The Strategy Board and Local Happenings in Boyle Column
GEO reports a growing Strategy Board with Jo Pierce and Wm Day aiding future weighty questions. Geelan of O'Brien Geelan is house hunting. Durdall visits the city for his clothing stock sale. A Whittemore Bank quarterly meeting notes prosperity. Alma area figures discuss pharmacy board support. weddings and social news fill the column. A Royal Neighbors lunch, a masked ball, and auction bill flood describe a bustling community scene with multiple local names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Pierce
Wm. Day
Geelan
O'Brien
O. B. Durdall
Whittemore
Whittemore State Bank
Glen Brunson
Algona
A. E. Lieb
State Pharmacy Board
A.B
Persimmons
John Munch
Minnie Reimers
Falstich
Joho
John
Guy Farley
Miss Mae
Chicago
Guy
Joe Detrick
Billy Beimers
Grampain
Dora Hahn
Harrison
John Boyle
Gover n Russ case yields judgment in tax dispute
An adjourned court session last Saturday saw Judge Quarton rule in Govern’s favor in the Govern Russ case over 234 tax payments on land bought from Lund amid Lund forgeries. A Story county Scandinavian faced Sutton on a stock food contract verdict. bankruptcy halted execution, a contempt order followed, and the defendant was discharged after paying costs totaling 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quarton
Govern
Russ
Lund
Story County
Sutton
Sacaseao
U.S
Jude Quarten
Cohenour
Big Burt Banquet Reported At Ex change Hotel
A four-banana business men banquet at the Ex change Hotel in Burt drew praise from attendees as Mayor Fred Dehnert served as toastmaster. Speeches by L M Owens Frank Alles W C Dewel C H Blossom Rev K J McAuley and L C Smith covered town history present conditions and future growth while urging regular meetings to boost Burt’s progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange Hotel
Burt
Dubuqué
Fred Dehnert
L. M. Owens
Frank Alles
K. J. McAuley
L. C. Smith
Landlord Mitchell Hosts Outsider Guests After Voting Night
In a gathering that drew attendees from larger towns and outsiders, Landlord Mitchell and his wife, noted as royal entertainers, hosted guests who departed contentedly after voting. No one expressed regret about attending, signaling a mutually positive turnout and sense of community from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
George
The
Gentleman's Magazine
Senator Lodge seeks three month tariff repeal on anthracite coal
Massachusetts senator lodges a bill in the US Senate to remove the 67c a ton tariff on anthracite coal for ninety days amid New England coal scarcity. He argues plants have shut down for want of coal and many men are idle. He questions the tariff’s existence and asks why not abolish it entirely to let coal operators compete with Welsh coal and help workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
United States
Senate
New England
Dardall Hotel Adopts European and American Plans
The Dardall Hotel will begin a dual plan next Tuesday with a basement cafe in Room No 4. Guests may order items a la carte from five cents to ninety cents and pay accordingly. Rooms are available in the main building or annex, matching leading hotels in both plans.
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Dardall
Remain
Annex
Durdall
Grant township farmers press for smaller ditch plan
Ciendening Henry Gottman and other Grant township farmers met Algona’s board of supervisors Monday to discuss the proposed big ditch. They oppose a 21 foot top width as unnecessarily costly and large, advocating a ditch roughly 8 to 10 feet wide at the top, 4 to 5 feet wide at the bottom and 4 to 5 feet deep to drain all tributary lands, with damages sought if a larger ditch is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciendening
Henry Gottman
Grant Township
Algona
Board of Supervisors
North Branch
Hotel Exhibit Showcases Public School Drawings
Miss Josie Pettibone announces an exhibit of top drawings from Algona and many major cities including Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Des Moines Marshalltown Indianapolis Aurora Oshkosh Milwaukee. The court room will display works from 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 on January 13 14 and 15. The Algona school works form a key feature allowing local patrons to compare with national standards. The exhibit is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Pettibone
Algona
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Indianapolis
Aurora
Oshkosh
Milwaukee
Ciites
Emmetsburg Democrat reports supervisor to quit dairy sales
Emmetsburg Democrat notes Supervisor Larsen will dispose of all milch cows and stop selling milk. Nearby residents have already begun to exit the dairy business as prices remain high and markets tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Larsen
Des Moines theft hits Rev Dr Jackson in depot incident
Rev Dr W T Jackson, an Episcopal preacher in Palo Alto, faced a theft at Des Moines depot when a man he aided escaped with his chinchilla coat and fur gloves worth 45 dollars. Jackson, waiting for a train to Emmetsburg, briefly focused on locating a town on a map before realizing his coat and valuables were gone. Train schedules and rail lines are listed in the surrounding notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Jackson
Des Moines
Rev. Jackson
Emmetsburg
Beamiog
Geneaulty
Dr. Jackson
Waithog
Preacher Man
Sevnsterpool
Whittemore Champion Comments on Hairstyles at Sight of Fellows
Whittemore jokes about girls brushing hair to one side while examining boys with balr styles. He notes no fault in the girls and keeps a light tone on local fashions and social gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittemore
London Courts Hide Private Dining Rooms Gossip
A London Tatler item recalls a gaunt woman refused permission to stay in a private courtroom dining room. Counsel Lockwood humorously notes the woman's gown and wig. A Gentlemen’s Magazine quip follows about a husband’s “openers” in a humorous domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Q. C
Lockwood
London Tatler
Abundance and Advice Arise in Witty Dialogues
A physician urges the multimillionaire to abandon business cares for the future while noting his vast wealth could fund physicians’ fees for life. Other items describe English table etiquette with bananas and sherry, plus a light quip about bachelor life and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chi
Emmetsburg Democrat notes 70 percent recovery plan
J S Cullen from Whittemore says Farmers Elevator company now in bankruptcy trusteeship will pay 70 percent of its assets. Notices list sales postponements for purebred bulls and boars, shoe store price cuts, tank heater specials, and a ten room rental, with various local classifieds and notices across Alpina Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
J. S. Cullen
Whittemore
Farmers’ Elevator Company
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