Prairieland Talk
"Wake Up Patriots"
By ROMAINE SAUNDfcKS. 4110 South Sort St., Lincoln 6, Nebr.
We learn that Rancher Petersen of the Atkinson
community beside his numerous beef herds has
become the horse fancier and breeder of north Ne
braska, with a $10,000 stallion and a herd of fancy
bred nags numbering 400 It was
my pleasure some time ago to
have a look at this bunch of
high steppers as they grazed
on the prairie grass south of
Holt creek. So Holt county is
not only the cattle empire of
north Nebraska but now on the
Petersen ranch has the greatest
number of a standard breed of
horses to be found anywhere
within the limits of these United _ .
... _ . Remain*
States. What next—will Rancher
Charles get next a herd of Haondeia
goats?
• • •
A few days spent in O'Neill a month before
election. Nolxxly talking politics, scalping the hide
of one set of candidates and enshrouding other candi
dates in every human virtue, as was the fashion
some 60 years ago. What has become of the Mike
Harringtons, Art Mullens, R. R. Dicksons and Denny
Cronins? All gone and citizens care little about who
is elected to office. Come, patriots, wake up to the
needs of your country be foie the communists come
and take over!
* * *
Dark at 6 o'clock in the evening, rain falling
and no outdoor welcoming thing. Then early to bed,
a night's rest in the arms of slumber. Morning
comes, a cold wind fresh from the North Pole. Noon,
after noon, the sun shines in all its golden glory
and prairieland robed in the glory of a bright mid
autumn day.
* * *
What was at doors and windows to keep out the
flies taken down and now again storm doors and
windows to keep out winter winds.
* • *
The dying railroads need money so up goes
the cost of hauling not you but yours. Of the many
newspaper editors and publishers who were in O’
Neill now there is the first who has a university
degree. Doc Mathews wrote beautifully of "God’s
Country," Jim Riggs softened the bitter political
strife with kindly words for all, Clyde King gave it
a touch of literary beauty, Denny Cronin punched
straight from the shoulder. These four of The
Frontier. Ham Kautzman of the Beacon Light tore
to shreds in bitter words everything and everybody.
Now Publisher Bill and Editor Bruce, two as fine
gentlemen as one ever meets, are giving north Ne
braska citizens their best 16-page newspaper; now
in enlarged quarters, two charming ladies in the
front office serving customers, typographical artists
and Linotype operators in the composing room and
pressmen at the presses. The new publisher is a
fine gent, has a wife, a son and daughter. They will
find O'NEILL people cordial and friendly.
After nearly a life time on the open praine in
Swan precinct in their nice home where the Star
Route 5 mail carrier passes from day to day on his
drive from Atkinson to Amelia, Howard Berry and
his life’s companion leave for other parts. The par
ents of Mr. Berry, now both dead were among the
pioneers of that section of Holt county and their
home still stands, now empty, a half mile or more
from where Howard and his wife planted their
praine dwelling, Mr. Berry had hunted the prairie
wolf, the prairie chicken, the ducks and the geese;
now on the deserts of Arizona he will run onto the
rattle snake coiled and ready to strike, maybe Mr.
Berry will meet up with Cactus Kate, and out there
the stars glow at night above the desert sands like
full moons. We trust they both will enjoy it all and
Howard recover from any physical affliction. But
with longing memories of what is left behind. Now
their son Vernon and wife take over where their
parents left off, the third generation of Berrys con
tinuing on. Vernon had been for some time em
ployed at the Sagasser ranch near Amelia, now back
to the home where he started life.
• * *
The minister in the church service told the story
of the Lord, the little child and Peter and John.
He did not tell that confiding little child to be like
Peter and John, but he did tell those two ambitious
for first place that they must become humble as
that little child. There are Peters and Johns, Marys
and Marthas today who may well become little
children in spirit such as that little child had who
looked upon Peter and John but clung to the Lord.
• • *
All peaceful in our Capital City a£ election day
approaches. A calm, sun bathed day of late October.
Citizens on the go promoting industry and state of
ficials doing a good job of it, some to retire at the
year's end, others to remain in official circles.
