Miss May Melsen Wins Land Lotery Draw at Dallas
Miss May E Melsen of Kennebec South Dakota won pick number one in the land lottery at Dallas Rosebud tract South Dakota drawing opened yesterday in a 100 by 500 foot tent. Al bert Lanz of Mineola a Mills county resident drew number 85 placing him for a good land prize. Total registration reached 114 769 ranking second to Hi Reno Oklahoma rush with O Neill Nebraska top affidavit points. Dallas registered 33 451 followed by Chamberlain Greg ory Valentine and Prasle.
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May E. Melsen
Kennebec
South Dakota
Dallas
Mills County
Albert Lanz
Mineola
Glenwood
O'Neill
Rosebud
Tripp County
Whitten
Hi Reno
O'Neil
Neb
Chamberlain
Gregory
Valentine
Prasle
Criswell Case Appealed To State Supreme Court
The State of Iowa versus Charles Criswell is appealed to the supreme court after Judge Wheeler refused a new trial. Criswell was sentenced to six years at Fort Madison for seduction of Miss Sarah Norris of Malvern. Bond set at $2000 pending appeal. trial delays possible due to supreme court timing.
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Lowa
Charles Criswell
Supreme Court
Wheeler
Glenwood
Young Orinsell
Fort Madison
Sarah Norris
Malvern
Young Criswell
Criswell
Husband follows wife to insane hospital in Clarinda
Henry Hartje, a well known farmer from three miles southeast of Silver City, was Friday sent to Clarinda hospital for insane by Deputy Sheriff Dalton. Two months earlier his wife had been sent there. Superintendent White notes it is unusual for both spouses to be detained. Hartie had been released for further observation. Friends brought him before the commissioners as his condition worsened.
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Henry Hartje
Silver City
Clarinda, Hospital
Dalton
Clarinda
Supt. White
Hartie
Genung at Plattsmouth Rally Praised and Mocked Heckler
The Plattsmouth Journal reports Genung at the Bryan rally last Thursday night delivering a fine speech with constant applause. He praised Bryan and attacked Taft's labor policy, drawing hearty approval. A Pacific Junction doctor in the audience议? tried interrupting, but Genung sat him down to loud applause.
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J. T. Genung
Bryan
Plattsmouth Journal
Taft
My. Genung
West
Court House
Pacific Junction
Genung
Guardian Appointed for Hartje Farm Among Others
On Thursday Glenwood with Charles Kruse John Flanagan and Dick Bada his condition was discussed. Hartje owns 120 acres and Judge Wheeler on Saturday named John Flanagan guardian with a $4000 bond to oversee this and other property.
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Glenwood
Charles Kruse
John Flanagan
Dick Bada
Hartje
Wheeler
Mr. Flanagan
Red Hogs Sold at Glenwood Farm Auction
A Saturday sale of Duroe Jersey hogs in Glenwood drew good attendance. Buyers included Mahlon Boyer M A McCluskey E G Boyce and T J McGarry with Byers Bros auctioneers led by H W Roenfeld securing the top bid of 26 dollars for a dine March boat. Purchasers listed include Gereman Fahrlander Thieschafer Plumer Miller Winters and many others from Council Bulls Dumfries Mineola Laure Schvening and Glenwood.
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Glenwood
Mahlon Boyer
M. A. McCluskey
E.G. Boyce
T. J. McGarry
Byers Bros
Col
BE. C. Byers
Massena
H. W. Roenfeld
Qereman Fahrlander
J. 4
Thieschafer Council
H. E. Plumer
Dumfries
Julius Miller
Joseph Winters
Mineola
Carl Utemark
A. Q. Frizzell
B. M. Ringer
Laure Sch
Moves to Council Bluffs from Malvern Iowa
The Malvern Iowan reports O. J. Davis and family have moved to Council Bluffs to establish their new home. Davis has long served as a Wabash agent and now represents multiple insurers including the Iowa State. With broad territory to cover, four Council Bluffs locations will aid his work. Mrs. Davis and family leave many friends behind in Malvern and will be missed by their church and neighbors. The new residence is 366 Lincoln Avenue, Council Bluffs.
