Home Happenings And Notices From Mills County
A rural Mills County roundup notes F H Plumer of Silver City visiting friends, George Masters joining Mills County Telephone Co as bookkeeper, and Misses Mabel Frances Potts off to Southwestern Illinois for summer. J T Ward sick but improving. Mrs E J Woodrow longtime Glenwood resident dies. rural carriers enjoy a heavy mail day. Eli Vickery gains pension increase to 1200 monthly under new rules. L W Miller returns from Michigan City after tending his mother who suffered a stroke. Mrs George Smith returns from Sedgewick Colorado homesick for trees and grass. C W Burger ships cattle to Chicago sale with top results. Misa Clara Rains and Mrs W G Summers back from Treavenworth Kansas, visiting state prison and fort. James Gibson of Council Bluffs, ex-local, reports on Ham Read and C M Pierce prosperity. Woman's Home Missionary Society and Queen Esther Circle to meet June 12 1907 at 2 pm. election of officers and mite boxes opening. Mills County Telephone holds annual meeting at Malvern. 257 more phones in use vs last year. Ira McCormick resigns as director. John Barhour elected. Edith Smith turns seven. party with friends includes Marvel Graudess Hatheryn Mellar Atey Deardorft Clara Shepard and others with gifts and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gibson
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
National Stock Power
Gibson
Ham ‘Read
C.M. Pierce
Minden
Pierce
Woman's Home Missionary ‘Society
Queen Esther Circle
East Liberty
Esterquist
Woman's Home Missionary
Elmer Stone
Mills County Telephone Company
Malvern
S. B Barnes
Ira McCormick
John Bar- Hour
Edith Smith
W. L. Smith
Edith
Marvel
Mon Gra- Utdess
Hatheryn
Elegnor Mellar
Atey Deardorft
Clara Shepard
Baith Bak
Garry Berkheimer
Samuel Rirevs
Eddie ‘Humphyy
Local notices and personal happenings in Mills County
General Warren installed a Perkins windmill. M S Conrad joins National Stock Powder Co. to cover Mills County south half. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society to host Malvern Methodist missionary groups. A Swanson family visit to Irvington Nebr. Leo plans farm work. Oliver Hammers installs a 12 HP Fields engine. Tred Stone reports brisk brick demand shipping 150000 bricks this spring to Glenwood Carson Henderson Sidney. Mrs J Bone of Boulder Neb and Mrs Dexter Bone of Fairbury Neb visit relative in town. D G McMillen and wife from north of Hastings stop by. cattle shipped to Chicago last Saturday for a strong market. Landlord J J Hubbell promotes value of meals amid rising prices. Sickness grips old settler Adamson family northeast of Silver City. relatives visit from Kansas and Indiana. J H Burnham notes Chautauqua program speakers Gov Hanley and Rep Sandia. praises their integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Warren
Perkins
M.S. Conrad
National Stock Powder Company
Mills County
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Malvern Methodist Church
A. Swanson
Irvington
Nebr
Leo
Oliver Hammers
Tred Stone
Glenwood
Carson
Henderson
Sidney
Boulder
Cole
Dexter Bone
Fairbury
X. A. Imel
Gloucester
Ohio
J. W. Cunningham
D. G. McMillen
Hastings
Hubbell
Three Birthdays Mark June Fourth Celebration
The June fourth birthday is celebrated by at least three people in the area, including editor G W Wyant and Mrs W W Bollinger. Their families joined at a six o'clock dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs G W Wyant at their suburban home. The evening highlighted warm hospitality and memorable fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.W. Wyant
W. W. Bollinger
G. W. Wyant
Chautauqua Booming with Record Season Ticket Sales
Mills County Chautauqua reports historic advance sale of season tickets and high early interest. Tent city plots filled as 40 tents secured on opening day with long lines forming for locations. George Mellor oversees grounds as Dr. J. J. Humphrey and Rev. H. H. Utterback coordinate dining and concessions. organizers predict a standout season with ample meals and camp life offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Chautauqua
George Mellor
Mr. Mellon
J. J. Humphrey
Fishermen’s Wild Campout Ends With Large Catch
A humorous tale describes a fishing trip where a doctor, preacher, two dentists, a druggist, a dry goods man and a peace officer lead a crowd to a prodigious forty pounds of fish. The-versatile crew imagines arrest, conversion, dental extractions and doses, and even selling supplies to cover expenses before dawn.
