Prairieland Talk
Hy ROMAINK SAUNDERS, 4110 South 51st St., IJncoln G, Nebr.
"A Whole Years Pay"
Schools and higher institutions of learning in
our Capital City were having graduation exercises,
so a Gentleman of the Cloth came up from Oklahoma
to Ik' present when a grandson graduated. I met him
by chance and we visited. He
told me he was a retired
preacher and that from the
sources of “retirement pay” of
today he gets a little more than
$:UMi a month. Three hundred a
month! If that pioneer pastor
of St. Patrick’s Catholic church
in O’Neill, Father Smith, and
Hartley Blaine pastor of the
Methodist had each received
three hundred dollars in a year
... . Rornalne
they would have been happy.
They carried on their mini- Sounder*
sterial duties and received but little of material
wealth hut felt rich in the wealth of the soul.
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At the barber shop you meet them. He told us
the story and as ho is a good Presbyterian church
goer we swallowed it all. Ilis grandfather was
driving a herd of cattle across the open country
from a [>oint in Texas headed for Seattle, Wash. In
Wyoming he came upon the Ixxly of a dead man
lying on the ground. Not himself a mortician, hut he
gouged out a grave as best he could there in Joniey
Wyoming prairioland, buried the dead, stuck up a
stake to mark the grave and attached a note to it
telling of his find. Moved on with his herd. Some
years later he came back that way again to find
a town had built up by that grave and the town
Issu ing his own name. And those gallant Wyoming
patriots took granddad in and gave him a royal
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Early in .bine, red, blue and white flowers in
full bloom; tail stately trees and sheltering brush
now robed again in silken green, grass grown lawns
along city streets. On farms grain fields rich in
promise of abundant harvest. Sunshine and showers
of rain nature smiles today here on Prairieland
as we gad about and fuss around unmindful often
and careless of that Guiding Hand and Watchful Eye
that is over all. I shall give that One thanks again—
will you?
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He was holding down a homestead some five
miles south of Inman when he wrote the Little Old
Sod Shanty hit of Prairieland verse, saying he was
“happy as a clam in this land of Uncle Sam.’’ So
am I. How about you?
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Our millionaire occupants of the white house in
Washington, I). C., went up to Canada, now over
hobnobbing with the French. They have what it takes
to travel—may come this way someday and spend
the night in Omaha.
He was up from the* deep south, a native of
I.iouisiana just to look around a bit and get in with
a l<x)k in at the graduation exercises of one of our
Capital City's institutions of learning. Said he liked
the looks of things in Nebraska. Also informed us
that the balk of trouble in the South over the Negros
was mostly “northern talk,” they were dwelling
[jeaceably with the colored people in his community.
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Stores in O’Neill in the 1880's and 1890’s now no
more. Why? The merchants of other days are in
their graves. Who were they? Well, Pat Hagerty’s
pioneer trading post where Hotel Golden now stands.
And at the other corner of that block where now is
the bus depot was J. J. McCafferty’s hardware.
Across the street Schram Bros., later the Bentley
store, in the block to the west J. P. Mann's “depart
ment" store, then two drug stores, on another door
>r two Heinricksons, the M. M. Sullivan, Neil Bre
uan, H. W. McClure. And on south Fourth street
Charley Slocum, Pat McManus and J. P. Gallagher.
But one still survives on south Fourth street, the
Stannard Store run today by the daughters of the
late Dave and Mrs. Stannard. And the good old meat
earyer at his block with knife in hand, Fred Gatz,
is gone t(x>. I was 16 years old the time Fred gave
me $16 for a nice three year old I brought in from
the herd out on the prairie.
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The supreme court, two dissenting judges, up
hold Sunday laws and say it is not a religious day.
But citizens every where know that Sunday is a
church going day and think of it in a religious sense.
