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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
8
A column details numerous local visits and trips from Osceola area residents to Omaha Denver and Chicago. It notes Ak-Sar-Ben festivities, revival meetings, and several family visits, with social calls from Silas Miller, Alicee Scott, Miss Violet Faulke, and others, plus a public land sale notice and a court partition action set for October 14 1914 in Polk County Nebraska.
Mrs Daisy Peterson Golding arrived back at her Creston Iowa home today after visiting her mother Mrs N F Peterson and other relatives Mr and Mrs B W Gushee came from St Anthony Idaho yesterday where they had been visiting their daughter and family Dr and Mrs Will Ludden for several months Sam is in good humor and reports a fine trip
Corcoran presiding this week as cases heard include Connecticut Fire Ins. Co. vs Harr bank and Lanham vs Freeman with costs to plaintiff or defendant per agreement. W. Lanham vs Nels P. Freeman dismissed. guardian ad litem appointed. partition decrees confirmed. referees appointed. responses due Oct 18. Beebe guardian ad litum for defendant. trial to court in Wilson vs Amy Rosene with $75 judgment. Bibles wanted for soldiers.
Haockberry residents A H Heineneyer and D H Kunkel tended political fences in the area early week. Wm Belmer and wife of Gresham visited Hackberry on Sunday. John Povey of Stromsburg passed through Monday. Henry Clayton and family left Hamburg Iowa after a week with George Beebe. August Thelen completed and dedicated a new barn. Ford Augustine debuts a gasoline wagon. The Roosevelt Kenneth, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Nelson, died Monday after a brief illness. Funeral held at the Nelson residence and burial in Stromsburg Ill. The family receives neighborhood condolences.
Auction at the home of C B Knerr located south of Stromsburg will start at 1 PM on Tuesday October 20 1914. Six milk cows one two year old registered Poll Durham bull one two year old heifer three yearling heifers five yearling steers one spring calf and Poland China sows with pedigree available. Terms six months with bankable note at 8 percent. Pike and Olson auctioneers Ira Banta administrator of Jacob Knerr estate.
Shelby residents Jack Hills and J L Heald traveled for business while J P Skryja visited Osteola. Mr and Mrs B F Poynter were in Osceola as a mad dog report circulated. Anton Kumpf plans a new double crib south of town and Everett Reece drove to Lincoln last weekend. A baby boy arrived for the Dunning family. Mel Scott returned from Mundiboi with merchandise. Packers continue to seek fat lambs as market reports show mixed cattle and hog prices in South Omaha.
By order of sale from the Polk County Nebraska district court sheriff David B Potter will sell at 10 oclock AM November 4 1914 in front of the Osceola courthouse the property Lot 5 Block 4 Morrill and Nances Addition Osceola Nebraska to satisfy a Monson decree for 267 14 plus costs 18 75 with 7 interest. Mills Beebe attorneys for the plaintiff.
In Polk County Nebraska creditors are advised that claims must be filed by March 20 1915 and debts paid by September 19 1916. County Judge Henry H Campbell sets three examination dates October 19 1914 December 19 1914 and March 20 1915 to hear and adjust claims filed against the estate of Wealthy A Gierhart.
Harley Brown came back to his Morrill Nebraska home today after finishing business in town yesterday.
A roan horse for sale five years old is described as well broke and an extra good farm horse. Seller listed as Ralph Mershheim. Also notes a football game here tomorrow between David City and Osceola described as the first game of the season and expected to draw a large crowd.
A notice asks the finder to return a lost brass automobile item marked with a name and promises a reward. The plea requests leaving the item at its stated location for payment.
Local note identifies a practical trade matter about employing a tinner named C. G. TIMM in Oseeil. The fragmentary text implies a hiring or work arrangement among tin and sheet metal workers.
The referee will sell the 120 acre Polk County farm at a court house sale in Osceola on October 14 1914 at 2 PM. It includes the west half of the southeast quarter and southeast quarter of the southeast quarter in Township 14 Range 3 with a 28 by 80 foot two story house, outbuildings, well and windmill, five miles northwest of Osceola. Arrangements may allow loan back of much of the price at low interest and long time. Further details from the undersigned or Henry H Campbell Osceola Nebraska.
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