Emerson and area residents visit relatives in Colorado and beyond
Emerson and surrounding residents enjoyed visits with kin across Colorado and Iowa. A parade of travelers includes Mrs. Hutchinson and daughter Gertrude, Mrs. Steen of Red Oak, Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Wales, the Kinneys, Carrie Crawford, and J. N. Cheney’s Sunday school class. Trips extended to Missouri Valley, Des Moines, Two Harbors, and Gallant gatherings such as Old Soldiers reunions and a Latter Day Saints camp meeting. The school board postponed opening to September 8 due to heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Gertrude
Colorado
Kate Steen
Red Oak
Dave Jones
Wales
J. R. Jones
Dave Kinney
Glenwood
Mae Rochlet
Carrie Crawford
J. N. Cheney
Crystal Lake
Hart Crawford
Mary Crawford
John
Missouri Valley
Howard Cheney
Pearl
Suville
Tad
Fred Preist
Doris
Hastings
D. C
Denver
R. C. Houston
Two Harbors
Mich
O. R. Patrick
H. D. Bridges
Chautauqua
D. W. Nims
Frank Shawn
Elihu Cheney
Kate Lang
Pacife Junction
Harry Shiffer
Nodaway
Ada Crawford
Marian
Mildred Woods
J. P. McGill
Miss Wallace
Chicago
Lelia Cheney
Ames
John Sandiland
Grace
Mabel
James Honeyman
Emma M. Watson
Alice Watson
Ella Honeyman
Villista
Henry Douglas
Illinois
Michigan
Canada
County funds for indigent tuberculosis patients
The recent legislature enabled counties to spend fifteen dollars weekly for long term care of consumptives. Boards of supervisors may establish sanitariums and process applications for aid. The plan resembles socialism, since doctors and hospitals cannot be free and government support backs care for the poor. Also noted are dairy and horse disease concerns and a confession of morphine addiction by Mrs. W. M. Miller seeking hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Supervisors
Hastings Special Election on Electric Franchise Granted
Proclamation announces a September 17 1913 special election in Hastings Iowa to decide granting Red Oak Electric Company a 25 year franchise for streets alleys and avenues for poles wires and electric service. Polls open 3 AM to 7 PM. Mayor Hutchings signed August 28 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Iowa
Red Oak Electric Company
Red Oak
Towa
Hed Oak Electric Company
Ss. B. Hutchings
Silver City fishing boom and family visit noted
The Times reports George A Coiner, wife, and daughter Gladys returning from a visit to Charles Coiner in Hanson Idaho. Locals have enjoyed great fishing on Silver Creek during a low water period with many large catfish, carp, and buffalo caught. Mrs S A DeBolt and her son driving a team Monday experienced a tug coming loose and an end of a wheel. The Tribune for Mills County carries the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times
George A. Coiner
Gladys
Charles Coiner
Hanson
Idaho
Silver Creek
S. A. DeBolt
Silver City
Mills County
News
Looking Backward At Tribune Files Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago in Mills County many events occurred. Joseph Wortman and John Cox attended the G A R encampment in San Francisco. The L D 3 churches held a five day reunion near Henderson. Mise Ethel Acord died from a lamp explosion at Glenwood. Davis Greenwood of Silver City planned a $4 000 home. The Fats and Leans of Malvern played a ball game with 36 runs scored. Capt J A Blair near Pacific Junction boasted a 70 acre alfalfa field and sold hay at eight dollars a ton. Bees from Wm Haton’s apiary caused two horses to die from stings. W H Salyers opposed Sunbeam Strahan schoolhouse plans. Potter was ill and hospitalized in Omaha. Clarence Otis of Tabor caught a 75 pound catfish. Five years ago, Roy Young lost a leg in a train accident. Dan Allen shot himself. Mills County Odd Fellows picnic at Strahan. Lyle Hatcher jailed for wife desertion. 2 teachers at Institute. Ponton’s wheat yielded 25 bushels per acre. Fred Seeger married Helen Crook. M L Evans harvested 1900 bushels of timothy seed from 200 acres. Superintendent Bryan resigned to pursue Missouri Valley school work. Estate suit over Thomas H Long’s death linked to dog bite by C Knight. Old soldiers celebration held at Emerson. J L Bellatti served as Greenwood mayor in Dr Plimpton’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wortman
