Mrs. Patrick Weds in Egypt Romance Ends in Des Moines
Mrs Bertha Tubbs Patrick of Des Moines weds Dr William Graham Alexander of Evanston Ill after meeting in Egypt during American tourist tours. The ceremony was in Des Moines with Dr Magill officiating. They will reside in Evanston after March 1 at 1553 Oak Avenue.
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Mills County
Bertha Tubbs Patrick
Evanston
Egypt
Sphinx
O. R. Patrick
Des Moines
William Graham Alexander
Ill
Patrick
Alexander
Holy Land
George Magill
Central Presbyterian Church
College of Liberal Arts
College of Medicine
Northwestern University
Oak Avenue
Wonderful cures draw Glenwood men to Turtle Lake
Report says Sam H. Wireman and Sam R. Reazer, Glenwood residents, returned from Turtle Lake in Wisconsin after undergoing treatment by Dr. John Till. They claim relief from rheumatism and other ailments through laying on of hands and anointing, with brief sessions for groups of three. Daily crowds seek the doctor’s methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam H. Wireman
Sam R. Reazer
Glenwood
Turtle Lake
Wisconsin
John Till
Wireman
Reazer
Emerson Chronicle Miscellany Notes and Moves
Miss Myrtle Leech and Hattie Gwathmey visited from Omaha for a family stay. Grace Sowers left for Des Moines to start a position in a large millinery establishment. Mr and Mrs A G Oole move back to the vicinity from Waverly Cold. Cole will farm south of town next summer. Galbraiths visited Henderson and Carson to see sisters. McLain received a Short horn calf winning at Omaha. Kate Sowers travels to Columbus Ohio for sister-in-law Edith Evans ill health. Edith Evans departs for Old Mexico. Mrs Macomber of Des Moines leads the party for about five weeks. Dr RO Houston and friends hosted MB club at the M wal hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Leech
Hattie Gwathmey
Omaha
Miss Leech
Grace Sowers
Des Moines
A G Oole
Waverly
Cole
J F Galbraith
Henderson
Old Mexico
Macomber
Dea Moines
RO Houston
Herb Geopfarth
Guy Clark
MB Club
M Wal Hall
Kling Buys 160 Acres Near Cumberland At 871 Per Acre
Marion Kling plans to farm next season and will move to a Cumberland area farm he recently purchased. He paid 812,000 for 160 acres, about 871 per acre, considered a bargain. A Des Moines Register and Leader note recalls a prominent winter society dinner for Judge and Mrs Horace Deemer of Red Oak hosted by Mr and Mrs Jerry Sullivan and Mrs Bertha Tubbs-Patrick at the Chamberlain. Graham's orchestra provided music and speeches followed with a reply by Judge Deemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WS Douglas
Marion Kiing
Cumberland
Kling
Des Moines Register and Leader
Horace Ef Deemer
Red Oak
Jerry B Sullivan
Bertha Tubbs-Patrick
Chamberlain
Graham
Macomber
Lafe Young
Davis
Deemer
Sullivan
Mrs Deemer
Patrick
Traveling Man Suicide at Pacific Junction
A traveling man killed himself last night at the Peyton House in Pacific Junction by shooting himself in the temple. The death was not found until this morning when the landlady tried to call him. the room was locked and the coroner notified pending arrival of Coronet Merritt of Emerson at 3 PM.
