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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
Local column notes numerous visits and trips among Malvern residents and neighbors. S. B. Quaintanca and others traveled to Omaha. families from Council Bluffs Shenandoah and Princeton hosted and visited. A new baby arrived for the McFarland family and several residents prepared for upcoming travel or schooling while commenting on local crops and health matters.
General O. Davis and family visited Omaha Monday while L A Zanders and wife visited Council Bluffs. Mrs Wyant spent Sunday in Silver City with daughter Mrs McCoy. Ed Ferrill left for Schuyler after working for Loule Zanders. Barns and Seeger hosted guests, with Hamburg resident Mrs Toedt visiting brother J T Ward. Hastings farmers Vestal and Moore family were seen in town, and many guests arrived from Council Bluffs Sidney Bedford Bedr Ford. Bell Telephone moved toll station to Tunison’s, and Maxwell family returned home from Indianola after visiting Rev. Stebbins. Several locals attended Chautauqua in Sidney and others traveled to Malvern, Pacific Junction, and St Joseph for the fair and social visits.
The Mills County Fair featured a Tabor Thurman baseball game with high scoring innings and a final 12 to 7, plus Blanchard and Malvern games. Racing showcased pace, trot, and bicycle events with notable entrants Reynold Wright Captain Bird and Honest Abe the Guideless Wonder, while exhibitors like Poland Chinas and draft horses drew attention. Community updates note visitors, Veterans reunion plans, and improvements to facilities as the fair grows.
At a Mid Winter Lecture Course meeting the committee elected Rev J E Wilkins as President Carlyle Wilkins as Sec and C B Christy as Treasurer. The 21 businessmen committee secured six top entertainers. Season tickets cost 1.00 with children 60 cents. Proceeds go to the High School library.
An advertisement outlines low prices on an Easy Way Washing Machine and a Harrison Valley stove. It promises guaranteed, latest models and features a seller identified as Jas Greeson with a setting described as 48 years old.
The annual Mills County 1.0. O. FP. picnic will take place in a Strahan grove on August 26. The association includes seven lodges and labor in Fremont County. Officers listed include President W.M. Moore Pacific Junction and Secretary W.C McCliintock Tabor. Also noted is the recent death of Mrs. Marie M. Bradway, a Glenwood resident, with obituary details and family history.
Florence Lett five years old died Tuesday evening August 4 after a brief illness of Cholera Infantum Funeral services were held at the Lett home conducted by Rev J J Stebbins The remains were taken to Triplett Missouri for burial The infant was five years one month four days old We extend sympathy to the parents Mr and Mrs Seth Lett and the extended family
Local ads promote Tunison bread fresh daily and wagon bargains at Ash and Long, with listings for farm sales in North Missouri, secondhand steam boiler, plows, and farm supplies. Also visible are timber and hardware notices, poultry and farming goods, and miscellaneous local services from Malvern to Glenwood Iowa.
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