---

November 1, 1910 - reprinted November 23, 1994

Clarkson has a new physician in the person of Dr. E.F. Zoerb, who arrived here from Chicago.

Jos. Krikac reports the sale of the Vaclav Krofta farm of 80 acres, a few miles southwest of this place, Fred W. Noh for a consideration of $8500. Considering the present price of Colfax county real estate Fred surely got a bargain.

The spacious parlors at the J.M. Mundil home were the scene of a pretty home wedding this morning when Mrs. Mundil's sister, Miss Julia, became the bride of Adolph Lukl. Rev. A. Svoboda officiated at the marriage, the ceremony having been performed in the presence of only the immediate relatives of the young couple.
    Miss Anna Zabka attended the bride, and Louis Lukl, brother of the groom, acted as best man. Mr. Lukl is one of the excellent young business men of this place and has successfully conducted a blacksmith and wagon shop here for several years.
    Being a gentleman of exemplary habits and good business ability he has won and held the esteem of all in the community. The bride is also well and favorably known here, having been, for several years, an accommodating and efficient saleslady in Chleboun Bros.' and Moores and Stodola's stores, and being a lady of pleasing personality, she counts her friends by the score.
    Mr. and Mrs. Lukl left on the passenger this morning for a trip which includes a visit to Fremont, Sioux City, Iowa, Pierce and Norfolk. They were accompanied as far as Fremont by Louis Lukl and Miss Zabka. After their return they will immediately go to housekeeping in the Ed Novotny residence in the south part of town.

Louis Faltys and Jos. Vosacek returned from their hunting trip in the mountains of northern Montana.
    They display as trophies of their hunt a fine elk pelt, a deer skin and several pairs of horns and are working overtime in their efforts to make their friends believe in the genuineness of their story.

Will Roether and wife have welcomed their first born, a little daughter, who came to make glad their hearts and home.

The fall term of school in the Nykodem district closed, and Miss Anna Bukacek and her pupils are enjoying a month's vacation.

E.H. Koza returned from a trip to Omaha, and was accompanied home by his wife who is convalescing after an operation she recently underwent at the General hospital in that city.

When the Omaha and South Omaha boosters left Clarkson, after a brief stop here they had nothing but words of praise from the royal welcome accorded them here, saying it was one of the best receptions tendered them on their journey.
    The business houses were decorated with the national colors. A large flag was suspended across Main Street and the school children, headed by the Clarkson band, were out to meet them and opening rank allowed the visitors to march between.
    The commercial men marched to the music of an Omaha band and carried attractive umbrellas of red, green and yellow, the Ak-Sar-Ben colors, until they reached the end of the business street when they dispersed to personally meet our business men, each feeling an individual interest in the establishment handling their line of goods.
    The trip could not but arouse a more mutual feeling beween the jobber and the retailer and rebound to the good of the wholesalers of Nebraska's leading metropolis. A number of attractive, appropriate and noisy souvenirs were left in the wake of the boosters.

---

November 8, 1910 - reprinted June 22, 1994

After the alloted years of three score and ten had passed, ten more were added to the life of Frank Mundil who passed away in death, after a short illness, last Sunday morning at half past six at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.M. Mundil, with whom he has made his home for some years.
    He has been quite feeble the last few years but was a man of sturdy constitution, the last of family of eight children, his brother, Joseph, who also lived to an advanced age, having died here but six years ago.

Jos. Krikac has a display of farm products in the windows of his real estate office that attract not a little attention. The corn, wheat and oats are fine, but deserving of particular mention are two monstrous pumpkins grown by Christian Gross.
    The larger of the two weighs 51 1/2 pounds. They certainly are "some pumpkins."

V.L. Prazak has commenced the building of a residence on lots in the west part of town that he recently purchased from J.D. Wolf.

Emil R. Rudek, who recently disposed of his residence property, is moving his family into the rooms in the second story of the new Buhacek brick where they will reside until next spring when Emil will build a home.

