HAPPENINGS AT HASTINGS AND AREA NOTES
Happenings at Hastings reports visits by Mrs Mason and daughter Ina in Red Oak and other local travel. Local incidents include a first class hot air heating plant, sick residents, a Calgary arrival staying with parents, land rentals, train delays and a wreck, new rabbit rumors, a child’s burn from hot tea, building remodels and bank changes, carpentry progress, and a winter move of the Hutchings family. Also noted are post cards for Mrs Scott’s birthday, a successful public sale with cattle and horses, impending sick days, a Spokane drug store relocation, a missing Hastings livery keeper, and recent burglaries at two hardware stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Mason
Ina
Red Oak
Ivan Durbin
Hastings
BR K
Edgar Johnson
Carson
Vernon Johnson
C T Genung
Glenwood
A J
Victor Mary
George Cross
Durbin
W P Crow
Clay County
LH McFarland
Nebraska
Wyoming
John’ Wilson
Christy
Martin & Son
Jerome Chapin
Banks Boney
Colling
S B Hutchings
Ora
Los Angeles
Cahuenga Street
The
Tribune
Walter Scott
Samuel Scott
Lincoln
Neb
Mills County
Scott
James Parker
Alfred Shaw
LA McFarland
Crawford
Emma Parker
Galena
Jacob Bare
Charles Henderson
Glen Adkins
Kuntze
L B Sperry
Spokane
Wash
Fred Preston
Charles Maynes
Preston
Hastings Women Hustlers Bazaar Opens Christmas Play
Hastings Methodist women organized a bazaar with crafts for sale and an oyster supper on Saturday afternoon and evening. An evening entertainment at the opera house titled Christmas at Crossroads featured over twenty performers and was well received. Gross receipts exceeded 100 dollars with proceeds after expenses expected to benefit church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Opera House
James F Martin & Son Move to New Hastings Store
James F Martin & Son relocate to a new 42 by 90 foot showroom in Hastings with solid glass front, new fixtures, shelving, counters and showcases. Opening planned for next Saturday once lumber arrives and carpentry completes the front windows. the two story N W Colling block nearby enhances a top local improvement, drawing pride from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F Martin & Son
Mills County
N W Colling
Hastings
Need for a Big Cider Mill in Glenwood’s Apple Drive
Glenwood seeks a large cider mill to absorb surplus apples and boost orchard profits by creating a home market for culls and windfalls. Hamburg’s cider works produced 1700 barrels this year and plans to expand next year. Local fruit men press Glenwood to rise to the challenge to avoid losing ground to a southern rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Hamburg
Pest
White wins prizes at Chicago fat stock show
George H White of Emerson showed Shorthorn cattle at the Chicago fat stock show winning prizes including second on 2-year-old heifer fourth and sixth on junior bull calf seventh on yearling heifer and fourth on 2-year-old heifer He sold a yearling heifer for 8400 and a bull calf for 8700 while in Chicago He is now exhibiting at Enid Oklahoma Pumps tanks windmills gasoline engines Glenwood Plumbing Co
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. White
Emerson
Chicago
Enid
Oklahoma
Pictures of Past County Superintendents Displayed
Saturday former County Superintendent W M Moore presented Supt Masters with portraits of seven predecessors. Framed in two units, the display includes Stephen Peebles 1872-73 Edward L Kelley 1874-75 William H Wright 1878-79 Maude Archibald 1880-81 W M Moore 1884-87 and 1901-09 Geo I Kelley 1888-91 BR Patrick 1892-95. Excluded are John Franze Viva Gilliland Dykes and O H Marsh. Moore commended for the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Moore
Masters
Stephen Peebles
Edward L. Kelley
Wm. H. Wright
Miss Maude Archibald
Wm. M. Moore
Geo I. Kelley
BR. Patrick
John Franzee
Viva Gilliland Dykes
O.'‘H. Marsh
Moore
Uncle Tommy Alstrope Celebrates 81st Birthday in Malvern
The event marked his 81st birthday with a large family gathering at his new Malvern home hosted by daughter Nellie. About fifty relatives attended, the decor was noted, and a huge cake with 81 candles shaded the celebration. Ten children were born to him. nine attended, one, Mrs. Lizzie Kilpatrick of Randolph, could not be present. Uncle Tommy came from England over fifty years ago and remains active and healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Alstrope
Tommy
Malvern
Nellie
Lizzie Kilpatrick
Randolph
England
Addison Waco Engrave Case Spares Wumian?
