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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1904

Page

4

Through to California by through tourist car weekly

The Iowa Central operates a through tourist car to California without changing cars each Wednesday from Albert Lea to Los Angeles, via Mason City, Hampton, Eldora, Oskaloosa, Kansas City and the Santa Fe system. Prices from Albert Lea $5.75 and Marshalltown $6.25. Includes climate with no snow blockades and comfortable travel. For details contact A W Cutts GPTA Minneapolis or A B Cullis GPTA Minneapolis. Also Homeseekers and Settlers specials on the first and third Tuesdays with excursion and settlers tickets, stopovers allowed, through sleeping cars and free reclining seats.

California Lowa Coutinut Albert Lenta Mason City Hampton Eldora Sol Oskaloosa Kansas City New Mexico Artagona Los Angeles Albert Lea Marshalltown A. W. Cutts G@ P&T A Minneapolis Minn Abone Bystro Uenics A.B. Cullis GP & TA Minneapolis Minn

Algona notices and concerts stir town chatter

Local items recount band concert plans on February 4, piano tuners visiting Algona, and Allen music events. Mentions Des Moines papers, state marshal meeting, notable residents, theater at the Call West, church lectures, weddings, and farm sales while noting weather and store price cuts.

Local notes from Sexton and Algona gatherings

Gar Correspondents report Mrs. Matie Anderson visiting at Jim Peterson home. Robert Hager leaves for Bismarck to join parents. Recipes offered for wedding cake on inquiry. Vera McCorkle recovering from mumps now measles. Sexton visitors to Algona include Ed Johnson, Mrs. Grant Benschoter, and W F Lehman enjoying Miss Porter’s talk. Sexton ladies’ shopping party to Algona features Schultz family and others. J A Raney and bride visiting in Sexton. Whitaker party to South Dakota a week ahead. 26 present. berry spoon given. Mrs. Whitaker returns from Chicago with sister M Jep son. planned theater visit canceled by baby’s illness.

Matie Anderson Jim Peterson Robert Hager Biamarck N. D Vera McCorkle Sexton Miss Porter Algona J. A. Raney Romain Whittaker South Dakota Whittaker

Riverdale Social Notes and Local Visits

Mrs Judd Dutton visited at Chas Stewart's last Thursday Olive Trumble visited Frank Fox's last Saturday and Sunday Mrs A 8 Boles of Ogden visiting sister Mrs Albert Butterfield Several young folks enjoyed a time at Geo Spurgeon's last Thursday eve Mrs Chas Worster and son Stanley visited relatives at West Fork last week Mr Merwin and crew from LaVerne finished pressing Charley Stewarts hay last Monday Geo Spurgeon and sons cutting wood for Chas Worster and Walter Raney Riverdale represented at Irvington last Friday eve rumor Nel Barker rented a nicettle farm near Burt David Dutton came from Minnesota last Saturday and Mrs Ned Dodge and Ruth returned for a short visit Walter Raney's sons Ufugh and Clare did not go to Algona to live one former staying with Will Wenderson on home place, the other with cousin Charley Raney Cresco

W. C. Dawson N. Spencer Des Moines EB. Beatty Mason City Irving Dodge Duluth Algona Dubuque Chamberlain Spencer Variety Store Call West Wood A. L. Anderson Rolfe Wm. Bensch Judd Dutton Chas Stewart Olive Trumble Frank Fox Boles of Ogden Albert Butterfield Geo. Spurgeon Chas, Worster Stanley West Fork Merwin LaVerne Charley Stewart Geo Riverdale Mary Pfeifer Gertrude Fitzpatrick B. Fitzpatrick Nel. Barker Burt David Dutton Minnesota Ned Dodge Little Ruth Walter Raney Ufugh Jund Clare Will Wenderson Charley Raney Cresco

Cresco Items Recap Local Social Ties

J W Curtis began assessing Monday. Mrs Olive Trumble spent weekend at Fox home. Harvey Jorgenson of Algona visited, as did Frank einsutin and EB J Kel ley. Mrs Thompson of Whittemore came to Mart Sabin s for weeks. Carrie Curtis visited Plum Creek friends. Cresco crowd at Irvington club dance. Mrs M De L Parsons hosted a quilting party with friends. Walter Fox ill but improving. Dr Kenetick attended. A Decker home hosted a lively light fantastic gathering. Mrs M A Sabin and daughter also noted.

J. W. Curtis Olive Trumble Fox Harvey Jorgenson Algona Frank [Einsutin EB. J. Kelley Walter Fox

Carrie Contemplates Visit to Mr Osander Mayhen at Watkins

Carrie plans a visit to Mr Osander Mayhen at Watkins Iowa with Mrs Sabin and Mrs Mayhen, who are sisters. She will also call at the W EB Curtishome. The note records travel plans and familial links in the household.

Carrie Osander Mayhen Watkins Iowa W. Eb, Curtishome

Sherman Items Highlight Local Visits and Family Moves

Lillie Raney attends school in Algona while Joe Frankl called at Teel's last Sunday evening. Dolph Raney and wife visit his mother's home, Mrs Mary Taney. John Frankl and Johnnie Johnson called in Cresco and Portland respectively. Morris Burtis plans to relocate next year to Morris Parsons’s current home, as Morris moves to Burtis’s residence. Mabel De L Parsons returns from Morris Parson’s after attending Lizzie Frankl's wedding.

Lillie Raney Algona Joe Frankl Teel Dolph Raney Mary Taney John Frankl J. W. Curtis Cresco Johnnie Johnson Portland Morris Burtis Union Morris Parsons Morris Mr. Burtis Mabel de L. Parsons Morris Parson Lizzie Frankl

Wood goods auction note for dry oak and maple

A terse notice lists 2402 wood items described as dry oak and maple sawed stock. The fragment mentions a Moork Bus and a negative ten to one tone, with no clear event date or full context. The readable facts indicate an itemized wood inventory and a seemingly related term Moork Bus.

Moork

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