Wealth of Queen Mills assesses in Mills county
Assessors report on Mills county properties led by Walter Shepard in Center and Claude Deupree in another township. Personal property totals vary with increases in moneys and credits and new buildings while Malvern shows a sizable drop, and Silver City records gains across all lines of property. John Pullman reports Silver City growth, with total personal property at 155,436 and commerce sectors rising.
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Walter
Shepard Regi
Claude J. Deupree
Sherman Jones
Malvern
J.S. Miller
First National
Malvern National
John Pullman
Silver City
Silver City State Bank
Roosevelt Hog Sows Record Five Sows Raise Pigs
Walter Donner of Malvern reports a Roosevelt hog family milestone with Chester white sows. A sow reared 16 live pigs, two died as she struggled to care for them all, after earlier litters of a dozen pigs each.
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Walter Donner
Malvern
Roosevelt
Chester White
Advertising Proves Worth in Knoxville Store Growth
The Chariton Herald notes James Cotter, Knoxville grocer, built a vast business through advertising. He uses page, half page and quarter page ads and faced initial doubt from peers who questioned large ads. His store profits have expanded as ads grew.
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Chariton Herald
Knoxville
James Cotter
Advertisers draw crowds as Knoxville dentists join full page ads
A Knoxville dentist uses half page and full page ads to attract patients, prompting other dentists to accuse him of unprofessionalism. He has hired a second dentist to help with the demand, and both practices remain fully booked. Page ads cost about $18 weekly, and Cotter believes the large ads pay off handsomely.
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Knoxville
Cotter
Fruit Injured Little By Cold Week Weather
The past week was cold and cloudy with temperatures near freezing on four nights. Apple and fruit claims show little harm overall, though some tender varieties may have suffered slight damage in certain localities. Mills County could still see its best ever fruit yield if favorable conditions hold. Snow and severe winds nationwide worsen fruit and vegetation damage, with the cold wave spreading from west to east reaching Kentucky yesterday.
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Andrew Schappel
Mills County
Kentucky
Clarence Jones Goes West to Join Furniture Firm
Clarence Jones son of Glenwood mail agent George W. Jones leaves for Los Angeles to join Wilson Hanson furniture as a traveling salesman. Gerard Hanson earlier moved to LA to run furniture production. the firm now employs over 25 and was incorporated April 1 with 30000 capital. Tribune predicts a bright career for the enterprising young man.
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Clarence Jones
George W. Jones
Glenwood
Horace Greeley
Los Angeles
Wilson- Hanson Furniture Company
Gerard Hanson
Manson
Clarence
Omaha
Ile
the Tribune
Doings of the Death Angel in Mills County
George Thiel longtime Mills county settler died Tuesday night at Malvern at his daughter Mrs Henry Boyer home. Funeral services were held Wednesday and he was buried beside his wife in Newman Grove Nebraska. Born in Germany in 1828 he came to Mills county in 1866 and recently returned from Nebraska. Survived by five children including Mary McFarland Wendell Thiel G N Thiel Theresa Boyer and Emery Thiel. Also reported death of Wm Clark infant daughter died south of Glenwood Lyons township.
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George Thiel
Mills County
Deer Creek
Strahan
Malvern
Henry Boyer
Newman Grove
Neb
Germany
Nebraska
Mary McFarland
W. Thiel
Wendell
Minn
G. N. Thiel
Portland
Oregon
Theresa Boyer
Emery Thiel
Campbell
Wm. Clark
Glenwood
Lyons Township
The South Is Going Dry in Song and Satire
An ironic verse from the Chicago Post ridicules Southern temperance trends. It lampoons governors, generals, and social rituals as moonshine fades, mint pays homage to prohibition, and the South braces for water wagon patrols as idle revelry ends.
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Chicago Post
Milwaukee
Tennessee
Missouri
Mint
Southland
Huge Monsters Once Inhabited These Regions
Gladwin resident Mr. Gladwin unearthed a large prehistoric tooth in the Waubonsie hills south of Glenwood. The two thirds of a six pronged tooth, about 4 by 2.4 inches crown and six inches long, weighed nearly two pounds, suggesting a massive meat eating creature perhaps 100 feet long. He sent the tooth to Town City for state geologists to study.
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Gladwin
Glenwood
Waubonsie Hills
Tribune
Waubousie
How Small Pox Spreads Abroad Danger on Trains
An Emerson Chronicle warning on traveling contagion. John McLaughlin and his sister Eliza Gillis arrived after he suffered stomach trouble later identified as smallpox. Mrs Gillis contracted the disease soon after, prompting immediate quarantine and raising fears the town was exposed. McLaughlin was recovering from an attack and its contagious stage made arrival risky, though late arrival limited contact.
