Double Weddings Reported Across Glenwood Area
A Glenwood justice office wedding today features a Silver City pair Frank Moore and Trie Ir. Pickenpaugh with consent from a parent as ages listed are under the legal limit. Other Nuptials include Helen Dolph and Strayer Summers near Malvern, Archie McDonald and Mabel Lacey in Sterling, Russell Burkett and Lora Elaine Abel of Auburn, Pred Krecklow and Nettie May Byde near Dumfries, Guy Morse and Mary Hare near Hastings, Clarence Potter and Phoebe Huffman southwest of Bartlett, and Myrtle Haynie and Wm. Powles Jr. to be wed near Glenwood in early January 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Day
Glenwood
Silver City
Frank Moore
Trie Ir. Pickenpaugh
Harry Pickenpaugh
Carrie Munt
G. W. Pickenpaugh
Archie McDonald
L. BE
Auburn, II
Russell Burkett
Lora Ellaine Abel
Russell
Auburn
Apples Bring Busy Auction at Mills County Sale
Apples grown in Mills County, though most came from Washington, formed an attractive display and sparked strong demand for Christmas dinners. Forty plates sold for 27 dollars and 85 cents, about 69 cents per plate. Most plates held five apples, some fewer. A Winter Banana plate sold to J. W. Carter for 1 dollar 35 cents, the top price, with Capt. Fowler as auctioneer bidding in the big Wolfe River apple at 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Washington
J. W. Carter
Capt. Fowler
Wolfe River
Apples Command Higher Prices At Local Drug Store
A report of apple sales at McCluskey drug store last Thursday shows elevated prices amid an exhibit dispersed by J. W. Murphy. The fragmentary text mentions an event and names Murphy and BERL/HOM unrelated items, with unclear further details.
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McCluskey Drug Store
J. W. Murphy
Runaway Wagon Crash Injures Miss Kelley near Pacific Junction
Miss Rhoie Kelley of Glenwood was badly hurt when a runaway horse near the round house at Pacific Junction struck a telephone pole after frightening a passenger train. Raymond Rhoades escaped with minor injuries. Kelley suffered a head bruise, facial injuries, and a sprained ankle, delaying her return to work for at least two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoie Kelley
Glenwood
Round House
Pacific Junction
Miss Kelley
Raymond Rhoades
Raymond
Heinsheimer
Cattle Burned to Death in Silver City Train Car
A Silver City scene Saturday saw a carload of cattle die in a fire. Twenty animals perished, fourteen from smoke and flames, six later killed due to injuries. Owned by George Rew, the stock was on a local freight. a spark from the engine in fresh bedding sparked the blaze after the train left town. The car was cut off as the train backed into the yards, leaving only the van trucks intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
George Rew
Domestic disturbance ends with town order
County Attorney Starbuck and Sheriff Linville responded to Amer son for a domestic disturbance at Wm. Mc Neeley’s home. Earlier Frank Proteor and Mrs McNeeley were arrested for adultery but released for insufficient evidence. Mayor Eaton ordered the couple to leave town and the Mc Neeley children were taken in by Mrs. McNeeley’s parents from Mc Pherson.
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Starbuck
Linville
Amerson
Wm. McNeeley
Frank Proteor
MceNeeley
Eaton
Proctor
McNeeley
Jef Emerson
New W O W Lodge to Be Instituted at Hastings
A new Woodman of the World lodge named Round Camp No. 163 will be established in Hastings on Friday night. Pacific Junction team will perform the initiation work. Officers include Al Gyreeson as past commander QO W Kelley as council commander C O Peterson as advisory lieutenant L C Dimmitt as clerk Oscar Beals as banker W S Cromwell as watchman Willie Furlong as escort O Cromwell as sentry W R Whitnall as physician and managers O T Carlson Aug Peterson Leroy Hammack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Pacific Junction
al. Gyreeson
QO. W. Kelley
C. O. Peterson
L.C. Dimmitt
Clark
Oscar Beals
Cromwell
Willie Furlong
O. Cromwell
W. R. Whitnall
O. T. Carlson
Aug. Peterson
Leroy Hammack
The Devil Coming to Glenwood Opera House
Manager Elkins announces the Devil will visit Glenwood at the opera house next week with the precise date to be announced in Friday’s Tribune. The notice urges readers to watch for updates and tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Glenwood
Opera House
Tribune
Mills County Faces Board of Supervisors Dilemma After Court Ruling
The Iowa supreme court ruling mirrors a Monroe County decision, holding that county supervisors can abolish districts and elect by county at large. It casts doubt on the validity of recent supervisor nominations by Mills County Board, affecting ballots and potential bids for bonds. The decision asserts district abolishment transfers election power to the county, making names on ballots for the county at large if districts are dissolved.
