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    Prairieland Talk
'How About It, Will?'
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS. 4110 South 1st St.. Lincoln 6. Nebr.
Mari Sandoz, a native of praireland who wrote
ter story of her father. Old Jules, and several other
•arks of pioneer life in north Nebraska, now comes
•* with another, "Hostiles and Friendlies. ’ I have
mt yet read it, but understand It
temg* to the reader the scenes
M Indian camp fires. And now
( wonder if our own Holt county
•■•ter of letters, Will H. Spind
fcr, will not soon be heard from
main as the author of another
<irfi tale of romance and adven
tare. such as adorns the "rim
at the Sandhills. ” that hares his
•une as author The scene and
ateractrrs of the story being
teill s youthful happy land in Saun
teaaHarming region of north Holt county. Let us
mar from you Will up there at Wounded Knee.
• • •
rhe sun rose in golden glory this morning, bathed
tea land in light and warmth to cheer the sons of
tea soil after rains of a week. And out for a time,
Emat her at a city bus stop a young woman student
te a college She was taking off for her home In
■aw Mexico, of which land she is a native, and was
tere in Lincoln to prepare herself for life’s work as
■ teacher. But when told that her destiny may be
teat of a house wife, she smiled knowingly. Her par
mtal home is a New Mexico cattle ranch 20 miles
•mu the nearest settlement and she was antic ipat
1 with pleasure a two week’s vacation, away from
mowded human haunts here in our Capital City, and
•ten back on the ranch to mount a horse, swing a
teao rope over a critter’s head and throw it to run
■ i brand.
She would recall her brief contact with this old
gpy who also had tossed a lasso rope over a steer to
Ite branded. And we hope to meet again when she
returns to college.
m m te
li was one day in April 66 years ago. Throe men
bp the Yard livery and teed barn on east Dou
Pu street, stood there In the drizzling rain, their
bit deploring weather conditions. Joe Hunter spoke
•ord of encouragement It will be plenty dry before
turner is over, he said. Rain every day that April,
sb rain again for a year. Hot winds of 1894 scorched
MB »«nd and made beggers of us all. Joe had the
bsitlnrt of a weather prognosticator. Weather con
ations make or break prairie!and dwellers, and for
■b moat part through the years the seasons lay a
newiMMw in our laps. The blizzard of '88, the hot
binrin at ’94—and the prairies of Holt county are rob
sd: still fct rich and gorgeous plenty.
• • •
Hia hands stained with human blood, eleven in
■»«ni citizens under the sod the victims of that mur
dtaous youth now in the pen awaiting the day of his
aracution. Now from him comes a cry for mercy.
may direct his appeal Cor mercy, for pardon, to
nJUgher Court than that presided over by man. But
MB voice of the dead, if the dead could speak, would
Ota those of the living that Starkweather pay the pen
stty for his crimes in the death chair without fur
ter legal monkey business.
• • •
Mother worked with infinite care to build a tem
gltet* stand as the years roll an. No one saw a moth
er's hand at work, no one knew how much pain and
teO went into the building of that temple, but all may
know that the temple built by that mother was the
soul of a child to live eternally.
Walking the city street that led to my deshny tor
the day. out from a home along the way there came
on the run with hands outstretched three of Young
America’s precious ones. They call that passerby
the Candy Man. One her little baby hands white and
clean held out to receive the little but precious bit of
candy, and then a childish thank you! and so it is—
from childhood to old age- human hands reach out
to gather in, and human hands bestow in love and
tenderness a gift to a childish hand, to mature or
wrinkled hands of the aged in need along the way.
He was spending the cold January night in a railway
depot. I was there awaiting the train that was to bare
me far away. He, a fellow being out of work, out of
money, planning to hitch-hike to a distant point when
daylight came. No hand held out, no plea for aid;
but I saw a tear moisten his eyes as a bit of money
was handed him. Gratitude too deep for words.
Drop a little in the outstretched baby hands of that
which cheers childhood, and something more subs
stantial if you can to a needy fellow traveler as along
the path of life we go, more than likely with a hand
held out from time to time.
• • •
Their remains now lie up on the hill in the abode
of the dead. But in 1901 they were part of the O’
Neill human picture. It was a week in August that
year: M. M. Sullivan was visiting in Montana. . .
Miss Coykendall was back from a trip to Omaha. . .
Miss Clara Zimmerman was down from Atkinson on
a visit to her home folks. . . Emil Sniggs spent the
day between trains in Norfolk. . . The ladies of the
Catholic church served meals on the church lawn
to the hungry, proceeds to help the Academy. . .
Charley Meals, an O'Neill boy, was "doing'*, his
first year at the West Point military academy. . . R.
R. Dickson as chairman and C. L. Bright as secre
tary issued the official call for the Republicans of
Holt County to gather in convention at the county
courthouse, 125 delegates from the various sections
of the county.
