Chautauqua Opens with Full Park Preparations and Speakers
Malvern prepares for a July 4 opening at Chautauqua Park with tents on neat buleits and a large auditorium. The program features Dr Eaton, Frank Bennett Lane, Dr Dixon, Judge Willis Brown, and William Colledge among others, plus musical acts and moving pictures. Tickets at 4.50 for 21 meals with a transferrable meal plan and a large lunch stand, plus fireworks on opening day.
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Chautauqua Park
Benita
Floral Hall
Humphrey
Tabor College
Eaton
Frank Bennett Lane
Frank Dixon
Washington, D. C
Willis Brown
Salt Lake City
William Colledge
Strickland Gillifax
Rev. N. McGee Waters
Brooklyn
Guy Carleton Lee
Gunsaulus
Wendling
Spellering
Taylor
Dunbar Quartet
Bell Ringers
Cleveland Ladies Orchestra
Slayton Jubilee Singers
Prof
Oxenham
Building Addition To Court House Opinion
Preliminary steps are taken for a new wing to the county court house. The board, halted by bond petitions, may proceed with remodeling for safe keeping of valuable documents. County surveyor Smith has set the walls. Next step is excavating for the basement.
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Court House
Smith
Last Will and Testament of Ann E West Filed in Mills County
The Mills County District Court docket notes an instrument claiming to be the last will and testament of Ann E West, late of Mills County Town, deceased, presented for filing on June 16 1908 and September 22 1908. The court fixes the time for proving the will at Glenwood Court House for the September term 1908, with objections to be heard. Clerk H Davis signs the notice.
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Mills County District Court
Ann E. West
Mills County
Llerk
District Court
Said County
Glenwood
Said-Court
H, Davis
Iowa Toy Pistols Law Urged For Immediate Enforcement
Iowa law bans sale or keeping for sale of toy pistols caps with dynamite and large firecrackers. Violators face up to 100 dollars fine or thirty days in jail. Des Moines Register notes keeping for sale is offense and urges swift action by constables and officials to prevent killings and maimings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
The
Des Moines Register and Leader
Malvern Mine Reunion Note Delivers Quiet Urgency
A fragmented plea from Yon Yonson to Frieda about Malvern Mine celebrations for July. He mentions Glenwood, committee plans seen in town, and a claim that someone will die every minute with extra staging hidden. He signs Found-A and notes the Leader office for contact and payment.
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Frieda
Malvern Wood
Yuly
Glenwood
Malvern
Advertised Mail Letters in Malvern Postores June 29 1908
List of notices includes Willard Haines from The Tabor Northern railway scheduling a July 4 special train from Tabor at 7 AM returning from Malvern after fireworks. Also an Ed Moss Fairfield Iowa ad offering 221 head of high grade native deboned steers aged 1 2 and 3 years for sale with possible partial purchase.
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Malvern
Iowa
Willard Haines
The
Tabor
Ed Moss
Fairfield
T J Knopp Buys Farm Near South Omaha
T J Knopp of Glenwood Illinois buys a fifty four acre farm south of South Omaha from William Schwench for five thousand dollars, as reported by Graham Peters Realty Company in the Omaha Daily News on June 26.
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Salate T.J. Knopp
Glenwood
William Schwench
South Omaha
Graham-Peters Realty Company
Omaha Daily News
County supervisor orders decorative roadside hills in Ohio
In Chariton Herald style, a county in Ohio is described as having eight female supervisors who order hills in her district to be cut low and scalloped at the foot. Valleys are gathered, creeks hemmed, culverts refined, and skirts edged with tucks and daisies with goldenrod borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton Herald
Ohio
Firecrackers Prohibited in Malvern July 4 and Year Round
The city of Malvern forbids exploding firecrackers blank cartridges canes and other explosives on the streets and Chautauqua grounds on July 4 and all other days. Mayor D E Whitfield issues the notice restricting fireworks and danger while urging public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Chautauqua
D. E. Whitfield
May's Barn Burns at Pacific Junction in Lightning
The May property of C C May west of Pacific Junction near the river lost a barn and granary to a Saturday night lightning fire. About 10 o clock the flames spread quickly before discovery. horses were safe in distant pasture. hay and 150 bushels of corn burned. insurance was $300 on the barn and $160 on contents, with total loss exceeding the policies by around $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. May
Pacific Junction
Glen~ Wood Tribune
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Haton
Dixon
Waters
Lane
Easy Eaton Street
Cadwell & Salyers
DM Kline
Campbell
W Wyant Thomas
McLymond
Inda Coffman Albert Benton Bradley
Eacrett
Carl Hertz
West Eaton Street
E Kiser
Eaton Bently
C J Hyde Alstrope
Mulholland
A Strahan
Stire Talley
Davenport
Dixon Street
George Mellor
Harry Landis
Henry Boyer
Smith James J Wilson
Fickel Tabor
Boehner
Kayton
Hunter
Alstrope
Sweet Sixteen
Scott and
Hendricks
Berkheimer
Benton Lane Streay
Black Salyers and
Crigwell
AW Foster
CM Jones
L Clark
Gibbons Johnson
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Kneeland
Gad
McMillen Gleon Everett
Henry A McClain
Frank Wilson
Noblite
Mosley Chase
Ed Harris de Sawyers
Zor Dds
Reree
T. N
T. J. Knopp
Heep
May
Royal Worcester
Tee Teen
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