From Glenwood to Tokyo Journey Begins Aboard Pacific Mail Ship
Rosa Mintle recounts the voyage from Glenwood to Tokyo aboard the Minnesota, sailing March 1908 with missionaries onboard. The trip included stops at Port Townsend and Yokohama, rough seas eased by favorable winds, a Japanese wedding demonstration, and arrivals at Choshi and Tokyo where guests greeted them.
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Pacific Mail
Minnesota
Seattle
Port Townsend
D. C. Barbee
Rev
van Dyke
S. M. E. Church
Japan
Alwellan Islands
Yokohama
Fred Smelson
Tokyo
Miss Nelson
Glenwood
China
Shanghi
Choshi
Rosa Mintle
City Council to Close Board of Equalization Session
City Council will meet this evening to finish work as a board of equalization. About forty assessment changes have been proposed and those affected may appear to show cause if the changes are not justified. The council reviewed dog ownership and found several not listed to the assessor.
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Board of Equalization
Hinchman House Razed for New Baptist Church
The Hinchman home, part of a bequest for a new Baptist church, is being razed. Dismantling of the heating plant has begun and progress is rapid. The brick barn will remain for storage and workshop during construction. Trustees consult architects and will visit churches before deciding plans. Basement hoped to be finished this fall to accelerate spring work and complete the church within two years as per the bequest.
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Hinchman
New Subscription Law Limits Backing by Subscribers
The post office department enforces a rule that subscribers cannot be more than one year behind on subscriptions. Pay early to settle matters and avoid penalties.
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Post Office Department
Double Birthday Party at Hubbell Residence
A Monday evening double celebration honored Mr Hubbell's mother and his sister Mrs Lambert at the J J Hubbell residence. Mr and Mrs Hubbell left Tuesday at 2 am on train No 1 to visit brother Reeder Hubbell in Haxtum Colorado. John explained he kept awake to time the party, joking he killed two stones with one bird.
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J. J. Hubbell
Accommodating A. M. McDonald Sings at Two Omaha Churches
A. M. McDonald sang Sunday in Omaha at the early communion service at All Saints Episcopal Church. He then rode train No. 6 to Glenwood and sang at the Easter services at St. John's Church in town at 10 30 after an hours ride.
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A. M. McDonald
Omaha
All Saints Episcopal Church
Glenwood
St. John’s Church
Chance to Get Land in Wyoming Draw May 12
A state drawing for irrigated land will be held in Wiley Big Horn county Wyoming eleven miles south of Cody on May 12. The C B Q ad in this issue directs readers to the notice and details for applicants and procedures.
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Wyoming
Wiley
Big Horn County
Cody
Building plans for corner storeroom by T. Q. Records
T Q Records and Mills County abstract company member plans a new storeroom on the corner next to the recently sold property to Omaha parties. The building will occupy the Bromley Lewis real estate corner and extend west to the seller's building, considered one of the best town corners and expected to enhance the business district’s appearance.
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T. Q. Records
Omaha
Mills County Abstract Company
Bromley & Lewis
Mr. Records
Remodeled Bank Interior Soon At Glenwood State Bank
The Glenwood State bank plans a striking update to its banking room in southwestern Iowa. Early preliminary work is under way and Cashier Carson notes that visitors will wake to a striking change, likening it to a surprising Omaha tag.
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Glenwood State Bank
Iowa
Carson
Omaha
Navy pays mother Clayton Murphy allotment notice
Remembers His Mother Mrs. J. W. Murphy has received a notification from the paymaster's department of the U. S. navy that her son Clayton had made a certain allotment of his wages each month for her. The department sends in a printed form of notification which shows that our boys in blue are not a selfish sot and do remember their parents and other relatives despite the fact that they are a young and frisky set. Easter Sunday was an ideal day. Now we await the result-whether a dry or wet season.
