Hardville Local Market Prices Released
Wheat 82c corn 47c hogs 870, cream 22c butter 20c eggs 16c oats 30c. Local traders publish daily price sheet with staple commodity figures for residents.
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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
4
Wheat 82c corn 47c hogs 870, cream 22c butter 20c eggs 16c oats 30c. Local traders publish daily price sheet with staple commodity figures for residents.
Items report residents visiting Central City and Stromsburg, travels to Beatrice and Polk, and social visits with families. A wrestling match is announced for June 25 1910 between Harvey Land and George Galusha. The A O U W Hall project nears completion with dedication planned for June 22 and notes on Sunday driving behavior and school program outcomes.
Ira Bush and family enjoyed a Sunday with A. D. Bush. Bert Beaty conducted business Wednesday. Miss Dora Jones visited Polk relatives. Norman of Stromsberg and G. L. Wurtz of Marquette were in town on various days. Morris Benson hosted relatives at Claus Lindall’s. W. C. T. U. met at M. E. church. Mrs. Nelson of Central City visited Frank Carlson’s home. S. I. Benson and family from Stromsburg visited Thursday. Grace Stull left for Central City. Harry Johnson the barber toured Clarks. W. V. Jacmin of Osceola visited his doctor brother. Ed Cohagan left June 11 for Big Springs. P. J. Refshauge visited Marquette. Olof Freid spent weekend in Bradshaw with his mother. Esther Nelson, working in Central City, visited August Johnson’s. Don Riesbeck finished piping Earnest Hahn’s home for a gas plant in York. Mabel and Aggie Samuelson visited Central City. Touring cars scarce as runabouts carry four or five. Mrs Frank Johnson of Osceola left for home after visiting Phoebe Johnson. Chas. Osterman Jr. came from the west. Western fever grows. Carl Nickelson and family traveled to Bradshaw for grandmother Shaffer’s funeral. Swedish Baptist ice cream social well attended. H. A. Peters of Hampton owns a new Ford purchased through Benson Implement Co. Glen Mason of Hampton facilitated the sale. Carpenters busy on Axel Johnson’s store. 3000 sq ft front to be glassed. Esther Gibson expected home from Rock Island Ill. just graduated from Augustana College shorthand with honors and elected class vice president. to Omaha for stenography position.
The marriage of Lulu Amelia Carlson to Horace Robbins of Ord Nebraska occurred at the bride’s parents home near Hordville on Tuesday morning June 14. Rev Richardson officiated under a cherry tree wedding bell with forty guests. After a three course breakfast the couple left for Central City and University Place then Kansas for extended travel before settling in Ord after July 1.
Hordville shows progress over the year with a Swedish Lutheran Church costing about 8000 dollars, a 4000 dollar elevator addition, Axel F Johnson expanding his store to 30 000 square feet, two implement firms Benson Implement Co and Tolle Bros, Buick agency, and a planned weekly newspaper The Hordville Leader to bring news to town and neighbors.
A. O. U. W. lodge updates its hall creating a fine meeting and entertainment space while inviting community support to boost Hurdville. Local youths attend an Aurora 8th grade commencement. residents travel for work, fishing, and family visits, with several social and civic events noted.
A gas auto lamp is missing between Maberg and Stromsburg on May 14. Return to this office or to BE. A. Vincent at Stromsburg to receive a reward.
A brief scene shows a boy asking a chemist to mix castor oil into lemonade so it is unflavoured. The chemist agrees, serves the drink, and the boy drinks it, stating he likes it. He reveals he took it for his father, ending with a wordplay gag.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald recalls workers painting in an office and a puzzling scene at midday. The piece hints at illness and odd observations as the writer notes a week of sickness and unusual activity around a displaced group.
A fragment depicts a scene of talk between characters about a woman who answers and nods repeatedly, while one remarks she may be waiting for a marriage proposal from a man. The dialogue hints at social expectations and flirtation in a bygone setting.
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