Prairieland Talk— Colonial Architecture Out of Place By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, 4110 South 51st St, Lincoln 6, Nebr. fJN'OOIJM Prairieland where the prairie wolf makes his home, where the last of the prairie chickens nest, where the deer and antelope shake the dewdrups (mm their flanks at dawn of day and browse across valley and hill, where cattle graze the livelong day, and where corn and wheat and spuds and sand cherries are forever at hand. Governor's mansion of this prairieland state has been thrown open for the public to look in. not upon a commodious ranch house, fitting symbol of prairieland home life, but up on a distant New England co lonial style abode for our chief executives and their families. Yes, the many thousands who passed through the 134 doors and looked upon the ornate structure say it is a thing of beauty, of com- R'lmaine fort and stately architecture. 8«under* This great prairieland state of ours has the Katun's outstanding statehouse, visited by sight seers from everywhere. Erecting a new abode for our governors af forded an opportunity to create a dwelling place distinctly Nebraskan. • • • We would not favor mob rule -but there are times . . Court hearings and legal monkey busi ness is costing taxpayers some $30,000 in bringing to a focus the Starkweather murder charges. If there lie the slightest chance to prove anyone charged with murder as being innocent the one so charged should have such opportunity. But a con (istm'u su^rer tn u vicumx wiiiuii « penuu ui \ a few days should have gone to the death chamber as soon as captured. Why have not citizens of Lancaster county organized and marched on offi oial circles holding the bloodstained youth for trial months after the crimes were committed, demand he he turned over to the mfor execution “Who so ahe»leth man's blood, by man shall his blood be ahed," is a divine decree • • • Across the street from The Frontier, in the long ago, Fred Pfunder made and repaired har- | ness, saddles and had in stock spurs and leather chaps for the guys riding the range and quirts for the hronocho husters. On the north side of Doug las street midway in the block the senior John Mann had a similar collection on sale. In the next block to the west some time later V. Alberts opened a harness shop, and now what is left of the harness trade is in the hands of Tim Harrington, a native son of Holt county. When a young guy I bought my first saddle at an O'Neill harness shop. |nit it on “Doc'', cinched it up, mounted and took to the open country. If in the realm of hu man activity there is one thing that thrills with inspiring pleasure it is riding sedately across the open prairie on the back of a horse. Claude Hancock writes from Los Angeles en closing a letter he and Mrs. Hancock had receiver from Mrs. Dave Segelman of Seattle, Wash., ir which Mrs. Segelman pays tribute to the engineei of this department and recalls memories of prairie land when the Segelman's made their home in O’ Neill. It is always a pleasure to read what for mer friends write and thus learn of their welfare Mrs. Segelman sees the beauty in ^nature all around, flowers and trees, birds awing and ani mal life. And loving the things of nature her soul is lifted in adoration and praise to the One from whose immortal hand the things of nature are laid before us. Mr. and Mrs. Hancock plan to visit the Segelman’s in Seattle this spring and will come this way later when Claud plans to pay Prairieland Talker a visit. • * • This bit of journalistic classic from the evening paper: “The I-ancaster county attorney’s office said.” Office does the talking, does It, not the functionary presiding In the office? That is mod ern journalism, maybe as kids aspiring to be come newspaper writers get it in our schools of journalism. Had Doc Mathews or Jim Riggs of the old newspa|>ering uilding was erected in the days of public works administration (PWA) in the dark thirties, and it was the thing to do to pass up the frills In fact, it wouldn’t do to make things too comfortable else everyone would clamor for a job within the hallowed walls. Sort of like air conditioning, per haps. Too fancy. Everyday people are obliged to climb the steep stairs to reach major county offices. Oc casionally, there is a jury trial or a hearing con ducted in the district courtroom. The county fathers who built the courthouse came up with an imposing, attractive edifice along conservative linos. Rut the lack of providing for an elevator—at least, a shaft—was an oversight From the ground floor (it’s sometimes called the basement) to the janitor’s quarters at the top four floors—is quite a haul. Currently, District Judge D. It. Mounts, who has had several heart attacks, is "grounded” be cause of the innumerable steps. He represents an enlarging group of people who shouldn’t attempt climbing. Nine out of 10 litigans in probate and a substantial number of people who visit the courthouse once or twice a year are people who have attained an age at which they should climb Stairs with discretion. There aren’t many juries nowadays fait when juries are summoned the duty beckons quite a number of senior citizens. The trials attract a good many senior citizens as spec tators. An elevator could be erected at the east end of the building with basement-first floor, second floor (mainfloor), third floor and fourth floor en trances. It’s a four-story building any way you look at It even though the top (fourth floor) is pri vate. The Frontier and no doubt many of our readers would be agreeable if the Holt county' su pervisors would investigate the possibilities of an elevator shaft Entrances onto the various floors might have to be made through the supervisor room (mainfloor) and jury room above, but they are in use a relatively few hours a year. It’s only a suggestion A separate external shaft