Cross Petition in Dolph Estate Case Shifts Land Title
Collateral heirs of A T Dolph contest ownership claiming a life interest and a deed to J H Dolph was kept and not recorded until after A H Dolph's death. They seek exclusion of 954 acres from the partition and the case heads to the October term for hearing. Nellia M Sherfey granted divorce from Lonnie Sherfey after cruel treatment. Amanda Wortman asks to receive her Dolph share in land. Martha Salmons v Ivan Salmons verdict favors the plaintiff for care compensation at six dollars weekly for 111 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Durbin
Rachael Davis
Helen Summers
W Harvey Dolph
Howard Dolph
June Dolph
Marthia V. Dolph
A. T. Dolph
Lena G. Dolph
A. H. Dolph
Township
Range
Mills County
J. H. Dolph
John Stone
Lonnie
Iowa
L. Hl. Stivers
Glenwood
Pocatello
Idaho
Edwards
Stivers
Amanda Wortmen
Sena G. Dolph
Worthan
Uet
Martha Salmons
Ivan Salmons
John Salmons
Maypole party and social notes from Malvern
Miss Gladys Smith hosted a Maypole party for M. H. Seniors and Juniors at the home on Wast Hill, with festive decorations and refreshments. A Library Benefit Social hosted by Mrs. George Mellor drew about half a dozen ladies, featuring guessing games and poetry readings. Additional items note visits to Omaha and Alexis, hospital gallstone operation, a Tabor student enjoying the wait for No. 9 train, and a May morning breakfast by Methodist ladies with praise for the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mellor
Mesdames L. R. Comer
J. R. Scott
S. Burrus
J. A. Parsons
P. B. Hendricks
Loren Donner
Wayne
Nebr
Donner
Council Bluffs
Anna Hall
Malvern
Cain v Malvern Cold Storage case jury selected
The jury selection was completed this Thursday morning for the Cain versus Malvern Cold Storage case. Frank Higgins of Malvern was appointed executor of the will of the late John J. Higgins and posted a $250 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Malvern Cold Storage Company
Frank
Higgins
Malvern
John J. Higgins
Ice Wagon Crash Near Post Office Site
On Monday evening about 6 30 the Cogley ice wagon hitched to McCluskey drug store frightened by the driver loading ice in the McCluskey refrigerator. The team dashed east onto the pavement near the post office corner where the coupling broke and the wagon overturned. They ran until near the creek where one horse tangled. No serious damage. wagon to resume service with a new spring water ice wagon coming soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cagley
McCluskey Drug Store
McCluskey
Cogley
Lawn Mowers Sharpened at Canfield & Murphy's Shop
Jason Standiford offers mower sharpening and repairs from Canfield and Murphy's shop. He invites customers to bring all kinds of lawn mowers for service and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canfield & Murphy's Shop
Jason Standiford
Woman Drives Through Fence Near Pacific Junction
Four joy riders two men two women, one learner at the wheel, crashed a Hupmobile into a woven wire and barbed wire fence four miles south of Pacific Junction last Monday. A man suffered a severe facial gash needing about twenty stitches. another man had a minor ear cut. All four drove on after initial care, with the wounded man and owner taking different routes to home. Names could not be learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Junction
Qomaha
R. J. Sellers
Thurman
Mayor Sacks Twenty-Five From Street Car Race
They Contributed Cress Dillagan and Heart Stowe raced cars on Vine street to test speed. Mayor Donelan, walking by, praised the drivers and invited them to his office. He decided the prize should be 25 dollars and trimmings, enriching the town treasury by a half hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cress Dillagan
Heart Stowe
Vine Street
Donelan
Real Estate Transfers in Glenwood Malvern and Oak
Real estate transfers list several parcels: Sarah Gunselley to Arrilla Bennett lot 8 block 74 Glenwood. Lewis Lutter to G W Mulica lots 9 to 101 in Pacific Junction. Ham Greer to Laura A Hogue and Carl R Hogue set sec 16 Oak township. S L Hunter et al to A J Chantry lots 194 to 199 Strahan's addition Malvern. 1500 2400
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Gunselley
Arrilla Bennett
Glenwood
Lewis Lutter
G. W. Mulica
Pacific Junction
Ham Greer
Laura A. Hogue
Carl R. Hogue
Oak Township
S. L. Hunter Et al
A. J. Chantry
Strahan
Malvern
Mills County National Bank balance sheet 1916
Balance sheet of Mills County National Bank shows assets including cash items notes and reserves. It lists capital stock surplus undivided profits and total deposits with demand and time deposits, certified by cashier H A French and notarized May 8 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of Mills
H. A. French
Deller
Allen Promotes Local Control of Road Funds
Senator Joe Allen campaigns for local communities to decide road funding and materials, arguing taxpaying residents should set priorities. The article notas his stance appeals to voters who favor local taxation and decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Allen
Allen
Warmers
Local races and suffrage notes in scattered counties
A man defaulted on a $1,000 bond and is confined in Union county jail. Maxwell is named on the Democratic ticket for county auditor in Page county and another Maxwell is listed for county treasurer in Mills county on the Republican ballot. An editor cautions women workers for suffrage to keep up their efforts as little opposition is shown, while opponents offer little open antagonism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Maxwell
