Legislature Adjourns to November 24
The Iowa Legislature adjourned last night without electing a U S senator for the short term and promised to return November 24 to elect the successor for the unexpired term via the republican primary. Cummins led with 45 votes, Porter had 46, Standpatters favored Smith with 16, others scat tered. The Standpatters plan to choose a candidate to face Cummins in the primary, with Frank A. Jackson also considered. The bill sets voter qualifications for the special primary ballot and requires a party oath for participation.
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United States
Cummins
Porter
Smith
Tts
Frank A. Jackson
Iowa
Congress of the United States
Matrimonial Pair Wed in Glenwood Home Ceremony
Joy Paker and Miss Ada Kinney wed Wednesday night at the bride’s parents home in Glenwood with Rev. Peter Jacobs officiating. Only relatives attended. Ada Salyers played the wedding march. The bride, Glenwood High School graduate and former teacher, and groom, son of John Parker, have ties to Silver City and Malvern stores. A reception for 60 followed at the Parker home. they will start housekeeping on Grant Parker’s farm in Rawles township southeast of Glenwood.
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Joy Paker
Ada Kinney
Glenwood
C. P. Kinney
Peter, Jacobs
Silver City
Ada Salyers
Mavlern
John Parker
Heinsheimer
Kneeland
Malvern
Grant Parker
Rawles Township
Chance For Corn Growers at National Exposition
Advance sheets of the premium list for the National Corn Exposition in Omaha this December reveal liberal prizes. The grand champion sweepstakes ten ears earn $1,000, and if these ten also win the grand premium commonwealth trophy another $1,000 will be added.
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Omaha
Mills county corn growers urged to enter National Exposition
Ears have chances to win premiums totaling up to 2500, aiming to showcase the greatest corn exhibit the world has seen. Mills county growers are urged to send specimens to the National Corn Exposition and write secretary J Wilkes Jones Omaha care National Corn Exposition for details.
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Mills County
J. Wilkes Jones
Omaha
Care National Corn Exposition
Trouble at Henderson Ends With Fines and Arraignments
Trouble at Henderson Wednesday led to a concealed weapons charge against A E Johnson after an encounter with Will Cooper. Mayor Henry Maxwell fined Johnson 25, Cooper then faced an assault with intent to murder charge. Sheriff Linville moved Cooper to Glenwood, where Justice F G Day set a Monday preliminary at 11 am and released him on 200 band. Mosley Chase accompanied him for his next appearance.
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Will Cooper
A. E. Johnson
Henderson
Cooper
Johnson
Henry Maxwell
Linville
Glenwood
F. G. Day
Cooper Ias
Mosley Chase
The Story of a Ten Dollar Bill in a boarding house
A ten dollar bill circulates among a group in a village boarding house as Mr. Brown advances twenty dollars to his wife and the others use the sum to settle various local debts. The tale ends with the lesson to spend money at home merchants to keep value local.
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Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Andrews
Dr. Black
Mr. Jordan
Mr. Handley
Old Settler Aunt Betsy Hiatt Pioneer of Fremont Iowa
Aunt Betsy Hiatt of Green township in Fremont county is among the oldest settlers of southwest Iowa. The Sidney Herald notes she is 74 and has lived in Fremont 71 years, dating back to 1837. She married at Mckhis sick's Grove in Madison township at 18 and raised her family in old Fremont. Her jovial spirit and old time expressions are fondly remembered.
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Betsy Hiatt
Green Township
Fremont County
Iowa
Howard Mintle
Glenwood
Sidney Herald
Fremont
Mckhissick
Betsy
Jail Has Units Cleared As Glenwood Jail Empty
The Glenwood county jail has been empty since Tuesday as Sheriff Lioville reports all summer boarders have left. He expects activity to rise once the September grand jury proceeds.
