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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1915
Page
2
The Osceola Bank promotes a youth savings plan with deposits of one dollar or more earning interest credited semi annually on January first and July first. During the first four days of December, accounts opened in the youth department receive a twenty five cent bonus to encourage savings by children, with parents invited to participate.
Osceola football team overwhelmed David City 79 to 0 in the Thanksgiving clash. Rogers, Timm, Reed and Heinemeyer starred, with Lovell and Richardson delivering key plays as the home squad finished a strong season under coach Gelwick.
The notice lists a weekly program with showings on Wednesday Friday and Thursday night the 5 and 12 cent admissions. Tuesday dark screening of a master picture and a Saturday night eight million dollar program. Four big pictures and a gold watch prize noted.
Local residents and visitors share travel updates and greetings including Mrs Beltzer and daughter Fern of Bradshaw, Miss Hilda Falk from Lincoln, and George Duensing of Seward. A note on a Longfellow social at M B church sets 2 cents per foot and 1 cent per inch. Prohibition observance is planned for December 2 in Osceola with Rev Clinton Fentess speaking.
Mr and Mrs Nate Cunningham returned today after visiting relatives at Shelby. Mr and Mrs A M Whitehead returned from Excelsior Springs Missouri where Mr Whitehead received treatment and is feeling much better. The marriage of Mrs L Ray Pheasant to Dr Desparios of Pierce occurred Thursday morning of last week. Mrs Pheasant is well known.
Frank Schaal of the valley northeast of Osceola remains in precarious condition after a stroke on Saturday. It is his second stroke and relatives entertain very little hope for recovery.
Durant resident H A Elfors visited the city on business. Attorney H H Campbell was in Wa hoo on legal matters. Born today to Mr and Mrs Herman Sarow a baby girl. P E Lindquist and spouse were Lincoln passengers this morning. Jas Mickey returned from Lincoln. Mabel Swanston and Linda Fernandez returned to school at Wahoo. Anna Ludden returned from Thanksgiving visit with George Ludden in Lincoln. Rev Chas Koerner district superintendent of the German M E church held meetings here and in the Valley yesterday. Mr and Mrs W H Nichola who visited Mrs B A Hunis returned to Omaha. Mrs Minnie White of Omaha visiting at M A Mills home returned home.
A sheriff’s sale order issued by the Polk County District Court covers the real estate of Burton E Wilcox H Peter Dittmer and Joseph H Tschauner as defendants to satisfy a 1915 decree in favor of Richard Dahle. The property includes the SE ¼ and the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 9 Township 14 N Range 4 W, minus 54 acre deed to Charles A Parkin. Sale set December 7 1913 in Osceola Court House at 1 PM.
Delegations from Polk and Stromsburg joined in testing the Highland Cutoff proposal to run from Omaha along Farnam Street to Valley then to Wahoo Valparaiso Dwight Ulysses Stromsburg Polk and Hordville with a junction at Central City The route faces rough land between Dwight and Valparaiso while commercial clubs in towns along the path push for support Wahoo leads promotional effort and Polk county advocates assist in backing the plan
The Poll county Boys and Girls Industrial Clubs will hold a contest next Saturday December 4 with speakers and judges including Prof L T Skinner and Miss Emma Ort from the State University Extension service. Skinner directs government club work in Washington and is noted as a practical speaker. The event begins at 2 p m and is open to all, highlighting local youth achievement.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve a chicken pie dinner on Wednesday, December 1st, starting at 11 30 a.m. at the M E church.
A vintage menu lists chicken pie with potatoes and gravy, cabbage salad, pickles, baked beans, jelly, bread and butter, apple and pumpkin pie and desserts with ice cream and cake for 10 cents extra. Dinner costs 25 cents and supper begins at 5 30. Another plan shows chicken pie bake beans veal loaf salad pickles baked apples cream and cake with 10 cents extra.
The Lutheran Church schedules Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 a.m. and Divine Services at 11 a.m. and 7:39 p.m. both in Swedish next Sunday. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2:36 p.m. at Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Monson's home. The Busy Bee sale is Thursday evening at 6 o'clock in the church basement offering a Christmas present. Reed, Rev E M Reed's brother, came from York with his family to attend the morning service.
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