A fragmentary OCR reads Addison at Waco regarding an engrave action. The text mentions fate, a fee, and a small amount of 260g in unclear context. No clear dates, persons, or organizations emerge beyond Addison and Waco.
Sailor Lores and Streetcar Comeuppance in Old Paper Tales
A collage of nautical and urban scenes reveals a Yankee schooner Sally Ann under Captain Spooner near mud flats, with mate Comstock balking before the anchor runs. In town, a dreamy couple on a streetcar laugh at cuff link woes as a quick fix uses a shoe button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Connecticut
Comstock
Wri Cometock
Have Them or Get Them
A fragmentary line hints at impulse and consequences, contrasting possession with risk and noting blunt judgments about those who lack warning or restraint. The source text is incomplete, offering only a terse exchange about reputations and outcomes.
Utterbach Golden Wedding Celebrated at Rawles Township
Mr and Mrs W E Utterbach observed their golden wedding at their Rawles township home on Thursday December 9 with about fifty relatives and friends attending despite poor weather. The couple’s daughter and sons presented gifts including a gold watch and imported china dinner set. guests from Weeping Water Chelan Greenwood and Canada joined a nineteen year reunion with a three course dinner and white and gold decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawles Township
Alice Davis
Weeping Water
Ned
Elen Kingman
May Pershall
Chelan
Wash
Ida Goodfellow
Greenwood
Neb
M. M. Utterback
Carstairs
Canada
W. H. Utterback
Glenwood
J. H. Davis
Glen
Sidner
Helen Goodfellow
Nels
Keith Kinemin
Oscar Uthrback
Earlham
Iowa
Diagheters
Utterback
Utter
V. S$. Wolfe
J. W. Miller
A. W. Wiilizqwe
Zeno Bass
Geo. Garrett
O. &. Weterback
C. A. Williams
A. 5. Suswyers
R. M. McPherron
J. F. Noman
J. W. Wolfe
W. St. Weterback
Guy Utterback
Emil
J'R
Ruth
Lillian
Christin
Two Glenwood Men Crack Mississippi Statehouse Safe
Two Glenwood men E L Tissler and Ad Utterback helped blow open a rebel safe in the Mississippi statehouse at Jackson during the Civil War. About ten Iowa soldiers, including General Stone of Glenwood, removed a large sum of Confederate money, totaling 300000 dollars, which was later remembered as a relic on the state house grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
E. £. Tissler
Ad Utterback
Jackson, Miss
15Th Iowa Infantry
Mills
Fremont County
Stone
John Cox
Hastings
Jackson
Mississippi
State House
Uncle Sam
van Qtorn
Scenting the Bluefish Skipper Smells Them in Fresh Stream
An old voyage tale style scene follows a skipper who claims he can smell bluefish and explains their feeding habits. The narrative pivots on scent versus catching outcomes, then abruptly shifts to an odd sales plug for Foley's Orino Laxative.
Lick's First Love Affair Becomes a Monument
A tale of James Lick famed for wealth and a poetic memorial. After being rejected by a miller's daughter for lacking a mill, he built a mahogany palace as a lasting tribute, enjoying the sight of the son who spurned him for poverty. Based on Harry Furniss's Strand depiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lick
Lick
California
San Franci
Pacific Slope
Tim
States
Stoke
Harry Furniss
Strand
Legal notices for probate filings in district court
Friends of The Tribune publish legal advertisements for settlement of claims or probate matters in district court this year. The notices notify creditors and interested parties of actions, deadlines, and required appearances.
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Keffer
Harry
McFarland Bros
Martin’s New Store
White
Glenwood Plumbing Co
Addison Waco
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Ture
Satan
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Joyrom_earth
Getter
Mrs. W. E. Utterbach
Foley
Jenwoad
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