Algona Upper Des Moines (Newspaper) - June 13, 1917, Algona, Iowa YEAR YEAR JUNE 50 LOME SOLD Crest Addition Opened By Louisville Real Es tate Isabel Sinclair Received Free Received Small Pres Seemed The lew THE RED CROSS sale of lots by auction in the addition to Algona known as Hill a Louisville real estate was a The land in streets and 25 foot The sate started at 10 oclock as an and the bidding was hr the stated that auctioneer had been unable to ach and that Drake wild do the best he and he sold well and many are how much they would haVe had the real auctioneer been KS The prices ranged from each and all but four out of were two of the four be the free lot given away and which as received by Isabel other of Charles Num voi other presents were given L McFarland bought the lots with lie paying The sale ias apparently satisfactory to Ind the opening of this Mich contains some very fine rill Algona another in the near Clarke aid who had charge of jie sale made friends while here and transacted the business in a air and honorable The new street opened up was Liberty and a prize of 110 was offered to the party suggest ing the but we have been un to locate the The buyer bid on one hich called for his taking with L option at the same price on one or people ny of whom expect to build homes 4 2 2 2 2 John 2 4 Anton 2 2 2 ite 2 2 4 Bert Fred 2 5 3 Alma 2 Wil 2 2 2 Campaign On Selling Few Committee Appointed By Chairman Al Falkenhainer of the Red Cross Society is busy with his committees making a strenuous cam in Algona and Over have already An auxiliary has been established at Burt and other towns and societies are en tering to assist in this noble Falkenhainer recently appointed as the executive T Harring Lars Van Ness and Sid with the chairman and who are ex officio make the re quired nine IS BURNED BY FIRE THE KOSSUTH COUNTY ROLL OF HONOR Complete List of 2550 Young Men of the County Between the Ages of 21 and 30 Who Registered Last Week For the War With Eric Guy B Lyle G ten T RED CROSS AT Boss Edwin August William Bar r Maurice Allen Chris CIark Harold Ross Edward Modern Dry Cleaners Suffer Seriously wo The following PRESS ause of Explosion age to Building And Goods Sev eral Hundred ditor Hinchon Continues Flirtation With Germania Newspaper Good For Man to Live Alone For several weeks Brother Hinchon the Courier and the C Johnston and Miss Laura 0 presumably the ol s North Kossuth the Ger nania have been carrying on a pery noticeable flirtation through the of their Hinchon has called them fair jand and grieves over the fact at he is not fifty or sixty years the regrets are on some and other ny fine things said by the gentle in the case to these ladies is ev The fire department was called out Saturday afternoon about 3 oclock is the Modern Dry Cleaners estab ishment was on The blaze start ed in the drying following an the cause of which is un Joe who is employed there was working in the drying and was seriously burned about the arms and His clothing caught fire and he rushed from the followed by the who smothered the fire and told him to go to the His clothing again took fire and this time it was put out by who rolled him in a pond of water at the rear of the At the hospital it was found that his burns were very The rear room of the build which belongs to was badly who has his sign shop heard the puff and felt the floors as the force of puc and felt the floors as the force of the explosion raised He suc in getting out some of his stock and suffered but little About a dozen suits were in the dry ing room and were burned while others were damaged more or The fire was soon extinguished and work will be resumed by Holmes at He carried insurance on the machinery and John Bayard W Em Edward Prank Joseph Raymond B John Eby John Lee 6 Vernon Paul T I Selmer Theodore Arther ro i D Ti George Almon Paul Wilbur Fiske Rudolph Daniel Francis Fred JV Allen Carl L S Fred Mil lard Williame D Leo David Forrest Patterson John Henry Andrian A Victor Lloyd Sigs Ernest M Joseph Coble Frank John George Van Horace A John Lloyd Charlie Gustave Raymond Eugene Second Frank Frank Wal ter John Milton William Albert Mathew Herman Henry Fred Clayton William Herman Earl T Carrel Harold Frank Christen Sener Roy C Jess William Worster Frank Anton Edward Tom John Jos eph Frank Chancey Newton Howard Louis Arthur Call Harold L Ralph Harold Rudy H Ray Wm Harold Fred Carl Gustaf Clarence Wilbur Franklin Frank George J Leonard John Obediah George Truman L Martin James Gordon S Charles W Fred Wilmer Apo Hugh Lee Julius Samuel Archie Emmons Christie Frank Ralph Chas Raymond Harry Melvin Otto Delbert Britt Albert Pearl Morten Rein William John Oscar Hjalmar Lars Eric Ellis George Sidney Chas Thomas Asador Clinton Laurence Christian Emory Alvak John Harry Donald Winford J Hans Jergen Howard Frank Verle T Van Howard Kid Fred William Daniel William R Aller ton Walter Roy E Earl Wm Chas Over Two Hundred Members Report Meeting Held Fri day Burt has a Red Cross auxiliary with over two hundred Last Friday evening an enthusiastic meet ing was held in the opera house and a large crowd was in Chair man Al Falkenhainer and Secretary Van Auken were and a drive is being made to obtain They reported that Al Staehle and Peters were actively engaged in securing and that Staehle reported 72 and Peters Kossuth county will un doubtedly do her FIRED ON SOLDIERS Kossuth County Fired On at Fort Dodge REGISTRATION WORK Norton With Force Seven Girls Copy John Arthur Dimler and Melvin