Night watchwoman narrowly escapes death at Glenwood
Anna L. Cairns, night watch at the Institution's custodial building, was almost run down by westbound No. 11 near the depot. Engineer Davis braked in time and a heroic fireman pulled her from the track. She suffered bruises and nervous shock but survived. she planned to join her children in St. Louis after the school term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna L. Cairns
Institution
Glenwood
No. 11
Due & Glenwood
Davis
Memorial Day Observance Plans in Glenwood GA Post
The Glenwood G A R Post set Memorial Day events for May 30 with services at the Methodist church May 26 led by Pastor Ward. Decoration Day address at the cemetery by Rev J O Staples, followed by an afternoon program in the court house park or court room if rain, featuring General Stone, Judge Lewis, County Attorney Starbuck, and B Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood G. A. R. Post
Methodist Church
Pastor Ward
J. O. Staples
Court House Park
General Stone
Lewis
Starbuck
B. Dean
Iowa Board Urges Strict Quarantine For Meningitis
The Iowa board of health acts to curb cerebro spinal meningitis as outbreaks grow across towns. Affected families include Sam Evans near Pacific Junction with one child dead and two others ill, and the Shenafield family in Malvern also reporting a death. The board calls for fourfold quarantine, no public funerals, and thorough fumigation, noting the disease spread from Missouri with several Iowa deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Board of Health
Sam Evans
Pacific Junction
Shenafield
Malvern
Iowa
Missouri
Should Have Worn it Sooner Colonels Hat Sparked Spring Day
Col Frank Jackson, Glenwood insurance man and retired coon hunter, appeared from the Commercial House yesterday morning wearing a bow straw hat. A fine spring day followed, and residents joked he is to blame for the backward season, insisting he should have worn the hat sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Frank Jackson
Glenwood
Coon Hunter
Commercial House
Emerson couple wed in quiet Red Oak ceremony
Walter W. Letz and Miss Merle Rhoads of Emerson married Monday afternoon at the Red Oak Methodist parsonage with Rev. McDade officiating. They honeymooned, then hosted 18 guests for a veranda party and exchanged congratulations Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Letz
Merle Rhoads
Emerson
Red Oak
McDade
Rhoads
Tinley and Clark Alter Plans in Glenwood Horse Trade
Messers Tinley and Clark, noted Council Bluffs capitalists and loan agents, finish business in Glenwood then walk to Pacific Junction to catch a 5:15 northbound train. A Tribune timetable error leads them to assume a later departure, guiding them to return on No 14 to Glenwood and then No 1d at 9:35. They reportedly resume a horse trade with Al Marshall upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messers. Tinley & Clark
Council Bluffs
Glenwood
Pacifico Junction
McCartney
Mac
al Marshall
Stormy weather reaches Oklahoma and Texas panhandles
Newton Edwards of Glenwood reports a letter from relatives in Oklahoma describing a sleet and snow storm that struck the panhandle districts of both states last Monday. The note notes that snow storms are not surprising in Texas this time of year, given Iowa’s weather patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Edwards
Glenwood
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Iowa
Local notices and moves around Lake Okoboji and Nebraska
EMERSON Mr and Mrs M L Evans visit Lake Okoboji to oversee their summer cottage remodeling. TBlshu Cheney traveled to Davis City Nebraska to settle his father’s estate. The high school class sermon will be given by Rog Maine of the Methodist church next Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Mrs Norallis moves into the Douglass corner building with millinery stock. Guy McCartney sells his Griswold restaurant and now runs a bowling alley there. He visited his parents last week. Mrs WS Douglass visits her son Hol Stove in Cornell Bluffs while Mr Douglass tends his farm near Central City Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M L Evans
Lake Okoboji
Tblshu Cheney
Davis City
Neb
Presbyterian Church
Rog Maine
Methodist Church
Norallis
Douglass Corner
Guy McCartney
Griswold
WS Douglass
