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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
2
A compact digest highlights varied weekly items across politics society and economy. Readers receive brief synopses emphasizing key developments, notable achievements and evolving stories shaping local and national discourse.
A roundup of political and administrative topics includes calls to cut military spending, Hot Springs control issues, immigration charges against Hart North, and a new price information fund approved by the House. Also noted are royal marriages, aeroplane feats, Liberia peace moves, legal notices in New Jersey, and various international and national incidents.
At the closing session of the fiftieth general meeting Dr. Charles R. Nesbit of Nashville denounced wildcat evangelism. He spoke as part of the Southern Presbyterian church assembly addressing church reform and doctrinal vigor.
Former Senator Allen rebuts Depew reminiscences on the Spanish American War. Georgia Senator Clay blasts government spending. Reformists denounce Jeffries Johnson prize fight. Patten loses a million in May wheat. Taft skips Roosevelt homecoming. Burkett’s Lincoln building funds pass Senate. Taft named honorary president of Unitarian laymen. Sugar trust head Washington B Thomas summoned as witness. San Francisco ministers oppose the fight. Hinshaw Norris decline postal bank caucus. Spitzer turns informer. Lieut Boyd Alexander murdered near Wadai. Norris accuses regulars in house alliance with Democrats.
Word from Washington says the United States Senate passed Senator Burkett’s bill appropriating $425,000 for Lincoln’s postoffice extension and improvement. Lincoln’s growth and crowded facilities prompted inspectors to urge more space, with the original 1879 building now city hall and the present plan to complete the designed expansion.
John Dick, president of Pheenix Iron Works of Meadville Pennsylvania, arrived in Lincoln claiming $1,368 due for boilers and materials in the heating plant of the state school. He holds a contract with A L Weatherby, secretary of the board of control. The board says it contracted with G W Ballard and owes nothing.
The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings plans cement walks around the state house to replace the flagstone that has long acted as canals. Water pools on the current walks during showers, so the board aims to improve drainage and safety with the new surface.
Editors and newspaper men who attended the annual press association will compete for 200 in prizes offered by the Commercial club of Lincoln for the best article on the future of the city. Copy must be on hand in ten days.
Deputy Game Warden Geilus issued forty five seining licenses allowing the catch of catfish gar carp and buffalo with a requirement to release game fish. Each license requires a $2 fee plus a $100 certified check pledged as forfeit if violations occur.
The state bankers association group one holds its annual meeting on June 22 in Lincoln. Local bankers arranged via committees and Lincoln members will host entertainment for attendees.
Former state land commissioner George D. Follmer was awarded 1100 in district court in his suit against the state for 1500. The case grew from the Boyd county land disputes.
State Superintendent Bishop recently visited a private high school in Saunders county near Colon to aid children of J. J. Johnson and nearby residents. Johnson employs a University of Nebraska graduate as a teacher and pays standard high school salary. Twelve pupils are enrolled, including five Johnson children, with the regular high school course taught.
The State Railway Commission ordered a rate reduction for corn and grain shipments from Omaha to Kansas City and southern points, finding the original rates excessive. The decision follows a complaint by the Omaha Grain Exchange against Burlington and Union Pacific lines, with a range of 1 to 1.88 cents cut per hundred pounds and a suggestion to move toward interstate review on Kansas City differential.
John F. Diener of Syracuse announces the Nebraska Grand Army of the Republic appointments including L M Scothorn of Lincoln as assistant adjutant general Joel Hull of Minden as judge advocate I E Allen of Geneva as department inspector D W Bird of Nelson as chief mustering officer Brad P Cook of Lincoln as patriotic instructor and J S Hoagland of North Platte as senior aide and chief of staff.
The physical valuation department of the State Railway Commission nears completion on the Northwestern, Minneapolis and Omaha and the Missouri Pacific railroads. Indications point to a higher valuation than that set by the State Board of Assessment, which could lead to a possible review of the work.
The nursing training school at the State Orthopedic Hospital held its second graduation last week in the senate chamber of the state house before a large crowd. The class includes Alice Miller Gladys Turner Clara Anders Wilhemine Auhrmann and Laura E Darrow. Dr H Winnett Orr introduced the speakers and Rev Mr A Bullock offered the opening prayer. Five nurses received diplomas.
Three men Virgil Redick Kert Joslin and Dave Ogden began serving sixty day sentences in county jail for bringing liquor onto the Iowa Indian reservation near Rulo Nebraska. The indictment followed a Christmas celebration at the home of Frank Dupuis whose hand was shot by Indian Thomas Lightfoot.
