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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
1
Shelby residents share updates from a busy week including travels to Osceola and Lincoln. Notable items mention weddings, job changes, school staffing, home renovations, and local social events with several relatives visiting and neighbors coordinating weekly activities. The J. C. Kensington group met for an evening gathering with food and games.
Two hundred attend last Sunday at Hackberry Methodist services with 124 in the U S 27 in mid week prayers and 25 at Epworth League Devotional. Notices report community visits, cattle shipments, illness, and upcoming Special Awakening Meetings led by Rev Ralph Pinkham starting the 28th.
A fire at the Headley residence south of the river on Saturday evening January 12 destroyed the eight room house and contents. Neighbors Dana Hurd and Reuben Kohoff were first on the scene but could not save any items. the family was away at a movie. The house valued at about $3,500 had $1,000 insured.
Lyman H. Howe presents a remarkable production on February 20 portraying the century old problem of discovering Antarctica by Sir Dougis Mawson. The show promises vivid polar scenes and a liberal education through exploration of untraversed regions. A Pleasant Surprise party honored Lloyd Robertson’s move to Lebanon Kansas with thirty five guests and a luncheon. B Brown attended Nebraska Farmer stock holders meeting and agricultural sessions in Lincoln Tuesday.
Soldiers of Company K return from service to Fort Crook on a Monday train, most arriving home with only one hospital case, Keene Ludden, remaining at Fort Crook. In Silver Creek a drayman Byron Bond lies near death from a knife wound after a dispute over liquor, with details of the incident and ongoing medical updates as of press time.
A promotional piece touts Kiowa Valley Colorado as a thriving farming region. It cites gains by farmers from Missouri Illinois Nebraska and Oklahoma who moved there. crops include wheat corn oats barley sorghum and alfalfa. Hog raising and dairying are profitable. climate health benefits and strong rail and road access are highlighted along with community amenities and opportunities for new settlers and young entrants.
A daughter was born Saturday January 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wallin, weighing ten pounds. Numerous visits and travels are noted, including Calmar McCune in Lincoln, Nels Kant at Osceola, and Mrs. William Ice of Arborville visiting the McCleery home. Several residents travel for visits, work, or business in Lincoln, Central City, Grand Island, and Omaha, with family and health notes and a broader column of community news.
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