Polk County Notes Visitors And Local Improvements
Blaine Putnam was a weekend visitor in Polk while Wayne Hill visited relatives in Minnesota. Main street parks are being plowed leveled and sown to bluegrass and clover. Will Kroger and family and Mrs. Wayne Hill and son visited the County fair. Mrs H C Graves of York is spending the week at Julesburg with her parents. Mrs Clarence Bodine came from Hardville to visit her brother A E Sundberg and wife. Wm Overstreet, the Buick figure, was in town from York.
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Will Kroger
Wayne Hill
H. C. Graves
York
Julesburg
Tewell
Pioneer Christina Erickson Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Christina Erickson nee Nelson born May 29 1844 in Sweden married to Peter Erickson Oct 22 1865 they had sixteen children four living. The couple emigrated 1869 arriving in Nebraska living near Hordville since 1883. She joined Swedish Baptist church at Stromsburg and later Hordville. She died Sept 18 1920 at age 76. The notice lists husband three sons and one daughter and 25 grandchildren. Union Stock Yards report notes cattle hog and sheep prices and market trends in South Omaha with substantial cattle run and varying prices.
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Christina Erickson Nee Nelson
Vardnas
Socken
Ostergotland
Sweden
Peter Erickson
New York
Ill
Nebraska
Lincoln Creek
Hamilton Co
Hordville
Pit-Carlson
Stromsburg
Swedish Baptist Church
Baptist Church of
Chrey
John
Victor
Emma Necker
Hardville
Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Local Social and Travel Notes From County Fair and Nearby Towns
H E Curren attended the county fair Wednesday. Mr and Mrs W F Nieman were passengers to Lincoln today. Mrs W T Randolph and three children arrived from Mason City Tuesday. Ross Goethe plans changed due to housing delays and will not move to York. The thermometer read 32 degrees above Wednesday morning and caused residents to remark on the sudden cold snap.
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H. E. Curren
W. F. Nieman
Lincoln
W. T. Randolph
Mason City
Ross Goethe
York
Whittemore House
B. D
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph stock offer
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company advertises 500000.00 of stock at par 100 per share with 7 percent annual dividends payable quarterly. It urges readers to invest savings securely and receive regular interest, inviting orders for shares.
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Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company
Adv
Weekly State Journal promotion sale
A newspaper advertisement offers a one year subscription for 50 cents, valid for only a few days at this special price.
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Weekly State Journal
Revival at Baptist church tops county fair week events
Reports note Friday marks the county fair's last day while a large revival draws attendees at the Baptist church. Mentions include Dr Westfall and wife among Cox followers in York, and Governor Cox’s address influencing voters ahead of November.
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Polk
Blaine Putnam
Minnesota
Clarence Bodine
A. E. Sundberg
Wm Overstreet
Hemisphere
John H. Morehead
Democratic
Warren.g. Harding
Omaha
Cox
MSTOM
Donuse Grothers
Rystrom Implement Co
A. P. Sprague
Congress
Themre Man
Mrs
Christina Erickson
Donelson
Central
Anita Stewart
C. Cushman
Olive Tell
Grace Darling
Constance Talmage
Charlie Chaplin
Baptist Church
Bradshaw
B. A. Darrow
Court House
MecGaffin
Dan Carter
Baby
Billie
Davis
League of Nations
Ford
A. Bauder & Son
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