Local News Roundup from Clarks and Surrounding Posts
Dr. C. W. Browne dies in Clarks after illness dating to spring. Weddings include Pearl Zwiebel and Vincent Douglas, Minnie Hawkins and Forest Anderson, Dora Jones and Kirby McGrew. A temporary injunction blocks drainage work. hearing Monday. Numerous visits, travel, and social events noted, plus school work, fair plans, and a barn fire near Rising City damages hay and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarks
C. W. Browne
Columbus
Pearl
J. L. Zwiebel
Vincent
Wm. Douglas
Central City
Albert Morris
Josephine Douglas
George Zieibel
Rosetta Shrader
Hawkins
Minnie Hawkins
William Hawkins
Forest
C. W. Turner
Storm Lake
Iowa
W. C. Golder
Columbus Items Chronicle Local Death Burglaries and Plans
Reports from Columbus on Rudolph Gisin’s death after a fall at a SW Columbus barn site. Burglaries target Mayor Rothleitner’s home. Auto accident injures Arthur Kuḿmer. Herman Kunerman’s condition worsens after a dynamite accident. Raids on houses of ill repute lead to multiple arrests. Catholic Cemetery to acquire five more acres. Mc Coombs trophy retained by Will Kaufman with a 91 hit. Monroe Telephone seeks $55,000 bonds to buy Albion exchange. Rural high school plan aims to bring homes within two miles of the school on a six acre site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Rothleitner
Seventeenth
Rickley
Ed Weaver
Arthur Kummer
Fourteenth
Murray
Herman Kunerman
Schuyler
Omaha
Walter
Mark Burk
Chas. Jaworski
August Schack
Charles Smith
Fred Drummond
Lennie Jaworski
Catholic Cemetery Association
Knights of Columbus Hall
Will Kaufman
McCoombs
Will Armagost
David City
Kaufman
Armagost
State Railway Commission
Monroe Independent Telephone Company
Albion Telephone Company
Albion
Monroe Company
Supt
Thomas
Neglect at Cemetery Provokes Public Critique
Editor notes visitors praising upkeep at the Home contrast with a cemetery neglected by officials. Over 300 defenders lie buried. uncut weeds, open graves, sunken plots, and dirt dumped beside gravestones reveal alleged mismanagement. Questions arise about responsibility and funding from the state and governing boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Mabie
Visitor
Ilugme
Board of Control
Courtroom Hoax Ends With Fine And Laughing Twist
In Osceola two young businessmen Shaw and Heinie Tex face a mock trial over a playful misstep with a combustibles display. They plead guilty and pay a total of fifty dollars, then learn the affair was a joke and the payment may be refunded. Dr. Oberg is later rumored to rescue the bystander from embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Osceola
Marion Shaw
Heinie Tex
Ar'spector
Fire Works
Shaw and Tex
Peta Nelson
Shaw
Tex
Heinie
Palace of Justice
Dr. Oberg
Fourth of July Parade Planned at Poli County Fair Grounds
Gresham residents urged to plan for the Poli County Fourth of July Celebration at the Fair Grounds featuring a large parade. Local notices mention visitors and births including a June 6 baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ruth, with numerous visits by residents to Osceola Shelby David City and Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gresham Gazette
Poli
Fair Grounds
Rising City Independent
H. C. Fridenstine
Osceola
L. Merrick
Shelby
John Ayres
Carl Ruth
Hurd
K. G. Bartlett
Holderness
Kubik
Justus
Surprise
Raymond
Irene Clemmer
David City
Community notices and local arrivals fill town page
Local residents attend eighth grade commencement as Charles Hansen and others speak. Weekend visitors include Mrs. James Snow and Mrs. Cave of Lexington. Knight brings his mother home from Columbus Hospital. Lincoln visitors Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson depart after a two week stay. Bausch heads to Ulysses then Lincoln for summer sorority duties. Sickles arrives as new operator replacing Turrentine with Font assisting. Mrs. Yerty of Vandegrift visits from Pennsylvania to stay with Fr Leibac and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Browns
Clarks
Silver Creek
Columbus Hospital
Ben McCormick
Hank Hinck
Columbus
Lewis Iscarns
Leonard Weiseman
Robert Frizzell
C. T. Moore
Chicago
Millis Arbogast
RM. Dusack
Dick Moomey
Lenie Christy
Jaraines of
Hackberry
James Snow
Chas
Cave of
Lexington
Jessie Salter
L. Knight
J Pack
John Crtengten
Lincoln
C.A.N. Johnson
J. W. Johnson
J. _B. Bausch
Ulysses
P. H. Sickles
Turrentine
Loup City
C. B. Font
T ‘Almage
Iowa
W. W. ‘Yerty
Vandegrift
Fr. M. Leibac
Does Prohibition Pay
In a Washington speech on state prohibition the Seattle Daily Times is cited as a strong opponent, yet Maj. C. B. Blethen concedes prohibition’s moral and economic benefits after its Jan. 1 start. The piece also notes Seattle crime and commerce shifts, then a Nebraska probate notice for Morris C. Stull with the July 5, 1916 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Randall
California
House of Representatives
Washington
Seattle Daily Times
Times
Kansas
Seattle Times
Maj. C. B. Blethen
Ms Moral Ciefect
Seattle
Colorado Yields Far More per Acre than Iowa in Crops
A comparison shows Colorado yields $22.62 per acre for wheat while Iowa yields $11.03. Oats return $9.20 per acre in Iowa, less than Colorado. Yet Colorado land costs under one third of town land prices in Iowa.
