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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1962)
Frontiers Ago 54 YEARS AGO Carpenters are busy this week putting up a new grandstand at the race track, the old one was destroyed by a cyclone last spring. . Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Downey and daughters, Mil dred and Freda, left for an auto trip to Missouri. . The WCTU will meet at Mrs. Naylor’s Au guoi 21. A good attendance is de sired. . -Big discount on all bug gies, wagons and machinery — Neil Brennan, adv. . .Miss Irene ia Biglin returned last Friday from Battle Creek where she has spent the week visiting friends. 25 YEARS AGO The Biglin undertaking estab lishment is the owner of a new hearse. The old one had been in operation for the past ten years. . .Members of the Holt county’s 38 4-H clubs are invited to ex hibit and participate in contests at the Chambers Fair Sept. 7 to 10. . .4-H achievement day set for August 28. . .The fire depart ment was called to the Presby terian parsonage last Monday to extinguish a small blaze. No damage was done. . .Quite a bunch of Indians were in the city Saturday morning on their way home to Winnebago reservation from Burwell where they attend ed a rodeo 10 YEARS AGO A proposed swimming pool for O Neill was discussed August 13 at a meeting in the American Le gion club. . .Mr. and Mrs. Elden Butterfield and family visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Speers in Verdigre. . .John Sul livan and John R. Gallagher went to Grand Island Monday evening to attend a democratic conven tion. . .Mrs. Dale French, Mrs. Larry Schaffer, Mrs. James Ear ley and Mrs. William Artus went to Sioux City August 6. 5 YEARS AGO The 57th Holt county old sett ler’s picnic was held Monday at the Elmer Devall grove and G. Mellor was the master of cer emonies. . .The Kitty Clover club met July 30 at the Barbara and Renee Spittler home. . .Myrt’s , cafe in West O’Neill was badly damaged by fire about 3 a.m. last Thursday. . .Mrs. Paul Woid neck entertained at a birthday anniversary party Sunday for her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Manon Woidneck and Mrs Loyal Hull. I The Long Ago At Chambers 50 YEARS AGO A dime-in-the-slot photographic machine is about to be put on the market. . Saturday the 17th, Smith Bros, will open for sale a line of drygoods. . Ralph Lien hart is running the hardware store this week during Mr. Bar num’s absence. . .John Sheidy had the misfortune of losing a fine mule last week. . .Carl Nie mand has purchased the Metz runabout, and is now busy learn ing how to work the levers and guide the machine at the same time. . .Rev. George preached a very interesting sermon to a large audience in the M. E church Sunday. 23 YEARS AGO a Several farmers in this com- 1 munity are losing horses from t an epidemic classed as "Sleep- ' mg Sickness". . .Notice — Cham- * bers public schools will open 1 Monday, August 30. 1937 . .Try v Chambers Bread. "Once tasted * never wasted". Adv. Mrs Cla- ' ra Newhouse spent the latter part . of last week with Mrs. C. C. !j Jones. . Miss Eula Halsey en tertained a group of friends to ice cream and cake, Sunday j night. t - I Stuart News By Mrs. Herb SluUs l ““^< I Last Week’s News) i Mr and Mrs. G<y>rge Rickman t and boys. California. s|>ent Fri day and Saturday visiting Mr. i and Mrs Al Holbrook and boys, « Mr. and Mrs. Keith King and i family. Mrs. Rickman and Mrs. Holbrook are sisters. , Mr. and Mrs Vem Nelson and family. Ida Grove. Ia.. were i weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs Clifford Nelson. i Sunday dinner guests of Mr. < nd Mrs Cl if font Nelson were »r. and Mrs. Edward Nelson, hadron. Mr and Mrs. Chris i'alker, Winner. S. D., and Mr nd MMrs Vrm Nelson snd (am y. Elaine Walker returned home •ith her parents after spending week with her uncle and aunt. Ir. and Mis Clifford Nelson Mr. and Mrs Andy Goebel jr , incoln. were weekend guests of ir. and Mrs. Andy Goebel sr. nd family Enroute home they rove to Petersburg where they •ft Sister Lumena. She will teach here the following term. Mr and Mrs Andy Goebel sr . unda and Patty, took Sister Yedella to Croft on Sunday where he will teach the following year Mr and Mrs. Dwaine Lockmon ttended the Kubart family re iiuoii at the KC hull at Atkinson Sunday. About 125 relatives hon ired Mrs. James Kut art on her lirthday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Campln'll ind family were Sunday dinner ind evening lunch gues s of Mr ind Mrs. Jim Ziska. Atkinson Mrs Leona McRoberts and two ;ran<ldaughters, Hastings, were laturday afternoon visitors of Mr ind Mrs. Frank Steinhauser Andy Goebel. Donna and Richie, iccompanied by Fred (loebel Irove to Randolph Wednesday where they picked up Sister Krctt cllffl ami Sister Lumena who n turned home with them for » t days visit with their father, rrea Goebel and brother. Andy. and other relatives Mrs Frank Kalvelage. hlgta. Mr and Mrs. A. A. Kalvelage and family. Cresco. la . were callers last week of Mr nnti Mrs A M Batenhorst Mr and Mrs WUford S.-gcr amt Mrs Hattie Fox were Sunday dinner icur*t* at Mr. and Mr* Jim Seger and family. Newport. Sunday evening they attended « family gathering at the home of Mrs. Mable Fox. Tiiose attemting the jmvnuptial dinner from Stuart Friday eve ning at the Town House for Ij> well Seger and Mtss Karen Bridge were Mr and Mrs. Wil fred Seger, Mr amt Mrs Jim Seger and Mike, Newport, 1 Jirry Kramer. Mike Hatenhont and Mr awl Mrs. Jerry Taylor Mr and Mrs Frank llamlk jr , Colorado Springs, Onto.. ar nved Saturday to visit a few days with Mr and Mrs. F. Dana Bige low and Mr. and Mrs. H'nutk Hamik sr and other friends an«l relatives. The Frontier— Prairieland Talk "Main Street In The 1880V By ROMAINK SAUNDERS. 