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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
1
Nebraska Republicans push tax cuts road building direct primary and anti strike plank while pledging farm loan expansion and veterans relief. Progressives clash over deficit and platform. Democrats in Omaha adopt anti Republican platform amid party speeches.
The Polk County Fair Assn announces a four day event September 26 to 29 with a promised superior program premium list and exhibits. Managers expect record displays and urge exhibitors to ready entries to compete for prize money.
Osceola will welcome a new confectionery and ice cream shop named The Shasta. M. E. Beeney owns the business with help from her son and husband. The former Farmer's Bank room on the square will house the shop, with equipment arriving soon for a September opening.
Miss Anna Cameron in charge of soldier compensation claims reports a rising number of applications from Polk County men largely processed through the Red Cross. Fifteen minor and forty two major claims have been received recently, with more expected. Assist Miss Cameron by informing veterans or notifying her at the District Clerk’s office.
Stromsburg marks its fiftieth anniversary with a grand celebration including a parade sports program a ball game and an elaborate speeches and music program Clowns stands flags confetti and a monster crowd add to the event as the city hosts a big birthday party reported by The Record.
The village of Polk plans the 16th annual observance with active preparations under way. Details of the program are incomplete but an announcement with full plans is expected next week.
Oliver Michener, Plainview water commissioner, traveled to the Ryan residence with Mrs. Mary Addison for a visit. The trip spanned Tuesday to today, reflecting a personal outreach in the community.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church presents the pageant The Church Victorious on Sunday evening August 27. The elaborate program aims to show the church’s modern opportunities to aid destitute nations in Europe and invites all to attend, with further details to be announced next week.
At the August 9 10 judging event Polk County clubs excel in live animals poultry and sewing demonstrations. S H S Aggie Pig Club led by Homer Ingalls and Johnny Ingalls will go to the Nebraska State Fair with top teams Blue Ribbon Golden Red Hamp shire Rainbow Red Clear Creek and Blue River also placing. Top individuals Homer Ingalls James McClure Ivan Sundberg Earle Miller Johnny Ingalls Kenneth Nelson Alfred Zipper Asa Smith Leroy Curren Ansel Fredrickson. Beulah Junior Poultry Club Zetha Hendrickson Naomi Tockey won poultry class. Willing Workers Sewing Club Opal Seymour Valdiee Quick won sewing. Transportation and admission to the state fair provided. Adolf Kresha and Aijred Zipper appointed to attend boys encampment.
Mrs J W Davis stayed in Polk between Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives. Miss Alice Matthewson visited Aurora. Miss A Rasmussen returned for a Lincoln trip. Mr and Mrs George Deland visited relatives south of Polk. Mrs B J Brown and daughter traveled to Huntley to visit her brother. Harry Brazee headed to Alliance to see friends. J C Dixon from Omaha visited the Pratts. Bes Anderson came from Lincoln for a weekend with his parents. Evelyn Wilson visiting grandmother spent Saturday at Stromsburg. D C Bins returned from western crops where his son Ray farms. Mr and Mrs Chas Dargielson from Durant visited. Danielson family seen nearby. John Egelhoff returned from western state as daughter Nancy Dielmen visited Alliance and Manville, Wyoming. Robert Campbell and Blanche Gremlich visited from Lincoln and Papillion. Bert Lewis family drove to Elgin and visited. E E Lovell served as chief of police in Mr Lewis’s absence.
Esther Campbell and Chester R Beck wed Tuesday morning at the home of Judge H H Campbell. Rev Thomas Barr officiated as family and few friends attended. The couple plans to visit Lincoln then Kansas City before settling in Elk City.
Mrs. David Sweenie an early Osceola resident died at her home near Silver Creek after a two year illness. Born Cassie A. Scott February 19 1871 in Altona Illinois she married M Cummings in 1891 and David Sweenie in 1921. She leaves six children two marriages many relatives and three grandchildren. Services were held at the M E church in Osceola with Rev Hull, and interment followed in Osceola.
Baseball notes recount a Hastings Sunday doubleheader with 20 total homers nine in game one eleven in game two and 53 hits totaling 122 bases. Lincoln and Hastings players led the power surge as two Liccin men hit three homers each and Hastings players added two apiece. Viscount Northcliffe dies in London after weeks of illness marking a major shift in British political circles.
