Desirable new homesteads near Estancia New Mexico
A dozen Aguna men claimed homesteads near Estancia along the Santa Fe and Central road in a valley where water from surrounding mountains moistens land without irrigation. Bastancia, started last April with 1100 people, attracts claims by families listed, who must prove up to receive deeds. The move hints at Algona residents seeking Southwest lands from Uncle Sam.
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Estancia New Mexico
Jasperson
QC. W. McMurray
Stenty Turner
George Turney
John Brass
G. C. Shelley
7. B. Winkel
Matt Freilinger
Jo Peterson
Frank Scherer
Young Freilinger
Lafe Turner
Charles Peterson
Hal Cowan
Santa I’e
Central Road
Bastancia
Algona
Sam
Was Bright Young Man
A Wright County farmer received a note from two young men who had recently been courting his daughter. The letter asked for Jessie’s hand in marriage and claimed mutual affection. The farmer replied that Henry did not need a wife but a spelling book, advising him to study it for a year and write again.
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Wright County
Sur
Jessie
Tare
Henry
Hampton Chronicle
Johnson suffers leg break at roller rink mishap
C. K. Johnson, manager of the Johnson house, broke a small bone in his left leg and badly sprained his ankle at the Road and Son roller rink. He fell while skating around 10 o clock after losing balance his skate caught and threw him to the floor.
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C. K. Johnson
Johnson House
Road & Son
Webster City Journal
He Fixed Them Plenty. Ohio paper sues twenty eight debtors
A Ohio newspaper recently brought suit against twenty eight men who refused to pay their subscriptions and obtained judgments for the full amount due in each case. The action underscores persistent arrears and the paper seeks collection through court orders.
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Ohio
Petit Larceny Arrests Follow Supreme Court Decision
The Hampton Chronicle reports that twenty eight defendants filed an affidavit claiming limited ownership to avoid tailem ent. Following a supreme court ruling they were arrested for petit larceny and bound over at $3,000 each, with all but six detained in jail.
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Supreme Court
Hampton Chronicle
Death of Edna May Burbank at age ten in Algona
Edna May Burbank died Sunday morning after an acute appendicitis operation. Born in Algona she would have turned eleven on April 20. A favorite at the third ward school, she lived through a snowstorm funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. D. K. Miller. Interment followed at Riverview cemetery.
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Wi Burbank
Edna May
Algona
Third Ward
Presbyterian Church
D. K. Miller
Riverview Cemetery
Much Ado Over Marriage in Webster City
Ellsworth News notes Emma Cash draws town attention with wedding ahead of marriage. Webster City residents focus on Emma Cash as pre nuptial affairs attract local chatter and celebration.
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Emma
Cash
Webster City
Ellsworth
Will Be Popular Manager
Robert Letts closed a deal in Algona for a lease on Wilfred Jones's large agricultural warehouse to house a roller skating rink. The 44 by 101 foot room promises one of the finest rinks in the state, with Letts expected to provide an up-to-date venue people will enjoy.
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Robert Letts
Algona
Wilfred Jones
Robert
Webster City Journal
In Praise of Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A promotional note extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly effective for croup and colds, with parent testimonials from Alice Cape Colony and a South Africa clerk praising its safety and pleasant taste. It mentions sales by E. E. Conner & Co and alludes to local offerings at Ladendorffs and Taylor’s.
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Chamberlain
B. A. Humphreys
E. Lock
Alice
Cape Colony
South Africa
E. E. Conner & Co
Where did she live in this county and when
A Sioux City Tribune special notes Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, wife of the boxer, lived in Kossuth County previously. It cites years ago she and her sister lived with their mother in a small Algona town, later moving to Minneapolis where much of her girlhood was spent. It recalls her stage work and marriage to Bob Fitzsimmons after meeting him in a well known production.
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Bob Fitzsimons
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Bob
Julia May Gifford
Miss Julia Walter Weds David A Vish at Estherville
Miss Julia Walter of this place and David A Vish of Swea City were married two weeks ago yesterday at Estherville by Rev T S Cole. The couple were accompanied by Miss Rosetta Fish and Seth Warner as witnesses. The bride wore champagne silk and pink Swiss with lace and ribbons. They returned to Swea City to run the City hotel and friends wished them happiness and prosperity.
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Julia Walter
David A. Vish
Swea City
Estherville
T. S. Cole
Rosetta Fish
Seth Warner
Algona
The Farmers Institute Opens With Noted Speakers
The Farmers Institute begins Wednesday January 17 and runs three days. The program will interest all attendees with speakers from abroad and local talent. The county teachers convention will run concurrently with representatives leading the final afternoon and evening. The full program will be published next week. Watch for it.
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Farmers Institute
Editor's Advice on Paper Bags and Food Safety
An Armstrong Journal item warns housewives that paper bags are made from rags lime glue and related substances. When dry they pose no danger but damp bags can contaminate damp or juicy foods and should not touch such items.
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Wnever
Armstrong Journal
Land Prices Advancing in Local Area
Henry H. Blumer sold the Riley 80 for 70 dollars per acre cash to David Teuscher. The sale indicates farm lands in the area are holding their value and suggests continued demand in the coming season, LuVerne News reports.
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Henry H. Blumer
David Teuscher
Yould
LuVerne News
Correction in the Bart Monitor prayer week note
In last week's Advance Reed claimed Cleve Lantry is Kossuth’s only law school representative at Iowa City. Reed corrects that Bart is represented by James BR. Goodwin. The Bart Monitor notes observance of the Week of Prayer with services across churches proceeding through the week.
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Reed
Cleve Lantry
Kossuth
Iowa City
Bart
James BR. Goodwin
Bart Monitor
Community notices and sales in Algona region brief
Attended meetings at multiple churches with speakers Rev Miller Rev Maynard Rev Spray Rev Holmes and Rev Tenny. Drainage meeting set for Jan 11 by the Agricultural College department with two speakers. Local residents news include Rev Bohn leaving for Kansas Ole Michaelson returning from Estherville Gertie Welhousen in Bancroft for treatment Miss Gulu Bircher’s basket social Miss King’s school box social for furniture Clarke Gingrich’s college life. Property auction listing: 3 horses 23 cattle 73 hogs and various farm machinery with terms 10 and under cash. no removal until settled. Sell offers include sewing machines and two Poland China boars for sale near Algona.
Public Sale Near Algona and Whittemore Jan 16 1906
A public auction will be held at the Anthony Viurant farm located eight miles northeast of Whittemore and northwest of Algona. The sale date is Tuesday January 16 1906. The owner states he will quit farming and sells all farm property at auction.
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Anthony Viurant
Algona
Whittemore
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Edna May Burbank
Ladendorff’s
Taylor's
J. A. Brownell Shoe CO
E. State
Walter - Fish
the Farmers’ Institute
Durdall
U. S
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Elgin
Monarch
Elgins
Monarchs
Arrow Brand
M. V. Perry
M. BE
Miller
Congregational Church
Maynard
Baptist Church
Spray
Holmes
Tenny
Department of Soils of the Agricultural College
Bohn
Kansas
Ole Michaelson
J. Welhousen
Gertie Welhousen
Bancroft
Deepress
Pronske and Walters
Gulu Bircher
Clarke Gingrich
Humboldt
Milwaukee
John Deere
Deere Gang
Morris Parsons
Prop
Harv Davey
YH. Vesper
Chunk
Wheeler & Wilson
Singer
S.A
Misniwins
Mer
Spencer la
J. R. Lilie
J. R. Bright
Florence Pagh
W. A. Gillespie
Falkenhainer & Co
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