Thousands of Young Americans in school preparing
themselves for life’s duties. Yes, a few old gents
yet among us to loaf the days away but keep for
ever within the national and state laws and for the
most part honor the laws of God. Elderly ladies
too within a few steps of life’s journeys end, but
still know how to make the pumpkin pies and get up
a Thanksgiving feed.
* * *
We travel life’s highway day after day, with its
problems along the lengthing way. At the end of the
journey what will it be? Just oblivion or a place by
the Crystal Sea for you and me!
• • •
Prairieland Talker was pleased to find on his
recent visit to O’Neill that the two ladies, daughters
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dave Stannard, are still
a part of the city's business group. They are at the
old location on south Fourth street where their father
in years passed had a business in grave stone
structure. The two ladies have a store today dispens
ing with capable hand groceries and fruits. And it is
always a pleasure to be served by a pleasant lady
at the counter.
Editorial
What Does It Mean?
What does the right to vote mean?
A chance to cast a ballot for a friend in a local
election? An hour or two, or even a day, away from
the job on election day? A chore grudgingly per
formed that involves a trip to the polling place and,
perhaps, a wait in line?
To some people who have the right to vote
secured, this may be its meaning.
To others though, it has a deeper, almost
mystical, significance.
To the 15 y. ar-old freedom fighter shot down by
a Soviet tank in the streets of Budapest, the right
of self-government- the right to vote—was worth
dying for ....
To the peasant Chinese, slaving in the bitter
agony of a commune rice paddy, the right of self
government—the right to vote—is a vision of an
un-obtainable treasure, the thought of which creates
mental anguish ....
To the two young East Germans escaping from
their communist masters across a heavily mined
border, the right of self-government—the right to
vote was worth the price one of them pa d several
weeks ago—both his legs.
It’s a precious thing—the right to vote—too
precious to lose because one has something else to
do on election day.
Everybody wants to be popular, but the price
asked is often too exorbitant.
Voters Have Another Chance
The Dawson County Herald
When Nebraska voters consider the proposed
amendment for industrial development on the Nov.
8 ballot, it will be the first time the state's voters
have had before them such a measure. In 1958, a
similar proposal was soundly defeated, 41 per cent
voting for it and 59 per cent against.
Dawson county spoke as decisively against the
amendment as did the rest of the state. Of 5,397
votes cast, 1,513 were for it, 2,310 against it and
1,574 did not vote on the amendment. In most final
analyses of the reasons for its defeat, lack of know
ledge about the measure and public apathy are
listed foremost. In the state, 30.38 per cent of those
who voted did not mark the ballot for or against the
amendment. Observers believe the 1958 measure
did not pass mainly lecause enough people did not
show enough interest in the industrial development of
Nebraska to bother voting on the amendment and
also because they did not realize that the amend
ment cannot hurt them in any way but will only
help develop the state’s industrial potential.
If the measure is defeated in 1960. it will be
two years, perhaps longer before another one would
Time is of the essence in this proposition. If
Nebraska does not get those industries which are
searching the length and breadth of the land for
advantageous sites, some other state is going to
get them. Within two or three years, the “cream
may have been skimmed” and later measures may
be too late.
The purpose of the revenue bond amendment
is to furnish additional sources of low interest
revenue to finance facilities for industrial and
manufacturing concerns and to meet competition of
other states in industrial development. Only com
panies engaged in manufacturing and industrial
enterprises will be eligible for such assistance, if
the amendment is adopted. Banks, retail establish
msnts, utilities cannot make use of this to secure
financing.
The amendment is needed to supply methods of
financing for industry and to show industrial con
cerns the state is interested in them and willing to
help them find suitable facilities here.
As has been said repeatedly, the use of these
l onds will not raise taxes. As revenue bonds they
can in no way become an obligation of taxpayers
and therefore cannot raise taxes in any way. By in
creasing the number of industrial plants in Nebras
ka they will furnish more tax revenues from industry
and use property that was previously unused and
not paying its full tax share. The industries making
use of these bonds would not receive any tax con
cessions. While tlie industry will not pay taxes dir- ,
ectly since it will merely be leasing property, they
will make up these payments in their lease arrange
ment with the city as there are no tax concessions
involved.
