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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1960)
Prairieland Talk "Cuba's Gratefulness" By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, 4119 S«rth Sm St. Uno*ln 6. Nebr. Arcither firecracker went off down Cuba way, or something is said to have blown up. So those Island bosses down there turn up an angry snoot and say "The Yankees did that to us." Maybe one or more now in O’Neill who can recall the day in 1890 s that Henry Grady, Charley Harding, John Olesen, Martin Cronin, Charley Hall, Elmer Merriman and the others took off for Cuba to back up Teddy Rosevelt’s Rough Riders and [Hit the Spanish soldiers to flight, give to the 6ubans their country and their liberty Now a generation rf ungreatful bosses have come ,, , Boraalne on the scene in Cuba and we that did so much for them are Sasnder* now the object of their hatred. Of those mentioned herein who were in the company that went from Holt county, Mr. Grady still survives. And I wonder what Henry thinks of it now. • • • Among u sizeable list of state newspapers the State Historical Society has for disposal the Butte Gazette is listed issues dated 1903 to 1936. If some Boyd county citizen would like to have them just write the Historical Society at 15th and R Streets, Lincoln. • * • A group of out state Republicans propose that a luncoln woman tie nominated for governor. The lady so involved, Mrs. Abel, pretends to lie surprised, more likely pleased. A woman governor—why not? Hut Prairieland Talker favors the state senator at Broken Bow, feeling that north central Nebraska produces the kind of men for our important public offices. * • * Tuesday, the first day of March, our Capital City weather man cooled us down by announcing that the month of March would bring to prairieland 15 inches more snow, and a foot of white purity al ready blanketing the land we would have over two feet of snow. The second day of the month the first installment of that 15 inches came to the Capital City and more in days to follow. Mentioning snow it was stated by that Chicago noon news-caster that a mail carrier of Monroe, Wis., advertised "snow for sale.” Citizens along his route caught on and cleared away the snow from their mail boxes. Mon roe Yes it can snow there, or could away back when 1 was a little fellow and walked across four feet of snow to get to the schoolhouse. 1 was born in that great cheese factory town. • * • It was a thrill early in March to step-up to the phone and hear the voice of Gil Stewart greeting me. He was in the city for a short time, informed me he was soon taking off for Europe to gather some ma terial for the volume of war stories he will have ready soon for publication. Cal also informed me that a native of the O'Neill community, Herley Jones, is confined in the Vets hospital at Grand Island. Editorial Board's Decision Based on Faith The decision of the board of regents of Rock County High school to go ahead with plans for hold ing an election to vote bonds for a new addition to the school was, without a doubt, made because the board individually and collectively have faith in the people of Rock county to provide necessary educa tional facilities. The board must have taken into consideration the inherent economic stability of the community over the long haul. It must have felt that the par ents of the county want better educational facilities for their children. Time was when a one-man schoolhouse was suf ficient to teach the three It’s. Today, schools must be able to provide an education which will fit the student for living in our increasingly complex world. Not that the three R’s have been outmoded, mind you, they have just been expanded into subjects which our forefathers had little need to study. Time was when we were young that a high school education was considered a must. Today a college education is considered a must for our young people. In order for them to make the most of their college opportunities and future lives parents must see to it that the means to as good an education as possible is at hand. It is true that the bond issue will raise taxes a bit more. But where else can a community's subs tance to be put to better use than in the education of the youth of today? We t>elieve the board of regents are to be com mended for this step forward. We hope that as the days go the taxpayers of Rock county will find out for themselves the facts of the issue, and determine that the proposed addition is needed and that they wall wholeheartedly support it. On Lawrence Welk By Bill Lee—Ord Quiz One of the rougher aspects of married life that 1 am forced to put