Mills County Sunday School convention marks golden jubilee in Glenwood
Delegates from Mills County churches gathered at the Glenwood Baptist church for the annual Sunday school convention, marking its golden jubilee with a program of inspirational talks by state officials from Des Moines and Glenwood officers. The session opened with prayers, an association hour, reports on finances, and a sequence of address talks on standards, training, and the work’s needs. The afternoon included discussions on elementary and secondary divisions, with plans to elect officers, and a closing program planned for the evening. The report also details local farm yields across Mills County townships, noting crop outputs, pasturage, timber, and garden acreages for the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Sbaptist
Glenwood
W. D. Stem
Walter Hutton
Des Moines
TI. Edgar Hall
Hutton
Mills County Association
O. G. Davis
Emerson
County Association
Kemp
Grenwood
Ella
Hastings
H. Edgar Hall
Hall
Baptist Church
W. M. Plimpton
Howard Mintle
I. N. Cheney
J. G. Loving
Henderson
R. Cook
Pacific Junction
Stem
A. E. Cook
Lucy O. Jones
Marion Black
Wm. Mackey
H. R. Landis
Malvern
C. E. Davis
R. C. Houston
Queen Mills Sees Rich Variety in County Agriculture
Queen Mills notes diverse agricultural efforts with eight acres of sweet corn yielding 640 tons in the county last year. Center township appeared especially favored among local growers.
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Queen Mills
Center Township
Frost Dangers Diminish As Iowa May Warmth Returns
North central weather shows low frost risk though past frost dates linger in memory. Monday night minimum near 42F avoided damage, with late frost history marked by May 19 1894 as the latest frost in western Iowa. Fruit crops like strawberries and blackberries benefited from milder weather, but grapevines lag due to wet season growth. Apples promise a good crop as spring spraying aids yield.
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Iowa
Rebekahs Hold Social Evening With New Numbers
On Monday the Rebekahs hosted a social evening led by Mrs. T. J. Jones with Mesdames J E. T. Younker and Mary Scott handling refreshments. The program featured instrumental and vocal numbers by mostly new participants and drew hearty encores. Ice cream cake and coffee were served in plate-style fashion after the exercises.
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Rebekahs
T. J. Jones
Mesdames
Helen Hittle
Lillian Lewis
Jefferson Warren Sawyers
Clean Up Week Aims to Make City a Spotless Town
An influential Glenwood citizen urges next week as general clean-up week to remove rubbish and stagnant water, prevent disease carriers, and improve alleys and lots. He notes city progress from better cleanliness, urges hauling ash to playgrounds, and warns against broken bottles and fly breeding as all citizens join a drive to cut doctor bills and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Gun Club Meets at Malvern for 160 Bird Shoot
Glenwood sent 14 shooters including John Tharmer Clarence Warren J Wallace J W Laraway W H Pickel P Cheyney A S Edwards Dick Edwards N S Genung A S Workman and Joy Mickelwall to the Malvern gun club meet on Wednesday where 28 participated. Scores show A S Edwards 143 A S Workman 141 W H Picket 140 C Johnson 187 R W Johnson 134 Weatherhead 181 Geming 160.
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Malvern
Glenwood
John Tharmer
Clarence Warren
J. Wallace
J. W. Laraway
W. H. Pickel
P. Cheyney
A. S. Edwards
Dick Edwards
N. S. Genung
A. S. Workman
Joy Mickelwall
W. H. Picket
C. Johnson
R. W. Johnson
Rush
Anderson
Weatherhead
W. Laraway
DeLashmutt
Harmer
Wallace
Cheyney
Mickelwait
Geming
Scout Sale Plans Camp At Silver Creek Bankroll $38.70
Boy Scouts held a meeting to choose camp location and dates, deciding on Silver Creek mouth as the site for the first week after school ends. The financial report revealed a bank balance of thirty eight dollars and seventy cents. They thank generous ladies for pies and gentlemen for buying tags on tag day.
