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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1961)
Prairieland Talk "The City Lives On" By ROMAINE SAUNDfc,R.S, 4110 South hist St., Lincoln 6, Nebr I see by the Spalding Enterprise, which a friend who takes the paper let me have, that a Frank O'Neill, a native of that community had died. It was General John O’Neill who got things going down there in Greeley county when he brought a colony there and started the town of Spald ing alKJUt the year or soon after that he started things here in Holt county. A colony of natives from Ireland and a village and community called O’Neill got going to make history and has become the fine city by the crystal flowing waters of the Elkhom river, the river of _ , „ Romalne story anti legend of frontier days. Frank O’Neill, who died Saunders down there in Spalding, may or may not have traced his ancestry to the noted General O’Neill family. Our town up here by the Elkhorn had at one time a son and a daughter of General O’Neill, and also ;t gent by that name not related to the general who founded and ran the Commercial hotel on lower Fourth street. And there was that Irish sage of northern Holt county Hugh O’Neill, a statesman, master of literature and authority on human history. Hut Hugh met his undoing along these lines when he ran into the late Paster Ohmart of this city. But the name O'Neill lives on and the city of its founder is north-central Nebraska’s best. * * * He is of the third generation, not yet come to the 21st mile stone along life’s highway. Yet clean of soul, a mind for solving life’s problems and a hand that do life’s jobs. He will lead the charming young Miss of his choice to the marriage altar. Why, it’s the way with we creatures of earth—in love. Love. What is love. Just two souls that feel as one, and two hearts that beat as one. So I will give my grand son and his bride the glad hand—with one of those hits of paper money in it. « * * Out one couple go from the White House. In another couple go through the White House door. So it has been since the time of George Washington. * * * Our governor is education minded, the money needs or supposed needs of the state University being about bis first concern as he comes into of fice. State senators now on the job at the statehouse look with disfavor on the appeal of the governor in t>ehalf of the university. * * * The headline reads, “Modem cars for every purpose to fit every purse.” No, not to fit every purse but to empty every purse. They both earn money, husband and wife, and now comes the 3961 call for $125 taxes and insurance on their “modem car.” But we can not return to horse and wagon times, as much as you and I would like to hang onto the lines over the backs of that well matched span of buckskin mares. Our governor and party stood on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington 1,500 miles distant from our State Capital and took in the big event on January 20 that installed our lately elected president and vice president. But most Nebraskans took it all in lolling in an easy chair by their TV. The honored American patriots are now serving as president and vice president and we can but wish them well. A Democratic president, a Democratic congress— we’ll see what they can do ... A big headline on page one of a recent issue of The Frontier informed the reader that bank deposits in Holt county totaled fourteen million dollars last year. Democrats now having taken over the national official scene will they run that up to fifteen million in ’61 or fade away the fourteen million. * * * In Prairieland Talker’s one time neighborhood a few miles out from the flowing well town of Amelia Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Baker still are living, as also Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy continue to make their home by the cross roads. But Mr. and Mrs. Howard Berry have "gone to town,” their son Vernon and wife now living on the Berry ranch. And I am glad to learn by a greeting card from them that Mr. and Mrs. Bly are still at home in Swan precinct, but their daughter, the charming little prairie maid of other days, now a wife and mother, is in Canada. * * ♦ The closing days of January and no snow and ice on the streets and walks of our Capital City thus far this winter. The sun glows in golden glory today out of the bright blue sky above Prairieland. De lightful winter days roll on the scroll of time and the gracious Hand guiding us as the days pass on points forward to another spring time and the grow ing season will come again. But now—lay in bed late mornings. ♦ * * The Russians and Chinese that were going to set the world straight and hang we capitalists on a sour apple tree are starving with hunger, famine throughout their lands. We capitalists continue to have a belly full. * * * He may be seen and heard on TV from time to time. He had visited in recent times distant lands of historic interest and one day stood where the ancient city of Babylon had been, now not a stone wall left but the earth remains where was erected that great image the proud monarch had erected for his princes, governors, rulers and people to bow before in worship. Three young fellows of a captive people, there were teenaged lads those days too, would not bow and worship that image, so were thrust into a burning fire, walked about unharmed among the flames and came out of the fire un harmed because they were loyal to their God. And 2,500 years ago another of that captive race of people looked down the stream of time to see in vision what we see today on the streets of O’Neill many “running to and