Double funeral marks Mills county tragedy recall
A Mills County burial recalls a 1878 double murder when Catherine Doran and her son Andrew J. Doran were laid to rest beside the husband and father in Glenwood cemetery after funeral services in Lincoln. Doran siblings, lead mine death, and survivors are noted alongside other local obituaries from Glenwood and nearby towns.
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Anold Mills
Catherine Doran
Andrew J. Doran
Lincoln
Glenwood
Tynan
Robert Giseard
Floyd Bailey
Silver City
Roy Warren Marries Florence Goodrich in Omaha
Roy Warren and Miss Florence Goodrich quietly wed in Omaha on Monday surprising friends. The bride, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. RE Goodrich of Glenwood area, and the groom recently moved from Terre Haute Indiana where he worked on a local farm. Best wishes from The Tribune.
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Roy Warren
Florence Goodrich
Omaha
RE. EZ. Goodrich
Glenwood
Terre Haute
Ind
James
The
Tribune
Shenandoah Methodists Plan New $30,000 Church
The Methodist society of Shenandoah aims to construct a premier church in Southwest Iowa, with projected completion cost around $30,000. Current membership is about 800, boosted by roughly 150 new adherents after recent union revival meetings.
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Methodist People
Shenandoah
Iowa
Methodist Church
One Held One Discharged In Malvern Robbery Case
William Harvey and Lewis Thomas, two young men, were arrested Monday at Malvern charged with robbing the Bingaman restaurant last week. In preliminary hearing before Squire Van Doren, Harvey was released while Thomas was bound over to the grand jury. Thomas posted a $100 bond.
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Wm. Harvey
Lewis ‘Thomas
Malvern
Squire van Doren
Harvey
Thomas
furnxa.Doran
Canning Company Case Nears End at Glenwood Trial
The district court in Glenwood continues the lengthy Canning Company trial as lawyers argue and a jury verdict nears. The case began Friday and marks the seventh day of testimony with Judge Thornell presiding. Closing remarks are expected tonight as jurors prepare to hear the final peroration before deliberations. The jury will be summoned again later. equity cases are planned for the following week. Also in Mills County probate court, the death of George Mickelwait in Glenwood brings a large estate into probate with an estimated value around 100000 dollars. Executors named are D. L. Heinsheimer of Glenwood and Willaby Dye of Macedonia. Mickelwait held stakes in four banks and led a grain business at Macedonia under Mickelwait & Young.
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John GC. Davidson
Glenwood
Congregational Church
Mary Powles
Nauvoo
Eldon
Iowa
Mills County
Bartlett
John ©. Davidson
Thomas
George Powles
Canning Company
Thornell
Davis
D. L. Heinsheimer
Willaby Dye
Macedonia
Mickelwait
Mills County National Bank of
Botna Valley State Bank of
Hastings
Macedonia State Bank
Mickelwait & Young
National Bank
Ord, Neb
Mills County Farmers Begin Early Corn Planting
Mills County reports unusually warm spring weather with temperatures above 80 degrees over ten days. Blooming fruit trees and flowering shrubs brighten the landscape as corn planting begins, many starting Monday, marking an earlier start than usual for local farmers.
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Mills County
Odd Fellows Arrive in Glenwood for 89th Anniversary
Mills County Odd Fellows plan a Glenwood celebration next Monday featuring Spellering's Silver City band. Events include a 10:00 A M parade, degree work, band concerts, multiple addresses, a Rebecca program, recitations, vocal and instrumental solos, and drills, with officers listed as W M Moore president and W C McClintock secretary.
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Odd Fellows
Mills County
Glenwood
Spellering
Silver City
Grand Parade
Hall
Pacific Junction
Brothers Byers
McDonald
Bower
Planting corn after walnut and osage hedge bloom
Notes indicate corn can be planted once leaves appear on walnuts and osage hedge. Apple trees are blooming about ten days earlier than last year, while cherry, peach, and plum bloomed early before. Light showers helped gardens and pastures, but more rain is needed.
Operator Maloney Arrested in Malvern Depot Robbery
Night operator Arthur Maloney was arrested after a Tuesday morning robbery at the depot in Malvern. Detective Stanbridge and others questioned him. a $250 bond was set for preliminary hearing next Thursday. Maloney claims innocence and says about $99.75 was taken with a small check and 27 cents left behind. He had worked in Malvern for six weeks, from Chicag o.