Reed Return Fire and Drive Enemy Total Registration 2553 With 1389 Claiming 130 PATRIOTIC Rural Schools Doing Their Part By Raising Flag Salute Learned By In the present national crisis the rural schools have loyally undertaken work they were able to On April 20th the Governor s Pro calling upon the school chil dren to help in food raising and in food conservation was read by the teachers to all the rural schools in the As a result of this movement and Third Joseph Wm John William C H Andy Clarence E Julius Anton John Frank Amil Hazael Raymond Lester Glen Russel Mads Pederson Bert Evert Herman Gregory Tabias Rafael Harold Hiriam Chas A Frank Carl Joe Anthony Edward William Ed Leslie Vern Halley John Stephen Finn John Rex Henry Christopher Philip J Frank William James Mike Wayne Jose Arnold John Kresen Alfred Otto Emil Lawrence Stephen Glair Blossom Harry Arthur Edward S Edward D Charles Richard William Burns Leo C Kai Ol Stanley Antonio Otto William Charley Clarence Francis James Julius Charles Otto H Alvin Joseph John John Jacob Raymond Santiago Chris tian Leo Isaac Franklin Perry Clifford James Oliver Christien Peter Frank Frederick Joe R Joe William Fourth Van Van Armstrong Zelora Grover Robert John Everett Ralph The work of the registration board is about with a force of seven girls have been engaged in copying the registration cards and summarizing the They will receive a but the board of supervisors has shown their patriotism by offering to pay this A total of 2553 persons were reg in Kossuth all whites but a negro employed in the Of this number 1389 claimed tions for one reason or 1104 being for dependent relatives and the others chiefly because they are engag ed in No exemptions were asked by The county contains 130 aliens and 42 alien By the latter is meant Germans who have not been The registrars all served without except one man who asked to be paid for returning the cards the fol lowing and whose will be paid by the The following girls assisted Norton Ruth Eleanor Fra Vina Vesta Lulu Norton and Ver da John son of and is a member of the Fort Dodge and is on duty guarding the Great Western bridge in that Last Thursday night the guardsmen on duty were fired upon by some unknown and numerous shots were John wrote the following letter to his mother re garding the affair Dear the enemy got their first shot at me last About 8 I was across the riv er and the Corporal was just leaving for the other leaving Arthur Dimler and myself on when a shot was the bullet coming close enough so we knew who it was intend ed We could not see any one on account of the but went down and when we saw three men leaving through the We thought they were gone and went but of course kept a good About 10 or a little we both heard some one com ing up the and laid flat until we could see We must have lain there about two and then challenged At the second chal lenge the visitor took a shot at It was a small from a I At we both opened fire and fired five At the same time numbers 6 and 6 across the riv er opened on some one over Melvin Reed of West Bend was on number and he was told to throw up his hands and step He shot and two men jumped out and grabbed the man he shot and took him The whole company was out by that time and we went through everything but failed to catch any WILL GET Officers Notified to Arrest Every Man Who Neglected or Refused to Reg Sheriff Samson is in receipt of a I was on until this making an 11 hour Today we are going over again and look through all of the there were about twenty shots one half by the soldiers and one half at I am glad that I got that post as we needed a little After the first shot rather chilly for but in a minute I was so wide awake I could hear and see anything a mile How is everyone at home I am coming home again as soon as I can to see you your son has seen more real service than the men who Harry A Clarence Lewis Myran Merrill notice to look after men who neglected Clarence Bernard Arthur W Frederick Chris or refused to register and arrest them Theo Guy Wm George Oliver at Following arrest they will Chas Edward Guy W B Clifford compelled to register and the pen Wilbur William Clyde Lee R W alty is one year in Leroy John George Cliff The quotas will be assigned the Henry Wm Theodore Adolph Ray states in population instead of the Chris Francis Maurice John Horace Lome Roy F D Burt The period of leniency is passed and rest Will Earl Glen Milton every effort will be made to detect Tony Ray P Glenn George Earl and punish every person subject to Glen Lewis Ray Leo Harry registration who has not done senior Harold went to because Dont worry any I dont think those Sweet Theodore Clyde Clarence Harold A W Carl Floyd Glen John Charles Frank Willie Arthur Roy ARMY ence that he now realizes the truth and friends have set the ice and now not be surpris ing to the citizens of to see gentleman in question step off and his remaining days in ial I That his wooing by pen is not is shown by the poem this worthy I in the recent issue of the Rec she responds most touchingly in plea that he visit his sisters of I we north and fulfil his desire to say pretty by in the Mowing love song Come Our devoted Hinchon thinks if IA a spineless I A real sport we would be and fear not to by only wishes that he were some fif or sixty younger might hold our little hand and say pretty by sure are Brother but That y M blue laws shall be brought forth grants you a perfect legal right sisters of the me old and fear ye not to nur winsome