fro.” Editorial A Smile Goes A^Long Way Did you ever wonder why you always return to certain stores for your purchases? Chances are it’s partly because someone in these stores has a warm smile and a friendly greeting. After you leave the store, the day is just a little bit brighter, although you often aren’t aware of the reason. On the other hand, think how you feel when you've made a purchase or done business with a grouch. You’re so darn mad inside you take it out on the next person you see, just because a clerk or official didn't take the time to smile or make a friendly remark in appreciation for your business. A smile goes a long way—it’s given to you and you pass it on to another person. He in turn hands it over to someone else or takes it home to his family. No one in the family is aware of the reason for the wonderful evening at home, but that fami ly glow can be traced back to a single smile. It works both ways, too. Maybe you can cheer a tired clerk and remind a businessman of the im portance of friendliness by treating them to a smile. Life is fast and hard these days. Sure, you’re tired and worried but the next person you talk to may have troubles bigger than any you’ve ever heard of so far. Lend him a hand. It’s cheap—only takes a smile. Will It Be "Public Be Damned"? Does it make you nervous to realize that a bunch of strangers are getting together to plan ways of spending your money? Well it should, be cause the 87th Congress is now in session and there will be strong pressure to undertake new programs more costly than any that have gone before. The question of whether the American taxpayers can pay the bill should come first, but it won’t, in the minds of many lawmakers, until there is pronounced public opposition to the free spending philosophy that has depreciated money and brought this country to the point where every employed person works four months out of the year just to pay taxes. Government—local, state and national—is forced to seek tax money from every conceivable source and in maximum amounts in a losing battle to keep up with spending programs. Many of these taxes are ill-conceived, unfair and self-defeating. One of the outstanding cases is the “federal sales tax” on gasoline. Combined federal and state gas taxes now average 10 cents a gallon and this is close to 50 per cent of the price (before tax) of every gallon of gas you put in your car. Although gasoline is a basic necessity, fueling the motor vehicles that have become essential to our whole way of living, it car ries a higher tax than such exclusive luxuries as mink coats and perfume. There is evidence that the “temporary” one cent increase in the U. S. federal gasoline tax im posed about a year ago may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back. Many state officials are reportedly worried because gasoline tax receipts a direct indication of consumption—are not reach ing hoped for levels. Both fairness and reason dictate that this “tem porary” tax be allowed to expire on schedule June 30, 1961. Extending it, or worse yet, increasing it, won’d lie a perfect example of a public be damned attitude Welfare Costs Continue To Grow If our government had been in existence at the time of Christ and had started then to spend ten million dollars on public welfare every single year, the total expenditure over those hundreds of years would be less than the government will be paying out in welfare benefits during this year alone. The trouble with this kind of spending is that it is habit forming, almost like a narcotic. In 1935, for instance, during the depth of the depression, federal welfare spending programs cost two billion dollars. And this year the government’s expenditures for so-called welfare programs are at the rate of 21 billion a year. That is an increase cf more than 1000 percent over such expenditures in 1935. Literally, we are spending more on these public welfare programs than we are spending for aircraft, missiles, ships and other military equipment for the Defense Department. We are spending four times as much money on welfare programs as we spend for vitally important research and development. The shocking fact is that this terrific expansion in public welfare spending has come in a time of general prosperity. It has come in a time when we are setting new records for production and income. We are suffering from accepting as valid the theory that a welfare program represents something for nothing. That is one of the most shameful of all economic delusions. All the people of America are paying for each one of these programs—and we are paying plenty. A something-for-something pro gram wrould be a welcome change. This would mean, first of all, facing the fact that government resources are limited. They are not inexhaustible. Every new program must therefore result in either more taxes or more deficit spending. We must recognize also that we can afford to undertake federal spending only for purposes which yield benefits that outweigh the costs. And we should make it quite clear to govermental officials that it is not politically smart or even politically acceptable to wangle unnecessary appropriations for unneces sary projects. We simply can never get something for nothing. We cannot undertake new programs without added costs. We can and must adjust our thinking to a strictly something-for-something basis. That is the way the founders of this nation planned that we should manage our affairs, and that is the way the affairs of the United States were managed until the new economic softness of the last 25 or 30 years set in. But it is still true that the basic laws of economics have not