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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
6
The Glenwood area reports Thomas Smouse was duped by Rogers, a known con artist from Council Bluffs, who sold Smouse the sole right to handle a patent flatiron in Mills and neighboring counties. Loss estimated between 500 and 2000 dollars as Rogers fled the region.
Axel Kling eldest son of J. P. Kling died Monday after a brief illness near town. Born March 28, 1880 in Sweden, he came to the United States at age three with his parents, later moving to a farm northwest of town. Funeral held Tuesday at two o'clock at the home conducted by Rev. Taylor of the American Baptist church with Swedish Lutheran minister M. Shipman from Red Oak present. Local events included a party by Miss Nellie Smith and visits from County Recorder Clyde Rhoads. A basketball game between the local high school and visiting team was played Saturday night.
A closely contested game saw Malvern High School lose to visiting Hastings 20 to 18. Home lineup included Harold Cheney center, Herb Geopfarth and Ray Culver forwards, Elmer Bass and Archie Nims guards. Local notes list numerous residents visiting Omaha and Kansas, plus events from a county play to a charity performance at Emerson Opera House.
The Hickory Holler school play by the K of P at the White church drew a large crowd last Friday with standout costumes and lines. Receipts neared seventy dollars as many traveled from Melvern. the show will repeat Saturday and more crowds are expected.
Joseph Morse and J M Roberts and family visited Malvern yesterday. Rickly Holler school to convene at the white church Saturday night with 26 cents admission. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and Odd Fellows for care during illness and death of a father. Hastings Lodge No 397 memorializes R J Smith, praising his devotion and service to the lodge.
A Masonic lodge adopts resolutions to mourn a departed brother, noting the loss to the lodge and family. The minutes will spread the resolution, a copy presented to the family, and printed in the papers. The lodge will bear the usual emblems of mourning as prescribed by law and constitution.
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