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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
8
A collection of brief items from Polk County newspapers noting political banquets in Lincoln, county printing awards to Polk County Democrat Polk Progress and Stromsburg Headlight, local ads including furniture sales, sports schedule changes, bank and church activities, and community visits and appointments.
County Commissioner E W Hahn was taken to a York hospital for kidney surgery after a week of illness. He is scheduled for an operation to remove the diseased kidney and hospital reports say a decision is awaited on his condition. Aurora Republican.
A large Polk congregation welcomed Rev. Claude Neal his wife and family with a royal reception at the Baptist church on Wednesday evening. About percent of attendees participated in the installation program and several visiting ministers attended. Light refreshments followed the ceremonies.
The Valpariso State Bank in Valpariso Nebraska was closed by the state banking board. The bank reportedly held between 150000 and 175000 in slow lean and doubtful paper, a matter referred to the Assistant Attorney General Cecil F. Laverty for comment.
Sunday School starts at 10.00. Morning worship at 11.00 with the Unexpected Gift theme. B Y P U at 6 45. Evening worship at 7 30 focusing on The Divine Touch. Special music and song service scheduled in the evening. Claude Neal is the pastor.
A rumor claimed the Progress declined to print an advertisement for the Wood man dance last Friday. The text hints the ad could have drawn more receipts if the Progress had allocated space rather than publishing Bradshaw paper.
Quick sale offered for a Crown King organ in near mint condition and a 150 egg Old Trusty Incubator. Clifford Branting handles the sale. Local notices mention various residents traveling, sales events, and upcoming theater features in Polk and surrounding areas.
Shembeck's Jazz Band led by A N Shembeck with four top artists has played 1400 dances for about 10 000 dancers and earned fame across the central states. They will perform in Lincoln and host a public dance at York Assembly Hall on Wednesday January 28 1920 after a trustees meeting ordered to fill the Water and Light Commissioner seat with E F Graff.
Clifford Branting and his family intend to move to Genoa around March 1 as they arrange preparations for the relocation.
Moderate cattle receipts on Tuesday at Union Stock Yards South Omaha with prices steady to slightly lower. hogs stronger closing up from open with tops at 14.45. Lambs and sheep show further gains with demand keen and prices about 10 to 20 cents higher, best lambs at 19.25 and ewes to 11.30.
In North Manchuria at Mount Kowand foot, strange creatures called maru-nanban-kau dwell. They are larger than apes and dig wide caverns in rocky hillside terrain. They collect food in spring and summer to endure the winter.
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