Tragic Playful Accident Ends in Girl’s Death
A 13 year old girl, Sarah Andersen, is killed at the J. L. Andersen home seven miles northwest of Glenwood Iowa when a stick thrown during play strikes her at the base of the skull. Her brother, 16, threw the stick intending to miss. The incident occurred in Oak township Mills county. The girl died shortly after, despite medical help. Survived by parents J. L. Andersen two brothers C M and B Andersen and two sisters Mary and Ollie. Funeral Tuesday at 10:30 from the residence, burial in Fairview cemetery with Rev. Reichenbach officiating.
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J. L. Anderson
Glenwood
Oak
Andersen
Oak Township
Mills County
Council Bluffs
J. L. Andersen
Sarah
W. R. Wall
C. M
B. ¥. Andersen
Mary
Ollie
Fairview Cemetery
Mr. Reichenbach
Masonic Picnic Program at Emerson on St John Day
The Mills County Masons announce the annual St John Day picnic at Emerson on Wednesday June 24. Morning features Tabor Concert Band prayers and addresses by John Stone Glenwood FE Pittman Tabor and G W Maine. Afternoon includes lodge business, Wortman and Mitchell addresses, music by Emerson groups and solos by Ethel McFadon Doris McDowell Mra M J Williams.
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St. John's Day
Masons
Mills County
Emerson
Tabor
G. W. Maine
John ¥. Stone
Glenwood
FE. W. Pittman
Emerson Male Quartet
Ada Crawford
W. E. Mitchell
Sidney
Ethel McFadon
Doris McDowell
Glenwood Trio
W. P. Wortman
Maryarn
Mra
M. J. Williams
Missouri River Flood Rising Threat Near Levees
The Missouri River has risen since Sunday and nears levee tops while crest expected today or tomorrow. Nebraska’s Platte River swells the Big Muddy, with about 25 men aiding a levee northwest of Old Pacific after a Glenwood call for help. Levees hold at noon, farmers stay vigilant. cloud burst rumor near Mineola unfounded.
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Missouri
Platte
Nebraska
Glenwood
Old Pacific
Matrimonial Matters Highlight Rural Nuptials Across Counties
The Malvern area reports Edith Davis wed F. B. Crozier at her parents home with plans to reside in Omaha. Other licenses issued include Oscar Askern and Christie Walker aged 26 and 16 with consent, and J. K. Fickel and Aliee H. Naylor, aged 32 and 27. Vern Badham and Mae Alexander wed in Red Oak with families present. Emerson Chronicle notes Jabez P. Mitchell and Sarah Castner married at E. Birdsall home with small gathering and reception, the couple to live on the Evans ranch north of Emerson.
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Edith Davis
Malvern
Davis
Oscar Askern
Glenwood
Christie Walker
Tabor
Mrs Smelser
George Smelser
J. Ke, Fickel
Aliee H. Naylor
Issa
Oli Fickel
White Cloud Township
England
T. M. Aistrope
Vern Badham
Henderson
Mae Alexander
Silver City
Red Oak
Court House
A. Badham
Miss Elda
Mrs. Badham
Emerson Chronicle
E. B. Birdsall
Jabez P. Mitchell
Sarah Castner
Mrs. Mitchell
Evans Ranch
Emerson
Mr. Mitchell
Iowans Bad Arithmetic on Mills County Tax
The Malvern Iowan claims a $75,000 levy will tax landowners 40 cents per acre for 10 to 15 years, a figure the Tribune disputes. It notes 262,506 taxable acres would yield about $105,002.40, enough to build the courthouse in a year, and points readers to a more exact cost figure elsewhere in the issue.
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Malvern Iowan
Mills County
The
Iowan
the Tribune
Hoart House
Local Notes on Residents And Developments In Henderson Area
Tred DeBolt improves from illness while Samuel Webster grows critically ill. A daughter born June 1 at Guy Boileau home and another May 30 at Jud Coppock home. Several residents travel, visit relatives, or attend schools in Ames and Denison. Community church events, school staffing, and a building move dominate the week.
