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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1959)
F*atneland T * Bartlett In Limelight komaLNE SAL'NlJfciiS, 4110 South i.ut ST., Lincoln 6, Nebr The illage of Bartlett, where the affairs offic ially of the county nevt to Holt 25 miles south of O'Neill go through the hopper, is in the news these days in a rather unfavorable light. Down there where the A*T ranch outfit once dictated the course of event and Hugo Hoppe bossed the boys at the West End, some addi tions to the state pen down at Lincoln have recently taken over. A Bartlett hanker thus got into the news, now a citizen of that county has t>een sentenced for killing his wife to spend the rest of his life in the Nebraska penitentiary, the judge passing _ Rom at lie sentence adding that there should he no parole. A one time Saunder* ^ O Neill printer, Guy Green, who homesteaded in Wheeler county might turn over in his grave if he could know what is coming out of the little county seat town of the county where he once liveci. • • * The Nebraska 4-H’ers are to have a park layed out for them in that ‘national forest’’ down by Hal sey, a fund of J65.000 now available for the 4-H park promoters. Forty years or more ago tree minded gents in Washington, D, C., thought the prairies of Nebraska where the grass grows tall should lie planted to trees that would grow tall. Now about all that remains of that movement is a nice little grove near Halsey, a town of 140 patriots down in Thomas county, where the pork will soon invite your inspection. * * * In this busy world we go but once along life’s highway to the journey’s end. As we travel that highway day by day we meet our fellow man. A word, a helping hand, may help a fallen one to again stand, again to do their hit iiefore they must quit. * >t * What has tiec.ome of Editor Jerry that his name is not at The Frontier mast head? If he told us before sneaking out I missed it. Now we have Editor James who has added to his duties as business manager and co-publisher the duties of editor. From about the year 1884 to 1890 The Frontier had an other James at the editorial desk, James H. Riggs, who followed Doc Mathews, the first editor and publisher of The Frontier. Editor James of today is the ninth on the list of Frontier editors. And now the papers roll off a new cylinder press, the fifth to replace the army hand press that Mathews brought with him from Wisconsin and on which the first issues of The Frontier were printed. * • • Another wife and mother of long residence in O'Neill, Mrs. L. G. Gillespie, has been layed away in the abode of the dead to await the call that goes FHitori*1 Let's Stay Awake Dakota County Star — South Sioux City, Nebr. Sometimes an individual, active in community affairs and in organizations such as the chamber of commerce, may during a bleak moment ask him self the question: Is it worth it? The question usually comes to one’s mind as he observes others in business go about their own way, failing to take an active part in affairs that pro mote a community. IV>es it do ony good, to be a civic booster? ’ We think it does. We think the growth of any town is most likely where business men display a ■willingness to labor for community improvement and in support of events which promote that com munity. There will always be the free-riders, whether in chamber of commerce, the church membership or just plain citizens who fail to give of anything for the place they call their ’'home town ” One South Sioux Cityan, who has worked hard in many community endeavors, also helped locate a new industry in South Sioux City. Of course, there was no thought of personal gain and he. too, had been posed the question, “what for?” by a less spirited business leader. Today that man has an answer which the narrow minded. the parasites and the mercenary can under stand. He recently completed a fairly substantial business transaction with the manager of the new firm. The new company brought at least one family to town. It employs a number of persons. All of them make purchases in South Sioux City. The chamber of commerce is the organization responsible for that advancement for South Sioux City. Not only do this city’s business men enjoy the fruits of the added payroll which this community has produced, but the average citizen, as well, is benefited by the extra valuation on the tax rolls. Judicial System Is Losing Face Ord Quiz — Ord, Nebraska If Quiz readers want a prime example of what the editor believes to be the type of justice that is currently destroying the faith of the average Amer ican in his courts then they need look no further than Bartlett in Wheeler county. There last Tuesday a 42 year old