District Court Session Ends With $2000 Verdict
In district court this week the 5000 damage suit of Marion Baker vs T M VanKirk wrapped after a jury verdict of 2000 plus costs. Attorneys Gilliland and Genung sought to add Glenwood Canning Co. as defendants while VanKirk worked at the factory. Grand jury reports include names such as J H Baumpartner and S W Creech. Other cases involve forgery, burglary, and breach of promise venue changes. Maggie Study seeks divorce from Frank Study on drunkenness and cruel treatment. Helen Swensen receives two divorces and child custody with $750 alimony. T G Northwell Co collects five notes against Wace & Durnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Baker
T. M. VanKirk
Messrs. Gillilland and
Genung
Glenwood Canning Company
Mr. VanKirk
J. H. Baumpartner
Foreman
S. W. Creech
W. A. Luther
Henry Douglas
A. F. Seeger
W. D. Pace
G. Adams
John Weaver
Guy Mayberry
Bert Kemp
Chas. McAlexander
Lewis
Bedford
Conrad Schade
Mills County
Helen Swensen
H. L. Swensen
T. G. Northwall Co
Wace & Durnell
Henderson
Dinner by Kerney Ladies' Relief Corps in Glenwood
The A. Kerney Ladies' Relief Corps No 312 Auxiliary to the G A R Iowa hosts a dinner at Jeffrey Hall in Glenwood on Saturday December 10. Dinner price ranges from 15 to 20 cents. Subscriptions offered for Weekly Capital and one year at $1 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Bertha Hale
Frank W. Anderson
Silver City
Glenwood
Reed
C. P. Hale
Corydon
Iowa
Hale
Holly Miller
Wait Marshall
Odd Fellows Hall
Alice Logan
Chas. Mianer
A. Kerney Ladies’ Relief Corps
No. 312
Jeffrey Hall
Coontown
Glenwood Opera House
Arades
Flour Figlett Flour and Groceries Ad Claim
Local grocer L.A. Bogart promotes premium flour and fresh groceries, boasting rock prices and lower costs than competitors. Advertisement emphasizes quality brands and price quotation before purchase, with notice of skate grinding service and a sale event in Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A. Bogart
Glenwood
Death of Mrs. W. C. Gilmore Ends Long Suffering
Mary Catherine Landis Gilmore died at Glenwood after years of cancer and foot amputation surgeries. Born Feb 27 1840 in Indiana, she married William C. Gilmore on Dec 25 1867 and had five children A A Walter Mabel Edith and Ethel. She joined the Presbyterian church then the Methodist church in Glenwood, living a Christian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Gilmore
Persous
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
R. E. Shaw
Methodist Church
Mary Catherine Landis
Putnam County
Greencastle
Indiana
Glenwood Town
William C. Gilmore
A. A
Walter Gilmore
Mabel
Edith
Ethel Gilmore
Furnace County
Nebraska
Mills County
Iowa
Glenwood
Presbyterian Church
Titus Amendment Nullified by Journal Omission
sensational dispatch from Burlington Iowa reports the Titus amendment to the Iowa constitution for biennial elections was not spread on the house journal as required by law, rendering it null and void. Legislators and lawyers say the amendment is dead, noting a similar fate for the 1883 prohibition amendment. The item includes stray ad copy and unrelated theatre-like notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
House Journal
Fire destroys home of Glenwood couple
At about five in Glenwood a blaze consumed the dwelling and possessions of Mr. and Mrs. Orie Stout, a colored family. The house, part of Fred Meyers’ building, suffered total loss despite the citys water service. The Stouts had no insurance and only their clothes, a blanket and a wash tub remained after the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orie Stout
Glenwood
Stouts
Fred Meyers
Brown
Meyers
Stout
Twenty-Fifth Annual Iowa Horticultural Convention
The twenty fifth annual convention of the Iowa State Horticultural Society will meet in the horticultural room at the capitol in Des Moines from December 11 to 14. All horticulturists are invited. Notably no Mille County man is on the program this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Murphy
K. P. Lodad
Glenwood
Murphy
Vinton Eagle
The
Baptist Church
Burlington Railroad
West
J. &. Cheyney
Celia Richards
