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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1909
Page
5
A collage of items from Polk and Stromsburg Nebraska lists hay deliveries and hay car unloads, Studebaker car displays at Burke Thomas Co, insurance agency ads, dentist offices, and upcoming community events. Mentions deaths in Waco, weddings in Osceola, and a Franklyn Comedy Co performance.
Miss Katie Niegman and E G Kroger wed at German Lutheran Church in a ceremony officiated by Rev Sessko. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Nierman, is celebrated as a bright home figure. the groom, a University of Nebraska law graduate and noted athlete, will practice law in Grand Island after October 5. A reception followed at the bride’s home with Polk Cornet Band music.
Notices list visits and travels by Stromsburg residents including Stromsburg, Osceola, York, Lincoln, and nearby communities. People such as Miss Marie Shaw Miss Mary Linbeck Miss Maud Morgan and Andrew Monson are noted visiting relatives or going to cities for work and study. Local business mentions and a death near Stromsburg are included along with upcoming medical and service notices.
Monthly exams are in progress as reported in School Notes. A tale of community movements follows with visits by R. M. Bartlett to Osceola for a teachers meeting, Mrs. Gust Nelson from Omaha with the Johnson family, and J. A. Larson returning to Burlington. Streets fill with out of town autos, while Geo. C Ingraham of Burwell visits old friends before returning home.
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