Commencement Time at Hand in Mills County Schools
Mills county high schools Emerson Hastings and Hillsdale hold graduation events this week with Emerson’s class of nine, Hastings’ four girls and one boy, and Hillsdale’s ceremony featuring Supt. W. M. Moore. Alumni banquets, music, and varied programs mark the shows as 11th graders prepare for 12th grade in Silver City, which closes without a graduating class this year.
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Mills County
Emerson
Hastings
Hillsdale
Hastings High School
Methodist Church
Jeanette McDonough
Leila van Arsdale
Ada Scanlan
Madge Wilson
Wilbur Gaylara
Tribune
May Whitney Farnham
Louella, Priest
Claude and
Carl Wilson
Ray Pierson
W. M. Moore
Silver City Schovuls
Della Hammonds
Barbara Agag
Mae Swarts
Mable Swarts
Quazel Moore
Maude Plumer
Clark
Reeve
Revered Vermont minister visits Glenwood during Garrett Institute sesquicentennial
A venerable Vermonter, Rev Dr A L Cooper of Randolph aged 82, arrived in Glenwood with his daughter Mrs GC Ward for a short visit. He attends the Garrett Biblical Institute semi centennial at Evanston near Chicago, where he graduated 47 years ago as part of the second class. Cooper and Rev James W Waugh, India's long time missionary, are the two oldest Garrett graduates. He has preached 55 years in the Vermont conference and delivered an earnest gospel sermon at the Glenwood Methodist church.
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A. L. Cooper
Randolph
Vermont
Glenwood
GC. M. Ward
Jte
Dr. Cooper
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Chicago
James W. Waugh
India
Garrett
Cooper
Green Mountain
Glenwood Methodist Church
Lilac Day Honors Mrs Anshute at Shenandoah Schools
The Shenandoah World notes Lilac Day events in schools and at the college. Mrs. Brank Anshute provided bouquets from her lilac bush to all schools and the college, a yearly gesture appreciated by students and staff.
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Genwood
Brank Anshute
New Kind of a Drag Used on Corning Roads
In Corning eighteen Humbert road drags were built over a week for use on town approaches. The Humbert drag, similar to the King drag, is praised as superior by readers of the Corning Free Press. Constructed from heavy oak, the main board is nine feet long with no iron on the bottom. a five foot angled board sits above, with an old sickle bar or iron at the base. An anchor at the rear, made from a cultivator shovel or similar piece, extends about two inches below the plank.
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Corning
Fruit man Defends Peach and Apple Crop in Letter
J M St John mails sample buds of peach apple cherry and strawberry to the Tribune to prove frost did not damage his trees. He corrects a prior statement and asserts his crop is not hurt while sending samples for verification. Dr J M Donelan sends a souvenir card from Stratford on Avon to ex editor N C Wield now in England and describes Shakespearean sightings and a Texas land venture.
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J. M. St. John
the Tribune
J. M. Donelan
N. C. Wield
Merry Old England
Texas
Stratford-on-Avon
J. M
Shakespeare
London
Hillsdale School Plans May 17 Church Entertainment
Hillsdale Public Schools announce an 8 o clock Thursday evening program at M. E. church with 25 cent admission to fund the organ. The lineup includes songs, recitations, dialogues and solos by students such as Marjorie Buffington, Ray Wederquist, Opal Anderson, Lottie Plumb, Dixie Barnard and others, concluding with a song by the school and a listing of local places.
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Hillsdale Public
M. EB
Organ Fund
Sehootl
Marjoria Buffington
Ray Wederquist
Opal Anderson
Rosebud
Flossy Clark
Blue Bell
Ernest Zimmers
Leonora Patterson
the Windmill—School
Raymond Kelley
Topsy
Lottie Plumb
Helen Clark
Forrest Boyd
Prances Sharpe Lecitations
Leonard Fatterson
N Five Arts
Majorie Sharpe
Grandma
Dixie Barnard
Herbert ‘Blue
Bad Wind Storm Hits Mills County Area
A strong wind storm swept the west edge of Mills County yesterday afternoon around 8 30. Several windmills toppled and unsubstantial sheds and outhouses were demolished while some locals hurried home before the rain. A locust tree fell near Glenwood's Third Ward school and a door front window was blown in at Claude Deupree's house. Lightning struck a Pacific Junction dwelling earlier and Lake Manawa saw high waves with boats damaged. The day’s sultry atmosphere signaled the storm, prompting readers to be wary as May and June threats loom.
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Mills County
Third Ward
Glenwood
Claude Deupree
Missouri
Pacific Junction
Lake Manawa
Caught in Cupid's Coils Wim H Rodman Weds Linna Bell Gitchell
Wim H Rodman of Tabor and Linna Bell Gitchell of Shenandoah wed Saturday at Tabor with Rev Peter Jacobs officiating. Rodman, a retired Mills county farmer, will install his bride in a new North Tabor home. Gitchell is daughter of the late A J Van Eaton, former Lyons township resident. Groom 51 bride 38. Tribune extends best wishes. Justice F G Day wed Wm H Carmack and Katherine M Monroe at a fashionable hour of high noon, both of South Omaha.