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Supreme Court
Wheeler
Mills County
County Board of Supervisors
O. D. Wheeler
J. D. Robbins
F. H. Nipp
Jas, Greig
J. 3
Brandt
Sujbreme Court
Monroe County
Board of Supervisors
Monroe
Miller
Lahart
Thompson
Moddy
Boards of Supervisors
Bar
County Boards of Supervisors
Gage
Death of 103 Year Old William Hoxie at Mills County
William Hoxie a 103 year old resident of Mills County and longtime Pacific Junction settler died suddenly Christmas morning at the local poor farm where he had lived for years. Born in New York in 1805 he reportedly was the region’s oldest man and had moved to the area in 1859. Funeral services were held at 2 pm Saturday at Martin's Chapel cemetery with Rev. B. B. Goodrich officiating. D W Bennett and son Frank attended from Woodbine. Frank Smawley, who died December 24 in Fremont, Neb, was buried at Silver City after services at John Pullman’s home.
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William Hoxie
Iowa
Mills County
Pacific Junction
Ole Pacific
New York State
Martin’s Chapel
Glenwood
B. B. Goodrich
D. W. Bennett
Frank
Woodbine
Burgess
Hoxie
Frank Smawley
Fremont
Neb
Silver City
John Pullman
Silver City Lodge
Veteran Preacher Rev Geo J Nixon Dies at Imogene
The Rev Geo J Nixon a veteran Methodist preacher and charter Des Moines Conference member died at his Imogene home on December 20. Born in West Virginia in 1828 he joined the church in 1842 at Marietta was licensed to preach in 1846 Uniontown moved to Iowa in 1862 joining the Des Moines Conference a year later and traveled widely as an itinerant preacher through southwest Iowa.
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Geo. J. Nixon
Des Moines
Imogene
West Virginia
United W
Marietta
Uniontown
Palame
Iowa
Blow Out the Gas Warning Strikes Home in Mineola Incident
John Clapp of Mineola narrowly escaped a gas explosion after he blew out a hotel gas light in Council Bluffs. A porter, detecting the odor, forced entry through a transom and resuscitated him, illustrating the dangers repeatedly warned by newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clapp
Mineola
Kiel
Council Bluffs
Clapp
Deputy Workman Resigns From County Treasurer Office
Deputy Treasurer Fred Workman resigns to attend a Des Moines Baptist college course. He may relocate to Henderson after completing studies. In Glenwood two years he made many friends and the office will be filled by Mrs. W H Pickel assisting her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Workman
Des Moines
Baptist College
Henderson
Fred
Glenwood
W. H. Pickel
Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy and Coastal Ports
A catastrophic quake struck southern Italy, severely damaging the toe of the peninsula and triggering a massive tidal surge. The disaster left thousands dead or missing, with hundreds of vessels sunk and telegraph and rail links disrupted across the region.
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Italy
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Summers
Dolph
Hiram
Deer Creek Township
Helen
Strayer S. Summers
Idan
Malvern
J. N. Summers
Clark Farm
Malvernin Center Township
Krecklow-Hyde
H. Krecklow
Nettie May Byde
Elijah Hyde
Dumfries
J. F. Stille
W. H. Krecklow
Guy Morse
Mary Hare
Dan Morse
Jacob Bare
Nebraska
Clarence Potter
Phoebe Huffman
Bartlett
Chas. Aikin
David Potter
Hydro
Oklahoma
G. W. Huffman
R. L. Haynie
Myrtle
Wm. Powles Jr
New
W. O. W. Lodge
Justice Weaver
Dda
District Court
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