Two Fourth of July Brides
In Glenwood Justice F G Days office a July Fourth wedding joined George Lloyd and Myrtle Rickabaugh of Thurman, ages 45 and 20, with relatives present. A Council Bluffs ceremony tied Isaac Powell of Pacific Junction to Violet Jarred, daughter of David Jarred, amid license trouble. A Sunday ceremony in Glenwood united William Lutz and Adam Timmins, with Timmins from Maryville Missouri. the groom trains as a pastor and the bride’s family links to Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Day
Glenwood
George Lloyd
Myrtle Rickabaugh
Thurman
Mills County
Council Bluffs
Isaac Powell
Pacific Junction
Violet Jarred
Henry DeLong
David Jarred
Kogart Timber
Drennen Plans Mayo Clinic Operation After Glenwood Visit
Mr and Mrs Frank L Drennen of Los Angeles visited Glenwood between train times 10 50 and 2 46 at the Frank Ridgeway home. Drennen in poor health heads to Rochester Mayo Bros hospital for an operation. Friends in Mills county hope for his restoration to health and note his prior Lumber business in Glenwood Emerson and closure of his Hall Construction Co stake in Los Angeles. If health allows he may relocate to Mills county again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Drennen
Los Angeles
Glenwood
Frank Ridgeway
Drennan
Rochester
Minn
Wotice
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Mills County
Emerson
Hall Construction Company
Postcard vote cost disputed in Mills County bonds
County records show taxpayers did not pay for the postal card vote on the court house bonds. Supporters of the bonds funded the costs to gauge county sentiment. Many who voted yes on the postal card later voted no on the bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Friends of the
Court House
Fractured the Peace in Malvern Celebration
Fractured the Peace Harry Pease a Malvern citizen was cited for improper Fourth of July conduct. Mayor Whitfield fined and sentenced him briefly to jail for purchasing noncompliant celebratory items. Marshal Kight escorted Pease to Glenwood. the jail had been empty ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pease
Malvern
Whitfield
Kight
Pease
Glenwood
Eye Lost in Fourth of July Fireworks Accident
Carliff, a Malvern youth and son of C. E. Calliff, was struck in the eye by a sky rocket stick during Saturday night fireworks at Malvern chautauqua grounds. He was rushed to a Council Bluffs hospital Sunday where doctors determined the eye must be removed and the other eye may be at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Carliff
C. E. Calliff
Malvern
Lightning's Lively Work at Bethlehem Home
Tribune caller Solomon Rowe reports a Saturday night storm at his Bethlehem village home near the Plattsmouth bridge. Ball lightning damaged the house with plaster, torn siding, a burned clothes set, and a shattered lamp while Mr and Mrs Rowe stood unharmed.
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Solomon Rowe
Bethlehem
Plattsmouth Bridge
Tribune
Tie
Mrs. Rowe
Mrs Rowe
Fats and Leans to Stage Buttoned Ball Game in Glenwood
The Fats led by Elmer Younker and the Leans captained by Charles Hamilton will clash in a humorous ball game in Glenwood next Thursday afternoon. The 2 pm procession will be led by the Institution band and admission is 25 cents, with proceeds aiding the city ball park fund. July 4 results list Glenwood-West Oak 6 Lyons township 4, Glenwood 14 Balfour 4, Malvern 4 Toasters for Counc? Hluffs 3, and Henderson 6 Macedonia ?.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gienwood
Fats
Institution
Elmer Younker
Charles Hamilton
Glenwood
West Oak
Lyons Township
Balfour
Malvern
Henderson
Itenderson
Macedonia
Brakeman Quinn Killed In Mysterious Sunday Morning Incident
Brakeman George H. Quinn, 3 brakeman, died after being found beside a Malvern track with a broken back. An east bound freight extra waited for No. 1 and other trains when Quinn likely dozed or was struck by a passenger train. Funeral held today in Creston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Quinn
Malvern
Denver
Quinn
Iastings
Creston
