Laying of Corner Stone New Baptist Church, Glenwood
The corner stone of the new Baptist church in Glenwood was laid yesterday with an afternoon program led by Rev. C. M. Ward and Rev. J. Staples. Gifts by Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Hinchman supported the project as Judge H. A. Tolles spread the cement and E R. Herrick catalogued the items to be placed in the stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Baptist Church
Glenwood
C. M. Ward
Methodist Church
J. ©. Staples
Frank Choate
Jesus
Staples
J. V. Hinchman
H. A. Tolles
E.R. Herrick
Baptist Young People’s Christian Union
Woman's Mission Circle
the Tribune
Opinion
J. W. Hinchman
First Baptist Church
A. D. 1909
Wettest year in Mills county since settlement noted
Rufus L. Merritt, Glenwood pioneer, recalls 1858 as the wettest year in sixty years there. Keg Creek bottom remained flooded most of the summer as continuous rains triggered landslides in ravines north and south of Glenwood. Mud from slides covered the highway, hindering travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus L. Merritt
Glenwood
Mills County
Turbulent Turkish Change Named New Sultan
Professor Ian E. Dwyer of Roberts College in Constantinople reports to his father the deposition of Abdul Hamid and rise of a new sultan after a thwarted massacre plot aimed at foreigners. He notes the Young Turks uncovered the plan and forced concessions and a constitution, while Abdul Hamid had ordered Armenian killings and burned the royal standard to sustain his rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian E. Dwyer
Roberts College
Constantinople
J. H. Dwyer
Glenwood
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Old
Sulta
Young Turk Party
Abdul
Dwyer
New Era Seen for Turkey as Sultan Gains Confidence
The writer voices strong confidence in the new Sultan and predicts a new era for Turkey. He notes the Redross society operates among Mohammedan countries as the Red Crescent due to religious prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Redross Society
Red Crescent
Court House Robbery Revealed by Tribune Discovery
City Marshal McMillen sought the exact date of the 1868 safeblowing in the county treasurer's office. The Tribune traced the event to February 1868 and informed Captain Duke of San Francisco. Duke said his inquiry aimed to learn about the Reno brothers gang, the first train robbers in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McMillen
Thomas Duke
San Francisco
George
The
Tribune
Duke
Elopement Tale From Tabor Involving Hired Man
A telegram from Tabor reports Mrs Louise Gibbons 40 eloping with Frank Asman 25 a hired man on her husband’s farm near Tabor. They left behind their four year old daughter and two sons ages 5 and 8 with relatives in Ohio. Gibbons, a wealthy farmer, made no search, and the couple were seen riding together in a buggy near Tabor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Rawles Township
Lorain County
Ohio
Louise Gibons
Frank Asman
Asman
Jail Empty No More as James Walker Is Detained
In Glenwood the county jail, long empty for a week, echoed with the arrival of James Walker of Malvern. Walton the mayor sentenced Walker to 30 days for liquor violations and for fighting, noting his prior visits to the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
James Walker
Malvern
Jim
Whitfield
Mills County I O O F Picnic at Silver City
The Mills County I O O F annual picnic will be held at Silver City on Thursday August 26. A fine program is planned with a literary segment a baseball game races and other contests. All Odd Fellows in Mills County are encouraged to attend and participate.
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Mills ‘County
I. O. O. F. Association
Silver City
Odd Fellows
Mills County
Tabernacle Meetings Open Near Glenwood Park
Holiness group from Glenwood and nearby areas begins a ten day tabernacle series under a large tent in the park by the city waterworks. A few campers will be present though this is not the regular camp meeting. Rev. L. B. Worcester will oversee the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Rev. L. B. Worcester
County Board Adjourns to Meet Again August 2
The County Board adjourned on Tuesday afternoon and will meet again on Monday, August 2. The official proceedings of the session will be printed in full next week. A note references Foley's Honey and Tar and chronic bronchitis remedies as part of weekend developments, with unrelated product mentions.
Widespread Injuries In Burlington Rail Accident Suit
Frank Graham of Omaha, a 32 year old switchman, sues Burlington for 30500 in Mills County for injuries suffered riding a Burlington engine near an unfitted switch stand at night. He alleges concurrent employer practices with Northwestern, seeks damages with attorneys Sullivan & Rait and Gen John Y. Stona. He was paid 8100 monthly at Northwestern.
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Mills
Burlington Railroad Company
Frank Graham
Omaha
Sullivan & Rait
John Y. Stona
Glenwood
Graham
Northwestern
Burlington
Burington
Mable
Flood Damages Hit Burlington By Pony Creek Outflow
The Burlington railroad company is named defendant in two more damage suits from Pony Creek flooding near Pacific Junction in July 1907. John Reed seeks 8500 damages for crop losses including 150 acres of corn, 35 acres of wheat, and 3 acres of potatoes. William M. Lamb sues for 600 for 150 acres of hay. Mrs. Susan C. Curtice files for divorce from George D. Curtice, seeking custody of five minor children amid claims of cruel treatment and habitual drunkenness.
