Prairieland Talk
"Guy Green - Teacher, Printer"
By ROM AINE SAUNDERS. 4110 South 51st St., Lincoln 6. Nebr.
white. Black. Brown. Blue. But he was a Green
—Guy M. Green. Because of a domineering dad,
Guy pulled out from home down by Meadow Grove,
came to O'Neil where he had as least one friend.
And in lioots and overalls at
tended county teachers insti
tute, got a certificate to teach
and took on a school a mile or
two out northeast where the
husky lads had scared away
their teacher and where Guy
won their admiration and
loyalty with a hall and bat he
could play ball better than
teach school. Later took to the
printing and newspaper work
here in O'Neill, got to lie a good Rommtne
printer and then traveled about Saunders
some, at one time publishing a paper in Dodge a
little town west of Fremont, and was the pitcher
for the town's ball playing boys. Later was a printer
at a .big publishing house in California, where he
married a second time, his first wife having died
in O'Neill a few months after their marriage. Wife
number two had money. They came to Nebraska,
settled on the open prairie some 30 miles south of
O’Neill and a few years later went to Lincoln, from
there to the state of Washington where both Guy and
Ida ended their days, leaving no children. As many
have, including Prairieland Talker, Guy Green got
his start on a successful life in O’Neill where he
first set foot about the year 1888. A brother of Guy,
John Green, ended his days here a few years ago.
The old town had the good ones and some not so
good.
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Ho is a PhD in one of our Capital City’s educa
tional institutions, is interested in pioneer history
of our state and for the past two months or more
has been reading and rereading the stories in that
56 page edition of The Frontier that Cal Stewart
and I got out some 12 years ago. And he held me for
an hour or so the other day telling him about the
hay burner that pioneer homesteaders had in their
homes.
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Some of our political Big Shots tell us of great
things they will soon be doing on the farms. No
more weeds, proteins increased in growing grains
and increased yield per acre. Now I see again the
large ears of white com grown on the newly broken
prairie in Holt county; step up again to devour a
slice from the huge watermelon dad brought in from
his prairieland garden five miles out from town; see
again the hundreds of bushels of potatoes and abun
dance of everything good for food the newly up
turned prairie sod turned out. Go to it now, you
white- collared gents, but maybe you will make
monkeys of yourselves trying to farm.
Tom, uicK and Harry say it may snow or ram.
The modem weather gent tells us there will be
"precipitation.”
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At Union college, located in the community of
our Capital City where I hang out, there are 926
students registered, as of February 1. Students
come from many states and from distant lands;
from Old Mexico, South America, from Europe,
Asia and Africa, and it is a pleasure to meet some
of these students from far countries of earth. Union
is an Adventist educational center. The Methodist
have here in Lincoln a university, and Catholics and
Lutherans have schools also in Lincoln. And here
is the great State university. Education available
for all.
• * •
In that great city of New York a few were ar
rested for doing a bit of honest work on Sunday.
Cut throats, thieves, murderers and outlaws back
there still on the go. Consistency—where art thou?
• * *
Money. We want money because we need the
things money will buy a home, a bed and a bite
of bread.
* * *
A cheering note comes to me from Mabel Mere
dith McKenna of O’Neill. The lady wrote to express
to me her pleasure after reading what we had to
say in Prairieland Talk about her uncle, James H.
Riggs, the gifted editor of The Frontieer in the
1880’s and the one cultured and polished gent among
the roughnecks of pioneer days. Mrs. McKenna’s
mother, Mrs. Meredith was a sister of “Jimmie”
kiggs, and daughter, Mabel, is a native of the
town of O’Neill, and while others have gone to
distant places, Mabel remains where life began
with her. I count four of my sons and daughters
bom in O’Neill no longer here—one in Lincoln, one
in New Mexico, one in Georgia and one in Ohio.
* * *
The ladies have been the school teachers, helped
to carry on county affairs at the courthouse and
have kept church attendance from fading away;
have been in about all lines of business in O’Neill
but I recall none who ventured to run a hardware
store or blacksmith shop. O yes, in the 1880’s one
old gal, was in the livery and feed bam business,
Mrs. Moffett helping her Old Man at the livery
barn that was in those day just west of where the
post office now stands. Mrs. Moffett had a sister
in the millinery business.
* * *
Sunlight glows out of the fair blue sky this
February day, snow and ice now faded away. So
we go out to have some fun until another cold snap
heads us in again on the run.
* * *
Three times a day at the table to be fed. Then
what? All night in bed.
