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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1882
Page
2
County voters see candidates for the Western District commissioner race with Amon Steever listed in the 27th District and Joseph Miller running in the Western District ballot. The short notice confirms names for the upcoming election.
Frontier county state senator D C Ballentine lay dying after a car incident and urged several gentlemen at his bedside to “Stand” by Jim Laird. His cited devotion to his party signals lasting influence on Second District Republicans.
Antuouan Mr. Clark of Genoa failed to win at the float convention in Clarks. He remains calm and supports Beardsley the Republican candidate. The piece praises Clark’s conduct and endorses M Turner.
The Fairmont Bulletin presents a paired Woman's and Man's Column. A paragraph argues women should legislate temperance by banning drinking in homes. It claims a woman who worries an alcoholic man merely fuels his cravings and enables the vice.
At York meeting Gen. Van Wyck gave James Maird strong support, citing abolitionist lineage of his family and the son’s inspired stance. He noted Maird’s war service with two brothers killed and Jim surviving to rise from the ranks to Major.
Howard Rosewater editor of the Bee and Susan B. Anthony debated the Woman Suffrage Amendment last Friday night at Boyd's Opera House in Omaha. Anthony argued for rights and wrongs while Rosewater presented the opposing view with strong points.
A fragment cites Tritt Boston Star noting the suffrage movement’s success varies with female population. It claims Massachusetts has the most women but least support, while Wyoming shows strong progress. Utah is described as sacred territory with moral influence and ballots. The text is garbled and difficult to follow.
A pamphlet titled Woman Suffrage Campaign Song Book is described with inscriptions listing 5 cent price per copy and large quantities. Arranged by Ada M Bittenbender, it contains seventeen parodies of popular songs that were sacred during the War and at Sunday schools. The publisher promises humor and a cure via purchase.
Bittenbender, longtime Democratic ally, backs Westover for District Attorney while running a Republican paper in alliance. The piece questions Bittenbender’s sincerity, citing his past support for Ingersoll for governor and his stance on Woman Suffrage as a political maneuver.
A letter from Crete Nebraska dated September 10 argues women seek the ballot when they endure unhappy marriages or abusive homes. The writer cites three types of women and asserts it would be surprising to see a devoted wife and mother abandon home duties to pursue politics.
A York Tribune analysis chronicles Servitus V. a Nebraska legislator in the 14th and 17th sessions. It notes his one bill to guard against tumbling rod accidents, per diem gains, and his shifting antimonopoly stance. It recounts his vote for Mason and portrays him as a steadfast supporter of Mason despite headlines.
A traveler recounts a September journey from the Big River area to Hubbell Kansas via Week Exeter and Republic County. He highlights a brother's farm near Hubbell with 160 acres, a peach orchard bearing three crops, substantial hedge and timber, diverse trees, 10 acres of corn yielding 50 to 80 bushels per acre, 60 to 80 bushels of oats, and a peach crop estimate of 100 bushels. The piece notes general prosperity and references various farming improvements.
A reader to the editor comments on Miss Anthony and other single women seeking the vote, arguing a mature maiden lady has earned the right to a man’s place and that a mother with one child may also seek suffrage, reflecting early feminist debate.
The 1867 Kansas vote on a constitutional amendment granting women suffrage failed by 9,070 to 19,857. Only Cherokee and Ottawa counties favored the measure, with Democrats heavily backing it in Leavenworth county. The piece condemns the suffrage canvass as a "horde" invasion of longhaired men and shorthaired women and cautions residents about a repeat.
The Polk County Teachers Association met October 7 1882 with J O Detweiler presiding in pro tem. Alice Coy spoke on qualities essential to a good teacher and Miss Maggie Frawley led a mental arithmetic class drill. Officers elected: Miss Atwnaray president, Mr Datweiler vice president, Alice Coy secretary, Miss Maggie Crawley corresponding secretary, Mr J O Detweiler treasurer. The group adjourned to be reconvened by the executive committee.
An ad claims Parker's Ginger Tonic cleanses stomach kidneys and bowels removing poisons to restore rosy cheeks and good health for desk bound workers. It praises a non intoxicating tonic as a lasting fragrance like Floreston.
Land Office Lincoln Nebraska records a settler John M Herman filing intent to prove up his additional homestead entry No 16883 for the W 3 N E D of Sec 20 Tp 15 N R 1 W in Polk County Nebraska. The proof will be before the Clerk of the District Court on Friday October 16 1882 at the county seat. Witnesses listed include John Waseman Fred Sechmaker John Vreeland M Vorstall.
In Poth county Nebraska county court judge Cole Atkins reviews the petition of Josephine Bale seeking administration of the estate of John Dale deceased. The court orders a hearing for October 31 1882 at 10 o clock to determine grant of letters of administration. Notice to be published in the Oslero Recon for three consecutive weeks prior to the hearing. Dated October 21 1882. County Judge.
In Polk County Nebraska the County Judge directs a hearing on the petition of WOTP suider seeking administration of the estate of Joseph Smith. The hearing is set for the nth day of October at 19 o clock in Judge CL W Austin’s office, allowing all parties to appear and show cause why the prayer should not be granted. Dated September 23, 1882.
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