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Malvern Iowan
O. J. Davis
Council Bluffs
Davis
Malvern
Iowa State
Conrcil Bluffs
Silver City social notes and local updates tidbits
A Friday night gathering at the Methodist parsonage brings a lively local scene. Farmers complain corn is flat and work doubled. Several residents and visitors are named along with recent travels, purchases, and small town happenings across Silver City and nearby areas.
Real Estate Transfers and Deeds Across Towns
M P Wessler transfers lots 314 and 415 in Mmersen to WP Griffith for 250 dollars. Albert Schoening sells to School district No 7 one square acre in section 16 Oak for 1 dollar. Emma Warnes sells land in Platteville section 6 to YI H Ashton for 4000 dollars. Griffith Thomas transfers part Hot 6 in section 10 Anderson to F Parner for 1400 dollars. Wm Brandt sells acres in section 3 Ingraham to Bertha Grandt for 8000 dollars. AJ Wolfe sells land in section 18 Rawles to ML Wolfe for 1000 dollars.
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M P Wessler
WP Griffith
Mmersen
Albert Schoening
Oak
Emma Warnes
YI H Ashton
Platteville
Grifith Thomas
F ‘Parner
Anderson
Wm Brandt
Bertha Grandt
Ingraham
AJ Wolfe
ML Wolfe
Rawles
Examinations Set Next Week For Glenwood Teachers
Sept Moore schedules exams for teachers on Wednesday Thursday and Friday at his office in the Glenwood courthouse.
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Moore
Glenwood
Mineola Community Notes Include Local Trades And Plans
Mineola and Mills county items note Albert Lang drew No 83 in a land drawing. EH Nipp observed Malvern’s steam auto while Mrs Nipp and child visited Council Bluffs. Julius Kiersch explains a shop front is for heavy article listing, not hanging. Landlord Piermann renovates the Danielson hotel, intends to offer temperance drinks. W A Bichel hauls lumber for a tenant house, 20 by 30 feet, at $1400. Rudolph Kahl and crew thresh at John Flynn farm. Will Edmunds of Glenwood helps Dallas Kiersch at the blacksmith. Henry Kyuse reports hog trade quiet, last load before corn harvest. M Flammant and Detlef Prien install 125 feet of cement walks. north Main street also getting walks by bank and Claus Schroeder. Cherney & Watson store addition nearing completion. Henry Detlef to wear new attire as a joke. Opera house and Adolph Lanz buildings advancing. plasterers start. Lanz to run billiard hall. Cherney & Watson add 29 by 50 addition, plate glass fronts planned. two large openings connect rooms. New part to hold dry goods and shoes, old part for groceries and hardware.
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Mineola
Mills County
Albert
Lang
Col
EH Nipp
Malvern
Mrs. Nipp
Council Bluffs
George Holmes
Hastings
Neb
Julius Kiersch
Prsons
Piermann
Danielson
W A Bichel
Rudolph Kahl
John Flynn
Will F Edmunds
Glenwood
Dallas Kiersch
Henry
M Flammant
Detlef Prien
Main Street
Bank
Claus Schroeder
Cherney & Watson
Henry Detlef
Opera
Adolph Lanz
Lanz
Tabor Topics a local news round up
Matthews opens a new meat market south of Starbour's store Ri i Mann Ray Rhode Will Utter and Zeno Luss Jr returned from ONeill Nebraska with autographs from a big land drawing. The Woman's union met at Mrs B Wadhams. Mrs Ed Tyler of Geneva visited her parents Mr and Mrs John Williams northwest of Tabor. Albert Davison is sick with typhoid at A A Timson's. Miss Hermi Woward recovered her lost pocketbook in Omaha with a Boston store receipt and two ten dollar bills and several dollars in silver.
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Matthews
Starbour
I Mann
Ray Rhode
Will Utterback
Zeno Luss, Jr
Art McMuhill
O'Neill
Neb
John Williams
Tabor
Albert Davison
A A
Iowa straw vote hints Taft lead in 1908 race
The Chicago Record-Herald reports extensive straw polls across Iowa with 6851 ballots. Taft is estimated to win Iowa by 31,784, down from Roosevelt’s 1904 edge. Taft leads in five-candidate tally while Roosevelt and Parker show contrasting shifts. Council Bluffs shows Bryan gains and Debs posts his strongest local showing. Pottawattamie county ends Roosevelt, Taft, and Bryan results with Roosevelt carrying the county.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Iowa
Record-Herald
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
Debs
Chatin
Hisgen
Parker
Council Bluffs
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Tabor News Highlights and Funeral Notices
A lost pocket book was found inside a Boston store without its silver. Exper to operate a new gasoline motor car on the T and WN railroad Clark arrives from Moline to test the grader between Tabor and Malvern and plans to stay. his wife Daisy Bullen, ex Tabor student, to join soon. Pearl Eva Matthews funeral held at her mother's home conducted by Rev J W Cumings. Relatives attending from Shenandoah Los Angeles Pacific City Glenwood and nearby towns. Matthews died in Los Angeles from tubercular disease last winter 1837-1838.
