A Quarter Century Ago From the Courier May 2 1890
Misa Gora Hibbard teaches in Paxson district and is pleased with the situation. Stufflick and Tiss drilled a well on Doc Barr's farm reaching water at 135 feet. Elmer Slagle Austin Creed and Grant Ramsey went to Des Moines to take postal service exams. Hal Cowan hosted a birthday party for friends as he passed his tenth milestone. Matt Holtzbauer is building a residence two blocks east of the foundry. Andrew Seastream bought two lots on State Street east of Pat Loreen's Wagon shop and will build on them. Ostrum Bros. expand tile and brick business. The Odd Fellows celebrated with about 200 visitors and a judge, along with Col Seasions Myerly and Judge Weaver giving speeches. Gardner Cowles presided. Miss Dingley and Cordingley provided music. A banquet at the Rink followed. Legal tournaments occurred as Pettibone v McDermott and Danson Bros v Williams highlighted the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Col. Seasions
Myerly
Estherville
Judge Weaver
Sioux City
Seasions
Gardner Cowles
Resolution of Necessity for Bridges and Culverts in Kossuth Iowa
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors adopts a detailed resolution to authorize construction of numerous bridges and culverts across Lincoln Ledyard and Ramsey areas. It lists numbers, locations, materials, dimensions, drainage, and estimated costs, plus meetings in May 1915 to hear objections. The filing notes abutments and steel spans for Nos. 136, 267 and 277 and confirms adoption by County Auditor I B Beardsley on April 16, 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Kossuth County
Iowa
Lincoln
Ledyard
Ramsey
Caagiane
Union
Kossuth County Court House
Algona
Court House
I. EB. H. Beardsley
Kossuthianis
A. Pa Artase
Cows Lead Butterfat Records in County Association
Official tester Arthur Hanson of Kossuth County Cow Testing Association reports monthly records for top cows. A A Dreyer's pure Holstein leads at 58.1 pounds butterfat, followed by Dreyer, Laage & Son Holsteins, J C Mawdsley Grade Short Horn, McCorkle & Son Hereford, and others with 40 to 55 pounds. Only cows producing over 40 pounds are published amid many more in the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hanson
Kossuth County
A. A. Dreyer
Will Dreyer
Holstein
Laage & Son
J.C. Mawdsley
McC
E.B. McCorkle
Jersey
Lange & Son
Notice to the Public on Milk Delivery and Woolen Sales
Milk is delivered twice daily with morning and night service. Bottled milk will come from our own herd of cows and non tubercular caps may be stamped on bottles. Price after grass is 14 quarts for $1.00. Also recruitment for agents in every county for Fergus Falls Woolen Mills and farm loan notices from H C Adams & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River View Ban
W. H. Harrison
Fergus Falls Woolen Mills Company, Inc
Fergus Fall, Minn
Family and farm services listed in local ad column
A mix of small ads offers family washings at 3272 S Hall St by Mrs Emma Reeves and farm property purchases direct from owners with “prices and terms right” at 702 and 703 Snell Bld Port Dodge Iowa. Also ads for fresh fruit at The Candy Kitchen, White Wyandotte eggs 75 cents per setting Joe Steil Jr Alana, Rhode Island Reds eggs 650 cents per setting and 200 dollars per hundred by Mrs J M Moore Rt 2 Algona Iowa. Farm loans offered by C A Momyer & Sons Adams Co Algona Iowa and Canada land prospects by Crose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snell Bld
Port Dodge
Iowa
Joe Steil Jr
Alana
S. GC
Rhode Island
J. M. Moore
Rt. 2
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jas. Patterson
Kohlhaas
Ford
United States of America
Ute Company
the Courier
Misa Gora Hibbard
Paxson
Stufflick & Tiss
Doc Barr
Elmer Slagle
Austin Creed
Grant Ramsey
Des Moines
Postal Service
Hal Cowan
Matt Holtzbauer
Andrew Seastream
State Street
Pat Loreen
Ostrum Bros
C. D. Pettibone
Wm. McDermott
Lesh
Quart
Geo. Williams
Danson Bros
W. C. Danson
Wodel
H. C. Adams & Us
Algona, Lowa
S. Hall St
Emma Reeves
C. A. Momyer & Sons
H. C.adams & Co
Algona, Towa
Canada Land
Crose
Toledo
L. E. Gilbert
Algona, Iowa
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