09 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1915
Page
1
Fred Timm operating a farm wagon near a gas cart collided with a wire fence. The horse team bolted and rammed into a tree, injuring the driver and damaging the wagon and cow. The machine driver was taken to the hospital and revived. the team and cart suffered heavy damage.
Local notes report Potter heading to a ten day trip with Layton and wife while other families travel and visit relatives in Iowa Wyoming and Missouri. Several residents visit relatives, a diploma awarded to Margaret Wooster, injuries from a fall, a hospital stay for Carl Swinney, and ongoing family happenings in Silver Creek and Beatty.
Local notes list Mrs Beebe Rising City visiting daughter Mrs Chas Lovell family over Sunday. Dr W N Hylton attended Hylton family reunion in Elmwood. C H Ryan of Loup City visited Bond family. Ered Van Gorden left for Douglas Wyoming for a sales job. Miss Mamie Tobey to Osceola for post office work. Miss Francis Barbee returned from Wesleyan summer school at University Place. Misses Fay and Fern Bond back home from relatives. Huldx Yung hosted 16th birthday dinner. Geos Krueger traveled to Omaha. daughter Alma Krueger to undergo hospital operation. Carl Newjahr visited David City Hospital. expect home Thursday. Miss Mary Conway returns from normal at Pert normal. to teach in Shelby. Jeff Thorp and Lulu M Curts wed August 1 at 5:16 with Rev A J Coder. guests listed. News of Hexman Weitzel death in Fort Collins, Colo. noted. Regional editorial commentary references W J Bryan and local political chatter.
J B Bausch sustained a severe stroke this morning causing temporary paralysis on the left side. He remained comatose at noon and showed little improvement by 5 P M. His absence from Osceola Produce Company service alarms business circles.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a lawmaker and a candidate for a position in 1918. It mentions a clerk of something named McKisick or McKisick related to Gage and a weight and measure inspection role. The text is garbled with stray phrases and unclear dates.
The notice references price adjustments and local market terms mentioning amounts around $1200 and mentions David City press. It conveys a brief economic update affecting residents and businesses in the area.
A figure named Bryah vows to spread doctrines to avert war while funding concerns arise. The audience demands at least a year to judge whether the speeches merit the cost and quality of the dissemination effort.
At the auditorium Tuesday evening the screening of Enoch Arden is praised as beautifully staged and exquisitely acted. The four reel mutual master picture is offered at regular prices of five and ten cents.
An 18-year-old William D. Hearne bought a Twenty Payment Double Indemnity policy for 1000 from The Midwest Life. He drowned July 12 1918 in the Missouri river. the company paid 2000 to his beneficiary, citing accidental death within ninety days. The ad notes a 3.00 annual premium and contact details for more information in Nebraska.
A fragmentary notice references a Tuesday evening event featuring a celebrated poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Tickets priced at 5 and 10 cents are listed.
A cryptic notice invites applicants to apply at the Bureau Agency in Monsonia Rive for positions. Secretary Walter Mongon appears as a contact, and the message asks for the applicant’s name and intent to hire on the boards.
Osceola citizens and visitors are listed in a long string of notes. Many travel to Lincoln Hastings York and Omaha for visits and business. Local dignitaries, relatives, and former residents are mentioned along with a public notice seeking bids for bridge work in Polk County Nebraska.
Notice is given that Polk County Nebraska will receive bids until noon August 27 1915 for construction and repair of bridges culverts approaches and substructures and superstructures including hauling labor and materials. Bids based on specified sums per lineal foot for substructure and superstructure and other line items must meet plans and specifications on file in the County Clerk's office.
Notice to creditors of the estate of Alfred Gierhart deceased in Polk County Nebraska. Claims must be presented for proof and payment by August 20 1916 with court appearances on August 20 1915 November 20 1915 and February 21 1916 to receive examine and adjust all claims and objections. Dated July 17 1915. Sealy F I B 8-20 15 Chante Jighe.
Notice to creditors of the George M. Moore estate in Pell County Nebraska. Claims must be filed by February 7 1916 and debts paid by July 7 1916. Public examinations and hearings are scheduled at the County Court room on August 7 1915 and November 8 1915 and February 7 1916 at two o clock P M. Dated July 7 1915 F H Ball County Judge.
Notice in Polk County Nebraska that a petition to appoint E L Marquis as administrator of the estate of Hattie Marquis has been filed. Hearing scheduled for August 27 1915 at 2 00 PM. County Judge seals and date August 26 1915.
A fragmented OCR snippet notes Enoch Arden with sea and sky backdrops, opening inland settings and distant mills. It hints at a somber tale of isolation and heartbreak amid tropical palms and open horizons.
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