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Tred DeBolt
Joel Woods
Red Oak
Samuel Webster
Guy Boileau
Jud Coppock
Wiss Mora Wilson
Gedar
Carry Paul
Melvin McGrew
Ames
Del
Sherridan
Wyo
Essex
Drake University
Denison
Eilen J Wing
Tipton
Wesley
F M Hayes
Methodist Church
Inlinois
Rev Miller
Triplett
Henderson
Eugene Walker
Mc Dilley
Chicago
Sturgeon Bros
Brock
Paul
New schoolhouse work to begin this week in Henderson
In Henderson the 26 year old community plans a new schoolhouse using hollow tiling for inside walls. The piece notes several local developments including three new automobiles arriving last week, a cement block building at LW Triplett’s, and stock shipments to Chicago. Names mentioned include Ike Wilson Will Jones D W Jones M F Dilley AS Paul Ralph McClenahan Wm Adams Ralph Smith and H F Cool.
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Ike Wilson
Court House
Henderson
Chicago
M F Dilley
Will Jones
D W Jones
Paul
Ralph McClenahan
Wm Adams
Ralph Smith
LW Triplett
H F Cool
Thos Hougas
Isaac Wilson
Miscellaneous Local Notes From Red Oak Area
Local society notices list visits and travels among residents and relatives. Names include Byron McLain Dana Abel Harold Cheney James Supple Jennie Crawford Hazel Carr and others. Mentions of fairs, visits to Chicago Ames Cedar Rapids Hastings and Omaha, plus a horse incident and a change of night operator at a local station.
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Byron McLain
Salt Lake City
Dana Abel
Harold Cheney
Ames
James Supple
John Salmons
Fairfield
B E Cambs
Malvern
Jennie Crawford
Chicago
Hazel Carr
Gilbert Cheney
Omaha
Ivan Sturgeon
Albert Edie
W . Douglas
Ed Stone
Council Bluffs
F B Thompson
Stansberry
Roy Cook
Roy
Shenandoah
Ellen Noonan
John Owens
Berlin
Wis
Hilma Swensen
Mutual Central
John Fisher
John Luckie
Glen Elder
Kan
W J Adams
Charlotte Graham
John Tollinger
Avoca
Don Tollinger
Lula McClain
Kettle Falls
Wash
Hugene
Oregon
Morris Weed
Moody Bible Inttitute
Hmerson
Josie Adams Jackson
Corning Albert
Jackson
Tornado Destruction Hits Nebraska and Iowa Towns
A series of wind storms last week ripped through nine Nebraska counties near Kearney St Paul Axtel Minden Geneva Franklin Chariton Fairfield and Nelson with twin twisters causing extensive damage and at least two dozen deaths. An Iowa tornado struck Charles City while Fairfield Nebraska saw heavy damage to homes and churches though the business district escaped. Authorities note calm weather patterns and heat as factors and residents sought shelter in cellars and caves.
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Nebraska
Kearney
St. Paul
Axtel
Minden
Geneva
Franklin
Chariton
Fairfield
Nelson
Charles City
Iowa
Neb
Heinsheimer
E. L. Lufkin
Lufkin
Emerson notes mention past master of inactivity and local changes
Emerson residents recall a man famed for inactivity in Emerson who vanished years ago. Local updates include Mc Guire, Cole visitors, new Oklahoma strip residence near the Q route, infant Lavern Short death, Mrs Jacobs moving from Davenport, many youths returning from college, Dr Merritt first Mills county doctor with a motorcycle, Pearl Jenkins assisting Chronicle, three Emerson girls graduating with ties to 1903, and C D Greenwood buying five lots from J R Jones for new residences.
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Erson
Emerson
Walter Short
McGuire
Cole
Chas Carr
John Taylor
Oklahoma Strip
Davis
Lavern
Jacob Jacobs
H OG Smith
Davenport
Merritt
Mills County
Pearl Jenkins
Lincoln
The
Chronicle
Frank L Lemon
Mamie Chenny
Northfield
Minn
Mabel Sandiland
Fairfield
Carris McFaden
Indianola
Emerson High School
C D Greenwood
J R Jones
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J F Christie
Methodist Thimble Bee
Waleh
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Oklahoma
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Walch
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Illinois
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Rem Cook
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Carrie Luther
Epworth League
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Anna Peterson
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EM McGilvray
Little Babe
Terry
John Starr
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Holstein
Father Rigge
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