Malvern Notes on Cattle Prices and Local Visits
Malvern CM Sollett returned from Chicago reporting cattle sales at 7 715 per hundred for 60 head. Local transfers include B Christy buying the railroad farm northwest of Malvern, 200 acres. Visitors include Mr and Mrs 8 L Mc uarland heading to Loveland Colorado and Mrs A J Kronsbein with daughter Lucile from Ditchfield. Several residents arrival and travel details, plus rain and wind at Chautauqua grounds causing minor alarm as tents and poles broke and attendees got wet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CM Sollett
Chicago
B Christy
Malvern
Walter Boles
Uarland
Shay
Loveland
Colo
A J Kronsbein
Lucile
Ditchfield
Otto Harris
Plattsburgh
Joseph Cowles
Council Bluffs
W S Corbin
Fred White
James Corbin
Deer Creek Township
O J Davis
Omaha
Edith
Chautauqua
George R Gaston
Iluron
S Dak
Taylor Davis
Will Shepard
Villisca
Roy Shepard
Lou McDill
Lake Wood
Neb
George Hilton
The Glorious Fourth Celebrations Across Mills County
Mills County held four major Fourth of July gatherings in Glenwood, Tabor, Malvern, and Henderson with pleasant weather and no major incidents. A Malvern fireworks accident injured a man’s eye, while the Malvern chautauqua opened with an address by Mr. Martin, a Democratic congressional candidate from Maryville, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Glenwood
Tabor
Malvern
Henderson
Glenwood celebrates with free fare and pageantry
A Glenwood celebration drew a huge crowd with free barbecue of two beeves and 4500 sandwiches, a moving picture show on the courthouse wall, and speeches by lawyers led by General Stone. Free lemonade, cake donated by local women, and a lively schedule followed from morning to evening. The event featured minstrel acts, a greased pig contest, nail driving by women, a flag display, a tug of war, a greased pole challenge, a baby show, and prize decorations for homes and businesses. Total cost hovered around $800, with major support from Willy Brant and local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Court House
General Stone
Messrs
Gililland
Woodruff
Dean
Otis
Lewis, Norman
L. T. Genung
Willy Brant
Fertilizer Hope From Floods Bodes Big Crops
Land owners along the bottom view spring floods as a natural fertilizer renewing soil fertility. They recall that crops in the years after the flood of 1881 were among the greatest ever raised on the bottom, and expect similar bounty for many years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobttom
Socialist Labor Party nominates ticket at New York convention
The Socialist Labor Party named presidential candidate Martin R. Preston of Nevada and vice presidential candidate Ivor Munro of Virginia at its New York City national convention. Danial De Long defended Preston amid a 25 year sentence for shooting a restaurant keeper in Goldfield Nevada during a strike, claiming Preston acted to protect girls and provoked a counterattack by Silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Socialist Labor Party
New York City
Martin R. Preston
Nevada
Ivor
Donald Munro
Virginia
Danial de Long
Preston
Goldfield
New
de Long
Silver
Red Oak Sun reports Guthrie land swap and Kansas sale
L D Powell traded 1074 acres in Guthrie county valued at 864840 to George Cross Emerson for 480 acres in Thomas county Kansas 310 acres in Sherman township this county known as the W A Smith farm and 4000 cash The real estate man earned a 1000 commission Powell also sold 420 acres in Thomas county Kansas to Ira Cheney Emerson for 6400
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak Sun
L. D. Powell
Guthrie County
George Cross
Emerson
Thomas County
Kan
Sherman Township
W. A. Smith
Mr. Powell
Kansas
Ira Cheney
Bryan Predicted to Win 1908 Nomination
The Clarinda Herald, a conservative Republican paper, asserts Bryan will be the presidential nominee and winner in 1908, stating that nobody can beat him. The editorial reflects confident pro Bryan sentiment and expectation in the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda Herald
Bryan
Emerson Neb Residents Note Visits and Local Improvements
