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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
6
A fragmented timetable lists trains and times including Fast Mail No. 13 arriving Glenwood at 7.38 am and No. 7 at 2.59 pm. It notes No. 3 leaves Pacific Junction at 2.00 am and that trains 11, 14, 91, and 92 do not run Sundays.
Mills County Iowa invites sealed bids by November 2 2008 for construction and improvement of Pony Creek Ditch and levees in Drainage District No 1. Bids must state price per cubic yard for each section, with 10 percent certified check. Estimated quantities total 195 158 cubic yards and show levee and ditch work including digging and grading. Bids opened 1 p m at the auditor’s office.
Mrs Kate Delbridge of Pasa Gena Cal and Mrs Jane Stark of Hollbrook Nebr visit their aunt Mrs Frank Rimel. George Jones and family spent midweek in Omaha for carnival activities. Road crew works noted on Wonda street as Willie and Robt Krecklaw called on the Dell Scott family last Wednesday.
Alex Powell and Alia Reaney returned from Haxtum Colorado last week. Sam Anderson left Tuesday to locate a land claim in Colorado. Blanche Marin visited relatives at the Bluffs Sunday. Mrs. E. Young of McCook Nebraska visited Junction friends this week. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunter was buried at LaPlatte Nebraska Sunday. Mrs. C E Witherow of Thurman attended the funeral of Mrs. C E Hines here Tuesday. Noah Haskins and wife, recently married at the Bluffs, live with Mrs. Francis Haskins south of the junction. S O Burgess, John Marrin, Thos McNamara, L B Bacon, Prof. Gregg and Mrs. Gillis registered this week at O Neill Nebraska for the land drawing.
Hastings Miss Flossie Christie visits Mrs Ed Hathaway. Several locals travel for land deals and family visits. News lists movements of residents to Cromwell Creston Malvern and Omaha plus church and school events including Jubilee Singers visit and ladies aid elections.
Rand and Pearl McClusky and Ed Boyce family visited R L Boyce. Willert Hayes of Pacific Junction visited Jesse Boyce. Neighbors delivered potatoes to Council Bluffs. Iowa Telephone Co near creek completion. Archer siblings from Illinois visited the Finch family. Finch visits Liberty Missouri. Boyle worked second operator shift in Finch's absence. Hurtson of Council Bluffs visited. Jones and Kemp attended Taft speech in Omaha. MC Young traveled to Glenwood to call on Tilman. Mrs J Rawlings of Percival visited here. Messenger met old friend J E Wickhant on the train.
Mrs C B Lincoln returns from Colorado after about three months away. About twenty locals went to Omaha last Wednesday. A shadow pie social at Lincoln school house raised 7 85 for the library fund by selling sixteen pies. Bert Stewart visited Nebraska to see friends and rental farm. Mr and Mrs Litchfield of Glenwood visit C C Mays during levee work. An event at Joe O Neill's attracted a large crowd. Levee work began Tuesday with a grader. Reed Workman from Pony Creek visited Sunday with Ralph May. Mrs Sheldon Lincoln visits Glewood.
Hawthorne District residents were reported planning preaching at the schoolhouse next Sunday at a stated ar o clock. Several local families shared Sunday visits including Mr and Mrs Allen Jones C Chase and family at Robin Hunt s. Dan Bailey s family also spent Sunday at C Ward s and returned home after a near wreck down a steep hill injuring Mr Bailey s hip. Lola Gayle Chase visited their grandma Hodges while Mrs John McDonald visited Randolf. Grandma Shelby visited Joan Moore and Master Ed McCormick was seen in the neighborhood Sunday.
Elm Grove reports births and visits as residents share news from Ohio and nearby towns. New arrivals include a daughter to Hartings and a daughter to Ben Johnson, with other families welcoming children and relatives visiting over the weekend. Members of the Thomas and Esterwood families are noted, along with Ak-Sar-Ben attendance and school events amid reference to changing fall rains.
Local item notes Rev. C. J. Stark returning from the Lake City U B Church conference and heading to Gray Iowa. A man named Reynolds takes a local post while Mrs Muldowney relocates her house to Balfour. The mail now arrives at noon instead of 9:40.
The excerpt reports on road work along the Bluffs from Waréns cornet to Burr Oak, illnesses and care in the community, Fay Wrights moving to Glenwood for schooling, Dre’s care for Fay Weight, a wagon accident injuring W. Taylor, and residents Stacy Lee, Morgan Alexander making sorghum with several breakdowns. Miss Anna Leitzi visits her brother Rev Lietzi of Burr Oak.
Waubongie and McManegel families attended service at Burr Oak last Sunday morning then visited with C. H. Dasloper and family for the day. John Morley visited his mother, Eliza Wolfe, last Sunday. A fine girl arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Herring last Thursday morning. John Marley and Theo Peppera families attended church at Burr Oak last Sunday night. Hattie Welly and sister Mary went to Loup City, Nebraska. Mrs Wm Marley and Mrs Blackburn called on Mrs.
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