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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
3
Long obituary notice recounts the deaths of Furman H. Evernham and Elizabeth Eacrett, with details on ages, births, marriages, survivors, and funeral rites in Glenwood and Laurel. Additional notices include deaths of Robert Beals’s son from diphtheria and Mrs. Michael J. Lee in Parkdale, plus Grandpa Keyser’s death at 96.
Captain Albert Head former speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives travels the west noting strong fruit output and argues Iowa could rival California with more orchard investment. He cites the tilers’ neglect of apples, praises horticultural societies, and urges Iowa farmers to treat fruit growing as a serious, profitable business to boost profits to 200 or 300 dollars per acre.
Iowa’s Birthday Town celebrates the seventy third anniversary of Iowa’s admission to the Union. The territory destined to become the Hawkeye state was formally admitted on December 28, 1846. Initial state patterns were rejected by Iowa voters, delaying final boundaries and statehood until 1846.
Senator Gillilland travels to Cedar Rapids for a joint prohibition debate arranged by the Y M C A with Senator Proudfoot, Moon, and Van Law as opponents. Evangelist Sunday stirred Cedar Rapids with temperance meetings. Gillilland will address the U M C A about Some People and Others in that city and visit old college friend William P Whipple in Vinton, who is losing his eyesight.
Abner Clark and Rue Otis surprised friends by eloping to Omaha for a Christmas wedding conducted by Dr. Loveland. Clark works at J E Martin & Son in Hastings and Otis is a Mills County schoolteacher. they plan to settle in Hastings after February 13 at the Fred Priest residence. Nearby notices report a note with parental permission delaying a marriage license for David Rhode and Laura German of Tabor, Iowa, and a Glenwood license issued to Robert Long and Anna Fada with a 6 pm wedding planned at the Fada home. Edith Evans and Fred McArthur of Morrison are to wed at the Evans home in Emerson.
If you want to know about trains at Glenwood, phone to either central office. They can tell you.
On Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs G M Smith celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their daughter Mrs Nelson Delavan's home with about forty guests. The town notes farming moves, relocations, and academic visits, including Prof A E Tipple and wife in Prescott and Miss Frieda Martini resting in Chicago. The recent public school entertainment netted about 850, and local Christmas exercises were held. Conductor Mark Chantry is recuperating from appendicitis. two men faced minor penalties for a livery barn incident. Dr John Clark and his mother arrived for a two week stay. Clark reelected pastor of the Christian church and to graduate from Corner University.
Emerson notes scattered social visits and local happenings. Norfolk guest Mrs Will DeHart. DeHart travels for Omaha roof supply. Mills County line moves to toll station at Judge Hotel. Local moves include JR Bateman to Willmore County farm. 160 acres purchase. Steady Hammock report: 8 G Steen recovering from grip. Local school news: Emerson high will attend Tabor declamatory contest. local Jan 28 contest selects representative. Mrs Henry May, former Emerson druggist wife, dies at Ames. Yeo men lodge officers elected: Leo Oglevie foreman, O P Anderson master of ceremonies, John Thorson correspondent, Henry Schick master.
A Friday snowstorm with a northwest wind produced a blizzard that stranded rural routes and blocked sidewalks across Mills County. Mail service may be disrupted for days, while Boston and New England faced severe gales and property losses topping five million dollars. Churches reported mixed attendance due to the storm, with holiday programs continuing at several congregations and a masquerade ball slated to close the season.
The census bureau invites applicants for about 68000 enumerator positions to begin work in April. A qualifying test and schedules will assess ability to fill out population forms and rural agricultural schedules. Applicants must be US citizens, ages 18 to 70, with ordinary education, writing ability, and good conduct. Applications due January 25, sent via local census supervisors.
Mrs Henry Schick served as chaplain as ten new members were inducted into the order, expanding the group with a recent local service event.
A Christmas gathering at James I. Burger’s Glenwood home celebrated his 62a birthday with seven children and four generations present. A notables list included Mr. and Mrs. Bert Turton of Woodbine and D. Turton of Geneva Neb. A younger group later visited the CG. W. Burger home southeast of Glenwood.
The Emerson Chronicle rouses readers over a stork visit on December 21 1909 that left a boy and a girl at two homes of Harry A. Rhoads and John Severns. Editor Coats praises the stork’s feats and features a Shanghai rooster image as a misleading likeness. Also promote Rexall Grippe Pills at Red Cross Drug Company.
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