John Fox First Polk County Superintendent Dies at 90
John Fox born Rotterdam August 3 1886 died January 7 1927 at Grandsland Nebraska aged 90 years 5 months 4 days. He came to Marion County Iowa in 1846 and married Sawneh Patterson in 1856. Survived by nine children 22 grandchildren and several great great grandchildren. He served in the 3rd Iowa Cavalry and moved to Polk County Nebraska in 1879 becoming an early Shelby merchant and Polk County’s first superintendent of public schools. Burial at Graceland cemetery following M E church service in Shelby.
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John Fox
Rotterdam
Holland
Grandsland
Nebr
Marion County
Iowa
Sawneh Patterson
Plattsmouth
Samantha Bennett
Frank Fox
Goodland
Kansas
Lizzie Tobias
Sterling
Clara
Fox
Knoxville
3Rd
Iowa Cavalry Co
Polk County
Blue River
Shelby
Owas
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Burkett Nebr
E. S. Pangburn
Gresban
Rey Shaub
M. E
Graceland Cemetery
Freshman Class Party at Osceola High
The Osceola High School Freshman Class held a semester party at Lara Newcomer’s home last Friday night. A Ford Coupe was found abandoned in a cornfield with flat tires after an invitation from outside guests, but no damage occurred. The event ended around 11 with ice cream and cake and attendees returning home satisfied.
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Osceviat High School
Lara Newcomer
Maple Leaf Club Meets at Dunn Home in January Gathering
The Maple Leaf Club met at Mrs. Neola Dunn’s home on a Thursday in January with 19 members and 5 visitors due to bad roads and sickness. The demonstration covered refinishing and selecting furniture. The next meeting is planned at Mrs. Helen Wiseman’s home on January 20.
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Maple Leaf Club
Neola Dunn
Helen Wiseman
Eastern Star
Osceola
Harry. Herrmann
Will Dunn
Death Claims Little Boy From Osceola
Robert James Cummings, born May 19 1922 in Hastings Nebraska, died January 8 following influenza. He moved with his parents Allen and Mrs Cummings to Osceola in 1924. Funeral services were held at home conducted by Rev Handel Collier, Methodist pastor.
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Robert James
Allen Cummings
Hastings
Nebr
Osceola
New Jerusalem
Handel Collier
Methodist Church
Obituary of John Derricks
John Derricks born in Neuss Germany January 1838 died January 6 1927 at Elm Creek Nebraska aged 85 years 11 months 29 days married 1861 to Mary Anna Nuppers of Linn Germany eight children born nine died in infancy wife died March 16 1905 left him with seven children He emigrated to America in 1885 settling on a Shelby Nebraska farm They had two more deceased children Mary Saret 1903 Frank 1912 Surviving two sons and five daughters Peter Rising City Nebraska Joseph Oregon Theresia Hermann Funke Cameron New Mexico Catherine George Funkhouser Doran Minnesota Elizabeth Herman Kunstman Elm Creek Nebraska Lena Peter Thelen Shelby Nebraska Regina August Thelen San Diego California plus 35 grandchildren great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren He was a Catholic Funeral at Sacred Heart Church with Father Wag ner officiating and burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery Shelby
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John
Derricks
Neuss
Germany
Elizabeth Kunstman
Elm Creek
Nebr
Ry Anna Nuppers
Linn
Muion
America
Shelby
Kansas
Mary Saret
Frank
Peter
Rising City
Joseph
Oregon
Theresia
Herman Funke
Cameron
N. M
Catherine
George Funkhouser
Doran
Minn
Eliabeth
Herman Kunstman
Lena
Peter Thelen
Regina
August Thelen
San Diego
Calif
John Derricks
Sacred Heart Church
Soiice
Bather A. Wagner
Terment
Sacred Heart
Brush Up Your Checker Board Osceola Tournament Invites
Matt Sterup plans a Polk County checker tournament in Osceola on Tuesday January 18. The event invites all players to compete and hopes to form a permanent county organization with multiple county competitions.
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Matt Sterup
Osceola
Polk County
Matt
Local notes on travel visits and community events
Shelby residents report travel to Grand Island David City and Omaha for family and funeral affairs. Parishioners, appointments and visits to Altory Chicago Art Institute Stromsburg and Wyoming accompany local business and farm cooperative meetings.
