Polk Blues eye rise in Polk county progress
A local Polk county newspaper notes the Polk Blues baseball team and the community’s interest in upcoming games, with mentions of surrounding towns Aurora Osceola and Stromsburg. It highlights local band stands chautauqua plans and social events plus brief notices on residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McGaffin
David City
C. E. Johnson
Nanie Gustafson
Stromsburg
Aurora
Polk Blues
Luella Frost
Omaha
Josephine Johnson
Polk
Kroger
Hardville
W.J
Reorganization plans for Royal Basin Tokahan mining groups announced
A May financial statement outlines the reorganization of Royal Basin Mining and Milling and Tokahan Mining. J W Wilson of Stromsburg is named to run operations in Granite County Montana with four General Electric electrolysis generators to produce 40,000 pounds daily. Tokahan and Royal Basin stock implications and investor guidance follow.
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Royal Basin Mining and Mill Company
Tokahan Mining Company
Royal Basin Mining and Malling Company
J. W. Wilson
Stromsburg
Granite County
Montana
Royal Basin Mining and Milling Company
Wilson
Seattle
Washington
Royal Basin Company
General Electric Company
Royal Basin
Thomas Lawson
Tom Lawson
Senator Clark
Verde
Royal Basin Comany
Tokahan Company
Royal Basin Co
Tokahan
Polk County
John Wesley Wilson
Subscriptions Grow for New Baptist Church
The community reports eight thousand dollars subscribed toward the Baptist church project. Bottom and Winslow offer cleaning and pressing services at the suitorium to ensure garments are ready in satisfactory condition.
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New Baptist Church
Bottom
Winslow
Curtis Family Visits Central City Relative
Alvina and Ruth Curtis visit their aunt Mrs. Perry in Central City while Curtis and Carrol Perry stay with the Curtis children the hometown note reports.
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Alvina
Ruth Curtis
Mrs. Perry
Central City
Curtis
Carrol Perry
Ice cream social draws large crowd at P I Larson farm
A very large crowd attended the ice cream social on Wednesday evening at the P I Larson farm lawn. The Polk band provided music for the event.
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P. I. Larson Farm
Polk Band
Hams 15c at Weist and Johnson’s Market
Wedding notices announce the marriage of William P. Garling to Lillian Reed at the German Lutheran church on Wednesday afternoon June 26. Baseball schedule lists Polk vs Shelby and Stromsburg vs Osceola on July 4 with games at 10:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
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William P. Garling
Lillian Reed
Polk
Shelby
Scedia
Stromsburg
Osceola
Siart
Hams Discount at Weist and Johnson Market
Miss Jennnie Borg delivered her lecture Our Work and Life in China to a large audience at the OVE theatre Tuesday evening. The program opened with a musical portion that was highly appreciated. Specials for Friday and Saturday offered ham at 15 cents per pound at Weist and Johnson meat market.
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Weist & Johnson’s
Weist & Johnson
Jennnie Borg
China
OVE
Shoemaker Coming to Osceola Repair Shop
C F Arwine of Osceola arrives and secures a room over Victor Anderson Co store to open a shoe repair shop Monday. In the interim, customers may leave footwear at the store for immediate repair with all work guaranteed.
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C. F. Arwine
Osceola
Victor Anderson Co
Automobile in good running condition for sale
Motor vehicle described as in good running condition priced at 125 dollars. Seller notes quick sale and directs inquiries to the Progress office.
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Progress
Tom's Place West Side Offers Cool Drinks and Lunches
The ad promotes hot weather drinks and a selection of bakery goods. It highlights a choice line of cigars and tobaccos and notes short order lunches available at Tom's Place on the West Side.
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Tom’s Place
West Side
Polk business men meeting at Victor Anderson store
A meeting of Polk business men is called at Victor Anderson and Company's store at 8 30 Wednesday evening. The meeting will consider business of the greatest importance to the town and every business man is urged to attend.
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T.frazier
A. W. Shafer
Swanson
Wenzlaff
A. M.anderson
Henderson
McGaffin
Lydia Runyon
Ruth Rominger
Dorris
Abbott
David City
Benjamin
David Guy
Chautauqua
Frank Fruide
Stromsburg
AL. “Larson
Plattsmouth
White
Polk
Ulysses Dispatch
Victor Anderson & Company
Polk Village Budget Estimate for 1912 13
Polk Nebraska village trustees publish an expense estimate for the year ending May 7 1913. The budget lists fire protection street purposes officers salaries and other incidental costs and fixes a meeting at 8 p m July 2 1912 to pass the annual appropriation bill.
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Polk
Nebraska
Eas
J. O. Thomas
Board of
John Sjoblom
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Postoffice
Congress
M.mcgaffin
John D
Rockefeller
Sugar, Trust
the. Gimlet
Martin Jones
Aurora Vs. Polk
J.s.gustafson
Elmer Cash
York
R. E. Whitney
The
Lexington Mill and Elevator Co
T. A. James
Lincoln
R. L. Cox
Austin Whittemore
C. A. Whittemore
S. I. Moore
Floyd Moore
Henry Wolters
Creighton
Henry Mahnken
Polk’ Blues
Women of the Baptist’ Missionary Society
Bay Sisters
St. Paul
Tokahian Mining
Stokholders
H. E. Ayres & Co
E. T. Englund
Lumdep and
Tdal
Larson Bros
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