Prairieland Talk
Hotel is Pioneer Monument
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS. 4110 Sou* 5iat St.. Lincoln 6. Ncbr.
Hotel Golden a mounment to the memory of a
pioneer citizen of O'Neill. T. V Golden. 1 see him
now. there where Patrick Hagerty’s trading post had
stood, down in the ground as the excavations were
being made. T. V. hands in the
sand and gravel testing it if fit
to mix in the cement. Plans for
a worth while hotel in the old
town had lieen under way for
sometime. We had the hotel
man, Wes Evans, but not a de
sirable hotel building. But here
it is today, a modem hotel with
many rooms with bed and bath.
T. V Golden, a member of the
Holt County Bar Association, „ ,
_. Kom&ine
with an office in the First
National hank building and a 8»oi»<!«r«
home up on Kid Hill, what had inspired him to pass
on to posterity a grand hotel; O, just another with
the pioneer spirit to do big things. A son of the late
T. V. and Mrs. Golden is the present day manager
of the hotel. At one time, with half it present popu
lation. O'Neill had six hotels, today but four, and
some roadside motels not far out.
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Fathers Day this month of June. Come Dad,
perk and look your best, sons and daughters will do
the rest. Mother has had her day and now a whole
day aioted to Dad Were there no fathers there would
be no sons and daughters, so give the Old Man the
glad hand.
A group of Nebraska Wesyelan University stu
dents ranked among the best orators in a talk fest
out at Fort. Collins, Colo. Colleges and universities
in Lincoln train you to talk as well as to read.
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The town of Milford down Seward way proposes
to give the school kids a lift by bonding the school
district for a sum just under a half million dollars.
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He is some four years under voting age, a teen
ager not a trouble maker but an industrious and well
behaved young fellow. He works, earns $1.50 an
hour, $12 a day, a good weeks pay when U and I
were young. What is he doing with his dollar and
a half an hour income? Helping mother and dad and
laying up to pay for “higher education.” High cost
of living high cost of production is back of that.
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The sunlight glows in golden glory out of the
bright blue sky to rest upon city buildings grand and
high and over fields of growing things and the end
less miles of grass robed prairieland, shedding light
and warmth that makes for growth. So these human
lives of ours may shed a ray of spiritual light along
life’s pathway that may bring a ray of hope to some
one floundering in the depths of dispair.
They call them cow pokes out there in Wyoming
We knew them in our open prairie days as cowboys
and cowgirls. Here they come down the Capital
City’s prominent O street, a herd of Wyoming cattle
followed by three or four "pokes,’” an up-to-date
cattle ranch outfit out to show off in our prairieland
cities. That was June 15. 1960 I turn back the leaves
of time's story to the ltWO's and see the ghosts of
Tim Bunch, or Sam Elwood, or Hay McClure and
others on the grass robed wonder lands of southern
Holt county. And turning my vision to the northeast,
there along the cow trails rides John on his spotted
cow pony with the others keeping tabs on a herd of
1.500 belonging to an outfit that brought that herd
from the west to fatten on Holt county buffalo grass
And there is Mamie McCutcheon swing into her
saddle, an accomplished cowgirl, who rides away
from the Ward bam that once stood on east Douglas
street, she heading out to join her associate cow
punchers on the job in the Mineola country. The
modern "poke” is a joke to those who knew the cow
girls and cowltoys of more than 70 years ago. About
a half century ago he came riding up Fourth street
from the south mounted on a nag in which he took
pride, a ride of some 30 miles, a printer taken to the
cow trails, and there at the comer of Fourth and
Everett streets stood another printer who had be
come a lumberman, he waved at me as I rode by
and I burst out. "Yhy are not you and I at the type
cases setting type?” I hung up the lriat rope some
time after, forsook the saddle and returned to my
former love- printing and newspaper work. Clyde
remained by his piles of lumber to the end of his
days.
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Mr. and Mrs. Potter of the Lynch community
spent a few days in Lincoln recently, going to the
Capital City to attend the annual state gathering of
the church members of the religious body of which
they are a part, and incidentally to look up Prairie
land Talker and give him the glad hand. We went
over vocally some of the stirring events of pioneer
days in northern Holt county in which Doc Midleton,
Kid Wade, Mose Elliot and others had figured, and
discussed present world conditions and our own need
of a guiding hand to lead us along life’s highway.
Mr. Potter has turned his two farms over to renters,
he retired now as a clod hopper and plans to enter
more fully into church duties. But I neglected to re
mind him of another duty- that he and Mrs. Potter
vote for Senator Frank Nelson to continue to re
present their district in the state legislature.
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The Lincoln Chapter of the American Red Cross
has sent aid to the stricken people down in Chile
where earthquakes and tidal waves brought ruin to
thousands of homes. The Capital city Red Cross re
ceived donations from citizens who are ever ready
to extend a helping hand.