Base Ball Saturday Big Four-Game Card
The management has arranged a four game baseball slate for Saturday featuring local team versus Blanchard, hailed as one of the best in the region. The event promises wide interest and strong competition as White Box hosts and vies for top bragging rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Masonic Picnic Set for St John’s Day at Tabor
The Milla County Masonic Association invites all Masons and friends to a St John’s Day picnic on June 24 at Tabor Park. Volunteers from Lodge 582 host a day of music, addresses, and recitations with a noon meal and afternoon program including danceband selections, ritual meetings, and guest speakers from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milla County
Tabor Band
BE. Vi McCormick
Tabor Music
Silver City Band
W. O. Allen
Tabor
D. J. Whitfield
Malvern Vocal Music
Ray Gillette
Randolph Music
W. E. Mitchel
Sid_ney
H.J. Failing
Randolph
Tracing Board
Sylvia Estes
Bertha Clarke
R Moser
Silver City
Ethel Mcfadon
Emerson
Viola Frazier
Time Card Changes On Burlington And Wabash Soon
A radical timetable change is planned for the Burlington for next Sunday with some trains reportedly to be withdrawn. No official details have been released yet. The Wabash line will also implement changes on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wabash
Malvern Squeaks Past Creighton 6 2 in Rain Shortened Game
The Malvern team defeated Creighton College 6 to 2 in the forenoon decoration day game, with the afternoon match canceled due to heavy rain. Earlier, Malvern beat Plattsmouth 4 to 3 in eleven innings in a standout High School showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sox
Creighton College
Malvern
Plattsmouth
Mrs. George Thiel Dead in Newman Grove Nebraska
Mrs H E Boyer received the sad intelligence Monday of the death of her mother Mrs George Thiel at the home of G N Thiel in Newman Grove Nebraska where the Thiels had been living for about a year. Heart failure caused a sudden death. The Boyers left for Newman Grove to attend the funeral held there yesterday. Mrs Thiel was one of Mills County's oldest residents and a longer obituary will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Boyer
George Thiel
G. N. Thiel
Newman Grove
Nebr
Thiel
Boyer
Mills County
Chas . Anderson
Hastings
Lcudd
George and
Michoe
Pennsylvania
Willson Honeyman Wedding in Morning Sun Iowa
The marriage of Miss Lois Willson, popular Emerson High School teacher, to Milton Honeyman, prominent Morning Sun farmer, was held yesterday at High Wood. The couple to reside on the groom’s farm near Emerson, with many local friends attending the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merson
High Wood
Morning Sun
Iowa
Milton Honeyman
Lois Willson
Emerson High School
Emerson
East Side
James and
Robert Honeyman
Mra C. Strickler
I. N. Cheney
Centerline School May 1907 Attendance and Events
The May 31 1907 report shows 104 days taught with zero tardies. Several students maintained perfect or near perfect attendance despite weather. names include Ivan Gearhart Frank Gearhart Lucy Gearhart Robert Gearhart Rose Smith Mary Johnson Harry Berkheimer Edith Berkheimer Ivan Axtell Alice Axtell Verne Smith Lusalie Smith. An entertainment and piano event occurred on the last day but poor weather reduced attendance. patrons largely attended and it was considered a good event despite conditions. Summer vacation follows with the school noting a good attendance record and improved performance under challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerline
Ivan Gearhart
Frank Gearhart
Lucy Gearhart
Robert Gearhart
Rose Smith
Mary Johnson
Harry Berkheimer
Edith Berkheimer
Ivan Axtell
Alice Axtell
Robert Axtell
Verne Smith
Lusalie Smith
Chiloke
Bea
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Travel Across Iowa
A string of social notes lists Oscar Taylor, Miss Hadith Davis, EK L Donner and wife, Ernest Smith of Henderson, Fred Huber from Omaha, Miss Carrie Wilson, O P Kinney, J J Hubbell, M Cunningham and daughter Lil lian, Mrs J M Strahan, Mrs Wed C Smith, Miss Ethel Himebaugh, M W Rogers, F J Wallace, C P Hale, Zeno Bass and wife, Jas O Conner and wife, Miss Olga Otis, Avery Miller, Mrs Maude Robinson, G Wolfe and wife, Editor Stevens, Mrs Belle Ailey, H A Norton, Mary Ewing, Deputy Treasurer Fred Workman, Misses Nettie and te Weller, Miss Myrtle Bullock, Clara Sutter, Mrs W P Wortman, G W Stone, DP Vinton, H Rhasell, Harry Wilson, Chas Anderson and family, Migs Riath Breeding, A Berkheimer and family, and others visiting Malvern, Glenwood, Omaha, Tabor, Sedgwick and surrounding towns.
