Contract Awarded for East Wing at Glenwood Institution
The state board of control awarded the east wing contract of the custodial building for boys at Glenwood Institution to FE X White for 35000 dollars. White already holds the contract for the main building under erection. Overall, about 485000 will be spent this season on new building work at the institution including 3000 for a tunnel, 7000 for furniture, and 25000 for a new water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
Glenwood Institution
Fe.x. White
White
Corliss
Suit Filed Over Daughter's Death Against Nebraska Telephone
M. M. Jefferies of Glenwood sues in Omaha for 5000 alleging his daughter Lena died last August while employed at the Nebraska Telephone Company exchange building. She fell from the top floor through a faulty glass frame designed to admit light, the company cited as negligent. The legislature set 5000 as the maximum value of a human life in such cases.
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M. M. Jefferies
Glenwood
Omaha
Nebraska Telephone Company
Lena
Exchange
Nebraska
First Steam Boat of the Season Sails Up the Platte
First steam boat of the season described as a big side wheeler 150 to 200 feet long named Omaha from St Louis with 200 tons of freight bound for Kansas City. It towed a sand dredge for the Platte mouth and carried freight for Omaha. The vessel will support river excursions from Omaha and signals a new Omaha freight boat line nearing operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hunt
Glenwood
Lyons Township
the Tribune
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
Platte
Calf Found Dead After Hanging Itself on Farm Fence
A farm laborer at Joe Walton's property found a young calf with its head caught between two boards in a fence. Although the animal stood alive at first, a later examination showed the calf had died, having hanged itself. The incident was reported by The Tabor Beacon.
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Tabor
Joe Walton
Advertised Letters at Glenwood Post Office
Advertised letters listed for Miss Mabel Hull and My Jessie L Edgren and My Fred Nickels at the Glenwood post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Mabel Hull
Jessie L. Edgren
Fred Nickels
Corn Planting Progress Warms Mills County
Mills County farmers continue corn planting this week as significant planting occurred last week. Dry weather allows extra field preparation while unsettled conditions raise some concerns. Although soils remain cold, the seed risk is low due to dryness.
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Mills County
Plattsmouth Baseball Against White Sox Open Road Trip
Plattsmouth high school travels to Glenwood tomorrow for a game with the White Sox amid high spirits. Malvern and Shenandoah split a doubleheader last Saturday with Malvern winning 16 to 0 and losing the second game 11 to unknown. Red Oak and Glenwood squads schedule games, while Glenwood to visit Tabor next Monday for the second nine. Glenwood boys sport new white caps and socks and last year’s new uniforms. Malvern prepares for Amity college opener next Friday with Roddy Johnson as captain. A Malvern correspondent notes sleight of handball graduates from Mogridge’s institution defeated local merchants, followed by a 23-gun salute and free baths and storage access for 30 days.
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Malvern
Shenandoah High School
Red Oak High School
Glenwood White Sox
Tabor
Mavern
Amity College
Roddy Johnson
Glenwood
Malvern Lowan
Mogridge
County Surveyor Lee Smith Captures Large Bull Snake
Last Saturday near Center township Mills County, County Surveyor Lee Smith captured a nearly six foot bull snake seen west of Sam YVinton’s house. He calmly held the harmless reptile at the courthouse where local boys have been using it to frighten onlookers. The snake coiled around his arm, drawing a small skin break, before its removal for safe disposal.
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Lee Smith
Barnum & Bailey
Sam Yvinton
Center Township
Ife
Mills County
Mr. Smith
Husband of two wives languishes in jail in Ona area
Harl Himstedt, the young man charged with being married to two women, remains jailed. His parents live in Ona and a lawyer from there visited last week to seek bond. Justice Day offered to reduce bond from 1000 to 750 for a cash bond. It is likely he will remain at the Cafe de Tinville until the grand jury convenes next September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harl Himstedt
Ona
Justice Day
Cafe de
Deputy Suror Dalton Brings Act 3 Down in Council Bluffs
Deputy Dalton captured a suspect in Council Bluffs on a Tuesday night warrant issued about two weeks earlier for intoxication. The suspect appeared before Justice Day and then Laurie Wards for a change of venue, pled guilty, and paid a fine plus costs totaling 77. The individual, previously of Emerson, sought Tribune employment.
