Civic notices and social rounds in Hardville area
Local residents report visits and travels including Harless in Polk and Mrs Smersh in Brainard. Social events feature a Janing sisters gathering for Martha Herman and a Swedish Lutheran Sunday School program. Wedding of Selma Anderson to Emil Jones held for close relatives with a four course dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Harless
Polk
S. C. Smersh
Babe
Brainard
Sara Peterson
Chapman
Geo. Moist
John Lampshire
Geo. Reed
Selma Anderson
Emil Jones
Emma Anderson
John Jones
Wicksell
Polk to Host Season Opener and Tryouts
The Polk baseball season begins Friday afternoon with an open tryout for all players at the grounds. Newly elected managers met at Lind's store Monday night naming committees for Grounds J H Dempster, Sec and Treas H M McGaffin, Finance I T Samuelson Dr Westfall and H M McGaffin, Suits Lind, Umpire H E B Ayres, Official Scoreman A W Shaffer. The finance committee will seek funds Friday morning to launch the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Polk Baseball Association
Lind’s Store
J. H. Dempster
H. M. McGaffin
I. T. Samuelson
Dr. Westfall
Decoration day meeting at O. K. Monday night
Local notes report a Decoration day meeting planned at O. K. Monday night. Mrs. Palm visited Stromsburg this afternoon. A band concert is scheduled for Tuesday evening May 7 at O. K. Chas. O. Johnson delivered cattle to South Omaha Monday. C. E. Merchant of York visited his sons Frank and R. E. Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Aleck Carlson
F. L. Walford
Alfred J Carlson
Walter Randahl
W. D. Hall of
York
Hazel Lutes
Central City
Walter DeBoer
Babe
Gust Fredeen
H. G. Carpenter
Aurora
Helga Richardson
Stromsburg
GC. T. Hill
L. M. Dizney
Laurie Whitacre
Grand Island
David Olson
Y. Swanson
Lockbridge
Iowa
Chas
Emma Benson
Palk
Lizzie Lindahl
Mrs. Lindgren
O. K
Chas. O. Johnson
South Omaha
C. E. Merchant
Frank
R.E
H. E. Ayres
B. A. Darrow
Darrow
Mr. Larkin
Albert Sundberg
Jackson
Axel Johnson
Decoration Day Meeting Aims For Program in O K Theatre
A meeting will be held in the O K theatre on Monday evening May 6 to arrange a Decoration Day program. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Clean Up Notice From Village Trustees
All parties are notified to clean up rubbish tins and debris from premises and alleys and remove manure piles before May 10 by order of the village trustees.
Illness Report From Mrs. Axel Anderson Near Swede Home
Mrs. Axel Anderson living near Swede Home is reported quite ill, with local residents noting her condition but few details available.
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Axel Anderson
Odd World Sketches From A Witty Reader
A fuzzy mosaic of quips about a Russian savior figure loved by fanatical women and a man seeking divorce after hat pin attempts. A Cleveland youth wastes a salary on elastic currency jokes while a surgeon’s appendix removal is not hour billed. A Missouri judge says barbers are not artists though many are skilled linguists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Missouri
Hair Transplant and Other Quirks From The Era
An early article notes a Hungarian doctor claiming living hair transplantation to bald heads and describes a real benefactor. It also reports beliefs about Mars being uninhabited and quotes a Milwaukee doctor on cooking, alongside musings on calendar reform and pole captivity.
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Ga Ee. Curtis
the Obras Stor
Mound Guy
Victor AN
Derson & CO
Nebraska
Joshua Cox
Raymond L. Cox
Cashier
Bank OF Polk
State OF
Joshua Cox, Daniel Graves
J. M. Cox
Aug. Carlson
H. C. Skelton
R. L. Cox
Hugo Flodman
M. F. Smith
Hardville
H. M. Benson
Lincoln
A. E. Janing
Martha Herman
Wallin
Bush & Boyd
M. E
Harry Couch
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert McMurren
Funk
Julia Peterson
Polke
Clarence Jones
G. V. Lind
H. EB. “Ayres
Ww. Shaffer
A. G. Lindburg
C. Gustafson
W. R. Crane
Ee Eonome
Ford
Detroit
Bystrom Implement CO
Polk, Nebraska
Swanson & Garretson
Mars
Milwaukee
Jwo
Ian
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