Look Out for This Graft New Confidence Scheme Near Henderson
Alex Cain, a farmer near Henderson, reports a new graft at Pacific Junction involving a supposed railroad inspector who offers stock inspections for five dollars or eighty five? He is then persuaded to stay silent. Cain confronted the man with a club and the fraudster fled. Authorities warn others traveling with immigrant stock cars to beware similar ploys.
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Alex Cain
Henderson
Tribune
Pacific Junction
Cain
South Dakota
Mills County
Dakota
Police Court Doings in Ebenezer Drewer Case and Local Hearings
Ebenezer Drewer was arrested Sunday on intoxication and paid a fine of 2.85. Mike Cross’s preliminary hearing for threatening to kill is set for Thursday at 1 pm before Squire Day. James Walker, brought from Malvern for a 25 dollar Mayor Whitfield fine, will stay seven days. J W Harris, brother-in-law of Thomas Caley, released on 150 bond after arrest for attempted assault. hearing before Squire Day Friday at 1 pm.
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Ebenezer Drewer
Squire
Mike Cross
Hillsdale
James Walker
Malvern
Whitfield
Walker
Emerson
Thomas Caley
Glewood
J. W. Harris
Neilson Silver Wedding Hosted by Glenwood Couple
About eighty guests attended Mr and Mrs 8 B Neilson for their silver wedding celebration at their northwest Glenwood home last Friday afternoon and evening. The day was springlike with lilacs and flowers filling the house. From 3 to 6 30 p m ladies were served a two course supper, followed by a second gathering with the men included.
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B. Neilson
Glenwood
Neilson
Golden Wedding Hailed for Glenwood Couple
Mr and Mrs Neilson, married in Omaha on May 8 1883 at the Second Presbyterian Church on North 24th street, have lived in Glenwood the past 15 years and are prominent in social circles. Friends hope they reach their golden anniversary together.
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Neilson
Omaha
Second Presbyterian Church
North 24Th Street
Glenwood
Baseball Notes Highlight Weekend Scores and Standouts
The National Indians shut out Malvern 6–0. Red Oak blanks Malvern 4–0. Tabor and Indianola split a 0–0 eleven inning tie that ended for travel. Thane Johnson fanned 12 for Tabor, Spicer five for Indianola. Tabor beat Litney 7–2, Glenwood ward games looming, and Charles Noah shined for Omaha in Denver’s 6–2 win after a rough start.
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Tabor
Indianola
Thane Johnson
Spicer
Explosion rocks Glenwood hotel kitchen injuring cook and helper
At 7 30 Monday morning a large steel range exploded in the Commercial House kitchen in Glenwood. The blast scattered tire and steam, damaging a bed room and dining area. George Vetter and Miss Minnie Meyers narrowly escaped injury as a cement floor contained the fire and steam.
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Glenwood
George Vetter
Miss Minnie Meyers
Fifty Families Quarantined Over Smallpox Near Climax
The smallpox outbreak near Climax in Montgomery County led to about fifty families being quarantined. Most are held to await developments, while others show mild symptoms. A woman believed to have chicken pox reportedly brought the disease to the community after attending church, exposing many residents.
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Climax
Emerson
Montgomery Country
Funeral for Mrs A J Harmer Held Near Glenwood
Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 am at the home seven miles south of Glenwood. Rev Peter Jacobs of Silver City officiated. Burial was in the family plot at Tabor cemetery. Death caused by typhoid fever with intercurrent pneumonia as confirmed by state board of health chemist after blood corpuscles were examined. The illness followed work in the heat during an absence.
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A. J. Harmer
Tribune
Glenwood
Peter Jacobs
Silver City
Tabor
J. M. Donelan
State Board of Health
County Court House Vote Questioned by Tribune Editorial
The County Board discussed asking for a voter decision on building a new court house after receiving postal replies showing majority support. The Tribune defends the board’s prudent, representative actions and urges voters to weigh taxes against benefits, presenting cost estimates of about 75 thousand dollars financed by bonds at 4 percent over 15 years and noting possible variations.
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the Tribune
Court House
Queen Mills
Wind storm and tornado toll across central plains
A severe wind storm with small tornadoes hit the lower Mississippi valley on Sunday, especially Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, eastern Iowa, and Illinois. Oklahoma reports a mile wide by 50 mile long path, with several town buildings destroyed and eight deaths. Congress plans final adjournment on May 23. In Indiana, Guinness farm murder case stalls as 15,000 people visit near La Porte. suspects arrested, but Mrs. Guinness remains elusive and described as alive by some.