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Tribune
Malvern
Arthur Maloney
Stanbridge
Maloney
Glenwood
Justice Day
Genung & Genung
Chiccaro
Acquainted With Lew Editor Wells of the Emerson Chronicle
The Emerson Chronicle reports a first meeting with Attorney Lew Genung of Glenwood last Saturday. Described as witty, logical, and a storyteller, Genung is praised as liberal minded and likable. The writer notes his Democratic affiliation but highlights his knowledge of Mills County people and conditions.
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Wells
The
Emerson Chronicle
Lew Genung
Glenwood
Genung
Mills County
Cyclone joke causes hay load upset in Glenwood
Raymond Crouch of Glenwood says a young cyclone rough mocked him Tuesday evening around 6 30 while he hauled hay to the Younker barn. A miniature twister flipped his load and threw him, spraining a thumb about a mile south of the Junction.
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Raymond Crouch
Glenwood
Ele
Younker
Lightning strikes Vestal home at Strahan cause damage
The residence of ex-Supervisor S.8 Vestal in Strahan was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm last Tuesday night around 5 PM. The building sustained considerable damage but did not catch fire.
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S. 8
Vestal
Strahan
Illinois Democrats Adopt Unit Rule for Bryan at State Convention
At the Illinois state convention Democrats adopted a unit rule and instructed their delegates to back Bryan for President at the national convention. The move binds delegates to vote as a bloc for Bryan, signaling strong support within the party.
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Illinois
Bryan
Sun publication at Sidney gains Chantry and Stewart ties
A. L. Chantry, formerly of Malvern, associates with O. P. Stewart in publishing the Sun at Sidney. Chantry will oversee business and local management.
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A. L. Chantry
Malvern
O. P. Stewart
the Sun
Sidney
Mills County Warrants Payable and Interest Ceases Dates
Notice lists Mills County Iowa warrants including Bridge Warrants up to No 294 Watkins Ditch Warrants up to No 121 and Pony Creek Maintenance Warrants up to No Tl all payable at the county treasurer's office with interest ceasing May 10 1908 for the first two and May 16 1908 for the last. W a Flaxen and W a Picken are noted as county treasurers.
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Mills County
Iowa
W. A. Flaxen
Watkins Ditch
W. A. Picken
Pony Creek
Mills County Assessors Report Shows Personal Property Rise
Most Mills County assessors report higher personal property values with fixed land and town lot values. real estate unchanged. New buildings added in 1907 totaled $8,200 while moneys and credits rise to $129,128. Several townships show decreases in personal property, others show gains. The report notes hail damage affecting crops in Lyons and details various township totals and bridge valuations.
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Mills County
Agan
Geo. W. Brower
Oak Township
Twick
Roy P. Landon
Ingrahm Township
Lyons Township
C. H. Warren
St. Mary
Jed Thieschafer
Tornado Strikes Pender Nebraska Yesterday
A Nebraska tornado passed over the country at Pender yesterday, damaging property and prompting local officials to assess the impact and respond to the event.
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Pender
Neb
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Smilies
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Thomas Triplett
Henderson
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Rev. Miller
Bessie Russell Woolsey
Tabor
Z. C. Worley
Burwell
Worley
Pacific Juncttion
Myr
J. M. Pierce
Jack Pierce
Baptist Church
Mrs. Hunter Steen
Henry D. Christopher
Henry Dolph Christopher
John Christopher
Beulah
Warren-Goodrich
George Mickelwall
the Tribune
Opera House
Hall—Rebecca
Fannie Linville
Clarice Rist
Bessie Evernham
A.M. McDonald
Lyon
Schofield
Percy Rist
Mabel Gibbs
Rebeccas
Officers OF Association
W.M. Moore
W.C. McClintock
J. W. Milter
H. H. Cheyney
Lew
Ingraham Township
Platteville Township
Wm. ©. Vinton
Platteville
Plattsmouth Bridge
Jyons Township
St. Mary Township
Hillsdale
Mineola
Heaton
J. K. Tucker
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