Dec. 17, 1896 —
On Monday evening, the Osmond Band paid its respects in the way of a serenade to all business houses in the village, south of Fourth Street. The band has made great improvement under the directorate of Prof. Huckstep.
On Monday, the Short Line ran a special stock train from this place to Chicago. The train was made up of 14 cars of cattle, all of which were fed by local feeders adjacent to town. This is the largest shipment of stock by our local dealers ever made.
100 Years Ago. . .
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Schroeder returned from their trip to Lincoln, getting in at 12:30 a.m. just before the rain. All the way up from Wahoo, the mud was deep, as they had had lots of rain. Corn looked about the same as here, except around Schuyler, where they had considerable hail. Wheat around Lincoln was good and was making all the way from 35 to 57 bushels per acre.
W. H. Van Kirk, proprietor, announced: I have opened a restaurant in the Robinson Cafe building and am prepared to serve meals and short orders. I sell ice cream, candy, cigars, tobacco and cigarettes, and handle bread, pies and cakes.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Rhodes, Henry and Ida Schroeder and Opal Reed left in their car for a trip through South Dakota, including the celebrated Bad Lands. They were having a great time in the big outdoors, including fishing at Lake Andes, and shooting rattle snakes in the Bad Lands, which they said was some sport.
“The Ghosts of Hilo,” a Hawaiian operetta, was given by the Camp Fire Girls at the city hall on Aug.
21, 1924. They were dressed in the native Hawaiian costumes, and the lighting effects used throughout the operetta were very artistic and beautiful. Harriet Hoehne was the Princess of Hilo, Eudora Kovarnik was the favorite of the princess, Irma Roberts was the sorceress and Florence Schroeder had the part of the little sister. From the time the beautiful overture was played by Miss Dorinda Riessen, leader of the girls, until the closing chorus, the mystic spell of the tropic isles was cast over the audience. Two days later, the girls, accompanied by Miss Riessen, left for Youngs Park, where they were going to enjoy a week’s vacation.
75 Years Ago. . .
One hundred thirty-nine relatives gathered at the Osmond city park for a Fuelberth family reunion picnic. Mrs. Kate Fuelberth rejoiced to see all of her children present, also 38 of her 44 grandchildren and 55 of her 66 great-grandchildren.
A picture of the Osmond Music Boosters Club float as it appeared in the Plainview Veterans Day parade was printed on the front page of the Osmond Republican. The float was entered in the out-of-town floats division and was given Honorable Mention. On the float was the Osmond High School band under the direction of new band leader John Blezek. The drum majorette was Miss Darlene Herbolsheimer.
Pierce County’s annual fair got under way at the county seas on Sunday, Aug. 28, and continued throughout Tuesday, the 30th.
Rain was the week’s biggest news. Most of Nebraska and parts of other Midwest states received soaking rains with measured amounts up to three inches. It brought 2.15 inches at Osmond with another .19 the following day.
65 Years Ago. . .
Hedda Hopper, syndicated Hollywood gossiper, said in her column that a daughter of Lawrence Welk, the famous orchestra leader, would marry Marvin Mack, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mack of Santa Monica, CA. The prospective bridegroom was the nephew of Mrs. Lillian Schmitz and Ervin and Frank Kratochvil of this place.
J. F. Schomberg, McLean feed and grain dealer, was not seriously injured as he was crushed between an unloading truck and another vehicle. He was brought to St. Joseph Hospital here for X-rays and treatment and released some 24 hours later when it was determined his injuries consisted of bruises and possibly several cracked ribs. Schomberg Feed and Grain was in the midst of an extensive remodeling and new equipment installation program.
A hand-painted original mural was now hanging in the Osmond Republican office. The mural was the work of Mrs. R. J. Hering of Royal, news correspondent and amateur outdoor scenes painter. Mrs. Hering, mother of singing star Jeri Southern had painted hundreds of pictures in recent years. [Apparently this is not the same painting of the Grove Lake Dam which is currently hanging in the Osmond Republican, and which was given this office in 1956. Wish I knew what happened to this other mural, or where it was located.]
50 Years Ago. . .
The enrollment of the three schools in Osmond showed an increase of 10 from the previous year, however, the total was still slightly less than 500. The total number of students for the 1974-75 term was 493. This compared to 483 during the 1973-74 term. The
total number of students in the public school was 359, with 92 at St. Mary's and 42 at Immanuel Lutheran.
The Osmond Tigerettes faced the upcoming season with seven returning letter winners from the last season: Kris Gutz, Jeane Timmer, Norma Jean Blunck, Val Buckendahl, Rose Clayton, Karen Armstrong and Vicki Warneke.
Some of the champion 4-H’ers receiving trophies at the Pierce County Fair included: Keri Schuettler, dress revue champion; Larry Broekemeier, reserve champion Guernsey; Lori Gansebom, reserve champion Brown Swiss; Tom Gansebom, champion Brown Swiss; Tim Pfanstiel, champion gardening; Nyla Broekemeier, champion market lamb; Dean Koehler, champion market hog; Linda Koehler, reserve champion market hog.
A cold snap hit this area on Sept.
2, 1974, sending the mercury below the freezing mark, according to the official thermometer at West Lumber Company. The official reading for Osmond was recorded at 29 degrees.
25 Years Ago. . .
Four new teachers joined the faculty ranks at Osmond Schools New teachers at Osmond Community School were Sherry Kumm, teaching the new special education program; Beth Sindelar, English and speech, and oneact play coach, and Shannon Blodgett, deaf interpreter. Tracey Richart was the new first and second grade teacher at St. Mary’s Catholic School.
Ready to lead cheering for the OHS teams were members of the 1999-2000 cheer squad: Lyndsey Rice, Erica Schmit, Audra Erwin, Kari Ekberg, Mariah Hodson and Jamie Stech, the latter serving as Tiger Mascot.
10 Years Ago. . .
Greeting students at St. Mary’s School were two new teachers — Jenny Gubbels, second and third grade, and Rebecca Geneski, preschool teacher.
Members of the 2014 Tiger cross country team were Cameron Moes, Paul Gubbels, Ty Shoop and Kyle Swallow.
