Prairieland Talk
"A Woman Shoe Cobbler"
By ROM AIM-: SAUNDKUS. -HID South list S* . Lincoln 6, Nebr.
lurking back into the 1880’s, !W's and early
1900’s tncre comes to view a number of women in
business in O'Neill Mrs. Dan Conoly in a little
bakery business west oi Third street a half block on
the main east and v, st drag through town. Mrs.
7-iemer of the Arcada ho^1
Mrs. Martin operating a i
linery store up the street,
husband being the village cl
for several years. Kate M;
heading the towns leading nr
chnndLse establishment. N
Cress venturing a thing bef
unknown to a lady’s hand, si
coibbling and half-soling. 1
Bentley m the grocery busin
and Mrs. Joe Horisky conduc
, .. Romalne
mg the grocery business after
her husband’s death. Others Sauudem
followed in later years and others in earlier years
did laundry work or kept a boarding house. And
one old gal managed the Moffat livery and feed
bam; and I count four of the gentler sex who were
printers.
You ought to meet him, a business man three
blocks up the street from where I write. His charm
ing wife gave out that she had never seen her “old
man” get mad. A happy smile adorns his face as
we meet him fi'om day to day. Never gets mad?
I wonder how lie does it.
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The first week of the month of August began with
about 98 degrees of heat, and the morning of the
7th it was down to 68, but the sun still glows in gold
en glory on its way across the heavenly blue.
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Some may have wondered why my youthful pal
Homer Campbell has had to accept aid in his old
age. mentioned recenlly in Prairieland Talk. His
life’s savings had been used in caring for his in
valid wife, who for years was unable to do the home
work or care for herself. Homer, like most of the
men and women who gave to the world beautiful
things of helpful literary products, was neither a
money maker nor a spend thrift. But he was ever
true to his life’s companion and they reached old
age near the end of the trail together.
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Two women of Ames, Iowa, killed when their
car was hit by an on coming train, and three others
over there in Iowa killed on the highway the same
day. And out where Montana Jack spent the best
years of his life, prairie fires sweeping the country.
One day’s “news”. When all is lovely and U and I
go about our daily doings it is not news. But we
on prairieland are happy to live as we do and not
make any news of the day.
History began with mankind getting about on
foot. Then he rolled around on wheels. Now we get
there on wings.
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A half block west of the First National bank
corner years ago was the business place of V. Al
berts, harness and saddles. The oldest son of the
family took over the business after the passing of
his father and sold me one of my first cowboy
outfits, saddle, bridle and throw rope. That young
Alberts would not ride a horse but peddled a bike
about town and went to Omaha and back at least
once every summer on that two wheeled rig that
he propelled by foot power. The flu took him some
35 or 40 years ago. And the Alberts harness store
is no more.
* * *
Oh, in the shade these hot days. Like to make
a snow ball? Well, about a half day’s flight to the
North Pole.
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White, Black, Brown, Green. Four colors and
also names of four groups of citizens we have
known. Green — Guy, a printer in O’Neill who later
turned rancher and lived in Wheeler county, then
went to a Pacific coast state; and Guy
had a brother, John, who spent his last
years in O’Neill. Both are no more. Brown —
Walter, a friend of mine in our Capital City some
years ago, and a public official by that name I met
in California. Black — 0 yes, Billy Black of our
kid days. White — We all know those sturdy patri
ots down there in the beautiful Swan Lake coun
try. And Blue and Pink. Yes, Blubaugh, the boss
of things 75 years ago out at Mineola. Pinkerton, a
northeast Holt county pioneer, maybe some of them
still with us.
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The darkness of another night has passed away,
and morning dawns to start another day. We ga
ther at the breakfast table to eat that which makes
us able another day’s duties to perform and life’s
responsibilities to carry on. And we trust a Heaven
ly Hand will lead the way today so we may ex
tend a helping hand to some fellow traveler along
the way.
* * *
A Russian space explorer says he circled this
earth upon which we live 17 times and is glad to
be back on solid ground. Did he circle the earth
at the equator or at the North Pole? And now for
a trip to the man they say.
* * *
Autumn days ahead. Prairieland dwellers at peace
and plenty to sustain life on every hand. Here in
our Capital City all goes well, as I understand from
what Miss Lindsey writes that is the situation down
at Amelia.
Editorial
Sad but True
The following item which was sent to us by one
of our senior correspondents seems to sum up the
feelings of a great m iny Americans today.
With apoliogies only to the Holy Bible we offer
the following:
"The Government is my shepherd. I need not
work. It alloweth me to lie down on good jobs; it
leadeth me beside still factories. It destroyed my
initiative; it leadeth in the paths of the parasite for
politics sake.
Yes. though I walk through the valley of lazi
ness and deficient spending, I will fear no evil, for
the Government is with me. Its doles and its vote
getters. they comfort me. It prepareth an economic
utopia for me by appropriating the earnings of my
grandchildren.
