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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1917

Page

7

Draft is Completed Xossuths Quota 196

The local exemption board expects orders to issue the first call for examination. Of 2,568 registered in Kossuth county about 400 will be called at first. Net quota sits at 196 after 65 enlistments, with exemptions possibly as high as 60 percent. Names and numbers of the first 426 men drawn are listed. full Iowa numbers appear on another page. The exemption board consists of County Auditor Beardsley Sheriff Samson and Dr Kenefick.

Kossuth Beardsley Samson Kenefick

Red Cross Classes Meet In Algona And Fenton

Thirteen Algona women and three Fenton delegates attend Red Cross classes at the G A R Hall with Miss Calista Miller. Classes run daily this week with morning and afternoon sessions and will conclude with oral and written exams. Those scoring 75 percent receive certificates. Participants include Helen Dingley Maron Keith City French Mae Rowan Jamie Oar Roth Reed Inez Ring and Chas Barry A L Peterson G T Benjamin Roscoe Cail Chas Lathrop Glen Brunson Emma Newell Mra Dr Logan and Mrs R S Blossom.

Algona Fenton Red Cross G. A. R. Hall Calista Miller Helen Dingley Maron Keith Cidney French Mae Rowan Jamie Oar Roth Reed Inez Ring Mesdames Chas. Barry A. L. Peterson 4. T. Benjamin Roscoe Cail Chas Lathrop Glen Brunson Emma Newell Logan R. S. Blossom

Fires of the Week at Algona Hospitals and Homes

Firefighters responded to a coal bin smudge at Algona Hospital early Sunday with little damage. Monday afternoon a fire at Andrew Benson’s north Algona home damaged clothes and a chair after residents left briefly. Investigators suspect spontaneous combustion fueled the closet fire, which was contained before spreading.

Algona Hospital Andrew Benson

German Editor Zimmermann Visits Algona After Long Hiatus

Mr BH E Zimmermann a German editor from Burlington Wisconsin and his wife and daughter Ermina and Ethel arrived in Algona last Wednesday night by their family car. They are staying at the Gostech home where Mrs Gostech is Mr Zimmermanns partner. The Zimmermanns publish The Standard Democrat a seven column paper. They note their Racine county normally Republican voted for Wilson in 1912 and Lenin in 1916. Their visit recalls a first Algona stay in 1880 and a 1900 return, with fond remarks on local progress. They plan to visit St James Minnesota before returning home.

E. Zimmermann Ermina Ethel Algona Burlington Wis Ed Gostech Gostech Zimmermann Prater Standard Democrat Racine Wilson Lenin Lotta Creek Township J. F. Overmyer Algona Haz St. James Min‘negots

Roll of Honor list from Kossuth County

A long OCR fragment lists residents from Algona to Titonka and nearby towns with associated scores or points, naming many individuals across towns such as Algona, Burt, Whittemore, Lu Verne, Titonka, Bancroft, Fenton, and West Bend. The compilation includes 100 plus entries with varying spellings and some OCR errors, reflecting a county wide roll of honor style record.

