Polk Mercantile Co Opens Spring Season With Style
Spring opening last Thursday drew crowds from 7:30 to 10:30 as Polk Mercantile Co showcased up to date stock and light refreshments. The event featured an enlarged sales staff, plentiful decorations, and favorable weather, with local buyers touring the shop and surrounding towns for new goods. A six room house listed at 250 dollars, a Ford Model T roadster offer, and two spans of mules were also advertised by local sellers.
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Polk Mercantile Company
Polk Mercantile Co
Card of Thanks and Local Happenings in Stromsburg
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of Elsie Kisler with thanks for floral tributes. Shafer & Son promotes Kodak Bank Plan and Kodak sales. Notices mention Harry Shafer visiting York, Mamie Johnson visiting Stromsburg, John Plessinger trading porker cars in Omaha, Burke and Griffen families visiting Stromsburg relatives.
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Elsie
Wm. Kisler
Harry Shafer
York
Mamie Johnson
Stromsburg
John Plessinger
Omaha
Kodak Bank
Shafer
A. V. Burke
Glen Griffen
Auto Bandits Nest Found by Omaha Detective at Silver Creek
Auto Detective Charles Pipkin found thirty seven Ford cars with altered bodies and engine numbers at Silver Creek Nebraska in the past three days. He believes a thieves ring in the area is involved and may have bank collusion. A farmer’s home yielded seventy five paint brushes and fifty gallons of paint with tools. he is jailed for receiving stolen goods.
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Auto Bandit
Silver Creek
Neb
Charles Pipkin
Omaha
Pipkin
Auto Thieves’ Syndicate
Condit
German-Americans in Polk Denounce Loyalty Rumor
Residents of Polk Nebraska denounce a circulating report that German Americans are meeting for pro German plots and that a secret serviceman attended. They insist they are among the most loyal patriots and pledge support to Uncle Sam should war come.
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Central City
Mordville
Polk
Germany
Republican
Chris Waak
E. E. Hemmann
Sec
Wm. Butzke
Neb
World-Herald
Polk, Neb
United States
Uncle Sam
Polled Durham Cow for Sale at Jensen's
One young thoroughbred Polled Durham cow for sale, fresh. Seller Harry Harris advertises at Jensen's.
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Durham
Harry Harris
Suit Brought Against Shank and Company in Silver Creek
fohn Johnson a former Union Pacific worker who lost his left leg after an incident at Shank s saloon in Silver Creek filed suit for 5000 against Frank Shank Harm Shank and Southern Surety Company through attorney Ben Cunningham. Johnson claims permanent inability to work. Local notices mention W A Prince J N Norton and family visits and property transactions involving T A Lundberg P A Hanquist with a 3500 consideration and future residence changes.
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Shank
Grand ‘Island
Fohn Johnson
Silver Creek
Ben Cunningham
Frank Shank
Harm Shank
Southern Surety Company
Aorporation
Johnson
Union Pacific
W. A. Prince
Cash Sale Offer Based on On Hand Stock
A terse notice explains a quick sale to obtain cash. The seller states stock on hand was bought at lower prices than current markets and that the sale is subject only to those holdings.
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Kodaks
Shafer & Son
W. E. Morgan
Mary
Geneva
Frazier
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Henry F. Reed
Progress
Je A. Theiss
Kodak
J. E. Bowman
Lincoln
C. C. McCune
Goodwin
Kansas
Wm. McGonegal
Rockfield
Nebr
Frazier's
Union Pacific Carpenters
Hordville
Bert Sherwood
Shelby
C. A. Gahn
Doane
Doane College
Cadman
Lieurance
Miss Marshall
Miss Judd
Shafer &Son, Jewelers
John G. Ehn
Albert Nelson
Elsie Anderson
Lushton
Edith
Pure Food Grocery
Chas. Fr. Becker
Jensen’s
J. N. Norton
Mrs. Meixel
Harland Frazier
York Hospital
T. A. Lundberg
P. A. Hanquist
Axminster
Dresser
Harlan T. Frazier
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