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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1959)
Prairieland Talk With Saw, Hammer, Square By RQ MAINE SAUNDERS, 4110 South 51st St, Lincoln 6, Nebr. With saw, hammer and square in hand, he has taveled the path of life for four-score years. He toforms this writer that the union carpenters of 9*s Beef State's Capital City draw $3 an hour when at work Three dollars an hour, $24 a day means to build a six-room house the homemaker must *g up about $1,500 to pay the classical gents with aw and hammer and square, probably more than tos lumber costs him. But first he must dig up a tousand dollars for a few feet of "city lot" on which his six-room castle for wife and kiddies is to rest. The sodhouse pioneer put less than $50 into doors and windows and floor for his homestead abode where he was "happy as a clam in this land of Uncle Sam” and was not at all alarmed when he heard the "hungry prairie wolf come sneaking up ■rough the grass." The operator of a clean, order to place where I sometimes get a meal, pays $125 a month rent for the quarters his business place accupies -which means he must serve 125 dollar toners to just pay the rent. The saw and hammer and ^uare gents here in the Capital Gty pull down three dollars wr hour. Reminds Prairieland Talker of a carpenter in O’Neill to the long ago who was growi ng a bit over working at his trade for three dollars a day tostead of five that he got when ant in a Pacific coast city. Rut being reminded that be was tonng better here on three dol tors a day than he did out toere when he received five a day, he decided to ■pend the rest of his saw and hammer and square days right here in O’NetIL So now the bones of Alex Boyds lay up on the hill in the abode of the • • • She had arrived at her rooming place at 2:30 ■as morning after a night’s work at one of the ■ty s leading public dining halls. Three hours’ rest ■■I up at work again at another public eating place, an the job until 5 o'clock, then back down town for another night’s work. Slow up, that is over doing to she was told. Have to, she replied, to earn the naney to pay the lawyer Why a lawyer to pay? Hr lady is the mother of two young boys. Life with ■er husband, the father of those two boys, and a designing mother-in-law in the background became no longer endurable—a legal separation, and oddly anugh. the boys were taken from their mother, ■ton a lawyer is on the Job seeking court decrees to restore the custody of those two young boys to toetr mother. So a mother's love keeps that woman an the go night and day to earn the cash needed to -buy” back her bays. Fbreign aid, Honorable toe? How about a handbill of it for a needy one of ar own? The honored gentlemen who sene at our State House to adjust (raise but never lower* farm val ues for taxation, have decided to get more tax money out of farms in counties up this way. May we suggest that equalization board members go to the hills of Wheeler and Garfield counties and try their equalization skill as farm clodhoppers for a season or two. • » * A kindly letter comes to me from Esther M. Reka, once a citizen of O'Neill, now caught in the net of southern California charms, her home being in lovely Glendale where no human with black skin may appear on the streets after sundown. Esther writes in glowing words of the pleasure The Frontier's Prairieland Talk brings to her each passing week. As we all do, she notes with regret that so many we had known have come to the end of life's journey- And out there is another one who would, and maybe does, in fancy step away from the centers of crowded human haunts to stand once more where the green-robed prairie reaches to the distant horizon and looks again up to the deep blue sky above—our wide, extended prairie land touched by nature’s artist Hand The lady en closed a bit of poetic humor she found in a Los Angeles paper that is very pleasing to read. Glad to hear from you, friend Esther, and I am glad you find my Prairieland Talk of interest to you. • • • It is estimated that the population of the United States is increasing at the rate of three million a year, mostly in the centers of industry and manu facturing. • • • As it appeared in a recent number of The Fron tier, pioneer homesteader Smith got five dollars for his load of hay when he pulled up at DeYarman’s bam at Fifth