Nebraska’s chances for increased industrial ex
pansion will be hurt if this amendment does not
pass. It will show clearly that Nebraska citizens are
not interested in industrial expansion and industry
will not want to locate in Nebraska.
A decline in consumer optimism and sharp cur
tailments in buying plans for the balance of this
year are reported by a Newsweek survey. With the
exception of new autos, buying plans for every cate
gory measured by the survey were down for the
second quarter, but from the year before and the
opening of 1960.
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BILL RICHARDSON, Publisher
BRUCE J. REHBERG, Editor
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
lAay<6T®M[
F rontiers
Ago
50 VEAK8 AGO
The residence on the farm of
H B. Hubbard, near Agee post
office, was destroyed by fire early
Tuesday morning. The building
was occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
M. O. McManus and they lost all
their personal effects, besides $75
in cash. . .W. J. Taylor, fusion
candidate for congress, was billed
to address the voters of this city
at the court room last evening
but he failed to make the speech
. Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert Shoe
maker entertained forty of their
friends at (heir home on Hallo
ween. . .Charles Elkins, one of
the old-time populists of Conley
township, was an O'Neill visitor
last Wednesday. . .Mrs. Sarah
Reams, aged 87 years, mother of
Wallace and William Reams, died
at the home of her sons, fourteen
miles south of this city last Mon
day.
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25 YEARS AGO
The most serious fire in many
months broke out last Tuesday
morning about 5:80 in the Shel
hamer Bros, filling station, situat
ed just west ot the Hanford crea
mery building, a little over a
biock from tne center of town,
west, and on the south side of thti
street. . .Playing here on the
local pigskin reseivation last Fri
day aliernoon, the local public
high school football aggregation
and the Santee Indians k.cstd dust
in one oi those hotch-atcha skir
mishes which race hearts of spec
tators. O'Neill won by the slendor
margin of 7 to 6. . .Hie local
American Legion post members
have made elaborate plans to cel
ebrate the day, Monday, Armis
tice Day . . . Deaths: Sam Nelson,
early Holt pioneer, tne.i a n.s
farm home Thursday; A. L. Rouse
died at his home in this city about
1:30 Wednesday afternoon.
10 YEARS AGO
William F. Grothe, 70, and his
wife, 71, a prosperous and suc
cessful farm couple living 1 Va
miles northwest ol Emnffct, this
week completed a halt-century of
married life. They will iormally
celebrate their golden wedding on
Sunday, November 5 with open
house. . .Monday night was la
dies’ night for the Lions club and
a “Laugh Fiesta’’ program was
arranged. . .Peter J. Kistemak
er's Saturday night talk btfore an
audience ot about one hundred
persons in the O'Neill public
school bandroom was accented
with hatred for the Nazis, grate
fulness for “Marshall dollars’’ and
interesting comparisons of Dutch
and American farming methods.
. .Last week was an eventful one
for J. J. Harrington, well-known
O’Neill resident and farmer coun
ty judge. He marked his 81st
birthday anniversary, he and his
wife celebrated their 52nd wed
ding anniversary and they dis
posed of a 970-acre farm north
of Page.
5 YEARS AGO
The Lew White Motor Co., the
Chevrolet - Oldsmobile - Cadillac
agency here, Tuesday, November
I was transferred to a new owner
Kenneth Benson of Valentine. . .
Tbn groups, under the leadership
of the O'Neill Ministerial associa
tion with Rev. J. Olen Kcnnell as
chairman, joined to sponsor “bet
ter type of Halloween observance
with the emphasis on tricks or
treats for the world’s needy
children.’’. . .M. C. Huffman, whe
was reared on a ranch south of
Ewing, participated in World War
II and has been an executive of
ficer in the Farmers State Bank
for the past nine years, has pur
chased controlling interest in the
Commercial Bank of Bassett. He
purchased the interest of Henry
Canenfcurg. . Deaths: Clarence
Hoxsie, 68, lifelong O’Neill resi
dent . died Saturday, Oct. 2d;
Mrs. John Rotherham, resident of
Holt county 75 years, died Tues
day; E. B. Hickok formerly of
Atkinson, killed in an air crash
near Denver Nov. 1; Arnold Lenz
formerly cf Chambers killed Fri
day in Missouri.