* » *
At a spot on the main highway of traffic and bus
iness of the city of Lincoln will be laid some sod as
one of the tokens that the Capital City of prairieland
has arrived at the century mark. Have you a name
for that spot on O Street? Are you the one who con
ceives the name the committee thinks the best and
will be given a free trip to Lincoln.
• • •
A year ago a manufacturing concern that fur
nished jobs for 1500 Lincolnites folded up and quit
the Capital City. The Western Electric, manufac
turing telephone equipment, that had furnished jobs
for an army of workers in Lincoln, is moving to O
maha. Some of their Lincoln force of workers go to
the new location, others look for jobs here in the Cap
ital city, but little is available for human hands that
work at this center of education, culture and state
government. •
* • •
He was a friend of my youth. He lives today in a
city far distant from my holing-up place. He informs
me by letter that his wife is a helpless invalid, aged
and memory of the past blotted out. But, fellows,
get this: He adds that "She is the same beautiful
and refined woman she was when we were married.”
The devotions of a lifetime to his mate are reflect
ed in those words.
Warren Danskin of Norfolk, a student at Nebras
ka Wesleyan University in Lincoln, has been chosen
as the university’s senate leader for the coming year.
These students dispose of some weighty problems on
the "senate floor,” but when they get out of classic
halls to face life as it is they may wonder.
Editorial
Our New Councilmen
Lets wish our new city councilmen good for
me and the wisdom to make firm and thought
id decisions in their terms of office.
A city council job can be thankless at times, re
spiring heart, courage or just plain guts, depend
ed on the way you look at it.
Let’s remember this when we're out bowling,
—►ing a movie, watching television or reading
• book: These men will be seated in a "not coo
aamfortable city hall" going over the dry routine
Business of keeping a city organized.
Sometimes they must vote one way when they
■t not too sure their neighbor win speak to them
due next morning. A good councilman worrys
more about what is right than how people feel.
But on the other hand which one of us is not
taman enough not to wish the friendship of our
neighbor?
Quality and the degree of leadership has been
expressed as that part of a man's intellect which
shines when his neighbor bums. It has also been
expressed as the ability of a man to make a decision
convince his neighbor that it is the right one.
If you think either one is easy, try it sometime.
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Death for the Living
The communities of Orchard and Royal were
Shocked last week when they heard of the death of
• little six-year old boy Qraig Walmer.
As reported in the “Orchard News”, Craig was
-a manly little fellow, bright beyond his years, with
ar winning personality and a smile that made a place
lw him in the hearts of all who knew him.”
Oalg was killed in a tractor accident near his
tame.
It makes a person think. When such a young per
«m dies, that life is taken far granted so easily. It
menu strange that with the pain and hardship so
often associated with birth, a life can ne taken so
MnQy. It Is — ■»—g*», when we are old and
-ready for the abode ot the dead.” but at such an
^e, death tor the living seems particularly painful.
The Real Spectator Sport
It has been said by many an observer of sports
■tat track and field events are just not spectator
^nrts.
Nothing—but nothing vouid be further from the
truth.
We have some local boys in O’Neill high and St.
Mary’s that tire not only worth watching, they are
worth observing very closely. Track might seem
dull, but who calls vaulting over an 11 foot bar or
jumping over a six foot bar—dull?
If you’ve watched a boy run the 100 yard dash
in 10 seconds or so, it just can’t be dull. If you’ve
watched a 220 or 440 yard dash, and observed it
closely—the sheer effort, the greatest competitor of
them all (the clock)—you will have found out that it
is actually the most interesting of all sports.
It is true that there is very little body contact in
volved. But who needs body contact when pure skill
and stamina are involved?
Something should be done with the idea that
track and field events cannot be watched easily by
the average or even the casual observer of sports.
The only way in which the idea can be stamped out
is the effort required to get in you car and watch the
boys perform—just once.
As with many other things, the ancient Greeks
knew how to participate in sports. They called it
an art after they originated the games, and as usual,
we are the recipients of their first efforts. We can’t
repay the Greeks, but we can repay our own boys
by taking an interest.
JAMES CHAMPION, Co-Publisher
JERRY PETSCHE, Editor
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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By Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser
Cecil Moser and daughter mo
tored to Norfolk Saturday and
Mrs. Moser and Eugene returned
home with them
Eugene was dismissed from the
hospital where he underwent a ma
jor operation April 1. Mrs Moser
had been staying with him.
They were dinner guests at the
Oscar Moser home that day.
The Work and Fun Club met with
Mrs. F. E. Pierce on the afternoon
of April 8 with 13 members pre
sent. The afternoon was spent in
sewing carpet rags for the hostess.
'Mrs. Pierce sewed a luncheon
at the close of the meeting
The May meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser.
Mrs. Harold iVter and Mrs.
Lester Raff \ Kited with Mrs. Mo
ser and Eugene and Mrs. Ralph
Brookhouser at a Norfolk hospi
tal on April 3.