East ern Star Elect Officers
Officers of the Eastern Star were installed at the meeting on Tuesday night. Named were W M Mrs F H Anderson P W Horst conductress Mrs J Lo Heald A M Mrs P W Horst associate conductress Sur Points Mrs W Q Henson Mrs Phil Campbell Alice David Hulkquist Mas S W Celhoun Mrs Sam Croise Alive Matheson Treasurer Mrs Jessie Marquis Secretary Mrs George Campbell Pianist Ida M Manson Marshall Mrs Joel Hanson Chaplain Mrs H Duncan Warden Arthur Mickey Sentinel
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The
Easten Star
F. H. Anderson
W. M
P. W. Horst
W P
J Lo Heald
A. M
P W Horst
John Rogers
W QO Henson
Phil Campbell
Alis David Hulkquist
Mas
W Celhoun
Sam Croise Alive Matheson
Jessie Marquis
George Campbell
Ida M. Manson
Joel Hanson
H. Duncan
Arthur Mickey
Sentinel
York College Narrowly Edges Osceola Team
York College held off Osceola in a tight matchup last Saturday evening, final score 16 to 20. The cagesters rallied in the final moments to overturn a late locals lead, with both teams offering brilliant play. Stromsburg visits tonight for more action.
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York College
Osceola Town
Brilliant
Stromsburg
Heald Attends Shrine Conclave as Delegate Chooses
J Lindlie Heald of this city was elected as a delegate to the national Shrine Convention to be held in Atlantic City in June. Heald was in Lincoln last Saturday for a Shrine meeting where he was selected among four delegates from 2700 members, the first time this area has had such representation.
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J. Lindlie Heald
Atlantic City
Mr. Heald
Lincoln
Lindlie
County Dads Meet and Organize in Regular Session
The county dads held their first regular session Tuesday with newly elected commissioners present. Lee Campbell was elected Chairman and named county highway commissioner. County expenses for 1927 were fixed at 1,230,590.09 dollars. Polk Co National Farm Loan Ass'n stockholders met at Farmers State Bank Tuesday evening, reelecting C Edwin Johnson as president Gilbert Johnson as vice president and Leon Merrick as secretary treasurer. An oyster social followed at Beck's.
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Lee Campbell
Polk Co. National Farm Loan Ass'n
Farmers State Bank
Edwin Johnson
Gilbert Johnson
Leon Merrick
Treas
Beck’s
Stromsburg Community Updates and Social Notes
The Modern Woodmen installed officers and held an oyster feed at North Side Cafe. Stromsburg ice harvest proceeds well with ample storage and farmer purchases. Local residents traveled to Fremont and Omaha. W B Jones, former Polk County representative, visited. Lindberg and son Harold toured from San Francisco. Peter Nelson residence sold at referees sale for 4500. Church groups host events. D A R meets. Mrs Netsell plans St. Louis trip. various social gatherings and club activities announced.
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North Side
Stromsburg
Colson
A B Hedbloom
Fremont
Omaha
Hedbloom
W B Jones
Our City
Canada
Jones
Mr. Jones
Polk County
Charles Lindberg
Polk
Harold
San Francisco
Calif
Lindberg
Peter Nelson
Psceola
Eden Baptist Church
Happy Hour Society Meets at Mrs Weise Man Home
The Happy Hour Society gathered with Jane at Mrs Lydia Weise man's home due to bad roads only members and one visitor attended. Mrs Tillie Tooker led a school day program with apt scholars and a delicious lunch was served. they plan to meet January 20 with Mrs Meble Creemen.
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Happy Hour Society
Jane
Lydia Weiseman
Tillie Tooker
Osceola High Student Injured In Wagon Accident
Blaer Koziel son of Joe Kozial was run over by a wagon load of corn at Harry Hennings farm after the team spooked. He sustained bruised shoulders but no serious injuries and is recovering. Mrs A F Nuquist 4th Dist President of the Women's Club will speak at the Mother and Daughter Banquet in Stromsburg tomorrow night.
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Womens Clnh
Banavet
Scott Hall
I Minier
Oakland
A. F. Nuquist
Osceola
Wallace Scott
Hugh McGaffin
Polk
Lincoln
Howard Benham
Shelby
Signa Samuelson
Jennie Anderson
Iowa
Miss Samuelson
Osceola Dry Goods Co
Lunner & Johnson Dry Goods Co
Priscilla Club
Blaer Koziel
Joe Kozial
Osceola High School
Harry Hennings Farm
Dist
Women’s Club
Stromsburg
Valley area notes report livestock losses and local events
Roy Brgnons lost two horses to a corny stalk disease and Robert McBeth had a horse killed by a passenger train. Julius Nebosis and children visited Columbus for violin lessons while Emma studied. Many local people attended the Hollis Dolan sale and town folk discussed illness and fires.
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Roy Brgnons
Robert McBeth
Table Land
Julius Nebosis
Columbus
Emma
Adair Resigns to Accept County Agent Post in Burt County
W B Adair County Agent of Polk County for four years resigns to take a higher salary position in Burt County. I B Kelly will fill the vacancy. Miss Teva Sardine joins as assistant, replacing Miss Sophia Kresha. The community wishes all well in their new fields.
