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"Prairieland Talk"
By ROMA INK SAUNDERS
ItcprlnU-d from .lune 10, 1WM
Old Jerusalem, where prophets were stoned and
messengers of mercy were slain, bleeds again,
Its ancient walls, built by Jebusites and Hebrews,
battered by Assyrian and ground to rubble by Baby
lonians. reliuilt by Jews to lie
surrounded by Homan legions,
l a ken by Turks and catching the
glint of the flashing sword of
Richard the Lion Heart.
Now, Jew and Arab, each
stemming from Father Abra
ham. bleed and die in mortal
combat when* once a sacred
life was sacrificed to reconcile
men to the ways of peace. The
Jew battles for his ancestral __
Itinilf
home. In the person of his half
brother, the untamed man of fleiiannrs
the desert, he faces a relentless foe
And as for the Jew, there comes across the
centuries that ery before the Roman tribunal from
the lips of haughty priests, "His blood tie upon us
and uiKin our children".
• * *
A gent out at Sidney is sore. He is interested
in conservation, financially or patriotically, and lets
off a lot of good western Nebraska steam because
congress makes some slashes in the mountains of
appropriations. Some of these conservation and re
clamation apostles would have Nebraskans believe
it is irrigation or we are sunk. If that Sidney section
had been left in good buffalo grass sod maybe there
would he enough fat grass fed steers so Nebraska
housewives could serve a 4-bit roast every day in
oirmi <n mjyiuj.; tiuwii .p<~ .hi n iiumiim n/i uiiu.
Moreover, a lot of Nebraska taxpayers are grati
fied over the showing in congress in the matter of
appropriations.
+ * *
A North Carolina editor has discovered that
there are funny |>eople: the guy who hasn't kissed
his wife in five years shot the guy who did.
* * *
Another season of class mottos, color schemes
and pink daisies. Once more young America has
made the grade through elementary, high school
and the colleges. This year witnesses perhaps the
greatest number of educated young people the
schools have ever turned out. Graduates all, con
gratulations, and here lies at your feet a troubled
world; see what you can do with it. Elders must
admit of failure, but maybe you had just as well
remember that fathers and mothers have toiled and
sacrificed that you might have the chance of an
education the thing that many of them were de
prived of in early youth.
* * *
Abe Lincoln is credited with having said no man
has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
If it were appointed unto me to select a Ne
braska mother symiolic of the best in womanhood
I would suggest for such honor one that has passed
four score years, and who made a home out on
virgin prairieland, and who by precept and exam
ple, the out-growth of strong moral character, rear
ed a family of God-fearing citizens that have con
tributed a full measure to the growth of a great
community planted by our pioneers on the untamed
plains.
• • •
Those proficient in percentages tell us living
costs have advanced 69 per cent since 1940 and no
Ixxly disputes it. The income of a lot of we old
timers has decreased a like amount in the past
eight or ten years, so we are 138 per cent out of
balance as of this date.
• • •
Students of political economy at the University
of Nebraska are soaking up the notion that none
but property owners should be allowed to vote.
Maybe so, but the renter makes it possible for the
property owner to own property.
There’s something funny about this barnstorm
ing campaign for the Republican nomination for
president. There is Senator Taft, brilliant, thoroughly
equipped with all that goes to make any man cap
able of directing the ship of state; Governor Dewey,
a doer but not much for handing out rosey promises
with a background of the l>est administration the
great state of New York has had in generations;
the senator from Michigan, solid and sound with
his feet on the earth and years of experience in
that school of government in Washington; McArthur,
an idolized hero with both demonstrated military
and executive ability; the smiling and able governor
of the golden and glorious state of California; Joe
Martin, the ablest speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives since Joe Cannon; and along comes the
Big Swede from the fish ponds of Minnesota and
captures the whole show, commanding personality,
a lingo about "what ought to be done’’ like spon
taneous combustion, and nothing much to his credit
but the governor’s job a few times in the cold re
gions of Minnesota. Maybe the appeal is reposed
in the size of his good Swedish limbs, a bit of the
Bryan platform showmanship, with a charming if
somewhat evasive lingo.
* * *
Two little girls went down the street talking,
one telling the other what grand thing she would
have "when I get big”. Little girls of other gener
ations have dreamed pleasant dreams only to have
the fine things turn out to be a washboard and tub.
* * *
The title Israel, first bestowed on Father Jacob
literally translated Prince of God. If the Hebrews
who have got a new nation going can claim such
distinction the hooded horsemen of the desert better
watch out.
Editorial
New Ten Commandments
A new version of the Ten Commandments ap
peared in the "Human Events" magazine recently.
