Dec. 8, 1892. . .
F. F. Leedom disposed of 53 head of steers on Saturday to Luther Sherwood for $874.50. Mr. S. has a fine bunch of cattle.[F. F. Leedom is believed to be a brother to Boyd S. Leedom who owned the Osmond Republican from 1892 to 1913.] The teachers gave the little people of the town a vacation this week. Next Monday, school will open with the same teachers in charge, and in this we think the board is to be commended as the various scholars are more than pleased with their teachers.
100 Years Ago. . .
In the High School Notes: The 11th grade have begun the study of “The Song of Hugh Glass” by John G. Neihardt. . . .Two literary societies are being formed by the pupils of the high school. These societies, when completely organized, are to give programs during chapel period.
Feb. 4, 1924, was the time selected by the Osmond firemen to give their 23rd annual ball. This was an event that every community looked forward to each year as a fire department is a great asset to a town. The fire department now had a truck and could report on short notice when an alarm was turned in.
“Many moves now on.” Both in the town and country, there were many moves on or soon to take place. Mrs. Anna Kruetzfeld and sons expected to leave for Wisconsin. The George Hering family would move into their house, while the house occupied by George Hering would be the new home of Herman Huwaldt and family. Pat O’Brien and wife would move into their home in south Osmond, and Barney Luebbers would also take a year off from farming and come to Osmond. Tom Moore, who had a sale, had moved to town and would start a dray line. Andy Gregersen would occupy the Adams house, and Albert Gregersen the Bessmer house.
75 Years Ago. . .
A three-photo picture story on the front page of the Feb. 2, 1949, Osmond Republican showed one of the life-saving operations that were commonplace in that winter of unrelenting blizzards. The 15-day-old baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wagner of Creighton was flown in 10 degree below zero weather to St. Joseph hospital here for treatment Jan. 28. A Creighton pilot with skiequipped plane brought the young mother and infant here. It was the first plane ride for the mother and, needless to say, for the baby. A road was opened from the hospital to the emergency landing field at the north edge of town by a Theisen Bros. bulldozer, operated by Tom Goodman. By prearrangement, the plane was due here at 3:30 p.m. It got here at 4:30. Casper Theisen took the baby from the arms of the mother at the plane, whisked both away in a warm car to the hospital 4 blocks away. The baby was reported doing fine at the time of publication.
Joetta, 2-year-old twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Rees, living northwest of Osmond, was recovering satisfactorily from second- and thirddegree burns on the arm suffered on Jan. 16 when boiling water was spilled. First aid instructions were given by an Osmond doctor and 24 hours after the accident the child was brought in for specialized treatment.
65 Years Ago. . .
Two small frame buildings advertised by St. Mary’s parish at Osmond and sold at public auction brought $240 and $100, respectively. The buildings were no longer needed on the church property and the ground on which they stood was to be cleared, leveled and used for other purposes.
Ferd Schultze of Osmond and his twin brother, Ernest, of Plainview celebrated their 70th birthday anniversaries on Jan. 28. Mr. Schultze was a retired Osmond village marshal.
The McLean Extension club met at the home of Mrs. Cliff Galvin on the evening of Jan. 26. Roll call was answered by all 12 members telling how they would use an extra hour should they be given a 25-hour day. The club planned to send Pfc. Dale Kruse a box of homemade cookies and candy for Valentine’s Day. Mrs. Johnny McClain and Mrs. Louis Kruse presented the lesson, “Fruit in Your Meals.” An attractive fruit plate and a banana chicken salad were prepared. An applesauce cake was also displayed. The hostess served a lunch which included these foods.
50 Years Ago. . .
Under the heading “Women’s Lib strikes again — Omaha gal drops by to win ‘men’s’ pool tourney,” Doris Steckelberg Hall of Omaha, one of the two gals who introduced the now biennial OHS alumni gatherings quite some years before, gave the male pool players a few lessons in the art of the cue as she flitted between bridge game and pool table at Thomsen’s Corner. Doris and her husband were visiting friends and relatives here. Some 16 pool players contributed to the prize fund for the winner. Besides the pool, the bridge and other pleasurable things that sometimes went on at Osmond taverns, there was a pigeon feed — that’s right, pigeon — in their younger days called squabs on the commercial market. More than a hundred of the luscious birds were picked clear to the wingtips and furnished, so the newspaper was told by Glen Kumm and Robert Petersen. The dish was served, replete with pickles, beans, bread and butter and pigeon and dressing prepared at the Legion Hall by Mayor Ed Kudera, Don Hetrick, Charles Smith and Ray Goeres. An accompanying picture showed runner-up Marvin Kumm congratulating the winner.
Persons from a wide area surrounding Osmond — including Cedar and Knox counties — took advantage of the pleasant weather and donated blood at the Red Cross bloodmobile unit. Long before noon, the day’s quota of 88 units was met. When the final tally was made, 158 persons had registered and with 7 deferments, a total of 151 units of blood were collected.
25 Years Ago. . .
The annual winter visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile was set up at the city auditorium, and a total of 151 persons volunteered blood, with a net collection of 142. The goal for the day was 144.
The Lady Tigers played two basketball games in one week, surviving for another win against the Bloom- field Bees and easily outscoring the Coleridge Bulldogs. The latter was the Lady Tigers’ seventh in a row, giving them a 10-3 record overall and 4-0 in the conference.
The Tigers won a non-conference game over Bloomfield 67-62 and finished the week with a big confer ence victory over Coleridge 70-40, giving them a 10-win, 3-loss record for the season.
10 Years Ago. . .
Osmond High School sent 12 participants to the Lewis and Clark Conference freshman-sophomore and junior-senior honor bands. First chair medalists were Hannah Gutz, Cierra Pfanstiel, Karli Ferry, Kaitlyn Miller, Blake Brummels, Chelsea Wiese and Jason Stech. Second chair medalists were Michael Simmons and Maggie Kruse. Others chosen to participate were Sam Aschoff, Kendyl Koehler and Sam Johnson.
Anabelle Vinson, Grace Veik, Callie Hoffman, Tessa Gardner and Brooklyn Wattier modeled pillowcase dresses St. Mary’s students made during Catholic Schools Week.
