Hogs and cattle shipments top South Omaha market
Rudolph Hopp of Glenwood Iowa topped the market with three loads of mixed yearlings averaging 977 pounds at 10.10 dollars per head, cattle all Polled Angus. the same price was paid for Hereford yearlings weighing 1069 pounds. The two-car shipment added nearly 108 dollars per head after dressed-beef adjustments.
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South Omaha
Rudolph Hopp
South
H.H. Fleer
Mr. Hopp
Wood Brothers Commission Company
Porter House
Local News Briefs From Emerson
From our correspondent Mrs. Weed left Wednesday for Shennandoah to visit her sister Mrs. Fender. Mrs. Geopforth traveled Thursday to Bedford for a short visit with her daughter Mrs. Guy Clarke. Dave Kinney helps at the W. W. Abel drug store during the Christmas rush. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shick and sons Milo and Rael were in Omaha last Wednesday. Mrs. Shick then went to Laurel Nebraska to visit a brother. Mrs. Mark Tenant of Sioux City is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. F. McFaden. C. E. H. Sherwin returned recently.
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Weed
Shennandoah
Fender
Geopforth
Bedford
Guy Clarke
Dave Kinney
W. W. Abel
Henry Shick
Milo
Rael
Omaha
Shick
Laurel
Nebraska
Farmers Institute Set for Hastings January 13 14 15 1915
Mills County Institute officers met at Hastings town hall on December 11 to plan the next gathering. The institute is scheduled for January 13 14 and 15 1915 at the K of P opera house in Hastings with President J C Slothower and other officers and delegates listed. A full committee slate will be announced later.
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Mills County Institute
Hastings Town Hall
K. of P. Opera House
Hastings
J. C. Slothower
Mart Summers
Hasting
Ralph Robbins
R. S. McDonnough
J. W. Carter
Glenwood
Leslie Richardson
Center
J. Swain
White Cloud
D. N. McGrew
Indian Creek
N. Darland
Deer Creek
Elect Officers of Glenwood M W A
The M. W. of A. of Glenwood elected officers on December night to oversee the order for the coming year. Venerable Consul S. S. Byerly Advisor Jess W. Edwards Banker J. L. Woods Clerk R. W. Rhoades Escort T. L. Sinouse Watchman Jess Leet Sentry 7 L. Kirkendall Director D. L. Bennet Physicians G. M. Agan George Mogridge
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Glenwood
S. S. Byerly
Jess W. Edwards
J. L. Woods
R. W. Rhoades
T. L. Sinouse
Jess Leet
L. Kirkendall
D. L. Bennet
Dinner Gala at Court House Honors Auditor and Janitor
Last Friday a gala at the court house drew about fifty attendees. The event combined the presentation of a chair to Auditor Criswell with a remembrance of Janitor Van Kirk’s 73rd birthday. Superintendent Masters delivered a lecture titled A Biography of Stephen McKinley Criswell, to be published Thursday owing to other matters. Other speeches will be printed in due course.
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Court House
Criswell
van Kirk
Masters
Stephen McKinley Criswell
Flour Found at Summers Seed House Theft Suspected
In Malvern the Summers Seed House owner reports flour on hand and suspicions of missing sacks. James P. Jones discovered four sacks with the same label in his threshing engine house, two blocks from the seed house, suggesting concealment near the origin of the flour.
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Summers
Malvern
James P. Jones
Box Socials at Plainview School House December 23
A box social is planned Wednesday evening December 23 at the Plainview school house two miles east of Glenwood. The event will feature a Christmas tree. Ladies are asked to bring boxes and gentlemen their pocket books. Edith Bushnell is the teacher. Also noted is a reunion of the Goose and Christmas families with "Mother Goose" at the Silver school house Friday December 18, 1914. Mary M. Tolles is listed as teacher.
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Plainview School
Glenwood
Edith Bushnell
Mother Goose
Silver School
Box
Mary M. Tolles
Objection to Will Probate Filed in Jasper Ranne Case
Jasper Ranne through Genung and Genung objects to probating his father Henry Ranne's will on grounds of mental unsoundness and undue influence.
