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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1912
Page
7
Local brief mentions of business dealings and employment, social visits, travel to York for a funeral, moves to a farm near Shelby, and advertisements inviting space sales in the Progress. Names include Garretson Lind Lindburg Cohagan Samuelson Brin Bragh Cecil Lindburg Smersh Brown Muffly Carlson Lindburg Benson Palmer Carlson Reedy Wilson McCune and others.
The next regular Teachers' Examination will be held in the County Courthouse on Friday March 15 and Saturday March 16 1912. Amelia Rasmussen County Superintendent.
Notice urges seed purchasers to obtain corn before April as prices are expected to rise after that date. Signed by R. s Glassen.
Real bargain for cash. Beautiful block with fruit trees and fenced hog lot in Arborville south of Polk Neb. Write or call GEO BEARDSLEY Clarks Neb for details.
Revival services announced at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Wilcox preaching Saturday night and Sunday. The message invites attendees to seek and find God with all their heart, urging readers to examine if their heart is right with God.
Voters in Polk are called to meet at Plessinger's meat market on Tuesday March 12 at 8 o'clock to nominate three candidates for village trustees and to handle other business as needed. By Order Village Clerk.
The March meeting was adjourned today to reconvene Tuesday March 12 1912 at 2 pm. The notice urges a good turnout for the adjourned session with signatures J E Hout president and P H Baul secretary dated March 6 1912.
The village fathers at their meeting Tuesday evening appointed Judge J. M. Bay E. L. Dorsey and WY Westlund as election board judges for the spring election on April 2 1912. Clerks Bert Benjamin and John Stoblom were named. They formed committees to study water works electric lights jail new marshal cleaning crossings and other items and will report at a special meeting in about two weeks. A. C G Benjamin made a business trip to Osceola Wednesday.
The high school flag was hoisted on Friday to mark Nebraska's anniversary. A new press club formed to gather school news. Miss MacLaird spoke to Grammars and High pupils as part of Nebraska Day census results. Sixty eight states represented with 117 pupils present. Janitor Mr. Geo Cohagan is a Buckeye.
The Polk County W C T U Institute met at the Baptist Church in Polk on Friday March 1 with strong attendance. National Organizer Miss McLaird of Minnesota spoke both sessions, praised as the best temperance lecturer heard in the city. The next County W C T U meeting will be the County Convention at Stromsburg with good speakers. The Prohibition convention is set for Osceola on March 18. Also notes on local sales at Weist Johnson's and a visit by Henry Kisler and Dr Ensign, age 93.
In Algeria a relic known as the Pool of Flame resurfaces as a jewel, a Dutchman dies clutching the ruby, and O Mahoney recalls the tale. O Rourke seeks Chamibret to redeem the gem while Clara Plinlimmon risks exposure. The spark gaps behind a casino plot threaten Chamibret and Ulysses as plots converge in Monte Carlo and Algiers.
The Royal Highlanders announce meetings on the first and fifth Thursday of each month. All members are urged to be present. A. E. Sundberg, J. P. LT, Samuelson, Sec Treas.
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