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Boy Scouts
Silver Creek
I O O F Memorial Services Announced For June 4
The 1. O. O. F. memorial exercises will be held Sunday in Glenwood. Rev. Stevenson will preach the memorial sermon in the forenoon at the Methodist church. Afternoon exercises occur at the cemetery. A complete program will be published later.
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Glenwood
Stevenson
Methodist Church
Wedding Bells for Glenwood Couple in May 1916
Jessie Caroline Timmons married Ernest Seeger at home of W C Timmons in Glenwood Mills County on Tuesday May 16 1916 in a simple ring ceremony attended by about forty relatives and friends The bride wore flesh colored silk and green georgette crepe The Rev Wm Stevenson and Rev Edgar Hall officiated A Glenwood Lodge shower followed with gifts including cut glass silver and cash The couple will live on a Center Township farm and did not plan a wedding trip The Tribune joins well wishers in predicting a happy future for Mr and Mrs Seeger
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Glenwood
Mills County
W. C. Timmons
Jessie Caroline
Ernest Seeger
H. W. Seeger
Center Township
Benneath
Wm. Stevenson
Glenwood Methodist Episcopal Church
Edgar Hall
Christian Church
Winifred Murrow
Tribune
Out of
Pythians Invade City for Glenwood Convention
Today Thursday two districts meet in Glenwood for the annual Knights of Pythias convention. The Armory glows with decorations and the cornet band plays under C E Wheeler. Opening at 10 am led by EB Abbott of Council Bluffs, with D C Knights on hand for the parade and three degrees demonstrated by two districts. Refreshments follow from 6 pm until lights out.
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K. of Pe
Glenwood
C. H. Rosg
C. E. Wheeler
EB. J. Abbott
D. G
Council Bluffs
Castle Hall
Innovation honors Glenwood church workers in surprise service
At the Christian church in Glenwood two longtime members J. J. Ewing and H W Mayberry were privately honored for their years of service. After a brief speech by the pastor, each received a engraved loving cup as a token of appreciation. The surprise tribute thrilled attendees and will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Glenwood
J. J. Ewing
H W. A. Mayberry
Messrs. Ewing
Mayberry
Loves Old Home Letter From Hood River Reader
W F Laraway of Hood River Oregon encloses a subscription notice and praises being from Iowa. He notes 3800 Blawkeys wearing badges bearing the name Iowa and says Iowa Governor will visit Monday arriving by auto over the Columbia Highway. He invites friends in Los Angeles to meet him during the conch yen at the Oregon headquarters.
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W. F. Laraway
Hood River
Ore
Oregon
Iowa
Los Angeles
Address on Equal Suffrage from W Q Orchard
W Q Orchard editor of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil will speak in Glenwood Saturday evening. He will discuss the suffrage question on the streets and encourages everyone who can to hear him downtown or in town.
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W. Qr. Orchard
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Glenwood
Mr. Orchard
Down
Tribune Family Note From Hastings Man
J. J. Barnes of Hastings encloses a check to push his name forward on our list and adds Send The Tribune along: couldn't get along without it.
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Tribune
J. J. Barnes
Hastings
Mills County Land Deals End Week May 12 Reported
For the week ending May 12 Mills County recorded real estate mortgages totaling 67000 and chattel mortgages 10479.01. Seven mortgages were assigned and seven released. Transactions include Wedergquist to Macreth, Wilson to Wilson, McCormick to Kruse, Ogden to Sacrett, and Greig to Coute, with various lot and section descriptions in Center Deer Creek and Indian Creek townships. Subscribe for the Mills County Tribune twice weekly at $1.50 per year.
