Polk County Publican Central Committee Officers Chosen
The Polk County publican Central Committee met at Osceola courthouse in April 1876. J. P. Smith of Stromsburg was named Chairman and C. R. Clark of Valparaiso was Secretary. A Delegate Convention was called for May 6 at 2 PM to select three delegates to the State Convention in Fremont on May 23. Precincts listed include Osceola, Stromsburg, Table Rock, Jackson, Elk Creek, Ada, and Leaf Creek with delegates apportioned.
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Polk County Publican Central Committee
Court House
Osceola
J. P. Smith
Stromsrg
C. R. Clark
Val
R. M
Fremont
Polk County Democrats Set Mass Convention in Osceola
Democrats of Polk county urge a mass convention at the Court House in Osceola on April 15 1876 to organize the party and elect three delegates for the State Convention in Lincoln on April 19. Voters from each precinct are asked to attend.
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Osceola
Nes
Polk County
Court House
Lincoln
Investigation a two edged award in political battles
The piece likens investigation to a shotgun that kicks the wielder more than the target. It notes Belknap fell to Democratic pressure while Pendleton remained in the presidential race. It mentions Church Howe delaying libel action against Rice Eaton of the Kearney Press and questions the financial fault of Eaton.
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Belknap
Pendleton
Church Howe
Rice Eaton
Kearney Press
Eaton
Direct Vote for President and Postmasters Push
A Democratic report urges the Cincinnati Convention to demand direct popular elections for the president and other officers where feasible. It also notes a Congressional reform proposal to elect postmasters, arguing that if people elect local officials they should elect postmasters too. No office-holding delegates to the Cincinnati Convention.
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Cincinnati
Republian Party
Congress
Jusice
Louis Ir
Bobe
Timber planting tips and a long local letter from Neponset
An instruction on cottonwood cuttings describes selecting last year’s growth eight inches long with a sloped bud end, stored in hay for a week, and planted slanting with the bud side up. A lengthy Neponset, IL correspondence discusses winter storms, religious revivals, local politics, calico parties, and a family drama surrounding a returning wife and her former husband.
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Neponser
Bishop Haven
Ilinois
Nebraska
Potomac
Brooklyn Council
Galva
Abingdon
Nepon
Methodit
Neponset
Elizabeth
Tree Planting as Centennial Duty in Nebraska
W B Daymups urges homesteaders to plant trees instead of wheat, claiming top buds sprout from single stems and form strong trees. He advocates planting acres in 1876 to beautify homes and treeless prairies, noting practical results from his experiments and calling for nationwide impact this centennial year.
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Nebraska
W. B
Seldom Appeared in Public Yet Faces Hidden Sadness
A reader writes with tears over a sad case, noting the writer’s sorrow exceeds past literary nostalgia for Aztec Revelations and Kate Clarendon. The note ends with a pledge to recover his rusty pen before his next piece.
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Kate Clarendon
Hixig
Hinkre
Equalization Meeting of Polk County Assessors
The Polk county Nebraska equalization meeting held Monday April 3 1876 began at 3 PM with Levi Cunningham as chairman and Myron J Brown as secretary. Property values except swine remained as listed while swine were set at three cents per pound. Minutes were approved and the meeting adjourned. Levi Comrnenam served as chairman and Hyrrox J Brown as secretary.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Levi Cunningham
Myron J. Brown
Polk County Special Rail Bond Election Proposed
Polk county Nebraska commissioners propose a special election in Pleasant Home precinct on April 8 1876 to decide bonds of 6000 dollars for extending the Nebraska Railway from York to Pleasant Home and on to the Union Pacific with 20 year maturity 10 percent interest paid in New York. The plan includes annual taxes to cover interest and principal and conditions for delivery of bonds based on road works bridges and tying and iron work completed by specified dates.
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Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
Nebraska
Osceola
Pleasant Home
Polk
Nebraska Railway
York
Union Pacific
Nebraska Railway Company
Nebraka Railway Company
County of
Platte River
Central City
A. P
Midland Pacific Railway Company
Railrad
Amon Steever
John VanHorn
Joan G. Mickey
Chicago and North-Western Railway
Omaha
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
W. H. Stennett
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