Mrs. Brookhouser returned to
her home Sunday evening. Ray
brought his mother home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Finch
were April 6 evening visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
Finch.
Mrs. Ted Kinnison and Mrs. Don
ald Kinnison and family were
Creighton visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tyler and
Chuck and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Caskey were April 7 evening visi
tors at the Donald Caskey home.
Mrs. Harry Caskey was a visi
tor at Edna Boelter home. April 4.
She spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Ralph Brookhouser.
Lois Els berry, Lois Saltz and
Mrs. Ora Caskey, teachers in the
locality were busy making flags
April 6 at Venus school house for
the track meet, which will take
place soon. They made over 100
of them.
Mrs. Donald Caskey and chil
dren and Mr. Harry Caskey mo
tored to O’Neill April 7 where
they called at the LaVern Cas
key home.
Tax Reform Too Fast
Legislature Discussion
CAPITAL NEWS
By Melvin Paul
Statchousc Correspondent
The Nebraska Press Association
LINCOLN The Legislature is
toying with the problem of whether
it is going too fast along the lax
reform road.
And if this is so, what should it
do about it: Those items have been
aired by the lawmakers and un
doubtedly will again before the
session is over.
So far the only major controver
sial legislation passed by the sena
tors concerns reformation of tax
laws.
Basically they give more author
ity to the tax commissioner and
otherwise tighten tax laws.
Debate is becoming more heated
on the tax question and some sen
ators say this is the result of pres
sure being applied by interests
who will be affected by stiff sta
tutes passed earlier in the session.
Other lawmakers contend the
senate is hurrying too fast with
tax bills and can do- great harm
this way.
The tax reform program that
has emerged into law so far has
been that resulting from the Leg
islative Council tax study commit
tee. This was headed by Sen. Terry
Carpenter of Scottsbluff who gen
erally held one man hearings.
Carpenter la the pushing force
behind the tax bills, and was In
strumental In drawing them up,
although this was done at a con
ference of Interested officials.
The Scottsbluff senator has ser
ved notice he will do everything
possible to get the reform program
through the Legislature. He has
told fellow senators this several
times on the floor of the Unica
meral.
Carpenter has sailed into Tax
Commissioner Fred Herrington and
Gov. Ralph G. Brooks over state
j merits they made on bills passed by
(the Legislature.
Herrington said that there is
I some concern among businessmen
| that laws are getting so tough they
j may have to report their intangi
' ble property at 100 per cent of va
I lue while large out of state corp
| orations could get by with a lesser
figure.
What is needed. Herrington said,
I is a bill or an amendment requir
! ing out-of-state firms doing busi
ness in Nebraska to keep records
readily accessible in Nebraska for
inspection by county assessors.
Brooks said he nearly vetoed
LB47, levying a $3.50 per person
head tax on all Nebraskans be
tween 21 and 60 years old.
The reason, Brooks said, was
that this law takes about $430,000
from the state yearly from the cur
rent head tax and gives it to local
government. Herrington also said
the new law did not abolish the
poll tax as lawmakers apparently
intended.
These are the statements that
irked Carpenter. He said the views
should have been presented to the
Legislature instead of in the news
papers. But Herrington said he on
ly answers questions when they
are asked by senators and no one
asked him.
Phone Your News To 188
Paul Shierk
INSURANCE AGENCY
O'NEILL., NEHR.
Insurance of All
Kinds
LOTS of spectacular
(Just ask ’em)
The O'Neill American Legion Post has planned a talent show patterned
after a late television show on:
Friday, April 24th
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8 P. M. at the Legion Auditorium:
Cast of Characters
(And We Mean Characters)
i
James Earley as Bat Masterson; Hugh Benson as Roy Rogers; Joe McElligott
as Chet Huntley;Virgi! Laursen, Verne Reynoldson, Marlin Wichman, Chuck
Fox as the Lennon sisters; George Janousek as Charie Weaver; Jack Everitt
as Johnny Cash; Bud Cole as The Lonely Tramp; William Cousins as Jack
Parr; Earl Hunt as Kate Smith; ArchieBowen as Houshay; Wayne Fox, Irish
McGinn, D. Worcester, Ed Winkler as The Mills Brothers; Al Carroll, balloon
salesman; Bob Cole as Genivieve; Francis Belzer, Bob White as trigger; Dean
Streeter as the Man with the Fiddle; Don Becker as The Commerical Man;
Dale Curran, Sam Fuhrer as The Brats; George Bosn as Tennessee Ernie Ford;
Russell Moler, William Kelly as Charlie Weaver's parents; Fred Appleby, Al
Hamik as Casey Stengel and Ole from the Old Country; Bill Jansen as Red
Foley. i *( ^
Director—Bill Jansen
Don’t Miss This Late, Late, T V Revue!
O’NEILL
Legio: . Post
No. 93
Tickets will be on sale at most business places on main street.
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