Reinhold Hesse Algona Carl Larson Harold R. Mall Burt John Andrew Webb Lone Rock Harry L. Elliott Ledyard Axel Bratlund Germania Matt Geerdes John Herbers Bancroft Charles H. Aman Sexton William Rath Titonia Ewald F. Bruns Titonics Uufford L. Liming Charley Haney Frank C. Hoff Wesley Ray McWhorter Andrew Elbert Whittemore Francis L. Dunagan Whitng Godlieb Weisenberg la Verne Herbert P. Mueller Gustav A. Larson Swea City Bert Giles Leroy E. Deibler Herman Bruns Frank BE. Weisbrod Fenton Wilbur Foxwell Walter J. Barr Roy E. Forsgren Andrew Farland Albert V. Johnson Tom Tamen Peter Heiderscheidt Thophil E. Hart Irvington Harold L. Gilmore William A. Drager Ole B. Hoskins Buffalo Center Fred Bruns Titonka Lyal J. Black John FP. Miller Oscar Rosewall Clinton C. McGlellan Lu Verne Clifton Whittington Max Kalen Livermore Lake Palton Adelbert Hanna John A. Schutter Titanica William M Frederick Geigel Newton E. McK Heiter Lone R Charlie G. Walters Almona Arthur Brandt John Gifford Walter G. Dimler Harry Sheldahl Elmore Minn Charles M. Cawley Jerry R. Heetland Walter Bell West Bend Eugene Kepler George A. White Richard Farrow George W. Kenney Gerled Albert Baas Earl Harter Robert R. Stevens Herman II J. Heerdt John Larson Lucien GC. Schichtl Julius M. Wingert Corwith Carl Juhl Frank W. Minks Paul J. Dettman John F. Donahoo Otto J. Burchardt Penton Ed Ites Frank Schaller Ernst Nelson Henry Hangelman LaVerne Willis S. Bilsborough Douglas_ R. Riley Albert J. Striegel Henry I Stelflug Emil F. Mittag Algnoa Frank Dortje Germanie Edwin Grangeth James H Bailey Lawrence S. Koppen Arthur Danson Leroy F. Steven Joseph C, Todd James H. Sowers Wilhelm A. Marty Gerhard Bruns Ello Rahn Mike Wagener Ottoden Antony Helmers John G. Huisinga George Heyer Ralph T. Davidson Walter Faulstich Milton G. Norton Claude Y. Robinson Ommund Finnestad Bee L. West Otto Menke John Helmers Severin A. Anderson Earl F. Griffith James L. Moore Armstrong Wlliam Baas Joseph L. Richards Marion S. Lamb Boyd P. Pannhuk Walter A Harry Hanson Clifford C. Freeark Forrest Mathes Edward W. Manson Walter P. Weisbrod Mento Hugo Bleich Floyd Duncan Robert H. Blythe Harley J. Work Cc. P. B Peter Muller Loyd Trimble Ralph B. Griffin Lyle E. Mantor Frank Koeser Roy E. Power St. Benedict Orre_ L. Miller Ill Ben H. Geerdes Titartkha James R. Sperbeck Leo W. Swanson Veaittemore Frank Meine Erick Gramenz Herman Runksmeier Edward W. Hansen Henry Theesfeld Andrew Florence Bert A. Galbraith Veter Elkins Henning T. Froom John Vorack Harm Julius Delmar I Schwietert Leyi Olson Frank A. Sprank Guy W. Ash Otto J. Bonstetter William 0. Calhoun Peter Godfredson Ambrose Becker Lawrence A. Baker Glen Plymesser Leo F. Koppen Andrew Fangman Clifford R. Peterson Olin J. Larson Robert P. Sarchett Henry Kollasch Christ Grimm Viggo I. Christensen Leroy A. Bovey Sweally Sparoard C Marrill Rawson Julius Leboto Raymond L. McCorkle Herbert T. Winters Michael Dahlhauser Fred G. Youngberg Anthony Schmidt Royal E. Hutton Benjamin H. Walford Joseph B. Putztuck Edwin Johnson Axel Neilson Arthur E. Anderson George C. Klein Peter Schook Jacob C. Isenberger Harold ©. Clapsaddle Guy Smith Hubert J. Fuchsen Sever Christensen Alona Albert Bisaillon Herman Boeckholt Paul J. Palmer Charles E. Wandling Titonica Harry B. Nolte Walter J. Welp Milford J. Riley Devaughn V. Mullin Howard M. Vinson Altona James Gettman Edmund J. Anderege George Rodmaker Forrest P. Ralston Michael H. Kelly Clifford L. Gardnher Arthur H. Arnold Claude E. Deardis Jacob B. Critz Henry A. Falk Olaf Finnestead Terome A. Johnson John C. Meurer Thomas J. Forburger Grant E. Miller Robert A. Haglund Everett C. Witham Otto A. Nsser Ray W. Cunningham Arthur ©. Raney Emil Ruhnke Edward G. Looft Roy E. Waterhouse Axel Carlson Swea John H. Zweifel Frank Heiderscheidt Ottosen Svenaens J. Doyle Henry L. Hulterstrom Paul Bloomer Ervin Link Albert A. Fechner Mike Altman Arnold Kresensky William A. Hagedorn Melvin J. Mackey Edward Lauder Ottoson Alonzo W. Schiltz Lars G. Nelson Henry 8 Askeland L. G. Baker Tabias Ehaves Henry C. Meyer John H. Furst Thomas J. Kelley Lathen Walker Henry C. Bruns George G Michael P. Bnostetter David A. Ridpath Berend J. Faulken Jake A. Meier Litchfield Lawrence E. Decker William L. Osborn Gien P. Johnson John Shay Benz Randolph Henry G. Groecken Philip J. Benz Conrad Mertz Leonard A. Weber Morton Pederson Alvoria

County Road System Expands With Patrolmen and Gravel Pits

County supervisors designate over twenty miles of gravel highways as part of a county road system. Five patrolmen will maintain district roads, clearing culverts, patching bridges, filling holes, and improving drainage. Gravel pits are located near fair grounds, Germania, Whittemore, St. Joe, Union, Bancroft, Titonka, and Burt to support road work.

Rossuth Bedell Irvington Anderson Bancroft Fair Grounds Germania Whittemore St. Joe Ben Winkin's Union Titonka Burt

Home Training for Drafted Men in Algona Area

Adjutant General's bulletin advises Kossuth County communities offer preliminary military instruction to men selected for the first army. Training aims to improve teens’ chances for corporals and sergeants, with no cost to local boys. Prof Gorman to drill in August, assisted by local veterans. See Sec Van Auken of the Commercial Club to enroll after exemption board notice.

Adjutant General’s Office Chicago al Falienhainer Kossuth County First Army National Army Commercial Club Algona and Dickinson Geo. W. Paine C. T. Chubb E. C. Hartman Gorman See. van Auken

Local Men Pensioned for Civil War Service

Twenty six northern long brigade survivors, aged 71 to 82, have been found eligible for a $20 monthly pension under a past Legislature act effective April 7. Lewis H. Smith of this city is the oldest veteran, with Jones listed as another survivor among those eligible for pension starting from that date.

Pengiong Egea Lewis H. Smith Aldset Vetersn Jones

Also Mentioned on This Page

Xossuth Ing Ford Arak Clagg Joseph Greenburg Adolph B. Poppe Joe Kochmer Tronka Archie Whitlaw Wenlen John J. Dutton Robert E. Thompson Francis Bolster Meade L. Clement Barry H. Liehty Walter Smith Weee Henry P. Wolf Walter Rex Wolfe Willam M. Schroeder Alphonsville Perry C. Thompson Henry Angle Lyvie Mann Henry G. Smith Glen V. Vaughn Frank Sanford Jacob Lodet George A. Tuttle Frank Kennedy John A. Swanson George P. Highie Fim Krull Henry Schwering Albert E. Merriam Oscar W. Movick Oftozen
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