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Newspaper

Mills County Tribune

Location

Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1910

Page

3

Henderson News Briefs A Mixed Local Update

A handsome daughter arrived May 12 at the Farington home. Lee Fugate traveled to San Francisco to see the Jeffries Johnson fight. Stella Crosthwaite of Red Oak visits her sister Mrs Harold Workman. Mrs Curtis Curran and daughters of Sidney visit Henderson friends. Mrs John Bryant of Yuma visits her father Jacob Coppock. Maude Riger Millard from Woodbine visits relatives and plans to locate in Wyoming. Lightning killed a horse and mule on Isaac Wilson’s property. Guy W Boileau’s auto overturned at Macedonia but he was uninjured. James Wilkinson returns from Omaha hospital after an operation. Ed and Mrs Wilkison accompany him home. Henderson hosts a dog and pony show with shop price specials. high school students sell ice cream at Irwin Hall. McG a Harover's horse ran away at the circus, but no serious injuries. Edward and James Sowers return from Waterloo with Mason touring cars. Ed’s car skidded and tumbled near Senderson but no injuries. An 8-year-old son of Judy Tibbles is seriously injured after being kicked by a mule. skull surgery leaves a hole three inches long.

OB Farington Lee Fugate San Francisco Jeffries-Johnson Stella Crosthwaite Red Oak Harold Workman Curtis Curran Sidney Henderson John Bryant Yuma Cole Jacob Coppock Maude Riger Millard Woodbine Wyoming Isaac Wilson Guy W Boileau Macedonia James Wilkinson Omaha Ed Wilkison Irwin Hall Harover Citizens Bank Champ Edward James Sowers Waterloo Mason Senderson Judy Tibbles

Wall Street Social Notes and Halley Forecast

Bessie Thomas and others from Glenwood and Blair visit on Wall Street with several local residents noted. A daughter born to Henry and Mrs Buch on May 12. Rev Peter Jacobs to discuss Halley’s comet with charts and notes, while a political comet theme references a Republican shift impacting Malvern’s opera house stage attendance.

Bessie Thomas Glenwood Henry Buchs Carl Buch Wall St Josie Kerney Wm Stotts Blair Neb A Esterquest E C Seaton Wm Andrews Balfour Henry Buch Mae Francis Chester Peaceville Wall Street Henry Anderson Omaha Peter Jacobs Jacobs Cock Crow Malvern

Byers and Smith Comets Foreseeable Halley Coincidence

Ancient standoats change legs and cud shift, then vanish in a Pullman car in a report about the Byers comet. Local calculators foresee a second object striking Malvern alongside Halley on the 18th, named the Smith comet, raising fears of a dramatic crash to be reported later.

State Traveling Library brings 30 farm books to Glenwood

The Glenwood Public Library has a three month loan of 30 books for farmers. Titles cover milk, soils, poultry, manure, breeding, dairy, crops, fertilizers, and livestock. Books include works by Belcher, Bowman, Brown, Coburn, Craig, Davenport, Dodd, Edgerton, Harris, King, Morrow, Shaw, Snyder, Smith, U.S. Dept. agriculture, Voorhees, Wilcox, Wing, Woll and others.

Glenwood Belcher Bowman and Crossley Conn Burkett Butterfield Card Coburn America Craig Craig— Creamery Davenport Davidson and Chase Dodd Edgerton Hall Three Acres Liberty Harris Henry King McKay Larsen Morrow Shaw Snyder Smith U.S. Agri Dept Tie U. S. Agri Dept.—Diseases of the Horse Voorhees—Nertilizers Wilcox Wing Ameria Woll—Flandbook

Women Paint Parsonage at Burr Oak Friends Church

The Burr Oak Friends church parsonage south of Glenwood was painted by church women led by pastor's wife Mrs Ferdinand Seitz. She was assisted by Mrs J G Sargent Mrs J E Dashner and Misses Etta and Grace Buckingham in a community church activity.

Burr Oak Friends Church Glenwood Ferdinand Seitz J. G. Sargent J. E. Dashner Etta Grace Buckingham

Real Estate Transfers Across Malvern and Lyons

Real estate transfers list multiple parcels with buyers and sellers in Malvern Hastings Pacific Junction Glanwood West Oak Silver Creek and Lyons. Amounts range from 1300 to 9200 dollars for various lots acres and sections including 106 acres West Oak and 200 acres Lyons.

