Revival and Temperance News From Hillsdale and Beyond
Reporting on church revival with fourteen baptisms by Gordon's Mill, temperance enlistments led by Mr. Anderson, and a jury verdict on a tent burglary case. Weather extremes include 36 below zero and 60 degree swing in 24 hours, plus a blizzard disrupts rail and mail. Also notes on a local bank's start, telephone service plans to Europe, and a reuniting divorce. A Hastings farmer faces arson charges tied to insured stallions.
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Henderson
Macedonia
Carson
Randolph
Anderson
Hastings
Earl Sandiland
Crawford County
Sandiland
Mills County
Editorial Letter Urges Tax Check-Off Support in Iowa
Dear Editor letters from Howard T Palmer Mills County Democratic Chairman and Frank Allen Mills County Republican urge Iowans to use state and federal tax check-offs to fund political parties. They warn only 20 percent used the state option last year and stress easy no-cost participation to strengthen candidate choices.
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Iowa
Howard T
Palmer
Palmer Mills County
Democratic
Frank Allen
Frank Allen Mills County
Magistrate Court deals with assault and battery cases
Frances Wilson of Malvern pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Magistrate John Watson to three days in county jail. Floyd Ragland of Tabor faced assault and battery charges and pleaded not guilty, released on recognizance pending a hearing. A list shows various speeding fines including Rosenbohm 24.50, Odinas 38.50, Stroy 38.50, Dingham 38.50, Rankin 38.50, Winters 38.50, DeLashmutt 22.50, Stevens 34.50, Tyson 22.50, with at least 8.50 court costs in each case.
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Frances
Wilson
Malvern
John Watson
Rachard Windom
Floyd Ragland
Tabor
Tinda Ragland
William Rosenbohm
Cray
Walter Odinas
Omaha
Don Stroy
Corneil Bluffs
Susan Dingham
Council Bluffs
Patricia Rankin
Diana Winters
Corona
Calif
Kevin DeLashmutt
Thomas Stevens
Leonard Tyson
Small Claims Filed in Mills County Clerk Court
Feb 7 to Feb 14 small claims listed includes Timothy Smith of Council Bluffs versus Leonard Clark of Glenwood for $56 damage to glasses. Cochane Furniture of Council Bluffs versus Mansfield McPherson of Glenwood for $113.48 goods and services. Schildberg Construction of Greenfield versus Charles Krug er of Glenwood for $552.31 road rock.
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Mills County
Timothy Smith
Council Bluffs
Leonard Clark
Glenwood
Cochane Furniture
Mansfield McPherron, Inc
Schildberg Construction
Greenfield
Charles Kruger
Road Rock
Police report details Glenwood week of accidents
Glenwood police logged multiple collisions last week. A 1975 Chevrolet pickup driven by Steve Lincoln backed from a car wash and struck Peggy Schoening's 1972 Volkswagen causing 400 dollars damage. A 1975 Dodge pickup backed from a parking space and hit a 1975 Oldsmobile, both cars sustaining damage. A collision at Sharp and Walnut injured two drivers with 200 and 800 dollars in damage respectively.
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Glenwood
South Linn
Steve Lincoln
Pacific Junction
Peggy Schoening
Michael Carlson
Oldsmobile
Harry Brandt
Sharp
Walnut Streets
Barbara Mitchell
Terrence O'Rourke
Silver City
O'Rourke
Mitchell
Sheriff’s Report Details Two Burned Vehicles and Break-in
The sheriff’s report covers two fires and a break-in. A Feb 12 blaze destroyed a 1973 Ford Maverick owned by Bruce and Mary Strauss of Neola and recovered near Pony Creek after theft report. Feb 11 a fire destroyed Lyle Haner’s 1966 Chevrolet near a county road. Feb 10 Robert Sheldon in Pacific Junction reported his home entered, small change stolen, a rifle taken and found outside.
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Sheriff's Department
Bruce and
Mary Strauss
Neola
Pony Creek
Raymond Mitchell
Emer
Lyle Haner
Hastings
Haner
Robert Sheldon
Pacific Junction
Sheldon
Collision Sparks Charge in Magistrate Court
Marianne Kuhlman, 39, posted $500 bond after being charged Feb 1 with OMVUS following a collision on Highway 275 near the shopping center. A 1974 Chevrolet driven by James Clark, 16, of Glenwood, stopped at the entrance as Kuhlman tried a right turn into the lot. Her 1969 Chevrolet caused $900 damage to Clark’s car and sustained $200 in damage to Kuhlman’s vehicle. Officer Max Hammet made the arrest.
