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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
3
A warning goes to farmers to avoid marketing cholera hogs with fines for violators. Boone county reports a $500 penalty, with Mills County buyers losing heavily to cholera carcasses. Railroads push to halt shipment of infected hogs as disease depresses prices and drives friction among sellers, buyers, and packers.
Judge Woodruff ordered Wiley Irby a 13 year old boy sent to the Eldora reformatory for an indeterminate period with parole on good behavior. The case followed the disappearance of his father and eviction of the family leaving Wiley homeless and in bad company. The judge postponed transportation for a week hoping for a suitable home.
Roy Ingram, a Hastings area farmer, sues for divorce on grounds not specified and accuses sister in law Mrs Corliss Reider of alienation of affection. Reider also sues for 325 dollars, and Ingram claims 5000 in damages. The couple moved from Nebraska two years ago, and the wife left for Council Bluffs during farm work season.
A registered letter prompted a reply in which she refused to return, followed by an application for divorce. Mrs. Reider seeks to strike In gram's counter claim as notriable under the current action, continuing the lengthy dispute.
The Country Girls Eight Weeks club gathered at H. W. Seeger's Center home on August 21 with a good attendance. After social time they studied Camp Fire Girls origins and activities and discussed what girls are doing today. Refreshments were served as the meeting closed. Isabel Wolfe, Secretary, notes the group as a wholesome recreation option for Mills County.
The Hastings and Pacific Junction councils call elections to decide granting a 25 year franchise to Hed Oak Lighting. Hastings voters schedule Sept 17 while Pacific Junction electors vote Sept 22. Emerson may also vote after a petition from 60 electors.
Miss Eva Windham, 36, was brought before the insanity board and sent to Clarinda Hospital after examination. The commission found her fit for care at the hospital due to nervous prostration dating two years back. Deputy Ed Ward took her there the same day. She appears rational except for hearing voices directing her actions and a belief she must be a missionary or deaconess.
N C Field, long familiar to Tribune readers, is dubbed the Wheat King after his lands yielded a harvest large enough to fill 21 cars of a thousand bushels each. The piece recalls his early journalistic days and muses on his past dreams of becoming a poet laureate and a leading journalist.
The annual reunion of the tr-county Old Settlers Association drew over two thousand to Tabor Tuesday. A special Malvern train carried attendees, and plans named L. T. Genung as president for 1914 with Hastings to host next year. Prizes honored long time residents, records, relics, and a marriage register from 1850 highlighted the day’s festivities.
Pacific Junction notes indicate multiple visits and travels among residents including Dan Palmer and Miss Pearl to Lake View for family illness care, Miss Louise Johnson visiting Wichita, Nell Rugsett’s Des Moines vacation, and Mrs. Chas Supple visiting Creston relatives. Local school plans for September 1 show staffing, room additions due to bond defeat, and Odd Fellows hall use for grades seven and eight. A switchman, William Johnson, injuries from a fall. Prairie hay shipments to Omaha, business changes at the depot area, and several residents’ trips and births. Dr. L B Bacon travels to Chicago. Myra McDonald returns to Denver for a teaching post.
The Rex theater was inspected in its steel encased operator’s room on Wednesday. Precautions to prevent fire were noted, and the room is designed to be fire proof. The concern remains that the moving picture machine could ignite from its own heat, potentially going unnoticed by the audience.
The notice underscores electrical adjustments as easier and safer, highlighting a careful expert operator, safety devices, and a fire proof cage. It asserts the Rex theater remains safe for large audiences, with each reel stamped as approved by government authorities.
A 60 plus year old Iowa farmer’s wife recalls her son Charley who became mentally impaired after an accident and deafness. Doctors failed to help and Charley was placed in an institution 23 years ago. The family dispersed, the father died, and the mother now visits Charley rarely recognizing her. The mother reflects that earthly happiness was overvalued.
Glenwood Troops 1 2 and 3 depart for a three day camp on the bluffs south of Folsom Micy They join the national organisation under Mgr Kirk IV Prof Neilsen and Dr Pierson Four months in existence with over 30 members Sergeant Bierman drills them in army tactics Welfare and Dr Pierson aided by Herbert Olsen organized efforts All camp gear hauled by team Hiking stunt boosts morale Names of starting scouts listed with eagerness for camp life
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In 1913 the summer Teachers' Institute ends as a law with two two day sessions per year and holds during school in session. The article notes a unisex institution and a dawn of a new teaching approach with play, listing enrolled attendees across Hastings Malvern Glenwood Pacific Junction Tabor and nearby towns.
Mrs Imogen Andrews of Center township claims Mills County can grow the best neuethes and brought four samples to our office on Monday. The Stump variety includes a ten inch circumference fruit with white juicy meat. The display inspires awe at what sir and sunshine can produce.
The Malvern base ball tournament began yesterday featuring Malvern, Glenwood, Red Oak, and Shenandoah. Teams are set to play through Thursday with a slate of games listed inclinations and results to be announced as the schedule unfolds.
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