Glenwood Weather Turmoil Leaves Small Twister Damage
A Tuesday morning wind storm in Glenwood produced a small cyclone over the southwest part of town. The twister, under 50 yards wide and about three blocks long, damaged fences, toppled trees, and shifted outbuildings near the Pierson and White homes, with residents scrambling to shelter in a cave. Electric storms and heavy rainfall accompanied the event, washing water across fields and levees in Mills County.
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Glenwood
Marve Mayberry
Floods Hit Mills County as Nishna River Rises
Reports from Mills County describe the Nishna River exceeding banks and causing widespread high water. Palm Creek near Henderson also broke its banks, prompting flood warnings and precautionary measures across the region.
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Mills County
Nishna
Palm Creek
Henderson
Flood Keeps Glenwood Homes at Risk as Water Rises
Keg Creek has surged for three days with the morning high at Glenwood around 6 o clock. Several families were driven from their homes as the Glenwood ditch struggles to divert flood waters. Side streams and oil creek breaches spread the water, causing crop damage between Glenwood and Mineola.
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Glenwood
Sudden Death After Storm Strikes Silver Creek Area
Mrs. Wm. Hall, about 30, died at home in Silver City during a storm that caused heavy rainfall to the north and rising waters. Her husband found her unresponsive around 5:45 AM. The physician offered no definite cause, suggesting fright from the storm. she leaves a husband, six children, and her mother Mrs. Cross in Hillsdale.
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Wm. Hall
Silver City
Cross
Hillsdale
Storm damages near Tabor and Des Moines guest narrowly spared
The late storm near Tabor injured Dr. Harris when hail struck his head as he helped with a ride. A large timber from a Congregational roof toppled near the Tipple house, forcing a family to shelter in a cellar. Mrs. Anna Goodwin, visiting Des Moines, escaped injury as lightning blew the well curb and she nearly fell into a 60 foot well.
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Tabor
Harris
Agnes
Eph Blackburn
Miss Harris
Congregational
Tipple House
Churel
Anna Goodwin
Des Moines
O. H. Snyder
Another Floater Found Near Plattsmouth Bridge
The body of A. J. Anderson, 1d year old Swede and foreman of the pile driver on the B and M railroad, washed ashore about a mile north of the Plattsmouth bridge while at Gibson south of Omaha. He drowned at work about a week earlier. Taken to Plattsmouth for burial under B and M direction. Justice Day conducted a riverbank inquiry with several men identifying the body. no jury summoned.
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Big Muddy
Plattsmouth Bridge
A. J. Anderson
Gibson
Omaha
Ife
B. & M. Peral
Plattsmouth
FG. Day
Craig of
Senderson
Dashner Case Clarifies Widow's Dower Rights In 120 Acres
Judge Thornett explains Mrs. Angie Dashner's dower claim in two suits against her sons. He excludes 120 acres deeded to Eugene Dashner from her dower but awards one third of land given to Clay and Marl to the widow. The decision notes alleged conspiracy to defraud in pursuing the suits.
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Thornett
Dashner
Angie Dashner
Hugene Dashner
Clay
Marl
Bold horse thief attempts to steal from Glenwood barn
A man about 45 posing as a horse buyer tried to steal the best beam at the Marshall barn in Glenwood last Friday. He drove away two horses to South Omaha, sold them to a commission man, and was paid with a check that banks refused to cash. He disappeared after the failed cashing, Sheriff Linville traced the team to South Omaha but found no trace of the man. the horses were returned and little loss occurred.
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Marshall Barn
Glenwood
South Omaha
Linville
Lightning strikes hay-barn at Lamp Conger farm kills calves
A storm near Silver City hit a large hay-barn on the Lamp Conger farm three miles south, killing seven calves. The barn itself did not burn and no humans were reported injured.
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Conger Farm
Silver City
Wind damages farm near Glenwood in morning storm
Mark Evans reports a strong morning wind storm two miles east of Glenwood damaged his property. A large tree toppled, his chicken house was demolished, and a barn was twisted while a big swallow tree fell on the Iowa telephone line.
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Chas. Siuting
Mark Evans
Glenwood
Iowa Telephone
Dave Young Insane Sheriff Linville Sends Man to Hospital
Sheriff Linville today took David G. Young to the Clarinda insane hospital after commissioners ordered commitment following testimony from his wife and others. The 88 year old Glenwood resident had acted peculiarly for years and left nine children aged 2 to 14 in dire circumstances.
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David G. Young
Clarinda Insane Hospital
Ifelas
Glenwood
Tie
Golden wedding anniversaries mark a long Hastings couple
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Cox of Nastings observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the Whitnall home in Hastings. Family members, including all six children and 11 of 18 grandchildren, joined two guests from 50 years ago. A three course dinner, toasts, and a large family orchestra followed, celebrating a marriage begun July 12, 1867 near Emerson.
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Jonathan A. Cox
Nastings
W. RB. Whitnall
Hastings
Carl Abel
Hmerson
Lizzie Forrester
Tabor
Eugene
Galen Purcell
Nastings Hk
Phall
Cox
Emerson
Edwin A. Morse
Morse
Pretty Glenwood wedding for Buckingham daughter
In Glenwood last Saturday night Mr and Mrs David J Buckingham hosted the wedding of their second daughter Iva to Ambrose L Riley. About 30 guests attended the 8 o clock ceremony at the Methodist church with Rev GC M Ward officiating. The couple left for their Omaha home at 300 North 7th Street after a lively depot sendoff with signs, rice and well wishers.
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Glenwood
David J. Buckingham
Iva
Ambrose L. Riley
GC. M. Ward
Methodist Church
W. R. Hruce
Omaha
North 7Ath Street
Justice F G Day Marries 100th Couple in Glenwood
Justice F G Day of Glenwood presided over the 100th marriage in six years of service as a justice of the peace. The 3 PM ceremony joined Mrs Melissa Way and Ebenezer Brewer at the bride’s home in southwest Glenwood. The bride 68 and the groom 5? Both ages noted. the bride had four prior marriages, making this her fifth.
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F. G. Day
Fey
Glenwood
Tle
Melissa Way
Ebenezer Brewer
West Liberty
Malvern Victorious Over Sidney In Close Contest
Malvern edged Sidney 4 to 1 in a tight Thursday game. The Beacon notes an upcoming baseball tournament at Tabor with Glenwood Malvern Sidney and Tabor invited, each allowed three outside players and large purses prompting tighter play. Vin Clark, who pitched Glenwood against Ashland and previously for Malvern, has joined a pro team in Goldfield Nevada. Malvern opens a ten day road trip Thursday at Pacific Junction Plattsmouth Wahoo and later Omaha and Nemont Nebraska towns.
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the Beacon
Glenwood
Malvern
Sidney
Vin Clark
Randolph Twirler
Ashland
Goldfield
Nev
Pacific Junction
Plattsmouth
Iremont
Omaha
Nebraska
Emerson Shipping Point Reports 1907 Grain and Livestock
During the year ending June 30, 1907 Emerson shipped 306 cars of grain. Most live stock went to Chicago with many hogs to South Omaha. Grain also went to Chicago and other points along the Mississippi. Several shipments of live stock from Emerson topped the Chicago market.
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Emerson
Chicago
South Omaha
Mississippi
Tribunes Legal Ads Offer to Publish Notices
Friends of the Tribune may request legal advertisements relating to Mills County district or probate court matters to be published in the Tribune. Mention to their attorney or the responsible officer that Tribune publication is preferred for estate settlements wills and related notices.
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