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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1913
Page
4
Obscure 1913 notice from Mills Count Glenwood Iowa listing owners and publishers W F Hill N T Bradway Sam R Young Harle A Davis A R White and printer details for the local mill or publication facility.
Display ads charge ten cents per inch for five inches and over with five cents per inch for composition each insertion. Readers cost one cent per word plus ten cents per insertion up to sixty words. Larger readers run twenty five cents per inch plus twenty six cents per insertion.
The February weather summary reports Jupiter Pluvius delivering heavy rain in Los Angeles with about 9 inches over ten days, plus 6.12 inches on specific dates. Mills County saw 0.65 inches while LA had sixty four periods of sun to forty eight hours of clouds, and Seattle averaged 40 degrees with scarce sun. Jacksonville and other locales noted rain, frost, and fog.
A young audience attended a mock Police Court last Friday at the Little Brick school in Center. J. M. Mickelwall presided as police judge with George Phelps as officer. Hiram Thomas pleaded guilty to stealing bird calls and several others faced charges for hunting without a license, riding trains, speeding, or illegal butchering. The session aimed to illustrate court proceedings for the children. Mrs. Clarence Warren taught.
The column laments parcel post rules that bar printed advertising matter and force costly rates, recounting mailing 00 sale bills wrapped in a brick for 25 cents. It notes a Ladies Aid experience social at Pacific Junction’s K P hall on Friday, March 21 with a box supper and auction style bidding for singles and married ladies.
Merrill Johnson of Mills County loaded and shipped 1 500 head of fat sheep to Chicago in nine double deck loads. The Malvern departure marked the end of the week as Johnson and T M Marsh completed the shipment. Johnson has fed large bands of sheep for years and fed over 13 500 head last year.
Glenwood residents suffer constant back pain from weak kidneys. An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure, with testimonial from W. J. Stout of Walnut Street and notes availability at Red Cross Drug Co. in Glenwood. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburne of Buffalo is sole US agent.
The body of Neils Boysen was laid to rest in Glenwood cemetery at noon today. He died last Wednesday morning in Council Bluffs. Attending the burial were his three children Mrs. F. E. Cave of Council Bluffs. Mrs. George Shively of Ocean Park California. and Miss Nina Boysen of Alliance Nebraska.
We express sincere thanks to those who have been kind and thoughtful during our bereavement. From Mr. and Mrs. FL Cave, Mrs. George Shively, Miss Nina Boysen.
Glenwood resident Walt Jamison observed muskrats near his home claiming their behavior predicts storms. After a few hopeful days a snow flurry and March bluster followed, prompting reminiscences of a 1870 mid March storm with heavy damp snow and fierce winds causing floods.
A mail box in front of the Roy Dunsdon place in Rawles township vanished between Saturday night and Monday morning. The R. F. D. carrier discovered the disappearance. If Uncle Sam catches the thief, the party involved may face real prospects.
Mills County records show eight fires in 1912 causing 8375 dollars in property losses on 14825 dollars of insured value. Insurance coverage totaled 9780 dollars. Investigations looked into two fires of suspicious origin, one at Imogene and one at Henderson.
The Missouri River ice is breaking up and starting to move with the water not high, the ice moving nicely and the river expected to soon be free of ice. Miss Goldie Forney, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ephe Forney of Framont county, married W Guy Grindle on Friday March 14.
A city caucus will be held at the court house in Glenwood on Thursday evening March 20 at 8 o'clock to nominate candidates for mayor recorder treasurer marshal park commissioner and councilmen on the citizen's ticket. A separate call invites all interested in organizing a local Boy Scout council to a meeting Tuesday at 8 at Dr Plimp ton's office. Dr T A Pearson says the movement will be non-sectarian.
The Emerson column recounts meals for a gathering at a Prairie City visitor’s home, Masons visiting the Mace donia lodge, a farm accident injuring Charles Bishop, and a Woman's Club meeting with a program on Brazil and song quotations.
Local names and travels fill this page with visits and movings. Mrs J F Sturgeon visited her daughter Mrs James Durbin in Red Oak while Mr Sturgeon and sons W J and C I went to Cassady Kansas to start farm life. Mrs Bert Dunn stopped in Red Oak on Wednesday. Nina Coons and daughter Evelyn of Macedonia arrived for a multi day stay with George Cross and kin. Clara Warner and John Crawford residents seen about town. Reverend and Mrs Frankenberger returned from Bidney. T C Morrell of Red Oak made a business visit. Elmer Bass and Lindsey Coons hosted guests near Macedonia. Chicago visitor Mr Wheeler stayed with sister Mrs R M Shipman. Charlotte Graham shopped in Red Oak. Ethel Yates Emma Cross Harle Crawford and Henry Chapman joined Hawthorne revival.
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