The Colfax County Press publishes a weekly column entitled Peeking into the Past, which is comprised of articles taken from earlier Colfax County Press files, written by Helen C. Evans. A special thank you to the Colfax County Press for allowing me to reprint those articles! The following are selections from that column:
March 6, 1906 - reprinted October 14, 1981B. Reicks and family of Leigh departed for Belt, Mont., where they will make their future home. They recently purchased a large tract of land there.
Adolph Fiala and Miss Leda Kopietz were married at the Colfax County Judge’s office by Judge Mapes. They were attended by Emil Dudek and Miss Emily Splichal, who accompanied them on their drive to the county seat.
March 6, 1906 - reprinted October 14, 1981Dr. F.B. Schultz, R.G. McKibben, Adolf Tomes, Emil Slama and Phil Roether returned from Phillips county, Colo., where they invested in a section and a half of fine land.
March 13, 1906 - reprinted October 21, 1981County Commissioners Sobota and Smith were in town and are seeing that a proper start was being made on the new bridge east of town.
Adolf Fiala and bride returned from their wedding trip March 13, 1906 and were met at the depot by the Clarkson band and a large number of friends who escorted them to the Noh Hotel, where a supper awaited them and everyone offered congratulations.
The sad news have arrived here of the death of Mrs. L.H. Watson of Dodge, who was ill only a few days. The death came as a terrible shock to her husband and eight children.
Jos. E. Ruzicks and wife have a little son born to them at Their farm northwest of town.
Folda and Mundil sold 160 acres of the Bilby ranch lands, adjoining the Frank Fisher place to Cinfl Bros. The land brought $60 per acre.
March 20, 1906 - reprinted October 28, 1981After a year and a half of suffering and ill health Rudolph Sedlacek laid down the burden of his young life and quietly passed to the better world, where there is no suffering or sorrow.
John Zoubek and Miss Tonie Pacas of Clarkson were married by Judge Mapes at the John Novotny home in Schuyler.
Joseph Karel sold an 80-acre place owned by him in Midland precinct to Jos. J. Makousky receiving $65.00 per acre for same. The place is located 3 ½ miles northeast of town. This is a good price because a barb wire fence constitutes all the improvements on the place. After making the sale, Mr. Karel bought a quarter section of the Bilby lands owned by Longin Folda, for which he paid $50.00 per acre.
March 27, 1906 - reprinted November 4, 1981Anton Odvarka informs us that while he was in Omaha last week, purchased a power press and that the same will be here next week. Anton is doing well with his paper, which has a good circulation among Bohemian reading people in this part of the state, while his advertising patronage is all that can be asked for.
The drama” The Last Rose of Summer” will be presented with the following cast: John Roether, J.R. Koza, E.R. Dudek, Jos. Severa, Wm. Roether, Jos. Jirovec, Emil E. Wolf, Emma Chleboun, Marlinda Miller and Tony Koza.
Rudolph and Frank Mundil left for Haugen, Wis., upon receipt of a message announcing the illness of their father, Frank Mundil, who is making his home with a daughter, Mrs. Anton Zabka.