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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
4
A partial transcription shows mixed rail timetable notes with east and west bound train numbers and times, postal office hours, lobby and lock box hours, and Sunday window timings. The fragment indicates evening curtailment and inconsistent formatting.
During the year ending June 1907 the Federal treasury deposited over 100 million dollars in national banks. The Standard Oil banks in New York and Morgan-dominated banks received about eighty percent of deposits, with all other banks receiving the remainder. The document lists numerous Democratic ticket candidates for state and county offices across Iowa including Governor, U.S. Senator, and various county roles.
The small banker hears Republican arguments on the party’s bank policy and is urged to recall the figures from official Washington reports. The data are presented as highly interesting to bankers and others, highlighting the 20 percent figure.
The Omaha Bee misattributed a tariff paragraph to Bryan, then printed it as a Republican plank. Bryan rejects it as his own platform, noting the error and mocking the Bee. The piece links to campaign satire and previews a new line of attack as October ends. It also notes a Congregational pastors meeting at Tabor College with Dr. John and several local movements and visits in western Iowa.
Rev Robert Kesterson returned from the United Brethren conference at Lake City. Rev Ramsey welcomed at the Tabor Methodist parsonage. A burglar stole 345 from Charles Swanson’s East Tabor home, entering via a window screen. Dr Houston visited Tabor relatives. BC Sheldon resumes rural mail duties after a two week rest at his son’s home in Ainsley Nebraska. Dr John D P John of New Castle, Pa., to lecture free to students for one week.
Alva William’s Wednesday sale sold all items with totals exceeding two thousand dollars. Visitors Jim McGee of Seattle and Dan McGee of Nebraska came to see their mother and friends. Local residents and neighbors attended trains, visited relatives, and discussed land drawing and cemetery affairs amid routine town activity.
SILVER CITY EU Anderson visits relatives near Stanberry Missouri. Harvest Home and Old Folks Day observed at the Methodist church with 24 persons over 50. New dray lines starting Tuesday. Property sales, travel to Des Moines and Kansas trips noted. Various residents visiting, selling, or moving, including drag line sale to J R Kurtz and registrations for land drawing in Tripp County SD. Photographic chromatic and celatine views offered at Robinson's.
Pacific Junction items cover Edison Phonographs sales, seed wheat buying, and land drawing trips in ONeill. They note levee work by Missouri bottom farmers, turnips and cabbages failing, local travel by auto, social events, a pie social at Lincoln school, and a funeral for Mrs Hines with community tributes.
A farmer advertises Poland China boars for sale including a noted boar Roy Lad No 107241 born Feb 15 1905 and a good young boar from Aug 29 1907 with weight estimates of 325 to 350 pounds at 13 months. Also offers fall 07 boars and late spring pigs, all well marked with strong bone and coats.
The column urges readers to submit their wants to the Tribune, highlighting inexpensive, easy notices as the best route to reach others. It promises broad exposure and good chances of fulfillment through this reader-driven service.
Directory of city officials and club lodges with meeting nights and officers. Includes mayor and recorder names, council members, lodge leaders for Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Woodmen groups and Degree of Honor. School board members and church pastors listed with service times and dates.
Myriel Mason seeks divorce from Alvar Mason on cruel and inhuman treatment and asks for custody of minor Janet Mason with general relief. Court in Glenwood opens November 24 1908. if Alvar does not appear by noon, default will be entered. Attorneys Genung & Genung certify the filing September 21, 1908.
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