Kinks of Keg Creek Doomed by Channel Straightening
After years of agitation the Meg Creek channel at Glenwood will be straightened. The County Board authorized $12,000 in bonds to start the work, with a total ditch cost about $16,000. Three commissioners will tax the drainage district, reporting by Sept. 23.
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County Board
Glenwood
Carson
M.B. Waitaker
Silver City
James Greig
Lastings
Wm. Christy
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Red Bridge
Ted Livers
Section 12
Vine Street
Key Creek
Burlington
Pettinger
Choate
Lenoth
Keg Creek
Fallon
Williams
Tinkel
Dean
County approves surveyor to lead joint ditch project
Seth Dean was authorized by the County Board to manage the Patel tawathamic-Harrison county ditch. He began work in Council Bluffs on plans and specifications for a flood ditch designed to carry about 2900 cubic feet per second, with a proposed 50 by 10 feet cross section.
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Glenwood
Dean
Seth Dean
Pateltawathamic-Harrison County
Council Bluffs
Farms Are Selling in Mills County Real Estate Boom
Mills County real estate shows intensified fall activity with several farm transfers. L. M. Mayberry sells a large Lyons township farm for 41 dollars per acre near Glenwood to Theo. Peppers, and purchases the 145 acre Judkins farm for 60 dollars an acre on the Council Bluffs road. Lee Braden sells 120 acres near Henderson to his brother at 90 dollars per acre with possession March 1. Additional transfers include Evans to Triplett in Henderson, lumber stock sale by Speer Lumber Co. at Malvern, and parcels in Malvern and Silver Creek.
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Mills County
L. M. Mayberry
Glenwood
Lyons Township
Theo. Peppers
Mr. Mayberry
D. L
Albert Heinsheimer
Judkins
Council Bluffs Road
Lee Braden
Oscar Braden
Henderson
Lan Speer
H A Quinn Lumber Co
Malvern
W Speer
W F Blodgett
AO Perry
Platteville
O'Neill
AS Edwards
Partial Sun Eclipse Noted for Wednesday Morning
Mills county residents are urged to watch the partial solar eclipse scheduled for Wednesday morning August 30. The eclipse will be visible in Europe North Atlantic and western North America with Spain offering the best view where total eclipse lasts about five minutes. In Mills county the event ends at 6 02 a m with the sun rising at 4 22 a m observers must view through smoked glass to see a crescent shape.
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Mills County
Europe
Atlantis
North America
Asia
Africa
Iowa
Spain
Moon Eclipse Dazzles Mills County Spectators
Hundreds of Mills County residents witnessed a partial lunar eclipse last night lasting about two hours. The event began at 6 15 and ended at 10 1. The eclipse reached its midpoint around 8 50 when roughly a quarter of the moon was obscured. Clear skies allowed perfect viewing for all attendees.
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Mills County
Orefourth
Hungry Red Oak Mule Devours Leather Fly Nets
An item in the Red Oak Express reports a mule belonging to Milton Stewart ate an eight dollar set of leather fly nets from its mate’s harness. The animal reportedly damaged the nets by eating them.
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Milton Stewart
Filver
Red Oak Express
Injunction Modified In Glenwood Census Case
Judge Wheeler, upon hearing in Glenwood, approves a modification allowing the school secretary to enumerate district children but not report results until the merits are heard in September. The order clarifies the enumeration is conditional and subject to court approval. Miss Kate Wrench leaves Glenwood for Guadalajara to join a health sanitarium linked to Battle Creek.
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Wheeler
Glenwood
Kate Wrench
Old Mexico
Guadalajara
Lincoln
Neb
Battle Creek
Mich
Express Car Fire Near Malvern On Burlington Line
An express car on an eastbound Burlington line caught fire west of Malvern, likely from a spark from the engine. Train crews from a standing freight train aided with water, extinguishing the flames at Silver Creek and again before Lastings. The car was saved after swift action by the crews.
