Real Estate Transfers Signal Rising Mills County Values
Mills county focus in the past week centers on the sale of the Henry Ranner farm near Malvern in Center township at 100 per acre totaling 22,500 for 361 acres. James Durbin of Emerson purchased. Possession set for next March. J R Winkler lists 10 days of sales and exchanges including the Hattie Wells farm 180 acres to Lyons township and a Sherman county Neb. purchase, John Hopp 10 acres sold for 10,000, and Glenwood trades involving Etta Stranan and Joan Tague. Winkler invites further lands for sale or exchange.
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Mills County
Henry Ranner
Malvernin Center Township
James Durbin
Emerson
J. R. Winkler
Lyons
Hattie Wells
Sherman County
Neb
John Hopp
Oak Township
C. E. Anderson
Etta J. Stranathan
Glenwood
Joan L. Tague
C. E. Workman
Hubbell
Nebraska
Emma Barnes
Paltteville
Glenwood News Notes and Visits in Town
Glenwood residents enjoy a weekend of shopping and social events. Henry Shaw visits from Tabor while shopping. deputy treasurer Fred Workman and deputy postmaster Joe Ewing with daughter Elsa travel to El liott. Grace Russell, stenographer for Omaha Tent and Awning Co., spends vacation at home. Read about local dining, repairs, and neighbors including Mr and Mrs Evernham’s carriage mishap, Italian street musicians, and a Baptist church social upcoming.
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Joe Ewing
Elsa
Elliott
Grace Russell
Omaha Tent and Awning Co
Big Boy Blue Urges You to Blow Your Own Horn
A vintage wartime style exhortation stresses self promotion and bold advertising. It compares loud horn blowing to printer’s ink ads and urges readers to advertise now to succeed in business. The piece uses packed headlines and rhythmic lines to urge action and visibility.
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Big Boy Blue
Matrimonial Matters and Local Notices in Glenwood
Marriage announcements from Elida and Red Oak plus local ads. Charles I. Cash marries Bertha A. Brown in Elida on Sept 8. Oliver R. Patrick to Miss Alice Maud Briggs in Red Oak on Sept 23. Local business ads promote shoes, loans, tailoring, hymn banners, milk service, thermometers, and want ads in the Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver R. Patrick
Emerson Business
Alice Maud Briggs
Red Oak
H. D. Briggs
Two Youths Arrested For Honey Theft Near Menton
Jesse Williams and Ioubert Thacker, both about 22 from Council Bluffs, were arrested Thursday for stealing honey from Dr W R Wall’s place north of Menton. They pleaded guilty to petit larceny and larceny from a building, each receiving ten days in jail after preliminary hearing set for Wednesday morning before Justice Day.
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Jesse Williams
Ioubert Thacker
W. R. Wall
Menton
Council Bluffs
Thacker
Linville
Glenwood
Williams
Fifth Avenue
Wall
Sam King challenges deed clause over rabbit hunting land
Sam King of Oak township seeks mandamus against Ben over a deed clause banning hunting on 28 acres in section 23 sold to Tip Kates at 80 dollars per acre. Auditor Agan remains unfazed as legal action proceeds. Nearby notes mention a rummage sale by Congregational church and local livestock ads.
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Sam King
Oak Township
Court House
Agan
West Oak
Ben
Tip Kates
Sam
Whitfield and
Cook
Malvern
Rgan
Doings of the Death Angel in Mills County
Obituaries and notices from Mills County recount Henry Nipp of Mineola Civil War veteran and German-born settler. Harry Preston son of Rev. Hugh C. Preston dies in Augusta Montana. Sarah Katherine Blair of Silver City dies aged 65 with long Mills County ties. multiple survivors named. Each death notes birthplaces, family, and funeral plans or memorial details.
