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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
5
Local ads and notices list poultry buyers, horse sales, hardware deals, and repairs. Farm purchases, train times, medical and legal notices, and community updates mention Osceola Shelby Stromsburg and Valley County figures, with names like Fentress, Mackie, Rhodes, Thelen, and Kunkel prominent.
An ad states 500 turkeys desired immediately with payment at the highest market price, listing Young and Holt as the buyers.
There is no Rochelle Saits or Amnouain food claims. W. F. Kepner visits Omaha, Geo. Fleming travels to Lincoln for a Christian Endeavor executive meeting. J. K. Williams departs for Greenfield Iowa to be with his ailing Aunt Elizabeth Springsteen. C. H. Jacobson of Omaha leaves after visiting A. F. Johnson to begin work for Axel this season.
An advertisement claims relief from piles with Witch Hazel Salve made by EOC DeWitt & Co Chicago as the original. It warns against counterfeit products that imitate the genuine salve and fail to relieve symptoms.
County board in session plans to buy an extra 17 feet of right of way from C. W. Gregg for 250 dollars to improve the Fair Ground Road. City of Osceola may cover grading costs, with good prospect the project will proceed. The road once deteriorated badly and has not recovered.
The annual March meeting of Polk County Fair Association will be held in the courthouse at Osceola on Saturday March 3. G. T. Ray, Sec.
Auction listing notes a 31 volume Warner Encyclopedia in good condition for sale. The seller lists O. M. Lundstrom as perhaps the author or reference. Interested buyers may inquire for details and price.
Chas Reisdorf offers pasture in Valley precinct with abundant grass and water for 100 head of horses and cattle. Rates set at $4.00 per horse and $3.00 per head of cattle for the season. PC phone Y111.
List of letters and postal cards remaining uncalled for at Osceola Nebraska post office for the week ending March 1 1906 includes Herman Johinson Samuel G Pheasant and P M.
The First Presbyterian Church announces that Rev. Knox Boude will preach his last sermons in Osceola on Sabbath March 4. Members are asked to attend that day and friends are invited to worship at both services.
Geo Dimick and Frank Newcomer offer 200 acres of pasture two miles west of Beulah able to house 200 head of cattle this season at 60 cents per month. Also provide a Thoroughbred Hereford bull for breeding in pasture.
Public auction to sell Rev. Knox Boude household at the Presbyterian Parsonage on Saturday afternoon March 3 at 2. Nearly new cottage organ Henney buggy Majestic range and various furniture items to be disposed of before his California trip for health reasons.
The Ben Hur lodge hosted a farewell for Joseph Biggs and Frank Fentress families. Mrs. Fentress could not attend due to illness. Members received elegant badges of the order. The Biggs family heads to Wilson Creek Washington and the Fentress party to Walla Walla Washington with Mervin Fegan. wishes for happiness and prosperity are offered.
10 acre farm for sale featuring a nine room brick house with a full basement and lime plaster, barn, hen house, coal and cob house, cistern and well with pumps, fruit trees, a good garden fenced from fowl, ample hen parks, and other outbuildings. Inquiries to proprietor John G Rhodes or F L Dunn in Osceola.
Judge and Mrs. T. H. Saunders and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Jarmin left for Columbus to establish their future home. The town will miss them as Columbus gains worthy neighbors. The M. E. church choir hosted Mrs. Jarmin at a reception with 25 guests and presented a cut glass berry set.
The Union Pacific rapidly gains possession of land for the Stromsburg Central City line with work to start at season opening. Grading contract awarded to KE Duty and David City with bridge work to U G Sheeley. Bed and trestle planned ready for rails by August 1. Land sales show about 100 dollars per acre with deeds recorded including August Carlson Margaret Samuelson Chas Peterson and others.
The ceremony united Miss Lilijian Koehler and Mr Lewis Herrmann before about 50 guests with Rev. Charles Koehler of Alton Ills officiating. Bridesmaid Rosa Herrmann and best man Lew is Herrmann were present along with relatives from Alton Omaha Vining and Weslay.
Sweda Homa Mrs. Quinn ill recent week with doctors from Stromsburg Osceola visiting. Edwin Johnson's buggy mishap ended safely after his horses ran into a hedge. broken tongue neck yoke and a wire cut on one horse. Residents Richard Lundgren Sigfrid Sandin Swan Cederburg moved to nearby farms. Chindgren Stromsburg trip. Emma Ekberg wedding attendance by S Sandin family. Oscar Thelander sold his farm to Charley Thelander and land to L M Swenson at mixed prices averaging 76 per acre.
Beulah Chas Heinemeyer is very poorly. Horace Willets visited Ben Fenecys over Sunday. Elmer Heinemeyer's visited John Finecy's Sunday. Alex Mustard's visited Gust San ouest Sunday. A basket supper at George Mace's schoolhouse Saturday evening drew a large crowd. Mrs. Ida Lohr of Aurora and Mrs. Alice Lohr of Columbus visited their father Chas Hein emeyer who is very poorly. FH. M. Powers visited Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mace over Sunday. Gorden Mace returned home Saturday from St Paul where he has been attending school.
The Best Safeguard against headache constipation and liver troubles is DeWitts Little Early Risers. Keep a vial at home and take a dose at bedtime when stomach and bowels need cleansing. They don't gripe. Sold by G T Ray & Co.
M BE Church invites parishioners to Sunday worship with sermons on Life's Battle and Does God Love Sinners. New Sunday School classes form this week and welcome all. weeknight prayer meetings include a young people's gathering Tuesday and a church prayer session Thursday led by Pastor L. M. Grigsby.
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