Old Settlers Annual Meet Planned at Randolph
The Old Settlers annual meet for Mills Fremont and Pottawattamie counties will be held in Randolph on August 17. President F. P. Spencer curates the program with music by a community chorus and addresses by local dignitaries, including Judge T. S. Stevens. A 3 p.m. baseball game Silver City vs Randolph follows a day of talks and a picnic meal.
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Pottawattamie
Mills
Fremont
Randolph
F. P. Spencer
Mills County
Spencer
Tabor Music
Community Chorus
Walcome Eit
H. J. Piper
John Y. Stone
Glenwood
Sharon Inman
Randolph Music — Community Chorus
T. S.stevens
Supreme Court
Muriel Thomas
Randolph Music
Silver City
Hardy Pioneers
Feud in Mills County Markets and Merchants Split
Tom P. Morgan argues in Country Gentleman that Mills County farmers mostly back local merchants yet will buy elsewhere if price and value entice. The letter notes casings sold cheaper in Glenwood and in a neighboring town, fueling mutual accusations between farmers and merchants and highlighting bitter rivals and perceived incompetence on both sides.
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Tom P. Morgan
Country Gentleman
Tom
Mills County
Glenwood
Auto Don'ts From Council Bluffs Police Chief
The city police chief lists driving cautions for motorists including obeying speed limits, proper signaling, keeping lights and plates, avoiding dangerous maneuvers, and not interfering with police and traffic enforcement. The article urges residents to aid in proper traffic regulation.
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Council Bluffs
Failed In Attempt On Pearl Epperson In Mills County
A Mills county girl Pearl Epperson daughter of Mr and Mrs GC G Epperson was accosted Thursday night near 16th Avenue and Main Street as two men in a Ford attempted to force her into their car. She resisted and they abandoned the assault leaving her dirt smudged and clothes torn. She walked to her brother Archie Eppersons home at 608 Third Street. The suspects fled toward Northwestern depot then eastward. Miss Epperson a stenographer at the Christian Home Orphanage believes she can identify one assailant.
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Mills County
Pearl Epperson
GC. G. Epperson
Miss Epperson
16Th Avenue
Main Street
Archie Epperson
Third
Miss Ipperson
Miss Eperson
Christian Home Orphanage
Real estate deeds scarce in Mills county weekly tally
For the week ending August 5 Mills county records show no deeds of real estate. Only one real estate mortgage was recorded. Sixteen charter mortgages appeared, with three on musical instruments, four on Fords, one described as a loan without interest on a machine, one assignment, and the rest on stock, implements, and growing crops.
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Mills County
Arm Breaks for Darrell Wolfe in Sunday Accident
Darrell Wolfe, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wolfe, suffered a broken left arm in a Sunday accident west of Tabor. A horse fell on him, fracturing both bones of the forearm.
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Darrell
Guy. Wolfe West
Taboret
Better slogan for Iowa people generally could have been
State Fair managers promote Work and Prosper as the 1921 Iowa State Fair motto asserting prosperity ahead for those who produce and serve efficiently. The plan envisions the fair as a crucial venue for farmers, business people, housewives, and youth to share ideas, plan next year’s work, and spur statewide prosperity.
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Iowa
Change in control of Shenandoah World brought by Ralph Cunningham
A former Glenwood publisher now based in Auburn Nebraska returns to Iowa to take charge of the Shenandoah World after purchasing a controlling share in World Publishing Company. The twice weekly paper, formerly owned by Billy Jamison, shifts toward independence in politics as Cunningham plans new editorial direction and stronger advertising make up.
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Glenwood
Auburn
Neb
Iowa
Shenandoah World
The
World Publishing Company
the World
Billy” Jamison
Billy
Congress
Lucas
Nul
Cunningham
Ralph
Glenwood Opinion
Nebraska
Glenwood City Seeks Running Funds From Taxable Property
To get running expenses Glenwood City must secure most of the money for its upkeep from 246,524 dollars of taxable property value and 685,190 dollars of moneys and credits wealth, which pays but 65 cents on the dollar.
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Glenwood City
Mineola Frauen Verein Plans Annual Picnic
The Mineola Frauen Verein selects August 14 for the annual picnic at the L. W. Bichelgrove site. Proceeds will beautify the Mineola cemetery run by the association. Music by the Mineola band, ice cream cake sandwiches and coffee served, grab bag, free admission. Next meeting set for September 1 at Mix. redixruse residence.
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Mineola
Myallen Verein Las
Minenla
Mix
Redixruse
David Harum and the Guaranteed Gentle Horse
A Glenwood tale recalls a David Harum style horse deal where a neighbor bought a mount guaranteed to be gentle and fast. The horse balked at speed, moving barely over two miles per hour, despite the purchaser’s efforts and a harsh whipping. The seller’s guarantee is invoked as the guarantor’s defense.
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Glenwood
David Harum
Harum
Ife
Remarkable Traveller Reported by Toronto Paper
A Toronto Mail and Empire account describes a remarkable traveler named Benjamin Ward. The report highlights Ward's journeys and the impressions he left on readers, framing his voyage as extraordinary for the era.