D A Copson J W Croy Malvern L A Simpson T Granteer Hastings EL Mendenhall Nelle Jones Pacific Junction Albert Marshall Ed Marshall Glanwood EL Hodgkinson O A Hodgkinson West Oak JB McCrary J D Farlin Lyons J B McCrary L E Sarr M A Speer Ingraham Goodrich VW M Lamb Glenwood W W Francis H F Clark Silver Creek Francis Lydia Clark

Silence and strange phrasing from Lysander Appleton family

The Atchison Globe quotes Mrs. Appleton joking about her son Vas sar being named for the Vassar college and asserts she is a woman who speaks with odd expressions. The piece notes an instinctive drive toward health through muscular and physical exercise.

Golden Silence Lysander John Appleton Vassar Francie Trevea

Young Couple Weds Amid Comet Hype in Glenwood

George R. McDaniel and Miss Clara B. Kirkwood of Council Bluffs chose May 18 for their wedding despite pre—monition fears. After delays at the courthouse they secured a license by telephone contact from the Bluffs and married Justice C. W. Howards. McDaniel, 21, and Kirkwood, 19, stayed in Glenwood until Thursday before returning home.

George R. McDaniel Clara B. Kirkwood Council Bluffs Glenwood Bluffs Court House Office of C. W. Howards

Nebraska Centen nial Day Set for Bellevue June 23

Mills and Pottawattamie counties are invited to join the Nebraska Centenary celebration across the river at Bellevue. The event honors the 100th anniversary of the fur trading post and first white settlers in Nebraska. Prominent speakers and a big day event are planned with a picnic in Bellevue and a mass meeting in Omaha theaters. An Omaha Indian band is being sought for the occasion.

Mills County Nebraska Bellevue Mills Pottawattamie Omaha

Ballinger Facing Fresh Disturbances Over Interior Probe

Washington congressional inquiry into Secretary Ballinger's conduct is sparked by Kerby the stenographer's confession. For weeks lawmakers pushed to force Ballinger's explanation amid growing controversy and pressure from opposition members.

Washington Interior Ballinger Kerby Bal

Road proposal between Glenwood and Mineola sparks reader debate

Glenwood real estate man Frank Bromley suggests converting a Jevee bank of the Keg Creek ditch into a public highway to shorten the Glenwood Mineola route. He argues it would remove hills and save farmers money, inviting reader input and objections. The piece also critiques Ballinger era accusations, noting Kerby, Glavis, and Pinchot as dissenters in a taft Ballinger conflict and Lawler's memorandum role.

Frank Bromley Glenwood Mineola Linger Interior Department Kerby Glavis Ballin Ballinger Taft Lawler Gravis Pinchot

Correction on tariff figures by Glenwood merchant

A Glenwood merchant corrects a Tribune tariff article from last week stating the tariff had been doubted on four items. The correction notes the Tribune error and confirms the increases ranged from 20 to 80 percent, as plainly shown in the article.

Glenwood Tribune The

Tribune Adverts In Probate and Court Matters Urged

Friends of The Tribune are urged to have probate notices and other district court publications placed in the Mills County Tribune. Direct your attorney or the county official in charge to arrange publication in this paper for settlements of estates and related legal matters.

Mills County Tribune

Tariff Sophistry and its Effect on Prices Described

The article argues against the belief that tariffs allow the government to seize all consumer payments and that domestic-made goods escape price effects. It suggests that if tariffs fully raised prices for consumers, complaints would diminish, but contends the reality is more complex.

The Halley Comet Sightings on May 18 1910

Observers worldwide watched May 18 as Earth seemingly passed through Halley’s comet tail. Astronomers debated whether Earth intertwined with the tail while noting the comet’s rapid retreat and nightly sky displays through the week including a total lunar eclipse looming Monday night.

Lake Geneva

Tariff Shift Benefits Domestic Dealers in Lumber Market

The writer argues that combined price rises keep tariff revenue out of government hands. They note Oregon lumber costs are similar to British Columbia, yet consumers pay the tariff on home products while the government gains nothing. They ask who benefits from this tariff structure and why.

