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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1913
Page
4
Goung Earthune Glenwood Iowa dated March 31 1913 lists owners and publishers W F Hill N T Bradway 84M R Young Earle A Davis A R Whith, with Earle printer.
Advertising rates for display and readers are listed. Martin Wheeler, born April 1, 1823, in Louisville Kentucky, died March 26 1913 at his Glenwood home after moving from Brownsville Nebraska forty two years ago. He married Mary Blair in 1863. they had eleven children, three died earlier. Funeral held Friday in Glenwood Cemetery. Glenwood Commercial Club praises Congregational church ladies for aiding cyclone victims by renting Marsh building for a sale and donating goods. A Glenwood overcoat was found on the streets.
The Glenwood High Juniors hosted a banquet for the seniors and teachers in the Congregational church Sunday school room. A toast program featured displays by Juniors including Clara Kinney and Miriam Dunn with music, an address by Mr Nielsen, and a toast to Our School. The menu offered ambrosia, wafers, oysters, chicken patties, creamed potatoes, rolls, olives, salad, cake, ice cream, coffee.
Mr and Mrs Earl Hodges of Mountain Grove Missouri write to friends in Queen Mills greeting. They describe living on Last First Street house 418, enjoying the climate with a mild winter and no hard winds since moving. A recent snowstorm is mostly melted, and they note open doors yards green and early peaches nearly ripe.
The writer praises the abundant fruit and vegetables at last fall's stock show. They express regret over a recent storm but relief that it was not worse and extend heartfelt blessings and prayers to dear friends and relatives.
D. O. Pryor who ran the Cottage hotel for a month has disappeared. He boarded one train and a woman claiming to be Mrs. Pryor arrived on another, saying she had lost him since last November. He posed as a bachelor while in town, and locals urge him to return so one heart can cool.
Davis and Anderson of Pacific Junction report strong results from hog vaccination against cholera. They vaccinate with cholera blood and serum in separate sites, noting some deaths but overall immunity and improved herd health. They urge all hog owners to vaccinate to create districtwide disease freedom.
Pacific Junction shows a road making method using burned gumbo on main streets. The method yields well drained, smooth streets with minimal maintenance, suggesting it could improve the region's country roads at a potentially affordable cost. Railroads already use gumbo ballast successfully.
A house bill proposes a 45000 dollar state serum laboratory in Ames to produce cholera vaccine serum sold to Iowa farmers. Simultaneous hog vaccination is mostly prohibited without written permit from the serum laboratory director, limiting use to well hogs only when exposure risk is known.
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