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Pacific Junction
Marianne Kuhlman
James Clark
Glenwood
Kuhlman
Chevrolet
Clark Auto
Max Hammet
Death notice for Edna Niemeller Wall in California and Iowa
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday for Edna Niemeller Wall 84 of Anaheim California who died Saturday She was married to Henry Wall who died in 1938 and the couple formerly lived in Glenwood and Council Bluffs Services take place at Cutler Funeral Home Chapel Council Bluffs with burial at Wall Cemetery in rural Glenwood She is survived by two daughters Allis Wall of Anaheim and Lorraine Whitesides of Salt Lake City Utah two grandchildren and many cousins
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Glenwood
England
Scotland
Wales
Wall
Edna Niemeller Wall
Anaheim
Calif
Henry Wall
Council Bluffs
Cutler Funeral Home
Allis Wall
Lorraine Whitesides
Salt Lake City
Utah
Public Hearing on Iowa Transit Funds Planned
A public hearing is set for Tuesday March 1 1979 at 10 am in the Mills County Courthouse Community Room to discuss Iowa Transit Assistance program grant funds and applications. (Published in the Glenwood Opinion Tribune February 16 1977)
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Mills County
Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
Obituary Notices for Reisner and Taylor in Glenwood
Funeral services for Carl E. Reisner 51 were held at Trinity Lutheran Church Omaha veteran died Feb 10. Born Nov 30 1925 in Webster County he served in Army Air Corps married Doris Reynolds 1946. five children. survived by siblings and grandchildren. Jess Perk Taylor 69 of Pacific Junction died Feb 10 after farming life. Navy veteran WW II. married Mary Dashner 1946. three children. interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Reisner
Carl E. Reisner
Trinity Lutheran Church
William M. Childress
Veterans Hospital
Omaha
Neb
Mr. Reisner
Webster County
Ernest
Anna Reisner
Army Air Corps
Doris M. Reynolds
Fort Dodge
Glenwood
James
Kathie) Scopac
Tucson
Ariz
Stephen
Sherrill) Bomer
Gregory
Sioux Falls College
Sioux City
M. D
Karen Reisner
Ronald Reisner
Risner
Pacific Inter-mountain Express
St. John's Evangelical Lutheral Church
Colfax Township
American Legion and Disabled American Veterans
Valerie Jurgens
Joyce Draper
Ervin Kizzier
Henry Penn
Paul Reisner
Bill Correll
Ed Draper
Earl Livengood
Levon Rohrberg
Glenwood Cemetery
Raynor, Lett and Kent Funeral Home
Elmer Reisner
Gerard Sandvig
Eagle Grove
Dorothy Sherratt
Robert Chalgren
Clinton
Eugene Dahlquist
Atlantic
Herbert Reisner
Taylor
Jess
Perk'’ Taylor
Pacific Junction
Harvey Quandt
Peterson Mortuary
Bartlett
Harry
Sadie Taylor
United States Navy
Mary Dashner
Grace United Methodist Church of
D.A.Y
Joan Dashner
Tast
Elva Sargent
Kathy Roenfeld
Tenita Gay
Yvonne Stouder
Yolanda Banks
Angie Mayberry
Clark Taylor
Shawnee
Okla
Cliff Taylor
Kellerton
Helen O'Brien
Matthew Dean Lincoln
Chamber Members Attend Conference in Red Oak
Six Glenwood Chamber of Commerce representatives joined the Southwest Iowa Chamber Orientation in Red Oak on February 9. Guest speakers included Cliff Dodson of Burlington Chamber and Roy Schlachtenhausen of the Iowa Development Commission, who spoke on board roles and IDC divisions. Attendees were Steve Klepper, Vaughn Wasenius, Leon Wendt, Paul Cheyne, Daryl DeVries, and Dave Snow.
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Glenwood Community Chamber of Commerce
Southwest Iowa Chamber
Red Oak
Cliff Dodson
Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Roy Schlachtenhausen
Iowa Development Commission
Dodson
Schlachtenhausen
IDC
Steve Klepfer
Vaughn Wasenius
Leon Wendt
Paul Cheyney
Daryl DeVries
Dave Snow
The
Southwest Iowa Chamber of Commerce
Rural Mills County Donates to Lung Association Drive
More than 450 dollars has been contributed this year by Mills County residents to the American Lung Association annual fund drive. The funds aid lung disease research in Iowa at universities and medical centers, supporting studies on sudden infant death syndrome, emphysema, farmer's lung, hyaline membrane disease in infants, and early detection of lung disease. Volunteers request campaign kits be mailed to National Bank of Des Moines Box 891 Des Moines Iowa 50304.
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Mills County
American Lung Association
Iowa
National Bank of Des Moines
Des Moines
Paul Green Sentenced to Seven Years in Anamosa
Paul Green of Pacific Junction received a seven year sentence in District Court for uttering a forged instrument. He earned credit for 25 days served in Mills County jail in lieu of bail after pleading guilty on January 3.
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Paul Green
Pacific Junction
Anamosa
Green
Frontier Justice In Mills County Shooting Tragedy
Emmet Delavan recounts a 1853 Glenwood shooting match where Mr Creech won a bet then died after Lewis Johnson assaulted him. Johnson faced manslaughter charges, was acquitted in Council Bluffs, and later drowned in the Missouri River. The piece reflects on vigilante justice and delayed legal remedy amid 19th century rural sport.
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Glenwood
Mr. Creech
Lewis Johnson
Creech
Nimrod
Johnson
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Hultman critiques new Senate committee process
Senator Hultman discusses abuses under a new straight committee system. He notes only 86 bills filed this year amid many study bills, and says bills are assigned to committees or moved to calendar without public notice. He cites a State government bill rushed to the Calendar, arguing the process limits transparency until debate.
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Senate
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Charles Goltry
Glenwood State Bank
Small Claims
Schoening
Sheriff’s Report
Aero
Opinion-Tribune
Dick Owen Insurance & Real Estate
SK Life Auto Me Home
Cfarm Chail
Mills County State Bank
Louse Kier
Dick Owen
Wanda Radford
Milla County
Emmet Delavan
Manner
Joy
Plattsmouth
Senator Hultman
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