Mills County Soldiers at Pacific Junction Next Week
Pacific Junction hosts three days of royal entertainment for Mills County soldiers next Thursday through Saturday featuring speakers Judge Deemer of Red Oak and General Stone of Glenwood, music, dancing, and baseball. events run to entertain visitors and honor veterans with free transportation and varied performances.
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Pacific Junction
Judge Deemer
Red Oak
General Stone
Glenwood
Mills County
Marshall
Institution
Elis
Council Bluffs
4Th Regiment
Weed Destruction Notice For Platteville Residents
Platteville residents are urged to cut or destroy all noxious weeds on private property and along adjoining roads to the road center. Weeds must be mowed to ground level to prevent seeding. Those not complying will be pursued under the law. Rag weeds and crown or horse weeds should be destroyed immediately due to pollen sickness concerns. Township Clerk Dean PurcelE signs the notice.
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Platteville Two
Dean Purcele
Malvern Local Notes Highlight Residents and Events
Albert Nelson visited Red Oak. Hon C W Black toured Mills County. A M Barrick handled county business. W L Summers in sheep business bought two cars. Dick Gibson certified them OK. Rilia Wolfe of Omaha works for Nebraska Stock Claim Co. Omaha visitors and farm visits fill the week. Horses shipped to Mt Pleasant for fall contests. Norton family visits. Sacha Salyers leaves for Macksburg. local misfortunes include a sick father, knee injury, and a missing mare incident near Malvern. Fire near Frank Biggerstaff’s farm narrowly contained.
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C. W. Black
Joe Barrick
W. L. Summers
Dick Gibson
Rilia Wolfe
Nebraska Stock Claim Co
Omaha
L. W. Biffle
Platte
South Dakota
Mills County
Miss Salyers
Walter Shepard
Owen Hamaker
Woodbine
Cadwell & Salyers
John Parker
Silver City
Hamaker
Hzra
Anderson Township
Henry Viner
North Marion Avenue
Malvern
Frank Biggerstaff
M. I. Davis
Bryan Cancels Engagement at Creston Chautauqua
Hon W J Bryan canceled his engagement to speak at the Creston Chautauqua last Saturday citing official duty in Washington as the reason for his withdrawal.
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Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Creston Chautauqua
Washington
Hastings Notes on People Places and Prices
Hastings news item highlights visits by local residents to Des Moines and Oakland, family travels to Lincoln and Los Angeles, a Dimmitt land sale near town for about 150 per acre, and a remarkable gallstone operation with a two inch diameter stone. It also mentions K of P delegates to Des Moines and other community updates.
Unclear fragment on social mingling and relief
Fragment suggests someone may soon mingle again with others free from pains of a previous month, implying recovery or release from hardship. No dates or names readable to anchor specifics.
Births and local notes from Silver City Times
A son was born Saturday August 2 to Mr and Mrs W C Meyer. A boy baby was born to Mr and Mrs Alya Lowenstein at Kearney Nebraska. mother Opal Storer formerly of Lone Star. H C Lewis near town went to Missouri Valley for cancer treatment on his upper lip. J H Pullman visiting Sidney a week to help on farm chores and tan. Z A Richardson plans Missouri Valley trip for cancer removal from right side. Zeb kept the ailment private. A son born August 3 to Mr and Mrs George Ord of Page Neb increasing five generations in Mrs IG Soliday family. Dr R A Moore home from Lincoln sanitarium. Miss Gertrude Lacock left as manager of Silver City telephone office, succeeded by Miss Beulah Christy. Miss Lacock to Pennsylvania after two months in Minden with sister. Miss Jo Kochenderfer to assist. patrons assured of good service.
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the Times
W. C.meyer
Alya Lowenstein
Kearney
Nebraska
Opal
Lone Star
H. C. Lewis
Missouri Valley
J. H. Pullman
Sidney
Z. A. Richardson
Zeb
George Ord
Page, Neb
Ord
Mary Batten
Gertrude Lacock
Beulah Christy
Miss Lacock
Silver City
Minden
Pennsylvania
Christy
Jo Kochenderfer
Outing on Atlantic Coast Yields Island Portrait and Fox Boom
Robinson returns from Prince Edward Island after a four week stay with Mrs. J. M. Sutherland in Charlottetown. The piece highlights the island as a fertile agricultural region with rich red soil, major lobster and mackerel canneries, and extensive dairy and poultry sectors. Charlottetown, a 16000-population capital, features a safe harbor and narrow gauge Intercolonial Railway. It notes a hoped for car ferry, strong loyalty to the crown, a rising fox farming industry with up to 7 million invested and foxes selling for as high as 25000 dollars. The Tribune adds new reporter J. R. Graham from Malvern.
