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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
1
Vintage ads list Uchi triple coated Sic taniel ware including 17 gi dish pan 12 gt water pail and 15 qt stew kettles offered at 49c each. Corsets priced 50c to 75c. Ribbon 16 to 80 yards at 10c per yard. Gesa breams 25c each. Lanto chimneys 5c each.
Local items list visits and trades across towns. Miss Hannah Lind visited friends at Osceola Tuesday. Dahte transacted business at Bloomsburg Tuesday. Weist Johnson's sells Heinz pickles and sauerkraut and Lom's bakery offers bake goods. 52 doses of the Progress for $1.00 lunch specials at Tom's place.
Miss Hannah Sundberg bought sour baking goods at the Bakery store on Thursday while Mrs Nina Wiest visited fiends at Stromsburs on Friday. Carl Thoren did business at Grand Island on Saturday and Henry Larsen rode as a passenger to Central City on Friday evening. Dr Ludden also travelled to Central City Saturday evening. Mellett schedules a public sale on Wednesday February 7.
Florence Schell of Seward guests with A Vo Burke family while Fredeen of Hordville rides to Stromsbur as passenger. Mrs Jennie Reed of near Tord vile travels to Stremsbur Tuesday. Walter Wilcox involved in horse sale preparations near Grand Island. Joby Derek of Julesburg visits for corn shipment talks. Orla Carlson family stay from Stromsbury with Grant Ciphers family.
Local notices report social visits, church revival plans, and road work updates in Polk county. Shoppers are urged to frequent West & Johnson and the Palace Meat Market for Sunday meals while merchants promote regional goods and livestock trades.
Auction note lists painting tools and related items for sale. Inquiry through Linet Vincert. contact details and location provided. Item description is fragmented but indicates a bargain sale as the seller plans to leave town.
A traction engine used in shelling grain at a mill north west of Poli caused injury to the operator. He suffered a fractured right arm at the elbow and narrowly escaped death.
Last Saturday proved ideal for farmers and merchants as teams and rigs filled the area. The crowd centered near 8860 in a busy rush of activity with carts and wagons on display and trade ongoing through the afternoon.
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