p-a'^ela'id Talk
'Once Is Enough'
Bv ROMAINE SAUNDERS, 4110 South biat St., Lincoln 6. Nebr.
1 was a teenager, sat that day on an Indian
pony going a few miles. At one point along the way
two or three pioneer clod hoppers were messing
around in a patch of prainetand crop of some
kind, a big black dog looking
on. And that dog came for me.
Injun, my pony, stopped and
as the growling dog got within
range, smash went a hind hoof
on that dog's head, dog went
rolling over, got up and whin
ing went hobbling back to the
field. Returning that way on
the trip back no dog came at
Injun and I. Even a dog knows
when it has enough. Bomalne
, , • Saunders
Five tiny bits of humanity, baby girls bom to
a wife and husband in Texas survived for ten hours
in a troubled world, then lay lifeless. Functions of
human life that should have formed one plump
childish form bestowed upon five did not survive,
but the mother does.
• • •
The Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star of Octo
ber 18 had the story of Will H. Spindler retiring
from Indian school work up on the Pine Ridge
reservation after some 30 years as a teacher direct
ing the minds of the young Sioux boys and girls.
With the story was a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Spind
ler in their home at Wounded Knee, the site of the
last of our Indian wars which followed the killing
of Chief Sitting Hull in the early 1890's. Dr. Spind
ler is of the pioneer Holt county Spindler family
of the Eagle Creek country, which community was
the scene of a charming story of adventure and
romance. In addition to his educational endeavors
Will has written other stories of pioneer days and
life in the Badlands. The month of October closes
Dr. Spindler’s service among the Sioux Indians and
he and Mrs. Spindler will move from Wounded Knee
to Gordon, Mrs. Spindler s girlhood home. And there
for a time, then maybe a move to Holt county, Will s
Ixjyhood home. I clipped the picture and story from
our Sunday paper and will now have a picture of
the Indian war whooping Will and his esteemable
life companion.
• * *
Many years ago an O'Neill lumber and coal
dealer disposed of his interests here and went to
McCook, then a pioneer village in southwest Ne
braska, now a sizable city in the center of one of
the latest oil fields. T>ut Barnet is no more in the
living picture, now lays at rest in the abode of the
dead. Where the next oil field wonder on prairie
land? Maylx* right here in “the O’Neill community
out there on the open prairie four or five miles
northeast of our stately court house.
Editorial
Fremont, one of Nebraska's fine cities, is to
have a $300,000 flour, feed and com meal mill. A
pioneer, for about $300, got Eagle Mills going out
in the Eagle Creek beauty land and for some years
Miller Nolkamper kept the wheels of the milling
industry going, read The Frontier every week and
on every trip to O'Neill by wagon came to his
sanctum to give Editor James H. Riggs the glad
hand.
• * »
Not only have the dead leaves fallen, but from
the stately tree seen from my window, ripened
walnuts have dropped to earth. My daughter gath
ered these nuts into a pile to dry and has some
five or six bushels of choice nuts. The apples have
been gathered in; and so the coming winter eve
nings may find the family circle cracking and eat
ing walnuts and taking bites of apples, while the
popcorn pops out there on the kitchen gas range.
Is there any time more alluring than a winter eve
ning, apples, walnuts and popcorn aplenty?
* * *
When some great sorrow has drenched your
eyes with tears and touched your heart with fore
boding fears: Has turned the joy of life to trouble
and grief of soul; then look up. some where along
the way ahead days of happiness awatt to over
come all of life's dread.
♦ » *
Last night a flash of lightning, a crash of thun
der, a downpour of rain for a few minutes, and
nature bids farewell to the balmy autumn days in
Nebraska’s Capital City. Today a raging wind off
the North Pole, cold and gloomy under a cloud
covered sky. Winter now on the way for boys to
buckle on their skates and cut circles on the ice
covered pond. Ar.d after a bit of foot surgery this
rfiorning Prairieland Talker is up and on the go.
* * *
Some things out of the past—step back to a week
in July, 1903: Mrs. C. E. Stout. Mrs. J. P. Gilligan
and Mrs. S. J.'Weeks were visiting in Plainview,
guests? at the J. V. Stout home . . . Mrs. J. B.