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Malvern
Iowan
Burlington
Eylames
L[lastings
Apple naming stirs Juwa experts names Williams Favorite
J W Murphy of Henwood sent an apple back to Armes College labeled Williams Favorite after local sages failed to agree on a name. Murphy, reputed as Juwa’s best informed man on varieties, sourced the naming gesture and returned the fruit with a chosen moniker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Murphy
Henwood
Armes College
Good Roads Convention At Lake Manawa Aug 22
A good roads convention will be held in the casino at Lake Manawa Council Bluffs Aug 22. Topics include what is being done for good roads in Iowa possibilities of the road draw and good roads from a laymans standpoint. Demonstration in practical road making led by Col W F Baker supervisor of Pottawattamie county.
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Lake Manawa
Council Iails
Ood Roads
Iowa
W. FB. Baker
Board of Supervisors
Pottowathamie County
Veterans in Camp Brings Mills County Reunion to Park
The Mills County veterans hold their eighth annual reunion in the beautiful courthouse park with twenty tents in the northeast corner. The event runs today through Thursday with the State Institution band, a large drum corps, and speakers including Hon. L. T. Genung, Col. Chantry, and S. H. Harper. The program features music, addresses, and a camp fire, plus a Thursday business meeting and closing. A separate note mentions a bird nest nearby, a hunter’s shot, and a 53 foot snake carcass in the vicinity.
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Court House Park
Nertheast
Mills County
State Institution
L. T. Genung
Col. Chantry
State Department
S. H. Harper
Ottumwa
Stirring Camp Meeting in Glenwood Under Ta bor Faith Home
A stirring camp meeting is underway at West Hill school park in Glenwood under the Ta bor Faith Home with Elder George Weavers as driving force. A sizable attendance from nearby and distant families fills a large tabernacle tent, with notable night attendance and growing spiritual interest. The revival is slated to continue through the end of the week.
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Glenwood
West Hill
Tabor Faith Home
George Weavers
Automobile Trip to Okoboji With Local Party Of Ten
A Glenwood group of ten will depart Thursday morning for a two week outing at Lake Okoboji. The 206 mile journey will be by automobile in three cars. The party includes Mr and Mrs Grover Mickelwait, Mr and Mrs Wm Sikcillicorn, Mrs Brown Miller and two children, Ralph Mickelwait, Wilbur Mickelwait and two children.
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Glenwood
Lake Okoboji
Grover Mickelwait
Wm. Sikcillicorn
Brown Miller
Ralph Mickelwait
Wilbur Mickelwait
Narrow escape as windmill bolt saves deputy
Deputy ShesiY Bushnell of Malvern had a narrow escape while raising a forty-foot steel windmill at Lem Jones's on the W. 5. Lewis farm. A broken bolt caused the tower to fall. the brace bent, catching him under a cross brace, then resting above him as it fell away. He crawled out bruised but unhurt beyond some soreness.
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Shesiy Bushnell
Malvern
van Bushnell
Lem Jones
W. 5
Lewis
Mr. Bushnell
Big Blacksnake Sighted Near Plattsmouth Home
Plattsmouth Tale recounts W D Jones hearing blue jays and birds crying out as he spots an enormous black snake coiled around a tree trunk near his house. The reptile lifts its head with fangs flashing as Jones retrieves a shotgun.
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Plattsmouth Jdoweal
W. D. Jones
Mr. Jones
Tunnel Link Advances Glenwood State Institution
A six foot concrete tunnel connecting buildings at Glenwood State Institution is finished. The 2000 foot long conduit carries water sewer and steam pipes. Contractors were Harrobin Bros of Iowa City.
