New Year Toast to Nineteen Twenty One in Osceola
The Osceola community closes a historic nine teen twenty one year with praise for bumper crops and city progress. The piece notes paving and court house work, and recounts the Nelsons fiftieth wedding anniversary celebrated with family, friends, a gold clock, and a garden of blessings. The tone looks forward with hope for prosperity and gratitude for lessons learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Polk County Court House
Peter Nelson
South Osceola
Adolph Serenius
Nelson
Serenius
A. P. Nelson
Anna
Amanda
Adolph Nelson
Ella
Mabel Nelson
Arnold Serenius
Hammarston
QO. E Nelson
Denver
Fred Senf
Bradshaw
A. O. Monson
Seattle
C. S. Nelson
Holdrege
Amanda Nelson
Minneapolis
Henry Samuelson
Remembering the Good Deeds of the Departed Friend
A reflective note invites readers to glance back at an old friend who is leaving and to remember kindly the positive deeds he performed while he was alive.
Ethel Westberg to Lecture in East After City Visit
Mrs. Ethel Westberg will remain in the city until Sunday before returning to her lecture work in the east. She tours big cities for Rotary Kiwanis and similar groups and has achieved notable success with community service lectures.
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Ethel Westberg
Ark
Rotary
Kiwanis
Christmas Reunion at Carson Family Home
Osceola residents recall a festive gathering at W. B. Carson's house with children of the family and relatives from Grand Island and Shelby present. A Christmas tree lit up the George Carson home on Christmas Eve as George, Jay, and Howard joined the meal on Christmas Day for a joyful family reunion.
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Osceola
W. B. Carson
Dad
Cheater Carson
Grand Island
Arthur Carson
Shelby
George
Jay
Howard
George Carson
Dunn Family Reunion Brings Christmas Cheer at Dunn Farm
The Dunn family gathered Christmas day at the elder son W F Dunn’s northwest of the city. Attending were Charlie Dunn, WH Dunn, Bert Dunn, Calmar Dunn, Harry Herrmann and Eva Dunn from Minneapolis, eight grandchildren, and a large, joyful extended family. The Record extends best wishes to all.
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Minneapolis
Charlie
Chas. Dunn
Free Home Delivery Ad for State Journal Service
An evening delivery offer states the State Journal will be brought to your home after the evening train. No post office stop needed during winter evenings. Price is 10 cents per week at your door. Care Record lists Robert Douglas.
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State Journal
Robert Douglas
Care Record
Local notes and visits across Polk County towns
A long list records residents visiting relatives in Stromsburg Osceola Grand Island and Benedict. Entries include trips by Cypher Shafer Warnick Lindahl Sundberg and others with Christmas and holiday visits noted. Postmaster change announced A W Shafer to take charge Sunday while McGuffin shifts to publishing Progress.
Curtis Stocking Married in Osceola Home
The marriage of Miss Margaret Curtis to Sidney S. Stocking of Omaha occurred at the bride's home Saturday night at 10 o'clock with Rev. W. W. Hull of the First M E church officiating. The bride is known in Osceola for teaching and other roles. the groom works in an Omaha printing house. They will live in Omaha, departing Tuesday morning.
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G. W. Dorsey
Kansas City
F. M. Garretson
A. C. Quiflon
Clara Hernbroom
Stromsburg
Catharine Harden
Omaha
A. K. Crow
Edith Carter
Winside
D. B. Carter
Wm. Welch
Clarks
Dra. Ralph
Raymond Peterson
W. F. Nieman
Joshua Cox
York
Cox
O. E. Davis
Ted Smith
Lincoln
M. F. Smith
Grand Island
Paul Strand
Clifford Wurtz
Ralph Frazier
Martha Jond
Josephine ‘Lindburg
Nels Nyberg
John Nordstrom
W. J. Johnson
Ida Nordstrom
W. J. Thelen
Shelby
Moderow
Lutheran School
Cecil Lindburg
Will Lindburg
C. E. Cohagen
Pete Nelson
Benedict
Leona Sedam
J. A. Sedam
Earl Person
Hardville
W. T. Elmore
The
Baptist Church
Blanche Sedam
University Place
Harold Hare
Pride
Hordville
Margaret Curtis
Sidney S. Stocking
Oma_ha
W. W. Hull
M. E. Shurch
Osceola
C. V. Nelson
Frank A. Hultgren
Custer County
Ray Smith
J. P. Smith
Nelson Auto Co
Lloyd Wright
Cay
Gilbert Colson
Christmas
Otto Johnson
Lisco
O. J. Johnson
Robert
Edmund
Myra Lunner
Lunner
Lillie Erickson
Lchnncoln
George Erickson
Richard Nybloom
Aurora
Albert Hillberg
Rummell
Anna Lamb
Axel Anderson
A. B. Nelson
C. E. Hagelin
Wahoo
Legion Post
Andrew Peterson
Pleasant Home
Abel Anderson
Peterson
Stromsburs
Ray Vunderhill
Peter Sundberg
Alfred
Emil Peterson
Arnold Peterson
Portland Oregon
Okelbo
Sweden
Carl
Hilvie Lambert
Big Spring
Christmas Day Social and Local News in Shelby
Shelby notes list many visitors and family gatherings across Rising City Osceola David City and York including churchgoers hospital visits and holiday travel. The Fatal hospital case involves Miriam Inness who died after an appendicitis operation. The piece also reports local business moves and a fatal engine accident to Harry Wilson with injuries.