Hol Stove
Cornell Bluffs
Douglass
Central City
Remarkable Cloudy Spell Records Likely Broken
Mills County weather observer H B H McCartney notes an exceptional run of cloudy days over the last five months. Of 151 days from December to April, only 34 were entirely clear, 62 cloudy, and 66 part cloudy, with January the cloudiest. April averages colder than March, and March shows wider temperature swings than April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BH. McCartney
Pacific Junction
Mills County
Joking Coin Banker Shoots Chickens Then Pays Fine
The Shenandoah Sentinel reports Fred Schick, the Coin banker, fired at chickens that annoyed him Monday. He overlooked a city ordinance forbidding shooting in Coin precincts, was arrested by the owner of the chickens, and promptly paid a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Shenandoah Sentinel
Fred Schick
Coin
Schick
Malvern and area notes from local schools and visits
George Masters elected to a school position in Silver City. Mr and Mrs JEF Skadan return home from a winter trip to Oregon. Mrs A J Wearin leaves for Mudclavia springs Indiana for treatment. Mr and Mrs Allen Smith visit friends in Randolph with daughter Mrs G T White. Indian arrow head found on Mrs A Bi Eline farm south of town. Pastor Rey Kiser was playfully pounded by parishioners Tuesday night. Mrs Farnham ill with pneumonia and high fever since Sunday. Mrs Parnhad's daughter recovers from blood poisoning in eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Masters
Silver City
J EF &Skadan
Oregon
A J Wearin
Thesday
Mudclavia Springs
Indiana
Allen Smith
G T White
Randolph
A Bi Eline
Rey Kiser
Farnham
Parnhad
BASE BALL MATTERS DY Institution Nine Beats Glenwood Merchants
Dy Mogridge's Institution ball nine nearly shut out Glenwood Merchants, losing 6 to 1. Four runs in the fourth inning spurred the victors, while Glenwood showed a promising, speedy lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogridge
Institution
Glenwood Merchants
Glenwood
Prize Fight Planned on Seitzer’s Island Near Mills County
An advertised 21 round prize fight between Kid Farmer of Chicago and Jimmy Gardner of Massachusetts is planned for next Sunday on Seitzer’s Island in the Missouri river opposite Lake Manawa. A previous attempt was halted by authorities, and Mills County Sheriff Linville was misreported as involved. Jurisdiction is disputed as the island lies opposite Pottawattamie County. promoters claim Iowa and Nebraska have no authority to stop the event and that the amphitheatre can accommodate thousands for a summer series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Mills County
Tts
Seitzer
Pottawattamie
Kid Farmer
Chicago
Jimmy Gardner
Massachusetts
Iowa
Nebraska
West Oak News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
West Oak notices reveal Mrs Shanks plans wallpapering this week while Gorn is planting. Mrs Timmiermann’s daughter sick, Mrs Nugene Coleman visits from California. Miss Misse Icing returns to Northwestern College at Cornell Bhuts after visiting West Oak. A Albee visits from Glenwood to see his sister Mrs Allely on the Dayis uce, who is ill but improving. William Krecklow seeds over 100 acres to grass, plans sheep venture with 100 plus lambs. Mr and Mrs Bo Dick add a new perch on Pony Creek residence. Nellie Rimmel suffers a severe bout, Mrs John Rist visits Pony Creek mother Mrs Thomas Doran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NW Shanks
Timmiermann
Nugene Coleman
California
Misse Icing
Northwestern College
Cornell Bhuts
West Oak
Tixpressman
William Krecklow
Bo Dick
Pony Creek
Nellie Rimmel
John Rist
Thomas Doran
Record of a large crop and a quirky courthouse note
A strange observer might think courthouse youths read yellow literature as the ground near the courthouse blooms with dense dandelions. The piece notes the biggest crop yet, with Recorder Rhoads counting 9,999 before tiring and quitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Doings of the Death Angel
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Roy Alley on the George Davies farm north of Glewood died after ten days. Funeral was held at ten o clock Wednesday, burial in West Liberty cemetery. Mrs George Hall of North Tabor died Sunday from dropsy at 63, mother of ten. Funeral at home Wednesday 10:30 conducted by Rev W Ferner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Alley
