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Newspaper

Algona Advance

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1906

Page

4

Railway Time Cards Iowa Central

Rail timetable note listing Central Iowa trains with time data, page 11. Agent A Morgan is identified.

Iowa Central A. Morgan

Mayor's Proclamation for Algona Municipal Election

Ward polling places listed Cordall Annex Armors Parish Residence Sheriff’s Office. Officers to be elected include four councilmen succeeding Cleary Hutchison Peterson Kenefick. Proclamation dated Algona Iowa March 9 1906 by Mayor W K Ferguson.

L Win Kk. Ferguson Slgana Aliana Cordall Annex Armors Wm. Cleary A. Hutchison Andrew Peterson M. J. Kenefick Algona Iowa K. FeErovsos

City election judges and polling places set for March 26 1906

City council on February 24 1906 varied judges and clerks for the March 26 election and designated polling places by ward. First Ward polling at Durdall Annex with judges Wadsworth Cleary Byson and clerks Mason Roney. second ward Armory with judges Hutchinson Lewis Sampson and clerks Nolte McCoy. third ward Parish residence with judges Peterson Peterson Murtagh and clerks Crowell Kennedy. fourth ward Sheriff's Office with judges Chubb Kenetick Taylor and clerks Edmonds Galbraith. Dated March 5 1906 by City Clerk L J Dickinson.

T. H. Wadsworth Wim Cleary C. Byson HB. Mason EF. Roney M. J. Kenetick Flom. Taylor d. l._ Edmonds Wm. Galbraith Sheriffs Office A. D L. J. Dickinson

Local Des Moines Visit and Upcoming Auctions in Town

Local notes report Sverflow KE visiting Des Moines and enjoying events, plus an upcoming stock auction by the combination sale company at the old J. R. frame feed barn. Mrs. R. P. Dorgan, now divorced, will operate the Durdall without her former husband nearby.

Combination Sale Company J. R

Local skating contest and theater listings in Clarion area

The item notes a skating contest for boys and girls under 16 with admittance of 25 cents and skates free. It then shifts to local news on Cave Lantry at State University, comments on term grades, and a family visit with a banquet in Algona. Orchestrates theatre previews for Miss Charlotte Burnett in The Honey Moon at Carl Opera House, plus a humorous note from Hagle Grove Gazette about a wife sewing buttons on her husband’s clothing.

Clarion Adam Hagle Grove

Obituary of Joseph Mathers Pioneer Citizen of Elmore

The Elmore Eye publishes a full obituary of Joseph Mathers who died a week ago Monday. Born near Cincinnati in 1818 he moved with his family to New Castle at age three and later traveled the Ohio River to Cairo then up the Mississippi to Muscatine. He taught school, lived near Andrews in Jackson County, married Jane Glenn in 1845 at Maquoketa, and moved through Dubuque and Monticello before settling on a ridge farm near Irvington in 1870. He joined MBE church, supported temperance and women's rights, was a staunch Republican, and known for integrity and prudence. Only two of his five children survive, Charles J. and Mrs Blanchard of Delta, Colorado. The funeral was at Elmore with burial in Irvington.

Elmore Eye Joseph Mathers Cincinnati New Castle Ohio Maquoketa Jane A. Glenn Quantrell Kansas Dubuque County Monticello Mathers Irvington Elmore M. BE. Church the Eye Mgr. Mathers Pioneer

Prize Cow Earns 60 Cents A Day For Milker

A prize winner cow owned by M. I. Coonan yields steady income, earning 60 cents per day as a milk producer for most of the year. The record cited appears hard to beat.

M. I Coonan

Bucklin Arnica Salve Ad in Phillipsburg Notice

Kendall of Phillipsburg Kansas endorses Bucklin’s Arnica Salve as the quick cure for burns boils and wounds. Ad highlights arnica salve benefits and lists common ailments. Mentions E Conners Co drug store and a price of 250. Includes a short poem about daily smiles and Rocky Mountain Tea by R H Miller.

