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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
1
Mills County items report farm loans by Glenwood firms, repairs, and notices from residents. Highlights include visits by BR Boyle and Mrs. Russell, deployment of a merry-go-round for Fourth, a shooting near Omaha, eclipse views, school events, weddings, and multiple family news items from Glenwood era society.
A Bethlehem area blaze destroyed Mrs Wm Henton’s home last Friday night, following a similar prior fire at John Richardson residence a week earlier. Henton, a widow with several children, barely saved any furniture and had little insurance. The blaze started from a defective fire and was seen as a targeted act by a fire fiend.
Geo. L. Haley, manager, announces continued high market prices for poultry, butter, eggs, and cream. He invites old and new customers to call at the east side square exact location, offering cash transactions and stating services include law filing and lawn mower sharpening.
Friends of The Tribune may direct their attorney or the county official to publish probate and estate settlement notices in the Mills County Tribune as a favor. The paper offers legal advertisement placement in district court matters and related probate filings.
Glenwood and Congregational churches announce upcoming services for Sunday. Glenwood offers morning and evening sermons by Pastor J O Staples on themes of Christian Discipleship and Our Stewardship with Lord's Supper. Children’s Day program in the morning. Congregational church holds services at 10:36 am and 8 pm with a Christian Endeavor devotional at 7 pm. Rev D T Neeley to preach. Epworth League conducts devotional on Our Legal Obligations led by Rose Ward. Senate talk by Senator Gilliland on Is themselves, to be discussed.
Confirmation was held Sunday evening at the Mineola Lutheran church led by Rev O Sitzler. The pastor confirmed Emilia Piermann Mary Petersen Ella Jurgens Lulu Jurgens Mary Deitchler Helen Roenfeld Helen Miller Martha Lieber Paula Bendt Hedwig Schark Sarah Heitman Sarah Krakau Alvina Loof Adela Schoening Roy Miller Ferdinand Prien Paula Lanz Chas Scheel John Huebner Chas Hoeck Fred Lieber and Paul Schoening.
Ernest Timmerman broke a leg wrestling at Gowen school house a few days ago. A R Jones of Pacific City observed the scene on Tuesday. L Burger added a gasolene engine to farm equipment. Mrs Goldie Haney Hunt of Council Bluffs visiting Glenwood was guest of her husband’s parents. Mr and Mrs John Seitz visited with Mrs Lafe Lincoln of Bethlehelm. Mrs Henry Lammert and Eva Lammert of Treynor visited the Curtis home near Glenwood Friday and Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Grant Parker returned from Ivanston Illinois where Parker studied theology. William Kerr from South Omaha visited long enough with the S R Turst family. Tina Hurst and Lina Seaton accompanied him home for a short visit. Olie Lawshe of Red Oak visited her brother Will and family. Adolph Donner and Mrs Donner attended Herman Donner's funeral in Shenandoah. Darren Goodman of near Randolph spent the day with his brother Charles. Mrs D L Conger and daughter Amy attended cemetery association, transplanting geraniums to beds. Claude Brooks near Salfour cut wood for S R Hurst. Rev Peter Jacobs of Silver City delivered a memorial address at church. crowd large despite threatening weather. Art and nature aided the decorations. Andrew Jackson of this place wag the
On Saturday in Malvern a woolly worm emerged from its chrysalis, described as a curiosity. A car without an owner crashed into John Burks poultry house Tuesday night, killing several chickens. Tom Markel’s premises were raided the same night but thwarted by his dog. A Chipps cow was treated for milk fever with a $10 doctor bill. A windstorm around 6 PM Saturday toppled outbuildings, unroofed CC Knights’ hog shed, and toppled a chicken coop at Tom Markel’s, drowning several birds.
Jackson returns from a business trip to Wayne county Nebraska. Mr and Mrs J G Flanagan and daughter Maude visit Council Bluffs on Friday. Rev Peter Jacobs delivers Decoration Day address at Coin. George Pratt returns from Indianapolis Jasper county Indiana. Out-of-town visitors for Sunday include Mr and Mrs James Darby from Council Bluffs and Mr and Mrs C J Frasier from Sterling.
Neb, Mr and Mrs H Remington, F Fogle and wife and others from South Omaha and Tabor left this week for Omaha to enter the Methodist hospital to become trained nurses. Grant Parker returns from Evanston and will spend summer here. Emma Huffaker goes to Council Bluffs to work at the Christian home. Bruce Coburn and A W Deitchier regain mobility after illness.
An advertisement by A. J. Howe of Glenwood touts Foley's Urine Laxative as a superior remedy for constipation stomach and liver troubles claiming it sweetens the stomach and breath gently stimulates the liver and regulates the bowels better than pills or ordinary laxatives.
A power sprayer in perfect working order is offered for sale at a Glenwood fruit farm. Also an energetic lady is sought for agency work in Mills county with applications to M General Delivery Glenwood Iowa. Unclaimed letters in Glenwood post office listed.
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