Short Course in Algona Draws Wide Local Support
Burt and Bancroft lead in form as a great Short Course unfolds with premiums secured from five counties. Domestic Science sessions set for the basement of the Methodist church, with 160 to 200 ladies expected. Spelling contest planned for February 17 in the opera house amid a countywide effort by schools, farmers, and business leaders to boost attendance and ticket sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Bancrofé
Gorn
Halcyon Club
Mothers Club
Algona
Opera House
Kossuth County
Agdas
Titonka
H.C. Armstrong
Myron Schenck
Niga
Schenck
Iowa
The Joys of An Editor in Manchester Press
A humorous defense of newspaper work by editors, praising the profession as lively and vital. It contrasts Beels’s gloom with Joseph’s resolve, notes Beels’s aging and thinning hair, and ends with a quip on time and money urging readers to act and subscribe at SL: 50 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Press
Joseph
Newa
Beels
Hopkinton Leader
Laura Jean Libbey
Rural rail line talk fades in county farming belt
The southern county declines in excitement over an electric railway proposal though western Pilot Grove farmers and East Chain Lake residents still back a survey and right of way funded by notes. If financiers approve, the project moves forward. otherwise funds cover survey costs. Also noted is Ray H. Bower, a Philippine missionary, visiting Algona to speak at the Methodist church, sharing a travelogue on the Islands and his district with 300,000 people and 6,000 church members aided by native preachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Grove
Chain Lake
Martin
Blue Earth
Post
Ray
Philippine Islands
Algona
Bower
Record of New Civil Cases Names and Parties Listed
A terse roster of civil action mentions including Hodges v Daniels and Sommers v Hodges with parties such as Barber, Kossuth County and various others. The noisy OCR yields fragmented names and case fragments. No clear outcomes, dates, or court details are discernible beyond the list of plaintiffs and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Daniels
A.J. ‘Kelly
Joseph Barber
Kossuth County
G. Sommers
Hodges
Pbrigy
Jense Rodeland
Ilton Grenner
Stenstrom
Mike Krebsbach
Bydy Naleon
D Waterman
Cresida "Waterman
Silver Wedding Jubilee celebrated in Irvington NJ Decker home
The N J Decker home in Irvington township hosted a joyful festival last Thursday January 12 to mark the 26th or Silver Wedding Jubilee of Mr and Mrs Nicholas J Decker. Relatives and friends enjoyed a bounteous dinner then dancing and card playing. Friends offered gifts and best wishes for many more years together. Nearby notices mention Herman Erdmann seeking work in Johnsburg Minnesota and other visits by Miss Clara Aman and families visiting relatives in Iowa and Minnesota with local travel for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Benedict News
N. J. Decker
Irvington Township
Nicholas J. Decker
Decker
Herman Erdmann
Johnsburg
Minn
Sexton Creamery Elects C W Blake President At Annual Meeting
A good crowd attended the Sexton creamery stockholders meeting and elected C W Blake to continue as president. A fine large baby boy, weighing twelve pounds, was born to Mr and Mrs H G Nelson last Monday. mother and child are doing well. Snow drifts hindered rural mail delivery but were managed. Visitors Chas Mackin of Britt and Miss Katie Ferrigan visited. J W Sheriff completed a diggin trip. An advertisement offers skilled shoe repair and harness work at fair prices by EK Cxann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexton Creamery
C. W. Blake
H. G. Nelson
Babe
Chas, Mackin
Britt
Paul Ferrigan
Katie Ferrigan
Britton
List of Grand Jurors for 1914 and February Term
The article lists numerous grand jurors from Iowa towns such as Cresco Algona Seneca and Seneca and Sherman and Lincoln and Ledyard and others. It notes names including Charles Shiflis W. Eu McDonald Sam Reaper C G Hall A Stoutenburg J Sultan and many more. It states petit and grand jurors are summoned to appear for services at the February term of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shiflis
Cresco
W. EU McDonald
Algoma
Sam Reaper
Gireenwood
C. CG. Hall
A. Stoutenburg
Bunts
T. J. Sultan
It. Yvington
O. L. Saran
SLP
Hovey
Hagie
Milton
Pringle
Lincoln
Fonty Petit
Juno
Oj. W. Saxton
Seneca
Rob Bankey
Sherman
D. M. Pingle
Ledyard
Iver Bergun
Wm. Baum
Tincoln
Eb.c. Nelson
Burts Wa
H. Woilto
Lacienne
J. Kummer
Juline Bollige
B. Mullen
Ross
Vee
Ay ‘Meyer
Buttermore
Naar
Ramsey
G.pederson
Swee
Mick O'Keefe
J.S. Hollis
Burt
Ed Wilden
Garfield
Tomy Snider
Frank Conway
Pralotas
Delaney
John Klein, Jr
Martin -Duffy
Whittemore
Car Load of Cattle Sold for $1188.60 at Titonka
Fred Ringsdorf of Bart sold cattle to Schram Panskuk and delivered to a Titonka firm. The lot brought five cents per pound, totaling $1188.60, bought a year ago at $18 per head. They were pasture fed in summer and rough fed in winter, yielding a profit on the investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Fred Ringsdorf
Bart
Schram
Panskuk
Tce
Sale of Horses Cattle and Farm Machinery Near Burt Titonka
On Wednesday January 25 1911 at 106 clock auction on A A Call farm 2 1/2 miles east of Burt and 8 miles southwest of Titonka offers include 61 head cattle eight horses 15 tons hay 1000 bushels corn and various farming implements. Terms cash up to 10 cattle note payment 8 percent interest. Auctioneers E Schwietert Clerk Biessom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Call
Burt
Titonka
J. I. Gase
Rock Island
Black Hawk
G. Bunkerske
E. E. Schwietert
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Advert From Old Storg Ad
Anad older advertisement claims 95 percent of diseases originate in a disordered stomach. Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are touted as the greatest remedy for acute indigestion and chronic dyspepsia. They promise quick relief and better digestion with three sizes priced 25 cents and 1.00, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storg
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Wisconsin
White House
Patterson & Son
Chase Bros., Chase & Hackley
Story & Clark and
H. P. Nelson Pianos
John Mesing
KC Cook
National Bank
Fred Clarke
Perso
Kossuth
W. EB
McDonad
Rogarth
Indlyslya
A. Missionary Talk
Shea
Jos. Steflick
Dell Rapids
S. D
Nick Mathers
M. A. Lyon
Armes
Woods
Mason City
C. W. Dawson
Clara Aman
Wesley
Isadore Mayer
A. F. Butterfield
Geo. E. Butterfield
Swea City
Anton Hisenbarth
Lawrence Marks
Wesley and
Plum Creek
Cxann
Mooreros
John Misina
J. Laird
Algona Hotel
Rhode Island
M. de . Parsons
Irvington
Anna
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