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Sueror Dalton
Act 3
Connedl Huts
Bin
Willfiutt
Justice Day
Warris
Laurie Wewards
Marris
Emerson
Unexpected death of Mrs. A. D. French at Glenwood
The death occurred at her Glenwood home on Thursday after a sudden illness due to pneumonia and Bright's disease. Anna Rundel French, born April 3, 1848 in Indiana, widow of A. D. French, leaves three children Kate, Herbert, and Ray. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Congregational church with Rev. J. H. Skiles presiding. the family has long ties to Emerson Hastings and Glenwood.
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A. D. French
Glenwood
Bright
Kate French
Lincoln
Humphrey
Dr. Plimpton
A. P. Hanchett
Council Bluffs
J. H. Skiles
Emerson and Hastings
French
Hastings
Botna Valley State Bank
Mills County National Bank
Kate
Herbert
Ray French
Mr. French
Balloon Ascension by Prof Wall at Glenwood May 25
Glenwood businessmen arrange a balloon ascent featuring Prof J W Wall in a cannon act. A parachute is released from a cannon as the balloon reaches height, the fall risks are noted, weather could affect the event, and admission is free for shoppers and the public.
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Glenwood
J. W. Wall
Batlooning Basin
Atisastenton
Elopement in Chicago Tangles Cedar Rapids Lawyer and Sculptress
Sensational Chicago dispatches report Cedar Rapids lawyer N M Subbard eloping with sculptress Miss Alice Couper daughter of Glenwood resident Isaac Couper. Couper, famed for a bronze Sacajawea statue, had been commissioned to make a death mask of Subbard's father Jude Hubbard, who was married and whose separation followed.
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Mills County
Chicago
N. M. Subbard
Cedar Rapids
Alice Couper
Miss Couper
Isaac Couper
Glenwood
Sacajawea
Lewis and
Clarice
Portland Exposition
Mubbard
Miss Cooper
Jude Hubbard
Chicao
Hubbard
Smallpox Near Sidney Triggers Quarantine in Riverton
An outbreak near Sidney, six miles south in Slippery Elm district, has caused one death. John Aspedon died after exposure from Dakota. Guards are posted at Sidney and Hamburg, with Riverton quarantined and travel restricted. Mrs Bell and Miss May Reynolds were fined and sent back to Riverton for violating the guards.
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Sidney
Slippery Elm
John Aspedon
Dakota
Hamburg
Slippery Elm District
Riverton
Bell
Hlamburg
May Reynolds
Elle
Wolves Attack Dogs Near Immerson
Farmer Kenry Nelson reports a rare wolf attack in his area as a mother and mate charged dogs after a local youth captured cubs. Nelson, a trusted witness, says two wolves nearly killed a dog before he intervened and scared them away.
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Kenry Nelson
Immerson
Mr. Nelson
Andy Sandgrass
Nelson
Natural Born Kicker Chronicle of John Flanagan's chores
The Silver City Times recounts Mrs. John Flanagan asking John to mow the lawn last Thursday when warm, but he objects citing alternating seasons. Friday brings snow and sidewalk shoveling requests, which John again refuses citing the same seasonal inconsistency.
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Silver City Times
John Flanagan
John
Jona
Glenwood Couples Tie Vows in Red Oak Ceremony
Miss Lucile Anderson, formerly of Glenwood, wed John Dearborn of Red Oak in a 6 PM home ceremony attended by about 75 guests. Rev. Dr. Allen of Tabor officiated, with sister Mrs. Will Fisher of Kansas City giving the bride away and brother John Anderson as best man. The couple plan housekeeping in Red Oak. Glenwood visitors included Dr. and Mrs. DeWitt and son Herman, Mrs. Albert Heinzeimer, Mrs. H. A. French, Mrs. F. B. McCluskey, and Misses Janet Record, Tilsa Ewing, and Mergeline Shriver.