been repealed and they never can be repealed. They can be ignored for a while—but even then it is a dangerous evasion. And to attempt to evade them persistently is to invite ruin and disaster—is to toss our freedom into the waiting hands of the Mistaken ones who seek to enslave the minds and bodies of mankind. Writing in Nation’s Business, economist Robin son Newcomb forecast that households with more than $10,000 income will increase by 6 million in the 1960’s, more than twice the rate of increase in the 1950-60 period. The $7,500 to $10,000 group will in crease by 5.75 million, he goes on, while households with incomes under $5,000 will decline by 2 million. Frontiers Ago 50 YEARS AGO J. M. Beaty of Chambers hauls in 8120 pounds of hay over 30 miles distance at $8 per ton. . . Margaret Holland accepts teach ing position at Royal. . .Thomas McMahon holds public sale at his place four miles north of O’Neill. . .0. O. Snyder advertises good burning coal with two teams de livering at all times. 25 YEARS AGO Fifty new cars registered in the county since the first of the year. . . .Mayor Kersenbrock gets good soaking while flooding ice skating pond. . .County ex pense estimate is down over 13 thousand. . .Workers put in Ita lian terazza floors at new Inman schoolhouse. . .Area hit by severe cold wave. 10 YEARS AGO Daylight temperatures reach as high as 55 degrees. . .Patrick E. Coyne, 78, life-long resident, dies January 18 after lingering illness. . .Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruder celebrate golden wedding anniver sary. . .Tax valuation of pure bred calves fixed at $35. . .Clear water defeats Oakdale in Sandhill Gateway conference for first place. 5 YEARS AGO MoCarville’s, men’s clothing store, moves to new building. . . Fay Miles, Holt County Indepen dent editor and co-publisher, dies in Veterans hospital at Omaha January 21. . .Elaine Reimer, Deloit community miss, is nam ed as semi-finalist in “Miss Auto Show” beauty contest in Omaha. . .Floyd Butterfield of Atkinson named president of Holt county 4-H leaders. The Long Ago At Chambers 50 YEARS AGO Mike Englehaupt of Shamrock has purchased 40 tons of hay from Mr. Graves which he will bale and haul to Emmet. . .The Baptist Ladies Aid will give a “State Supper” in the Band hall February 14. . .Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Bogart, January 30, a son. . .The Icemen are putting up some splendid ice in Smith B’s new ice house. 25 YEARS AGO C. F. Gillette and Son unloaded a carload of Chevrolets in O’Neill Monday including Master Town Sedans and Standards. . .Sliced bread at Richards cafe eight cents per loaf. . .The Chambers Dash ing Demons were trounced by the Clearwater basketball team, 37-10. GIGANTIC Truck Load Pre-Lenten i FISH SALE at the OUTLAW "The EDITOR" It costs the U. S. government for storage $14,000 a day foi flaxseed and rye; oats $15,000; rice $17,000; soybeans $23,000 milk and butter $29,000; barley $64,000 and cotton $76,000. '‘Bui these are peanuts, comments th< Arlington, Tex., Citizen, “compar ed to the big boys. Have a look Grain sorgums cost $262,000 i day. . .Corn costs $444,000 a day . .wheat $579,000 a day for stor age.” Total cost of storage for al these commodities comes to ov er $550,000,000 a year. And tha ain’t hay! —BJR— Since the birth of Christ twenty centuries ago a million days havt not yet passed. And how mucf is a billion? Well, right now only a little more than one billior minutes have passed since Chrisl was born. The next time you hear thal the big boys in Washington have decided to give away a billior dollars don’t just shrug it off . . it costs every family in the Unitec States $25 every time they spend a billion dollars. —BJR— A navy fighter plane built by U. S. aerospace company can fly more than twice as fast as the muzzle velocity of a .22 calibre ballet. In a race with a .30 cali ber machine gun bullet, the plane, crossing the starting line the same instant the gun is fired, would catch up with the bullet in a fourth of a second and then rap idly forge ahead of it. This brings us back to the puz zle of whether or not guns could be operated from the plane. If a gun were fired at an enemy plane flying behind, would the bullets do any damage or would they simply roll oat of the end of the gun barrel as the plane sped away from them. Would it be possible to fire a gun straight ahead of the plane or would it run into its own bullets? We’ll let the aerospace people worry about this. Meek News By Mrs. Fred Llndberg The Green Thumb Flower club met with Phyllis Dobrovolny January 25. Roll call was an swered by naming an annual flower which blooms in the fall. After the business meeting Min nie Boshart gave the lesson on “growing herbs and their uses.” Mary Peterson had charge of the entertainment. Helen Nelson read poetry before she opened her birthday gift. Lunch was served at the close of the meeting by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mellor were visitors Monday of Grandma Hall and Bill. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sanders were Monday evening visitors at the John Schmitz home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Devall and Kathy were Friday evening visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Anderson of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wells and family of Wiscon sin were supper guests Wednes day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Borg vi sited with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hull at Lynch Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rouse and boys were Sunday dinner WHAT QUALITY! WHAT BEAUTY! WHAT A PRICE! WHAT A SAVING! | ctt H(e/ce#/ /?