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Henry Nipp
Old Mills County
Mineola
Germany
Mills County
Denmark
Ferdinand
Charles Nipp
Louie Bichel
John Flynn
J. BR. Graham
Malvern
Twe Botetock
Harry Preston
Hugh C. Preston
Hillsdale
George of
Newton
Fred
Hastings
Foss Preston
H. 2. Minert
Royal Dillehay
Woodbine
Sarah Katherine Blair
Knoxville County
Ill
Silver City
Oxford
Henry County
Lyman Bryant
Cora Potter
Omaha
James Bryant
Chas
Swanburg
Clarence Bryant
Henderson
John L. Bryant
Yuma
Colo
Mary Williams
Alpha
Erastus Bear
College Springs
Thomas T. Blairs
William G. Blair
Gravity
John Eien Blair
DeWitt
Peaches Abundant In Fremont County This Season
The Tabor Beacon reports Fremont county peach growers enjoy a bountiful crop with above average yields while neighboring counties fail. Hundreds of wagonloads leave orchards weekly as buyers travel up to fifty miles. Prices stay at 1.00 to 1.50 per bushel by grade, and Jim Collier’s place south of Tabor loaded over twenty wagons in a day, with an estimated 800 bushels.
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Tabor
Fremont County
Jim Collier
Democratic County Convention Called in Mills County Iowa
Delegates elected June 2 1908 are summoned to reassemble at the Glenwood Court House at 11 am September 19 1908 to elect delegates for the State Convention and to nominate a candidate for Supreme Judge to fill the Bishop vacancy. The State Chairman set the Des Moines meeting for September 24 1908 and district supervisors may nominate candidates for the Board of Supervisors. Will M Donelan Chairman Democratic Committee.
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Mills County
Iowa
Court House
Glenwood
Charles A. Bishop
Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
Will M. Donelan
Democratic Com
Old Mormon Traveler Traces Trail To Salt Lake City
A 72 year old man, staying overnight at Waltrip's last week, says he once lived on R. K. Hendersons farm two years ago. He identified the exact location of the house on that farm and has since returned to Illinois, continuing along the old Mormon trail toward his home in Salt Lake City.
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Silver City Times
Waltrip’s
R. K. Henderson
Democratic Text Book offered for 25 cents by national HQ
The Tribune reports a 300 page Democratic campaign text book available postpaid for 25 cents. Send orders to Democratic National Headquarters Chicago or request from local dealers.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Democratic National
Mills County News Highlighted In Biweekly Tribune
The Tribune spreads Mills County news across two weekly editions, delivering local updates and happenings to readers during the biweekly publication cycle.
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Vinton
J. 3. Winkler
The
Lamb Bank
Glen- Woop
Ivory & Otis
Lt. Geil
Red Cross Drug Co
Nebe’s
Bower Bros
Barney
John
Henry Shaw
Tribune
Fred Workman
Henderson and
Carson
Herbert Snuffin
Will Brant
Glenwood Friends
Red Oak Drug Store
Kansas City
W. S. Elliott
L. §. Robinson
J. M. Miller
Center Township
Charles Abel
Shenandoah
Lizzie Forrester
Tinkham
Lelia
Rochester
Vermont
Seth
Alvin
Benj
Harvey Dean
Windsor County
Ellison Evernham
Mr. Evernham
Myers Hall
Barney and
Tvory & Otis
Nebe's
Raymond Trisler
E. G. Woodrow
Ferguson Grocery Store
West Side
Mills County Abstract Company
Laura Minnicks
Chas. Abel
Grace Jones
San Jose
Cal
M. E. Huffaker
Sela Custer
Florence Hale
Horace Chambers
Indianola
Simpson College
Ives Crouch
Lincoln
State University
Baptist Church
Posy
Tnez Craven
Seattle
Wash
E. 8. Bogart
Massachusetts
Smith College
B. C. Spencer
W. H. Schurz
Council Blutts
Spencer
Audubon
Advocate
Congress
Charles IT. Cash
New Mexico
Bertha A. Brown
S. E. Brown
Pacific Junction
Elida
Turner
Mrs. Cash
Robinson’s
Mills County Abstract Co
Jobo
Foley
A. J. Howe
E. C. Graves
Whitaker
Timmerman & Hamilton
L. H. Stivers
Graves & Co
Owell Ave
Ladies of the Congregational Church
Duroc
Mutual
M. Boyer
Lee Baker
Mile
Costa
Superiori Peratly
Ieneroe
Tone Bros
Das Moines, Ta
Towa
McCall
T.Q. Records
Glenwood, Iowa
W.S. Doan
Ridgeway
Mills County National Bank
D. L. Heinsheimer
EF. M. Buffington
A. D. French
H. A. French
RE. B. Woodruff
M. Buffington
C. W. Rathkedd
L. Heinsheimer
A. J. Gettler
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