Local notes detail illnesses travels and events in Mineola
Miss Ina Mason suffers grip and cannot resume school duties. Wilbur Gaylord returns to Indianola to continue studies. RG Priest laid up with grip. The Stars and Masons installation at Emerson Friday drew many guests including Mr and Mrs F H Priest and Dr and Mrs Whitnall. Numerous visits across town, a new boy at Emmet Fisher home, and a serious foot wound from F Moore near the river. Parishioners surprise Rey and Mrs Tally with two rocking chairs on New Year’s. Various locals visit relatives, a stroke recovery for Lewis Ponton, and Miss Rachel Dolph leaves for Oklahoma City to teach. A new year brings a large cattle shipment and Knights of Pythias degrees conferred. Rural Carrier Walter Mason shoots a goose on route. Minnie Jankel marries Fred Bunning at Mineola. Frauen Verein meets at Mrs Herman Peters. Mineola gains a new standard, Jacob Priesman buys a Crescent City hotel. Wm Huebner remains locally.
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Ina Mason
Wilbur Gaylord
Indianola
RG Priest
Grip
F HT Priest
Whitnall
Emerson
Ehhn Cheney
Jessie Haton
Elaine Able
Helen
Louise Whitnall
Minnie Genung
Nebraska
Eamett “Fisher
Prof Stone
Des Moines
Randolph
Underwood
Moore
Rey
Emmet Fisher
Geo Fisher
Red Oak
Emmet
Mfe Millen
Elizabeth Voorhees
Raritan
Cartright
Sam McNeese
Creston
Mitehbell
Ray Parker
Hastings
Lincoln
Methodist Church
T R Young
Macedonia
Red Quak
Chas
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Angie Fishback
Malvern
Quincy 1
Jos Wearin
Rey Tally
Wesley Chapel
South Branch
North Branch
David Sandiland
Duval
Knights of Pythias
Walter Mason
Minnie Jankel
Fred Bunning
Mineola
Frauen
Verein
Herman Peters
J FF Biche
Glenwood
O H Cash
Jacob _Priesman
Crescent City
Wm Huebner
Fine new son arrives near Treynor at Roenfeldt home
A fine new son was welcomed at the Roenfeldt home south of Treynor near New Years, with their daughter Myp ugo Lehman mentioned.Harry Hansen injured his left hand while operating a corn ell, sparking care from Mrs Roenfeldt and others at the Roenfeldt residence.
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H . Rooenfeld
Myp Ugo Lehman
Treynor
Harry Hansen
Rand
Wm Roenfeldt
Malvern Notes Include Sales, Sports, and Socials
Malvern prepares for two sales with McFall scheduling a January 15 sale and the J M Strahan estate planning a January 22 sale. Dakin Miller, a baseball player, has been sold to the Dubuque team for the Three I league after playing with Little Rock, while attending plumbing school in St. Louis. Local school sports note a strong Malvern high basketball team defeats Shenandoah normal college 29 to 18 and beat Indianola College twice, with the second team beating Silver City 17 to 11. Social news covers Masonic and Eastern Star installation followed by a supper, and several local residents’ travels, marriages, and land acquisitions including James Ward adding 120 acres at $105 per acre and Miss V becoming Mrs Albert Knause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BB McFall
J M Strahan
Malvern
Dakin Miller
Dubuque
Little Rock
Dakin
St. Louis
Aistrope
Nellie
Madison
Neb
Tommy
Walter Aistrape
Shenandoah Normal College
Indianola‘Collége
Silver City
James "T Ward
W L Boylan
W W Kerney
Rocky Ford
Colo
Albert Knause
Iva
Ernest Berlew
Hertha Bushnell
Lottie Deardort
Harriett Benton
Carrie Wilson
Colin
T D Gibson Thas
Smithland
Ethel Evans
New York City
Starbuck
M J Williams
M Follett
W K Follett
Wellington
Lee Baldwin
Tipton
Mulholland
Indianola
Emerson O G Coe Visited Chicago and Thinais
Emerson O G Coe visited Chicago and other points in Thinais last week. Masons and Eastern Star held a joint installation of officers Friday night, described as a pleasing social event.
