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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
5
An old ad promotes Modern Dry Cleaning Works offering thorough cleaning with sanitary steam pressing and no hand ironing. It lists New York Farms land for sale by P. Christensen: 240 acres for $3,000 with easy terms, near towns of 500 and 10,000 population, including 180 acres hay and plow land, plus timber and pasture.
Notices warn all parties without meters who want to use city water for gardens that permits must be obtained from the city clerk before use. City officials vow strict enforcement with penalties for noncompliance. Added items include farm for sale near Bode, sales pitches from Algona merchants, calf-buying, and used motorcycles for sale in surrounding areas.
Readable fragments indicate a real estate action in Sinarab County involving Minnegota Farms and a land company named Writ erri & Land Co. The text suggests a writ and sale process with Watren as a party, though details are incomplete.
County officials fined three firms for operating cars without proper metal numbers or with dealer or cardboard identifiers. A larceny case saw Frank Wilkinson found guilty for taking gasoline from Charles Riley, while Miss Gertrude Mesing and Mr August Jaediecke Jr wed in Algona. Fort Dodge reports a two million gallon reservoir and local wedding tours to Montana Oregon and Washington.
About 30 guests gathered at John Grangnett home Sunday for the 10th wedding anniversary. School play praised by many. Chautauqua boosters from Corwith arrived with band and chorus. Local notices include medical, travel, and employment updates plus shoe repair shop move and recent community events.
An ice cream social at Arthur Ward's home is planned for Saturday evening to raise funds for the minister's salary. Two baptisms were held at Wesley Catholic Church last Sunday, the Ferrigan and Kunz children. Kate Ferrigan returned home for a brief visit with her brother Paul and began sewing for Mrs. Pelt. C W Blake fences a Burt farm with woven wire under his supervision. Grandma Clapsaddle has improved after two weeks of illness. Granville Blake and family visited the parental home on Sunday.
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