Prairieland Talk—
Jerry’s 77 Years in Holt
By BO MAINE SAUNDERS, 411* South 51st SL, Lincoln «, Netor.
* LINOOIJSf On Calvary s hill lies anohter son of
a couple who came form old Ireland to Join the Gen
eral John O’Neill colony that came to this commu
nity in the long ago to build homes for themselves
and subdue a wilderness. All of Jerry Hanley's 77
years wrote the record of his life in the O’Neill
community, childhood, youth and manhood In ed
and labored on the open pru
trye In what became known as
the Michigan settlement.
I wonder If Jerry was
one of those boys in a country
school out there who became
such a problem for the teach
er that he quit and pulled out?
Then Guy Green, a sturdy
youth from Meadow Grove,
himself a fugitive from a fa
ther’s wrath and abuse, came
to O’Neill, learned of the
school out there in the Hanley Remain©
community that had run out 8sunder*
one teucher. got M. M. Sullivan's store to fit him
out with a suit of clothe# on credit took on the
school and won the hearts of those Michigan kids
with a baseball and bat, prolonged "recess’’ out
on the ball diamond.
And maybe that is where Tim, a brother or
jerry, started his career as O’Neill’s accomplish
ed baseball pitcher. Jerry ended his days down
at Inman, a community apart from Jerry’s begin
ning a community that inspired one of its citi
zens to write, as he was feeling "happy as a clam
in this land of Uncle Sam.” that prairieland clas
sic, "My Little Old Sod Shanty On My Claim.”
Jerry’s death removes one more of the sons of
those who came here from Ireland.
• • •
It comes out of Washington as authentic the
four and a half million of onr citizens are out of
Jobs. On our way back to the 1930's, the 4890 s?
What has been could be again.
• • •
It was a week in January, 1907—Sanford Par
ker went to Omaha, and O. F. Biglin was in Sioux
City on iHisiness. . . Miss Mabel Snyder returned
to her studies at the state university at Lincoln.
Miss Eula Barton was home after two weeks
spent with friends at PapiUion. . . Albert s Har
ness shop had gone into the seming machine bus
iness. . • Sam Wolf, living down the river, market
ed two hogs that brought him $71.70. . . Mark
Howard of Page had business in O’Neill and was
shaking hands with friends. . . R. R- Dickson
was looking after his* law business on a trip to
Omaha and Lincoln. The value of grain and hay
produced in Holt county in 1906, $1,288,971. . . H.
W McClure, founder and owner of the McClure
ranch in southeast Holt, died in Sioux City where
the family was living. . . Joseph Eppenbaugh of
Minneola and Myrtle Moore of Star, and Charles
J. Dougherty of Venus and Minnie Houston of
Middle Branch were married by County Judge Ma
lone.
So Mr. Truman has been heard from. Ike
will make out now. . . Schools closed In Mississippi;
not over the Negro quesiton, but school kids down
there don't know how to get around on ice and
climb six-foot snowbanks . . . What makes for old
age? asks a nationally known doctor. He says It
is not years but sickness. If his dream material
izes the human life span will be boosted to 120
years. . . Lincoln housewives have laid aside
their hammers brought out to nail up windows and
doors while Starkweather was still at large, and
now that he is in "cold storage” ladies meet you
at the door without a hammer or butcher knife In
hand.
• • •
The head of one of the country's great inter
national labor unions has resigned, the old famili
ar gag—health. Yes, disclosures In federal govern
ment circles back there in Washington make It
rather unhealthy for the gentleman to sit longer on
the throne of a labor union boss and plunder the
honest members of the organization. It Is said this
labor organization provides a $50,000 yearly pay
check for Its retiring head man, so with this and
the accumulation of 30 years plunder and his three
swank places of dwelling in various sections far
removed from prairieland his retirement in “bad
health and old age” he sits In the lap of luxury.
• • •
By order of the state railway commission,
north Nebraskans have seen the last passenger
trains. The Northwestern railway at one time, op
fx> rating four passenger trains a day across
north Nebraska, Tom Shively of O’Neill, the en
gineer pulling one train, now discontinues all
passeger, mall and express service as It was
formerly known. Save the train boys, what next?
• • •
Two of Amrica’s greatest were born in the
month of February, George Washington, the fath
er of his country and the friend of man; Abe Lin
coln, who brought an end to slavery in our land,
preserved the union and suffered a martyr's death.
Many *unknown great throughout our land were
born in February, great in the sense of nobility of
character and their upright lives; great too as
humble industrious citizens, ever ready to extend
a helping hand to any unfortunate one and promote
the general community welfare. What month It
may have been when you entered life’s scene
is not important, the important thing is the track
we leave behind along the pathway of life.
