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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
8
Long column notes births marriages deaths and town happenings in Glenwood and surrounding areas. Topics include a December 1 1902 birth in the Steele family, local foreclosures and property sales, business moves and staff changes, revival meetings and church notices, train schedule updates, theater bookings at the opera house, and multiple brief reports on residents' travels health and occupations across Mills and neighboring counties.
Mrs Elsie Lawrence of Millburn visits her daughter Margaret Lawrence for the winter. Dick Morricks builds a livery office on Miln Street near the hotel. Mr and Mrs W L Dykes and mother visit Mrs T E B Gilliland. Ruth Parkham ill with pneumonia. Mrs J D Carson returns to Superior Wisconsin. College duudor class plans a Junior Evening December 12 at the opera house. Carolyn Hutchinson visits Mabel Cross in Shenandoah. J C Barbhyte announces a winter dancing school in Tabor. B C Backus of Cedar Rapids tunes the Congregational church organ. T N morning train to depart 7:00 during December. Dick Cox and wife visit Starbuck Washington. J Z Christy ships about 1200 barrels of apples this season.
FOLSOM Rilph Lavawey and Irvin Eshliman from Glenwood visited 2 13 Laraway last Thursday. Mrs Dan Rowe's sister has come to five with her iis winter. Charlie and Minde ding took Thanksgiving dinner at their sister's in the Junction. Wilford Straight is suffering from a discolated knee caused by lifting. No 2 will not stop at Henton on Sundays hereafter.
Sam Christy spends the week with friends in Carson while Mrs Avie Ball of Red Oak visits Silver City with Miss Nellie Coburn. Co G Greenwood serves as a juror at Glenwood. Geo Hiatt the town barber is seriously ill from kidney trouble. The Ladies Kensington Baptist church held a bazaar Saturday afternoon and evening, well patronized, leaving them well repaid for their labor.
The Glenwood opera house presents The Denver Express next Tuesday evening the 6th a strong mountain melodrama set in Colorado with an Apache attack and a dawn scene over snow capped peaks Reserved seats are at Towe's drug store At a recent meeting members named women artists and discussed Christmas customs and gifts with readings and papers by Mrs Ebaugh Mrs Choate and others The club plans a follow up at its rooms and the library notes new titles including Hearts Courageous Truth Dexter and The Blazed Trail supporting special purchases for the library fund
Mills County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with all members present. The Pony Creek Ditch District commissioners have not completed their work. the board adjourned to Monday, December 8, 1902. Attest CP Hale, Clerk. Church topics note Baptist events with stereopticon illustrated hymns and an object sermon. Revival meetings continue at Mob. church with Pastor Shaw assisted by Vas ilor See of Council Bluffs.
A scanned bank report from Glomwood Iowa November 24 2002 presents assets including U.S. bonds 41250 premiums 2000 stocks and real estate. liabilities list capital stock 65000 surplus 14500 and deposits with drafts and other items. The document includes attestations by cashier and notary public and lists wheat eggs butter and corn prices as added figures from the period.
After more than a year of preparation the Mills county Tribune map is complete. Subscribers who paid in advance have priority and can pick up maps, others may buy for 1.25 each. The nearly 3x4 foot map shows townships in bright colors, town names, sections, land owners, roads, routes, railroads, watercourses, cities, villages, schools, and churches.
Charles H. Jones and Ada May Lamphear, both of Pacific Junction, wed by Justice Day last evening. Fred S. Patterson, 88, and Laure V. Edenburn, 37, from South Omaha, married by Justice Day on the 1st. Wb. W. A. Donner, 57, Malvern, wed Emily Sophia Dyer, 52. Meank D. Bowlon, 22, Malvern. Eva IL Yost, 13. Pearl Cury, 21, Hastings. Littie Wilson, 20, Henderson.
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