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The post office has its fifth resting place in O’
Neill. The office first was in a small building on
south Fourth street, that building the home of Doe
Matthews' Frontier. That little building burned
down, then a larger building at the same spot was
Ihe post office, Frontier print shop and Odd Fellow
hall in the 1880’s, ’90’s and 1900 for a number of
years. Next it was located across the street north
of the alley. The building next to the O’Neill National
Bank was the third location of the post office, then
moved a block to the north where my good friend
then postmaster did it fore me, informing the mer
chant that wanted to know what paper to contact
with for advertising. Henry told him The Frontier
had twice the circulation of any other publication
going through the O’Neill post office. We got that
merchant’s ads. The post office today is a notable
building built by the government and stands where
in pioneer time Dr. Conoly had a drug store, later
a hotel where you got bed and breakfast for four
bits. Later the building became the home of County
Judge B. S. Gillespie and family, they followed by
the Skirving family. The next to take over operated
lodging quarters for a time until Uncle Sam came
along to take over, remove the old building and
erect the new post office building with Postmaster
Moss and helpers on the job.
Editorial
Entitled To A Choice
There may he a deep significance in the recent
(J. S. Senatorial election in Texas. The winner, col
lege professor John G. Tower, is the first Republican
ever elected to this office by Texas voters. And,
partisan political considerations to one side, he is
an unqualified conservative. He is unequivocally
opjxised to any and all “welfare state” proposals,
such as the compulsory health programs and federal
aid to education. He believes in a free market for
agriculture, and in the right-to-work laws.
The possible significance of this lies in the fact
that it is not an isolated example of a resurgence of
traditional conservatism. For example, Senator
Barry Goldwater of Arizona, whose views are simi
lar to those of Senator-elect Tower, has developed
a remarkably large national following. Great num
bers of people, it is clear, are deeply concerned
with the drift in this country toward a monolithic,
do-everything-for-e very body state, operated on a de
ficit basis despite crushing and punitive taxes, and
are seeking ways to stem the tide.
In any event, all should welcome the rise of
reasoned opposition to the centralization of power
in Washington. The American people are entitled to
a choice--and forthright, personable and dedicated
conservatives, lilx'rals. and middle-of-the-roaders
must all join in the political frays if that choice is
to exist.
GULFPORT. MISS., GUIDE: “TVA, according
to its creators, was designed to become a yard
stick to take the measure of electric current—to
determine its cost and a fair price for it.
"TVA was subsidized by the Government, having
no stockholders it need not produce a profit, a
political pet it is not forced to pay any taxes. How
can such a crooked yardstick take the fair measure
of electric current produced by privately owned
companies that must be financed under the good
old free enterprise system, and must show a profit
over and above a heavy tax burden to stay in busi
ness?”
On May I7th. government, industry, and labor
union economists will participate in a one-day in
stitute sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States on "Employment and Unem
ployment—The Problem of the 60's.” Discussion
will revolve around such topics as the size and tex
ture of the labor force in this new decade, the ef
fects of the automation, technological and product
changes.
Americans donated 2,422,700 pints of blood
through the American Red Cross in 1960, for a
peacetime record. In the 1959-60 fiscal year, the Red
Cross spent $12,500,000 on its blood program.
Frontiers
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50 YEARS AGO 1
Last Saturday Judge Malone is
sued a marriage license to Ho
mer H. Lowry and Miss Sarah
M. Cole, both of Emmet. . .On
Wednesday James Mullen pur
chased 232 head of hogs for
which he paid the Sam of $3,057
.85, the hogs selling for $5.45 per
hundred. .Lawrence Murray
brought in nine loads of hogs for
which he received $?45. . .Mrs.
Margaret Vaughn, mother of Mrs.
P. S. Hughes, died at the resi
dence of her daughter Friday
night after an illness of severed
months. . .Mr. and Mrs. M. J
Enright are rejoicing over the ar
rival of a daughter at their home.
25 YEARS AGO
The Episcopal church building
will be moved a couple of blocks
west from the lots which have
been purchased by the govern
ment for the new post office. . .
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biglin drove
to Omaha Tuesday morning
where Bill attends the annual
meeting of the Nebraska Funeral
Directors association. . .Miss Hel
en Givens, who has been employ
ed in the local office of the Ne
braska Securities, has been trans
ferred to the Omaha office. . .
Mrs. William Nollkamper of Om
aha, formerly of this county, died
at her home in Omaha last week
at the age of 81 years. . .Mrs.
F. J. Dishner will head the ladies
activities during the annual golf
tournament here June 21-23
10 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Gilman Davis, 75, Stuart
farm woman dies Monday of
heart attack. . .Jack Sullivan of
Butte, Mont., illustrious figure in
sporting world, here for visit and
to attend golden wedding anni
versary for Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Stout. . .Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Lamason of Page entertain 125
at golden wedding observance. .
Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley of
Dorsey celebrate 50th wedding
day. . .The Rev. Richard Parr of
Battle Creek has been appointed
pastor of St. Joseph’s church at
Atkinson. . .Miss Ruth Harris re
turns to states after serving 4%
years in China as a Methodist
missionary.
5 YEARS AGO
W. A. Summers, Bartlett and
W. 0. Jarman, Atkinson, two pi
oneer shippers, are honored by
Omaha Livestock Market and
Chamber of Commerce in Om
aha. . .Extensive showers brighten
crop hopes. . .Merle S'ieler, Lynch
farmer, leaps from tractor when
machine upsets. . .Mrs. Carrie
Holloway, 93, of Chambers, has
first plane ride. . .Bertha E. Ors
born and George Mumm jr., are
married May 24 in O’Neill. . .St.
Paul’s Lutheran church at Cham
bers will mark 50th anniversary
Sunday.
The Long Ago
At Chambers
50 YEARS AGO
Perrin took 5,500 pounds of
cream to O’Neill which they took
in at the station Monday. . .Char
lie Graham and Ned Alderson
bought some horses at the Ditch
Co. sale Tuesday. . .School closed
in O’Neill last Friday and the
Chambers girls are home again. .
Frank Holcomb brought a 10
pound pickerel to this office yes
terday. . A total of $110 has been
received from contributors for the
July 4th celebration. . .The Cham
bers young people had a very en
joyable time at the party in the
hall Saturday night. . .Plain, fan
cy and lace openwork hose at 25
cents in Smith Bros, store.
25 YEARS AGO
Frank Allen, treasurer of Holt
County Corn-Hog Control Assoc.,
distributed checks here Monday
amounting to about $6,000. . .The
South Fork, Holt County Fair
Board have announced that the
1936 dates will be September 8,
9, 10 and 11. . .Mrs. Enoch W.
Nye of Crawford Valley, 50, dies
May 21 in Lincoln. . .C. Raymond
Bowers and Muriel Clarke wed
June 4 at Chambers. . .M. B.
Dailey dies May 22, services held
at Chambers . .Lewie Harley has
traded Leo Adams his two- hou
ses in the east part of town for
Leo’s home and grounds in the
south end of town. . Dedication
services for the new Methodist
parsonage held Sunday.
Fort Randall News
Janice Kirwan
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson
and Kathy of Palo Alto, Calif and
Mrs. Anderson’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Cover of Pickstown,
and Mr. Cover’s mother, Mrs. Le
on Cover, were Wednesday eve
ning visitors at the home of Miss
Olga Bengston.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kocer jr.
were Saturday evening visitors at
the Dan Kirwan home.
Mrs. John Cassidy of Spencer
spent Monday visiting at the home I
of her son, John Cassidy jr. and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hyde of ■
Brockton, Mass, were guests at
the home of Mrs. Hyde’s bro
ther and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hausmann, Friday morn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Hyde were
enroute to their home after
spending 10 days at Bonesteel
with her mother and family.
They were called home due to
the serious Illness and death of
J. P. Hausmann, Mrs. Hyde’s
and Harry’s father.
Judi Harvey of Pickstown and
Janice Kirwan visited Mrs. El
wood Boelter and infant son at
the Armour hospital Friday after
noon
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Janousek of
rural Fairfax and Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Gray of Fairfax were Fri
day evening visitors at the Harry
Hausmann home.
Phillip Kirwan left Sunday af
ternoon for Aberdeen, S. D. to
attend Boys State. Phillip, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kirwan, is
the Pickstown representative.
The Rev. and Mrs. George F.
Serson and Kay, Bonesteel, S. D.,
Mr. and Mrs. John Beitman,
Platte, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Livingston, Pickstown, S. D., Mrs.
Emil Mashek and Dougie, Fair
fax, S D., and Jim Mashek, War
rensburg, Mo., were Sunday eve
ning lunch guests at the Clarence
E. Olson home after church ser
vices.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Trotter
of Pickstown were Tuesday eve
ning callers at the G. R. Kirwan
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Anderson
and family, Friedolf Pearson
and Dave Lundstrom were Tues
day evening visitoi’s at the home
of Miss Olga Bengston.
