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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1910
Page
2
Advertising rates listed per line with ten cents per inch for display insertions. Obituary poetry and wedding presents at half regular rate. Card of thanks five cents per line. Notices of church society or entertainments involving money at five cents per line. Copy due Tuesday noon. ads run until ordered out. R. O. Allen, Editor and Publisher.
Judge Arthur G. Wray argues that county option extends voting rights on liquor to all county residents and compares it to initiative and referendum. He stresses majority rule, defends personal liberty through voting, and contends county option mirrors local option limits under the Slocum Law.
The passage notes that November 8 is crucial for farmers in Nebraska and implies ongoing issues about liquor policy affecting rural voters. It emphasizes the importance of the looming decision for agricultural communities.
J H Kemp Republican candidate for state senator in the 18th district covering Merrick Polk and Nance counties. Born in Sage County Virginia October 3 1878 he moved to Nebraska in 1896 and studied at Williams College and the State University Lincoln graduating June 1898. He practiced law in Fullerton since 1898 serving as county and city attorney and belongs to the Nebraska Historical Association.
The piece notes how readers and advertisers in the want columns will increasingly become regular participants. It argues that classified ads offer practical value beyond even the telephone, as small ads shorten tasks and deliver results, establishing their place in everyday life.
Intermediate grades show no absences. Students listed include Claude Fruide Evan Benjamin Marvin Hill Harry Schultz Willard Alkire Perry Green Edwin Lindholm Esther Kahler Beulah Stevens Gladys Fruide Mildred Gorin Gladys Kahler Irma Plessinger Alice Rodgers Huldah Stunkle Elya Tewell. For sale one young cow will freshen in about ten days, inquire of John Broehl or phone 04.
The editor appeals to subscribers to call and pay their subscriptions and invites readers to send news and items of local interest. A regular township correspondent is desired, but any contribution from residents is welcome to build a comprehensive county paper.
A poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox contrasts reactions to happiness and sorrow. It argues joy attracts friends and feasts, while grief isolates and life’s end remains solitary. The verse explores how pleasure fills halls yet pain narrows paths, urging endurance through life’s narrow aisles.
Advertisement urges readers to visit the office for wedding stationary and promises a happy married life. It extols the value of ads for news and store deals, and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as safe for delicate women and children to aid digestion and bowel regularity.
Church ladies plan a chicken dinner and supper on election day in rooms above the post office. A brief local note covers community events and new local business Plessinger & Wochner opening a meat market in a former shop.
Congregation members deny World-Herald report that Rev. McFayden quoted about Mayor Dahlman. They state the sermon offered no comment on the mayor or current campaign. Signatories include Lillie M. Cole and several couples and widows.
R. C. Vail traveled to Newmans Grove on a business visit last week. An advertisement for Aldrich Brothers invites readers to visit their place of business and investigate. The Basket Ball Club will serve oysters Saturday November from noon through the afternoon and evening at the tent south of Darrow Lind.
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