March 4, 1897 —
On Monday night there was a petition presented to the village board and largely signed by the residents of Thompson [Precinct], praying them to abate the nuisance of stock running at large in that addition. If this plan don’t work, we presume the next move will be to abate the nuisance of a board.
On last Saturday evening, a pair of young hoodlums living north of town, who after taking one or two bushels of corn, started home whooping and yelling just as though they were drunk. To their minds this kind of work must be considered smart, but most people denounce such tricks as contemptible, low and mean. Boys, in future try and be men even though your breath does bear the fumes of hell..
100 Years Ago. . .
F. J. Kratochvil’s store had American Maid Sunshine Baby dolls: “Come to our store at once and see our handsome American Maid Sunshine Baby, over two feet tall. We are going to sell one of your little friends one of these $3.00 dolls for 99 cents. Come in and let us explain this proposition to you.”
Paul Thomsen gave a radio demonstration at the Lutheran school, the program being the Reformation program broadcasted from Omaha, and given by the Seward Teachers’ choir. A large number were present, and the pastor and parishioners as well as the pupils were highly entertained by this wonderful program.
B. S. Leedom went to Alvord, IA, to visit his son, Chester, who removed there in the spring. He found them located in a growing town and doing a nice business and well contented. The old man brought back with him a well-developed case of the quinsy and had been housed ever since.
Fred Mehrens purchased the McLean pool hall and took possession of the same and would soon move his family to our neighboring city. A. J. Law would assist Mr. Mehrens in the pool hall and also run a barber shop there. Mr. Mehrens told the newspaper that he would have a farm sale after a while unless he sold his farm property privately.
75 Years Ago. . .
The entire McLean High School
body went on two educational field trips. The first trip was to Green Acres
hybrid plant at Hartington. Here they were conducted on a tour of the fields and plant by the owner. He made the trip more worthwhile by giving a bushel of seed corn to the student writing the most complete report of the trip. Wendell Smith, McLean senior, was awarded this prize. Each student received a pencil and a good luck key chain as a souvenir of the trip. The second was made to Sioux City, where the students visited the Coca Cola plant, Fairmont’s, and the Swift Packing Co. At each place the students were conducted on their tour by one of the plant's officials.
Power farm machinery accidents which had rapidly climbed high in the farm injury column accounted for a near-fatal accident to an Osmond farmer, A. E. Honzu, at his place south of Breslau. Mr. Honzu was in St. Joseph Hospital here with a fractured left leg, fractured left collar bone and a multiple fracture of the left shoulder. He was in a corn field about half a mile from his farm home, operating a power corn picker when the accident happened. Most of the clothes were ripped from his body when he became caught in the tractor power takeoff. Luckily consciousness was spared and he was able to drive the tractor home before serious shock set in.
65 Years Ago. . .
There was a big payoff to lucky horse race fans at Atokad track near South Sioux City when an unknown horse came in to pay $134 for a $2 nose ticket. An Osmond attendant had a $5 show ticket on the winner, which netted him some $100.
Pictured in the Oct. 28, 1959, issue of the Osmond Republican were three of the five sets of twins holding membership in Immanuel Lutheran Church. They were Loren and Lori Poellet, Daniel and Donald Gutz, and Terry and Cherie Kumm. The other two sets of twins were Raymond and Ralph Timmerman and Mrs. Don Netz and Philip Gansebom.
Very little damage was done here on Halloween in contrast to some former years when buildings, building materials, and farm machinery were moved or broken. Pranks in 1959 were generally confined to “soaping” windows and the always popular “trick or treats.” The city police department said that some of the absence of destruction might have been traced to vigilance and extra workers in the prevention of destruction.
The Cub Scout monthly pack meeting was held at the city auditorium with Cubmaster Phil Beckwith presiding. The meeting opened with the den forming “The fast walking ghost train.” The new Cub, Jerome Hoeppner, and his parents were introduced and welcome. Den 3 with their assistant, Mrs. Otto Kieckhafer, presented a demonstration, “A hare and a hound race.” C. J. Theisen played the part of Aesop and narrated the stories as the dens presented them. Den 1 put on the skit, “The Bundle of Sticks.” Den 2 presented “The Dancing Monkeys.” Den 3 presented “The shepherd Boy and the Wolf.”
50 Years Ago. . .
The Osmond High School Band received a two (excellent) rating in competition held Oct. 26 at the 17th annual Nebraska High School Marching Band Festival in Lincoln. The band was among 60 from all areas of Nebraska that participated in the day-long festival, the nation’s oldest and largest indoor marching band event. Only two out of 17 Class C bands received higher than two ratings. Plainview and Wisner-Pilger received one ratings.
Members of the senior government class at OHS volunteered to assist voters on Election Day. The students were available throughout the school day to transport voters to the polls or babysit while parents went to the polls to vote.
Perhaps the most successful of its kind yet, the Oct. 19 newspaper drive netted the Osmond Boy Scouts 8½ tons of papers. The papers were taken to Norfolk for recycling. Truck for transporting the newspapers to Norfolk were provided by Edwards Cordage and Petersen & Son, Inc.
The Osmond Tigers jumped back into the win column by defeating Wynot in an exciting 34-22 football game. Doug Stratton connected on nine of the 12 passes for 169 yards. Senior Blake Moritz, back after a twoweek lay-off with broken ribs, led the scoring for the Tigers with a 10-yard sweep, 84-yard kick-off return, and a 34-yard pass from Stratton. Stratton hit pay dirt on a one-yard plunge and Alan Maxey picked up a fumble and raced 15 yards for the touchdown.
Marty Kumm converted four of five extra points.
25 Years Ago. . .
Osmond native Don Schumacher received the Pierce Public School “Educator of the Century” award. Schumacher was instrumental music instructor at Pierce High School from 1983 to 1996. He graduated from Osmond High School in 1952 and then served four years in the U.S. Air Force. During his high school years, he was employed at the Osmond Republican.
10 Years Ago. . .
Air Force Master Sergeant (retired) Paul Hughes of Norfolk was the speaker at the 2014 Osmond Veterans Day program.
Osmond High School senior Cameron Moes earned All-State honors for Class D cross country. Cameron was also selected for All-State in 2013.