(&/ smm • UtMCwmlhnl ~ • tmt. »—. >r*Hel. 4ryte, • tm A 0—r UM Typ • Bn—Mptah—4Mrbapan4 r. sa FREE LIVE DEMONSTRATION IN OUR STORE DANKERT'S SERVICE 610 East Douglas Chambers Phone 410-W O’Neill Phone IV’ 2 2101 guests of Howard Rouse. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Rouse and boys called in the afternoon. A group of children gathered at the George Mellor farm Sun day to lee skate. Among those attending from this community were Sharon and Carla Anson, Larry and Sue Nelson, Diane and Kathy Devall. Dinner guests Wednesday at Bennie Johring’s were Merlin Anderson, Henry and Allen Wal ters. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson vi sited Tuesday evening at Carl Kroghs. Mrs. Dave Jensen called on Mrs. Jessie Kaczor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindberg were Saturday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox of Spencer. Charles Malcom of Spencer was also present. I Dinner guests Monday at Allen Walters were Mr. and Mrs. Mer lin Anderson, Nancy, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters and Bennie Johring. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Devall and Gary and Mrs. Oswald Drueke were Norfolk visitors Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hull of Sioux City were Friday visitors at Grandmas Hulls and Bill and Levi Hull was a visitor Saturday. Debbie Anderson went home from school with Sharon Anson Friday. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Anderson, called for her later in the evening. Leon Odenback from Sidney, Mont., and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells and Lorene Wetzler were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Walters and boys and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters attended the Rueben Redlinger sale at Ew ing Friday. The weather was cold but in spite of it, things sold well. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Zach, Loretta and Bernetta were Sun day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kennis Hansen. The Zach’s home is in Niobrara. Sunday dinner guests at John Schmitz were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pierson and family of O’Neill and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Huston and Cindy of Emmet. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fernau were weekend guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kinzie of Butte. Mrs. Della Harding plans to leave Wednesday to visit her children in California. Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson, Larry and Sue were Saturday evening visitors at Dewayne An sons. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters were supper guests Wednesday of Mrs. Christine Johnson. Diane Devall was an overnight guest of Kathy Devall Saturday. Russel Borg called home Monday night from St. Paul, Minn., telling of the serious il lness of their daughter, Debra. She was taken to the children’s hospital and it was necessary to feed her through the veins. The last reports were that her condition Is improved and they hoped to bring her home soon. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Borg helped Tony Borg, their grandson, cele brate his fourth birthday. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth were Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wetzler and family of Verdigre, Mrs. Viola -- Do You Know Your Neighbor? “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. . . ---mu.hi— if.mi n -r > I tl—MTi ill! Last week’s Guess Who was Tom Cronin, manager of the Safeway store. Here’s an O’Neill businessman you’ve met. Hall, Mary Wetzler, Maude Ful ler, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindberg and Jerry Rosenkrans. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kaczor and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hubby at tended services at Center Union Monday evening. The film shown was entitled, “The Missing Chris tian.” Warranty Deeds WD-Laura Mae Stracke to Sylvia Mae Case, ct al 1-23-61 $1 SW>4 28-31-16 Grantor reserves a life estate. WD-David E. Bowen to Anna W. Bowen 1-20-56 $1 NM> 27 N% 23-29-9. WD-Victor L. Harley to Duane K. Miller and wf 7-28-60 $2,500 Lot 8 and West 4 ft. lot 9 Blk C. Chambers. WD-Mabel A. Funk to Raymer L. Funk 12-12-60 $1 SW>/4 27-31-14. WD-Mabel A. Funk to Beulah E. Atkins 12-12-60 $1 NW»/4 27-31 14. WD-Mabel A. Funk to Bethene W. Morris 12-12-60 $1 SWy4 4-30 14. WD-Vema Mae Revel 1 to Bobby L. and Billy D. Revell 1-25-61 $1 NE!4NEy4 - WM>NEy4 - NW‘/4 27-31-9 Grantor reserves ife estate. REFEREES DEE D-Norman Gonderinger, Ref. to Bob Matt hews and Darrel Adamson 1-3-61 $12,000 NWy4 20-29-11. WD-James L. Berigan to Roy L. Ries and wf. 12-16-60 $13,500 Lots 6 and 7 Blk 26 Bitneys Add Atkinson. Here s a man hasn t learned ABOUT TRUCKS . but be doesn't live in our town! Our folks are wise to motor transport They know that speedy delivery is only one of the advantages of truck service — only one of the reasons why trucks move three out of every four tons in in dustry, agriculture and business in Nebraska and the nation. TP RUCKS can go where and when they are needed. They can make long hauls or short hauls economically, and they can do all sorts of special jobs. Trucks are indispensable for reaching remote places and making direct deliveries. Most everyone knows that — unless he’s got a basket over his head. One ot a Series at Advertisements Prepared by NEBRASKA MOTOR CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION 500 South 13th Street. LINCOLN NEBRASKA This Space Paid For By O’NEILL TRANSFER JOHN TURNER Daily Service O'Neill-Omaha PHONE 578