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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
8
Creditors of the Louise Randell estate must file claims by October 20, 1916 and debts are payable by April 19, 1917. The county judge will hold sessions May 19 1916 August 21 1916 and October 20 1916 at 10 a.m. to examine hear and adjust all filed claims.
Nebraska court notice in the matter of the estate of George W Beebe deceased. The state invites creditors to file claims, receive, examine, hear, allow or adjust. Dated March 17 1916. (Seal) F H Ball County Judge.
E M Wood Auctioneer lists open dates at own expense with terms reasonable. Offers 1914 seed corn graded ready to plant at $1.50 per bushel. C M Dillsaver of Stromsburg Neb reports three annotated hog troughs on hand. Patronize home industries. C G Timm.
G T Ray druggist announces Osceola as exclusive agents for Adler-i-ka a preparation of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients marketed as a bowel cleaner with instant action and no griping claimed to relieve many cases of constipation and GI distress.
Osceola Nebraska City Council adopts the estimate of expenses for 1916 17 totaling about 10 800 09 dollars the plan lists allocations for fire protection street lighting officer salaries printing streets prosecution water works library and other items with a special session set for June 7 1916 to pass the annual appropriation law.
The column blends a critique of preparedness rhetoric with humorous vignettes from Hackberry and nearby communities. It sketches citizen attitudes toward national readiness, then shifts to lively local sketches of Mike Hoffer, the Hackberry roosters, the cement mixer project, and residents like Joe Williams tending farms and courthouse grounds.
A note advertises fifty horses and colts to pasture at $2.50 a month. The writer describes a four foot woven wire fence around an alfalfa and timothy pasture and offers fifty tons of hay in the pasture for feeding. Phone M-39 D.
Kingsberry a thoroughbred black Percheron stallion five years old weighs 1700 and stands 16 14 hands will cover mares at my farm two miles north and half a mile east of Osceola Terms: to insure 12 50 and 15 for colt to stand and suck Dan a six year old mammoth black thoroughbred imported from Missouri will cover mares at the same location Terms: 12 50 to insure and 15 for colt to stand and suck Attention horsemen to the animals and seasons offered.
Osceola residents can soon visit an up to date Variety Store and inquire at Osceola Implement Company about hog troughs in 4 6 and 8 foot lengths. C G Timm advertises 20 gauge iron troughs guaranteed not to leak and offers chick coops and hen nests with watering fountains. orders will be made if not on hand. The Chicago Lumber Co advertises a good team of five year old mares.
George Tilden announces auction sales in Benedict Nebraska to convert any property into cash quickly. Terms reasonable, write or phone for open dates. Phone 2203. 52
The next regular teachers examinations will be held at the county courthouse on Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20 1916. In addition to the usual subjects the Reading Circle Examinations will be offered on Saturday May 29.
Finecy Bros advertise stallions Victor the Percheron and Coco the Belgian at their Osceola barn for 1916 breeding season. Usual terms to breeders apply and no liability for accidents is assumed.
Owner Harry Beebe advertises the Percheron stallion Halley's Comet lot number 78118 for sale. Stand location is two miles north and three miles west of Swede Home with asking prices ten and fifteen dollars. Contact Stromsburg Cedar 5773 for details and inquiries.
Dr Baird buys a celebrated Jack from Lewis Herrmann for a 1916 season at the Osceola area farm three miles east and north and three miles west of Shelby. Terms include 12 50 to insure and 15 for colt to stand and suck. No liability for accidents. Florida.
A farmer offers a stallion and a jack for service at his farm three miles east and three miles south of Osceola. Prices are 10 dollars for the horse and 15 dollars for the jack, with a promise of free reservice if no cost is incurred. Both animals are described as excellent in pedigree and ready for inspection.
An advertisement from Houston, Texas, promotes Rexall Orderlies as a universal laxative. It asserts a muddy complexion and dull eyes signal constipation and prescribes six glasses of water daily plus one or two laxatives nightly to restore health.
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