Glenwood Chautauqua Delivers Mixed Reception and Music
The Glenwood Chautauqua continues to draw attendees despite lower crowds. Lectures by Lee Francis Lybarger on taxation and Lou Beauchamp on youth opportunity drew varying opinions. The Norton Band impressed with college talent and solo features. The Concert Company replaced Crescent Company, with Jessia Armagan Power, Wellington-Miller, and Nema Phipps performing. Absences included Hon. James Watson due to congressional duties, and Hon. R. P. Hobson’s debate participation was postponed. Weather improvements followed heavy rain, reviving corn and daily life. some crop damage was noted but the extent was unclear.
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Chautauqua
Crescent Company
Jessia Armagan Power
Wellington-Miller
Nema Phipps
Base Ball at Tabor Brings Three Day Tournament
The thirteenth annual Tabor Base Ball Tournament will run August 19 to 21 in Tabor with Farragut Malvern Thurman and Tabor signed. Purses total 300 with 100 for first 85 for second 65 for third and 50 for fourth. Music by the Farragut band. officers include President P B Laird and Vice President R J Mawhor.
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Fremont
Mills
Tabor
Farragut
Malvern
Thurman
Tournament Association
P. B. Laird
R. J. Mawhor
A. G. Mauk
O. Laird
Welcome Rain Ends Heat Wave After Sunday Night Calm
A welcome rain arrived Sunday night around church closing time, breaking six weeks of oppressive heat. The cooling storm eased the town’s weary breath as residents hoped for relief from the prolonged dry spell.
Mrs George W Brooks Dies at 76 in Glenwood
Mrs George W Brooks born Sarah Francis Kimberling in Mason County Virginia on October 27 1837 moved with family to Missouri and Mills County settling in Glenwood. She married George W Brooks December 20 1860 and later lived on a Center Township farm. He died December 2 1903. She died August 6 1918 aged 76 years 9 months 20 days leaving an adopted son Claude a brother A Richardson and many relatives. Funeral Friday at East Liberty church burial beside her husband.
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Sarah Francis Kimberling
Mason County
Virginia
Clay County
Missouri
Mills County
Coonville
Glenwood
George W. Brooks
Center Township
Brooks
Claude Brooks
A. Richardson
East Liberty Church
East Liberty
His Last Stolen Ride Near Strahan Tragedy
Charles Hawthorne of Shenandoah, about 30, was found dead a half mile north of Strahan on the Wabash track. Investigators ruled he died in a stolen ride after being put off at Shenandoah and reentering a train. The body went to Malvern for an inquest. his father from Shenandoah arranged burial. Passenger train No 3, due at Strahan in the afternoon, was implicated in the fatal crash.
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Strahan
Wabash
Charles Hawthorne
Shenandoah
Malvern
Platteville School House Moves to Escape Flood Risk
Northwest Platteville township’s White Chapel school was moved 80 rods south by Superintendent Masters as the Missouri flood threat endangered wheat fields. The board chose a permanent site 30 rods farther south, provoking opposition from hill residents who then sought an injunction. Attorneys for both sides argued over two days, with Masters yet to decide.
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White Chapel School House
Platteville Township
Missouri
Platteville
Masters
Supt. Masters
Old Pacific
Oliver Long
Lewis Wilson
Gillilland
Genung & Genung
Teachers Notice for Special Examination in Glenwood
A special examination will be held at the office in Glenwood on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 19 and 20. Only provisional certificates will be issued from this exam. grades earned cannot be credited to future examinations. Exams begin at 8 o'clock Tuesday mornings.
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Glenwood
Geo. E. Masters
Emerson Area Gossip and Local Visits Report
Emerson area notes list business trips to Council Bluffs and visits by residents such as Ruth Collins Malvern and Gertrude Geopfarth from Grand Lake Colora. Several locals buy Ford touring cars, others travel to Silver City and Oklahoma, with nursing students from Evanston also noted. A stroke-paralyzed resident Mr. Jackson Comba improves slowly while a merchants group funds a new Methodist church surpassing 4000 dollars and work begins on the site.
