Three Fire Outbreaks Strain Algona Over Three Days
Three fires hit Algona in three successive days, starting with the H A Matson residence where attic flames were subdued before firefighters arrived. Losses included doors, woodwork and clothing with an estimated value around 150 dollars. Barns belonging to John Sifert Ired Clarke and Clerk Stephenson burned, attributed to unknown causes or boys playing in the shed. Fred Clarke’s new barn and nearby structures were threatened as flames reached the roof but were defeated by neighbors and buckets of water. A third fire at Chapin’s north town residence caused limited damage from live ashes dumped on a manure pile.
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H. A. Matson
L. W. Larson
Algona
John Sifert
Ired Clarke
Chapin
Nelson
A Fair Proposition
The Livermore Gazette invites readers to shape the paper by submitting comments on any subject from local scandals to official negligence. Readers are urged to write, sign their name, and bring their essay. editors will publish the pieces with no censorship.
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Livermore Gazette
County Superintendent Prods Teachers Over Free Notices
A county superintendent in a rural area challenged teachers and local institute staff who take the county paper to raise their hands if they print free notices. He expressed surprise that people read the papers but spend nothing on them while expecting free notices, programs, and advertisements to aid their advancement.
Remarkable Experience at Carl Iverson House Fall
Ringsted Dispatch reports John Petersen fell about 20 feet from the Carl Iverson house while working on top. He landed on his back and, aside from a brief nap and minor bruises, escaped serious injury. John Bays states the incident happened quickly and Petersen considers himself lucky to be nearly unhurt.
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Ringsted Dispatch
John’. Petersen
Carl Iverson
John Bays
John
Skinner brothers amid Los Angeles bank run
A May 2 dispatch from Los Angeles recalls George and Newt Skinner, once prominent in real estate and lending, who later ran a bank. Hundreds crowded the All Night and Day Bank to withdraw funds after a Sunday article questioned its Clearing House membership, with Skinner insisting depositors would be paid in full and one man collapsing during the run.
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Los Angeles
George
Newt Skinner
Newt
Galt Venton
Bancroft
Cal
Sixth
Spring
Los Angeles Clearing House Association
Newton JD
Skinner
Sesailiene
Stoddard Jess
Clearing House Association
Death of W P Winters in Bancroft County
W P Winters, a long time county resident since 1866, died at his late home last Friday at age 77. A native of Bath Maine, he was widely known in the county and had spent years in the area.
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W. P. Winters
Bancroft
Bath
Maine
The Bowyer Poarch Libel Suit Faces Trial
The libel case between Bowyer and Poarch shows little new progress and is expected to go to trial. Poarch keeps the alleged libelous item in a scrapbook from the Bancroft Register and has shown it to friends to gauge its character. He asserts the article is legitimate. others’ opinions are not for publication. The Algona press is chastised as muzzled, but the paper hopes for amicable settlement, urging for forbearance and peace. It also wishes Vito a pleasant visit to the Fatherland and hopes Kaiser Wilhelm’s fate remains favorable regarding Filo’s Observations in Germany.
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Bowyer-Poarch
Vito
Kaiser
Filo
Germany
Trainer's Auto Experience Ends With Narrow Escape
Tom Trainer guiding Will Davidson in Burt on a fine new auto ran near Kuhn's hill top and swung off the road, tearing J B Hofius' wire fence and three posts, then stopping in oats. Glass and frame shattered but the drivers escaped serious injury as the wires broke and the car veered into the field. Davidson took over after the incident.
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Tom Trainer
Will Davidson
Burt
Algona
Kuhn
Tom
J. B. Hofius
Davidson
Democrats File Papers For Primary Ballot Positions
Last Saturday was the final day to file for the official primary ballot. Democrats submitting names include W. T. Hall for sheriff, H. J. McChesney for treasurer, Cornelia T. Dodd and W. Guderian for recorder, and W. L. Bonar for county attorney. Bonar, unaware until friends secured the petition, then filed under pressure. Many believe remaining spots will be filled at the convention after the primaries, as in two years past.
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W. T. Hall
H. J. McChesney
Cornelia T. Dodd
W. Guderian
We. L. Bonar
Home from the South and Local Death Report
Mr L C Smith of Burt recalls a warm winter in Corpus Christi visiting San Antonio and Oklahoma City with his wife. He notes Oklahoma Citys rapid growth and rents rising. Also reported is the death of Mrs D S Capesius northeast of town after nine months of illness, leaving a family a lesson in patience and love.
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Courier
L. C. Smith
Burt
D. S. Capesius
Fishing Season Opens on Sunday in Bancroft Register View
A brief Bancroft Register note reflects on the fishing season starting Sunday. It mentions readers’ angling fasts and the hopeful start of the season with customary observances. The fragment hints at a traditional fishing community cadence.
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Bancroft Register
Charley Pooch Visits Algona in Crest of Dispute
Livermore’s Mr. and Mrs. Charley Pooch stopped in Algona Monday to lodge complaints about press coverage they deem libelous. He warned editors Dewel of Algeria and Miller of Livermore, but the Courier avoided printing their alleged revelations, advising him to focus on farming and voting Democratic while avoiding further feuds.
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Charley Pooch
Livermore
Algona
Courier
Fire destroys Fred Corey farm buildings west of town
A blaze Thursday morning consumed the Corey farm at Fred Corey, 14 miles west, burning barn house corncrib and henhouse. John Williams and family suffered heavy loss as wind drove flames toward the house. insurance on the new buildings was $1,000 with total damage near $1,500. Pred arrived soon after the fire but planned next steps remain unclear. An 18 room house with modern conveniences and a central location is described, with sale offerings for a business lot and adjacent buildings by Rorensen.
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Wesley World
Fred Corey
John Williams
Corey
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Hirsch, Wickwire & Co
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A. King
Fenton
Skinners
Newton D. Skinner
California
Corder
Corpus Christi
Chas
Pooch
Advance and
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