cool, calculat ing killer. Virgil Ronzzo, was sentenced to life im prisonment for the murder of his wife and ipother of five children. Ronzzo was arraigned on a first degree murder charge. If convicted he could have forfeited his life in the electric chair — a far more merciful way of death than the one he allowed his wife, who bled out her life in the dust of a village street. But Ronzzo won’t die because he, appearing in a court presided over by Judge E. N. Kroger, was allowed to plead guilty to second degree murder, thereby escaping the death penalty. As much as the Quiz reviews the verdict it can not understand why. To a layman's point of view the case had all the needed evidence for a first degree murder convic tion. Premeditation, the main element that separates f>st and second degree murder charges, seemingly was clearly shown in court testimony: forth on the morning of the resurrection, Mr Gil lespie is bereft of a life's companion and beloved wife of his youth, others of the family a devoted mother and friends in the community one whom they loved and esteemed for her many fine woman ly qualities. Mrs. Gillespie was ever true to life's best way of thinking and moral rectitude, a neigh bor and a friend to al. • • * As you leave the highway where the sign directs the detour do you complain of minutes thus spent, or do you see the roses blooming along the prairie trail. * • • Mrs. Jack Meals, mother of George Meals of the Atkinson community, who had reached her 100th birthday September 23 last, the story- of her life appearing in Holt county newspapers at lhat time, died November 16 so George was notified by a bro ther of his with whom that aged former O'Neill lady j was making her home up tn Alaska. The Meals family were among the early settlers in this com munity, Mr. Meals, who died some years ago in Alaska, being treasurer of Holt county in the ’80 s. i George informed me of his mother's passing by letter received Novemtier 18. Aunt Hannah, as she was known, spent her long life in good works and had some thrilling experiences along the way. • • • A group of ladies and gents whose furrowed brows and wrinkled chins, toothless jaws and limp ing limbs, class them as the aged ones, had an Old Folks Thanksgiving party, a bit of that upon the tat les that was at grandma's house as along the mad and through the woods they went in other years singing of the pumpkin pie. A social gather ing which affords much pleasure, a good feed, a bit of music and a talk by Prairieland Talker. He, . neither a priest nor preacher nor son of a preacher, surmised that maybe his listeners had their fill 1 of the things of this troubled world painted a word picture of that future home in a better world. An Old Folks party, unique and most enjoyable. * * State Senator Carpenter of the Scottsbluff coun try thinks the governor should call a special ses sion of the legislature to discuss, wrangle over and hand out the remedies for the ills in state govern ment that trouble the restless Terry. Citizens Joe, Jack and Tom and prairieland ladies all across the state have been happily making out very well since the late protracted session of our state senators came to an end a few monttis back and may feel that Terry may well fret it out without the aid of Frank Nelson and Fern Hubbard Orme, both of whom will doubtless he in the legislative chamber the next ipgular session as both have paid the filing fee and w'illl be on the ballot, primary and general election. -I Two witnesses said under oath that Ronzzo came into the cafe unarmed, stayed around a few min utes, then walked back outside to his car where he picked up a gun. Another said he talked to Ronzzo the night before the shooting and was told in reply that Ronzzo's wife "would come back to me or something would be done about it!” And still two more testified they met Ronzzo the night liefore the killing and asked him if he was going to shoot himself: "Before I commit suicide there will be five or six before me,” Ronzzo is said to have replied. This testimony, sworn to under oath, certainly cannot be used except to deduce that here was a man contemplating the taking of a human life. Apparently the court thought so too. In sentenc ing Ronzzo, Judge Kroger was reported as saying, in part: "I am convinced that you did, at least the day prior to the Sunday when your wife was killed, have in mind committing the act you did commit on Sun day To that extent it was premeditated." To sum up, five witnesses gave testimony that indicates Ronzzo was contemplating the killing. The court too, in its quotation above, also appar ently believed that Ronzzo had the killing in mind 24 hours before it happened. What then, in God's name, is necessary