Taxpayer concerns on school consolidation and tax burden in Mills County
Horace H. Seevley of Cedar Falls presents a critique of consolidating rural schools, arguing rising taxes and debt. He cites 1916 to 1920 district tax changes, notes large per acre tax increases in Henderson Bartlett Strahan and other districts, and warns that consolidation may confiscate land values near rivers while expanding public expenses.
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Seerley
Mills County
Strahan
Chicago
Tf County
Board of Education
Lincoln
Garfield
Roosevelt
Horace Greeley
Horace H. Seevley
Cedar
National Council of Education
Henderson Consolidated
Henderson
Bartlett
Sec
Tabor
Strahan Consolidated
Glenwood
Anderson Township
Ingraham Township
Oak Township
Plattville Township
Glenwood Township
Center Township
Center Consolidated District
Silver Creek Township
Malvern Consolidated School
Emerson
Deer Creek
White Cloud Township
Rawles Township
Lyons Township
Missouri River
Consolidated
O. C. Gols
Jubilee Year of Marriage at Malvern Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs M T Davis of Malvern celebrated their golden wedding on August 16 at their Marion avenue home. About thirty to forty friends attended. They were married August 16 1871 at the Alstrope home in White Cloud township. Only two bridesmaids were present. Five children bless the union, three living: J F Stinard of New York Mrs Gaston near Labor and Thomas of Malvern. The Tribune extends congratulations on fifty years of married life.
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M. T. Davis
Malvern
Marion Avenue
M. Taylor Davis
Mary Alstrope
T. M. Alstrope
White Cloud Township
George Plumb
Samuel Kilpatrick
Ira E. Fritz
Aistrope
Tre. J. F. Stinard
New York
Gaston
Near Labor
Thomas
Davis
iThe Tribune
Glenwood Band Concerts Grow in Popularity on Thursdays
The Glenwood Band drew its largest Thursday crowd yet with autos lining two streets and park seating filled. The band played with growing confidence as listeners praised their practice and performance. J W Carter provided watermelons for a 35 member treat at the start of the concert.
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Glenwood
J. W. Carter
Wheat yields surge in Iowa with 46 bushels per acre near Hamburg
Reports from Woods ranch near Hamburg and Hastings indicate a strong year for wheat. The Woods yard records 46 bushels per acre, claimed as the state's top yield, while Mills county is expected to revise this figure after further reports. The Murray brothers grew another 53 bushels per acre from a 12 acre field, weighed at the elevator.
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Iowa News
Jarnagin
Woods
Hamburg
Tribune
Hastings News
White Cloud
Murray Brothers
Mills County
Mills Exhibit at State Fair Opens
R G Hopp Elmer Stacy Wayne Stacy of Glenwood Harry Hilton and County Agent Farquhar of Malvern and A B Judson of Balfour went to Des Moines last Monday and constructed and placed exhibits in the Mills county exhibit booth. There are 21 counties of the state with separate exhibits. They expect to win a prize on county exhibits or come close. They are encouraged by Mills county’s $86 prize money already awarded for apples.
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R. G. Hopp
Elmer Stacy
Wayne Stacy
Glenwood
Harry Hilton
Farquhar
Malvern
A. B. Judson
Balfour
Des Moines
Mills County
Congregational Sunday School Picnic Planned at Glenwood Lake Park
The annual Sunday school picnic will be held at Glenwood Lake Park on Thursday afternoon September 1. Bring well filled baskets and join the happy time. Autos will take those who desire to go from the church any time before 4 p.m.
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Congregational
Glenwood Lake Park
Booster Meeting Postponed at Tabor College
Friday night storm forced the booster meeting to be called off. It will be held later with the exact date and place announced in a future edition.
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Tabor College
Birthday Gathering Honors Mr Deford in Lyons Township
A surprise birthday party with four generations gathered at Thomas Deford’s lower Lyons township home last Thursday evening. Guests from Bartlett and Nebraska City joined Deford, who had recently broken a collar bone but enjoyed watermelon, ice cream, and cake as Ford’s Fordson-Ford family kept the night lively into midnight.
