Mills County Supervisors meet to hear county seat relocation
Mills County Iowa Board of Supervisors met in Glenwood on June 19 20 21 1906 with Chairman E S Bogart A J Chantry and F H Plumer present. They set aside fees for J J Ferguson stenography and expunged an earlier note while hearing petitions for relocating the county seat and adjourned to continue the hearing through June 22 1906.
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Auditor’s Office
Mills County
Glenwood
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Court House
E. 8. Bogart
A. J. Chantry
F. H. Plumer
Towa
E. 8
Bogart
Minute Book
The
E. S. Bogart
I. H. Plumer
Green Bay Lumber Co
Bridge Lumber
J J Ferguson
J. J. Ferguson
Plumer
B. T. Agan
E S Bogart
A J Chantry
F H Plumer
ES Bogart
E T Agan
Relocation of Mills County Seat debated at Glenwood
Mills County Iowa board considers relocation of the county seat from Glenwood to Malvern during a June 1906 session. Albert Heinsheimer and H H Cheyney petitioners seek subpoenas for witnesses, with Auditor BT Agan authorized to issue subpoenas under county seal. Details reference statutes 3674 3675 3676 and court house testimony schedule.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Court House
F E S Bogart
A J Chantry
F H Plumer
Malvern
Albert Heinsheimer
H H Cheyney
BT Agan
State of Iowa
State of
Said County
Authorized to issue subpoenas in form and matter stated
The court authorizes and instructs the issuance of subpoenas in the form and manner described herein. On motion carried, the term was adjourned until 10:00 a.m. June 26, 1906.
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Board of Supervisors
Mills County
Towa
B. T. Agan
E. S. Bogart
City Council Studies Paving And Water Power Change
The city council held a special meeting and accepted Street Commissioner Walling's resignation as he moves to Merna Nebraska for a store job. They approved switching city water pumping from steam to electric power and will finalize the contract at the next meeting. Vine street paving was ordered from the depot to the public square after a committee trip to Council Bluffs for ideas.
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Walling
Merna
Nebraska
Broken Bow
Bortenlanger
Vine Street
Council Bluffs
Bids Sought for Vine Street Brick Paving in Glenwood IA
City of Glenwood Mills county Iowa invites sealed bids for vitrified brick paving on Vine Street. Bids due noon July 16 1906, opened 7:30 p.m. July 16 at City Hall. Specify excavation and filling per cubic yard and paving per square yard A and B Grades. Include 10 percent certified bank check. City reserves right to reject bids. City Recorder L S Rouryson signed.
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Glenwood
Mills County
Iowa
Vine Street
Ll. S. Rouryson
City Recorder
Horticultural exhibit showcases large Brandywine and Klondike berries
The Opinion office reports on a recent horticultural display where C. C. Colbert, Institution horticulturist, presented boxes of berries from his plots. White currants, cherry red currants, Downing roseberries, Russian cherries, Brigg's raspberries, and notably large Brandywine and Klondike strawberries drew praise for their quality and size. Some berries required three bites to finish, highlighting the harvest's heft.
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C. C. Colbert
Institution Horticulturist
Colbert
Old Institution
Glenwood Artist Frank Deerwester Praised for Fresco Work
Frank Deerwester, a well known Glenwood artist, earns praise for his subdued and tasty frescoes in the Wm. M. Lamb bank. His skill is recognized in Omaha but he prefers Glenwood life. his talent promises ample local business as Glenwood readies a Grand Fourth of July celebration.
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Frank Deerwester
Glenwood
Wm. M. Lamb Bank
Deerwester
Omaha
Fourth at Glenwood Showcases Music And Fire Fighting Display
The Emerson and Institution Bands are secured for the Glenwood Fourth celebration. Fire boys will perform a dramatic fire putting demonstration between 3 and 4 pm. Old parade and fireworks features are dropped to save money, redirecting funds to attractions.
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Emerson and _ Institution
Glenwood
Glenwood Fire Boys
St. Louis
Moving Pictures to Boost Glenwood Fourth of July
Moving Pictures company from Omaha announces a Chicago secured expert operator and a fine selection of comic and artistic films for Glenwood Iowa's Fourth of July celebration. The letter promises a first class moving picture exhibit and urges attendance, noting the cost was considerable.
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Omaha
Neb
Glenwood
Iowa
Card
Chicago
The
Omaha Amusement Specialty Co
Platform Entertainment to Appear in Glenwood Fourth
The J. H. Bowman Amusement Co plans a first class Fourth of July show in Glenwood Nebraska. They announce a new slack wire performer added at no extra cost and urge a high platform so all can see. The letter stresses the show is clean and worth paying for.
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Lincoln
Neb
Glenwood
Iowa
J. H. Bowman Amusement Co
Thirty Fremont teachers married last year report
The Tabor Beacon notes a circulated report claiming 80 Fremont County teachers secured husbands in the past year. It suggests this could trigger an exodus of female teachers to neighboring counties.
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Fremont County
Tabor
Races on the Fourth Enter Now for Afternoon Events
Desirous participants should see C G Hanson before the fourth to enter races including fat man, lean man, girls, boys, youths, professional, egg and potato races. Events begin after the Platform entertainment on the north side of the square with cash prizes allocated for each event, including a sack race.
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C.G. Hanson
Struck by Lightning Four Times at Pleasant Ridge Church
The U B church at Pleasant Ridge was struck by lightning during Tuesday night’s storm. No major damage occurred, though this church has now endured four lightning strikes in ten years, all entering through the cupola and causing only minor harm each time.
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U.B
Pleasant Ridge
A. H. Burger
South Omaha Team Challenges Glenwood Under 18 Ball
A reader from South Omaha Nebraska dated June 26 1906 writes The J J Mallys challenge any under 18 team in Glenwood for a ball game He provides contact Ben Cissna at Citizen Printing Co Glenwood for arrangements.
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South Omaha
Neb
J. J. Mallys
Nebraska
Glenwood
Ben Cissna
Citizen Printing Co
Iowa doctor May Take Illinois Superintendent Post
Dr. O. C. Wilhite, superintendent of the Iowa inebriate asylum at Knoxville, may become superintendent of the Illinois state insane hospital at Elgin. He has conferred with officials about the job. The Elgin institution has faced grave charges of mismanagement and his appointment would signal Illinois officials’ confidence in his ability to restore proper operations.
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O. C. Wilhite
Iowa
Knoxville
Elgin
Ill
State Insane Hospital
Wilhite
Illinois
Mayor Plimpton Enacts Glenwood Firework Restriction
Mayor Plimpton issues a city ordinance banning sale of firecrackers over three inches, prohibiting repeating cartridge revolvers and torpedo canes in Glenwood. The measure will be strictly enforced with arrests possible for sellers or users.
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Plimpton
Glenwood
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Mills County Board of Supervisors
E.S. Bogart
Bower Bros
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