June 17, 1897 —
Ed Rodgers had a very sick child on Sunday but at this writing it is greatly improved.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Berryman is confined to his room with a bad case of sore eyes.
FOR RENT: Nine room house with 10-acre garden and pasture for six cows. Call on J. C. Scott The Knights of Pythias have just ordered paper for their hall and will make other and needed improvements.
100 Years Ago. . .
R. L. Senift and Pete Petersen returned from Excelsior Springs, MO, where both had been taking the baths and drinking the famous mineral waters. They reported their rheumatism as much better.
Besides the regular show at the Osmond auditorium (nine reels) they were going to show the pictures of many of Osmond’s people, some in town and some from the country.
These pictures were taken here years before, “and it will be very interesting to see how you and your friends appeared then. Among those that were noticed in the bunch of pictures were: Dr. Becker, R. L.
Senift, Gordon Senift, John Riessen, Malt Sageser, Clarence Kissinger, E.
B. Rodgers, E. J. Huey, Gus Marek, Z. A. Schilling, Will Wooley (they thought), M. J. Kuhl, Joseph Cizek, Otto Paege, W. F. Boye, Carl Boye, E.
L. Goere, Mike Korth, B. H. Farrow, W. E. Sandifer, W. O. Trotter, Hans Thomsen, Geo. Senift, D. A. Senift, Elmer, Irwin and Ralph Record, and dozes of others. Plus dozens of school children as they were taken in their rooms. [Wish we had those pictures now!] A. W. Marek, fire chief, published the following: The switch to the new siren will be found at the southwest corner of the city hall. Anyone wishing to turn in an alarm, pull the door open on the switch box and push in the switch and leave it in and the siren will take care of itself. It is wired up with remote control and will produce the raise and lower in tone. DO NOT BREAK GLASS IN SWITCH BOX DOOR.
75 Years Ago. . .
Melvin Mohr, farmer living seven miles southeast of Osmond, had the ring finger of his left hand amputated at St. Joseph Hospital at Osmond.
Mr. Mohr was assisting in dehorning a bull when an accident caused the finger to be badly mangled.
Osmond’s city hall posed a major community problem. Ill kept, there was a lot of room under its sprawling roof. Several pictures were printed over a couple weeks, showing some of the building’s physical characteristics. Problems included fallen gutters, fallen paint on the basketball audience bleachers on the south wall. The northwest front room used to house a fire truck and a fire had to be kept in a coal stove all winter so that water in the tanks on the truck wouldn’t freeze.
A Community Club appointed committee met with the village board to discuss the possibility of mutual study of the Osmond city hall with a view to modernization. The board appeared disinterested. Some of its members verbally advocated dumping the problem in the lap of the school board — the hall had been used for basketball. Individual members also voiced sharp criticism of Osmond Fire Department policy in holding its annual dance in a nearby town because it (the fire department) thought local facilities were not adequate. Asked if the board would consult an architect on a no-fee basis with a view to securing plans for further consideration, there was no direct answer.
65 Years Ago. . .
Osmond dozer operators had been called on in recent weeks to open numerous snow-blocked routes to farm hay stacks and in some instances move stacks to farm yards. The men operating the machines, Ed Bruckner and Earl Thomsen of Osmond to name only two of many, displayed faces as badly burned as any ever seen under midsummer’s sun.
Robert Beedle, a Yankton, SD, pharmacist and present manager of the Lewis & Clark Drug Store in that city, announced that he had concluded negotiations for the reopening of an Osmond drug store. Mr. Beedle said he anticipated a June 1 opening date. The elementary operetta, “Goldilocks’ Adventure,” was given April 7 in the Osmond auditorium. The cast included: Diane Brunckhorst, Goldilocks; Lillian Timmer, Mother of Goldilocks; Eugene Tacey, Father of Goldilocks; Sharon Jensen, Pan; Marty Hansen, Mr. Bear; Lavonne Koppelman, Mrs. Bear; Randy Peters, Cubby Bear. There was also an assortment of Wood Fairies, Daisies, Violets, Daffodils, Bearers of Light, Neighbors and Cub Bears and Playmates.
50 Years Ago. . .
The community youngsters were undaunted by the less than ideal weather for the Easter egg hunt in 1975. Mark Johnson was pictured displaying the “golden egg” he found during the hunt. It was one of three “golden eggs” which were worth $5 to the finder.
A preliminary meeting involving the city council and the Rural Fire Board was held to discuss the feasibil- ity and available means of financing a new emergency or rescue unit for the Osmond community. Dr. David Johnson Jr. and P. J. Stanosheck were also present for the meeting. Stanosheck owned and operated Osmond’s only available emergency vehicle. The council had been researching the possible updating of rescue equipment for about two years because legislation had been pending requiring vehicles to have certain capabilities and specific emergency equipment. A vehicle of the type required to provide for the needs of the community, according to the council, would cost in the neighborhood of $15,000.
Don Hetrick, owner and operator of Hetrick’s Shop, sold the shop to Jerry Richling effective April 1. Hetrick had operated the shop for about six years, since he bought it at an auction.
Richling, the new owner, was a native of Creighton but would be moving to Osmond. No major changes were expected to be made in the operation of the shop, but the name would be changed to Richling Service, a shop name that had been in his family for three generations.
25 Years Ago. . .
The home of Larry and Audrey Carlson of rural Osmond was a total loss as a result of a fire. Fire depart ments in Osmond and Plainview were summoned by passersby. No one was at home at the time of the fire and nothing in the dwelling was saved.
Names of Cornhusker Boys’ and Girls’ State representatives from the Osmond community were released.
Clint Weyhrich was chosen for Boys’ State, with Sheila Vinson named to Girls’ State. Maggie Schultze was the Girls’ State alternate.
10 Years Ago. . .
Meeting in Pierce, the Pierce County Economic Development (PCED) Council reviewed a number of topics, among them the proposed five-school merger and the impact it could have on Pierce County. There were several passionate opinions brought up to the group from all parties. It was decided that PCED did have a stake in the outcome. The vote was unanimous to take the stance against the merger in its present form.