• • •
Nearly two months of another year gone, an
other wrinkle wrote upon the furrowed brow of
time. Back along the highway we dropped the
days, the months, the years, having woven again
a bit of the tapestry of life, in toil, in smiles, In
tears. So down the road of life we go weaving a
web firm and true that brings an eternity of
recompence at the journey's end.
Editorial—
Joe Brown: 1Sheer Disgust’
TTiore were caustic comments among news
papers last week on the heels of the Nebraska
gtate railway commission’s surprise announcement.
On February 7 the the commission authorized Chi
cago & North Western to discontinue passenger
mail-express trains 13 and 14 (Omaha-Qiadron
Omahat These are the last two trains of their type
in most of north-Nebraska.
Wrote Gene Kemper, editor of the Alliance
Times-IIerald: ‘‘Never in 33 years of publishing
experience have I seen such a weak case (C&NW’s
presentation in a hearing at Valentine six months
ago) triumph before a three-man tribunal elected
to protect the interest of the people”.
Kemper went on to say C&NW’s purported los
ses are "phoney and subterfuge.”
Mrs. Reva Evans, editor of the Gordon Jour
nal said: "It was a low blow on the part of Com
missioner Joseph Brown, one of two commissioners
who supported the railroad in the 2-1 decision. We
felt confident of Mr. Brown’s support in view of
his decision involving an Alliance train (Sunday
only), and his decision there did not involve
the last two on the line. His antics are received
with sheer disgust. Gordon townspeople, ranchers
and farmers will back the fight against C&NW all
the way.”
Taft Wing Stronger?
(Guest editorial from Human Events
Bright hopes for reversing the drive of "lib
♦ral'’ democrats to win this year's elections, and
for restoring the Taft wing to power within the
GOP, appeared at party meetings held in Wash
ington during the past 10 days.
The meeting of the republican national com
mittee drew an unusually large attendance from
all comers of the nation. The committee session
was short, but within its limited time the commit
tee members manifested interests which tint the
party picture with more attractive hues than have
been reported in the press.
Of great significance was the fact that, within
the closed-door session, the committee members
showed strong support for Secretary of Agricul
ture Ezra Benson in his efforts to cut down on gov
ernment crop support spending
Also, the one cabinet member appearing at
the meeting who was subjected to critical quest
honing (described by some present as “very
rough”) was Secretary of Labor Mitchell. Mitchell,
recently a "liberal” democrat, Ls trying to block
right-to-work legislation on capital hill.
The visiting members of the national committee
also took a keen interest in the signs and sounds
emanating from a meeting of young republicans,
which was held concurrently with the national
committee session. They saw in the preferences
and prejudices revealed in the “youth section a
pattern of Taft republicanism that points to a ren
aissance of the GOP. According to some national
committemen, soundings among their juniors
elicited a strong distaste for “coattail" riding, a
liking for labor reform in the nature of right-to
work laws, rigorous opposition to federal aid to
education and disdain generally for “middle-of-the
road" policies.
Oatmeal or Dry Cereal
It appeared some time ago in a mystery story
in a national magazine but it so accurately de
scribes most of us and our attitude toward com
munity. state and national problems that the par
agraph is worth reprinting:
“I’ve discovered a tremendous cosmic fact,
which can be put in a nutshell—namely and to-wit:
a lot more people aren’t interested than are. I
mean, take anything from who is elected presi
dent to whom Myrtie is going to marry, and more
people don't give a dam than are all het up. Most
things are just something you read in the news
papers, and then you pass on to something impor
tant, like whether to have oatmeal or dry cereal
for papa’s breakfast.”
Who is to be mayor, governor or even presi
dent is nothing for us to worry about. That the
wrong choice may mean poor government, or re
sult in catastrophies like those which overtook
Germany, Itoly, Russia and a dozen other
nations, is something we don’t need to think about
-not today anyway. Who is elected to office is the
problem of the candidate—it’s not our battle. Let
him fight it out. We’re just spectators.
As the mystery story writer says, we’ll "pass
on to something important, like whether to have
oatmeal or dry cereal for papa’s breakfast."
Experts Not Carping!
The successful launching of the U. S. army’s
earth sattelite has had an excellent effect on Amer
ican morale, so badly damaged by the success of
Russia’s Sputniks I and n and by the U. S. navy’s
failure to put up Vanguard II.
However, according to our reading, the pro
fessional physicists and scientists on our team
are not carping. They say they will have to wait
a bit for subsequent performances before exulta
tion. They point out the U. S. army’s sattelite
weighs only 30 pounds. Sputnik n is said to weigh
a half-ton.
What has disturbed American leaders so much
is not so much Russia’s lead in the race for outer
space, as it is Russia’s apparent lead in the mis
siles race.