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Lower Lyons Township
Thomas Deford
Deford
Bara Deford
Nebraska City
Jinna Potter
Bartlett
Gail and
Dale Vandershale
Alfred Glenn
Merritt Harmer
Mr. Deford
Bart. Vandershule
Gail
Thomas
Dale
Walter Glenn
Alfred
Glennant
Bart Harmer
Merritt
Charles DeFord
Walter Shaw
Glee
Roland Moore
Pacific Junction
Charles Potterson Glenn
Darlene
Emma Potter
Guy Johnson
Ruby
Sarah Deford
Will Rogers in Jubilo at the local theater
Will Rogers appears tomorrow and Wednesday in Jubilo a light hearted home spun romance with laughs and tears. The film promises Rogers’s familiar charm and a wholesome slice of plain people and rich hearts for audiences.
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Will Rogers
Jim
Saturday Evening Post
Family Reunion Brightens Wilkins Household
Mrs Margaret Wilkins hosted a near full family reunion with Mother Wilkins and four daughters Mesdames Kelley Kindig Hadley Morrison. Relatives J W Hadley and children Neil Ker met ed Jos from Marengo Iowa Will Hadley of Kansas City and Mrs Ben Morrison Mapleton Iowa visited through the week, making a joyful gathering.
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Margaret Wilkins
Mother Wilkins
B. W. Kelley
Kindig
J. W Hadley
Neil, Kermet
Jos
Marengo
I.a
Will Hadley
Kansas City
Ben Morrison
Mapleton
Mesdames Kelley
Hadley
Morrison
Hunting Season Opens for Squirrels and Migratory Birds
Deputy Game Warden T. reports the hunting season for squirrels starts September 1 and migratory fowls on September 16. Hunters must have licenses and avoid shooting before sunrise or after sunset. Check astronomical almanacs for exact hours.
Maurice Phelps to Teach Mathematics in Swea City
Maurice Phelps left Saturday by auto for Swea City Iowa where today August 29 he will begin duties as teacher of mathematics in the Swea City consolidated school supervised by J R Neveln. He is a beginner but expected to succeed. Two former Glenwood teachers Supt Neveln brings Miss Lulu DeLashmutt and Miss MeSweyn to Swea City.
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Maurice Phelps
Swea City
J. R. Neveln
Maurice
Glenwood
Supt
Neveln
Lulu DeLashmutt
MeSweyn
Returned Alderman Flinn Family Drive Home from Colorado
C A Flinn and family returned to Glenwood Thursday after a five weeks outing in Colorado and time around Akron. They praised the climate but observed crops diminishing beyond the Mississippi River watershed with wheat and oats a short crop through the trip. They traveled by automobile and noted weather and crop conditions along the journey.
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C. A. Flinn
Glenwood
Colorado
Akron
Migsopri
No Rain Of Note During Their Five Weeks Visit
A brief sentence notes that no rain of any significance occurred in that part of Colorado during the five weeks of the visitors stay.
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Colorado
Attempted Burglary at Carey Home Near Red Oak
Charles Harmon, a carpenter claiming unemployment, attempted to burglarize the Carey residence while the owners were away in Charlevoix Michigan. Neighbors alerted police. Harmon was detained at the scene after entering via a rear window. He sought food and a quick trial, saying no valuables were taken. The Careys formerly lived in Glenwood.
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Carey
Red Dak Ao
Charles Harmon
Charles Carey
Chicago
West
Red Oak
Carey House
Careys
Glenwood
Wiles Family Annual Reunion Held in Weeping Water Neb
The Wiles family reunion gathered 275 members in Weeping Water city park on August 26. 64 cars transported attendees. some arrived by train. Officers elected for the coming year were Ray Wiles president, Thomas Wiles treasurer, and Mrs J H Wiles secretary, all based in Plattsmouth. Next year’s gathering will stay at Weeping Water and mark a change from prior county alternation.
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Wiles
Weeping Water
Neb
Mills County
Cass County
Ray Wiles
Thomas Wiles
Plattsmouth
J. H. Wiles
Weeping Water City Park
Unconscious Jack Walling Injured in Railroad Yard Incident
Found unconscious last Thursday morning in Northwestern railroad yards where he worked. Doctors report skull fractured in three places after a possible coal lump strike. Brother Warren Walling and Thorne Walling of Glenwood and Shenandoah relations named. hospital treating him as consciousness returns.