with inside entrances doubtlessly would be less expensive than, for example, a stairway well oonverted into an elevator shaft. The elevator should be a navit-yourself model Byrd Story Heartening dur newsletter Human Events reports one of the most heartening stories to hit the nation’s cap ital in many weeks was the story behind Sen. Harry F. Byrd's decision not tv> retire from the senate. Byrd is a veteran warhorse democrat from Virginia. In his statement reversing his retirement de cision. mention was made of a recovery in Mrs. j Byrd's health and to the request of the Virginia assembly (legislature) that he run again for office, j But only passing reference was made to the startling phenomenon which has had the senator’s capitol hill office in a spin for weeks and which is given considerable weight in estimates as to Byrd’s change of mind. Human Events refers to a deluge of mail that followed his first annoupce • ment. The mail implored him to stay on. The senator’s office reports that an exact es timate of the total volume of these letters is not yet possible, but that approximately three thou sand had been answered until last week. A mass of other mail is still pouring in. Senator Byrd, our readers will recall, is at arch conservative who throws plenty of weigh around the capitol and who has been a champioi for reduced spending. Meanwhile, the Chicago (111.) Tribune editor ializes that Ohio’s Sen. Frank M. Lautsche, als< a democrat, is the “forgotten man” in the senate When he rises to speak his colleagues file out am the press seats empty. Lausche’s greatest sin ii conservatism. He has been elected governor o Ohio five times. It is difficult to understand how the democrats party can overlook such men for presidentia grooming when there must be a tremendous ap petite within and without the demo ranks for mei of the Byrd and Lausche stripe. In fact, in its small way, The Frontier woul< quickly ahondon any “new deal republican” can didate to support either in a presidential election provided, of course, a pure republican si kissed of at the next national GOP convention in the fashio; Bob Taft was scuttled at Chicago. Interstate Folly Estimated costs for running the grand intei state highway through the heart of Omaha hav now been revised upward to 70-million-dollars Scores of homes, buildings, several schools am churches will be razed to clear the way. Elabor ate overpasses and access provisions will have ti be made. How in the world intelligent Nebraskans cai sit idly by and watch the squandering is more thai we can understand! To route traffic through the builtup area o the city will serve only to compound traffic prob lems. A bypass route to the north where an existini Missouri river bridge (Mormon) would carry hal the traffic would cost one-fifth as much. Try and square State Engineer L. N. Ress thinking at Omaha with the lopping off of thous ands of miles of state maintained highways in out state Nebraska and you have one of the classit conundrums of modem state history. Long ago we labelled the interstate highway program a grand WPA project—a pump-primei for the nation’s economy. On that score we hav< not yet revised our thinking. The Omaha World-Herald apparently believe! the super-duper through the middle of its town i! just the ticket. Actually, Omaha and the statt would benefit more if the 70-million-bucks went intc an outstate network of highways. 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, SL50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, S3 per year: rates abroad provided upon request. All sub scriptions payable in advance. First Gardening Stamps Sold Mrs. Mardell Hoerle of Ewing purchase from Mrs. L. V. Cooper, < cent stamps were released March herald the 100th anniversary cell Ithaca. N. Y., honoring the great Hyde Bailey. One hundred twenty the postoffice department the firs gardening and horticulture. Promi by the Federated Garden clubs ol by Louis Harley with Polaroid When You & 1 Were Young ... 1 4-Room House, Corner Lot: $450 Stocking to Resume Egg, Cream Buying 50 Years Ago 1 A son arrived at the home of | George and Ellen Shoemaker. . . , E. L. Chapin of Chicago, a broth | er of Mrs. Sam Barnard, is visi i ting in the city, stopping here on his way to British Columbia, ) where he goes to locate permanen I ly. . . House with four rooms on corner lot, three blocks from Main street, for sale at $450, see R. H. Parker. . . A surprise party ; was perpetrated by Miss Clara Gatz and a score of friends on Miss Arelie Holden. The affair was held at the Gatz residence in the southwest part of town. . . O. F. Biglin went to Omaha recently , to attend the funeral of Martin Welsh, an old time resident of this county, who died there last Thursday. . . Harvey Stocking came up from Plainview to re 1 sume his butter, egg and cream business. He and Mrs. Stocking i left here about two years ago and their friends will be glad to learn , they are making O’Neill their home again. 20 Years Ago Mrs. Mayme Weddel was hos-1 tess at a luncheon honoring Miss j Clarissa Teaquist, the new chief operator at the O’Neill telephone exchange. She is replacing Miss O’Malley who’s retiring. . . Mr. \ and Mrs. C. L. Brady of Dorsey celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. ..Work on the wrecking of the Merchant's Hotel is progressing. . . Cliff Bridges, i 23, had a narrow escape near the : comer of Douglas and Fifth. As i a car rounded the comer .travel ing very fast, a long piece of barb wire, which had caught on the • running gear, swung around and > circled Mr. Bridges around his . legs and shoulders. Fortunately, I a car was parked near the corner, j The wire passed under the park '■ ed car and broke. Mr. Bridges feels he was very lucky to have escaped with minor cuts. 10 Years Ago Mrs. Robert Taft, wife of the Republican senator from Ohio, 1 appeared as