Heavy Christmas Mails Deluge Midwestern Trains
The Christmas mail surge taxed the Union Pacific No. 8 fast mail at Council Bluffs with seven carloads transferred in under two hours. 16 clerks labored to move mountains of mail, leaving 30 pouches and 186 sacks still to sort by Chicago arrival. Glenwood post office reports record holiday business with post cards flooding in, 5000 mailed the day before Christmas and daily postage receipts near 860.
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United States
Buriington
U. P
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
George W. Jones
Glenwood
Tribune
Omaha
Chicago
Mr. Jones
California
White
Early Days of a Mills County Fruit Firm Cheney Bros
Horace B Cheney of Emerson recalls earning his first money picking wild fruit near Glenwood. The Cheney brothers Nelson and Eilishu joined in the venture in the fifties, supplying wild strawberries and raspberries for local needs. Their largest day earned eight dollars delivering berries for a Baptist festival, a sum that seemed huge at the time.
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Horace B. Cheney
Emerson
Glenwood
Cheney
Mills County
Old Moon Farm
Nelson
Nebraska
Eilishu
Cheney Bros
J P Jackson writes from Puyallup Washington
Former Glenwood resident J P Jackson, now in Puyallup, remarks in a business letter to the Tribune about mild winters, green grass, blooming roses, and the city’s growth. He notes 30 degrees above in the morning, streetcars with no artificial heat, and optimism for the country’s future amid nationwide panic and ongoing construction.
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the Tribune
J. P. Jackson
Glenwood
Puyallup
Wash
Iowa
Hill Buys Colorado and Southern Railroad
The Colorado and Southern Railroad Company is sold to the Burlington Railroad Company, giving the Hill system a route to the Texas coast and linking Gulf of Mexico territory with Illinois Central style ties. The deal is reported near 1800 million dollars, expanding the Hill system to about 3397 miles with Hawley road integration and new feeder lines through Wyoming and Colorado.
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Burlington Railroad Company
Burlington
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Illinois Central
Harriman
Colorado and Southern
Hawley Road
Wyoming
Colorado
Fort Worth Area Line Reaches Deep Water at Galveston
A direct line extending from Denver southeast of Fort Worth, Texas, reaches deep water at Galveston, signaling a major maritime or pipeline development. The project connects regional hubs to the Gulf, promising enhanced transport capacity and potential economic impact for Texas ports and surrounding communities.
Glenwood park and lake wish expressed by readers
Tribune readers from Minnesota to California send remarks and subscription remittances. A letter from Glenwood praises a ten mile long lake with good fishing and crystal springs supplying water to nearby cities. Readers include Evans now in Kingfisher and many names across multiple states.
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CG. H. Dyar
Minneapolis
Glenwood
Minn
the Tribune
Glenwoods
Cobless corn displayed at Lake City farm exhibit
P J Sconce showed a crop of cobless corn on his farm in Lake City Iowa. Seed bought in Illinois yielded ears with no cob and kernels packed like peas in a pod. The ears were full with kernels growing into the silk, suggesting the cob may disappear.
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Lake City
P. J. Sconce
Mr. Sconce
Taylor Garlough
Illinois
Sconce
Duty Its Own Reward
The detection and punishment of crime should be pursued by citizens for the public good, not for pay. Offering special rewards risks mercenary motives and can encourage false evidence, undermining trust in law enforcement.
Silver City Social Notes and Local Incidents
John Jackson of Sholes Neb visits parents in Silver City. A large crowd attends the Mineola hall opening Saturday night. Herb Goodman and Blanche Soliday visit Hastings. J B Taylor of Tabor visits William Schultz. Mills County Warmers Institute directors meet in Silver City to set the institute date. Sunday schools observe Christmas with programs. Baptists meet at church, Methodists at the opera house. Ri Bada and friends have a scare on the Mineola road when their car tips off a bridge. no injuries, car wrecked. Mrs. McRaney of Prentiss Miss credits Foley's Kidney Remedy for relief after long illness.
