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Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1901

Page

7

Railway Time Cards Chicago & Northwestern Timetable Summary

Traines and schedules show No. 202 mail southbound and No. 201 mail, with No. 205 way freight, all excluding Sundays. Details include through sleeping cars and free chair cars at Hampton for St Louis and Kansas City, plus a connection at Grinnell with CR. L&D. A. Kiangler, Agent.

Iowa Central & Western Dapart Wiy Fright Amrrivye Pomtain Cira Hampton St. Louis Kansia Grinnell CR. L&d A. Kiangler

Local Siftings Highlights Many Town Movements

Dr Lacy of La Verne seen on our streets last Sunday. G P Peck home from York state trip. Haggard and wife left for Worthington Minn. to be away. Clarke Co sold 100000 worth of Dakota lands to Chicago syndicate. Many townsfolk travel for fairs, teaching posts, or visits. notable health, marriages, and local business notes pepper the column.

Dr.Lacy la Verne G. P. Peck York State D. A. Haggard Worthington Minn Alexander Gilmore Compton Davida M. H. Hudson A. D. Clarke & Co Chicago Dakota Frank Longley Will King Hobart Leo Peugnet Des Moines Samuel Reed Henry Adams Ledyard Kossuth Alf. Chapin West Bend August Sterzbach Dana Milford the Lakes W.H. Raney Sherif W. S. Simpson Sheldon Garfield Jos Misbach Lakes Caramel Ramsiy Seattle Col Thos. F. Cooke Council Bluffs Ruby VanHook Rochester R. W. Heaton Perry Iowa North Dakota Lee Reed West Mohn Frank Wedrick Indian Territory R. H. Spencer B. FH. Stephens & Co Geo. Bailey Redfield Burt Wm, Peck H. N. Boardman Garner Colorado J. R. Laird D.C Minnesota Clarke & Co Larrabee G. R. Woods Corwith H. Clarke Jane Longbottom Wesley C. B. Society Purvis Lawn Henry Booshaar G. W. Brewer Lee Center Clarke Barr State Bank Swea City Kossuth County Telephone Co Algona Sessions Monon Railway Company LaVerne Arthur Curran J. R. Armstrong Irvington Spencer FE. B. Crosswall Archie Flutchison Illinois Wisconsin Peterson Palo Alto Cal Leland Stanford University James Orr G. C. Indgon Portland Ind BR. J. Jones Milwanekee Agnes’ Randall Kingdom Called J. B. Jones Congregational Church J. B 62Nd G. L. Taylor Minneapolis Minnehaha Falls Milwaukee James Taylor Pasadena Apvanur W. W. Wait Anita Ferald Dolliver Dolliver Herald Howard Robinson Henry Durant L. F. Robinson Dammon & Griffin J. W. Robinson Robinson Bros Robinson Hardware L. I J. W Ed. Williams Ipswich S.C J. J. Wilson

Musicale Tonight at Congregational Church

A program of songs readings and solos is scheduled for this evening at the Congregational church. Edith Bowyer Ruby Smith Ruth Reed Mable Carr and Lorne Smiley perform with the Flint Twins and Mr Barbarica. Admission advised. contact Algona Milling and Grain Co about coal.

Munteale Tite teeAey Edith Bowyer Flint Twins Ewes Ruby Smith Ruth Reed Mable Carr Flint Lorne Smiley Mr. Barbarica Miss Setchell Mrs. Suckow

Bancroft Carnival Planned by Five Leaders for September

Five Bancroft business men organize a carnival to run September 11 to 14 at the fair grounds. Races with distinct horse entrants are planned, including Geo. W Holloway’s white divers. The event also features a dance in the opera house each evening, with organizers Sudmeier Sherman Sparks Holloway and Johnson in leadership roles.

Bancroft Geo. Wwolloway John Grove Opera House Fort Dodge J.T. Sudmeier Thos. Sherman F. J. Sparks G. J. Holloway Roy Johnson

Gale Three Million Acres Land Auction in Montana

Montana to auction about 3,000,000 acres across all counties with bids not below 10 per acre. limits set of 160 acres for farms or 640 grazing acres per buyer. Long, Land Registrar, to auction or lease if bids fail. Also notes a 400 acre Algona farm ad and a wedding ring sale pitch.

Montana Oklahoma Long

They Were Beauties Parade Captures Kentucky Thoroughbreds

A newspaper recaps Wallace's circus parade noting the Kentucky thoroughbreds drew crowd attention. The highlight remained the five spans of shetland ponies winning popular favor on the streets.

Wallace Kentucky

Five Horse Spans Driven Off Streets in Algona Show

Immense crowd witnessed the rare scene as a single driver handled five horse spans, marking only the second time this has occurred in Algona. The first instance came with the inaugural tent show featuring the Orton Bros Female Cornet Circus Band and The Beyettan Caravan and South American circus.

Thef Algona Orton Bros

Circus Bet Traces First Show to Eclipse Day

Cirque betting swirls around which circus first visited town with the eclipse. Records point to Kramer’s troupe performing on the dark day in 1860, with no wild animals and Root of St Louis as stout man, while Orton Bros appeared earlier with camels and Andy Gaffney of McGregor as stout man.

Orton Bros Kramer Prof Root St. Louis Ortons Andy Gaffney McGregor

Diary of 42 months service in the War of the Rebellion continues

The Soldiers Diary notes by a veteran who served in camp field and battle life will continue weekly throughout the year. He provides detailed accounts of famous battles valuable to readers and G A R members and others interested.

Algona Gun Club Arthur Marble Hampton Bert Peek H. A. Lord Britt News Apyyance May Clarke Tmatith Clarke Spirit Lake Advance

Algona Milling & Grain Co Sells Easy to Use Coal

The Algona Milling and Grain Co offers a type of coal described as the easiest to use among the hard coals. The phrasing notes it as the hardest hard coal and emphasizes its usability.

Algona Miling & Grain Co

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