Sheep Skull Alarm in Swea City Sparks Local Inquiry
Sheriff Brunson County Attorney Van Ness and Editor Dewell traveled from Algona to Swea City after Mr Burg of Swea City claimed to have found the remains of the lost Marlow child. A skull found in a pig pen was examined by doctors who deemed it an animal skull, with sheep urged as most likely, leaving the public story unsettled as officials returned home.
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Sheriff Brunson
Swea City
Mr. Burg
Burg
Mr. Brunson
Marlow
van Ness
Swea
Walter Berggren
Sayers
Fraser
Courier
L. J. Dickinson
North Iowa
Sioux Falls
Spencer
Mason City
Algona
McGregor
Dickinson
Iowa
Titonka
Shipier
Wesley Township
Stevens
D. Raney
Toothman
Burt
Peters
Kenefick and Cretzmeyer
G. C. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
John Ley
Germania
Mr. Ley
Teddy
Sand Hall
Savanna
Nichols
Mr. Hall
Dr. Fraser
Chicago
North Sowa Pike Meeting Planned on September Fourth
The Courier urges readers to note a big public meeting on September 4 about the North Iowa Pike linking McGregor Verpa and Algona. It stresses the road is a major link from central terminals and affects farmers and others in the North Town area.
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Algona Ja
North Town
Courier
Ita Readera
North Iowa Pike
Death of James C. Spencer
Col Spencer and his wife learned of the death of his brother James in Antigo Wisconsin after a telegram. The postmortem found pus in the intestines, he was 67, and survived by a daughter and granddaughter. Spencer had visited Algona several times and they returned home Monday morning.
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Col. Spencer
Antigo
Wis
James
Spencer
Algona
Tillson Buys 88 Acre Buchanan Farm Near Livermore
Henry Tillson has purchased the old Buchanan farm northwest of Livermore from C. J. White. The 88 acre property includes a fine residence and was bought at 175 dollars per acre. The piece notes a future need for more efficient farming and criticizes wasteful methods.
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Livermore
Henry Tillson
Chris Gales
Buchanan
C. J. White
Local Happenings in Algona Highlights Titanican Parade
Titonka staged a big Indian Day stunt with about twenty musicians in Indian dress along Algona's main street. The event featured Fred Grantzow teaching, Ed Kunz of Wasley aiding, and sightings of Chief Big Wolfe. An August 15 crowd is forecast pending good weather amid other town notes.
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Titanka
Algona
Fred Grantzow
Ed Kunz
Wasley
Big Wolfe
Titonka
Roosevelt and Johnson spark a new political party upheaval
The text notes a sudden birth of a new party shifting Republican loyalties in Iowa, with many renouncing long held policies. It questions Theodore Roosevelt’s timing and motive, suggesting the movement may be driven by personality and leadership, and predicts broad consequences for old parties and a national shake up.
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Iowa
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Republican Party
A Spark From the Convention
A Chicago observer predicts Roosevelt sweeping the nation while Taft loses all states and the Republicans perish by November. The writer favors Woodrow Wilson, condemning Roosevelt’s ego and warning of industrial trust control if Wilson is not chosen.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Republican Party
Epson Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
New Party
Mary Jane Haynes 1883 1912 Obituary from Iowa
Mary Jane Haynes born May 13 1883 in New York died Aug 4 1912 at her daughter's home in Kossuth County Iowa. She married Luman A. Miner in Illinois about seventeen. Family moved to Franklin County Iowa in 1869. Mother of seventeen, eleven survive: Mia J H Parson Windom Minnesota G K Miner Brookings South Dakota W H Miner Tacoma Washington G Q Miner Cerro Gordo Illinois H S Miner Baraville Alabama Mrs D A Inman Warroad Minnesota C C G Miner Walnut Grove Minnesota Mrs W W Levitt Brice South Dakota H B E Miner L A Miner and Mrs W L Bilsborough Algona Iowa. Also two brothers two sisters 65 grandchildren 36 great grandchildren. Funeral at son L A Miner's home Wednesday 9:30 am Rev Day officiating. Remains taken to Hampton Iowa for interment.
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Mary Jane Haynes
New York
Bilsborough
Kossuth
H. BE. Miner
L. A. Miner
W. L. Bilsborough
Algona
Rev
Hampton
Court Record New Cases with Local Defendants
Court records list several actions including Glen A Brunson versus Jeanette J Williams and unknown claimants of Lot Tin Block 62 Algona Wm K Ferguson versus Carl Blakely C W Blake versus Board of Supervisors of Hegesutte County and Drainage Dist 0 63 Wm K Ferguson versus Carl Blakely and May Blakely Union Life Stock Commission Co versus A Waite.
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Glen A. Brunson
Jeanette J. Williams
Algona
Wm K. Ferguson
Carl Blakely
C. W. Blake
Board of Supervisors of
Iowa State Fair and Exposition in Des Moines 1913
Grand demonstration of agricultural live stock industrial and educational interests of the state at the Iowa State Fair and Exposition in Des Moines August 22 to 30 1913. Ticket agents of The North Western Line provide full information. Includes local business ads for Chase Bros pianos and real estate loan offers from First National Bank Delano California.
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Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Des Moines
Iowa
North Western Line
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St Denis
Patterson & Son
Algona, Towa
Doc Bird
Lusby’s Drug Store
Algona, Iowa
Skull
James C. Spencer
Thiel
Estherville
Nels J. Lee
Emmetsburg
Lee
John Byson
Anderson & Bailey
John G. Smith
John Bingaman
Fair Grounds
O Sam Media
Bingaman
H. D. Robinson
Macon
North Dakota
Missouri
Ollom
J. Q. Jamison
Whittemore
West Bend
Fenton
Webster City Tribune
Frank P. Woods
Holmes
Big White Fish Lake
Minnesota
Congregational Church
Stella Bills
New Algona
Wisconsin
Elijah Caulkins
Plum Greek Township
Maple Falls
Washington
Julius Kunz
Wesley
Ambrose Bowyer
Mary Lentach
Bancroft
Roosevelt and Johnson
Chase
Bros
H. B. Andrege
John Zwiefel
Joseph Schahen
Hobart
Grant Johnson
John Hoeck
Igality
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Chase Bros
First National Bank
Delano
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