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W. B. Adair
Polk County
Burt County
Adair
Kelly
Osceola
Teva Sardine
Sophia Kresha
Adui
Local Holiday Guests and Visits Across Towns
Beulah Walter Creemen and family were Sunday dinner guests with relatives in Stromsburg. Mrs Bettie Christian left for Gem Kansas to be with her daughter this winter. Wm Wisely and family were entertained in Osceola Sunday by their son Edgar and wife. Mrs Mina Buchta visited last week with her daughter Mrs Neola Dunn. Geo Reeb and Hugo DeBere were in Grand Island Tuesday. Tom Meacham and Geo Heineme yer shipped hogs Tuesday. Mrs Geo Reeb and Mrs Hugo De Bere visited with Mrs Wm Dake on Tuesday.
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Will Hartman
Paul Rinke
Oakland
Frank Orr
Harry Herrmann
Edmund Schott
John Kresha
Mina Buchta
Charles Cluzer
Fred Dunn
fami_ ly
Walter Morys
Neela Dunn
Vlorine
W. T. Hartman
Rudolf Urban
Shelby
John Urban
Walter Creemen
Stromsburg
Wm.Wisely
Osceola
Edgar
Neola Dunn
Geo. Reeb
Hugo DeBere
Grand Island
Tom Meacham
Geo. Heinemeyer
Hugo de Bere
Wm. Dake
Sterup Heads Polk County Fair Board
iMatt Sterup was elected president of the Polk County Agricultural Society at the annual meeting held last Saturday. George Englehardt was named vice president Aug P Anderson treasurer and W A Newcomer secretary. J Lindlie Heald may continue as secretary if he accepts. fair dates set for Sept 13 14. Committees were appointed to assist the officers with fair management.
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Polk County Agricultural Society
iMatt Sterup
George Englehardt
Aug. P. Anderson
W. A. Newcomer
Reniged
J. Lindlie Heald
Cars Collide on Platte Bridge Near Columbus
J. D. Sudderford a Rising City blacksmith received a minor nose cut when his Ford coupe, returning with his wife from a Columbus trip, collided on the Platte bridge south of Columbus with a Buick sedan from Grand Island. Sudderford's right front fender lamp and axle were damaged and the windshield splintered. repairs were made in a Columbus garage. The Buick continued with a bent bumper and broken windshield.
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J. D. Sudderford
Rising City
Ford
Columbus
Buick
Grand Island
Platte Bridge
Sudderford
Polk Ladies Host Club and Community Notices
Mrs D J Westfall led the Women s Culture Club meeting with eleven members and a visitor. Five events include future Jan 14 gathering at Mrs Ed Carter s home and the Lincoln medical trip for I G Dobberstein s son Orville. Notices cover relocations to Osceola and York area, garage business move, and filling station transfers in Polk and nearby towns.
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D. J. Westfall
Women's Culture Club
San
Dobberstein
J. G. Welton
York
8. F. Flanserr
Robert Sigler
Osceola
Busi
Local Meeting Notes Include Convention Travel and Social Evening
The text records a convention discussion with mentions of travel to Fremont and the National Convention in Oakland California. A musical program was enjoyed and the evening continued with a game of Rook among attendees. Name references include Ida Hanson, Secretary, Brown Treasurer, and Alice. The passage also contains fragmented remarks about prescriptions and tonic products, plus dinner and guest observations.
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Iowa
Pierce
Ida Hanson
Secreta Els Brown
Treas
Alice Qj
Fremont
Oakland
Calif
Osceola High Invited to Debate at Midland College
Osceola High School has been invited to participate in an invitational debate tournament at Midland College on February 24, 2000. The winning school receives a silver loving cup and the top debater earns a $100 Midland scholarship. The topic is Presumed that Congress enact the Curtis Reed bill as federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola High School
Midland College
Midland
Ment
Harvard
Duncan and Cornish Couples Motored to Columbus
Mr and Mrs Hobart Duncan and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cornish motored to Columbus Sunday evening in a family outing scene reflecting local travel.
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Hobart Duncan
Kenneth Cornish
Columbus
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Peter Streff
Altory
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Terrance Duren
Chivate
Chicago Art Institute
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Bernt
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Union Pacific Depot
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Hay Springs
Harry Augustine
Walter Gabriel
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Louis Hastert
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Geo. Blevins
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Archie Me Ching
J. L. Carter
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R L Erickson
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John Richmond
Platte Valley
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Irving McBeth
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Sterup Heads Fair Board
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I. G. Dobberstein
Orville
Jig
Osceola High
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