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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
1
Local notices and society items list visits, travels, births, and events in Polk County Nebraska. Names include Vir. A. Mills, Sward, Mrs. Swan Johnson, Osceola, Stromsburg, Tecumseh, Lincoln, and Deshler with movements to Omaha, York, Dav id City, Grand Island and other towns.
Mrs. Gerhold plans a new house. Nebosis Bros. collected rent shares from D. D. Stall. Nels Hasselbalch’s hired man has a new housekeeper. Louie Wendlebee sold his motorcycle to Rudolph Brekner who works for Mr. Janicek. Will Kosch and Rollie Miller bought thirty two head of cattle from John Egelhoff. The Glatter and Kummel children and George Hasselbach visited David City for a dance.
Neighbors staged a late night birthday surprise at Herman Nansin's northwest valley home with guests gifting a shaving set and sharing refreshments. the event extended into the early hours and was described as pleasant. The notice also mentions Mrs Lucy Kotcur’s death and an upcoming will to be held at the Polish church on the valley Saturday afternoon, with limited details available.
The Nebraska Picture Company presents an art exhibit at Osceola High School for five days starting Tuesday November 18. The display features carbons, artotypes, colored artoypes engravings German color reproductions and Japanese prints plus two programs including a professor from the State University. Season tickets cost 10c for students and 25c for adults after four in the afternoon and for all programs. single admission is 10c. Proceeds go to school decorations.
A local school contest saw candidates meet every Saturday to win special prizes. The High School proved a pivotal factor amid strong rival groups and district supporters. Prizes included a washing machine, silverware, slides, chicken, and groceries with next week’s prize to be announced in Monday’s edition.
Long listing of premiums awarded in the Educational Hall at the county fair. Awards include town and rural school displays in map drawing, penmanship, relief maps, language work, watercolors, wood and leather items, manual training, and industrial projects with specific district and student names and prize amounts. Nebraska Aggies beat Osceola High in football. local notes include Broommaker Mr. Stingley visiting Osceola.
A patchwork of brief notes from Polk County residents recount visits by Peder Deledi of North Dakota to the Schlesinger cousins and by Mr and Mrs Clyde Henning to the A W Johnson home. Other items mention Geo Beebe moving, Subert Thelen reporting a feather theft at his hen house, and Mr and Mrs Samuel Cook welcoming a new daughter in the area.
Poland China males for sale described as strictly big and prolific. Sired by Pathory Hadley 2d, Choice Orange, Jumbo The Great, Metal Tayp and other noted sires from dams described as the biggest of the big kind. Gilbert Johnson Osceola Nebraska.
Miss Esther Carlson, visiting Mrs D B Hultquist, returned home yesterday after a two week stay. Ed Wagner harvested sixty acres of corn solo and reported a good crop. Will Miller completed work late last week, ending a season of harvests in the area.
Owner leaving state for a year’s schooling puts up all live stock including horses hogs and cattle plus machinery and household goods for sale. Interested buyers invited to view at Frank Campbell farm northwest of Osceola OS.
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