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Burlington Railroad Company
Pony Creek
Pacific Junction
K. C. Tracks
John Reed
Wm. M. Lamb
Susan C. Curtice
Glenwood
George D. Curtice
Jefferson
Indiana
First Wedding for Judge Otis in Glenwood Vault
Judge Otis, newly appointed justice of the peace for Glenwood, performs his first marriage in the clerk's vault. Groom John Menke, 73, and bride Mrs. Mary A Pelant, 66, both of Florence Neb, wed before about twenty spectators and local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Otis
Glenwood
Judge Otts
John Menke
Mary A. Pelant
Florence
Neb
Bachelors Shortchange By Crowded Circus Trip
Mrs John McCluskey missed the Barnum and Bailey show in Omaha after her husband John canceled their plans citing a crowded train. He left with other single men, abandoning wives and families, a behavior local readers note as hurting bachelors chances with the girls and their churchgoing courtesies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
John McCluskey
John
Local bachelors eye improving courtship prospects
The article notes Sam Estes and Homer Daniel leading bachelors who plan to curb their manners after a circus outing to win better future prospects in romance. It implies tough competition for eligible forty-haired suitors and hints at what the circle hopes to change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Estes
Homer Daniel
John An
Townsend Nine Stuns Glenwood In Hard Fought Baseball
Oma haul town nine defeated Glenwood 3 to 0 on a windy Wednesday. Allbee pitched for Glenwood but struggled as Joe Wilkins kept play steady behind the plate. A late homer by an Omaha batter gave the visitors a two run edge and Will Hall followed with a strong at bat. Glenwood hosts West Oak Web Feet Saturday as both sides brace for a clash, while the Uniques of Council Bluffs visit Glenwood next Tuesday.
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Townsend
Omaha
Glenwood
Omaha Bunch
Allbee
Joe Wilkins
Pickrel
Will Hall
West Oak Web Feet
Old Settlers Picnic Planned for Glenwood Aug 26
Bobbitt of Sidney heads the Old Settlers Association for Mills Fremont and Pottawattamie counties as officials meet in Glenwood to organize the annual picnic set for August 26 at the new park. W H Burkett and Clyde Genung serve as officers in Glenwood. Visitors from three counties are expected. last meeting was Lake Manawa two years ago. Genung leads program prep. locals vow strong effort for a successful event.
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C. Bobbitt
Sidney
Old Settler’s Association of Mills
Fremont
Pottawattamie
Glenwood
W. H. Burkett
Clyde T. Genung
New Park
Lake Manawa
Councl Bluffs
Genung
State Buys More Land in Glenwood Institution Expansion
The State Board of Control expanded the Glenwood Institution farm by 200 acres, bringing total farm acreage to 873. Purchases include I. N. Clover 25 acres and Charles Tipton 95 acres in section 24 at 10 per acre, and Al Sargent 80 acres in section 22 at 90 per acre. The Sargent farm adjoins the old James Mullen place near the Junction, near the state pumping plant.
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State Board of Control
Glenwood Institution
I. N. Clover
Charles Tipton
al Sargent
Glenwood Township
James Mullen
Sargent
Unclaimed Letters at Glenwood Post Office
Advertised letters listed for James Gould Lizzie O Keight R C White postmaster. Also a health note urging Foley’s Kidney Remedy to relieve kidney and bladder trouble and restore strength, warning of dangers from delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
James Gould
Lizzie O'Keight
R. C. White
Foley
Deaths of Carson Walker and Local Residents
Carson Walker, a prominent farmer and pioneer settler, died this morning at about 9 30 at his home three miles south of Glenwood after a brief illness. He was past 80 and survived by his wife and son Ernest. Funeral at his home Sunday at 10 o’clock, burial in Glenwood cemetery. A longer obituary to appear Tuesday. Charles Wilbur Stout, hospitalized in Clarinda seven years, died Monday of tuberculosis. His funeral was in Malvern Rawles township. Norva Norval, formerly of Hillsdale, died Monday in Omaha from sunstroke. Funeral in Plattsmouth. born Hillsdale September 20, 1879. survived by a wife.
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Carson Walker
Glenwood
Ernest
Charles Wilbur Stout
Clarinda
Malvern
Rawles Township
Joshua Stout
Norva Norval
Hillsdale
Oman
Plattsmouth
Night Baseball Lighting in Cincinnati Stadium
Popular Mechanics describes a high cost night illumination system for Cincinnati National League Park. A 14 lamp setup fed by a 250 horse power dynamo surrounds the field. Ten lamps on five towers and four from the grandstand roof illuminate without glare, allowing night games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Popular Mechanics
Malvern Chautauqua faces forty deficit amid bad weather
Malvern reports a deficit of about 400 this year blamed on inclement weather. Local residents note life events including births, marriages, and moves such as Mr and Mrs John Frazier welcoming a son, Miss Etta Retelsdorf marrying J Melson Curll in Calgary, and Adaline Kronsbine wedding Walter Stockleo in Litchfield.
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John Frazier
Malvern
Winnie Moore
Munger and Goodwin
Etta Retelsdorf
J H Retelsdorf
Calgary
Canada
J Melson Curll
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F. M. Shriver
Sultan
Tabernacle Meetings
Quilland Vs
Brantner
Iowa Supreme Court
Gillilland
Supreme Court
Senator Gilliland
Taylor M. Davis
Andy Berkheimer
Davis
Berkheimer
McNeil Bros
Sue Thomas Lloyd
Droge Elevator Co
Council
Bluffs
C. A. Hodgkinson
D. L. Heinsheimer Co
Sarah Gunselley
Excelsior Specialty Co. Ask
J. W. and
W. A. Morgan
Grenwood
J. M. Archer
Nebraska
John Davidson
Amanda Barnes
Hastings
Woodruff
Mr. Davidson
L. A. Stillwagon
J. H. Lindley
Mills County National Bank
Emil Kugel
Judge Otis
Glenwood Chautauqua
Shirley Gilliland
Herrick
Uniques
Council Bluffs
Omaha News
Charles Noah
Dayton
Noah
Charles
Old Settlers
Charles Stout
Fred Davis
Annie
East
Bertha Bushnell
Iowa City
Harry Bently
B. L. Byers
Portland, Ore
Graves
Roy McKown
Adaline Kronsbine
Litchfield
Walter Stockleo
St. Louis
Lambert ‘Furniture Company
Sol Tipton
Barnum’ Circus
Sol
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