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Glenwwood
Red Oak
Lucile Anderson
Glenwood
John Dearborn
Dr. Allen
Tabor
Will Fisher
Kansas City
John Anderson
DeWitt
Herman
Albert Heinsheimer
H. A. French
FB. M. McCluskey
Janet Record
Tilsa Ewing
Mergeline Shriver
Rural carriers claim right of way on country roads
A Glenwood mail carrier recalls old and new rules granting rural free delivery carriers priority on rural routes. He notes the postmaster general has ordered all traffic to yield to carriers, a policy dating back to horse drawn mail coaches and still essential to keep the U S mail moving. Obstruction of mail transport is described as a serious matter for anyone delaying delivery.
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Glenwood
Tel
United States
Angele Sam
217 Yards of Pennies Social at Sheandoah Church
The ladies of the Sheandoah Christian church hosted a penny social last Friday. Admission was a yard of pennies equal to 48 cents per yard stick, with 217 admissions totaling 10,800 pennies or $108. Four women spent much of the afternoon counting and wrapping the pennies into bundles of 50.
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Sheandoah Christian Church
Cold Season Forecast Contrast From 1865 Weather Trends
Pacific Junction weather observer Elue McCartney notes the 1865 spring and summer were unusually cold with killing frosts in every month except July and light frosts in July. He questions whether 1907 will match that year, as the current season maintains a similar pace.
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Elue. McCartney
Pacific Junction
Small twister hits edge of town in Mills county
Weather in Mills county has been extreme this week with hot winds and summer temperatures alternating with snow flurries and frost. A miniature twister touched the northwest part of Glenwood around 5:30 PM, lifting a large chicken house near the S. B. Neilson home but causing no other major damage. Residents note an ominous cloud from the southwest and unusual air conditions, recording May 15, 1907 as a memory of a snowy spell in Mills county.
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Mills County
Glenwood
S. B. Neilson
Neilson
Mercury
Burlington Weather Prophet Predicts Coldest Spell Next Week
Foster the veteran Burlington weather prophet forecasts a cold spell from Monday to Wednesday next week. He notes prior accuracy, predicting warmth before the 12th, renewed cold from the 13th to 16th, then warmth the 17th to 19th, and now foresees the coldest period from the 20th to 22nd.
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Foster
Burlington
Spectacle Peddlers Pinched in Glenwood Arrest
Two spectacle peddlers in Glenwood were arrested for selling without a license. They appeared before Mayor Plimpton, forfeiting days of earnings. The loss totaled 18.75 dollars, with eight dollars as the fine and the rest covering costs.
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Omaha
Glenwood
Plimpton
Real estate transfers list across Hillsdale and surrounding areas
Real estate transfers include Kerns to A Shiela and Blackman to A B in Hillsdale, J Kelley to Ada Boy in Center, G O Mstes to FM Fowler with multiple lots, W Spelman to J P Talbutt at Owok, Hievee to S H G Tamil, Fowler to FH, Anonymous Wilson to A Matthews in White Cloud, Morridge to B L Means in Glenwood, Mickelwait to H Hoegen berger in Oak, and other land trades totaling thousands, across sections 28 33 31 and 30 with several acre and lot movements noted.
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Kerns
A. Shiela
Hillsdale
A. Blackman
A.B
Ld. J. Kelley
Ada Boy
Center
FM. Fowler
Feau
Black
Glenwood
W. Spelman
J. P. Talbutt
Hievee
Fowler
G. FH
Platteville
Anon Wilson
A Matthews
White Cloud
BE. Morridge
B. L. Means
Mickelwait
H. Hoegenberger
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Plattsmouth
White Sox
Surveyor Smith
Snake Charmer
Himstedt
Cupid
Dearborn
Anderson
Jackson
Nise
R. C. Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Auditor Agan
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