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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1958)
Prairieland Talk— Guys From North Shoot Up Town By BO MAINE SAUNDERS, 4110 South 51»t St, Lincoln 6, Nebr. LINCOLN The following story sent me by Homer Campbell, 4831 35th st.. SW, Seattle, Wash., will be of interest to Frontier readers and "ring a bell’’ for Henry Grady. Lloyd Gillespie and maybe ijhers. Homer writes . “It was not until after 1885-86 that O Neill emerged from sporadic incidents reminiscent of the wild and woolly West. There was a Saturday night aliout that time I’ll never for get, when a bunch of fellows from northeast of O'Neill came to town, got hilariously drunk, and shot up the north tnd-south main street on de parting. They did not long ride alone, however, for a posse, hurriedly organized rode in pursuit. "Nothing definite was known as to the personnel of the posse or the pursued; but from hearsay it is possible to reconstruct what happened as follows: Out four or five miles a thunderstorm broke, lightning revealing the flee ing celebrators a short distance ahead of the posse. A team-drawn buggy seemed to be having a hard time keeping up with the riders. Gunfire was cracking from Ixith sides, when suddenly me ex hausted team stopped, probably as the lines drop ped from the fatally wounded driver’s hands. "In the early quiet of the following Sunday morning here is what I experienced: Curiosity as to a horseless buggy standing across the street from my father’s restaurant (which would be in front of Sheriff Ed llershiser’s drug store and res idence upstairs) exposed me to a shocking scene. The driver’s body, having been brought in slump ed upright in the single-seated buggy, a large hole showing in the center of his forehead, evidently from a bullet entering from behind. "The previous night’s storm of the elements bad been more kindly than the storm men gener ate in themselves." • • • Cold, zero and below, snow covers our slice of earth with a blanket of white purity dotted with glittering diamonds the frost’s cold hand spread across the land. Did you think to set out a dish of wheat or bread crumbs for the birds or throw out a bone for the coyote? The native life of prairie Hmd. the animals, the birds- shall they hunger and die? The prairie land wolf kills to eat — so does man. Toss the wolf a bone. Where does the pheas ant, the prairie chicken find a morsel when the landscape Is blanketed with snow? Can you spare them a few crumbs? Steers fit for the slaughter $34 per 100 pounds,**. $340 for a 10 hundred pounder. A dollar a pound by the time a slice reaches your table. Pass the spuds! ... A few' million bread winners out of work- get out the WPA shovels. . . Another upris ing in Cuba. Send down a Teddie Roosevelt with the Rough Riders. . . I>octor Decker down at the state house is in a ditter over the way some of our schools are functioning. The schools are not turn ing out many Abe Lincolns, Edward Rosewaters. Judge Maxwells, William Jennings Bryans or Mike Harringtons. . The bank down at Greeley was out of business after an attempted robbery until a lock expert came from Omaha and opened the vault. . . r. v. Graff was chosen as president of the '88 Blizzard club at its January meeting. He is also president of the Dodge county historical society. • • • Youth on the march for God. This was the i headline over a story I did not read. But with the stories of juvenile rough necks pulling off their stuff it is inspiring to learn of youth throughout the land devoting their lives to better things. Not enough is said of the worthwhile activities of young America. Here they are in schools, colleges, uni versities, in cities, towns and rural communities, the youth, the young men and women who sense their responsibilities and are endeavoring to not only conduct themselves becomingly but to pro mote everything that contributes to the upbuilding of life’s best interests. Come, fathers and mothers, let us go over into Macedonia and help the kids. • • • As this is written I look out of the window up on a winter scene, snow and lifeless things of na ture, bush and tree reaching limb and twig sky ward unadorned by leaf or bud. The day follow ing when this may appear in print the door closes on prairieland’s coldest winter month. Then we step across into the traditionally windy month of March. And down the highway comes the 17th, St. Patrick’s day. There was a time in the old town that you were not in good standing if you appeared in public without the green ribbon. My father was bom on March 17 and my son, Ro maine, has a birthday the 17th. Had I ever pre tended to have a right to wear the green in the presence of a thoroughbred from the Emerald Isle would probably got one on the jaw as Nigger Jim did when he said to that thoroughbred Tom Mul len, “You know, Tom, I am part Irish ” • • • There glows at night a thousand dots of light; but from mom ’til evening there shines but one, and the light of the bright world passes away with the setting sun. A thousand thoughts clutter the hu man mind but the heart throbs with just one; and if that throbbing erf her dies out your fun is done. .. Lives of our leaders oft remind us we can strut a little too, and departing leave behind us best wishes for all of you. Editorial— Grain Tax