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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
4
A local ad notes glasses and eye tests for children, stressing that many lack suitable spectacles. It invites customers to visit for a fitting or to obtain an oculist's prescription. Prices start at 2.00 to reflect time and quality.
Local train timetable notes depart times for Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul lines. The schedule lists No 1 departs, No 3 departs, No 8 departs, No 2 departs and other services, with connections illustrated to North Western and Iowa Central lines. Agent V. A. Ringler notes through connections to Kansas City and Grinnell with limited Sunday service.
Corrected every Thursday by Moore Bros and Felthons, listing market entries and prices. The fragment notes items and names such as Rose Ratley and others, but the full details are unclear from the readable text.
Col Morse and wife visited Des Moines on Monday. Hartington traveled to Minnesota on a business trip. Watson visited from Rode for Sunday at home. Clark has done a little plowing around town this week. Upham of Des Moines is spending a few days here. Mrs Thos Sherman of Bincroft visited her parents. A visit to Nevada and Waterloo. Mrs Schiehtl went to Banarft for a stay of two weeks. CHASINE & real estate deals in route to Central building. Mr and Mrs Larson and Johnie were in Covina over Sat and Sun. Almait returned from a week with her mother to Lunwick. Rev Suckow leaves for Shelton for dedication exercises of the new Congregational church. John Goeder and daughter Catherine went to Chicago to buy spring stock. Tolm plans to hire bargains in goods to sell at low prices. Bishop Morrison of Davenport will not conduct services until after Easter. Next week, Friday night, the Presbyterian church CEEs host a newspaper lottery at Raymond's with refreshments. BE V Slade reports a pocketbook found containing $27, a check for $12.22, and other papers. The owner can claim it. L J Dickinson and Ey McMahon in court over client troubles. grass won’t grow within three miles of the trial site. Twenty-eight years ago J R Bright married. neighbors celebrated with dancing and a silver tea-spoon set as a gift.
Gue Special Correspondents report on county life with updates from Algona and surrounding towns. Residents including Hugh Jones, the Rahn and Gault families, and the Emanuel brothers engage in farm moves, store arrangements, and social events while noting medical recoveries, sales, upcoming auctions, and local visits. The mix covers relocations, sales, funerals, and community gatherings across multiple farms and businesses.
Advertisements and notices detail farm changes and sales. Chubb farm lease transitions to Shell Rock. Stirring pills and tonics praised for stomach ailments. Dr. King's New Discovery extolled for lung diseases. electric bitters advertised as grip remedy. horse sale details and barn storage plans for Vernon Finkie’s sale day with buyers and farm transfers.
Public sale at my place miles south of St Benedict on Monday Marvel Mo begins at 10 oclock stock and farm machinery listed includes six horses eight years old ten years old two year olds and yearlings five cows hay and other articles tools tack wagons and miscellaneous items. Terms cash under 3 dollars credit on approved notes at 7 percent. Jacob Aauerpy, proprietor.
A public sale notice lists livestock including hogs cattle and horses, implements like binders plows and mowers, warehouse items and a 1902 real estate sale by order of a district court in Kossuth County. The second notice cites a referee sale in Algona Iowa for multiple Zumich heirs, detailing parcel descriptions and cash or half-cash payment terms with the auction set for a March date.
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