Runaway Runends Blew Through Burt County Roads
News of the week reports two runaway accidents in Burt County. Mrs Max Day and Mrs C Day were thrown from a buggy when a dog alarmed the horses. injuries were minor but initial reports suggested severe harm. L J Newell’s team also ran away near Henry Newell residence, tipping the buggy. Mr Newell and family escaped with minor injuries and a shoulder hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton
Max Day
Henry Newel
Mr. Newel
Mules Sold for 475 Dollars Near Bancroft
Emerson the horseman bought seventeen head in Bancroft and shipped them to Minneapolis including a pair of mules bought from Mr. Potoff five miles northwest of town for 475 dollars. The mules were large three or four years old. Since the Boer war the mule market has stayed steady as natives in South Africa used mules for labor and Cuba also imports many for climate reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft Register
Emerson
Minneapolis
Potoff
South Africa
United States
Cuba
Visited His Old Comrades in Fond du Lac Reunion
J Maricle of Whittemore visited his son William for a week after attending a 32d Wisconsin reunion at Fond du Lac on June 23 and 24. Only 70 regiment members and five from his company answered roll call. He recalled frontier scenes with stumps and trees shrinking, rail fences vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
J. Maricle
Whittemore
William
Maricle
32D
Wis
Fond Dulac
Markle
August and Day families sell Burt farm to Polhemus
The Burt Monitor notes Mr and Mrs August Dau rent their Burt farm to M E Polhemus with possession next January. The Days buy a farm near Rocky Ford Colorado. The Rocky Ford Enterprise cites a Bartow corner sale by Beymer Land Investment Co of John D Meador 71 acre tract to A Day of Burt Iowa for 176 per acre, with current value quoted at 200 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Burt Monitor
August Dau
M. E. Polhemus
Rocky Ford
Secienie
Ocky Ford Enterprise
Bartow’s Corner
Beymer Land & Investment Co
John D. Meador
A. Day
Burt
Iowa
New Corporation For Garner
Garner Democrat reports the Oregon timber and Investment Company formed as a Garner corporation with organization completed July 9 and $100,000 capitalization. $35,000 subscribed and paid. It owns 1000 acres of timber estimated to contain 45,000,000 feet of lumber. Officers: I. M. Hanson president, Wm. Shaper vice president, C. G. Bracher secretary, J. H. Micheals treasurer and directors, plus C. J. Schneider, W. H. Ballard, J. C. Morrison, J. F. W. Vrba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner Democrat
Oregon ‘Timber and Investment Company
Garner Corporation
I. M. Hanson
Wm. Shaper
C. G. Bracher
J. H. Micheals
Iowa Land Advancing in Northwestern Iowa
Hartley Journal reports Pefers Hanson sold his farm adjoining the town to T. J. Mundt of Clutter Tama County for 145 dollars an acre. Mundt takes possession next March. Hanson may buy property in Hartley and retire. Hanson paid 100 dollars an acre five years ago, now land values are rising with a 190 dollar per acre benchmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Pefers Hanson
T. J. Mundt
Clutter
Tama
Iowa
Mundt
Hansen
350 Dead Soldiers. West Bend Journal item
Over 1360 empty beer bottles were returned from Liver more last Saturday and unloaded here. This did not include the empties they returned to Albert Lea. It is safe to predict that Liver more residents can afford to play camel for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Livermore
Albert Lea
Land Values in Central Iowa Report
Acklay World notes central Iowa land prices held steady as Tama County saw twelve farms change hands last week. Only one sale dipped to $116 per acre while most valuations remained higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acklay World
Towa
Tama
North Iowa land prices rise amid dairy boom
Acre tract sold at 185 per acre vs 120 last fall. county average around 125 with 150 to 175 top. Riders: cash rents of 4 to 5 per acre explain high values. Fred Zentner's June milk check 229 noted as possibly the largest locally. Fenton reports Vonner visiting to discuss Ringsted area Black Cat Creek dredging project with little opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Verne
Fred Zentner
Iowa
Sleeper Reopens After Finger Wound from Mowing Machine
E Sleeper suffered a finger injury when clipped by a mowing machine last Friday. Dr Wallace treated the wound and he returned to work the same day, resilient and continuing his duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleeper
Titania
E. Sleeper
Dr. Wallace
Unappreciative Tourists Visit Humboldt County Roads
Humboldt praised for enterprise welcoming Glidden tourists. yet visitors from Livermore and Chicago Inter-Ocean lamented poor reciprocation. Tourists saw rough roads and dust, with few sights such as libraries or bottling works. Reports describe mud, ruts, and delays, contrasting Humboldt efforts with traveler complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livermore
Humbolt
Pat’ O’neil
Peter Malkmus
Humboldt County
Gotchville
Humboldt
Gotch
Lake Nakomis
Russes
Dakota Hill
Fort Dodge
Kosgoth
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
W. A. Bermingham
Webster County
Court Record New Cases
List of civil actions including Margaret M Hufford versus Fred W Hufford John Whitsett Coal and Mining Co versus W A Hager Mabel Miller versus Dudley L Miller W M Hoyt Co versus EB J Pinch Co and H A Pinch Carl Kramersmeier versus Jonah T Nichol and Mrs Jonah T Nichol et al Mary Harsh versus Wm Harsh Conrad Gable versus George Willets et al
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Hufford
Fred W. Hufford
R. C. Whitsett Coal and Mining Co
W.A. Hager
Mabel Miller
Dudley L. Miller
W. M. Hoyt Co
Horses Wanted and Special Train to Salt Lake City