EMERSON Mrs W W DeHart of Norfolk Neb visits relatives in Emerson and Strahan. J F Martin barn struck by lightning with no damage. Miss Ellen Noonan returns from Wisconsin after visiting a sister. Wm Crawford hosts an uncle James Crawford from Miles Town after 44 years. Jim Shields family enjoying life in Nampa Idaho with barbershop towel swinging. Elaine Abel leaves for Gem Kan to summer with sister Mia Kinney. Dana accompanies to Council Bluffs. McMullen contractors install cement walks. council plans more walks this week under slogan better walks for Emerson. Ten thousand square feet of new wall added so far this season. Foley's Urino Laxative advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W W DeHart
Norfolk
Neb
Emerson and Strahan
J F Martin
Ellen Noonan
Wisconsin
Sim
Wm Crawford
James Crawford
Miles
Town
Jim Shields
Nampa Idaho
Jim
Elaine Abel
Gem
Kan
Mia D . Kinney
Dana
Council Bluffs
McMullen
Anniversary of Hail Storm in Mills County
One year after a devastating storm in Mills County on July 6, 1907, residents woke to heavy rain and soaked counties. Lincoln experienced a cloud burst with Antelope Creek flooding the town and rail disruption. Delays affected travel and Democratic delegates bound for Denver due to widespread flooding and train stoppages.
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Mills County
Westerday
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
No. 6
Nebraska
Denver
Doings of the Death Angel James Jones Dies in Malvern
James Jones, a well known Mills county retired farmer and pioneer, died at his Malvern home after a short illness. He suffered a severe apoplexy Tuesday, funeral held Sunday, buried East Liberty cemetery. He lived in Mills county eighty years, was an old soldier and survived by a wife and four children including Mrs Ed Wilson, Sherman, and Miss Minta Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Mills County
Malvern
East Liberty
Ed Wilson
Henderson
Sherman
Minta Jones
Real Estate Transfers In North Tabor Malvern and Glanwood
R Clark transfers part of lots 32 33 34 block 2 North Tabor to G W Greenlee for 1200. L Sheets transfers part of lots 4 7 8 block 27 Malvern to F J Mulholland for 7000. O K Herndon to A F Henderson 326 acres see 35 St Mary for 6308. Martin Nebe to Mary Peterson referees deed 160 acres in Glanwood township for 8400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Clark
G W Greenlee
North Tabor
F J Mulholland
Malvern
O K Herndon
A F Henderson
St Mary
Martin Nebe
Mary Peterson
Glanwood Township
Cost Per Mile For Burlington Route Reveals Construction Costs
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad publishes for the first time the physical cost of a mile of road excluding right of way. With eighty five pound rails total cost is 11,953.80 dollars, with seventy five pound rails 10,638.80, sixty six pound rails 10,211.40, fifty six pound rails 9,388, forty eight pound rails 9,175, side tracks 6,714.41, all compiled by the road’s engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Burlington
Methodists Will Build The Beacon Church Plan
The Tabor Methodist church will proceed with building a new church after securing Dr. Harris residence property last Friday. The structure is planned at 32 by 50 feet with a 1680 square foot league room and basement kitchen and lecture rooms. Projected cost ranges from 4000 to 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Beacon
Tabor Methodist Church
Dr. Harris
Auditoriu
Noor
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Powell
Jarred
Lutz-Timmons
Lutz
Adam Timmons
V. P. Garst
Missouri
Maryville
Callege
Clyde Rager
Ellis Stevens
Greenlee Hall
J.J. Ewing
A. Ring
Tillman Reasoner
Rolly Wallis
John Sawyer
Ohn
Capt. Fowler
Harley Wilkins
Merle Kilman
Marvin
Ott Harold’s’ Little One
W. ©. DeLahmutt
Frances Shaw
W. F. Hill
B. Neilson
J. S. Vermillion
J. M. Anthony
Wm. van Orsdel
Wm. Miller
Center Township
Wm. M. Lamb Bank
J. M. Donelan
Cleveland
Blaine
Harrison
Neveland
McKinley
Bryan Wi
Roosevelt
Parker
Foley
Methodists
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