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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
1
Glenwood items report plumbing and stationery trades, estate hunting bans, and local sales. J J Van Eaton sells a 20 acre farm to George Brewer, Miss Mabel Hayes solicits World Herald subscribers, and roads spur paved-street visibility. Civic notices include church society elections, medical group changes, and upcoming land act drawing with irrigation potential.
Winners announced for Malvern high school declamatory contest. Dramatic division: Macie Himebaugh first, Grace Stevenson second. Oratorical: Rudolph Olson first, Marion Johnson second. Humorous: Fern Fort first, Florence Lookabill second. Himebaugh posted top marks and will represent Malvern at Corning. others advance to Tabor.
Mills County man sold his farm under forfeit to secure good title in thirty days. Title proved defective and he paid an 8500 forfeit. He believed the title good and urges others to check titles now. Includes local ads for services and goods in Glenwood and nearby towns.
Property listing in Glenwood describes a 3 acre parcel with a 6 room house a cellar a cistern a water pump connected to a tank new barn 14 by 24 with loft space for hay a wood house a hen house abundant fruit and an east front. See Capt Fowler for details. Contains stray garbled text about shoes and late bargains Nebes vues.
A quiet wedding united Anna Jeanette Hubbard and Eugene Vinton at the Hubbard home near Glenwood seven miles southeast in Rawles township. Rev. R Washington Burton officiated at 6:30 with immediate relatives present. The couple will live on the groom’s farm west of Glenwood. Also noted are licenses issued in Council Bluffs and Omaha for Ray Alensworth and Zula Mills, and Nellie Dustin and Frank Meyers aged 18 to 21 respectively.
Remains of Mrs. Verne Williams buried in Glenwood after dying in Dunlap from spinal trouble. Funeral held at home of Mrs. Williams’s son and led by Rev. L. D. Brainerd of St. John's Episcopal. English native, came to America 21 years ago, lived on a Glenwood farm before moving near Dunlap. Also notes deaths of infant children in Silver City and near Glenwood, with local relatives mourning.
An Epworth League event presents an instructive Ben Hur lecture by a noted speaker in the Methodist church on Thursday evening December 16. The talk traces the story from the Three Wise Men to the Crucifixion with over 200 color views, many reproductions of masterworks. Tickets are 25 cents and advance buyers receive a ten week Home Herald trial subscription.
The Council Bluffs scene centers on jewelry store concerns around Leffert who has spent months preparing to open a large new shop at 503 Broadway. The planned outlet promises an extensive, varied stock and a metropolitan feel for the middle west.
November 1 notes delay and a new store at 503 Broadway one block west of the old Leffert stand in full swing. With three weeks to holiday trade and eight weeks typical, Leffert sacrifices trade by carrying goods over to next year and marking new goods with a horizontal price cut. He views the pinch as unavoidable and aims for profit later.
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