Morton recalls first Thanksgiving in Nebraska Territory
J Sterling Morton writes to his sons on November 25 1886 recalling the 1854 first Thanksgiving in Bellevue Nebraska Territory He describes a saddle of venison dinner with Col Peter A Sarpy and Judge Fenner Ferguson and notes his wife’s health and courage the sparse early settlement and the miracle of railroad expansion by then government and people across Wyoming Dakota and Colorado as a testament to growth
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Morton
Nebraska
Michigan
J. Sterling Morton
Caroline
Bellevue
Nebraska State Historical Society
Joy
Paul
Mark
Carl Morton
Missouri River
Bluf
Col
Peter A. Sarpy
Fenner Ferguson
Detroit
Wyoming
Dakota
Colorado
Osceola News Roundup Highlights Local Events And Losses
Local notices cover a ski lodge job in Colorado, neighborhood moves from Pine Ridge to Minden, Cub Scout banquet in Seward, and a public sale near Shelby. The Osceola area records religious anniversaries, school and FFA activities, a large fire in Havens district, and obituaries. A Genoa 11 team edged Osceola 13 0, seniors conclude careers, and community meetings plus farm bureau and Legion auxiliary results are listed.
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Grége Eklund
Aspen
Colorado
Gregg
Wallace Daum
Otto Daum
Gust Boden
Wallace Daums
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Minden
Glen Green
Earl Miley
Orval Eickenhorst
Sunrise
Seward
Rudy Schinzel
Shelby
Benton E. Kirby
Silver Creek
Armed Forces
United States
Omaha
Fred Kuenzli
Duncan
Frank Davis Henrickson
Perkins County
Venango
Osceola Hospital
Polk County Farm Bureau
Rapp Hotel
Klatt
State Department of Agriculture
Scottsbluff
Bindweed
Hackberry
Clear Creek
Stromsburg
Dwight Newcomer
Fred Cockson
Lloyd Hahn
Genoa
Osceola
Alton Bond
Sidney Rutter
Eugene Carman
Dick Anderson
Don Schmaker
Black and Orange
Bulldogs
Osceola Women's Club
I. J. Merrick
H. W. Zang
J. C. Brinkworth
Blanche Elwood
Lincoln
Valley social notes and obituaries from Albion area
Community gatherings and visits across Valley area include Vailey Mews Ramie Urban’s 12th birthday party with Doyle Nelson and Mike Schott, Easy Aces Club at Mrs. Hug gier’s, and frequent calls to and from the Buchta and Sarow households. Obituary notes record Sigurd C Richards funeral in Zion Lutheran Albion. Max Richards, cattleman of rich Herefords, died November 19 1968 and buried in Dennison Cemetery. family ties to Roy Trotter noted.
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Ramie Urban
Doyle
Daryl Nelson
Mike Schott
Algot Yungdahl
Donald Schmoker
Easy Aces Club
Chris Huggier
Nina Delamore
Silver Creek
Grace Buchta
LaVerne Bryan
Buchta
Christiana Sarow
Laurence
Max
Max Richards
Cattha Trotter
Herman
Nebraska
Betty
Allan Kresha
Gerhardt Lux
Martin Jones
Effie Fernandez
Ken Burritts
Don Conkling
Richard Wyman
Charles Massie
Omaha
Clarkson Hospital
Charles
Lulu Pickett
Willis Shields
Stella Blakely
Kearney
Storage battery recharging and testing meters offered
Clarence Miller announces ready service to recharge storage batteries for autos and to test amperage and voltage with meters. No mail order needed. Fred L. Johnson made a business trip to Aurora at the week's start. Presbyterian Church ladies plan a preholiday bazaar. Ms. A Weberg rode Osceola trains, visited Albion, then home. Mrs. Lottie Newcomb and Mrs. Emily Gardiner of Kansas City visit the Colwell and Shaw families. G T Ray and wife spend the day in Gresham with Ray’s brother.
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Clarence Miller
Fred L. Johnson
Aurora
The
Presbyterian Church
A. Weberg
Osceola
Albion
Lottie Newcomb
Emily Gardiner
Kansas City
Colwell
Gierhart
Shaw
G. T. Ray
Gresham
Mr. Ray
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Myron Johnson
Emerald Johnson
Middle West
Osceola High School
St. Paul
Osceola Future Farmers of America
FFA
Havens
Jerome Hammer
Waltznee and General
St. Paul Lutheran Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Martin Anderson
Joe. Peterson
Sec’y
Thelma Johnson
Treas
P.W. Horst
Wit O. Hanson
Charles Greenwood
Blanche
Russell
Theatore
Paul Melin
Shirley Mason
Wm. Collier, Jr
Bebe Daniels
Shrek
Richard Arlen
Wm. Powell
Douglas Fairbanks
Victor Fernandez
Willis Martin Caldwell
Joseph Wolfe
A. A. Young
Vailey
Mary
Valeria Smolenski
Mary Ann
Irene Burritt
Ceva Carson
Bill Unsteads
Cedric Fineey
Pat
Mary Jo Wieseman
Carl Wiesemans
Vickie
Janet Wieseman
C R. Carsons
Jack Wiesemans
Wiesemans
Dana Bond
Oklahoma City
Valley
Drake Miller
Johnny Lux
Dale Dunn
Larry Boros
Columbus
Dennis Johansens
Dan Mousel
Arapahoe
Conkling
Carita
Nancy Oquist
Margie
Peterson
Connie Urban
York Community Center
City Cafe
E. E. Burritt
D. R. Byers
Marjorie Fonda
Lynn Snider
Wakefield
W. L. Byers
Paul Byers
Osceole
Keogh
Ray Soukup
Union Pacific
North Platte
Wrest
Pacific Railroad
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