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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
5
The sale in August covers rem nants across dress goods silks wash goods prints outing flannels ladies waists underwear carpets odds and ends in every department with small lots of shoes silk capes ladies suits and skirts. The entire lots are offered at actual cost to manufacture.
Edward Sullivan of Kanawha lost his right leg when his foot was drawn into a threshing machine belt while hauling oats for Frank Robinson. After amputation by Dr. Phelps and two Corwith surgeons, he died late the same evening with a young wife and newborn baby left behind. Burial occurred at Corwith.
Mr J B Seavey, a drug store clerk for BR H Miller, dislocated his shoulder Tuesday night after stepping into a dark open cellar door at the rear of the store. Dr Kenetick reset the shoulder. Seavey to be laid up several weeks. Troy Starr, 16, son of BE Starr, broke his shoulder in a fall from a wagon near Roy Bowen, also to be laid up for weeks.
Dr Packard and wife rushed to Iowa Falls to attend his father who was seriously injured by a horse kick, skull fractured and sight lost in one eye. A 16 month old child was mangled by a mower, losing an arm and suffering severe cuts, in Callender Webster County. Engineer Larry Layburn fatally injured in Webster County after falling from a barn loft. back broken and paralysis ensued.
A Clear Lake dispatch reports Peter Nelson a 68 year old farmer living six miles away was gored to death last Saturday at 4 o clock. He crossed the bull's pasture while carrying a white sack of apples and was attacked by the animal.
The Ringsted match saw Martin Rahm and Andrew Ludwig edge their opponents by a slim margin. Rahm delivered notable work while Studer netted two consecutive scores of eighteen. The report also notes the Yale family leaving Ringsted for Burt to oversee an elevator operation, with notable local sentiment as they depart. Ed Kunz of Wesley appears as a potential re-election candidate, and there is commentary on political insinuations regarding a Republican candidate in Portland. A LaVerne man seeks a wife, advertised publicly by the newspaper.
Chas Dingle of talo Center reportedly carried a loaded pistol with one hand on the stock and the other in the barrel. The firearm discharged, severing his finger from the hand in the incident.
A Germania music teacher alleges earning 1.50 dollars for twenty minutes of work. In Hebron a farmer reportedly declined a candidate’s offer of five dollars for a two hour township ride, questioning the value of such quick profits.
Three young boys broke into Gardner's Forest Oiley home during a parent's trip to Clear Lake last week. They took a revolver about four dollars in a child's bank, two bottles of beer and a bottle of old wine before fleeing.
The Elmore Eye reports farmer Rowe nearby Kos with 19 cows pulling $87 723 last month and forecasts $877 20 annual cash from that herd plus calves. Sexton items note A W Lange closes his store for inventory then hands to Ed Johnson, then contemplates Minnesota land. Wesley World covers wheat fields and a ten pin match between Frank Van Erdewyk and G. G. Studer.
George Ashelford had a minor riding mishap on Tuesday when he slipped from a hay rack and fell, breaking a couple of ribs. He received treatment and is expected to recover.
Bert Evans broke his arm Monday while hauling water for a threshing engine. He fell from a water tank near Corwith, suffering the injury and receiving on-site aid.
Bancroft Register reports a Tuesday incident at a farm where Nick Kockler suffered a severe finger injury while feeding a poultry grinder. While assisting his wife, he lost the middle finger of his right hand mid joint. He sought medical dressings in town and will be banded out for some time.
The Buffalo Center Tribune describes Andrew Thompson assaulting Julius Becker of Germania with a gun in the new town of Rake. Becker was knocked down and struck after the gunfire. Marshal Galayan was summoned Tuesday to arrest Thompson but found him already departed with his freight.
Money to loan at low rate. A D Charke and Co advertise sale items including a six hole corn sheller and a Nicholas and Shepard separator 36x60 both in good condition and offered cheap. Riney and Lamarnu announce a restaurant and boarding house for sale in Algona. Frank Bown of Alona lists a threshing machine a Port Huron Star engine and water tank with tools for sale at a bargain. Call at Bohn restaurant or Theo Bohn address St Benedict Iowa.
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