Osceola Council Passes Annual City Tax Levy for 1962
City Council approves Ordinance No. 280 the Annual Appropriation Bill and Tax Levy for Osceola Nebraska for the fiscal year starting May 1 1962. The mayor signs, clerk attests, and the council adjourns with all members voting yea. The article then discusses historic claim clubs enforcing frontier land rights before federal land offices arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts
Roll Call Mills
Rowan
Osceola
Fred Bond
M. O. Johnson
Osceola Notes Corrected Leadership Changes and Local Updates
A writer fixes last week’s items noting M. A. Mills Jr did not resign as County Service Officer but as County Civil Defense Officer. Huck Rowan is now the Legion Midget baseball manager with Wally Monson assisting. Osceola pool opened last Friday and Red Cross swimming lessons start Monday. Fire district new truck due soon. mosquitoes remain a summer issue. City road concerns on the east side of the elevators are discussed. Bond sales for Osceola Good Samaritan Village proceed slowly. $27,500 of the $130,000 First Mortgage bonds sold, $102,500 remaining. Children’s remarks cited as a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Mills Jr
Dale Frizzell
Legion
Wally Monson
Huck Rowan
Osceola Good Samaritan Village Trust
Dan Armbruster
First National Bank
Osceola Good Samaritan Village
Final Report and Heirship Hearing in Polk County Estate
In the matter of the estate of George W. Craven deceased the administrator with will annexed filed a final account and report and a petition for final settlement and distribution. Hearing set for July 10 1962 at 10 AM. Contests may be filed. Dated June 18 1962. (SEAL) June 21 28 July 5. City Council Proceedings June 7 1962 8 00 PM. Minutes treasurer report and bills read and allowed. List includes George Craven Est Mark Gustafson Oberg Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
George W. Craven
State of
E.t.a
Mills
Rowan
Watts
Sedlak
George Craven
Mark Gustafson
Oberg
Local Ledger of Obscure Debits and City Officials’ Motion
A historic Osceola record compiles payments to businesses and individuals including farmers co op, Koser Supply, Lincoln Tel and Tel, Osceola Record, and Consumers’ Pub Power. The list ends with a City Council motion allocating duties to the City Clerk, City Treasurer, Water and Sewer, Collector and Custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel Shostrom
Robert Merrick
Virgil Johnston
W. W. Norton
Miley’s Standard Station
Thorco Industrial
Osceola Lbr. Co
Osceola Record
Polk Co. Weed Dist
Don Anderson
Lester Gabriel
F. W. Schuman
Lawrence Meister
Western Power & Gas Co
Sigler Garage
Overland Sand & Gravel
Osceola Imp. Co
Mark Gustafson
Nebr. Fire Chiefs Ass’n
Herb R. Tracy
Consumers’ Pub. Power
Tom Foster
Councilman Mills
Claim Jumpers and Frontier Vigilantes in Early Land Wars
The article recalls the era of the Homestead Act centennial and describes claim jumpers who challenged settlers as first come claims. It notes warnings, river duckings in Missouri, and abuses by removing stakes, countered by local vigilante claim clubs protecting land rights before formal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Local Notes From Osceola Record June 21 1917
Merle Heald enlisted in the Medical Corps and left for Fort Logan Colorado after visiting Lincoln Tuesday. Miss Hazel Everitt threatened health concerns prompt consult with a Columbus specialist. W O Mickey family resettle in Osceola from Beaver Crossing awaiting move to Brooke remodel. J Roper and Frank Munson suffer ptomaine poisoning after Sunday at Shady Lake near Columbus. J G Hutchison buys a new light six Mitchell from Finecy Bros. sells his other Mitchell to Walter Lamberson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Heald
Lincoln
Fort Logan
Colo
Wm. Everitt
Simeon
Joe Gubser
Hazel
Columbus
Richard Epes
Brooke
John Roper
Frank Munson
Shady Lake
Roper
Munson
J. G. Hutchison
Mitchell
Finecy Bros
Hutchison
Walter Lamberson
Osceola Couples Plans Move Into Sterup House
Thirty years ago on June 23 1932 Mr and Mrs John Schneider planned to move into the Matt Sterup house in southwest Osceola A local golf tournament was played Sunday with local players as winners Raymond Kepner and the other champion unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schneider
Matt Sterup
Osceola
Raymond Kepner
Osceola Garden Club Meets at Rev and Mrs Melvin Home
The Osceola Garden Club gathered at Rev and Mrs Melvin's home Tuesday evening. Mrs Ella Anderson reported on The Outdoor Living Room with praise. The Union Pacific announced a July 4 excursion price cut with round trip fares about one cent per mile in chair cars and coaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Schoeder