Saturday V.L. Prazak and Will Hahn, through the agency of Joseph Krikac, purchased the John Dudycha farm of 80 acres in Midland precinct. The price paid was $115 per acre.

Jaroslav Novotny left Monday morning for Lincoln where he will take the agricultural course at the state university.
    We are glad to see our young friend take advantage of the practical education to be secured there, and only wish that more of our farmers' boys were given a similar opportunity.

Adolph Kucera, a friend of Frank Fajman, arrived Monday morning direct from Bohemia with the intention of locating here.

John Petr, who has been spending the summer in Bohemia, starts for home today. He will be accompanied by Dr. E. Capek, a former Clarkson physician, who has been spending the past few years in the land of his birth.
    He returns to America for the purpose of engaging in the practice of medicine at Omaha with Mr. Petr's son, Dr. F.J. Petr. They will make a strong team.

Adolph Lukl and bride returned Saturday evening from a wedding trip to Sioux City, Iowa and various points in this state.
    They were met at the depot by a number of friends and by the Clarkson band which tendered them a fine serenade.
    A public reception had been arranged for in honor of the young couple, but all plans were abandoned that evening because of the sudden serious illness of the bride's father who died the following morning.

We find the following, relative to a former Clarkson lady, in the Snyder department of the Scribner News:
    "Mrs. Herman Miller, a former resident of this vicinity, arrived from Oklahoma last week and went to Hot Springs, South Dakota to take treatment for cancer. Word has been received from there since that her condition is serious."

Some time ago Ed Rozmarin resigned as carrier on route No. 3, since which time Leo Zelenda has been serving the patrons on that line.
    New Postmaster Krahulik tells us that there is to be another change Deember 1, at which time John Roether will be transferred from route five to route four, while Phil Roether has been appointed new postmaster of route five.

Albin Vraspir, who has returned from a years stay in the west to spend the winter in this part of the state, tells us that he is well pleased with the country around Buhl, Idaho and will return to his farm in Twin Falls county in the spring.
    He says Will Noh and James Machacek raised very fine crops of alfalfa and small grain, and are so well satisfied with the country that they intend to stay with it. Albin is at Leigh.

---

November 15, 1910 - reprinted June 29, 1994

Mrs. Anna Cinfl is moving to Clarkson from her farm in southeastern Adams precinct. She will occupy the residence property which she recently purchased of Emil R. Dudek.

A little son was born to Joseph Bartak and wife of Midland precinct last Saturday.

Will Wasko went to Omaha yesterday morning and was accompanied home last evening by nephew, Eddie Karel, who has for some time been receiving treatment at a hospital in that city.

Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Subrt, former residents of this locality, arrived last Wednesday from Haugen, Wisconsin, to attend the funeral of the lady's father, Frank Mundil. They left again for their home on Friday.

Joseph Rozmarin has resigned as mail carrier on rural route No. 3, and Frank F. Vitek has been appointed by Postmaster Krahulik as temporary carrier and will serve the patrons of the route until a permanent appointment is made.

Adolph Fiala has disposed of his hotel business to Jos. Rozmarin who assumed charge of the same today. Mr. Fiala and his family will move to the county seat the latter part of the week, and on Monday next Adolph will enter upon his duties as county judge of Colfax county.

Ed Rozmarin, who is taking a business course at the Fremont normal, came up Saturday evening for a few days' visit to home to people [sic].

On Thursday last week a little daughter came to bless the home of Sam Gutleben and wife of Midland precinct.

The twenty year charter of the Clarkson State bank expired November 18, 1910, the bank having been organized November 18, 1890. At a recent meeting of the stockholders the life of the bank was extended another twenty years.

Jos. Blecha and bride arrived here last Wednesday evening from Omaha whither they went the day before immediately after their marriage, which took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kasal of Maple Creek precinct. Rev. A. Svoboda officiated at the ceremony.
    The groom is a son of Anton Blecha and wife of this community, and is arranging to put up some substantial improvements on the farm west of town on which he and his bride will make their home. Both are excellent young people and have the best wishes of a host of friends.

