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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
1
Osceola city council hands pool to Immunity Club for season with reduced rates 2 for adults and 1.59 for under 14. The pool opens Friday evening free to the public with Lou Isra el and his Serenaders. Pat Samuelson to serve as lifeguard and instructor. improvements planned as revenues permit and a series of entertainments slated.
Beulah Mrr and Roy Frizzell family of Silver Creek join Chauncey Cremeen and family for a Sunday gathering. Rev. G T Friday and Wm Dake move to Swede Plain for services. Axel Hallin of Stromsburg visits Cremeens in Osceola. Leroy Rhodes and Mary Ruth dine with W O Hansen in Osceola. Mary Ruth celebrates seventh birthday with friends.
A Shelby Methodist Church appeal urges regular attendance with services at eleven in the morning and eight in the evening. The Young People's Choir will present the Skybird story next Sunday, and Epworth Assembly plans at Braworth Lake Park Lincoln July 31 to August 7 offering a value filled vacation. details from the pastor.
Humphrey and Engelhardt launched a goodwill sale on Wednesday to reduce surplus stock and attract new customers. The store displays a splendid array of seasonable merchandise and thousands of circulars advertised the event, drawing large crowds promising a very successful sale.
Community members from Wesley Chapel and nearby towns gathered for Fourth of July picnics along the Platte. Lincoln visitors Ed Jarmin and son joined J. N. Jarmin. Various families hosted or visited relatives across nearby communities including Farwell David City Shady Lake Columbus and Shelby.
The marriage of Miss Ella Swanson to Benedict and Martin R. Anderson took place yesterday at 10 in the morning at the bride's mother's home in Benedict. Rev Paul Melin officiated. Ella Swanson has taught in Osceola Schools for two years. Anderson, a Osceola mercantile entrepreneur and Osceola High School and Luther College graduate, plans to live in south Osceola after August 1 at the J B Thelander place following a Colorado wedding trip.
Stromsburg residents trade news of visits and departures. Mrs. Charles Rippie returns from Stromsburg to Hammond Illinois. C. F. MacFarland ships household goods to California as the Orange filling station and tourist camp is leased. Several residents travel to Lincoln Omaha Estes Park and Columbus while others host visits and plan trips west coast bound.
Polk county farmers are urged to enter crop classes for the state fair in Lincoln. Emphasizes timely harvest of wheat barley and rye sheaves, proper tying and three-band centers. Notes expected prize money for Polk county and explains exhibits and premium distribution procedures. Also covers hog marking bonuses, farm bureau publications, and a dairy herd improvement picnic at York on August 1.
iW F Kepner and Son offer a good used solid oak dining suite including a table four chairs and a buffet at a low price.
Dr and Mrs F Butz and their children left this week for Lake Ericson to spend a few days vacation.
Rev Paul Melin presides as services mark a 6th after Trinity week with Swedish worship at 11 and English vespers at 8. Tuesday 7 30 English and Swedish Bible Study and prayer hour follow the 10 00 Sunday school and 11 00 worship. Harmony Society meets July 19 at Miss Anna Oberg home.
The 1929 strawberry crop depends on treatment of the beds this year. After picking, mow the patch and burn dry leaves to destroy disease. Remove old plants and let yearling plants develop, resetting a new patch yearly for steady yields. Early spring set plants yield better next year. summer or fall set plants bear less.
At a Saturday meeting of the Republican County Central Committee a resolution endorsed Hon. Charles Sloan as a candidate for Congress to fill the vacancy caused by M. O. McLaughlin's death. Sloan’s experience in legislative work is highlighted and the Fourth District race is expected to be interesting this fall.
Shelby residents celebrated family visits as relatives from Merrice Cole stayed at the O A Watkins home and a Buckley Park picnic honored visiting kin. Local sagittal items include illness of Mrs. Bill Gladden, Bobby Lee’s sickness, and James Fasbender with Marjorie Fox undergoing tonsil removal at Shelby hospital.
A Hupmoblie driven by F W Fannen of McPherson Kansas collided with a York Brick and Tile Co truck on a bridge east of the depot last Saturday afternoon. The Hupmobile suffered a bent wheel a smashed fender and a sprung axle while the truck escaped damage. Fannen his wife and daughter were uninjured.
Leon Merrick spent a weekend as a guest of friends in Weeping Water, Nebraska, enjoying the fellowship and local hospitality.
Osceola city council approves Ordinance 149 raising water charges to fund repairs and future extensions. Minimum rises to $2 per quarter for 5000 gallons or less. overage 40 cents per thousand. rural users outside city limits pay $2.50 per quarter. Despite increases, Osceola remains among the region’s lowest rates.
A look at a thriving community boasting well equipped schools churches live fraternal groups and strong businesses. The piece invites outsiders to share prosperity and happiness and to move here joining a progressive, friendly town. See Page 3.
Humphrey Engelhardt advertises deep discounts on clothing and shoes in Polk County with daily evening hours. The notice promotes a sale event described as the greatest bargains ever offered to the buying public.
July 6 1928 city council adjourned session approves claims for printing salaries and supplies and labor. A permit to remove frame buildings is granted. Stop signs are ordered at several intersections and the pool is assigned to the Community Club for 1928 funds. Library Board member reappointed and Park Board member elected for three years.
A promotional message announces a large sale broadcast with the line open every evening and a shout to Hum Phrey Engelhardt as lauded speaker or participant.
Friends gathered at Wayland Church basement Friday evening to bid farewell to the Horace Lee family who plan to move to Indiana on the first of August. Messages of best wishes were shared as the family prepares for the new undertaking.
Polk County Treasurer Cornish reports a semiannual total of 9252.03 in fees and commissions collected. After salaries and operating costs of 1878.89, 5716.48 remained. The county shows no outstanding registered warrants and meets obligations in cash.
The quarterly statements of the Osceola banks appear in this paper. They reflect community prosperity and offer engaging reading for readers.
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