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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1911

Page

7

Chautauqua Week Opens With Noted Speakers

A Chautauqua program opens Saturday June 24 with Bishop Fallows delivering the first lecture and Sunday sermons. Jubilee Singers, Gov. Manship, Thomas Brooks Fletcher, and other figures including Gov. Glenn and Senator Watson are listed among speakers and entertainers for the week. Season tickets are urged to avoid lines and gain access to diverse programs.

Chautauqua Bishop Fallows Jubilee Singers Williama Jubilee Singers Luther Manship Mississippi Thomas Brooks Fletcher Robert B. Glenn North Carolina James E. Watson Indiana L. B Stringer Ilinois Opie” Read Senator Kenyon E. A. Kepford

Senator Francis Inventor of a New Airship

Spirit Lake State Senator Francis, known for past ventures in manure spreader and laundry, now reportedly building a lighter airship and planning a first flight over Spirit Lake or Okoboji. He also owns a reputedly fast boat and previously built an aeroplane that proved too heavy to fly. The piece criticizes his shifting enterprises and questions his focus as a public servant.

Francis Spirit Lake Hever Des Moines Iowa Lakes Spirit Okoboji

Man Cuts From Window After Steam Valve Leak

Will Nugent a laundry worker was injured Monday when a steam valve burst spraying steam into his room. In a panic he escaped through a closed window, suffering severe cuts from glass and injuries to an arm and neck. A doctor treated him and he is expected back to work in a few days.

Will Nugent

Birthday Celebration for Local Figure Honored by Friends

A birthday party honored a local figure with a high birth year milestone as thirty six friends and neighbors gathered to congratulate him. Among the attendees was an old friend who spoke warmly of his years of service and community ties.

Birthday tribute honors aged friends in the community

Rev Tryon of Wesley spoke at a presentation for Mr Galbraith, aged 86, with an easy chair, pipe and stockings as gifts. The event celebrated a ripe old age and the value of long life, noting many in the community have reached or surpassed three score and ten.

Tryon Wesley Galbraith

Burt Creamery Burned In Ashes Last Saturday

The Burt creamery and its machinery and ice house were destroyed by a fire discovered by train crews. Insurance totals about 3500 dollars. A temporary ice house was erected, operations continued by sending cream to Algona, and plans call for a cement block rebuild stronger than before.

Burtt Creamery Algona Creamery Burt Creamery

Saturday Night Matinee Ends In Street Fight In Algona

A late Friday night altercation in Algona near the State Bank corner left Mr. Bush with a black eye after clashing with Dale who wields a long bladed spade. They settled the dispute with the mayor by paying fines for damage to a photographer's display case.

Algona Mr. Bush State Bank Dale Bush Peterson

Court Record New Cases Involving Banks and Supervisors

Court record lists multiple cases including Peoples Bank of Titanica vs D E Turner Kato & Perry vs H W Schucling German Savings Bank of Davenport vs J A Whittaker et al McCormick Harvesting Machine Co vs Sebastian Goeders Jennie Powelson vs Melvin Powelgon Harry Wellington vs Board of Supervisors of Kossuth Co Drainage Dist No 20 Wm E Wellington v Board of Drainage Dist No 20 Anton Stark vs Board of Supervisors of Kossuth Co and Drainage Dist No 20 Nicholas Scholtes vs Board of Supervisors of Kossuth Co and Drainage Dist No 20

Peoples Bank of Titanica D. E. Turner Kato & Perry H. W. Schucling German Savings Bank of Davenport J. A. Whittaker Et al McCormick,Harvesting Machine Co Sebastian Goeders Jennie Powelson Melvin Powelgon Harry Wellington The Board of Supervisors of Kossuth Co Drainage Dist Wm. E. Wellington Anton Stark Board of Supervisors of Kossuth Co Nicholas Scholtes Kossuth. Co

Algona Seeks Paving Hearing As City Builds Block

Swea City Herald notes Algona plans paving on several streets and schedules a July hearing. A new business block rises with ceremonial digging, rhetoric shaping the scene as Algona aims to become a modern hub of wit and culture in the region.

Swea Algona Arcadia

Sakkara Treasure Tour Through Ancient Egypt Shocks and Delights

A travel diary recounts a day trip from Cairo to Bedrashen and the Sakkara complex. It details the step pyramid, Ramesses the Great statues, the Serapeum, and the Mastaba of Ti, with vivid notes on tombs, inscriptions, and the crowd’s reactions to the ancient sites. The writer reflects on Egypt’s antiquities, shares personal sensations, and mentions companions and local observations from the trip.

Pyramids Gizeh Sphinx Sakkara Cairo Nile Lozer Rameses the Great Menes Egypt Adam Memphis Jebave The Desert Serapeum Earth Tombs Cotld

Local Happenings in Algona Area

Mrs Catherine Tisg visited Algona friends this week and left for Walters Minnesota to spend the summer with her daughter. D H Heinsohin bought a house north of D H Hutchins residence. There is a fair demand for Algona residence property. A party of tall Verne ladies visited Algona last Friday and enjoyed a lawn party at Mr and Mr C J Stephen sons. They were Misses Minnie Lulu Patterson Lures Hanng Clara and Ethel Thorp Hertha and Eilie Godfrey.

Catherine Tisg Algona C. J. Stephenson Minnie Lulu Patterson Lures Hanng Clara Ethel Thorp Hertha Eilie Godfrey

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