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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
6
Readable items report local life in Glenwood and Mills County. Notable notes include infant burial, births, marriages, moves and jobs, shop closings, and property updates. Mentions: Doran infant, Alvin Van Pelt employment shift, Dr Dotson and Dora Edgar marriage in Zearing, various local tradesmen, a fire on Donelan farm, and political interest around Gen. S. B. Wadsworth and Charles Rathke.
The Montgomery county board plans monthly meetings on the first Monday to handle increased business. In Atlantic district court Mollie Hoot was sentenced to a year for shooting Godspeed. Shelby County man Jones seeks $40,000 after a county bridge collapse. he wins $4,000. Tabor Osborn suffers paralysis while reshingling his home. Burlington doubles track to Creston to Prescott aids freight movement and aims to extend to Villivea, easing Deasy trade.
Notice announces dissolution of the partnership between J I Mbagh and C W Rathke with Rathke retiring. All bills should be filed with J E Ebaugh who manages the business and payments. Creditors to present dues by date. Sept 22 1902. Kpaune Ravine.
A parade of guests crosses Glenwood as Carnival fever runs through town. Mr and Mrs Jacob Smith visit old friends, many from Emerson, Sidney, Council Bluffs and Omaha, while John Clover Hastings and others enjoy the sights. Widespread mingling includes teachers, former residents, and carnival boosters, with reports of travel from Des Moines, Malvern, Genoa, and Platteville.
The Tribune notes out of town readers who visited the office and took carnival offers, naming numerous readers from Malvern Hastings Silver City Tabor Hillsdale Emerson Pacific Junction and other towns alongside local households. The list includes La Venable Jerhiard Nelsen Henry Maxwell G W Mackey Milton Van Doren John Plumb DS Kinney and many more.
Invitations issued for the Glenwood Baptist church ceremony on Wednesday evening Oct 15. Miss Elsie Burkett daughter of H W Burkett known in Glenwood, to wed Charles Edmands who works in hardware not in Springfield where they met during her school days. Her sister Alta Feltham from Springfield will attend after arrival Monday night.
A garbled clipping lists marriage license notes with names such as H. A. Morton and Nuntie Anderson, and several ages and towns including Malvern and Suenaudoah. The fragmentary entry lacks clear dates or complete details for a coherent event or ceremony.
A long list of real estate transfers records numerous parcels and owners including Isora Bushnell to J W Anthony and Durbin family transfers to Almira Durbin among others. Transactions cover sections 72 and 40 with acres ranging from fractions to over a hundred acres and prices from 1 to 96 hundred dollars. The record includes multiple quit claims and transfers to C B Q company and family names like Walling Stacy Bailey and Powell.
An 1902 advertorial column touts Kosche’s German Syrup as a universal cure for coughs and severe lung ailments, claiming it heals, reduces inflammation, aids expectoration, and improves sleep. It also references astray notices in Mills County Iowa and a laxative remedy.
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