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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
1
Glenwood reports include town loans by Ivory Otis and Glenwood merchants, plus visits from Raymond Trisler and Ruth Knight. Local industry notes feature boiler inspections, a large yard of horses sold to New York buyers, and a $2400 Percheron purchase by a local company. Community updates cover births, deaths, court actions, church projects, and roadwork with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
In Rio Wisconsin 70 friends gathered Wednesday night at Mr and Mrs Jacksons home to bid farewell to Rev R W Burton the new Congregational pastor at Glenwood A purse of money and a large spread of salad cake and other delicacies marked the gathering The community regrets his departure but wishes him prosperity and peace in his new home.
Editor Wortman of the Leader argues vaccination prevented many smallpox cases this year in Malvern. He says the inconvenience and pain are brief and protection is universal, calling vaccination a duty to self family and the community to end the scare quickly. If all had vaccinated in week one, the outbreak would have lasted three weeks with few cases.
The secretary of the interior postponed the filing dates for successful applicants in the Rosebud or Tripp county land draw in South Dakota. Nos 1,000 to 4,000 must file at Gregory land office between April 1 and May 2, while Nos 5,001 to 6,000 file between September 8 and October 1. Notices will be issued with exact dates. unentered lands by October 1, 1909 become subject to homestead entry at 2.50 per acre.
Tabor college teams beat Red Oak 30 to 17. Phi Delta Nite ry society staging Mr Bob at Thurman. Rev WJ Turner to speak January 28 day of prayer for colleges. YMCA secretary JW Pontius gave talks to students. Inter-county high school declamatory contest set for March 19 at Tabor. Miss Hazel Aistrope returns to North Tabor after Malvern store resignation. Methodist church hosts 15 cent chicken pie dinner in Cox building. Tabor Oratorio Society to present The Italy City at Congregational church. Nellie Antrim and Paul Pizey wed at Randolph home. Antrim family former Tabor residents. Mrs Thos Wood guests of Treynor visit. Stella Bicknell dies of tuberculosis. body sent to Tabor for burial with services at Congregational church.
A masquerade ball is planned for February 6 at the new opera house with cash prizes of 1.50 for best costume and 1 for a booby prize. Postmaster Flammant attended Council Blutis' meeting days. Nearby happenings include visits to Emerson, Nebraska and a birthday celebration for Glaus Schroeder. New officers for the Sons of Herman were installed: Wm Loof president, Ferdinand Kuhl secretary, Ienty Bolte treasurer.
J King has taken the agency for Kirschbraun Son of Omaha and will pay top market for cream. Sale location at Mickélwall block northwest corner of the square Glenwood. Auction begins 10 o'clock with 12 head of horses 75 head cattle 10 cows 24 shoats 8 dozen chickens 100 bushels corn 300 bushels oats and various implements and goods. Byers Bros. The Tribune invites readers to place wants notices in every issue.
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