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
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Stuart News
By Mrs. Herb SluUs
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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
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there are no parking worries, no
baby-sitter fees. You can check on
bargains, compare prices, order
practically anything without leav
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your telephone ... often taken for
granted ... helps you do more in a
busy day.
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