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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1920
Page
2
Hastings I O O F lodge set Sunday June 6 at 2 20 p m to visit cemeteries North Grove Hastings and Malvern and perform ritual. A committee will list buried brothers. Rebeka members urged to join with flowers. If weather fails, ceremony moves to lodge room.
Silver City reports Mr and Mrs Sk Le Vanksirk and daughter Weatrice journeyed to Pennsylvania to visit relatives. Editor Bays critiques the high school commencement speaker this year. Roy Landen and his young son from Hopkins visited relatives in Silver City and Hillsdale. Dr and Mrs S A Schuber with their daughter and son reside in Ubarter Oak.
The Corn Belt Publisher lists five Town delegates to the Press Congress to be held in Sydney New South Wales Australia. WooP Wortman of the Malyern Leader is named as one of the delegates.
The regular monthly meeting of the W F M 8 is set for Thursday at 2 40 PM at Mrs. George Zimmer's home. Members are urged to attend this important gathering.
An ancient tale attributes the discovery of tea to a Chinese king who slept after toiling and praying. Upon waking, he found his eyelids transformed into tea leaves, giving rise to the shrub called eh yan in Chinese lore. The myth notes people chewed the shrub and learned tea’s properties, later introducing tea to the world through trade with London.
An anecdote recalls a novice guest, Tle Was an Enedisiain, at his first American Sunday supper. He admires the spread, tastes a fish ball with honey, recoils in horror, then laughs with his neighbor and warns, steady on there’s something dead in this bun.
A garbled medieval tale recounts An Tait wohipman in a duel with a slave’s arm grafted to Titan’s nose and subsequent infections. Naples death, gangrene, and a surgeon’s advice lead to removal and reconstruction. References to Marcanel About and Sir Kenneth Digby commentaries are noted.
An agricultural exchange features a bemused Agriculturist asking about employment and methods. The dialogue veers into humor as the applicant is quizzed on cows and chores, with a mock definition of bad cows living in a bedroom and a mailed persona dubbed The Lome Seerar referencing a farcical home life.
In a Missouri town the new Chautauqua tent drew attention as two speeding cars roared toward the setup crew. Boys laid plank sets while the crowd watched amid dust and smoke. A shouted exchange declared the drivers wanted meat for the animals, startling the astonished manager.
A crowded provincial town audience supports a BarHum candidate. At the door, Homan shouted a slang insult, the disruption halted, and the speaker silenced the intruder with a quick retort. Youth's Com naulpu.
The Mineola cemetery association hosted a shadow social in the Mineola opera house Saturday night and the exchequer of that association was enriched by $100.
H W Olsen of Tes Moines Iowa says Tanlac eased a seven year long kidney and back pain and dizziness. He lost appetite and strength but after starting Tanlac he recovered, can bend and stand straight, and feels like his old self. Tanlac is sold in Glenwood Emerson Malvern Silver City and Henderson.
Glenwood resident A J Miller of 602 Toeust St testifies to strong relief from kidney trouble using Doan's Kidney Pills. He recalls a severe attack five years ago that left him unable to work, but notes rapid recovery after taking the pills. He endorses them as a tonic for kidneys and urges buying from all dealers.
In Mills County District Court July Term 1920 Mary Cary and others sue to quiet title to the Southeast Quarter of Section 4 Township 73 Range 41 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian. The petition alleges open adverse possession for over fifty years under claim of ownership and seeks to set aside a 1860 warranty deed to J M Solomon as invalid for lack of valid transfer.
Petition states defendants hold no right or interest in the real estate and seeks removal of cloud on plaintiff's title. It alleges no written claim in Mills County Iowa Recorder’s Office and demands appearance before the July 6 1920 term at Glenwood. if not, a default and judgment will follow. Attorneys Ghenung & Gisnung represent the plaintiff.
In Mills County District Court a plaintiff seeks a decree quieting title to part of the North Half of Section 30 Township 72 North Range 41 West, south of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad, excluding a 0.39 acre parcel deeded to the railroad in 1903. The petition claims fifty years of adverse possession, asserts ownership by the plaintiff and his grantors, and asks to remove a cloud caused by an error recording a deed to Francis T Brouse. Defendants include Francis T Brouse and others with unknown spouses or heirs. The case requires appearance by noon of the next term in Glenwood.
Three used cars offered with cash or trade options. A 490 Chevrolet Touring freshly overhauled and repainted with good tires asking 350 dollars. A 1919 Oakland 6 Touring run 2600 miles in perfect condition priced at 875 dollars. A 1916 Oakland 6 Touring overhauled with new tires and tip‑top condition, plus a Model 35 Oakland 4 cylinder touring car described for cash or trade.
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