Lome Oregon British Columbia

State Sunday School Convention at Mason City June 21 23

Great interest is shown in the upcoming State Sunday School Convention to be held at Mason City from June 21 to 23. Iowa counties are expected to send a large number of delegates, with readers urged to contact J. K. Fiteh at Des Moines for information and to send prospective delegates’ names promptly.

Mason City Iowa J. KF. Fiteh Association Observatory Bldg Des Moines

Insurg political clash over tariff claims

The Opinion accuses Progressive Republicans of being persuaded by columns of space while asserting a tariff does not raise consumer costs. The editor says the paper’s investigation confirms this fact and criticizes ongoing insurgent activity as worse than war.

Calendars Promote Local Tribune Calendar Samples

The Tribune urges readers to buy calendars from local presses, offering hundreds of samples with guaranteed workmanship and designs claimed to rival traveling salesmen. It promotes ordering calendars for next year from the Tribune to save commission and support home production.

The Tribune

Deaths of Mrs. J. F. Stroud and Wm. Gay Goy noted in Mills County

Mrs. J F Stroud died after a months long illness at Hillsdale home. Funeral at Hillsdale Methodist, Rev E E Goodrich officiating, with Greenwood quartet providing music. Maiden name Lucinda Rummells born July 16 1861 near Albia Iowa. Survived by husband and five children. William Gay Goy, an old Southwest Iowa settler, died Monday at son W R Gay’s home near Tabor of dropsy at 83. Born in England, resided in Loraine County Ohio before moving to Tabor in 1856. Survived by two sons John Goy of Sidney and Wm R Goy of Tabor.

J. F. Stroud Hillsdale Council Bluffs Hillsdale Methodist Church E. E. Goodrich Grenwood I. J. Wallace Hazel Fleming L. &. Geil L. A. Bower Clyde Rhoads Stroud Lucinda Rummells Albia Iowa Mills County Herbert Evans Glenwood Wilbur Thomson Macedonia Leo Wilkinson D. L. Wilson Fay Stroud William Gay Sy W. R. Gay Tabor England Loraine County John Goy Sidney Wm. R. Goy

Biggest Eaters in Korea Highlight Global Eating Habits

A brief, fragmentary note remarks that Koreans are described as greediest eaters, with references to men eating voraciously. The text mentions Time Lost, women, and a casual remark about hair cutting and shaving, ending with Atchigon Kan Globe, though the context is unclear.

Korea Kan Globe

Tabor News Highlights At Glance

Miss Ethel Chantry wins a one year Iowa State University scholarship. Miss Cleoa Carson completes a year teaching in the Egypt district near Bartlett. The high school holds comet parties with faculty and students, led by Prof Gaston, including a dawn breakfast at Ralph Jones home. Funeral of Mrs Rickabaugh held in Tabor. she died of Bright’s disease at 52. Graduation events include a class play Anne of Old Salem, alumni banquet, and commencement May 27 with addresses by Rev Ferner and Dr Orch ard. Class members listed: Frances Wyman, Gladys Green, Lucy Smith, Helen Woods, Gertrude Reeves, Ruby Asman, Ethel Chantry, Arthur Mauk, James F Tompkins, Ralph Jones.

Ethel Chantry Iowa State University Cleoa Carson Egypt Bartlett Ralph Jones Tabor Gaston D P Rickalbaugh Bright Bruna Minn Congregational Church JW Ferner Opera House Anne of Old Salem Woman’s Union Frances Wyman Hugh A Orchard Gladys Green Lucy Smith Helen Woods Gertrude Reeves Ruby Asman Arthur Mauk James F Tompkins

Glenwood Church Services and Baccalaureate Note

Local churches list morning and evening services for Glenwood congregations alongside a note about the Baccalaureate address at the Methodist and a special price offer for the Chicago Daily Record Herald. Service times include 10:30 and 8:00 with Sunday school and junior groups specified.

I. D. Brainerd S. S Methodist Church Kd. W. Barton Christ Christian Church J. C. Harris The New Testament Church and Christian Union W. N. Graves God's Call Haworth League Nellis Goodell

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