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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
1
Glenwood residents engage in farm loans plumbing and watch repair while a variety of visitors, business moves, and social events fill the week. local families send relatives to Colorado and Nebraska, while new ventures and sales reshape the town shops and cattle markets.
Unclaimed letters listed for Glenwood post office include Mrs H H Blood and several Clark and Wollan family members. Classifieds offer livestock, a seven-eighths Black Percheron stallion, a 200 acre farm near Glenwood with improvements, and two South Dakota land bargains near Huron and Sheffield with prices and terms. Further farm details available from W. Fi. Hill at the Tribune office.
Glenwood High School notes report on local school events and staff. Prof. Moore declined Farragut superintendency at 110 dollars monthly. Miss Bertha Russell visited from Tabor. Lincoln's birthday becomes a legal holiday. song "Lowa Beautiful Land" proposed. Declamatory contest dates listed. home contest pending. Trainer search noted as difficult. Cicero class described as girls’ seminary. exams completed. home run season begins. Teachers played basketball Tuesday night. one injury. Junior count 18, seniors 23. Track team formed with Leon De Vrohan manager, Wayne Bogart captain, Wendell Chambers assistant.
Manager Elkins announces Mahara’s Minstrels for tomorrow night at Glewood opera house. The leading company features men and women singers and players with a fine grand orchestra. Curtain rises promptly at 8 o'clock and patrons must be seated to catch the No. 13 car.
A Glenwood program in the Woman's club room next Monday afternoon features Miss Georgia Genung on instrumental music and Miss Mariel Gibbs in a solo. Readings include The Puritans by Mrs Skil licorn, The Colonial Dutch by Mrs Jones, and a character sketch of John Smith by Mrs Choate. Mrs Hill presents The Virginia Colony and Mrs Wheeler Stagecoach and Tavern Days. Attendees wear colonial costumes.
A desperado, who killed Policeman Lufe Smith in Omaha about two weeks ago, died last week from wounds suffered during his clash with two officers on the Douglas Street Bridge. Smith, raised in Mills County, had a father who lived on the Gunselley farm near Pacific Junction and owned land south of Glenwood. his brother Al Smith now resides in Rawles.
PONY CREEK Wil) Hunt rents Hodgkin son farm for the year. M Lauderback, who farmed the Johnson place last year, moved to Glenwood this week. Mrs Harry Bennett called to Woodbine Friday due to her mother Mrs Alumbaugh illness. John Seitz and family visited Mr and Mrs Lafe Lincoln at Bethlehem Wednesday. Mrs J M James hosted a quilting bee Tuesday with a hearty dinner. Men joined for dinner after to enjoy the meal and social time. Ladies of the community served a four o'clock lunch at Rev and Mrs Goodrich home in honor of their daughter Mrs H C Hodgkinson of Glenwood visiting her parents. Grandma Ostrander remains frail after recent illness.
Feed at Bogarts is advertised as the best place to buy hay corn bran and chop feed. A separate line markets a one hundred acre farm four miles from Glenwood at 850 per acre with quick action urged by Charles Rathke.
Glenwood and St John churches list next Sundays worship with multiple services and themes. Notes include a Spurgeon memorial day program at another church, local school plays, staff changes, and a youth gathering with social activities. Members urged to attend and participate.
Mrs W J CG Smith managed affairs on Wednesday as Lenora Iarold married Clark Taylor in Sedgewick Colorado. Lelia Norton wed Henry Busch near Wayne Nebraska last week. TT A and S M Norton of Malvern attended. Malvern churches resumed public worship after four weeks due to smallpox. Public schools also reopened. A daughter arrived last week at Harry Summers home south of Malvern Wyoming. Williams, former assistant cashier at the First National Bank, resigned and returned to Carroll Nebraska. Dr Kling bought the residence opposite the Presbyterian church for 3250 dollars. Dr Humphrey will move into N G Patterson’s former residence.
Henderson Fred Workman recently returned home from Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Duke visited Red Oak on Sunday. Mrs. H. F. Wilson came back from Higginsville Missouri noting her mother's improved condition. J. L. Graham loaded a car bound for Canada and the family will depart later. Curtis Curran sold his residence to Mr Dayson with spring possession. O C Harney works in the blacksmith shop for L W Triplett. J B Viner moves into his new home bought from M C Turner. Revival at the Christian church to close Friday. Prof Essex was in Glenwood Thursday.
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