Educational Revival Meeting At Congregational Church
Teachers and others will meet Thursday evening the 19th at the Congregational church with music and an address by Capt. E Miller on School Sentiment. Friday forenoon institute at Central school will cover primary, grammar, high school and rural departments led by named educators. Prof Sid J Backus and others to speak on keeping youth in school and reading. Sam Wright and others on citizenship. Friday evening stereopticon lecture on Farmers' Schools by Orville T Bright. Saturday forenoon W H Bender speaks on the teacher at work and Miss Jessie McArthur recites.
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Congregational Church
Capt. E. Miller
Charlotte Sweeney
Isses Emma Adolphson
Grace O. Stephenson
Emma C. Curtis
Josie Pettitone
Lacey Whitman
Grace Simpson
Elizabeth Dies
Mary Ring
Fred F. Hanson
Albert 8. Murray
Louise McCoy
Ella C
T. P. Harrington
Sam
Wright Oh
Blizzard Strands Farmer Near Somers In Dusk Struggle
Francis Hanson, a farmer south of Somers, became lost in a raging blizzard while returning home at dusk. His team and sled tangled in the snow, nearly buried, until he could reach a neighbor for help and finally arrive home around 10 o'clock to a wife who had feared he was lost.
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Fort Dodge
Francis Hanson
Somers
Hanson
Rahm
Highland Park
Laura
Jacob Harig
George Ferstl
St. Cloud
Corwith
Novel Lawsuit Over Horse Death at Livery Shed
Tom Foley sues Deputy Sheriff Frank Lough in Story county for 150 dollars claiming death of a horse that hanged itself in Loughs feed shed after a hired man tied it there without the barn’s knowledge. Loughs deny responsibility. Trial set for district court.
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Story County
Tom Foley
Nevada
Frank Lough
Lough
Foley
Nevada swindle hits Story county farmers with notes
A number of Story county farmers pay $20 each to a St. Louis bank to liquidate notes taken by a summer fraud. A stranger posing as an insurance agent urged contracts for 20 dollars as first payments after a verbal deal. The men signed, heard nothing until notes resurfaced this week. Also notes a line about Ripke’s glasses and a sale for Clover seed at 7.60 a bushel with Albert Butterfield listing.
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N Special
Nevada
Story County
St. Louis
St Benedict Band Dance a Brilliant Social and Financial Success
St Benedict news notes the band dance Tuesday drew large crowds from Wesley Sexton Corwith and LaVerne. The event was well attended by locals of all ages with the band delivering fitting selections. The orderly festive mood extended into Wednesday morning and locals praise the band for its contribution to the town.
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St. Benedict
Wesley
Sexton
Corwith
LaVerne
Hnch
Creamery Statement Challenged in Bancroft News
OBSERVER notes a Bancroft creamery report for 1905 claiming 26 cents average butter fat. The piece calculates receipts of 135,440 pounds fat and $31,312.10 paid, arguing the implied price was 23 1/2 cents, not 26, and suggesting a lower price would have increased payouts by $179.62.
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Lone Rock
Des Moines
J. A. Frech
Bancroft News
Bancroft Creamery
Observer
Court Record New Cases Highlight Local Civil Dockets
Court records list several new civil actions including Falkenheiner & Co. against Lulu Mulkins J F Mulkins and R H Miller Martha M Chirurg against Abbie S Ames A L Belton against H W Phelps M Cunningham and L C Cooney Town Loan and Investment Co against Albertina Pressfield Mathew Richardson against E Southwick and E C Southwick and S BE Downing filed in the local docket.
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Lulu Mulkins
J. _F. Mulkins
R. H. Miller
Martha M. Chirurg
Abbie S. Ames
A. L. Belton
H. W. Phelps
Cunningham
L. C. Cooney
Town, Loan and Investment Co
Albertina Pressfield
Mathew Richardson
E., S. Southwick
E. C. Southwick
S. BE. Downing
Whittemore Champion dairy profits show strong per cow yields
John Bell of Garfield township reports a dairy income about 44 per head per year with skim milk calves and other products included. Frank DeForest near Dows records over 53 per cow annually from 1680 dollars with 4427 pounds of butter fat at 24 cents per pound sold to Cows creamery.
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Whittemore
John Bell
Garfield Township
Frank DeForest
Dows
DeForest
Archer Family Traced After Hazel Goes Missing
W T Archer, a newcomer from Algona living northwest of Livermore on Blake’s former farm, franticly searched town by long distance telephone Monday for his daughter Hazel who ran away. Hazel told Corwith authorities of abuse and escape, claiming she was taken from an orphan home, with a man allegedly involved. she reached Corwith exhausted before being detained between Corwith and Stillson as officials investigate her claims.
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Livermore
W. T. Archer
Hazel
Mason City
Mr. Archer
Corwith
Stillson
Archers
Alfred Fish and Julia Walter Take City Hotel Lease
Alfred Fish and his bride Julia Walter of Algona, wed just before Christmas, became the new proprietors of the City hotel. The lease from Mrs. J. A. Erickson was transferred yesterday. In a separate deal, William Ferguson sold the city property to G. S. Garlock of Eagle Grove, formerly in hardware here, who spent several days in Algona this week.
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Swea City
Alfred Fish
Julia Walter
Algona
Estherville
City Hotel
J. A. Erickson
William Ferguson
G. S. Garlock
Eagle Grove
Garlock
John Learns at Mrs Cost
Livermore Gazette reports John Schimi towski summoned to appear before the grand jury. A revenue collector found one of John s beer kegs with the stamp not erased after emptying it. He was admonished and likely to face a mild penalty, though the law requires action.
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John
Cost
Livermore
John Schimitowski
Central Town Homeseekers Fare Sale Across States
Homeseekers and settlers in Nebraska Colorado Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana may travel on January 2 and 16 and February 20 at very low rates. One way tickets two dollars above half fare. Round trips three fourths of the regular one way rate, twenty one day limit. Twenty one day tickets sold first and third Tuesdays to southern western northwest states at one fare blue 82 for round trip. Contact Central agents for details or write A B Cutts G P L IT A Minneapolis Minn.
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Indian Territory
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Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast Travel Sale
Reduced one way fares to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho are $15 below regular. Sale runs through April 7 with Wednesdays tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Kansas City and the Santa Fe System. Inquire at Minneapolis offices or with agents for details.
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Iowa Central R'y
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Dailey and Swanson Drill Wells in Algona
Advertises drilled wells for all kinds of work with a complete and reliable well machine owned in the county. Operated by experts, prices quoted, satisfaction guaranteed, water or no pay, estimates on application. Wells repaired. Contact A. F. Dailey and N. Swanson, drillers in Algona.
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A. F. Dailey
Algona. N. & Swanson
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