It was titled the Ten Commandments — Frontier
Style, in modern. non-King James English.
1. You shall have no other gods before me —
except when you are called to bow down before the
Omnipotent State.
2. You shall not make any graven image, unless
your public relations counsellor has decided that
your present natural image is keeping you from
making money or getting elected to office.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord thy
government in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day. to keep it holy
for the pro football game. On it you shall not do any
work that can be put off on mama and the kids.
5. Honor your father and your mother — but let
"society’’ provide for their old age with Medicare.
6. You shall not kill, except that it is right for
the UN to kill Katangans in Africa.
7. You shall not commit adultery unless you are
a famous international film star.
8. You shall not steal unless you can get per
mission to do so as a member of an organized
pressure group.
9. You shall not bear false witness except against
races or religions or groups or nations as a whole.
10. You shall not covet anything that is your
neighbor's unless he happens to be in a higher tax
bracket than yourself.
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Editorial
An Age Of Miracles
The feature article in the May 3 issue of Time
magazine deals with the miracles — the almost
incredible miracles — performed by modem sur
gery. It is accompanied by a superb series of full
page color photographs. Some, inevitably, are on
the gory side, and will disturb the squeamish. But
all show- innovations, discoveries, perfections of
technique and apparatus, and, beyond all, human
skill and knowledge that not only saves lives, but
makes possible productive living that would have
been impossible not long ago.
We see the repair of a diseased heart, an oper
ation requiring nine specialists of various kinds
along with a complex machine. We see the replace
ment of a faulty kidney, and the restoration to vig
orous life of a man who had been given only eight
weeks to live. We see the new and amazing freezing
attack on the hitherto incurable Parkinson's disease.
We see the removal of a cancered breast, and the
lymph nodes that house and harbor this killer. We
see the repair of a hand deformed, seemingly be
yond hope, by arthritis. And we see micro-surgery—
where the surgeon, looking through a high powered
microscope into the middle ear and using instru
ments and skills of the utmost delicacy, restores
lost hearing.
These are wonders. Unknown numbers of people
will benefit from them as the years wear on, and
as knowledge spreads and gains. They are not, of
course, just American achievements — science, in
medicine or in any other area, recognizes no na
tional barriers. The bases on which they are built
go back, in many cases, for a century- or more, and
many men made their contributions until, finally,
a whole was achieved. But they were made possible
by men and women — individual men and women—
not by committees, not by governments, not by
bureaucracies working from books of rules. The
results speak for themselves, and need no argu
ment — and the words they speak are the words
that affirm the freedom to try, to fail and succeed,
to push on in the face of discouragement, always
with a given end in view. This is the case — the
irrefutable case — for free medicine.
CARTHAGE. TENN., COURIER: “The Internal
Revenue Service announced it would require busi
nessmen to get a receipt for every cent spent on
expense accounts, what the money was spent for,
the time of day it was spent, why it was spent, and
if its spending was instrumental in obtaining busi
ness for which it was spent. If even one cent could
not be accounted for. then the entire account would
not be allowed. When the storm came, as it should
have come, IRS relented and changed some of its
regulations. But the core of the matter remains,
and if it is put into full force it will put many
places out of business, create more unemployment,
close literally hundreds of resorts, and do other
damage.”
MOVILLE, IOWA. RECORD: “The difference
between Rip Van Winkle and the merchant who
doesn’t advertise is that Rip finally woke up.”
BILL RICHARD90N, Publisher
BRUCE J. REHBERG, Editor
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NATIONAL EDIT UAL
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Frontiers
Ago
50 YEARS AGO
Erwin Gallagher, who has
been attending medical college at
St. Louis the past year, came
home last Saturday night to
spend the summer vacation. . .
Frank L. Farmer, Stuart and
Miss Maude M. Johnson, Badger
were granted a marriage license
by county judge last Thursday.
. .Mr. aril Mrs. O. F. Biglin
left for Lincoln Monday morn
ing, where Mr. Biglin will attend
the annual convention of the Ne
braska Funeral Directors Associ
ation. After the convention the
State Board of Examiners, of
which Mr. Biglin is a member,
will have a meeting to examine
applicants for embalmers certifi
cates. . .Last Saturday John L.
Chmeler of Elgin, purchased the
Davidson harness shop on east
Douglas street, taking possession
at once. . W. P. Davis arrived
in the city last Friday evening
from Vancouver, B C. for a few
weeks visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles L. Davis.
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs. John Kersenbrock and
son, Jack and Harold Hunt will
leave in the morning for Lincoln
where they will spend a week.