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Peyton House
Pacific Junction
Coronet Merritt of
Emerson
Bad Small Pox Siege in Mills County History
The 1804 smallpox outbreak hit Platteville township including Pacific Junction and Pacific City with 47 cases and nine deaths from March through July. Five deaths occurred in Pacific City, three in local families, as officials fought the virulent epidemic. Mayors and clerks L. Zornes and J. I. Croak recall the strenuous, day and night effort to combat the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Plattevilla
Pacific Junction
Pacific City
Templeton
L. ©. Zornes
J. I. Croak
Unclaimed Fees Reported By Mills County Clerk
KF D Davis filed a semi annual unclaimed fees report to Auditor Crinsell. Fees held six months then transferred to county treasury with claimant list. January 1 to July 1 1908 unclaimed fees totaled 98.03 dollars for about 35 residents across Mills County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KF. D. Davis
Crinsell
Mills County
Young Man Insane George HE Ralph Ordered to Clarinda
George HE Ralph, 22, appeared before the insanity commission in Glenwood yesterday and was ordered sent to Clarinda for treatment. Deputy Sheriff Estes will transport him there tomorrow. Ralph is a grandson of George Wilson and has been residing south of Malvern for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George HE. Ralph
Insanity Commission
Glenwood
Clarinda
Estes
Ralph
George Wilson
Malvern
Farmers Institute to Be Held in Silver City
This year the Farmers Institute will occur in Silver City on February 9 10 and 11. A good program has been prepared and residents anticipate a royal welcome for visitors. Prepare to attend and plan to enjoy the events and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
Mills County Storm Swept by Wind Thunder and Snow
Mills County faced a severe storm with thunder lightning rain and snow. Winds peaked around 48 mph near Omaha causing damage to electric poles and outages across Glenwood and surrounding towns. Bridges trains and roads were disrupted with many lines down and drifted highways. the Nebraska City car was reported blown from the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Glenwood Lihe Junction
Plattsmouth
Mills County Company
Silver City
Glenwood
Real Estate Transfers in Rawles Township Farms Change Hands
Two large Rawles farms sold this week. Thomas Gowdy of Tabor traded the old A. Johnson farm, 214 acres in the northeast Rawles corner, to Arthur McMahill at 125 dollars per acre. McMahill offered a horse business and three acres in north Tabor valued at 5250 dollars in the trade. A second deal saw George W. Estes selling to Gowdy.
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Rawles Township
Thomas Gowdy
Tabor
A. Johnson
Rawles
Arthur McMahill
Mr. McMahill
North Tabor
George W. Estes
Mr. Gowdy
Death of B. C. Martin at Methodist Hospital Des Moines
Friday January 22 at the Methodist hospital Des Moines the death of B. C. Martin occurred after an operation. He had lived for years in the East Liberty neighborhood south of Silver City until moving to Malvern last April. Born February 13 1830 in Washington county Indiana the deceased could not recover from the procedure due to his frail condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
B. C. Martin
East Liberty
Silver City
Malvern
Washington County
Ind
Farm Transfers and Local Obituary Notes in Mills County
A list of real estate transactions in Mills County includes Estes trading for the McMahill property and multiple transfers in Glenwood Malvern and Oak areas. Obituaries report the deaths of James Martin and W W Biggs, with funeral details and survivors. services held at East Liberty Church and burial at East Liberty cemetery, followed by Biggs’s interment near Julian.
Public sale scheduled Feb 20 in Shenandoah Iowa
A public sale will be held February 20 at 4 PM in Shenandoah Iowa to dispose of 200 lots. The event will sell all items on the list with no stated reserves or additional lot details.
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Publi Sale
Shenandoah
Iowa
Infant dies. Reynolds family grief in Silver City area
Inez Reynolds aged six days, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Reynolds living east of Silver City, died Saturday. Funeral services conducted by Rev Jacobs were held Sunday morning at 10:30 with burial at East Liberty cemetery. The Reynolds family had moved from Holt County Nebraska two years ago, praised as neighbors and friends by community members.
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Mills County
Methodist Church of
Silver City
James Martin
East Liberty
Ben Dunagan
Jalfour
W. A. Black
Malvern
Peter Jacobs
John Parker
W. W. Biggs
Kinnan
Glenwood
Bethany Hospital
Omaha
Holt County
Nebraska
Inez
Charles Reynolds
Rev. Jacobs
East Liberty Cemetery
Examination Time County Teachers Exam Underway
County Superintendent George Masters conducts the first teachers examination this week with 12 teachers present from across the county. Prof. Essex of Henderson schools led state certificate work, while several young women listed from Hastings Glenwood Tabor Fremont and Malvern participated. A psychology exam for renewal of second grade certificates is set for Saturday at 10 o clock. Masters to limit office days to Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays after February 1 to allow rural school visits in the other three days. His bulletin offers guidance on eliminating bare school houses and preventing contagious diseases.