before a court will invoke the penalty provided by law? To the Qui2’ point of view courts have the re sponsibility of protecting rights of the accused, a responsibility they seemingly discharge with me ticulous care. But they also have a responsibility towards the victims of crimes that calls for sure, just penalties invoked to the law’s full extent. In the Ronzzo killing this newspaper, and many a man on the street, believes that justice for this dead mother was equated with the condition of the Wheeler county treasury or was bargained away in a “deal” with her killer. And that belief will persist as long as the figure of that dying mother, her life ebbing into the dust of a village street, remains to haunt the memory of every person who witnessed it! All of which leads us to remark: “God save us from justice such as this.” JAMES CHAMPION, Editor and Co-Publisher Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, 52.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, 53 per year, rates abroad provided upon request. All subscrip tions payable in advance. Entered at the postoffice in O'Neill, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This news paper is a member of the Nebraska Press Asso ciation, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Frontiers Ago to YEARS YtiO The postoffice was moved to the new quarters last Sunday and the mail delivered there for the first time after the arrival of the 4:05 train It is about as fine a layout in the postoffice line as can be found anyfvhere and far as it goes is as good as the government building in large cities . Mon day last O W Kaker made a deal by which he becomes local man ager for the Standard Oil company, Mr Waldron, who has had charge 'f the business since last spring retiring. . TYie Misses Cecilia Holland and Nellie Ryan visited relatives in Omaha the first of the week. . . Chet Bright, a hustling boy at O’Neill, has secured the p >sition of janitor in Dist. No, 62. . .T. W Crawford went to Gross on Wednesday for his step laughter, Miss Thomas, who is at tending the Gross high school. . • Deaths: George Weingartner, 32, O'Neill restaurant owner: Miss Margaret Harrington, 27, Holt ci unty resident. so YEARS AGO Bill Miller and Ed yuinn, who are attending scnooi ai i>nw>u lSiand, arrived Tuesday to spend me ltianksgiving holidays at home . . .Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lohaus, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. CaU and Mr*. Jack Vincent and son, Keith, re turned Sunday e\ ening t t ont uincoln, where they visited Mrs. Vinvent s son, Jack and also at tended tlie* Oklahoma-Nebraska tooihall game. . . .Mr. and Mrs. fienry Walters have rented the Lggert farm located alx>ut thirty nines north of O’Neill, and plan to move as soon as the Lggert family moves to Minnesota this fall. • • • ; nust Saturday forenoon while riding a pony in the southwest part of O - Neill, Bob, 7, son of Mr. and Mis. Harold Parks was thrown and dragged, when the pony become frigntened at a dog, which was | barking at his heels, and ran, away. He suffered severe lacera Uuns of the scalp and a severe | cerebral concussion of the brain. I i 10 YEARS AGO Two Holt county youths de parted Saturday tor Chicago, 111., lo attend the national 4-11 club congress in progiess there Novem ber 27 through December i. They are: Miss Twila Whaley, 2b, and Ldward Boyle, 19, both of O'Neill . . . ,V. C. Johnson celebrated his 67th birthday anniversary Satur uay. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Harmon and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Harmon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell A. Johnson and family and Miss Leona Hamil ton. . . ."Voice of The Frontier"— O Neill's radio outlet- Saturday will observe its tirst anniversary on the air. . . Keith Thelander last week received a parcel post package from H. H. Drayton who is visiting Florida. Mr. Thelander was dumbfounded to discover two infant alligators, measuring about 9 inches in length, w'hen he opened the package. > 5 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Allyn of Cleveland community in the north west corner of Holt county, held open-nouse oaiuruay, iNovemoer 2<, in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. . . .Mrs. Ray Pease was chosen "homemaker of the week” by listeners of KOIL and interviewed over KOIL Fri day, Nevember 19, by Julie Burns of the “Jaunting with Julie” pro gram. . . -Seventy years ago in a sod schoolhouse three miles east and two miles south of Orchard, the Orchard Evengelical United Brethern church was organized . . . .Each year the Holt county soil conservation district super visors are obliged to select one cooperator to represent the dis trict in the Goodyear award com petition. This year they selected E. J. Revell, 74, of Star as an outstanding example of a good conservationist. . . .Mrs. Minnie Reimer celebrated her 91st birth day anniversary on Wednesday. November 24. She spent the day quietly in her home in east Ewing, j Q'N»iH Locals Thanksgiving day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schoberg were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schoberg of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd J. Kaup, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Myers and family and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kaup, all of Stuart. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kaup and family of Newport and Clare Mul len and Jeanne of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Newell Gapter of Boulder, Colo., visited over the Thanksgiving holidays with Mrs. Marie Strube and also visited his aunt, Mrs. Effie Withers of Amelia. Mrs. Tom Goeken and four children of Omaha came Thurs day and visited until Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ven teicher. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moler spent Thanksgiving with their son, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moler and fami ly of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Baker en tertained 19 guests on Thanks giving. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Foreman and boys, of Winner, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bates and John Kee were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bates and family of Emmet. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beckwith of Emmet, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ruggless and son, Ronnie of Em met, Mr. and Mrs. Don Beckwith and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beckwith were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Beckwith. Gary Beckwith, who is attend ing Doane College, spent Thanks giving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Beckwith. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Otto and family of Norfolk visited at the Dallas Behrens home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Esty Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Behrens spent Thanksgiving at the Willard RusU home at Spencer, Mr and Mrs John Beilin spent Th -giving in the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Frank Carr of Spnngview. Gilbert and Sidney Benash of | iancoln visited Mr and Mm. Frank Benash Saturday and Sunday Mrs Basel Boatman visited last I week with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. Wilbur: ixinge and boys of Atkinson. John Bohn Mr. and Mrs. Rich and lkihn of Leavenworth, Kan_, , Mrs Rose Bauer and family, Mr ! and Mrs Gale Bois. Mr. ami Mrs John Rosno and Mr, and Mi's. Frank Bohn, all of Fwing and Mrs. Fred Fritton and son, Bob were Thanksgiv mg guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Bohn. Karen Bridge of Wayne State Teachers College was home overj the Thanksgiving weekend. Sh. had as her house guest Gary Wheeler, who also attends college there. Mr ami Mrs. Art Bridge of Orchard were Thanksgiving din ner guests of Mr and Mrs Har rison Bridge. Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ziska and family were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ziska, Stuart, and his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ziska and family, Atkinson Mr. and Mi's. Lowell Nesbitt re turned Sunday from a week's va cation during which they visited in Fullerton, McCook. Grand Is land and Mr. and Mrs. Carol Holmes, Kearney. Rita Hot'line was home from St. Mary's College in Omaha for the Thanksgiving vacation. She and a friend. Barbara McCardle visited Miss Hoehne’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. O'lVinnell. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith, Ne ligh. were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Joe Ollendick. Sharon Hikierhoff, Seneca, was a guest from Thursday through Sunday in the home of her grand parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Osen baugh. Mr. and Mrs. Roliert Pappen heimer and family-were Thanks giving guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Cohn. Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker and Larry and Jerry Oetter and Mrs. I.cs Walton and family w'ere in Omaha from Wednesday until Sat urday. Mrs. Ben Oetter returned with them and returned Monday to Omaha. Star Community News By Mrs. Ewalt Miller Mrs. Nels Linquist visited with Mrs. Ewalt Miller Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Juracek were in Omaha last week. Patty, Eddie and Donnie Zakrzewsk; called at the Ewalt Miller home Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hansen and family spent Thanksgiving at Cozad with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sukup and family. Mr. and Mrs. L A Hansen stayed at the farm while they were away. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boelter were visitors at the Ewalt Miller home Sunday, Nov. 22. Thanksgiving day guests at the Lysle Johnson home were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and Barbara. Thanksgiving day guests at the j Nels Linquist home were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hill and family, Mrs. Martha Hill, Mrs. Rebecca Butterfield and Alfred Linquist. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Miller and Freddie spent Thanksgiving day with the Bill Kruse family near Winnetoon. Mrs. Lysle Johnson and sons were Sunday guests at the Dave Johnson home in Creighton. Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and Barbara visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Boelter Thanksgiving evening. Nels Linquist accompanied Lysle Johnson to Sioux City Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Johnson and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller Saturday evening. LEARN ABOUT AMERICA The pupils of school district 7" organized a club. "Hie name is Know Your America, Darrell Brewster is the presid ing oificer. For roll call we named j (AdTertla«m*at) Meat Ball Bake Makes Good, Low Cost Supper Says Salesman Bill Perry Here's a filling, low cost supper dish that can be a time saver for you when your’re too busy with holiday baking and cooking to prepare an elaborate meal, ac cording to Bill Perry, local super visor of the Meadow Gold Dairy, who provided us with the recipe. It is a meat ball macaroni com bination baked in a zesty cream sauce which Beatrice Cooke, dir ector of the company's Chicago test kitchens has created. You won’t need more than a tossed salad and hot rolls with it. Meat Ball Bake (Six Servings I IV4 pounds ground beef IV4 teaspoon salt v2 teaspoon pepper Flour 2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed IY4 cups milk 1 can condensed mushroom soup, undiluted 1 6-ounce can tomato paste 2 teaspoons soy sauce Few drops hot pepper sauce 1 teaspoon salt, dash pepper 1 7-ounce package elbow macaroni, cooked xk cup grated process American cheese Mix together beef and season- j ings. Shape into 12 balls. Roll in flour; brown in butter. Remove from fry pan. Cook onion and garlic in drippings for 5 minutes. Add milk, mushroom soup, to-! mato paste, soy sauce, hot pep per sauce and seasonings. Alter nate layers of macaroni and sauce 1 in a buttered 8-inch square baking j pan. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange meat balls on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. an American arr.ma: Our motto s - Om flag one land, one heart, one hanu. one nation e\er more Our pledge is to "Love our Country and Obey Its Laws," Our colors are red white anil blue At >ur last meeting a report on "Re spec! for the Flag" was given by Qien Summerer. w'c als. heard a poem about the flag from Donna Hubei, A special committee w.i chosen to report on how to display the flag. There are 14 pupds in the clul Cheri Summerer, news leportor LOUtEN KEYS The Golden Keys club was cal- ( led to order Friday morning by our president. Dwaine Steopec. We answered roll call with out favorite subject. Fu* a program we had a film about Thanksgiving The boys have decided what they want to buy with their ten dollars j The girls have not yet decided. We planned to have our Patrons ! Day Thursday evening hut lie cause of the snow we have post dated it until Tuesday November 17. The prizes from the magazines came today. Everyone is enjoying them. Visitors this week were Bessie Henderson. Mrs H. N. Hender son, and Mrs. Robert Martens Ruth Schaaf. news reporter j EMMET SCHOOL NEWS Tuesday evening. November 17 we had patron's day. Both rooms had various work and text Ixdiks on display. The lower grades had a class on birds followed by a class on weather by the upper grades Fol lowing that we had slides. For lunch we had cocoa, cookies and coffee. Those who attended were Mi's. Elmer Alder, Mr. and Mrs Elmer Schaaf and Vicky, Mrs. Dean Perry and Derold Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fox and Rex, Mrs Cecil McMillian. Mr and Mrs. Bud Cole and Christy, Mr. and Mrs. Gil bert Fox, Peggy and Debhy, Mrs Mery In Shaw. Mrs. Paul Newton Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bates and Beth, Mr. and Mrs Boh G<le Pat and Machele, Mr. and Mrs. George Skopec, Mrs. Larry Tenborg, Mr and M r s. Louis Wray and slaughter. 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