Decoration Day Observance in Osceola Ends with Patriotism
Crowds filled the Auditorium and G. A. R. hall as Osceola honor guards led a Decoration Day program. Speakers praised the soldiers of all wars, with Rev. Thomas E. Barr delivering a stirring Union Memorial sermon and praising home front service. Graves were decorated and a cenotaph salute fired by the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
York
Osceola
Thompson
America
P. W. Horst
R. E. Dearborn
Frank H. Anderson
E. R. Ware
Phil Campbell
P. E. Sickles
American Legion
Thos. E. Barr
Cuba
Europe
Thomas E. Barr
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Barr
Republic
Taylor Richards Wedding Quiet in Norton Kans
Miss Alice M. Taylor daughter of L. E. Taylor Hoxie Kansas and Kenneth D. Richards Osceola Nebraska were quietly married in Norton Kansas by Judge Hollen sheid on May 17. The bride and groom are described as amiable and industrious. The Record sends best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Taylor
L. E. Taylor
Hoxie
Kans
Kenneth D. Richards
Osceola
Nebr
T. D. Richards
Norton
Hollensheid
Miniature Fire Scare At Auditorium Prompts Calm Order
A fake film flash at the Auditorium last Friday night triggered a brief panic as a youngster called Fire. Onlookers quickly regained calm. writers urge self control to prevent injuries in crowded emergencies and stress orderly evacuation.
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Osceola
Alumni Banquet Reopens After Five-Year Hiatus
The High School Alumni Association held a successful banquet at the M. E. church with 149 attendees after five years of inactivity since 1917. M A Mills Jr chaired, toasts included Wanted A Baby with Golden Hair and Say It With Music, Class of 22 members were initiated, and new officers Phil Campbell, Esther Lees, John R. Fillman, and Maurine Dahlberg were elected. The Ladies Aid provided the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School Alumni Association
M. E. Church
M. A. Mills, Jr
H. C. Beebe
Harold Fillman
Arthur Mickey
Ethel Westberg
Vera Peterson Harvey
C. E. Mickey
Phil Campbell
Esther Lees
John R. Fillman
Maurine Dahlberg
Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church
Swede Home Districts 44 and 47 Hold Closing Day Picnic
The two districts held a Friday picnic at An strom grove southwest of Swede Home. Reverend C. A. Sward welcomed participants. Fredolph Samuelson received a fountain pen gift. A chorus sang and fathers beat a pickup team in a ball game with notable home runs by Herbert Flodman and Martin Appleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anstrom Grove
Swede Home
C. A. Sward
Fredolph Samuelson
Herbert Flodman
Martin Appleton
County youths join Boys and Girls Club Week trip to Lincoln
Twenty six county boys and girls left for Lincoln at 6 30 am by auto truck to attend the annual Boys and Girls Club Week. Leader Mrs Seth Piper and county agent Earle Miller accompany the group to Lincoln and beyond. Activities include forenoon classes in animal husbandry poultry rural economics birds and other subjects followed by industrial trips in Lincoln and a final day visit to Omaha facilities including packing houses stock yards and shops. The trip honors top county work with sponsors covering some costs and aims for a smooth, well supervised week like last year’s successful event with about two hundred fifty participants statewide.
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Lincoln
Petrus C. Nelson
Earle Miller
Sheldon
Seth Piper
Willing Workers Sewing Club
Polk
Johnny Ingalls
Homer Ingalls
Harold Ingalls
Omaha
Union Pacific
Iten Biscuit Co
Wolfe Visits for Decoration Day With Daughters
J. B. Wolfe of Grand Island arrived Sunday to visit his daughters Mrs. Margaret Yeltman and Mrs. Chas Stewart and to be present for Decoration Day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Wolfe
Grand Island
Margaret Yeltman
Chas. Stewart
Chicken thieves in poultry raid hit Ed Sam Johnson farm
Ed Sam Johnson reports 150 chickens stolen from his poultry house last week. He expresses anger over the loss and says he would confront the thieves with a shotgun if given the chance, while noting the return of the hen sisters association in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen Sisters’ Association
Ed Sam Johnson
The Line of Blue and the Remembrance of Civil War Heroes
The article salutes Civil War veterans as age dulls their bodies but not their stout hearts. It recalls Lincoln’s call for volunteers, the Union’s cause, and battles from Gettysburg to Appomattox. It emphasizes gratitude, national unity, and the role of veterans in teaching future generations.
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Lincoln
Abraham
Hill and Dale
Grant
Sherman
Grant the Mighty
Bill Sherman
Atlanta
Sheridan
Phil
Pap Thomas
Chickamauga
John A. Logan
America
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
Verdun
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Wilderness
Appomattox
Among the Missing Soldier Brother of S G Pheasant Believed to Lie in Unknown Grave
Samuel G Pheasant of Osceola reports investigations into his brother Charles Pheasant from Nebraska to Nevada and California. Pension records show Charles served in the Civil War, was last heard of in Sawtelle California, and records say he died somewhere unknown after 1917. The article notes a family history of claims and disputes in Nevada and the later unknown burial.
