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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
2
A local note urges remaining delinquent subscribers to settle or discontinue the paper. The editor warns stamping reminders are ending due to cost and asks readers to state whether they want to continue. Many town residents and visitors are listed with brief notices of their activities and travels.
A long list of visitors and travels fills the Malvern area, noting J. A. Stonebraker and H. D. Anderson of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Smith in Massena, Mrs. B. A. Kline and Lulu from Horton Kansas, and many others dropping to town or returning home. Social calls, weddings, school moves, band travels, horse shipments, and church events are sketched through brief mentions, with farm sales and property transactions nearby.
Cr W Hicks, a friend from the Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown, visits relatives and old friends for about four weeks. He praises the home's clean rooms and beds, wholesome meals three times daily, ample liberty, and the picturesque location. The commandant is popular and well regarded among inmates.
Just From England Miss Jennie Naylor and brother Harry arrived Sunday April 19 from Garthorpe Lincolnshire England and will live on the Aistrope farm south of town with their brother and sister John and Alice Naylor. Their mother and remaining sister plan to join later. Four years earlier John and Alice came as American farmers with their Uncle I M Alstrope and the family evidence strong progress. The sister Annis joined next year and the whole family now plans to settle, a bright group the town welcomes warmly.
The Exchange will be held Saturday May 2 in the basement of the Christian church. All interested in the cemetery association and its work are asked to assist whether solicited or not. Bring what you have to the church for supper. Donations including cake, doughnuts, pickles, bread, eggs, butter, dressed chicken, veal loaf, money are welcomed.
The Malvern high school boys edged Shenandoah 9 to 8 in a close opening game. Supt Mantfold accompanied the team. a small crowd attended due to a bad day and opening week.
At a called meeting the school board elected the remainder of the teaching staff with the music teacher postponed. All old teachers were rehired. Teachers above second grade must show a first grade certificate to contract. Elected: Superintendent W H Manifold, Principal Miss Man Miller, High School Miss Lillian Cunningham Miss Mamie Forman, Grammar Daisy Bartley, Fifth Sixth Mabel Potts, Third Fourth Carrie Wilson, First Second Mrs Young, Bertha Bushnell Rue Otis.
The Mills county Odd Fellows held their annual county celebration in Glenwood on Monday despite inclement weather. Attendees traveled from Malvern Silver City Hastings Henderson and Pacific Junction. Rev J C Staples of Glenwood delivered the chief address praised by listeners. Pacific Junctions degree team and Glenwood lodge conferred initiatory and first and second degrees on candidates from nearby towns. The event featured Silver City band and Glenwood quartet performances and a well received program.
Presbytery of Corning met in Corning on April 21 with a sermon by Rev. A P Walton of Sharpsburg and Rev S E Henry of Bedford chosen moderator. They admitted Rev I H Shedd from Indiana and Rev Adam Schafer from Bloomington, granted letters of dismissal for several pastors, and heard calls and ordinations planned for J A Slack, F W Throw, and F H Shedd. Committees named for General Assembly and Home Missions. adjourned to meet May 26 at Yorktown.
Civil War veteran Private E T Cressey lectures on Chickamauga with 76 stereopticon slides and calcium light at Cook’s Christian church on May 17. Opana offers 800 feet of moving pictures at the event with admission 15 and 25 cents. Also advertised are Shorthorn cattle for sale from A J Wearinds Son Hastings La pattern hats sale and Golden Red uncolored Japan Tea at Cook’s.
Des Moines Capital column notes a Chickamauga battle lecture at the Christian Church on May 7 and lists numerous local ads for goods and services. Items include livestock, lumber, laundry services, farm implements, seeds, feed, and a Gilbertson spread of offers from Ash and Long, Deardorff, Quinn Lumber Co, Thomas & Springer, and others in Malvern and nearby areas. The note mentions a Mr. Gresney speaking about the battle and promotions for nails, corn plow gear, and various household needs.
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