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Wim. H. Rodman
Tabor
Linna Bell Gitchell
Shenandoa
Peter Jacobs
Mills County
North Tabor
Gitchell
A. J. van Eaton
Lyons Township
Tribune
FG. Day
Wm. H. Carmack
Katherine M. Monroe
South
Omaha
Envelopes Rush to San Francisco Train Shipment
Two and a half million stamped envelopes were sent to San Francisco to aid revival of business in the stricken city. The shipment arrived from Hartford, Conn, and was attached to Burlington No. 13 on Saturday night.
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Burlington
Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Wartford
Conn
Prohibition State Convention Set for Des Moines May 22 23
The Prohibition state convention will be held in Des Moines Tuesday and Wednesday next week May 22 and 23 with attendance expected to surpass recent years. Dr B L Eaton former pastor of Des Moines First Methodist church will attend and L B Catlin of Fort Dodge is expected to seek the governorship.
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Des Moines
B. L. Eaton
First Methodist Church of
L. 8. Catlin
Fort Dodge
Survivor's Odd Recollection of Earthquake Fury
A Mills County survivor of the San Francisco quake writes of being shocked by Iowa blizzards and Kansas cyclones. He recalls storms at sea and a hurricane deck experience aboard a Mexican mustang, claiming nothing matched the earthquake's motion.
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Mills County
San Francisco
Kansas
Buds Cigar Shop Ad Promises Fine Havana Blends
The Buds Cigar Shop advertises blends of Havana tobaccos with aroma and the delicate manliness found in Buds cigars. Address to inquire at Julius Pepperberg in Plattsmouth Nebraska for pricing information.
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Havana
Julius Pepperberg
Plattsmouth
Neb
Corn Planted Up To Mills County With Little Frost Damage
Mills County farmers report near universal corn planting aided by two weeks of favorable weather. Most have finished, with ideal soil work and rising growth from recent showers. Director Sage notes varying frost damage, greatest in truck fields along the Mississippi valley, while central and northern orchards largely escaped harm. overall Iowa fruit prospects remain fairly good.
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Mills County
Sage
Crop Bureau
Des Moines
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Death of 17 year old Leonard White at Glenwood
Leonard Otis White died Saturday afternoon after a three month illness from tuberculosis of the kidneys and spleen. He was the 17 year old son of Marion White who resided four miles north of Glenwood. Funeral services were Sunday at 11 o'clock at the West Oak Friends church with Rev. Joseph Stile officiating.
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Leonard Otis White
Marion White
Glenwood
West Oak Friends Church
Joseph Stile
Rockefeller's Father Dead in Freeport Mystery
Dr William Livingston reportedly died last Saturday in Freeport triggering rumors he was the elder Rockefeller. Ida Tarbell notes striking similarities between the Freeport physician and John D Rockefeller's father, prompting locals to doubt parentage.
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William Livingston
Willian A. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Freeport
Ida M. Tarbell
McClure
Livingstons
Livingston
Rockefeller
Tiling Machinery to Expand Red Oak Brick Plant
Frank Weatherhead plans to enlarge his brick making operation in Red Oak by installing tiling machinery at a cost of $2,000. Red Oak already hosts two tile makers as Mills County anticipates increased tiling demand due to reclaiming wet lands.
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Frank Weatherhead
Red Oak
Mills County
Cousin Killed in Earthquake News Reaches Glenwood
Justice I Day of Glenwood receives word of the death of his cousin Herbert B Ashcroft in the San Francisco earthquake. Ashcroft, a traveling salesman for an olestris supply house, was staying with his wife at a boarding house that was wrecked by the quake.
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Justice I
G. Day of
Glenwood
San Francisco
Herbert B. Ashcroft
Tabor High Defeats Red Oak In Saturday Baseball
The Tabor high school team defeated the Red Oak lads in Tabor by a score of 4 to 0. Malvern high school lost at Plattsmouth on Saturday, 13 to 11, in a separate game.
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Tabor
Red Oak Lads
Malvern High School
Plattsmouth
Referee Sells Malvern Farm and Lots to Settle Estate
Referee CG W Rathke of Glenwood Iowa orders the sale of the Pannis McNilien farm a mile and a half north of Mal Vern and several Malvern Iowa lots to settle the estate. The 120 acre farm and specified parcels in blocks L and 49 will be sold at once.
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Pannis McNilien
Mal Vern
Malvern
Towa
CG. W. Rathke
Glenwood
Lowa
Market day at Glenwood inspires colorful verse
Bro Graham of Malvern lowan visits Glenwood for its first market day of the season. A lively crowd fills the square around the courthouse with a diverse display of goods on the hitch rack and improvised platform. A Viking-like auctioneer, Col Stroud, presides as democratic crowds mingle among vendors and shoppers.
