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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
4
Local items note illness and quarantines for scarlet fever, school exams underway, bank directors meeting, social gatherings, marriages, revivals, and upcoming events. Rev J J Porterfield to preach next Sunday. Wingert concert plans and county medical events described with minor incidents and community updates.
In the District Court of Iowa for Kossuth County the heirs of Mary M. Minkler sue defendants for partition of Lots 5 and 6, Block 64, and Lots 7 and 8, Block 128, Gall’s Addition, Algona Iowa. Plaintiffs seek sale of the property as it cannot be partitioned in kind and equitable division of proceeds. Default warning issued if defendants fail to appear before Feb 17 1908. Dated December 1907. Attorney E A Swetting represents plaintiff.
Will leave the county as S. Tj. Lamoreux trades his forty acre farm east of town to R.B.S. Brickey of Britt for Brickey’s eight acre nursery farm near Britt. Lamoreux will move to Britt soon and take charge of the new property. Occupancy of the Lamoreux place and Brickey’s plans for the forty acres are not yet learned.
Reported discovery of a three foot coal vein about fourteen miles northwest of Laka City. The vein was struck at a depth of 188 feet, a notable find as no large vein has been found in this region before, per the Pocahontas Record.
The Grinnell Glee Club visited Webster City Friday evening with twenty male voices performing standard numbers old time songs and humorous renditions. Their voice culture showed fine training and solo by Mr Davis, voice instructor at the college, pleased listeners alongside popular instrumental numbers.
Mrs. C B Simmons visited La Verne last week. Bert Bedell and Albert Butterfield traveled to Minnesota to inspect timberland. Mr Butterfield remains there while Mr Be ll returned Saturday. Miss Caroline Franks of Algona visited Irvington Sunday. August Will departed Monday for Fadelia. Micheaela plans to visit ME daughter and family. Ladies Al d society to meet with Mrs Oo Wn Giesry next pours ay. Mis e Lolly Yemke spent Sunday.
At her home in Sherman township, Irvington residents attended revival meetings at the Algona Presbyterian Church. Several Irvington people have gone to Algona to join the services, and the community extends good wishes to them as the revival continues.
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