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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
5
Multiple children write to Santa Claus listing Christmas requests including dresses suits overcoats shoes bibles candy nuts dolls skates violins cameras furs and toys. The letters convey desires for useful garments, personal items, and gifts to share with siblings, with hopeful closing wishes for a merry Christmas.
A collection of child requests to Santa Claus listing toys clothes and treats. The letter mentions sled India suit wagon passenger train gun candy stockings candles and a teddy bear with several age references and a plea to remember grandparents.
R. E B. Fowler, 28, unmarried and nephew of A. B. Hughes, died after a November accident one mile north of Bartlett. While replacing drifting track shovels on a moving motor car, a shovel struck his temple, fracturing the skull. He died at 3:50 p.m. after medical aid. Remains to be laid beside his mother in Hamburg, Kansas.
A Omaha man married Minnie Westrope in Lincoln on December 14 in a ceremony by Rev. C R Tyner. The couple, now to reside in Omaha, had a wedding dinner at Lindell hotel hosted by the bride’s brother. The groom directs Drake Realty and Construction in Omaha and will live at Drake Court apartments.
A circulating report claims Bell Telephone Co plans a Christmas gift for workers with three months' service or more and earning under 3000 annually. The scheme reportedly offers two weeks pay for those under one year and three weeks extra pay for those with more than a year.
From down Bartlett an other three generations named T. B. Powles, W. H. Powles and W. L. Powles cast their votes for Wilson and Marshall in the late election. An interesting place to visit D. G. Jamison's 10c Bargain Room. Plenty of Christmas Howes at Red Cross Drug Co.
A gas fueled flash killed Charles Ashmore a Glenwood blacksmith at his home around 6 am Saturday. Fire burned the room and ceiling while neighbors fought the blaze. His son James saved the children from upstairs, and the family later held funeral services. Charles, born 1872 in Knoxville, IA, leaves a wife Effie Patton and 13 children. two sons serve in Company I on the Texas border. Charles had worked 26 years as a blacksmith at Carl Buch shop. Funeral Sunday at 3 pm conducted by Rev. Byerly. Burial Glenwood cemetery. Card of Thanks from the Killimans and Lee families. Joy Week campaign planned for January 7.
The Brewer versus McCord auto collision case consumed three court days with over two dozen witnesses and as many subpoenas. Verdict declared no judgment for either side, costs undetermined, noted as an even break. Other docket items include J. H. Benton versus Hans Bacon with a $108 judgment, Chas Kroon & Co. versus Mrs Stacey M. Lee, and W. E. Boyd versus J. T. Ward. Estate matters include guardianships, bonds, and sale of real estate set for December 23.
The contesting board met Monday and after hearing judges of election from Center and Deer Creek adjourned to December 26. Des Moines advised soldier ballots will not be sent to Glenwood. Attorneys for both candidates will likely travel to Des Moines for examination. no final outcome is known.
Mrs S A Pratt hosted the Woman's Baptist Missionary Society of Glenwood on Thursday December 14 at her home. Attendance was large. members enjoyed the lesson and sang with spirit. Christmas time refreshments were served at the close.
A fragmented health note questions whether outdoor exercise prevents colds or overheated rooms cause them. It warns that careless sneezing coughing and spitting spread colds and that neglected or persistent colds may lead to pneumonia. Bodily vigor and moderation in alcohol use are implied as protective.
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