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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1959)
* * TOT: KKON'TIKB, O’Neill, Nebrmek*. T%mr*d»y. June 11. 1959 Prairieland Talk Horses-- Not of the Past By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, 4U0 South 51st St., Lincoln 6, Nebr. In company with three O’Neill patriots, Messrs, Carney Dements and Coyne, on a recent visit up grr.. prairieland Talker had the pleasure of riding to Chandlers, from Chambers west to my former tun*- community in Swan precinct and a stop at «n old Riley brothers ranch now operated by a d-vignter of the last of the Rileys and her husband, Tom Baker, who were not at home that day. Car j**» at the steering wheel and familiar with that -robed region of Holt county, rolled us along aorra two miles further west, turned to return to #** first road going north, and on up that beauti ful Ira £ volley. We tiave been led to believe that the fclrsi. „as a thing of the past, but there on Charley py -son's stretch of grasslands were grazing 200 horses the day we drove by. Anti George Meals, at whose hospitality we enjoyed a visit, told me Ovy have 10 horses, one of the ten being a fat old mare I had sold him as a four-year-old some twen ty years ago. It was a pleasure to find the Meals family well and prosperous. The country we tra veled over, as elsewhere in this prairieland state, look'd good, well watered by frequent rains and totoerf in velvet green. Though he is ol pioneer Holt county blood it may have been Mr. Coyne's first visit down that way, but he enjoyed it as we all did. Horse* a thing of the past? Not yet! • • • When the tomatoes turn red I may get up to the O'Neal community. Met a friend there on a recent visit to O'Neill, Mr. Shultz, formerly in the gro cery business but now a nurseryman, who told me he had sold 27,000 tomato plants. Maybe housewives around O’ Neill are going into the canning business. A fa fa The administrative head of toe Agricultural College of Pe «na III., invited the Agricultur al Committee of our state legis lature to visit the college. Our group of state senators making ap that committee were flown Qyyntlcrri to the niinois city June 2. State ienator Frank Nelson of Holt county, a member of (lie committee, planned to go with his committee •Kmhcrs. • • • Bright summer days again come and go, stately trees attorned in velvet leaf, grass and flowers and birds, growing grainfields and gardens of fruits and ^uds and lots of pleasant things we Yankees love to eat Sunshine and rain and all across our great prairie land is the land of plenty, adorned in floral beauty, herds of cattle, pigs and poultry. So we may entertain a heart to gratitude for the bounties and beauties of nature bestowed by an omnipotant Hand j • • • To the north of Nebraska’s metropolitan city of Omaha and just out of sight of the muddy Missouri river, in the long, long ago, Lewis and Clark had a confab with the Indians, nestled today in the green robed hills among stately trees the quiet village of Fort Calhoun, known in the beginning as Fort At kinson where soldiers were stationed to keep an eye on the restless and war-like Indian tribes. Today Washington county in which Fort Calhoun is loca ted. has no soldiers on guard nor is heard from out of the hills the warwhoop of the Pawnees. It is a farming community. Holt county has a citizen who spent his early years on a family farm near Fort Calhoun and became a high school graduate there. Fifty years ago young Frank Nelson started from home in a wagon drawn by a team of young mules and after five and a half days landed in the com munity of northern Holt he now calls home. Today Senator Nelson travels on rubber tiros and each Friday evening upon adjournment of the legislature drives from Lincoln to Fort Calhoun where he spends the weekend with Mrs. Nelson in the invit ing home of Frank’s sister who has spent her 70 years in that community and owns a farm a ren ter operates for her. Prairieland Talker has enjoy ed the hospitality of Miss Nelson’s pleasant home in company with Senator and Mrs. Nelson. • * * The Frontier has since corrected it, but for a time they had Prairieland Talker located on First street, fifty blocks off, my holing up headquarters is on Fifty-first street. My home in O’Neill in years now gone was on south First street; two other fam ilies in that block in the 1880's, Everds and Corbets, and two across the street—Zimermans and Hami shes, and Miss Ruth Hamish still sticks to her old home. • • • During a recent sojourn in O’Neill I met up with and had a visit with Walter O’Malley; now back in Lincoln I have the letter he said he had written me. Walter graciously proposed taking me to points of interest in northern Holt and on over to the site of old Fort Randall. So I had visions, among others, of seeing a little friend out by Eagle creek as she sat on her pony Glass Eyes. However, the day we thought of going we deemed it wise to stick around town. And that may have been best as