Mills County Tribune Greenwood May 29 1906
The Mills County Tribune from Greenwood Iowa dated May 29 1906 presents local notices and brief news items. Readable content highlights civic notices and community announcements from the period.
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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1906
Page
4
The Mills County Tribune from Greenwood Iowa dated May 29 1906 presents local notices and brief news items. Readable content highlights civic notices and community announcements from the period.
Rural schools at Peaceville Mt Vernon White Cloud and Sunrise unite for baccalaureate. Five graduates from White Cloud including Inez Summers James Swain Glen Summers Ida Salyers deliver orations. Opening program features solos duets and, with Rev Bollinger leading, a well attended service ends with communal music.
The postmaster general issued a notice granting all rural mall carriers the right of way on country roads. All other carriages must yield speedily to rural carriers to avoid fines. Delays in mail delivery caused by interfering traffic may result in penalties for the responsible party or the carrier.
R L Sutton near Tabor possesses a dated relic indenture drawn up March 17 1753 between William Penn Edward Penn and John Smith at Carlyle Penn for erecting a building. The document, printed on sheep skin, remains well preserved after 153 years. Also included an advert for Laxalive Bromine Quinine tablets with E W Groves signature on each box offering refund if ineffective.
A roundup of Emerson town updates includes births in May and May 18, turning up a daughter for Mr and Mrs Wes t Graham. Local travels report ML Evens in Omaha, FL Drennan in Council Bluffs, and Mrs C E Lakin visiting Red Oak. A big circus crowd, numerous visits by Hastings and Omaha residents, and community plans fill the week. Natural curiosities include an automobile purchase by Ivan Cheney and a fishing outing to White Cloud. The Grammer room election, a meat market sale, and a fatal accident avoided are noted along with routine travel to Des Moines for church assembly and land purchases in North Dakota.
Henderson highlights include Miss Maud Elger's school closing Friday and Miss Ana Harlan returning home to Stockport. Reports cover local movements, church events, alumni activities, and social gatherings with a focus on graduates, civic life, and community ties across Mills County.
Dr Sarris aged grandmother Elizabeth Ewell 82 died in Tabor on Tuesday morning. Public schools paused commencements due to 12th grade addition. Rev J W Ferner and CM Rice attend Atlantic for Congregational pastor installation. AB Walling expands store room to showcase stock. Music festival drew mixed attendance. tickets about 650 dollars. Tabor gun club monthly shoot awarded L Suits the cup with 43 of 50. Roy Rhoads 42, Weatherhead absent. Liv at Henderson also did good shooting.
Silver City reports Fred Fogle of Omaha to wed Belva Hettinger of Silver City. The ceremony will be hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs EA Stevens this Tuesday evening, May 29. Nearby visits include Mrs BR Moser visiting Riley Kansas with her parents, and Mr and Mrs Ed Catterlin with children calling on Mrs Hattie Anderson. J N Hettinger of Wymore Nebraska sold his Silver City residence to Oaks and Jackson last week.
From Omaha via Chicago Great Western Railway RTO offers return trips to St. Paul and Minneapolis for 12.60 with tickets on sale daily until September 30. Return limit October 31. Low rates to Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin and Lower Michigan. Inquiries to J. P. Elmer St. Paul Minn General Passenger Agent.
Private lender Claude Anderson of Pacific Junction Iowa offers immediate cash by pulling out private money with low rates. Funds ready as soon as documents are prepared. callers may write or phone for arrangements.
A historical ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh internally and on mucous surfaces, touting a medical pedigree and testimonials. It promotes internal remedies and periodic reviews, with references to B J Cheney Co and a general drugstore distribution. Bold claims and product mix include Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Five school bonds of 100 dollars each at 6 percent interest run from one to five years. Sealed bids due July 1, 1906. Money delivered August 1, 1906. Bids may be mailed or delivered to County Supt. Moore at Glenwood Iowa or James Shannon secretary Glenwood.
The Fannie McMillen farm of 120 acres four miles north of Malvern and adjacent town lots in Malvern Iowa are to be sold at once to settle the estate. W Rathke, Referee, Glenwood Iowa, handles the sale.
A new boy arrived May L1 at the Clarence Van Orsdell home. Dunagan is in Kansas City for rheumatism treatment. Judson and Carter bought a large corn lot from N M Chambers and Jobo Burks at 42 cents. Jones, east of town, was taken to Council Bluffs General Hospital for possible foot loss due to blood poisoning, with neighbors Sherman Jones Tom Mayrkel and Lea Adams guiding him. Dy Scott went to Pacific Junction.
Before choosing a breeding horse, consider the best value. Driving horses sell from 150 to 8100 dollars. King Mills offers good disposition and size, with superior colts. Half brothers sold for 400 dollars, another offer of 300 dollars was refused. Season at J W Miller barn, 15 dollars to insure colt to stand and suck, or 12 dollars to insure in foal. Call King Mills before contracting, A S Enwarps.
A Fine Jack Will Marley presents his well known Jack Monte at the Folden farm in Lyons township this season to breeders. He plans to show yearling and sucking colt spans from his get and notes other sired males in the area that prove him a desirable sire. A health inquiry is included with a promotional line for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents.
The Rathbone Sisters host a social next Saturday showing ice cream strawberries and cake. The program features vocal solo by Grace Crow and piano selections by Helen Mason Cora Greenwalt Wesley Trio and others plus recitation Carrie Wilson and more with piano solos by Lena Van Ausdale Blanche Crawford and Helen and Louise Whitnall.
The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell homeseeker tickets to Minnesota North Dakota and Canadian Northwest at about half rates on the first and third Tuesdays each year. Apply J. P. Elmer General Passenger Agent St Paul Minnesota state number in party and departure date. Thom the Tribune for job work.
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