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J. R. Jones
Council Bluffs
T. D. Gibson
Rolla Whipple
Boot Dillon
Ruth Collins
Malvern
Francis McClain
Charles Greenwood
Silver City
Clyde Rheats
Glenwood
George Graham
Wm. de Hart
Laura Pierce
W. W. Abel
Pearle Mason
Des Moines
Guy Clarke
Gibson Building
J. J. Curran
Gertrude Geopfarth
Grand Lake
Colo
Edna Bruen Packard
Bessie Snell
Oklahoma
Mildred McFadon
Snell
Midland Chautauqua
Ada Crawford
Elva Douglas
Evanston
Ilinois
Jackson Comba
Red Oak
Hilla Honeyman
Mabel
Grace Sandiland
Mamie Cheney
Ruth White
Pearl Lang
Irvin Hupp
Northrup
Grace
Omaha
L. F. MecFadon
Summers
Purcell
Ohia
J. W. Vance
Hmerson
Mary
Martha Brown
Logan
Iowa
Charles Lang
Emerson
Elderly John Brooks Dies After Mental Decline At Mercy Hospital
John Brooks of Peaceville, aged eighty, was taken to Mercy Hospital after his neighbors reported deteriorating condition and insanity. Trustees deemed it beyond township jurisdiction. Roy Coleman and Supervisor Cheney arranged care. Brooks died Monday night at Mercy, body later moved to Hillsdale Cemetery via Malvern for burial.
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Mercy Hospital
John Brooks
Peaceville
Silver Creek Township
Glenwood
Roy Coleman
Cheney
Brooks
Malvern
Hillsdale Cemetery
Cattle Car Fire En Route to Bartlett Incinerates Stock
A carload of cattle loaded at McPaul on the Kansas City road caught fire just north of Bartlett last Monday and was burned, causing the cattle to perish in a rapid blaze. The fire likely started before leaving McPaul, and the entire stock was consumed.
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McPaul
K. C
Bartlett
Henderson and area residents visit, travel and events
Henderson area notes list visitors to town from Glenwood and Omaha, trips to Red Oak and Lamont, and several short travels by locals including the Hockenburys, Gravs, Walkers, and Ditleys. A birth is recorded for W H Viner and a ball game win at Grant during Homecoming.
Tabor Topics Highlights Local Notices and Obits
Mrs J W Glynn near Tabor hosts daughter Mrs Mary King Dunn of Colorado while Tabor area visitors Mr D Rhode and family visit Humeston. Marriage announced of H H Laird and Etta Savage in Los Angeles. Wm Bartholomew plans shoe business sale after license lapse fined by Mayor Har ris. Ruth Hunter to teach Center school north of Tabor. Thomas Kesterson dies Aug 1 at 80, bowel trouble. pioneer of Mills County, buried Waubonsie cemetery after short illness.
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Beacon
J. W. Glynn
Tabor
Mary King Dunn
Colorado
Do. T. Rhode
Fred Garvin
Humeston
H. H. Laird
Etta Savage
Los Angeles
California
Thurman
Henry Baker
Wm. Bartholomew
Harris
Ruth Hunter
Thomas Kesterson
Robert
Mr. Kesterson
Kesterson
Onawa
Bis
Mills County
Waubonsie
Local auction totals and county events in Randolph area
A Duroc Jersey sold for 476 at Logan last week and Randolph hosts a Chautauqua sale netting 75 with plans for another next year. Pottawattamie fixes Sept 18 for county picnic near McClelland. Bartlett sets August baseball tourney. A 14 month old baby drowned near Randolph. funeral held at Mt Zion. Edward Rhode died from injuries after a pitchfork accident in Omaha. Hamburg post office opens on Odd Fellows floor with 2000 dollar equipment upgrade. Ernest Boyd injured in threshing machine accident east of Tabor. his brother Clarence hurt similarly a year ago.
