Glenwood High to Hold May Commencement for 22 Graduates
One of Glenwood High School's largest classes finishes this year with 22 students nine girls and seven boys. Commencement is set for Thursday night May 27 at the opera house. The baccalaureate address will be given Sunday night at the Methodist church by Rev. R. W. Burton of the Congregational church. The graduation program includes music readings scenes from Julius Caesar Pygmalion and Galatea and a diploma presentation. Graduates span Latin English and Latin English courses with names including Helen Blossom Baker Christine Sherfey Lucy Caley Hazel Harmer Anna Rishel Merrill Myers Clyde Merritt Gladys Ebaugh Fannie Linville and others.
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Glenwood High School
Opera House
Methodist Church
R. W. Burton
Congregational Church
the Vikings
Clyde Merritt
Lucy Caley
Anna Rishe
Julius Caesar
George Staples
Eugene Hale
Uazel Worrell
Hazel Harmer
Clarice Rist
Merrill Myers
Helen Baker
Lena Godsey
Ladies Voices
Christine Sherfey
Gladys Ebaugh
Fannie Linville
Helen Blossom Baker
Christine Geneva Sherfey
Lucy Ross Caley
Hazel Fern Ferret
Eugene C. Hale
Hazel Calvert Harmer
Anna Mary Rishel
Lena Marguerite Godsey
Clarice Emma Rist
Earl D. Dashner
Winnie Leon Butcher
George A. Staples
Clifford S. William
Merrill M. Myers
Lawrence ©. Bogart
Clara Margaret Dean
Bessie Anna Evernham
Blanche Ethel Wallace
Hazel Fleming
April Term Court Costs Hit Mills County Taxpayers
Bills filed with Auditor Criswel show Mills County will spend about $1,000 for the April term and over $7,000 for the four court sessions in 1908. Excluded are salaries for the clerk deputy county attorney sheriffs and judges and the term ends in June.
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Mills County
Criswel
Assessors Complete Mills County Reports for Board of Equalization
All Mills County assessors have reported to Auditor Criswell. John Pullman of Silver City and Walter Brown of Glenwood were last, delivering their books Tuesday. The auditor and deputy prepare an abstract of property for the County Board, which convenes in Glenwood on June 7 as a board of equalization.
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Mills County
Criswell
John Pullman
Silver City
Walter Brown
Glenwood
County Carriers To Organize In Mills County Meet
Bert B. Child of Nevada elected secretary and treasurer of the Iowa State Rural Letter Carrier Association announces a Mills County carrier meeting in Mal ay on May 31. The purpose is to organize the association and strengthen county operations.
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Bert B. Child
Nevada
Iowa
Carrier's Association
Mills County
State Association to Attend County Meeting
The State Association will be represented at this meeting and it is hoped that every carrier in the county will be in attendance.
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Tion
Bring in Your Rattlesnakes Law Passed for 50 Cent Bounty
The town legislature approved a bounty law of 50 cents per rattlesnake at the last session, effective July 4. After that date residents may visit Auditor Criswell or Deputy Free at the courthouse to obtain a warrant for their snakes, but only if the tail or rattles remain. Senator Gilliland notes the bill was pushed by Senator Quigley of Clayton county in northwest Iowa, prompted after his election opponent was bitten by a rattlesnake and nearly died.
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Criswell
Court House
Gilliland
Quigley
Clayton County
Lows
Gopher Bounty Reduced Yet Feet Still Arriving
Gopher feet pour into the auditor's office as many forget the bounty cut at the January Hoard meeting. The rate was trimmed from six to one cent per pair after extra fees. A year earlier the bounty stood at ten cents. Trappers say four cents would better reward their effort.
Quaker Church Court House Gets New Paint Job
Mills County Court House is being painted a Quaker drab. One coat has been applied to the west and south sides and the color appears acceptable. The board weighed red penciling but rejected it as more costly.
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Mills County Court House
O. K
Summers Seed House Closes Flourishing Seed Corn Trade
The Summers Seed house at Malvern closes a successful season selling seed corn. Their brick building held racks up to the ceiling with about 1500 bushels stored last fall, mostly sold. Prices ranged from 2 to 6 dollars per bushel, averaging around 3.50, plus large sales of grass and garden seeds.
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Malvern
Marriage license issued in Council Bluffs for Binns and Rickabaugh
A marriage license was issued on Wednesday in Council Bluffs to F. W. Binns of Omaha aged 60 and Mrs Susan B. Rickabaugh of Silver City aged 54 marking the union of two adults from neighboring states.
