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:

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August 30, 1923 - reprinted February 15, 1995

Rudolph Hamsa had the Press Office turn out some work for his fall sale of boars on Saturday, September 29th.
    Mr. Hamsa has been a breeder of big-type Poland China stock for a good many years and every year he has been spending much time and money on improving his herd until now he owns one of the best bunches of thoroughbred hogs in this section of the state. He expects to have about thirty head of spring and fall boars in the sale ring.

A telephone message sum­moning Dr. Kavan to the farm home of Rudolph Jaroska, ten miles north of Clarkson, reached here just before going to press late this afternoon.
    It was learned that Mrs. Jaroska had been stricken with apoplexy between the hours three and four o'clock, the young woman having died before the doctor reached the home.
    Mrs. Jaroska was a woman of about twenty-two years and the couple had been married only a short time, their marriage having taken place two months ago. We lack further particulars at this writ­ings.
    The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. D. Teply of Boone county and lived near Clarkson for many years before moving with her parents out west. The bereaved husband is a son of B. F. Jaroska.

The new marriage law must have had some effect on the young people of Colfax county, only one marriage license having been is­sued since the law came into ef­fect.
    A Platte county couple has the distinction of being the first couple to have applied for a mar­riage license in this county since the new rule.
    Robert Duncan Cumming, jr, of St. Edward, appeared before Judge Fiala with his bride-to-be.
    Miss Mildred Mae Green, also of St. Edwards, and made applica­tion which now is to be posted for ten days. Both give their age at 21 years. The prospective groom is a farmer and the young lady fol­lowed the teaching profession.

The fine weather last week drew a large gathering to the Old Settlers' picnic at Schuyler.
    Both, the forenoon and after­noon programs, were carried out as was advertised. At the busi­ness meeting which followed the afternoon program it was decided to hold the next picnic at Clarkson. J M. Bukacek was elected presi­dent; F. W. Noh, vice president; J. D. Wolf, treasurer; and Anton Dusatko, secretary.