Mrs. Kersenbrock will visit rela
tives while Jack and Harold will
attend the Cornhusker Boy's
State for one week.
Jack Vincent of this city, a
freshman at the University of
Nebraska this year, was among
21 freshman track performers
who were awarded numerals. . .
O. M. Herre, who left here last
fall after being a resident of the
city for about six years, during
which time he was engaged in
the jewelry business, is again a
resident of this city. . .Miss Mary
Joe Finley entertained 18 ladies
at a luncheon Monday honoring
her aunt, Mrs. Frederick Malloy,
Chicago.
10 YEARS AGO
Dr. Edward M. Gleeson, form
erly of Omaha and Greeley and
recently released by the army
medical corps, announces this
week the establishment of a den
tal office. . Charles Sumner
Downey, 65, widely-known O'
Neill photographer, owner and
operator of the O’Neill Photo Co.,
one of the city’s largest business
establishments, died June 9. in
S? Anthony's hospital. . .Mrs
Virgil Laursen was elected pres
ident when the American Legion
Auxiliary met June 3 at the Le
gion auditorium . The O’Neill
Saddle club will be one uf the
feature attractions at the Stuart
rodeo July 4-5 .G C DeBacker,
manager of the J. C. Penney
company store for the past 14
years Monday evening was elect
ed president of the Chamber of
Commerce. . Two cousins of Joe
Daas-Abdo Salem and Naquid
Salem-arrived Monday, June 1
from Lebanon, Asia Mmor, for an
extended visit.
5 YEARS AGO
Raymond Eby, operator of the
Conoco service station here and
owner of a taxi company, Mon
day evening was elected presi
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce. . .Loren E. Stewart FA,
son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Ste
wart of Page has departed for
San Francisco, Calif,, where he
will serve aboard a repair ship,
USS Prairie. . .Mrs. Margaret
White and Chris McGinn both of
O’Neill, were united in marriage
Tuesday, May 27, at 9t. Patrick's
church. . .Lionel Chelsea Ickes,
son of Mr. and Mrs. N. D Ickes
is a candidate for a bachelor of
science degree from Colorado
State University. The Misses Con
nie Werner and Darlene Harley
were co-valedictorians in the sen
ior class of 1958 at Chambers
high school. . .The O’Neill Rock
ets lost to Oakdale, 4-9, Sunday
evening at Oakdale in North
Central night league play.
The Long Ago
At Chambers
50 YEARS AGO
Dr. Gill reports a nine t>ound
baby girl at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Feyerherm of Am
elia, Tuesday evening, June 3. .
W.K. St. Helen of Ovitt, was
in town Monday bringing in F.
Goodness of Cole, S. D. who was
in that vicinity looking for a
claim. JD A. Criss was down
from O’Neill last week in com
pany with Hugh B Eller. Frr 1
mont. traveling agent (or C and !
NW Railway looking over the i
town Mr Criss called at thia of
(ice and subscribed for the Bug- i
le as lie said he wanted to keep
posted on the doings of our hust
ling little village . .Lucy Hayes
and associate players finished a J
four nights engagement in the
Opera House Saturday night. <
Tney are a good clean company
and deserving of the liberal pat
ronage which they received. . . (
C H. Stowell informs us that the
Assessor is no longer a member
of the town board as has been
heretofore.
25 YEARS AGO
Two of our local boys were
home for the weekend from the
C. C. Camps: Melvin Brittain
from Madison. S D. ami Eldon
Elkins from Valentine . .Little
Phillip Sengptehl is nursing a
sore foot having stepped on a
rusty nail, Tuesday . Chambers
is getting more and more up to
date; the latest improvement
being a nine hole Golf Course
which has been laid out in Dank
ert's pasture northeast of town .
Charlie Edwards underwent an
operation for removal of the ap
pendix at the Tilden hospital,
Thursday last; he is getting along
nicely and expects to return
home the last of the week. . A
large crowd gathered at the S C.
Barnett home Monday evening
where they charivaried the new
ly weds. . .Two hundred Holt
county boys and girls are to date
enrolled in 22 4-H clubs carrying a
variety of different projects. . .
The Daily Vacation Bible School
which has been in session tins
week and last is being held at the
Baptist church this year Atten
dance has been good with well
on towards 100 enrolled.
Royal News
By Mrs. R. 4. Bering
In spite of threatening skies
and storm warnings, the annual
alumni banquet of the Royal high
school was held Friday evening
with 133 in attendance.