and Douglas streets. How the intelli gent compositor could make "five” out of "TWO”, is anybody’s guess. Five dollars for a hay-rack load of hay 70 years ago? No—a dollar and a half and two dollars for a load of hay those days. • • • Nothing can stop the hurrying throng as it goes rushing on. Nothing can remove the loafer as he sits there looking on. • • • As I sat today in the shade of a tree a few feet from the concrete foot path where human feet are on the go, a young girl of about 13 years of life’s experiences came to me and asked if I knew how and where she could earn money. Thus, early in life she was out looking for a job. After a few words as to employment, the young miss went on her way. By now she may have become a money earner, and thus another child of fate reaches a hand for that which is needed to get the things that sustain life. Editorial Jacob's Journey Revisited i Just 50 years ago a dream of the Rev. M. F. Cassidy came true. A oomerstane of the present 9t Patrick's Catholic church was laid. Even then, 50 years ago, the parish had come a long way. A long way tram the little sod shanty ■here a missionary priest. Father Bedard, said the first mass in Holt county. A long way, too, from that time when the pamtiioners were fortunate enough even to have the priest come at two or three month intervals boon Frenchtown. The Rt. Rev. J. J. Keane at the diocese of Chey «k. Wyo., a gifted and well known orator at the Jay "held his audience spellbound”, as was re ported in The Frontier at that time. Few words could be more fitting than those he mufce at 3:30 on that afternoon: He took his text from the first book of Moses m Geneses, where Jacob sacrificed his time dur agg that noted journey in the desert, on his way to _ . • 1 _ IB]__ » -2m L m nn/l t/\ fKn TOTVJi*iLauu<i, uy ptHUB ■ — a-—— —~ — 0ory of his God—when Jacob immortalized him ■s by saying: "God was in this place and I knew * not" Rt Rev. J. J. Keane Own went an: "What Jacob did in the desert was more than wm here today," he said. "Far while Jacob sac nBced his time in his poverty, yon have conse ansted the cornerstone of this future temple ot dhane warship in the saaifice of your small means and. time, embalmed in the endurance of your ■■dying faith in the great Jebova and in His only hegmten Son. "Faith is the greataat of aD motive powers when we are prompted by natural instincts to build rttarhes because of the ■tperoatural grace of Sod." he said. * Justice - Two Heads? From to* 0*1 4B We wish someone would adk os to describe Jus Woe in Western terms aadl Out we could base our description on current events to Central Nebraska ton enforcement circles. ■ asked we could sajr: “Justice is a two gaited ■g that moves at eitter a den* run or slow walk— IT gait seemingly dependent an the prestige at tor riders." rrwmrr A: Five ar ago bare an un ite young » stat® where he_ tar law Driving back to CM Mb aar stopped. The stop gap occurred near a toad aar tat An examination So be walked over to up a battery Bant a car there, and I moved back to tas car when the up Justice moved with speed. Twenty toar hours after the _ had picked up the BaBcry he was back la jad. tas parole revoked, toe rest of bis taintanm la da. EXHIBIT B: May U toe Stole Banking Depart MBt at Nebraska ctaaed toe Bartlett State Bank to Bhrtlett saying there had heto irregularities. Within the next two mantes, untfl July 13, the banking deparment issued only the barest details on what was wrong at the bank and when pressed by newsmen for an explanation said there wasn’t sufficient time to determine the shortage, that in accuracies were involved, etc., etc., etc. Well, two weeks ago after two months of groan ing the mountain labored and gave forth a mouse. The State Banking Department filed a petition (get that word!) in Wheeler county court which asks the court only to halt the sale of all property that may have been stolen. Many persons who scan read newspapers were taken in by the “petition” story published in area dailies three weeks ago and have assumed they filed for criminal prosecution, a point that wasn’t underscored by any of the state’s three leading newspaper editors—we don’t know why. Well, here are our contemporary examples of the speed which Central Nebraska Justice moves in (a) a case involving the theft of a $2 battery Qnrl fhi q paco im’nlt;incr thn fhnft nf f¥¥l from a