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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
1
The Good Time club meets at the Lord home while residents report new spring millinery in Omaha. numerous brief items mention births, illnesses, farm sales, property exchanges, and local visits. A gypsy camp near Elm Grove moves on after police inquiry. Revival meetings begin at Bury Oak church and school events, trips to Tabor gun club, and hog shipments to South Omaha feature among weekly happenings.
Public notice announces a sale at Dr. Pluptan by Byers farm one half mile northwest of the Public Square on Thursday March 44. Items include about six horses six attic goods sixty hogs forty sheep one thousand posts and poles some heavy vehicles household goods and various other attic items.
Auction is set for March 10 next Saturday at the Bell clock. Items include 7 head of milking cows 3 horses and one thoroughbred Poland China hogs. Also showcased are chickens farm implements household goods and more. See bills.
Fragmentary ad from Glenwood Louisiana cites pricing for hatching partridges and mentions Box 33 and a contact name Byers. Details are incomplete but indicate a poultry-related listing with a 15 per unit or 1OY rate.
Glenwood voters will elect two three year directors and a two year treasurer next Monday at the sheriff’s office in the courthouse. Incumbent Seth Dean is not up for re election. Possible director candidates mentioned are G BR Bullington and Dr Plimpton with I B Bogart seeking reappointment as treasurer.
Glenwood is plaintiff in a suit against the city of Council Bluffs to have a 12 acre tract south of the Rock Island tracks declared agricultural land and exempt from municipal taxes. He asserts the land is low and subject to frequent floods, making it suitable only for pasturage. The land was assessed at 309 dollars last year with 24 dollars paid in taxes, which he calls excessive.
A Hastings caucus named W. B. Woods for mayor I. W. Keifer for recorder and W. R. Whitnall with J. Y. Martin for councilmen B. S. McDonough for treasurer The city election is set for Monday March 20 Successors to L. L. Greenwalt and Richard Shay will be chosen Also notes on immigrant staff movements Hastings humor about a sleeping mayor and Fred Greig plus arrivals of James Weavin family from Pender and land purchases by Wearin family.
A land deal of 2 291 acres near Onawa, Iowa, owned by a syndicate of Illinois men, was finalized with a payment of 97 229 25 to Judge Oliver Plumb. The property, southeast of Onawa, sold for 109 577 or 50 per acre, and will be improved and put on the market. Walter Scott, James O Conner's son in law, and Herbert Luther join local commerce as a clerk and temporary official. The move comes as Purcell plans a short vacation and oversees Harrison County land. The Hastings eastbound mail now stops there, with broadcasts of nearby activity.
The second annual Iowa Democratic Club banquet will be at the Savery hotel Des Moines on April 2. Democrats are urged to notify the president or secretary by March 20 and pay $1.50 for each plate. Gov Folk Johnson and Mayor Dunne are expected to speak along with D Porter J M Parsons M H Healy J J Graig J M Read and J B Weaver M J Wade will be toast master.
Des Moines professor J. S. Ward will speak at the M. BE church in Glenwood next Monday at 7 30 PM on A United Church against a United Saloon. Stereopticon views will be shown. Admission is free and all are invited.
Brown a Logan Iowa real estate man visited Glenwood yesterday to close a deal for the stock of Farm Machinery and Agricultural Implements once owned by Terry Norman. The inventory includes wagons buggies seeders drills harrows disks plows corn planters cultivators and other stock totaling about several thousand dollars. He plans a mid next week slaughter and offers speedy close. Watch this paper next week for updates.
Jones and Carl form a cement sidewalk and cement work co partnership and invite inquiries for the coming season. They will guarantee all work and urge interested parties to secure contracts with them before proceeding.
Stay-white hatch eggs advertised by QO V Byers of Glenwood Iowa. White Wyandottes and White Plymouth Rock stock available with Shellenburger scoring. Eggs priced at 2 dollars for 14 and 3.50 dollars for 30.
An unreadable market notice appears in the Glenwood Post. March dates and names are partially visible with scattered vendor references. The fragmentary item hints at advertised lots or auctions but lacks complete details.
From Smith to Hepburn there is a prospect Mills may swap congressmen if the Greene bill passes the legislature. Approval would transfer Mills from the 9th to the 8th district, exchanging Smith for Hepburn in Congress. The lease committee decided to report the Greene redistricting bill without amendment, changing every district. The proposed 8th would include Cass Mills Montgomery Fremont Adams Union Clark Page Taylor Ringgold Decatur.
The annual declamatory contest among the high schools of this section will be held at Tabor on Friday night of next week March 16. Three representatives from each school will compete at Tabor Slamburg Sidney Glenwood and probably Shenlandval. From Glenwood will come Mary Blair humorous class Pearl Siddue dramatic class Blanley Curtis oratorio class and Mrs Charles Kaer Shelton of Indianola college will preside
Mr. Shelton, a longtime Glenwood pastor from 1892, will take a one year leave of absence from Simpson College to travel to Europe starting in June for his wife Mrs. Shelton who has had health issues. Trustees approved the leave.
D A Wilson wed Miss Della Smith at the bride’s parents home at 6:30 p m on Wednesday with Rev H Moore officiating. Wilson, a prosperous former resident near Harlan, will reside with his wife in the future. Mrs Wilson is well known at Hinerson and misses many friends. Jacob Caughell of Anderson township married Mrs Cora Fields in Malvern. Rev AHE Kiser officiated. couple will live in Henderson where the groom bought property. The Tribune extends best wishes.
William Gladden, 76, longtime local settler, died at his home in Tabor on Tuesday. He leaves a wife, two sons and four daughters. Funeral Friday at the house with Rev. Peter Jacobs officiating. interment in Tabor Cemetery. Anna Barbour, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Barbour of Tabor, died last Friday night from membranous eroup. Funeral Sunday at a black, led by Rev J W Ferner of the Congregational Church of Cit place.
Sidney resident Sidney John Sumpter, a 24 year old married man, shot himself at 7 36 Wednesday evening after a quarrel with his wife at their home. He fired a bullet into his right temple in a sensational act before his wife uttering a farewell. He had been married two years and was described as very jealous.
Nine Rawles township school districts selected directors Monday. L. C. Hodges Goodfelton George Bulington Foth Corners VW Redfield Pleasant Lt Ralph McPherron Center James Hyans Maple Grove Myron Munsinger West Lee Patton Shady Grove Grand McDole Pleasant Ridge Wim McCoy Worrest Grove Doctors James Frank Donelan Offices on second floor of the Mervshon building west side of the square. BE S GROVE'S signature is on every box. 25e.
The report records minor wrecks in the yards, a division superintendent's visit from Creston, local social plans at the Methodist church, a sick child with pneumonia, and various community activities. It mentions telegraph company business, a box social, organ purchases, train delays, and local election preparations with candidates W He Mclaughlin George Jones Worley L C Adams and SC Burgess. A local banker promotes farm loans at State Savings Bank. A PAZO OINTMENT available with a guaranteed cure claim for piles.
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