Editor’s Feud with Rail Valuations Sparks Polk County Debate
A polemical piece attacks editor and local assessors over railroad property valuations in Polk County. It contrasts valuation figures under Poynter and Savage administrations, mocks populist promises, and questions ties between elected officials and railroads while previewing county tax details and past incidents in 1903.
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Stheclictie
Polk ‘County ‘Bank
Latle
The
Bee
Mark Twain
Little An
Josh
Poynter
Savage
Savare
Joe Bartley
Polk County
Mickey
Ezra Savage
Railroads
Holcomb
Ensign Atherton and the Lost Poodle Ruse
Ensign Atherton at a US navy yard learns his shipmate cousin is ill. With 26 cents and a lost poodle ad, he fabricates a humble sailor tale to claim a $10 reward. He returns the dog to 12 Adams avenue, spares funds, and meets Adele Mayd’s cousin Adele Floyd, revealing later he was the suitor all along.
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Hamilton Musk
Mark Atherton
United States Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Dresser
Atherton
Adams Avenue
Ensign Atherton
Port
Vieasant Bone
Tlying
Adele Mayd
United States Navy
Miss Floyd
Express
Nice
Del
Ensign
United States
Mavy
Navy
Mr Penny and the Yellow Dog Christmas Gift
Erastus Penny of Bunker, famed for farming and real estate loans, kept a yellow dog that became the neighborhood joke. The dog’s antics led Penny to gift it to Abijah Jones at Christmas, quoting the Bible saying it is more blessed to give than to receive, a gesture surprising the parson Dyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erastus Penny
Bunker
Penny
RE Wes Abijah
Jones
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Union Pacific
Joice
Santa Claus
MR. Penny
Earle E
Hoorer
Nee Tinee, Ws
Resgszins
Tou
Trat
H.far
A. Scott
H. L. McBeth
Osceola Bank
Osceola
Nebraska
E. L. King, Notary Pulic
M. E. Bittner
Notary Public
King & Bittner
Attorneys At Law
Heal Estate
Dr. C&m. Shaw
First National Bank
Boling
cKreight
Suhday
Regent
AST
BUN Tay Ag
Ht Reliable
Rebraska
Lincoln, Nebrash
Lincoln Daily Star
Hazel
Texas
Pate
G- T. Ve
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