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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
6
Roy Miller studies telegraphy at the Wabash depot while C W Perley expands cattle buying in Malvern. A women’s club concert, church pew upgrades, a Millinery store settlement, and several farm sales and marriages cross the bustling town scene.
J G Managan travels to Chicago with a cargo shipment while Guy Bourteins visits Silver City from Council Bluffs. Special Methodist church meetings begin Sunday. Ira Miller and family visit from Fairfield at the Miller home. George Harrison Jr. enjoys holiday from Lincoln, Nebraska. J T Skerritt buys a piano as a Christmas gift for his daughter from A P Reeve. Frank Swarts of Missouri Valley vacationing with parents W C and Mrs Swarts. Silver City Methodists held a watch night service with 8 to 12 program of music, recitations and addresses welcoming 1903. Mollie J Kirby seeks divorce from Wm Kirby on inhuman treatment, married 1881, one child, alimony $25. Band concert at the opera house well attended and praised. A double wedding occurs at Council Bluffs with Rev G W Snyder officiating: Clarence Virtue and Mrs Lida Van Kirk. Charles A Moore and Mrs Anna L Hustetter.
Local items from Hillsdale report Fern Miller and Will Sawyer vacationing at home and at the Sawyer residence. U B church begins protracted meetings. watch-night service held. Santa did not visit during Christmas program at the M I church. Mrs Albert Williams returns from Nickerson Kansas. Charles Dalton moves to the bottom to husk corn for his father Professor Ryan. A hop at Clarence Love land draws a wagon-load of youths from Hillsdale. R M Skaggs leaves for Calhoun Missouri. Steam shovel work west of Hastings keeps trains busy and hotel crowds lively. George Wilson suffers facial cut from brittle glass insulators while repairing a telephone line. two stitches reapplied.
Pacific Junction social and business notices report Mrs. T. T. Redman shopping in Glenwood, Mrs. W. S. Jones visiting Beatrice, and Doc Allen in Omaha. Postmaster Stroud notes record-breaking year. several residents travel to Elliott, Stanton, Red Oak, and Des Moines for holidays and relatives. New pool hall opens by Julius Peyton and Dick Wilkins. Knights of Pythias host a Christmas party with a mock court, fund-raiser success, and community support for needy families. For Sale Fine farms in Saline County Mo offers from H. O. Mead Slater Mo.
The winter term of Tabor college begins Tuesday January 6. The Caboy and Northern railroad spent about $10 000 in improvements in 1902. Claude J Nettleton has returned from Chicago where he has been improving in music. Miss Fern Williams won the senior class prize in oratory her subject Demonsthenes the Master Orator. The I N made a change of time beginning Monday with the morning train at 8 40 and the evening train at 6 30. Mrs Albert West died suddenly at her home Thursday night about 11 o'clock from paralysis of the heart leaving a husband and four children including Louise Galt a missionary in Tung Cho China. At Tabor last night Miss Mamie Hamilton married S J Norvell of Hayden Colorado. The bride is daughter of Prof H Hamilton now teaching in Steamboat Springs Colorado but formerly in Mills county schools. The newly married couple and Prof Hamilton and family will reside in Colorado.
Henderson residents can pick up the Tribune’s new county map at Citizens Bank. Local moves include Joseph Bone shipping household goods to Bowdler Colorado then planning permanent residence there for health reasons. Dr. and Mrs. I M Powell visited from Glenwood. Mrs. Newton remains paralyzed at Mrs. H F Cool’s. Mrs. J Caughell returns soon from Oklahoma. she heads the Miss county Woman’s Suffrage group. Almira Helme, born in Henderson, died December 19 in Anderson. her funeral was by Rev. H Badham. Hillsdale School observed Christmas with Santa by Albert Harrison. Catholic church in Imogene held midnight mass and two masses on Christmas Day.
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