Concurrent Republican and Democratic Conventions Nome Page
Republicans and Democrats held simultaneous conventions at the court house with no clash. M. P. Weaver defeated W. J. Brunson for county chairman by twenty six votes. The Republican resolutions praise Taft and Sherman and back A. D. Battie for judicial nominee, with Weaver and Ladd for supreme court justices endorsed.
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Court House
M. P. Weaver
W.J. Brunson
Kossuth County
Wm. H.taft
Sherman
The Democrats Convene in Grand Jury Room
The Democrats gathered in the grand jury room and applauded as EB J Murtagh acted as table pounder and Tom White as recorder. The ticket listed EB McMahon S P Christensen James McDonald J L Bonar and Dr Guide. Christensen was not nominated. Josie Pettibone’s stray votes did not yield a candidacy for superintendent of schools. Wright Anderson Nicoulin and Backus will have no opponents this fall as the party did not nominate others for those offices.
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EB. J. Murtagh
Tom White
McMahon
S. P. Christensen
James McDonald
J. L. Bonar
Dr. Guide
Christensen
Josie Pettibone
Wright
Anderson
Nicoulin
Backus
Old Settler Morris Chapin Dies After 1865 Move to Algona
Morris B Chapin born 1841 in New York died Monday in Redfield South Dakota. He served in the 11th Minnesota Infantry and moved to Union township in 1865 before later making Algona his home. Funeral at Baptist Church with G A R post attendance. He leaves wife and several children and siblings in this community.
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Morris B. Chapin
Redfield
South Dakota
Chapin
11Th Minnesota Infantry
Ming Jane Henderson
Union Township
Algona
Cattaraugus County
New York
Rock County
A Safe and Sane Fourth of July Day Program
Program of the day features 11:00 Grand Concert by Williams Jubilee 3800 Grand Picnic Dinner on Chautauqua Grounds with 7:30 Concert and 8:00 Illustrated Travel Talk by Arthur KK Peek at the Williams Jubilee Singers 8:00 picture talk.
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Williams
Chautauqua
Chautauqua Grounds
Williams’ Jubilee Singers
Trayel
Arthur KK Peek
Irvington Graduation Exercises Honor Two Schools
The joint commencement at Irvington Presbyterian church featured Miss Dessie Cupp and Miss Carrie Moors pupils. Graduates delivered recitations and an oration while the audience praised the teachers and Supt. Backus. The class presented gold pens to their teachers as a token of appreciation.
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Dessie Cupp
Carrie Moors
Presbyterian Church
Irvington
A. P. Ives
Smith
C. A. Nurell
Ada Simmons
Miss Cupp
Miss Moore
Cupp
High Noon Wedding in Ledyard and Sarchet
Monday at high noon Reverend O H Holmes joined Peyton Reece of Ledyard and Bertha HE Sarchet of this place as husband and wife. The ceremony at the bride’s parents home followed by a wedding dinner attended by immediate relatives. The couple received many presents as they begin housekeeping in Kossuth. Bertha grew up in the community and was a teacher for several years.
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O. H. Holmes
Peyton Reece
Ledyard
Bertha
Sarchet
Charles Sarchet
Kossuth
Reece
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Weaver IS Still CO. Chm
Demos
Court House Hall
Lee O. Wolfe
W. B. Kyler
E. Boyle
F. W. Logan
Bugo
D. Best
Gray
W. T
BE. D. Kinyon
W. E. Kyler
Joe Bividge
O. M.C. Walters
L. FB
Potter A. L. Severson
Rod Jam
al Falkenhainer
Judicial
L. J. Dickinson
P. M. Barsley
A. Hutchison
A. T. Wherry
V. Swetting B
J. van Ness T
Harrington Lee O
Wolfe
Quarton
W. C. Dawson Jos
M. Dye
M. Taylor
W. C. Dewel
A.T. Wherry
Archie Hutchinson
N. L. Cotton
Son
Baptist Church
Bault County
Minnesota
Lincoln
Great Army of Defense
J. St. Porterfield
The
Jchapin
G. A. R. Post
James
Milo V
Stanley
North Dakota
Alfie
Mason City
Frank Clark
Emmetsburg
Riverview Cemetery
J. Frank Hanley
Indiana
Arthur K. Peck
Our Coast
Panamas
Win
CG. Steele
Clothier and Hatter
Iowa
Algona Fair
East State Street
WM. M. Todd, Propy
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