Two Grains a Day to Run on Sidney Branch
A Burlington visit by General Passenger Agent P. S. Eustis and Division Passenger Agent M. M. Reno promises improved service on the Sidney Emerson branch. Beginning Monday August 12 a two-train daily schedule will start, with adjustments to connect at Hastings and Carson and to allow earlier return to Sidney. Emerson service remains unsettled pending either stopping No. 12 or rerouting No. 1 to later hours.
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Burlington
Sidney
Emerson
P. S. Eustis
M. M. Reno
Anderson
Randolph
Eustis
South Branch
Hastings
Carson
Tidy towns and new land bids across neighboring counties
News notes report Osceola clean streets and lawns, Shenandoah donor offering 10 acres for a park, a Sidney log cabin modernized and still standing, and Clarinda public library open 18 months with 43 books loaned daily. Also wool storage and shipments, teacher certificate exam results, a Pottawat amu history project by council bluff writers, a Chariton wagon rack patent, possible oil discovery near Ham s burg, and recurring oil in well water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OW Fishbaugh
Shenandoah
Sidney
Clarinda
Montgomery County
Pottawattamu County
H. H. Wield
J. BR. Reed
Council Bluffs
Walter Smith
Victor Bender
N. P. Dodge
B. Wadsworth
Thos, Howman
Hamsburg
Mail Trains Introduced On Local Thurlington Route
Nos 11 and 14 on the Thurlington between Greston and Cornei Bluffs become mail trains starting Monday with a mail clerk and exchanges at each station. No 11 departs Glenwood west at 9 50 AM while No 14 heads east at 4 48 PM for convenient interstation mail service. Mail Agent G W Jones of Glenwood also had shifts from Nos 1 and 6 changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurlington
Greston
Cornei Bluffs
Glenwood
G. W. Jones
Two Days Session For County Board In Glenwood
The County Board met in Glenwood for a two day session with work expected to finish this afternoon. Landowners near Pony Creek ditch discussed proposals but no action yet. Rainy flows reveal the ditch cannot handle floods, with talks of widening levee space or altering course to connect with the Key Greek ditch two miles northeast of the junction.
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Glenwood
Pony Creek
Lightning Kills Four Horses Near Malvern Farm
A bolt of lightning struck three teams at Chas Boles farm south of Malvern during a storm. Four horses were killed, including two owned by Mrs. Walter Boles and one by Ilmer Shennefield. The four men holding the teams escaped unharmed as Boles barely avoided contact.
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Malvern
Chas
Boles
Lmer Shennefield
Walter Boles
Encouraging Good Roads in Corning Contest
Twenty eight farmers compete for seven prizes offered by the Corning Commercial club for good road making. The top prize of 800 is for the best half mile of dirt road using a drag within seven miles of Corning. Second prize pays 25, with the third through seventh each receiving 5. D Ward King, originator of the road drag, will travel from Maitland Missouri in October to judge and award the prizes.
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Corning Commercial Club
D. Ward King
Maitland
Collins in Trouble Arrest Over Wife Desertion Case
Charles Collins, former Malvern baker, arrested at Council Bias for wife abandonment. Held on $500 bond furnished by his father. Wife identified as Me Daniels, whose parents formerly resided in Malvern. One of the first cases under the new law against wife desertion.
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Charles Collins
Malvern
Imma Me Daniels
Coffin Offered as Premium at Clarinda Fair
Clarinda merchants offer a striking premium for the coming fair a coffin worth 86 dollars. An undertaker is offering the grand prize for the best trio of any breed of chickens.
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Clarinda
Death in Jail Attributed to Excessive Smoking
A young man confined in the county jail at Council Bluffs died recently due to heavy cigarette use. He reportedly smoked about 200 cigarettes daily, a habit authorities say contributed to his death.
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Council Bluffs
Chautauqua and Baseball Tournament at Glenwood
The Chautauqua begins Friday at Glenwood and runs through Sunday August 18, followed by a three day baseball tournament August 29 30 31 with purses totaling 360 dollars. Four prize amounts of 120 100 80 and 60 will be awarded amid additional attractions and fast ball games.
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Glenwood
Happenings at Henderson and area events
Numerous Henderson residents are noted in a roundup of weekly activities. Visitors include Noe, Duke, Harlan, Workman, Riggs, and others. engagements range from travel to Lincoln County land deals, lumber and cement work on local buildings, to social events like an Epworth League ice cream social and a wedding of Dora Slump to George Fielder. Local trades report strong sales of self-pinders and a booming implements market.
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Colorado
Wilbur Houser
CB Irwin
Red Oak
Duke
Nebraska
Epworth League
JS Willard
Chicago
Maynes
JD Redmond
Hancock
JD Parker
A If Harlan
Stockport
Fred Greig
Hastings
Greig Farm
Chas Pleak
Robert Schenck
Ralph McClenahan
Bonesteel
Eak
Fred Workman
Slump
Mills County Company
Sam Webster
Omaha
Webster
Emmanuel Hospital
Clarence Dorr
Shenandoah
Harold Workman
Jud
Albert Coppock
Wancock
Carson
Swancock
al Coppeth
Treynor
McClelland
Mabel Grosthwait
Near Red Oak
Western Normal College
Henderson
Carse
Henry Maxwell
A S Paul
Sturgeon Bros
Wilson
Paul
Joel Woots
Dora Slump
George W. Fielder
Henry DeLong
Marriage License Issued for James Abbott and Nellie Rogers
Clerk Davis issued a marriage license Saturday to James Abbott aged 21 and Nellie May Rogers aged 17, both of Pacific Junction, with parental consent. The wedding took place Saturday night at the bride’s parents home with Squire W. Mel Laughlin presiding.
