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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1881
Page
2
Calmar McCune introduces a renewal of the Polk County Record promising a pure neat entertaining family paper. He recalls Osceola’s early days and pledges to reflect the community's social and moral fabric while avoiding abstract debates and hobbies.
The editorial denounces internal clashes between Senator Conkling and President Garfield over patronage. It argues no public principle is at stake and warns that personal vendettas threaten the party. Regardless of blame, factional fights should not erode Republicanism or the loyal readership. If no issue remains, the party should perish.
The notice announces the launch of No 1 of the Uweha Evening Telegram offered at five dollars per year. It markets the new newspaper as a low rate weekly read and invites subscribers to join.
The Independent’s Macare pursues a man named Hedde with a sharp stick in Grand Island. Maggie usually “reaches” an target, and if Wedde lacks the headache beforehand the speaker suspects the outcome may hinge on Maggie’s next move.
D. Brooks of the Omaha Republican defends his stance against Nye and Culson in the Conkling Garfield dispute. He asserts newspaper independence and vows to call his soul his own, displaying notable grit.
A Hebrow Journal account claims Mrs. Dr Janssen attacked her husband after he insulted her temperance stance. She reportedly struck him with her fist and threw objects before she was arrested and later released.
Omaha Bee article references a Gen Grant and a coined term gallene veamap in a colorful, era voice. The readable text hints at a playful or satirical item, with emphasis on local nickname usage and coined phrases within the city paper.
A Washington diver challenges Bou Ingersol in a public discussion on the merits of the Christian religion. The event centers on theological arguments and reader responses.
The report notes that General Grant will not receive the concessions he expected for his railroad project in Mexico, signaling tighter terms and possible changes in the scope of the venture.
In the Omaha See Boz claims that support for woman suffrage is waning in Oxccola, asking readers if this assessment is accurate. The piece presents Boz’s view and invites response from the public.
A tense clash emerges as Tim Omaha Bee pursues Sena tor Sauders using a sharp stick. The situation shifts from a personal dispute to a public dispute over leadership and control.
The Omaha Republican, once aligned with Garfield's factions, pivots to oppose his former allies and engages in a political struggle with Conkling.
A quotation attributed to Bob Inger soll notes a shift in belief from nonexistence to existence. It claims progress from doubt to confidence, suggesting a forward-moving stance based on having started, with a belief in continuing beyond prior inception.
Won. J. C. Robberts seeks damages from the State Journal for an erroneous report that he was appointed Consul to Vera Cruz. The paper instead named BE Lt. Rogers, a mistake that likely harmed Robberts by costing him diary access and dignity.
The State Journal outlines a cheap transportation platform to promote all transport modes, concentrate farm products for lower freight, bring consumers to Nebraska, shorten producer consumer distances, and spur local manufacturing to keep wealth within state institutions.
A Nebraska optimistic appeal invites eastern friends to visit Polk County praising blooming prairies and good roads. The piece argues Nebraska’s beauty persuades settlers to stay, claiming four of five visitors remain and urging residents to act as immigration agents for community wealth.
A rough sketch describes the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency with about three and a half thousand Indians many from the Custer massacre. Locals fault soldiers near Tort Real for fear, but report peace this summer. Children attend school learning English, while Indians and squaws move through town on ration day carrying provisions.
The writer extols the territory for stock raising as unmatched in the United States. He notes a hard winter, abundant summer and winter grasses, and cattle fattening year round. Agriculture is neglected at the agency though corn does well. provisions are high and many cattlemen rely on bacon bread strong coffee and whisky.
State Board of Equalization reports railroad assessments for Nebraska. It lists each railroad with its assessed value, total miles 1,944.98, average per mile 6,519.76, and total valuation 12,680,670.52. Railroads named include Union Pacific, Burlington and Missouri River, Omaha and Southwestern, Atchison and Nebraska, Lincoln and Northwestern, St. Joe and Western, Nebraska Railway, Sioux City and Pacific, Fremont Ilkhorn and Missouri Valley, St. Paul and Sioux City, Omaha and Republican Valley, Republican Valley, and Omaha Niobrara and Black Hills.
A light turnout in the special election last Saturday reflected farmers busy with crops. Totals by precinct show FOR and AGAINST votes with Hackberry 40 31, Canada 78 20, Clear Creek 33 00, Island 17 60, Stromsburg 14 194, Osceola 230 14, Valley 30 10, Pleasant Home 10 70, Platte 2717, totaling 485 856 and 41 votes cast. The overall majority for is 129.
A moral allegory likens tobacco to a tiny seed that grows into a vast plant, with leaves spreading and many harming themselves by chewing or smoking. It notes vice spreading, acts of defilement in homes and churches, and the saints’ struggle to quit as merchants grow rich and bread and books are scarce. The text urges turning to corn and wheat and forsaking the evil plant, but the people resist in unison.
The report suggests Conkling could name his own successor in the U.S. Senate, with the election likely next week. The note mentions Con. Scott, a railway magnate, who died in Philadelphia aged 57, due to paralysis, as the canvass heats up north of the Platte with many candidates.
Two settlers file final proof notices in Polk County Nebraska. Olof Norling seeks Homestead Entry No. 10493 for the W1?4 S W1/4 Sec 5 Town 18 N Range 4 West with witnesses C O Norton Peter Storeberg A P Sandling and R Wheeler. John Norling seeks Homestead Entry No. 154192 for E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec 2 Town 12 N Range 4 West with witnesses C Norton Peter Stoneberg A P Sandling and Rh Wheeler. Both proofs set for June 29, 1881 before the district court clerk.
A notice states Stephen Archibald, Homestead Entry No. 16129 for the W 45H 8ec.18 tisn raw land, will present proof before the Clerk of the District Court in Pollw County on Monday June 25, 1881. Witnesses named include A. Benjamin of Clarksville Merrick Co Nebraska and M W Lovell G W Stosvenor and J M Foster of Central City Merrick Co Nebraska.
On May 11 1881 before the Clerk of the District Court of Toll Co Nebraska the final entry will be made for Thomas M Skelton Homestead Entry 15800 West half NE Section 30 Town 13 North Range 3 West with witnesses O W Barnes Isaiah Lutz Joseph Kimball and Justice Darrow all of Stromsburg York County Nebraska in Stromsburg Nebraska.
The hearing for land proof will occur before the Clerk of the District Court of Polk County at the county seat on Monday June 11 1881. Vincent Wintich holds Homestead Entry No 14714 for the W 3 N W 2 Sec 30 Town 16 N R 1 West. Witnesses include Joseph Wipper Duncan Platte County Neb Charles Schlemer Duncan Platte County Neb John Kropach Duncan Platte County Neb L Gebhirt Osceola Polk County Neb.
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