The University of Wisconsin has applied to rejoin the central debating league, formed four years ago by Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Illinois and Wisconsin. The agreement ended after last season, Wisconsin initially refused to reenter, but now agrees to participate alongside the other member schools.
Osceola Nebraska reports the death of former Governor John Hopwood Mickey at his home at 1 10 a m on Thursday after a year of illness arterial sclerosis led to his decline He was born September 30 1845 on a farm near Burlington Iowa and lived a pioneer life with modest schooling before rising to political prominence.
At the closing session in Philadelphia the General Assembly condemned industrial conditions and urged church action to aid the working classes. The morning session adopted a revised Book of Psalms and Washington, Pa. was chosen as next meeting place. Rev. J. J. Porter noted church support for foreign missions exceeded that of any other denomination.
In Topeka the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway announces a 10 percent wage raise for all employees earning under $80 monthly. Clerks machinists trackmen and section men receive the raise which applies to most workers except those bound by union agreements. The boost is effective immediately.
A mob broke into the Black Hills Daily Register office in Lead South Dakota and damaged three presses and a tinotype machine with sledge hammers. Estimated damage is about 8000 dollars. The paper supported union men locked out by Homestake company and the publisher blames the attack on that stance. No arrests have been made.
The British Antarctic expedition sailed on Wednesday. Captain Scott announced December 1911 as the target date for arriving at the south pole.
A man trailing the royal party at Temple Hoffield hurled a tin can filled with beans at Crown Prince Frederick William after the Berlin and Potsdam garrisons review. The object missed and landed harmlessly at a police officer’s feet.
Fifteen hundred union machinists pattern makers and moulders struck in Los Angeles after a metal trades council letter asking a conference on storage increases was ignored. They demand a four dollar daily minimum and an eight hour day. The walkout may involve hundreds more in other trades.
An old whaler recounts a 35 year old voyage from New London off the Cape of Good Hope. A boat raced a whale when the iron was set. the whale accelerated to a mile a minute, lifting water high and creating a roaring rush as the crew watched in awe and the captain saluted the effort. The line eventually slackened and the whale vanished.
The passage urges strict focus on essentials over pleasures and emphasizes disciplined use of spare moments to develop potential. It cites success figures who organized time to build reputations and fortunes, framing time as a quarry for progress and civilization.
A rare British smooth snake (Coronella aus triaca) was captured on the heath near Parkstone water works by A. Hayman of Parkstone. The gray brown ground color features a double row of darker dorsal spots and a heart shaped V on the head. The snake hisses when threatened, darts quickly, and measures 18 14 inches. it is harmless with no venomous fangs and can be easily turned.
Golf champion H. Chandler Egan recounted a caddy tale from Wheaton links. A gentleman at Chevy Chase boasted of knowing an ambassador, and his caddy, with a sly reply, claimed the ambassador as a great friend and even noted wearing his breeches.
Milwaukee woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing female trouble and back pain after doctors warned of a tumor. The letter from Mrs Emma Imse of First Street supports the tonic’s efficacy and urges other women to seek relief before surgery. Pinkham’s company invites sick women to write for advice, free of charge.
Advertised laxative claims to relieve constipation and prevent related diseases. Promotes Pr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a thorough cure and a favorite family laxative for daily use.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a playful banter about death and humor with a pun on spruce in response to a staged death remark.
Advertisement copy promises a free 10 day treatment of NR tablets for rheumatism constipation sick headache liver kidney and blood diseases. Readers are told to mail cut out to A H Lewis Medicine Co St Louis Missouri for delivery and that the product is sold by all druggists and is better than pills for liver ills.
A Washington child marvels at dew shining on the grass, exclaiming it is hotter and the lawn is covered with perspiration. The remark, reported by Baptist Common wealth, captures a humorous moment of summer heat.
A dry goods merchant proudly introduces newborn twins to his four year old son Richard. The boy surveys the two babies, then asks to see another, saying show me another, papa. The scene captures a quirky family moment at the newborns' arrival.
A classroom exchange ends with a student joke. Christopher declares a mountain is land extending into the air, sparked by a lesson on geographic terms. The moments capture a lighthearted lesson about features like cape and gulf.
A Mississippi schoolteacher reports coffee caused nerv ousness and irritability in class. After switching to Postum the teacher notes calmer nerves, improved mood, and no heart palpitations, crediting Postum for improved health and spirits. The ad promotes The Road to Wellville and a reasons book.
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