Aug. 12, 1897 —
Jim Williams, one of the most careful men with his horses we ever met is getting wild again. Only recently we noticed him riding one on the gallop, and yesterday he drove one of his big teams through the streets on the trot. Jim always keeps fat horses, and what has come over him is past finding out.
On Saturday evening the state papers brought the news of the appointment of B. S. Leedom as post master for Osmond. Evidently the McKinley administration proposes to take care of the newspaper men. It will be our aim to give the patrons of the post office as good a service as possible, and if we succeed in filling
the position as well as our numerous predecessors, we will be satisfied.
100 Years Ago. . .
A bunch of thieves visited the Frank Brandstetter farm and stole 16 of the 32 teeth out of his hay rake. The rake was sitting by the road, and neighbors saw the thieves at work, but thought they were fixing an auto tire or something of that sort. The next morning when Mr. Brandstetter drove out to hitch onto the rake, he found that 16 of the teeth had been taken out.
In a report of a baseball game against Magnet: “Last Sunday on our diamond, Magnet beat Osmond 13 to 5. John Thomsen carried off the honors of the day by knocking three home runs, thus making three of our five scores. This is something we never before saw, three home runs by one player in the same game. Lorenz Fuelberth made a sensational running catch in center field."
Before a large gathering of patrons and pupils, the teachers of the Osmond public school were rendered a hearty reception. The program started with a beautiful selection by the Cizek orchestra, after which R. L. Senift of the board of education welcomed the teachers. Other numbers included musical selections and readings and a talk by the superintendent on the value of an education.
In the Local News: Rev. Keckler has been returned to Winside for another year. Rev. Kerber of Osmond goes to Battle Creek. Osmond’s M. E. preacher is Rev. Chambers, while Rev. Richmond, formerly of Osmond, goes to Laurel. Rev. E. L. Peterson remains at Ainsworth, while Mrs. E. L. Peterson will supply the Highland Grove charge.
75 Years Ago. . .
Seven hundred and fourteen babies, including eight sets of twins, were born at St. Joseph Hospital at Osmond since the opening of the institution nearly five years earlier. The babies born in the period just five days short of five years totaled just 17 less than the town’s 1950 population,
which was 731. During the five years, 791 operations had been performed.
Forty-one school jackets in the school colors of orange and black were ordered by students of Osmond High and a great majority of the jackets had already arrived.
Local football supporters and enthusiasts saw the first home football game in the town’s 60year history on Friday, Sept. 22, at Tiger baseball park when Osmond High met Winside under the lights. Osmond’s infant high school football team blanked Winside on the local gridiron by a score of 22-0. And the people seemed to go for it. Some 345 paid admission to the game for a total of $136.50. Many loyal supporters of high school sports, attending their first football game, had difficulty following the plays.
Some didn’t know who won and why after the game was over. Coach Max Wilkins told the Osmond Republican he would compile a summary of six-man football rules to aid persons unfamiliar with play, and it would be published in the paper.
65 Years Ago. . .
League bowling got off to a fast start here at the new Town Bowl as individuals and teams came up with outstanding tallies in team play. Randolph Oil bowlers racked up a game score of 932 pins and an equally impressive 2,672 team series. High for the night was the first game score of Walter Warneke of Osmond, who bowled 221. Curley Weyhrich, another Osmond bowler of repute, gained a 574 series of three.
The first baby to be born in the new obstetrics wing at St. Joseph Hospital was Susan Annette, the second daughter and the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine Johnson, born Sept. 15. Dr. R. L. Tollefson, Wausa physician, made the delivery.
The annual freshman initiation festivities drew the usual crowd of onlookers at the city auditorium. The activities began before school in front of the school house and continued until after the initiation dance at the auditorium. The boys were required to wear skirts with can-cans under them, women’s hats, earrings, nylon hose, high heeled shoes, gloves, green blouses and to carry purses. Girls wore blue jeans backwards held up by rope suspenders, farmers’ work shirts, heads full of pig tails tied with green ribbons, plow boots and carried buckets full of pop bottles. Each senior had a freshman as a slave throughout the day. The evening activities began with a snake dance from the school to main street while the freshmen changed, “We love the seniors."
50 Years Ago. . .
The Osmond fire bell was returned from obscurity to a prominent place in the community. The old bell stood on wood legs in obscurity behind the city auditorium for many, many years, the exact number not known, until September 1975. The Osmond Jaycee chapter undertook the chore of moving the old bell and returning it to a "place" in the community. The bell was relocated in the park north of the city auditorium as a continuation of the Jaycee renovation and beau- tification project of the park. It now stands on metal legs in a new brick planter designed and constructed by the Jaycees. To finish the restoration of the bell, it was given a fresh coat of flat black paint.
John Goeres sustained injuries to his right arm in an accident involving a silage cutter on the John Aschoff farm. Goeres’ right arm was caught when it was struck by one of the knives of an ensilage cutter as he was sharpening them. According to information received, his right arm was amputated about four inches below the elbow. He was reportedly doing as well as could be expected in Osmond General Hospital.
The Osmond marching band trav- eled to Sioux City to participate in that city’s bicentennial festival. The day’s activities started with a parade down Dakota Avenue in South Sioux City. Trophies were given to the best bands in each class. The Marching Tigers received the first-place trophy for Class C bands.
25 Years Ago. . .
The Osmond High School marching band braved the cold weather to participate in Norfolk’s LaVitsef parade. Out of the 17 bands marching in Class C competition, Osmond was ranked number one. Many spectators commented on how sharp the band looked and how great they sounded, noted school officials.
Four PDF detasseling tractors, built by Big John Manufacturing Company, completed one leg of their trip to Argentina. They were taken to Houston by a Hartington trucking firm. The final leg would be by ship with an estimated mid- to late-October arrival date in the South American country.
10 Years Ago. . .
Homecoming king candidates in 2015 included Levi Albin, Max Frank, Aric Krienert, Caleb Krohn, Ryley Kumm and Dante Schmit. Queen candidates were Sam Aschoff, Karli Ferry, Cecilia Cassis, Janiek Kok, Cierra Pfanstiel and Erica Slagle.
Crown bearers were Jaxson Wingert and Korrine Moes. Chosen as the king and queen were Aric Krienert and Samantha Aschoff.
