Rawles Township grads highlight second annual exercises
The Second Annual graduating exercises of Rawles township were held at Fairview church on Tuesday evening before a large audience. Seven graduates, colors pink and white, presented orations and recitations praised for quality. Diplomas were presented by Prof. Johnson of Tabor College. The program included invocations, orations, recitations, readings, a violin solo, and the Graduation Song. Mr. John Scott travels to Kansas City for cancer treatment, with family receiving community sympathy.
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Rawles Township
Fairview
Four Corners
Winifred Seeger
Tabor College
John Scott
Kansas City
Wall
Henton Station
Mills County
Scott
Fraternal Memorial Days Observances Highlight Local Societies
The Modern Woodmen plan memorial day at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with a march from the hall to the cemetery. Odd Fellows held services on Sunday June 9, with a forthcoming address by Rev. J C Staples on June 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the Baptist church. Rebekahs and Odd Fellows are urged to meet at 10:00 a.m. for a group march to the church.
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Odd Fellows
J. C. Staples
Baptist Church
Taft on Japanese Question in Iowa City
Secretary of War Taft answered reporters in Iowa City on June 12 about U S Japan tensions. He scratched his head and said he knew no reason to disturb anybody, noting the San Francisco troubles were not sufficient cause and that the United States and Japan both desired peace. He declined to discuss politics.
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Iowa City
Taft
United States
Japan
San Francisco
Sidney-Carson Train Derailment Near Macedonia
A Sidney-Carson train derailed near Macedonia on Monday morning due to an out of line switch. No injuries or major damage reported but the delay lasted about six hours and mail destined for the main line was diverted to Sidney that night.
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Sidney-Carson
Macedonia
Sidney
Real Estate Transfers Noted in Malvern and Glenwood
P H Marlay transfers lots 6 7 8 block 44 and part of lot 10 block 87 in Malvern for 2200 dollars. CG F Anderson transfers part of east half of section 29 township 72 range 43 to F Anderson et al for 100 dollars. Fred Stone transfers west half of these quarter section of section 9 township 71 range 41 to E L Summers for 1100 dollars. F G Day transfers part of block 16 Glenwood to W E Wickersham for 550 dollars.
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P. H. Marlay
J. G. Leming
Malvern
CG. F. Anderson
F. Anderson
Masons to Celebrate St Johns Day in Tabor
The Mills County Masonic association will hold its annual celebration and picnic in Tabor on June 24. The association includes seven lodges Glenwood Silver City Malvern Emerson Randolph Sidney and Tabor and five Eastern Star chapters with about 600 members.
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Mills County Masonic Association
Tabor
Glenwood
Silver City
Malvern
Emerson
Randolph
Sidney
Sidener Sentenced to Three Years in Knoxville Inebriate Asylum
CG. Sidener of Tabor was sentenced by Judge Thornell of Sidney to a three year term in the Knoxville inebriate asylum.
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Sidener
Tabor
Thornell
Sidney
Knoxville
Sidney Votes In Favor Of Electric Light Plan
At a special election in Sidney the electric light proposal passed 198 to 14. Rev. Goodrich employs a novel weed control in his potato patch by turning sheep into the field to eat the weeds and spare the potatoes.
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Sidney
Rev. Goodrich
Junior League Picnic at Mil ler Home Surprise
Members of the Junior League of the Methodist church enjoyed a picnic at the suburban home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Miller on Tuesday. The gathering was in the nature of a surprise for Miss Hazel Miller.
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Junior League of the Methodist Church
Clarence Miller
Miss Hazel Miller
Plattsmouth School Superintendent Resigns for Peru Post
Professor E L Rouse tendered resignation as Plattsmouth school superintendent after five successful years to accept a chair at Peru State Normal. The board reluctantly accepted the resignation and will name a successor on June 21.