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Council Bluffs
F. W. Binns
Omaha
Susan B. Rickabaugh
Silver City
Tabor College Tennis Team Wins Easy Victory
Tabor college team members Bernie Hume Harlan Snyder and Glen Johnson represented the college at College Springs on Monday in a tennis contest and secured an easy win. Also noted are a series of campus and area activities including a violin recital by Miss Englemann in Yankton SD, an upcoming college baseball tour to Bellevue and Omaha, matches against Tarkio, cattle and hog shipments by local firms, a Guernsey cattle shipment to Crete Nebraska, a hospital visit by Miss Velda Bosisto in Omaha, a residence purchase by Sam Wheelbarger, a vocal recital at Congregational church by Miss Jennie May Tuey and Miss Ella Honeyman as accompanist.
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Bernie Hume
Harlan Snyder
Glen Johnson
Tabor College
College Springs
Miss Englemann
Yankton
Dak
Bellevue
Omaha
Tarkio
XK Laird
Gregory
Rhode Bros
Wilbur Goy
Bell, Boyd & Lutz
Wilcox
Guernsey
Crete
Neb
Velda Bosisto
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha Thursaday
Sam Wheelbarger
Gaylord
South Main Street
Burlington trains revise time schedule and through service
The Burlington issues a new time card effective next Sunday with few changes for local trains. No. 5 and No. 11 morning, and No. 8 afternoon stay same. No. 18 becomes No. 9, now extends to Denver arriving 4:15 PM next day. No. 1 Chicago Denver limited shifts to about 4 AM with Pacific Junction as stop, connects to Denver by 9 PM. Through trains No. 2, 6, and 10 run Denver to Chicago. through service to Seattle advertised via a night No. 9/13, Lincoln to Seattle route via Billings and Great Falls.
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the Tribune
R. R
Burlington
Tribune
Mills County
Denver
Chicago Denver Limited
Pacific Junction
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Lincoln
Billings
Mont
Great Northern
Great Falls
Spokane
Northwest
Burlington No. 4
Council Bluffs
Plattsmouth
Oamada
Chicago
Red Oak
Emerson
Hastings
Sidney
Soil Loss From Heavy Rains Hits Council Bluffs Area
Heavy weeklong rains, especially Friday, washed out corn and valuable hillside soil. Farmers fear ongoing damage as fields remain freshly plowed and vulnerable to erosion, with a Council Bluffs farmer estimating substantial losses in soil and crop potential.
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Council Bluffs
Poetic musing on time and living in the moment
The text reflects on yesterday as the past, today as the present to be embraced, and tomorrow as a future opportunity to seize. It frames time as a continuum and urges joyful engagement with each moment.
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Esterday
Burlington Rail Changes and Flood Outlook Across Mills County
Rail notices detail the Burlington routes through Nebraska and Colorado with schedule shifts affecting No 4, No 10, and No 20 lines, including stops at Pacific Junction, Mills County towns, Emerson, Hastings, and Red Oak. Reports note heavy rains raising streams, floods in Key Creek north of Glenwood, and strong agricultural prospects with rising vegetation, corn planting starting this week and promising fruit prospects.
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Key Creek
Glenwood
Missouri River
Queen Mills
Doings of the Death Angel in Malvern Area
Mrs. Henry C. Lewis a longtime resident north of Malvern died unexpectedly Wednesday after a brief illness. Funeral from her west Malvern home Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Rev. Peter Jacobs of Silver City. Obituary appeared Tuesday. Mrs. W. P. Griffiths died May 12 of tuberculosis near Emerson and was buried in Galesburg Illinois. maiden name listed.
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Henry C. Lewis
Malvern
Peter Jacobs
Silver City
W. P. Griffiths
Emerson
Galesburg
Ill
Ellen Knight Born October 16 1851 in Brown County TK
Ellen Knight born October 16 1851 in Brown county TK. Survived by husband four sons and seven daughters.
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Ellen Knight
Brown County
Rebekahs Have Jolly Time in Mills County
Glenwood Rebekah lodge members visited Malvern to spend an afternoon and evening at Mr. and Mrs. A Ring. About 35 attendees traveled by trains No 4 and No 11, returning on No 13. Jim and Jessie King led the event with a splendid dinner and supper.
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Mills County
Glenwood Rebekah Lodge
Malvern
A. Ring
Jim
Jessie King
Young man bound for September grand jury in assault case
Sherman Sewart, 21, arrested and arraigned before Justice C W Edwards at Glenwood on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily injury. Complaint by J W Elliott of Lonnie Jones farm. Waived preliminary hearing, bound over with $300 appearance bond signed by Dr De Witt. Released from custody.
