In Days Gone By Thirty Nine Years Ago Osceola News
In days gone by a September 28, 1899 note recalls weddings at Osceola including Andrew G. Stoner and Abbie Carnine, Albert Hahn and Pearl Mickey, Margaret McCunn and John Wilson, plus minister changes in the M E Conference. Typhoid death near Osceola, and local market figures for Wheat Corn and Hogs. The anti saloon league held a meeting and petitioners underlined legal requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew G. Stoner
Abbie Carnine
Getts
C. D. Stoner
Osceola
George Carnine
Platte Precinct
Julius Herrman
M. E
Smith
David City
Dr. Johnson
Ohiawa
Holmesville
Presson
Stromsburg
J. W. Swan
Waco
Albert Hahn
Pearl Mickey
W. O. Mickey
Osceola News Highlights Local Births and Business Deals
The Osceola region reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lew Cunningham, sale of 160 acres near Osceola to Elmer Lyons of Shelby for 20500, and A. P. Wittuhn taking ownership of the T. C. Kunkel Drug Co. Also noted are Osceola’s football season opener at Clarks and a cancer education column sponsored by the Polk County Medical Society detailing lip cancer facts, diagnosis, and treatment cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Bernara Mugene
Charles Shar- Tritt
A. P. Wittuhn
T. C. Kunkel Drug Company
Mr. Kunkel
Elsie
Nebr
Osceola Bulldogs
James E. Fish
Indiana
Frank Bennett
Shelby
Clarence Burke
West of Osceola
Omaha
Chevrolet
Nielson Chevrolet Company
Osceola
Rudolf Urban
Elmer Lyons
Lew Cunningham
Nebraska
Stenee Eeert
Eeeten Special Bridge Fund— Standard Ofl Company Ee
S. J. Harless. A W Company Inc
John L. Cenny
Pewee Cnet
Gamble Stores
Roy W. Fyjell
Ernest M. Carlson
Sinclair Refining Co
Polk County Implement Co
Arts Garage
Com
A. C. Twarling
J. E. Johnson Blacksmithing
Clifton E
Will Wright
Johnson ‘Bros. Chev. Gas
Lawrence Sundberg Gravel
Sayleses Welcome Son Stanley in Hayward California
Sunday notices reveal Mr. and Mrs. Orion Sayles of Hayward announce the birth of their son Stanley on September 21. Formerly Miss Zola Koehler, Mrs. Sayles shares the family news along with a list of local market quotes and an auditorium program featuring Clara Bow, Charles Rogers in Get Your Man, Wyoming with Tim McCoy, and Ramona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion Sayles
Hayward
California
Stanley
Sayles
Zola Koehler
Clara Bow
Charles Rogers
Your Man
Wyoming
Tim McCoy
Ramona
Osceola Women Meet for Rural Electrification Program
The Osceola Women's Club will meet Monday October 3 at Mrs. P. B. Campbell's home with hostesses Mrs. W. F. Kepner Mrs L. M. Shaw and Mrs G. R. Peterson aiding. Mrs A. Benson leads the program on Rural Electrification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Women’s Club
P. B. Campbell
W. F. Kepner
L. M. Shaw
G. R. Peterson
A. Benson
James Buchman
Lou Ann
Canton
Ohio
Robert Stohl
Marcia
A. E. Flodman
Polk
A. F. Nuquist
Boston
Burlington
Albert Ryan
Blanche Elwood
Omaha
J. W. Elwood
Viola Fink
New Mexico
California
Oregon
Colorado
J. C. Brinkworth
Elwood House
Brinkworth
Osceola
W. J. Herbes
Tom DeWolf
Lincoln
O. V. Hurst
Hattie Runge
Joliet, I
S. A. Snider
Walter Byers
Sarah Byers
Don Byers
Fred Shermadine
Alliance
Nebr
Merrill Simonsen
Hamilton Fields
United States Army
Ben Zedicher
W. S. Wells
M. A Mills
Columbus
P.E.O
Slavery and Leprosy Origin Theories
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch note links the first recognition of leprosy in the United States to Louisiana tied to slave trade from the West Indies. It states most known cases arose in Louisiana with California and Florida following, and cites tropical warm moist regions with heavy rainfall as conducive to spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Louisiana
West Indies
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
California
Florida
Tropics
Dodo, Flightless Island Bird of Mauritius
A London Answers Magazine writer notes the dodo as a large flightless bird from Mauritius with a huge beak and tiny wings. It was hunted as a slow mover and exterminated by the late seventeenth century, aided by imported pigs that ate ground nests and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauritius
London Answers Magazine
Official Proceedings Of Polk County Commission 1938
Polk County Nebraska officials audit claims and allowances for September 20, 1938. Payments cover court house salaries, jail costs, supplies, fuel, insurance policies expiring 1941, and a county depository arrangement with First National Bank Shelby. Delinquent tax list printing contracted to Polk County Democrat. Proceedings adjourned to October 4, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
County General Fund
American Linen & Tower Service
Ruth Stewart
DeLand Labor Furnace Court House
Rov W. Erickson Custo- Gam
Jim Cook Night Watch
Farmers Grain Co
Coal County Farm Oe
Eee
Island Supply Co
Electric Caps
Finn Becegatese
Cmeseen Coettal
Co. O. Johnson Boiler Co
Bricks Furnace
K-B Printing Company
Osceola Record Printing LE
Sebsse Ganesenpagey
Odee
SAITO
L. M. Merrick Co
Lillian Timm
Clerk Co
Olive M. McBeth
Gunnard Peterson
LeRoy M. Smith Co
Treas
Carleton Anderson Dep
Express
T. A. Reece
Clk Dist
Debbis
I. D. Huston Agent Insurance
Highway Equip
Supply Co
Emergency Relief Fund
Food Center
Stromsburg Food
Forslund Grocery Co
Farmers Union Co-Op Oil Assn
GRAS
Sinclair Refining Co
Connecticut Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
Standard Fire
First National Bank
Shelby
Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City
Democrat
Ss. J. Harless
John I. Anderson
Osceola Nebr Physician Dr Geo T Alliband Directory
DR GEO T ALLIBAND physician and surgeon listed with office on the east side of Court House Square Osceola Nebraska. Residence phone 60 and office phone 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. T. Alliband
M. D
Court House Square
Osceola
Nebr
Physicians and Dentists Advertise Offices in Osceola
PRS SMITH & EKLUND PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS advertise offices over Crevise-Tex Drug Co Dr Harley Eklund and Dr A A Wurtz Dentist operating near First National Bank Osceola Nebraska with phone numbers listed for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRS Smith & Eklund Physicians and Surgeons
Crevise-Tex Drug Co
Harley Eklund
R. P
A. A. Wurtz
First National Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Park County
Walter J. Herbes
Osceola, Neb
The
Polk County Medical Society
Mercury
Germany
Berlin
J. L. Hardy
Mercury Books
Lexington Ave
New York, N. Y
OF County Commissioners
Cece Tees Coves
P. J. Garten
Stromsburg Grocery
John DeLand Laundry
Osceola Record Printing
Hansen Drug Co. Medicine
Lincoln Te] & Tel] Co
Rent Ang Tolls
Cece Eee Vette
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
D. E. Frisbie
Sservice
Osceola Stromsburg
Dave Peterson
Jarmin
Eckdahl’s
MR. Thomas
P. O. Box
Professional Directory
Hesler Cleaning
Carter
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