Editorial
Let's Welcome Newcomers
t railer court promems popped up again in u *
Neill last week as the city council heard a petition
signed by 15 O'Neill citizens charging that the trailer
park at Seventh and Fremont breaks a city ordin
ance.
The petition states that businesses may not be
constructed in designated residential areas. In 1947
a city planning commission established that certain
parts of the city would be designated as business,
residential and sub-residential areas. The are* In
question is a recognized residential area.
The Mobile home owners have agreed to move
their homes to another location. The question now
arises for the four families to find an adequate loca
tion for their mobile homes.
We do not feel that is either right or honorable
to banish these people from the city because they
choose to live in mobile homes.
For some, with the type of work involved it is
impractical for them to invest in houses and live in
one pkice for a period of time. Yet each of the
owners desires to have his family together as would
iMiy other individual in the community. Mobile homes
offer clean, adequate living quarters.
And most certainly these homes compare with or
exceed many other homes in O'Neill when it comes
to neatness, presentability and sanitation.
The people who live in the mobile homes and
work in our city certainly meet the requirements of
resjwnsible citizens.
O'Neill, as an expanding and thriving center has
a definite need for better and more adequate facili
ties for families with mobile homes.
Although these are only four families who will
be forced to find a different place to live, this is the
time to plan for the future, when more and more
people will be coming to O'Neill and most certainly
many of them will be mobile home owners looking
for a place to live.
We feel that this is the time for O’Neill citizens
to take a new look at the trailer park problem, to
plan for the future and to include and welcome in
new comers to the community.
Both Sides to a Question
Went Point Republican
Most of us are inclined to admire those who have
strong convictions on the day’s major issues. The
man who freely and vigorously argues all the major
topics, knowing correct solutions to them all, passes
in some people's eyes as a great leader. Quite often
the one who listens and says little, and qualifies most
of what he says, is considered a bit slow from ihe
mark.
The politician, of course, must take a stand on
almost everything. It would never do for him to say
he didn't know about this or that, or thought there
was a good argument on both sides of this or that
question. A certain percentage of his admirers wa its
him to take the lead, to espouse one strong conviction.
And that he usually does, and in doing so, carries
with him those who place their faith in him. Often,
too, he knows it is almost mandatory’ for him to
take a strong stand on certain issues—because his
constituents demand it.
We might consider a bit more these days the
man who seldom knows all the answers to the great
questions of the day, but who can consistently discuss
both sides, and shed a constructive light on most
conversations.
It Isn't Settled
Nebraska Signal
It appeared the entire state breathed a sigh of
relief when it was announced last week the move
ment to put a sales - income tax constitutional
amendment on the Novemlier ballot had been called
off.
While the drive to get signatures on the petition
to put the proposal on the ballot failed, it is interest
ing to note that much of the opposition to the proposal
was not so much against the income and sales tax
provisions as against the ‘‘riders’' tacked on it.
The so-called riders would have abolished the
property tax on intangibles, such as money, stocks
and bonds, and exempted up to $2,000 worth of house
hold goods and personal effects for each taxpayer.
It is possible opponents of the proposal felt they
had to go no further than the riders to defeat it but
that if a straight income tax and sales tax had been
at issue they would have attacked those features of
the amendment as strongly as they attacked the
riuers.
On the face of the matter, however, it appears
Nebraskans still haven't settled the question of
whether no not they will bring in new sources of re
venue to lighten the present or expected load on real
property. This matter will have to be considered in
the near future because those who advocate broaden
ing the tax base already are talking about steps to
be taken to place the question before the next session
of the legislature.
No, defeat of the petition drive has not and?d
debate on whether or not Nebraska will stand pat
on our present tax system.
More than $2M> billion will be spent on pleasure
Iwating this year, say industry sources. Higher in
comes and longer vacations have made it possible
for the man-in-the-street to enjoy what was once
considered a millionaire's sport. Thus, more and
more banks around the country now offer special
loan plans to would-be boatowners. Some banks in
Florida and California even provide dock facilities
for banking-by-boat.
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JAMES CHAMPION. Co-Publisher
BRUCE J. REHBERG. Editor
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
Frontiers
Ago
50 YEARS AGO
The excavating for the addition to
St. Mary's Academy has been
completed and several car loads
uf brick are now on the ground
It is expected that the contractor
will begin work on the building i
next week. . The annual meeting |
of the Elkhorn Valley Editorial as
socmtion met at O'Neill Saturday .
, S. L. Thompson who has had
charge of Skirving’s store the past
two years, resigned his position
last Friday and purchased the Ide
al restaurant of M. F. Kirwin
Miss Elizabeth O’Malley has taken
his old position at Skirvmg's.
