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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
8
A Christian Science meditation urges embracing the New Year by understanding God as the unchanging good. It stresses gratitude, patience, and the belief that discord arises from mistaken views, urging readers to act with dominion from God and to meet each day with strength and discernment.
A New Jersey warden argues lack of inmate work is the worst condition in prisons. He urges idle lands, food growing, and industrial programs to occupy prisoners and deter future crime. The piece features cautions and analogies on human behavior and ethics.
A sturdy cattle breed from South Africa, able to survive without grass, is being studied for future use as populations grow. The Afrikanders thrived on desert shrub leaves during droughts and are now introduced to Texas. Observers watch their climate adaptation for possible interbreeding to yield milk and beef cattle that can thrive on twigs leaves sawdust or corn stalks.
Receipts of cattle totaled 8,500 head with 1,000 government cattle. Steers and yearlings opened steady with best grades firm. plains down. Cattle quotes ranged from 4.00 to 10.50 for various grades, hogs opened 10 to 25 cents higher with top around 7.15 and sows near 6.50 to 6.65. Also lambs and sheep shown at steady to firm, with feeder and stock classes listed.
Receipts showed 3 500 sheep and lambs with fat lambs selling up to 8 65 and feeders at 5 65 to 6 50. A Country Doctors Wife narrates a Christmas Eve tale of Caddy aiding Halsy the doctor, driving through snow to reach a sick child and finding meaning in service.
The fragment announces a new wall map of Polk County. It mentions entities likely including Polk County and a mapping project. Details are limited with missing context and dates. The item reads as an advertisement or notice for a printed county map.
Notice to owners of automobiles and trucks announces 1935 licenses will be ready for sale on December 24, 1934. Fees mirror 1934: passenger cars 2799 pounds or less $3, 2800 pounds or more $5. Farm trucks priced by capacity, 1 1 2 ton $4, 2 tons $6, 2 1 2 tons $10.60. Commercial trucks fees based on total load. To obtain a 1935 license, present or mail your 1934 certificate. Mailing plates costs 10 cents.
In Polk County District Court the 20th day of December 1934 the October term opened for a hearing on the petition of Harry E Shaw administrator of the Freeman Shaw estate. The petition alleges further details about the estate of the deceased.
In Polk County Nebraska a probate court orders a hearing for the administrator of the deceased to sell Lots 8-12 and 1 Block 3 and 8 Smith additions in Osceola to pay debts. Heirs include Charles E. Shaw Harry E. Shaw Martha Davis Dewey C. Shaw Alice Billimore Etta Streeter and Inez Rawles with grandchildren Francis Pitts Fern Hudson and Hugo Dean. Hearing set February 2 1935 at 10 a.m. in Osceola District Court Room. Notice four weeks in the Osceola Record.
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