IS SECOND IN STATE BIG DROP IN HOTEL VALUE
The Waldorf hotel, once costing $65,000, sold for $12,000 on the condition the buyer tear it down. The Summit was built to replace it as the town’s second hotel. The Perry Company’s troubles and a failed bid to “down Brook” are noted, with references to local property moves and a coat theft case in Des Moines.
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Waldorf
Summit
B.A. Plummer
Brook
Dr. Jackson
Des Moines
Spencer
Rev. Jackson
Nouthing
Coldest week on record in Clay county reported
Spencer reports an 1880 81 winter marked by extreme cold with Sunday morning temperatures from 36 to 38 below zero. Despite the deep cold, calm conditions and bright sun were noted as favorable. The Gypsum Trust is criticized in Britt Tribune for gypsum price hikes doubling in thirty days, with warnings of cracked plaster and improvised, tar whitewashing to appear fresh in spring.
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Spencer
Clay County
Britt Tribune
Fort Dodge
Gypsum Trust
School Building Fire Hit Shel Don Monday Morning
Emmetsburg Reporter reports the Sheldon public school building burned Monday at about 10 o clock. About 600 children were in the building but all escaped safely. Fire officials and local residents responded quickly to control the blaze and ensure evacuation. No injuries cited in the surviving copy.
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Emmetsburg
Sheldon Public School
Consolidation Moves Three Lumber Firms to Minneapolis
The B L Willis Lumber companies from Webster City Ricker Bratnaber Waterloo and North Iowa Lumber are merging in Minneapolis to form one large concern. B L Willis of Webster City becomes secretary and general manager with control of the 43 yards in northern Iowa from the new Minneapolis office.
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Webster City Journal
B. L. Willis Lumber Company
Ricker & Bratnaber Company
Waterloo
North Iowa Lumber Company
Minneapolis
B .L. Willis Lumber Company
B. L. Willis
Iowa
Fort Dodge Promises Strong Local Baseball Team
Fort Dodge is set to field a competitive ball team this year with confirmed players including Downs and Dorman as infielders, Morgan at third, Byrnes and Davis in the outfield, and Titus and Banta as pitchers. Bantz, formerly with Oelwein, joins from outside the city, while Morgan and Downs are praised as top amateur talents. contracts for Davis and Dorman are signed but not yet final, and a capable first baseman is sought along with a couple more players. The club aims for a faster, stronger squad than Fort Dodge has fielded before.
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Webster City Journal
Will F. Smith
66Th Regiment
52Nd Iowa National Guard
Perry
56Th
Smith
Fort Dodge
Messenger
Downs
Dorman
Morgan
Byrnes
Davis
Titus
Banta
Bantz
Oelwein
Mort Dodge
Bowyer Praised for Naval Gun Factory Duties
Lieutenant-Commander J M Bowyer receives high commendation in Captain Leutze s report as executive officer at the naval gun factory. He also supervised yards and docks for six months, with a note that the duties are arduous. Bowyer has potential promotion ahead as he nears captaincy. Spirit Lake Beacon notes new Okoboji spearing permit rules and vigilance by deputies Elmer Hinshaw Henry Miguel and Henry Bellman. Buffalo meat markets are reported with prices around five cents per pound.
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Bowyer
J. M. Bowyer
Algona
E. J. Bowyer
H.C. Leutze
Naval Gun Factory
Secretary of the Navy
U. S. Navy
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Elmer Hinshaw
Henry Miguel
Henry Bellman
Teachers Will Meet Program A Good One
Kossuth County teachers associations session at Bryant school in Algona Saturday starts 9 a.m. with programs on school influence and student engagement. Reports, papers, and discussions feature Ethel Pike A C Damon May Butler and R C Barrett duty as state superintendent addresses afternoon session.
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Kossuth County Teachers’ Association
Bryant
Ethel Pike
Algona
A. C. Damon
Harrison Township
Dell McChesney
Fenton
Clara Kreuger
Lotts Creek
Esther Adolphson
Bancroft
May Butler
Whittemore
LaVerne
J. ©. Whares
Pauper
Alice M. Simpson
F. J. Becker
Faith I
Stuntz
Lvella Sherer
Wesley
Margaret Taylor
la Verne
Elsie Reibsamen
Titonka
L. A. Glassburn
Burt
A.S. Murray
Germania
Mabel Shaw
R. BE. Towle
Bertha Hanna
LuVerne
Margaret Hinkey
Anna Blummer
Hermia Shaffer
M. E. Matott
Ledyard
Pearl Fairburn
Whittemord
Margaret Corweller
Garfield Township
S. M. Coddington
J. J. Cosgrove
Buffalo Township
R. C. Barrett
Invention promises heat, light for year at $1 per room
A Toledo inventor Colonel Heckert claims a crude oil based device will heat homes for one dollar per room per year, cool in summer, and provide electric light year round. The article notes rapid market release and compares potential impact to Marconi, with other local notices about trains and ads interspersed.
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Sioux City Journal
Toledo
Heckert
Marconi
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Wm. C. Steele
Monarch
Daren Mc Mauer
Arrow
Repisys
John Galbraith
New Look
Dingley & CO
New York
W. T. Bourne & Son
Kong
Ig Nore
Pengy
Abarsons
A. Q. Clarke
Fiano
Howe
F.S. Norton
Lumber and Coal
OPERA
Algona, Iowa
Taylor
Forest City
Algona Lumber Co
Sheldon
Algona Yards
Fort Dodge’s
County Association
Algofia
F. B. Porrzy
Jurdail
A. D. Charne & Co
Algons
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St Louis
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St. Louis
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