bank. Looking at both with even the broadest interpre tation one would have to conclude that there’s more truth than humor in that old saying that goes: “Steal $100,000 and get a medal. Steal a loaf of bread and you’ll get life!” How Can You Fail? i From the Neligh Leader Numerous failures by this country’s rocket ex perts are usually minimized by spokesmen who say, “Despite the failure, much valuable informa tion has been gained.” Such explanations are a lot like the boy who was showing dad his prowess with a bat: "Hey, Dad, watch!” was the boy’s eager cry. He threw the ball into the air. There was a ter rific whiff—and a miss. “Wait, Dad—watch this one,” cried the boy, again throwing the ball up. For the second time he swung and scored a clean miss. “Here’s the one, Dad,” he called out. Again he threw and missed. “Three strikes-and out! he shouted happily. “Gee, Dad, aint I a great pitcher?” mm frontikp| JAMES CHAMPION. Co-Publisher JERRY PETSCHE, Editor Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, 13.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, 53 per year; rates abroad provided upon request. AD subscriptions payable in advance. Entered at the postoffice in O’NeiD, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as 9econd-class 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 of Circulations. \ NATIONAL EDITORIAL Frontiers Ago 30 Years Ago August 4, 1909 the cornerstone for the new St. Patrick's Catholic church was laid by the Right Rev. J. J. Keane, bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo., assisted by 25 other clergy men . . . Elijah Jacobs, attending school at Parkville. Mo , visited his father. Rev. Jacobs, of Meek . . . Hay McClure was up from Ewing and made this office a short busi ness call . . . John J. Kelley and daughter, Miss Agnes, returned from a six week's visit in southern California, Seattle, Wash, and Butte, Mont. . . . C. E. Hall and William Froelich, president and secretary of the Holt County Fair association, went to Norfolk to in terview several of the horsemen there in the interest of the race meet to be held . . . A. T. Potter was thrown from a horse and re ceived a pretty severe shaking up. . . . Dr. G. M. Berry, a leading O'Neill dentist for 12 years, dis posed of his interests to Dr. J. A. Devine of Omaha ...Deaths: Mrs. Mary Shea, at her home in Grattan township, northeast of this city. 20 Years Ago Miss Neva Wolfe, Lynch, who was a teacher in the O'Neill public school for nine years, teaching the seventh grade, turned in her resig ation to the school . . . Dwight Harder of Valentine was appointed _i___ii_ Uloll iVl OtAlV 3 11IUIIU5V1 UIC J. V M eral Land Bank, succeeding the late O. A. Witchen ... Mr. and Mrs. William Derickson celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary ... Mar ired: Miss Frances Jane Cleary and Clinton E. Cronin, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Cronin . . . L. C. Walling was elected vice president of the Interstate Power Company of Nebraska. He previously was Dis trict manager at O'Neill for 10 years . . . Fire of unknown origin destroyed the contents of the Bob Allen home at Emmet ... A pre nuptial shower was held by the S. S. ladies at the Paul Nelson home in honor of Miss Margaretha Nel son . . . Mrs. Helen Simar, Mrs. Creola Carney and Mrs. Lyle Jack son went to Kansas City where they purchased merchandise which they will move to their new store build ing . . . Death: Miss Catherine Hynes, 80, at the home of Mrs. Alice Minton at O’Neill. 10 Years Ago Sister M. Rosalie ol St. Mary’s academy celebrated her silver an niversary as a nun in the Roman Catholic St. Francis order . . . Dr. C. M. Eason, formerly of Cham bers, announced the opening of a dental office in O’Neill . . . Mar ried: Phyllis Jean Parks, O'Neill, and Eugene Leo Gesiriech, Atkin son, at O’Neill; Miss Inez Detter man and Charles Weichman, both of Atkinson . . . Miss Raquel Ot ero of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico vis ited O’Neill with her college class mate, Kathleen Flood . . . Atkin-1 son made plans for its annual Hay Days celebration held in August . . . At a family dinner, little “Corky” Farr celebrated his sec ond birthday anniversary. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Farr. . . . The two Ruther children, Mil dred, 15, and George, 13, of Ewing died as a result of an automobile accident. . . . The Diamond Jubi lee committee of the Chamber of Commerce met to discuss plans for the celebration in October ... A two car accident near the Bill O’ Connor place near Emmet involved a Mr. Myers of Lincoln and Lewis Prussa of Atkinson. No one was in jured. Five Years Ago Consumers Public Power District celebrated their 15th anniversary. A. J. (Andy) Ramold began his new duties as operator of the Stand ard Oil Company's bulk delivery products at O Neul . . . ine t) Neiu Bank made plans to prepare for their appearance at the Burwell Rodeo . . . General Motors an nounced that Robert Krotter has been appointed to serve as G.M. community relations chaiman for O’Neill and vicinity . . . Hail the size of quarters or a little larger fell at the Mark Hendricks home 16 miles north of Atkinson. It did very little damage . . . Robert E. McNichols, 26, O’Neill, escaped with bruises and shock when the semi-trailer truck which he was driving rolled down a 20 foot em bankment in a heavy rain, four miles west of Plainview . . . Deaths: George E. Park, 61, Page died suddenly while putting up hay at the Buxton farm near Page; Mrs. Thomas J. Donohoe, 82, O' Neill farm woman died at her aome six miles northwest of O’ Neill; Mrs. Mattie M. Johnson, 94, mown as "Grandma” Johnson, died at the Atkinson Memorial hos pital; Mrs. Frank Dailey, 76, at ler home in Jerome, Ida. Michael 5\ O’Sullivan, 65, Phoenix, Airz., ’ormer O’Neill resident. FRI. SAT. ' AUG. 7-1 Double Bill "Hoppity Goes to Town" Full Length Feature Cartoon Songs by Hoagy Carmichael Technicolor "Bambuti" rhe Award Winning Jungle Epic Technicolor Cartoon »UN. MON.-TUE8. AUG. S-U-U rhe Picture you have waited for Russ Tamblyn, June Thorbum, Alan Young in "Tom Thumb" In Color Tom and Jerry Cartoon iVED.THTRS. AUG. IMS BUCK NIGHTS 'Thunder Road" Vith Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry ■ Cartoon O'Neill Locals I CROWDED OI T LAST WEEK Ms. J. L. McManamy, Albuquer que, N.Me.v, left for her home Sat urday after spending a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Susan Ku bichek. and at the homes of her sisters. Mrs. Kieth Abart and Mrs. Ed Hancock and families. Mrs. Wayne Fox, Sherry and Rex of Emmet spent Thursday at the J. C. Bazelman home. Rev. and Mrs. Kennicott return ed last Friday from two and one half weeks vacation in Minnesota in which they combined fishing and visiting wdth relatives. The first week was spent on Round Lake in northern Minnesota, near Park Rapids. The Kennicotts spent this week in the company of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Herley and daughters, Christine and Sally of O’Neill. At the close of the week the Herley family returned to O’Neill and the Kennicotts drove down to southern Minnesota and spent most of the remaining time at Elmore, Mrs. Kennicott s home town, with her parents. A few days were spent in Iowa visiting relatives. The Ken nicotts report an enjoyable vaca tion with plenty of fish to eat. The weather was cool and pleasant and the state of Minnesota was beau tiful with sufficient rainfall and crops well along. Eleven members of the Birth day club entertained for Mrs. O. \V. French in her home for her birthday July 10. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cronin and Cassie Stevens attended a Safeway employee’s picnic at Co lumbus Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rossman and Delbert of Atkinson were guests Monday evening at the Har old Mlinar home. Lorna Marcellus and Carol John son spent the weekend here from Lincoln. Mrs. Paul Tallon, Mike and Pat of Omaha visited last week at the home of her mother, Mrs. O. W. French. Mike stayed on for a two week visit with his grandmother. Guests at a picnic at the Bud Krugman home July IS honor ing the Eric Krugman family of Delmar, New York, were Mrs. Laura Reiners of Bloomfield and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Krugman. The Harold, Fred and Paul Krug man families called later in the evening. Mrs. Sam Jeffries was here from Burwell July 21 at the home of her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dermot Erington, Mrs. Guy Cole returned Sunday from a week at Moville, la. Weekend guests at the Bud Krug- i man home were S-Sgt. and Mrs. Ar- i [run Kumrn, Jim and Rita from Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs H. L. Layton of Mountclair, California, and