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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
1
Mrs Homer Hunter is ill with a fever, while social visits and travel mark the week. Miss Rathke returns to Lincoln to teach, Ruth Leggett visits the Cunningham family, and many attend family gatherings, dances, and church events. Local business includes alfalfa shipments and a change in city leadership with Mayor Donelan resigning and Will DeMoss named assessor.
Davis and Anderson advertise Prairie Hay baled or loose from Pacific Junction. H G Boyce offers Duroc Jersey Red Gilts alfalfa cuts and milch cows from Glenwood. John Lohse lists 142 acre farm near Glenwood at 72 dollars per acre. Claude Deupree offers barred Plymouth Rock cockerels and Durac Jersey gifts. Four room rental near square for eight dollars monthly. Mrs W F Hilg.
A fragment reports demand for laundry work to be sent to the Eagle Laundry at Council Liutts. Provisional service is requested with good workmanship and no equipment. A call for wood delivery work is noted. Pel 210W Million Bros., Agents.
We offer loans at five percent interest to Mills County farms within the next six months. Abstract plant fully equipped with experts will prepare abstracts promptly. Order abstracts now to secure the best service and prices, Mills County Abstract Company. Walter Breen pres secretary. Tribune noted for real printing specialty.
Margaret Pitzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pitzer of a Glenwood farm, is in serious condition after an appendicitis operation in Council Bluffs. Parents attend, friends wish for swift recovery. Andrew Anderson, Mills County resident and longtime postmaster at Folsom, died at his home last week from bronchial illness. Burial held in Glenwood. he was father to Mrs. S. H. Godsey and Mrs. Frank Kemp.
The Friday evening lecture at the Methodist Episcopal church titled Fourth Number the Best received high praise. It was the fourth talk on the local course and many attendees considered it the best of the season.
The Glenwood H. basketball team opens next Saturday evening against the Council Bluffs Cubs at the old Baptist church in Glenwood. Post a strong turnout with admission set at 25 cents.
East Center notes show Rev. and Mrs. Grant Parker of Nebraska visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Francis while Mrs. E. E. Clark and Dorothy battle grippe. Several calls and visitors from Silver City Fairbury Detroit Malvern and Detroit. A long anniversary celebration for C. W. Boles and Etta A Wilson at Malvern drew about sixty-five guests with ice cream cakes and coffee.
Autoed up to Wesley and spent the day with Harry Wilson's, F. A. Hammond's at the James Ranne home near Glenwood, W. E. Francis at Andrew Jacksons, Will Andrews with his parents at Peaceville, Phil Slaughters with his parents, and Carl Nelson with relatives at Hastings. Mrs. A. Hi. Wilson is spending this week with her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Boles. Little Myrl Bishop from near Strahan is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Hathaway.
Mrs Laura Dunagan visited Bal four Tuesday evening to see her daughters who spent the holidays with relatives there. Jobin Caudell moved his family from Conception Missouri and occupies the Van Kirk residence south of the track. Attendees from here at the Mickelwall Noah farm sale near Hillsdale report high prices. A son was born December 29 to Mr and Mrs Homer Wilkinson of Henderson. Mrs Wilkinson is daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Willard of Silver City. Millard Lewis of Roseville California visiting with brother Henry Lewis and relatives. first visit here in twelve years. Mr and Mrs G W Pitzenberger and daughter of Glenwood with Mr and Mrs Alfred Clayton of Macedonia were guests of Frank Houser and family Sunday. J W McClure and wife left for Colorado Springs after extended visit with Mills county relatives. Mr and Mrs J Banister left Tuesday for California to spend months in Los Angeles San Diego and Sacramento City visiting Mrs Banister's brother unseen for nearly fifty years. Mrs D Haines and children arrived from Page Nebraska. Mr Haines will move goods by car to live near Pacific Junction after purchasing 40 acres. Mrs Lyle McHlhose, long in Mills county for medical treatment, left for home near Dallas South Dakota, accompanied as far as Omaha by her parents I A Richardson and wife.
A father expresses calm about his son building an air ship. He recalls overhearing a promise to let the neighbor’s boy try the first flight, suggesting a lighthearted, curious exchange about risk and curiosity in a small town setting.
In Mills County district court a divorce case between Martha Rathje and David Rathje is on file seeking dissolution of marriage for cruel and inhuman treatment and custody of minor children. The defendant must appear before noon on the second day of the January term beginning January 28, 1913 at Glenwood. otherwise default and judgment will be entered.
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