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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1881
Page
7
Osceola items recap grain trade activity and community movements. Several meetings and visits noted including ministers, merchants, and legislators. court house plans, mail route efforts, and railway bond actions are highlighted with dates and local figures.
I B Thompson returns from a two month trip to Town visiting friends and relatives. J W Kincaid’s young son recovers from a severe illness. A Kisselbach has the county’s best lot of cows. Alex is described as a top class farmer who keeps every place and thing in its proper place.
At a January 6 1881 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners it was ordered all county officers including treasurer judge sheriff surveyor clerk and others must immediately file official bonds with the County Clerk since prior bonds were destroyed by the courthouse fire on January 1 1881. By order of County Commissioners I F Kevary County Clerk. For sale seed wheat call 1841 Oscula Bank.
A local notice warns nonpayers they may lose credit next summer and threatens legal action. It requires due bills by January 25 from Duming Bros. parties and reports grain seed sales and a stray two year old heifer found near Osceola with ownership proof requested.
On the Stromsburg to Silver Creek road a worn Oil Cloth Valise is missing. It contained No 7 boots a black coat over shoes and a cancelled mortgage in a coat pocket. Finder to inform L Anderson P M Keats katoos Platte Co Neb by letter for reward.
Farmers met pursuant to adjournment with D Foy in the chair. Delegates report to State Alliance read and approved. Constitution committee report accepted. Osceola Record offered its columns for publishing the subordinate alliances. A fund drive for delegates raised 3.62. A committee was formed to secure a venue and fuel for next meeting two weeks hence. Resolutions urged lower rail freight and opposition to any U S Senator supporting monopoly. Meeting adjourned to Jan 29 1881 at 1 pm.
Several milch cows available and one or two ponies for riding or buggy work. Cash or trade for corn. 130 acre farm with good house three miles from Osceola. seed furnished if desired. Information via Osceola Bank. Also ad for Shilo's Catarrh Remedy with nasal injector, price 50c, sold by F A Schouler.
A garbled OCR extract lists prices for commodities including flour, meal, butter, cheese, lard, eggs, and potatoes. It mentions per cwt or per lb or per dozen pricing and references a "Comrecren" or merchant McCor. The text is incomplete and several items are unreadable.
For sale or rent a hotel in Osceola Nebraska with good prospects. The Osceola House and furniture offered on reasonable terms. Apply to D. P. Cenunes Osceola Neb. 1-it.
Iowa City resident J G Starkey reports a long illness cured by Shilohs Vitalizer after trying many remedies. Toledo Ohio advertises Excelsior Kidney Pad for weak kidneys and other loan terms from Corbin Banking Co noting ten percent interest and fast money in ten days.
In Butler New York, Joan Weeks recounts that three bottles of Hop Bitters halted six years of bed-ridden sickness costing $200 annually. She claims her wife’s treatment saved him and allowed her to perform housework daily for a year without missing work.
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