Horses wanted year round by 8. Shoellenbirger offers to buy 4 to 12 year olds and pays well. Also ads for shorthand course at Valdez College Decorah and normal school tuition. Special G A R Encampment train to Salt Lake City August 5 6 with service from Faribault Mason City Dubuque Cedar Rapids and returns in late August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoellenbirger
S. Shoellenbirger
Algona
Elm St
Valdez College
Decorah
Towa
A.D. Clarke & Co
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Faribault
Mason City
Omaha
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Auto Ride Ends With Narrow Escape For Six In Wagon
An evening auto trip turned dangerous when F E McCorkle’s car toppled on a Kuhn hill ravine. Mrs BE Fuller and four others suffered bruises while Miss Segrid Nelson and McCorkle were most injured, though all survive. Gasoline spilled over the group, sparking fear of fire as helpers freed the passengers and called for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuhn Hill
BE. P. Fuller
Cora
Hazel
Segrid Nelson
Trella Gardner
F. E. McCorkle
Burt
McCorkle
Falkenhainer
Haggard
J.B. Hofius Place
Falken+hainer
Harry Kieth
Misa Nelson
Mr. McCorkle
Miss Nelson
Hazel Fuller
Adultery Case: Miller in jail for lack of bond
Dudley L Miller remains jailed in default of a $500 bond to appear at the next court term after a Thursday arraignment with Miss Hostetter who had a $300 bond furnished by Dr Hatch Both waived examination and Miller likely stays jailed until the rape term The article notes Miller’s wife a daughter of Mr Phillips who suffered a spinal injury from a fall at the Durdai Hotel construction site
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley L. Miller
Miss Hostetter
Squire Taylor
Hatch
Miller
Phillips
Durdai Hotel
Pearl industry potential grows along Algona Mississippi coast
Local talk of a new clamming industry in Algona centers on pearl finds along the Mississippi River. Shells sold for button making already support mills in Lansing, with pearls ranging from fifty to thousands of dollars. A Des Moines river pearl possibility is noted, after Mrs. Albright and others found small pearls, hinting at future fortunes if enough shells are gathered for a factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Mississippi River
Iowa
Lansing
Harpers Ferry
Kennet, Bros
Des Moines
Mississippi
Tom Albright
Three Divorce Cases Set For Next Term
Three divorce actions are pending for the court's next term. Margaret Hufford sues Fred W Hufford, Mabel Miller sues Dudley L Miller, and Mary Harsh sues Wim Harsh. The first plaintiff Mamie Orr is identified as James Orr’s daughter who recently moved to Mason City but may still consider Algona home. The Miller case involves a wife whose husband is jailed for adultery. The Harsh case involves a Burt township farmer's wife, with long running family strain and reports of abuse leading to a broken family and two sons leaving home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hufford
Fred W. Uufford
Mabel Miller
Dudley L. Miller
Mary Harsh
Wim
Harsh
Mamie Orr
James Orr
Mason City
Algona
Burt Township
Big Barn Burns in Riverdale Night Fire Destroys 80x100 Barn
The old Barney Devine barn in Riverdale burned to the ground after being discovered around 2 am last Saturday or Sunday. Peter Ziemer owned the place and had just loaded two loads of hay into the barn and left it. Losses include ten horses, a cow and bull, 30 tons of hay, 400 bushels of corn, harness, two wagons and more. Ziemer had about 800 dollars in money and likely no insurance. Devine reportedly did not carry insurance on the barn. The cause remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Devine
Riverdale
Peter Ziemer
Ziemet
Devine
Norwoods to Perform in Canvas Theatre Beginning Monday
The Norwoods arrive Monday for a three night engagement in their canvas theatre at State and McPherson streets. The show is a wholesome exhibition pleasing all classes and aims to aid professionals and business people. Mr Norwood invites questions and predicts that applied psychology labs will become a university necessity in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwoods
State
McPherson Streets
Theorwoods
Norwood
Aberdeen Angus Bulls For Sale At Cedar Lane Farm
Full blood Aberdeen Angus bulls aged 10 months to two years offered for sale. Located at Cedar Lane Farm two miles northwest of Algona. Contact J F Schoby by phone on A line number 3 for rock bottom prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Lane Farm
Algona
Rock Bottom
J. F, Schoby
Local Happenings From Algona and Surrounding Areas
A busy bulletin of small town life notes a scarlet fever illness in Bert Cronan’s son, fair preparations for September’s County Fair, and John Kerr named manager of Lone Rock’s Farmers Exchange. Other items include travels of L H Smith and Hortense, a visit by Hazel Fellows and Nellie Miller, a suicide case in Joice, medical updates, library additions, and local business moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Cronan
John Kerr
Farmers Exchange Company
Lone Rock
A. M. Johnson
Lafayette
Ind
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New Corporation For
Garner
Shattuck
Dundas
Minnesota
Goiter
California
L. H. Smith
Hortense
SD. Patterson
E. P. Kieth
Whitewater
Mrs. Kieth
Jennings
Algona Auto Co
Geo. W. Paine
Madelia
Dutton
E. J. van Ness
Whitthmore
State Food and Dairy
Wright
Wolf
Titanka
Bancroft
Oscar Dutton
Ledyard
August Doering
St. Louis
Woodford-Wheeler Company
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Boies
J. H. Welp
Board of Supervisors
Welp
Emmetsburg
Mimmetsburg
Cook
Gerled
Thre
Wehler Bros
Wehler Bros, Jewelers
Opticians
Atel
Arden
Prairie Queen
Ling ‘An
Thi; Tkel
Algona, Iowa
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