1
The Long Ago
At Chambers
50 YEARS AGO
Hie residence of John Batter
son, who lives southwest of Cham
bers was entirely destroyed by
fire last Friday afternoon . . .
Halloween in Chambers passed
off very quietly, the young people
had a party and quite a little fun
in harmless work of a decorative
nature . . . Flem Smith, a
former resident of Chambers but
now of Idaho, has been visiting
at the home of his uncle. M. L.
Wintermote . . . Clark Hough
and Henry Scafe passed through
town Monday with 200 cattle
which they will winter . . . Jas.
McCabe returned recently from
Portland, Ore , where he had
been on a visit to his son, Henry.
25 YEARS AGO
C. S. Knatser of Burwell re
turned from a two months visit
in Texas. He reports having some
lively fishing ... A bunch of
choke cherry trees on the William
Gumb farm near Chambers has
a number of blossoms on them
something very unusual for Nov.
1. Mr. Gumb picked a bouquet of
them which can be seen at his
home . . . The WNAX station at
O’Neill was destroyed by fire,
doing considerable damage . . .
Basketball practice started Tues
day night with 27 boys participat
ing. A strong team is expected
with plenty of reserve materia*,
and a good schedule of games is
being lined up.
Smoke from
"Brandin' Iron" Crick
J. C. Fudd and his wife are
gone. No, nothing serious hap
pened. It seems that J. C. went
out the other morning and found
that Brandin Iron Crick had fro
zen over solid during the night
And that’s a sure sign that win.
ter is just around the corner.
J. C. went back into the house
and he and his wife decided that
they’d just pack up and go south
for the winter. J. C. said he de
cided to go on Lena’s account.
On account of she’d been nag
ging him to go for the past five
years. Lena says it was actually
the prospect of getting sewed up
in that new scratchy long woo)
underwear that made J. C. decide
to move to a warmer climate.
Anyway we hope that they have
a pleasant trip and that we’ll
hear from them from time to
time.
"The
EDITOR"
Although we’re sometimes
skeptical about statistics here’s
one that we'll go along with. “The
amount of interest that a girl in
a rented bathing suit attracts
depends on where the rent is.”
—B.IR—
Here’s an article we picked up
recently from the Johnson and
Johnson bulletin.
If you want to boil a frog and
keep him happy and satisfied at
the same time, don’t do it all at
once. Drop your frog into a pot
of boiling water and he'll jump
out the instant he feels the heat.
Instead, place him in a pot of
luke-warm water. Froggy will
relax and take a snooze.
In the meantime, turn up the
heat just a little bit. He’ll wake
up to find the water warm but
not yet hot, so he’ll make
himself comfortable again and
drop back off to sleep. Increase
the heat under the pot just a
little bit more. Keep doing, this,
degree by degree, never making
changes in the heat sudden or
sharp, the old froggy will sleep
right through it all. Finally,
the temperature will be really
hot, and you’ll boil the frog
without his ever knowing it.
It seems that a good many
things in government work just
this way. Often if a certair
legislative program is attempted
too suddenly, people will rise up
in arms. However, the very same
■
WM. C. SMITHJJR.
For
DISTRICT JUDGE
15th Judicial District
• Graduate of University of
Nebraska Law School.
• 51 years of age, married,
2 children.
• Actively practiced law in
this District 26 years.
• Having been elected 5
times and serving 20
years as County Attorney
in Brown Co., has given
me a background of exten
sive jury trial work and a
wide experience in hand
ling juvenile matters.
• City Attorney, Ainsworth,
8 years; Long Pine, 26
years.
Experienced and Qualified for the office of
District Judge
Your support will be appreciated at the
November 8th election.
program, if pushed ever so
gradually, stands a much better
chance for passage. Many tilings
which work this way are bene
ficial to our way of life. However,
at the same time, t tie re are
things that work in the manner
which imperil cur freedoms. . .
eating away nibble by nibble . . .
and we’d better stay awake lest
we wind up like our frog friend.
