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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1962)
THE FRONTIER, O’Neill, Nebraska. Thursday, August t, IMSt Prairieland Talk '‘Will We Meet Again?" By ROMAINE SAUNDERS, 411) South 51st St., Lincoln 6, Netor. Mose Elliott, Hank Tomlinson, John Addison, H. R. Henry, Jack Bluebaugh, George B. little, Bar rett Scott — these of the Mineola, Dorsey and Scott ville communities of northeast Holt county now no more of the land of the living, yes, gone to the abode of the dead to which mankind for ever marches. I saw at least one of them dressed for the grave and laid to rest, that one being John Addison. And a sister of John’s was a sister-in-law of Prairie land Talker. And one of that group, Barrett Scott, met a sad end of life at the end of a rope tied to the Whiting bridge at R„malne the river marking the northern boundary of Holt county. They S»o«*den» are dead. Will we meet them again in a better land than this? * • * When not bumming around over these United States he and she are at home in their fine large farm house located on their farm of many acres of rich com growing lands in southeast Nebraska. Not a horse, not a cow, or pig or chicken about the barn or other farm buildings. And he. the farm owner works at times as a hired man for the real farmer who rents his land- So with his earnings as a hired man, his share of the crops grown and social security each month he and she keep the wolf from the door. * * Plenty of rain here in Prairieland this summer, and down there where this hasbeen once lived and sat on the mowing machine it is most too wet today to put up hay. Down Lincoln way in the "corn belt” crops are about the best ever. * * * Daughter writes that the days are hot in Florida where she and Harold are vacationing but they go to the ocean side to rest in the shade and see the waters of the great ocean roll to shore. But the pleasures of life are brief and in another week will be home at the old jobs again. * * * The married woman should retain her family maiden name. Mae Smith takes as her husband a man named Mills. She should then be known as Mrs. Mae Smith Mills. * * * I regret to learn that my good friend and former neighbor, Mr. Bly of Swan precinct is sick and in a hospital over at Sioux City. Trust he will soon recover and be up again. My son Romaine from the Los Angeles, Calif., community spent the weekend with me recently while on an airplane flight to a New England state on business. One afternoon he and his brother, Ned, took off on a trip to Holt county to visit friends and the scenes of their youthful days when at home with mother and dad some 22 miles south of At kinson, at Atkinson, Amelia and Chambers they visited. Romaine was to be up in New England a few days, then park in an airplane at New York City and fly home again to give wife and the two little girls each a kiss for me. • • * I recall today ten boys and girls from O’Neill households that learned the printers trade back in the 1880s and 90s. Six of the ten were boys, four girls. And out of this group four young typograph artists became editors and publishers of newspapers. One O'Neill printer boy ended his days as a printer in the government printing plant in Washington, D. C. Only two of the group of ten are alive yet today. A wild stormy night but morning comes calm and bright. So we head along life's way another day intending to behave ourselves. * * * Are there any friends of the long ago out there to the northeast of town today in the “Michigan Settlement” as we knew it. Pioneers who came from that state and settled on homesteads side by side There were the Murphys, the Hanleys, the Dwyers, the Sullivans, Mike Carroll, the grandpar ents of J. D. and Francis Cronin and their sister, and a few other “Michiganers”. Maybe a few sons and daughters of the Sullivans and Murphys still *mong us. * * • J. P. Mann was the leading merchant in O’Neill for a number of years in the 1880's and 1890’s. He and John Hecker were in partnership for a time and then Hecker left for other parts. Mr. Mann continued the business until he turned the store management over to his sister and he left for the great city of Chicago, married and launched into business in that city. But memories of life in O’Neill lingered. So as age laid a halting hand on J. P. he returned to O’Neill and the Mann store then here no more. The last time I saw J. P., some time in the 1930’s he was walking on aged and uncertain feet coming from his home on east Douglas street coming down town; we greeted and had a brief street visit. Editorial Shout About Your "Fat Mice" We never fail to get a chuckle out of that famous old limerick that goes something like this: “A diner once dining at Crewe Found a great, fat mouse in his stew, Said the waiter, don’t shout and wave it about Or the rest will be wanting one too.” Luckily the waiter was a man of the world the advertising world that is — and he knew what bally hoo can do. On second reading we see more than just a chuckle in that limerick for hidden in its lines is a common truth about human nature and that is the desire to get for one’s self the thing that seems new and desirable for the other fellow — even though it be a big fat mouse in his stew. So valid is this human emotion that the whole present day setup of advertising is based on its understanding and we find ourselves buying