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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1877
Page
3
The Osceola Record notes abundant Nebraska crops including rye and wheat with high yields and harvest underway. It argues for more railroads to move products to market, mentions local mill plans, timber and fruit tree news, and reports community notices including obituaries and business updates.
The Butler County and David City region celebrates a favorable railroad development. Contracts specify the line will reach David City by October first next year and extend to the county west line by October first, 1878. J. J. Brown of Council Bluffs handles grading and tracklaying, with work already underway.
L J Bowers and C H Lee of Silver Creek Nebraska advertise the Haines Improved Header praised for durability lightness and ease of management. Also promoting Marsh Harvester and Warrior mower trials of 1877 with samples on hand and a ready made clothing sale at McCarty's with prices from six to forty eight dollars.
The firm Blair & Wiggins dissolves by mutual consent. Liabilities are assumed by John Wiggins who will collect all dues. John Wiggins announces he will continue the business at the former Blair Wiggins stand in Columbus Nebraska on July 7 1877 and seek to preserve existing friendly relations.
Noticé. All persons indebted to the later firm of Blair and Wiggins, Columbus, please call and settle same, at once. Joun WIGGINS. Columbus, July 10th, 1877.
Obituary notes the death of P. H. Seaman at his Polk County home on Monday July 16 after a two week illness. A Canadian native aged 37, he came to Polk five years ago and was respected in the community and by the M E Church. He reportedly died from a stomach condition linked to an old incident when a silver coin was ingested as a boy.
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