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Polk County Feasting and Progress Notes in December 1916
A reminiscence of an Osceola to Hackberry journey for a county court house feast on December 6 1916. The writer praises the dinner, volunteers, and volunteers such as Marae Martha Betsy and Ann. Mentions names like Ren Ware James Lockard and Adolph Bernt along with road districts and Osceola Lumber Co. receipts. The piece concludes with hopes for a new court house, paved streets, Stromsburg hotel need, and calls for correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Hackberry
Osceola
James Lockard
Tarry Kerrmann
Cookson
M.C. Resorf
W. C. Wade
T. D. Richards
A. Olcutt
George Koehler
Noah
Graham
A. BE. Youngland
Merman Thelen
G. Bennett
J. D. Gustafson
G. A. Severine
Jas. Hi. Campbell
Win. Kosch
Hoffer
Same
J. A. Seaberg
George Warner
Adolph Bernt
Cere Sick Nahe
Ralph Klass
Peterosa
Oakerman
Yore & Hunsaker
Lumber
Js Trughes
Laeae
Phillips
Faulk
Younglund
Sundberg
Nelson
Johnson
Sams
Arence Wusgy
E Larson
H Johnson
Came
Jon P. Carlson
Samc Wy
Rman Larson
Seymour
Warley Larson
EB. Nelson
Rank Anderson
Ivid Hughes
Tcia- Hughes
Harley Marble
Walter Hughes
Forrest
G. M. Hill
Aspegren and Strand
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