Fragmentary clerical note reads as 4.25 P.M. 1.30 pv
A collapsed OCR fragment records a time notation 4.25 P.M. and a separate figure 1.30 pv with unclear context. No identifiable persons or events are readable.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1877
Page
3
A collapsed OCR fragment records a time notation 4.25 P.M. and a separate figure 1.30 pv with unclear context. No identifiable persons or events are readable.
Time and departure information for passenger trains from Omaha under the Chicago and North-Western Railway timetable of 1877. Includes 4:05 p.m. and morning departures with notes on routes to Chicago and the East.
Osceola celebrates with invitations to all and Fourth of July activities. The town discusses bridge work, a Glee Club meeting at Dr Whaley's, local business notes, and various notices including legal cases, farm matters, and a proposed mill along Clear Creek with Polk and Butler county involvement.
Charley Bowser a fifteen year old son of Joel Bowser of Hackberry precinct died by hanging himself on the 14th. While the family was away he prepared a rope slip noose and attached it to a house pole. The coroner held an inquest and the jury returned a verdict of accidental hanging, though several indications suggested deliberate action.
The community notes Elder Quillen’s affairs manager warns diggers to stop removing flowers or face exposure. J E Ingerson receives good news with a newborn girl. Toads fetch 25 cents each, but demand is low. A Sabbath School forms in Dist 24 under Ingerson. S A Story from Wisconsin seeks Nebraska location, fond of the state. The death of C Bowser by hanging brings deep sorrow. funeral held this afternoon. X PECT MORE.
Polk and adjoining counties are thanked for past patronage as a dealer invites attention to a stock of First-Class Farm Machinery. Including McCormick Harvester Improved Prize Mower Mower and Dropper Mower and Reaper Combined Haines Header and Threshing Machines. Warranted to do first-class work. Large cash discounts offered.
The program lists a procession starting at 10 o'clock in front of the courthouse, marching to Nebraska Avenue and the Square, with events at the Arbor including a Speaker's Stand address. Daily activities include speeches by Rev. Van Gorden, musical performances, toasts, races, a balloon ascent, a base ball match, and a Bowery Dance, with a full slate of vice-presidents and marshals named.
The town to host a grand Fourth of July ball in a large, brightly lit venue. Music by Kenyon and Emory's Band.
A cheerful note on affordable wares and shared trade, stressing fair competition and avoiding monopolistic moves. The speaker insists they cannot dominate the market and aims to elicit broad consumer interest.
Committees listed for finance grounds ladies of state selection of grounds music procession and decoration with members including J B Mitchell H Snider Mrs McMichael Ella Burley Cartha Marker Belle Jay Mary Cornish and others named among various roles for the celebration planning.
J B Dellman and Co offer forty one pounds of choice tea for one dollar. McCarty Store displays new style white dress goods. A bouquet of peonies and cultivated roses arrived by mail last week. writer wishes perpetual bloom on the roses bearer.
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