Irrigation proves profitable on Burgess 20 acre tract
Central City Nonpareil notes Jack Burgess irrigation success over four years on 20 acres in the college section. Corn towers 10 to 11 feet with many ears. expected 1000 bushels of corn from 11 acres and alfalfa yielding five tons from six acres. Early July irrigation kept crop strong, showing irrigation as a reliable method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Burgess
College
Cental City
Mr. Burgess
Lylak
M. A. Laron
Francis Heaton
Burgess
Burgess Lawn
Merrick County
Stromsburg Community News Highlights Football and Events
Stromsburg audiences enjoyed a 6 0 football win by Kellough’s squad over Ulysses, followed by a lively square carnival that netted about 225 for the schools. Local social updates note weddings, illnesses, and upcoming civic meetings as residents travel to Lincoln for games and conventions.
Maple Leaf Club Opens Season With Lesson And Lunch
The Maple Leaf Club gathered at Mrs. Monica Schott’s home last Thursday with 15 members and 6 visitors. Vice president chaired in the president’s absence as Dora McCormick led parliamentary drill and hints. Kee haugh and Leseur presented the first project work reason. A lunch was served. Next meeting: October 17 at Mrs. Leseur’s in Osceola. members urged to bring a Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monica Schott
Dora McCormick
Keehaugh
Leseur
Wesley Chapel Notes Sermon on Rethinking Missions
Rev J M Herrmann announces morning worship at 9 45 with Sunday School at 10 45 The sermon theme is Rethinking Missions The Young People's League will meet in the Chapel Friday evening of this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel
J. M. Herrmann
The
Young People’s League
Presbyterian Church Morning and Evening Worship
Morning worship at 11:00 and evening service at 7:30 next Sunday. The sermons are titled Deep-sea Fishing and Hog-pen, or Palace. Strangers and residents are welcome for fellowship, with a special children's message each Sunday in this family church.
Pork Special on Nebraska Tour Reaches Stromsburg
About 1926 the Profitable Pork Special halted at Stromsburg for the thirteenth Nebraska tour stop. Some 1926 visitors attended as Stromsburg high school band and county districts joined the event. speakers were Mr Taylor of the C B & Q and Mr O O Waggener of the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture who introduced the train’s features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attrac
Burlington
Nebraska
Stromsburg
Taylor
C.b.&q., Railroad Co
O.O. Waggener
College of Agriculture University of Nebraska
Pauls Lutheran Church Friday Lu ther League and services
Friday evening program at Pauls Lutheran Church includes Lu ther League Bible study led by Miss Thelma Johnson with choir practice to follow. Sunday schedule features Sunday School at 10 A M and 10:36 A M program, English worship at 11:60 A M, and vesper service at 7:30 P M. Trustee meeting at parsonage Tuesday. Harmony Society gatherings Thursday at the Sandin home with Misses Signe and Eva Sandin hosting. Les Jopeuse Quatorze Bridge Club meets tonight with Alinda Fornander and Alta Bradbury assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauls Lutheran Church
Luther League
Thelma Johnson
The
Harmony Society
Sandin
Signe
Eva Sandin
District 5 notes and gatherings in Albion area
District 5 updates cover Owen Horat visiting family before starting new Cedar Rapids position. Local social happenings include Mrs Frank Miller and children visiting Silver Creek. Ladies Foreign Missionary Society postponement. a Thursday dinner at Elmer Horst home with Osceola guests. a birthday surprise for Burrel Fox. Lincoln visitors Emily Horst and Roy Horst. other area visits and Gothenburg school employee Lillian Wieseman's week with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Horat
Albion
Emily Horst
Roy
Cedar Rapids
Nebr
Frank Miller
Silver Creek
District 5
Ladies Foreign Missionary Society
S. B. Fox
Ladies Aid of
Fairview
Elmer Horst
John MiNerand
Inez Rasp
Osceola
Basil Wyman
Shipwright
Alfred Grossnicklaus
Burrel
Fox
Roy Thomas
Gresham
Walter Wieseman
Adolph Grossnicklaus
Roy and
Owen
Lincoln
Emerson _Keebaugh
Will Michéner
Lillian’ Wieseman
Gothenburg
Joe Wieseman
