After the Battle in Ledyard Ballot Results Update
In Ledyard seven straight Republican ballots and 34 straight Democratic ballots were cast. Scratches favored Ogren for supervisor Kunz for representative and Miss Butler for superintendent, each carrying the ticket. Ogren led by 1 in Ledyard. Six ballots were defective. Butler polled six votes here while Slagle had 40. Springfield saw Ogren lead by 21 and Germania by 88. Lincoln gave Ogren a 20 plurality. Stockmillr received 54 votes across three precincts. Oren 5th Ehivrisan aloe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledyard
Ogren
Kunz
Miss Butler
Sol
Slagle
Bro. Hills
Lincoln
Stockmilr
Oren
Ellis
Some Horticultural Briefs For Orchard Care
Advice on planting and maintaining fruit trees including peach pear and raspberry varieties. Topics cover root contact with manure pruning timing labeling trees, avoiding suckers, and selecting a few well suited varieties for the locality to ensure orchard value.
Electric railways and lines across Europe
The piece notes 10000 miles of London overhead telegraph wires, a Hamburg to Berlin electric railway costing 33000000 dollars, Chamounix reachable from Geneva in under four hours by a new electric tramline, and an eight inch diameter electric pneumatic tube costing 8000 dollars per mile. It also mentions Bavaria hosting the world’s largest lightning conductor on the Zugspitze, three and a half miles long, running to a water body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hamburg
Berlin
Geneva
Bavaria
Zugspitze
German Empire
Found Guilty and High Grade Coffee Pitch
An old humor themed note promotes trying High Grade coffee, comparing a boastful guilty line to a quip about taking a yearly bath and urging readers to learn about the product and its quality. The piece uses a joke format to sell coffee familiarity.
Chase & Sanborn's High Grade Coffee Ad Teaser
A vintage advertisement urges readers to try Chase & Sanborn's High Grade Coffee. It claims listeners may drink it soon after trying a cup and recommends replacing patience with a new brand, urging readers to buy a pound to learn the best choice.
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Chase & Sanborn's
Chase & Sanborn
Bancroft Items From Our Special Correspondence
Miss Edna Barslow's school closes for a three week vacation and the first brick school is finished as workmen begin. The Halloween celebration drew crowds, a tailor sign was broken, and a workman sprained his ankle but returned to duty. Mrs. Fuller died after paralysis, and Chas Johnson was jailed for larceny. Senator Dolliver spoke in Jefferson's hall, and a wedding for S J Kennedy and Miss Warrict Kelley drew social focus. A visit to the Ledyard ditch showed the massive ditcher at work with two engines and large shovels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Barslow
C. Colcord
Illinois
The
Athletic Association
Doggy Woods
Johnson
Buffalo Center
Putver
BF. Pullman
Prank
Oklahoma
Jake Frech
Flmore Windiy
Red Cross Society
Ife
Chas.Johinson
Squire Austin
Chicago Lyceum Bureau
Bancroft
Senator Dolliver
Jefferson’s
Hall
Ti‘tonka
D. G. Fuller
Inois
J. Kennedy
Warrict Kelley
St. John’s Church
Walter Schimmel
Kennedy
North Side
W. P. Winter
Ledyard
Local school and community notices from Harrison area
Miss Mabel Barr attends Burt school with Mrs G L Carroll visiting Illinois. Miss Minnie Matson of Whittemore visited the Derschs. Alice Minkler to begin in Brace district next Monday. A basket social at Myron Schenck’s netted $15. Alice Wunn returned from Ledyard. Maud Merrifield closed her Wunn district school. Helen Wood’s term ended with a successful winter term ahead starting Nov 18. Mrs Wm Heathershaw improving after illness. Mable Stanley won the school prize for perfect attendance. Hessie, Jimmie Wynn, and Eva Stanley noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Barr
Burt
G. L. Carroll
Ilinois
Minnie Matson
Whittemore
Dersch
Alice Minkler
Brace
Myron Schenck
Maud Merrifield
Wunn
Helen Wood
Wm. Heathershaw
Dr. Walters
Mable Stanley
Hessie
Jimmie Wynn
Eva Stanley
Local notes and social updates from Renwick area
Community items mention honor roll standings with names such as Bessie Wunn Clara Meade and Eva Stanley along with routine notices on attendance a sidewalk project mayoral work and a forthcoming lecture by Miss I B Beecher. local residents travel sales and farm activity including M B Johnson purchasing land in North Dakota and Grace Purvis finishing a school term with a two week vacation.
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Grace Jorgensen
Clara Meade
Bessie Wunn
Eva Stanley
Mable Stanley
Illie Meade
May Mead
Marie Lonie
Jimmie Wunn
Montus Shultz
Julius Shultz
Henry Houser
Tillie Meade
May Meade
Lone Rock Business Sign Highlights Shop Decor
W. H. Shaeffer & Son decorate their Lone Rock shop with a neat sign. Harry Dalziel will sever ties with the Lone Rock Creamery and move his family to Algona to join and invest in the Spurbeck Lambert creamery supply factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Rock
W. H. Shaeffer & Son
Harry Dalziel
Lone Rock Creamery Company
Algona
Spurbeck-Lambert Creamery
Harry
Plum Creek notes and local farm sales near Estherville
J M and A L Moore looked at farms near Estherville last week. Cot ton and Bloor sold two farms recently, including the Fuller farm in Seneca to Riderknecht of Benton county. Ed Bohn and family moved to Garner. The Wilrett house burned, injuring TS Wilrett who entered through a window to save belongings after the fire spread from a kitchen chimney. insurance stood at $1,000.
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J. M
A. L. Moore
Estherville
Tom Sharp
Angus
Chicago
Fuller
Seneca
Danson & Butler
Algona
Mr. Riderknecht
Benton County
Bohn
Garner
Wilrett
TS. Wilrett
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B. F. Crose
Samson & Crose
OPERA
Alagona
Lowa
Eo "Mor’s Meat Market
Weinae
Moe Bros
GIGAR
John Schu & CO
Kossuth County Abstract Co
Mike
Algona, Iowa
Geo. C. Cata. Prest
Wieser
Doxsee. Sery
Otto Falkenhainer
Shelley & Pettibone
E. T. Burbank
Iowa
People’s Savings Bank
St. Benedict, Iowa
GEO. G. Call
Providente
F. van Erdewyk, Cusbier
Ledyard Leader
T. Bourne & Son
Harrison
Alice Wunn
Miner County
Kossuth
Milwaukee
Minor County
Miner
Ileges
Howard
N. Spencer
Laverne Iteme
O. B. Kline
Joe Walters
Humboldt
James Foreman
James Butterfield
Pennsylvania
Renwick
Irvington
Tom Chilton
A. B. Brown
M. EB. Johnson
North Dakota
Mattie Griffin
Excelsior
Minn
Watt Jones
Grace Purvis
A. D. Clarke & Co
Plum Creek
Driesman School
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