Editorial
Back to Basketball
In a recent editorial The Frontier recommended
the shortening of the high school basketball season
by limiting the games to one for each town in the
conference instead of playing two with most of the
opponents.
There has been so much comment, pro and con,
on the subject that we feel another article is war
ranted.
One Holt county coach expressed his heartfelt
agreement with The Frontier’s theory that the
season is too long, while another coach had just the
opposite views.
Several mothers stated that they, too, felt the
season hampered school studies and family life.
The constant request for money for the games
is a big issue in many homes. Some weeks there
are as many as three games and if any of them are
out-of-town that means mom and dad have to hand
over money for meals in addition to the game ticket
price. It stands to reason none of the youngsters
will miss any of the tournament games and if their
team is lucky that means arrangements must be
made for the district and even the state tourneys.
Possibly not all members of the family attend
the games but if three or four make each game,
basketball becomes a costly item.
No one minds the length of the football season—
it is to be expected that a well rounded education
would have a certain amount of sports. But what
about the number of boys who can not play basket
ball or football.
Considering the number of boys in each school
in O'Neill and the number on the basketball and
football teams it is obvious that many youths are
not getting any physical training at all. Perhaps
they are too small or too short and haven’t a ghost
af a chance to make the team. Yet, they must sit
aut a three-month basketball season until wrestling
or track season offer them an opportunity to try out
for the team.
In our minds there is no doubt but what the
studies would benefit from a shorter basketball
schedule.
Perhaps, as one school official expressed it, the
answer is to play only Friday night games. This
leaves the week free for school work and keeps the
young people home in the evnings.
We can only hope the state high school athletic
association will take this problem into consideration.
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serious threat that the King Bill (HR 7640) to
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their views known to their congressmen in the
months ahead. The practical results of this bill
would be that unemployment benefits would become
a political football like Social Security and degene
rate into gigantic giveaway paid for entirely by busi
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PORT NECHES, TEXAS, CHRONICLE: “We
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ourselves.
“It reminds me of two dogs I once had. When
one of the mongrels came to the bank of a creek,
fearing either discomfort or perhaps drowning, he
would sit back on his haunches and howl—oh, such
weeping and wailing.
"The other dog, without batting an eyelash,
would plunge into the creek and continue the chase
on the other side. It goes without saying which dog
caught the most rabbits.”
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Frontiers
Ago
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
young son at their home, and as
a result Jim is wearing a six foot
smile these days . . . Tom Coyne.
George Develin, O. G. Lawell,
Robert Arbuthnut, Patrick Coyne
and George Cherry went down
to Omaha last Sunday morning to
attend the automobile show . . .
Frank Harnish has accepted a
position in the First National
Bank and entered upon his duties
the latter part of last week . . .
Mrs. John Alfs sr., one of the
pioneers of Pleasantview town
ship, died at her home in At
kinson, Saturday . . . The Em
met Literary Society will give a
public literary entertainment at
the opera house on Monday eve
ning . . . Jack, Daniel and Gene
Sullivan and their sister, Mary,
entertained a group of friends at
their home Sunday evening.
25 YEARS AGO
O’Neill relatives received cards
this week announcing the ap
proaching marriage of Donald
Stannard, son of Mrs. D. Stan
nard of this city, to Miss Betty
Branch of Bakersfield, Calif. . .
D. R. Mounts will head district
bar group this year . . . George
Cuttler was the first to go
through with a car going east
to Amelia when the snow “tun
nels” were shoveled out Friday
although he got stuck at one
point and his car had to be pulled
out by a team . . . Mr. and Mrs.
John Conard of Emmet enter
tained Sunday evening for the
Cobb Olsons, Guy Coles and Mr.
and Mrs. Pat McGinnis.
10 YEARS AGO
Ellis L. Scholz, Chambers
farmer, dies February 19, after
eight-year-illness . . . L. C. Wall
ing, non-political, seeks county
judge position . . . Mr. and Mrs.
David Loy plan open house in
observance of their 45th wedding
anniversary February 24 . . . Mr.
and Mrs. M. P. Stenger, Lynch,
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary January 21 . . . Mrs.
Tony Murray, 82, longtime resi
dent of the O’Neill community,
dies February 14 at her home.
Richie Ash bum and his Tilden
Townies defeated the lions club
basketball team 65-47 in polio
benefit Thursday evening ar
ranged by Earl Hunt.