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OG Coe
Chicago
Thinais
Masons
Eastern Star
Theresa Heinsheimer
Ethel Winkler
Glenwood
Pasa
M L Evans
Sam Davis
Andy Graham
Emerson
J T Barnes
Local Items Highlight Sturgeon Sandiland Relation
Sturgeon is sister to David and John Sandiland. Glen Babbitt and Henry Canedy visited Wellington Colo Mills county colony thriving. Mrs Abbi Bliss in Warren Ohio for extended visit. attended Phillip Tollinger’s New Year’s marriage. T M Babbitt holds public sale today before moving near Malvern. Mrs O Novall to close millinery shop for vacation. Wolf hunt on Evans ranch New Year’s day. wolves at large. Dr Merritt adds microscope. Chas A Taylor and bride depart for Blue Springs Neb. Christmas gathering at Wellington town hall. annual dinner. Southwest Town guests attended. watch night party in Victor Johnson home. Emerson Woman’s Relief Corps installs officers. social to ring in New Year.
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Sturgeon
David
John Sandiland
Glen Babbitt
Ienry Canedy
Mills County
Wellington
Colo
Abbi Bliss
A| Tollinger
Warren
Ohio
Phillip
T M Babbitt
Malvern
O ' Novall
Evans Ranch
Emerson New Years Day
Merritt
Chas A Taylor
Bride
Blue Springs
Neb
Rey Tayor
Soutwest Town
Emerson
Victor Johnson
Center Township Housewarming Draws Big Crowd
Center township residents held another old-time gathering last Friday at a local home. The event hosted by George Zimmer and family drew the largest crowd yet with about one hundred attendees.
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Center Township
George Zimmer
Family One Hundred
New County Board in Session a Busy Week
The old County Board closed with 625 names chosen for 1908 jury service and adjourned sine die. The new Board organized for work Monday with J. B. Brandt as chairman, James Greig from the east end, and new member W. Creech replacing A. J. Chantry. Creech settles into work as a farmer near Glenwood. A chair for Chantry was purchased. The Board conducts the annual poor farm inventory and schedules a joint session with the Fremont county Board at Bartlett on Wednesday.
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J. B. Brandt
James Greig
East End
W. Creech
A. J. Chantry
Creech
Glenwood
Rawles Township
Chantry
Court House
Bartlett
Fremont County
Tabor Boy Accidentally Shot In Hunting Mishap
Earl Starr aged about 16, son of Fred Starr of Tabor, and brother of Frank Starr Glenwood painter, was hunting with three other boys near Tabor when a double barreled hammerless shotgun discharged as they chased a squirrel. His legs were torn by shot. condition remained serious this morning with doctors unsure of outcome.
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Tabor
Earl Starr
Fred Starr
Frank Starr
Glenwood
Earl
Young Starr
L. T. Genung Named Delegate to Sioux City Convention
Attorney L. T. Genung received notice of his appointment by Gov. Cummins as a delegate to the river improvement convention in Sioux City on January 22 and 23. Mills County residents seek Missouri river improvements for navigation, lower freight costs, and farmland protection, with Cummins praising the choice.
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L. T. Genung
Neighbors Celebrate Zimmer Home Remodeling Event
Mr. Zimmer remodeled his home and created a roomy modern residence. Neighbors gathered as a surprise around 10 oclock, staying until 4. Dinners were provided and the feast was celebrated as a famous sociable occasion. Center holds the prize for sociability.
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Zimmer
Leap Year Party in Glenwood Ends With Mock Wedding
Seven Glenwood young ladies hosted a progressive leap year party starting at Rathke's then Bogart's Genung's Woodruff's Tale's and Bellatti's. After punch and toasts the evening featured charades and a mock double wedding with hearts and mittens awarded to participating men. Guests included Ralph Vinton and Forrest Loveland.