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George Masters
Essex
Henderson Schools
Anna Peterson
Jennie Priest
Hastings
Irene Buffington
Estella Ostrander
Ruth Whipple
Glenwood
Ruth Bingaman
Leona Bell
Hazel Thompson
Lenora McFarland
Malvern
Sylvia Brewer
Tabor
Nellie Purcell
Pacific Junction
Myrtle Jones
Fremont
Neb
Supt. Masters
Masters
Janitor V. M. Van Kirk Sleeps Outdoors Year Round
Glenwood courthouse janitor V. M. Van Kirk lives in a tent beside his home all year to test fresh air benefits. He endures cold winds snow and storms with a wooden floor and extra bedding for warmth and safety.
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T. M. van Kirk
Glenwood
Wallace Lumber Yards
van Kirk
Births and local notices in Tabor area
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ellis Wells on January 23. S E Matthews moves to Emerson to run a blacksmith shop he purchased, leaving family behind. Neighbors gather at James Dunsden home for a surprise party for Joe and Charles Goode before their move to Lamont, Joe buying a twenty acre farm and Chas Goode eighty acres nearby. Henry Shaw confined home for ten days with grip. Mrs Kilpatrick hosts a surprise for Misses Langland and Honeyman. About two dozen young ladies visit Miss Mabel McCormick’s home for Rosa A Marquis’s departure to Jacksonville, Ill for a new position.
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Ellis Wells
S E Matthews
Emerson
Joe
Charles Goode
James Dunsden
Goodea
Lamont
Chase Gooda
Henry Shaw
Grip
Jurors Named For Glenwood Court Term Next Week
The list of jurors to serve at the upcoming Glenwood term shows the grand jury convening Tuesday and the trial jury on Wednesday under Judge Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Judge Green
Capital Insurance suit clarified by Des Moines paper
The Register and Leader of Des Moines says a suit by J Burke and other stockholders against 8 T Berry J D Berry and C B Berry concerns damages for breach of contract to sell stock from two and a half years ago. It states discrepancies in the 1906 company statement have been corrected and the upcoming annual report will show a stronger, cleaner standing, with no impact on current credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Register and Leader of
Des Moines
J. Burke
Capital Insurance Company
T. Berry
J. D. Berry
C. 8. Berry
Sunday Amusement Bill Aims to Ban Public Amusements
Senator Proudfoot of Warren county in Des Moines sponsors a Sunday amusements bill to force observance as he dictates. It would ban all Sunday amusements including baseball and theaters and, if literal, would bar chautauqua programs. An exemption for chautauquas is expected to be argued while keeping the act targeted at displeasing amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proudfoot
Warren County
Des Moines
Quake in Nebraska Impacts Pierce and Knox Counties
An afternoon earthquake rattled northeast Nebraska, jolting Pierce and Knox counties. Horses fled in fright and cattle stampeded across fields. In Foster a young man herding fifty cattle narrowly escaped with his life as the pattern of panic moved through the area.
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Pierce
Knox
Nebraska
Foster
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Farmers’ Institute
Gabe Albyne
Millis County
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Lilsworth Deacon
Trafic
Nebraska City
C. Martin
the Tribune
McMahill
Mr. Estes
W. 5S. Shepard
L. Wederquist
Center
J. W. McCormics
Clyde Alton
Glanwood
Rosa Marcus
Goldie Berger
Louis Berger
Oak
F. 1
M. GC. Young
R. L. Merritt
W. Marley
Lyons
Tabor Topics
JC Slothower
Delavan
Oba Tabor
Plomer
Viner
Criswell Malvern
Murphy
Georges Zimmer
Ben Johnson
Ben Lincoln
Bradley
Follett
Spetman Ree West Oake
E Dewese
Henry Vohs
Stivers
Graves
Glenwood Car
Utemark
Glenwood JP King
Glenwood Boy Jones
Glenwood Cw McManigal
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Wright Glenwood
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Ward
Thos Rooney
Roy Lincoln
Buckingham
Bert L Scott
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RB Jones
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