Local notes from Humboldt area residents and movers
Gur Correspondents Olive Parsons attends Humboldt college. A L Webster has largely recovered from illness. J W Curtis and wife visited J H Pickens in Irvington Sunday. Johnny Johnson of Plum Creek called in Cresco Thursday evening. Agnes lox visited Chas Stewarts list week. Susie Rist and Alta Potter were callers Sunday afternoon. A Decker and Mrs Boals on sick list last week. RB W Poole returned from Liver more after holidays with father in law. Jack Jones and wife left for Missouri for the winter. Amos Stewart visiting his old home in Washington county. Will Ross staying to help with chores. Cora Fox improving from illness. Elmer Potter rented the farm west of the Dutton place. Will Brooks and wife moved to Irvington for the year. Jordan and son moved to the Norton farm north of Algona. Lindhorse and wife moved to the Chubb farm south. Parker place still renterless. Chas Raney family attended a wedding reception for Dolph at his mother’s south of Irvington. couple from Minnesota failed to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Parsons
Humboldt College
A. L. Webster
J. W. Curtis
J. H. Pickens
Irvington
Johnny Johnson
Plum Creek
Cresco
Agnes Lox
Chas. Stewarts List
Thursay
Susie Rist
Alta Potter
RB. W. Poole
Livermore
Jack Jones
Missouri
Amos Stewart
Washington County
Will Ross
Elmer Potter
Dutton Place
Ramsey Farm
Will Brooks
Mr. Jordan
Norton Farm
Algona
Mr. Lindhorse
Parker Place
Chubb Farm
Chas. Raney
Dolph
Minnesota
Local Social and Family Updates from the Community
Little Clara Goddertz is sick with tonsillitis. Mrs. Bertha Lister and family spent Saturday at Kopeskey's. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Chas Corle on Wednesday. Mae Lingual and family return from Green Island Wisconsin. A free social at the T Fatland home delighted young and old. Mr. and Mrs. Hefty Kanawha visited Fatland and wife and brought back Johnny Patland after two weeks. Rasius Titch and wife returned from Riverdale where they attended a reception for J A Raney and wife. Mrs. J A Raney is the farmers' daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Lister
Kopeskey's
Chas, Corle
Mae Lingual
Green Island
Wisconsin
Bucklin's amnica salve advertises pain relief
Advertises Bucklin's amnica salve as a general pain killer for cuts wounds bruises burns and sore joints with claims it cures piles too. Promotes 25 cent price at Conner & Co druggists to attract local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklin
Conner & Co
Blacksmith and wagon shop for sale in St. Joe Iowa
Blacksmith and wagon shop at St. Joe Iowa offered for sale at a bargain. Includes shop building 24 by 32 with stock and tools. Also selling an 80 acre farm with reasonable terms. Further inquiries to G C Lanier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joe
Iowa
G. C. Lanier
Anau
Turbulent Giddings Shifts in County Chair Contest
At Friday’s Republican township meeting in Algona, EF. M. Curtiss narrowly won the county chairmanship over R. A. Richardson after a tense two hour session marked by proxy voting and factional rivalries. The final roll call favored Curtiss 19 to 1 for chair, with Curtiss promising fair proceedings. The gathering also adjourned with routine replacements and a note on Algona’s wealth, culture, and a forthcoming leap year band concert to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. M. Curtiss
Chas. A. Cohenour
Cohenour
Central Committee
I. M. Curtiss
Curtiss
Peterson
Wesley
R. A. Richardson
Hebron
Richardson
A. B. Lien
W. P. Jones
Springfield
C. T. Cotant
Jones
J. W. Curtis
A. &. Dailey
Ted
Blackford
QO. A. Erickson
L.E. Griffin
W. W. Raney
I’. M. Curtiss
M. P. Haggard
C. M. C. Walters
Greenwood
Pf.t. Sparks
2.C. Mann
Portland
C. H. Belknapp
Algona
Death notices and church music at Congregational Church
The issue notes that Prof L T Benjamin will render the Palms Paure West Fork Anthem and other selections next Sabbath during morning and evening services. It also reports the death of Mrs Mary Morford born May 10 1840 in Pennsylvania, her family connections, marriage to Locke Morford, their move from Illinois, illness, residence in Algona with daughter Mrs H H Hudson, and a later move to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Morford
Penn
Hofius
W. F. Hotiug
J. M. Brown
J. B. Hofius
Locke Morford
Illinois
Morford
Algona
H. H. Hudson
Los Angeles
Remaining child of Baptist missionary dies of mountain fever