Snafu? On March l, tne county assessors or neorasaa and the precinct assessors are supposed to start out to make the new Nebraska grain tax assess ment law work. Here is the problem faced by assessors: (1) Landlords pay no tax even though they may have four or five big, fat rings of com sitting on the farm. (2) Tenants pay 40 cents per 100 bushels for every kernel of com raised on a farm . . . inci dently, the same is true for wheat and soybeans. (.3) Corn cut for silage is not taxed. (4) If you are a tenant and both you and the landlord sold your com before March 1 . . . the tenant still has to pay taxes at 40 cents per 100 bu shels for all com sold out of the 1957 crop. (51 You can have 5,000 bushels of com on your farm the day the assessor drives up and if you bought this com to feed cattle you pay "no tax”. 101 II me leiiaill CUIU mo rcui uaj twv ears out of the field, then theoretically the tenant should pay a tax on this com produced. (7) If the landlord and his family enjoyed roasting ears, then the tenant should pay the tax on the com consumed by the land lord. (8) If you raised 5,000 bushels of com and fed it to your cattle . . . then you owe a tax on the com in the cattle plus a tax on the cattle. 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. ■•pi Farmer-Rancher Night j O Neill Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this night to enable j their members to meet and enjoy an evening of entertainment with their Farmer Rancher Friends. Thursday, March 6 Free Lunch & Coffee Starting 7 P. M. "* AMERICAN LEGION AUDITORIUM — O’NEILL Entertainment follows: PHIL HENDERSON, Farm Management Specialist, Extension | j Service, College of Agriculture, Lincoln, also a farmer and livestock man. TOPIC: Relations between Farm and Town People. WALTER BEHLEN, President of Behlen Construction Co., Co lumbus, Nebr. | TOPIC: The Atomic Age and Colored Slides of Nevada |! Atomic Tests i MUSICAL NUMBERS: bv members of O’Neill Schools. i"" 1 .. ,|M| ■' 1 . |v| , In 1 MAIL TO: Virgil Ijmrsen rIdll to Attenu Chrm. Eats Committee O'Neill, Nebraska Anil Be Guests of . e f IT plan on attending Farmer-Rancher Nnight— yg O’Neill Chamber of March 6th Commerce -- (Name) Free Door Prizes! (No resident of City of O’Neill (Address) eligible.) .— i ' ■■ ■ 1 A hen You Sc 1 Were Young . . . Stafford’s ‘Cattle King’ Is Visitor John Carr Makes O’Neill Rounds 50 Y’ears Ago John Carr, the Stafford "cattle king," was in the city and includ ed a stop at Hie Frontier while making his rounds. . T. V. Gold en purchased R. E. Hall’s interest in the lots on the corner of Fourth and Douglas streets and stands ready t o build a commodious brick, hotel. , . John L. Sullivan passed his examination and is a full-fledged pharmacist. . . Those renewing their subscriptions from last wood’s list are: A. Baker of Cheyenne, Wyo.; J. S. Walker of Page; Orville Harrison and A L. Rouse of Blackbird; Dan D. Har rington, Ben Johring, Dennis Mur phy and A. J. Hammond, all of O’Neill; C. T. Simmons of Agee; H. Shank, First National bank and William Krotter, all of Stuart; J. Beaver of Loonie; G. F. Cole of Emmet; C. J. Gilligan of Sioux City; T. P. Mullen of Butte, Mont.; H A. Allen of Atkinson; R. W. McGinnis of Lincoln. . . Marriage licenses were granted to William Cuddy and Margaret Kane, both of Emmet, and James L. Talbot of Ericson and Nellie E. Perrine of Leslie. 20 Years Ago Mrs. O. F. Biglin was guest-of honor at a party celebrating her 79th birthday anniversary. She has lived in O’Neill nearly 60 years and has a remarkable memory. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hamish celebrated their 52ud wed ding anniversary. . . Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Loy celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary. . . Deaths; Fred E Harrison of Norfolk and Mrs. Della J. Handlan of Port land, Ore., both former Holt county residents. . . Miss Nellie Vine hwn nromoted to sun erintendent of the Herman public schools. . . A son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Carter, Vance R. Beg thol of Kearney, a newspaper editor and publisher, died. He had been on the staff of HeraW-Trib une of New York City and had served in their Paris office before purchasing the Platte Valley Weekly Tribune of Kearney. 11 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Black of Ewing became the par e n t s of their third set of twins, all boys. The oldest are Floyd and Lloyd, the middle set are Donald and Ronald and new est set are Garry and Larry. . . Robert E. Parkins, 24, a staff an nouncer for KOLN in Lincoln, died of pneumonia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Parkins of O'Neill. . . A movement has be gun to organize night baseball. Extension Club Hears Book Report PAGE—The Page extention clubs met for their February les son on “Life Insurance". Mrs. Dan Troshynski was the Page Extension club leader at the home of Mrs. Jesse Kelly Tuesday afternoon, February 18. The sum of $1 each was voted for the polio, heart and cancer drives in progress during January, Feb ruary and March. Mrs. Kelly gave a book report on "A Blue for Illi”. The March lesson on “Soups" will be given at the home of Mrs. Harry Harper. Mrs. Kelly served lunch. The Golden Rule extension club members were guests of Mrs. R. V. Crumly Tuesday, February 18, with