Thomas Crimmins of Atkinson, one
of the pioneers of Western Holt,
was an O'Neill visitor last Wednes
day.
25 YEARS AGO
James Rooney attended the an
nual meeting of the Stockgrowers
association held at Alliance.
Mumps have became quite popular
in southeast O’Neill. . .Dr. L. A
Burgess, president of the O’Neill
Country Club, has named William
Hammond, Jr., to be captain of the
club golf team as well as director
of ckib tournaments. . .Last Fri
day members of the 1934 senior
graduating class of the public scho
ol took a day off and held a re- j
union with a picnic at Oak View
park. . .Miss Louise Tinsley, one of
Che noted female aviators of the
country, flew into the city this af
ternoon and will be here tommor
row and will give those desiring
a trip to the clouds the opportunity
to visit them.
10 YEARS AGO
Miss Nadine Coyne, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. Coyne, will receive
a degree of doctor of medicine at
the University of Illinois college of
medicine June 16. . .Rev. Robert
W. Wilson will be the new pastor of
the Christ Lutheran church in O’
Neill and Immanuel Lutheran
church in Atkinson. . .Dewey Schaf
fer was named vice president of
the Nebraska Stock Growers’ as
sociation at the convention at Al
liance. . Francis Gilg was elected
grand knight of the Knights of
Columbus. . .Trees that might ob
struct overhead power lines in con
nection with O’NeilTs new “’white
way” street lighting system will be
eorrmup/1 nPYt U/f'pk
5 YEARS AGO
The very Rev. Timothy O’Sul
livan, pastor of St. Patrick’s Cath
olic church, Sjnday was honored
by the parishioners on the 40th
anniversary of his ordination. . .
The second annual RCA approved
O’Neill rodeo was acclaimed a big
success by the thousands who at
tended. Eighty-five cowhands from
17 states competed for the fifteen
hundred dollars in prize money.
Norman Gonderinger was appointed
city attorney Friday by mayor
Alva Marcellus. .Mrs. John Mel
vin left Wednesday for a trip to
Ireland. . .The Holt County school
exhibits will hold open house Sat
urday and Sunday. The art work of
the children of the county will be
on display. . .Mr. and Mrs. James
Mullen celebrated their • Dth wed
ding anniversary Sunday.
The Long Ago
At Chambers
I
50 YEARS AGO
Monday morning Chauncy Port
er's team, took exceptions to be
ing hitched to an eli, and ran
away, throwing Chauncy giving
his head, where he came in con
tact with the ground, quite a hard
bump. He was able to be up in the
afternoon driving the team. . .Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Farrier went to
Francis Tuesday afternoon to call
on Mr. J. P. Johnson. . .Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Tangeman started
Tuesday morning for a visit to
Mrs.. Tangeman’s sister, Mrs. Nor
man Johnson, who lives west of
Swan, Neb. . .F. D. Smith and
daughter, Violet, and C. M. Smith
started Sunday morning for Sioux
City.
25 YEARS AGO
Ollie Shade had an experience of
having his truck hijacked between
Rogers and Schuyler one night last
week. He was driving along at a
pretty good rate of speed when
two fellows drove up behind him
and broke the lock on the rear
door of the truck, taking out a
box of groceries worth about $10.00.
Another truckman coming behind
saw the act and reported it to
Ollie but the fellows made their
get-away. . Mr. Ambrose Rohde of
O’Neill and Miss Loretta Shaw of
Chambers were married at nine
o’clock, Tuesday morning at St.
Patricks church in O’Neill. . .Clar
ence E. Holcomb died June 13.
Do You Know Your Neighbor?
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Know Your Neighbor" is not a contest. There are no prizes given
for correctly identifying the person pictured. The only reward is the
satisfaction of knowing your neighbor.
Certainly everyone knew J. Ed. Hancock, Holt county treasurer.
U
Many people have called at his business place.
Smoke bom
"Brandin'
Iron" Crick
By J. C. Kudd
The carp is out along the Crick!
Every citizen who is able to
wade and tote a gunny sack (Some
from as far away as Garfield
county.) are out and after them.
Folks who ordinarily wouldn’t touch
a carp with a 10 foot pole are
fighting for them as if they were
gold nuggets.
Everyone along the Crick knew
it was fixing to happen. First came
that powerful electric storm Thurs
day night, followed by the 4% inch
goose drownder. Then when it
come off hot and sunny Friday
morning, they knew this was it.
The citizens put on their waders
or rolled up their pants and took
off.
The critters was all over the
place, in the grade ditches, in the
little swale back of the store and
thicker’n fleas in Willie Kell’s bull
pasture. Folks was jabbin’ and
stabbin’ running and splashing in
any water they happened to come
to. Soane had fish in it and some
didn’t. Nobody stopped to look. The
guys with the biggest barrels,
tanks etc., believed in taking them
back alive. The ones with cream
oans, dish pans, and wash tubs
was the dressing out type. Each
one had their own system and was
willing to tell about it, only there
wasn’t time to listen.