Preparations for Osceola schools are nearly complete. Superintendent C E Andrews is due this week to finalize setup. Nan Nyberg of Wakefield was elected to teach English and supervise girls athletics, completing the city teaching staff. County Superintendent Rassmussen issues rural school certificates as records are finalized. Most county schools have chosen teachers with full lists expected soon.
The August 1922 crop bulletin ranks Polk County 14th in wheat production with 1,306,200 bushels and an average yield of two bushels. Polk trails Burt County in yield and ranks 29th in corn condition at 96 percent. overall state forecast points to 217,240,000 bushels of corn with winter wheat yields above earlier expectations.
Two Ford cars collided on a rural road near the Carson farm Monday night. D. C. Burns drove eastbound and Gould Howard westbound. Howard, about 16, his companions Paul Jaenicke Carl Jaenicke and Harold Nelson, all from this city, were in C. G. Gylling’s car which sustained the greater damage and overturned in a ditch.
An item of interest this week notes the exchange of residence properties by F. F. Ware and M A Hartson, arranged last Thursday. The deal is complete, but possession is not expected until about November.
Cool moist spring and summer have brought army worms into many areas of Nebraska. Entomologists advise using furrow barriers and poisoned bran mash. Protect untouched fields by deep furrows and kerosene spray. Mix 25 pounds bran with 1 pound Paris green or arsenic, add molasses, lemon juice, and water to form a mash, broadcast 165 to 200 feet into uninjured parts at dusk.
A khaki colored tent city arose east of the Burlington tracks near Plattsmouth housing 1400 Nebraska National Guard for 15 days. Units from Omaha Nebraska City Auburn Beatrice Fairmont Scotts Bluff Hastings Grand Island Lincoln York Gering arrived. York’s 104 men form the largest service company with a 40 piece band. Col Amos Thomas commands the regiment with Adjutant General Paul as camp commander. Daily target practice at Ft Crook range includes rifles machine guns mortars and one pounders under Col Thomas supervision.
Members are urged to cooperate as only three weeks remain to finish the year. The annual conference meets in Omaha on September 5 with Dr. Shick preaching at eleven. A quarterly conference is announced and a pastor led service at eight in the evening. An official board meeting is set for Friday at eight o’clock with important business. A chain party by the W F M is planned Tuesday evening in the church parlors.
Grace and Valley churches will meet in town Sunday with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching and communion at 10 30 a m Dr Gisler of the St Louis Conference will speak both morning and evening Epworth League gathers at 7 30 p m with Jay Buchta leading the topic Three Men Who Were Instrumental in Lifting Humanity Out of a Rut Note that Sunday school is held early for a cooler, enjoyable session and evening services resume.
Sunday school begins at 10:00 a.m. with A. B. Mickey as superintendent. Public worship follows at 11:00 a.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7:00 p.m. Evening service is at 8:00 p.m.
Gunnard Peterson his wife and children were shaken up when their Dodge touring car collided with a Studebaker roadster at Hedlund corner two miles from Osceola on the Stromsburg road. Mrs Peterson suffered arm and back injuries, son Reingold hurt in the neck, plus minor cuts for three daughters. Burlington reportedly uninjured. Both cars badly damaged. extent of injuries uncertain.
Nebraska leads a horseshoe pitching revival with a state tournament at Ashland won by Chas. Mc Clelland of Omaha. The 1922 event is planned for Wahoo as Nebraskans push balanced exercise and regulation shoes sold by local sporting goods dealers.
Last Friday August 11 the Fairview Pig Club and the Beulah Junior Poultry Club led by their club leaders traveled to the Platte for their annual picnic. After a balk game and a round of horseshoes the group enjoyed a spelling contest and a swim in Platte waters before a bountiful dinner. The day ended with more games songs and a woof of playful chatter as the boosters returned home resolved to Make the Best Better.
Work began Monday on a 24 by 39 foot frame barn for Carl Scholz east of town to replace a recently destroyed structure. The lean to shed on the north side will be 16 feet wide. Billy Deland holds the contract with Ron Ware and Chet Dawes as chief mechanics.
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