d well send you home in time enough to say the morning WILL u Verne Community improvement Association Held Interesting Meet InS Verne Community i last Friday Superintendent Coun Wentworth and County Sup ty deit of Humboldt coun m and the first arrange a consoli d will be a contain territory in Humboldt to gravel roads and were lib BUFFALO C Claus R Hathway Kossuth County Men Organized Last W Asbury T Oscar M Albert Wm Sunday to Raise Mon Aise i fiv To a group of citizens met in the fellows will bother It might have been some slackers who did not want to Write to me With from your I hear we will go to a mo camp BANCROFT Bosma John Henry Christian Ed Charles Aise i Wm Samuel Guy Brandt Henry Breen C Leo j ome garden work this Some of these promised only to help more faithfully to help tend the fam lv garden while others agreed to plant a small plat and take entire Inline with the Governors r com the children will raise mostly nonperishable Lessons in gardening were fre given during the spring term from special gardening bulletins pre pared by the State P The loyalty of the little folks was shown by the fact that about rural pupils learned the National Flag and nearly all of them gave t once each day until the close of the SC The spirit of patriotism and loyalty with the realization that each one is helping his country a little will mean much for the children in later DEATH AT SWEA Holcomb Died Wednesday Following An Funeral Last Sunday in Swoa Swea June Special Friends were shocked to hear of the death of day Holcomb under went a serious operation about a week and for a time it was thought she Laurence Herman Breem Henry r c after Ross Jefferson Wm Jerry Martin Wm M p f gtate y B John Bernard Jacob Doden Jensen Albert Doege story of the Laurence Iver A John Alfred John ft of Steve Ray Wm ope and on the Mexican eic Henken Ope and Oil Uie mexican M Otto G Arthur Earnest John Henken W Frederick plain frame struc M Henry F Elmer S Sumner G Anton Han f fc as go P Ernest E Othe Elmer Lloyd g and A Elmer M Andrew Lev Norman fighting They E Charles Arthur Jenn ngs fitted up with tables for read Frank George Claus KeaBle i piano and other Walter Firn to help men pass away in de Hugh Vance Miller Wm H Mayien the h Op in the camp at building with go an o would but Tuesday she took a turn for the worse and about 10 oclock Wednesday evening quietly put of life to be with her life has been every thing that a loving moth fife could possibly be and no wom an was held in higher esteem in tins Jonth he leaves to mourn her death w Fred Art Wm Clarence Earl E John Nordman P Herman Ogren Ju naa u Herman B Ollie y M c A secretaries in charge and George Harold B the unite in declaring it Joseph Emel Geo i the best thing on the Mexican Ernest Peterson Elmer F S j A nationwide movement calling for Oscar is now under way to pro vide for the buildings one to every soldiers in every train ing camp in the Five or more trained Association Secretaries will direct athletic and religious activities in each building and among the boys of the The Iowa branch of the War Work Council is raising From Kossuth county a minimum of After the matter was presented by Parsons a resolution was pre sented by Ferguson and sec by rec that Kossuth county citi zens raise the for the and that a committee be named to choose a county committee to put across the campaign for or Herbert C miRT Anderson Charles Uriah Quinn Edward Baer Dean Leo Francis Fred Bahl Dolliver Joseph Tom Jolm Carl Little and Bolster Killed By Fall From June One of the saddest accidents that happened in this community took place last Saturday when shortly after seven oclock little Je rome Kenneth the three and a half year old son of Bolster fell from the first story window of the Sheridan striking the pavement head and sustain ing injuries which resulted in death at one oclock Sunday Bolster and children were stopping at Gar Bolsters who occupies the rooms overhead the Sher idan offices as their new home in south Bancroft is not quite Bolster had eft here a week ago for Dakota at which place he has a position in a bank and ind the children had expected to leavo lere Jerome Kenneth was a most lova file little full of life and ener y and his untimely end is to be much and sadly regretted and the heart parents have the sincerest sympathy of The funeral was held from the Catholic church this Wednesday o mau Franklin Her Glen Oscar Jacob Martin n Frank Frank Paul Lee the Swea township Typewriter ribbons at this H Walter Uhlman Gladus Henry uniman w clarence N Roy Vol Ross Frank Emery M Louts George Hary Parsons told of successful campaigns in Hamil ton and other In on a joint and Red Cross campaign last week five persons gave each three each and vtal of over being raised in Sorensen and Hartman were nam ed as a committee to appoint the County Executive Committee of 16 or more representing different parts of thA Local ca each taw the town VISITS Staley Spent Several Days at Twin McCor mick in spent several days last week in Paul and He also took a run out to Fort where the officers training camp is located and saw McCor whom he was looking fine and enjoying the which is said to be extremely strenuous and which showed upon the He had dinner with him and was the first Al gona man he had seen since McCormick claims Algona as his home now and we all hope and expect him to make At the lid was clamped on tight on registration the first it is in the history of the A general cleaning up is being from close at 10 f
