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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
4
Schedule fragments list several train arrivals with bound directions and times and note mail and box office hours. It records No 18 No 3 No 11 No 4 No 7 No 14 No 8 and No 1 with times from 7:39 am to 10:39 pm and postal window hours 7:00 to 8:00 pm and Sunday hours 9:80 to 10 am and 8:00 to 9:30 pm.
Mrs Myrtle Miller Nygren brought curiosities to McCluskey drug store from the Philippines. The display includes a plant called the Bleeding Heart of Mary and bulbs producing grass. A 15 inch locking knife named Bolo figures in regional history. Two Americans Wakely and Evert were killed on Oriental Nepros during a 18 month stay.Mon-teskas guides were involved. Capt Charles Schreiner later captured the murderers and presented the knife to Mrs Nygren.
The Tribune recalls Deputy Estes catching the mumps and reports Sheriff L G Linville, while visiting Colorado, contracted a severe cold. He cut short a ten day visit with cousins in Denver and a sister in Colorado Springs. Linville notes his father once owned 160 acres later part of a city park, sold cheaply, now worth a fortune.
Randolph residents enjoyed a Woodmen picnic with a Thurman beat Sidney one to nothing in a hot ball game and other events. Attorney L T Geouing of Glenwood delivered a one hour address praising the home and the Woodmen, noting their good works and urging a happy institution.
Mrs. J. P. Jackson, formerly of Glenwood, now in Puyallup Wash. writes that while Iowa endures storms floods and heat Washington enjoys a quiet summer with cool nights. She notes the demanding Washington appetite keeps one busy and mentions berry fields as a major activity, more so than in Iowa.
The largest U S land drawing is under way in Spokane Washington with registrations mainly from western states. About 105000 applicants seek Goenr d Alene land with one chance in 333 while nearly 100000 seek Spokane lands at one in 400 and 87000 contest Flathead lands at one in 16.
The Aldrich tariff bill, debated for five months, passed Congress on Thursday and was promptly signed by President Taft. Both Town Republicans voted aye. Senator Dolliver denounced the cotton schedules as designed to enrich New England cotton mill owners.
Mr and Mrs McClelland take daughter to Sequenota Michigan for summer at a resort. Dr Miller treats Mrs Adelia Alstrope after a fall on an uneven sidewalk. Dr Ballard, ex-resident of Tabor, killed July 29 in a ranch runaway near Sheridan Wyoming. WH Wyant plans a 25 foot rear extension for A B Walling’s clothing department. Miss Mary Christy to teach Forest Grove school. Miss Hazel Ferrell to teach Shady Stovel school. Frances Wells, 14 months, dies from dysentery after cholera infantum. funeral in North Tabor. HT Woods buys Jobo Kemp 37 acre farm four miles NW of Tabor for $9/acre. trades old Ashley place for $2000. Kemp family to move to Tabor.
A summary from Iowa Crop Service correspondents shows state wide condition percentages for August 1 1909 with corn improved in July overall but weakened in southern counties from heavy rains early July. State totals reach corn 91 spring wheat 92 oats 92 barley 87 flax 93 hay 101.5 pastures 102 potatoes 92 apples 63 grapes 80 versus August 1 1908 figures.
Harry Wilson of Hastings joined others going over to the Glenwood chautauqua with J F Christie RS McDonough and J B Fickel and family. M Jones visits his old New York home. Mrs L K Mason Ruth join family at Lake Okoboji delayed by Ruth illness. CW Kelley threshing with 43 acres at 27 bushels per acre. John Cox returns from Decatur Nebraska visit. Clara Van Ausdale visits uncle in St Regis Montana.
In Glenwood Robinson store workers found a 12 inch square crate containing a half starved Maltese kitten after opening a large crate of dishes. The cat fled when released. origin unseen. The crate had been shipped from Kansas City to Glenwood.
On Wednesday Ernest Draheim Sr visits daughter Mrs Charles Geesaman who recently had an operation at Edmundson hospital. Draheim returns home from Colorado after two weeks and discusses an irrigation project along the Platte. Thursday’s woman suffrage debate at the Glenwood chautauguy includes Mr and Mrs Elihu Cheney Mrs H B Cheney and son Harold and Mr and Mrs 8 G Steen.
Miss Agnes Hockenberry and Miss Virginia Johnson visited in Glenwood over the weekend. Del Redmond sold his Hancock drug store. Mrs Anna Creamer returned from Minneapolis. Mrs Charles Vinton and Miss Marie Maxwell returned from Colorado. Clyde Edmundson bought Lee Webster’s dray business. LJ White becomes Q? agent, replacing R Frazier. Clarence Workman elected Henderson schools principal. A barn fire near town damaged by flames, hay and grain lost. Paul Phillips and Albert Coppock played ball with Carson team. Marion A Plumb visited relatives in Hancock and Oakland. Junior Endeavors raised $20 at ice cream social for church carpet. Lightning struck Mrs Samuel Webster’s house, causing plaster damage. Mrs Henry Darnell visited Glenwood. Hugh and Mrs Anderson returned from four months on the Pacific coast, en route to Red Oak.
