Assessors Close Books in Mills County with Property Gains
Mills county assessors complete reports to Auditor Agan at Glenwood as township boards and city councils meet for equalization. Emerson shows strong gains in moneys and credits to 118,044 up 32,136, with personal property up 13,360 to 174,588. Rawles posts 267,184 in personal property, up 18,676, with moneys and credits at 117,322, births 23, deaths 6. White Cloud similar, moneys and credits 110,286, births outpace deaths 28 to 2, Emerson’s gains contrast with Indian Creek at 70,604 in personal property, up 38,456, while Indian Creek totals 310,180 in personal property with births 12, deaths 2.
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Mills County
Agan
Glenwood
Chas. B. Carr
Emerson
Carr
W. T. Wolf
Rawles Township
Rawles
White Cloud Township
HW. H. Piburn
White Cloud
White Indian Creek
Irving Fisher
Indian Creek
Iowa Women Win Supreme Court Stay Over City Hall Bond
Iowa women secured a favorable supreme court ruling in their suit against Des Moines over a bond issue for a city hall. The court issued a restraining order halting all work on the new building pending final decision. Rev. Anna H. Shaw praised the effort and urged success.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Anna H.shaw
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Towa
Frit Prospects for Fruit Good Says Horticulturist
J. W. Murphy from Glenwood, a horticulturist, reports a fine prospect for fruit at this time, especially apples. All tree fruit shows promise with plentiful buds not bursting too early, barring unforeseen events.
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J. W. Murphy
Glenwood Horticulturist
Crop prospects report for Mills county fruit yields
An estimate notes a good crop of cherries peaches and plums and apples elsewhere. In Mills county west end hail last summer killed many trees and damaged fruit. Small fruit suffered with raspberries largely ruined and blackberries scarce due to hail impact.
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Mills County
Hall
Miss Anna Sullivan Wins Washington School Post
Supt. Mogridge of Glenwood hails the promotion of Miss Anna E. Sullivan to a Washington D C public school post. She passed her exam after traveling there ten days ago and now leads a new department for dull and backward pupils. The move reflects a growing effort in big city schools to provide specialized instruction.
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Mogridge
Anna E. Sullivan
Washington
D. C
Glenwood
Sullivan
New Court House Janitor Succeeds Longtime Aide
New court house janitor T. M. Van Kirk of Glenwood begins duties after replacing W. H. Brooks who will stay in Portland where his daughter lives. Brooks reports his son in law Rev. Guy Wingate former pastor of Glenwood Christian church passed away in Portland on Wednesday.
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T. M. van Kirk
Glenwood
Court House
W. H. Brooks
Portland
Oregon
Mr. Brooks
Guy Wingate
Glenwood Christian Church
Real estate transfers listed for Lyons Malvern and nearby towns
A series of land and property transfers include Stephen Wait acquiring 80 acres in section 22 Lyons for 1700 dollars. Hila Schoening gaining one ninth of 151 acres in section 20 Oak 81683. 80 acres in section 35 Ingraham sold for 7500 to J and Wenderson. Wh Wyant to HN Delevan with lots 23–28 block 2 Vaber. Od Bruen to WH Eaton Lots 6 6 block 5 and Lot 8 block 9 Emerson for 5000. Thomas Young to J F Christie lot 2 Hastings for 100. J O Retelsdorf to WKR Thomas lots 214–218 Malvern for 1800. JT and JJ Clark to WH Harbor 120 acres in section 8 Anderson for 8400. Ida B Bower to Gyrus Talbott 10 acres in sections 32 and 31 Silver Creek for 2780. Laura Pierce to G W Short lots 9 and 8 Malvern for 500. M E B Bowman to W Byers lots 8 and 9 block 1 Malvern for 600. I M Benton to Wm Kneeland lots 256–262 Malvern for 3300. J W Grimes to C L Kneeland lots 65–66 Malvern for 5000.
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Wait
Stephen Wait, Sr
Lyons
C Schoening
Hila Schoening
Oak
H P Patrick
J & Wenderson
Ingraham
Wyant
HN Delevan
Vaber
OD Bruen
Eaton
Emerson
Thos Young
J F Christie
Hastings
Retelsdorf
W KR Thomas
Malvern
JJ Clark
Harbor
Anderson
Ida B Bower
Gyrus Talbott
Silver Creek
Laura Pierce
G W Short
M EB Bowman
W Byers
I M Benton
Kneeland
J W Grimes
C L
Robinson Piano Contest Draws Letters From Across States
Glenwood piano dealer Mr. Robinson advertises a free piano and has received over a thousand letters from the Dakotas Nebraska Kansas Missouri and many Iowa towns as the contest nears closing next Tuesday at 10 30 PM. Contestants list 12 suggested U S cities and may tally census guides to complete the list. A car load of pianos arrived last Thursday marking Mills county's largest single shipment to date.
