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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
7
The item list notes a 60 acre farm for sale 34 miles north of Polk with contact 2103. Polk Chautauqua starts August 9 with season tickets urged. Welcome Home Celebration for Polk county soldier boys set for Osceola on August 15. Reports cover travel to western Nebraska, a Wesley Wilson funeral, and light local social anecdotes.
The Village of Polk Nebraska passes Grade Ordinance No 256 establishing datum and grade lines for Paving District No 1. Sections set grade points on Main, Park, Teonard, Cheyenne, Hickory and other streets, with reference to the Hotel Hokenson main entrance and various curb lines. Local officials schedule dates, bid activity, and future paving bids as part of district development.
The ordinance declares that all prior ordinances to the extent of conflict are repealed and provides that the ordinance shall take effect after passage approval and publication as required by law. Passed July 1 1919. Attest A E Sundberg Chairman Village Board W H Smith Village Clerk.
Joan Wesley Wilson of Stromsburg died suddenly on Thursday July 17 in Boulder Connecticut while seeking health. He was buried in Stromsburg beside his wife. He leaves one son James Wilson a student at the state university. The Masonic lodge of Stromsburg conducted the funeral services.
Advertises positions for class mechanics and rough carpenters with daily wages of six fifty and five fifty respectively. Requires applicants to apply at The Geer Company in Grand Island Nebraska.
Finder please leave at Progress office. The text mentions a bank check from Polk and other papers.
H A Johnson at Citizens State Bank promotes short term grain insurance with low rates and favorable terms. The message emphasizes affordable coverage for area farmers seeking flexible policy options.
Mrs. H. P. Miller is reported dangerously ill. Mrs. Blanche Neiman is in Omaha this week buying goods for Polk Mercantile. Polk was thronged with people last night to hear the band concert and attend the picture show. Polk Municipal band will play at the Welcome Home Celebration for the soldier boys at Osceola Friday August 16. Donate your share toward making the celebration a huge success. Carl Jones is expected home today with Willard Tenney. they are among the first soldier boys to return from this locality. The Welcome Home Celebration Day will close with a grand holiday as all county business houses close for the event. Join in to make this a grand day of festivities.
Omaha will welcome editors and newspaper men from Nebraska and the West for the annual social. Hotel Rome serves as headquarters with registration on arrival and an itinerary. Highlights include a noon Grain Exchange view, a luncheon, an Omaha Athletic Club open house, a banquet at the Rome, and theater plans, with a special train departing Omaha around midnight August 4.
Announcement states that after purchasing A S Anderson shoe repair shop the proprietor will handle all kinds of shoe repairing and sell neat candy at moderate prices. Encourages customers to bring old shoes for repair ahead of fall.
Henry Graves of the Day Garage in York writes that he flew Friday night from York to Clarks and back at 111 mph then Saturday to his farm east of Polk and return. He reports a flight altitude of 2970 feet with no mishaps and says he enjoyed the trips.
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