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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
5
Swea City Herald reports a $15000 dredge boat two miles west of Swea City now in place with its 70 by 24 by 6 foot hull afloat. A houseboat for eleven men serves as crew quarters, a coal boat will be attached to the rear, and an electric lighting plant costing over $600 will illuminate night work while boilers and engines are installed and awaiting remaining materials.
James Mulroney of Nevada township was struck during a game at Bode and severely injured. He was unconscious for days, attended by Dr. Van Gorden, and remains in grave condition with hope for improvement fading.
Algona area notes report mishap in hand drilled well where Vanderlinden and an assistant caused a dangerous blast using dynamite after the auger jammed at eighty feet. The blast knocked bricks loose but did not free the tool. The column also covers wolf hunts near Plum Creek, railroad speculation by Bro Branagan toward Emmetsburg, and brief rural social and business updates including crop reports in Kitson County and Minnesota, travel plans, and local residents' movements.
The Emmetsburg paper war ends in a marriage between Bro Mayne and Florence Mabel Davis, a Henreetanine school teacher. The ceremony occurred Wednesday evening at the Davis family home in Sioux City with Dr. McFaden of the Presbyterian church officiating. Fellow editors recall Mr Mayne’s Algona editorship and extend cordial regards.
Swea City Herald reports G P Hanson injured by his dog during a play act at his home five miles northwest of town. He received a deep cut on the lower lip and a bite on the nose, with the lip gap unlikely to fully heal. Dr Mattison treated the wounds and the patient is recovering though likely to lose part of his lip.
Britt notes in Tribune that Burt sits between Algona and Bancroft on a Northwestern railroad map yet Des Moines is only a figure of speech beside Burt's real actions. A local scribe also reports to the Algona Courier in a style that would stun Leon Brown with envy if he cared about perceptions beyond politics.
John A. Cronholm, ex Spurbeck Lambert manager at Estherville, has taken stock in the National Cut Glass company and will serve as manager and treasurer, taking charge around September 1. Currently a general salesman for the Iowa Dairy cream separator in southwestern Iowa, he lives in Omaha and leaves Estherville permanently.
A short item mixes a suicide note twist with sale notices and local ads. It mentions W. S. Potter and a rejected marriage with a postscript twist, then lists legal notices and local business promos from Algona including Dr Ripke eye ache remedies, Berg Saddlery quotes, and a July 28 excursion via Town Central with Watts Lumber.
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