Gene Kinney
Omaha
Graham
Emma
Clyde Yordy
Thelens Hardware
Roy Lyons
Susie Carson
Genevieve Augustine
Tom Hattel
Roy Loy
Nebraska City
T. E. Hattel
Shelby
Will Brigham
Will Pike
James Innes
Glen Moon
Wesleyan
C. W. Moon
Leo. Duren
Lester. Cole
Ernest Lees
Frank Schlesinger
Paul Smith
Baby
Mary Miller
Hope Circle
U. B
Marian Dornan
Laverna Kumpf
Ada Birth
Elmer Runyon
James Fasbender
Rebecca Easington
Hank Abbot
J. L. Peterson
Odd Fellows
York
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting at Polk
The Polk County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting at First Baptist Church Polk on Tuesday October 15 from 10 to 2. Church ladies will serve lunch. L R Leonard president Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Lincoln will give an afternoon address. N W Gaines agriculture specialist Lincoln college of agriculture expected to speak. Local talent will supply other numbers. Members and friends urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Farm Bureau
Firet Baptist
Ghureh
Polk
L. R. Leonard
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Lincoln
N. W. Gaines
College of Agriculture At
The
Civil Service Announces Census Examination Openings
The Civil Service Commission invites applications by November 2, 1929 for temporary Census Bureau positions in Washington. Openings include junior Clerk, junior Calculating Machine Operator, junior Tallying Machine Operator, and junior Card-Punch Operator with salaries from 1260 to 1440 annually. Eligible US citizens, men and women, may apply. service likely one to two years, not beyond December 31, 1932. Further details available from the Commission in Washington or from local Civil Service boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Itill
Bureau of the Census
Washington
D. C
United States
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board
Special South Shelby Club Meeting Promise Project Work
A special meeting of the South Shelby Club members will be held October 15 at the home of Mrs Merle Cunningham. The first lesson on the 1929 30 Project work will be presented. Members who wish to take up project work this year are urged to respond. Due to rain and muddy roads, only those living near Mrs T J Skidmore attended the September meeting. An enjoyable afternoon followed by a delicious lunch was shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shelby Club
Mra
Merle Cunningham
T. J. Skidmore
I. D.” Hus‘ness
Norfolk
Leon Merrick
Chas. Greenwood
John G. Hansen
Calhoun
Frasier
W. H. Clark
McFadden
Mondamin
Raymond Kepner
Jones, Pinero and Wilde
F. H. Oberg
Dewey Sigler
Poland China Hog Sale At VanKleeck Farm Near Clarks
G B VanKleeck and Son announce their annual fall sale at the farm four miles west of Clarks Nebraska on Thursday October 17 selling 33 Spring Boars and 24 Gilts. They emphasize breed over 40 years and sales in 26 states with boars weighing near 300 pounds and a free lunch provided. Write for catalogue to G B VanKleeck & Son Clarks Nebr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
G. B. VanKleeck & Son Wll
Clarks
Boon
G. B. VanKleeck & von, Clarks, Nebr
Osceola area wedding anniversary celebrants suffer minor crash
Arvid and Mrs Anderson and Milo Joys hosted a Sunday dinner on the tableland for the Joys wedding anniversary. A rear accident near the Hanshew farm involved the Anderson Buick. no serious injuries though Arvid cut a knee and the car suffered a broken windshield and damaged door. The scene included Arthur Englehardt as another car involved. Joseph Schott is building a new machine shed and installing a new light plant. A three inch rainfall since Thursday urged fall wheat growth for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvid Anderson
Tableland
Milo Joy
Osceola
York
Rudolf Urban
Shelby
John Urban, Sr
Gus Hartle
Gus Jr
G. B. Hotchkiss
Hubert Hotchkiss
Monica Schott
Rose Schott
Gable
Shelby social notes recount visits and events in town
A long Shelby column lists residents and guests visiting from nearby towns. It notes trips to Omaha Lincoln York Hampton Osceola and Rising City and mentions gatherings at homes churches and clubs. The piece highlights prize winners at Thelens Hardware and details local club meetings and upcoming convention plans.
