scriptions payable in advance. When You & 1 Were Young . Mrs. Horiskey Suffers Burns Attempts to ‘Liven Up’ Furnace 50 Vtmrs .Ago Mrs. J. C. Horiskey was badly burned about the face and arms when she undertook to ‘‘liven up” a furnace fire with some kero sene and a match. The embers were hardly smoldering when Mrs. Horiskey tried to revive the fire. . . Mrs. Emily Thavenet died in Emmet. . . Marriages: Edmund H. Clark of Inman and Eva Dryden of Clairmont, N. Y.; and Myron L. Gilbert of Ewing and Harriet Griggin of Clear water. 20 Years Ago The O'Neill high football team lost to Ainsworth. It was the j first game lost in two years for j the local team. . . The annual VVCTU county institute was held in Atkinson. . . Mrs. Helen Si mar, who conducted a style and millinery shop in Bassett, pur chased the Boehme Style shop here. . . Deaths: Mrs. Lena Grossman of Phoenix; John C. Addison, who was a resident of the Opportunity community. 10 Years Ago The O’Neill Methodist church celebrated its 65th anniversary with an all-day program. . . Deaths: Mrs. Phillip Robertson of Chambers; Gilbert R. Davis of Atkinson, and Cora A. Winchell of O’Neill. . . The recently-com pleted pipe line, which will link the city’s water system and twin wells south of town, were former ly accepted by the city engineer. One Year Ago Mrs. Alice Axtell of Stuart cel ebrated her 105th birthday anni versary. . . Deaths: Charles Prussa of Atkinson; Mrs. Pearl White of Amelia; Mrs. Eunice Gallagher; Roland E. Boelter of Whittier, Calif., who was born and raised in Orchard. Lois Ann Bergstrom Is Shower Honoree EWING—Miss Lois Ann Berg strom of Norfolk was guest-of honor at a miscellaneous bridal shower Tuesday evening, Novem ber 19, at the parlors of the Ew Methodist church. Hostesses were Mrs. Waldo Davis, Mrs. Elmer Bergstrom and Mrs. R. H. Shain. Mrs. Shain had charge of Ihe guestbook. Humorous games furnished entertainment. The serving table was center oded with a large blue and white heart, flanked by candles of matching colors. Mrs. R. M Johnson and daughter, Julie, were out-of-town guests. Miss Bergstrom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Bergstrom of Ewing, was married Sunday to Carl Johnson of Norfolk. Corklc Bros. Hereford Cattle Auction Will be held at the Norfolk Livestock Sales Company pavilion NORFOLK, NEBRASKA Wednesday, Dec. 11 BO BULLS — and —HEIFERS featuring the get of TR Zato Heir 175—Son of the | register of merit sire TR Za ! to Heir. Eclipse Domino 155—Cornhus k e r Futurity prizewinner and sire of light colored cal ves of substance and quality. tTt Zato Heir—Sire of cham pion and top placing bulls and females at Northeast Ne braska Shows. 30 Coming Two-Year-Old I Bulls. 10 Senior and Junior Bull Calves. 10 Heifers bred to Fairway Aster 51st Sire of first prize senior Bull at 1957 Comhusker Futurity. 10 Senior and Junior Heifers. Bulls to sire the kind ap proved by Ranchman. Farmer, and Breeder. Heifers of Splendid Type and Quality. , Enough variation in blood lines for purchasers in pre vious annual Sales. Write for the Oatlog Corkle Bros. Tilden LYNCH The YWGO extension club met with Mrs. Mac Brock mcier Thursday afternoon, Nov ember 21. Mrs. Gene Udey was cohostess. Roll call was answer ed by specifying one's favorite soup. Mrs. Brockmeier and Mrs Leo Kalkowski presented the les son on "soups”. DANCE SUMMERLAND BALLROOM Ewhv Dukes of Rhythm Popular Bohemian Music Thanksgiving Thurs., Nov. 28 NOTICE Dr. Edw. J. Norwood. O.D. Optometrist, from Crawford, Nebr.. will be in O’Neill on— Golden Hotel, 9 a.m. to S p.m. THURS., DEC. 12th EYES most scientifically ex amined. GLASSES most properly fit ted and the most modern and all types of eye wear prescribed. Book Week Noted at Ewing Library EWING The Ewing public li brary observed book week No vember 17-23 and had on display ' new ixtolts for elimentary grades .and another group for high school students and adults On Wednesday afternoon No vember 20, Mrs. Ruth Hansen and her first and second graders ! of the Ewing school visited the library'. How to draw and use library hooks was explained by Mrs. H. R. Harris, librarian. Tire pu pils were shown where books of interest could be found. In this group of children, Monica Munn, Glenda Napier. Bob Black. Jer aldine Snyder and Mary Berg I strom have read books from the library the past year. IMvid j Shrader, David Rotherham, Mau rice Hahlbeck. Richard Shain and Jan Ruby signed for their first library card that day . Other visitors were Patty Uei fert. Joe Rotherham, Bonnie Are hart. Vicki Miller, Linda Yelli, Kim Ruby, Loon Spangler and Jim Schilousky. The visiting hour closed with a story by Mrs Har ris, Truth About Races* Meeting Topic— EWING- -“The Truth About Race" was the topic of the les son of the Women's General Mis sionary society of the United Presbyterian church when mem inn's met Thursday afternoon Mrs. Keith Biddleeome was the leader at the home of Mrs. Al fmi Napier with Mrs. Lionel Gunter, assisting hostess. Eleven members answered to roll call 1 Refreshments were served by j the hostesses. 1 Herman Jaachke NELIGH Herman Jasehfce, 64. of Omaha, formerly of Nellgh, was found dead at his home Sun day, November 17. It is believed he diet! in his sleep. __ Money to Loan — on — A11TOMOBILES TRUCKS TRACTORS EQUIPMENT FURNITURE Central Finance O. E. 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