Mills County Apples Win Silver Medal
A. C. Gourley the Mills County clerk of courts received a silver medal from international judges at the St. Louis exposition of 1894 for Mills County apples gathered by J. W. Murphy. The medal, designed by Adolph A. Weinman and minted in Philadelphia, features symbols of Louisiana Territory and progress, and will be exhibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Gourley
Gourley
Louisiana
Mills County
J. W. Murphy
Louisiana Territory
States
France
Napoleon
Louisiana Purchase
Divide Their Little All in Distress
Emeryville California letter from Emmett Stanley reflects on the San Francisco earthquake ruin in 1906. It describes the 28 seconds of destruction, water mains breaking, fires, and job losses while praising San Francisco’s spirit and generosity amid disaster.
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Emeryville
Cal
Glenwood
San Francisco
Oakland
Bay
Pacific Coast
C. C. Snuffin
Emmett Stanley
Milestone Saskatchewan Letter Praises Growth and Prospects
S A Holcombe of Milestone Saskatchewan expresses gladness at receiving the paper, notes rapid settlement with about two hundred cars of settlers’ effects unloaded this spring, and hails the good cultivation and large crop. He mentions plans for an electric light plant foundry machine shop and flax mill employing 200 to 250 men, wishing success to Queen Mills residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Holcombe
Milestone Saskatchewan
Canada
Queen Mills
Milestone
Weather Review For Week Ending June 4 In State
The week opened with a light frost and was cooler early but ended with light showers. Dry conditions aided corn, with sufficient moisture for current needs and a generally strong stand. Moisture deficiency slowed some small grain and hay in pockets, but most crops and pastures show good condition overall. Potatoes and garden crops are in promising shape and the season is favorable.
Lost Louden Cemetery Location Remains Elusive
The Anthony brothers seek the old Louden cemetery, buried on the Kelly farm north of Hillsdale, but memories clash and every reply cites a different spot. The cemetery, among Mills County’s first, faded as London vanished after a storm and Hillsdale rose with a new railroad and depot suburb.
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Anthony Brothers
Old
Louden
Old Cemetery
London Cemetery
Kelly Farm
Hillsdale
Mills County
Center Township
London
Balfour
Van Ausdale’s In-Bred Corn
Van Ausdale, a Hillsdale-area farmer, stores seed corn from his own thirty-five year breeding of yellow Dent. He selects seed each fall, plants forty five acres with a good stand, and dismisses buying seed from big houses. He believes shaking the old rule about land and breed and credits his success to disciplined breeding and careful planting practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will van Ausdale
Hillsdale
van. Ausdale
van Ausdale
Ground floor discovery kills dandelions with gasoline
Mason City janitor C Lewis discovers a method using gasoline to kill dandelions at the courthouse yard by treating roots. He suggests letting grass seed to renew and cites dandelion seed spread as a reason for natural renewal rather than constant mowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lewis
Court House
Mason City
Glenwood Wall Paper & Paint Co New Stock
When you are going down the Pike call on the Glenwood Wall Paper & Paint Co and see their new stock. New consignment and new styles received every few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Glenwood Wall Paper & Paint Co
National Meeting in Glenwood Next Week
The eighth annual session of the national association for the feeble minded will meet in Glenwood Iowa at the state institution. Morning sessions focus on classification methods and school inspections with lectures by Bolton Murdoch Bernstein Summers and Johnstone. Evening talks cover psychological laws brain tumor indications and humane inmate management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Glenwood
Geo
Monridge
J. M. Murdoch
Polk
Chas
Bernstein
Rome
Iit
Linensey
J. E. Summers
Omaha
Nebr
Sae Eaten
R. Johnstone
Vineland
N. J
Program for Thursday June 14 Mental Science Meeting
Thursday June 14 features a morning session with a business meeting, member reports, election of members, and committee appointments. Papers at 10 include Feeble minded terminology and lack of professional knowledge with presenters Wilmarth and Smith. Afternoon papers at 2 cover Borderland Cases Speech Defects remedies and the influence of defective sight and hearing on mental development by Rogers Weissbrodt and Bicknell with discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. Wilmarth
Chippewa Fails
Wis
H. C.smith
Godfrey
Ceveecessranes
Eosse
A. O. Rogers
Faribault
Minn
W. K. Weissbrodt
Milwaukee
Geo. H. Bicknell
Omaha
Neb
Off for the Black Hills from Glenwood trip crew
Passengers on the Tuesday Burlington excursion for Deadwood and the Black Hills country from Glenwood include C. E. Dean Frank Wallace Frank Rodman Mrs. D. J. Buckingham Rev. James Skiles Mrs. James Skiles Howard Skiles Fred L. Stillwagon Miss Jessie P. Williams Mrs. L. A. Stillwagon Miss Nora Stranathan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Burlington
Deadwood
Black Hills
C. E. Dean
Frank Wallace
Frank Rodman
D. J. Buckingham
James Skiles
Howard Skiles
Fred L. Stillwagon
Jessie P. Williams
L. A. Stillwagon
Nora, Stranathan
Starbuck Welcomes Another Grandson in Oskaloosa
Tele gram from Oskaloosa Saturday announces birth of a son to Mr and Mrs J H Crookham at 960 oclock that morning Mrs Crookham known here as Frances Starbuck Their second son is named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starbuck
Oskaloosa
J. H. Crookham
Dr Gidley Runaway Injures Buggy In Mills County
The Sidney Herald reports Dr T W Gidley a veterinarian had a runaway Sunday after leaving his team unhitched. The buggy broke badly and the team ran about a mile before stopping near the home of F M Ten. The incident shows the doctor and his horse team gave a strong effort to reach the destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Herald
Mills County
T. W. Gidley
F. M. Ten
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Berlin
Bower Bros
Genung
L. T. Genung
Keya Paha
Nebraska
R. W. Greenlee
Greenlee
L. T
Niobrara
Clint
Bert Genung
South Omaha
L. T. Ranch
L. Y
Bow Wearin
Bert’s
Mills
Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions
Bolton, Lincoln, Neb
John Downie
Dr. Polgiase
Lapeer
Mich
AL Johnson
Beatrice
O'cléck
Guo. Mocripaz
A. Johnson
A. C. Rogers
Dr. Gidley
Robinson’s Jewelry and Music
Edison
Victor Talking Machines
Glenwood Plumbing CO
Raymond Trisler
Mgr
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