Prairieland Talk
"Spindler's Book Reviewed"
By ROMAINK SAUNDERS, 411) South 51st St., Lincoln 6, Nebr.
Wild Bill Spindler, who at
one time hung up his sombrero,
ais spurs and six shooter in a
cabin in the Eagle creek coun
try and later joined the Sioux
Indians in the land of Chief
Spotledtaii and Sitting Bull but
now is at home tiehaving him
■* seif under the watchful eye of
his good wife, writes me the
following letter which will be of
interest to Frontier readers. Hit
us again Wild Bill ami behave Remain*
yourself up there in Gordon. Hiwi»d*rs
Hear Prairielaml Talker:
Many thanks for mentioning us in your "Prairie
land" column, which we always read with great
interest and still enjoy very, very much. Haven’t
written you in a long time, so here goes.
Imagine our pleasant surprise when we learned
that the man who recently reviewed our new book,
"Yesterday’s Trails", for the spring issues of “Fron
tier Times" and "Corral Dust" was Bill Allred,
one of the three "Old Bookaroos" who now lives
in Washington, D. C. We became acquainted with
Bill (who was then in Soil Conservation) hack in
the 1930 s when we were stationed at isolated Medi
cine Bow Day School in the Indian village of Potato
Creek, S. D.
Bill Allred gave this review on “Yesterday s
Trails”: "Many years ago when this reviewer met
Will Spindler and his wife, Lulu, at the old Medicine
Bow Day School at Potato Creek, S. D., little did
he know he'd have an opportunity in 1961 to review
Will's charming book, Yesterday's Trails.
"Will and Iailu, a devoted pair of practicing
Christians, taught school in the Indian Service for
20 years at humble Potato Creek, a Sioux village
on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near the South
Dakota Badlands. Both had an honest curiosity about
the country’s history, its red and white men, ani
mals, settlement and ranching. Will’s book is full
>f the folk tales about this region and its people.
There is a story a lx nit Kid Wade, the horse thief,
whose word was as good as gold. Another one is
about famous "Doc" Middleton who roamed the
Sandhills and neighboring Black Hills and acquired
a shady reputation.
"There are many other stories about ranchers,
Indians, pioneer families, and the hardships of fron
tier life that make this book an excellent addition
to American folk history.”
Our very best wishes to you, Prairieland Talker,
and keep your fine column rolling.
Sincerely,
Will and Lulu Spindler
Gordon, Nebr.
Editorial
'Ploesti'... On Target
Cal Stewart’s book is now on sale. It records
for us an operation that some of us would not other
wise have known or understood.
At the time Cal was a part of this event he was
very young ... a soldier in World War II . . . not
unlike hundreds of other young Americans stationed
far from home and surrounded by the events of
war. Cal, however, possessed one quality not found
in the ordinary soldier. That is the newsman's ob
jectivity and curiosity. And Cal, too, possessed the
ability to record events that should lx? preserved
for all time.
After his years of service Cal and his wife,
I’PRKy. along with their family spent 10 happy,
profitable years in O'Neill where he owned and
published the Frontier. Not only did he put out the
biggest and best newspaper in North East Nebraska,
Cal also single-handedly conducted a first class
school of journalism for young printers devils who
worked for him.
By precept and command he produced credible
craftsmen from some rather unlikely young candi
dates. A good many graduates of Cal’s school are
lo be found scattered throughout the newspaper
business.
Cal's book is not wholly for entertainment. It
is a serious study of a low level bombing raid by
B-24 bombers on the oil refineries of Roumania. It
is a lxx>k for history and in it he pays tribute to
the heroism of a group of men who made this trip
into enemy territory for 1,000 miles with fighter
escort. Many of them paid with their lives and it
may have been the memory of such sacrifices that
in part at least urged the writing of this fine book.
We here at the Frontier are proud to own an
autographed copy of "Ploesti”.—BJR
The Albion News
Being published next week by Random House is
an excellent documentary volume, "Ploesti” written
by James Dugan and Carroll Stewart. It deals with
(he disastrous low-level bombing raid carried out
>y the Airforce from Benghazi in Africa to Ploesti
in Roumania on August 1, 1943, by Liberator bomb
ers. The bombers came in at tree-top level, but the
casualties were in the hundreds as the Americans
attempted to bomb a third of Hitler’s oil supply out
of existence . . . and succeeded to a large extent.
What will intrigue most Nebraskans about the
hook is that one of the authors, Cal Stewart for
many years following the war was editor and pub
lisher of the O’Neill Frontier at O’Neill . . . and
sold the paper and retired for a couple of years
to, as he puts it, "get the story out of my system
and into a book".