Mrs. | and Mrs. D. N. Loy were visiting , in Grand Island Saturday and in York Sunday for the wedding of their grandson. , Mr. and Mrs Louis Pishna and family of Burwell wore guests Sun day at the Dermot Erington home. Mrs. Pat Harty and Miss Bern adette Brennan returned Friday from a three week trip which took ! them to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I where they visited Mr. and Mrs. 1 Edward B. Donohoe. to Gettys burg, Wheeling, W. Va., Mil waukee, Wis., and Necnah, Wis.. where they visited the Thomas Hartys and Joseph F. Ryans, and to Evanston, 111., where they visited with Mrs. E. A. Doyle. Mrs. Carl Waugh of Sioux City visited Last week at the home of her daughter and family, Ur. and Mrs. Geroge Cardens. Mrs. Cardens entertained at a coffer , for her mother Saturday morn I big. Steven and Roy Fox of Emmet were dinner guests Sunday of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Char les Fox. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Krugman and Mr. and Mrs. Walt Timmerman of Creighton returned Thursday from a week's fishing trip to Clitheral, Minn. Enroute home they visited at the Clem Cleary home at Sleepy Eye, Minn., and the Charles Aidus ers home at Madelia, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mlinar and girls were in Atkinson Sunday for . a picnic at the Bernard Rossman I home honoring the Rossman s son. Delbert, who is home on leave from his Air Force base at El Paso, Tex. Mrs. Bennett Gillespie and Diane and Mrs. E. J. Eby were in Omaha last week at the Robert Eby home. Mrs. Ike Van Every and boys of Perry, la., returned to their home Saturday after visiting the George Van Everys and H. G. Kruses. Gene and Jim Chace of North Platte returned home Monday after several day’s visit with Mrs. H. J. Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Klein and Gretchen of Harlan, la., were here Sunday and Monday where1 hey visited with her parents. Mr. ind Mrs. Arthur Aim and her bro her, the Bill Aim family at Lynch, diss Clara Aim, Mrs 11. V. Ros mkrans of Lynch, the Don Maws, he Bill Alms and the Kleins were ill guests Sunday evening at the Arthur Aim home. Kim Marie Binkerd celebrated ier third birthday last Sunday eve ung. Those attending were Mr. and drs John Fiala, Joe, Frank and Mary. Ice cream and sandwiches cere enjoyed by the group. Mrs. M. B. Marcellas and 1-or na visited Saturday at 4he R. F. tiaskill home. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Crosser and ;on of Tekamah, Mr and Mrs. Dave Morsbach and Mary of In nan. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Brittell and daughters of Atkinson Mr „i Mrs. Dickie Fem.au an i Valentine. Mr. and Mrs ! tell. Mr. and Mrs Amu- M son and Mr*. Etta Hi nicked at the park here Sm Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. U,; Mountelair, Calif., are \p with her parents, the P N l Ns Paul Shierk INSURANCE AliENCY O'NEIIJ,, NEBR Insurance of All Kinds COLOR—First Of The Four C’s Of Diamond Value Nearly all diamonds have a yellowish body color Degree of this color affects the PRICE YOU PAY. The < i<> COLORLESS diamond- regarded as the most desirable ur fine stones is very scarce and expensive. Perfect or flaw stones are not as difficult to obtain as the very fine color gva Master COLOR diamonds make this difference apparent let William McIntosh, Jeweler, explain this difference to you L i ■ you buy. Quality for Quality we find our Diamonds less tlm “So called Wholesale.” McINTOSH JEWELRY •07 E. Douglas Phone ltwi A Trusted Jeweler la Your Best Advisor NEBRASKA’S HIDDEN PARADISE Long Pine, Nebraska BAND: Johnny Beecher DATE: August 9th STEAKS, SEA FOOD AND CHICKEN 5-9 p.m. Daily Sundays 11:30-2 and 5-9 Closed Mondays I JOS Y? YOU BET!! That’s Why I Recommend THE FRONTIER It’s North-Central Nebraska’s big newspaper 1 with complete coverage of everything happen- V ing in and around Holt county. Big wedding pictures, wonderful club news, bargains galore In the advertising, and The Frontier’s far reaching correspondents keep me posted on what’s going on all over. That’s why I recommend that everyone sub scribe to The Frontier. Just $2.50 In Holt county. Why, I save more than that every week just by being able to compare prices of the O’Neill merchants. Mall your money today and see why satisfied readers have made The Frontier the largest circulating newspaper In North-Central Nebraska.