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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
5
Residents from Stromsburg and David City travel to Osceola on business and for family visits. Local figures including Elmer Johnson, Lena Scholtz, Thelma Johnson, Miss Joselyan Snider, and others are mentioned with weekend plans, hospital runs, weddings, and Easter gatherings.
The W C Johnson Co advertises small cans of pumpkin salmon peaches and apricots yellow free peaches and corn meal plus sugar and coffee deals. It promotes mens wear including dress hose work gloves and union suits and lists bleached sheeting percales and ginghams. Bulk purchases earn sugar credits: $10 buys 20 pounds sugar, $25 buys 50 pounds, and $45 buys 100 pounds.
W C Johnson Company markets today list Wheat Corn Hogs Butter with incomplete lines. Individuals noted include J Locke on business trip to York, Dr W J Query from Fairmont, M A Mills Jr erecting a new porch on Gospel Edge, W E Pratt returning to Lincoln, Mrs J P Dell of York visiting the city, Mrs Nancy Dielman remodeling east city home, Mrs E R Baum of Stromsburg visiting Easter week to assist sister Ida Hanson in the store.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for neighbors and friends for support and flowers. Also includes sheriff notice of real estate levy in Polk County Nebraska to satisfy a judgment, with sale set May 23 1922, Osceola courthouse. Local social items note a birthday surprise for Mrs Engelhardt and minor accidents and Farm Bureau campaign updates.
The Polk County Community Chorus plans its first regular rehearsal Monday April 24 at 8 PM in the high school auditorium under York director J A Parks. Fifty residents met last week to elect officers. weekly sessions run into late May with aims to grow the chorus regionally.
The Luther League meets this evening April 20 after Easter. The Gust Allinder group will entertain. Sunday School at 10 A M under Johnson. Divine Worship in English at 11 A M and Swedish service at 8 P M. Pastor Adolf Serenius extends welcome.
A 1922 sheriff sale order from Polk County District Court directs sale of the southwest quarter of section 28, township 16, range 1, west of the sixth P. M. to satisfy a judgment of American State Bank of Omaha for 11167.34 with 8 percent interest and costs 106.01. The sale is set for May 23, 1922, in Osceola at the courthouse, under names including A P Manion and The Corliss Land Company, with multiple defendants and unknown spouses.
Miss Lulu Moulds returned Monday from Central City after a weekend visit. J. R. Allen left Saturday for Parker Colorado after attending the funeral of his sister Mrs. D. J. Smith. Mr and Mrs W. O. Hansen visited David City and the home of Dr and Mrs Ed Miller. Mrs Chris McCormick arrived home from a hospital operation and is reported improving. Mr and Mrs M C Shirey of Kearney attended their son’s marriage to Leah Shaw then returned home. Editor L D Beltzer of the Bradshaw Mentor visited relatives here. Mr and Mrs J F Jackson and son Lyman visited Hastings then Myrtle Cummings. Mr and Mrs Walter Kirtley returned to Cheney after visiting Mrs Kirtley’s parents. Mrs Kirtley is improving after illness.
An order of sale issued by the district court of Polk County Nebraska on March 24 1922 in favor of Manion and others against several defendants including The Corliss Land Company The Sioux City Bond and Mortgage Company and The Stolls to recover six thousand six hundred seventy nine dollars and twelve cents with eight percent interest from March 24 1922 and costs of one hundred eleven dollars and fifty six cents plus accruing costs.
The document outlines a 1922 civil judgment for ten thousand seventy-seven and 19 100 dollars plus 95.68 costs against Fred Stoll and unknown defendants Richard Roe and another party. It references a property lien on the west half of the northwest quarter of section 28, township 16 north range 1 west sixth Principal Meridian in Polk County Nebraska. The court session occurred at 3 o clock with David S Potter presiding.
Dapple grey six year old registered Percheron stallion weighing about 1800 pounds will stand the season of 1922 at the Newcomer farm located four miles south and four percent east of Osceola.
Terms state $15.00 to insure a colt to stand and suck and $12.00 to insure a mare in foal. If the mare is removed or disposed of the service fees become due immediately. Care is taken to prevent accidents but no responsibility is assumed for any that occur. Breeding on Sundays is not allowed.
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