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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
6
Political notice from Henry H. Olson to Democrat and Peoples voters in Polk County announcing his candidacy for the nomination as County Assessor. He requests votes and signs off with respect.
The item notes a prospective Morehead Democratic candidate and mentions social events. It records a trip by Mrs. a Benford to Horace Nebraska to visit friends. It notes spring signs with children’s marbles and birthdays for Evan Benjamin and A W Shafer and Gladys Fruide. It mentions a millinery stores spring opening with visible enthusiasm.
High water disrupts most bridges along the Platte River with the Polle to Clarks wagon bridge partially out. Northwest farmers travel to town to trade while Mrs. Detloff travels from Dodge to attend her father Fred Vach’s funeral. Polk Motor Company hosts a spring opening drawing 300+ attendees and showcases farm implements and vehicles.
Henry L. Fillman of the Watkins Medical Co presents a comeback in Polk County after four years. He promises a free trial with no payment until delivery and claims The Watkins line includes 80 remedies and household preparations from a fresh laboratory stock. The company asserts the Watkins way is here to stay and urges readers to learn more.
Polk locals report Rev. Carl Nelson of Stromsburg at the Swedish Free Mission pulpit Sunday morning. Raymond Cox Dr Ludden V N Swanson and J C Thomas planned to York Wednesday returning Thursday. H G Brauer F O Johnson and I A Plessinger elected village trustees Tuesday with 93 ballots cast. A S Colby and Frank Adelson renewed Progress subscriptions, L E Jones and F E Peterson new subscribers.
Dr Slusser Albert Banghart F J Hahn Andy Sundberg Lenard Smith Wm Miller Wm Wurtz J N Conger and Oscar Dahline attended Central City Monday evening for Encampment degree in the Odd Fellows lodge A Omaha team performed the work and the party reports a grand good time.
Word reached Stromsburg on Wednesday that Hagan S. Nelson died in Omaha after a minor surgical operation. The deceased was a member of the Stromsburg Masonic lodge. J. W. Wilson traveled to Omaha to bring the body home.
A large audience at the O K theatre enjoyed the home talent play The husband, the wife and the lover presented by the Polk baseball club. Each character performed creditably and the general sentiment praised the cast for the evening performance.
Polk merchants reported a busy afternoon last Saturday with many shoppers from miles around. A farm rigs count registered 174 at about 3 30 pm, as merchants urged continued quality goods at fair prices to attract the growing trade.
We Hy McGaffin manager of the Lyric theatre in David City praises a vaudeville act billed for Pork Thursday Friday and Saturday. He says three nights at his house drew good crowds and all three performances were appreciated by his patrons. He plans to bring the act back in a few weeks.
A jumble of1910s era quips on society, politics, and oddities. Features include a raid on a Virginia fat man club, roast camel in Paris, a nurse rescues a husband, and a New York woman who married a slum survivor. Also notes on dinstinctive themes like statehood comforts and the absurdity of wealth.
A fragmented clipping ponders wrestling outcomes with straight falls versus other events. It notes a fireproof building remains so only if no fire is near. A stray line mentions a Worth of reading and an unnamed man, leaving the ideas incomplete and ambiguous.
A jumble of quotes and vignettes notes the high cost of ice in summer and the lowly fate of winter footwork. It references a Baltimore doctor, a Hague peace temple, a United States of China joke, and a Denver trip for marriage. It lampoons Truth editors and beauty costs.
A roundup of small town activities from Hordville and nearby areas. Notables include Chas Osterman and L. P. Jones visiting Central City and Aurora, Erick Larson and family visiting Stromsburg, and Mrs. J. Benson ill under Dr Flippen care. The Farmer’s Institute plans a November two day session, fire at Joel Carlstrom’s harness shop causes multiple losses, and several residents travel to events in Aurora Osceola and Central City.
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