Cal and I have been on many newspaper news
gathering and hell-raising missions together in the
16 years I’ve known him. Matter of fact, two weeks
»go Sunday he breezed through Albion at the height
}f the blizzard and got his car hung up in a drift
between here and Loretto. Returning to town, he
called me and we drove out in my Falcon to rescue
his car, which had a stuck brake-band and wouldn’t
track right. So Cal commandeered my Falcon and
proceeded on his way to O’Neill to visit his family.
1 didn't see the car again for a week.
Cal’s now engaged in the publication of brand
new papers called Lincolnland Sunpapers for sub
urban Lincoln. He’s got his bombsight zeroed in on
the target—Lincoln advertisers and readers—and I
predict this colorful Nebraskan will toggle his bomb
load right on target according to his flight plan.
Meanwhile, Ploesti is a Random House publica
tion, selling for $6.95. I recommend that you read
>vhat this Nebraska author has written.—Jack Lowe
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Ago
SO YEARS AGO
The new boiler for the McGin
nis Creamery Co., arrived Mon
day and is now being put in
place in the power house of that
establishment. . The high water
of last week did considerable ■
damage to numerous bridges on I
the Redbird and its tributary
branches. . .Last Saturday night
a light snow fell here, accom- -
pamed by thunder and ligtitning.
. .A miscellaneous shower was
given in honor of Miss Kate
^iossman at Inman last Thurs
day afternoon. . .An entertain
ment and box social will be giv
en by the pupils and teacher in
District a nve miles northwest of
O'iNedl. . .Mr. and Mrs. A. Cow
perthwaue returned last Satur
day evening Irom California
where they nud spent the winter.
25 YEARS AGO
Archie Bowen is making some
further improvements ui his Ben
Franklin store. . .The finishing
work on the new post oilice is
progressing rapidly and local em
ployees expect to be able to
move into the new buildmg about
April 15. . Production Credit as
sociation selects D. C. Schaffer as
head. . .Twenty-live more boys
to go to CCC camps from Holt
County. . .Mary Joe Finley, stu
dent at Creighton university, is
spending Easter vacation here.
. .inability to linance leed and
seed leaves farm lands in Ran
dolph vicinity vacant. . .The Ag
ric ui Dural Agent’s oilice, to geth
er with the Farm Bureau and
Agricultural Conservation offices,
have been moved to the old
courthouse buildmg.
1U 1 r.VK.1 AUU
Mrs. Arnie Mace, sr., Cham
bers, died April 2 at Norfolk hos
pital where she had been a pa
tient for two weeks. . .Search
continues arter 28 days tor 'un
known assasin ot Police Chief
Chet Calkins. . .Funeral rites
held Tuesday for Cnauncey V.
Wood, 29, Chambers, World War
II veteran who died March 29
from brain tumor. . .City Clerk
O. Dale French receives most
votes in city election. . .Linda
Sue Hunt, daughter ot Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Hunt, honored on third
birthday anniversary March 27.
. .Ed Claussen, 61, Stuart, World
War I veteran, dies March 28 at
Veterans hospital in Grand Is
land. . .Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ho
gencamp return from Rock Rap
ids, la., and are operating the
East End Cafe.
5 YEARS AGO
Tony Asimus sells his farm
implement-automobile agency to
Oscar Slpitzenberger and Max
Derry, both of South Dakota. .
Charles R. Johnson, city police
officer, plans to move soon to
California accompanying his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Johnson. . .Swimming pool pro
posal is rejected. . .William J.
Froelich will become a Knight of
St. Gregory, one of the highest
lay honors in the Roman Catholic
church. . .Max Golden, Dr. E.
Gleeson and Fred Heermann are
victors in city council election. .
Moisture-laden snow falls here
April 3. . .Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Smith, Maxwell, plan open house
for golden wedding April 7.
The Long Ago
At Chambers
50 YEARS AGO
The German Lutheran parson
age is being moved into town
this week and work on the new
church will be commenced soon.
. .The ducks are flying thick these
days and everyone is trying to
coax them to light. 9everal went
after ducks Monday evening. . .
Pat O’Maily and family left Mon
day for their future home near
Creighton. . .J. B. Wordan, Oak,
came in on the stage last Friday
on his way to his ranch near
Swan . . .Harvey Nachtman’s
team became frightened at a
load of hay in town yesterday
and broke loose from the way
but no damage was done. . .Bob
Starr is building an addition onto
the back end of his implement
building.
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Wilbur Osborn, a recent
bride, was honored at a bridal
shower at the home of Mrs. Al
ma Farrier March 30. . Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Neilson left Saturday
morning for a year * vacation be
fore taking up their residence in
Texas. . E E. Emminger’s car
crashes through Anton Toy's
store in O'Neill. . Word has been
received of the marriage of a
former Chambers resident, Miss
Beulah McCabe, and Fred Der
rick, both of Olympia, Wash, , .
