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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
5
A Polk County column lists local markets and transportation notes with daily freight and passenger schedules. It notes train numbers 27 28 75 76 and their times, plus office hours and local business ads, including livery services and upcoming spring millinery openings.
Correspondence from Osceola notes James Ferris visiting Raymond on business and Ray Lesbee traveling to Lincoln then returning. A P Tilley traveled to Kansas City with return to Osceola. A W Tilley and Carl Johnson are in St Joseph on a visit. Real estate men Fillman Hastings went to Omaha for business. J Blazer of Superior Nebr visit. Miss Lillian Stoner and brothers traveled to Pierre S D on business then back to Osceola. Harm Shank moved to David City and western Nebraska. Mrs Bertha Ellsworth visited Osceola relatives returning to Chicago. Asmos Hennings packed a car for Star City Saskatchewan to settle.
All parties are warned that shooting within the village limits of Polk violates the village ordinance and must cease. By order of the Village Board.
Stromsburg resident Henry Westring traveled to Lincoln on business. Mrs A G Peterson visited Lincoln for a few days. Alfred Johnson the mason briefed Sutton on a trip. Nina Hedlund visited York for weekend. Ruth Rystrom returned home from Aurora after school. Mrs E A Hatfield stayed ten days in Omaha with parents. J A Swanson visited his brother Herman in Lincoln. Mary Williams came from York to visit Hilda and Amanda Falk. Mr and Mrs F E Cunningham returned to Aurora after visiting north of town. Anna Backstrom returned from Lincoln business college to spend a week.
Western Union Telegraph Company announces it will offer a new Night Letter service at the same rates as ten word day messages. The move uses idle night mileage to handle long night messages and provide public benefit. The announcement notes the service will be established as soon as practicable with charges for night letters to be announced.
E. P. Ellison and relatives enjoyed a quiet Sunday in Arborville. Mr. Johnson, purchaser of the Lynn farm, was seen hauling lumber to begin work on a new barn.
A collection of brief items notes residents visiting relatives and town news. Mentions John Lackey visiting Clark mountain, hogs sold for 9.45, AOUW charter move to Polk, Albert Melotte and wife in Benedict, Joe Dorsey business downturn, Enos Plessenger visiting Cheyenne Wells, Wm Overstreet rejecting 180 per acre, Wm Bowers arriving as Arborvillian, Grandma Reckner aged 85 with 75 cards, Ray Smith heading north pole, Steve Rolls’s marital prospects, 18 families in Arb orville with 13 bachelors, Prof Guiberson and staff testing seed with 52 percent not growing.
Swedish Mission Church lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. A young folks meeting follows at 7 p.m. An evening preaching service is at 8 p.m. A prayer meeting is held on Thursday. Pastor is Frank Abrahamson.
Sabbath school starts at 10:00 a.m. Sunday teaching services at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesday evening. Pastor J. W. Waits.
The Baptist Church lists Sunday Sabbath School at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. B Y P U prayer gathering at 6 45 p m Sunday. Mid week Prayer meeting at 8 p m Wednesday. Ladies Missionary meeting on the second Thursday of each month at 2 30 p.m. Pastor F R Brown extends a cordial invitation.
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