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S. G. Pheasant
Samuel G. Pheasant
Charles Pheasant
Charles
Sam Pheasant
Colorado
Denver
Harrison Pheasant
Nevada
Sam
Nebraska
Mr. Pheasant
Osceola
Washington
Frank D. Mills
Congressman McLaughlin
Washington, D. C
Mr. Mills
Pension Bureau
Bishop
Calif
Sawtelle
Co. K
Iowa
Burlington
Louisville
Pheasant
Gets Broken Leg By Collision During Ball Game
Emory Kropatsch sixteen year old son of Mr and Mrs O J Kropatsch living on the valley suffered a broken leg between the ankle and knee when a runner at second base ran into him on Friday The boy had previously broken his arm after a wagon accident while returning from Osceola. the same leg had broken five years earlier and broke again before it healed He remains cheerful despite the misfortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Kropatsch
O. J. Kropatsch
Osceola
Hermann Hill
County Picnic at Osceola Sets Day of Family Entertainment
Polk county residents are invited to a county fair grounds picnic in Osceola on Wednesday June 14 featuring a Community Chorus led by Prof. J A Parks Lincoln addressed by N L Gaines and the Osceola Band. The program includes tug of war, dashes, fat man's and slow auto races, boxing wrestling and a baseball game Fizzletown vs Swede Home with prizes. Lunch stands and coffee will be available and county businesses asked to close for the day.
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Osceola
Polk County
J. A. Parks
York
Osceola Band
N. L. Gaines
Lincoln
N. W. Gaines
Fizzletown
W. E. Pierson
G. E. Samuelson
Lynn Sheldon
County Picnic Program at Polk County Fair Grounds
A county picnic program at Polk County Fair Grounds on Wednesday June 14 1922 features an Osceola Band at 10 00 am a horseshoe tournament at 10 30 am with speaking before the grand stand including an address of welcome by W F Crozier a response by Karl Kreizinger of Shelby and an address by J W Shorthill of Omaha. The horseshoe tournament finishes at 11 30 am.
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Polk County Fair Grounds
Osceola Band
W. F. Crozier
Karl Kreizinger
Shelby
J. W. Shorthill
Omaha
Sunshine Sewing Club Forms at School Meeting
In May 12 meeting of Sunshine Sewing Club in School District No. 89 eight girls joined with Mrs. John Kropatsch and Mr. Sheldon to organize. Alta Kropatsch is president and Cecelia Prososki treasurer with Lillian Zipper vice president Anna Kresha secretary. The group planned hemstitching and sewing projects and set meetings at their leader's home.
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Miss Conway
John Kropatsch
Mr. Sheldon
Dora Iwan
Alta Kropatsec
Anna Kresha
Angelina Kozial
Lillian Zipper
Helen Iwan
Valeria Lisko
Cecelia Prososki
Sheldon
Sunshine Sewing Club
Alta Kropatsch
Alta Lisko
Marie Prososki
Frances Zipper
Cecilia Prososki
Mrs Pratt Rejoins Husband at New Manhattan Oil Station
Mrs. W E Pratt arrived from Lincoln on Monday evening to join her husband, manager of the new Manhattan oil station. He plans to stay in town, likes it, and is moving his effects from Lincoln this week.
Hill and Maxwell Found Not Guilty in Nebr Trial
In Albion district court Ed Hill and John Maxwell were cleared of the murder of Bolen C. Cooley near Silver Creek last October. The jury deliberated five hours amid strong demonstrations as bailiffs struggled to quiet crowds. A venue change was ordered to ensure a fair trial.
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Albion
Neb
Ed Hill
John Maxwell
Bolen C. Cooley
Silver Creek
Cooley
Omaha Bee
Moonshine Charge Fines Levied in County Court
Sheriff Potter arrested Leo Boro and Jas Gonka after a Monday dance in Fizzletown. They returned to the city with moonshine liquor and pleaded guilty. Each man was fined 100 dollars in county court.
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Potter
Fizzletown
Leo Boro
Jas, Gonka
Arrests During The Past Week
Del McCormick was arrested by Marshal Lewis last Thursday for drunkenness and fined $14.00. W Erickson was picked up by the marshal Saturday evening for jay-walking and fined $3.00.
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del McCormick
Lewis
W. Erickson
Anniversary Surprise for Gust Falk and Wife at Swede Home
Mr and Mrs Gust Falk marked their eleventh wedding anniversary with a surprise at their farm near Swede Home. Fourteen auto loads of guests gathered, totaling ninety attendees for feast and socializing, as friends wished them many more happy years together.
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Gust Falk
Falk
Card of Thanks for Mr. Runge Family
The Runge family expresses deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of their husband and father. They also thank those who sent flowers and support.
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Wm. Runge
Harmony Society Meets at Oberg Home
The Harmony Society gathers at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oberg on Wednesday afternoon June 7 1922 for a regular meeting and activities.
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The
Harmony Society
Arthur Oberg
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Osceola Bana
Japan
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Rome
Henry IV
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American Republic
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