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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
3
The Cadets face a game with Tabor if the sun clears early tomorrow morning. Sitations note Glenwood White Sox beat Cadets 18 to 8 Tuesday, but Cadets won 4 to 2 at home yesterday. Earlier at Tabor the White Sox won 3 to 2, then 7 to 6 in ten innings at their venue. White Sox aim to uphold early season pride.
Prof Moore seeks word from teachers who will attend the institute starting June 4 to arrange accommodations and guidance. He requests all boarders to inform his office so they may be directed to suitable places without trouble.
Phil Market of Center township topped the Chicago market Monday with three three year old steers averaging 1760 pounds and selling for 6.75 per hundred, ten cents above any other lot. He also sent two year olds at strong prices, as Mills county shippers increasingly lead Chicago and Omaha markets. Farmers replant much corn nationwide due to a cold backward season, with cutworms rot and mice damaging crops.
A. Gourly, recently in Sapulpa Ind Ter, arrives home in frail health after months in a railroad office. He has gained weight and malaria from the climate, plans to recuperate before looking for another location, and notes Queen Mills is satisfactory. Also mentions F A Sackett the piano tuner and a noon Saturday meal offer at Home Bakery.
The article warns that many so called dull scholars are misjudged due to vision problems. It stresses not neglecting children eyes and offers special attention for strabismus or cross eyes. Howe’s Pharmacy is mentioned as a point of contact.
Mrs M J Williams advertises a general house work position. The item mentions the new Edison phonograph and records available at Laraway's store.
A compact collection of storefront pitches and personal endorsements. Mentions B F Jones Edison phonographs and records at Robinsons Ebaugh spectacles eye glasses repairs Bower Bros Why Squint See Laraway for eye care Shoe shines at Clarks barber Geo Clark and Glenwood Chautai en aqua from Aug.
Washington Kan resident E B Carter visited brother Jas W Carter this week and looked back at his Henderson farm where he lived for years. He left Henderson about 15 years ago selling the land for 40 dollars per acre, five dollars above its former value. Landowner Mr Housser, who now holds the property, has declined offers of 100 dollars per acre.
Hastings visitors include Hastings Will Killen of Pender and friends, Mrs. S Purcell and daughter at Everett Purcell’s, Mrs. Elvin Ord from Nebraska visiting her mother Mrs. Scott Hunt, and Chas Shoemaker with Max in Clarinda at Mrs. S’s mother. National Bloomer Girls performed on Decoration Day, beating local team 5 to 0. Geo Starre moved to Sidney to run the branch. Mary Chapin and Lelia VanArsdale in Malvern. Mrs. O. S. Bickford in Malvern. C. M. Jones left for a long visit in New York. Elsie Kuntze had measles. Children’s Day at M. E. church next Sunday urged. Ernett Fisher and family spent Sunday near McPherson. Mrs. G. C. Warren visited Mrs. W. E. VanArdale and displayed fancy work. Mrs. Lee VanVelson in Malvern for Dr. Corbin treatments. Fence at parsonage and church removed, improving the place.
Excitement as river rose Friday morning with telephones busy and lunch baskets packed. Nine teams in three gangs worked on the north levee until late Saturday night, then B E Lincoln and crew moved to the south levee and continued work. River reportedly receding with hope it stays within banks. Sketched social notes include Mr Russell losing his Bethlehem home to fire, visits from Bessie Curtis, Lydia Cowardin, Sebern Boyd and families, and trips between Glenwood Modale Oregon and surrounding residents.
Waubonsie items note Eddie Rhodes and wife visiting Mrs Rhodes parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Peppers. Joe Coleman works for C W McManigal. M D Linville and family called on H A Delevan. Mrs Sam Blackburn and children visited her parents the PepPers. McManigal family attended church. Lafe Wolfe preached at Waubonsie church. Rev Robt Kesterson and wife visited her mother and attended evening service. Delevan reports poor chicken luck this year with 700 birds.
A heavy frost last week caused notable damage in the locality. Jasper McReynolds and son Carl, Frank McDole, and Marion Wilds went fishing and caught about 50 pounds of fish. Mrs. W. H. Doyle, Mrs. Scott and children visited Grandma Miser's and Mrs. Chase's last Wednesday. Wesley Jones's young son was severely scalded but recovering. John Moore built a new front-porch bridge. Mr. and Mrs. C. Chase attended a Malvern street fair and visited Elmer Buckingham, reporting a fine time. Blanche Chase visits her grandma near Malvern. Richard Scott of Macedia is visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott. John Pippet hauled hogs to Glenwood Monday.
Pony Creek J M James and family celebrated Decoration Day in Council Bluffs. George and Lorenzo Royal of Buffalo county Nebraska visiting South Omaha with cattle yesterday spent a day or two with their brother James who is in poor health. John Rist finished planting corn last but is a hustler with a big crop. Bessie Curtis visiting sister Mrs Lafe Lincoln at Bethlehem this week. C A Hodgkinson of Sargent an old resident visiting brother in law Rev Goodrich with plans to relocate.
The Iowa Official Register for this year, released by Secretary of State Hayward, appears in a larger red cover and will be called Iowa's Red Book. It includes the new primary law, a summary of pure food laws, district maps, General Assembly memberships, biographical sketches, and lists of state newspapers. It will be published every two years, with copies allotted to Senator Gillilland, Representative Greenwood, and a public library reference copy.
A New Hampshire vacationer in Colorado visits a ranch incubator and spots a sprouting peach seed. He jokes about rooting peach trees in the West as the seedling grows in the warm incubator corner, reflecting on agricultural surprises observed by travelers.
The piece notes November as the wint month for gales and the blot month for cattle slaughtering, reflecting ancient Saxon and Roman naming thoughts. It recounts a quip about naming the month after Tiberius, with the emperor refusing flattery and joking about 13 Caesars.
Jim Marsden travels to Colorado to prove himself with Dufford’s mining empire. After two years of hard labor as a fireman and engineer, he impresses Dufford and wins the right to marry Marjorie, with Dufford promising a future in his New York holdings and a honeymoon business trip.
A New York Press piece describes railroad waiting rooms in Grand Central Jersey City and Hoboken. It catalogs common figures a mother with babies an old woman with umbrella a man with a black bag a young woman with a novel and a man in a celluloid collar awaiting trains and passing time.
In aquariums fish placed in captivity often settle and appear tame after an initial escape urge. Some yearlong quiet periods end with renewed restlessness, causing frantic roaming and self harm by colliding with tank walls. Parasitic disturbances may trigger these reactions, yet healthy fish may still show renewed wild impulses.
A reflective editorial urges perseverance in pursuing goals with the phrase stick to it while humorously noting a reader’s mishap with fly paper and cautioning against rash actions. The piece uses witty instruction to frame steady effort as the path to achievement.
A Washington Post vignette recalls senators debating technicalities as a tale of Snorting Bill and Stuttering Sam unfolds. Tillman and Carmack discuss law while a drunken feud between the two men in Culleska Hurri cane Switch and Nashville is recounted with humor about who tramp ed whom and what counts as a technicality in law.
The Washington Post reports many lawmakers plan to earn far more on Chautauqua lectures this summer than their congressional pay. Prominent names include Tillman of South Carolina Dubois of Idaho and La Follette of Wisconsin. An anecdote with Rodenberg of Illinois cites talk of aiming for attention grabbing stunts to secure bookings.
A fragmented dialogue shows a young man named Taffeigh being praised for his appearance and a sharp interruption by Matilda signals tension. The piece centers on a tense courtly moment and a character named Judga amid the dialog.
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