The marriage of Miss Bessie Kucera to Edward Holoubek was celebrated yesterday morning at the Roman Catholic church at this place.
    The bride attired in a beautiful gown of white silk; she wore a veil, held in place by a spray of blossoms, and carried a bouquet of bride's roses.
    Her bridesmaid, Miss Mary Podany, was also handsomely dressed in white silk and wore white roses; she was attended by the groom's brother, Will Holoubek, who acted as best man.
    Rev. C.L. Zak performed the ceremony, the marriage vows having been taken in the presence of a gathering of relatives and friends, who were later entertained at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kucera, at this place.
    An excellent wedding dinner was served and the afternoon and evening was spent in a pleasant, social way. The bride, a young lady well liked by her associates, is rich in the traits that go to make her a good wife and an ideal mistress of a home, and the groom is receiving the congratulations of a host of friends in which the Herald wishes to join.
    He is a prosperous farmer, and is highly regarded as a young man of sterling worth. He and his bride will make their home on a farm adjoining Howells, on which the groom has resided for some years, and the best wishes of their friends go with them for a happy and prosperous voyage across the matrimonial sea.

---

November 22, 1910 - reprinted July 6, 1994

Miss Stazie Pojar, who is teaching in the Podany district in Stanton county, went to her home at Dodge this morning to enjoy a short vacation.
    She and her pupils gave an entertainment and box social at their school house Sunday evening. The attendance was large, the program was fine, and the boxes, many of which were handsomely decorated, sold for a neat sum. The proceeds will be used to buy books for the school library.

Last Thursday Jos. Rayman slipped and fell from a load of hay, breaking the bone of his left [leg] just above the knee.

A literary society, the Komensky club, was organized in Clarkson on October 28, ult, and officers elected.
    The club consists of about forty-five members, including many of our young ladies and gentlemen, and a number of the older ones as well.
    The first regular meeting was held last Wednesday evening at the Z.C.B.J. hall.

Louis Rozmarin, who has been in the employ of Nye Scheider Fowler Co. at Howells for some time, has been transferred to this place. He came up yesterday morning and commenced work as second man in the company's Clarkson yard.

Yesterday morning Geo. Anderson and a part of his carpenter force commenced work on V.L. Prazak's new residence.

Longin Folda of Clarkson has sold his residence property in Clarkson to Emil R. Dudek. Next year Mr. Folda intends to leave with his family for a year's trip and rest and then return to our town.

Christ Gross is having a commodious home built on his farm southwest of town, and has just completed a large barn.

Yesterday Adolph Fiala and family moved to Schuyler where Mr. Fiala at once entered upon his duties as county judge.

Village Clerk Mlnarik was at Lincoln sveral days lat week attending a meeting of the Municipal league of the state. Many cities and towns were represented and discussed.

Two months and a half ago Miss Helen Chleboun arrived in America from Bohemia and entered Rev. Losa's school at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to prepare herself for the work of a missionary.
    Shortly after her arrival she took very ill, and word of her death has been received here by relatives, she being a niece of Fred Chlebouns of this community.
    The remains will be brought here for burial, the funeral to be held on Thursday morning at ten o'clock, and Rev. Svoboda will officiate at the services.
    The deceased was a young lady sixteen years of age, and deep sympathy is felt for the relatives, especially for the mourning ones in the far-away country which was her home.

The Holoubek farm of 120 acres, in Midland precinct, was sold at referee's sale at Schuyler last Saturday. There were a number of bidders on hand and the land sold for $140.25 per acre, going to Joseph Holoubek. It is certainly a good price as the farm is ten miles from market.

