Three Days of Fun and Heat at Hastings
Hastings hosts a three day tournament and barbecue with weather hot, ice cream and lemonade stands, Spellering's Silver City band, a merry go round, and post noon ball games due to dampness. Walter Woods officiates as umpire and Harry Keffer tracks score. Fred Weatherhead and Hilly Boyd lead shoot events with neat scores, as local participants compete across several named shooters and towns.
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Spellering
Silver City
Mills County
Walter Woods
Tenant
Great Western
Harry Keffer
Bert Tipple
Base Ball at Hastings tourney report reels on Gray clash
Glenwood and Malvern split twin bills with Emerson, Hastings, and Glenwood in a rugged three day series. Key pitchers Conner, Bent ley, Deardorf, and Bentley battled, with LaChapelle Walling and Walling among the standout Glenwood bats. Final scores show Glenwood 5 and 10 runs, Malvern 4 and 3, Hastings 12, Emerson 2, and a late Hastings rally failing to overcome Glenwood in extra innings.
Baseball Matters Malvern Tournament Schedule and Purse
Malvern will host a four team baseball tournament next week Wednesday through Friday featuring Tabor Hastings Silver City and Malvern Two games daily with prizes for first to fourth place totaling 100 80 60 40 Umpire Jack Baker from Charlton. Admission is 25 cents per game season tickets 1. Glenwood third nine beat Pacific Junction 6 2 and disputes last Saturday with West Oak left the score tied 12 12 in the seventh inning Remember Glenwood plans a big ball tournament on September 6 7 and a farmers versus Glenwood merchants game drew 18 10 for Glenwood on a hot afternoon.
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Hastings
Kimerson
Emerson
Emerson Lads
Ike McFarland
Shay
Jud Coppock
Henderson
Wilson
Wortman
Suni
Malvern
Tabor
Silver City
Jack Baker
Charlton
Glenwood
West Oak
Veterans and Old Settlers Meet At Oakland August
The Pottawattamie County Veteran Association and the Old Settlers of Mills Fremont and Pottawattamie counties plan their annual gathering in Oakland from August 28 to 31. The first day focuses on Old Settlers with brief addresses by K T Gening FP A Turner and others in the forenoon and J Y Stone delivering the annual address in the afternoon. The next three days host Old Veterans with speakers including Walter J L Smith Claude Porter K W Brown C W Stewart Chas Saunders J D Shuttleworth Rev Ovin Fifer IL W Byers and A Clark. Also notes a Washington postal penalty of 200 for taking mail not in one’s box and not returning it. readers urged to check mail before leaving the office.
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Pottawattamie County Veteran Association
Old Settlers of
Mills, Fremont
Pottawattamie Counties
Oakland
K. T. Genung
FP. A. Turner
J. Y. Stone
Walter JL. Smith
Claude Porter
Centerville
K. W. Brown
Ames
C. W. Stewart
Chicaza
Chas, Saunders
J. D. Shuttleworth
Rev
Ovin Fifer
Des Moines
IL. W. Byers
A. Clark
Washington
Pickpocket incident at Hastings robs man of cash
A Hastings pickpocket relieved Will Dalrymple of about 150 dollars yesterday. His brother in law Evereth Purcell witnessed the theft and helped recover the pocketbook though the thief escaped in the scuffle.
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Hastings
Will Dalrymple
Evereth Purcell
DeLashmutt Sells Iowa Farm for Nebraska Ranch Deal
J W DeLashmuth trades a southwest Glenwood farm for a Nebraska ranch valued about 845000. DeLashmuth land totals 240 acres at 21 000 plus 2320 deeded acres valued at 24000 with 30 horses 240 cattle and improvements. Ranch spans 4500 acres in Loup County near Calamus river. nearest rail at Burwell 13 miles away. They plan to live in Burwell in winter and on the ranch in summer. move next week. The sale prompts Western fever and a rural population drift in Iowa as land pressure grows.
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J. W. DeLashmuth
Glenwood
Nebraska
DeLashmuth
Loup County
Dahlman
Omaha
Calamus
North Loup River
Burwell
Mr. DeLashmutt
Genung Ranch
Keya Paha
Iowa
DeLashmutt
Queen Mills
de Lashmutt
Weather Driven Heat Ties Yearly Record Across Farms
The heat pushed many thermometers beyond 100 degrees while official Glenwood readings showed 92 and 94. Farmers report rapid crop growth and threshing has been good this week though corn fears rise if the heat persists. Weather data lists daily highs and lows for the past week, with figures varying by thermometer.
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Glenwood
J. P. Jackson
Andrew Schappell
Jackson
Jung
Lowes Briday
Wife Seeks Custody After Hastings Incident
Sheriff Morgan was summoned to Hastings to take custody of Rob Hanover on Mrs. Hanover's complaint. Hanover, recently from Omaha with two motorists, stopped at Malvern, drank beer, and became intoxicated. At late court term Bu? was placed on bonds for good behavior. his wife petitioned for him to be sent to the inebriate asylum in Rouxville.
