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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
5
The Polk Cornet Band held a concert at Arborville Hall to an appreciative audience. Proceeds from the box supper totaled 42 dollars 40 cents.
Local notice references a piano contest and social events in Polk with mentions of community figures such as W. W. Tulleys and J. S. Curren. It notes a bank offering farm loans and a funeral in the Swede Plains cemetery for Petrus Olson son of Peter Olson of Stromsburg.
Osceola prepares for a Monday convening of the district court with juries summoned for the following week. The judge ordered no grand jury for the term and the clerk instructed accordingly. Frank Rummell of Osceola died suddenly from heart trouble. Funeral set for Wednesday the 2d under Ben Hur auspices.
Hardville wheat and corn prices listed for regional market readers. Several local families—Mrs J G Bush and daughter Ethel—travel to Stromsburg for treatment. Mr and Mrs Wm Latham host dinner with Mrs Spangler in Polk. Visitors include Miss Meyksel of York and Arthur Wilsons, Cohagans of Polk, and Geo Grosynor's guests. News of illnesses and family visits across Central City Aurora and surrounding towns.
The Progress contest shows standings for several pianists led by Gredda Shafer with 45 800 votes and Lillie Forslund at 48 800. The note calls for more subscribers and renewals, outlines vote rules, and mentions a final count and a surprise party from judges.
Correspondence from Arborville reports Mrs. Savage at Minneapolis with paralysis and poor prognosis. Revival acts at M E church closed with good results. Missionaries met at John Cockle’s home. Miss Fiva Bedient returns from Amboy. Local residents noted for obituaries and greetings. Polk Pudd concert and basket supper raised funds. Anna Shockey won a $709 silver set from baskets totaling $42.30.
An astronomer at Yerkes Observatory in Lake Geneva Wisconsin captured a new photograph of Halley’s comet confirming the Heidelberg professor's report. The note says the comet is on its way and suggests it knows where it is going. The piece also mentions Morocco must resolve its quarrel with Spain on its own and that the United States and European powers avoid involvement.
A brief note highlights air travel as safer than rails for express service, keeping the dynamite threat away from robber events and ensuring a quicker, calmer journey.
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