July 1, 1897 —
Marshal Record is having all manure piles removed from about town.
Root Beer, the king of summer drinks, five gallons for 25 cents at Long & Hoes.
Balloon ascension Wednesday night at Long & Hoes, look for the airship.
Let every business man in Osmond see to it that his business is represented in the parade on next Saturday.
100 Years Ago. . .
The Village Board published the following notice: “All riding of bicycles and motorcycles upon the village in hereby given, that starting immediately, all who ride bicycles and motorcycles upon the sidewalks in the village of Osmond will be arrested and given a stiff fine.
Huey Garage had three horses for sale: 1 blue roan gelding, 1,450 lbs., 6 years old; 1 gray gelding, 1,300 lbs., 4 years old; 1 black gelding, smooth, 1,450 lbs.
In the Osmond city hall, a commercial club was organized. Gus Marek was elected temporary chairman and Elmer Record temporary secretary. L. E. Taylor, Gus Marek, R. L. Senift, F. J. Kratochvil and Col. Welch were elected as a committee to draw up constitution and by-laws and present to the next meeting of the commercial club. At the meeting the following week, 21 paid their membership fee of $3. It was voted to call the organization the Osmond Community Club, and any business men or farmer, in fact anyone, who wanted to work for the good of the community, was urged to become an active member. The following officers were elected: President, Gus J. Marek; vice president, Chas. Rohrberg; secretary, Col. Welch; treasurer, L. E. Taylor.
This territory was hit by a hard wind in the nature of a small twister, which did considerable damage. Lightning also hit in several places. The high line which supplied Osmond with electric current was put out of commission and the town was in darkness until the next morning. At the Phillip Meissinger farm, the windmill tower was blown down. At the John Section place, the chicken house was demolished. Other losses were: A. J. Hoehne, barn damaged; Fred and Ben Schmitz, damages to buildings on Olsen farm; W. H. Moore, hay rack destroyed; Theo. Goeres, damage to hen house; U. S. Dredge, chimney and barn damaged; Arthur Canon, 75 Years Ago. . .
Jim Rodgers, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Rodgers of Osmond, was the winner in an essay contest sponsored by the Auxiliary of the American Legion. The essay topic was “Americanism — A Study in Loyalty.” Placing second and third, respectively, were Barbara Swanda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Swanda, and Eugene Schmit, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Schmit. Jim’s winning essay was printed in the Osmond Republican.
The co-operative dairy calf sale, sponsored jointly by the Osmond Community Club and the Osmond Creamery, held at the Theisen building, drew buyers from a wide area and brought prices above expectations of the sponsors. Sixty head of Holstein, Grown Swiss and Guernsey calves brought an average of $75, according to the sale clerk’s figures. Top price was $116, while one small calf sold as low as $56.
It had been a combination of snow, wind and cold far below the freezing mark that had so far defied the feeble attempt of spring to keep up with the calendar. It was a fairly heavy May 5 snow that covered the ground with white just five days in advance of the usually accepted corn planting date, May 10. After a cold, dry, windy April with far less than normal moisture, the slightly over an inch and a half of rain received so far in May was a welcome addition to subsoil moisture. Temperatures for the week had been below normal. The range was between 32 and 68.
The three-act comedy — “It’s a Riot” — was presented by the senior class of 1950 at the city auditorium. The cast included every member of the senior class: James Rodgers, Edith Schmitz, Don Streich, Gerald Moore, Marlin Schultze, Marvin Koehler, Dwaine Johnson, LaVern Gansebom, Leroy Middleton, Rolanda Hoffman, Wayne Moes and Byron Kratochvil.
65 Years Ago. . .
Under the able planning and with diligent work by members of the Osmond Woman’s Club, $183 was collected at Osmond city homes and business places for the Pierce County Cancer Fund over the weekend.
