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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1903
Page
4
Markets-Corrected Weekly lists grain and commodity prices with oats wheat barley and wax figures, plus livestock prices for hogs and butter. It records Timothy seed price at 2102.25 and shows figures like corn oats wheat barley and wax in cents or dollars for trading notes.
Ambrose A Call and wife arrive from California. The M and Foreign missionary society meets this afternoon with Mrs W C Dawson. Rob Kain built a convenient hog house. Court opens Monday with many trial notices. W L A 8 meet Friday at 2 30 p m at the G A R hall. Emma Larson returns from Spencer. Eleanor Harrison's father is dying in Burlington. she leaves for there. Board of Supervisors adjourned after routine business and county farm inspection. Kossuth Camp 413 MWofA urged to attend Nov 16 meeting. W H Jones leaves for St Paul. engaged in land business. Col and Mrs R T Spencer return from Wisconsin. Mrs Spencer hears locals discuss “The little old woman at the Algona post office.” Orrs pleased with Illinois trip. may move if sells. J E Gilmore argues with wife. she visits Windham, Minnesota. Odd Fellows hall being decorated for Northerntowa. W H Ingham monument finished. weighs 15,000 pounds from Sears & Baxter. R E Hedrick returns from western trip via Salt Lake City. wife remains with daughter Amy. Tramps slept in Rev Kremer’s coal house. preacher finds raided coats, shoes and a coon skin robe. Sheriff then arrives.
Disjointed items reference H J Murtagh robe claims, a Presbyterian service scrutiny of a pastor’s attire, and leadership changes on the North Western road. Also mention a Christmas market at the armory, a fortune teller, and a duck hunting outing near West Bend. The Palo Alto Reporter notes the Redmen blow-out event with 150 attendees and a cross-city depot arrival. Exhibition of Indian regalia decorates Crouches and a large banquet follows. Nearby rail excursion tickets for November 12 and 13 are advertised along with farm land for sale, rentals, and real estate offers.
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Louis Larson entertained Tonallitis several days last week Ed Tuttle and family Sundayed at the Will Ringsdort home Mrs Tallman of Ceylon Minn visited her sister Mrs J H Grover last week Mrs J B Stott went to Woden Saturday to visit her daughter Mr and Mrs J H Grover and Mrs Tallman spent Sunday at the Wm Stahl home L E and G L Fairbanks and family Sundayed in Burt with their sick mother Mrs Merta Wallace Marie Grover Louise Stahl and cousin Carrie Church spent Tuesday in Swea City Miss Carrie Church returned to her home in Kansas Thursday after an extended visit with relatives in this vicinity Mrs Wm Cooper and sister Mrs J L B Stott spent Thursday with the latter's nephew W J Cooper and family of Burt A number from this way attended the literary entertainment given by Miss Jessie Johnsons school Friday evening which proved a great success Several boys of South Portland seem quite devoted to one another owing to the long conversation held about a barbed wire in place of a telephone wire.
Dr White visited Algona on Tuesday Della Hager returned from North Dakota on Tuesday Jim Peterson and family traveled to Algona Sunday A farewell dance will be held at Mrs Castlers next Friday evening Mrs Shultz and her mother Mrs Filler returned from Minnesota Mr Willey of Algona visited Sexton Sunday to see his aunt Mrs Lister Rev Luscum of Wesley attended a young people meeting Tuesday Lutie Tart closed her Plum Creek school last Friday Alice Clark of Irvington will teach the winter term Will Hager and wife returned from a Kanawha visit accompanied by John Newton at Eagle Grove Robbers broke into the post office last night taking stamps and valuables unknown loss potential
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