Little Joe Hinch was the first
one to get caught in the squeeze.
Otty Camber who hates water like
a cat was riding Gory’s old buck
skin saddle mare and splashing
around in everyones way. All at
once he let out a whoop and lunged
with his pitch fork at a moving
shadow in the water. Well, what
he took to be a fish turned out to
be a rubber boot with Little Joe’s
foot in it Fork went plumb through
everything. Took a heck of a tug
to pull it out. Little Joe finished
filling his wash boiler then took
off for the County seat and a
tetanus shot. (Catching carp sure
cost him plenty.)
Widow Barker is busier than a
rat in a bean bin smoking carp for
the public. Charges a quarter for
anything over 10 pounds, 15 cents
for all others. (Customers do the
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cleaning.) Folks who have ate
them say they taste as good as
blind robins or bloaters. Takes
about 10 days to really put the
finish on them.
Lena’s recipe for cooking carp
is to take a large cleaned fish:
season it; stuff with onion dress
ing and place on a clean white
pine board. Bake in a hot oven.
When well browned remove from
heat, throw fish in the garbage
can and eat the board
Well, see you next week.
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Phone 788
Homemakers
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While there hi Infection In ills*
ease and sorrow. I hero is noth
ing in Che world so Irresistible
as laughter and good humor.
—tlinrles Dlcken*
It won’t be long now till the
strawberries wiU be plentiful
enough to start fixing them for
■ freezing.
When getting ready for freezing
I fruits or vegetables select contain
ers that are moisture vapor-proof
To meet these specifications ae
| lect glass, metal or rigid plastic
{ containers. ;
When using tins for freezing corn,
I lima tx*ans or carrots use the C
enamel type, because the food can
tains considerable sulphur; R
enamel cans are used for highly
j colored foods — beets, beeries, red
! cheeries, fruit juices. plums,
pumpkin, rhubarb, squash or
j sweetpotatoes.
When buying containers fur freez
ing either fruits or vegetables note
the manufactures advice for seal
ing the special type of container
you have chosen,.
If your containers have wide op
enings at top for fruits packed in
juice, sirup, or water; crushed or
puree or juice leave a Va inch
space on top for pints and 1 inch
for quarts. If the containers have
narrow top openings you may leave
3 4 inch for pints and m inches
for quarts from the top. If your
fruits and vegetables are being
packed without added sugar and
liquid leave Va inch at top for
both pints and quarts whether the
containers have wide or narrow
openings.
Foods and sirup should be pack
ed cold as this lessens the freez
ing time. Pack foods tight to cut
down on the anxnint of air in the
package. When food is packed in
bags, press air out of unfilled part
and seal immediately. Label pack
ages plainly and include name of
food nnd date packed.
Frozen strawberries may be
used in so many ways throughout
the year that it has become a
favorite with many housewives
When getting strawberries ready
select firm, ripe fruit. For each
pint of frozen fruit you need about j
2 3 quart fresh berries. Wash >
them in cold water, a few at a
time and drain wail. Remove ihe
hulls, slice the berries into a tn>wl
or shallow pan Fie each ouari of
tierries sprinkle 3 4 cup of sugar
over the berries and turn the ber
ries over till they are well coated
and juice is formed.
Pack the berries in containers
leaving h inch head space. Place
a small piece of era mb lev! parch
men* paper on top of the berries
to keep them m the juice. Press
lid on firmly and seal tightly La
bel package. free re the berries
and store at O deigrees F. or be
krw.
Would you like to find out th*
temperature that water boils in
you;' locality? Then use your can
dy-jelly thermometer and subtract
the temperature at which your wa
ter boils from 212 degrees - if
your water boiled at 2t>4 degrees,
then you have an 8 degree differ
ence. If you are cixikmg jelly or
preserve* you want to cook them
7 degrees above your local boiling
point of water.
With vacations at hand you may
be going to different altitudes and
then you will be wondering why
things don't cook as well as they
do at home. If you had Nancy Ha
veil’s new booklet "Guide to High
Altitude Cookery" your problems
would be solved. Send me your
name and address and I'll glad
ly forward it to the right company
so you will receive one of these
free booklets Address your letttYs
to Mrs. Saraih Mk-haeli*, Inman,
Nebraska.
Don’t Forget
O’Neill’s lUg Rodeo
June It, 1ft »nd 1*
DANCE
The Broughams
Featuring
Ron Thompson
and
Dirk Allison
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
AdmlHHlon Wo
Summerland - Ewing
Stock Car Racing
17-20 Cars 9 Races
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
8:00 p.m.
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