guest speaker at the ; IF YOU NEED MONEY 1 You’ll Like Our Way > of Doing Business! When you need money for 1 any worthy purpose, such as • Old Bills • Installment purchases • Medical Attention • Home and Auto Repairs ’ • Seasonal Expenses, and many other things • I , Just tell us how much you can use! ; WE'VE SERVED thousands of folks in all walks of life, and in our wide experience we’ve answered most every person al financial problem. You May Apply for $25.00 to $3,000 On your car, furniture, ap pliances or farm equipment. Payments are always arrang ed to best fit your income, budget and pay dates. At the same time, we substantially reduce high monthly install ment payments through our common - sense Consolidation Plan. Best of all, once your credit is established with us, you will have a ready source of extra cash whenever you need it. Central Finance Corporation C. E. JONES, Mgr. Harmon Bldg. O’Neill, Nebr. (lefti is shown making a stamp Chambers postmaster. The three- j 15 throughout the country and , ■bration at Cornell university, American horticulturist. Liberty million stamps were issued by t issue in any country honoring : ttion of the stamps is sponsored I Nebraska. The Frontier Photo J jegion club to push her personal Bob Taft-for-President" c a m >aign. . . A dust storm that com >ared with dust bowl days of the 30’s, visited north-Nebraska. . F. N. Cronin was elected a nember of the board of educa ion, beating Ted McElhaney. One Year Ago Mr. and Mrs. John M. Grutsch •elebrated their golden wedding inniversary. . . Miss Lorraine Jail Ernst, daughter of Mr. and Vlrs. Homer Ernst, was guest of lonor at a party at the home of aer grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parker. Miss Ernst is leav ing to become a missionary in Belgium Congo. She will study in Belgium prior to leaving for the Belgium Congo She will study in Belgium prior to leaving for the mission field. . . Deaths: Mrs. Ora Yarges, 57, of Stuart; Clyde Hiatt, 69; Mrs. James Davidson, 84; Mrs. Vincent Jehorek, 68; Mrs. Walter Ourt, 71, of Stuart; Mrs. Leonard G. Shoemaker of O'Neill. Fredrichs to Jet Mechanic School— A/3c James A. Fredrichs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fredrichs of the Opportunity locality, has been to the jet mechanic school at Amarillo air force base in Texas where he will undergo 16 weeks of specialized training in one of the most vital career fields in the air force. Often referred to as the air traning command’s “m o d e 1” base, Amarillo air force base is the nation’s leading training cen ter. Airman Fredrichs was gradua ted from O’Neill high school in 1955 and received his basic train ing at Lackland air force base, Texas. Social Security Worker Scheduled— A representative of the social security office will be in the as sembly room in the basement of the courthouse in O’Neill from 9:30 a.m., to 3 p.m., Thursday, April 10. Self-employed applicants should bring extra copies of their 1956 and 1957 tax returns, receipts showing that the self-employment tax is paid, and proof of age. Sehi Brothers Purchase Bar DELOIT Mark ami Virtus Sehi have purchased the White S|*>t bar in Neligh. They are holding a farm sale today (Thursday* and will be moving their familes to Neligh soon. The Sehi brothers will take possession of the bar May 1. Other Drliiit News Sunday guests at the Lar son home in Ewing were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chris ton of Denver, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pahl and Mary of Oakland, Mr. and Mrs. H. Reimer and Elayne and Mr. and Mrs. Don Larson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Starr and daughter. Supper guests Thursday eve ning at the Ralph Tomjack home were Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Spahn and Doris Ann, Mr. and Mrs. H Reimer and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller. Mrs. Glenn Harpster and Mrs. H. Reimer took the lesson in Nel igh Thursday for the extension club. Fifteen ladies met Thursday, March 18, at the Tomjack home for the lesson on making floral decorations. There is still snow on the ground, but bare spots of earth began to appear during the week end, and some of these spots are "greening up". Iris crocus are beginning to push their heads through the ground. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harpster were Norfolk visitors Monday, March 17. Mr. and Mrs. Johhny Bauer were Sioux City visitors Tuesday, March 18 where they had fat cattle on the market. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Morrow and family of [O’Neill stayed at the Bauer homo in their absence. Jack Bartak. son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bartak. has re enlisted and returned to service. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Funk and family have moved to the farm recently vacated by Mr, and Mrs. Ferdie Hupp and family. The Hupp family moved to Norfolk on Tuesday, March 18 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomjack and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reimer spent Wednesday, March 19, in Sioux City where Ralph had fat cattle on the market. Making of AltUnl Flowers Told— kw ING The Ciearwatei Creek home extension club was entertained Tuesday, March 18. at the home of Mrs. George Jeff eries A 1 o’clock covered dish dinner was served. The lesson on the making of artificial flowers and (he demon stration was given by Mrs. Fred Maben, Mrs. Walter Westerof and Mrs. Nadine Edwards. The dem onstration also included corsages. Guests were Mrs. Wilma Dan iels, Mrs. Roy Wright and Mrs. Don Ruroede. Dinner guests were George Jefferies, Fred Maben Burgess Cratty GETS PROMOTION Kenneth P. Backhaus of O' Neill recently received a promot ion in the army reserve officer's training corps at the University of Nebraska. 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