The narrative notes that the last surviving child, a Baptist missionary’s offspring, contracted mountain fever in the host country along with other complications and died. Mrs. Morford, a longtime Baptist member, was highly regarded by the community. Her remains rest in a Los Angeles cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morford
Los Angeles
Death of H. W. Mayne and libelous stories in life’s wake
The late H. W. Mayne died by his own hand and his enemy, in life and posthumously, circulated stories to discredit him. The motive remains unclear, but the aim appears financial, as the enemy sought business gain by harming Mayne’s reputation after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Mayne
Mayne
Alta Advertiser
Inconsistent Sentences Reflect U S Justice in Capital Cases
Elmore Eye comments on two cases where the Nelson brothers killed one man and faced hanging while the Younger brothers killed many, robbed banks, and trains, received lifelong sentences then were pardoned after 25 years, prompting critique of American justice, mercy, and disparity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
United States
Elmore Eye
Former Resident Writes From Che ney Wash Weather Mild
John Longbottom, a former resident, reports from Cheney Washington that the weather is mild and it is common to see people in shirt sleeves. He speaks fondly of his new home and notes that thinking of Lona brings to mind cold winds and high coal bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Longbottom
Cheney, Wash
My. Longbottom
Lona
Wesley News-World
Upright Needs Repairing in Titanica Bustle
A Burt Monitor note questions why a band boy should sue over horn possession when Titanica offers the tin horn Wolfe has blown for years. A simple upright repair could restore it to near new, suggesting a lighter solution to a costly dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Titanica
Wolfe
Burt Monitor
Couldn’t Fool an Editor Land men tout land value
A party of land men visited on Friday at West Bend to push land valued at five cents an acre. Their efforts to sway the business readers failed as the audience remained unconvinced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Good Main For the Place
W A Raney assists in the Bank of LuVerne and will hold the position until Geo W Hanna returns from Des Moines. Good organ for sale cheap see M P Weaver 1911 Call and examine our immense stock of Coal Moore Bros out
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Raney
Bank of LuVerne
Will
Geo. W. Hanna
Des Moines
LuVerne News
M. P. Weaver
Moore Bros
Moore Brox
County Officials Salaries and Fees Revealed by County Board
The board of supervisors records show sheriff McDonald at 1800 dollars, followed by treasurer Randall at 1500 and clerk Dewel at 1400. Auditor Potter and Recorder Bishop earn 1200, with deputies at 600. assessors’ fees vary by township.
Saved From Terrible Death By Dr King's New Discovery
The Bobitt family of Bargerton Tennessee watched Mrs. M L Bobitt die as consumption slowly claimed her life. Dr King's New Discovery brought relief after one bottle and fully cured her, hailed as a certain cure for lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 60 cents and 1 dollar, with free bottles at Conner's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Bobitt
Bargerton
Tenn
Dr. King
Conner’s
Willamette Valley stock and fruit ranch for sale
For sale in Lane County Oregon a 1083 acre stock and fruit ranch with 500 acres tillable, three houses, barns, machinery, 80 cattle, 70 tons of hay and orchards. Situated on a county road eight miles from Wuwene near the S P R R depot. Price 25000 dollars with one third down and balance ten years at six percent. Springfield area ranches offered by Ransom Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette Valley
Lane Co
Wuwene
Springfield
Ransom Miller
Oregon
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Variety Store
Lipshie & Jacobs
LOT &S
Artics
Dingley & CO
the Jewelers
John M. Vinson
N M. Vinson Algona Jowa
Gur
A. Decker
Cora Fox
Sexton
Clara Goddertz
Young People’s Society
T. Fatland
Republican County Central
Itt
Emerson
Cicero
Jack
Ackley
the High Man
Board of Supervisors
McDonald
Randall
Dewel
Belknapp
Potter
Bishop
Marjorie Carr
Bushnell
Blanch Crose
Harrington
Burt
Buffalo
Bancroft
Eagle
Fenton
German
Garfield
Germania
Grant
Harrison
Ledyard
Lotts Creek
la Verne
Lincoln
Prairie
Ramsey
Riverdale
Sherman
Seneca
Swea
Titanka
Union
Whittemore
Marshal Club
Algona Marshal Club
Presbyterian Church
C. Dawson
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