Emerson Neighbors Cool Off With Local Happenings
Emerson notes sweep of visits and moves as residents travel to Colorado and Wisconsin, new sidewalks are laid, John Sandiland is appointed mayor, and council set an 18 mill tax levy. A baseball tournament slated for September features Glenwood Blanchard Carson Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd’ Yarger
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
School House
Clyde Rhoads
Helen
Glenwood
Rhoads
John Sandiland
Hmerson
W H Haton
A D Sowers
Mr Sandiland
Council Bluffs
W H Eaton
Colorado
Kansas
Mra CC Brown
Pulaski
Mis L L Huddleston
Emerson
Henry Douglas
O E Carr
H Geepforth
Ben Wood
Douglass
J A Snodgrass
Homer Huntsman
Blanchard
Carson
R-E Dunn
Jim River Valley
Aberdeen
Dak
South Dakota
Church concert cast lists local performers at Presbyterian Church
At the Presbyterian church Miss Edith Linn directs with Miss Grace Sandiland on piano. The program includes 1st Soprano Hila Honeyman Ada Crawford Edna Linn Mabel Honeyman 2nd Soprano Carrie Crawford Lula McLain Leona and Alvina Draheim 1st Alto Mabel Sandiland Gertude Geopfarth Phoebe Linn 2nd Alto Jennie V. Crawford Charlotte Graham Faye Geopfarth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Edith Linn
Grace Sandiland
Hila Honeyman
Ada Crawford
Edna Linn
Mabel Honeyman
Carrie Crawford
Lula McLain
Leona
Alvina Draheim
Mabel Sandiland
Gertrude Geopfarth
Phoebe Linn
Jennie V. Crawford
Charlotte Graham
Faye Geopfarth
Briggs Family Reunion at Bernard Farm Vermont
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Dean depart for a three week trip to the Briggs family homestead near Bernard Vermont. Capt Ephraim Briggs built the farm after Revolutionary War service, and descendants plan a reunion with a picnic dinner and speeches under a famed pine tree. Dean recalls prior visits in 1872 and 1897.
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Seth Dean
Bernard
Windsor County
Vermont
Dean
Capt
Ephraim Briggs
Taunton
Mass
Revolutionary Army
Briggs
Mr. Dean
West Oak social at Brandt home with eighteen guests
Supervisor Brandt entertained eighteen Glenwood junketers at his West Oak residence last Sunday. Guests traveled by carriages and autos, enjoyed shade, and discussed a range of topics including grave issues. Mrs Brandt, with several young ladies, served an excellent dinner and lunch. Creech attended and invited a similar gathering at his Rawles home.
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Nor Tollinger
Colorado
Wallace Abel
Lake Okoti
Iles Supple
Creston
Wa Ranz
Gulding
Beeson
Lincoln
Arthur McClain
George’ Gilmore
Clarks Switch
Stra- Ran
EB Birdsall
Pdet
W G Alexander
Evanston
John Tollinger
Ned
Don
Avoca
Jacobs
Mitchener
Baptist Church
Josephine Supple
Pacific Junction
James Supple
Lela Cheney
Lewis
Annie Briggs
Arcadia
Neb
Graham
Wiliam
J.B. Brandt
Glenwood Junketers
West Oak
Brandt
Rawles
James Noonan Protests Reading of Declaration at Fourth
James Noonan of Emerson protests the omission of reading the Declaration of Independence at Fourth of July celebrations. He notes the omission at Glenwood and Malvern and argues the day honors the adoption of that document. Noonan, born in Ireland, came to America at age 12, and he values the Declaration highly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Noonan
Emerson
Glenwood
Malvern
Noonan
Ireland
America
Brandt Buys Fuller four passenger auto
Supervisor J B Brandt becomes owner of a new Fuller runabout with four seats and 14 horsepower. The vehicle will aid him in duties, enabling quick coverage of his territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Brandt
Michael J. Fanning to speak at Glenwood court house
Michael J. Fanning, a renowned Irish orator and temperance advocate, will address a gathering at the Glenwood court house on Wednesday night, August 25, supporting a prohibition amendment in Iowa. His national reputation as a speaker is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Fanning