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Robinson
Prince Edward Island
J. M. Sutherland
Charlottetown
Maritime Provinces
Dominion of Canada
Gulf
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Northumberland Straits
Imost
Intercolonial Railway
Mills County Board Proceedings July 28 1918 Glenwood Iowa
Mills County Board of Supervisors met in Glenwood with Estes Cheyney and Lakin present. Bills allowed include county board mdse coal repairs stamps and salaries. Transfers requested and approved to adjust stock assessment and to move accounts between funds.
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Glenwood
Iowa
Mills County
Board of Supervisors
W. M. Estes
H. H. Cheyney
C. H. Lakin
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Lyons Township
Bartlett
Grace DeLashmutt
Burwell
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Penn
W. O. Little
Main Street
Anderson & Record
Fay Wright
Waynie
Bacon
Ford
Merritt Mendenhall
Lon Rhodes
Tabor
Dave Moyer
Gretna, Neb
Dave Dunbar
John Olson
Ed Mendenhall
Pacific Junction Pythians
Grand Lodge
Des Moines
Charles Allen
Bartlett Lodge
Singh Randall
Pacific Coast
Claude Anderson
Manawa
D. E
C. G. Epperson
J. R
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Jesse Purcell
Ernest
Herbert
George Dunn
John Martin
Miss Blanche
Jack Reed
Glen‘wood
Charles Burnett
Oliver Long
Ida Purcell
Fremont
Pearl
Fremont College
Tom Nixon
Morrow Farm
Robert and
Agnes Carlson
Gardner
Geil Jones
R. J. Sellars
Excelsior Springs
Clara Swanson
Charles F. Haynie
T. B. Robinson
John Robinson
Mila Moore
E. A. Purcell
Vera Templeton
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Almena
Kans
MD Mendenhall
Fred
Elva Hillis
Ethel Lincoln
Mother Olson
Milo
Marguerite Moore
Hazel Rhoades
Zelda Powell
Blanche Marrin
Marie Bogle
Alta Willoughby
Elsa Johnson
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Alverta
Rose Spidell
Myrtle
Hazel Dickerson
Agnes
Edna Carlson
K. P. Hall
Kansas City
Ladies’ Aid
Albert Nelson
Fred Davis
W. P. Wortman
Montana
Laurel
George White
Mt. Pleasant
T. D. Gibson
Emerson
Teddy
Adolph Donner
Hastings
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Missouri
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Our Town
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Los Angeles
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C. H. Baxter
Hastings Lodge
N. W. Colling
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Oneda
Illinois
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Lincoln
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Nelle Stockton
James Lippencott
Hawthorne
Malvern Electric Light & Power Co
Glenwood Electric Light & Power Co
Swisher
the Edmundson Hospital
Atlantic
Tribune
J. R. Graham
County Board Proceedings
A. D. French
de LeMars Printing Co
Mdse
A. Foster
T. M. Vankirk
Emerson Mutual Telephone Company
Morehouse & Co
J. W. Murphy
Baker
L. B. Bacon
M. D
Larrante van Orsdel
J. I
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Palee Hehe
Edward Dodder
Miller
George W. Brooks
Bridge Fund
Dodge Culvert Co
Simon Stille
R. Knight
Lewis Myers
Wm. Winsel
J. W. Murphy, Blasting Stamps Inebriate Hospital
Knoxville
Loyd
Repson
Monzingo
Pony Creek Ditch
Chas
Fisher
Pony Creek
H. J. Clipson
Poot Farm
Iowa Hospital Insane
Clarinda
Iowa Hospital
Mt. Peasant
A. M. Hunt
Eliza McDonald
Glenwood City
A. H. Batey
Milo Reaser
Towa
Mills County National Bank
Board of Review
W. 8. Brown
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