Sam. Kendall Phillipsburg Kas Bucklin FE. E. Conners & Co

Sewing Machine Repairs and Sales in Spencer

S. A. Miskimins, manager, announces monthly in Agona sewing machine repairs and sales of Wheeler & Wilson or Singer machines. Contact via card if interested in a new or repaired unit. 24113 Spencer Ia.

Wheeler & Wilson Singer S. A Miskimins Spencer Ia

For Sale Duroc Jersey boar herd listing Dandy 36513

Prize winning Duroc Jersey herd boar Dandy 36513 for sale plus spring boars and bred gifts including 22bt Joan WELLENDORY.

Jersey Joan Wellendory

Joys of traveling told by railroad leaflet

The passenger department of the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railwayissued an illustrated leaflet on California’s Winter Summer Tours describing attractions and a three day trip aboard The Overland Limited from Chicago to San Francisco. It notes a daily departure from Union Passenger Station and a 2300 mile route over the new Salt Lake bridge with comfort and entertainment provisions for travelers.

Chicago, Milwhuikes & St Paul Raibway California Overland Limited Chicago San Francisco Union Cassenger Station Chicaga Dp. m

Local Officials and Roster Names Listed

The document names GC president B. J. Murrayt and Hutchins as vice president, with F. Vesper Casifer WH Dodds ELM Gilmore Gardner Cowles Andrew Peterson So Spent and S. E. McMahon among listed members and roles.

B. J. Murrayt Hutchins F. Vesper Casifer WH. Dodds Elm. Gilmore Gardner Cowles Andrew Peterson So. Spent S. E. McMahon

Dramatic Miss Burnett to Lead The Honey Moon at Call Opera House

Miss Charlotte Burnett will interpret Juliana the leading female role in The Honey Moon at the Call Opera House on Tuesday March 13. She is celebrated for performances with Richard Mansfield in Beau Brummel Cyrano de Bergerac A Parisian Romance and with Julia Marlowe in The Cavalier and has had successful touring seasons.

Charlotte Burnett Carl Opera House Richard Mansfield Jutin Marlow Charles Dalton New York Juliana Call Opera House Miss Burnett

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Arg Rergrom Rute Strate Street Lowa C.D. Fellows DR. Gt, Gay Fehler & Specht's Drug Store Call St. Algona C, H, Cretamlyer Ceaent Towa M. J Taylor's Dodge Blacks North Algona State Bank J. G Bertrand Glasier D. D Algona State Bank A. L. Rist W. E. Kain John Gialbraith QO. E. Clarke BT Vacouad Clarke & Vaughan Attorneys AT Law Algona, Iowa Frederick M. Curtiss Kossuth County State Bank E. V. Swetting Money To Loan T. P., Hwanrington i Dickinson Harrington & Dickinson Over County Savings Bank J. W. Bullivans MG Mahon Sullivan & McMahon Spencer W. Crownll Chas. T. Cotant W. M. Galbraith Orleain John GalBraith Chicago & Northwestern Milwaukee Paul Thenrick Bart Bassengery Des Malies Lida Des Moines Sunzo Winkel Irianere Hugh Norwood A. D. Clarke and Co KE. V. Swetting O. A Goodrich Dora Wall Grace Willmar Minnesota the Baptist Church Hell Cave Lantry The State University Cleve Robinhouse Dr. Baker Kossuth County Rocky Mountain R. H. Miller First National Bank United States Ambrose A. Cale D. A. Walchins WM. K. Ferguson G. A. Palmer Court House Square County Savings Bank Sailes Algona Combination Sale Co John M. Vinson Nobby J. R. Laird Collis P. S Shackelford Bros Shackelford Bros, ItimeXitons Lone Rock Algona Nurseries L. A. Stacy Algona Milling & Grain Co Algona Milling
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