The annual Spring May Tea of the Pierce County Extension Clubs was held at the Methodist Church in Osmond. Mrs. Tom Chilvers of Pierce gave a short history of how the clubs, then known as Project Clubs, began in 1935 with seven clubs and an enrollment of about 45 members. In 1960, there were 19 Extension clubs and an enrollment of 268 members. The clubs were entertained by musical selections from the Osmond High School under the direction of Donald Weinand. There were vocal solos by Bill Korth and Kathleen Neitzke, instrumental solos by Dale Lorenz and Jeffy Cizek, and a piano solo by Judith Mueller.
M. V. Enevoldsen, Osmond farm operator, was elected to succeed himself as president of the Board of Education of the School District of Osmond. The entire six-man board was present at the organization meeting. The board authorized payment slightly in excess of $6,000 to David Johnson for a tract of land on which a new near half million dollar grade and high school would be built. The land is at the northwest edge of Osmond. The board also approved a motion calling for the new structure to face the east.
A capacity crowd of 60 people gathered at the District 67 school house southwest of Osmond for a music recital and program given by the pupils. The hour- long entertainment combined all the features into a play written by teacher and pupils, and was highly acclaimed by the audience. The school earned a state music certificate and individual awards. Those participating were Raymond, Sandra and Ricky Kudera; Nyla Brokaw; Linda Robinson; Connie Poellot; Joan Zechmann, and Raymond Smith. The teacher was Mrs. Myrtle Cannon.
50 Years Ago. . .
Local Army Reservist CPT Gerald F. Petersen of the 809th Supply & Service Battalion in Fremont was promoted to the rank of Major at a formal ceremony. MAJ Petersen had been a member of the 809th Supply & Service Battalion since May 26, 1964. He served in France from July 1962 to February 1964 in the U.S. Army. MAJ Petersen was assigned as the Assistant Logistics Officer for the 809th S&S Bn.
Printed on the front page of the Osmond Republican: “‘HOT DOG.’ Before we get too many phone calls complaining of libelous inference in this week’s issue, let us explain. As you recall, last week Chick’s Grocery featured ‘Wiener Days’ with prize drawings along with his fine specials, many of them featuring wieners. This week we reported the ‘prize wieners’ which was completely unintentional, but many of the papers were printed before we caught the error. The caption should have read ‘prize winners’ in Chick’s Grocery ad this week. Actually, they are ‘wiener winners’ as each won a pound of wieners.”
The music department of Osmond High School earned 12 superior ratings during the District II Music Contest. Vocal music instructor was Vicky Connealy. Dick Luhr was instrumental music instructor. Receiving superiors were girls’ glee; boys’ ensemble; swing choir; girls’ sextet; Ann Petersen, girl’s high voice; Kent Schuettler, boy’s low voice; Jeane Timmer, girl's low voice; flute trio, clarinet duet; clarinet choir; brass and percussion choir, and band. Receiving excellent ratings: Kevin Koehler, trumpet; Keri Schuettler, clarinet; Donna Kudera, clarinet; trumpet trio; sax quartet; Dave Fuelberth, boy’s high voice; mixed quartet; girls’triple trio; mixed octet, and mixed chorus.
25 Years Ago. . .
Osmond vocal and instrumental students received 24 superior and three excellent ratings at the District Music Contest which took place at Laurel-Concord Public School. Soloists receiving superior ratings were: Alicia Ramirez, clarinet; Morgan Schultze, clarinet; Rebecca Gudenkauf, alto saxophone; Sheila Vinson, clarinet; Josh Jacobi, tuba; Beth McLaughlin, girls’ low voice; Jade Schmit, girls’ low voice; Ross Petersen, boys’ high voice; Justin Kiichler, boys’ medium voice, and Richard Kumm, boys’ medium voice.
Morgan Schultze received a first place award in the American Legion Auxiliary essay contest. The title for the essay was “White Kind of an American Am I?” Receiving second place was Mariah Hodson.
10 Years Ago. . .
Osmond High School took 21 entries to the 2015 District Music Contest and of them, 19 received a Superior rating, while two received a rating of Excellent. Also, three of the 21 entries received an Honorable Mention Award from the NSAA, while one of the 21 received the Outstanding Performance Award, which is a championship award.
