Hastings Community Notes Chronicle Local Events
Hastings column lists personal updates from Mrs James O Conner improving from illness to Mrs Oscar Gustin at an Emerson auction, cattle market reports in Omaha, visits to Lincoln, Knoxville and Red Oak, and Christmas gatherings at various homes. It notes the Knights of Pythias election, train disruptions due to freezing water cranes, and local business and school updates including new staff positions and a livery stable opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O'Conner
Gustin
Emerson
Herbert Barnes
Omaha
Iva Rush
Cole
H H Wilson
Helen
Fay Wilson
Angie Owens
Indianola
Eva Hutchings
Knoxville
Gus Peterson
Shenandoah
Horace Birdsall
Garen Purcell
G W Carter
College Springs
Turner Bros
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Wadnasday
Fred Peterson
Hallie Clover
Pender, Neb
James Wearin
Bess Smith
Mills County Tax List Sent To Treasurer For 1911
Auditor Criswell on Monday handed to Treasurer Free the 1911 tax list due for collection. The total levy amounts to 254,187.49 based on Mills County property value of 22,315,844. Farm lands 812,561 964 personal property 4,316,208 railroads 3,469,824 town property 1,788,524 telephone lines 143,076 telegraph lines 31,832 express companies 13,516.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criswell
Mills County
Bes Taden
Heinsheimer Store Sold to Lincoln Merchants
A weeklong deal transfers Heinsheimer stock of dry goods and clothing to G. T. Dunn and L. Dudley of Lincoln Nebraska. The store will become an incorporated firm with general merchandising and a grocery department. Inventory is under way and an opening date will be announced later. The new owners bring broad merchandise experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinsheimer
G. T. Dunn
L. Dudley
Lincoln
Neb
Cold Weather Grips Mills County as Temps Plunge
Mills County residents endured a week of genuine winter with temperatures below zero. Ane drew Schappel in Glenwood logged 16 below and N W H McCartney in Pacific Junction recorded 15 below. Forecasters warned of even colder weather by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Anedrew Schappel
Glenwood
N. WH. McCartney
Pacific Junction
Visit to Clarinda Hospital and local land listing
County official Cheyney and Judge Lewis visited Clarinda Hospital last Thursday and spoke with 24 Mills County patients about their progress. A Glenwood area 80 acre farm is for sale with a 7 room house, outbuildings, wells, and access to a traveled road, priced reasonably and on market briefly. Uncalled letters at Glenwood post office include John Allen and Thurman Sandusky among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry HH. Cheyney
W. S. Lewis
Insanity Commission
Clarinda
Mills County
Glenwood
Fox
Jobn Allen
Thurman Sandusky
M V Peace
F C Prather
Lakin Elected Chairman in January Session of Board
The County Board met in regular January session at Glenwood and swore in Charles H W Lakin for his regular term as supervisor. Lakin also begins his three year term representing the east end district, with new terms for other county officials and seats arranged around the table. The board chose the Tribune and Opinion and Leader as official papers, and will appoint a county farm steward, settle with the treasurer, and review annual reports. The board visited the county farm to inventory stock and grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Charles HW. Lakin
George Parker
Lakin
East End
Alica
Sherif
Hates
Lain
Cheyney
Criswell
Whitfield
Tribune
Malvern
Court House Notes and Tax News From Mills County
W C Swarts of Silver City paid the first tax for the 1911 levy though due date was near. He visited Glenwood to pay taxes on Patrick McCormick estate land as administrator. Auditor Criswell summons county assessors to meet in Glenwood to arrange valuations and receive books. Win Bourgoin, noted stock feeder, fled with Recorder Workman for Tiltop Stock Farm. Court house staff busy compiling annual reports for County Board. Tribune advertised as Mills County’s best advertising medium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Swarts
Silver City
Glenwood
Patrick McCormick
Criswell
Peounty
Win. Bourgoin
Ben Marks Acquitted In Not Guilty Verdict
The jury in the Stite v Ben Marks case found Marks not guilty after a long saga as a councilman and gambling joint proprietor. Attorney General Cosson led the prosecution and sought a venue change to shift sentiment, while Cosson claims another indictment remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stite
Ben Marks
Ben
Council Blut
Mabray
Cosson
Gosson
Tim
Mrs Wagner Missing From Gornell Blatly After Visit
Mrs J M Wagner, formerly Annie Keltner, a former resident of Tastings and slater of Mrs Wm Dimmith, vanished from Gornell Blatly on December 21 with her four year old daughter. A few days earlier she traveled to Cornell Watts with her husband and five children to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wagner