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Oscar Taylor
Wits
Ouidha
Hadith Davis
Sydney
EK. L. Donner
Chahs
Ernest Smith
Henderson
Malvern
Fred Huber
Omaha
Carrie Wilson
Imogene
O. P. Kinney
Glenwood Abstract
Ethel Himebaugh
M. W. Rogers
Glenwood Ware
W. L. Smith
F. J. Wallace
J.T. Ward
C. P. Hale
Glenwood Monument Works
Zeno Bass
Jas O'Conner
J. C. Masquire
Olga Otis
St. Louis
Avery Miller
Anderson Township
Maude Robinson
Joplin
George Maller
G. ©. Wolfe
Glenwood
J. Q. Hubbell
Stevens
Silver City Times
Belle Ajlely
Tabor
M.I. Beckwith
H. A. Norton
Clinton
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Mary Ewing
Straban
B. F. Bellwood
Fred. Workman
Nettie
Te Weller
Myrtle Bullock
Clara Sutter
Monona
Bullocks
W. P. Wortman
Russell
G. W. Stone
A. Stone
Fred Stone
Vinton
Town
H. Rhasell
Harry Wilson
Wesley Chapel
A. B. Wilson
Fairview Church Plan Promotes Japanese Student Visit
Fairview M E Church invites the public to a Sunday afternoon event at 3 o'clock featuring the Japanese student from Tabor College. The program highlights include a young man of notable interest and a brief address about cultural exchange in the church setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Tabor Collegy
Brida
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Mills County Iowa 1907
Records of instruments filed May 25 to June 1 1907 in Mills County Iowa list transfers and deeds for Glenwood Tabor and surrounding areas. Notable items include Ward to Scott deed for lot 4 block 6 Glenwood and Bromwell to Vrooman QAD and associated sections, with several lot and quarter section transfers and a bank renewal of incorporation for 25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder of Deeds
Miile County
Iowa
Glenwood Abstract Co
Allia
Boton Valley State Bank
LS Bromwell
J S Vrooman
Qad
Cheyney
Merson
CG Cook
I L
Tabor College
Tabor
Local merchants advertise flour prices and farm goods
Racket store prices mix with Gibson's flour and Butter values, eggs, sugar, coffee, and various goods. Ads promote Mulhollands for flour and groceries, National Stock Powder, hay and livestock listings, buggy purchases, and farm equipment. Shorthorns for sale and other farm items are featured with mixed prices and endorsements.
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Gibson’s
Ben Hur
Washburn’s
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George Masters
The
Mabel
Frances Pottseft
Tlmnois
E. J. Woodrow
Cedar Rapids
Eli Vickery
Mr. Vickery
L. W. Miller
Michigan City
Ind
George Smith
Sedgewick
Colo
Misa Clara Rains
W. G.summers
Treavenworth
Kansas
Monroe Bishop
Bishop
Sohn Anderson
H. D. Anderson
Wm Anderson
Qisnemo
Kas
Berry
Troy
John
Hopkins
Smith Anderson
Lillie Frame
Marion
Indiana
Anderson
J.H. Burnham
Geous
Burnham
Hanley
Sandia
Worl
H. H. Utterback
Masonic
J.J. Hubbell
Pacific City
M. Cunningham
Lillian
J. M. Strahan
Fairview M. E. Church
D. Gibson
the Mulholland Co
Deardorf
Binding Twine Ab
Ash & Long's
August Farrow
HR. Parker
Conrad
Deardorff
Califf
Uderwear
Dar
Jks
Higgins Broa
Oh Mes
Mulhollands
Gonrad
Grant Summers
Graham
Higgins
Higging Bros
Jeepedo
Yale Coffee Ab Mulhollands
Deardorit's
Mulholands
Depidorit
H, White
Iowu
Altt
Aeu
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