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Logan
Edward Rhode
Omaha
S. T. Rhode
Randolph
Ernest Boyd
Jay Jackson
Everett Rickabaugh Place
Tabor
Clarence Boyd
Ernest
Bridge accident near McPherson halts threshing crew
Last Friday William Buchler’s threshing outfit crossed an overhead railroad bridge near McPherson Iowa when the structure failed. The engine dropped into the embankment but only the front wheels of the separator plunged down. no serious damage reported to the crew or equipment.
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William Buchler
McPherson
Iowa
Mr. Burn
Mills County Fair Winds Up In Malvern
The annual Mills County Fair at Malvern closes amid praise for improved horse and poultry displays and a standout floral department. Races ran smoothly, entertainment pleased crowds, and attendance rose with more than 175 autos on site. Thursday drew 7,000 to 8,000 visitors across southwest Iowa. Shenandoah, Tabor, and Malvern shared ball games prizes. Malvern won two games, Tabor two, Shenandoah one. Macedonia earned none.
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Mills County
Malvern
Floral Hall
Shaw
Falr
Association
Iowa
Shenandoah
Tabor
Hach
Macedonia
WEEKs WEDDINGS Harrison-Delavan and More
Harrison and Miss Elizabeth Delavan wed last Thursday at the bride’s home in North Tabor and will honeymoon nearby before moving to Escondido California. Clarence Knight and Minnie Michelson married July 30 near Lamont Missouri and plan to live on the Sophia Stone farm next year. Neily Bly of Twin Falls Idaho married Horace Goldsworthy on August 5 in Twin Falls area. An earlier Tribune item recounted a late night Omaha Glenwood wedding where a teen groom faced parental opposition but the couple wed and planned to settle in West Virginia.
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Harrison-Delavan
Hiram Harrison
Elizabeth Delavan
H. N. Delavan
North Tabor
Escondido
Cal
Mr. Harrison
Knight-Michelson
Clarence Knight
Minnie Michelson
Lamont, Mo
Milton Knight
Northeast Center
Milo Adams
Sophia Stone
Twin Falls
Idaho
Neily Bly
Wiper Mickelwait
Center
Horace H. Goldsworthy
Mr. Goldsworthy
Twin Fills
Cailed
Tribune
Omaha
Brainerd
Glenwood
West Virginia
Week's Weather Record by Glenwood Weather Observer
Andrew Schappel reports a hot dry week with corn fields suffering to some extent yet the crop remains in good condition overall. Late week fasts likely cool nights and unsettled conditions.
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Andrew Schappel
Glenwood
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Lee Francis Lybarger
Lou J. Beauchamp
Mr. Beauchamp
Ohio
Springfield
Norton
James Watson
Congress
Martin M. Mulhall
Congressional Investigating Committee
Watson
Mulhall
Dr. Hill
New York
R. P. Hobson
Gov
Hanly
Western Normal College
The
Chronicle
C. A. Barnes
George Thorson
Hsma Scott
Lester
Charles Carson
Henderson
Wd Noe
Walnut
M. D. Maxwell
Ethel Skank
J. S. Carse
QO IL
Harbor
Clarinda
Marg Edmundson
Near Lamont
H. F. Cool
Roy Gravitt
W. H. Viner
Jennie
Leona Gravitt
Leonard Walker
May Triplett
Lena Willard
Ray Carter
Helen
Fred Carter
W. J. Bigelow
Atlantic
C. N. Bigelow
C. M. Workman
Elliott
Wm. Workman
Grant Hockenbury
Daisy Parker
Treynor
R. D. Redman
Hazel Redman
Jacob Coppock
Ila
John Bryant
Grant
Belle Perkins
Ansasity
Hayden Carter
Luella Hoffman
Guy Boileau
Central Kansas
Boileau
Gertrude
Harold Workman
Elyira Kindig
Ella
Lamont
Bud Smith
Columbus
Neb
Phillips
Ames
Dorsey Byers
E. G. Roberts
Alex Cain
Grand Island
Wheeler's Grove
Thomas Paul
J. Morgan
Tabor Topics
D. A. Moore
Thurmin
Missouri River
Pottawattamye County
McClelland
Frank Butler
Puneral
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Hamburg
Odd Fellows Hall
Lodge Association
Malvan
Goldsworthy
Mickelwait
Indias
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