Wailing
the Saints Church
Puple
Emerson
Congregational Church
Misa Anna Gertrude ‘Childe
Des Moines
Anna Gertrude Childs
Miss Childs
Lowa State Horticultural Society
Capitol
Mille County
R. H. Pierson
Anderson Township
Pierson
Mr. Pierson
Geo. A. Thompson
Nellie Mae Gilbreath
Los Angeles
California
State Farmers’ Institute and Agricultural Convention
Department of Agriculture
Geo. H. van Houten
Let Us Be Neighborly in Glenwood Commerce Dispute
A Glenwood business man reports rivals in Omaha entice local buyers with low prices and contracts after informing suppliers of pending interest. The editor notes the paper has refused large Omaha ads to support county merchants and urges neighborly local commerce to keep prosperity and good citizenship within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Omaha
Rayeut
Sys
Correction issued over MulDowney death in Opinion
Hillsdale Iowa December 1900 correction clarifies Thos Mul Downey died of kidney disease rather than alcohol or railroad work accident. Mrs Mul Downey notes error in Opinion. Wiseman, brother-in-law, provided details. Also advertises Church Woman's Magazine subscription, a Glenwood opera house show, Beckman’s harness shop, and local real estate and stage services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale
Iowa
Thos. Muldowney
Muldowney
Wiseman
Thanksgiving Notes and Local Business in Glenwood
Mrs. R M Shipman of Emerson visited friends in Glenwood and joined Thanksgiving in Omaha attending First M E Church services. The paper notes local opinions on a San Francisco front door and a tale of a sly hunter prank. It cites Attorney P W Miller's success in a $35,000 will case and reports on rural free delivery routes and the upcoming Southwestern horticultural meeting in Shenandoah with Mills county participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Shipman
Emerson
San Francisco
Council Bluffs
PW. Miller
Linda Driscoll
District Court
Miller
Dale Township
Council Bluffe
Milis County
Bluffs
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Henderson
Hastings
Pacific Junction
Roy Will
Redd Oak
Chas. E. Carey
Red Oak
Ward Waterman
Osceola
A. A. Patrick
Glenwood
C. BK. Spelman
Oak Township
Harl Bleatney
Earley
Iowa
Prank Valentine
Omaha
Jas. Baker
T. E. Geil
Des Moines
E. E. Kiddoo
Lessell
Elihu Cheney
Gilbert Cheney
Chas
Louise Woodruff
Tabor
Grace Brown
Malvern
W. B. Gunselly
A. H. Winkler
Syracuse
Neb
O. R. Patrick Wad
Mary
Addie Tollas
Old Maid's Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hunty
Sam Finkenstein
Jong Seige
O. Hi Marsh
Chicago
Milla County
Allen Packing Company
W. D. Himes
Baptist Young People’s Union
Geo. Mogridge
Glenwood Camp
Woman's Club
Glenwood Christian Church
Powell
Maria Terésa
Newport News
C. EB. Dean
Dean
Myers Bros
Shenandoah
T. D. Thomas
Mosher School
Salem Curtis
I.K. Goodrich
A. Edwards
C. 14. Smith
North Side
Smith & Edwards
J. E. Scott
Christian Endeavor Society
H. S.tubbs & Co
Harry Tubbs
Dr. Plimpton
Martha Williams
Armory Hall
Board of Pension Examiners
J. B. More
Arthur Ma Olain
Nebels Everghge
Glenwood House
Church Woman's Magazine
Church Societies
Des Moines Laws
Beckman’s
Guogolly
Robinson
Davis & Anderson
Tapov
Squirrel
Southwestern Town Horticultural Society
J. P. Jackson
W. M. Bomberger
Harlan
D. Heinsheimer
F. M. Powell
G. I. Fritch
D.O. Lively
Department of Publicity and Promotion
America
Officer & Pusey Bank
Neba’s
Nan Me
Jas
Record
Janet
R. Brush
Percivel
Wm. Rouemus
Olive Gass
Plattsmouth
Ida Goodell
Estelle McComas
Shenan's
Cork
Stator Allea
Mina Julia Patton
H. S. Bissell
Sidney
Inez Jackson Davis
Seneca, Neb
J.P. Jackson
J. H. Doughty
New York State
Howard Hitchcock
Grandpa Edwards
Miss Starbuck
M. J. Williams
John Hanson
Italy
Sarah Ross
Joos Angeles
Calu
Howard Mintle
Chandler
Creston High School
Mergeling Shriver
Nebraska State University At
Lincoln
Jasper Leet
B. Record
Misa Elinor Moon
Glenwood Board of Education
Florence Evernham
Grace Russell
A. Jackson
Seymour
Nishota
Wisconsin
Brainerd
P. M. Keyes
Bliss
Rockford, Ill
Keyes
A. Baker
T. H. Miller
Union Pacific
Alex
Jim
Clarence
Beng He
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