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Glenwood
Rathke
Bogart
Doings of the Death Angel in Tabor and Hastings
Mr and Mrs M B Myers of Tabor mourn the death of their daughter Ruth Myers from typhoid fever aged about 18 after a relapse following Esther’s death a month earlier. Mrs Winslow, about 70, died of pneumonia at her daughter’s home three miles south of Hastings after arriving from Quitman Missouri. Burial plans listed with Strahan on the Wabash.
Sunday Evangelist Closes Muscatine Revival at 3579 Converts
Numbered 3579 evangelist Billy Sunday closed a Glenwood Chautauqua revival in Muscatine. The event reportedly drew 3579 converts, with 405 on the last day and a collection of 36000 dollars, including a single donation of 500 dollars. A league to combat saloons formed afterward.
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Billy Sunday
Glenwood Chautauqua
Muscatine
United States
New Year Greeting From Nebraska Man in Madison
Nebraska R F Huelle formerly of Imogene sends best wishes from Madison Neb to Tribune readers. He notes the winter mildness with a brief snow in December and a small late-December fall. Market figures show shelled corn 45.34, oats 44.76, wheat 84, hogs 3.75 to 4.10, prairie hay 5 to 7.50 per unit.
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R. F. Huelle
Imogene
The
Tribune
Madison
Neb
Queen Mills
Mills County
Nebraska land for sale by James Stout in Deuel County
James Stout of Glenwood Iowa offers a fine prairie land section in Deuel County Nebraska at 16 dollars per acre. He has farmed near the land for 22 years and notes good hay potential and strong money making prospects. Call for more information, view the land, or negotiate whether selling whole or half section.
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James Stout
Glenwood
Iowa
Deuel County
Neb
Nebraska
Stout
A Pig Dinner for Xmas in Veterans Home
Former Glenwood resident Gabe Rogers, now in a Los Angeles veterans home with 4600 residents, writes a colorful letter about a Christmas pig dinner for old comrades. He recalls friends Me Jenkins and Wing, describes a feast with roast pig and garden vegetables, and includes a rib bone as proof of the dinner amid memories of war service and scarce meals.
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Gabe Rogers
Glenwood
Soldiers Home
Los Angeles
Tribune
Old Queen Mills
MeJenkins
Hii Wing
Capt
Wing
Mills County
Eli
M. J
Frisco
Ens
Len
Real estate transfers in Hastings and surrounding townships
Transfers include WE Van Arsdall to S B Hutchings for lot 403 Hastings at 200, PW Jackson to S B Hutchings for lot 402 Hastings at 500, W J Sisson to S B Hutchings for lots 396 and 307 Hastings at 200, AU Crosby to A Vance for lots 1L and 12 block 20 Silver City at 60, Peter Hoffman to A Hoffman for 6u acres in sec 11 St Mary township at 4000, CA Esterquist to W TI Clay for 40 acres see 8 Silver Creek at 3900, Emerick to CA Esterquist for 80 acres in sec 31 Ingraham township at 7000, Rachel Jennings to Hf L Dougherty land in Anderson township sec 12 at 500, H Boatman to A P Simpson for lot 6 bik 6 first addition to Emerson at 900.
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WE van Arsdall
Hutchings
Hastings
PW Jackson
W J Sisson
AU Crosby
A Vance
Silver City
Peter Hoffman
A Hoffman
St. Mary Township
CA Esterquist
Silver Creek
OK Emerick
C A
Esterquist
Ingraham Township
Rachel Jennings
L Dougherty
Anderson Township
H Boatman
A P Simpson
Emerson
Burlington Road Seeks Pension System For Employees
The Burlington road moves toward a pension plan as petitions gain follow ing. Creston telegrams indicate the firm seeks information required for implementation. An employment department under the second vice president will record service length and supervise hiring. J N Redfern to head the department in Chicago with Dr J A Denney as assistant superintendent.
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Burlington Road
Creston
J. N. Redfern
Chicago
J. A. Denney
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News OF the County
Emerson Woman’s Relief Corps
Sioux City
Progressive Leap Year Party
Ruth Myers
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