Cisterns and services offered in Algona area
Local ads promote Spurbeck Lambert Company cisterns of Cypress and White Pine priced 14 to 25 dollars, claiming no freezing cracks and long life. Other notices advertise pasture for cattle, loans at 5 percent, hunting gear, a dog and pony show, flour, eggs and butter pricing, land for sale in South Dakota, and an excursion to Twin Cities with rail travel details. Also listed are rent notices, an osteopath in Hesse block offering free consultation, and various shop ads in Algona including Langdon Co and Galbraith Shoe Store.
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Spurbeck-Lambert Company
Court in Session as Baer Schneider Trial Proceeds
In a busy term about eighty cases were continued with juries discharged except for the Baer Schneider trial. The case opened amid drama as Curtis alleged adultery. McMahon disputed the claim and the judge sustained him for following the record. Witnesses corroborated various allegations of visitation, property removal, and shared travels between Lone Rock and Lotts Creek.
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Baier-Schneider
Curtis
Alona
Kelly
Emmetsburg
Sullivan & McMahon
Udge Cooke
Baer
Schneider
McMahon
Eandy
Burt
Algona
Lotts Reek
Lone Rock
Lotts Creek
Money to loan at 5 per cent by Clarke & Co
A. D. Clarke & Co offer loans at five percent interest. For assistance with glass aids consult Dr. Ripke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Clarke & Co
Nana Men’s
Iverstick
Galbraith’s
Joan
Ripke
A. H. Stock and Family Escape San Francisco Earthquake
Friends recount A H Stock wife and two children escaping the 1906 quake in San Francisco. They hid in the Winchester hotel amid fallen walls and fire, describing crowds in night clothes, brimming water mains, and a long trek by trunk, rope, and foot to reach the Presidio and then Oakland before finally returning home.
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A. H. Stock
San Francisco
Register and Leader
Winchester Hotel
Call
Third
Mission Streets
Register
Mr. Stock
Golden Gate Park
Presidio
Sacramento
Oakland
California
Two Men Drown Rescue Efforts Near Crystal Lake
Jas Laird and Will Fuller, after plastering at P D Neff's residence, set out in a small duck boat to cross Crystal Bay for dinner. A strong wind capsized the boat and both men fell in. Alvin Davis heard the alarm and attempted rescue, losing an oar but rowing on. Wilbur Robinson also launched a boat and saved the two men, who were exhausted and chilled. Local note advises walking as the safer route home.
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Lake Crystal Union
Jas. Laird
Will Fuller
P. D. Neff
Bay
Crystal Jake
Alvin Davis
Wilbur Robinson
Unclear Advertisement Notice From Historic Listings
Fragmentary ad copy announces prompt collections and general business, mentioning deposits received money loaned and exchange transactions. It also claims insurance written and farm listings with real estate handled at cost. Names, dates, and locations are unreadable in the provided text.
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Heal Estate
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Wm. C. Steele
E. H. Reaser
Algona, Iowa
Ralston Health
Ralston
Galbraith’s Shoe Store
Ceattle
J. R. Lillie
Satr
Spink County
South Dakota
Peter Winkel
Iowa
Taylor
Patterson & Son
Alpona
Langdon & Co
Galbraith Shoe Store
Catholic Church
Langdon & Co's
Mike Johnson
Twin Cities
Minneapolis & St. Louis RR
St Paul-Minneapolis
Britt
Minneapolis
St. Paul
J. G. Bertrand
Hesse Block
Baer-Schneider
Smith
Whittemore
Moulton
la Verne
Murray
John Simpson
Wock
J. H. Jacobs
A. H. Dwinnell
Martin Schoolman
John Schillen
Frank Day
Frank Frombach
F. M. Richardson
Os H
Wolfe Land Agency
John Michaelson
W. R. Mumford & Co
F. D. Sollamon
Pella Stacker Co
Christ Thake
O. L. Graves
W. H. Waite
Frank H. Eigler
Fletcher
Lewis Lowe
J. Wadsworth
W. W. Raney
D.fraser
Wm. Henderson
Naomi Henry
Bertha Carey Gilbert
Plft
Karen Nelson
Paul Nelson
Falkenhainer & Co
Lulu Mulkins
A. H. Stock and Family Home
Dingley&Co Jewelers
10WA
LE i. Conner & GO
Ggists
Farmers Savings Bank
Sexton, Iowa
Butts
Pres L. B
M.A. Vincent Vincent Bros
Stook & Vinsent
Monarch
Japalac
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