Stromsburg correspondence notes from town affairs and events
Letters detail visits and movements of residents, church and club activities, funerals, weddings, local business changes, and plans for a missionary convention. Mentions Axel Swanson, Miss Edna Eckley, Mrs. Lindblade, the Ball school, and a Nebraska Methodist gathering in Lincoln with figures on foreign missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
J. B Trimble
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Africa
Borneo
China
Europe
Federated Malay States
India
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Philippine Islands
South America
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Events
Monday night drew a sled load of about thirteen people to the opera house for a community event. Miss Nane Rathbun visited her sister in Columbus and returned Monday evening. Miss Anna Krumbach resumed studies at the state university. Ed Funkhouser made a trip to Lincoln. Mrs Casperson attended the funeral at the U B church Tuesday at nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nane Rathbun
Columbus
Anna Krumbach
the State University
Myrtle L Misses Campbell
Osce
Ed Funkhouser
Lincoln
Casperson
U. B
Card
Pleasant View church Ladies Aid meet and community notices
Mrs Ames Lind shows health improvement. Pleasant View church Ladies Aid to meet Feb 24 at 10 p m with Mrs A C Talbot hosting. Community notes report travels, marriages, moves to Stromsburg and Lincoln area, local illnesses, farm and weather updates, and upcoming sales and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Pleasant View Church
A. C. Talbot
G. G. Sealey
Stromsburg
Idaho
Stevens
Mr. Hill
Koerr
Andy Coppersmith
Miss Cross
Down
York Co
Pleasant View
Arborville
Ray Sealey
Two Proffessional Men Ride Out Then Snowbound in Chase
Center Five Two Osceola professionals Dr Gray and Rev Grigsby drove to the country on business. The doctor went to tend the sick while the minister conducted a marriage ceremony. After leaving the wedding, the sleigh hit a drift and both men were thrown into snow. They dodged within the night in frigid air as the ambulance and a football legislation debate unfold in the surrounding pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gray
Rev Grigsby
Grigsby
Gray
van Hoosen
The Shamrock as Ireland’s Emblem
An old tale places the shamrock as Ireland’s emblem during St Patrick’s era. It recounts him explaining the Trinity to pagans by showing a three‑lobed shamrock he plucked from a hillside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Soper
Little Rock
G. T. Ray & Co
Ireland
Patrick
Erin
Delta
Green Isle
Postmaster resigns amid workload and duty clashes
A garbled note from a town postmaster requests resignation, citing excessive duties and conflicts with Washington authorities. The message claims he cannot handle more work and mentions peace and school commission duties as preventing full effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pease & School
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Johnson
Heald Company
Osceola
Tromsburg
Mabre Fink
Tr. ci
Fis Murphy
Post
Anderson
Ericson
Bellis
Wilson
FE. Nyquist
Ue Viever
Neller
Steever & Erickii
L Erickson
Fe Te Ai Tuwo
Posmn
R. B. Putman
Joseph Schultz
Axel Swanson
Edna Eckley
The
University Conservatory of Music
G. W. Carlson
Shelby
BE. Burritt
Oceola
G. L. Burritt
St. Joe
Mr. Burritt
Mrs. O. Detar
Res M Carison
IS Asperssun
Wane Schepied
Olson
Luesday
Sabi
Rss
I i 'Clark
Shelby Sun
AP Lindblade
PS Ray
Carl Nelson
Nichell
Faulk
Prop- Mont
Lenah Samuelson
Anna “En
U. BP
R “Anton
Mr. 5
Nuquist
Ly. Nati Ptind
Eplone Co
I. & M. Bank
Otto [Obi
Biveral
Kate Hilberg
Hunday Morning
Nelson
E. L. Hallquist
Omaha
A Efallquist
O'son
Aurora
C. E. Burritt
Monrday
St. Joseph
Frawley’s Lake
A. L. Peterson
Henry Westring
Theo Bayhoffer
Custer Co
Geo. Fuller
Benedict
Frank Braithwaite
E. Pettys
Wahoo
Wm. McFadden
John Swan
Ulysses
Mcfaddens
Karl Thelan
Dick Benlow
Spencer Boyd Co
G. M. Nelson
Northwest
Joe Gubser
Joe Fox
Fred Carman
Fred Smith
Chas Wright
Hotel de Wright
Chas
Oliver Long
W. ¥. Miller
Pete Lindblade
Mission Church
Stromsbourg
Wm. Stevens
Emma Timm
Silver Creek
Mrs. Wilpoer Seger
Mrs. Seger
Christopher Timm
Wm. Fentress
Miss Zelda
Frank Fentress
Hazel
Clyde Fentress
Gertrude Dearborn
Johnson- Heald’s
L. J. Vanhousen
Wm. McBeth’s
Josie Rush
Wm. Miller
Ambrose Gabriel
Ball School
Miss Flynn
Miss Rossiter
J. A. Stevens
John Rogers
I. BE Pleasant Home
Swede Plain
John Laird
Awel
Cedar Chips
Clelia Williams
Bear Lincoln
Amy Powell
Clear Creek
Oregon
Ira Clem
Frank Stakura
Bert
Raybuck
Will Houser
J. W. Kinsman
John Hahn
Lindsley
Brown School House
Ben Englehart
Colorado
D. L. Rinesmith
Ben Hur
Oliver Lovg
Drapier
Charlie Griffin
Cunningham
Jones
Mr. Cunningham
Sam
Adam
Levens
Ang
Joe
Billy
Mitchell
Gubser Farm
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