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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
4
Mrs Geo Van Duyn of Waterloo visits L H Engle's while spring gives way to colder days. Numerous local residents travel, visit, or relocate. hunting, social events, school staffing, and county projects are described with names of residents, farmers, and merchants and notes on a state monument site and military maneuvers at Fort Riley.
Miss Schumacher of Algona visited Mrs. Will Stewart over Sunday and Riverdale residents expect a new telephone line soon. Riverdale was well represented at a dance in Irvington hall last Friday. Geo Worster and wife of Ottosen visited Abel Worster's family Sunday. Bertha Spear stayed with teacher Olive Trumble at the Chas Stewart home Wednesday night. Last Friday evening one escort took two. another had a long ride to reach his destination early. A basket social Friday evening October 30, hosted by Olive Trumble and pupils, invites all. C L Stewart and wife with Miss Trumble attended a party at Frank Fox's in Cresco Saturday and enjoyed themselves. Ed Worster raised a Wolf River apple weighing 2% pounds.
The report highlights a 76 pound pumpkin, a 24 pound sweet potato, and a 16 inch circumference melon. It lists farm activity and social visits in Cresco and Burton counties, noting crop health, property rentals, and upcoming farm labor plans. Numerous residents including Allie Brown, A J Brown, Bert Southard, and Chas Potter are mentioned with travel and visit details.
Mrs. Frank McCorkle spent Monday at Algona. The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Johanah Little on Wednesday. Mrs. Lulu Whitaker and daughter are visiting at Fostoria this week. A pound social at the church last Friday evening reports a good time. Mrs. Cora Smith of Kanawha visits relatives here, sister of Mesdames N. Johnson and F. McCorkle. Mrs. John Starks of West Concord, Minn., visiting sister Mrs. Chas. Clark, left for home last Monday. Della Hager to North Dakota to look after her claim. Illa Hager to replace her at post office until return. Mr. Chase left for LaCrosse, Wis., wife there. they return late week. Money to loan at five percent. O tf A. D. Clarke & Co. Notice of Probate of Will in Kossuth County District Court. John W. Bannart will probate. hearing November term. to show cause why not admitted to probate.
Momenserkers excursions offer one way rate with two dollars extra for round trips on sale the first and third Tuesdays monthly return within twenty one days. Agents of Iowa Central provide information. Also reduced rates on coastbound trips via Central Ky with tourist cars weekly. Address A B Cutts Minneapolis Minnesota. Reductions continue for twin cities October and November via town Central Ry with daily specials for colonists and direct routes to California Oregon Washington Iowa and Montana.
Owing to a backward season August and September the Lawn Central will keep cheap round trip rates to St Paul and Minneapolis daily in October and November. American Bankers Association meeting dates in San Francisco October 20 to 23. One regular first class limited rate to San Francisco and Los Angeles via direct routes. Tickets on sale October 8 with return by November 30. Fall meetings of National Association of Merchants and Travelers September 2 to 9 and October 28 to November 4. Tickets on sale August 20 to September 1 and October 21 to ... Second class colonist tickets on sale September 15 to November 40 1903 to Spokane and West including Portland Tacoma Seattle. Fare via MW&SP Railroad 5.40 to Spokane and 27.00 to Portland Tacoma Seattle.
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