California Religion Reflections From Hinchon’s Letters
Jung Angeles February 11 1915 Dear Courier California’s climate yields no rain and worries for irrigation next summer due to little snow in the mountains. The writer attends Episcopal high church masses and Mexican Catholic services, noting similarities to Catholic rites and praising Mexican Catholics as devout and honest. He compares urban advantage, observes prejudice fading, and plans to learn Spanish while in California.
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Jung Angeles
California
Ita
Iowa
Arizona
Armanilo
Texas Panhandle
Albuquerque
N. M
Adv
Harrison
Father Harrison
Nelson O’shaughenesey
Mexico
Myrtle Beane May Go Across to Army Telephone Opers
Fifteen college women, including Ruth Johnson Laura Duncan Myrtle Keane and Hazel Griffith seniors, prepare to join the American Army in France as telephone switchboard operators. The Signal Corps seeks fluent French speakers with board experience optional. Salaries range from fifty to one hundred forty dollars.
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Cer College Cosmos
Aullege Wemen
France
Signal Corps
Army
Janning
Ruth Johnson
Laura Duncan
Myrtle Keane
Hazel Griffith
More Names On Algona Honor Roll
Additional names of Algona men now in service are published beside the 111 listed earlier. New entries include Stephen Johnson, Robt Colingon, Paul Palmer, Samuel Butts, Carl Horberg, Gustav Horberg, Walter S. Anderson, Louis Nelson, Stanley Olson, Arthur King, and Fred W. Plumb. Anyone knowing of other Algona servicemen not on the roll should notify Al Falkenhainer.
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Algona
Stephen Johnson
Robt, Colingon
Paul Palmer
Samuel Butts
Carl Horberg
Gustav Horberg
Walter S. Anderson
Louis Nelson
Stanley Olson
Arthur King
Fred W. Plumb
al Falkenhainer
New Bank to Open in Elegant Kossuth County Building
The new Kossuth County State bank building, delayed by material shortages, is completed and opens this evening. The two story brick and Bedford stone structure features a spacious lobby, clerk offices, private consultation room, president and cashier sections, a vault, directors’ room, ladies’ rest room, cloak rooms, private booths, and an interior stair to second floor housing Attorneys Quarton & Quarton and Dr. Wallace. The interior uses quarter sawn oak, brown walls fading to cream, vapor steam heating, and indirect lighting by Harry Dailey.
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Kossuth County State Bank
Beilding
Harry Dailey
Quarton &Quarton
Dr. Wallace
Hurdling Blizzard Walks In From Algona To Gerled
Supt Shirley from Algona and County Agent Wentworth are famed as county pedestrians. They left the Herald office after train time and walked to Gerled in a blizzard to catch a Northwestern train, then returned by a similar route. Wentworth claims the feat favored him for distance and effort.
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Swea City
Shirley
Algona Tuesaday
Herald
Rock Island
Germania
Gerled
Wentworth
Third Contingent Leaves for Camp
Elevenone more company of county volunteers boards the 2:10 train to Camp Dodge after a morning in Algona. Lieut Bigelow speaks at the opera house urging faith, duty, and homefront support. A Red Cross banquet follows as the crowd bids farewell to the Iowa and Minnesota troops headed for war.
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Algona
Court House
Bigelow
Camp Dodge
Lieut. Bigelow
Jesus Christ
Prince of Peace
Sherman
Sam
Snd
Germany
Andrew Holtzbauer
Hundred
Brever
Cecil McDonald
Burt
Iowa
Minnesota
War Meeting Highlights Carding Questionnaires and Draft Aid
The article recounts a wartime gathering at the opera house where teachers were praised for aiding 2,400 war questionnaires. Rev Orth, wife dying but sending him to speak, urged drafted men to serve in a righteous cause. He warned German-Americans and praised Stars and Stripes, ending with a benediction after song.
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Res
Orth Ol
the Red Cross
Rev. Jones
Rev
Orth
Pershing
Frederick
Hohenvollerns
Germany
Russia
Agu
Antericn
R Lev
Future Celebrities Born in February List of Births
The county clerk records February births listing parents and children. Names include Ernest Culbertson Riverdale boy, Frank C raken Burt township girl, Oscar L Erickson Wesley girl, John M Hardgrove Burt boy, Christian A Johnson Algona boy, and others across Algona Burt Bancroft Wesley Portland Ledyard LuVerne and more.
