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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
4
Display ads cost 12 cents per inch with yearly contracts offering special rate. Professional cards run $6 per year. Black face locals priced at 10 cents per line and regular locals at 6 cents per line. Card of Thanks is 50 cents and Resolutions of Sympathy 75 cents. Candidate announcements are $5.00.
Gresham Gazette lists numerous visits and travel from Lincoln Kansas Omaha and Sioux City including Dr S O Harris attending the Nebraska State Medical Association. Births births and health updates. lightning at Mrs L Cathcart's farm kills 4 horses. Burl Boice jailed on corn theft charges after heist at Hord and Shensey elevator.
Various short items from Clarks Enterprise list visits trips and happenings. Dr L Little attends state doctors meeting in Omaha while J S Craig works on a West Amity curb. Numerous residents travel, visit relatives, or relocate. small-town life includes cattle shipments and family news in Polk County.
Eighteen members of the corps were present. Mrs J W Leap bought the millinery stock of Mrs Albert Cox and will run the business. Frank Zipper and Ervie Maurer fought outside Cursor saloon. Zipper arrested, fined five dollars plus costs. Eva Davis farewell party at Walter Lea home. she received a High School pennant. Neighbors hosted Mr and Mrs Ralph Shirley before they move to Bula North Dakota. C A Olson of A O Monson Co Osceola will open a branch in the P H Bell store room with exclusive gent’s furnishings. opening next Saturday. Silver Creek High School commencement held. two graduates Myrtle Squier and Helen Kozlowski. Junior class decorated building. George Geruold captured a young coyote on main line tracks near Herman G Person's property. plans to tame it. Postmaster reports new postal savings limits under Wilson act. deposits up to $1000 now allowed with interest. monthly deposit limits removed. current system had over half a million depositors and eighty million in credit.
Miss Bernice Meredith married Hallie Burnette in a small city ceremony officiated by Judge P S Heaton. Also: Neva Bartlett visits Osceola en route to Los Angeles. Miss Georgia Craft and Miss Dora Ochiltree visit Miss Josephine Starrett. Train No 11 and No 14 to resume daily service in June, with No 41 from Omaha June 5 and No 14 from Denver June 6.
The Record covered Beulah area over the weekend noting Lou Wescoat painting his house, George Mace and wife’s auto trip to Boone and Cuming counties, and many locals repairing fences planting corn and building porches. Chris McCormick bought a De Laval auto to haul fish from the Platte, while H. G. Brauer and GC Lucas spearheaded home projects. Route 5 updates mention new cars, real estate activity, and a busy School Dist. 40 term ending with a district picnic and a local ball game win.
The Polk County Fair announces the State prepared Agricultural Stele Farm Exhibit will be at the fair this fall. The exhibit, accompanying demonstrator, is very complete and highly praised where shown, marking a strong attraction for the season.
G T Ray reports customers greatly pleased with the quick action of a simple mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients sold as Adler i ka. The remedy is said to drain foul matter from the bowels and relieve constipation sour stomach and gas with a single spoonful and is claimed to aid in appendicitis.
City of Osceola Nebraska adopts tentative annual budget for year ending May 1 1917 and 1916 17 total revenue estimated at 10300 dollars with allocations for fire protection 300 dollars electric street lights 1500 officers salaries 1500 printing 150 street purposes 2000 prosecution 150 water works 1000 library 150 water bond interest 900 park bond interest 650 park maintenance 250 and other items 1500 public notices require publication for four weeks and special meeting June 7 1916 at 7 30 PM to pass appropriation bill.
Finecy brothers advertise Victor a Percheron and Coco a Belgian stallion for the 1916 season at the Osceola Finecy barn. Usual breeder terms apply and no liability for accidents.
Percheron stallion Halley’s Comet 78118 available for purchase with stand at two miles north and three miles west of Swede Home. Terms ten dollars and fifteen dollars. Phone Stromsburg Cedar 5773 for information. Owner and manager Harry Beebe.
Dr Baird has purchased the celebrated Jack and will stand him for the 1916 season at a farm near Osceola, three miles east and a mile north, three miles west of Shelby. Terms include 12.50 for insurance and 15 for colt to stand and suck, with liability noted for accidents. announced by Lewis Herrmann.
Notice offers a stallion and a jack available for breeding at a farm three miles east and three miles south of Osceola. Each animal described as excellent individuals with inspectable pedigree. Stallion price ten dollars. jack fifteen dollars with insurance and possible free reservation. J G Rostrhlad.
A bystander voices town rivalries over a new Stromsburg court house and notes Stromsburg’s perceived advantages. The piece blends local humor about residents like John Skinner and Doug Arbogast, plus observations on farm life, recent dairy harvests, and a preview of local entertainment and farming equipment.
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