Will Boom County Special Exhibit At Fair Attracts Farmers
A meeting at Lathrop and Weaver drafted plans to draw Illinois farmers to Kossuth County by a floral hall exhibit and a 7.00 round trip excursion from Peoria via the Central. Advertising will precede the trip to win homeseekers and boost land values. Officers elected include President H. E. J. Murtagh and Secretary M. P. Haggard with a general committee of F. A. Corey C. J. Lenander Talus Kunz H. J. Thompson and F. FB Potter.
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Lathrop & Weaver
Illinois
Kossuth
Floral Hall
Peoria
HE. J. Murtagh
M. P. Haggard
F. A. Corey
C. J. Lenander
Talus Kunz
H. J. Thompson
F. FB. Potter
What A Boy Can Do by Des Moines News on Seevers
Marion Seevers of Oska loosa and Des Moines is described as one of the United States youngest college graduates. At not yet nineteen he completed a full Harvard college course after high school at Oska loosa Penn College Culver Hillyard. He wins every class by scholarship, knows foreign languages especially Spanish, and earned another scholarship to enter Leland Stanford Junior University this fall.
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Des Moines News
Marion Seevers
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
United States
Penn
Culver Military
Hillyard College
Pennsylvania
Leland Stanford
Pigs Sucked the Cows in Franklin County Farm Report
A humorous local note recalls a hen brooding eggs and befriended by a pig at the Bickford farm near town. Franklin county adds another tale of a roostery hatchling, while H. T. Yungelas farm near the city reports cows milked dry for a week as young pigs learned to suck the dairy cattle.
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Webster Ulty Freeman
Bickford
Franklin County
H. T. Yungelas
Yungelas
The Executioner Struck
The Sioux City Tribune reports Russia faces trouble with its hangman who was executed for salary and pension concerns after a long prison term for murdering his father. Denmark advertises for a reliable executioner at 364 per execution as a former holder retires due to inability to wield the heavy axe at Scahdinayla.
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Sioux City Tribune
Russia
Denmark
Scahdinayla
Thiefs Target Henkeepers In Emmetsburg Area
Emmetsburg Democrat reports that hen catchers are active in Estherville and neighboring towns including Rolfe. While Emmetsburg has no residents stooping to such thefts, 32 per day is being sent up for fire as a measure related to the issue.
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Chicker
Estherville
Rolfe
Emmetsburg
Democrat
Great Time at Titonka Event Draws Large Crowd
Report from Titonka describes a delightful day with a large crowd and enjoyable events. A four horse team left at noon and arrived around four o clock while attendees show signs of mild intoxication but good spirits.
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Titonka
Harmony Bell Proposed by Atlanta Veterans Committee
A committee of Atlanta veterans from the blue and gray plans a harmony bell to hang at the nation’s capital. It would be rung annually on July 4 with the first toll at a Washington gathering of veterans and citizens.
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Veterans of the Blue and Gray
Atlanta
Washington
Three Men Hurt As Cream Separator Explodes Near LeMars
A cream separator exploded during a high speed test near LeMars, killing one of three young men and injuring another with a broken arm while a third is missing. The incident is described as a costly lesson in caution.
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LeMars
Laye
Iis
Rolfe Reveille
Carnival license sparks Clarion street protests
The Clarion town carnival firm is paid a city bonus to parade through town this week, despite Eagle Grove licensing issues. Ministers preach against the carnival’s perceived wickedness, holding street services each evening to denounce the event.
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Clarion
Eagle Grove
Goldfield Chronicle
Butterfield Seeks Republican Nomination for First District
Irvington figure Looks Like Butterfield A Butterfield stopped in town Monday to gauge political sentiment for the first district supervisor bid. Early indications suggest the Whitte more delegation will back him at the convention per the Whittemore Champion report.
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A. Butterfield
Irvington
Butterfield
Whittemore
Great Outpouring At Minneapolis Encampment Draws Citizens
Citizens and Algana residents head to Minneapolis for the G A R encampment with coach travel at one cent per mile. Milwaukee road carries most travelers while Northwestern depot agent Winkle reports 136 tickets sold. Town feels empty as many go to the great event and lakes area residents are away.
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Algana
Minneapolis
G. A. B. Post
Milwaukee Road
Winkle
Northwestern Depot
Lyceum Guest Halts Baffling Speech In Arkansas
Colonel Handy Polk introduces a famed national humorist at a Torpidville Lyceum evening. The audience, described as beauty and chivalry, watches as the guest struggles with memory and cadence while the host steers the comedy. Puck is referenced as the celebrity.
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Handy Polk
Torpidville
Old Commonwealth
Puck
Not long ago a Fonda woman teaches husband to pick up after himself
A Pocahontas Record note recalls a Fonda woman who decided to let her husband manage his own mess. By week’s end every item he owned lay on the floor except his plug of tobacco.
Turbulent Burt Society Faces Butler Split
Turmoil grips Burt as a local society divides into two factions. Accusations of deceit and hostile rhetoric fill meetings, with tensions rising and threat of violence if the rift is not resolved soon. Residents fear a clash unless leaders quell the dispute.
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Burt
McDuff
The Steer Wasn't Tidy in North Dakota
Carl Adolphson returned yesterday from his North Dakota trip noting mostly fine conditions with one odd incident. A wayward traveler left a door ajar, allowing a neighbor’s steer to wander inside and become trapped for three days, its bafflement matching the town’s surprise.
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Carl Adolphson
North Dakota
Fine Equipment Highlighted in Algons Adv Anor Paper
The office praises the Cummins images printed in the Algons Adv Anor as the best and clearest, noting what quality ink and paper can achieve.
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Cummins
Algons Advanor
Dangerous tarantula alarm at Station A
A tarantula of unusual size was found on the floor of Station A by Fred Call. The giant spider, one of the largest in the city, moved toward the delivery window before being captured with a fish pole, tire shovel, and ice tongs and taken to Kighmey’s grocery store for captivity and feeding on bananas.
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Olice
Fred Call
Kighmey
Red
Waterloo
Estherville Faces Open Saloons say Vindicator
The Estherville Vindicator condemns seven open alcohol venues in Estherville. It argues current illegal beer sales persist for years, criticizing anti saloon advocates’ stance against licensed, regulated saloons under legal oversight.
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Estherville
What Kossuth will Reach
H P Ramse, recently moved from Hercher Illinois, showed a paper from that town reporting $27,000 as the price for a quarter section of land two miles from town. Another 120 acre farm sold at $150 per acre. The Swea City Herald expresses desire to own farms back there.
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H. P. Ramse
Hercher
Ill
Swea City
Boyhood discipline shapes futures in Corwith tale
Reporter's survey of thirty successful men shows all were governed strictly and often thrashed as boys, while thirty loafers mostly were raised by mothers. Twenty seven were “mama's darlings” and three by grandmothers, per Corwith Hustler.
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Corwith
Peter Hein Seen Poor at Horse Trading
The Emmetsburg Democrat notes a grounded conviction that Peter Hein is not a successful horse trader, suggesting his greater skill lies in piano sales rather than specializing in multiple trades.
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Peter
Peter Hein
Emmetsburg
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