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Washington
Lincoln
Burt Township
Irl
Oscar L. Erickson
Wesley
Raymond J. Grover
Burt
John M. Hardgrove
John Hegarty
Algona
Lous C. Hattin
Ramsey Township
Christian A. Johnson
Chas. Kuchynko
Olof S. Lund
Bancroft
Frank A. Rakow
Kossuth Farm Bureau Adopts Labor Peace Plan
In Burt on February 23 the Kossuth County Farm Bureau regular session adopted a labor resolution. It cites reports of farm labor shortages causing farmer panic and higher wages, while noting government bureaus seek equitable distribution of available labor. It urges a maximum $50 monthly wage with board and laundry, and calls on the county agent to mediate labor exchanges for the upcoming crop season.
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Kossuth County
Farm Bureau
Burt
Government Labor Bureau
Kogsuth County
Apples One Cent Each From France Letters Tell Of Army Life
Letters from Will Walsh to his parents describe his well being and happiness serving in the army Somewhere in France. He notes American goods cost less there than at home while candy remains scarce and expensive. He mentions buying twenty large apples for 20 cents on market days.
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Will Walsh
France
Whittemore Champion
Facts About Our Army Corps Structure and Ranks
The text lists unit sizes from army corps down to platoon and notes leadership: a major general heads the field army and each corps, a major general heads the infantry brigade, a colonel heads each regiment, a major heads each battalion, a captain heads each company, a lieutenant heads a platoon, a sergeant is below a lieutenant, and a lieutenant colonel sits below a colonel.
Mrs Geo Tracy Dead After Short Illness
Mrs Geo Tracy died after a brief illness. She had been in good health until recently but became seriously ill and passed away. Her husband and only son Malcom survived. the son is in the United States service in Texas and could not attend the funeral held Wednesday.
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Tracy
Tyatoy
Marly
Malcom
United States Service
Texas
Petit Jurors for April Drawn for April Term 191%
List of jurors drawn for the April term with names such as C Anderson Jos Antliker Berhow Blain Boala Briggs Clayton Cleary Conley Doocy Frankel Gormann Hardt Hanselman Hansen Hayse Jorgenson Jonson Kading Keller Lindblom Long McAninch Madison Mathson Max Nux Ortman Pringlar Rahm Rossman Roup Schultz Smith Swanson Trainer Uhr Warburton Weaver and others to appear Tuesday April 9.
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Petiit
C. Anderson
Charles BP. Antliker
Jos, Berhow
James Blain
W. M. Boala
John Briggs
A. E. Clayton
0. W. Cleary
A. E. Conley
James Doocy Sr
John Frankel
Jacob Gormann
Henry Hardt
Henry Hanselman
C. J. Hansen
H. R. Hayse
Ed Jorgenson
Lewis Jonson
Fred Kading
M. Keller
Wm. Keisner
A. Lindblom
J. H. Long
W. H. McAnineh
CG. Madison
Nels Mathson
Benjamin
Max Nux
R. H. Ortman
Otto Pringlar
Jon Rahm Jr
R. L. Rossman
Chas
Roup
Will Schultz
Smith
A. L. Swanson
W. I. Trainer
A. K. Uhr
James Warburton
M. P. Weaver
Lieut Brackett to Speak at Win the War Meeting
Lieut Brackett of Camp Dodge will address the Win the War meeting at the opera house next Sunday at 2 30. Rev Orth praised Brackett's speeches after attendees heard him last Sunday, promising a splendid address to the audience.
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Orth
Brackett
Lieut. Brackett
Camp Dodge
Opera House
Rev. Orth
Clothing drive aids Belgian relief in wartime need
The Iowa Relief in Belgium committee appeals for civilian clothing to aid 4 million destitute Belgians, noting a wool shortage due to wartime needs. Des Moines efforts collect around 3,000 pieces weekly. contributions should be sent to Mr. G. McNeal, who oversees shipments to Belgium without delay.
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Belgium
Iowa
Commission For Relief In
Des Moines
Lowa
G. McNeal
McNeal
Algona Club hires secretary to fill vacancy
The Algona Commercial Club votes to hire a new secretary to devote full time to club affairs to replace H. Mie Van Auken who resigned to move to Manoy City. The editor notes many Algona men could serve, preferring locals for the post.
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Algona Commercial Club
H. Mie van Auken
Manoy City
Algon
Fr. Mann
Biome Whittemore
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Wis
NEW Bank
Abreana
Sunlene
Questinnaires
PM. G. O
Washington, D. C
Marshall
America
Crose
Flays
Washingtons
Lincolns
Renk
Algona Lady
Werracle Grove
LT. Brackett
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