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Glenwood State Institution
Harrobin Bros
Iowa City
Marriage licenses and upcoming nuptials in Iowa towns
Matthews of Tabor and Miss Nora I Buckingham of Glenwood were granted a license, ages 31 and 24. Edward Purdy and Grace Morford, both of Tabor, received a license, ages 80 and 22. Armelia Davidson and Charles Angell Hurlbutt plan to wed August 16, 1905 in Bassett Nebraska. Emily Colby and Myron Gaston set a wedding at the Colby home in Tabor tomorrow night. Sheridan Priest, 20, and Mildred Ogievie, 24, were issued a license in Council Bluffs.
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Matthews-Buckingham
P. A. Matthews
Tabor
Nora I. Buckingham
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
Gourly
Edward V. Purdy
Grace L. Morford
Armelia Davidson
Charles Angell Hurlbutt
Bassett
Neb
M. W. Carlbutt
Rawles Township
Emily Jane Colby
Myron Clinton Gaston
Mgr
J. N. Colby
Sheridan Priest
Mildred Ogievie
Corneil Blunts
Rainfall Boosts County Corn Prospects
Sunday night and Monday morning rain varied by area, with Glenwood receiving more moisture while Henderson and the county's northeast saw little precipitation. Farmers report dry weather earlier, but the relief rain improved conditions and should help increase the countys bumper corn crop despite prior heat.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Henderson
A Puff for Iowa at the Nurserymen Convention
A Louisiana Missouri paper notes Iowa’s standout fruit exhibit at the Nurserymen’s Convention. Despite a small appropriation under $10,000, Iowa earned high praise for its generous display and loyal growers who shipped their best apples without waiting for others.
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Yym
Stark
Louisiana
Iowa
Louisiana Purchase
Silas Wilson
Atlantic
J. W. Murphy
Glenwood
School board seeks second-hand desks and boards in Hillsdale
Hillsdale Iowa July 3 reading notices G H Zimmer president seeks about 20 good second-hand school desks and seats and two blackboards four by ten feet in size for the school board.
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G. H. Zimmer
Hillsdale
Iowa
Along the beaten path from Portland to San Francisco in 1905
A San Francisco Tribune travel note details a long scenic journey from Portland to the Golden Gate, passing wheat fields, orchards, and hay ranches. It describes Shasta Springs, the Sierra Nevada, and coastal vistas, with colorful social remarks on a Parisian style couple and locals, ending with a light remark on the White Man's Burden and the author Winn M. Doxwan.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tribune
Portland
Oregon
Northern Pacific
Sacramento
Coast Range
Sierra Nevada Range
Shasta Springs
Boston
Orland
Presidio
Golden Gate
Seals
Disfranchisement Costs Women Higher Salaries Versus Men
A National Educational Association committee shows across 47 cities of 70 230 teachers that over 1 500 are women. Women earn 630 yearly in elementary teaching versus 1 161 for men. for female elementary principals 970 versus 1 343 for men. high school women earn 603 versus 1 303 for men. The data claim disfranchisement costs more than 30 000 women from 8400 to 572 annual loss, noting four cities where women vote pay parity with men and that sex-based salary distinctions are illegal in public service.
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National Educational Association
al Lng
Farm for Sale at Gammon Place near Glanwood Iowa
180 acre farm on Pooy Creek three miles west of Glanwood featuring bottom and upland fields fair buildings and improvements. Priced at 35 dollars per acre with possible division. Marcus Sieck owner and State Savings Bank Pacific Junction Iowa issues farm notes.
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Gammon Place
Pooy Creek
Glanwood
Marcus Sieck
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Sraceee
W. Booth
A. G. Stewart
Daniel Lugseh
Giles Edmunds Dares
A. G. Ivby
F. M. Scott Pete Vy Eek
Anthony Fee Eee
Nee Penne
Mills County Realty
ES Evans
East
Glenwood Institution
Frank Shine
John ¥. Stone
E. Starbuck
C. W. Black
Okoboji
Bushnell
Cupid
Hurlbutt-Davidson
Gaston
Colby
Ogievie
California
Will Donelan
Mother “Doing
The
Golden State
Winn M
Doxwuan
State Savings Bank
Pacific
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