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Jack Walling
Glenwood
Northwestern
Warren Walling
Thorne Walling
Shenandoah
A. RB
J. V. Walling
Company I Leads Camp Parade Among 18 Companies
In a camp with 18 companies from the 168th and 133d regiments plus cavalry, Company I ranked highest in membership and led all parades. They were praised as the best dried company, receiving commendations from Major Tinley and Governor Kendall. An observing major called Company I the finest looking unit he had seen.
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Company I
Company 1
Tinley
Kendall
Glenwood Band Concert Program for Thursday Evening
Band program listing for Glenwood on Thursday September 1 includes Praseatti Overture Superba Serenade Moonlight Overture Sincerity Fantassie La Paloma Spanish wpre genns cope een eomoradier Selection Comic Opera Wang Repee ee Morse Waltz Woman Divine Tobunni March The Messenger Barnhouse Star Spangled Banner.
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Glenwood Band
Praseatti
Eomoradier
Tobunni
the Messenger
Barnhouse
Slumber Party Hosted by Louise Dashner in Waubonstewocs Circles
Louise Dashner hosted a slumber party at her country home for Waubonstewocs comrades on Thursday night. The event drew the group into a private gathering with informal questions about the activities and stories among friends.
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Louise Dashner
Waubonstewocs
M. E. Conference Set for Red Oak This September
The annual M. E. Conference will be held in Red Oak beginning September 14. The Tribune invites notices for items to be sold through its Advertising Readers column to reach the public.
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M. E
M. DB
Red Oak
the Tribune
Cupid Keeps Shooting In New Mexico Early Marriage
Dan Cupid brings two Glenwood couples together in New Mexico and Council Bluffs. Miss Nelle Godsey of Folsom wed G. G. Sayre of Glenwood at First Baptist Church parsonage in Council Bluffs. The groom heads to Gallup to teach chemistry and coach at a high school. The bride plans to teach in Folsom for fall term. The groom is a former Glenwood singer and eastern colleges alum. The bride, a Glenwood High School graduate, is a popular teacher with many local friends. The Tribune joins well-wishers for a happy life ahead. Also, Evan Lloyd and Gladys Shields wed in Council Bluffs, with Glenwood friends extending best wishes. Gladys is daughter of C. R. Shields, former Glenwood grain elevator owner. she attended local schools and Boyles Business College in Council Bluffs.
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Sayre-Godsey
Nelle Godsey
Folsom
G. G. Sayre
Glenwood
Imarriage
First Baptist Church
Council Bluffs
F.W. Kemp
Gallup
N. M
Falsom
Glenwood High School
Groum
Lfe
the Tribune
Lloyd Shields
Evan Lloyd
Gladys Shields
C. R. Shields
Deaths George Wulf FP G Cheyney Family Note
George Wulf died after an operation in Greeley Colorado where he and his wife Pearl Russell were staying for the burial of a brother in law. A baby boy born three days before his death. Mrs Cheyney and two brothers stay with sister until return to Town. Wulf was under forty. He died Saturday August 17.
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George Wulf
G. Cheyney
Greeley
Colo
Mrs. Cheynay
Mrs T C Boylan Died At Shenandoah At 71
Mrs. T. C. Boylan a Shenandoah resident died at her home on August 17, 1921, aged 71 years 4 months and 11 days. Survived by husband T. C. Boylan, sons W. Q. Boylan of Northboro and W. I. Boylan of Hastings, daughters Mrs. C. M. Clover of Portland Oregon and Mrs. C. H Porter of Malvern, two grandchildren Hazel and Dorothy Boylan. Maiden name Martha Ann Rinehart, native of Ohio.
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T. C. Boylan
Shenandoah
W. Q. Boylan
Northboro
W. l. Boylan
Hastings
C. M. Clover
Portland
Ore
C. H Porter
Malvern
Hazel
Dorothy Boylan
Boylan
Martha Ann Rinehart
Ohio
Death of KE. W. James A Harrison County Civil War Vet
In the Woodbine Twiner dated August 11 the death is noted of KE. W. James a Civil War veteran and Harrison County resident born in Morgan County Ohio. He and his wife Elizabeth Lincoln moved to Mills County in 1881 settling on a farm near Pacific Function where they lived about 15 years. His wife died in October 1926.
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E. W. James
Woodbine
KE. W. James
Harrison County
Morgan County
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Swea
Dan Cupid
New Mexico
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