Local Draft Notices Issued for 400 Men to Report
First call issued by Kossuth county exemption board to 400 men who will report for examination Monday through Wednesday in drawn order. Exemptions, if any, must be filed within seven days. false statements carry up to one year in prison. Nearby events include school cornerstone laying, a program with Rev Skagen and local musicians, and a history of the seven districts read by Rev Skagen.
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Kenefick
Beardsley
Samson
Kossuth
Court House
Dris Qlapsaddle
Burt
Focal Board
F. Scully
J. Kennedy
Frank Minks
Madelia Anderson
Fred Anderson
Leland Anderson
T. P. Harrington
Madelin
J. Skagen
Marian Christopher
Wm. Kerr
Seneca Township
America
Skagen
Des Moines Morning Register
Algona Courier
Upper Des Moines Republican
Bancroft Register
Swea City Herald
Ringsted Dispatch
Fenton Reporter
Former Algona Boy Writes From France in 1917
Leo Satterfield, once of Algona, now with the British expeditionary forces in France, writes Max Herbst via Canadian YMCA stationery. He describes army life near the front, a battlefield sighting, and the difficulty of mail censorship, noting his address as 49th Canadian Infantry France Reg. No. 231456 and asking for letters.
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Max Herbst
Leo Satterfield
France
Satterfield
Algona
Leo
Max
49Th Canadiana
Pene
Hoc, Satterfield
Seneca Consolidated School Lays Cornerstone in Warm Ceremony
About 500 people gathered Sunday afternoon to witness the cornerstone ceremony of Seneca Consolidated School. The event, held on Albert Anderson’s lawn due to heat, was chaired by C. A. Baird, with the choir and pianist Alice Paulson among the performers.
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Seneca Township
Albert Anderson
C. A. Baird
Alice Paulson
Minnie Scully
Thelma Anderson
A Conscript's Philosophy
A writer among 2,557 Kossuth county youths rejects excuses to avoid service. He argues Americans must serve unless true physical disability or sole dependents justify exemption. He emphasizes duty, sacrifice, and the idea that deeds define life beyond years. Conscript No.
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Kossuth County
Washington
Inele Sameo
Red Cross Play Yields Net Funds For Local Clubs
The Bame Economies Club thanks participants and Miss McCoy for directing a recent Red Cross play. Total receipts were 221.50 with 113.67 in expenses, net 107.83. Half the net goes to the Red Cross, 15 percent to the Y M C A war fund, leaving the club treasury at 87 783 M9. Position wanted: a lady with a boy seeks a cooking post in city or country.
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Bame
Foster
Red Crows
Danes to Buy U S Dairy Stock, Barneys Say
Iowa dairy officials report Danish buyers will seek fancy breeding stock in America after the war. W B Barney notes European herds depleted by German purchases, predicts Danes especially will import Iowa stock to raise prices and fertility. Des Moines dispatch adds Iowa butter output fell 15 percent in six months to July 1 due to slaughtered dairy cows and higher beef prices.
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W. B. Quarton
Ames
State Dairy Board
F. C. Curtiss
M. Mortengen
W. B. Barney
State Dairy Association
S. W. Stephenson
Barney
United States
Holland
Denmark
Europe
Teutons
Barnay
America
Atock
Des Moines
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Iowa
Dairy and Food Department
Vacation travel notes from Algona to Illinois and Iowa
A letter from McChesney describes a multi city road trip starting July 26 from Algona to Fort Dodge Des Moines What Cheer Davenport Galesburg Washburn Minonk and ending near Algona. The writer notes visits with relatives hospital stop to see Matt Holtzbauer and remarks on road conditions and gas quality along the route.
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Boone
Galesburg
Waterloo
Algona
Iowa Pike
H. J. McChesney
Ellis Runchey
Chas. Johnson
Iowa City
Ellis
Elia
Minone
Ill
Horror Courime
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
White City
What Cheer
Dr. Rayner
Kossuth County
Davenport
H. J. Sheppard
Matt Holtzbauer
Gertrude
Jack
Illinoia
Iowa
Washburn
Jag. Sharp
Roy Waterhouse
Minoak
Father
Ias
Flag Raising Draws 2000 At Whittemore Iowa Event
More than 2,000 attended a flag raising in Whittemore Iowa as Old Glory was unfurled from a 70 foot municipal pole. Rev Father Dobberstein of West Bend gave the principal address urging Germans to love the country of their adoption and sever ties with Germany in the present crisis.
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Whittemore
Tuesaday
Dobberstein
West Bend
Germany
Des Moines Register
Early Resident Augustus Johns Dies in Minneapolis
Augustus Johns, early Algona resident, died Thursday July 26 in Minneapolis. Born in Germany March 9 1830, he came to America in 1856, served three years in the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, marched with Sherman to the sea, and was honorably discharged. He moved to Algona in 1894, ran the Milwaukee depot hotel about 15 years, later moved to Minneapolis to be near children. Survived by four daughters, 13 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Riverview Cemetery chapel with Rev. Ward officiating. James G Taylor post represented. extensive veterans’ attendance.
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Augustus Johns
Algona
Minneapolis
Germany
America
21St
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Sherman
Johns
Milwaukee Depot
James G. Taylor
Johna
J. O. Coerper
Hartford
Wis
W. H. Armatrong
Howard, So
Dak
George A. Adam
Wm. Haney
Riverview Cemetery
Rev. Ward
Shiloh Presbyterian Church of
F.C. Gorman
James C. Taylor
Mra. Haney
Mra. Coerper
Mra. Armstrong
Mr. Haney
Farmers State Bank Incorporation Revealed at Whittemore
Last weeks Champion prints the articles of incorporation for the Farmers State Bank with capital of 25000 dollars. Directors include J S Cullen F Beatenlehner Philip Cullen and T H McGovern of Whittemore T H Cullen of Cylinder John F Shaible of Magon City and C H Beardsley of Algona Frank Bestenlehner named president Philip Cullen vice president and J B Cullen cashier.
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Farmers’ State Bank
J. S. Cullen
F. Beatenlehner
Philip Cullen
T. H. McGovern
Whittemore
T. H. Cullen
Cylinder
John F. Shaible
Magon City
C. H. Beardsley
Algona
Frank Bestenlehner
Wesley Pair United In Marriage At Algona Parsonage
Edith Anna Schimmel and George S. Ward were married by Rev. J. J. Jones at the Congregational parsonage in Algona. The couple will reside on the Ward farm near Wee. Community offers best wishes for their future.
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Wesley
J. J. Jones
Algona
Edith Anna Schimmel
George S. Ward
Near Wee
Ward
Opera House Adds Free Ice Water Service
Call Opera House managers cut ventilation costs by offering free ice water in individual sanitary cups for the balance of the Rum mer BeARON period. Patrons receive refreshment without charge as part of the venue’s effort to keep crowds comfortable.
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Opera House
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John Goeders
Long Bros. & Henderson’s
Along Bros, & Henderson
Seneca
Algona Boy
Leo C. Satterfield
Seneca. Consolidated School
Red Cross
Nets
Ponera
Kogjehler
Ling
Illinois
Whittemore News
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