up with, occurs every Saturday night. That’s when I am forced to sit and listen to a solid hour of musical pop com offered by the Big Cornball Himself, Lawrence Welk. My wife and two or three neighbors have a cur rent crush on Mr. Welk’s tripe. They sit transfixed through the entire hour, are absolutely crestfallen if “’Larry dear’’ doesn’t shake his rump around the stage in a polka. Of course, Welk's program is on the poorest sta tion received here. So, in addition to my being forced to listen to the poorest music (?) I have ever heard, I am also subjected to a constant series of lightning flashing across the TV screen, ear piercing whistles, and buzzings, all the result of static overcoming a poor picture signal. Somehow, all seem to fit into Welk's arrangements perfectly. I am no Johnny-come lately in turning up my nose at Welk’s shuffle rythm. I didn't like it back in 1932 when he was making one night stands up around Sioux City for Honolulu Fruit Gum (advertis ing) and it hasn’t changed since. Apparently the same musicians on Welk's band then, that couldn't read notes, are still working for him. March 2 he was 87 years along life’s highway; j it was then he quit, went to the bank where for some time he had done the janitor work and told them he was through and would work there no more. Start ing life's struggles at the age of 9 in a coal mine in his native Scotland a life time of toil was over for Jim. He has a humble home property of his own here in the outskirts of Lincoln, a wife who has been blind many years, a daughter who makes her home with them, two sons in a distant state and many friends. • • • Five below zero the morning of March 4th in the Capital City of our l>eef state. But the sun came up clear and bright above the eastern rim of the earth to move across the unclouded blue high above us. It was the morning of July 4 a year in the 30's when we were living in the charming Amelia region of southwestern Holt. Our two sons backed the car out of the shed to head for Atkinson to celebrate the day. "Boys,” said Dad, "you better put on your over coats.” They did. and were back home again before night. W'e may have a chilly 4th of July this year 1960 * * * All is hushed, there is not a breeze stirring, I see no feet hurrying, and out there it lays in all its un trodden white purity nature’s blanket of snow that lingers on as spring approaches. Little birds wing their way from bush to bush maybe find seeds to feed upon Within the cloistered walls that men have built the furnaces roar on sending their hot breath sulxiuing the chill. Days to come, flowers will bloom in colored tieauty with the landscape robed in ver dant green. And as the sun sets on the winter of our lives may we have grown a floral robed character that even angels cannot excell. • • • Nina R. Manley of Montana revives memories of the open prairies in the attached poem, which was sent to me by a reader of the Denver Post, my daughter of Los Alamos, New Mex. It touches a re sponsive spot within the soul of this prairieland ad mirer who thinks it may do the same for Frontier readers. GRASS A prairie child needs no hills, No mountain peaks, no pines— They clutter up the landscape And break horizon lines. I long for broad expanses Where sun and shadow pass— The wide and weathered prairie Garmented with grass The grass, the whispering grasses, The answer to all needs, Where harassed soul relaxes, And roving creature feeds. The seasons are inconstant, The sky like brittle glass; Amid this frail impermanence Remains the constant grass. When life becomes too weary, And woe and worry pass, Oh, rest me long and peaceful Beneath God's rug of grass. They tell me around the country that Welk is hig time. All I can say to that is, that the general taste for music has depreciated since the time of Glen Miller. And in comparing hands I don’t think W'elk is good enough to wet Miller’s reeds. In the last few weeks, I see, Lawrence has put aside his Polish chest organ and learned to walk up right. That’s perfectly all right with me. I always felt the accordion was a torture device that you played over the heads of tied prisoners to con them into committing suicide. If I could lump them off together, and chuck both in the river, I'd rate the chest organ right alongside the bagpipe. That's an idea! Maybe Welk will hike up the bagpipe. I understand that you don't have to be able to read music to play it. That makes it a perfect instrument for the Dodge Music Makers! Subscribers In Ethiopia? We’d like to claim the following as an example of the power of Frontier advertising, but in checking our subscribers we note that there are none in