October 3, 1911 - reprinted August 2, 1995
A few days ago Mundil & Faltys sold an unimproved 40 acres in Wilson precinct, owned by Ben Jonas, to Fred Spech for $91 per acre.
The past week Frank Fisher has shipped in from Bassett two carloads, 340 head, of shoats which he purchased of farmers in that section of the state at a price that would be considered very low here. Frank will feed them for market on his place northwest of town.
Will Roether and Will Wasko left yesterday for Rochester, Minnesota, to see the celebrated Mayo Brothers, from whom the former has been receiving treatment for some time.
Frank Suchan and family will move to Dodge the latter part of this week when Mr. Suchan will assume charge of the tailor shop which he recently purchased at that place.
Many from this locality attended the funeral of John Castka which was held at Zion church with services by Rev. Svoboda. The deceased was forty-five years of age, a native of Bohemia, and is survived by a wife, two sons and a daughter, an aged father and two brothers, Joseph and Frank.
V.L. Prazak reports the sale of 80 acres of land owned by Emil Petr on the Connor ranch to Anton Bourek for $125 per acre, taking as part payment 40 acres, eight miles north of town, for $100 an acre.
A.J. Karel held an auction sale of ready-made clothing at the Vosacek hall Monday afternoon and siposed of about two dozen suits. He will hold another sale as it is his intention to dispose of his entire stock in this line.
Last week and the week before Gus Woeppel was up in southwestern South Dakota where the crops are almost a total failure, on account of dry weather, and bought up a few over five hundred young hogs which he shipped here to be fed by Woeppel Bros. on their several Stanton county farms.
John Koza, E.H. Koza and Jos. F. Jirovec, accompanied by their wives, are at Schuyler in attendance at the wedding of John W. Koza, whose marriage to Miss Anna Verba occurred in the city this morning.
The groom grew to manhood here, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Koza of this place, but at present is engaged in business at Howells where he is the proprietor of the drug store.
The bride also has a host of friends here, having successfully taught a large class in music at Clarkson, Howells and Dodge for several years.
These popular young people have the sincere good wishes of all for many years of happiness together. They will make their home at Howells.
October 10, 1911 - reprinted August 23, 1995
The following consitute a party of Clarksonites who registered for claims in the South Dakota land opening last week: Jos. F. Vitek, Albin Vraspir, Jos. Sup, Frank B. Kubik, Louis Cibulka, John Shafr [Sharf?], Anton Odvarka, Adolf Bukacek and Frank Kratochvil.
One of the most enjoyable social events held in our little city occurred last eening when the friends of Anton Kopac and his bride and Edward Sxhultz and his bride gathered at the Vosacek hall and tendered them a reception. Mr. and Mrs. Kopac returned from their trip to Chicago, Detroit and other eastern points, and last evening a party went out to the Schultz farm and escorted both the young couples to town. The Jirovec orchestra furnished music and the hours were pleasantly spent in dancing and merriment.
V.L. Prazak has sold a half-section of the Connor ranch lands, 160 acres to Charles and Joseph Malina for $125 an acre, and 160 acres to V. Malina for $112.50 per acre.
Hiram Sanders left yesterday morning for Dallas, South Dakota, to register in the land drawing.
Vince Prokopec took his little daughter to Omaha. She will undergo an operation there for appendicitis at the hands of Dr. F.J. Petr.
Emil R. Dudek was at Omaha having gone down to have a small particle of glass removed from one of his eyes.
John J. Mrsny, Will Moore and Anton Urbanek left for northwestern Minnesota to look over some farm lands.
Dr. F.B. Schultz and Jos. G. Vosacek returned from their trip to South Dakota where they visited Mr. Vosacek's father and brother. While there they registered for claims in the land opening.
J.D. Wolf has sold a ten acre tract of land in his addition to Clarkson for $300 per acre to Joseph Kastanek, taking in exchange Joe's residence and two lots at a valuation of $300. Mr. Kastanek will at once commence the building of a home on the ten-acre tract.
Jos. Krikac reports the sale of a 100-acre tract of land in Midland precinct, belonging to John Dudycha, to Jos. V. Novotny for $125 per acre.
Mrs. Frank Miller and two children returned from a ten weeks' visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jos. Pechanec, at Caldwell, Idaho. Frank met them at Fremont.
Some time ago a gentleman was here from Albion interesting to our farmers in the Independent Harvester Co., a manufacturing institution with headquarters at Plano, Illinois. Thirty-four farmers purchased stock and they met at the city hall and selected two of their number, Carl Peterson and John Svoboda, to go to Plano, look the company's factory over and report.