Martin Anderson
Don Byers
S. P. Johnson
Chas. Greenwood
Fritz Schuman
Clyde Smith
Osceola Garden Club
Mel
Ella Anderson
Middle West
Union Pacific
Clair McCormick
Fairview
Two local weddings and a county registration update
In 1942 news Raymond Rogers wed Miss Allene Frayman on May 2 in Corpus Christi Texas while Donna Watkins and Melvin Wieseman tied the knot in Omaha with plans to live there where the groom works at the Bomber Plant. Mark Timm, 76, longtime Polk County resident, died after major surgery in Lincoln. Grocery deals list bananas strawberries potatoes beef roasts and minute steaks. Polk County school teachers completed a large ration book registration with 7819 people registered and 7169 receiving books while 650 did not due to excess sugar stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Rogers
Raymond
Allene Frayman
Corpus Christie
Texas
Donna Watkins
O. A. Watkins
Shelby
Melvin Wieseman
Leonard Wieseman
Osceola
Omaha
Mark Timm
Lincoln
Polk County
Obituary and Local Notices From Osceola Ledger
Ten years ago on June 13 Mrs. Hugh Johnston died at age 54. Dr. Wallace Monson plans a week away starting June 20 for the American Veterinary Association meeting in Atlantic City. The Harry E. Hewitt farm sold for 226 dollars per acre on June 17 at the Osceola courthouse to H. C. Augustin of Shelby. Albert Ryan, Polk County Fair president, says harness and running races are set for two days at the fairgrounds air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Johnston
Wallace Monson
The
American Veterinary Ass'n
Atlantic City
N. J
Harry E. Hewitt
Osceola
H. C. Augustin
Shelby
Albert Ryan
Polk Co. Fair
Wedding of Margaret Hansen and Frank S Lien at First Presbyterian
Immediate family attended the June 14 wedding at the First Presbyterian Chapel in Omaha. The bride Miss Margaret Hansen is the daughter of W. O. Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hansen
Frank S. Lien
First Presbyterian Chapel
Omaha
W. O. Hansen
Weekend visits and wedding plans dot West Side social listings
West Side residents hosted and visited friends and relatives throughout the weekend. Families from Columbus San Diego Omaha Lincoln and Minneapolis joined local households for dinners overnight stays and to attend the Molinder Ahlquist wedding while others traveled to Lincoln for a cheerleading institute.
Molinder-Ahlquist Wedding Attended By Local Families
Saturday they returned to Minn Mr and Mrs Rodney Larson and family and Mr and Mrs Francis Donelson and family enjoyed a picnic Sunday Darlene Johnson and Sharon Sundberg of Chicago arrived Friday afternoon to spend the weekend at the Carl Sundberg home They came to attend the Molinder Ahlquist wedding Darlene and Alice Johnson of Chicago are leaving for Arabia this week to spend the summer with their parents Rev and Mrs Cecil Johnson Mr and Mrs Richard Anderson and family attended the Stromberg picnic Sunday Mr and Mrs Homer Green and sons attended the annual picnic of the Gies employees and their families in York Wednesday evening The Jim and Dale Lewis families met the John Ostrom family of Plattsmouth for a picnic dinner at Mead Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ahlquist
Gaylen
Delwin Rudeen
Omaha
Tom Morey
Lincoln
Gloria Rudeen
Ahlquist
Wallace Peterson
Clare Ann
Gloria Peterson
Marian Johnson
Cheerleading Institute
Wesleyan
Richard Anderson
Wendell Appleton
Polk
Nathan Sundberg
Lois
Mariam
Mark
Minneapolis
Carl Sundberg
Minn
Rodney Larson
Francis Donelson
Darlene Johnson
Sharon Sundberg
Chicago
Darlene
Alice Johnson
Arabia
Cecil Johnson
Stromberg
Homer Green
Gies
York
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Osceola, Nebr
Sme Bud
Don and
Mary Waterman
Nebr
Community Service
State Historical Society
Platte Valley Claim Association
Red Cross
Au Kriul
W. C. Aeschbacher
Grand Island
Scandinavian Ins. Co
Martin S. Jones
Curtis W. Flodman
Stromsburg
A. M. Grubaugh
Mgr
Federal Land Bank Association
David City
West Side
Mrs. Homer Green
Harold Wilson
Hoppenstead
Orley Conkling
Scott
Donita
Tom Parminter
Dale Donelson
Harold Covey
San Diego
Calif
Russel Kreis
Emily Snyder
Bobbi
Earl Samuelson and
Laurie
Lee Wood
Kansas
Robert Oberg
Thomas A. Reece
Don Johnson
Bert Gissler
Jim and
Dale Lewis
John Ostrom
Plattsmouth
Mead
Muse Theatre
Osceola, Nebraska
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Pat Boone
Bobby Darin
Pamela Tiffin
Ann Margret
Tom Ewell
Alice Faye
Cinemascope
Clint Walker
Edward Byrnes
John Russell
Yellowstone
Kelly
Sunny Point
Crow Wing Lake
Nevis
Minnesota
Park Rapids
Meridian Construction Co
York State Bank Building
York, Nebraska
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