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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
5
Osceola locals list want ads for Cheyenne county lands and items from Oliver Hess and Sam Crouse. Citizens report business trips to Omaha and Kimball county, school moves, land sales near Osceola, and various visits to Lincoln Benedict Sidney Hastings and other towns.
A roundup of local movements and events includes residents visiting Lincoln and Grand Island, teachers resuming duties, license to wed in Lincoln, and families traveling to Columbus and Durant. Military draft decisions denied for John W. Wyman and Alvin G. Swanson. alfalfa seed and sowing notes appear, along with a juvenile band formation initiative and a Cornell instructor visit. The state fair success is praised as FE. R. Danielson earns credit for leadership.
Osceola band members returned from two days at the state fair in Lincoln where they received royal treatment and an ovation. The report cites strong local support and calls for more performances out of town as proof of growing audience enthusiasm.
Liberty Clark offers about 700 bushels of seed wheat with a plan: buy now, if wintering succeeds the buyer repays two bushels per one received, and if the crop fails the buyer owes nothing. The proposal contrasts with farmers holding wheat at high prices.
The Record corrects last week’s error stating Rev. A. J. Wurst and family left for Clatonia. He retired Monday evening and his congregation unanimously wished him back, with the conference granting the request. He is pleased to return to Osceola for another year.
The Osceola evangelistic campaign opened last Sunday in the large tabernacle on the old school grounds. Despite threatening weather a good crowd attended as Dr Hamilton preached and the chorus directed by Mr Cochran performed well. A men’s march to the tabernacle is planned and booster trips will visit nearby towns.
John J. Jacobs died suddenly at his David City home on Saturday at age 80 after heart trouble. A pioneer Butler County resident since 1872 he left a wife and seven children. Funeral services were held at St. Mary's David City with burial at St. Frances Center.
Sept 1st Claus Anderson retires as manager of the Farmers Elevator company. W S Pearson is appointed his successor. Anderson led growth from a small venture to large proportions and will devote time to his farm. Pearson, longtime assistant, is described as an excellent young man with solid business ability.
At the Methodist parsonage in Osceola on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Miss Bessie Christian of Osceola and Arthur Yeaton of Gem Kansas were married by Rev. E M Reed.
The couple left by the afternoon train for their new home amid relatives and a few intimate friends. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Christian near Osceola, is popular with many friends who wish her a long happy life. The groom, a Gem Kansas businessman, is noted in the community. Miss Charlotte Hanson visited Holdregé for a week with friends.
Registration of women in Polk County on September 12 lists counts for each precinct. Osceola Platte Varley Pleasant Home Clear Creek Blackberry Island Canada Stromsburg show varied registration totals, with precinct totals ranging across multiple figures.
Local notes list residents and visitors riding to Lincoln for various reasons. Names include C D Jacobson J W Lanham Melvine Eric son Paul Sundberg Eugene Sundberg Elmer Westring Paul Anderson Lois Standing Helen Standing Charlotte Coleman and others.
Chauncey Abbott Jr. of Schuyler Nebraska, U S A representative in the milling division, says farmers misjudge future wheat prices. He reports only nine cars of hard wheat on the Kansas City market and notes the Garfield commission fixed a $2.20 Chicago basis, with no legal way to raise it. Farmers lose interest and suffer storage shrinkage by withholding wheat.
Win and another party traveled from Polk on Friday while an extensive coast trip was planned for Saturday. Mr. Lindburg came back from the west with Miss Marie remaining at Mt. Vernon Washington until next month. Mrs. J S Davis arrived from Arcadia and left Friday with her aunt Mrs. H R Hardy for the winter. Mrs. Wm Berglund and three sons returned to Omaha Friday after visiting her mother Mrs. Peter J Johnson. Viol Myrberg left Friday for North Platte to teach in the coming year.
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