Tastings
Wm. Dimmith
Gornell Blatly
Annie Keltner
Wagner
Cornell Wlatts
Mills County Banks Report Deposits Totals
National and state banks in Mills County report combined deposits of 1,097,837.14 dollars across five national and seven state institutions. The statement, filed with national and state authorities, details total deposits and resources as of the reporting date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Elow
Weewo Wie
Mills County National
Glenwood
Malvern National
Malvern
Pees
Hirst National
Wormers National
Henderson
Wirst National
Maduros
Nile
Glenwood State Bank
Woah
Pacific Junction Savings Bauk
Silver City
Woman believed deranged after leaving Audubon with child
The last sighting places a woman and her young daughter traveling toward Omaha with family in Hastings seeking her. Mr Wagner and a brother Marty were in Hastings last week looking for her. The family recently lived in Audubon and fear mental derangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Omaha
Wagner
Marty
Hastings
Audubon
Welsh Bros Drainage Scheme Aims to Reclaim 100 Acres
New owners of a 660 acre Pactile Junction area farm plan a drainage system along Haynie slough. A west dyke blocks river water, a reservoir on the east collects surface water to be pumped back west, using a 5 horsepower engine to drain land and boost productivity. Other eastern landowners could benefit if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsh Bros
Harvey Dean
Missouri
Pactile Junction
Haynie
A &C-horse
Pasoline
Hunting Licenses Alert Highlights Six Month Totals
Auditor Criswell reports 516 hunting licenses issued since July 1 covering the first half of the year. Last year saw 656 licenses, with 941 projected for the snow season. Deputy Hall notes rising demand for licenses while reminding that ducks geese and rabbits are the legal game. Hungarian partridges face a 8100 fine or penalty as authorities push to curb their spread in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criswell
Saobit
Hall
Ater
Tihat
Lowa
Marriages and Divorces in Mille County 1911
The Mille County Clerk records show 102 marriage licenses issued in 1911, down eight from 1910, and 16 divorces granted that year. For every six marriages, one couple sought to sever the union in court. Chas KH Davis of Pacific Junction urged the Tribune to stop his ad after mules were sold, noting the paper’s effectiveness for want ads and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Brothers
Mille
Chas, KH
Davis
Pacific Junction
The
Tribune
Basketball Scores From Malvern and Macedonia Tournament
A lively Friday night game at Malvern saw Carson edge a two point victory after a disputed score of 30 to 10. In Macedonia a tournament included Henderson, Tabor, the In Vincibles and Meteors with results across three evenings and several close games. Also two Silver City teams defeated Council Bluffs squads, 43 to 21 and 40 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pune
Malvern
Carson
Macedonia
Henderson
Tabor
Maacedonia
Lavineibles
Stenderson
Babor
Abor
Aanderson
Silver City
Comicil Bluffs
Elliott
Ted Turner
Idaho
Margareth Maloy
Ewan
Wither Dreresm
Joel Woods
Joho R Maynes
Vlora Wilson
Hazel Kiddoo
Glenwood
Llamar Jackson
John Ro Maynes
Royal Neighbors Order
Eadh
Henderson W& Pretty
Henderson News Briefs From Weekend Activities
Henderson notes report arrivals and visits at local homes, quarantine for scarlet fever at Bert Smith and Carlsteadt households, and multiple trips to Red Oak Lincoln Elliott and Malvern. Community events include Odd Fellows installing officers, a Parmners Institute upcoming, a ditch survey along Nishna river, and Sage Implement Co acquiring Carse Implement business with a new harness shop. Local social items record birthdays, holidays, and charitable acts by Royal Neighbors and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Son
Chas Dayson
Bert Smith
Fred Workman
Glenwood
Carlsteadt
J . Goss
Red Oak
Odd Fellows
Henderson
Chirdstius
Mra
Henry Swader
Parmners Institute
Iendergoo
Methodist Church
Nishna River
Dounty
Iawa
White Squirrel Killed in Timber North of Malvern
A hunter killed a white squirrel in the timber north of Malvern. The animal will be stuffed and mounted, described as an ordinary timber squirrel except for its showy white fur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krank Gully
Malvern
Farm For Sale Near Pacific Jameston Louisiana 35 Acres
Fine little farm for sale adjoining town of Pacific Jameston in Louisiana.35 acres all in cultivation with good soil house barn double corn crib ice house hay sheds wind mill fenced in fields. Price 3000 dollars with terms including 500 down 1000 rush balance to mortgage in years. Willing to accept one or two teams on bracket or barter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Jameston
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