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J. W. Murphy
The Habit of Cleanliness Campaign Urged Citywide
The article praises a spring clean up effort and urges citizens to cooperate to remove litter and improve yards sidewalks alleys vacant lots streets and parkings. It highlights personal pride municipal interest and engaging youth in planting grass trees and maintaining lawns and gardens to keep the city attractive and healthier.
Clarence Jones Enters Furniture Venture in West
Clarence Jones returns from Los Angeles to form a furniture firm in Glenwood with C. G. Hanson and Wilson. Jones will be bookkeeper and office manager while Hanson handles manufacturing and sales. The incorporation raises capital and expands facilities. Jones leaves Omaha May 10 after a week at home. The pair plan to market beyond jobbing and rely on Glenwood ties. The article also notes favorable farm weather and minor comments on local agriculture and a weather observation in the Register and Leader.
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Clarence Jones
Omaha
West
Los Angeles
Wilson & Hanson
Hanson
C. G. Hanson
Hawkeye Clothing House
Wilson
Jones
Glenwood
Beebe & Runyon
Clarence
Engineer Dean Says Drainage Contracts Near Finish
Dean Finishing Big Job Seth Dean, engineer in charge of the Harrison Pottawattamie drainage project, reported to the drainage board that all contracts would be completed before the next meeting set for May 2. The board, comprising Harrison and Pottawattamie supervisors, will meet as a committee of the Whole May 19 to inspect the ditch, and Dean was authorized to contract repairs on Willow Creek levee.
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Seth Dean
Harrison-Pottawattamie
Drainage Board
Harrison County
Pottawhtturbie County
Gover
Willow Creek
Farm notes on Fay Wright and Grover Mickelwait moving south
The town farmers Fay Wright and Grover Mickelwait have relocated to plantations south of the city to escape city noise. They seek seclusion among their herds near Waubonsie avenue, with Sunday busy and fruit crops noted. A remark on hanging bottles of sweetened water in plum trees suggests an observed effect.
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Fay
Wright
Grover Mickelwait
Waubonsie Avenue
Garden hunt yields buffalo skull in Waubonsie Hills
Henry Wells reports a buffalo skull found on his property amid talk of Waubonsie hills Eden, recalling a prior elephant tusk discovery. The correspondent for the Register and Leader notes ongoing exploration of a mythical original garden, framing the rugged discovery as part of a local curiosity.
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Henry Wells
Waubonsie Hills
The
Register
Leader
Doyle Father Injured En Route To Colorado Homestead
Miss Bertha Doyle writes from Towner Kiowa County Colorado that her father William Doyle was badly injured while tending cattle during a train stop en route to their new homestead. The train jolting as it began moving knocked the cattle and hurled them into Mr Doyle. Details of his injuries remain unclear.
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Bertha Doyle
Towner
Kiowa County
Colorado
Wm. Doyle
Before the Railroads Recalls Mills County History
R L Merrit recalls the Opinion entering its forty fifth volume on April 16. He has read the paper since its first issue and lived on a Lyons township farm after moving from Glenwood. He highlights Lincoln's nomination news reaching farmers in 1860 and notes rail connections and mail routes before the Kansas City and Council Bluffs line reached Mills County in 1866.
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R. L. Merrit
Glenwood
Lyons Township
Lincoln
Mills County
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Chicago
St. Joseph
Missouri
Ottumwa
The Youths Companion Gift Offer for 1908
The Youth's Companion advertises its birthday gift value for all ages, noting regular visits bring home warmth and trust. It touts affordability at $1.75 and offers a full illustrated 1908 volume announcement with free sample copies, mailing details at 144 Berkeley Street Boston.
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Yourth
the Youth’s Companion
Berkeley Street
Boston
Mass
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M Shriver
Wm. Skillicorn
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BE. Shay
As. Bowett Co
Dean Woc
Dela Inult Winskillicorn
H. DeWitt
Im. Shriver George H. Estes
Appanoose
Des Moines
Lyons and
Rawles
Dean
McKinley
Robinson
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