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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
8
A Polk County column recounts visits by Emma Wagner and families, trips to Lincoln for the fair, farm moves, new Overland autos, and school opening with 137 attendees. Local residents including J O Thomas, A V Burke, Adel Widga, and Otto Flodman are noted with travels to Grand Island, Hastings, and the state fair.
Shelby residents attended the state fair in Lincoln and Omaha events. Ed Anderson sold an 80 acre farm near Stromsburg to Mrs LeVander. W E Kinney visited Peabody and Frank Schultz bought a farm in Kansas. Chas Krumbach showcased a 1913 Chalmers Detroit auto. Shelby Auto Co took the Ender agency. School opened with 70 pupils and new teachers join the faculty.
Advertises Coverall Grain and Stack Covers sold by C. G. Timm of Osceola Nebraska. Advocates hay protection from deterioration on high priced land, noting easy adjustability for round and long stacks and suitability for woven wire corn cribs. Orders urged.
In Henderson Block room once occupied by the Greig Bang, a tailor advertises cleaning and pressing on short notice with guaranteed satisfaction. Ladies garments cleaned and pressed carefully and properly, bring in your work for prompt service.
State official copies propose amendments to sections of Article 2 and Article 3 and Section 10, enabling initiative and referendum powers. The measure, submitted for the November 5 1912 election, outlines petition thresholds procedures ballot wording and governor proclamation upon adoption. Addison Wait Secretary of State certifies the copy and directs safeguards for nonpartisan ballot presentation.
The document is a copied state notice dated 1911 describing a proposed constitutional amendment to Section 4 of Article 3 in Nebraska. It outlines term lengths for state senators and representatives, salary of six hundred dollars per regular session plus ten cents per mile, session length minimums, and bill introduction limits. It notes submission to voters at the November 5, 1912 general election and the process for adoption if a majority favor it. Additional brief notices mention local residents traveling or visiting family in nearby towns.
The text outlines a proposed amendment to Section 19 of Article V of the Nebraska Constitution to create a Board of Commissioners of State Institutions. It details appointment, term lengths, and powers to manage state asylums, hospitals, schools, and penal and reform institutions. The measure sets election timing and ballot wording and confirms Secretary of State Addison Waits certification of the copy.
Nebraska voters will decide in the November 1912 general election whether cities with over 5000 population may form their own charters. The amendment outlines a process via fifteen elected freeholders, publication, and ratification steps. repeated conventions may be called if rejected, with charter amendments allowed later by petition and vote. The measure requires a majority vote to pass.
Dr F H Obrrg a veterinary surgeon offers prompt service day or night in Osceola and Nebraska with telephone access at 156.
In Polk County Nebraska a petition to probate the last will of William O Swortwood deceased and appoint H C Beebe as executor was filed. The hearing is set for September 14 1912 at 2 PM. Henry H Campbell signed and sealed the notice August 23 1912.
Local residents and guests travel to and from Lincoln, Omaha, Central City, and surrounding towns. Notables include Rev Grassmileck attending the German M H Conference in Eustis, Mrs Hennings visiting Lincoln, and multiple families visiting relatives in Shelby, Wahoo, and Petersburg.
Local ad offers one carriage and one harness for sale from a family connected to Oscar and Mrs. Gibboy. Item description vague with reference to a son’s relative and morning arrival near central city area. No dates or explicit contact details provided.
OCR fragment discusses proposed constitutional amendments in Nebraska tied to the legislature, a 1912 election context, and references to state officials, the Supreme Court, and terms of office. It mentions sections amended, the process for proposing changes, and the general election timing with references to November 1912 and procedural details. The text is garbled but centers on state constitutional change and election mechanics.
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