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Osceola Record

Location

Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1877

Page

2

Stereotype of western rail visit and a jab at a war name

The piece notes a westward trip by Ig Pr Snton and J Gould to Valparaiso to discuss extending the O R V Railroad but cites the U P's 100 miles to Black Hills as slowing progress. It mentions General Nepokoitschitzky’s name and mocks claims of his quiet disposition, then jokes about crooked rails and the man who asserts it.

Snton J. Gould Supt. Clark Valparaiso U. P Black Hills Republican Valley Nepokoitschitzky Nepokitschitzky

Air-line railroads and a Nebraska route debate

A Seward Reporter editor argues against a Seward to Republican Valley route for the C. & R. V. Railroad. He favors curving north to David City across level table lands in Butler, Polk, Hamilton, Adams and Franklin to Harlan, claiming substantial construction savings and stronger county backing.

Wolfe Seward Reporter Valparaiso Republican Valley Denver Seward Ulysses Nebraska Butler Polk Hamilton Adams Franklin Harlan County Platte River David City UO. & R. V. Railroad Butler, Polk, Hamilton, Adams Franklin Counties

Chinese missionary stirring New York under name blend

The full name of a Chinese missionary creating a stir in New York appears in the Chicago Evening Journal, listing a long sequence of given names and surnames with several middle names omitted for brevity.

New York Ten Wing Tze Way Shing Che Poh Kow- Shu Yu Lee Yeh Wong Chin Foo Chicago Evening Journal

Prairie crops flourish amid grasshoppers and promising yields

The report notes variable yields from thirty to forty bushels per acre with some up to forty five, oats corn and cotton promising in northern Texas. Grasshoppers appeared but flew northwest without harming crops, fruit crops expected to be enormous, and overall outlook remains favorable. Reverend J J Fleharty of Neponset visits Osceola Nebrick, considering Nebraska land purchase and possible emigration to Polk County.

Texas Lincoln Globe J. J. Fleharty M. E Neponset Princeton Herald Osceola Neb Nebraska Polk County Illinois Venance

Polk County Commissioners Proceedings Oscrola 1877

Polk county Nebr minutes show approval of prior minutes, votes on homestead assessment, bridge fund warrants, bids for Blue River and Prairie Creek bridges, contract with Stephen Robinson, appointment of bridge locators, and added minutes on sod house taxation. Several juror fees approved. adjourned sine die.

Oscrola Neb Mickey and Maxwell VanHorn van Horn Jo Evans Clarksville Wu. H. Feeters Special Bridge Fund General Road Fund Blue River Prairie Creek Board of County Commissioners Polk County Nebraska Amon Steever J A Tarbill Logan Peter Bull EP Cooper Jas. Marker F M Berry M Kunkel J R Kinman A P Buckley John Hartman F Dunning P Calhoun A Benjamin Geo. Brigham J F Deeds James Beebe H Kennard Geo. Barnum Guy Beebe Josiah Locke H Dunning J F Morgan W H Waters J.P. Heap

Sealed Bids Sought for School House Construction

Building committee will receive sealed bids until Saturday June 28 at 2 pm for a school house in School District No 54 Polk County Nebraska. Building 18 by 24 feet with ten foot ceiling and one door. Plans and specs accompany bids. Completion by October 1 1877. Reserve right to reject any bid.

Saturda Polk County Neb J. P. Heald T. 8. Clark

Sheet ing available at J B Delsman Co

A 14 yard quantity of good 36 inch sheeting offered by J B Delsman and Co at the price of one dollar.

J.b.delsman & Co Cornish & Co

Pullman Palace Drawing Room Cars On All Through Trains

Advertisement notes that Pullman Palace drawing room cars operate on all through trains of the road with Chicago as the hub. It lists cities connected by lines to Chicago and details connections to various railways for East, Southeast, and West destinations. Multiple ticket offices across New York, Boston, Omaha, San Francisco, and Chicago outline contact points and rates.

Chicago & North-Western Railway Great Trunk’Railway Utah Nevada California Oregon China Japan Australia Chicago St. Pat Minneapois Wisconsin Minnesota Madison St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Great Northwest la Crosse Winona St. Peter Rochester Owatonna Mankato Pullman Palace Milwaukee Green Bay Lake Shore Michigan Southern Michigan Central Baltimore & Ohio Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Kankakee Pan Chicago & Alton Ilinois Central Union Pacific R. R Omaha United States Canadas New York Broadway Boston State Street Farnham Street San Francisco Montgomery Street Clark Street Canal Madison Street Kinzie Street W. Kinzie Canal Streets Wells Street Wells and Kinzie Streets W. H. Stennert Gen. Pass Ag’t

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