03 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
1
A garbled OCR passage lists scattered names and places including Benedic t Mesers and Paul Mayberry amid city references. The fragmentary text hints at a county or local matter with several surnames and possible organizations but lacks coherent context or dates.
A fragmented OCR reads like a local notice about new county supervisors and ongoing concerns. It mentions Mr Jones and Mr D'S pease of Our County, praising fairness and honour, and references weekly routines and community worries. The text is garbled but centers on local government and civic duties.
Miss Carlson, employed in the dining room at the Institution, died after being struck by a car near a new post office site. Leonard McDonald and George Woldmonds driven cars were involved, coroner’s jury found no criminal negligence. Body returned to Stanton for funeral services. fiancé Mr Swanson and parents among mourners.
The I O O F lodges of Strahan and Hastings will combine for installation of officers on January 6, 1918, at the Hastings lodge room. District Deputy Grand Master Peter Olson and star officers will preside and install the officers elect of the two lodges.
An evening at a Glanwoail home featured music and riddles with guests bidding farewell at midnight to welcome the New Year. A public sale is planned at the W. S. Rankin home in Hilladale on January 9, offering a fifteen acre farm with improvements plus cows, hogs, chickens, corn, machinery, and household goods. Additional ads note farm stock and moving away details in Glenwood and nearby areas.
A Home Journal note describes a miner and prospector visiting a cabin, trading for food and gear, and returning with quartz that proved heavy. The account mentions shells bones pebbles tin buckles pistols and a mine rumor tied to Miger's contrivance.
A fragmented notice announces a farmers meeting to be held at a Chapel near Hastings ten miles from Henderson. The event promotes better local farming, features programs of exercises, domestic science displays, and premiums to attract exhibitors from the county. The date is unclear but the organizers include T. A. Hoitgap and C. R. Whisons, emphasizing community improvement and practical farm demonstrations.
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