Strahan Community News Highlights and Box Social
Local notes report visits and illness across Strahan and nearby towns, including relatives in Malvern and Creston. A correction clarifies a prior smallpox count. Strahan’s Milla County tournament results show Glenwood winning, Strahan second, with upcoming box social and waffle supper on February 22 at the Strahan high school with prizes and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Dalrymple
Glen
Malvern
Owen [Lamaker
Omahe Thesday
Mae
Lutheran Hospital
Nathan Moore
Leon Mourday
Riges
Willis Dye
Mis
Herbert Johnson
Sheila
Creston
Frank Fohmann
Dale Laughlin
Shoolhouse
Rondners
Strahan Schon! News
Milla
Glenwood
Strahan
Pacific Junction
Silver City
Strahan High School
Ning
Elon
Local People Move Cattle and Watch Detectives Catch Check Thief
Henry Balfour and Edwin Carter ship cattle to Omaha while Mrs Clevia Brooka seeks hospital care in Council Bluffs. A slicker from Wyoming steals a railroad check and is captured by Detectives Dewey Van Orsdel and Wm Jens. The story notes hospital stays, visits, and local social ties with several residents traveling to Omaha and Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Joe Ranna
West
Joe
Wm. Barkus
Dewey van Orsdel
Wm. Jene
Julius Roenfeld
Oradel
Jens
Balfour
Edwin Carter
Wm. Roff
Pacific Junction
A. B. Judson
Council Bluffs
Gmahoe
Louie Jens
Omaha
John Stacy
Mt Vernon Eighth Grade Entrance Exam and Valentine Day Update
Mt Vernon eighth graders Edna Sullivan Fern Alberts Lorena Wille Ralph Wahneeta Scott and Max Shook took entrance tests at Malvern High School alongside county peers under County Superintendent Miss Mary Rathke. Some subjects proved hard with a note the orthography was challenging. If needed, two more chances to pass arrive in May and summer vacation. Valentine Day was celebrated with card and emblem exchanges between pupils and Miss Wederquist followed by a candy treat. Recent rain and cold weather worsened road conditions, forcing more travel by wagon or barefoot on rough routes. Mr W and Miss Black and Dr White of Omaha visited residents Mr. and
Local Society Notes and Insurance Visit Report
P Wilts and Mrs H B Dantora of Glenwood visited WerpaPenta and Mrs G F Witla Saturday afternoon. Mise Roti WH, a noisemeld with a pretent family in St Paul, had not been heard from for two months. she was reported ill and quarantined. Chas Tucker and J W Sowell of Omaha, for New York Life, were in the area last week soliciting life insurance. Ralph Hower tried to repair the Toad but froze weather ended the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Parker
Roth
Rinth
U. K
Chas, Tucker
J. W. Sowell
Omaha
New York Life Insurance Company
Ife
Ralph Hower
Pest control tips from Ames Abe amid messy kitchens
The text describes rat and cockroach control methods including sealing damp areas and applying paste on tubing, plus tips to separate dirty lower kitchen walls by molding and repainting. It includes a quip from Ames Abe about daily work and attitudes toward food, reflecting a local newspaper tone.
