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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
4
The Polk Progress announces pricing at one dollar per year and notes its status as a second class matter. The notice records its mailing date March 21, 1907, and location Polk Nebraska, with reference to the congressional act of March 3, 1879.
Local display advertising rates listed per line and per inch. Obituary poetry and wedding presents half rate. Card of thanks and society notices with money matters charged per line or dec inch. Copy due Tuesday noon to ensure publication. ads run until canceled.
A reflective meditation on poverty as a curse that corrupts gentleness and refinement. It argues poverty hardens will, inflames envy, and robs beauty and culture of their softer influences, though it may fortify endurance.
WE Kinney’s implement business is sold to Hastings Bros who will run it while seeking a buyer for the site. Passenger traffic to Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha was light this year. A O Monson and wife returned from Chicago and Sweden. Walter Chauner, Osceola student, joins state football this season. Uncle Wm Mebeth back from Ohio. C B Knorr nominated by Democrats and Populists for county commissioner after Green’s death. L F Anderson and Nels Anderson travel to Lincoln for Baptist conference. Rev C J Johnson likely to return to Osceola. Thus Mills home from Kearney for health respite.
Bradshaw Mrs J B Dey traveled to Lincoln on Friday morning to stay for several days and visit relatives in the city.
Osceola Polk County Nebraska notices delinquent 1908 taxes and prior years. Public sale begins November 2 1909 at 10 a.m. at the County Treasurer's office in Osceola. Lands and town lots listed with due taxes plus advertising charges. O J Anderson Polk County Treasurer.
Chas. Sawyer and son visited York on a business trip Monday. The Merry Wives' club met with Mrs. L. G. Dean last Thursday afternoon. Art Adams shipped six cars of cattle from Brush Colorado the first of the week. Mrs. John Mirrow and children left for Litchfield last Thursday to visit her parents for a few days. Mrs. M. M. Boles came from David City Saturday evening remaining until Monday morning visiting her daughter Mrs. Ewn Miller.
The article notes elaborate plans for the 1910 census with 330 supervisors and about 70 000 enumerators plus special agents and clerks. The schedule expands to agriculture manufacturing and mining data and uses electrical tabulating machines. The census date moves to April 15 to capture residents at home in cities. President Taft orders nonpartisan work to ensure accuracy.
Multiple farm parcels described near Polk with distances to townships and prices per acre. Includes 160 and 120 acre tracts, near Po oat and other local landmarks, with prices ranging around 240 to 12000 total figures and notes on improvements.
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