411) South 51st St.. Lincoln 6. Nebr. We turn back the pages of time to the 1880’s and 1890's. On the south side of the street about the middle of the block between Fourth and Third was the abiding place of Judge Roberts and his wife, Mrs, Roberts in the hat and head adornment for ladies busi ness. The Judge had served as county judge but had retired and did a bit of law practice. The only business place in that block east of the Judge’s was a saloon which he was violently opposed to. To the west was the Gatz meat market with an ice house in the rear, and to keep things cool at home we would , , , . „ Hornaine go to that ICC house and get a block of ice that had been cut Ran inter* out of llagerty’s lake in mid-winter, no refrigerators those days. Next to the west was Hotel Evans, and a little beyond that Jim Campbell’s public eating place always crowded at meal time. Then across Third street was Frank Campbell’s place of busi ness, wagons, plows, pumps and windmills. Frank Camptiell had been postmaster. Next to the west was Mullen Brothers carpenter shop. And to end the picture along that street we come to the skating rink, dance hall and show and amusement center. * • * 11 (IdU UCTIl a Well III WHIUJf ua^ III U1C iwiifi As shades of evening announced another day was done there gathered dark clouds in the northwest, and father and mother knew that a raging storm would soon blow across the open prairie. So they closed the windows and one door to our little home stead house and went with sister and I to the "storm cave" where we could stretch out on the bedding laid there and spend the night in safety as the storm came and went, got out in the morning to find the house and bams still standing. A bit of pioneer life as the early ones saw it. * * * When a young lad “Chuck” Armstrong lived with his folks in the Goose Lake country of south east Holt county. Early in the month of August this year Armstrong went the way of all mankind and rests now in the abode of the dead in one such places in our Capital City, having died at the ripe old age of 80 years. He had made his home in Lincoln for some years but cherished his memory of life by the waters of Goose Lake and to the end regarded the Goose Lake country the best on earth. When human history is at an end “Chuck” will have entered his Goose Lake land in a better world than this. The sunlight glows out of the fair blue sky to light up city buildings stately grand and high. And out across green robed Prairieland we see the work of the Master Hand, calm and serene there it lays far from the crowded human haunts where flowers bloom, bird and animal life touches nature's scene. We see it again and rejoice to look again on nature’s lovely scene. • * * He was just bachelor John to those who were acquainted with him. A friend of mine and I drove over one August day to see John on a matter of business. And there was Cowboy Bachelor John in his own orderly and well kept bachelor’s abode making doughnuts, a dish of the freshly done ones on the table and Doughnut John told us to help ourselves, which we did and discovered that Bach elor John could cook and bake as well as sit on his horse and look after his herds grazing out on the open prairie. * • « What has been could be again. I wonder. On the streets of O’Neill, in the offices and places of busi ness no more will they be seen that stirred up such a fuss over electing a few guys to office in Holt county. Politics is tame these days. Where are they that made election time a stirring event. They are no more. Doc Matthews, Jim Riggs, Dickson, Mike Harrington, Gus Doyle, Art Mullen, Dan Cronin and D. H. Cronin. Gone, all gone, but time goes on and calmly and smoothly a few patriots go to the court house from day to day and manage the county business and ready for the job again at next re election. Yes, we had it hot and heavy at election time and just one Republican could always make it, the Honorable M. F. Kinkaid. And he had a close second in D. H. Cronin, a few times elected to the state legislature. And I see Dennie again as a young fellow standing with a group of lads and lassies, sanglxx>ks in hand, in the old Methodist church singing the songs of Zion. Dennie liked the girls and was a favored one with the ladies at elec tion time. * * * The sun glows in golden glory another August morning. And we move another day along life’s way; maybe help some fellow traveler lift the heavy burden and then sit down and rest. * * * I recently had a telephone visit with Mrs. Den Hunt, Nellie Cronin in O’Neill some years back on the scroll of time. Today we dial a number, say hello and have a visit — not a face to face meeting and no hand clasp. Nellie had not been well but was much better the day we visited and she thought she soon would visit friends and relatives in O’Neill. The new communications satellite, which relays television, telephone and radio messages between continents, already has become one of the brightest stars in the private industry firmament. It was conceived, designed, built and launched by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company at no expense to the taxpayers. It is the first suc cessful communications satellite. It is also smash ing evidence of what private initiative, financed by private investments, can contribute to our na tional advancement and prestige. If Telstar never delivers another message, its main one will be clear to one and all: It is the initiative of private organizations and individuals which ultimately — in their own self interest — brings the world closer together. 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CUMBERLAND, MD., CITIZEN: “We have mortgaged the wealth and fruits of labor of our forebearers who worked so hard for themselves and our free way of life. Yes, we have mortgaged our wealth and our children’s children’s wealth and work. Now the question is, ‘How long can one con tinue such a policy without bankruptcy and dire results?” Frontier BILL RICHARDSON, Publisher BRUCE J. REHBERG, Editor Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 pei ye:ir; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year, rate abroad provided upon request. All subscrip tions payable in advance. Entered at the postcffice in O’Neill, Holt coun Nebraska, as second-class mail matter undei the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. This news caper is a member of the Nebraska Press Asso •iation. National Editorial Association and the Audit tureau of Circulations. NATIONAL EDITORIAL Beaune Nevt netting for a , Stunning New Star! 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