over in the Randall area a violent storm swept through and we may have been blown into the Missouri river. • • • A kiss will consecrate the spot where two human hearts are united as one—the spot where love uni ted two hearts to beat as one! EdHoriaf The Federals andjkRedbird IT you will put yourself In the shoes at the citi seos of the little community at Redbird, you might get some idea of how it (eels to lose your post office. It seems strange, the millions at dollars the fe deral government the increase in postage rates, and a promise at more increases of postage rates, that the little community would have one of its last institutions dosed. Federal authorities said they closed it because it was fourth class which means, simply that the little office did less business than the third, second or first class offioe. It means little else but a few figures being to taled in a book in Kansas City to this wiper and giant of a federal government we have. Put to the folks down Redbird way, the office was more man just a place where you went to get pour mail. The people there looked forward to get ting their mail more, perhaps, because they could talk to their neighbors in their own community rath er than the fact that this is where they received their letters. Sure, the same people will go to Lynch. Sure, *ey will meet each other there too. But something trill be missing. They win tefl you that there is a certain feeling about meeting friends in your own community is now missing. Support Your Team From M OmUj Leader Summertime is here with its associated activi ties Among them is baseball Bassett will have several teams is action this sea son. and all are worthy of the community's support. They should be supported with attendance first of •11 for playing to empty stands is not the most in faring situation in the world. Attendance also helps out with the financial end of the game. It is likely that additional financial support will lie needed. We hope the citizens of Bassett and Rock county will be generous in their support. The town team players, lor instance, pay their own expenses. All they ask is enough funds to pur chase equipment and pay tar lighting the local field. The Legion Juniors are sponsored by the Bassett American Legion post, and are also worthy of at tendance and financial mppnrt. Baseball is a sport that is truly American and is sometimes called the national pastime. The Rinky-Dink ptugram win continue through the summer. Walt Parr has done a tremendous job with die small fry, ■—< the eoAnriasm with which the players participate la something to see. While we are on die aafcject of baseball and Walt Parr we would hke to my that the recent baseball tryout camp held here was passible largely through Walt s efforts. He made the initial contact with Tom Demark, and set the event up. Borrowed Reputation It may be a ohmk, ar perhaps a civic organi sation or a 4-H ctoh. ■ mmaone came along and asked you, "Can we rest yam reputation?’’ what would your answer be? Many groups have worked hard to serve their community over a long period of years and then • smooth talking premotor wA come along and try to convince your group to sponsor a stage show, history book, birthday calendar or even a first aid suggestion pamphlet. TTiis promoter knows he couldn't raise "one cent” unless he is able to obtain a local sponsor, or, in other words he wants to rent your "good reputa tion.” The promoter promises you some profit, any way he or she makes it look like your organization may get some profit. So the promoter gets your organization on the dot ted line and starts out to squeeze every cent out of the community that he can get. The fast talkers pro mise anything under the sun in the name of your organization. Then it’s all over ... a sour taste In everyone’s mouth on the local level and the promoter leaves town with pockets bulging with money and your group probably obtaining a profit of 7c or 8c on each dollar. Your reputation has been rented and returned to you stained and ruined. Every time the name of your group is mentined in town it Is remembered •as the organization that gyped its fellow citizens. Think long and hard before you rent anyone the reputation of your organization, especially a total stranger who has a get-rich scheme to offer your membership. 60th Anniversary A special congratulations is due a Page couple, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes, who have just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. It isn’t many of us that are as fortunate as these two. Mrs. Haynes remembers well her childhood in he community of Page. She remembers going to ;chool in a little sod hut, and can also tell you an interesting story about an old foot-powered organ. “Back in those days we used the organ for Sun day School and would then move it for recreational purposes,” she said. Sixty years of married life have been good to the people. Both look well and still enjoy life. Those who contemplate divorce after six months should go and have a talk with the couple. JAMES CHAMPION, Co-Publisher jerry PETSCHE, Editor Entered at the postoffice in O’Neill, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-c! iss mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This newspaper is a member of the Nebraska Press Association, Nation al Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau ol Circulations. Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 pa year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year; rates abroad provided upon request All subscription! payable In advance. Frontiers Ago 50 YEARS AGO Henry D. Grady, the popular mail carrier on rural route No. 1 from this city, announced his can didacy for the Republican nomina tion for sheriff. . . . Mr. and Mrs Alex McConnell are rejoicing over the arrival of twins, a boy and girl. . . . Father Flannigan and County Treasurer O'Malley o f Greeley, were in the city. . . . Ross Kelley, who held down the third corner for the O'Neill champions was given a try out with the Den ver western league. He played a good game, securing two hits in four times at bat. . . . Miss Esther L. Swanson of Lincoln was elected principal and Miss Marie Good fellow of Jackson, assistant prin cipal by the school board. . . . Married: Miss Clara May Gatz to Adolph Sehroeder; Miss May me O’Donnell to Edward Lyman. . , . Miss Laura Stannard. who is em ployed as an operator in the tele phone company’s office at Kear ney, was home visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Stannard. . . . Miss Mayme O’Donnell was tend ered a shower and farewell recep tion by about fifty of her young lady friends. 20 YEARS A<K> For farmers who were interest ed in planting varieties of grain which were best adapted to local conditions there were thirteen var ieties of hybrid corn planted on the Fred Lindberg farm north of O’ Neill and 10 varieties were watched on each of the farms of Roy Snyd er and C. D. French of Page. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lohaus mov ed to the Ralph Mellor home on east Douglas street. . . . Phillip Yamall was chosen this year as the American Legion Post's dele gate to attend Boys State. . . .Miss Florence Nelson, Spencer, pur chased the Barnhart Grocery and Meat Market in this city. . . . Vir gil Johnson, freshman at Hastings college, was awarded a J5 prize for winning a tie for second place in the Curren’s Biblical Orator ical contest held at the college. Holt County was represented at the Nebraska Home Demonstration Club council in Fremont by Mrs. Vern Sageser, Mrs. L. O. Johnson. Mrs. John Protivinsky, Mrs. Ora Yarges, Mrs. James Speeaser and Mrs. Wes Murphy. . .Woodrow Melena received his medal from the National Music contest at Col orado Springs, Colo. The medal was awarded him for his rating as a trumpet soloist. . . . Deaths: Ed C. Leicy, 93, last civil war veteran in Cedar county, died at Randolph. He was the grandfather of Leslie W. Caster of Inman; George Fox Kivitt, 79. of Inman. 10 YEARS AGO The Simonson Post American Le gion Auxiliary contributed $500. to the St. Anthony's building fund. . .Miss Dorothy Moore, won vale dictorian honors at Inman high school this year and Miss Barbara Bronkhorst won salutatorian hon ors . . . Gilespies sponsored a Frigidaire cooking school at the American Legion auditorium. . . . Mrs. Addie Kiltz, 89, Chambers, was honored at a surprise birth day party.. . . Three Holt county residents took the U.S. citizenship oath in District coure. The resi dents were: Mrs. Jacob* Siegler, Atkinson: Mrs. Henry Lang, Ew ing and Mrs. Bruce Fleming, At kinson. . .Chuck Apgar, 25, Lincoln, joined the Frontier staff. . . .The Parent-Teachqrs association dele gation met with the city council in ground facilities for the city’s youth .Birth: Jerry, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hammond, Omaha. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces .Deaths: Mrs. J. E. Hard ing, 77, Whiting, la., resident of Holt county for 25 years; Everett Brown, 73, Riverton, la., long time resident of Holt county: Mrs. Frank Hansen, 82, Lusk, Wyo., formerly Kate Burke of this coun ty. FIVE YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. John Wells cele brated their 50th wedding anniver sary with an open-house in the Assembly of God church parlors .The A1 Kelly and Miller Bros, circus, the second largest in the nation, played a oneday en gagement here June 10.The Smith Motor Co. companion firm of the Harry R. Smith Implements was announced as the authorized Studebaker dealer for the O’Neill vicinity. . . The Holt county soil conservation district was named outstanding for the year 1953-’54 and National co-winner in the na tional soil conservation award pro gram.Miss Lou Ann Fritton represented O’Neill at the State “Miss Nebraska" contest held at Lincoln.Army Pvt. Jack R. Taylor, O’Neill advised his par ents he reached Japan.Joe Wert, O’Neill police officer, for nearly 8 years, was appointed by acting mayor Emmet Crabb as chief of police. . . .John R. Gal lagher, O’Neill attorney, filed for the office of Holt county attorney on the democratic ticket. . . ■*' Deaths: Mrs. Harry Jolley, 74, O’Neill: Ed Evans. 