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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
4
Community items include W C T A meeting with Mrs Thomas Little, Morse returning from Davenport with her mother, and Winne of Humboldt visiting to buy Kossuth real estate. Local real estate moves, livestock food sale, and a woodworker’s sidewalk incident are mentioned along with upcoming football and high school schedules. A long sale listing covers farm equipment, livestock, wagons, and household goods with sale date set for November 12.
The Advance offers a special deal to readers to subscribe for $1.00 per year and receive a large wall map of the county. By arrangement with Prairie Farmer, also $1.00, the combined map and Prairie Farmer will be sent to subscribers.
O R Larson runs a Bay Villa store in Sundays River Cape Colony offering a wide range of goods. He notes custom from a 30 mile radius and claims fourteen local households were cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy within a year, saying it supports households with limited medical access. For sale by all druggists.
An advertisement touts large tracts of land for sale in Northern Wisconsin along the Northwestern line. It highlights fertile soil, mixed hardwoods, abundant cold water, and easy terms, with buyers directed to Geo. W. Bell and G. H. MacRae for details, and notes rail routes and travel times to Los Angeles via Iowa Central line.
A Wednesday wedding united Clara Jurgenson and Harry Keith at the bride’s parents home. The groom is a county teacher and the bride’s family is noted for farming. Other farm rental changes and a farm sale at Clear Lake were mentioned in the evening’s local notes.
Mr Bert Gorrell remains seriously ill. Cady and Johnson are pressing hay. The Kirkpatrick family plans a new barn. May Butler of Whittemore spent Sunday with her brother and family. Hobart hosted a large dance Friday night with a good turnout. After a three week visit, Mr and Mrs N R Robinson returned to Lake Park. Mrs Joe La Plant returned Wednesday from a month with her daughter in the southern part of the state.
The Mawdsley boys from Burt Sun dayed in Irvington. Geo Dutton and family are residents of Irvington. Miss Lucy Clock of Hampton visited Miss Grace Purvis Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Wi Starks and baby l were Irvington visitors Sunday. Thsking has begun in earnest and huskers fill the fields. Mr Bellows and wife visited Mann home then left for Humboldt Friday. Will Grover and wife of Portland township visited Sue Anderson Sunday. Ralph Campbell and Miss Gertie returned Monday from Nelson home nearby. Pete Nelson, who has been Scratg Jesse Bedell in the elevator, returned to his home near Ringsted Friday.
Rumors spread of a telephone system in town. John White improves his house with paint. Kid Beardsly resigns as GO&N Ww agent. Guthrie and Tra ver drove to Corwith last Sunday. Edith Butler of Livermore visits Miss Moulton this week. Geo. Tiss shipped stock food to Washington Iowa on Tuesday. Guthrie installs a furnace for J. N. Mitchell near Corwith. Many head to the Dakotas seeking homesteads. L. P. Harrison received a carload of potatoes selling at ninety cents a bushel. The Magazine club held a banquet Friday night over M. B. Luchsinger's store. met in the teachers' boarding club room, played games, solved conundrums, then adjourned to banquet hall for a substantial supper.
Misses May and Hattie Taylor visit Titonka while Mrs Cap Cook visits her sister from Dubuque Iowa Services at Good Hope are at 230 pm Rev Robbins of Burt preaches at Schenck school house next Sunday afternoon Ed Godsehs timber hauling for a new barn begins this week Rev Suckow of Algona will preach at Schenck school house next Sunday Ed Godseh timber hauled for new barn work to start Wim Dodds leaves for Marshall Minnesota for farm improvements Excurison to Peoria includes Mrs Chas Walker W F Jenkinson and daughters Lela Edna and others from the locality Quite a number attend dance at Hobart hall last Friday night
Mrs Nelson Palmer of Klemme Iowa called on friends here Friday after K I Taylor and Harry Dalziel made an ayeryeral trip to Estherville last week Angus and wife will occupy their pleasant home in Algona the first of November N P Currier returned Monday night from Nashua Iowa where he had been called by the serious illness of his sister Mr and Mrs F S Hanks from Marshall Minn have been spending several days with the former s sister Mrs IR P Taylor Two cars of cattle belonging to G S Angus and gon Bert were shipped from here Sunday morning He went to Chicago with them On Monday J M Moore sold his fine farm consisting of a half section three and one half miles southeast of Fenton to Mr Fingtead of Illinois for 18000 Mr Moore and wife were
The article notes settlers in Fenton township facing the hardships of frontier life, with many friends hoping they stay. It mentions Dr. Rayner and wife planning their home above the hardware store, various local business and farming activities, building projects, social events, and upcoming sales. It also references local voting, threshing, livestock trades, and a recommendation for Nasby of St. Benedict.
The text riffs on guilt and a joking accusement about coffee knowledge. It invites trying High Grade coffee, likening the habit to an annual bath rule and urging readers to learn more about the product and its distinctive flavor.
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