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Glenwood
Lioville
School Days and Young Love Remembered in Calico
A nostalgic verse recalls school days with Reading and writing and arithmetic taught by a hickory stick. The couplet about a slate inscription "I love you, Joe" evokes a bygone romance, with the queen in calico and a bashful barefoot beau. The piece frames youth as simple, tender, and timeless.
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Calico
Joe
Will Flying Machines Become Common Like the Auto
Tlurrah for America and a Yankee on top in airship stunts. Wright set new records in Europe and at Washington, flying for over an hour. The piece imagines dirigibles becoming as common as cars within a decade, warning of night safety needs and noting early auto interest at Omaha 1898 exposition.
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America
Europe
Paris
Washington
Orville Wright
Mills County
Omaha Exposition
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Chicago
Wonderful Wheat Discovery Is Claimed Fake
Local papers questioned Abraham Adams of Juliaetta Idaho for claiming Alaska wheat yields of 222 bushels per acre. Investigations by Spokesman-Review and a Spokane reporter contradicted the tale, showing far lower yields and doubts about seed quality and profitability.
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Abraham Adams
Juliaetta
Idaho
Acre
Adams
Alaska
Ite
United States
Saturday Evening Post
Tribune
Mills County
Spokesman-Review
Spokane
Wash
Elliott
Agricultural Department
Washington
Alaska wheat variety judged in field and lab
Adams observed the Alaska wheat in growth and ripening and tested it extensively. The seed sample was heavily mixed with other varieties including club, winter fire, red Russian and Wolf hybrid. The plants tend to tall growth with good foliage, seed heads large but prone to drooping, and yields far below promoter claims.
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Adams
Tle
Alaska
Who Kicked Over Gasolene Bottle at Marsh Drug Store
A Glenwood drug store visitor accidentally kicked a gallon of gasolene from the cellar stairs setting a flame that nearly trapped Mr. Marsh. He fought the fire with water as the lamp nearby ignited, and help arrived to extinguish the blaze with only minor injuries and singed facial hair reported.
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Q. Jr. Marsh
Glenwood
Mr. Marsh
Postcard Chains: Creative Wall Decor For Young Collectors
Flow to Save Post Cards Postcards both domestic and foreign are plentiful and beautiful. Many use an album, but a postcard chain is preferred. Punch holes, string on ribbons, weave cards like a chain, tie ends, hang on wall, or fold into book form.
Tramp Survives Crowded Water Car Incident
A tramp crowded into an empty water car on the Red Oak south branch to ride for free. At Farragut the car filled for transfer to a ballast pit, but the man emerged from the opening in a half drowned condition.
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Red Oak South Branch
Farragut
Mystery surrounds Dr. Rustin death in Omaha
Mis county residents have followed the coroner’s inquest into Dr. Rustin’s death in Omaha. Mrs. Rice testifies of a supposed pact with Charles Edward Davis to kill the doctor for poison and life insurance benefits. Davis admits a morphine attempt, denies shooting Rustin. police hold him as theories shift between murder and suicide.
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Mis County
Dr. Rustin
Omaha
Rice
Fred H. Davis
Omaha First National Bank
Davis
West S'arnam Street
Rustin
Dr. Austin
Who Paid for this Drink in the Border Saloon?
A London paper notes a Mexico United States exchange riddle about a man buying a ten cent drink in each saloon. He pays with an American dollar, gets four Mexican dollars back, crosses the frontier, uses the Mexican dollar for a ten cent drink, and receives an American dollar as change. The puzzle asks who ultimately paid for the whiskey.
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United States
Mexico
Texas
Evans Nominated for Supreme Judge by Republicans
Evans Nominated Judge W D Evans of Hampton for supreme judge to succeed the late Judge Charles A Bishop by the Republicans in convention at Des Moines Wednesday.
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W. D. Evans
Hampton
Charles A. Bishop
Des Moines
Nebe's Shoewear News Brief
Our present shoe prices resemble finding money with Nebe's offering notable value. Frequent discounts and a range of styles position Nebe's as a practical stop for footwear needs this season.
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Nebe
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