The two above-named gentlemen and Ross Brown left for Plano on that mission. At a meeting Emil Pokorny was chosen to handle the goods of the Independent Harvester Co. at this point.
October 17, 1911 - reprinted September 6, 1995
One day last week twin daughters were born to Frank Fischer and wife, rounding out an even dozen lads and lasses in the household.
Emil Slama has traded an eighty acre farm owned by him in South Dakota to John Hamernik for the latter's residence and two lots in Suchy's addition to Clarkson.
The work on E.H. Koza's new residence is about completed and Ed and his family expect to be able to move into their new house the latter part of this week. The residence they are to vacate will be occupied by Anton Kopac and wife.
The Never-Break Pole Co. have made several shipments of their poles the past week including the filling of a large order for a dealer in northern Minnesota. The poles are the best thing in this line on the market and are proving a winner wherever introduced. The dealer who handles one shipment is sure to become a steady customer of the factory for every pole gives satisfaction.
Ed Kopac put in the forepart of last week in Butler and Saunders counties looking over some farm lands there for the sale of which he has the agency. He tells us that some of the best farms in that section are selling for $200 per acre or better.
Carl N. Peterson, John Swoboda and Ross Brown returned from their trip to Plano, Illinois, where they had been to look over the plant of the Independent Harvester Co., in the stock of which a large number of our farmers have recently invested. They found a mammoth factory running full time, with more than three hundred men employed. They were given an opportunity to investigate the volume of business done as well as the merits of the implements manufactured, of which they took full advantage, with the result that they came home convinced that stock in the company is a good investment.
Shipments of goods from the factory were received here and more are to follow. As stated, Emil Pokorny is to represent the company at this place.Mestl Bros. are having a full set of buildings up on the farm owned by them a few miles northwest of this place. John Mestl and Fritz Lindner were here from Howells hauling out the material to be used in making the improvements.
A short time ago Jos. Jadrny, formerly of this place, but now of Dodge, traded the business property owned by him in Clarkson--the store building occupied by Frank Hejtmanek's harness shop and A.V. Hejtmanek's flour and feed store, to Omaha parties for Minnesota land. Frank J. Novotny, one of our forehanded farmers, bought it from the new owners paying $4500. We understand that another year Mr. Novotny intends putting up a double front brick on this property.
Jos. Fajman invested in a 264 acre farm near Linwood, purchasing the same thru the agency of Emil Folda. Another spring Mr. Fajman and his family will move onto the place.
Several carloads of hay have been shipped into Clarkson from Stuart. The local supply is the shortest it has been in years and prices are high. The only ones on easy street so far as this comodity is concerned are those with a field of alfalfa.
C. Vyskocil purchased a restaurant at Farewell, Howard county and he and his wife left for that place to take charge of the business. May success attend them in their new home. A dancing party was given Saturday evening in their honor by their friends at the Vosacek hall which was largely attended.
The acreage of winter wheat in Colfax county the coming year will be the largest ever raised by our farmers. Of late years that crop has been paying big returns which has made it a very profitable one. All of the early sowing is now up and looking fine, and quite a little seeding was done the past week as the ground was in prime condition. It is estimated that the 1912 crop in the county will be between 40,000 and 50,000 acres.
October 24, 1911 - reprinted September 13, 1995
E.H. Mrsny and Anton Vais returned from South Dakota where they had been to register for claims in the land opening.
Dr. S.G. Allen took his wife to an Omaha hospital for treatment. For some months Mrs. Allen has been a great sufferer from rheumatism. Friends hope that hospital treatment may afford her the relief sought.
The harvesting of a big crop of apples is well under way at the Wisherd ranch. The orchard there is the largest in Stanton county, and it is estimated that this year's crop will amount to fully twelve hundred bushels.
Ed Kopac is still selling land and made the sale of the Frank Hledik farm of 160 acres in Maple Creek precinct to Chas. Jonas of the Dry Creek neighborhood. The consideration was $126.50 per acre.
Miss Mary Platz was one of the successful teachers in the Clarkson schools for a number of years and has many friends here who will be interested in learning that she is a bride, having been married to Tom J. Miller, who also is well and favorably known here. The marriage took place at Sioux City, Iowa, and after the ceremony the newly married couple took the train for Waltill, where a reception was given in their honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller.