If the Reds succeed in perfecting and produc
ing intercontinental ballistic missies (ICBM) be
fore we do, look out.
Our 11-year-old posed a question brought
home from the school crowd: "What has been
the worst weather in Nebraska history?" The
suggested answers ranged from the Blizzard of
’88 to Omaha's Easter cyclone to the Recurring
Blizzards of 1948-’49. But they were incorrect,
according to the bright one. Her answer: "Stark
weather!”
An idea is one thing: putting it into words, so
that everybody will understand it is another.
CARROLL W. STEWART. Editor and Publisher
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When You A I Were Young . . . I
Mrs. Tom Tierney,
Mother of 6, Dies
Little Girls Among
Survivors
50 Ymr Ago
Jurors selected for the next ses
sion of district court are: Ed Bur
well, W. D. Baxter, Thomas Crow,
O. Doherty, Peter Donohoe, F. J.
Dishner, William Enright, D. A
Farnsworth, William FToelich,
Warren Gilman, W. L. Holcomb,
John Henning, George Herzog,
O. P. Hanks, Theodore Kubart,
s. L. Lofquist, L. D. Montgomery,
Lewis McDermott, J. W. Rhodes,
J. A. Robertson. Simon Simonson,
S. J. Stites, Robert Wright and
John Walmer. . . Mrs. Thomas
Tierney. 40, mother of six little
girls, died. . . William A. Burke of
Randolph and Miss Annie Shoe
maker of O’Neill were married.
2# Years Ago
A dozen or more old time
friends dropped in on Mrs. J. J.
McCafferty to help celebrate her
79th birthday anniversary. Among
those present, who have passed
the three score and 10 mark,
were Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Biglin, Mrs.
Brennan, Mrs. Bauman, Mr>.
Minton and Mrs. McCabe. . . Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Johnson of Bea
trice are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Edwards. Mr. John
son comes from a family of rail
roaders. He retired last year after
49 years with the Burlington. He
is a brother of Mike Johnson, a
section foreman with the Q since
1903. Another brother, Frank, is
foreman at Belden. He has been
with the Burlington since 1898.
Two other brothers, Bert and
Charles, have been with the Bur
lington as foreman, but are now
retired. They are sons of a pio
neer family, who settled about 23
miles southwest of the city in 1880.
They resided there many years.
Funeral services were held for
Charles F. Pruss, 77. . . A won
derful time was had at the mis
cellaneous shower held at the
James Earley home for Mrs. Gert
rude Conway. A new dance, the
big apple, was introduced. The
orchestra consisted of Martha
Murphy, Sallie Murray, Cora
Murray, Mrs. Tom Coyne and
Gerald Donohoe. At cards when
ever Tom Coyne won, you could'
tell by his gleeful actions that he
was tickled to get a scratch. Tom
will likely admit we have a few |
sharks left who know a thing orj
two about cards.
10 Tears Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dono
hoe, well-known O’Neill farm cou
ple, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary. . . Deaths: Mrs.
Thomas Markey, 77, at the home
of a daughter, Mrs. D. F. Mur
phy; Frank L. Bain, 69, retired
O’Neill blacksmith and farmer;
A. J. Placek, 90, of Lynch; Wil
liam Decker of Lincoln, formerly
of the Page and O’Neill communi
ties. . . Mrs. Axel Borg of O'Neill
was chosen as one of two repre
sentatives from an 11-county dis
trict to compete in a Nebraska
Iowa homemaking contest in Oma
ha. . . The body of T-5 Ercille Ro
bert Ninas of Stuart arrived from
France for burial. He was killed
in action in France. . . Marri
ages: Miss Lucille Hickey of O’
Neil and Joseph Dufek; Miss Opal
Rockford of Butte and Donald
Staples of Atkinson; Miss Ram
ona Doolittle of Amelia and Ger
ald V. Tesch of Fremont.
Hospital Notes
LUNDBERG MEMORIAL
(Creighton)
Admitted: Mrs. Charles Fred
j erick of Creighton, Mrs Leonard
J Pittack of Plainview, Guy Par
sons of Atkinson, Mrs. Kenneth
Meier of Niobrara, Mrs. Anna
Hoferer of Creighton, Mrs. Ed
Skalicky of Winner, S.D., Mrs.
Dale Beck of Winnetoon.
