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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
3
Our receiving room has been busy with vast quantities of stylish new Goods arriving and being marked this week. Thousands of dollars of New Fall Styles chosen for style durability and price. Special Lines offered at reduced prices, including HEINSHEIMERS exclusives. Autumn fashions arrive as the season begins.
We present new winter clothes for boys with guaranteed quality. Corduroy pants at 50 cents and knee pants suits for ages up to 14, priced at 2.45 per suit. Durable materials and sturdy construction highlighted.
President Roosevelt narrowly survived a vehicle crash between Lenox and Pittsfield Massachusetts as his coach collided with an electric car. Secret Service agent William Craig was killed and Governor Crane, Secretary Cortelyou, and the Vice President were injured. The coach driver was severely wounded. The electric car occupants were arrested.
J S Cooper a noted Denver contractor may invest in Glenwood by buying Winkler’s light plant and other property. Cooper proposed meter-based lighting with low rates and all night service, plus potential motor power during day and steam heating for nearby businesses. Winkler and Cooper traveled to Denver to inspect additional properties for a possible trade.
The Malvern fair drew a near record crowd with attendees from across the county. Visitors toured the grounds, enjoyed the Fine Arts building, poultry and livestock displays, and evenings at the opera house if staying overnight. Races proceeded after a rainy day, and notes mention a ballgame where Henderson beat Randolph 10 to 1.
Carrie T Kneeland accuses Dr Christy Malvern real estate agent of fraud in a planned farm purchase. She says Christy misrepresented cash price at 45 per acre totaling 7200 plus 50 for seeds, inducing her agent to complete a 160 acre farm deal for 7240 and 50, totaling 7250, with owners asking 45 per acre 7200 plus seeds. Kneeland has hired Shirley Gilliland and L T Genung to prosecute.
An alleged cattle hustler named Bloom drew attention in Hastings last Tuesday. A Kan 848 deputy sheriff arrived with local Constable Greenason and Coke McGee to arrest him after Bloom, living quietly on a Salmon farm near Emerson, attempted to flee the corn field but was prodded at by a shotgun. He surrendered and agreed to be taken to Kansas without a requisition. Buy your school shoes at Nebe's.
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