It filleth my head with bologna, my inefficiency
runneth over. Surely, the Government will care for
me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in a
fool's paradise forever . . . . "
TONASKET. WASH.. TRIBUNE: "If today’s tax
payers had some of the gumption of their fore
fathers who made history with Ihc Boston tea party,
it wouldn't take long to call a halt to the wasteful
and extravagant spending by governments which
grow bigger and bigger and which exact more and
more taxes to sustain their constantly expanding
operations.”
PLAINFIELD, IND., MESSENGER: “If pro
posals to provide medical services to persons draw
ing social security benefits is earned out as pro
posed the possibility of taxing people for other ser
vices seems unlimited. This is a far different thing
than a pension. If workers are to be taxed regard
less for health insurance, why can’t they be taxed
for housing insurance? Certainly the guarantee of
a place to live is just as important as paying the 1
doctor. How about anothed quarter of one per cent
lo guarantee ‘grocery care’? Some oldsters get in
volved in litigation. Who’s going to pay the lawyer?
“The point is that freedom of choice about per
sonal matiers is basic to our democracy.’’
FOUNTAIN, COLO.. ADVERTISER: “In his
speech commemorating the 40th anniversary of the
Soviet Union . . . Nikita Khrushchev emphasized the
success so far of Russia, but demanding that the
people ‘work, work work’ for further success.
‘Work alone is the source of the wealth of
society and the wealth of every man,’ he declared.
“Now we dislike everything about the Com
munist’s line of chatter, but believe the group in
this country which seeks shorter hours, less pro
duction, higher wages, higher unemployment bene
fits. etc., would do well to think over his ending
phrase.’’
F rentiers
Ago
50 YEARS AGO
The most successful race meet
ever held in this city was brought
to a close last Saturday afternoon
and good purses went to H. J.
McKenna, O’Neill and other own
ers of winning horses. . .Miss Lo
rena Powers, North Bend, is in
the city the guest of Julia Biglin.
. .A very pretty wedding was so
lemnized Wednesday morning at
the Catholic church united Ed
ward Donohoe, Stuart, and Miss
Nellie Brennan, O’Neill. . .Lenore
Daley returned from an extended
visit with relatives in Lincoln and
Grand Island. . .Miss Kate Mur
ray and Mrs. Conrad, Page, suf
fered injuries when their horse be
came |rightened at some object
in the street and turned over
throwing the buggy. . .Work upon
the addition to St. Mary’s Aca
demy is about completed. . .Con
rad C. Reka died at his home last
Monday after an illness.
25 YEARS AGO
Last Thursday a business trans
action was completed whereby
Ralph Tomlinson becomes the
owner of the U. and I. grocery
store, having purchased it from
Thomas Brennan who retired. . .
P. J. O’Donnell, in golf foursome
with Dr. G. E. Peters, J. M. Lie
wer and George Reed, had a 33
for first nine holes and a 31 for
second round. . .The eighth meet
ing of the Elm Grove Poultry
club was held at the Den Hynes
home August 9. . .Reports of the
threshers in northeast Holt give
the rye yield from 3 to 8 bushels
per acre most fields producing 4
bushels. . .The R. R. Morrison
family departed Sunday for Cas
per, Wyo., for a mid-summer out-,
ing. . .Improvements are being
made at the Ralph Mellor resi
dence, a porch being built and
stucco work done.
10 YEARS AGO
Record corwd watches Atkinson
Hay Day parade. . .Number of
North Holt county farms suffer
crop loss from hail storm Sunday
afternoon. . .Sister M. Emilia re
places Sister Fides at St. Mary’s
academy. . Howard Dean princi
pal at O’Neill school the past two
years, has been elected superin
tendent of schools at Stanton, la.
. .Miss Mary Lou Gartner weds
James Butts in ceremony at St.
Patrick’s Catholic church August
13. . .The Atkinson Country Wo
man’s club met at City park house
for picnic August 9. . .Members
of the John Pruss family reunite
in the Ivan Pruss home Sunday.
. .Championship flight pairings
for city tourney are Jack Everitfc
vs. Max Golden; Henry Lohaus
and Red DeWilt; Ed Campbell jr.
and A. P. Jaszkowiak, and Ben
Grady vs. Joe McCarville.
5 YEARS AGO
Funeral services for Edward
Hammond White, 88, Amelia, who
came to Holt county 72 years ago, j
will be conducted at the Metho
dist church August 17 . .August 20
the stockholders of the Atkinson
Cooperative Creamery association
will vote on the proposition of dis
soliving the corporation. . .The
13th annual conference of the Wes
leyan Methodist church is being
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STORZ BREWING CO.. OMAHA. NEBR.
held in Atkinson . ,63rd Holt
County Fair closes tonight. . Mr.
and Mrs. H. D. Grady receive
friends at a reception August 19
in observance of their wedding an
niversary August 18; they were
married in Atkinson in 1906 . .
Chicago & North Western Rail
road to file for permission to dis
continue Omaha-Chadron trains 13
and 14.
The Long Ago
At Chambers i
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. Ingram, the banker from ■
Clearwater, came in on the stage
Wednesday and is spending a few
days here. . .Rev. W. E. Green
will preach educational sermons
next Sunday morning and eve
ning. . .Mrs. Jesse Frary enter
tained a party of ladies at after
noon tea last Tuesday in honor
of her mother, Mrs. Egglestong. .
