Court House Christmas Verses Hit Santa Visit at Moore Office
A Christmas surprise unfolds at the County Court House as Santa Claus figure Superintendent Moore teams with an array of staff. A sealed chain of verses travels from Auditor Agan to Sheriff Linville, Recorder Rhoads, Clerk Davis, Treasurer Fickel, and others, ending with Janitor Brooks and Surveyor Stolth. The readings gift apples and cigars, plus a reminder of goodwill and service within the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Court House
Brooks
Agan
Linville
Christmas at Glenwood Institution Highlighted by Joyful Festivities
A Glenwood Iowa Christmas at the Institution for feeble minded children draws people from across the state. Enrolment tops 1082 with staff and guests pushing total over 1200 for a ten day celebration. Santa, a 20 piece juvenile band, a feast with 700 pounds of chicken and 200 pounds of turkey, and a cantata titled A Christmas Potpourri bring cheer.
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Iowa
Glenwood
Tribune
Santa Claus
HE. B. Shirey
G. Cook
Miss Wilson
Miss Schofield
Ida Manley
Harriette Schofield
Helena Petersdorf
Mabel Smith
Carrie Cook
Stella Hawkes
Supt. Mogridge
Saint Nick
Christmas Day at County Poor Farm Aided Inmates Enjoyment
Christmas day brought good cheer to the inmates at the county poor farm with small gifts nuts candles and oranges. They had roast chickens for dinner and oysters for supper. Steward A P Travis reports the wards enjoyed the day in fine style. Auction Thursday January 16 by Wm F Wortman at Mrs Henry Wortman farm five miles northwest of Island Park listing horses cows shoats chickens corn and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Travis
Wm. F. Wortman
Henry Wortman
Island Park
T. G. Byers
Hastings High School Holiday Gatherings and Visits
Hastings notes show a Christmas program of songs and recitations followed by gift distribution. Several residents and visitors are mentioned including Davenport hosts, Greenwalt visitors from Chicago, Kensington club events, Hutchings in Randolph, Robbins and Wearin returning from Ames, and arrangements involving Penick Christie restaurant ties. Various local and nearby visitors from Omaha to Shenandoah are referenced with holiday visits and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Davenport
Emery Greenwalt
Chicago
Samuel Greenwalt
Galen Purcell
Kensington Club
Ora Hutchings
Randolph
Hutchings
Joe Robbins
Thelma
Courtland
Web
TH C Robbins
Roy Robbins
Si Wearin
Ames
Vernon Johnson
Thurman
Memphis
C J Chapman
Omaha
George Frank Penick
J F Christie
Christie
W B Caven
Prescott
Roy Hurd
Freeport
G Chapman
Fred Cox
Ac‘quaintance
Ottumwa
Henderson
8 Chambers of
J B Hicks
Myr
Si Dolph
Nebraska
Mamie Hicks
Shenandoah
Emerson
Partial solar eclipse to sweep sun this Friday evening
A partial solar eclipse is forecast for Friday evening shortly before sunset. The 1908 program also includes a total eclipse in June in the southern United States. The prior year featured several lunar eclipses as the moon passed between Earth and Sun, with this year promising a couple more lunar near-solar alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fair Luna
County Treasurer W H Fickel Improves After Illness
W H Fickel, county treasurer, is much better today and able to be up and about at home after a severe bout of tonsillitis. His throat required lancing twice during the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Fickel
Divorces Sought in Mills County Court Case
In Mills County Iowa February term 1908 Stella Howard petitions for divorce from Edward Howard on grounds of drunkenness and cruel treatment and seeks child custody. Also a partition suit against Clarkson heirs requests divvying real estate including town lot and sections with specified shares among Barbara Clarkson G L Clarkson A F Clarkson J C Clarkson Eva Henderson Laura Brading Mary Sawyer heirs and Robert Sawyer, with a decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District. Court of the State of
Glenwood
District Court of the State of
Iowa
Mills County
Cora Les
Barbara E. Clarkson
G. L. Clarkson
A. F P. Clarkson
J. C. Clarkson
Eva Henderson
Laura Brading
Robert Sawyer
William Sawyer
Myrtle Sawyer
Lee Roland
Ruth Roland
John Roland
Myrtle Roland
Winers
District Court of Town
A. B. Clarkson
Barbara Clarkson
Mary Sawyer
Rose Roland
Bar
Probate notices and court timing in Mills County Iowa
Notices warn parties of partition relief and costs in a Mills County case with a February 4 1908 Glenwood term. Another probate docket fixes February 4 1908 as the proving date for Nancy L Hinchman last will, with Fr. H. Davis as Clerk and December 18 1907 filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Nancy JL. Hinchman
Iowa
District Court
Said County
Glenwood
FR. H. Davis
Corporate bond promise cuts personal obligations and ensures security
A corporate bond offers protection by eliminating personal liability for individuals while providing a secure form of investment. It emphasizes that investors gain a safer, more acceptable security structure through the bond issue.
Tabor and Northern Time Table Arrives and Leaves
Tebor and Northern timetable shows arrival and departure times for Malvern service. Listed times include 9:00 am and 4:20 pm for arrival and 12:20 pm and 6:00 pm for departures, with Tebor schedule at 12:03 pm and 7:15 pm and other times 8:00 am 3:88? pm.
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TABOR
Northern
Malvern
Tebor
Glenwood Mails Mall Closures and Schedule
The Glenwood mail facility lists outbound and inbound trains with times including westbound No. 15 at 7:39 am and No. 31 at 9:50 am, eastbound No. 4 at 10:51 am and 4:45 pm, westbound No. 7 at 1:58 pm, eastbound No. 8 at 7:23 pm, and No. 1 westbound at 10:30 pm. It notes no mail received during bandage hours from 9:20 to 10 am and 8:00 to 8:00 am.
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Nova
Omnaha
Pacific Tanetion
Glenwood
Balfour
Malvern
Hastings Weete
Jimerson Fane
Red Oak
Chicago
Omaha
Pacific Janation
Hastings
Wee
Emerson
Hastings Beg
Pacific Junction
Council Eine
West Bound
Pac
Denver
Plattemouth
Plattsmouth
The
Kansas City
South
Umahas
Council Blnffe
North
Bidney Adee
Randolph
Henderson
Maestronia
Garson
Wabash o—North
Bsouth
Minnola
Silver City
Malvorn
Strahandee
Imogene
Bhenandoah
Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Supt. Moore
Old Saint
Nick
B. T. Agan
Indiana
Ben
Lewis Linville
Lewis
Recorder Rhoads
Rhoads
Clyde
Davis
F. H. Davis
Frank
Fickel
Homer Ficke
Homer
George O. Tree
George
Deputy
Dalton
Court House Gang
Charlie Brothers
Charlie
Workman
Fred
Janitor Brooks
Surveyor Smith
Surveyor Stolth
Lee
All
Mills County News
Xmas
A. D
Tone Bros
Des Moines
Sowwa
American Surety Company of
New York
J. E. Ebaugh, N. S. Genung
the Tribune
Burlington
Yvius
Munn & Specker
Scientific America
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