Fort Dodge Attorney Maurice O Conner Ends Life in Office
Maurice O Conner a prominent Fort Dodge attorney who had suffered years of insanity shot himself in the breast with a revolver in his office last Friday afternoon and died after lingering until about 4 a m. He was highly regarded, had a happy home and four children, but insanity worsened his condition leading to threats and fear among friends. He had been examined by Judge B J Salinger who deemed him sane on the insanity charge and placed bonds, but the mental illness prevailed. He did not harm others, a tragic outcome that raises concerns about confinement for his own safety and that of others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurce O'Conner
Fort Dodge
O'Conner
B. J. Salinger
Supreme Court
Ed Droenster
Owatonna
Minn
P. A. Lonergaun
Lenander-Lonergan Co
Droegsler
Bancroft
J. M. Kollanch
L. S. McCord
W. J. O’brien
Osage
Emmetsburg Innovations and Park Gift Highlight Local News
The Dickinson garage displays a gold skeletal auto valued at 36000 dollars for prospective buyers to inspect. The Emmetsburg Democrat notes heirs of Captain BE and BL Soper donated five blocks south of the lake for a new city park named Soper Park as the city accepts the gift with gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson Garage
Emmetsburg Democrat
Capt
Soper
G. B. Murtagh
Scroggins
Clear Lake
Ena Wright
State Street
Scraggins
Qata
Mrg
Byson
Florida
Mr. Byson
Local Happenings From Bancroft and Nearby Areas
Attorney P. M. Barsley remains vigorous at over eighty and argued a case in Al gon a in Squire Crow ell's court defending John McCowen against Carl Blakely over eight to ten dollars in hay. The jury favored VanNesa, yielding a judgment for Carl. Mrs. James Reed of LaVerne two suffered a serious runaway, thrown from a one horse rig and hospitalized with head injuries but later showing signs of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Barsley
Bancroft
Algona
Squire Crowell
John McCowen
Carl Blakely
Carl
John
Bill
VanNesa
Van
James Reed
LaVerne Two
Studebaker Auto Company
Death of A H Naudain in Sioux Falls
A H Naudain died at his Sioux Falls home after months of heart trouble on Thursday the 3rd. He was born in Marion County and moved with family to Algona in 1882 then Milford Iowa to join his son in drug sales. Later he moved to Sioux Falls six years ago to manufacture cement blocks. Survived by his wife a son and two daughters. His wife was a daughter of Robi Stephenson of Lotts Creek who died in a cyclone years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Naudain
A. H. Naudain
Sioux Falls
Hig
AH Naudain
Marion County
Algona
W. E
Milford
Iowa
Robi
Stephenson
Lotts Creek
A Quarter Century Ago In Algona’s May 1892 Notes
The Courier prints Guthrie’s paper To Marriage a Failure from TaVerne’s literary society. Algona news covers Geo Kuhn joining a circus, Sioux City corn palace plans, local births, editor felicities, a Burt elevator sale and move, homestead notes, land deals in Dakota, a Shadle wedding, Cohenour’s bar admission, weather and growing prospects, and local business and contracts including Hoxie Ferguson block and bridge lumber sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
TaVerne
B. F. Guthrie
Geo. Kuhn
Algona
Llinais
Circus
Boneleus
Sioux City
C. F.C. Lange
Whittemore Advocate
S. J. O’niell
Burt
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Women’s & Children’s Shoes
Vici
Goodyear Welt Shoes
Fairfield
Tan, Button, McElwain
Goodyear
Algona, Iowa
aLasax
Maurice O'Conner
Bancroft Register
C. A. Bolater
Marmouth
N. D
Paul Hackl
Bancroft, Ig
Chas. Higley
Rolla
Opera House
Vernon Castle
Fotn
Mexico
Geo. Holloway
Des Moines
Portland
Tno
Mr. McDermott
George
W. F. Carter
Dakota
Mitchell
O. W. McMurray
Hoxie-Ferguson
Cherley Dunn
Charley Cohenour
Cohenour
Quarton
Missouri
Illinois
Hamilton Brog
J. E. Nicoulin
Letcher
S. D
John Shadle
A. A. Brunson
Minneapolis
Sacramento
Calif
Larrabea
W. P. Giddings
Emmet
Council Bluffs
Naba
Hackman
Cedar Rapids
Kimball & McNamara
Forest City
Ledyard
R. M. Mountford
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