Local Officials Listed for County Roles in York Area
The notice names Geo. W. Post as judge and provides several county officials including M. B. Reese as district attorney, I. F. Kelley as county clerk, L. J. Blowers as treasurer, J. W. Snyder as county judge, J. B. Mitchell as superintendent of public instruction, S. G. Pheasant as sheriff, Dr. J. N. Skelton as coroner, O. W. Barnes as surveyor, John VanHorn as county judge, and Mickey L. Berggren among commissioners. It also states train times for eastbound and westbound routes between Stromsburg Osceola Arcade and related stops, with schedule details pending further notice.
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I. F. Kelley
L. J. Blowers
J. W. Snyder
J.B. Mitchell
S.G. Pheasant
J. N. Skelton
O. W. Barnes
John VanHorn
Mickey L. G. Berggren
Temperance Talk Stirs Osceola Club On Saloons
Perseverance Lodge No 206 hosts a temperance essay from Prof Makeover detailing life arithmetic to curb young men's spendthrift ways. The piece, read before the Osceola Red Ribbon Club, links saloon culture to wasted days and ruined futures in a forceful moral appeal.
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Red Ribbon Club
Osceola
Neb
M. E. Church
L. A. Beltzer
Lena Washburn
Makeover
University
Osceola Red
Brief Correspondence Requests Courteous Tone for Readers
A short note asks writers to keep messages terse and steer clear of disagreeable personalities. It emphasizes politeness and brevity to suit public correspondence.
Written for the Record My Love
A lyric by EF. E. GREEN extols a singular devotion beyond physical charm praising the beloved as a whole. The speaker contrasts others praise of hair eyes cheeks and feet with a personal claim that every part of the beloved is cherished in a single heartfelt sentiment.
University Jottings Recounts Debates and Department Changes
The weekly note covers a student literary debate on gender capacity with women judges, the resignation of Prof. McConnell from mathematics, Prof. Beall and Miss Lee sharing lab duties, Bates visiting for class recitations, Makeever offering a writing class, and the Chinese question ruling in favor of the affirmative.
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Wheeler
McConnell
Beall
Lee
Bates
Makeever
Potter County Court Clears Docket After Ten Years
At a recent term of the quarter season court of Potter county Penn the district attorney said no indictments or bills were presented the sheriff reported no criminals in the prison and the directors of the poor had no one to keep at the county's charge. The county has had no tavern license for ten years, cited as the reason for the lull in court business.
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Potter County
Penn
Bloomsburg
Pleasant Prairie notes and social chatter from a rural outpost
Pleasant Prairie report notes winter fading, new houses under construction, a bird dog purchase, and measles recovery. Church services are listed at the Pleasant Prairie schoolhouse with Methodists and Winnebrenamans. The writer humorously laments absence of correspondents, praises the local Record, and closes with a sign off from Lucifer.
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Steever
Pennsylvania
L. K. McGaw
Pleasant Prairie School
Winbrenarians
Polk County
Andersonville
Au Revoir
Lucifer
Seward County Declares Warning to Train Breakmen
The Sate Journal notes the county has faced many murders and predicts that breaksmen will soon enter train cars after crossing the line and shout Seward county Prepare to meet your God as a sobering warning.
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Seward Blade
Seward County
Sitate Journal
Grant Hails Unity After Banquet in Galveston
Gen Grant thanks Galveston for cordial reception at a banquet and urges prosperity for the South while urging an end to sectional feeling. He recalls his visit as a lieutenant a third of a century ago and cites his travels abroad to argue for national unity.
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Galveston
Grant
America
Omaha Republican
Blaine boom wanes as Grant rises in GOP race
The Omaha Herald notes the Blaine boom is dwindling while Grant gains momentum for the Chicago Convention. It suggests supporters of the party’s principles should heed the shift and adjust accordingly, predicting Grant’s nomination with little opposition.
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Grant
Chicago
Omaha Herald
Grant States List Across Regions
A compilation of U S states and regional groupings including New York Illinois Connecticut Pennsylvania Massachusetts Nebraska Kentucky Virginia Maryland Missouri Colorado Tennessee Kentucky New Jersey Delaware Texas North Carolina Georgia South Carolina Minnesota Mississippi Alabama Arkansas Louisiana.
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New York
Illinois
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Kansas
Virginia
Maryland
Missouri
Colorado
Tennessee - Kentucky
New Jersey
Delaware
Texas
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Minnesota
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Liberty School Report Indicates Mixed Scholar Progress in 1880 Term
The Liberty school term ending March 12 1880 shows first class certificate recipients Marally Knerr Chara Knerr Charles Knerr Ella Knerr Theodore Carlson Albert Hurd Eli Knerr Tillie Dahl Amy Dahl Chas Newcomer Frank Newcomer Howard Johnston Phebe Dowers Johnnie Nebergall Ernest Jackson and others with scores from 6 to 7. Intermediate class names Willie Bense Mollie Nebergall Ida Johnston May Jackson Hulda Lee Willie Dowers second class Dora Bense Seth Johnston Maggie Klassy Lena Klassy David Peterson Johnathan Peterson Lillie Jackson August Johnston. Charles Knerr achieved the most perfect lessons. Willie Bease Charley Knerr and Charles Newcomer led spelling premiums. Willie Bense Charles Knerr Dora Bense perfect in attendance. ANNA GRAY.
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Ep. Reporp
Liberty School
Marally Knerr
Chara Knerr
Charles Knerr
Ella Knerr
Theodore Carlson
Albert Hurd
Eli Knerr
Tillie Dahl
Amy Dahl
Chas. Newcomer
Frank Newcomer
Howard Johnston
Phebe Dowers
Johnnie Nebergall
Ernest Jackson
Willie Bense
Mollie Nebergall
Ida Johnston
Dora Bense
Seth Johnston
Maggie Klassy
Lena Klassy
David Peterson
Johnathan Peterson
Lillie Jackson
August Johnston
Willie Bease
Charley Knerr
Charles Newcomer
Anna Gray
Homesteaders Voice for More Acreage and Legal Help
A speaker urges supporters to back an 80 acre expansion and promises to prepare all necessary papers for submission to the Department. With fifteen years of government-claims prosecution, the speaker asserts they can represent homesteaders effectively.
Stop That Cough Drug Ad at Osceola Store
An advertisement urges readers to buy a one dollar bottle of GREEN Mountain BasAM at 8 G Panter drug stands in Osceola and Arcade. If two thirds dose fails to relieve, return remaining bottle for a money back guarantee.
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Osceola and
Arcade
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