Ethiopia. Anyw’ay, last week "Scovie” Jaszkowiak re ceived a letter from Bill Fager, who some of you will rememlier as being with the Bureau of Reclam ation stationed in this area some years ago. Bill «vrites that on the golf courses in Ethiopia large cracks appear in the ground everywhere and the ground is generally so hard gold tees must be dynamited into place. Bill sent a dollar and asked Scovie to send him as many of those little plastic, three pronged golf tees as the money will buy. We hope that the tees will improve Bill’s game. In checking the score card he sent with the request we noted that Bill's wife came close to giving him a drubbing. Frontier 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. NATIONAL EDITORIAL | AS^5C0iTI0N I Frontiers Ago 50 YEARS AGO Clark R. Lewis of Inman has been awarded the contract for carrying the mail between O'Neill and Chambers for the next four years. Mr. Lewis has purchased a residence in this city and will move his family here. . . .Again the rumble of the threshing machine is heart! in the valley William Ro berts has just finished his thresh ing, while Joe Fesler. Ed Peter son and one or two others around here entertained threshers last week Grain that has been in the stack all winter is said to have kept well. . . Mr. Mossman and family have moved from their farm southeast of town to the Ed Pond place this week. Mr. Moss man will engage in carpenter work during the summer. The boys, Ray and Leo, will do the farm wwk. . The wood sawing is over for this season. The people have William Dewitt and F. T. Crawford to thank for this added convenience to the community. 25 1 l-. AIiN A(rtl On Sunday, March 10. about 50 friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs. Carl Grant, of Star, to help them celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. It was a complete surprise to them, the party having tieen planned by their daughter, Mrs. R. L. Curran . . . .On last Saturday afternoon the neighbors and friends of Mrs. Menish gathered at her home to help her celebrate her 86th hirth day. They came with good things to eat and at 5 o’clock the ladies served a lovely dinner. . . Last Friday, while he was attending the stock sale at Page, Dan Gallagh er’s car was stolen. The car, which was almost new, was located Mon day forenoon about two miles north of Page. About 500 miles were added to the mileage since Mr. Gallagher had driven it Fri day. The car showed evidence of hard driving and was somewhat damaged. . . .John Luben, who is attending high school in O’Neill, won second place in the Declama tory contest last week. 10 YEARS AGO Death toll of livestock as a re sult of the Hurricane Blizzard of March 7 continues to mount in the O'Neill region as the digging out process enters its second week. Heavy losses, percentage wise have been absorbed by many operators, but the overall loss in the livestock industry as a whole will be lower than initially believed. . . .Mrs. 11. O. Russ and her daughter, Mrs. T. G. Hutton, of Page, were caught in the storm in Omaha. Theyfcsaw blown to pieces a plate glass win dow of the barber shop at the Con ant hotel, where they were staying . . . .L. D. Putnam last fall pur chased a barn from the Sisters of St. Mary’s and moved the barn to a ranch 9 miles south of O’Neill. The hurricane slid it 40 to 50 feet and caused it to partially collapse . . . .Deaths: Rev. O. W. Bengston. 88, Swedish Lutheran minister; Ro bert L. Gesiriech, 24, of Atkinson, who froze to death during the snow storm Tuesday. 5 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. John Gray of Page spent their 59th wedding anniver sary with their son, Robert, and family. The ladies called on Mrs. Earl Parks in the afternoon, ac companied by Mrs. Arnold Stew art. . . .A supper party was held at the Francis Curran home Thursday night in honor of the 40th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Curran’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ott. . . . Miss Uniola Adams, a returned missionary from Liberia, Africa, was a guest speaker at the Amelia Methodist church Tuesday evening, March 8. She appeared under the auspices of the Women’s Society of Christian Service. Miss Adams also showed films. . . .Deaths: Duane Boyle. 