Mrs. Melvin Held lesson leader. Mrs. Harold Frecmyer and Mrs. Calvin Harvey were absen tee members. Mrs. Don Nissen was the win ner of the guessing game prize. The lesson on “Soups” will be given at the home of Mrs. Joe Beeleart March 18 by Mesdames Lornz Riegc and R. V. Crumly. A donation of $2 was made for the heart fund when the members of the East side ts-oumry muu were Wednesday, February 19, guests of Mrs. Norman Trow bridge for an afternoon devoted to the study of Life Insurance led by Mrs. Dale Stauffer. Mrs. William Hock will conduct the March lesson on sewing featur ing the zipper closing and the proper method of making a blouse when the members will be guests of Mrs. Frank Cronk March 18. Mrs. Mabel Simon of Owanka, S.D., was a Saturday evening guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Hiatt Ship to Butte YOUR HOGS AND CATTLE for BEST Market returns; We appreciate your com ing! Butte Livestock Market Bill Hansen — Bus Hansen Ph. 6-171 Ph. 6721 DR. II. D. GILDERSLEEVE OPTOMETRIST Northeast Comer of 4th & Douglas O’NEILL, NEER. Phone 167 Office Hours: 9-5 Eyes Examined — Glasses Kitted Monday Thru .Saturday ■■■I ' Exchange Vows at Elgin Miss Doris Childers, daughter erf Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Child esr of Elgin, and Michael London, sem of Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. London of O’Neill, were married Monday, February 17, at Sr. Boni face Catholic church in Elgin by Rev. Theodore Buelt.- Westland Studio, (Neligh). Rural Boards Adopt Holt Resolutions -- ■■ The Nebraska Rural School Boards association held its an nual meeting in Broken Bow Wed nesday, February 19. Attendance was less than in previous years. There were 16 registered from Holt county. Charles Reece of Valentine was elected vice-president for a three year term succeeding Otto Ulrich of Winside, who is retiring. It was voted to continue mem bership in the Nebraska Council for Better Education. Alliance was chosen as the 1959 meeting place the first week in February. The Holt delegation submitted its resoultions, adopted earlier at O’Neill. Holt resolutions that be came a part of the state resolut ions include: That the head or the state ed ucation department be an elected official; That redistricting of rural school districts be voluntary; That the association be opposed to the dissolution of school dis tricts that have been inactive for one year; That the association be opposed to any raise in teacher certifica tion requirements. "There were widely diversified problems confronting the conven tion," according to Mrs Lloyd Whaley of O'Neill, who is treasur er of the Holt association and was one of the delegates. “Subjects like a state sales tax and redist ricting had the effect of an explod ing bomb. "Some groups felt a broader tax base is needed to maintain schools”, she reported. Charles Reece of Valentine pro posed a sales tax resolution, de claring: “ It is the fairest tax one that everyone would be helping to p«y” Reece said the sales tax would be a replacement tax taking the state out of the real estate tax picture. Schools, he said, would acquire the surplus. The Holt delegation questioned the advisability of a state sales tax and pointed out real estate at present is providing a satisfactory base for school operations. The Holt group also raised the poss ibility there might not be a surplus from a sales tax in difficult econ omic conditions. The Holt group insisted a spec ific amount be earmarked for schools in the resolutions con coming a state salt's tax. But the body adopted Reece's resolution without the earmarking. Several spokesman took stands against forced redistricting, de claring state officials in Lincoln could not comprehend the rural mad problems, distances invol ved and other pitfalls in whole sale redist rioting “It takes more than redistrict ing to help our children develop into the kind of leaders and citi zens America is needing in the years ahead.” declared a Holt delegate In submitting a report to Holt countains, the four delegates in a prepared statement said: “We attempted to stand for the things we felt the people hack home desired.” Mrs. E. E. Gaskill and Mardell spent Sunday at Axel Borgs. Ray Lawrence O’NEILL — PHONE 174 Dealer of Nixon & Co. F-E-E-D-S General Livestock Hauling Contains New Toxic Chemical Diphacinone You’ll never be troubled with rata or mice as long as you bait your premises with Diphacin. Unlike other baits, 1 diphacin is vacuum packed to stay fresh and appealing to rodents. Its so tasty rata and mice can’t resist it. Safe to use, easy, too. 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It is out of this unique constancy of purpose that has come Cadillac’s international recognition as the Standard of the World. We invite you to see, both in the showroom and on the highway, how brilliantly this latest Cadillac exemplifies all of these great traditions. Whether you might choose the Sixty-Two Coupe or the Eldorado Brougham—you will find your decision beyond the realm of argument. VISIT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED CADILLAC DEALER Light the Way to Safety—Aim Your Headlights-Every Window of Every Cadillac is Safety Plate Glass Your Authorized Cadillac Dealer in O'Neill is A. MARCELLUS CHEVROLET COMPANY 127 NORTH FOURTH • O'Neill, Nehr.