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Eal
I. i
Wedergquist
I. F. Macreth
Addi T
Kelston & Setuyr
Tiona Strahan
Lona Row
Wilson
Carrie A. Wilson
Academy
Malvern
Towdia
Jessie W. McCormick
Oto Kruse
Center Township
N. Ogden
H.W. Sacrett
Deer Creek Township
Maria B. Greig
Coute
Uwly
Swk
Swig Owly
Indian Creek Township
Mills County Tribune
Methodist Frown on Cards and Dance at Conference
Dispatches from the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Saratoga Springs New York report a continued ban on dancing and cards with attempts to repeal the rules failing Theaters ban remains though some delegates sought abolition The conference supports uniting the northern and southern churches with final action pending in 1918 and 1920 Willard Campbell ex Sheriff of Mills county visits the K of P convention in Woodbine
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General Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Saratoga Springs
New York
Willard Campbell
Woodbine
Sherif
Mills County
Cannery Plans Big Business Expansion in Glenwood
Darting and McGavren owners of the Glenwood canning factory plan a major expansion in 1916 if Mills County yields a good crop. They will plant 125,000 own tomato plants on 80 acres and allocate 50 acres for sweet corn, plus contracts for large local quantities to boost output and maintain market reach for Glenwood made products.
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Mills County
Darting & McGavren
Glenwood Canning Factory
Glenwood
City Lands West of Glenwood Lake Sold to Farmers
The 20 acre tract along the old Q right of way east of Glenwood Lake, deeded to the city by the railroad, was sold to adjoining farmers. Cheyney Bros. took about 16 acres, Ted Sivers two acres and a fraction, and M. T. Den pree a similar share. Prices were 75 dollars per acre. deeds to be issued soon. The sale does not affect Glenwood Lake park, located three fourths of a mile east of the lake and never used as park land.
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Glenwood Lake
City of
Glenwood
Railroad Company
J. M. Donelan
George Mogridge
Cheyney
Cosson Denies Allen Barter Charge In Gubernatorial Fight
Attorney General George Cosson on May 8 rejected Senator Joseph Allen’s accusation that Governor Clarke’s friends traded the governorship to Cosson two years ago. He challenged Allen to produce evidence and name the involved parties, calling the attack unwarranted and a tissue of falsehoods that casts a cloud on the governor.
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George Cosson
Joseph Allen
Friends of
Clarke
Cosson
Allen
Craig of Ashland Nebr Dies After Hayload Fall
Charles Craig age about 37 dies from injuries after falling from a hay load while assisting with hauling hay two days before his death on Friday May 12. He leaves a wife and three children. His father Thomas Graig once lived in Mills County near Strasbourg. Funeral held in Ashland Monday with Mills County attendees including Mrs George Galbraith Mmerson Mrs A C Gourly Glenwood aunts and George Craig Malvern uncle and Harry Courad Stra.
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Charles Craig
Charles. Craig
Ashland
Nebr
Craig
Mr. Craig
Thomas Graig
Mills County
Strahan
George Galbraith
Mmerson
A. C. Gourly
Glenwood
George Craig
Malvern
Harry Courad
Kensingtons Two Held By Baptist and Congregational Ladies
Baptist ladies hosted a lively Kensington gathering Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. W. S. Lewis on North Vine Street with good attendance. Congregational ladies held a Kensington at Mrs. G. L. Dunn on Hazel Street the same day, with quite a good turnout.
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Kensingtons
Baptists
Kensington
W. 5. Lewis
North Vine Street
G. L. Dunn
Hazel Street
Mean Man Quote Haunts Mills County Tri Ad
A fragment from Mills County Tri teases a feature on a former leading man who boasted of playing Hamlet while an audience reportedly took fifteen minutes to leave the house. Ex comedian adds a sharp rejoinder in the exchange captured in this brief item.
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Vivaciusly
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Indian Creek
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Timothy Meadows
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Oak Township
St. Mary
Rawles
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Glenwood Lodge
Cetteva Seeger
Lincoln
Comstock
Clifton, Kans
Lewis Kreek
Lawrence, Kans
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