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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1914
Page
4
The Mills County Tribune lists a subscription rate of 1.50 dollars per year in advance for readers.
Henderson residents and visitors populate a social page noting Mrs. Laurie Redmond of Nebraska visiting her daughter Mrs. R. F. Dreamer, new bank clerk Harold Swenson in town, Hazel Redmond of Treynor and others calling on relatives. Ward Farrington improves after illness. Mollie Douglas from Walnut and Harovers from Omaha and Hastings are frequent guests. Isabelle Puryear visits Omaha relatives. J. C. Spratt and wife travel to Omaha for business.
The funeral for Alexander J. Combs, born October 19, 1840 in Clermont Ohio, was held Thursday at 2:30 PM from the Emerson Baptist church conducted by Rev W G Frankenberger. Interment followed in Emerson cemetery. He suffered paralysis and heart leakage before death on Tuesday morning. He married Elizabeth L Brown in 1865 and lived near Emerson before moving there. Survived by his wife, two sons Bert of Emerson and Perley A of Portland Oregon, and three grandchildren.
Robert Albert and Mabel Walling with Kathleen Bromley and Zeda travel to Glenwood on Tuesday for the funeral of their grandmother Mrs. Lawson. B O Sheldon and H R Laird depart for the 40th annual GAR encampment in Burlington. Mrs. Hanley attends the W R C convention there. Caroline Avery arrives from Oklahoma City to visit niece Harriet King Avery before returning to Des Moines. Fred Weatherhead keeps a brick yard busy as brick supply remains low. one kiln runs now with more planned if demand justifies. Glen Dike accompanies Zeda.
The town began guttering and curbing on Center Street while Main Street north of the hotel awaits the council time limit for property owners to proceed. Some owners may be unable to comply now but the council insists on proceeding to avoid extra costs. Wallings travel between Walling residence and Beaver Creek with Mrs. Walling and Miss Walling accompanying.
Malvern residents report Frank Shaffer and wife moving from Marshalltown to Idaho to run a drug business. Mrs. Jesse Floyd Stinard from Albany visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Davis. L. R. Comer hosted relatives from Pagosa Springs and Massena, with Marguerite Huff and Marguerie Harper visiting. Boehner Beach becomes a popular ice pond for young ladies. Mrs. W. P. Wortman and Helen, Jessie, and Allen returned from Lucas County visit, joined by Mrs. Chas. HE Allen and her son traveling via Cozad, Nebraska.
Prof. B. Spilman of Hancock will lead Silver City schools next year and plans to move his family by late July. Guy Pettit attended the Iowa veterans reunion in Council Bluffs and reported a fine visit with Co. L. List Iowa. W. A. Luther of near Hastings visited and had just returned from Muskogee Okla, noting a vast small grain crop and labor shortages. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jackson Annie Van Kirk and Clarence Virtue depart for Washington Pa for two months with relatives, joined by Mrs. Ezra Pullman visiting Masonville and other points. In New York, Wm. Kahl Sr. and wife returned from Emerson Neb. Sophie Schoepke accompanying them visits relatives. Street work improved as the hill east of town was cut down. Julius Miller sold 100 hogs to H. F. Kruse at 320 pounds avg, $7.70 per cwt totaling $2,464. Great is the Iowa hog when he don’t die with cholera.
Congressmen and a suburban household collide in a humorous tale as Brown rushes into the kitchen clutching a bitten hand, Min nie frantically seeks antiseptic salve, and little wifey recalls the bird dealer’s warning about the parrot not tasting meat.
A magistrate accuses the accused of talking back to an officer. The culprit replies, Never a word, your honor. Ive said too much already. The exchange ends with a prompt for any final statement.
Walter Borland, twenty two, a self described nonlover, receives a Cincinnati postmarked love letter from a nineteen year old mystery girl. He studies acquaintances for a hint, enlists friend Carter and Mrs Cheltenham, and uses a microscope to reveal a clue. The note bears the line Months of roses 12 12.
Borland pursues a mysterious letter writer amid college commencement and a seaside romance. Carter helps stage a meeting to identify the writer. A nonstudent woman reveals she authored the note, sparking an engagement and a future truth between lovers.
A humorous exchange about stubbornness contrasts with a Hamburg city vote to refund $15,000 in bonds at six percent, seeking a reduction to five percent amid potential market rejection or discounting. The notice hints at Tribune subscription pricing of $1.50 annually for twice weekly news.
Qualified electors are notified of a special meeting and vote in Pacific Junction Mills County Iowa on July 6 1914 from 1 pm to 6 pm at the Little School House. Question seeks 16000 dollars in bonds to build and equip a new school house. Secretary Chas Haynie and President J H Croak attest.
A Glenwood Iowa resident tells how Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her back ache and morning languor after prior failure with other remedies. Mrs. Nettie Woodrow urges others to try the same tested kidney medicine priced at 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
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