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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
4
The Osceola Record lists subscription at 1.50 per year with R G Douglas as editor, subscription term letters appear from 1873. The OCR shows imperfect title and price notation but confirms publication details and pricing.
A remark raises persistent doubt about Dahlman, accused confederate of Maybray, amid ongoing debate on acquittal standards in Omaha. The inquiry contrasts Crow’s acquittal with Dahlman’s role and possible culpability as linked to Maybray’s case.
The Dahlman faction reads the Lincoln outcome as a rejection of Shallenberger and attributes the win to their political platform. They argue the electorate endorsed Dahlmans’ approach and favor reforms.
The text notes a pardon for Taylor of Kentucky and contrasts political actions by two Taylors, one from Kentucky and one from Custer, implying partisan persecution. The remark frames the pardoned Taylor as a political foil in ongoing dem-leaning actions.
The democratic pledge to establish an agricultural school in the western region is called shallow and ineffective, likened to a promissory note that has no value or enforceable weight.
In a pointed column tone, the passage taunts President Roosevelt about racial policy, suggesting a relocation of indigenous peoples after taming nature and implying repatriation as a solution to “the race question.”
A Polk County girl tries to recover a piano given by her fiancé who later married another woman. The dispute centers on ownership and the instrument’s fate as legal or sentimental property.
The name of Er. A. Walrath remains on the Union Pacific Railroad pass list but will cause no more embarrassment to the populists as Walrath is no longer running a populist newspaper.
The passage laments the Lincoln nets inability to secure alcohol content under three to four percent and mocks Victor. It contrasts lengthy promises with failure to deliver.
The article urges removal of United States district judge McPherson of Missouri who struck down the two cent fare. It argues that impeachment should be pursued in his case and expresses hope he is ousted.
City Democratic chairman Tom Flynn endorses Dahlman for the gubernatorial nomination. The contest pits Cowboy Jim against fourflusher Ash, a nickname Jim gave the incumbent governor.
The passage compares Rhode Island to a small tail of a dog and ridicules Aldrich for attempting to dictate a tariff bill for the country. It calls the action a farce and urges to chop it off.
The state supreme court upheld the judges named by Governor Sheldon. Fusion legislators would have avoided backing the party to the point of risking the court with the recent revelations about Ransom.
Lottie Eva Meisinger and Boyd O Browner wed yesterday at the home of Mr and Mrs C A Meisinger in Springfield in a noon ceremony led by Rev W C Lesley of Lincoln. The couple, from Springfield and Osceola Neb, received many gifts and shared a three course dinner with friends, leaving for their Osceola home amid a rice farewell.
Committees of the Grand Army and the Relief Corps met at the G A R Hall to set Memorial Sunday sermon May 23 at the M E church and Decoration Day May 29 with graves to be decorated May 30. The afternoon program at the Auditorium includes the Gettysburg Address by MN Norton and addresses by Rev M C Brooks with songs and benediction.
Sealed bids for concrete sidewalks and crossings in Osceola streets and alleys must be received by the City Council by May 19 1909 at 8 o clock p m. Bids require a $100 earnest or certified check. Council may reject all bids. City Clerk J L Heald. Also notes Arthur Johnson and Stromsburg relatives were guests Sunday.
Osceola wins 6 to 2 over Polk in a fast park game. Calhoun pitched superbly for Polk with a sharp rotary drop, while Shank and Ed Danielson starred for Osceola. Osceola took a four-run burst in the fourth and added insurance in the seventh to seal the victory.
The Hoffer Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on the cemetery grounds May 22, 1900, at oclock P. M. Silas Miller serves as secretary.
Mildred Brazee, 35, wife of Charles W. Brazee, died May 6 1909 at 1326 Seventh Avenue. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 p.m. at Bonney-Watson Co parlors Third Avenue and University Street. Interment to follow at Lake View Cemetery.
A mixed Osceola items column notes limited cane seed for sale at 1.25 per bit and bids invited by the City Clerk for painting the Stand Pipe and three bridges with separate bids due May 19 1909. Also reports social events births church moves building activity and local staff changes in Osceola Nebraska.
A marriage license was issued by County Judge Campbell since the last press day. The couple wed in Stromsburg with Rev J A Gabrielson officiating. Albert Erickson and Mabel Thoren are named in the notice.
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