Court House
Glenwood
Iowa
Hastings Couple Wed. Reception Roars Into Night
John Dunlap and Mrs. Chris Look inbill, Hastings residents around seventy, married Saturday afternoon at Red Oak. After returning to Hastings on the 12 train that night, a festive reception erupted as a band led a crowd of over a hundred men and youths in boisterous celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dunlap
Chris Lookinbill
Hastings
Red Oak
Rain expected to break heat wave in Mills County
Weather reports from Mills County say cooler air may arrive this week ending the three week scorcher. Omaha forecasts and Washington advisories hint midweek rain, with temperatures near or below the century mark. Heat has caused illnesses and work stoppages, but corn stands to improve if rain comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Omaha
Washington
Middle West
Glenwood
Andrew Schappel
Mills Couny
New Baptist Church
New Addition
Holt county sheriff arrests Fay Browning on serious charge
Sheriff McNulty of Holt county Mo arrested Fay Browning on August 6 after a weeks long work on the Hopkins farm southwest of Bartlett. A Craig Mo woman implicated Browning in an attempted poisoning plot against her husband claiming he supplied the poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNulty
Holt County
Fay Browning
Hopkins
Bartlett
Browning
Craig, Mo
Editors to Woodbine Editorial session Friday
The Western Town Editorial association will hold its regular summer session in Woodbine on Friday. Editors are urged to bring their wives and the people of Woodbine plan hospitable entertainment for the visitors. Congressman Smith will speak on the program, likely addressing the cotton and wool schedules in the new tariff bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Town Editorial Association
Woodbine
Congressman Smith
Tabor Opens Base Ball Tourney As Glenwood Faces Strong Opponents
The Tabor base ball tournament begins with Thurman and Tabor clashing this morning and Glenwood meeting Blanchard this afternoon. Glenwood lists new pitchers G W Jones and Bud Bonell with Backstops Wilkins and MacClenathan, infielders Mike Marshall Farley Cunningham Kinney, and outfielders Haggarty and Big Pick. Yesterday Glenwood beat Omaha Townsends 6 to 3, while South Omaha defeated Glenwood 8 to 1 last Friday, and Thurman beat Glenwood 8 to 1 last Saturday. Bartlett and Keg Creek also played, Keg Creek winning 2 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman and Tabor
Glenwood
Blanchard
Allbee
G. W. Jones
Minnesota
Bud Bonell
Omaha
Wilkins
MacClenathan
Mike Marshall
Rat bite wounds Emerson girl’s blood poisoning heals
Miss Hila Griffiths, an Emerson young lady, was bitten on the forehead by a rat while asleep. The bite caused blood poisoning with painful swelling, and her condition was serious for a time, but she is now reported better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hila Griffiths
Emerson
Henderson Times Debuts Patented Eight-Page Paper
The Tribune reports the Henderson Times issuing its first copy as an eight page paper with four pages patent. Editor Frank K Jackson, brother-in-law of Bro Stevens of the Silver City Times, is credited. issue rich in advertising and ready for circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Henderson Times
Frank K. Jackson
Bro. Stevens
Silver City Times
Important Coming Events Tabor Base Ball Tournament
Readable items list upcoming gatherings and fairs across towns. Includes Teachers Institute Malvern Old Settlers Picnic Glenwood Gold Fellows Picnic Silver City Thurmac Base Ball Tournament Soldiers Reunion Hastings Iowa State Fair at Des Moines with dates in August and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers Institute
Malvern
Glenwood
Silver City
Hastings
Dea Moines
Henderson Times Emerges as Prosperous Town’s New Paper