5 YEAR# AtiO
Edith Iola Castleman, 63, resi
dent of O’Neill since 1927, died
Wednesday . . . Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Boelter. Orchard, will ob
serve their golden wedding an
niversary February 24 with open
house . . . George Rowse exhibits
top heifer and Vem Sageser has
grand champion bull in Tuesday’s
registered Hereford show . .
Ivan Kaiser, O’Neill, and
Rudolph Wabs, Spencer, leave for
military duty . . . Consumers
wins permanent possession of
safety trophy ... A daughter was
bom February 14 to Mr. and
Mrs Edward Albrecht, Atkinson
. . . Funeral rites held February
16 for Harvey Wickersham, 73,
Lynch resident.
The Long Ago
At Chambers
50 YEARS AtiO
A reception was given last
night at the Band Hall for Fern
Smith and Harry Putnam, mem
bers of the band who expect to
leave Chambers in the near fu
ture, Mr. and Mrs. Putnam going
to Canada ... A party of men
have been working the road south
of E. Dorothy’s this week shovel
ing out the snow as the road has
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FARM CREDIT BUILDING
Lyle P. Dlerks, Mgr.,
O’Neill, Nebr,
been impassable all winter . . .
Mr. Walters of Clearwater has
moved on the Jensen farm just
vacated by James McCabe . . .
Charles Bamum went to Omaha
the first of the week to attend
the auto show . . . C- C. Jones
purchased the Potter residence
last Saturday and the Lrll house
Tuesday; also sold the Perrin re
sidence to Lee Baker this week
13 YEARS AtiO
The Fifteenth Judicial District
Bar Association met for the an
nual meeting in O'Neill Februar)
12 . . . Miss Luella Crandall en
tertained the Hi-Lo Bridge clul
Thursday evening . . . February
12 the Chambers high schoo
basketball team defeated Anok.
with a score of 21-12 . . . The high
school basketball team will attenc
the Niobrara tournament at
Butte February 19-20 . . . Lein
Grimes and Val Pichler receive!
100 in their spelling tests Frida)
. . . Mrs. George Kelly enter
tained her bridge club Thursda)
evening . . . Erwin Christon as
sisted his folks in moving frorr
Ewing to Newport last weekend
Warranty Deeds
WD-Vera C. Blum, et al to
Samuel R Robertiion 1-1942
*12.000 NW >>4 24-29-12.
WD-Bert Farewell to Bert-Mary
E. and Ramon E. Farewell 2-7*
62 $1 part SW»4 Sec. 30-26-12.
WD-Bert Farewell to Bert*
Mar>’ E. and Ramon E Fare
well 2-7-62 SI NW>4 7-25-11
WD-Neil Dawes to Anna Wenke
24-62 $10,000 D>ts 15 anti 16 lUk
2 Mathew's Add O'Neill
MINERAL D E E D-D A.
Rmwndyke to Milo Craig 1-2342
S10-50 acres interest in all 25-26
12 and aU 28 SE>-4 E4SW'4 '29-25
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OIL AND GAS LJSASE-Martin
C. Lantis to H. L. Hunt 1-4-62 $10
SE4NEVi E4SE>4 10-26-16 and
land in Rock county
WD-A. Neil Dawes to Harlan
Peterson and wf 2-342 $1,000 lota
13 and 14 blk 2 Mathews Add.
O'Neill.
WD-William F. Finley to Sam
mie Derlckson anti wf 1-1542
$750 North 66 ft lot 9 anti No.
66 ft of west M ft. lot 10 hlk 1.
O'Neill
QCD-E. C Weller to Donald G.
W.il tan and wf 8 11-81 S 1.300 lota
1-3-3 hlk 1 Ballon's Add. Atklnaon.
WD-St. Mary * Academy to T.
V Golden. Inc . 12-20-61 1500 45
ft x 170 ft In hlk 6 McCnfferty'a
Annex. O'Neill
ASSIGNMENT OF OIL AND
GAS LEASE-llunt Petroleum
Gorp, to H. L Hunt 124-82 SI
Sec 23 and 24 28-15
WD-John E. Welchman to
Charles L Jansen and wf 2-6-83
S5.50G west 4 lots 3 and 4 hlk
4 Hallo* k* 2nd Add. Stuart.
WD-Vern Wilkinson to Flvin L
Wilkinson and wf 2-6-62 SI SW4
SW4 31-25 13.
WIV Francis E- Hrandt to
James W Galyen and wf no date
$5 (MM) lots 1 anil 8 hlk 22 Hltney'a
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