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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
6
A collage of notices from Glenwood and nearby towns includes plumbing and drug ads, dentistry, optics, restaurants, flowers, and social updates. It reports moving plans, hospital operations, births, Easter orders, 1900s travel notes, and a pending legal brief for Backus versus the railroad in Pacific Junction.
Mrs. T. G. Byers and her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Wiley returned from Gallatin Missouri after illness and death of Mrs Letitia Frederick born April 26 1806. She died April 4 at age 101 years 11 months and 10 days in one of the era’s remarkable longevity records.
L. S. Copple left yesterday for Keokuk to join the famous ball club. Walt Conner heads to Wausau Wisconsin. Joe Wilkins has not signed anywhere yet awaiting better pay and is willing to wait as cheaper players fade out for managers to meet his price.
Justice McLaughlin of Pacific Junction sentences two strangers to ten days in county jail for stealing coats. The coats are returned to their owners.
Announced this morning a change of location for Glenwood Drug Co as the lower floor of the Mills County Abstract Co. building is leased from T. Q. Records to O. H. Marsh manager. The Abstract firm may occupy briefly while John McCluskey plans a new drug store, bringing the town to five drug stores.
Sam Clark and family travel to Independence Missouri for a few weeks as the delegated representative from Glenwood Latter Day Saints to the world conference meeting there this month. The church acknowledges Joseph Smith as president and stands against polygamy. Clark’s mother and other relatives live in Independence.
The new post office law requires newspapers to keep subscriptions current. No subscriber may be more than one year in arrears for a weekly newspaper, and dailies face even stricter payment timelines. Subscribers to The Opinion are urged to settle balances under the act to reduce errors and long overdue bills.
A three year teacher at the Glenwood Institution for the Feeble Minded Children has been chosen as assistant superintendent of a new Washington DC department for mentally deficient students. Sullivan, from Waverly Iowa and Cedar Falls normal, represents growing national effort to expand special education in public schools with experienced teachers.
Harriet Paul, youngest daughter of Ad Paul of Mills County, died at home in Henderson Saturday from typhoid fever at age 25. She had been visiting Lincoln relatives when illness began. Funeral held Tuesday at Henderson Methodist Church. She leaves her father, a stepmother, two sisters and two brothers.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Albee Lulu Heline Albee died at sixteen days old from indigestion Born in March funeral services were held Friday at the family home conducted by Rev Ward of the M E Church
City officials were elected Monday on the Citizens ticket for mayor Dr. W. M. Plimpton and recorder Scott McClure. O. E. Shay won treasurer, Walter Brown assessor, Geo McMillen city marshal. Councilmen listed by ward include W. E. McCoy in the first ward for two years with Co. P. Hamilton for one year. second ward Harry Cheyney. third ward Clyde Genung. The council meets every evening this week as a board of review.
Sheriff Linville and Deputy Dalton reported an insane farm boy named Walker from the Institution seized the Balfour depot. The operator and others fled, and Walker was brought to town after threatening punishment from officials. Superintendent Morgnde’s talk calmed him as bids go out for a new Henderson school house to replace the fire-destroyed one.
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