The Henderson Times debuts with a neat typographical appearance and timely local content. Editor Jackson rushed its first issue, focusing on Henderson’s status as a thriving southwest Iowa town. The Tribune extends best wishes for the Times’ success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
the Times
Jackson
Iowa
the Tribune
Old Settlers Picnic At Glenwood On August 25
The Old Settlers of Mills Fremont and Pottawattamie counties plan an August 25 picnic at the new Glenwood City park. A chorus led by Prof. Morgan, an old time song program, boat activities, welcome by Mayor Plimpton, and addresses by Frank Shinn, John Y. Stone, and Judge H E Deemer will fill the day. Dinner baskets are urged for attendees from distant towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Fremont
Pottawattamie
Glenwood
Prof
Morgan
Plimpton
Frank Shinn
Carson
John Y. Stone
H. E. Deemer
Red Oak
Kilpatrick House Burns Near Malvern
The Kilpatrick residence south of Malvern near the county line burned recently while Charles Kilpatrick cooked with a gasoline stove. He was alone. Mrs. Kilpatrick was visiting in Nebraska. The stove exploded and the house and furniture were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kilpatrick
Malvern
Doings of the Death Angel in Fremont County
A chain of obituaries recalls Selah Stamper Rickabaugh, Glenwood origins, died at twenty from heart neuralgia near Henderson. Funeral at Wesley Chapel with Rev A D Davis. Survived by husband and two young children. Also notices Typhoid death of Mrs. Tom Penney at 56 near Tabor with three children. funeral by I W Long. Arthur J. Tucker dies at 12 in Hillsdale from rheumatic heart. service at Hillsdale Methodist. Deaths of John Meyer in Long Beach, Cal., and Helen Tucker in Imogene. burials and local tributes noted.
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Claude Rickabaugh
James Bone
Henderson
Wesley Chapel
A. D. Davis
Selah Stamper
Glenwood
Tom Penney
Tabor
BE. H. Harrison
Clyde BR. Penney
Fay Penney
I. W. Long
Fremont County
Arthur J. Tucker
Hillsdale
Hillsdale Methodist Church
F. M. Boyd
John Tucker
John Meyer
Long Beach
Cal
Old Mills County
West Liberty
California
John Hill
Meyer
F. M
Elijah Bulington
Hastings News Roundup and Local Ventures
Hastings items report outings to Colorado and Utah, Purcell store sales, soldiers reunion speakers including Congressman Smith and Senator Dolliver, visits from Mrs Greig and Mrs Barbour, and KP grand lodge delegates at Sioux City. Local improvements include a cement block factory, building renovations, auto ownership growth, and a Marshalltown elevator fire loss. Other notes cover upcoming football contests, Swisher pasture grounds, Colling and Martin blocks, and fresh openings for McFarland Bros in Hastings.
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Si Wearth
Otha Hyde
Colorado
Utah
Purcell
Congressman Smith
Senator Dolliver
James Greig
Pacific City
Barbour
Sioux City
Walter Mason
Lake Okoboji
Mason
Thomas Young
Macedonia
SB Hutchings
T F Alfrey
Wilmot Bowman
Ed Hathaway
Hastings
Albert Crawford
Clark Blacksmith Shop
J W Nims
Oakland
Fred Priest
Rey Tally
Des Moines
Samuel Lockabill
Chicago
John W Cox
Otis
Hagle
Wye
George Dearing
Brule
Neb
A D Swisher
Ed Lang
Marshalltown
Frank
Ralph Robbins
Seattle Exposition
Los Angeles
Joe
Glenwood
Emerson
Henderson
Colling
Martin
Clara Ridgeway
Mills County
Anna Peterson
Ruth Mason
Miss Peterson
Union Valley School
George Chapman
Hastingston
McFarland Bros
Chapman
Ike
Henry
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Michael J. Fanning Coming
Weather Man
Base Ball News
Thurman
South Omaha
Packers
Allbee and McClenathan
Glenwood Battery
Bugs
Walling
Kinney
Keg Creek
Mineola
R. H. Morrison
Clapper
Eyler
Ervin Brothers
Connor
Thornton
Deford
Potter
New Henderson Paper
Yatta Bm
Anguet
Caer
Old Settlers
Father Hayes
Walter Hayes
Imogene
San Francisco
William
Hayon
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