McChaine's chain of events linked by court actions
Long sequence from Algona court sessions recounts Ed McChane of Seneca facing multiple assaults and fines after disputes over a land sale commission. R S Blossom, Phillip Weisbrod, and others testify as McChane changes venue to Hutchison. He is discharged with a peace bond advised. Rehearsals for a commercial club program set for early November with September auditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed McChane
Seneca
Algona
McChane
R. S. Blossom
Phillip Weinbrod
Renton
Teagan
Sullivan & McMahon
Fenton
Blossom
Squire Crowell
Weisbrod
Lone Rock
Kerr
van Ness
Squire Hutchison
L. J. Dickinson
Bancroft
Phillip Weisbrod
Ed. McChane
Geo. W. Newel
John Kerr
Harry Helgason
W. G. Pettit
H. C. Lindsey
Carl Voigt
Roy Miller
W. J. Lol
Henry Wegener
W. F. Stigman
Aug
Krause
Clyde ‘Humphrey
J. ‘A. Schwartz
A. H. Meyer
Wm. Alderson
Bert Alderson
Myron ‘Alderson
J. W. Bollig
C. M. Thompson
Mike Shea
John Dempsey
Henry Langeman
John Cole
Will Witte
Lew DeGraw
Wm. Kerr
Frederick Schnitz
N. L. Cotton
Hans Sorum
Ben Wigdal
C. M. Umsted
J. H. Sheridan
C. M. Ohnsted
T. A. Trauger
Mr. Wilberg
J. F. Waite
John J. Dale
Julian Bollinger
Dave Lynch
Sesaults
Maegers Blossom
Justice Hutchison
Mr. McChane
Home Talent Show to Benefit Local Causes in Algona
Commercial Club directors plan a minstrel show featuring exclusively local men. Proceeds will support a yet to be determined charity. If public interest grows, a Community Choral Society may form to perform at gatherings and holiday cantatas. Show directed by Hoare with fall start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Commercial Club
Walcott Leads County Fair Prep Ahead of 1916 Event
President Walcott of the County Fair supervises preparations with Courier accompany, highlighting new facilities including a 14 by 26 foot men’s toilet and lavatory, expanded ladies’ rest room, tree trimming for better track views, and early lighting poles for night shows. Fireworks promise a premier display and a record stock show amid strong crops and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walcott
Kossuth
Death of Mrs Stearns D Platt in Algona
Mrs Stearns D Platt died at her Algona home Tuesday morning after long heart trouble. Her daughter Mrs Charles Taylor cared for her. Born Susan Radiford in England in 1848, she came to America at age twelve and settled near Dubuque. She married Mr Platt in 1872. nine children survive including Orrin in Riga North Dakota and Gordon in Algona. The family lived near Dubuque until 1880 and later moved to a farm east of Algona. Mr Platt died in 1906. Mrs Platt belonged to the Congregational church and the Women’s Relief Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearns D. Platt
Algona
Charles Taylor
Platt
Susan Radiford
England
America
Dubuque
Mr. Platt
Orrin
Riga
N. D
Torrence
Prevost
Canada
Mra
Grant Casier
Clarence Pankuk
Gordon Platt
Frank Wolfe
Pravost
Will Conklin
Astherville
Howard Dorothy
Fairmont
Minn
Joe Greenberg Weds Misa Sadie Gertrude Stain in Chicago
The marriage of Joe Greenberg of this town to Misa Sadie Gertrude Stain occurred last Friday the 7th at the bride’s parents home in Chicago. A large gathering attended the ceremony and a wedding feast followed. The couple received many gifts and left by boat on a wedding trip around Lake Michigan. They are residing in Algona in a John Bohannon house in the First Ward. The groom had previously traveled to Chicago often for business and the bride, who worked in a Chicago department store, received support from coworkers in presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe Greenberg
Misa Sadie Gertrude Stain
Younz
Greenberg
Lake Michigan
Algong
John Bohannon
Algonaine
United
Little Gerald Martin Drowns At Algona Sand Pit
In Seneca township and Bancroft communities, eight year old Gerald Martin died after an accidental fall into a deep sand pit near Ferguson farm during a swimming trip with friend Don Laidley. Local rescue efforts failed until the body was recovered by a horse rake and line with fishhooks. his father Lee Martin and Mrs Laidley traveled to bring him home. The report also notes extensive storm damage from a wind event, a hail storm, and a tornado district nearby, with damaged homes and windmill remnants observed along routes north of Glenburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca Township
Bancroft
Lee Martin
Seneca
Eagle Grove
Gerald
Algona
Don Laidley
Mia
Agnes Laidley
Ferguson Farm
Martin
Snch A Devine
Eugene Kenefick
Hip
Will
Allen Dailey
Paul Mitchall
Archie Dodds
Layman Anderson
A Wilson
J. P. Byson
Marean
Patras
Anderson
Glenburn
Storm path near Glenburn leaves eight mile trail of destruction
A Glenburn area storm described as a low funnel crossed fields north of town, eight miles long and two blocks wide, ripping fences and grain, uprooting, tearing telephone lines, and scattering buildings across several farms including the Patran, Marean, Hartman, Maier, and Winders properties. Witness G W Douglas and others report widespread damage with several structures displaced or destroyed. The account notes heavy impact on rye fields and windmill wreckage as lines were torn and debris strewn across the prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenburn
N. D
Courier
Advance
G. W
Douglas
Cris Broderson
Ed Simpkins
John Windrel
John Sharp
Patran
Marean Place
Nick Roles
Gaetward
Hartman
F. Maier
Winders
Local Happenings Touching Mart Fervis and County News
Mart Fervis, long away from Burt, now thrives in Bismarck North Dakota as a road contractor and landowner. He visits Burt with his wife and prefers life in Bismarck over Iowa. Ernest Houseizen builds a top quality 44 by 64 foot barn with cement walls and rat proofing, while W T Kennedy and Oscar Norman handle the carpentry and cement work. Clarence Anderson, son of Mrs. Carrie Anderson of Burt, sustains serious injuries in an auto wreck last Saturday with a blown tire causing the crash and kidney bruising. he is improving. Guy E. Goodrich of Anoka Minnesota expresses a wish to visit Iowa’s farms and riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mart Fervis
Mart
Burt
North Dakota
Bismark
Iowa
Ernest Houseizen
Lone Rock
W. T. Kennedy
Oscar Norman
Clarence Anderson
Mra
Carrie Anderson
Anderton
Guy E. Goodrich
Anoka
Minn
T Own
Goodrich
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Chrischilles G& Herbst
Tyle Sto
Seay
First National Bank of
Baime
McChaine
Home Talent Entertainment
Gerald Martin
Opera House
Rowande Clifford
Salle Opera House
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