Glenwood Chautauqua a Big Financial Success
The third Glenwood Chautauqua session closed with record crowds of about 3500 to 4000, weekend attendance peaks, and ticket sales near 1000 season passes. Costs exceeded $2100 for talent and production, with Mrs. Booth paid 200 and other acts around 100. The executive board praised the volunteers, and 1907 tickets already numbered near 900.
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C. R. Buttington
L. A. Bower
James A. Swope
G. Hanson
L. A. Robinson
Jubilee Singers
Theile
Moving Pictures
Chicago Glee Club
Booth
Local Sunday program features Timmerman and quartet
The community concert highlighted local talent with Mrs. I. T. Timmerman singing a soprano solo, the Methodist male quartet performing a tasteful piece, Scott McClure delivering a bass solo, and Mrs. Humphrey giving a strong reading.
Mills County Corn Crop Booms Amid Rain and Heat
Mills County basks in a booming corn crop after two weeks of rain and heat with scarce drought risk. Haying and harvesting face delays while winter wheat and oats yield well. Apple and peach crops flourish. overall prospects are strong, echoing long-standing good fortunes for Queen Mills. Buck of the Treynor Record jokes about urging editors with a club to “maul some gumption.”
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Mills County
Queen Mills
Buck
The
Treynor Record
Hastings Prepares For Big Baseball And Shooting Week
Hastings hosts Aug 15 16 17 tournament with two daily baseball games at 10 30 and 40 prizes 85 70 55 40 teams Glenwood Malvern Hastings Emerson umpires Walter Woods. Shooting contest prizes and music by Spelling's Silver City band. Grand barbecue Friday speeches by L T Genung and A B Cook.
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Hastings
Glenwood
Malvern
Emerson
Mills County
Walter Woods
Spellering
Silver City
L. T. Genung
A. B. Cook
Hastings Chautauqua Attendance and Outing Plans
Citizens gathered at Chautauqua in Hastings with others traveling to Glenwood and Sidney on a special train. A party of eight plans a month long Colorado outing led by George Parker and family, including Ellsworth and Clifford Plumb. Durbin and Scott reported Merrick county crops looking fine, noting a rich alfalfa county with 150 acres owned by one man and 170 acres owned by Durbin.
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Chautauqua
Glenwood
Sidney
Colorado
George Parker
Ellsworth
Clifford Plumb
Ivan Durbin
Bart Scott
Merrick County
Nebraska
Durbin
Southwestern Iowa doctors plan Glenwood meeting program
The Southwestern Iowa Medical Association will meet in Glenwood on Aug 16 with sessions in the K P hall and Institution chapel. A 7 30 pm smoker features visiting physicians at the I P hall. Program includes welcome address, president's address, topics on gastritis euthanasia wound care Osler disease leukemia and drug therapy by doctors from Glenwood Garden Grove Omaha Shenandoah and other towns.
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Southwestern Iowa Medical Association
Glenwood
K.P. Hall
Institution Chapel
I. P. Hall
Medical Fraternity of
C. H. de Witt
E. Warren
F. A. Aldrich
Shenandoah
W. F. Milroy
Omaha
C. B. Powell
Albia
Maos Mitchell
Weldon
F. J. Sampson
Creston
Donald Macrea Jr
Council Bluffs
California earthquake lecture by Rev Kelley visit to Mills county
Rev W. Kelley of San Jose California will lecture at Malvern and Glenwood Methodist churches this Thursday and Friday evening. His illustrated talk uses moving pictures to recount the California quake and raise funds for his damaged church. The free lecture includes a free will offering. Kelley, an older Mills county native, has spent 20 years on the Pacific Coast and is pastor of Centella Methodist Church in San Jose.
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Kelley
San Jose
Cal
Malvern Methodist Church
Glenwood Methodist Church
Centella Methodist Church
John
James Kelley
Boy Shot by Brother Near Henderson
A six year old boy, son of Lou Allens worth living southwest of Henderson, was accidentally shot by his eleven year old brother with a .22 caliber rifle last week. The bullet entered the hand then struck the face and lodged under the ear. Dr. Craig of Henderson treated him and chose not to probe for the bullet now. The wound is serious but recovery is expected.
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Lou Allensworth
Henderson
Craig
Tabor Beats Malvern In First Game
The big baseball tournament began at Tabor with a large crowd as Tabor defeated Malvern 9 to 1. Battery was Hall and Shuffler for Tabor, Bentley and Masters for Malvern. Umpire Warren Gregory and score keeper Ben Hall officiated. Glenwood and Hastings played later, with Glenwood to meet Tabor tomorrow depending on today’s result.
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Malvern
Tabor Battery
Hall
Shuffler
Malvern Battery
Bentley
Masters
Warren Gregory
Ben Hall
Glenwood
Hastings
City Council Fixes 1906 Tax Levy Details
Glenwood city council set the 1906 tax levy at 24 mills for city purposes including 5 mill fire district taxes in five districts and a 6 mill road tax on agricultural lands. The vote approved a $1300 paving bond for RE Barber with sureties C R Buttington and J W Carter and directed plans for square paving curbing gutters and a depot walk project. The council held a brief special meeting with limited business.
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Glenwood
RE. Barber
C. R. Buttington
J. W. Carter
Dean
Vine Street
Alleged Assailant Arrested in Sidney Case
Charles Johnson, about 26, was arrested by Sheriff Kent and placed in the county jail after allegedly assaulting a visiting girl, Veda Johnson, in a depot outbuilding near Sidney. The girl, a Strahan resident visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs G W Cruse, suffered unknown injuries as officials determine the severity. Johnson arrived from Nebraska City a year ago. his father runs a second hand store in Sidney.
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Charles Johnson
Kent
Veda Johnson
Strahan
G. W. Cruse
Johnson
Nebraska City
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