20 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
1
The Mills County Ministerial Association planned a gathering at Malvern with a playful chronicle of events. Preachers and their families traveled or waited, fellow clergy greeted arrivals, but none appeared in person, leaving the occasion marked by fraternal charity and lighthearted storytelling.
A poem about women's influence titled as if by Reverend L. D. Brainerd from Glenwood Episcopal Church. It argues women govern the world through tenderness, sympathy, and varied tactics, mocking male dependence and suggesting matrimony as a classroom where men learn. The verse contrasts calm and fierce moods, portraying women as powerful yet compassionate rulers.
The Vilisca Review notes a vital issue for country merchants as Nebraska towns begin campaigns against Chicago mail order houses. It highlights efforts to restrict big firms, reduce freight costs, and protect home trade from outside competition.
Town by 50 per cent in less than five years. I. M. Myers, the South Side furniture dealer, has been a pioneer in this sort of advertising.
Miss Lillie Webwond, longtime instructor at the institution, will lead the state school for deaf and blind at Boulder Montana in September. She will be assisted by Miss Mabel Nevin, who recently resigned from the institution.
Pacific Junction State Savings Bank advertises the lowest farm loan rates in western Iowa. Wes Mutlica plans to marry next month. The K P hall will be remodeled and repainted. Merchant Chaos Kroon and Postmaster William Bennett visit Glenwood on business. S. C. Burgess fished at Walconsie, reports watery abundance. Mutlica claims a 15 pound fish recently. Plank walks at the depot to be replaced with brick, costing about 48000 dollars next year. Captain Warren Beckwith dies at his Mt. Pleasant home. Charles Kroon takes Uncle Jesse Painter to Omaha for cataract treatment. Dr. Gifford treats free, will be away weeks. A Beatrice to Rochelle dog shipment yields nine puppies born en route. mother valued at 50 dollars.
Strahan EC Kayton buys a new arriving horse. Mrs Ritter of Omaha visits her uncle O M Ogden. Attorney Cook of Malverno had business in Strahan Monday. Mrs J H Reasoner and children visited Sunday at Hillsdale. Miss Meral Lodi of Sidney visits R S Murphy. Gert Culley went to Omaha Sunday to see Dr Gifford for deafness. Mrs Wm Spittley and daughter of Sidney visit Mrs Frank Johnson. Miss Emma DeHart of Emerson visits sister Mes E Clayton. Johnny O'Connor, a popular man near Imogene, died Sunday and was buried Tuesday. AA Quackenbush of St Louis visits Charles Lacret. he is Mrs Eacret's brother. Miss Ireland of Malvern contracted to teach at Strahan East Suobeaim school. Mike Murray went to Council Bluffs to see John Keenan, the man he shot on the 4th. Lloyd Black, at Omaha, visits home. Roy Shambling arrived for a visit and brought a bride. they married in Denver June 28 and returned last Wednesday where he works for a transfer firm. Pred works on the Denver streetcar. The following officers were installed last Saturday by the outgoing udbie wrand OQ A Paine Bb i F Beliraed noble vrand SM Ceiswell cheplata.
Lyons Township reports 92 degree heat as crowds gather for church service despite the heat. Walter Groom and family host visitors while Amos Evernham travels on business to Council Bluffs and plans riprapping the bank. Numerous local residents make weekend calls, visits stretch to Bethlehem and Pacific Junction, with others planning travel to Sun Dance Wyoming.
Mrs W G Gregory visits Silver City and others travel for visits and work. Mrs H H Hunter leaves for Racine to visit her brother, while Mr and Mrs W M Myers begin a two week Minnesota trip. Prof and Mrs R D Elliott stay with relatives at Beat Rice Ned. Mrs Anna Goodwin of Malvern visits sister Mrs O H Snyder. James Tarpening visits Northborn to see his stroke-stricken mother. Samuel Ellis and Miss Louise Birch ard head to Denver and Colorado Springs. Earl McCormick to work in a Denver smelter until Grinnell fall term. Barnum Torrence to tour the West and attend Portland exposition. Rev Jacobs and family visit Hooper Neb to meet his sister Flora. Tabor college trustees adjourned meeting lacking a quorum with three out-of-town trustees present. Cyrenus Shortlift dies at 60, leaving a widow and many relatives. funeral at Mount Zion Church and home services, interment there.
West Oak residents report Mes Braswell's illness and praise a local garden. Mrs Eugene Coleman’s mother visited Hillsdale friends. West Oak school will be taught by Miss Florence in fall. Mr and Mrs Shunks George Srower and family attended John Mardy’s funeral at Hillsdale.
Fragmented OCR summary shows a family notice mentioning visitors on Sunday, names such as Slvsh W Weight and Charles Bouwa, with remarks about a move to Ad Wearia and relatives in attendance. The legibility is poor, but the core appears to note a gathering and a forthcoming relocation.
Roy Derby left Hastings on Saturday for Wayne county Nebraska to help his brother Will Derby during harvest and threshing season and secure employment previously obtained by Mr Brown.
The Glenwood Chautauqua schedule runs through August with daily band concerts and lectures. Featured events include Spelbring's band performances, Dr. Phil Baird lectures, Adelphian Male Quartet, and various kindergarten and sacred concert offerings across multiple days and times in Glenwood.
Hillsdale notes Miss Hla Rankin will depart Monday for Rapid City South Dakota following her mother’s death. Miss Mabel Potts is ill with typhoid fever contracted from a cold at the Malvern Chautauqua. Resolutions of respect honor John Hardy of Hillsdale lodge 431 TOOF praising his fraternal service and devotion.
Bar on Zerge Korff becomes professor of law at Helsingsfors university while A J Corchester has taught fencing to over 6000 midshipmen at Apunpolis. Old Cincinnati house linked to Sheridan's Ride will be torn down for a factory. 18 000 orchid plants at Schoenbrunn palace. Japanese hosts take unused banquet foods home. India's cigarette trade up 90 percent. 2 240 200 pounds imported last year. Confederate veteran Mr. R C Macon from Orange Court House carried a shooting bullet since 1864 until it finally worked free. Canterbury archbishop forms a league to end the godless Sunday, led by Lady Winhorne with cold dinners rule. 3,129 sealskins shipped from Alaska. blue foxes raised for their pelts. Twin sisters Mrs Sissons and Mrs Dennison celebrate 84th birthday. married same day to brothers, both widows, both healthy. Boston lawyer Thomas Riley cross-examines with whisky joke, prompting witty reply. Farmer notes scarecrows absent, neighbor reveals he is in the fields all day.
East Bou schedule details appear in this Tribune page segment listing service times and station stops. The timetable outlines daily departures and available routes with recurring entries for morning and afternoon sessions, reflecting local transit patterns.
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