everything advertised from backyard grills to electric golf carts, from pop-ups to squirt-outs, from Bermuda shorts for one and all to liquid suntan and false eyelashes. The advertising just show's us “the mouse” and that’s enough. It’s true, of course, that all things advertised are not fantastic. Indeed the everyday needs get the same boost. Right here in O'Neill everything from tires and groceries to clothing and fertilizer are advertised each w-eek in The Frontier. Through the columns of The Frontier the wares of the mer chants, their prices and locations are brought to the attention of the buying public. Here from our Frontier office we “shout and wave it about”. The word spreads from one buyer to another and honest merchandise finds a ready market — even a fat mouse might fill some need in an old maid’s cat. But remember, that if you’re in business and fairly loaded with "big fat mice” they will simply die on your hands if you don’t wave them about. Here is where The Frontier can be of real service to both seller and buyer. We “shout and wave” any first class article and sure as shootin’ you’ll find your buyer. B J R Dollars Into Dollarettes Columnist Henry J. Taylor recently devoted an article to the cost of the Peace Corps. This runs to about $9,000 a year for each of the corpsmen. By way of contrast, many of the church-supported missionary groups operate for as little as $2,000 a year for each man and woman they send abroad. The comparison, Mr. Taylor learned, is not absolute. But even if the private cost figure were doubled, it would still be less than half of the Peace Corps figure. Mr. Taylor is not critical of the work or the objective of the Corps. Nor does he blame it for the relatively high cost of fielding its people. But he does say this: “Regardless of the merit in any service, the government machine itself contains an invisible ax that automatically chops the tax payers’ dollars into dollarettes. The government’s currency rotating process passes the people's tax money through a sieve of government overhead that drains off more of its value all the time . . . This is why, in terms of human welfare, it's important to debunk political propaganda claiming ‘the gov ernment can do it better’ whenever men and women can do what needs to be done by their own asso ciations. When politicians so often (and profitably) insist ‘the government’ should do something—like medicare—where is the money coming from? We pay every penny.” And this is why, Mr. Taylor could have added, the welfare state is at best a snare and delusion, and at worst a plain fraud. It represents a system of gradual impoverishment of the people, to the ultimate weakening of the welfare of all. HILLSBORO. ORE., ARGUS: "Historian' may well list inadequate depreciation as a major factor contributing to the decline of our industrial facilities unless the jituation is remedied. American industries have been lagging for some time in the necessary plant expenditures for new equipment. Certainly a more liberal and realistic tax depreciation will stim ulate a more favorable climate for industrial growth.” Frontiers |1 50 YEARS AGO Carpenters have been busy the past week putting in new floors and other wise improving the dis trict court room in the court house. . .John F. Lockwood and Miss Ethel Benson of Orchard, were united in marriage by the county judge at the court room Saturday. . .Noted aviator to be here August 21, 22 and 23 and will make two flights each day. . . Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Evans left for Long Pine this afternoon where Wes expects to put in a couple of days fishing trout. . . Miss Ruth Evans left for Omaha where she will spend the next two weeks visiting friends. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Riscola left last Sunday for Yellowstone park and trip through the Black Hills. , .Born Saturday, July 31, a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers. . .One hundred and twen ty-six boys and girls and their leaders assembled in O’Neill Aug. 3, for instruction in preparing and presenting team demonstra tions. . .O’Neill is undergoing quite a building boom at the present time. . .Matchinb nead dresses and heels are providing a gala touch to simple summer outfits worn by attractive young spectators at smart Midwestern country clubs. 10 YEARS AGO Five hundred and fifty per sons danced to the music of Jim my Dorsey and his orchestra at the American Legion ballroom. . Miss Bernadette Hynes, 18, was named Miss WJAG during fes tivities July 27. . .Dance, Satur day, August 2, music by Steve Reynolds and his orchestra. . . Future Subscribers, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harmon, a son, Ste phen Wayne, weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces, born July 26. . . Geral dine F. Johnson, John Edwin Babl wed July 30 in Sioux City. The couple will make their home in O’Neill. 5 YEARS AGO The third annual ladies’ city golf tournament -began this week at the O’Neill Country club with 24 ladies entered in the meet. . . At Lubogi camp for Lutheran children held last week at Fre mont, Gary Jeffrey was elected king. . .The O’Neill Band Mo thers organization is sponsoring a move to purchase new Uniforms for the Municipal band. . .Holt county authorities are still prob ing a break-in at the O’Neill pub lic school which took place early Friday morning. . .The Harring ton Loan & Investment company has been formed here with John J. Hartington, jr., as resident manager. f— — ■ 1 The Long Ago At Chambers 50 YEARS AGO There will be an ice cream social Friday evening on the lots between The Hub & Eckley Bro’s stores. Everybody come. . .Mr. Clarence Norton and Miss Hazel Badgero were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at Bartlett Monday, July 29. . . Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fleek Tuesday afternoon, a girl . .Mable Burch is down from O’Neill this week visiting with Mary Starr. . .Ed na deed and Clara Higgins re turned from Sioux City Tuesday where they have been on a visit with relatives and friends. . . The Outdoor Union Services being held each Sunday evening by the churches are very successful, a large crowd being in attendance each night. 25 YEARS AGO Starting August 6th, at 9 a.m. entire stock of the Greenstreet Store at Chambers to be sold . . Adv. . .Miss Alice Farrier enter-: tained at a bridge party Friday evening in honor of her sister, Miss Carrie. . .Bom to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Starr Aug. 1 a fine 9Vi pound son. Try The Frontier Want Ads — it Pays ! Phone 788 sums!!* weareHEADQUARTERS for RUBBER STAMPS, SEALS, BADGES AND OTHER MARKING DEVICES THE FRONTIER ™ Phone 788 1T4 N. Fourth St. O'Neill, Nebr. Riverside News By Mr*. Lionel OnMet Debra and Brenda Pollock vis ited Linda and Donna Striker at the Walter Miller home Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier vis ited at the Wayne Fry home Fri day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Militr and the Walter Miller family vis ited last Sunday at the Jessie Crook and Earl Stevens homes. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Ablers vis ited last Saturday at the William Loeske home m Madison. Eddy and Alice Shrader and Johnny Gunter visited Tuesday evening at the Willie Shrader home. Mrs. John Napier visited Mrs. Jerry Cuddy and baby son in the O’Neill hospital Friday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Georgie Vonos dall and daughter, Mrs. Enos Moore and Charles Greeley spent last Saturday night and Sunday at the Lionel Gunter home. They | also visited at the Leslie Cary and Earl VanOstrand home Sat urday evening. Mrs. Mrs. Emery Cary were also dinner guests Sun day and Mr. asd Mrs. Phillip Lee called at noon. Archie Johnstons met Alice Shrader, Barbara Johnston ard Johnny Gunter in Norfolk last Sunday evening. Alice and Bar bara had visited at the Verl Gun ter home in Kennard and Johnny plans to visit a few days at the Shrader, Johnston and Gunter homes near Ewing. Mrs. Marvm Pribnow and child ren of near Albion were dinner guests last Monday at the Earl Pierson home. Mrs. Waldo Davis was an afternoon caller. Mr. ana Mrs. ueurge rturoeae visited Friday evening at the Rudy Ahlers home. Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry, Joan, Cheryl and Michael Emsick and Mr. A1 Gibson were guests last Monday evening at the Wayne Fry home in honor of Kevin Fry’s fifth birthday anniversary. Cindy Switzer spent Wednesday and Thursday with Ellen Miller. Judy and Jacky Switzer and Joan, Cheryl and Michael Em sick accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry to their home in Om aha Wednesday, after visiting re latives in the Riverside commun ity for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Switaer visited at the Ora Switzer home last Sunday afternoon. The Leo Miller flamily were supper guests Tuesday at the I Walter; Miller home in honor of i Danny’s birthday. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mil ler, Tommy Hadduck and Robert Roff. Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery visited in Norfolk Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rother ham and iamily visited at the William Lofquist home last Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patras and son, Whittier, California, came Thursday evening to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert McDaniels, for a few weeks visit. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fink, Mr and Mrs. Willie Shrader and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fry and fam ily and Kitty Fry were dinner guests at the Lee Fink home in honor of Jill Fink, Mrs. Willie Shrader and Sandra Shrader’s birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Walters and family, Chambers, visited at the John Napier home Friday eve ning. Alice Shrader and Johnny Gun ter stayed with the John Napier children last Monday evening while Mr. and Mrs. Napier went bowling. The Riverside Free Methodist church will attend conference at the Wesley Methodist ca;np ground at Atkinson, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1, and lasting through Sunday, Aug. S. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Pollock and Phil, Omaha, are spending the weekend at the Dave Pollock home. The Art Busshart and Ken neth Pollock xarailies, Neligh, attended a family gathering Sun day at the Dave Pollock borne. Linda and Donna Striker and Becky Miller visited Brenda and Debra Pollock at the Dave Pol lock home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery visited at the Grant Mott home Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery to Lincoln to visit Roberta Montgomery in the Orthepedic hospital. Z. H. Fry underwent surgery Thursday in the Emmanuel hos pital in Omaha. Clearwater News Mr*. Charles Curtrlgfat HUntor &-S2M Richard Hester, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hester un derwent surgery in the Neligh hospital. He is now convalescing at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sanks, North Platte, spent the weekend at the William Luben home and with ot her relatives. Mrs. Dwight Hoffman and in fant son, Ricky Alan, returned Friday from the Tilden Commun ity hospital. Steve Keuster, 4 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keuster, un derwent a tonsilectomy and throat surgery in Antelope Mem orial hospital Wednesday. Mrs. Blanche Teeters, Tacoma, is a guest in the home of her sis ters, Mrs. Maisie Phillips and Mabel Miller. The Luben-Patras annual fam ily picnic is to be held Sunday Aug. 5, in the Neligh park. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Luben were dinner guests Sunday eve ning in the Henry Riemer home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer and granddaughter, Beverly Meyer, Neligh, left Tuesday morning for a vacation trip that will include a visit to the World’s Fair. Gary Wolfe, 11 year old son of i i Mr. and Mrs Gkn Wolfe. auffer ed a broken wrist at the home of his grandparents Monday evening. He entered the Neligh hospital where the break was set on Tues day morning. Mr. and Mrs Lowtll Harley. Mr. and Mrs. D. Kent and Rut land Herley spent last week va cationing in the Black Hills Mrs. Randall Hixson is another Clearwaterlte enjoying the sights at the World'* Fair in Seattle. She is also visiting relatives in cluding her parents. Mr. and Mrs Calvin Yorke. The WJW company entertained employees at a weekend outing at Niobrara last weekend The James Wiegunds. Tom Parks, ltodney Chart. Darrel Anson and Marvin Stauffer families and Le Roy Trease were guests On Sun day Mr. and Mrs. Benny Prater and Tracy joined the group. Mrs. Adrian Sobotka enter UilBed member?, of the fUkbocn Valley Home Extension club Wednesday in her home, Mrs. Lyle Medcalf opened the meet ing and the group repeated the club creed. Mrs. Melvin Jacob sen called the roll which was answered by each Idling of a newly found h»?uso hold hint. Mrs. l>oa Russell was a visitor and become a member of the club. Business of Un* day In cluding discussion of the family picnic and a county fair booth. Mrs. Medcalf gave a rejairt on the recent council meeting. Mrs. Milton Smith will host the Au gust meeting. Mr. anil Mrs. Wayne Carr and family arrived Thursday evening to visit Mrs. Carr’s parents, Mr and Mrs. 9tanley Hemenway, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Goldfuss and family, Wyoming, are visiting at the Mrs. Signa Lee home and with other relatives. Mrs. Goldfuss is th# former Marilyn c*ri*00, ,, Luann Hester, daughter ol Mr and Mr. Harold Kmtf. *J*H*r*® a broken arm when she JJU a bunk bed at her home Thuraday. She waa taken to the Neugh lam pital. Loyd Hixson was taken to the Tilden hospital for treatment the past weekend Firemen were caUed to th* Omer Hoffman ranch home about it 30 Saturday morning wher# * fire had sturted in the basement. It was quickly brought under con trol The fire started when clothe# on the dryer in the basement foil tn front of the vent on the dryer and ignited Friends here were sorry to hear of the death of a former resident, Walter Schnabel of Neligh. Walt gruchiated from the local high school uml hi* untimely death is a blow to the community. Funeral services are set for Monday in Neligh. The Frontier Complete Dairy and Hog Feed Creep Feed TOMPKINS LIVESTOCK HEADQUARTERS Clarence (Bud) Hannon, Mgr. Inman, Nebraska Phone m or ll-W SEE Bankerslifeman — - I Ernie Brinkman About A Guaranteed Investment Program. DIB MOtMBS. IOWA NOTICE I Butte Livestock Mkt.l No More Special Saturday Sales | Combined Hog & Cattle Sales I EACH WEDNESDAY All Sales Will Start at 12:30 F.M. You may contact either Ed Thorln at O’Neill or Roy Klrwan of Butte See u» for your farm Auction* Personal property and land nale*. Extensive advertising program f ED. TIIORIN, O’NEIIJ, ROY KIRWAN, BUTTE | Home Phone 723 Home Phone B2H7 1 Office Phone 207 Office Phone 6431 I ROY KIRWAN, Owner & Operator I BUTTE LIVESTOCK MARKET I Butte, Nebranka | E'LL ADMIT, we're pretty big. We have to be to do the fob that Ne braska business and Industry end agriculture demands of us. And so ft's probably too much to hope, even In the midst of all this traffic, that we won’t be noticed. We’re just bound to be. All these big road construction projects, doing a job that the nation urgently needs ... and for which our dollars end your* are paying . . , just complicate things even more—temporarily, at least. But you can be sure we’ll do everything we can to help keep traffic moving smoothly, safely, and at reasonable speed. Our co-operative Safety Patrol Is on the job watch ing truck behavior, and reporting to company HQ on good and bad drivers. Asso ciation and company safety men are working to develop batter, safer driving habits. Overcrowded roads cal for patience and good driving. We’ll strive for both, end you can be sure the best of us—and that's most of us—wl* lean over backward to make your trips pleasanter. On* at a f«nu at Adnttiaammtt Prr-nsrad by NEBRASKA MOTOR CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION. S00 South > *tr«ot, UNCOLM, NEBRASKA This Space Paid For By O’NEILL TRANSFER JOHN TURNER Daily Service O'NeHI-Oinaha PHONE 578