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Be lew are
moving this week with Odd Jar
man on the farm southwest of
town. . .Miss Ireneala Cavanaugh
was guest of honor at a nuptial
shower April 3 at the Glee
Grimes home.
tiverside News
By Mrs. Lionet U outer
The Riverside Free Methodist
Missionary society met at the Ed
na Lofquist home in Ewing Fri
day afternoon. They had a
"poundage” for Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie Mott who were married
the fore part of March.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Herd were
dinner guests last Sunday at the
George Montgomery home. Mr.
and Mrs. Z. H. Fry were after
noon callers and both couples
stayed" for lunch.
Mrs. Leo Miller and Mrs. Wen
dell Switzer took Ewing school
children to Wayne Friday for a
Science Fair.
Howard Miller came home Sun
day from the Antelope Memorial
hospital. Mrs. Lee Fink and Jill
visited at the Bert Fink home
Friday.
Ernest Trowbridge, Inman, vis
ited at the Howard Miller home
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Napier,
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Switzer
and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier
attended a 4-H leaders banquet
in Neligh Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyim Fry, Jackie
and Sheila and Mrs. Kitty Fry
left Friday for McPherson, Kan.,
to visit at the Eldred Fry home
over the weekend. Mrs. Kitty
Fry will remain for a longer vis
it.
_a tf_ m._n
mi . auu ****•>. iiliiulu jmwiLi
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt
Hoke and Clayton and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Shrader and family
were dinner guests Sunday at the
Willie Shrader home to observe
the four couple’s wedding anni
versaries which were in March.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Ahlers were
dinner guests Tuesday at the Earl
Piersons.
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery visited at the Will Conner
home Thursday evening.
Joan and Becky Miller, Eddie
and Alice Shrader, Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Strope, Mrs. Gerald Wet
lautler, ana Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Shrader and family were dinner
guests Sunday in the Archie
Johnston home in honor of Bar
bara and Marilyn Johnston’s
birthdays.
Mrs. Bert Fink visited Mrs.
Amy Jacobson Monday after
noon.
Mrs. John Napier and children
visited in the Richard Napier
home Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Grant Mott and Mrs. Ev
erett Keesler visited in O’Neill,
Thursday afternoon.
Candice Kirschmier spent
Thursday night with Joan Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry were
supper guests Wednesday in the
Richard Napier home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier,
Richard Napier and Mrs. Lor
raine Montgomery visited in Nor
folk Friday.
Mrs. Gene Streeter, Lincoln,
visited at the William Lofquist
home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fink were
dinner guests Sunday in the Lee
Fink home.
The Charles Rotherham family
were dinner guests Sunday in the
William Lofquist home.
Mrs. Alfred Napier and Mrs.
K. a. word visited Airs. Dewitt
Gunter in the O'Neill hospital.
Mrs. Z. H. Fry and Mrs. Ralph
Munn visited her Monday.
Mr. and Airs. Ronnie Mott, Es
thermae Barnhart and Kerry and
Valenia visited Friday evening at
the Grant Mott home. Some of
the neighbors charivaned Mr.
and Mrs. Ronnie Mott.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lofquist
and family were supper guests
Wednesday at tne Waiter Miller
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Hoke vis
ited in Neligh Wednesday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Ahlers vis-j
ited in the Martin Helmrick home
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Schlotman
and Iris and Janeli, Valparaiso,;
were dinner guests Sunday at the
S. S. Schlotman home. Mrs. Will
Conner was also a guest.
Victor Thoendel spent Thurs
day night with Clayton Hoke.
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery visited Friday noon in the
Ronnie Mott home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock
took their son, Ralph, to Neligh
Tuesday to visit in the home of
38~ O'NEILL.Nefcr.
Art Busahardt and Kenneth Pol
lock before going to his home at
Seattle, Wash
Arien Miller, teacher in the Riv
erside achoul district, took Steve
Miller. Cathy and Terry Lofquist
to Neugh Saturday for a spelling
contest
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Switser,
Mr. and Mrs Don Larson, Mr.
and Mrs. W'ayne Fry, Mr. and
Mrs Richard Napier and Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Napier were
guests Saturuay in the Lynn Fry
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry visited
in the Dale Napier home Tues
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery visited in Norfolk Tuesday.
Julie and Jane Fry spent Fri
day night at the Z. H Fry home.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Napier
and family were dinner guests
Sunday in the Gary Tesanier
home. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hord
were also guests.
Mr. and Mrs Alvin Nelson and
son, Jimmy, Plaumew, were sup
per guests in the Dewitt Hoke
home Wednesday They had call
ed on Mrs. Dewijt Gunter in tne
O Neill hospital in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronn.e Mott ate
dinner last Sunday ui the Grant
Mott home.