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E. L. Rouse
Plattsmouth
Peru State Normal School
Board of Education
Italians Begin River Repair Duty at Plattsmouth Bridge
Seventy five Italians have arrived from Sioux City and started repairs on the east side of the Missouri River near the Plattsmouth bridge under the direction of D. C. Woodring.
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Sioux City
Missouri River
Plattsmouth Bridge
D. C. Woodring
Dorothy Whitted Finds Holiness In Ground Theory
In Abingdon Illinois the Enterprise reports Dorothy Whitted four year old granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Bradford and member of the Methodist infant class believed Moses was told to remove shoes because the ground had holes. Her teacher Mrs Armstrong recounted the lesson and Dorothy told her mother the story on arriving home.
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Ezra Bradford
Abingdon
Illinois
Bradford
Dorothy Whitted
J. D. Armstrong
Moses
Miss Dorothy
Sunday Morning Fire Destroys Meade Rogers Barn
Lightning struck the Meade Rogers barn Sunday morning around 4 o'clock amid heavy rain and thunder. City Marshal McMillen discovered the blaze, tried to alarm the town but the rope broke. he fired his revolver to signal aid, Sheriff Linville hurried to assist, and volunteers rang the Baptist steeple bell. Firefighters prevented spread. Rogers carried $300 insurance with Iowa State Insurance Co. No horses were inside.
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Meade Rogers
McMillen
Mr. Woodruff
Linville
Rogers
Iowa State Insurance Company of
Mills County Institute Opens Next Week
The Mills County School Institute led by Supt. Moore has 46 participants, seven with teaching experience, most graduates, and aims to boost professional spirit as the state changes teacher certification rules. Enrollment offers growth but not a substitute for attendance, with a strong hope for broad participation and dedication to pedagogical work.
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Mills County
Supt. Moore
Board of Educational Examiners
Golden Jubilee Celebration at Tabor College Events
Tabor College marks its Golden Jubilee with events from Sunday June 16 to Thursday 20 including class reunions from early morning, a noon basket picnic, alum roll call at 2 pm, and class-day exercises June 15. Lantern Walk, art exhibit, and four concerts accompany, with ticketed seats and invitations extended to veterans for flag day festivities.
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Tabor College
Alumi
Gaston Hall
Cloud L. Hall
E. Starbuck
Ellis
G. A. R. Post
Women’s Relief Corps
Glenwood
Tabor
Rural school session led by Gowen No 1 at Institute
To illustrate practical results in rural education the institute invites Mr. T. R. Potts and Gowen School No. 1 to conduct a two day session. The aim is to enrich the program with this feature and show potential progress in local schooling.
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T. R. Potts
Gowen
Institute
Daily Institute Schedule With Enrollment and Classes
The schedule divides each day into seven forty minute recitation periods with a five minute intermission and starts at 8 30 a m and 1 30 p m A thirty minute General Exercises period occurs daily at 10 a m On the first day enrollment and business fill two periods and work begins at 10 30 a m A regular class schedule will be announced L C Bryan Glenwood Arithmetic Civics Economics J E Clayton Malvern Algebra Physiology Physics Margaret Overholser Cherokee Primary Methods T R Potts Malvern Model Classes in Rural Schools L D Salisbury Winterset Music History Ellen J Wing Cedar Falls Drawing Manual Training Geography W M Moore Conductor Grammar Orthography Miscellaneous Each faculty member will give work in Didactics
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L. C. Bryan
Glenwood
J. E. Clayton
Malvern
Margaret Overholser
T. R. Potts
L. D. Salisbury
Winterset
Ellen J. Wing
Cedar Falls
W. M. Moore
Marriage Licenses for John Taylor and Minnie Shultz
John B. Taylor of Silver City and Minnie C. Shultz obtained marriage licenses. Also listed are John Studey of Bartlett and Rosa Tyson with unclear or garbled entries indicating a license or pairing.
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John B. Taylor
Silver City
Minnie C. Shultz
Same
John Studey
Bartlett
Sehhenaldled
Rosa Tyson
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