04 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1918
Page
1
Community notices describe a free demonstration at Hamilton's Grocery on February 4 and 6, plus local events in Glenwood. The piece covers births, visits, illness, society meetings, and local movements including Mrs. Hadley Widons’s illness, a national day of prayer, and Domino Club activities.
Mrs June Wicker of Wesley visits with her mother Mrs Gibbs. Co E Linville and son Cedric of Omaha visit with his grandmother Mrs P A Linville. Dried fruits and vegetables demonstrated at Hamilton’s Grocery February 4 and 6. Dr J J Law of Flerman Neb visited his sister Mrs B F Whord and family. John Sloman of Council Bluffs visits Glenwood with daughter Mrs Vern Wedmore and husband. Mrs Oscar Osterholm and children of Audubon Ia in Glenwood visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Noah Hanks and plans to stay several weeks. Rev Grant Enyart evangelist of Agra Kan guest in Earl Hodges home, goes to Ta bor Sunday for meetings. Letter from Z T Granteer enclosing a note from Jay Hughes discussed for later papers. Mrs F J Wallace returns from Rochester Minn, stops in Hastings to visit sister Mrs J T Martin. George W Brower Jr visits Mrs T D E Rice home in Plattsmouth where Brower’s wife is visiting. marriage reported. Local Bow reports an address change for a Malvern Ia resident. Two fires at Bowsman garage in Glenwood prevented damage. Robert Morgan residence in Pacific Junction catches fire, destroyed. partial contents saved. will rebuild.
German aliens in Mille County must register at designated post offices during February 4 to 9. All residents over 14 face enforcement. known delinquents will be turned over to the U S marshal. Public notice urges compliance and warns of penalties.
Mrs Henrietta Fischer died at her son Detlef H Fischers home near Balfour January 21 1918. Born November 12 1887 at Klatkamp Schleswig Holstein she came to America with husband Johann Detlef H Fischer and four children in 1882 arriving Mineola in April. Survived by husband two sons Frederick Christian Fischer Minneapolis and Detlef J Fischer Balfour and Mrs Maria Dorothea Finn of Brunswick Mo plus 11 grandchildren. Age 80 years 2 months 9 days.
The marriage of Leroy White and Rose Ward took place in College Springs Ill on Saturday January 26. The bride is well known in Glenwood as her father Rev CM Ward once served the local Methodist church. The couple will reside on a farm four miles north of Sidney.
Public sales posted for B G and W B Klindt Ray Rhode and others list dates February 5 to February 14 with horses cattle hogs machinery and crops including 2000 bushels found corn. Note offers by Matthews Blezek Johnson Stant Warren and Harl Miller plus an Mills County farmers opportunity ad inviting 1299 farm homes to join a county business expansion with weekly compensation details.
Aurora borealis triggers abnormal earth currents disrupting telegraph and telephone lines. Measurements show potential from 425 volts positive to 22 volts negative with about 2000 ohms resistance. Long cables and southern routes suffer most, currents often move east to west and can damage condensers despite sporadic behavior.
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