Letter From the Border Describes Major Civil War Era Manoeuvre
Soldier writes from Llano Grande Texas about the largest U S military exercise since the Civil War. He recalls infantry fire cavalry charges and umpire driven outcomes, notes 25 000 troops in review before General Parker, and describes hardships of field life and longing for home as units depart for different posts in December 1916. He praises home letters and news from Sperbeck and the Herald while reflecting on weather and hunting experiences.
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Co D
Minnsota
Llano Grande
Texas
Enitor
United States
Taylor
Parker
Ields
Mexico
Link Horswell
3Rd
Minnesota Infantry
8Rd Indiana
Local Happenings in Irvington and Nearby Areas
A daughter was born last Sunday to Mr and Mrs Nick Fiech on the old Brass farm in Irvington. John and Mrs Galbraith and their son Will left recently for California with stops in Omaha and San Antonio. The Courier corrected a raffle prize description from residence to residence lot for W H Riley, and the winner can build there. J W Neville rented his farm to R F Moulde and is building a town home, with a stock sale on Jan 10. The Mason City Beet Sugar Company notified McFadden about paying $550 a ton for beet raising. John Lemuth and W H Riley sought medical care in St Joe but returned home. R B McCorkie plans a two-week visit to Toulon IL, then Des Moines, with sister Nellie joining for a visit. O J Stephenson recently welcomed a ten pound daughter, the family’s fifth child, and Steve says the girl will play piano for the four brothers. Danson & Butler offer loan figures amid comments that money is cheap.
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Nick Fiech
Old Brass
Irvington
John Galbraith
Will
California
Omaha
San Antonio
W. HW. Riley
J. W. Neville
R. Ft. Moulde
R. B. McCorkie
E. B. McCorkie
Willow Lane Farm
Toulon
Jil
McCorkie
Des Moines
Nellie
O. J. Stephenson
Steve Gaya
Gertie Clarke
Wellesley College
Thos. Kain
Duluth
J.T. Case
Silent Majority
Wm. Ormiston
Seneca
Belle Tiss of
Corwith
Algona
I. M. Finnell
Finnell
Howard Robinson
Exeter
N. H
Phillips College
Fred Legler
LaVerne Township
Dominck Stufflick and Son
Mr. Stufflick
Croghan
N. Y
Stuflick
Robert Trendergon
Riverdale
Cora
E. W. Getts
Elmore
Flannagan
Local notes from Algona area 1891
A roundup of community items from Algona and surrounding towns includes charity appeals for starving Russians, travel notes for locals visiting colleges and relatives, a church and lodge officers list, marriages, and local business details. Death claims David Haggerty in Plum Creek township. various residents pursue education, farming, and property work.
Cattle and poultry fetch strong prices at local sale
Swea City Herald reports Mrs. O. R. Peterson’s sale yielded a cow at 116 dollars and a three week old calf at 17 dollars. Another cow sold for 90 dollars with a two week old calf at 13 dollars. Chickens rose to 9 dollars each and other property also brought solid prices.
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Swea City
O. R. Peterson
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Clinton Vaux
Rom the Herald
Mason City Beet Sugar Company
J. F. McFadden
Staton
John Lemuth
W. H. Riley
St. Joe
Danson & Butler
Kutter
Aluminum
Skinner's Hardware Store
WHITE
F. S. Norton & Son
Dev
Boies
Iowa
Thia
Peter Johnson
Wright County
Julius Kresensky
Tom Little
Dingley & Moffatt Ve Matern
Sullivan
St Louis
Iowa City
Simon Weber
Pauline Bonafetter
G. E. Fountain
Adel Richardson
Peter J. Walker and Son
Chicago
Nick Wagner
Lou DeGraw
Creighton
Wagner
Nick
Geo
Bayle
David Haggerty
Plum Creek Township
Santa _ Claus
Orna
Cork
China
Somerset
Lowney
Choc
Lusby’s Drug Store
THE
Merry Xmas
Chester White
Geo. Steil
V. B. Tripp
Martin Ranm
Pres
Jos. Rabm
V-Pres
RABM
St. Benedict, Iowa
B.J. MG Agli
Hartin Rabw
Kidded J. Wega
JD. Heskepe
Iter
Jas, Taylor
Blao
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