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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1907
Page
5
A local item column lists calves for sale from Gresham and mentions residents and visitors in the city. It covers a prairie fire near Palmer, power line notes, visits to Dannebrog and Lincoln, and various movements of residents including Dr. Bell, Sheriff Ehlers, and J. P. Nelson amid community updates.
Dr H J McBeth dentist and OC shop advertise services. Mrs Chas Rydberg visits, Grace Gray teaches at Central City, Marvel sells Shion Copper Cable Lightning rods. Announcements cover garden work, fruit trees, and hail insurance. Various residents travel, visit, or transact business with Owens, Marker, Marker & Marker, and local shops.
J. L. Heald, agent, reports the livery barn is getting a new roof this week after years of wind damage. The rebuild is by M. A. Mills Jr. and Web Mills with Mr. W. H. Neider of Fairbury, a university student, visiting for the change.
W M Swedenburg of the Dlutts west of Osceola sustained a severe injury while shelling corn when his arm was drawn into a bevel gear. The entire hand was badly lacerated, requiring amputation of all fingers and part of the hand. doctors initially feared possible arm amputation. Dr Gray treated the wound and he is able to be around now.
Last Sunday at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Wm VanHoosen the marriage of their daughter Ethel to Jesse Wesner occurred Judge Campbell officiating The bride is the second daughter of the VanHoosens and the groom is a Missouri man working for Polk Co Telephone Co The Record wishes the couple a prosperous married life.
A call to Polk County farmers and merchants to sponsor prizes for a boy under 16 who grows and shows ten ears of corn at the forthcoming corn show. It recalls last year’s Osceola Farmers Institute where O B Knerr donated a thoroughbred Poland China pig as first prize and O A Curtiss offered Buff Rock chickens as second prize.
We thank all friends and neighbors who kindly assisted us during the illness and loss of our beloved son and brother. Kate Samuelson, along with brothers and sisters, expresses gratitude.
The farmers of Polk County are urged to meet in the Opera House in Stromsburg Nebraska on Saturday April 6 07 at 2 p m to further consider organizing a War mer's Mutual Telephone Co of Polk County
A reader from Osceola Nebraska urges installing a copper lightning rod on buildings to prevent loss of life and property, arguing copper is the only safe protection against lightning and urging immediate action.
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