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Davis
James Abbott
Nellie May Rogers
Pacific Junction
L. Rogers
Squire W
If. MelLaughlin
July Brides Licenses Surpass June in Clerk’s Records
Clerk Davis, reviewing office records since January, notes July issued 16 marriage licenses versus 9 in June. He remains skeptical that June is the peak month for marriages, citing a surprisingly ordinary June that trailed July in the count.
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Davis
Ball Player in Jail Fred Driscoll Bound Over for Grand Jury
Fred Driscoll former star batter and second baseman for the Tabor ball team was brought back from Sheridan Wye to Sidney after a preliminary hearing on a reduction charge filed by Lillie Larson near Tabor. He was bound over to the grand jury under 700 bonds.
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Fred Driscoll
Sheridan
Wye
Sidney
Lillie Larson
Near
Tabor
Driscoll
Curbing and Guttering Ordered by Glenwood City Council
At the Glenwood council meeting a large curb and guttering project was approved. Walnut street work extends three blocks from the square to Buffington corner. bids due by August 1 with notices elsewhere. A four block curb and gutter on Vine street runs from Inchman corner to J M Miller corner.
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Glenwood
Walnut Street
Buffington Corner
Vine Steet
Inchman
J. M. Miller
Several Important Real Estate Deals Headline Mills County Trades
A E Dean sells the 200 acre Glenwood farm in Lyons township to A J Martin of Thurman for 13 000 plus 20 acres of bottom land valued at 6 500. possession March 1. Rudolph C Hopp sells 80 acres east of Mineola to Joseph Roenfeldt at 972 60 per acre and the 100 acre Ben Taylor farm northeast of Glenwood at 121 per acre. J J Ewing trades 200 acres west of Glenwood for 400 acres near Holdrege Nebraska. Mills county land valued at 90 per acre and Nebraska at 50 per acre. Possession March 1.
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E Dean
Glenwood
J Martin
Thurman
Mirror
Martin
Mr Dean
Lyons Township
Mills County
Rudolph C. Hopp
Mineola
Joseph Roenfeldt
Ben Taylor
Mr. Topp
J. J. Ewing
Platteville
Harlan County
Holdrege
Neb
Nebraska
Doings of the Death Angel Margaret
Louise Parr, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arch Parr, died at home in Glenwood after nine days illness from bowel trouble. Funeral Sunday at St John Episcopal Church with Rev Brainerd officiating. Parents thank friends and Woodman and Yeoman lodges for help.
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Margaret
Louise
Arch Parr
Glenwood
St. John's Episcopal Church
Rev. Brainerd
Man gifts hail bucket again after storm near Glenwood
Ten miles south of Glenwood, R L Haynie carried a bucket of hail into town from a drift, echoing an event three weeks prior. Crowds gathered as a second bucket appeared at the Bogart store four weeks after the storm, hinting at a possible repeat act next Saturday.
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R. L. Haynie
Glenwood
Bogart
Twas Harry Burning Straw Fire in Southeast County
Reporters traced a large sky reflection Friday night to a bonfire of straw stacks started by Furry Summers in the southeast part of the county. Neighbors and local girls sought explanations as the flare attracted attention. Summers, known as a joker, admits to burning the straw stack.
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Emerson
Wastings
Strahan
Furry Summers
Furry
Chautauqua Ticket Notice and Summer Scene Reference
Subscribed ticket holders for last year’s assembly may still obtain tickets at two and one dollars. The note encourages prompt action and mentions delivering a Hempstead bound item. A brief verse about Maud Muller contrasts hay time with prickly heat and a rustic reaction from Kansas City Post.
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Maud Muller
Maud
Kansas City Post
Cyclone Mystery Draws Long Lost Brother In Stranger Tale
Charles H. Bennett of Milburn Louisiana visits his sister near Villisca revealing he was raised as another family after a Missouri cyclone dropped a six year old boy at Mr Hudson's farm. Bennett learned his real name, found a brother in Nebraska, and plans to meet his California mother after visiting Villisca.
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Villisca
United States
Charles H. Bennett
Milburn
Benjamin Richardson
Villisca, Whom He Has Not Seen Since Infancy. Until Four Months Ago Mr. Bennett
Mr. Bennett
C. H. Brown
Harrison County
Leon
Mr. Hudson
Hudson's
Louisiana
Hudson
Bennett
Fairtild
Nebr
Long Beach
Cal
California
Storey Divorce Case Appealed to Supreme Court
The Storey divorce case from Glenwood heads to the supreme court after a formal notice of appeal filed by Attorneys Genung, Ge nung, and General Stone with Clerk Davis. A voluminous transcript of evidence accompanies the appeal, following Mrs. Storey’s January term divorce and child custody ruling by Judge Perfect amid a heated contest.
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Tribune
Storey
Supreme Court
Davis
Genung & Genung
General Stone
George Storey
Perfect
Friends of the Tribune Legal Ad Preference Notice
Citizens are urged to designate the Tribune for any legal advertisements in Mills County district or probate court matters including estate settlements. Mention the Tribune to attorneys or officers in charge to ensure publication in the paper.
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the Tribune
Mills County
Tribune
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Cure Story
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana recounts ten years confined to bed by kidney disease. Despite top medical advice he found no relief until Foley’s Kidney Cure was prescribed. He calls it a Godsend and credits it with restoring his health as presented by A J Howe.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
A. J. Howe
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Collins
Abbott-Rogers
The
Muaivern
Vair
Glenwood Chautauqua
Silver City
Old Settlers
Mills
Pottawattamie, Vremont Counties
Lake Manawa
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