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Boston
Clark
T & WN
Moline
Tabor
Malvern
Tabor College
Pearl Eva Matthews
Jella Matthews
John W Cumings
Congregational Letter
Denmark
Iowa
G W Perkins
Shenandoah
Mary Lawrence
Los Angeles
Susan Barbour i
Will Vinton
Pacific City
Ida J Briggs
Glenwood
N . Phelps
CR Warren
Tillisdale
May Matthews
Hot Springs
Glenwood Prepares For Saturday Football Clash
Council Bluffs high school football travels to Glenwood next Saturday for a game with our lads. Local fans enjoyed last Friday’s scrimmage at the athletic park as seniors and juniors defeated sophomores and freshmen 14 to 0 in a spirited panie.
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Council
Glenwood
Athletic Park
Sophmores
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge In Session at Marshalltown
The Odd Fellows grand lodge meets in Marshalltown this week with Supt. W. H. Moore of Pacific Junction serving as an instructor. H. Cheyney of Glenwood represents the district of eight lodges, John Fair of the Glenwood encampment, and Mrs A Ring of the Glenwood Rebeckas attend.
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Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Marshalltown
W. H. Moore
Pacific Junction
H. Cheyney
Glenwood
John Fair
A. Ring
Puyallup Fair Notes Mills County Visitors and Local Moves
A reader in Puyallup reports on recent Mills County ties at the Puyallup Valley Fair. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Bert Brown and Mr and Mrs Cor R Bon ham formerly of Malvern. J P Jackson who ran the Glenwood horticulture display attended. Frances Jackson presided at the postcard booth while Mrs Jackson aided Methodist ladies in feeding visitors. Victor H Cox and wife recently moved from Albion Kansas to Puyallup and opened an art novelty store. Mrs Cox is the elder daughter of Mr Jackson. Brown and family remain in Seattle. Mrs Cox becomes editor and publisher of the Argus at Auburn. From Spokane comes word of a birth to Mr and Mrs A L Riley, formerly Miss Ivy Luckingham. Genevieve Trances is the newborn.
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the Tribune
Puyalllup
Wash
Mills County
Puyallup Valley Fair
Bert. Brown
Cor R Bonham
Malvern
J. P. Jackson
Glenwood Institution
Spokane
A. L. Riley
Ivy Luckingham
D. J. Buckingham
Glenwood
Genevieve Trances
Jury verdict in district court over real estate commission
The Sunday issue reports a jury verdict awarding P. Aleshouse $310 against Samuel Ales after a full day trial. Aleshouse had sued for $535 claiming that amount as commission on a real estate deal.
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Council Bluffs
Pacific Junction
Aleshouse
Samuel Ales
Genung's Speaking Dates in Campaign Schedule
Hon L I Genung holds a short speaking tour this week in support of Bryan. Itinerary includes Neola Monday night Avoca Tuesday Panama Wednesday afternoon Guthrie Center Wednesday night.
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L. I. Genung
Bryan
Neola
Avoca
Panama
Guthrie Center
Boars for Sale Two Yackings and Two March Pigs
Fragmentary notice lists boars for sale with unclear notes about quantities and dates. Mentions March but lacks coherent details for a full auction or listing. Further readability needed for precise entities and actions.
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Adams Railroad
Real Estate Commission
Greenlee
Steiniaus
Plattsmouth
Methodist
Wm Burgoin
Chicago
M L Crosby
Washington, DC
W B Oaks
M FE Jluffaker
Omaha
Squire L H Huffaker
Jank Pullman
Pullman
Earl Huffaker
Malven
Tabor Topics
Odd Fellows At
Grand Lodge
Washington
Sam
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