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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1920
Page
1
A long civic editorial warns against factionalism and socialist currents, urging loyalty to the federal constitution and the phrase We the People. It denounces nonpartisan leagues and calls for unity, noting farmer pressure from moneyed interests in Polk County and praising local improvements and community milestones.
The Record cheers Polk County farmers to back the Farmers Co-Operative while denouncing the non partisan league and I W W as socialist influences. It warns that collective ownership would threaten property and life and urges a return to founding principles to keep America strong.
One of the best farms in Polk County is for sale. Mills Beebe Mills advertise baseball practice sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
A lively Stromsburg fourth drew an immense crowd despite rain later in the night. The park and Buckley park hosted races and a baseball game where Stromsburg beat Polk 3 to 2 in a tied late game. Ben Keck directed events while Ray Peterson and Ted Graves pitched for Polk and Stromsburg respectively.
The First M. E. Church schedules Sunday School at 10:00 A M Morning worship at 11:00 A M Epworth League at 7:00 P M and union services in the Public Square at 8:00 P M Rev Koehler of Minburn Iowa will preach. Ladies Aid meets Friday at 2:30 in church parlors Pastor W W Hull invites all attendees.
Miss Lillian Timm daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Timm wed Mr Perl E Sickles at the bride’s parents home with Rev Hall officiating. Lore Fimm played the march as Claud Timm and another bridesmaid and groomsman stood with the couple. After a wedding feast the pair left for a two week honeymoon in Missouri and will reside in Nevada Mo then Osceola after August first. The bride, known in Osceola, worked at the Telephone Central Office and is praised for her courteous service. The groom, a Union Pacific operator, served in Co C 314th Field Signal Battalion and fought in St Mihiel and the Argonne. He completed four months in service, six in the occupation army, and now works with energy at the company. The Record extends warm congratulations.
The marriage of Louis Runyan son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Runyan formerly of Osceola to Miss Myrtle Andrews of Chicago Illinois took place at the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. The groom's best man was George Runyan and the bridesmaid was Ethel Runyan. Louis has completed a Northwestern Centrak course and will reside in Chicago after August 1. The bride teaches in a Chicago high school.
Sunday school starts at 10 30 a m with topic Friendship What It Is What It Does led by Mark Timm and P C Weiseman Superintendents Preaching at 9 30 and 11 30 am with The Ennobling Influences of Religion Epworth League meets 7 15 pm topic Christian Brotherhood Among Races and Nations Walter Berck Leader Kings Herald Saturday classes in Catechism 10 am 2 pm and 8 pm Union preaching at the court house Sunday evening Rev Charles Koehler speaks J A Klein Pastor.
Ideal weather for harvesting prevails as wheat fields show binders active. Early cherry crop is bountiful with Neal Jones reporting about twenty five bushels. Local residents shared in Stromsburg celebrations while roads remained heavy after an evening storm and some vehicles needed cleaning.
Ira Shostrom leads forty section haying with many helpers and a rich stand of timothy alfalfa delaying harvest until after wheat. Local notes report illnesses and deaths, visits, travel, and farm business including sales of a 22x28 International separator and twenty two binders sold by Farmers' Union.
An advertisement for A. O. Monson Company touts a self serve grocery concept promising customers savings of five to twenty percent on groceries. The copy emphasizes efficiency and lower prices through a streamlined shopping experience.
A new self serve grocery store opens this Saturday July 10 offering automated checkout and wide aisles with no bagging required at the counter. The opening promises convenient shopping options and a modern layout for customers seeking quick service.
Reuben Swanson improves after illness as Sunday school closes the term. David Waller returns from North Platte to visit family, with brothers farming there. Miss Alice Torel visits Miss Lillian Chindgren. Petrus Nelson and Aleck Adelson prepare shock machinery. Oscar Peterson retraces a muddy ride after Stromsburg trip. Farm Bureau ladies meet at Mrs Fred Fredricks. Saylor family visit from Omaha. Roy Seward travels to Kansas City. Swede Home Band delivers a concert in Osceola with strong reception led by W H Seward.
Mrs John Plesinger travels with Rev Buckner of Aurora to Riverton Wyo and other places to be away a few weeks. The Merriman family moves to Crete this week with a farewell gathering held locally. Miss Trilla Long of Wymore visits her aunt Mrs C R Peterson. Mr and Mrs Carl McNeeley return from Cape Girardeau Mo where they visited their former home.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Silver Creek for Mrs Elmer Lyons on Friday at two oclock conducted by Revs Hendrickson and Barch. Burial followed in Silver Creek cemetery. Jennie Viola Murray born March 29 1884 near Mead Neb died June 23 1920 in Omaha aged 36 years 2 months 24 days was the mother of five children and wife of Elmer Lyons. She had three brothers and survived by parents husband and five children. She united with the Mead Methodist church as a child and was active in Fairview and Silver Creek societies.
Little Coline Huddleston visits relatives in David City while Herman Benda is celebrated in Stromsburg. James Treadway loses the index finger in a binder incident as harvest work begins. Various families take trips to Shady Lake Osceola Rising City and Columbus, with raim and hay hands tasks noted.
Miss Agnes Newcomer of Omaha spent the week with her parents. An open air service on the Abott lawn drew a large crowd, with next Sunday's service planned on the Gren's Chapel lawn. Children's Day exercises delighted attendees, and a Surprise Park picnic featured a 6 to 18 softball result among married men and singles. A theft incident at the park saw five gallon ice cream removed, then recovered by locals. The community joined in corner stone events at Stromsburg.
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