O’Sullivan was at Lynch visiting at the J. C. Mor
row home . . . Neil Brennan was looking after his
ranch interests up by Emmet, about as far as the
Colonel gets from his O'Neill home . . . Mrs. J. J.
Harrington and little daughter departed for a visit
with relatives in Illinois . . . Rev. Father Cassidy
took off for Buffalo, N. Y. to be away from his
O’Neill parish for three weeks.
* • •
How do you do, Mr. President, said Mr. Eisen
hower to Mr. Truman. How do you do Mr. Presi
dent, responded Mr. Truman to President Ike. Then
both turned and walked away. An incident at the
funeral of a noted state official men straightened
for the grave. Two of our country’s high exalted
citizens exchange words of greeting, turn away to
look upon the dead and shed a tear.
Joys of Newspapering?
Sheridan County Star — Bushville
An aroma of fascination surrounds a newspaper,
making many persons say they'd like to own one.
It is a fascination which clings to everyone except
newspaper people. They have no illusions. Now
to own a newspaper, here is what you 11 have to
do in one normal day:
Explain to Mrs. Strong why Aunt Weak’s 85th
birthday party was not on the front page.
Explain to an advertiser why it is impossible to
get him on page three.
Explain to an ex-subscriber why you had to cut
off his unpaid subscription.
Explain deadlines 500 times a day apd why you
have to have them.
Soothe a lady who telephoned in her party too
late.
Explain why some weeks you’ve got news run
ning out of your ears and other weeks the paper
reads like a report on Amalgamated Steel.
Apologize to an advertiser for an error in his
ad and smile sweetly when he tells you what an
idiot you are.
Decipher scribbling that comes in written on
check pads, paper napkins, a corner of junior s
arithmetic paper or on the back of a letter from
Cousin Frank.
Pet a balky Linotype that is as nervous as a
dish pf jello and puts you further behind when
you’re already behind.
Cope with a folder that is antisocial and wallow
ing in its own importance that can, at this final
minute, keep you from getting a paper circulated
and starts acting like a little boy who wants to go
to the bathroom.
Explain to a customer arriving late with copy
that if you get his stuff In, you’ll have to leave
somebody else out and then explain to the one you
left out.
The last run made, you’ll feel a sense of relief—
for about five minutes. Then you start explaining
why you did this or didn’t do that and it starts
all over again.
Irresponsible Government
Cedar County News — Hartington
David Lawrence writes in U. S. News and World
Report: ‘‘By overriding the President’s veto of a
bill to provide more than 51 billion for various
‘public works’ projects, Congress . . . dramatized
for the nation the irresponsibility of our present
day Government.
‘‘Many meritorious provisions are contained in
this particular bill, but 67 projects are included
which have never been passed upon by the Bureau
of the Budget or given the necessary study by the
Army Engineers, who usually examine in advance
all such proposals. The President pleaded in vain
that these 67 projects be eliminated now and ex
amined later.
‘‘Why, then, did more than two thirds of the
members of both houses of Congress vote to enact
the bill anyway Only because selfishness appar
ently reigned supreme, as considerations of local
politics seemed to replace the courage that states
men ought to exhibit in dealing with the national
merest.” » | f ^|
The vote on the pork-barrel bill represented
"politics as usual” at a time when there is serious
doubt if the budget will be balanced. A new high
national debt ceiling has been legalized and the
danger of more inflation is very real. This is the
road whose end is national bankruptcy.
Why Trade Goes Elsewhere
Wahoo Newspaper — Wahoo
The Windsor, Missouri, Review points out that
"The chief competitors of the small city retailer
are not local merchants. His most serious competi
tion comes from nearby metropolitan centers.”
Prices on standard brands of merchandise, the
Review goes on, are virtually the same every
where. Low overhead sometimes gives the small
town retailer a competitive advantage over the
big-city merchant.
So the Review asks and answers a question:
"Why, then, do so many shoppers travel fifty or
a hundred miles to buy the same items they could
obtain at home for the same price? Many retailers
who ask this question should look to themselves to
find the blame. Inadequate advertising is likely
to be tjie answer.”
A parallel condition exists in the lake shore cities
of Kenosha, Racine and Waukegan, for, unfortun
ately, many residents of these fairly large cities
do large amounts of their buying in the major
metropolitan cities of Chicago and Milwaukee.
