Death of an Early Pioneer in Mills County
Andrew Purcell a longtime Mills county resident and justice of the peace for Hastings precinct died Saturday at his son William Purcell’s Shenandoah home after bronchial illness. Nearly 89, born May 1819 in Kentucky, he settled near Hastings in 1855 and later lived in Villisca and Shenandoah. Surviving children include Charles Purcell Mrs. David Henderson William Purcell and Mrs. Samuel Scott. Funeral Monday at Malvern Baptist church. Also noted: Mrs John Kenney died January 5 in Glenwood after a long illness born 1851 in Ohio daughter of Mills county settlers. John W Van Horn aged about 80 died Friday at his daughter Anna Van Horn’s Glenwood home. He came from Maryland and is survived by seven children. Funeral held Sunday with Rev. J C Harris.
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Mills County
William Purcell
Shenandoah
Squire
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Queen Victoria
Kentucky
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Villisca
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David Henderson
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Samuel Scott
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Malvern Baptist Church
Malvern Cemetery
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Glenwood
J.C. Harris
The
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Emerson
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Sam de Bolt
Illinois
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Burlington Junction
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Triplett
Doctor Harris to leave Tabor for postgrad study in June
The Beacon reports Dr E E Harris plans to depart Tabor around early June to pursue a year of post graduate work and then locate in Omaha. He will be succeeded by Brownlow B Miller from May, a son of J W Miller and nephew of Brown Miller of Glenwood area.
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E. E. Harris
Tabor
Omaha
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Candidates Must Meet Signatures for Iowa Primaries
Those aiming for office in Iowa in the coming year should study the new primary law. The first election under the act is set for June 2. Candidates must secure signatures equal to a certain percent of the party vote from the last preceding election before they can run in the primary.
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Fall City man enlists with American forces in Pacific
Phurston McVoy of Falls City Nebraska nephew of Postmaster R C White Glenwood joins the American forces heading to the Pacific theater. The fragmentary text places McVoy in military service during the wartime deployment to the Pacific region.
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Falls City
Neb
Ephew
R. C. White
Glenwood
Galling
Pacific
Letter From the Georgia Sailor Describes Tropic Heat and Burial at Sea
A sailor aboard the battleship Georgia writes from Port of Spain Trinidad dated December 27. He notes 124 degree heat in the shade, a sharp change from Hampton Roads. He recalls a burial at sea off the Alabama with ships forming a circle. The Georgia took on 600 tons of coal at Trinidad and the fleet plans to cross the equator on New Year's Day.
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Hampton Roads
Alabama
Matrimonial Matters: Three Local Marriages
Emma Kellogg of Glenwood wed Edward Kellogg and Mary Miller of Lincoln in a morning ceremony officiated by Justice Edwards. They plan to live at Colleges View. Edward Kellogg previously farmed in South Dakota and Mary Miller is a trained nurse. They are 67 and 30 respectively. Ellsworth Plumb and Ruby Towne wed near Henderson with Rev. Tally officiating. they will farm the groom’s father. Walter Aistrope from Malvern married Ginnitti Rinehart of Carson in Red Oak. They will be at home after February 1.
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Glenwood
Edward B. Kellogg
Mary Miller
Lincoln
Neb
Justice C. W. Edwards
Colleges View
Kellogg
South Dakota
Miller
Ellsworth G. Plumb
Ruby Towne
Wm. Towne
Henderson
Martin Farm
M. A. Plumb
M. R. Tally
Hastings Methodist Church
Walter G. Aistrope
Malvern
Red Oak
Ginnitti K. Rinehart
Carson
Geo. H. Nicol
The
Christian Church
News From the East End in Emerson Nebraska
Local notes report births and visitors as Mrs Judge Tubbs and Edith Evans travel to Los Angeles, Dr Merritt cites a new boy, and Rev John Taylor preaches in Atlanta. Stock shipments, birthday party for Elaine Abel, and deaths include Mrs Nathan Eaton. Community events cover clubs, church meetings, and town improvements amid farm trades and small-town incidents.
