Glenwood Pioneer Wayne Choate Dies at 79
Wayne Choate died Monday night at his Glenwood home after a three year illness. He was 79 years old. A pioneer settler, he traced lineage to seven generations of English forebears and left a long record of community service. He was born November 7, 1832 in Milan Ohio and lived in Iowa City before moving to Glenwood. He and Elizabeth McBride married in 1862 and crossed to Denver before returning to settle near Glenwood, where they raised an adopted son, Frank. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Thursday at the Hazel street home with Rev. I. L. Stone of the Glenwood Congregational church officiating. burial in Glenwood cemetery.
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Emerson Tennis Club Reopens with About Twenty Members
The Emerson Tennis Club is reorganized for 2012 with roughly twenty members. Plans include court work soon and potential summer tournaments with nearby towns Glenwood Malvern and Lastings. A healthful game, more players could reduce medical bills. Chas Criswell and Miss Kate Matlock of Malvern visited Lyle Wilkins last Sunday. Memorial sermon held at Presbyterian church. Rev Linn stood in for Rev Wilkins due to Pastor Cramer’s illness. Friends surprised John L Hvans Friday with tin and words of congratulations.
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Sidney Boy Drowns In Nishna River
Last Monday 16 year old Dick Wightman son of real estate man W. H. Wightman of Sidney drowned in the Nishna Botna river about two and a half miles east of Sidney. He and three companions swam near a deep hole when a snagged root pulled him under as he attempted to cross back. He called for help but the boys reached shore to find life had left him. Dr. Lovelady arrived by auto and attempted revival with no success.
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Lightning Strikes Malvern Church in Electic Storms Night
Lightning struck the Methodist church at Malvern Sunday night during a storm. The steeple was hit and the damage to sections marked will be slight. The Malvern fire department arrived quickly and controlled the blaze.
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Henderson Market Day at Cain Hutcher Shop Building
The ladies of Henderson Christian church will hold a Market Day in the William Cain Hutcher shop building Saturday June 1.
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More Of Art Than Nature Dinner Faria Tale Of A Flower Pin
A recent Faria dinner party features a beautiful woman whose dress collapses after a man pins a flower to her bodice. The inflated gown idea, noted by La bouchere in Truth, leads to the collapse before soup as guests recall the fashion risk of airtight garments. The Tribune cites County news.
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Letter From An Old Soldier From Soldiers Home Cal
Veteran Cade Rogers writes from the Soldiers Home in California about an impending cataract operation. He recalls service as an Indian hunter during the war and notes Decoration Day timing. He speaks of a hospital stay, healing, and the idea that veterans with annual incomes of 2400 dollars are not forgotten, urging all veterans to receive a fair deal.
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From Mills to Los Angeles May 1912 Journey
A first person travelogue chronicles a Santa Fe route from Mills County to Los Angeles. The writer details cattle losses in Arizona, irrigation projects near Phoenix, Mexican workers on tracks, desert flora, and the Colorado River at Needles before arriving at Los Angeles with notes on Southern California grain and orange groves.
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Personal Property Totals in Mills County Assessed
Auditor Criswell and Deputy Brown present a completed abstract of Mills County personal property totals to the Board of Supervisors. Total value is 4,385,488 with 1,734,096 in moneys and credits. only 5 mill tax applies to that portion. Exemptions total 7,120.32. One fourth of the amount is taxable. real estate assessments occur every other year. Principal items include horses and mules, swine, vehicles, bank stock, corporation stock, manufactured capital, merchandise, and other property.
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Pension era tales and travel notes from the plains
A veteran recalls pension gains after Taft signed the law and details his service from 1865 to 1865, mentions Sioux battles near the Bad Lands, and reflects on earlier plains travel via Oregon and Santa Fe routes. The piece also discusses irrigation, alfalfa, sugar beets, and Colorado’s dry climate.
May Primary Voting Rules Relax Residency Requirements
The notice explains permissive voting rules for May primaries. Any resident six months in the state and sixty days in the county may vote, with no ten day precinct residence requirement. Voters who moved within the county, unregistered electors, first time voters, or those changing party after ten days prior may still vote. No registration needed.
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Queen Mills and Mills County Pride in a Prosperous County
The article extols Mills County as a prosperous, populous region of over 15 000, praising its fertile Keg Creek and Nishna valleys, thriving farms, stock industry, extensive apple orchards, attractive towns, and loyal, intelligent citizens. It lauds newcomers and locals alike for public spirit and enterprise.
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Inexhaustible Iron Source at Lac a la Tortue
An article notes Lac a la Tortue in Quebec as a vast iron source where organic acids dissolve rust from river bottoms, forming persalt films that create cake ore. This process continually replenishes the supply, making the lake one of the few iron mines unlikely to run dry.
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Ancient Soap Story Across Cultures and Uses
The piece traces soap origins from ancient Britons to Romans bringing it to Italy and Savona. It notes natural soaps from Spain Chile and Peru and mentions soap used as coinage in Mexico. It also claims Fuegans eat soap for nourishment and cites modern incinerator plants producing soap from garbage.
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Tierra del Fueganos
Wanted Middle Aged Woman for Light Housework at Mall Family
G. W. Richards of Glenwood seeks a middle aged woman to perform light housework for a mall family. Phone number Phong 220.
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