Mary Jane Kirwan is attending
catechism classes held in the St.
Anthony’s Catholic church in Fair
fax.
Several from this community at
tended the post-nuptial shower
honoring Mrs. John Hindes Sun
day afternoon at the Pickstown
legion hall. Mrs. Hindes is the
former Dorothy Trotter.
Miss Olga Bengston sang at the
Memorial services held in Bris
tow. She was a dinner guest at
the Duane Mahlendorf home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hausmann
and Jill were Sunday evening vis
itors at the home of his sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Verlon Moos
of rural Fairfax.
Don Olson and son, Leon, Mel
vin Anderson and son, Joey, and
G. R. Kirwan attended a horse
sale in Burke, S. D. Saturday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kirwan and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kir-J
wan and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Har j
ry Hausmann and Jill, Mr. andi
Mrs. Emphery Olson and boys,j
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Nyquist and j
Charles, Elmer Mostrom, Dave j
Lundstrom, Clarinda Pearson and
brother, Friedolf, Olga Bengston
and brother, Mauritz, Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Anderson and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ol
son and Waldon and Fingle Ol
son attended a farewell party
held in the Melvin Kirwan home
honoring Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kir
wan and family of Leadville, Colo,
and Gene Kirwan of St. Louis,
Mo. who were returning to their
homes after spending sometime
visiting with relatives and friends j
of this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hausmann
and Janice Kirwan were Wednes
day evening callers at the Bob!
Hausmann home of Bonesteel.
Many friends from this com- ,
munity attended a farewell par- j
ty honoring Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Livingston and family of Picks- '
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This offer good every Sunday for
remainder of the summer.
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Joe Langan's Tavern
town who an moving to Pierre
S. 1). soon. It was held Sunday
evening in the Kandall Cove
nant church. A musical program
was presented and a pot luck
lunch served at the close of the
evening.
Mrs. Louie Janousek, Dougie,
Debbie, and Kevin of rural Fair
fax were Wednesday afternoon
visitors of Mrs. Harry Hausmann
and Jill.
Sunday afternoon the G. R. Kir
wan family went to the Ed Kehn
Ranch near St. Charles, S. D.
to see the buffalo cow and new
calf. Harold Roeder accompanied
them and took moving pictures.
Mr. Kehn has a small buffalo
herd consisting of a bull, three
cows and two calves.
Mrs. Harry Hakismann, Jill,
Mrs. G. R. Kirwan and Mary
Jane were Friday afternoon vis
itors at the Louie Janousek home
of rural Fairfax.
Inman News
By Mrs. James McMahan
Mr. and Mis. Ira Watson and
son Sam went to Lincoln on Fri
day evening where they spent
the weekend visiting their son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Langley and Lisa.
On Saturday morning they at
tended the graduation exercises
at the University of Nebraska
College of Law, where Mr. Lang
ley was one of the graduates.
WSCS met Thursday afternoon
at the church annex for the regu
lar meeting. Installation of of
ficers was held with Cal Geary,
the installing officer. Lunch was
served at the close of the after
noon by Mrs. Otto Retke and Mrs.
T. J. Davis.
Monday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. South were Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Oberle, O'Neill,
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Oberle,
Minneapolis, Minn., Mr. and Mrs.
Harden Anspach, O’Neill, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Conard, Em
met. During the evening Rex
showed movie pictures.
Mrs. Mary Tomlinson of Nor
folk visited Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Harte Friday. Mr. and Mrs. I
Harte and family were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Coventry and Bob. Af
ternoon caller was Mrs. Louis i
Vitt of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. South vi
sited Mr. and Mrs. Harden Ans
pach at O’Neill Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. South vi
sited Mrs. Lulu Quig at O’Neill
Saturday.
Mrs. E. E. Keyes and daugh
ter, Donna, of Newport wore cal
lers Wednesday in the F. E.
Keyes home.
Mary Morsbach, who is em
ployed at Neligh, spent the week
end visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Morsbach. The Mors
back took their daughter back
to Neligh Sunday evening and vi
sited in the M. M. Crosser home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ries and
daughters returned to their home
in Omaha Monday evening after
visiting Mr. and Mrs. David
Morsbach and relatives in Atkin
son.
