Golden 50th Wedding Celebrated by Inghams With 450 Guests
Capt and Mrs W H Ingham marked their golden wedding with a four hundred fifty guest gathering at their home. Rev O H Holmes presented a gold lined sun cup inscribed to the couple. Family members from Des Moines, Olympia, Redwood, Omaha and Iowa City joined, with grandchildren in white serving. The event recalled a pioneer home in Kossuth and honored two late children, Anna and Frederick. Harvey Ingham produced a family souvenir booklet with photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W .H. Ingham
Ingham
W. H. Ingham
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines
Geo. Ingham
Olympia
Washington
O. M. Coxsea
Redwood
California
Charles Russell
Omaha
W.J. McChesney
Iowa City
O. H. Holmes
Holmes
Mr. Ingham
Kossuth
Anna
Frederick
Harvey
The
Régister and Leader
George
Minnie
C. M. Coxsee
Helen
Charles W. Russell
Cornelia
oacChesney
Jin
Absconding cashier’s daring past haunts Corwith bank
The Corwith State Bank loss rests on J H Standring, former cashier, now missing after reports of farmers’ notes totaling 30 000 to 40 000. The Stillsons control the bank, with stockholders shocked by the disclosures. Standring’s bonds were guaranteed by Indemnity Co, and his land pledge does not ease the burden on shareholders. Will H Reed is the only local stockholder known in Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Standring
State Bank of Corwith
Algona
Daniel Rice
Thorington Street
Stillsons
Corwith
Register and Leader
Will H. Reed
Isle of Spice to Open in Algong Opera House
Reserved seats for the Isle of Spice in Algong go on sale Friday for next Monday night. The musical will be the largest production yet seen in Algong with the No. 1 company and chorus behind it. The show previously ran 221 nights in Chicago, four months in Boston, and fourteen weeks at the Majestic Theatre in New York City.
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Opera House
Algong
Chicago
Boston
Majestic Theatre
New York City
Norwood Executes Hypnotic Test Through Town
Prof Norwood conducted a renowned hypnosis test Thursday afternoon. A three man committee toured the city to the opera house, one member hid a small penknife, and Norwood, blindfolded, retraced the route to recover the concealed article.
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Norwood
Opera House
Spencer
Oldest Mail Clerk Wilson Scott Retires After 30 Years
Wilson Scott, 74, the oldest man in the U S mail service, resigns to retire to his grand pear Spokane. He served 30 years, traveled over 500000 miles, about 22 world circumnavigations, handling not less than 5000000 pieces of mail.
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Wilson Scott
United States Mail Service
Spokane
Webster City Journal
Rosenta County Grand Jury Meets in Alona 2 Week
A garbled report from Rosenta County states the grand jury convened in Alona 2 for the week and considered a request to transact business. It mentions a county record and local officials, with scattered names and phrases suggesting a court or legal context.
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Rosenta County
Alona
Inege
Ld Blate
Fond Tihonke -Lopioe
Honors for Kossuth at State Buttermakers' convention
Old Kossuth county residents earned top honors at the State Buttermakers' convention last week with first and second prizes for butter. A N Whitney of Whittemore won highest marks at 97 percent and August Murrell of Irvington took second with 972 percent. T J Julian represented the county on the discussion program, delivering an impromptu but forceful speech on Breeding up the Dairy Herd after misplacing his manuscript.
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Kossuth
A. N. Whitney
Whittemore
August Murrell
Irvington
T. J. Julian
Des Moines
Association
Buttermakers
Harvey Cook Dies. Former Hobart Postmaster
Harvey Cook longtime Cook Bros. partner and former Hobart Iowa postmaster died November 16 at his Epworth home after a lung hemorrhage and years of declining health. Born September 2 1844 at Cooting Hill he was 43. Survived by parents a sister Mrs J A Maxwell and three brothers B E J F and EB W all of Kossuth County. Funeral November 19 at the Epworth Methodist Church with I O O S Lodge 324 and Amethyst Rebekah Lodge 529 participating. burial at Highview Cemetery Epworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Cook
Hobart
Iowa
Cook Bros
Epworth
Cooting Hill
J. A. Maxwell
J. F
EB. W
Kossuth County
J. R. A. Hanner
Methodist Church
I. O. O. S. Lodge
Amethyst Rebekah Lodge
Algona Lodge
Order
Highview
Burglar George Gibbons Evades Jail Escape
Last Monday at about 8:00 pm George Gibbons, jailed for store burglary in Everly, concealed a plan to escape as jailer Tom Babcock opened a cell. Gibbons slipped out when Babcock turned away, leaving him inside. Robert Odel heard the alarm, freed the keeper, and alerted the sheriff.
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Tom Babcock
George Gibbons
Everly
Mr. Babcock
Fine Family Leaves for New Colorado Home
Mrs. F. E. Allen and daughter Miss Minerva depart today for Colorado, accompanied by well wishes. Miss Allen served nine years as deputy at the post office, and the Allen family was known for aid during sickness or death, with prominence in lodge work. a banquet by Masonic and Star orders honored their service.
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F. E. Allen
Minerva
Colorado
Miss Allen
Allens
Burt
Banequet
Burt Monstor
Waverly Hotel Closes After Foreclosure Sale
The Waverly Hotel closed Saturday morning after Jacobson, former landlord, sold the furniture to Johnson. Johnson foreclosed the mortgage for about 1100 dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson rent rooms at Hoerners' residence and will stay in Emmetsburg for a time. no reopening plans are known.
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Waverly
Waverly Hotel
Wholesale Rat Business Described With Local Efforts
A local notice describes an extensive rat catching operation by young men, with reports of catches and plans to improve livelihood. It mentions sale of parcels of land with utilities and a large cellar, attributed to Ola G. Smith.
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Ola G. Smith
Notice of sale and disposal of livestock and junk
A fragmented notice offers to buy or remove three head of plug work horses and all other junk hides and tanned goods. The seller promises to haul away dead animals and to sell or trade. The text includes garbled dates and locations, with unclear details on where sales will occur.
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Wm. H. Ingham
Caroline A. Ingham
Capt
Mrs. W. H. Ingham
Corwith State Bank
Isle of Spice
Setchell
Howard & Foster Shoe
Nga
John Foster Co. and
F. M. Marzluff & Co
Madelias Best
Richelieu
James Patterson
W. A. Parsons & Co
Algona, Iowa
Taylor
Algona Ige Cream & Gandy Fagctry
Mters
Spasialties
Hugh Norwgod
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