Homemakers
Corner•..
By Catherine Indra
Hume Extension Agent
With the holiday season ap
proaching, thoughts on the part
of homemakers and a good many
of the people with whom she
comes in contact turn to food
Today, "here's the scoop on the
i960 cranberries crip" trom tin
U. S. Department ot Agriculture
Did you know that your cran
berries must bounce - Bounci
ness counts. . .Since good firm
eranberiies bounce and soil
berries don't, every cranberry
is bounce-tested over seven
wooden burners as it passes
through the grading machines.
Only the lively ones are used
and go on to market.
To market, to mamet. . Cran
burry harvesting usually btguir
about La our Day and continues
into October, lhanks to modem
storage methods, however, fnsl
cranberries are "in season" from
September through January, a;w
sometimes even in February or
March. The peak marketing month
is November, when turkey an
cranberries are the traditional
two-some on Thanksgivii g ni nus
What to look lor. . .Cranber
ries very somewhat in size, shape
anil color, depending on the va
riety. Some are oval, others
round, and the shades of ret'
range from light orangey - red
to deep crimson. Just be sure
to select plump, shiny, smooth
skinned berries. . .and you’ll have
fresh cranberries at the peak of
flavor, ready to use in ail man
ner of delicious ways.
Dice 'em for Salads. . .Crunchy
fresh cranberries add a bright new
note to molded salads, make mar
velous relishes ground up with
chopped nuts, oranges, apples,
pears and other fruits. Use whole
fresh cranberries to garnish sal
ads, float on cream soups, por
into turkey stuffings.
Cook 'Em in a Sauce. . .So
good so many ways, .poured hot
on pancakes, spooned over ice
cream, lightly flavored with
mint extract for lamb entrees,
blended with applesauce and
served with pork chops, spread
as a glaze over baked ham,
and of course superb with all
poultry dishes.
Bake ‘Em in a Pie. . .Fresh
whole cranberries bake up into
luscious pies, tarts, and cobblers
. .add a wonderful tangy-tart
flavor to apple pies. Nice Sun
day breakfast idea; stir corase
ly chopped fresh cranberries in
to muffin and waffle batters.
Or Freeze ‘Em for Later. . .
Place the fresh berries in your
freezer as purchased, in the un
opened cellophane bag or box
Because they go in the freezer
dry, they’re easy to separate la
ter. When you want to use them
just break off as many as you
need. No thawing needed before
cooking. Of course, it’s easy tc
Do You Kn<?w Your Neighbor?
"Know Your Neighbor" is not a contest There an' no prizes given
for correctly identifying the person pictured The only reward is the
satisfaction of knowing your neighbor
> HU AJ_
Last week’s mystery guest was A. Neil Dawes, County Agent.
Here’s a man we know many of you have met.
give meals a perky cranberry
touch at any time of the year pro
cessed cranberry products; can
ned whole cranberry sauce, can
ned jellied cranberry sauce, and
cranberry fruit drink.
AND DID YOU KNOW. .Back
in the days of clipper ships, Amer
ican seamen ate fresh cranber
ries by the handful to prevent
scurvy, as British tars used limes
Cranberries didn’t come over
on the Mayflower, they were here
when the Pilgrims landed. Indianr
called them “1-bimi” (bitter ber
ry) and used them to make pem
mican, a mixture of dried deer
meat and berries.
Indian squaws also combined
them with beans and corn ir
making succotash, and cranberry
poultices were used for poisoned
arrow wounds.
For the inexperienced and per
haps the experienced here's a
recipe for cranberry jelly —
4 cups (1 pound) cranberries
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
dash of salt
Cook cranberries in water until
all skins pop and cranberries art
soft. Strain juice and ber
ries through food mill, sieve, o#
qolander to remove skins and
seeds. Bring pulp to a boil. Cook
uncovered about 3 minutes. Add
sugar and salt, cook about 2
minutes. Pour into mold or bow?
and refrigerate until set.
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