The merchants in the smaller city who just opens
his doors and waits for the customer to enter,
without attracting them through advertising, is go
ing to do a minimum of business. The merchant
who sees to it that the people know what he has
to otief is going to do the maximum. And the local
newspaper is the outstanding advertising medium
for the retailer.
JAMES CHAMPION, Editor and Co-Publisher
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Frontiers
Ago
30 YEARS AGO
Four Republic ians ami Two
Democrats were elected to county
offices in the past election.
County Republicans considered
this a great victory as much
money was spent by the Demo
cratic party to defeat Republicans
Henry Grady, sheriff, and C. J.
Malone, county judge.
Cornfed beef was scarce and sell
ing at $7 to $8 Choice range beef
wjs selling at $5.25 to $6.25 . . . .
Paul Roth, Chambers, had his
shotgun discharge while hauling
hay and it hit him in the hand.
Roth lost his left hand . . . .
George Davies was up from De
bit explaining how he won a ma
jority in that strong Democratic
stronghold. Davies got a majority
of 9 votes there and Grady even
got one vote from the community
... A case of diptheria in the
Cole family, who live 5 miles
northwest of town, resulted in the
death of a daughter, aged 13 . . .
The Republican party ran a half
page ad congratulating them
selves on defeating the Demo
cratic platform of what the Re
publicans called “Booze and
Boodle'.
20 YEARS AGO
Between 500 and 750 hunters
were expected to join in a big
coyote hunt scheduled for Sunday.
Farmers in the area are com
plaining of poultry losses in the
area and there are plenty ol
coyotes in the area. Only shot
guns were allowed. . . .Mary Jo
Allen \Vas named editor-in-chief
of tne high school annual staff
. . . .Dr. Louis Brennan was ap
pointed physican in the veterans
hospital at Alevandria, La ■. .
$100 in damage was done to the
Golden annex when a traveling
man imbibed too much of the
corn or rye nectar and fell asleep
smoking. He set trie bed clothes
afire and the fire department had
to break a window to get to the
blaze. . .The Brennan building was
completed and turned over to the
Brown-McDonald company for
their clothing store. . . A large
group OI iNemiitfs uruvt' iu xxx
man Tuesday to attend a dance
held there by residents of Bo
hemian nationality. . . .Miss Helen
Gallagher left for Wisconsin
where she will visit her brother
and then go on to Iowa City for
the lowa-Notre Dame game.
10 YEARS AGO
A Sioux City roofer fell 60 feet
from the roof of the west build
ing at St. Mary's academy but
was expected to survive. He had
a broken back, fractures of both
legs, and feet, fractured left hip
and an injured left shoulder. . . .
H. J. Hammond received a gold
watch from the Knights of Colum
bus for 40 years service to the
organization. More than 300 at
tended the all day celebration
. . .Farley-Tushla Legion post
at Atkinson sponsored the first of
a series of parties scheduled for
the winter months. A Nnight
Club theme was used. . . .St.
Mary’s Cardinals defeated Nor
folk’ 76-0. The Norfolk coach
stopped the game in the fourth
juarter when the score got so big
. . .The mounting traffic toll
prompted the American Red
Cross here in Holt county to spon
sor first aid classes. . . .Win
dows were soaped and benches
strewn all over the streets in an
aftermath of the halloween tricks
. .Carol Sue and Cheryl Luc
Donlin were featured in the
Frontier’s Jack and Jill corner.
The girls are twins.
5 YEARS AGO
Bob Beelaert, Page, was named
the top forester in 4-H competi
tion around the state. . . .Frank
Nelson defeated Donald Rohde ir.
the state senate race. . . . Neigh
bors picked 100 acres of corn at
the J. H. Harmon farm. Harmon
had suffered a fractured jaw while
cabling hay. . . .Eddie Ritts and
Janice Holsclaw were elected to
reign over the O'Neill High home
coming. . . .Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Gallagher received a genuine
Texas burro by railway express.
The radio station that advertised
the animals said that they make
wonderful pets. . . O’Neill Com
munity Concert association spon
sored James Melton, tenor, in the
first concert given by the newly
formed organization. . .Miss
Betty Hamik married Leland Wil
lard at Sturat. . . .