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Mail and Empire
Toronto
Canada
Benjamin Ward
Remarkable 91-year-old Ward Sets Out for Old Country
Benjamin Ward of 35 Hawthorne Ave., at age 91, packed his crates yesterday and began a journey to the Old Country unassisted. Visiting his sister in Nottingham, this is his 44th crossing, with the last trip a decade ago. He organized his passport and traveled solo, having retired for twenty years from woolen manufacturing in Alton, Ontario. Mrs. Wm. A. Milligan is his daughter.
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F. Ward
Glenwood
Benjamin Ward
Hawthorne Ave
Old Country
Ward
Notiingham
Wm. A. Milligan
Mr. Ward
Iowa wealth measured in livestock and land values
The piece highlights Iowa's assets with a land value of 3 745 860 000 dollars and large livestock holdings. It notes Iowa leads in horses at 1 505 000 head worth 135 000 000, strong cattle totals, and hogs totaling 10 889 000 worth over 226 000 000 with rising prices.
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Iowa
Towa
Texas
Nebraska
Marketdriven Freight Prices For Watermelons And Butter
Marketgrams show Georgian watermelons bring growers 75 to 100 per car while wholesalers in New York pay 200 to 250 per car. Consumers pay about 8 cents per pound, car cost estimate 906. Butter cold storage down 8 million pounds from a year ago with New York Boston at 45 cents and Chicago at 48 cents. Georgian Biberte peaches priced at 4.50 per O-basket crate in Chicago.
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New York
Missouri
Chicago
Boston
Will Marley Reports Wheat Crops From Mills County Boy
Will Marley writes from Genoa Conn stating a large wheat crop with 400 acres fall wheat at 20 bushels per acre and 200 acres spring wheat at 13 bushels per acre. He notes good crops due to plentiful rainfall and plans threshing soon.
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Will Marley
Tribune
Mills County
the Tribune
Mary Miles Minter Sex Theatre Seeks New Jenny Be Good Showing
Mary Miles Minter Theater presents Jenny Be Good on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The Real artist known for Judy of Legues Arbor and Nurse Marjorie promises humor and heart in another unusual picture.
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Mary Miles Minter
Jenny
Miss Minter
Judy of
Legues
Arbor
Marjorie
Railroads Cut Flour and Grain Rates Across Regions
The Central Association of railroads reduced rates for grain and its by products shipped for export. From Chicago to New York rates drop from 60 to 22.4 cents per 100 pounds. West of Chicago grain rates fall from 34.44 to 20 cents and by products from 37 to 82.46 cents per hundred pounds.
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Central Association of Railroads
Chicago
New York
Slightly Injured Blaine Wilcox In Road Crash Near Glenwood
Blaine Wilcox of Council Bluffs and passenger in a Peerless car were struck by Ralph Messenger's vehicle on the Blue Grass trail east of Glenwood. The impact caused a turnover but the substantial top prevented serious injuries. Wilcox suffered a slight injury.
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Blaine
Wilcox
Council Bluffs
Ralph Messenger
Glenwood
Blue Grass
Reasener
Well Known Official Dies In Office Is Sheriff Edwards
Mills County mourns Sheriff A. S. Edwards who died at 7:30 am in Swedish Mission hospital Om aha after an appendicitis operation. He became sheriff after W. Bushnell’s death seven years ago and had been elected three times. His body was brought to Glenwood with funeral plans not yet set.
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Mills County
A. S.edwards
Omaha
the Tribune
Sheriff Edwards
W. Bushnell
Edwards
Bushnell
Glenwood
Death Notices From Henderson and Hastings Area
Obituaries and deaths in Henderson, Hastings, Williseca, and Trenderson mark July and August events. James Richard Brown, born 1847, dies at 73 after a heart episode. Mrs. William Brown and niece Mrs. Richard Straight also pass away. James Richard Brown’s widow Mary Pace and seven children preceded him. he leaves a son, three daughters, 26 grandchildren, and great‑grandchildren. Funeral held August 2 at Trenderson Methodist Church. Also noted: Henry Shaw, 87, dies at Roy Parker’s farm near White Cloud. unmarried, survived by siblings. funeral in Hastings. S. Swift, 81, dies of heart trouble near Lone Star. buried in New London after services with wife and sister.
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J. W. Linthicum
Hastings
Henderson
William Brown
Richard Straight
Williseca
James Richard Brown
Brown
Linthicum
Mr. Brown
Williamsport
Ind
Iowa
Mary E. Pace
Trenderson
Henry Shaw
East Side
Roy ©. Parker
White Cloud
John Tramaker
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
George Shaw
M. R. Parker
R. Adams
Ilastings
Roy X. Parker
Parker
S. Swift
Death of two months old Carter baby noted in Glenwood
Grandparents Mr and Mrs Clarence Miller mourn as their daughter in law Mrs K Carter of Manchester and her husband are called to grieve their two months old son. Death occurred Wednesday August 3 1921.
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Clarence Miller
Glenwood
K. Carter
Manchester
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OLD Settlers
President Music Orchestra
Fremont County
Iva McCormick
Shirley Gillilland
Pottawattamie County
F. G. Weeks
J. W. Dilts
Don
Shenandoah
R. &, Cunningham of
Auburn, Neb
Ventire
Ladies of Mineola
Bichel Grove
Marketgrams
A. S. Edwards
Sheriff
S. S. Swift
Robert Carter
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