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L. 8. Robinson
Glenwood
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Mills County
United States
Norfolk
Norwalk
Conn
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Wilmington
Del
N. C
Milwaukee
Chicago
Clinton
Moline
Ill
Mobile
Ala
Burlington
Birmingham
Omaha
Denver
San Francisco
Atlanta
Atlantic City
N.J
Oklahoma City
Salt Lake City
Robinson
Woman's Club Play Grants Free Sewing Class Funds
Glenwood's opera house hosted a home talent production A Day at the Union Depot by the Woman's Club to benefit a free sewing class. The performance featured Mrs Chas Kraft and a large cast with lively depot scenes, a lunch counter, and a tearful finale. About $70 was raised to sustain the sewing class.
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Burlington
Balfour
Malvern
Hastings
Emerson
Tabor
Silver City
Mineola
Strahan
Imogene
Randolph
Henderson
George Jones
Glenwood Opera House
Union Depot
Woman's Club
Union
Joshua
Sarah
Chas. Kraft
Glenwood
Mandy
Mary
G. W. Jones
Joe Gamin
Ewart Howe
Chattermuch
Walter Breen
Maria Chatt’rmuch
Mildred Byers
Amelia Saylittle
Joshua Hayseed
W. F. Hill
H. B. Dull
Deacon Longface
H. A. French
Lena Godsey
Gladys Ebaugh
Ruth Jones
Dude
Clifford Williams
Garrulous
Carlton Wheel
Letters From Demaguete Philippines Describe Life Abroad
Mrs Vertura Laraway of Glenwood relays letters from her daughter Mrs Carl Nygren now in Demaguete Negros Island Philippines. She notes a cool equatorial climate with sea and mountain views and a largely native population learning civilization. Mention is made of appendicitis two cases, a large home with sea grass furniture, native house name casa and sala, tropical fruits bananas pineapple and pink and red varieties, palm and coconut shade, scarce house flies and beautiful butterflies. spiders also observed.
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Vertura Laraway
Glenwood
Carl Nygren
Philippines
Demaguete
Negros Iisland
Colorado
Nygren
Natives, fiestas, and a cake walk in Demaguete
Mrs Nygren recounts holidays on the island of Demaguete where centipedes and ants abound while birds are scarce. New Years and Washingtons Birthday featured banquets and dances. She and her partner staged an Americans cake walk for curious locals. The island hosts 46,000 people and one Presbyterian church. The governor is a native Filipino and Mr Nygren serves as treasurer and US representative. Concrete bridges are under construction led by Morris, Ames College alumnus.
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Washington
Demaguete
Nygren
Sam
Govvernment
Ames College
Morris
Chas. Woodruff
Doings of the Death Angel in Mills County
Multiple obituaries note a string of deaths in Mills county this week. Tommie Aistrope Cunningham, 10, died after a short typhoid illness in Malvern with his schoolmates serving as pallbearers. funeral at the Baptist church. Mrs. L. D. McMullen, 71, longtime Mills county settler, died at Emerson. funeral scheduled at Emerson Presbyterian church. Isaac Speyer, 39, traveling salesman and Glenwood acquaintance, died in Chicago of stomach cancer. funeral planned in Chicago. Mrs. Thomas Davis, pioneer resident, died at a daughter’s home in Balco, Missouri. burial at Waubonsie cemetery near Hillsdale.
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Malvern
Tommie Cunningham
Michael Cunningham
The
Baptist Church
Isaac Speyer
Albert Heinsheimer
Glenwood
Chicago
Heinsheimer
Mr. Heinsheimer
Thomas Davis
Mills County
Balco
John W. Miller
Hillsdale
Waubonsie
Blanco
Ptomaine Poisoning At State University From Corn Fritters
Miss Ada Winkler has returned to Glenwood from Lawrence Kansas after recovering from a near fatal ptomaine poisoning. About 50 students at the state university became sick from corn fritters served at the Fox Club boarding house. Ada and her roommate were among the ill, doctors treating them from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. before relief.
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Ada Winkler
Glenwood
Lawrence, Khan
State University
Ada
Big Mining Case May be Continued
The Doyle Burns mining case likely will not be tried at the April term in Glenwood as lawyers and others are not ready. It is expected to be moved to the September term. A juror list for the coming term is provided, with the grand jury to report Tuesday and trial jurors not required to report until Wednesday.
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Doyle-Burns
Glenwood
Glenwood Teachers Elected for Next Year
The Glenwood school board elected all but one of the teaching staff for next year. Supt. Bryan was re elected earlier. All retained except Miss Mae Harmer who will attend normal school. Her successor not chosen. There are 16 teachers plus the superintendent.
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Glenwood
Supt
Bryan
Mae Harmer
Cupid
Dolph Announces Candidacy for County Superintendent
Miss Rachel Dolph declares her bid on the Republican ticket for Mills County superintendent. She ran before the convention two years ago and is described as a bright young woman who will likely wage an active campaign.
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the Tribune
Mills County
Rachel Dolph
Dolph
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