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Early Days In Polke County Highlights and Local News
In West Pleasant Home on Tuesday the election board included judges A. J. Hanquist Mrs A W Shafer and Albert Peterson with clerks D H Westfall Ed Larson and W P Miller C V Lind John A Falk and C G Jack also noted. The Polk Municipal band received compliments during a regional tour. Also mentioned are F O Johnson visiting Omaha and returning with a Willis Knight sedan for John Adelson.
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West Pleasant Home
A. J. Hanquist
A. W. Shafer
Albert Peterson
D. H. Westfall
Ed Larson
W. P. Miller
C. V. Lind
John A. Falk
C. G. Jack
Polk Municipal Band
Norton
F. O. Johnson
Omaha
Willys-Knight
John Adelson
L. A. Kahler
Arthur Gustafs
R. E. Merchant
M. L. Diehl
York
Henry Rochlitz
Big Springs
Henry Blase
Hordville
Alvin Rystrom
Stromsburg
Ester Lackey
George Quick
Chicago
Gust Nelson
P. E. Shostrom