Polk County News Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago on May 19 1921 readers learned of visits and travel across Polk County. Mrs Ross Goethe and her baby visited her Aurora relatives while Charles Lowell headed to Central City to buy a banker shop. Henry Munson returned home from Stromsburg and Pred Hargis took a job. Harry Dahlgren joined his wife to Grand Island for a Denver-bound train. Albert Peterson injured a leg at well work and rested in Columbus hospital. Floyd Hedberg returned from California for a parental visit. Camp fire breakfast for friends at Riverside. Mrs Seth Piper cared for ill Mrs Nellis Nelson. Trips to Lexington and Hardville. Florence Anderson begins bank work in Arnold. Ludwig Joseph recovers from scarlet fever with cane aid. Albert Benson heads to Chicago with cattle and hogs. stock partly owned by Dr R L Peterson and Enoch Peterson. Mrs Lillian Brown visits Grand Island. Ten years ago May 21 1931 Dr Ross Tritle from Junction City to visit Rosa Roses and Bertha. A misc shower honors Miss June Olson, to wed Lesley Parson. Commencement at Baptist Church May 15 with Mr Oberlies speaking. Richard Johnson moves from Chapman to W A Stevens farm. Flora Ostberg returns from Columbus to visit family. Grant Johnson dislocates arm after contact with road drag. John Bush and wife welcome a ten-pound baby boy. Arthur Ekstrom captures a badger in corn field. Wayne and Elwood Sandell view air races in Omaha. Frank Couch and wife visit in Erie Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Goethe
Baby
Aurora
Charles Lowell
Central City
Henry Munson
Stromsburg
Hargis
Harry Dahlgren
Grand Island
Denver
Albert Peterson
Fred Lind
Columbus Hospital
Floyd Hedberg
California
Polk
Hawley Johnson
Haxtun
Colo
Zora Shafer
Tressa Hill
Lillian Brown
Elizabeth Barer
Phyllis Krahuik
Mildred McDaniel
Riverside
Tay
Ross Tritle
Junction City
Kansas
Rosa Roses
Misa Bertha
Misa June Olson
Victor Anderson
Miss Olson
Lesley Parson
Valley
The
Baptist Church
Oberlies of
Lincoln
Richard Johnson
Chapman
W. A. Stevens
Flora Ostberg
Columbus
Grant Johnson
John Bush
Hordville
Arthur Ekstrom
Wallace
Elwood Sandell
Omaha
Frank Couch
Erie
Charles Lytle
Wayne Ross
John Falk
East Polk
Nordine
Herbert
Minneapolis, Minn
Chas. Rodine
Local social notes include reunions and dinners across multiple towns
Mr and Mrs Wallace Sandell and Neal dined in F W Fossberg home. Ray Werner attended the Alumni 25th anniversary at Hampton. Red Cloud visitors Roger Hill and Della Mae Madison joined Madison family guests in their home. Numerous dinners and visits in Hampton, York, Clarks, Hardville, Osceola, Central City, and Omaha mark a busy social week. Ruth Nelson finished teaching at Aurora and is re elected. Jeanelle Coover started as clerk at Pure Food Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Sandell
Neal
F. W. Fossberg
Ray Werner
Hampton
Roger Hill
Red Cloud
Della Mae Madison
Hastings
E. D. Madison
Leo Wurtz
Ed Small
Clarence Bodine
Hordville
Maurice Lindquist
Central City
Virgil Bush
Hattie Lindquist
Paul Alms
Barney Richert
York
Will Blase
Henry Horstman
Baptist Church
Everly
P A. Hangist
Ebba
Raymond Shockey
Cramer and Son
Gil'l
Adelson
Orlie Adelson
Clarks
Lawrence Biffer
Hennie Seymour
Fila Shenk
Earl Clark
Omaha
Ruth Nelson
Aurora
Ruth
Jeanelle Coover
Pure Food Grocery
Birthday Visit Bridges Flodman Families in Stromburg
Sunday visitors gathered at Mrs. Hilma Flodman’s Stromburg home to celebrate Mrs. Flodman’s birthday with Mr. and Mrs. Axel Flodman and family, Lloyd Krogers showing a new maroon Ford and various relatives arriving from Lincoln Osceola David City and Long Beach for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Flodman
Ralph Flodman
Hilma Flodman
Stromburg
Flodman
Lloyd Krogers
Bess Ridger
Lincoln
Mra
Longacre
R. Beebe
Kansas City
Js Herbes
Osceola
Howard Herbes
D. P
Weatfall
David City
Ortie Adelson
Clarks
A. K. Crow
Long Beach
California
Crow
Polk
Gilbert Benson
Ronnie
Oscar Jones
Familly
Central City
Gilbert Driewer
Hampton
Will Blase
Frank Nelson
Will Kroger
Ben Peterson
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness
The Leach family thanks friends for flowers calls letters and gifts during illness and for any assistance. Your acts of kindness will be remembered by Mr and Mrs Leach and Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach
Dale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red River
Paris
Polk, Neb
Dee
State Bank
Nebraska
Waltham’ & Empire
Smyers
Otis J. Smyers
York, Nebraska
Polk Progress
Howard W. Herbes
Polk, Nebraska
Postoffice
Congress
GOD Bless
America
Clarks Theatre
Clarks, Nebr
Myrna Lou-Melvyn Douglas
LOGAL
J. B Williams
Esp
Westfall
Progress
Farmer's Oil Station
Hill's Produce
Riverside Park
Central City, Nebraska
Paul Moorhead and His Orchestra
Tonight
Lee Barron
Pineapp
Tallcan Stromberg
Royal Ann
Stromberg’s
Clifford A. Erickson
University of California
IL. A. Erickson
s-Stromsburg
Neb
Midway
Havens
Harry Collins
His
Ammy Haven
His Orchestra
Strong Pontiac Company
Nebr
Crete
Reighbeh
Sundberg and Son Hardware
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