Forty Years Ago in Polk County Notes June 4 1896
A retrospective column recalls Walt Cornish leading a cigar parade for a newborn boy, a Leap Year ball hosted by Misses, crop prospects in Polk County with frequent rain, a wedding in David City, and Decoration Day observances in Osceola. It also notes births deaths fires and local incidents through 1911 and 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Cornish
Independent Office
H.f.henderson
Polk County
E.E. Kennard
Osceola
Maud Musselman
David City
L. B. Musselman
Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans
E.L. King
Fred Timm Jr
Rural community bids farewell to Douglas family
The American Legion and Auxiliary hosted a farewell reception for the Robert G. Douglas family as they relocate to Lincoln. A Buckley Park picnic in Stromsburg on Thursday evening was also noted with best wishes. Other items include Vern Hamilton visiting from Lincoln for Mason work, Florence Sturdevant graduating from the State University, a Ford coupe stolen near Columbus, and local residents changing addresses and recovering from a hand injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Robert G. Douglas
Lincoln
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
Douglas
Vern Hamilton
Mason
F.T. Butz
Osceola
Florence Sturdevant
The
State University
Silvester Czuba
Columbus
Ben McCormick
Courtney
Charley DeLand
C.B. Harvey
Copany
Local social notes and county court actions in Osceola area
Messrs and Mmes visit friends in Poll Srdiny Shelby and Cedar Rapids on Decoration Day. Edwin Swan undergoes appendicitis surgery. 4-H week and garden club events noted. County court action begins over Platte Valley Public Power right of way with three appraisers to view land on June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Z. Anderson
Poll Srdiny
Ira Irland
Shelby
Lawrence Meacham
Fairview
Edgar Wisely
Milton Rickly
S. W. Calhoun
Fred Wieseman
Cedar Rapids
W. C. Price
Central City
Osceola
Edwin Swan
R. L. Schroeder
Harl Richards
Leonard Ross
Omaha
Sylvia Fillman
John R. Fillman
Frank Eckert
Richard
Wayne
Marilyn
West Point
Nebraska
W. E. Snider
John Schwab
Fort Collins
Colorado
Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District
Sutherland
Polk County
Norton
West Side Social Roundup Reflects Local Visits and Events
Miss Lois Coffey of Orleans visits with Opal Fredrickson. Cedric Anderson and family from North Platte visit Mrs. Anderson's parents, the Petersons. Nelson sisters from St. Edwards and Toline relatives travel to Kearney. Choir concert set for Sunday June 14 with an offering to follow. Summer school attendees stay in Kearney. Irene Jones heads to Omaha for summer work. High Prairie Ladies Club meets at S. J. Harless home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Coffey
Orleans
Opal Fredrickson
Cedric Anderson
North Platte
Doris Toline
Lutheran Hospital
Omaha
J. W. Toline
Irene Jones
Laura Peterson
Gust Peterson
Edgar Peterson
Marion Carlson
Lincoln
Donald Johnson
Polk
Oliver Johnson
Opal
LaVerne Fredrickson
Eda Toline
Kearney
Elsie Pierson
Albert Pierson
Joe Monson
John Hansen
Genoa
Sward
Buckley Park
High Prairie Ladies Club
S. J. Harless
Ansel Fredrickson
Alaska Tugwell homesteading plan faces massive costs
In Matanuska Alaska five million dollars is the estimate for the Tugwell homesteading project moving 200 Minnesota families for a fresh start in life. Taxpayer cost would reach to 25 000 per family. Severe winters and poor land management reduce the projection to only 50 families remaining, driving the average to 100 000 per family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matanuska
Alaska
Tugwell
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frances Farmer
Charles Bickford
Sun-Mon-Tue
Walter J Herbes
Os 2Eola
Nebr
M.E. Parsonage
Frank Chauner
J.J. Watkins
S.G. Pheasant
Beebe
H.H. Reckmeyer
A. Snider
Harry Brazee
Brazee
Beatrice Alverson
Osceola School
Jack Steeple
York Hospital
Rudolf Urban
Delbert
Basil Lewis
Burwell
Poe Layar Os
Storz
Storz Winterbru
Storz Brewing Co
Triumph
Storz Triumph
Corn Palace
West Side
California
Kellogg’s
Talbert’s
Swede Home Store
Goodrich
Silvertown
Reed Bros. Motor Co
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