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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
1
Data shows 86 pupils took the rural school examination with 26 diplomas awarded to Boys and 21 to Girls. First exam success totaled 10 boys and 15 girls. second attempt added 6 boys and 7 girls. Some pupils may retake in August. The test is designed to measure readiness for high school and identify weaknesses, not graduation.
S M Criswell asks Republican voters to support his candidacy for county auditor in the upcoming primary next Tuesday. A Deer Creek township resident near Strahan, Criswell highlights his Republican record, lodge affiliations at Strahan, and Masonic membership, pledging faithful and impartial service if elected.
A local school lists eighth grade diploma recipients including William Maddock Harl Maddock Ray Maddock Pleasant Hill Edwin Deupree Elsie Evans Mary Peterson Hazel Miller Plainview Glenwood township Bernard Seeger Claude Mickelwait Jennia McCoy Little Brick Center township Dwight Buington Hilladale Center Verne Merritt Bim Grove Lewis Tee Burr Oak Nellie Shannon Walnut Grove William Croalk Wrights Lyons township Paul Von Horne Foxworthy George M Hilton White Cloud Everest Dabney West Dila Parsons Myrtle Waite Bates Rawles township Robert Stroud Orville Durbin James J Imel Eva Hutchings North Grove Viola Carr Wearin Indian Creek township Nellie Karr Tureka St Marys township Eva Braden Union Valley Ida Carlstadt Hettie Carlstadt Palm Creek Anderson township Katie Schury Hazel Shipper Mary Crone Glynn Katie Maher lhel Clites Preston Dear Creek township Sarah Anderson Else Christenson Oak Bluffe Nellie Godeey Nlenton Oak township Complimentry list noting grades in various studies Eva Braden Orthography 90 Hazel Shipper Reading B Nellie Karr Writing 96 Erbe Clutes Geography 95 Katie Maher Geography 95 Music Clande Mickelwait Grammar 95 James Imel History 84 Bernard Seeger Physiology 95 Paul Van Born Magic 100.
Plans are made by Milton Summers Post G A R and committees for Decoration Day. A memorial sermon was preached at the Baptist church by Rev. J. E. Wilkins with special music. On Saturday 2 30 p m services at the church and graveside flower preparations by Eva Wainwright and others. Also notes on Dr Colledge’s lectures at Mills County Chautauqua and a list of soldiers buried in Malvern cemetery.
Samuel Gardner, proprietor of the New City Hotel, died after a brief pneumonia illness last Saturday. Funeral services were held at his home and the remains taken to Villisca for burial. Born February 25, 1851, in Uhrichsville, Ohio, he lived in Illinois and Iowa before moving to Malvern in 1907 to manage the New City Hotel. He leaves a wife and a large family.
Margaret Manning of Chicago, a skilled impersonator, appears Thursday June 4 at 8 p.m. under the Ladies Aid Society of the Malvern Christian church. The program features humorous numbers, including the Ninety and Nine and the Letter Scene from Macbeth, with the Malvern orchestra. Manning has appeared successfully in major cities, delivering natural, engaging performances that blend laughter and pathos. Proceeds support a good cause and promise a enjoyable evening of entertainment.
Dr William A Colledge head of Literature at Armour Institute of Technology is a renowned lecturer in American platforms. His works Second Fiddles and Magic Skin offer wit experience and wisdom to youth, drawing on Scottish roots and poetry the lectures promise insight for American audiences.
A Griffiths family reunion near Emerson on April 24 drew all living children of Mr. and Mrs. W P Griffiths. Eleven siblings gathered with parents at Bruen farm, with a group photo by J W Pointer. The Griffiths, long settled in Illinois then Iowa, now reside near Emerson after moving from Brown County.
Washington letter details Dr Mary Walker dressing as a man testing gallery rules in the capitol. It recounts mistaken identities, pranks, and a clash of etiquette with doorkeepers, plus anecdotes on pensions debates and gallery misadventures.
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