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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
4
A blaze of unknown origin swept through York triggering extensive damage to stock fixtures and the building of the I'. UC. Middle brook department store on Tuesday night. Firefighters arrived and quenched the flames as at least one residence near the scene reported fire damage and odor of smoke.
E R Peterson, Pastor, to preach at 10:00am service. Sunday School at 11:00am. Y.P.C.E. at 6:30pm. Regular business meeting scheduled at the church Saturday afternoon.
Union Stock Yards reports a fair opening week with 7 560 cattle. Hogs rise to 10 15c higher, lambs steady to 14 59, feeders stronger with lambs to 14 60, aged sheep steady. Top steer price 16 25, cow stockers and feeders firm, strong demand for light and handy weight cattle.
About 17 000 fresh hogs arrived Monday and met broad demand from local packers and shippers. Prices rose 10 to 15 cents from Saturday with most hogs selling at 8.15 to 8.75 dollars per hundredweight and best butcher weights reaching 8.60.
Lambs showed active demand with prices $14.50 to $15.00 for fat lambs and two buyers seeking feeders at $13.50 to $14.60. Aged ewes sold steady with fat ewes at $7.00 to $7.75. overall receipts numbered 12 000 head. Fat westerns ranged $14.25 to $15.00 with natives $14.25 to $14.75 and spring lambs $12.00 to $13.50. Feeder lambs priced $11.50 to $14.60. Ewes graded $5.50 to $7.20.
For sale two brown Leghorn cockerels owned by Mrs Chas Flick in Polk County. Also white Wyandotte young cockerels with rose comb, contact Polk at phone 3322 or 8108.
New Year guests fill local homes including Miss Mabel Meloy with York relatives and Mrs E J Youmans with Wilma in the Irvin Fosa berg home. Sundberg and Carter families visit Grand Island, Adams funeral attended, Ed Larson shines at Tuesday shoot with four ducks. Marie Hahn leaves for Colorado Springs to stay with sister Mrs Finnell. Several dinner gatherings mark New Year’s Eve and a York wedding unites Collie M Doggett Stromsburg with Irwin A Caldwell at the home of S M Snider.
The church lists Elmer R. Peterson as minister and Lord's Day School with C. McCoy as superintendent. Morning worship is followed by Epworth League events. Evening service at 6:45 PM and 7:30 PM. Tuesday features orchestral practice. Thursday includes choir practice at specified addresses.
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