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Emerson Chronicle
John McLaughlin
Eliza Gillis
Emerson
Fred
McLaughlin
Missouri
Ile
Tabor News Highlights Local Socials and Appointments
Mrs Anna Ivory spent Sunday with friends in Cornell Bluffs. Rev E W Cole of Hutchinson, Kansas, accepts a pastorate in Huntington, Indiana. College seniors get a May 5 reception at President Hillis. H W Clark to lead land seekers to Redlands Colorado next Tuesday. Prof George A Brown declines reelect as Tabor field secretary, to remain Shenandoah high principal. Newton Roberts returns to Montpelier Idaho after visits. Mrs H R Dalevan returns from Omaha, son Nelson improving after appendectomy. Junior class hosts seniors at Frances Grass home. Tabor Y WCA serves May morning breakfast to public May ?. Susan Barbour and daughter Mary visit from Pacific City. Rev C F Smith and family visit Long Pine. Middle academy banquet honors seniors at Flood home North Tabor. Mr and Mrs McClelland return from Omaha. wf Greenwood and Ed Hunter "aye zea ty 8
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Anna Ivory
Cornell Bluffs
E W Cole
Hutchinson
Kas
Huntington
Ind
Hillis
H W Clark
Redlands
Colo
George A Brown
Tabor College
Shenandoah High School
Newton Roberts
Montpelier
Idaho
Thurman
H R Dalevan
Omaha
Nelson
Wise Hospital
Susan Barbour
Mary
Pacific City
Tabor
C F Smith
Long Pine
Neb
North Tabor
McClelland
Wf Greenwood
Ed Hunter
Aye Zea Ty
Educators Appointments and Property Notes Across Regions
Oak improvements on Mr Green wood's land noted. Mr and Mrs Dwight Colby move to Council Bluffs. Miss Tiermie Howard elected piano and voice teacher at Sheldon collegiate institute. Senior college students to teach next year. Royal Barns to teach in Dell Rapids S Dak replacing Blanche Stevens who returns home to Shenandoah. Miss Catherine Hanley to Neligh Neb and Miss Tess Tour elette to Tabor schools.
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Tess Tourelette
Tabor
Operator Maloney Released in Burlington Depot Robbery Case
Alfred Maloney night operator at Malvern was released Thursday after a Glenwood jail hold for the Burlington depot robbery early last Tuesday. A hearing before Justice Day was dropped by officials amid peculiar circumstances. Detectives noted $30 on his person, claimed as prior wages, while fellow operators question the arrest.
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Alfred Maloney
Malvern
Glenwood
Burlington
Maloney
Strawbridge
District Court Notes Judge Thornell Sentences Higley
Judge Thornell sentenced Henry Higley to 0 days in jail after an indictment for burglarizing a car at Pacific Junction. The offense is penitentiary in theory, but mental condition led to a light sentence. Sadie versus Henry Bergantzer is a divorce action filed recently, claiming brutality since 1904 when married at Red Oak and later residing in Malvern. The wife seeks custody of their child and $25 alimony. H A Quinn Lumber Co sues Joseph Scanlan of Hastings for 419.75 for materials purchased at various times.
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Thornell
Henry Higley
Pacific Junction
Sadie
Henry Bergantzer
Red Oak
Malvern
H. A. Quinn Lumber Company
Joseph Scanlan
Hastings
Marriage license issued and couple wed in Malvern
Clerk Davis issued a marriage license at Glenwood to M. J. Riaski and Miss Lillian Droge both of Council Bluffs. Their ages were listed as 5 and 23. They traveled to Malvern on No. 4 and were married returning to Council Bluffs on No. 3.
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Clerk Davis
Glenwood
M. J. Riaski
Lillian Droge
Council Bluffs
Malvern
Ten Wolf Cub Bounty Record At Missouri Auditor Office
Walter Byers a professional trapper arrived at the auditor's office west of Pacific with ten wolf cubs all from one family. He received a bounty of 20 dollars. Auditor Rgan notes this is the largest litter he has paid a bounty on to date.
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Walter Byers
Missouri River
Pacific Faction
Rgan
New Railroad Project Shaped by Rock Port Business Group
A group of Rock Port businessmen held a school house meeting east of Hamburg last week to promote the Rock Port and Shenandoah railroad. They were joined by a St. Joseph railroad man believed connected with the Wabash.
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Rock Port
Hamburg
Rock Port & Shenandoah
St. Joseph
Mrs Rogers Saw Fleet at San Diego
Mrs Rogers writes from San Diego about viewing the Atlantic fleet with M W Rogers, describing the crowds, races, and carnival, and noting the sailors’ discipline and beauty of the naval display. She reflects on war’s allure and laments conflict, while recalling a rough sea voyage and her companion Zoa’s seasickness. The letter ends with Tribune Mills County news notes.
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M. W. Rogers
the Tribune
California
San Diego
Ringling
Uncle Sam
Zoa
U. S
Colorado
Iere
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Agan
Glenwood City
Deer Creek Township
Center Township
Glenwood Township
Sliver Creek Township
Malvern City
The
Lina
Frances
Tabor Ywca
Operator Maloney
Riaski
Droge
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