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United States
Colorado
Iowa
Towa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Prohibition Benefit Cited In Seattle And Regional Lists
A tract of text notes that liquor sales harm women and children while prohibition aids their welfare. It cites increased dry goods and fruit purchases, and mentions Seattle shoppers preferring shoes to booze. The page also includes an 1916 Nebraska probate notice for the estate of Peter Bull with heirs and hearing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
A Money Maker Farm Property for Sale in Polk County
A Polk County halt section offered by King Bittner Campbell promises a money making and ideal diversified farming home. The ad highlights a low price and easy terms but urges buyers to visit in person for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Halt
King, Bittner & Campbell
Bargains in Used Cars at Krystrom Implement Co
Several used vehicles offered at reasonable offers accepted. Reo Touring, half Touring, Buick Touring, Velie 40 Touring, Reo Truck, and Ford Touring listed by Krystrom Implement Co. Located for inspection and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick
Krystrom Implement Coo
Seven room cottage with two large lots for sale
A south town cottage offering 7 rooms with bath furnace lights and city water. Two good sized lots included and price listed at 2000 with easy terms. For particulars contact M. BITTNER in person.
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M. &. Bittner
Finecy Bros Stallions Victor and Coco Enter Osceola Season
The Finecy brothers announce the 1916 season at their Osceola barn featuring stallions Victor the Percheron and Coco the Belgian. Breeders welcome with usual terms. no liability for accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Coco
Finecy Barn
Osceola
Finecy Bros
Sale of Percheron Stallion Halley’s Comet Near Swede Home
Buyer offers Halley’s Comet 78118, a Percheron stallion, for sale at 2 miles north and 3 miles west of Swede Home. Terms are $10 and $15. Phone Stromsburg Cedar 5773. All phone calls to Qaust ee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halley
Stromsburg Cedar
Notice To Creditors In Estate of Laurits F Anderson
Notice to creditors of Laurits F Anderson deceased Nebraska estate. claims must be filed by January 1917 and debts paid by July 7 1917. Hearings set at County Court on July 7 1916 October 7 1916 and January 1917. Dated June 3 1916. Also an unrelated circus film notice appears.
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State of
Nebraska
Superior Court
Los Angeles County
California
Edwin Iuling
Osceola
Illen Dickhute
Peter Bull
Polk County
North West Quarter
Ellen Dickhute
Margaret A. Bull
Delos H.bull
Susie M. Vaughn
Eva Gabriel
I. II
Ball
Laurits F. Anderson
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Osceola Record
Douglas & Johnson, Publishers
Chas. Garrison
Douglas
Wyoming
Pat Fagin
M. H. Whaley
Claire Dixon
The
State University
D. D. Little
Cody
Wyo
Ida Mae Harris
Robert McLean
McLean
Newton Dexter
Dr. Douglas
Frank West
Frank Osterman
Hilda
Fremont
Nye Avenue
Rathbun
Mia
Gersha Peters
May Bond
Fred Richter
J. J. Campbell
Thebekahs
Aurora
S. A. Tobey
Wm. Lamb
Ravenna
Nebr
Holt
J. E. Hart
C. H. Ryan
Fern Bond
B. 5. Lovell
Chas, Lovell
Marjorie Perryhill
Clarence
Isle of Pines
Theresa van Alen
Pidgeon
Sumner
J. Locke
Henry Brant
Howard Hartman
Gold Welty
John Harris
Harper Peterson
W. J. Reed
York
H. L. Aden
Malven
Wm. Rasp
Pennsylvania
Mr. Rasp
A. &. Hutcheson
Dedrick Dey
Miss Alma
Charles Wolfe
Meyer
John Walford
Burwell
Wolfe
Gresham
the Gazette
Join Becker
S&j
Andrew Nelson
Peter Reinheimer
Wisconsin
Lake Districts
Rising City
Harry Mkilgore
Columbus Journal
Rudolph
Gisin
East Twelfth Street
Sam Imhoff
Burkett
Neb
J. W. Boszlty
Creek Land
G. V. Hastings
Cal Younger
Hig
Primrose
Lee
Springfield
Ohio
Joe Stecher
Chris Jordan
Shank Ford
Lewis” Shank
Ed Shank
Lloyd Sutton
Lincoln Highway
Gus. Pifer
Clara Satow
Roxail
Stephen
John Ziemba
Oac
Clyde Cannon
Ray Getchel
Ray
Oswald Kropatch
Leo Kotlar
Kropatch
Kotlar
Krepatch
Vernon Arbogast
Grand Island
A. D. Arbogast
Eva Sehett
Mr. Pierson
Walter Crenken
Layafette
Colo
Alice Hill
F. H. Urwin
Garrison
Kiowa Valley
Charles M. Hess
Bennett
Waterloo
Laveley
C. J. Wyiett
Beatrice
Denver
Great West
Middle West
J. P. Heald
Nhbraska
Charles E. Hansen
Gregon
Washington, Colorado
Arizona
Morris C. Stull
Vec
Ealth
Peg C
Grace Cunard
Frangie Ford
Dey
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