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Graham
Malvern Lowan
Glenwood
Col. Stroud
Mrs Scott Wins First In Mail Chess Series
Tr and Mrs J R Scott of Malvern belong to an Iowa chess players association. They have competed by mail since last October. The first bout is finished with Mrs Scott winning three straight games. Two more bouts remain. Plays are sent and received by postal card with three days allowed for each move.
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J. R. Scott
Malvern
Iowa Association of Chess Players
Scott
Slight Change in Wabash Timetable Hits Mills County
The early-morning northbound Slight Change on Wabash No 1 now runs seven minutes earlier through Mills County. It now shows 7 2 at Malvern instead of 7 30. The train will stop at Silver City and Mineola on Sundays in place of the weekday only local passenger.
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Mills County
Malvern
Silver City
Mineola
Tribune quotes mix up insult in Glenwood dispute
The Tribune and Towan note a misquote in Editor Graham’s Glenwood opinion, claiming the word imbecile was printed instead as inebriate and later as inebegates. Apology issued, with remarks amid local reactions.
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Graham
Glenwood
The
Tribune
Towan
Sunday Revival Sparks Democratic Gains in City Elections
The Red Oak Sun reports that Evangelist Billy Sunday’s revival meetings correlate with notable Democratic gains in city elections across multiple towns. TheResult suggests a broader political impact tied to the religious campaigns and public morale.
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Red Oak Sun
Billy Sunday
Shenandoah sidewalk gains and local notices
A Burlington division foreman salary increases by 2.5 monthly. Greenfield approves a 10000 stock creamery with 25 shares. The Q orders 63 locomotives for freight on the main Chicago to Omaha line. Hamburg sees a slapping case. a fine is imposed. Potawatomi county reports 10000 gophers killed since April 1. Guthrie Center rejects 85000 Carnegie library funds for site and upkeep. Atlantic drunkenness arrests fall after salons close. four arrests in April this year versus nine last year. A boy named Lewis Million, 11, fallen on steps near Hamburg, loses a leg in an accident. he lives in Langdon Missouri.
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Shenandoah
Burlington
Greenfield
Chicago
Omaha
Hamburg
Board of Supervisors
Pottawattamie
Guthrie Center
Andrew Carnegie
Atantic
Glenwood High field meet yields records and 13 entrants to next meet
Glenwood High School held its annual field meet and picnic at Marshal Williams grove with ideal weather and a large crowd. Collier Bullington won the grand prize with 33 points, Leon DeBrohan was runner-up with 25, and Ernest White and Marion Lutz to represent Glenwood at the Iowa City state meet. For the Southwest Iowa meet on May 28 at Tabor, Glenwood entered 13 men, with event winners listed including White, Collier Buffington, and DeBrohun in various sprints, jumps, and throws.
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Glenwood High School
Marshal Williams Grove
M. W. Rogers
J. J. Krumenacher
R. Nixon
Collier Bullington
Leon DeBrohan
Iowa City
Ernest White
Marion Lutz
Iowa
Tabor
Glenwood
Collier Buttington
Leon DeBrohun
Ternest Stout
Clyde Buffington
Stanley Curtis
Lawrence Bogart
Leverett Seymour
Horace Chambers
Dale Skiles
Gifford Hale
Southwestern relief contributions from towns detailed
The article lists revised figures of local donations by towns across the Southwest for California earthquake and fire sufferers. Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Atlantic, Corning, Creston, Clarinda, Tabor, Osceola, Glenwood, Villisca, Cumberland, Shenandoah, Essex and other places contributed amounts ranging from about 100 to over 3,000 dollars, with Atlantic dispatching two carloads of canned corn from its canning factory.
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Lawa
California
Council Blulfs
Red Oak
Atlantic
Corning
Creston
Clarinda
Tabor
Osceola
Glenwood
Villisca
Cumberland
Shenandowha
Essex
Eyes for Sale Barred Plymouth Rock
A brief item notes barred Plymouth Rock fowl sale with price 15 for cc. The notice cites Bufington and Glenwood as points of reference in the sale.
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Plymouth Rock
Bufington
Glenwood
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Emerson, Hastings
Baptist Church
John Taylor
Opera House
Cottage Hotel
Ella Honeyman
White
Jennie V. Crawford
Edith L. Leech
Hlmer A. Bass
Marie Davis
Verne Adams
Herbert Geupfarth
Harold Cheney
Tdith
Vesta McMullin
Wiles Smith
Mildred McF ¥Adon
J. D. Reed
E. A. Moore
King Edward’s
Hillsdale School Entertainment
Cupid
Prohibition
Lewis Million
Langdon
Collier Puttington
Stout
Hale
Chambers
Skiles
Bogart
Clyde Buington
de Brohun
Collier Buffington
DeBrohun
Lutz
Bopart
Clyde Bullington
Yale
Bovart
Seymour
Curtis
Collier Bunington
Clyde Buttington
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