Springtime in the country stirs a homespun scene
An aging letter from Enid Oklahoma recalls spring work and rural life. A poem by Lee Pitzer contrasts political talk with hayseed labor, planting cabbage, potatoes, and tomatoes while imagining a porch-side view of growth and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Pitzer
Enid
Okla
Lee
Nebraska
Judge Campbell
Pitzer
Oklahoma
Buffington & Pitzer
Spade
Hoe
Lister
Tops Chicken Market Shows Shrader Tops Poultry Prices
Will Shrader led a poultry market week with a 110 lb coop of very young fry selling at 37¢ per pound. His $40.70 check from Joe Karrer marked the highest price for that weight in recent memory, signaling strong demand. Even older hens fetched around 12¢ as buyers remained active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Shrader
Joe Karrer
Jove
Shrader
Bill Shrader
Special Teachers Examination at court house dates in 1913
Notice to Teachers states a special examination will be held at the court house on Friday April 18 and Saturday April 19 1913. Reading circle book exams scheduled for April 19 with How to Study in forenoon and The American Rural School in afternoon. Amelia Rasmussen.
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Courty Court House
Amelia Rasmussen
Why Women Want to Vote Speaker at Baptist Church
Rev C A Spalding will speak Sunday evening on The Coming People. All are invited to hear. Let the people be the jury and give the verdict at the close. Special music. Sunday School 10 AM. Morning service 11 AM. Evening service 8 PM.
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C. A. Spalding
Shelby notes include many local visits and couple wed
Local tidbits report Dennie McBeth and family traveling to Grétna and Old Tuesday visits from J E Funkhouser and others. Earl Clark to Pearl Jones wed in Lincoln. The Stilwell death funeral in Shelby with relatives from Omaha and Lincoln. School to hold carnival funds piano. Thelen building near ready for Fozzard Iler stock. Principal Hill and Krumbach to lead year’s teachers as board fills one post.
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Dennie McBeth
Grétna
Kans
J. E. Funkhouser
Onaria
Mildred Glazier
Edgar
Regan
D. D. King
Lincoln
Havelock
W. J. Brigham
Chet Cunningham
Osceola
Pete Reinhammer
Rising
Reece‘s
D. C. Cole
Roy Hartgon
Ross McBeth
Tom Reece
Godfrey Johnson
al Westinius
Stromsburg
W. C. Pike
Earl Clark
Pearl Jones
Polk
Peter Dunbier
Cologne
Germany
Johnny Lees
John
Bert Bull
Emery Pettys
Omaha
Ed Funkhouser
Fred Hilligus
Sophie Augustine
Jéan iDureh
C. C. Hartson
Bagalt
Colo
Ringgold Co
Iowa
Hartson
Nelson S Hartson
Péte Sommerstedt
Thelen
Fozzard and Iler
Moon
Track
Shelby
George Brigham
Will Kinney
Board of Education
Arthur’ L. Hill
Aurora
Anna Krumbach
Opal Lewton
Birdie Snider
Margaret Hathaway
U. BR
Surface
Rev. Morrison
P. C. Sommerstedt
Chas. Stilwell
Neola Streeter
Vyretta Stilwell
E. C. Hilliard
Edna
Kansas
Giltner
Storm and Snow of April 1873 Told by Polk County Pioneers
J. H. Flodman of Wahoo Nebraska recalls a severe snow storm that struck Polk County and surrounding areas in April 1873. The narrative details travel peril, lost horses, burned fuel, dugouts, and a long drifted storm that lasted several days, with Indians visiting for chicks and a late thaw. A letter from N. P. Hull of Colton Oregon adds corroboration and vivid frontiersman imagery.
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Polk
Peter Anderson
C. W. Flodman
Stromsburg
Lowé
York County
N. P. Hull
Colton
Oregon
Polk County
Afernoon
Nebraska
Charley Flodman
Omaha
J. H. Flodman
Wahoo
Osceola Schools Patron’s Day Showcases Expanded Exhibits
Last Friday Osceola patrons visited the new school building to inspect extensive exhibits across departments. The high school rooms displayed work by pupils under teachers, while the orchestra, wand drills by Miss Larson’s class, rose drill by girls, and other programs entertained attendees. Deputy State Superintendent R. I. Elliott closed the evening with an address.
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Osceola
Ach Pupib
Williams as Wall Street tool sparks La Follette clash
Wisconsin senator exposes a supposed mare’s nest in the Wilson administration over John Skelton Williams’s appointment as assistant secretary of the treasury. The piece questions Wall Street influence, Bryan’s counsel, and the president’s judgment, recalling Oregon and Osceola events and a traveling art exhibit.
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Joh Skelton Williams
Glover
Riggs National Bank
8 System Bank
National City Bank of New York
Standard Oil Group
Wilson
John Skelton Williams
the Treasury
Williams
Wall Street
Metropolitan
Millionaire‘s Club
Sixth Street
New York
Sea Board Air Line By
Georgia & Florida Railroad
Raleigh & Charleston Railroad
Bank of Richmond
National Bank of Virginia
American Casualtty Company
Southern Investment Company
N. Clay Pierce
Norman B. Ream
B. F. Yoakin
Robert Wooley
Bunco
Wisconsin
LaFollette
White House
Lutheran Church Notices For Sunday Services and Meetings
Morning services and Sunday evening worship at the usual hour. Choir practice Friday evening at the church. Busy Bee Society gathers Saturday at Mrs Hilda Nelson home. Luther League entertained Thursday April 24 by Mrs Chris Bodine with a program including readings selections and quartette. Stromsburg district mission meeting at Fridhem church Hordville April 23 24.
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Busy Bee Society
Hilda Nelson
Luther League
Chris Bodine
Ernest Nyquist
Marie Crane Long
Hattie Hannell
Stromsburg
Fridhem Church
Hordville
World’s Greatest Weekly Offer From Inter Ocean Osceola Record
The World's Greatest Weekly now available from the Chicago Inter Ocean and the Osceola Record for only $1.25. Choose new or old judges for coverage.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Osceola Record
Peter Ackerblade Former Resident Dies After Illness
The Wheatland Wyoming paper reports Peter Ackerblade died March 31 1912 after a short illness. He was born October 7 1863 in Sweden and immigrated with his parents at age six. Survived by his wife Alain Johnson four children Walter Clyde Charles Marie two brothers and three sisters.
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Merriett R. Mitchel
Elijah
Sarah Mitchel
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Oliver Gunnell
Gunnell
Moline
Ilinois
Monongahela River
Ohio
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Great West
Osceola
Nebr
Oserola
R. J. Vinton
Kanasag City
Missouri
Wheatland
Wyo
Peter Wen Fee
Knt Anderson
Cal Einit
Peter Ackerblade
Sweden
Apy
America
Brooklyn
N. Y
Polk County
Nebraska
Salem
Wyoming
Alain Johnson
Walter
Clyde
Charles
Marie
Charlie Ackerblade
Torrington
John Ackerblade
H ‘ Nebr
Charles Shen Wye
Epard
Whee
Alfred’ Jakpeon
Shey
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Tynmy
Johnson
Aithoes
Humen
Minhr
Henry
Vooe
Jim Vemeh
Walrath
Carter
Julia
Theo
Tops Chicken Market
N. P. Hut
Mr .Bryan
Horace K. Turner
Osceolaigh School
Lutheran Church Notices
Quartette
Adolph Nelson
Myrtle Walgren
Oscar Bodin
Arthur Nelson
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