Officers elected were Marlowe
Jensen, president; Lanny Williby,
vice-president; Mrs. Warren
Holm, secretary; Mrs. Darrell
Anson, treasurer. Outgoing offi
cers were Mrs. Charles Piersol,
Kenneth Colson, Tom Rundquist.
Toastmaster was Bus Charf
rho wii replaced by Wayne
imith of Norfolk fur tl*e 19M
neeting
Only one member of the honor
rd class of 1938, Mrs Gerald
Maple. Orchard, waa present.
Two musical numbers were id
fered on the program, a trum
xxu- solo by Sandra Kundquist
»nd a bass solo by Everett Mey
nr.
Coming from the greatest i Us
ance were Mr and Mrs Jakie -
-ole of Wichita, Kan; Mr and
Mrs Gary Charf of Denver; Mr,
irut Mrs Larry McDaniel. Om
»ha; Mr and Mrs Gerald Allen,
3 rand Island; Mr. and lira
Wayne Math sun, Marion, 9. D ,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fryer
and Mr and Mrs Wayne Smith of
Norfolk; Maxim- Sparroe id A1
Dion and guest, Donna Payne, Ne
ligh.
Table waiters were high school
girls; Barbara Henry, Connie
Beutler, Cecilia Wuliner, Bar
bar a Holm, Sandra Kundquist,
Irene Carlson, Janet Mtchaeiaon
Women of the WSCS prepared
the banquet and were assisted by
others in the community
T"* _._i__ aii _ • -a. a_ .
4,/awv ui^ UIC ihunjui l
with the Treat* orchestra from
the community furnishing the
music.
Relatives from far and near
assembled at Grove Lake for a
picnic dinner on the lioliday.
Present were Mr and Mrs Jakie
Cole of Wichita, Kan; Mr and
Mrs Alois Minarik ol Atkinson;
Mr and Mrs Elmer Holm of
Butte and their son, Neville and
his wife from South Dakota; Mr
and Mrs Russell Burch, Mr. and
Mrs. Bus Charf, Mr and Mrs
Raymond Carlson, Royal; Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Fryer and daugh
ters, Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Charf, Denver; Mr and
Mrs Terry Storm.
Guests of Mrs Julia Yelli at
dinner Memorial Day were from
five towns, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Moor and family, Omaha; Mr
and Mrs. Tom Zakrzewski, O’
Neill; Mr and Mrs Joe Kmeick,
Plainview; Sharon Darnilt, Ew
ing. The group attended services
in Ewmg then came to Royal for
dinner with Mrs. Yelli.
The May meeting of the High
landers Extension club was held
at the home of Mrs. Anton Pruxs
jr., with Mrs Ralph Trcase as
ststing. Eight members and one
visitor were present Roll call was
answered by each telling of some
pleasant thing that had happened
during the past week. Mrs. Trea
se retried on the May Tea which
1:00 P. M. 1:00 P. M.
Auction Sale
Of Dwelling Home and Personal Property
In order to settle the estate of the late Minnie E. Harrington, I
will sell at public auction on the premises located at 528 East
Benton Street in O'Neill, Nebraska, on
Saturday, June 8
at 1:00 p.m.
the following REAL ESTATE and PERSONAL PROPERTY:
Al! Modern 8 Room Dwelling Home
with basement and two bathrooms located at 528 East Benton St.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Lots 14, 15, and 16 in Block 2, Original Town of O'Neill, Nebraska.
This home is well built and well kept, in extremely good residential district with spacious grounds,
* two blocks from schools and churches and three blocks from down-town area.
PERSONAL PROPERTY:
The personal property belonging to this estate is a complete assortment of household furnishings,
consisting of bedroom suites, rugs, dining room suite, parlor chairs, refrigerator, stove, other fur
nishings, garden tools, utensils, household equipment, and many other items of antique value.
The real estate will be sold to the highest bidder subject to confirmation by the heirs of this estate.
TERMS OF SALE: The real estate will be sold with 20% down on
date of sale, balance upon delivery of abstract of Title and good
and sufficient Warranty Deed.
Personal Property, Cash: No property to be removed from prem
ises until settled for.
For further information contact one of the undersigned |
Ed T. Campbell administrator |
Col. Wallace O'Connell, Auctioneer
First National Bank, Clerk John R. Gallagher, Attorney
waa attended by fourteen mem
-Mrs H Holbrw* told about the
County Kit muon club trip to Lin
coin in which three of the local
club member* parttc t|>ated
The ne*t meet in# of th* club
will be the annual birthday par
ty at the home of Mr* Wayne
Walmer. June 38 Roll call i*
to l»e a hi we red by each lelUn# <>f
her happiest birthday.
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