18. son of Mr. and Mrs. Gar rett Boyle; Mrs. Mary Soukup, 82, former resident of Page; Mrs. Alice E. Bridges, about 50, well known O’Neill legal secretary7; Mrs. Anna S. Young, 72, widow of the late William H. Young. Phone Your News To The Frontier Number — 788 rj^oau YOU’LL REST EASIER with a low-payment, long-term loan. That's why, each week, hundreds of farm ers and ranchers combine their obligations in a long-term Land Rank loan on land — a loan that can be paid in advance without penalty. You can also use a La nd Bank loan to buy land, livestock and equipment; to make improve ments, and for other purposes. Come in and talk it over with us [ today. Federal Land Bank Assn. LYLE P. DIERKS Manager Phone 91 O’Neill I The Long Ago At Chambers 50 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. William Gleed en tertained a party of friends Mon day. The time was spent very pleasantly in games and music, lunch was served at 12 o'clock af ter which they returned to their homes having spent a very pleas ant evening. . . On Wednesday, March 16th, at 2 p m., in the pre sence of a large company of friends and neighbors occured a pleasing home wedding when the bridegroom. Seymour Harkins and the bride. Sarah Honeywell taking their places upon the spacious veranda of the Honeywell home in Bliss, Nebr. were united in the bonds of holy matrimony by Rev. W E. Green of Chandlers. . . The fruit buds are coming out rapidly . . . .The lawns are now green, it is a pleasing sight after the long winter. . . .Eckley Brothers have enlarged their store room in order to make room for their growing trade. 35 YEARS AGO Frank Hawk of Ewing, brought his little girl to Chambers for me dical attention the first of the week She had a broken arm . . . Mr. and Mrs. Amice Mace are hap py over the arrival of a fine baby girl, tom March 16. weight eight pounds. . . Bill Roth and George Lowery of Emmet have killed close to 900 rabbits since Christmas. The farmers in that locality should be exceedingly grateful. . . . Bright, warm, sunshiny weather last Thursday and Friday brought out rakes, brooms, soap and water in an orgy of spring cleaning. Everybody seemed to to digging away in an effort to remove every trace of winter’s occupation. Then Friday evening the locality was visited by a terrific dust storm which lasted practically all night with a little snow along toward morning. Frontier Want-Ads Pay Dividends Morgan Ward Accountant & Auditor Tax Service Golden Bldg. O’Neill, Nebr. Phone 414 A Poem From Mrs. Eby ... ONE1IJ, Just at the edge of the Klkhoro valley, nestled down by the river's side, is the biggest small town that lays out doors, and a wonderful place to reside, O'Neill is the town you've guessed it I know. And tn all of your travels wherever you go You won’t find a town with the same “Irish Kick." "stick to it" "get there" and "you just can't lick " O'Neill does not boast of her scenic beauty of mountain Crags or bubbling brooks But she does boast of the people who live in her borders. The kind of real folks you read of in books. They're happy and friendly and are chuck full of pep. That will make you wake up, if you want to keep step. And their smiling Irish greeting you know That you just can't lieat where ever you go. And they're out for the business, competition they'll meet. For the Irish you know don't know how to retreat. Even old man depression they count a huge joke. Yes! the boast of O'Neill is just her "Real Folk ” —Della Stuart Eby Dear Editor I would like to take this means to answer some of the statements made by Miss Alice French m her defense at the March 4th meeting of the N S I.A. I am opposed to extending the distance from three to five miles for rural school pupils Hasn't she ever listened to the radio when it storms? It goes something like this for consolidated schools in the area just north and east of us, "school will be held to day but no busses are running". Does she know what to do when t!>e busses won’t ran? Lets keep the schools close enough to home that pupils can walk if necessary. We may not be in the horse and buggy time but we still have horse1 an buggy weather. Here in Holt Co. just recently one of the new schools of which we are so proud, operated 3's days with about half of the pupils absent because they had to travel more than 3 miles and didn't have an airplane or helicopter to get over the drifts. Is this fair to the pupils who happen to be five miles or more away from a good school? It is fine for those close by, we all agree I say let's be realist*' in our jk'lniol planning and keep the schools close by until we learn to control the weather or find some thing better than busses to get the pupils to school. Sincerely, Roger Rosenkrails Phone Your New* To The Frontier Phone 788 (Advertisement* Zesty Salad Dressing From Owen Parkinson Cottage cheese blended with mayonnaise, lemon juice and sea sonings makes a wonderfully zesty dressing for tossed salads, accord mg to Owen Parkinson, local sales man for the Meadow Gold Hairy. 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