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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1910
Page
4
A brief sale notice advertises a 25 cent combination sale featuring white goods, poplins, white Swisses, fancy walstings, corded fabrics, and top selling ties. Includes Himalaya Cloth at 35c, embroidered Swisses and tissues, with goods valued up to 35c and 400 YMCA items.
Mills County Tribune prints declarations by A P Reeve for Clerk Geo E Masters for Superintendent W F Cleveland for Congress W E Boyd for County Supervisor all seeking party primary nomination in Mills County Iowa on June 7 1910 and noting Republican or Democratic ballots.
F R Johnson of Wiscasset cites more than a score of spots along eastern Maine coast believed to hide Captain Kidd treasure. One candidate is Musselridge channel near Twobush island and Owl's Head, where dredging has occurred for generations without confirmation. A second probable site is Cod lead marsh near Marsh Creek five miles inland, where rumors persist amid long searches and fisherfolk’s hopes.
The Codhead site near Penobscot Bay, about 30 feet above the salt marsh, holds two acres. Treasure seekers cut woods and shoveled soil, claiming thousands of tons moved to embankments and railroad cuts. They compare potential earnings to coins found in 1798 as vaudeville patrons quarrel over value.
Evalyn B Longman the youngest of six in an Ohio family left home for Chicago after school to work as a clerk. After saving 265 dollars she attended Olivet College then returned to Chicago. With 40 dollars in New York she joined Daniel C French’s studio and rose rapidly, earning recognition for her sculpture at the Naval Academy Memorial Chapel.
Miss Pearl Russell returns home from Awity Colorado after teaching a year. Dr M E Corbin moves back to Malvern and keeps his Tabor office. Dr Miller reports two new additions to families in the area. Miss Ethel Pike resumes as synoptype operator at the Beacon. George Waterman and family visit during field day. Elmer Anderson and family visit old friends. Mrs Harry Hanley fractures a hip while serving church dinner. Mr and Mrs Jas Raines visit relatives. I M Aistyope recovers from a weeklong illness. Local ball game boosts spirits as college players prep for road trip to Lincoln Morningside Vermillion. Mrs M A Orr of Denver visits. A mixed college-town team defeats Shenandoah league team 1 to 0. prior day lost 12 to 4.
A traveling man bought $50 worth of dainty waists for his wife while another traveler procured a $50 mink scarf and hid it in his grip. In New Jersey a mayor urges weekly kick registrations, with a bulky police presence to deter kickers.
Westminster Gazette reports Prof Hardman lecturing at the Royal Institution on aging fish. He explains scales of herrings show annual growth lines and bone lines provide another indication, outlining methods to determine a fish’s age.
Local families visit Malvern and area towns as Katherine Tunison returns home for summer. Ken and Carl Cook secure auditing positions in Omaha. A Beckett buys a 20acre fruit farm near National City. Collier Boston sells hardware to Elmer Johnson and Q O A Juelke, Johnson to move from the farm next fall. Summers Seed House wins Ames contract for juvenile garden plots. The notice lists numerous county offices and a May 1910 primary election schedule in Mills County. The filing closes with Auditor S. M. Criswell announcing the election details.
Notice to Mills County electors that a primary election will be held on Tuesday June 7 1910 to nominate candidates for state offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Superintendent of Public Instruction Clerk of Supreme Court and Reporter of the Supreme Court in accordance with Iowa primary election law.
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