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:
February 2, 1909 - reprinted April 15, 1987Relatives and friends were shocked last Friday by the announcement of the death of Mrs. Frank Humlicek, which occurred in South Omaha. For several years the deceased had been a patient sufferer and none outside the family circle knew of her affliction.
In the hope of obtaining permanent relief she and her husband went to South Omaha to consult a physician regarding her condition. He advised her to undergo an operation, to which she submitted two weeks ago yesterday at a hospital in that city, and at the same time an operation ibr the removal of her appendix was deemed necessary.
She stood both ordeals nicely and rallied from the shock of the operations, not only feeling well but looking well when her husband left her the following Wednesday. Encouraging letters concerning her condition were received by him from time to time, and in one written by her last Thursday she wrote him that she felt sufficently strong to come home and asked him to come down after her on Saturday, speaking of her loneliness and longing to be at home. He had hardly finished reading the letter the following day when a message came informing him of her death.
The summons came to her without warning at ten minutes to twelve on Friday while she was eating her dinner.
February 2, 1909 - reprinted April 22, 1987A son was born to Frank Teply and wife today.
Joseph Lopour and wife have a little daughter, born Tuesday of last week.
Joseph Hajek sold his residence and two acres of land in Suchy's addition to Clarkson to Joseph Suchy. The consideration was $1,325.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Longin Sousek of Midland precinct, who has been very low with an attack of lung fever, is on the road to recovery.
John V. Bos has disposed of his saloon business to Joseph Vosacek of South Omaha, who we understand will take over about the 15th of the month. Mr. Bos and family will leave Clarkson, going to Gregory county, S.D., where they already have a large settlement of former Colfax and Stanton county people.
J. M. Mundil has sold to Emil Stodola of Howells a 3-acre tract of land owned by him in Basta’s addition to Clarkson. The consideration was $600. Emil bought the property as an investment.
We understand that a petition is to be circulated asking that another mail route be established out of this place to serve the territory north of town. Of the five routes that run out of Clarkson, only one runs north of Clarkson.
Gus Koza arrived from Wasta, S.D., near which place he is holding a homestead. He informed us that Thos. Friet, the former Clarkson jeweler, who also homesteaded there, has opened a jewelry store at Wasta and is doing very well.