Page County
Mills County
Death notices of Samuel Clayton and Alicea Hall
Samuel Clayton, 84, visiting Lockwood and St Joseph when struck by a train near Lockwood Missouri. Burial planned in Lockwood. funeral details pending. Alicea Hall, Glenwood resident, dies after two week illness. funeral at St John’s Episcopal Glenwood on Friday May 12. obituary to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Clayton
Iris
John
Lockwood
Mr. Clayton
St. Joseph
John Clayton
Claytons
Alicea Hall
Glenwood
Archie Parr
St. John's Episcopal Church
Tribune
Antis Debate Sways Malvern Meeting on Suffrage
Miss Mat of Council Bluffs spoke for forty minutes at the Malvern Commercial Club on June 5 urging men to end the suffrage question. She argued against suffragists and cited California and Nevada laws as cautionary examples, contending the franchise brings more losses than gains for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Mat
Thews
Council Bluffs
Commercial Club
Misa Matthews
Miss Matthews
Nevada
Reno
Nevida
Entertains Past Boarders at Markel Home South of Silver City
Mrs Markel hosted a gathering last Sunday to honor teachers who formerly boarded at the Markel home while attending school. Five former boarders joined present teachers, with others sending regrets from afar. Participants included Miss Margaret McWerren Glenwood Miss Stella Poulson Iona Dearderff Mona Graham Malvern and Mrs Bessie Market Stonebraker Henderson with her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markel
Silver City
Margaret McWerren
Glenwood
Stella Poulson
Iona Dearderff
Mona Graham
Malvern
Bessie Market Stonebraker
Henderson
Abscess Removed From Lung of Malvern Boy
Donald Laird son of Dr and Mrs J O Laird of Malvern was diagnosed with a lung abscess after two weeks of pneumonia. On Monday Dr Davis of Omaha with Dr Parsons of Malvern operated to remove the abscess. The boy has rallied and shows new hope for recovery. Diagnosis by Dr Merritt at Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Laird
J. O. Laird
Malvern
Davis
Omaha
Parsons
Merritt
Bluffs
Botna River Drainage Petition Aims to Straighten Six Miles
A circulated petition seeks to establish a Botna river drainage district from J. D. Robbins ranch to near the Trank Robbins farm, about six miles of ditching. Survey by Seth Dean prompted county board action, with plans to straighten a key river section long discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botna
J. D. Robbins
Blue Grass
Seth Dean
Emerson social notes distant travels and visits
Mrs. George Geopfarth and daughter Marian Jean return from Red Oak and Elliott. Miss Lulu Cross hosts Kensington gathering with sewing and visiting. Mr. Graham returns to Council Bluffs. plan a California visit with daughter Charlotte. Various locals attend events, trips, and family visits in Emerson and nearby towns. Mollie Gill burial. many short trips to Omaha, Lincoln, Carson, and Buffalo Wyoming hinted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Geopfarth
Marian Jean
Red Oak
Elliott
J. Q. Graham
Council Bluffs
Charlotte
California
Miss Mullen
Corning
Arthur McClain
Lincoln
Beeson
Clarence Whitney
Montana
Wyoming
Buffalo
Wyo
Mollie Gill
Emerson Cemetery
Omaha
Emerson
MacCartney
Sam Davis
E. T. Rounds
Ed Kirdsall
Ted
Goldie Salmons
Laura Mer Dowell
Amma Weed
Ruth White
Carson
Frank Shook
North Grove Cemetery
Russell
Villisca
George Clutes
Mabel Sandiland
Grace Ewing
Lansing
Mich
Iowa City
M. L. Ryans
Springfield
Frank Evans
Box Social at Wrights School House Draws Small Crowd
A box social at Wrights school house last Friday night raised about $3. Pacific Junction sent a few hover items and the depot head operator bid four plunks for a box, while the manual training teacher bought one for ske plunks. The tall gentleman called Slats paid nothing learned. the clerk didn’t attend, busy courting, and rumors say little about the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Pacific Junction
Hoxey
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Alexis
Floyd Bacon
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A. Cinline
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Ethel Martin
David Martin
Tabor Frow
Henwood
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Los Angeles
Cal
David Kilpatrick
John Beckwith
Green Bay
Mills County Nat'l Bank
Mills County National Bank
Tow
Trsources
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Benkers
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Nickuly
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el- Cuno
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LIA
H. A. Prench
E. R. Herrick
O. HW. Cheyney
H. Cheystathke
Wey
Otitl
J. P. Nye
Shenandoah
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Maude Cutter
Justice Cheney
Arthur Nye
Mary Healy
Father McGinniss
Streator
Ill
Nye
Julia
Lucy
Floyd Weaver
Colin
South Dakota
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F. Wischer
Tabor
Fischer
Sheridan
Ile
LeMars
Lowe
Kenyon
Cummins
Jamison
N. V. Luce
Hamburg
Marshall County
Creston
S. S. Association
K. of P
Alice Hall
Lulu Cross
Irene
Kensington
Miss Cross
Shannon
Rich Till
Mark
Macedonia
Clarence
Jerry Clemmer
Rising City
Neb
Clemmers
Lindsay Coons
Ray Coons
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