December 1, 1908 - reprinted March 12, 1986C. O. Brown received the sad news of the death of his sister at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and he and his son, Ross and a sister who makes her home with him, left on the first train to attend the funeral.
Some more property in Suchy's addition to Clarkson has changed hands. Gus Koza sold two acres he had there to Anton Belina for $475, and Joseph Suchy sold two acres to the same party for $450.
John Urbanek, carrier on route No. 2, had a runaway one day last week and the wreck of his cart is still lying by the side of the road 3 miles west of town. No mail was lost but John admits losing his temper, which is something that does not happen very often.
Last week the members of the Clarkson fire department got in a full outfit of new uniforms that are as nobby as they can be. The boys appeared on dress parade for the first time at their Thanksgiving dance.
Little Alice Shultz, who had been ill with a light attack of typhoid fever for some weeks, was suddenly taken worse Thursday. A professional nurse of Omaha was sent for to assist in caring for her, and her condition is considered much improved.
Jim Kopac took his departure for South Dakota to take up his residence on a homestead he has near Wasta. His brothers, Ed and Emil, have claims in the same neighborhood on which they have been residing for some time.
A son was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knapp of Wilson precinct.
Jos. F. Jirovec says they had something at their home to be thankful for on Thanksgiving day, his wife having presented him with a little son that day.
Mrs. Pospisil, who recently arrived here from Bohemia to make her home with her sons, is very sick with a severe attack of pneumonia.
Frank Jiros has purchased of John Hamernik two lots on the corner just east of the John Pechanec residence paying $550 for them. He will at once commence the building of a commodious house on the same, which he and his family will occupy, renting or selling the place he has just built.
Ed Rozmarin, mail carrier on routes 4 and 5, tells that one day last week he saw three wolves and the following day two more, none of the animals having shown the least concern at his approach.
With wolves that plentiful, it is a little wonder that some of the poultry yards in the country south of this place have been suffering. It looks as though the farmers in that neighborhood ought to have a successful wolf hunt.Anton M Kubik and wife, formerly of Clarkson, but now Schuyler residents, have been called upon to mourn the loss of their little daughter, Emma, who departed this life on Tuesday of last week after a brief illness with that dread disease, diphtheria.
December 8, 1908 - reprinted May 14, 1986Coming from foreign shores less than two weeks before, Mrs. Josephine Pospisil found rest, after her long trip, in a grave in the Clarkson cemetery. She contracted a severe cold on the long journey and when she arrived here, on the 21st of November, was seriously ill with pneumonia. She arrived here almost 12 days and on Wednesday closed her eyes in the long sleep of death.
Joseph Tichy sold two lots he owned in the southwest part of town to Frank Suchan for $500.
Station Agent Kamensky is to leave Clarkson to accept the position of agent at Petersburg.
John Lapour is spending a few days at Gregory, South Dakota. He recently purchased land in that locality and intends to move there this spring.
The big smokestack for the Clarkson electric plant was raised last Friday. The engine and boiler have been put in place, and when the dynamo gets here it will not be too long before the plant will be in full working order.
Frank Kucera and family are now residents of Clarkson, having moved here from their farm northeast of town. They have earned a rest and we are glad to know that they are so fixed, financially, that they can take it. They are comfortably settled in the residence which Frank recently purchaced of Jos. Fajman.
Friends of Miss Josephine Schultz, daughter of Joseph Schultz of this community, have been appraised of her marriage to Max A. Kirchman of Wahoo, the happy event having taken place at Omaha on Thanksgiving day.
Dr. S. G. Allen and John V. Bos took Miss Rosie Krofta to Omaha where she entered a hospital and underwent an operation for appendicitis.
John, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Bohac, a former resident of this place, died at Schuyler of diphtheria.
E. F. Kutin and his force of masons commenced laying the foundation the the new F. W. Noh residence, which when completed will be one of the largest and best arranged homes in our little city.
P. B. Hampl is having lumber hauled with which to put up a large modern farm house on his farm 2 1/2 miles northeast of town.
Clarkson Markets: Good milling wheat 84c, good milling rye 65c, corn 46c, oats 42c, eggs 25c, butter 18c, hogs $5.10.
The work of putting in the plate glass front for the new Chleboun brick building is completed and we can safely say that this is the best store fronts in the county.