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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
4
I, W. BUSHNELL, announce candidacy for the Republican nomination for sheriff of Mills County, subject to the primary decision on June 2. A. B. Epwarps endorses or supports the candidate, indicating party alignment and intent to participate in the upcoming primary.
County Attorney candidate Caru H Otis announces run for county attorney in Mills County on the Republican ticket and seeks the nomination at the June 2 primary. G. Green WoOoO also declares candidacy for representative to the state legislature in the same Mills County district subject to the June 2 primary results.
In Mills County the Republicans hear declarations of candidacy for county offices. S. M. Criswell announces intent to seek the county auditor nomination awaiting primary decision. O. G. Fred declares candidacy for county recorder seeking re election subject to the June 2 1908 primary. Clyde Rhoads presents his name for reelection as county recorder pending primary outcome.
Ekereby announces self as candidate for Mills County treasurer on the Republican ticket, subject to the primary. Charles Haynie listed as candidate.
A collection of Republican notices from Mills County includes candidates announcing runs for county superintendent and county clerk with primary date June 2 1905 and 1908, plus a Glenwood Opinion critique about the courthouse proposition. The piece recounts past statements about the existing courthouse, fireproof vaults, and voters’ interest in a new building.
The piece expresses strong support for Carroll as a prospective governor and endorses President Roosevelt. It also criticizes Congress for delays, citing a desire for action on pending legislation, notably the wood pulp paper bill, and hints at consequences in the next election if lawmakers oppose it.
A Freeland Press item presents a boy reading an essay on editors. The piece humorously compares editors to doctors, noting jokes about underclothes and subscriptions, and ending with the line that any college can make a doctor but an editor must be born.
A correction to last week's obituary states Henry Dolph Christopher was born in 1877, not 1487. The notice clarifies that the young man was thirty years old last November.
Advertised letters remaining in the Malvern Iowa post office for the week ending April 20 1908 include Frank O Rallman and T B Jones.
Des Moines readers can obtain the Des Moines Capital Iowa's great Daily at a special price of one dollar from now until October 1. Bring your subscription to the Leader office.
A. L. Chantry of Sidney, formerly of this place, has teamed with O. P. Stewart to publish the Fremont County Sun and will oversee business and local management. Best equipped wagon work and blacksmithing shop in town run by Swanson and Poster.
April 25 report lists candidates for federal and state offices in the Iowa primaries. United States Senate nominees include Allison Cummins Porter Smith Work. Governor candidates are Carroll Garst Hamilton White McCrillis. Secretary of State Hayward Ruge Humphrey Straus. Attorney General Byers Rogers Harvey Willis. Superintendent Riggs McManus Stoke Miller Dungan Bitterman. Railroad Commissioner Ketchum Cockfield Keys Groves Bennett Hawver. Other offices shown with Republican Democratic Pro party names and contenders.
A east bound freight train crashed through a bridge over Clear Creek three miles west of Dewitt Iowa killing engineer J W Baxter and fireman H D Seymour. Brakeman John Doherty was badly hurt as seventeen loaded cars toppled into the creek and track. Carnage among cattle and hogs was horrific. The bridge failed due to swollen creek after a cloudburst.
Frank B. Lane, called the Mystic Philosopher, appears at Malvern on July 4 in the Mills County Chautauqua. His lectures mix Fabled Facts and Twentieth Century Discoveries to present mind and soul mysteries. Lane aims to elevate lives with entertaining demonstrations at the Chautauqua platform opening day.
The piece contrasts House power with Speaker control over recognition to kill bills, while the Senate operates under courtesy and less direct influence from the President of the Senate. It notes the tact needed to avoid undesirable measures and suggests the Senate lags or waits for the House more often.
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