Dismissed: Arvey Pavlik of
Verdigre, Mrs. Archie Stone and
daughter of Verdel, Mrs. Leonard
Pittack of Plainview, Guy Par
sons of Atkinson, Mrs. Charles
Frederick and son of Creighton,
Emma Schultz of Creighton
(transferred to University hos
pital), Mrs. Kenneth Meier and
daughter of Niobrara, Mrs. Jack
McManigal of Bloomfield, Andrew
Nygaard of Winnetoon, Mrs. Al
vin Pavelka of Verdigre, Baby
Lloyd Clarence Nelson of Creigh
ton, Ray Overholt of Creighton,
Mrs. Ed Skalicky of Winner, S. D.,
Pat Herrick of Winnetoon, Baby
Gordon Jay Woods of Center.
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EWING—Lyle Clark has moved
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Celia News
Sunday. February 16, Mr and
Mrs. Joe Hendricks invited the
senior class of Atkinson high
school and a few others to their
ranch home to help their son,
Jim, celebrate his 18th birthday
anniversary. Several brought var
ious instruments and a lot of mus
is was enjoyed by the group.
Missionary circle met at the
Milton McKathnie home Thursday
afternoon. The ladies rolled band
ages.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hendricks
and family were Wednesday eve
ning viators at the Omer Poynts
home.
Arlin Hendricks spent Saturday,
February 8, at the Clarence Foc
ken home.
Roger and Gary Hoffman, Har
old, Garold, David, Vicki and
Glen Frickel attended their 4-H
meeting at the William Black
home Sunday afternoon
Billy Focken came home from
Norfolk Saturday evening and re
turned to school Sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman
and sons were Sunday dinner
guests at the home of Alice Hill.
Mrs. Victor Frickel and Bever
ly were Sunday morning visitors
at the home of Mrs. O. A. Ham
meroerg.
Mavis Rahn spent Sunday with
Markets Hendricks.
Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman, teacher
of McKathnie school, and pupils
of her school entertained the
mothers and pre-school children
with a Valentine party. Mothers
present: Mrs. Ed Reiser and
daughters, Linda and Leila, Mrs
Milton McKathnie and Kay, Mrs
Jolin Sicheneder and Gail They
played games and the teacher
served lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. August Trosh
ynski and Mrs. Bernard Trosh
ynski and son, Tommy, of Lin
coln were Wednesday, February
15, dinner guests at the Frank
Kilmurry home.
Mr. and Mis. Bill Sammons
were Sunday supper guests at
the Duane Beck home. Dorothy
Scott was a Sunday dinner guest
at the Beck home.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKathnie
and family were Friday evening
visitors at the Ralph Armold
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mlinar
were Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 15, and supper guests at
the Duane Beck home.
Celia Homemakers extension
club will meet at the home ol
Mrs. O. A. Hammerberg Tuesday
afternoon, February 25. Mrs. Vic
tor Frickel will be co-hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lauridsen
and LeRoy were Tuesday evening,
February 14, visitors at the Wil
liam Tasler home.
Mrs. Hans Lauridsen visited
Mrs. Fritz Naber Thursday after
noon.
Snowplow Needed
on County Line—
DEIjOIT — A snowplow was
needed to clear the road Saturday
on the Wheeler-Holt county line.
Mercury dipped to 20 degrees
below zero early that morning.
Throughout last week and Sun
day morning the temperature
was near zero or below every
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Lower and
children spent the weekend in
Platte Center visting her mother,
Mrs. Julia Kroeger.
Willing Workers
Reorganize—
The Willing Workers 4-H club
held a organization meeting Fri
day. February 14. at the Neil
Dawes home
Election of officers was held
with the following elected: Perry
Dawes, president; llene Nelson,
, vice-president; Kathleen Brady,
secretary-treasurer; Nancy Wray,
news reporter and Gary Gillespie,
song leader. There were 32 mem
bers present including nine new
ones.
Project and project leaders
are: Automative, Perry Dawes;
photography, Karen Nutter and
Nancy Wray; beginning meal
planning. Mrs. W. B. Gillespie;
meal planning, Mrs. Neil Dawes:
skirt and blouse, Mrs. Ralph
Walker; home living. Mrs. Fred
Salak; first year REA. Gary Gil
lespie; fourth year REA. Ben
Gillespie; livestock and rope,
Esty Nelson; garden, Grant
Peacock; wildlife, Charles Nut
ter; let's help mom and dad, Mrs.
Neil Dawes; poultry and Junior
leadership.
The junior leaders are Hath)
Brady, Karen Nutter, Uene Nel
son, Nancy Wray, Perry Dawes
and Gary Gillespie
Committees were appointed to
prepare a radio program and win
dow display for 4-H week with
I
Nancy Wray and Uene Nelson as
chairmen, respectively.
There was a special guest, Ay
se Baysal erf Turkey, who talked
abou. her country and answered
guestions about it. Lunch was ser
ved by Salaks and Wray's. Next
meeting will be held at Gillespies.
- By Nancy Wray, news reporter.
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