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Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Guinness Farm
la Porte
Indiana
Chicago
Guinness
Kate Bender
Glenwood High Dramatics Present The Professors Love Story
Senior and other students at Glenwood High staged The Professors Love Story at the opera house to a large audience. Net proceeds reach about fifty dollars with ticket sales totaling under fourteen dollars and the school plans to buy a seventy dollar encyclopedia. The play features Bernard Gunselley and Fred Dal as lead gardeners with a brash romance involving Nettie Wolf, the professor, and doctor Fred Dean. Other participants include Leverett Seymour Wayne Bogart Eugene Tate Alta Oelberg Mabel Turner Bessie Everenhham and Westella Ostrander.
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Glenwood High School
Opera House
Fred Dean
Nettie Wolf
Bernard Gunselley
Fred Dal
Bernard
Fred
Leverett Seymour
Wayne Bogart
Eugene Tate
Alta Oelberg
Mabel Turner
Bessie Everenhham
Wstella Ostrander
Prairie Fire Destroys Lambert Home in Alberta
J P King reports a prairie fire near Gladys Alberta on April 18 destroying the Lambert couple's house stables and improvements with contents including 50 dollars. Louis Lambert, away at the time, saw flames and escaped by lying prone as the fire passed overhead in a severe loss for Mr and Mrs Lambert.
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J. P. King
Glenwood
Louis Lambert
Gladys
Alberta
Canada
Lambert
Daytime star vision report from Henderson farmer
M F Dilley of Henderson area suffers optic nerve inflammation causing temporary blindness. He describes seeing stars in daylight and sun exposure causing no pain, while at night stars appear as burning balls of fire. The case remains unusual and developing.
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M. F. Dilley
Henderson
Mr. Dilley
Field Meet Tomorrow at Williams Grove North
Glenwood high school will host a field meet tomorrow at Williams Grove north of town with admission ten cents. Southwest Iowa high schools will join at Tabor next Saturday and Glenwood will be represented.
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Glenwood
Williams Grove
Iowa
Tabor
Matrimonial Matters in Silver City Area
Hubert Chambers and Miss Corinne Bartel are to wed on Thursday May 21 at 4 PM at the sister’s home of Miss Bartel, Mrs. Robert McKenzie, seven miles northwest of Silver City. The following day an informal dinner will be held at N. M. Chambers’ home, the bridegroom’s father.
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Hubert Chambers
Corinne Bartel
Bartel
Robert McKenzie
Silver City
N. M. Chambers
Broo
Complete List of Primary Candidates In Mills County
The Tribune prints a full list of all party candidates for the June 2 primary in Mills County. Voting hours are 1 to 8 PM with four ballots for Democratic Republican Prohibition and Socialist parties. The primary is a party election and voters may be classified by party when casting a ballot. Samples will be posted to aid understanding of the new system.
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The
Tribune
Mills County
Glenwood
Iowa
Farmer Bales Alfalfa Direct From Windrow In Kansas
A Kansas farmer writes that he bales alfalfa directly from the windrow to obtain better hay with less waste and no stacking costs. He cuts when dewy or after rain and bails when dry, timing cuts by new leaf growth rather than bloom. Fields are usually 19 to 50 percent flowering at cutting, yielding good results.
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Kansas
Corn Planting in Earnest in Mills County
Mills county farmers work early and late planting corn this week, aided by favorable weather. Recent showers and sun have made soil ideal, with pastures and small grain thriving from the rains and sunshine.
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Mills County
Want Readers Invite Free Classified In Tribune Columns
The Tribune advertises its Want Readers column as a cheap, easy way to publish wants. Each issue carries multiple readers seeking items or services with a broad audience reach. Readers are urged to submit concise notices to reach potential sellers or offers.
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Tribune
For Sale Farm and City Property In Glenwood, Iowa
For sale 120 acre farm with improvements in Center township and a house and lot in Glenwood. Property of the A B Clarkson estate. Inquiries through N S Genung, Referee, Glenwood Iowa.
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Center Township
Algo
City of
Glenwood
A. B. Clarkson
Genung
Iowa
Barnat a Bargain Small Barn for Sale at Agway
A compact notice offers a small barn for sale at Agway in Tr Lae Be. The listing notes bargain pricing but provides limited condition details and no contact information.
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Gale
Condi
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