Shelby meeting tied to county offices feud and fixes
A Shelby gathering last Saturday revealed a Populist driven political pact to back John Leese for treasurer and Billy Austin as deputy in Polk County. Democrats allegedly swallowed the deal, with Greens and Coleman present, as Gerrymandered endorsements and “patchwork” swaps aimed to secure the Populist ticket despite Democrat opposition.
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Democrat
Shelby
Polk County
Yne Coleman
Gurley Green
Elroam Shromsburg
Billy
Judge Ball
Osceola
Misyrg
Jilne
Ball
Tilly Austin
Leese
Hero
Canates
Grosvenor
Put Werk
Billy Austin
Busier
Walrath
Woods
Usceula
Stromsburg
Twe
Wally
Pops
Colemanet
Austin
Banco
Green
Coleman
John Leese
Bill Austin
Demosthenes
Trade and Intrigue Shadow Osceola Politics
The Osceola Record derides Republican county ticket maneuvering at a Saturday committee meeting. It alleges Walrath’s faction trades for clerk and judge posts, questions Mawhor’s withdrawal, and accuses rivals of influence peddling while naming local figures, auctions, and market notices amid a splash of town items.
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Osceola
Campbell
Republican Committee
Boude
Mawdor
Fusion
Mawher
Stromsburg
Shelby
Central Committee
PUP O
Walrath
Mawhor
Siawhor
Democrat
Walraths
De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve for Piles
A 19th century healer advertises De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles and skin ailments. It claims rapid pain relief and permanent cure for blind, bleeding, itching, and protruding piles with endorsement by G. T. Ray & Co.
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de- Witt
Uazel
G. T. Ray & Co
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advert says the remedy cures all curable coughs and pulmonary complaints quickly. It clears phlegm, draws out inflammation, heals and soothes affected parts, strengthens the lungs, and wards off pneumonia. Harm less and pleasant to take. Sold by G. T. Ray & Co.
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G. T. Ray & Co
Kodol Digestive Cure Ad Promotes Faithful Eating
An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food whether eaten or not and will cure indigestion regardless of faith. It asserts many have been helped, selling through G. T Ray and Co.
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G. T Ray and Co
Fall Opening Sale at Johnson Co. Clothing Goods
Our Great Fall Opening Sale runs from October 14 to October 2. The Polk county shop advertises bargains in Mens Clothing Boots Hats and Underwear with prices like a three piece novelty suit and a two piece suit at reduced Fall opening sale prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanrday
Polk
Estate of Eli Brown hearing on insane wife guardianship
In Polk County Nebraska District Court the guardian Charles E. Brown petitions to join for deed and release of mortgage on Eliza J. Brown. The court orders appearance on November 13, 1905, and publication of this order in Osceola Record three weeks prior.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Eli
J. Brown
Charles E. Brown
Eliza J. Brown
Gresham
York County
Osceola
Osceola Record
Polk
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Beauty Aid
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for women with claims of beautifying effects and features price at 35 cents for pea or tablets, sold by G. T. Ray.
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Hollister
G.T Ray
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Eblers
Wamsley
Rydberg
Deal
Norton
Silver Creek
Kunkel’s
Edison
Grand
Andrew Nelson Jr
Dr. Gray
Dorsey's
J. C. Moore
Mamie Moore
Ruck Island, Ill
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McCook
Finder
J. E. Lost
A. A. Young
Young
Holt
North Side
Brazee
Wm. Davidson
Milton Ludden
Atlantic, Iowa
Keene Ludden
North Side Market
L. Brazee
C. W. Gerard
Ben Hur Lodge
Crawfordsville
Ind
David City
Harry Trumbull Sutton
Prohibition
W. S. Miller
Lincoln
Asylum
Fox
Rad
W.C. Johnson & Co
Jane Hopkins
W. O. Johnson & CO
M. Snader
Herderson Building
Kadjs Bros., Mercuant Tarors
George
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