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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
8
James Bell of David City visited the McCune household with A. M. Bell and Eva Dunn. Doings include visits to Lincoln Omaha and Rising City, a horse trade between W. H. Myers and W. Bryan, and a Y M C A basketball win for Stromsburg. C F Londgren suffered a near-fatal accident on ice.
Pleasant Prairie residents attended a dance in Thayer last Wednesday night. Oscar Nelson bought a team of mules from C E Burke for 310 dollars last Thursday. Miss Lillian Burley from Osceola visited Lizzie Steavers midweek. Agustus Streeter of Central City visited Edwin Shaw and wife Friday and Saturday. Nora Burke, York College student, spent the weekend at home. A dance at C B E Stafford's last Saturday night was enjoyed. Sewing circle met with Grandma Keck Wednesday. Revival meetings continue at Green's Chapel this week. S C Salsbury suffers an attack of La grippe.
Meetings at Wayland continue with interest. About forty friends visited A. B. Parker and wife before their departure for Custer County. Mrs Mae Bush and Mrs I F Cane socialized. E. R. is reported active in sales. One more big dinner chance this winter. Mrs E F McCune sews rag items this week. J B Nebergall is mobile again and thriving. Wanted at once 25 men to subscribe.
Shelby births and family news mix with town updates. Mr and Mrs Ra'ph Jarmin welcomed a 15 pound son on February 12. Local residents H M Vanderbilt returned from California. Mrs G P Jackson is ill with pneumonia. A church fundraiser basket supper at the A O U W Hall raised $55 from about 50 baskets for the new church fund.
Revival services continue at Wayland with many attending as Elder Pitman leads the meeting. A reception for Mr. and Mrs. O N Dabler on February 6 celebrated their return to Nebraska from Illinois with about fifty people. A farewell for Mr Parker and Mrs Bush on February 9 drew forty to fifty guests and a basket supper is planned at Independence schoolhouse next Friday. John Hoffer sale held Wednesday.
Mrs Amos Freiday visited Peru to see her daughter Lena, returning to Rising City Monday 4. Mrs Daisy D Nettleton will present an elocution program at Lincoln First Presbyterian on Feb 16. Preliminary debates were a success with most of the school attending the Feb 10 session. The Normal band and male quartet provided music as twelve finalists formed four squads for interstate debates. A new plan for Peru Normal summer school was announced.
Round table sessions for country teachers superintendents and principals across primary grammar and high schools will be led by county superintendents faculty members and leading state educators. The aim is practical instruction with minimal theory.
A testimonial notes a man with rough hands found relief using E QO DeWitt & Co Chicago Witch Hazel salve for sores boils cuts burns bruises and piles. Sold by T Ray & Co.
New proprietor announces the purchase of the E Howland feed business and offers a full line of chop stuff corn oats hay and straw by bale or ton plus cotton and flaxseed meal and other feed store items. Call or phone 46 for needs.
10 acre farm offered with a nine room brick house, fine cellar, latthed and plastered overhead, coal and cob house and other outbuildings. Includes cistern and well with pumps, fruit trees including apples and peaches, a fenced garden and hen parks. For details contact JOAN G. RHODES or F. L. DUNN in Osceola.
Two farm teams offered for sale by H. Q. Fridenstine near Osceola. Fremont Nebraska invites enterprising businessmen seeking a jobbing or general distribution hub. Fremont sits on Union Pacific Chicago & North Western Burlington and Great Northern lines with Omaha and Lincoln access, and features ample banking capital. Address the Fremont Commercial Club for the Jobbing and General Distributing Booklet.
Rev W E Hocutt of South Mills NC reports long lasting indigestion relief from Kodol, saying it digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet. He states he can now eat anything and sleep soundly. Sold by G T Ray & Co.
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