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A. W. Tobias
Rising City Independent
Tom Stickey
Osceola
Gus Carlson
Albion
Miriam Innese
D.C. Cole
Ernest Lott
Gresham
Albert Colson
Stromsburg
John Colson
John Ibsen
Jamita Austin
John Torson
Silver Creel
Fred Shermadine
Hemingford
Frank Deaver
Anson Brazee
A. L. Scholz
Columbus
Jos. Schmidt
Scholz
Fred Braithwaite
Arlington
Tom
Frank
Regina Demuth
Chas. E. Hastert
Farwell
W. H. Vaughn
Fullerton
T. W. Day
John Heimer
Omaha
A. C. Dunning
Chas. DeTurk
Ed Carter
Chas
Augustine
Julia Zohner
Ludwig
Anna Zohner
Silver Creek
John Zohner
J. A. Gunn
Kansas City
Johanness
James Inness
Chas Krumbach
Ben Halquist
Fannie Krumbach
Eureka Springs
D. R. Leard
Rising City
Ben Blevins
Lincoln
Hilder Johnson
Blevins
Ward
Oliver Michener
Great Granpa
Buelah Jensen
Buelah Minchener
John R. Johnson
Litchfield
C. B. Ellsworth
Frank Barker
George Claypool
David City
Allen Barker
Edward Barter
Central City
Chas Bockoven
Maurice Branigan
Elia Augustine
Tracy Thelen
St. Catharine Hospital
C. W. Moon
Fred Nelson
Moon
Harry Wilson
Filert Aden
Karl Kreizinger
Stromsburg News Roundup From Christmas to New Year Events
Stromsburg reports births, visits, and holiday travel. Community notes include a Dec 22 birth to Mr and Mrs Verner Beckstrom, hog shipments to Omaha, local store sales, and many relatives visiting. Obituary for Andrew Peterson notes Swedish immigrant roots and a 84 year life.
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Mew
Verner Beckstrom
Death of Ed Hester in Buejah Neighborhood
Ed Hester died at 9 o'clock yesterday morning December 28 in the Bue jah neighborhood. Funeral set for Saturday afternoon December 31 at the M. E. church. He leaves a widow and son Laur ence Edward 13, his parents two brothers Charles Hester of Nevada Mo Louis, and a sister Pearl. The Record will publish two more obituaries next week.
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Ed Hester
Buejah
M. EB
Mr. Hester
Laurence Edward
Chas. Hester
Nevada
Louis
Pearl
Record
Small Christmas Fire at M. E. Church
During services at the First Methodist Church on Christmas morning a small fire broke out near the chimney. A hole large enough for a man to crawl through burned before the Pyrene gun controlled it. The wind kept the blaze from spreading. the fire company arrived but was not needed. Rev. W. W. Hull quickly calmed the congregation.
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M. E
First Methodist
W. W. Hull
Polk man pleads guilty to liquor charges in county court
Chas Graves of Polk pleads guilty to illegal possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor and to intoxication. He is fined 125 dollars and the car used to convey the liquor is confiscated and to be sold by the Sheriff at the Court House on January 10, 1922. Arrest was by Marshal Lauerman and Sheriff Potter in Stromsburg.
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Chas. Graves
Polk
Court House
Stromsburg
Lauerman
Potter
Man Arrested for Illicit Liquor Possession in Shelby
Wm Ellison was arrested by Marshal Michener in Shelby on a charge of illegal possession of liquor. He had two gallon jugs of liquor with him. Ellison works for a grading outfit operating in the valley and will face a hearing today.
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Wm. Ellison
Shelby
Marshal Michener
El_lison
Marriage Licenses Issued to Couples From Broken Bow Area
Sidney S Stocking of Omaha and Margaret Curtis age unknown secured a marriage license. Horace W Anderson and Edna Myers listed with ages around 21 and from Broken Bow also received licenses.
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Omaha
Margaret Curtis
Horace W. Anderson
Edna Myers
Broken Bow
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Skatine
I. B. Cypher
A. W .Shafer
Shan
Hokinson
C. A. Warnick
Godfrey Lindahl
Andy Sundberg
Harry Harris
R. L. Cox
J. H. Whitworth
Erie
Kans
Jennie Sealey
Ashton
Ida_ho
Tillie Johnson
May
Vera Bay
J. M. Bay
W. A. Refshauge
J. J
P J. Refshauge
Catharine Bauder
Don Bauder
Willard Tenney
Haxtun
Idaho
J. W. Tenney
Lucy Whitacre
Sindsay
H. J. Whitacre
Lindsay Post
C. A. Olson
Portland
Oregon
John I. Anderson
A. A. Beatty
Polk Mill
Lehigh
Iowa
Philip Sack
Ord
Sack Bros
Pugs_ jey
Genoa
H. G. Brauer
Verbena
Viola
Crete
Edwin Lindburg
Des Moines
A. G. Lindburg
Mildred McDaniel
J. E. McDaniel
Chas. Evans
Baby
J. E. Okerstrom
Edward Henthorn
Henthorn
Marquette
Ruth Okerstrom
Farmers’ State Bank
A .W. Shafer
McGuffin
Progress
John Seymour
Dan Graves
O. D. Keeler
Seth Piper
Len Smith
Ed Quick
Pete Shostrom
Pete
Shostrom
John B. Steward
Harry Dahlgren
Curtis
Woala
Omaha Daily and Sunday News
Col. Hayhurst
Eli Blevins
Frank Hewitt
Nina Dotson
Ed Faytinger
Albert Dickbute
Gust Hartel
Platte Precinct
George Blakeley
California
P. J. Ball
J. C. McGrew
Hackberry
S. A. Gudgel
John Duren
St. Michael Club
Knights of Columbus
Roy Clark
Council Bluffs
Misa Bertha Nyberg
Thelen
Miriam Inness
Wm. Inness
C. E. Ruch
Savery
Boll Peeterpar
C. J. Augustine & Son
Harry Sundberg
Lee W. Edwards
Health Service
Osceola, Nebr
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