13 Nov 1908
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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
1
Glenwood residents host visitors from Omaha to Council Bluffs and celebrate family news. Local business, farming, and professional travels fill a week with病lassical town-chronicle detail including illness, operations, land lotteries, cattle sales, and community club events.
The manager Elkins promises to please 75 percent of patrons at the office venue Under the Harvest, aiming to boost customer satisfaction and attendance.
Mr and Mrs W Hill hosted a 6:30 dinner on Wednesday night for friends as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary. Birch bark invitations score cards and some dishes recalled a Canada trip last summer. A wheelbarrow symbolized joys and sorrows. prizes went to D IL Heinsheiker Albert Genung and others. bridge and later events continued with more dinners and At Home gatherings at the Records home.
Mills County treasurer invites sealed bids by noon December 4, 1908 for 30 drainage improvement bonds of 100000 each at six percent interest starting November 2, 1908. Bonds payable at Glenwood office, with staggered local due dates from November 2, 1909 onward. Bids may be rejected. sale at face value plus accrued interest. Dated November 11, 1908.
A compact note explains Lead and Zinc Paint offering a key advantage over longer coatings. It highlights simplicity, quick coverage, and practical benefits for surface protection and longevity. The passage emphasizes ease of use and cost effectiveness for varied projects.
A Glenwood man reports receipt of a 400 dollar draft from Farmers Insurance Co Cedar Rapids to settle a fire loss dated October 14 1908 that destroyed most of his hay crop. The claim was adjusted by J H Merritt and the letter praises the prompt fair settlement and recommends the insurer and agent A Lambert.
Tabloids from Ashland and Tabor report guests visiting from nearby towns, family moves into new homes, and social gatherings at Mrs Gowdy and Miss Lora Cunningham’s homes. The week notes a 5 to 0 football win for Tabor over Sidney and updates on Dr Harry Tweedy visiting family and Hol Carson’s return home after a riding accident.
Glenwood churches announce Pastor J C Staples will preach at 10:30 and 7:30 with Bible school at 1 45 Juniors at 3 00 and Young Peoples meeting at 6 30 Morning theme Government Roads Evening Home Steading Epworth League soul winning Speaker Eugene Hale A mission study class begins Tuesday Nov 17 with Mrs Homer Bower The Ark a Type of the Church and Gods Guiding Hand are listed for Christian Church services Sunday School 10 00 CGE at 6 30 Tagged events and schedule details for two churches in one notice.
Hundreds of young men leave cornfields for college work at Western Normal College. Courses include bookkeeping penmanship shorthand typewriting and business studies plus teacher training music and prep for technical schools. Weekly classes for these students are organized. Write J M Hussey president Shenaudosh Towe Box 5 for the bulletin.
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