Clarkson Lodge No. 56, Knights of Pythias, was instituted at this place last Thursday evening by Grand Chancellor Allen of Schuyler, assisted by Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Love of Lincoln, with the rank work put on by the degree team of Pallas Lodge No. 110 of Schuyler.
    The lodge starts out with a good membership composed of leading citizens. Visiting Knights were present from Fremont, Schuyler, Creston, Leigh and Howells and were most royally entertained by the Clarkson lodge.
    The officers of the new lodge are: Dr. S.G. Allen, C.C.; Dr. F.B. Schultz, V.C.; E.H. Koza, P.; J.D. Wolf, M.W.; Emil R. Dudgek, M.E.; Louis Faltys, M.F. and K.R.S.; Adolph Bukacek, M.A.; G.A. Hagen, I.G.; Frank Kubik, O.G.; Anton Karel, J.M. Mundil, Emil Petr and Frank Humlicek, P.C.; Emil Petr, D.G.C.

J.D. Wolf, as trustee of the estate of the late Jacob Pacas, Jr., disposed of the personal property of the estate at public aution at the home, southwest of town, yesterday afternoon. The sale drew a good crowd and most of the property sold well.

For some time Emil R. Dudek, cashier of the Clarkson State bank, has been one of the leading stockholders in the Home Casualty Co. of Omaha and last week he gained the controlling interest by purchase of additional stock, and has been elected its president and treasurer.
    This is one of the strongest organizations of its kind in the central west. W.J. Keane, an Omaha capitalist, has been chosen secretary and general manager, while the board of directors is composed of the following:
    Emil R. Dudek, cashier of the Clarkson State bank, Dr. F.B. Schultz of this place, W.F. Keane, an Omaha capitalist, J.W. Thomas, cashier of the Corn Exchange National bank of Omaha, Jaroslav Folda, cashier of the Banking House of F. Folda of Schuyler, and Dr. C.H. Johnson of the same city.
    The company is now under the control of Colfax county people and is entitled to the loyal support of all our citizens.

---

November 29, 1910 - reprinted July 13, 1994

Born, on Saturday, to Mr. and Mrs. Alois Kudrna, a son.

Henry Hefti and wife have a son at their home west of town, born on Saturday.

Some time ago Jos. M. Bukacek rented his farm, two miles east of town, and yesterday he disposed of his personal property at public sale. In the near future he will move his family to Clarkson and work at his trade as a carpenter.

Phil Swoboda has for the past few days been marketing alfalfa hay at this place for which he is receiving $12 per ton.
    He tells us that from a seven acre field on his farm, southwest of town, he cut as his 1910 crop forty-five tons; in other words $540 worth of hay.
    Little wonder that land that will bring such returns is fast creeping up to a value of $200 per acre.

Frank J. Novotny met with an accident last Saturday and considers himself lucky that the results were not more serious.
    He was at the Wolf and Vitek hardware doing some trading, when, by a misstep, he backed into the open stariway leading to the basement and fell a distance of eight feet.
    Aside from a few bruises on his head and on one of his arms, and a general shaking up, he escaped uninjured.

A daughter was born to Jesse Miller and wife this morning.

Jos. Karman, for many years one of the prominent and successful farmers of Stanton county, is making arrangements to leave Nebraska and will locate in Maryland where he has invested in a 320-acre farm.

Jos. Rozmarin has sold his residence property to W.H. Clark, who took possession of the same the latter part of last week. The consideration was $2150.

This morning's passenger train ran into a bunch of cattle belonging to George Hermus when about two miles west of town. Two of the animals were killed and ground up under the wheels of the engine and cars.
    From what we can learn Mr. Hermus was away from home and stock got through a defective fence onto the company's right of way, where they were feeding when the train struck them. The engine used on the train is the same one that was ditched a few weeks ago by running over a cow near Olean.

John Petr has returned from an enjoyable summer's visit in Bohemia and expresses himself as having throughly enjoyed his trip.
    Dr. E. Capek accompanied him on the journey back to America and stopped off at Omaha. The doctor has formed a partnership with Dr. F.J. Petr of that city, and with the superior professional knowledge of these two medical men, both in medicine and surgery, they make a strong combination.
    A young lady, Miss Rosie Bukacek, also arrived here from Bohemia with Mr. Petr and expects to find employment here and make this country her home.