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Emerson
Judge Tubbs
Edith Evans
Los Angeles
Vernon Carr
Merritt
Hd Cardiff
John Taylor
Atlanta
Neb
Meeting of the Mills County Assessors in Glenwood
The Mills County assessors held their annual meeting in Glenwood with Henry Maxwell presiding. George Brower served as secretary while all assessors attended except Hastings who was ill. The gathering listed township and city assessors including Maxwell Anderson Fisher Nims Thieschafer Vinton Deupree Shepard Jones Piburn Wolfe Warren Brown Miller Carr Duke Pullman McLaughlin Tucker and others.
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Glenwood
Agan
Henry Maxwell
Henderson
George Brower
Oak
Hastings
Wollowing
Anderson
Irving Fisher
Indian Creek
J. W. Nims
Deer Creek
Roy P. Landon
Ingraham
Geo. Brower
T. J. Thieschafer
St. Mary
W. G. Vinton
Plateville
Claude J. Deupree
Shepard
Center
Sherman Jones
Silver Creek
B. H. Piburn
White Cloud
Will T Wolfe
Rawles
H. Warren
Lyons
City Assesssors
Walter 5. Brown
J. S. Miller
Malvern
B. Carr
Emerson
H. M. Duke
John Pullman
Silver City
W. Hl. McLaughlin
Pacific Junction
J. K. Tucker
Hillsdale
Glenwood Opinion Calls for Wake up the Sleepy Republicans
The Glenwood Opinion editor urges action to wake up the sleepy Republicans about national dangers. It suggests hearing from Brother Broadfield on the threats, who is responsible, and the proposed steps for GOP colleagues to avert them. Bertha Patrick visited Emerson last week visiting relatives before sailing tomorrow from New York to Europe. She plans to tour the continent and view ancient ruins.
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Glenwood Opinion
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Bertha Patrick
Emerson
New York City
Europe
Henderson Neighbors Note Visits and Local Happenings
Henderson residents report visits by Mrs Joel Woolls Ms Jessie Rawles and other locals with news of a new 100 foot bridge over Farm creek, community sales, column on church officers, a death from pneumonia, hog cholera battling Hayden Carter near Farm Creek, and a dissolution notice for Julius Pepperberg and Mak Mayberry partnership. many moves, town social events, and farm updates across the area.
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Walter
Jessie Rawles
Des Moines
Norwalk
Farm Creek
Ooris Curran
M C Turner
Grace Miller
Red Oak
Duke
Nebraska
Hughes
Colorado
Henry Corey
Chas Pleak
Charley
Walter Triplett
J L Graham
Lee Noe
Yuma
Colo
G W Boileau
W A Boileau
Hiattville
Kaw
Methodist Sunday School
Prof Essex
W D Craig
Maggie Arbor
Ina] Tharover
Henderson
Besore
W M Besore
Macedonia
Bowertown Theatre Fire Claims Dozens Dead
A deadly blaze at a Bowertown, Pa theatre last night killed upwards of fifty people and injured many more among a crowd of over 700. In the rush to escape, women and children were trampled amid the panic and flames.
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Bowertown
Second Thaw Trial Opens in New York City
The second Thaw trial began yesterday in New York City. Harry Thaw, son of a Pittsburg millionaire, is on trial for the murder of Stanford White. The first jury disagreed. Thaw’s lawyers argue he was insane at the crime but has since regained sanity.
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Thaw
New York City
Harry Thaw
Pittsburg
Stanford White
February Jury List Drawn for Glenwood Term
Clerk Davis Auditor Agan and Recorder Rhoads drew juror names for the February term in Glenwood with Judge Green. Twelve grand jurors serve for the year. 36 trial jurors cover February. Divorce case William J. Hamilton versus Dora J. Hamilton. Mineola hotel property partition case for Wm. Huebner. two Malvern men charged with gambling, John Underwood and Burr Ruth bound over for February 4. Also note on Charlie Peer receiving puppies from Spring River Kennels.
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Agan
Rhoads
Glenwood
Judge Green
Malvern
John Underwood
Burr Ruth
Whitsfield
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