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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1919

Page

8

Lincoln Relatives and Local Visits Mentioned in Fragmented Notes

The clipping lists Lincoln area relatives and visitors including Lyle Sey aour George Dahl gren and mentions Dewey Miticks visiting Gibbon and Dr C L Ayres with H M McGaffin. It notes travel to Fremont for a State Convention of Firemen and references to Sunday gatherings with local families.

Lyle. Sey Aour George “Dahlgren Lincoln Auto Andy Julius Grand Island C. A. ‘Jenner H. E. “Ayres Mitchel

Fire in Apartment Above Frazier Store Controlled

A fire alarm drew the department to the apartment of George W. Mitchell above the Frazier furniture store. An oil heater started the blaze but was removed before firemen arrived. Mitchell and two men smothered the flames with a quilt and moved the stove to the street. No injuries or major losses reported.

W. Mitchell Frazier Furniture Store Mr. Mitchell

Reward Offered in Lost Money Between Store and Doctor

A finder who locates the lost money consisting of one twenty dollar bill and two fifty dollar bills between Jack's Drug Store and Dr Spencer's residence on Thursday should leave it at the Progress office to claim the reward.

Jack Dr.Spencer Progress Office

For Sale Two Young Horses Four Years Old Past

Mr and Mrs R N Woods arrive from St Louis after extended visit with Mrs Woods mother. Inquire of A Cohagan phone 1621 or Dr G L Spencer dentist about two four year old horses.

A. Cohagan G. L. Spencer R. N. Woods St. Louis

Printer Ad Isle: Strong Believers Promote Carraher and Larcon

A column praises the Central City firm of Carraher and Larcon for bold advertising and high ink. It notes they back flashy claims with top service while listing local notices, a theater showing, a pneumonia illness, and an obituary for Mr. James Warnick with details of his life.

Ank Carraher and Larcon Clarks

Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors

We thank friends and neighbors for assistance during illness and death of our husband and father. Grateful for flowers and singing. Appreciation to Methodist people for kindness. Elizabeth Warnick Emma Warnick C A Warnick and family.

Elizabeth Warnick Emma Warnick C. A. Warnick

Remembering play in Russia under Bolshevik rule

A letter from a YMCA worker in Russia cites children who have forgotten how to play due to hunger cold and misery. The appeal argues that play is a universal symbol of life and that Russia’s children's condition reveals the crisis under the Bolshevik regime.

Russia The New York Mail

Mrs Nieman Hosts Afternoon Card Party at the Mc Cloud

Mrs Ww P Nieman of Polk gave an afternoon card party at the Mc Cloud on Monday in compliment to Mrs Caroline Nieman and Miss Sarah Nieman of Washington D C. Forty ladies attended including Mrs Caroline Nieman and her daughter. They were guests of Mr and Mrs W F Nieman in New York for several days as well as other New York visitors.

Ww. P. Nieman Polk Po Hrgans York Thei. de New Teler

Fire destroys Baptist church building and organ

Fire gutted the First Baptist Church of this place last Thursday afternoon due to an overheated furnace. The blaze filled the building with smoke making exact location unclear, but firefighters saved the structure. The $2,000 pipe organ and furnishings in the main auditorium were lost. two pianos and some basement furniture were saved. The organ and building were insured, though final loss figures are not yet known. The brick walls remained standing and unharmed.

First ‘Baptist Ehuteh

Resolution of Thanks to Polk Fire Company

At a Polk Baptist church board meeting the trustees expressed appreciation for the Polk Fire Company for subduing a fire that threatened total destruction of the church building. A more substantial recognition will be considered later. A. C. Jones, Chairman.

Polk Baptist Church Polk Fire Company Board of Trustees A. C. Jones

Niemans stay at Hotel McCloud with Washington visitors

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Nieman spent last week at the Hotel McCloud in York with Mr. Nieman's mother and sister visiting from Washington D. C.

W.’F. Nieman McCloud York Mr. Nieman Washington, D. C

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