Mrs. Earl Watson entered St.
Anthony's hospital Friday for
medical treatment.
Robert Harte left Wednesday
for his home in California after
spending a few weeks visiting his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Harte and family, and “
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Kenneth Coventry re
turned Wednesday night from
Denver, Colo., where she spent
a week visiting Mr. and Mrs
Francis Dempsey and family and
Mrs. Helen Colman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tucker of
Ewing were visitors Thursday
evening in the home of Mrs.
Violet Sholes. Robert Sholes of
O’Neill visited Rufus and Violet
Sholes Saturday.
Mrs. James McMahan attended
a stated meeting of Symphony
chapter OES at O’Neill Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Robert Gillahan and
daughters of Lawrence, Kan.,
came Saturday to spend a week
visiting Mrs. Gillahan’s mother,
Mrs. Leo Mossman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Abney were
Friday evening supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelly and
family at Wisner. Janet and Gib
Kelly returned to Inman with
their grandparents for a visit.
Dean Gorgen and Leonard But
terfield spent a few days last
week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Milo
Gorgen and son at Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hibbs and
family of O’Neill visited Mi's. Ray
Siders and Marilyn Sunday af
ternoon.
Joe Peters, who is employed
at Norfolk, spent a couple of days
last week with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Vem Wrede and
family of O’Neill were Inman vi
sitors Friday evening.
Mrs. Vaden Kivett, who attends
summer school at Wayne, spent
the weekend with her family.
Mrs. Merle DeLong and Mil
dred Keyes, who attends summer
school at Blair, spent the week
end at their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anthony
and family visited Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Matschullat and family at
Page Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. South vi
sited Mr. and Mrs John Conani
at Emmet Monday.
Harold Sobotka of Valentine
spent the weekend visiting his
father, John Sobotka.
A Poem
From Mrs. Eby .. •
—If nnui should reach
the Moon—
I’m sure you’ve heard or read
about the satellites in space.
How Russia and United States
are in a rocket race,
To hear them talk it won’t be
long till space they conquer
soon,
And then wh;Tt next will man at
tempt, if man should reach the
moon?
If man should ever reach the
moon, there’s one thing that is
clear;
He’ll ruin everything up there,
just as he has down here,
With sin and crime, with lust
and greed, he’s got enough
to do,
To clean the mess he's made oa
earth and you know that is true
The sickness and the want, the
fear, the broken hearts and
shame,
The cry of hungry millions—and
man is all to blame.
So I think we’d better set mr
sights above the moon and
space;
So let’s explore eternity, wlule
their is time and grace.
It’s not ttie moon we need to
reach, it’s God who put it
there.
The One who went to Calvary, a
rugged cross to bear,
For sins of men with wicked
hearts, He died one day at
noon!
With faith in Him you'll have no
fear, if man should reach the
moon.
Waiter- H. Huntley
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BUCKET SEATS ALONE DO NOT A MONZA MAKE
■ Gee! ■ Little did we know,
when we introduced the
Corvair Monza last year,
that we were starting a Big
Thing. We just thought it
would be pleasant if you
could buy a car that treats
you, the driver, like you
want to be treated. ■ The
bucket seats, of course, are
the most obvious evidenc*
of our desire to please you.
But they’re not the most
important thing. No sir.
What’s really vital is the way
a Monza handles—some
thing nobody in the U.S. has
yet copied. Or can copy. Be
cause Corvair is the only
rear-engined car made in this
country, and you know what
that means: steering light as
thistledown. (You even park
this one more easily, it steers
so briskly.) Beautifully bal
anced braking—the car stays
level even under panic brak
ing, which we hope you’ll
never have to do. Traction
and more traction, so you
don’t become a stick-in-the
mud. The kind of cornering
that’s sheer joy to experi
ence. ■ You get more: a
fully independent suspen
sion that blots out road
shocks before they can ruffle
you. Clean, crisp styling.
Thoroughgoing economy,
from purchase price to op
erating cost. ■ You’re not
going to be satisfied with
bucket seats alone, are you?
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BY CHEVRI [
Drive the Corvair Monza at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer*s
Van Vleck Motors, Inc.
127 North 4th St. O'Neill, Nebraska Phone 100
