Leaves From Our Notebook Sparkles in 1898 Malvern Items
The column tidily chronicles village notes from Malvern and surrounding areas. Mentions Woodmen picnic at Essex on the 19th, school appointments, a Pleasant Valley teacher, farm yields, barber sign, new residents, bids for janitor work, housing rentals, injuries, weather, political visits, church corner stone, Flower Day events, and several local trips and meetings, with names like Grace VanOrdel Ralph Roberts Ed Summers Barry Thomas Roberta Vandervert H. J. Baird O. Li Brill Warner McGrew Vernor Griffith Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Thomas
Rob't Vandervert
H. J. Baird
Chase Street
Malvern School Board
PERSONAL POINTS BRIDGE WEST VISITS AND LOCAL EVENTS
Mr. Sam Finchen returns home from a western trip. Corning’s Miss Clara Place visits Malvern area for part of the week. Florence Hunter visits Red Oak friends. Mrs. Olson of Stanton visits her daughter Mrs. Rea. Clara West spends Sunday with parents near Tabor. Ethel Antrim of Randolph visits Nellie and Wilma Bentley. Lottie Quimby of Anderson calls on former schoolmates. Mary Jones from Corning plans a month with relatives. Mrs. Terrence from Colorado Springs visits Malvern and Tabor. Torrence may relocate to Missouri. Hail in the county noted. corn fields stripped in places. Rail improvements begin with interlocking switch project and new tower house planned. Will Wortman marries Miss Gertrude Allen near Russell. couple to Omaha for Exposition, then Emerson. Various townsfolk attend Exposition and visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sod
Hallam
United States
Epworth League
Rose Plumb
Let
Reed Graves
May Plumb
May Paul
Harry Landis
Nellie Bentley
Kate Wilson
Maude Landis
Sam Finchen
West
Clara Place
Corning
Miga Florence Hunter
Red Oak
J. C. Olson
Stanton
Daugter
C. S. Rea
Clara West
Tabor
Ethel Antrim
Randolph
Nellie
Wilma Bentley
Lottie Quimby
Anderson
C. M. Jones
Mary Jones
Jas, Terrence
Hattie Fleming
Colorado Springs
Cole
Malvern
Torrence
Messouri
A. Markel
Yeterday
Richardson
L. L. Sample
Wideawake
Iowa
Fraight
Port Arthur
Minneola
Mamie Sampson
Albany
Missouri
Will P. Wortman
Fontanelle
Weg
Mori
Mies Gertrude Allen
Russell
We ‘O. Herdman
Allen
Omaha
Emerson
Wortman
Mills County
Wortmen
M. BE. Crandall
Miss May
Josephine Fleming
Nelle Churchill
C. L. Wilson
Holstein
W. D. Wilson
S. C. Hunter
Adjt
General Byers
Mamie Haynes
Illinois
Galesburez
Jas Moore
J. M. Strahan
Wayne County
Nebraska
Phida Crane
Hawarden
H. H. Woodrow
Mra Crane
Champion
Jacobs
Newt
Mesdames Jacobs and
Fishback
J. H. Hows
A. Hershey
Des Moines
Hershay
Jessie Place
J. M. Bimpson
Essex
Miss Miller
Winside
My J Or
Baird
Nelsonville
Ohio
Frank
Mr. Kriok
Vio Wu
Wm. R. Penry
J. M.penry
Mac Penry
J. F. Schick
Shenandoah
Ethel
Mr. Schick
Ghas Schick
Deere Creek Township
Herald
Clarinda
Pearl Downe
Clorinda
Southwestern Iowa notes and rumors from Shenandoah area
A roundup of local incidents around Red Oak, Shenandoah, and surrounding towns. Theft reports include pants from Shenandoah and butter from Modale. a touring mill fire at Shambaugh with losses. multiple horse thefts and a fatal lightning strike near Red Oak. Community events noted include a new Dewey post office, a forthcoming Southwestern Iowa Baptist Association gathering at Sidney, and local military camp insurance figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caas County
Dewey
Smith
Shenandoah
Friedman Clothing
Modale Creamery
Shambaugh
Page County
Southwestern Iowa
Sidney
Magnolia Creamery
A.E. Miller
Malvern
Honolulu
Cail
San Francisco
Logan
Internal Revenue
Woodbine
Mt. W. A
Tom‘ O'Conner
Imogene
Town
Missouri
Malvern Notes A Visit From Ohio And Local Business
Uncle Wm Robinson hosts his nephew Mr Pyle of Ohio while Mr N F Hopper of Elmo Missouri visits Mrs W W Wills this week. Attorney Webber of Silver City calls briefly and departs east on business. Summit of Qounci Bluffs starts a job at Malverb Steam Laundry as discussions begin on a new butter creamery. Cholera concerns appear as illness affects bags and some deaths occur. The Malvern council approves July lights and pumping costs, buys materials, funds the fire department, and ponders a town waterworks jail project with estimates due next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Robinson
Mr. Pyle
Ohio
N. F. Hopper
Elmo
Migeouri
W W Wills
Malvern
John McKibben
Protective Association
Perdue
Ar Ti Chantry
Malvern Fire Department
Fire Department
J. , Ward
F. O. Harris
Local Advertisements and Goods Listings Slashed
An old fragment advertises various goods and services including watches and jewelry at Mell The Bell and Mellor’s, with mentions of Banana Pressed Drill, 8 pound oan solid items, oranges and lemons at Gibson, and weekly payments by Gibson for wanderers. Also notes on a Battle Axe Tobacco and a new jeweler at Mell The Bell and Sikadan's.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woodmen of America
Ralph Roberts
Hawking
Grace VanOrdel
Pleanant Valley School
Silver Greek Township
R. L. Hammond
Henry Sloneker
Hia
Smith McPherson
Major Curtis
Atlantic
Wesley Chapel
O. W. Potter
Oithers
Hhe
Malvern Township
C. A. Love
New York City
Peat Graduate School of Medicine
Lakes
Hudson River
Big City
Sale Coturn
John Christopher
Railway Street
Christopher
Henry Toedt
J. T. Ward
W. J. Watson
LW. Boehner
Nellie Churchill
B. A. Price
Gur Gatza
N. L. Hobson
J. W. Wolfe
Hillsdale
Callera
W. B. Oaks
M.O. Hanks
Silver City
Henry County
Tom
Rook
Salem
Oak
Judson
Gora
Genta Pei San’ Ai
The
Beil
Mitler Broa
Missouri Valley
Tolmo
Lucas County
J. Cheney
I, J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Bush
Dirm
Hall's Peaces Mens
Madras
A.B. Hawkins
F.E. Mulholland
Webber
East
Summit
Qounci Bluffs
Malverb ‘Steam Laundry
OB Skadan’s
Gibson
Sua
Battle Axe Tobacco
Batisfactory
Sho
Ati Mell
Pelle
Gibsona
Mellor
Bea the Hondehold
Sikadan's
Pe Een
Wes En Yards
Galier
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