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Morgan
Hastings
Ro’b Hanover
Dr Wilhite Named Superintendent at Dunning Asylum
Chicago Dr O C Wilhite is appointed superintendent of the Dunning insane asylum in Chicago. He had served for several years as assistant physician at the Institution.
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O. C. Wilhite
Dunning Insane Asylum
Chicago
Yle
Dr. Wilhite Helps Escaped Patient At Knoxville Hospital
A demented patient climbed the hospital roof threatening suicide. Dr. Wilhite persuaded him to surrender the dangerous position and leave the roof, claiming to be a fellow patient seeking to escape. The episode drew Chicago papers’ attention.
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Glenwoad
Knoxville
Chicago
Wilhite
Squire Purcell Nearly Won the Gold Medal
Andrew Purcell a Mills county pioneer and longtime justice of the peace now living in Shenandoah. The 89 year old Kentucky native and former Whig voter attended the Old Rome Coming of Kentuckians to Louisville and notes he missed a golden medal by six months. He remains in good health with a prospect of reaching one hundred.
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Squire Andrew Purcell
Mills County
Charles Purcell
Hastings
Ledian Creek
Shenandoah
Sentinel Post
Andrew Purcell
Kentucky
Tninvis
Illinois
Villisca
D. W. Purcell
Purcell
Henry Harrison
Old Rome
Louisville
Gordon Boling
Father Vaughan Charms Glenwood Chautauqua Crowd
Bro Graham of Malvern Iowa reports the Glenwood Chautauqua audience, including Father Vaughan, reacted with strong emotion to a vivid performance of Christ the Civilizer. The orator’s delivery drew praise for dramatic, Delsartean action and memorable climaxes.
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Bro
Graham
Malvern Iowan
Father Vaughan
Glenwood
Christ the
Adonis
Mrs LaPorte Declared Insane by Local Board
Mrs LaPorte was found insane by the insanity board led by Dr Hester and ordered removed to Clarinda today. Frank LaPorte, residing 11 miles south of Malvern, has three children. her condition has worsened recently after months of decline.
Neola Bloomers Win Twice Against Male Opponents
The Neola Bloomers, a new girls ball team, defeated their male rivals in a doubleheader. The first game ended 33 to 10 and the second 4 to 1, showcasing the girls’ early success and challenging male skepticism.
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Neola Bloomers
Red Headed Girls Granted Fair Day Access
The Shenandoah Sentinel reports the fair association will admit all red headed girls to the fair on Friday afternoon. A shock of red hair will serve as a pass at the gate. wigs do not count, and the hair must be genuine.
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The
Shenandoah Sentinel
Fair Association
Doctors Gather for Southwestern Town Medical Society in Glenwood
About 40 physicians attended the semi annual session in Glenwood on a record heat day. The event featured a visit to the Institution wards, a Schulhof band concert, and a social smoker at the E P club rooms. Dr Gregory of Adams county was absent without excuse, with his proposed bill on executing mentally defective persons not read.
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Southwestern Town Medical Society
Glenwood
Gregory
Adams County
E. P
Wolfe
Red Oak couple wed in Glenwood quick ceremony
Theodore Shanks and Miss Theresa Fritz, both of Red Oak, married in Glenwood by Justice Day on Thursday morning. The pair rode No. 11 to town, secured a license, wed, and returned to the depot within an hour. Squire McLaughlin joined Wo. Croson and Miss Bertha Ifuey in a noonday ceremony at Pacific Junction. They plan to reside at Paettie Junction where the groom works on the railroad.
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Theodore Shanks
Theresa Fritz
Red Oak
Glenwood
Justice
No. 11
No. d
Squire McLaughlin
Pacific Junction
Wo. Croson
Bertha Ifuey
Paettie Junction
Kk. C
Porter at Farragut to address old soldiers reunion
Porter the Democratic governor candidate will speak at the Farragut old soldiers reunion Friday at 3 pm. en route he will stop in Shenandoah Thursday evening with a Welcome at the Hunt hotel. The World notes the reception will be informal and open to all, regardless of party. A. P. Reeve of Silver City has sold his business to relocate due to his son Charles health. Douglas Landonners bought the hardware and furniture portion from Mr. Reeve.
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Claude Porter
Farragut
Porter
Shenandoah
Hunt Hotel
A. P. Reeve
Silver City
Charles
Douglas Landonners
Little
My. Reeve
Barn Fire Destroys Property in Tabor Saturday Morning
The private barn of Will Dancan, owned by B.R. Ashley, burned to the ground in the north part of Tabor on Saturday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. The structure was insured.
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Will Dancan
B.R. Ashley
Tabor
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C. L. Brill
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W. P. Crow
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Walter Mason
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Grays
Sherman
Ranz
Mat Hastings
Geopfarth
Yarger
Baw Wilson
Bie Ranz
Sean ii
Coppock
P Sandiland
Veete Rowley
Hastings Eedenee
Starr
Hall
McFarland
H. c Hathaway
Ee Hall
Everhart
Easeenee
Glenwood Ste
Base Ball
Bailiwick
Saskatchewan Valley
Canada
W. M. Donelan
Dr. Wilhite
Squire Purcell
Mrs. LaPorte
Neola
Cupid
Shanks
Fritz
Croson
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