Samuelson Dies At 57 In Stromsburg Area
Edward Peter Samuelson died at his home two miles west of Stromsburg after months of ill health. He was 57, born on the Samuelson homestead, and married Adelia Johnson in 1903. Survived by wife Adelia, son Curtis, daughters Marjorie and Norma, plus siblings in Nebraska. Funeral held at home and First Baptist Church with Linus Johnson presiding. many floral offerings and large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Peter Samuelson
Stromsburg
Samuelson
Mr Samuelson
Woodhull
Adelia Johnson
Curtis
Marjorie
Norma
County
I.T. Samuelson
Polk
Nebr
Victor Anderson
Marie
Dena Samuelson
E. A. Olson
First Baptist Church
Linus Johnson
Samueleons
Hutchison
McPherson
Kansas
County Livestock Show Entries From Polk County Youths
Ak Sarben Livestock Show in Omaha runs November 1 to 8. Polk County youths enter eight calves from county baby beef clubs and five Hampshire fat barrows. Competitors include Henry Nyberg Stromsburg Leonard Nyberg Osceola Lyle Holm Gerald Holm Raymond Wagner Polk Arlo Stevens Polk Dale McMeekin Shelby Homer Ingalls Harold Ingalls Dean Doty Osceola. Many students will miss the show due to school in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aksarben
Omaha
Polk County
F. B. Kelly
Henry
Homer
Harold Ingalls
Shelby
Dean Doty
Osceola
Hampshire Barrows
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Ed Bedient
Chas. Whitamore
Arborville
Lucille Dethloff
Ruth Apperton
Hordville
Pete Samuelson
Isaac Samuelson
J. Allison
Stromburz
J. E. McDaniel
Mildred
Hardville
Dick Thering
York Hospital
Glen Griffin
Colorado
J. M. Burke
Edith Glad
Raymond Tenell
Miss Smelser
Julesburg
Colo
Los Angeles
Sanfrancisco
Chas. Drew
Ogallala
Emma Jensen
O. M
Berniece Menssen
Grand Island
Ellen Myers
Central City
D. H. Westfall
Dana
Shafer
Hastings
H. F. Brown
Fremont
Butler and Famiy
E. R. Peterson
Archorville
Baxter Edwards
Williams
Beaver Crossing
Claude Green
Dorothy Green
E. A. Sodergren
E. C. Pearson
Oakland
E. C. Janssen
Giltner
Oscar Stromburg
Valentine
Westlund
Holdrege
C. J. Crew
County Federation of Woman's Clubs
Evelyn Norton
Guedd
C. O. Norton
Luella Crew
Roy Mitchell
Moorehead
Minn
Geo. Mitchell Bill McGaffin
N. S.nyberg
J. S. Gustafson
Columbus
A. M. Nash
Oklahoma City
Polk Motor Co
Will Stevens
Yorkshoppers
Arker
Bulldogs
Paul Joy
Irland
Joy
Bull Dogs
Gerald Johnson
Gerald
Ireland
Parker
Seward
Tschauner
F. Headree
Waite
Dolan
Pierson
Anderson
Pickerel
Smith
Headlee
Johnson
Parkers
Bulladew
Wahoo
Kenneth Johnson
G. Johnson
H. Dolane
L M Cole
SOLIS
Herman
R Anderson
Och
Jack Minnick
Edgar
Underhill
State “University
Lawrence James
Grace Nelson
Benedicts
Miss Nelson
Glenn Lindberg
C. P. Nelson
F. A. Phipps
California
Philps
Kellough
Ulysses High
Ollie Vincent
Emanual Hospital
J. W. Batley
American Legion Auxiliary
Ray Anderson
Leonard Nelson
Martha
Nellie Smith
Wesley Ericson
Frank Carlson
Arvid Carlson
Christian
Telath
Carlson
Bimiga
Reuben Weist
A. H. McKee
State Baptist Convention
J. L. Hedbloom
Our City
Charles Newcomer
Peter
Nelson
Samulson
Maple Leaf Club
Tudor Ford
FORD
White Motor CO
Presbyterian Church
Les Jopeuse Quatorze Bridge Club
Allinda Fornander
Bradbury
Howard
Yates
Nébr
Francis Protogk
Shelby Hi
T. W. Oltmann
Dunkile
Ick McMeekin
Kate ‘Blakes
Roy Johnson
Ruby Palm
James Fosbender
John Mettlen
Hampton
Herman Anderson
Mary Ann
F. M. Liebee
Frank Liebee
Reer
Recogabers Fop
Myetdelds
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