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Newspaper

Osceola Record

Location

Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1915

Page

4

County Acre Contest Highlights and Prize List

The Osceola area hosts a corn and garden contest with multiple classes for ten ear corn displays and crop reports. Awards include cash, goods, and library books from First National Bank Osceola Stromsburg Bank Hawas Hardware and local merchants. Special Ten Bar Contest offers cash prizes and items like shoes, flashlights, and tools.

Lk County Pontet First National Bank Btroms Stromsburg Bank Swan Deland Osceola Hawaii Pinaud’s National

Best Shirt Waist and Sewing Prizes Listed

A local contest listing multiple sewing and craft prizes with first place values up to 2.50 and various cash awards. Entries include best shirt waist, best apron, best Kensington bag, best hemstitched towel, best corset cover, best napkin with embroidered initial, best spoon case, best tatting, best Petticoat, best embroidered cushion cover, and best nightgown with sponsors such as A. O. Monson Company W. O. Johnson Company Thelen's Drug Store and Dr. McBeth benefiting from cash prizes, merchandise, and magazine subscriptions.

A. Q. Monson Company Fred Lind W. O. Johnson Company Dr. Shaw & Smith Mills and Beebe Slaybaugh and Tobiasson J. P. Heald Ball Joe Skarrer Ludden Fillman Thelen’s Drug Store Shelby McCalls Magazine Dr. McBeth Ida Hanson Ind Wilber M. Johnston A. O. Monson Co

Polk County Club Entries Open For Annual Exhibit

Directions outline entry rules for Boys and Girls Club exhibits in Sewing and Cooking with division specifics and eligibility. Entries due by Dec 8 at the county superintendent’s office, judging begins Dec 4, with food exhibits closing at 10 30 AM. Premiums payable by Jan 1 1936. Amelia Rasmussen urges participation and notes four county members will attend State Farm short course.

State Agricultural Extension Department The State University Lincoln Iood Polk County State Farm Ibck

Osceola County Board Meets in November 1915 Proceedings

Osceola Neb November 5 1915 county commissioners met after adjournment to audit and approve claims. Tax protests by Jonathan Wilson agent Adolf Jigon and John Donald Jessie Horst reviewed with refunds ordered where not subject to 1877 taxes. Claims listed include jurors, salaries, road work, and miscellaneous expenses. adjourned to November 16 1915. Local notes mention Mrs Bennett moving to York and others visiting.

Athan Wilson Adolf T. Jigon E. Bittner John Donald Jessie Horst Ansel Peterson Fritz Peterson Norris Anderson Wilber Doremus H. R. Lind Geo. A. Hoagland Co Road Dist G. A. Willetts Isaac Bates John Adelson Clyde Willetts D. A. Hurd Irl Hoffer

For Sale Thoroughbred Barred Rock Cockerels

Classified item notes one dollar each for Barred Rock cockerels. Local sellers include Mrs. Fred W. Miller at 37 t1. The item sits among a long column of local notes and humorous anecdotes about town life and residents.

Fred W. Miller

For Sale Barred Rock Poultry Show Results Polk County

Barred Rock cockerels earned 1st and 2nd place in cockerel events. Hens pullets and pens also placed 2nd in multiple divisions. Special prizes included Best Barred Rock Cock Largest Cock in Show and Best exhibit of Part colored chickens.

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