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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
3
The Malvern promoters filed a bond with Mills county auditors pledging $50,000 to support relocating the county seat to Malvern if a November 1996 vote approves the move. The document, signed by seven citizens, lacks notary acknowledgment and critics question its clarity, sufficiency, and potential cost to taxpayers.
The Mills County county seat question faces strong voter support to keep the seat in place. Malvern and Glenwood managers offer a $50,000 bond to sway votes, a move denounced as a bribery attempt. Voters are described as high minded and opposed to mercenary traffic. the “land” bond is called a mere hocus pocus with no lawful obligation.
Mills County sees a surge in land deals with over one million dollars in transfers since Sept. 1. For six days from Web. 24 to March 2 transfers reached 266,527 dollars. January and February totals exceeded 585,000 dollars, and Oct 1 to March 8 surpassed 952,000 dollars.
A long list of land transfers dated through March 2, 1900, shows buyers and sellers across Anderson Center Glenwood Rawles Lyons Ingraham Indian Creek Silver Creek and Hastings. Transactions include 10 000 to 55 000 dollars with parcels ranging from 20 to 176 acres and tax deeds. Notable names include Graden Braden Coughell Wearin Miller Buffington Knapp Titterington Spelman Williams Hutchings Skinner Willard Strickler Hopp Mayberry Pipitt Gathrie Schoening Hopp Buckingham Lloyd Peppers Harvington Louth Huelle Trenholm and Nelson.
The Malvern court house plan faces opposition over a proposed $50,000 bond and seven favored builders taking control, with critics arguing a gift-like bond is unenforceable and forces decisions away from voters. They cite law references and warn the petition process aims to secure a courthouse location for Malvern, urging a higher bid to cover costs and reflect public interest.
Frank Wallace recounted the acetylene gas plant explosion at the Baptist church Sunday night that instantly killed janitor Dudley James. The blast, near the opera house, collapsed the brick cave, damaged church property about 500 dollars, and blew a window inward while a door was sucked out. Edith Evans, nearby witness, heard the roar and saw the flames less than a block away.
In the March 6 issue Editor Tribune a communication signed Old Timer alleged a slur against S. M. Chambers. Chambers replies that he never sold to Herman Donner and clarifies farm cashflows and debts. He asserts readiness to defend his own affairs and notes others handle their misdoings.
Eilsworth Deacon leads a new mutual telephone line to Glenwood from the south west. Friday’s meeting elected J O Davidson president and Frank Chaote secretary with Lra Melknight treasurer and a 10 member subscriber list. Poles were set Tuesday and wire strung Wednesday with subscribers doing the work. instruments due soon.
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