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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1915
Page
8
Six local deaths reported within a week including W A Vincent who died by suicide, Laura Lawrenz of Whittemore later buried in Algona, and Mrs Albert Wheeler of Decorah memory. The Vincent family mourned after his body was found in the hayloft. Laura Lawrenz died of peritonitis in Cedar Rapids and was buried in Riverview. Wheeler funeral in Decorah.
At 1 55 Tuesday morning Mrs Bridget Ray died peacefully at her daughter Mrs A Hackman's home after six days of bed rest Born in Ireland eighty three years ago she married John Ray in 1853 at Zanesville Ohio The family moved to Kossuth county in the early 1870s Her husband died fourteen years ago Surviving are two sons Thomas Ray of Iriaca Colo and J E Ray of Ceylon Minn and four daughters Mrs A Hackman Algona Mrs Peter Muldoon Thief River Falls Sister Mary Baptist Milwaukee Sister Mary Wuphemia Parkaton So Dak One daughter Mrs Mul doon being absent at deathbed The funeral was from St Cecelia s church Wednesday at 930 am with sister W J Reed White Sulphur Springs Mont a sister of the deceased unable to attend the service
Mrs Emeline Jones Eeles obituary notes birth in Clockville New York on June 9 1826. She married Job Keles of Homer then lived in Waterloo before her husband’s 1874 death. She spent years with daughters Mrs 8 A Thompson and Mrs E Bigelow, died Friday April 2 at 9 30 am after illness. Funeral services were held at Mrs Thompson’s home Sunday with Rev Frank Day officiating.
Mr and Mrs Louis Hagg mourn their eight year old son Melzar who died last Monday after a long illness. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at their home with Rev Lundell of the Swedish Lutheran church officiating.
The first county superintendent election under the new law was held in Algona with school board presidents in session. C H Lichty of LaVerne was elected chairman. Shirley, the present incumbent, was the sole candidate. Deputy salary fixed at 65 dollars monthly. Local court notes report a Whittemore case. Ed Hartshorn fined 50 dollars for assault. Families visit, marriages, business sales, seeding underway, and a ten cent party planned by Congregational church theologians.
A local notice describes an April 2:30 gathering at Mrs W K Ferguson's home. The item mentions residents from Algona and surrounding towns, including Brasse family business updates, grain sowing, new house builds, and local farming activity. The narrative also notes a senate action on indigent tubercular care and various town reports from Algona, Bancroft, and Palo Alto counties.
The Algona Studio led by Martin Peterson advertises a new line of work with letters of authority for agents to show when soliciting orders. Films featuring Studebaker cars will be shown at Princess Theatre on April 12 and 16 and at Magic on April 14 and 16. The films are described as both instructive and entertaining, paired with theatre naval attractions. Wilson Motor Co. is noted in the notice.
FOR SALE Bay gelding 1800 pounds. Having found our dray horse too heavy for paved streets have purchased a lighter team Nor ton Lumber Co. FARM LOANS Low rates, quarterly interest options payments H C Adame & Co Algona Iowa Wanted A man to work on the farm M f Molingos Algona Iowa Print garbled text ends.
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