O'Neill locals
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker and
Roma returned from Arizona last
week after visiting their daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Grover James, Biz
bee, Ariz.
Mrs. C. C. Nelson, Bristow, was
a Saturday caller at the Esty Nel
son home.
Thursday and Saturday dinner
guests at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Borg were Mr. and Mrs. George
Hhnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Heyer, Idaho and Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Hubby.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Paulson
visited Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs- Emil Dittrich, Tilden.
Mrs. Archie Bright and family
were Sunday guests in the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Har
rison Hovey, Stuart.
Mr. and Mrs. Esty Nelson were
Friday guests at the Dallas Beh
rens home. The occasion was Mr.
Nelson's birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jot* Ollendick and
family were Sunday guests in the
home'of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
lXvight Demster, Osmond.
Mrs. Ann Asher returned Mon
day from Omaha where she had
been since last Wednesday. Mrs.
Asher went to Omaha to visit her
son, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Asher, and
to attend a beauty show there.
Visitors at the home of Mrs.
Lottie Lorfquest Monday were Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Straka and Cindy,
and Mrs. Elmer Allen, Debby and
Linda, all of Stuart.
Sunday dinner guests in the Jim
Champion home were Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Kyster and Mr. and Mrs. |
Don Meyer .
Saturday callers at the Reginald
Pinkerman home were Mr. and
Mrs. Vigo Christiansen, Monowi.
Miss Kay Christiansen, Monowi.
was a Friday supper and over
night guest at the Pinkerman
home.
Lois Nelson spent the weekend
in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Esty Nelson. She is at
tending Beauty school in Norfolk.
Lt. Allen Porter, Perrin Air!
Force Base, Tex., left Wednesday
qfter spending a 10 dav leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Porter and
| family, Columbus, were visitors
in the C. W. Porter home until
Wednesday. They attended their
grandfather's funeral while there.
Mr. and Mrs. Nett Porter and
family, Columbus, were in O'Neill
at the C. W. Porter home Monday
and also attended the funeral of
Edwin Porter in Chambers.
Mr and Mrs. Joe Sivesind at
tended the wedding of Vemetta
Cleveland and Byron Oltjenbruns
in Orchard Saturday evening.
Weekend guests at the A F.
Stanton home were Mrs. John
Cuddy and Billy and Eugene Stan
ton, Sioux Falls, S. D.
Mrs. K. L. Van Voorhis returned
Monday after sending the week
i
end in Scottsbluff. visitire her
mother. Mrs. Nellie West.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Anderson.
Sturgis. S. D., were visitors this
weekend in the J. 0. and Ralph
Walker homes.
Alice’s Beauty Shop
Kc*. S doors west of Texaco
185 East Douglas
Phone 868 — O’Neill
Electric Motors
Rewinding — Rebuilding
Call S43-W — U hr. Service
Northwest Electric
• O'Neill
DR. H. D. GILDER8LEEVE
OPTOMETRIST
Northeast Corner
of 4th & Douglas
O’NEILL, NEBR
Ph. 167 — Office hrs. 9 to 5
Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted
Monday Thru Saturday
Closed Wednesday
FOR SALE
Strong's Repair Shop
Consists of two lots with four room mod
ern house. Three car garage, complete line of
shop equipment. Stack of new and used parts.
To be sold as complete unit
Located at 426 North 7th St. |
Priced to sell |
Vernon and Ann Strong, owners |
JO!NT BREEDERS' PIONEER
SHADOW SALE
NOVEMBER 12 - 12:00 CST
at Schneider Ranch Pavilion 5 miles west of
Stockton, Kansas
7! Range and Herd Bull Prospects — 4i Bred and Open Heifer*
We invite you to see this selected offering of our Top Bulls
and Replacement Females.
If you need QUALITY, SIZE, BONE and COLOR, NOVEM
BER 12 is your date to mark.
Depew Hereford Farm E. P. Goddard & Sons
Norton, Kans. Penokee, Kans.
Schneider Ranch, Stockton, Kans.
BILL GODDARD. SALE MANAGER, PENOKEE, KANSAS
TELEPHONE MORI AND MA 7-3902
WATSON and CORKLE, AUCTIONEERS
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