County Board Proceedings February 1 1928 Mills County
Mills County Iowa records show the February 1 1928 county board meeting with all supervisors present. The minutes from January 23 were read and approved and numerous county disbursements are listed, including expenses for express, freight, gopher and wolf bounties, labor, supplies, and care of patients, with multiple vendors and commissions noted. A farm bureau recruitment notice and various for sale and upkeeps appear among the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board
Glenwood
Mills County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
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News of
Harré
Nobby Severns
Frank Levy- Mien
Sarah Laughlin
Id Laughlin
Frank Johnson
Sidney
Carl Johnson
Mildred Achenbach
Chas
W. Shaw
Board of Health
Strattan
Cafter
Don M. ‘Criswold
Inwa Department of Public Health
Strahan Boys
Maltern
Waa & Teal Gatre
Wallings
Palmer
Edward Kriever & Co
Ekcomoor
Levine & Sons
Robinson & Zimmerman
Kax Bleiweins Co
Plus
Walling’s Store
ST. Louis
Motion Ploures
Behets
Srur Partiowaps Ee
Taylor, Aen
Ames Abe
Sians
Tom
Weil
Margeret Cunninghai
Sptoke
Floyd Rhoades
Malvernn Milling Co
P. O
Coun
American Railway Express
Britta
Lowe
Albert J. Anderson
R. K. Butcher
Grover Norman
Keg Creek
Omaha Bridge Works
Atec
Paul Rowe
R. W. Rhoades
P. M
postage—County Fund
R. W. Rhoader
W. Rhoades
W. K. Reid
labor—County Bridge Fund
labor—County Road Fund
May E. Sweeney
Gopher Bounty
A.M. Watts
Wolf County—County Fund
J. C. Donner
Hert Frazier
L. M. Gray
Rover Norman
W. P. Cross
Lewis Myers
labor—County Brides Fund
Cal Hoosier
Q. N. Jones
Clarence Myers
Howard Jewell
Labor
Elmer Johnson
M. Rosa
Amos Gilleard
jabor—County Road Fund
M. Ross
labor—County
Louis Greenlee
B. Walling
Orton Kier
Albert Thomas
Isbor
Carrie I. Wright
National Sales & Service Co
Harry Stone
Whitney W. Gilliand
Clyde Hadden
Robert Kier
Levi Fitch
O. M. Ross
Independence State Hospital
Patien
W. E. Agan
County Fund
J. F. Lewis
J. W. Lambert
coal—County Fund
American Diainfecting Co
C. E. Dalton
Bestie Dean
Whitney W. Gilliland
Choate Publishing Co
Senemervee
I. M. Martin
Harold, Harold & Dean
Nellie G. Brown
Asaiating County Recorder
John C. Winston
Kilpto Loose Leaf Co
B. V. Cooney
Womankee
J. F. Standiford
Metropolitan Supply Co
Chas. W. Shaw
Deer Creek Township
V. F. Maher
Dear
Creek Township
Harvie Dougiggy
E. G. H. Peterson
Fred Atkinson
Montgomery County
Ches. W. Shaw
Henry Hoyer
Moise—Paper F
Killman
Fup Puig
Ntaneneers
Enes
Mary Rathke
Ener Ae
University Publishing Co
Perkins Bros
Omaha School Supply Co
S. P. Strapathan
wood—County Fund Sresmeernns
Stubbarfield
Edgar Christy
J. M. Donelan
Gearhart Lumber Co
Oscar Hiatt
fuel—Poor Fund
L. W. Lambert
KR. Newton
Mdee
D. D. Wheeler
Rae seieTe
Avery Miller
Lebor
Charles Campbell
Isher
Cherie Burke
Grend
Chas. Fisher
Lewla
Vere
Farm Bureau
Milla County
Hampshire
Nebraska State Fair
J. N. Summer
Hoover
W. Date
G. W. Logan
Malvern Milling
Richard
Conway
Malvern Milling Co
Hmill Lea
Hastings
Sudan
Meier Grain Co
Salina
Kana
J. N. Summers
Barkus Brow
Grand Plano
A. Heap
Cowes
Malrata Ite Co
Ainacs
Pia
Beeva
Farnham
Cotsitta Drug Store
Pricat'a
Frank Kelso
Tekvern
A. R. Bird
Hematitching
Picot
A. A. Keckley
Parke
John Waller
Rhode Island
W. H. Higgins
Hega
March Pulleta
Tom Barron
Tabor
Lyle Howard
Western Silo Company
Guy Gibson
Pmera
Walter’ Ott
Harry
Guernsey
Jersey
Emerson
G. E. Harman
Duroc Jersey
March Farrow
Fred Dieckernbach
Slott
Malvern Sale
Aide
Byearold
Holetein
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