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Jasper Ranne
Genung & Genung
Henry Ranne
Weather Turns Colder Then Moderates With Snow
Night brought the season's coldest air at minus 17 degrees with an inch of snow on the ground. A northwest cold drift fades as milder air moves in and sleighs stay out. County Fair at the opera house Thursday benefits the home talent sick fund.
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County Fair
Opera House
Home Talent. Benefit Co
Hastings Snippets Reveal Town Life and Local Events
A Hastings citizen finds a bottle with a sealed label on a main street. analysis proves the label truthful as the contents are nothing. Rabbits flourish west of town with hunters claiming 28 pelts. Mrs. Ed Pollitt of Macedonia hospitalized in Omaha for appendicitis. Lodge meetings, school play plans, and local visits fill December chatter as residents prepare for Christmas events and family travel.
Local Social Notes From White Cloud Area
Household goods moved Friday to a new home south of White Cloud. Miss Mamie Barbour of Orient visited the James Greig family. Harry Richards from DeWitt Nebraska is the new barber at Christie shop. The four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wes Blackman is ill. Beatrice Wright starts at Gaylord bakery. Mr and Mrs Pearl Cary visited Omaha Friday. School will have one week of vacation.
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White Cloud
Mamie Barbour
Orient
James Greig
Christie Shop
Harry Richards
DeWitt, Nebraska
Wes Blackman
Beatrice Wright
The
Gaylord Bakery
Hastings Pioneer Henry Perry and Family Deepen Local Roots
Obituary notices recount the life of Mrs Cornelia A DeWolf Perry born 1840 in Attica New York who married Henry Perry in 1860. They moved to Hastings area in 1867 and contributed to local development. Henry died in 1894 and Cornelia lived with relatives until her death December 16 at age 74 9 months 13 days. Also noted are death notices for Mrs Fannie Hanks and the large Soldiers Home funeral held for Captain James Hanks' wife with hundreds attending.
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Henry Perry
Hastings
DeWitt Perry
Perrys
M. A. Gable
Cornelia A. DeWolf
Attica
New York
Marshalltown
James Hanks
Fannie Hanks
Soldier’s Home Hospital
Rebekalk Lodge
W. R. OG
Morgan and McDonald Wed in Glenwood Ceremony
Claude Morgan and Mrs. Mary BR McDonald of Glenwood were married today after noon. Rev DP G Thompson officiated. They plan a brief bridal trip before starting housekeeping. Both have previous marriages.
Public Sale for Joseph Leick on December 17
Joseph Leick announces a sale Thursday December 17 featuring mules cattle shoats chickens and corn nine miles north of Glenwood. Also rental ads seek reputable workers for farms across Iowa and Nebraska with cash or share terms. An extensive Ten Cent Room shipment is noted by D G Jamison & Company and Christening shoppers are urged to shop early.
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Balfour
Wm. Burgoin
Chicago
Carl Utemark
James Carter
Mel Stacy
Charley Buffington
Silver City
Joseph Leick
Glenwood
Iowa
Nebraska
Will M. Donelan
D. G. Jamison & Company
Epic of Snow and War in a Winter Rite
A reflective meditation on snow’s purity and nature’s lessons contrasts winter’s approach with war driven by greed and crown rule. The piece laments Belgian suffering, condemns rulers, and urges love for nature over conflict, ending with a rephrased line about a beautiful world amidst gloom.
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Mercy
Winter
Sarewell
Mitton
Real Estate Transfers in Indian Creek Township
Co. EB Bruen transfers real estate to Edward and Gordon Hayes comprising 10.76 acres and lot 6 in subdivision 2 of section 26 with a wedge of section 26, Indian Creek township. Price set at $48,100.
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EB. Bruen
Edward & Gordon Hayes
Indian Creek Township
Malvern Hog Theft Suspect Warns of Retribution
A Malvern resident lamented hog theft and threats were issued if recovered. A few days later local youths found the hogs nearby, dead with no signs of violence. Rehearsals nearly complete for the home talent play at the opera house, described as a successful comedy with a laugh from start to finish. Reserve seats at Howe's Drug Store. Also advertised dolls, Buds sugars, and Xmas boxes.
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Malvern
Thresa
Opera House
Howe
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