45, O’Neill farmer. Boyd County Girl Wins Miss Karen Bowers of Bristow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowers repersented Boyd County in the district 4-H public speaking contest at Basset on Wednesday, May 27th. The district includes Boyd. Holt, Brown, Rock,' Keya Paha, and Cherry counties. The contest was held in connedtion with the 4-H Junior Leaders Con ference. Miss Bowers recieved a purple rib bon on her speech "My faith In 4-H" and was awarded an all ex pense paid trip to club week at Agriculture College, Lincoln, where she will represent the dis trict by giving her speech at the State public speaking contest on June 9th. Karen was given this trip by KFAB, Omaha radio sta tion. Duane Loenstein of Lincoln was the judge at the district contest. Legislature Pushing for Early Adjournment •m_m( _ l .1 _ ..I 8 tat chouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN The Legislature is pushing hard for an adjournment this month. There are some doubts whether the lawmakers can make the grade. The budget bill, appropriating money for operating state govern ment from July 1 of this year until July 1, 1961. must be signed no later than June 30. Observers say the bog-down may come in trying to get bills out of enrollment ’and review committee where they are [Hit in proper ad vancement in the legislative mill. Records are exjx'ctcd to be hung up all across the board. The num ber of bills months ago passed a record and next week the lawmak ers will set a new record length, surpassing the 115 legislative days of the 1957 meeting. The strain of the session, which began Jiui. 6, is begin ning to tell on health of the mem bers. Sens. John Aufenkamp of Julian, David Tews of Norfolk. Earl Bowen of Red Cloud and Terry Carpenter of Scottsbliiff are among those who already have felt the weight of the ses sion. in brief bouts with illness. Tempers are beginning to wear thin, and debate is becoming a little more on the vociferous side. Long-time observers say without hesitation this session has lieen one of the most difficult since the Unicameral first began operating in 1937. Some lawmakers point toward adjournment the last week of June, others feel it may drag into the first week in July. Fire Marshal Nebraska will have a now fire marshal July 1—Joseph Davis of Wahoo who has been Saunders county sheriff the past eight years. Divis replaces E. C. Iverson who has headed the fire marshal's of fice for 17 years. Gov. Ralph G. Brooks made the appointment of Divis, a Democrat, who at one time had sa,id he did not want the post. Iverson assured Divis his "complete cooperation" in transfer of the office. This, the governor said, "will contribute to the continuity of the fire safety program in Nebraska.” Divis is a past president of the Nebraska Volunteer Firemen's Association, and has been active in volunteer fire protective cir cles for several years. Presently, Divis is chier of the Wahoo Volunteer Fire Depai -nent, his 14th year in that post and is a member of the executive board of the Nebraska State Volunteer Fire men's Association and President of the State Fire Chiefs. Married and the father of five children, Divis said he was “pleas ed to have this opportunity to serve the State of Nebraska in the important field of public safety find fire protection.” Ivereon will remain on the job through the month of June, aiding Divis in the transition. School Association The Nebraska School Improve ment Association told the State Board of Education it wants the State Education Commissioner an elective position. Also, the group said it wants to limit the power of the State De partment of Education, placing ac creditation standards in the hands of the Legislature instead of the accrediation committee of the Ed ucation Department. A delegation, headed by S. M. Brauer Jr., of Stuart, met with the board so each group could "better understand" the other. Brauer said his orginization was formed to inform the people of their legal rights rn redistricting, and to work for local control of school problems. Frank Landis of Lincoln, board president, said the board has no authority to change any school district and no member of the board would favor that policy. There is no authority at the state level to veto any reorganization plan by the local districts, he ad ded. Landis suggested the association launch a study and produce a re organization plan it could support positively. Minimum Wage Killed The Legislature killed a bill of fered by Sen. Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff to establish a minim um wage in Nebraska of 75 cents per hour. The bill would have applied only to 20 or more employes and did not include agricultural workers, students, domestic servants and certain other classifications. Sen. John Cooper of Humboldt led the fight to kill the measure, which was axed 26-11. Claims Court The Legislature killed a proposal to rreate a “court of claims” to which persons could bring suit against the state. Now, the state cannot be sued and all claims for damage must be handled through the Board of Eun dry Claims ’and then be approved by the Legislature. Senators objected to the idea on the grounds the present system has been working well. Sen. Terry Carpenter had pro posed the court be located in the statehouse and have one judge pre siding. Sen. John Aufenkamp of Julian, head of the Legislature’s salary and claims committee, said they could would have relieved the committee of minor damage re quests. Receives Appointment David deHoll. son of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. deHoll of Sioux City has received an appointment to the US Naval academy at Annapolis, Md. He graduated in May from Heelan High school in Sioux City. His mother is the former Marion Arbuthnot of O’Neill. Try The Frontier Want Ads — It Pays! Phone 788 Leafy Spurge Is Considered Noxious Many of you are familiar with the greenish yellow flowering plants which are now blooming pro fusely and know by the name of Leafy Spurge. As y o u drive through the country tltis time of the year you may spot these bright yellow areas. Some of these pat ches have grown to considerable size. This is a noxious weed in Ne harska and therefore any seed or feed containing it is prohibited from sale. Since this plant repro duces by seed and underground rootstock it is very important that it be eradicated while still con fined in these small areas. Be cause these plants grow close to gether and reproduce so quickly it is next to impossible for other useful plants to thrive in the same area. If you have a farm or ranch in fested with this noxious weed and would like help in its control would you please contact the weed Dis trict or the County extension of fice. The Weed District is now spraying these weeds with a new chemical which is proving quite successful. * * • "Sorghum grass:" which has been publicized widely in not a re cognized name of a new kind of seed. J. C. Swinbank, Extension Agronomist at the College of Agri culture, noted that references to "Sorghum Grass” in advertising literature correctly would be to Sorghum Almum. The attention given to non-exi stent "Sorghum grass" foiuses at tention on Sorghum almum, which has been classified as a common weed in Nebraska by the State De partment of Agriculture and In spection. The sale of common weed seed, even though labeled as such, is illegal in Nebraska, if it is intended for sowing purposes. This would apply to Sorghum almum as long as it is classified as a common weed seed. Texas experiments show that Sorghum almum definitely has a potential for prussic acid poison ing. Experiments at the University of Nebraska Agricultural Experi ment Station in Lincoln during 1958 showed that yields from II strains of Sorghum almum averaged only 63 jpcrcent of the yield of Wheeler sundangrass. Plantings of Sorghum almum in comparison with other grasses and forages are continuing this year to obtain more information, Swin bank said. Three sources of Sor ghum alnrrtrm are being planted along with Piper and Wheeler sun dangrass, Sweet Sudan, two adap ted forage sorghums, and one c o m m e r.cial Sudangrass hybrid. Experimental p(ots are located at Fort Robison, North Platte and Lin-. coin. Russell Person, Assistant County Agent O'Neill Locals Carolyn Schmeichef spent last week with relatives in Ainsworth. Oscar Spitzenberger and son j Mike are in Minneapolis this week I®1 Starting today at your MERCURY DEALER’S ®| I HE | I MR M I &))) H|'.; § N AMERICA’S BEST BUILT CAR: •$ Timer prices! t trade-in allowances! >nomy in a luxurious, full-sizad cart <$)) ny Act now whfle m $tH hm a wMi «g| It! setoctiu ei umWs and cafen anaUk US MOTOR CO. if 1 & Fremont, O'Neill, Nebr. ss sjss s_sssg S S on a business trip, The Bob Timmerman and Owen ! Parkinson families were guests at I the IV>n Marcelius farm at Emmet j Sunday, Mrs Edith Young was a visitor at the Carroll Summerer home last week to care for the children while ; Mrs. Summerer attended Bethany | I Bible School Mr. and Mrs. Orville Slndelar and fnmil.v were in Norfolk ai d Columbus Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Harry Petersen 1 and Jane were in Lincoln Friday and Saturday for commencement exercises Saturday at the Univer sity of Nebraska for their son and brother. Mr. and Mrs. George Robertson wore in Norfolk Friday on busi ness. Mrs. Roy Lundgren was here from Madison for the weekend with Mr. and Mrs E. Thomas and Mrs. Cliff Lundgren. Miss Thelma Young left Mon day for Dana College at Blair where she will attend summer school. Sirs: I note that Archie Bowen shook hands with Harry Truman. The In'st way to treat contact with a rabid Democrat is just the same as with poison ivy Within an hour or two use lots of soap and water After that, you must use a Chtoi'ox solution. 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