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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
3
Grand jury returns three indictments as Judge Wheeler foresees a busy term with trials to start next Thursday. Cases include Greenlee vs Steinhaus and Malvern store burglary indictments, plus a challenged mail theft and other proceedings.
Mrs Mary J Landon named executrix without bond in E H Landon will probated. CG C Scott authorized to sell John Scotts estate personal property at private sale. Emma M Huebner estate affairs terminated. Constantine S Watson will probated. son Albert named executor without bond. Guardianships for Ella V Honeyman and Rudolph Dayson terminated upon majority. Judge Wheeler approves sale of 120 acres of A B Clarkson estate by Norman Genung. purchasers George Mintle and son Oscar. land in Center township sections 33 34. price 105 an acre.
Iowa State College at Ames issues guidance to County Superintendents and schools on saving and caring for seed corn. Gather ears before October, pick well ripened ears from the best stalks, and hang them to dry in a ventilated attic. Tie ears into strings, hang, and avoid drying indoors or with artificial heat. Keep windows open on warm days, store seed well, and gather two to three times excess seed. Do not rely on sporadic good ears. Save it all now.
Edward Steinhaus exchanges WLS acres southwest of Glenwood in Lyons township for 2400 acres in Wheeler county Nebraska with cash. possession March 11. Mrs C Wortman sells 80 acres in St Mary township to Edgar Klindt near Pottawattamie county for 70 dollars per acre. Several transfers follow: A D French to D M Hogle Pacific Junction 147 148 at 43. J E Cheney to W Myers Glenwood lot 1 block 16 at 75. T A Gowdy to T M Aistrope North Tab or lot 18 block 1 at 1600. Joanah Vague to E J and Ines Stranathan 40 acres in Glenwood township at 3000. Ralph Goodrich to H V Viner Malvern lots 1 5 block 1 at 2250. EJ Stranathan to Joanah Tague lots 10 11 block 6 Glenwood at 2450. W P Griffiths to J D Robbins lots 254 255 Tastings at 825. W Van Doren to G W Trutton part of Malvern blocks 3 4 8 at 4000.
The Aksarben event runs Monday to Friday with Burlington round trip fares to Omaha at reduced rates. Glenwood fare is 1.05 with a three cent per mile rate for round trips, bridge fare unchanged at 25 cents. Aksarben fair started Wednesday in Omaha. main parades and special days follow from Sept 24 to Oct 3, including Woodman of World, Modern Woodmen, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Ancient Order United Workmen days.
The barn on Ernest Langfeldt’s farm northwest of Silver City burned last Sunday morning. About ten tons of hay and all farm implements were destroyed. Langfeldt saved his harness and horses as the barn collapsed. He carried $300 in insurance, $200 on the building and $100 on the implements. Cause of the fire is unknown.
Mills county residents prepare to register for the Rosebud land drawing in Tripp county starting October 5. Regulations require notarized registrations between October 6 and 11, with envelopes delivered to James W. Witten by October 17. Soldiers may appoint agents to file, and entries involve fees, installments, and age or citizenship restrictions.
A bull snake about five feet long was killed at the east door of the court house yesterday morning. Contractor Will Doan, nearby, shot it as it attempted to enter. It is unclear what would have happened if it reached the court. A farmer reportedly brought the snake to Glenwood and left it at the Younker livery barn last Saturday.
A Des Moines dispatch reports the Glenwood school for Feeble Minded Children produced the best corn in Iowa this year. Seed purchased by Chairman Cownie at last year’s exposition led to bumper crops across state institutions. Glenwood samples sit at the state board office and are regarded as among the state’s finest.
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