The calliope has been associated in the pas t with fairs, river boats, circuses and carnivals.
Cow they are museum pieces and those in playing condition are in demand. In addition to the one
here in O’Neill, the only ones playing are owned by Walt Disney in Disneyland and one owned and
aperated by ('hrtstiaae Circus, now playing in California. The men In the picture are, from left.
Barman Orunke, the drive-in’s assistant manager, C. E. Bradshaw, manager and one owner of the
naJBope and seated, above, fjtVern Stelnke, a musician from Winner, learning to play the instrument.
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NEBRASKA’S HIDDEN PARADISE
Long Pine, Nebraska
DATE: August 23
BAND: Jimmy Thomas
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Hearing Music?
It's A Calliope
And A Rare One
If you have been hearing
strange, piping music from time
to time in ami around O'Neill, it
could very well be that you are
hearing one type of musical instru
ment for the first time in your
I life.
The instrument, not too well
known even in the day of our
grandfathers (only 100 of them
were made) is a steam driven ad
aptation of a pipe organ.
A group of men including C. E.
Bradshaw, the manager of the O’
Neill Drive-In theater, have bought
the old instrument on speculation.
They have discovered that it is
only one of three instruments still
in playing condition in the United
States. Seven others are kown to
to be in museums. The remainder
of the instruments, built for the
most part before the turn of the
century, have been destroyed or
taken apart for replacement parts.
Oldtimers will recall that the <
first time they saw the instru
ments they were usually horse- j
drawn carriages leading a car
nival in town. But strangely
enough, the first intended use of
the calliope was for church serv
ices. Most ministers recoiled at
the harsh and vibrant sounds,
however.
The calliope in O’Neill (now at
the Drive-In) was built in 1894,
has changed hands at least a half
a dozen or more times and wound
up at one time, the property of
the U.S. Government for failure to
pay taxes.
Although Bradshaw did not want
to reveal the cost of the instru
ent to the speculators, he did say
the machine sold for over the
price of a new car. Since that
time, they have been offered three
times its latest price.
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Ewing News
Plan Carnival to
Open Football Season
By Mrs, Harold Harris
The American Legion and aux
iliary will have a membership
drive in the near future. The reg
ular meeting of Ixvth groups was
held Thursday evening at the Leg
ion club.
Bob Eppenbach, commander,
conducted the session for the Leg
ion. On completion of routine bus
iness, a general discussion was
held pertaining to a carnival for
Ewing. Dates were set tentatively
for Sept. 11-12, the opening of the
football season.
Mrs. R. H. Shain president, pre
sidl'd at the auxiliary meeting. Of
ficers appointed for the year 1960
were Mrs. H. R. Harris, publicity
and poppy chairman; Mrs. Wayne
Shrader, child welfare; Mrs. Floyd
Lee, chaplain; Mrs. Mary Hawk
and Mrs. C. C. Hahlbeck, color
bearers; Mrs. Ernest Pierson,
sergeant-at-arms.
Members may pay their I960
dues to Mrs. Alfred Napier, trea
surer and receive their member
ship card from Mrs. Eula Eppen
bach, secretary.
The Legion members joined the
auxiliary for refreshments served
by Mrs. Wayne Shrader and Mrs.
Willis Rockey.
Forty friends and relatives gath
ered at the parlors of the First
Methodist church Thursday eve
ning , to honor Miss Judy Cloyd
at a bridal shower.
For entertainment a "mello
drammar” was presented with
Mrs. Aubrey Wood, as the narrat
or. The east of characters were:
Mrs. Dewitt Hoke, Mrs. Waldo
Davis, Mrs. Alfred Napier. Miss
Virginia McDonald, Mrs. H, R.
Harris and Mrs. Roy Wright. The
audience provided the sound ef
fects.
The gift table centered with a
bouquet of garden flowers, was
heaped with packages of all sizes.
Miss Cloyd received many articles
for her future home. Miss McDon
ald had charge of the gift book.
Misses Bethyl and Vera Del Dan
iels assisted with the gifts.
White and yellow, the bride-to
be's colors, was the theme carried
ut in the decorations of refresh
ment table which was centered
with a low arrangement of flow
'rs with a love bird ornament,
Hanked by yellow candles in daisy
filled crystal candle holders.
Hostesses were Mesdames Alib
i's Wood, Waldo Davis, H. R.
Harris, Dewitt Hoke and Roy
Aright.
Kenneth Hill, a patient at an
Omaha hospital, underwent sur
gery one day last week. His moth
er, Mrs. Martha Hill, and his wife
went to Omaha to be with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Wraldo Davis and
Marie were dinner and evening
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Hubei and family. Mr.
Davis and Marie accompanied Mr.
Hubei on a flight over Pickstown
ind Gavins Point.
Mrs. Laura Spittler spent Sun
day at the home of her daughter
and husband. Mr. and Mrs Robert |
Bartak and family._ I
(continued on page 5'
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School children in Innuui will miss this hig cottonwood tree. It was cut down lost s.iturdux
at an estimated age of 63. Three men who were going to the Inman grade school at the time were,
from left. Floyd Keyes. 75. ti. 1*. Column, 77, and L. R. Tompkins, 7».
Giant Playmate
Is Cut Down
INMAN—A giant playmate of
Inman children is no more.
It took men only a few short
minutes Saturday morning to cut
down a 63-year old cottonwcxwl
tree that stood for three genera
tions in the middle of the school's
playground.
School officials became worried
earlier this year for fear that the
top-heavy tree might split and in
jure the children.
Although no definite date of its
planting is known, most oldtimers
believe it was planted as a sapling
on Arbor Day in the year 1896.
Three men in the community,
Floyd Keyes, 7,r>. G. P. Column, 77
and L. R. Tompkins, 77’. all be
lieve the tr<v was planted when
they were in grade school Former
county judi;e C. J. Malone was a
teacher at the time, they said
One of the oldsters believes that
the tree was planted as a school
project.
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