Pete, the youngest son of P. J.
O’Malley, in leading a broncho
Sunday night got his thumb pulled
out and so badly crushed that
amputation was necessary. . .Lit
tle Isabell Putnam who lives with
her grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Noble fall from a wagon
last week and fractured her right
arm. . .D. D. Leonard is working
for E. E. Perrin
25 YEARS AGO
C. E. Tibbet is laying out a
cabin camp on his half acre
south of his home; there will be
15 in all with a shower bath in
the center of the cabins. . .What
might have proved to be a ser
ious accident occured to Ben Oet
ter, Willow Lake, last Tuesday
when his tractor reversed down
a ditch and crashed into the
thr;ishi*g machine. . Seymore
Harkins recently had a well put
down which throws water six feet
in the air. . .The Chambers base
ball team motored to Red Bird
Sunday and took their team for a
score of 4 to 3 with William Russ
pitching for Chambers. . .George
Kelly and H. L. Smith attended a
meeting in O'Neill sponsored by
the Nebraska Agricultural depart
ment in connection with produce
dealers in regards to buying poul
try by a grade basis.
Riverside News
By Mrs. Lionel Gunter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hobbs and
Bobby and Joan Emsick, Omaha,
came Tuesday evening for a cou
ple days visit, the Hobbs return
ed home Thursday evening and
Joan is staying at the Z. H. Fry
home.
Diane Gunter, Geneseo, 111. si>ent
Wednesday night and all day
Thursday with Glenda Napier.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Mosel left
Wednesday morning to spend a
few days in the Black Hills.
Mona Mosel came home from
Wayne Monday afternoon. She at
tended Judy Bartak's and Robert
Eggerling’s wedding. Tuesday
morning at St. John’s Catholic
church. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Bar
tak took Mona back to Wayne
that evening and the Bartak child
ren stayed at the W. Mosel home.
Frank and Billy Emsick, Om
aha, came Saturday evening to
spend a few days at the Z. H. Fry
home and left Tuesday for New
man Grove to visit the Duane Jen
sen family enro«te home.
The Alfred Napier family and
Duane Tinsley were dinner guests
last Sunday at the Jolui Napier
home.
The Jolly Workers club met
Thursday afternoon at the Dewitt
Hoke home. Mrs. Lewis Shrader
and Mrs. Grant‘Mott assisted the
hostess with the lunch. The after
noon was spent with tying two
cfjilts and some embroidery. Mi's.
Willie Shrader, tlie president had
charge of th business meeting.
Twenty one members were pre
sent and four visitors. Mi's. A1
vin Nelson, Ina Bennett, Mrs.
Ruth Waples and Linda Hansen.
Linda was honored with a
"pound” shower. She is marrying
Lavern Shrader the latter part of
August and they plan to make
their home in Wayne where
both will attend college.
The Busy Hands 4-H club met
Friday afternoon at the Richard
Napier home.
Mrs. Dale Napier took Marilyn
Johnston, Nancy and Carol Ann
Napier to 4-H Judging and Dem
onstration Day in Neligh Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry,
Frank and Peggy Emsirk, Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Napier and the
Richard Napier family were
guests last Monday evening at
the Otto Retke home in Inman
in honor of the Retki*s’ 19th an
niversary.
Mrs. Richard Napier entertain
ed Mrs. Ralph Munn and daugh
ters, Mrs. Web Napier, Mrs. Z.H.
Fry, Glenda Napier, Barbara
Johnston, Cathy McDaniel, Sher
ry Switzer, Julie and Jody Fry in
honor of her daughter, Nancy’s
birthday Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Munn and Mrs. Richard Napier
took the girls swimming and lat-1
or they returned for lunch.
Waynle Shrader and children i
visited Thursday evening at the
Rudy Ahlers home.
Sharon Mott visited last Mon- !
day with .Jacky Barnhart in Ne
ligh.
The. Wayrn* Fry family visited
with A1 Gibson and the Keith
Gibson f;unily at the Lewis Van
dersnick home last Sunday.
Mrs. Fern Pollock visited Mrs
Bert Fink and helped can corn
day last week.
Mrs. Alfied Napier, Steve and
Glenda called on Mrs. Ralph Lind
quist while in Neligh last Monday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery were Neligh visitors Friday
afternoon.
Patricia Rotherham, Denver,
Colo , visited Tuesday at the Will
iam Lofquist home. Frances Ro
therham was a supper guest.
Tlie Alfred Napier family visit
ed last Monday evening at the
G. D. Ryan home.
The William Lofquist family
visited last Sunday at the Char
les Rotherham home.
Jimmy Gunter visited Leroy
and Dennis Napier Saturlay.
Mr and Mrs. James V. Gunter
was a Supper guest Monday at
the George Montgomery home.
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Gunter
and Jimmy, Geneseo, 111., were
overnight guests Friday and Sat
urday at the Lionel Gunter home
A picnic dinner was held in their
honor Sunday at the R. A. H»rd *
home.
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