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Sherman Sewart
C. W. Edwards
Glenwood
J. W. Elliott
Lonnie Jones
Old Pacific
Stewart
de~ Witt
Wheat Good as Gold in Emerson Market Rise
Emerson market shines as W. Dr. Eaton sells two car loads of wheat at top price ever shipped from Emerson. The two loads netted $3600 on the track, boosting Emerson’s status as a premier grain market in southwest Iowa.
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Emerson Chronicle
36 Year Old Ear Corn On Display At Summers Seed House
Three ears of corn aged 36 years are on exhibit at Summers seed house in Malvern. The corn hung for 35 years in the John Suits barn southwest of Malvern. It remains hard and in fair condition with a faded, shrunken look.
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Summers
Malvern
John Suits
Fruit Growers Meeting Scheduled at Glenwood City Hall
Fruit growers are urged to attend a meeting at Glenwood City Hall on Saturday May 29 at 2 pm. An association will be organized to benefit the flowers and the fruit industry in the region.
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Glenwood
Young Malvern Man Jailed Twenty Days for Intemperance
Carl Pierce a 19 year old from Malvern is in the Glenwood jail for twenty days. Mayor Whitfield ordered the confinement so he might ponder the evils of intemperance of which he is a victim.
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Carl Pierce
Glenwood
Malvern
Whitfield
Emerson WW Johnson Visits Shenandoah Sister and Milliner
Emerson WW Johnson of Shenandoah visits his sister Mrs C Norall and daughter Amy assisting in the millinery store. Edith Evans returns from Decorah. Auctioneer William Cramer ill with typhoid fever. Ellen Noonan visits Red Oak. JW Roath to Hot Springs to enter Old Soldiers Home for about three months. Dunn buys U B parsonage north of GC D Greenwood’s. Roy Sandiland travels from Hannibal to St Louis to work for a shoe firm after Burlington. C8 Lakin drives two loads of his cattle to Chicago. County Supt Masters finds county schools in good condition. My and Mrs M L Evans depart for Lake Okoboji to prepare cottage for summer.
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WW Johnson
Shenandoah
C Norall
Amy
Norall
Edith Evans
Decorah
William Cramer
Ellen Noonan
Red Oak
JW Roath
Hot Springs
Oak
Dunn
Greenwood
Roy Sandiland
Hannibal
St Louis
Burlington
Lakin
Chicago
M L Evans
Lake Okoboji
Baldwin air ship arrives at Fort Omaha for experiments
The United States dirigible balloon No 1, known as the Baldwin air ship, arrives this week and is placed in the balloon house at Fort Omaha. The spindle shaped gas bag measures ninety six feet long and nineteen feet six inches in diameter with a 20000 cubic foot capacity and contains an 8200 cubic foot air balloon to limit gas expansion. Built of two Japanese silk layers with vulcanized rubber, the spruce car is sixty six feet by two and a half by two and a half feet, powered by a 20 horsepower Curtis engine. The screw propeller is front mounted, driven by four steel shafts, and the craft features rear vertical and front horizontal planes for stability and control.
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United States
Baldwin Air Ship
Fort Omaha
Curtis
Sleeping positions debated by French medical men
In Paris the Matin reports a panel of eminent doctors offering views on the healthiest sleeping posture. Opinions vary from back sleeping to right side preference, with some warning of arm pressure and potential paralysis, while others urge habitual comfort and caution against heart trouble. A heart specialist counters that left or right side are both acceptable, and that fears of heart disease from side sleeping are unfounded.
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Paris
Delrome
Army
Debone
Dayeniere
School of Hygiene
Landoury
New York Tribune
Silver City School Year Ends With Commencement Events
Miss Maud Flanagan elected as a teacher for next year in Blanchard schools. EH Vankirk reports on western Kansas business. Louie Sanders ships cattle and hogs to South Omaha. Rev Peter Jacobs returns from Skidmore Epworth league event. Rev Charles Owens preaches at Baptist church graduation. Union memorial service planned at Silver City Baptist Church May 23. Junior entertainment held Thursday, commencement Thursday night, picnic Friday, high school play Saturday night. Read W J Wilson Malvern horseman in The Tribute.
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Maud Flanagan
Blanchard
EH Vankirk
Kansas
Louie Sanders
South Omaha
Peter Jacobs
Skidmore
Epworth League
Charles Owens
Baptist Church
Union
Silver City Baptist Church
Silver City
Grove
Opera House
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Gopher Bounty
Rickabaugh
Tabor Topics
Nebraska
Colorado
W.P. Griffiths
Rebekahs
Uncle Sam
Malvern Horseman
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