Emmet
And Community
Uulores l uueuder
Leisure Hour pinochle club
met in the home ol Mr. and Mrs.
Anton Weichman March 18. Pri
zes went to Mrs. Charles Mlinar,
Mrs. En McConnell, Orville
Hitchcock, Eli McConnell and
Charles Mlinar. Mr. and Mrs.
Art Humpai were guests. Next
meeting was at the liume ol Mr.
ana airs. Chanes Mlinar April 1.
EVHN club met in the name
of Mrs. E. A. Harshfieid. Thurs
day, March 22. Ten members
answered roll call with an idea
lor a future roll call. Mrs. Frank
Jeterman gave a lesson on "win
dow treatment" . Plans were
made ior die duos annual sup
per which will be in the near
luture. The next meeting will be
in the home 01 Mrs. t rank Det
erman April 18.
Live and Learn Extension club
met lor a luncneon Thursday at
the home ol Mis. Charles Deer
mer wnh Mis. Hay G.oi as co
hostess. Guests were Mrs. John
Schaaf, Mrs. Joe Ramoid and
Mrs. Ray Tunender and Dolores.
Fifteen women answered roll
call. Mrs. Lawrence Kramer and
Mrs. Ralph Beck gave the les
son on "w.ndow treatment”. Mrs.
Ralph Beck won a special prize.
Mrs. Deermer and Mrs. Francis
Weller received “mystery sister”
gifts. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Law
rence Kramer April 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tunender
and family visited at the home;
of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bauer and
family Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Georg:* Babl call
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Janzing and family, O’
Neill, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Leonard Dusatko and Mrs
Fred Grothe went to Brunswick
Wednesday They visited Mrs
Fred Gruthe's relatives.
Mr and Mrs Bernard PungraU
and family called at the home of
Mr. ami Mrs. IXtane Fungratz
and family at O'Neill last Satur
day evening.
Mrs James Havranek. Atkin
son, is spending s period of tune
with her son and daughter in Law
Mr. and Mrs. Al Havranek
Morris Fungratz spent tin? week
end wuli his parents, Mr and
Mrs Bernard Fungratz. He re
turned Sunday to Creighton uni
versity at Omaha.
Mrs. Ed Winkler called at the
home of her mother. Mrs. Jo
sephine Bruder, Atkinson, Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Havranek
and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Havra
nek. O'Neill, were Thursday night
callers at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ai Havranek.
Mrs. Hay Conway and Mrs El
win Babi and Jeanette, O'Neill,
were Friday afternoon callers of
Mrs. John Babl sr.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Marcelhis,
Stuart, called at the home of
Mr and Mrs. Dona Id Marcellus
and family Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Peters and
family, O’Neill, Mr and Mrs.
Ray Timmerman and family, Mr
and Mrs. Jolui Schaaf and family
and Mrs. Ray Tunender, Atkin
son, called at the home of Mrs
Joe Ramold sr. and boys Sun
day.
uoioen noa uaraen ciud mw in
the home of Mrs. Georgia Mc
Ginnis Thursday. Fourteen mem
toers were present Guests, Mrs
John Conard and Mrs. Kenny
Ruggless and three children,
were also present. A "Chinese
.faction” was held to raise mon
ey for the club. Members brought
Easter baskets which they will
give to patients in the Stuart rest
home. A lesson on gladioli and
corsages was given.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marcel
lus and family were Sunday din
ner guests of Anton Jirak at
O'Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rarnold Jr
and family called at the home of
Mr. and Mrs Ray Tunender and
lumily Sunday evening.
Francis, Dolores, Edgar, B<b
and Gene Tunender and Ellen
Frost were Sunday dinner guests
of Marian, Larry and Ronnie
Deermer.
Donald Marcellus called at the
home of D. B. Marcellus at Stu
art, Thursday.
Dewey Pongratz spent Monday,
Wednesday and Friday with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Pongratz.
The Victory llomc-makers club
will meet at the home of Mrs.
A! Ilat ranch April 11.
1 >ekirr* Petttnger called on
Mm Joe Pongrat* Wednesday al
ter school.
Mr. and Mrs Larry Dunlin amt
Linda, O'Neill, called at the Ivane
of Mr ami Mra. Elmer Schaaf
and family Monday night.
Mr and Mr* Don Beckwith
and aon. Gene, and Dave Hyan
visited Mra. Joe Pongratz Satur
day.
Mr ami Mrs. Donald Marcello*
and family called at the h une of
Anton Jirak at O'Neill, Monday
afternoon
Mr and Mra George Babl vis
ited at the home of Mr and Mn
Joe Winkler Friday afternmm.
Mra. Bernard Pongratz accom
porned St Mary'a science class
to Wayne Slate Teacher’s college
where they had a study on
science Friday.
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