Boy Hurt In Runaway Horse Dragging Leg Amputated
Willie Friessen eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Friessen North Rock Rapids was dragged a mile by a frightened horse after tying the rope to his leg The horse dashed home and the boy suffered a severed foot and extensive injuries Dr Cottam amputated below the knee and the child rests easily with hopeful recovery The incident shocked the community Also included are stray puzzles about numbers and digit sums and a note on magic numbers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
Willie
Fred Friessen
Wille
Francis Rich
Union Township
Milnois
DeKalb
Ogle
Green Bug
W. H. Harrison
Kenefick
Quirky facts about the number nine and its persistence
A French scholar notes that reversing any row of figures and subtracting the smaller from the larger yields a result divisible by 9. Examples show 5071 minus 1705 equals 3366, whose digits sum to 18 and again to 9. The piece also extols strange properties of repeating 9s in multiplication.
Iowa Farmers Urged to Enter National Corn Exposition
Iowa farmers are urged to note the National Corn Exposition in Chicago October 5 to 19, 1907. Over 14 000 in cash prizes plus extensive special prizes will be awarded for state interstate and national contests. Curt M Treat and M J Bowman are points of contact for information and samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chicago
Union
Curt M. Treat
National Corn Exposition
Great Northern
Jackson Boulevard
M. J. Bowman
Ames
Towa
Adep’t
Iowa State College
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Bill Nye's Wit on a Sunday Drive
A youthful Bill Nye borrowed a horse from a livery but met delays as his companion prepared. She refused to ride, joking the horse could die of age at any moment, while Nye quipped that the horse was a prancing young steed when he arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nye
Mr. Nye
Algona Lumber Office Ad Offers Doors Screens and Coal
Notice to Algona residents announcing availability of screens and screen doors in all sizes and styles, plus washed nut coal for summer. The Woodford Heeler Lumber office is the meeting point, with G A Watts as manager. Taylor also advertises ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Fies
Woodford, Heeler
G. A. Watts
Local Happenings Amid Small Town Activities
Miss Nora McEnroe has nearly recovered from illness and several residents report visits and travels. The town notes gatherings, a predicted large teachers institute turnout, a Pasteur treatment report, an attempted public trial of Saint Nicotine, a barbering auto speeding case, and local weather and crop updates.
Marriage at St Benedict in Dell Rapids South Dakota
Miss Rosa Neuman formerly of St Benedict married Mr H J Dresh in Dell Rapids. Attending from the area were Leonard Neuman and Mrs Henry Seiler. Birthday salutes and social visits marked other notes from the community including birthdays for E F Rahm and various visits, trips, and travels of local residents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Rapids
Rosa Neuman
Place
H. J. Dresh
Leonard Neuman
Henry Seiler
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India
Aequet
Oxford
Misses and Childrens
Arnold
Mason
Alléam
E. S. Lipshie Proprietor
MaRtin Kann
Presa
Jos Ram
B. I
Rawy
Cashier
E.J. Murtagh
Martin Rahm
Joseph Rahm
L. J. Wegman
M. J. Arnlorfar
Farmers Savings Bank
Sexton, Iowa
G.M. Butts
Pres
L. E. Krantz
V-Prea
Edw
Johnson, Cashier
J.P. Larson Gee
Benschoter
B. E. Sanders
L. J. Dickinson
Dodd & Struthers
I. Wernert
Poland
M. P. Dau
Burt, Ja
Taylor
Nora McEnroe
C. T. Chubb
Milwaukee
B. M. Gardner
South Dakota
The
Love League
Henry Koepke
Dorothy Dittsworth
R. D. Elkins
Grace Smith Stewart
Mabel McMahon
Toledo
S. EB. McMahon
Wm. Schroeder
Germania
Frank Jenkinson
Ed Wilson
Ferguson Valley View
Fred Wilson
Lester Wilson
Spirit Lake
Wilson
Harvey Ingham
Teachers’ Institute
S. D. Patterson
Patterson
N. D
Fred
Burt Monitor
John Meinzer
Claude Whitehill
Claude
M. E
C. E. Lampright
Squire Taylor
Charley
la Follette
Emmetsburg
Durdell
Charley Dailey
Will Carlow
Campbell's
Marshal Switzer
Lampright
Dailey
Dr. Morse
Harrington
McMahon
St. Benedict News
E. F. Rahm
St. Benedict
Jos. Rahm Jr
Frank Arndorfer
Beaver Dam, Wis
Teresa Rosenmeier
John M. Witte
Walters
Tillie Arndorfer
Omaha
Nebr
Leo J. Wegman
Anth. Erdman
Magnus Schemmel
Schemmel
Armstrong
Lucy Mathers
Coleman
S. C
Geo. Yeager
N. K. Ludwig
Katie
Bancroft
Nick Deiker
Dominik Stuflick
Corwith
Mesdames
Philip Immerfall
Jos. Rahm, Jr
Clarence Grub
LaVerne
Jacob Harig
N. H. Raskepf
B F. Rahm
Sexton
Genevieve Schemmel
Algo[na
Nick Witte
Jacob Augustine
Tillman-Dolliver Duel
Dolliver
Loway
Tillman
Toway
Litewise
South
Ben
Dolly
Dorulus
New York Sun
Abou Ben Harriman
Abou
Ben Harriman
Valybanks
Loosevelt
Ayrilaan
Ted
Adams
New York Mail
FE. Clarke
Algona, Towry
Sullivan & McMahon, Attorneys AT Law
Algona, Lora
Swetting
Attorney AT Law
Money To Loan
P Harrington
L. J. Pickingo
Aurirgion & Dickinson
Attorneys AT Law
Algona, Jows
M. Galbraith
Oilics
John Galbraith Block
Algona, In
J. Kenefick
Surglon & Physician
Algons
J. Gay
E. & J. Drug Store
Call Street
Oilice
Cretzneyer
Fraser
Ian
Bona
Lowa
Gay
Oiliae
John Galbraith
L. Rist
D. D
Glaster
Algona State Bank
Devereaux
House
P* W
EL Eee
ST. Algoon
Town
Amnesia John Galbraith Hlock
Sayers
W. H.ingham
Theo
Chrischille
Lewis By
Smith
Kossuth County
Algona, Towa
Capital
W. A. Ingham
J. G. Straith
T. Chrischitlou
Lewis H. Smith
J. W. Wadsworth
Barnet Devine
U.S
Ambrobe A. Kite
D. H. Hurenmys
Wu. K. Ferguson
Ee C. A. Palme
Onahier
Savings Department of What National Bank
Gcapital
D. Ouaran
Onyan
V. Preph
Lanny
Gao
L. Galbraith
Prep Miner
Mynon Bonenok
J. W. Hinenon
Kossuth Co
County Nang Bank
Tegona, Wh
J. Murtagh
B. Dutchins
VitoPres
I. EB. Dodge
Asap
Dabliter
Wm. Dodds
Ef. Gilmore
Gardner Cowles
Andrew Peterson
G. Spear
Ivan
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