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Sholes
Neb
Silver City
Mineola
Herb Goodman
Blanche Soliday
W H Batten
Hastings
Bessie
Effie Tucker
York
J B Taylor
Tabor
William Schultz
Mills County Warmers Institute
Ri Bada
Methodist
Santa
Charles Hutchings
Omaha
Ruth Goshney
Loren Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
G . Purcell
Newt Heaton
Randolph
OC H Baxter
George Mason
Creston
L K Mason
H W Better
W B Woods
Irve Fort
Red Oak
Benedict
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
M M Jones
Mary
R BC McDonough
Cox and Harmon
Col Wi Cramer
Emerson
James O'Connor
Walter Scott
Rey
Hara Carey
Ottumwa
S B Hutchings
John F Sturgeon
Bert Babbit
Nebraska
Pierce County
W P Crow
Smithville
Rolfe Whitnall
Iowa City
Grover Alfrey
McPherson
Poes
Lveretti Purcell
Flora
Holstein
Marlion
Piburn
Edna
Brooklyn
Ernest Baldozier
George Harris
W A Luther
Kelley
Marshal Wilson
Justice Hutchings
Honce
Christmas Eve Activities At Hastings Church Fun And Warmth
Hastings Christmas events include Sunday school exercises at the Methodist church with singing and recitations, followed by Santa delivering gifts. Local residents gather for family visits, dances at the opera house, and a horse sale near Hastings, while Irve Fort faces trouble after a pool hall incident and a court case involving a theft claim unfolds.
Local notes and land transfers near Emerson
Emerson area notes include unresolved Salmons timber cave mystery and a dead man not yet found. J A Shook buys the old Babbitt farm near Emerson in Montgomery county for 160 acres at 120 per acre. James Honeyman returns home from Chicago for holidays as Will DeHart clan visits from Norfolk. Postmaster E O Kayton and wife visit De Hart relatives. M L Evans and family return from Decora after Christmas. Dr Merritt receives a unique Christmas present.
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Emerson
J A Shook
James Galbraith
Babbitt
Montgomery County
James Honeyman
Chicago
Will DeHart
Norfolk
Neb
E O Kayton
Strahan
de Harts
M L Evans
Decora
Ill
Merritt
Emerson Notes and Local News Highlights
Miss Dora Sandberg sends a six inch long curios item arriving by express for 35c. Herman Tuttle suffers a fainting spell at work, likely from overwork, and is cared for at the Judge hotel. Ray Sandiland visits home folks from Hanibal, Mo, with others arriving for holidays. Families including the Evans, Sandiland, Tubbs, and Letz clans are in town for Christmas and vacations. Dana Abel travels to Grinnell for a holiday visit. Prof Galpin attends a Des Moines teachers meeting. A joint Masonic and Eastern Star installation is planned Fridays. Fur coat repairs urged for gents and gloves for ladies. Ellen Noonan, Emerson.
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Fila
Dora Sandberg
Emerson
Express
Herman Tuttle
Tuttle
Judge Hotel
Ray Sandiland
The
Burlington
Hanibal
Lester Tubbs
Fartault
Evans
Grace Sandiland
Pairfield
Walter Letz
Omaha
John N Toallinger
Avoca
Myron Shipman
Missoula
Mont
C E Lakin
Harvey Lakin
Pound
Dana Abel
Grinnell
Holiday Season Moves and Local Church Plans in Oswego Area
Henderson notes Miss Bessie Hollingsworth visited Oswego Kansas for vacation with relatives while Miss Mabel Crosthwait spent holidays in Red Oak. Epworth League devotional leaders chosen for first half of year. quarterly Methodist conference set for January 4. Local merchants report strong Christmas trade. Several residents returned home for holidays from Lincolns Nebraska and Des Moines colleges. Harold Workman accompanied his brother Fred home to Glenwood.
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Oswego
Kan
Mabel Crosthwait
Red Oak
Epworth League
Sheridan Priest
Maud Kiger
EM Duke
Methodist Church
BB Hicks
Scranton J
F M Essex
Harry Paul
Gwynne Harover
Lingoln
Neb
Almon Hougas
Walter Badham
Graceland College
Paul Phillips
Leonard Walker
Clarence Workman
Des Moines College
Edna Dorr
Drake University
Harold Workman
Fred
Glenwood Brie
Rebur
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE BY C W RATHEE
Auction sheet listing numerous farms across Iowa and the west with prices per acre, sizes from 55 to 320 acres, and details on houses, barns, outbuildings, water systems, and fenced land. Notable entries include No 100 Harrison County at 20 000, No 101 Mills County at 100 per acre, and No 106 Haxtum Colorado at 25 per acre. Also mentions irrigation land in Pecos Valley Texas at 40 per acre and broad sale terms.
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Iowa
Woodbine
Mills County
Glenwood
Council Bluffs Road
Council Bluffs
Haxtum
Colorado
Pecos Valley
Texas
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