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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1895
Page
7
Fragmentary notes place Ty Van Vem and Hesiod Mabey at Bay on a Sunday reading periodicals and names Sanday appears in the text with unclear context. The OCR yields garbled phrases and uncertain dates or events. Further text would be needed for a definite news item.
Ackley area reports election talk baby birth and new minister arrivals. Cemetery society meetings, post office callers, and farm improvements mark a bustling week with school counts 18 houses 200 teachers and local sales including horses and real estate. The community attends concerts and band parades while repairs and preparations for winter continue.
A stream of residents and guests travel between Algona and nearby towns. Names include Seales, Beck, Reena, Trainer, Cush, Marwhty, Goulds, Will Tlelfen, Kareher, Davids, Nellie Ackerman, Bruns, Steiner, Doepke, Lee, and others. Notes mention conferences, visits, and minor mishaps, with mentions of Austenville stock shipments and a wedding inquiry.
Death of John Wessels at his home in Ackley, Iowa after a long illness. Survived by a wife, eight children, seven grandchildren and a brother. He had farmed with his son in law T. U. Neerland under Wessels & Teetland. Funeral conducted by Rev. Ertwenstein at the Lutheran church with Luke 23 42-43, burial at Ackley cemetery. Large crowd attended the rites. Family expresses community sympathy.
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