George Davies
Glewood
George Hall
North Tabor
Abent
Pennsylvania
Tabor
Cloid Hall
Bank of Tabor
V.w. Ferner
The
Congrestional Church
Name change sought for Balfour station to ease confusion
The station between Glenwood and Malvern should be renamed to prevent travelers and trainmen from confusing Balfour with Malvern. Passengers often mistake one for the other, paying extra or missing trains. conductors once heard Malvern instead of Balfour while collecting fares, causing inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour
Glenwood
Malvern
Farmer’s road weed killer seeds grass mix directions
A Minnesota farmer recommends a simple roadside weed control method using 20 cents worth of white clover seed and 10 cents worth blue grass seed mixed and sown along both sides of the land boundary. He claims the mixture will spread and kill weeds, with 50 cents sowing a mile of highway and similar results for city lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Ots
Records Clerk Davis Rebinds Court Index Books in Omaha
Davis, a records clerk of courts, traveled to Omaha midweek to rebound four of his office's index books. The volumes, heavily used, had dilapidated covers and were at risk, prompting the careful transport of the valuable records to prevent damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Omaha
Local Notes and Society Headlines from Creston Area
Mrs M Ws Noe of Creston visits her sons in Red Oak. Pogue family attended Sunday prayers at the C l Irwin home. Will Viner hosted a Masonic lodge outing to Oakland with Dr Craig MC Turner TD Phillipps Geo Liser. Prof Wipple elected Prescott schools principal set to lead Lustings district. Methodist Sunday school pinks prepare supper for blues winners in membership contest. Mrs Bud Smith ill at Carlson hospitalized. her father Jay Phillipps travels from Garson to aid her. Tribune offered for job work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Ws Noe
Crestan
Pogue
Red Oak
C l Irwin
Will Viner
Oakland
Masonic Lodge
Dr Craig
MC Turner
TD Phillipps
Geo Liser
Wipple of Lustings
Prescott
Methodist
Bud Smith
Carlson
Jay Phillipps
Garson
Tin Cans Used in New Glenwood Institution Floors
Modern science finds new use for old tin cans in Glenwood Institution construction. Perforated cans form reinforced concrete floors with half inch steel rods woven in, supporting fireproofing and wiring. False floor precedes concrete, then removed before maple flooring is added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Institution
First Suicide in Farragut Claims Young Girl
Miss Lida Golden took a large dose of strychnine and died within forty minutes in Farragut Monday morning. She poured part of the unlabeled bottle into her hand then into her mouth in the presence of Miss Fannie Hastings at whose home she stayed. Hastings alerted neighbors and Dr. Sykes, but efforts to save her failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut
Lida Golden
Fannie Hastings
Pigs Suffer From Cold Weather Hit on Farm Crops
Farmers report spring piglets died from extreme cold and others showed stunted growth in early gardens and fruits. The cold season also affected crop progress and yields across operations.
Real estate transfers scattered across towns and parcels
A jumble of land transfers records shows Gaston and Barter among multiple buyers and sellers. Entries list parcels in see 27, Lyods, Emerson, Malvern, Platteville, Academy Addition, Glenwood, and St Mary with prices from 250 to 9,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston
L Gaston
Rawwles
Dressler
H Krnse
Silver Citys
Roath
J W Roath
Mmerson
Baird
WJ Wilson
Mulvarn
Kellogg
Lyons
S & Harold
O Viner
Academy
MALVO
Cheyney
G T Retelsdorf
Glenwouod
Pierce
J P ‘Walbott
St Mary
P Talbot
Sec
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Mrs. Cairns
Cupid
Letz-Rhoads
Laparra
Marie Shanafelt
Tabor College
Monsieur Raoul Laparra
Paris
France
Farnam
Base Ball
Merchants Position Institution
Rager
Ballance Halter
Hamilton Schroder
Avyeeee Eline
Waterman
Shumuaker Osterholm
Benson Parker Beweerene
Stevenson Donelan
Murphy
Allbes
Infant Alley
Henderson
Tribune
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