John Cox
San Francisco
Daniel Hougas
Henderson
Mise Ethel Acord
Glenwood
Davis Greenwood
Silver City
Fats
Leans
Malvern
Frank Bridges
Will Guyer
George Talbott
J. A. Blair
Pacific Junction
Iowa
R. G. Priest
Hastings
Hmerson
Haton
W. H. Salyers
Strahan
Sunbeam
Roy Young
Sioux City
Dan Allen
Mills County Odd Fellows
Lyle Hatcher
Atlantic
Hatcher
John Hopp
Daniels Hardware
Jim. Ring
Binkley
Helen Crook
J. H. Croak
M. L. Evans
Supt
Bryan
Missouri Valley Schools
Thomas H. Long
Council Bluffs
C. C. Knight
Wall Street
Long
Knight
Mills County
Emerson
J. L. Bellatti
Grenwood
Dr. Plimpton
Divorce Petition for Desertion In Mills County Iowa
Arthur Edmonds files for divorce from Frances A Edmonds in Mills County District Court Iowa September term 1913. Defendant is notified to appear by September 23 1913 otherwise default and decree will be entered. Genung & Genung attorneys for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the
State of Iowa
Milla County
Arthur Edmonds
Frances A. Edmonds
District Court of
Mills County
Glenwood
Runaway. Fambilyman urges bachelor to seek a wife
Mr Fambilyman comments that it is time the highly eligible bachelor began hunting for a wife. The bachelor questions this idea and jokes about being captured instead of seeking a match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fambilyman
Humus in the Soil and Bacterial Decomposition
An Ida ho experiment recount explains humus as the decomposed remains of plants and animals altered by bacteria. It notes sand’s fertility, the role of manure in humus formation, and how bacteria continually transform organic matter into plant food, shaping soil quality year to year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. McArthur
Idaho
Chocolate Advice And Tales From The Era
A collection of notes on chocolate praising its nutrition while warning it should be eaten after meals and not before. It cites Koenig’s figures, cites its fattening tendency, and mentions its value for vegetarians. Short anecdotes follow about Sir Tatton Sykes, a canary training quip, and a humorous missing bull sht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koenig
Bis
Alps
New York World
Bright Side Dilemma Echoes in Old Man’s Exchange
An optimist urges the old man to stay hopeful, while the sufferer laments the lack of brightness in life. The exchange presents a tension between optimism and despair, hinting at deeper struggles beyond the lighthearted banter.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by A Patient
A Bovina Center New York woman recounts years of poor health after childbirth and back pains. She tried several doctors with no relief, then used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She now manages her household and children and praises the remedy’s effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bovina Center
Dow
Willard A. Graham
Elsworts
N.Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mills County Tribune
Owners
W. F. Hill Earle A Davis
Glenwood Agens
Eagle
Council
Milliron Brothers
A. H. Otis
West Side Square
Charles W. Rathke
North Side
Carl Buch
North Side Square
Glenwood, Iowa
J. B. Winkler
Lamb Block
Amos Dean
F. M. Shriver
Dyar Block
Northwest Corner Square
T. A. Pearson
Opera Houge Block
W. E. Allen
Kirkeville, Missouri
W. S. Elliott
Advo Collection Agency
Noom
Carter Block
W.F. Meyers
Marie Rounds
Chickasha
Okla
David Smith
F. G. Meeks
G. H
J& E. Howard
R.&m
T. E. McClure
John Schrader
Rollin Hale
Mies Marie Rounds
Everyoe
Marth
Mille County
Kansas
Nebraska
Ueavv
Sidney Herald
W. M. Miller
Hamburg
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Tribune
Genung
Plaintiff
Topcoata
Tatton Sykes
Manchester Guardian
Sledmere
Bushini
Pearson's Weekly
Allen
Painkier
James Ah, Dixon
St. Jaies
Hon
Christ Church Cathedral
Monitreal
Ala
DR. Trimmer
Commercial Hotel
Trimmer
Drexel State Bank of Chicago
F. M
Oakwood Blvd
Lil
Tarda Fe Pure Wil Ieee
Lydia
Pinkhem
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