Sheriff Kunkle came up from Schuyler and closed the Joseph G. Vosacek saloon under execution proceedings instituted by some of his creditors. There is a sign on the door of the place which reads: "Closed by order of the Jetter Brewing Co." Mr. Vosacek has been running at a heavy expense and the saloon business has been somewhat overdone here. In the opinion of the writer, reduction in number would be a good thing both for the men engaged in the business and the public in general.
While driving into town, Mrs. M. Knapp and her daughter were quite seriously injured in a run-away accident. As they were coming down the hill at the Clarkson cemetery the horse they were driving took fright at an automobile and ran away. Both ladies were thrown from the rig and received many painful bruises and have since been under the care of a physician.
Ed Kopac made a deal in which he traded Mrs. Korte's place in Shell Creek precinct for Joseph Tuma's place in Wilson precinct. Later John Spale bought Mr. Tuma's place in Wilson for $115.00 per acre. Mr. Kopac having also made this deal.
The following taken from last week's Saturday Blade, under the heading of "Has Mail-Order Bride at 66," will be an item of interest to our readers, as the bride has for years made her home in this county, the past fifteen of which she lived at Howells. The item is from Topeka, Kansas under the date of October 19th: "Fred Neimeyer, 66 years old, a retired farmer, living in North Topeka, and Mrs. Mary Limbach, 53 years old, of Clarkson, Nebraska, were married here as the result of a correspondence courtship. She is Mr. Neimeyer's third wife and he is his wife's third husband. Some time ago Mr. Neimeyer announced that he was getting lonesome and tired of eating in hotels. His announcement was printed in a German paper. Mrs. Limbach saw it and the correspondence course of lovemaking began. Mrs. Limbach arrived in Topeka the day before the wedding. As both were satisfied they were married."
October 31, 1911 - reprinted January 3, 1996Ed Koza and family moved into their fine new residence, and Anton Kopac and bride have gone to housekeeping in the place vacated by them.
Anton Kunhart of Howells sold a farm of 160 acres, located a few miles north of this place and owned by Anton Jindra and Anton Belina, to Frank Tomka for $120 per acre, Tomka turning in as part payment the brick store building occupied by Faltys & Pokorny at a valuation of $6,000.
Dr. S. G. Allen took his wife. who has been receiving treatment at an Omaha hospital, to Chicago and placed her under the care of a noted specialist, a Dr. Murphy of that city. Her many friends hope to hear of her improvement.
Jos. Tichy and John Hamernik left for points in Minnesota and North Dakota for a general inspection of the country in certain parts of both states, both being finacially interested as they own land in that part of Uncle Sam’s domain.
Jerry Cerv is having the Chundelak building remodeled for store purposes and John Storek will move his stock of clothing into the same.
Mundil & Faltys report the sale of the Emil Pokorny place of twenty-two acres, northeast of town, to Frank Hobel for $12,000. In the deal Mr. Pokorny took the Hobel residence property in town at a valuation of $6,000.
The saloon formerly conducted by Jos. Vosacek is again open for business, with August Papez of South Omaha in charge as manager. As we understand it Vosacek has come to an agreement with the most urgent of his creditors that will permit of the continuation of the business.
The clothing store conducted by Faltys & Pokorny is to go under new management the fore part of next week. Last Friday the stock was sold to L. J. Roubinek who in turn disposed of it to John F. Storek of Madison, an experienced man in that line of business. An invoice of the stock will be made in a few days. We welcome the new owner to Clarkson and wish him all manner of success. Mr. Faltys will devote his entire time to the real estate business, while Mr. Pokorny will handle the line of implements manufactured by the Independent Harvester Co.
October 31, 1911 - reprinted January 10, 1996
The people of Clarkson were startled by the news that another of our citizens had taken his life. On that [sic] went to the Clover Leaf livery, conducted by his brother, Joseph and himself, he found his brother lying on the bed in the office room of the barn cold in death, a rifle at his side and a bul;et wound in his head making it very apparent that he had taken his own life sometime during the night.
Word was phoned to Sheriff, who, as acting coroner, empanelled a jury and held an inquest. After a thorough investigation a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was rendered.
The deceased was a single man about thirty years of age, and had resided here since last spring when he came here from Cherry county and took possession of the livery business for which he traded some land in that county. He was a man of good habits, a hustler, and one who had the faculty of making friends. There was no apparent reason for his rash act.
The mother of the deceased and his brother, both of whom but recently came here, have the deep sympathy of all in their great grief.
A brief funeral service was held at the ZDBJ hall, conducted by Anton Odvarka, after which the remains were shipped to Lindsay, the boyhood home of the deceased, for interment.