Mr Harmon has bought property in Red Oak and will make it his future home. Elva Esterquist was visiting last week with her sister near Henderson. Mrs Nora Bradway and children of Strahan visited the home of Mr and Mrs Green Stotts. Attendees from here at Red Oak races included Mr and Mrs Sam Norton, Elva and Walter Esterquist, Jim McBower, Will Lawsehe and Joe Banister.
Mrs H M Babbitt returned from Nebraska to Malvern after visiting her daughter Mrs Arthur Mateer in Havelock. H W Bushnell enlarges his home with a back move of 20 feet and a front addition including a new porch. James Churchill travels west with plans to visit Salt Lake City with his daughter Mrs W A Black. Dr I J Humphrey recently toured near Spaulding. J B R Graham and family rented and occupy a Henry Viner cottage in the northeast. Jim from Green Ridge Mo visits and plans trips to tend his farm. Patrick Cunningham returns from two weeks at Omaha Methodist hospital after cancer lip and cataract surgery. recovering well. The ola Foster livery barn sold. horses to J H Nellen and buildings to Dr Gidley who plans a horse hospital with operating table. Otto Retelsdorf and sister Mrs George Haag visit Malvern from Calgary. race meetings with Haag horses noted. Red Oak races see the General trotting a mile in 2:1 44 and the Indian pacing in 2:12 4. Banker I F Hendricks formerly owned the General here.
Herman Feters has returned to Germany for a three month visit his first trip back to his homeland. A Malvern race attendance was reported by several locals. Mrs J RB Graham and her children left for Malvern after weeks with relatives there Mr Graham accompanying them. Willie Denker has been sick for a week and could not work at the Flammant store. A son was born to the Otto Schoening family last Tuesday and a daughter arrived at the Albert Lanz home on Wednesday.
Glenwood readers are urged to try Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with a full money back guarantee after three bottles if dandruff scalp and hair loss are not eradicated. The Red Cross Drug Co. operates the Glenwood store just west of the post office run by J S McLennub.
Mills County residents are urged to attend the annual Odd Fellows picnic on August 26 in Silver City. W C Swarts reports wheat yields of 24 acres at over 30 bushels per acre, selling at 90 cents per bushel, a solid return.
Mrs John Carson visits relatives at her old Leon home while Marion Evans travels from Lake Okoboji for business. Depot painters are beautifying facilities. Corall adds two rooms to his house. Will McGrew travels Thursday for an extended trip through Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and Idaho. Myron Shipman leaves Wednesday for a month on the Pacific coast with a Seattle exposition visit.
Mrs John Rimel and son visit her father A J Boston in Wayne Neb. Mr and Mrs TI Baker and children plan a Davis county visit. Elmer Stone travels to Oklahoma for about three weeks on a land deal. Laura Lyong of Wayne visits with cousin Josie Kerney Clovile. Kerney siblings go to Pobtawattamie county. Harry Case of the Keat Side showcases fancy driving on the Boulevard. Hast Liberty church services resume. Mrs Young and daughter of Council Bluffs visit Pecuntly with Henry Buch’s family.
Section men on the Burlington system celebrate a second wage raise this year. Beginning the season at 1.35 dollars per day, the rate rose to 1.45, then to 1.60 per day, with current pay at 1.60 dollars daily.
Hypnotism is presented as widely used beyond shows with 20,000 New York cases yearly. It is claimed to aid Painless dental work, mental cures for incorrigibles and addiction, relief for nervous disorders, and even artists keeping models in pose through hypnosis for hours.
A country house owner noticed a cheerful visitor among his workers, answering only I’m helping as he carted off a box of crockery. The boss carpenter suspected a lunatic asylum nearby and planned inquiries after the mysterious helper vanished.
Consul General Iddings in Cairo says once the Assama dam is completed in 1912, Nile water storage will more than double and about 900,000 acres in northern delta near the lakes could be reclaimed. No action until dam finishes. When begun, dredges will run canals while most work remains manual and inexpensive in Egypt.
A New York World editorial argues true heroism lies in citizens who work for a republic of equal rights and opportunity. It cautions against glorifying war and suggests everyday workers, including children, embody patriotism and deserve honor beyond soldiers or conquest.
After the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption the affected area shows gradual vegetation return with indigo and castor oil plants, seas tive plants, guinea ferns, and silver ferns spreading. Roots survived the heat and penetrate the crust as animal trampling and water erosion break up lava, forming soil anew.
A dialogue opens with a tall man in a faded black suit presenting a device to an inquiring contact. Washabaugh asserts sole county rights to solicit subscriptions for a new and copiously illustrated edition, hinting at a dispute over rights and distribution.
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