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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
2
A sale offers this season's suits in three lots priced at 7.50, 9.75, and 13.50. The event includes damaged stock and broken lots from a large clothing stock, advertised as the lowest prices ever quoted and slated for Saturday morning.
A table lists Fine Worsted Velour Finish Cassimere and Cheviot suits offered at 7.50. Originally valued at 10.00 and 12.00, the full suit is presented as a choice bargain for 7.50.
Over 200 suits including worsteds serges and cassimeres, valued up to 15.00, are offered at a sale price of 9.75. Purchasers may select any from the assortment, with the deal highlighted as a choice for 9.75.
The Mills county School of Reviews will open in Glenwood next Monday morning and run until July 12. A large proportion of county teachers and applicants will use the opportunity to advance in necessary branches for better positions. The plan outlined by County Superintendent Marsh was first proposed months ago and has drawn strong local interest. Immediately after the School of Reviews follows a one week institute session.
The Silver Jubilee Children Day program at the Foreign Christian Missionary Society featured "Silver Bells" with songs and recitations. Congregational, Baptist, and Methodist churches held children centered services with varied performances and offerings for Sunday schools and gospel work. At Glenwood a romantic wedding pledge unfolds as Miss Louise Ronemus of London marries Elmer Miller of Lincoln with a linen shower preceding the June 14 ceremony.
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels and grantees including Thomas Harrigmr to EMinoAd Hayes for 40 820 acres and other conveyances involving Coffman, Madison, Lovp, Garman, Kneeland, Snodgrass, and Goodwin. Document cites various lots, strips, and quitclaim actions with monetary values noted in hundreds to thousands, reflecting property movements across towns such as Malvern Glenwood Pacile Junction Emerson and adjacent areas.
Last Friday Glenwood ladies attended an Emerson social hosted by Mesdames Howe and Shipman. About ten rode No 4, mingled at Shipman residence, enjoyed punch sandwiches and coffee, then played a name initials quiz and a cake walk featuring Senezambian dolls. Emerson quartet provided music. luncheon followed before lawn games. They returned by 7 39 PM after a social stroll through town.
A list of candidates from Glenwood and surrounding towns appears with names Addie Tolles Ilda Goodell Rena Coe Winnie Stroud Dora Pritchard Maude Spencer Maggie Pitzer. The note assigns entries to Glenwood Pacific Junction West Oak Silver City and Hillsdale with a Saturday deadline.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture reports a week of warm dry weather ending with heavy Saturday night and Sunday showers bringing moisture to northern and central areas. Rain totals include Charles City 3.40, Clear Lake 4.00, Britt 2.81, Waterloo 1.76, Cedar Rapids 2.80, Forest City 2.00, Marshalltown 1.97, Hampton 2.05, Nevada 2.07 inches. A severe wind squall caused tree and outbuilding damage and fruit losses in exposed localities. Corn is advancing well with thorough cultivation, while hay crops fall below average due to the dry spell. Oats and other grain benefited, some lodging from the wind on the 10th. Potatoes and garden truck thrive. apples, cherries, and plums have suffered modestly.
A Burr Oak School graduation in Lyons showcased a class of five or more with Miss Amy Laraway guiding the rites. The program featured Lydia, Etta, Carrie Buckingham, and Lillie Hainn ie, plus an orchestra, a singer, and notable recitations by Laraway, highlighting the school’s large enrollment and strong community support. Also included are local ads for fruit farm land, summer millinery, plant offerings, and a paint firm promotion.
Our boy Tom explains a humorous voting scene in Milla County. Voters obsess over weekly ballots from the local paper while editors limit each person to a single vote. A courthouse official jokes about stuffing ballots as others joke about supporting a candidate, revealing colorful local politics and civic satire.
Glenwood fans traveled to Tabor as the home team lost 17 to 12. Both clubs showed strong pitching, weak batting and fielding, with the ninth inning sparking Glenwood’s late rally aided by Frank Jackson and the home crowd.
Glenwood gun club hosted a shooting match with the Omaha club over two days, with Murray team absent. Grant of Omaha led early, Edwards and Kimball Glenwood placed, and a team event ended with Omaha one bird ahead. Local ads note sales and products from Racket, Mrs Myers millinery, and One Minute Cough Cure touts.
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