Murder near Triumph shocks Minnesota farming community
Cris Virgens, a 36 year old neighbor, is arrested for the killing of farmer John Steen near Triumph in Martin County. The case stirred the town as a large crowd searched for the revolver used. Virgens offered resistance during arrest and arraignment, amid rumor and circumstantial evidence cited by investigators. Steen, a well to do farmer, was killed by a 82 caliber revolver shot through a hog house window, and the community awaited further judicial steps with witnesses pending.
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John Steen
Triumph
Martin County
Minn
Steen
Mankato
Virgens
Carver
Lawler
St. Paul
W. L. Nicholas
8. B. French
Law
Gamble
Christian Frederick Virgens
Sam O’niell
Sherburn
French
Courier
The
Fairmont Sentinel
Local Happenings and Notable Incidents
Stephen Loss was nearly killed when a disc ran over him while hitching horses last Friday. He escaped serious harm, sustaining a dislocated shoulder and minor cuts after grabbing a line and the harness. A separate county board heard a young man’s mental health case, noting he is an 18 year old son of Eric Strom who sought a navy exam before deteriorating. he was sent to Cherokee. Residents recall Bram Watkins, longtime Fort Madison police chief, and a Switzer throat-cutting incident referenced in a dispatch.
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Stephen Loss
Steve
Eric Strom
Navy
Des Moines
Cherokee
Strom
Burt
Bram Watkins
Bram
Fort Madison
Switzer
Remarkable disguise case and local notices from Algona area
The report recounts a Civil War veteran born in Ireland who disguised as a boy and served as a soldier before dying mentally unsettled, with questions about her true name. It mentions a Des Moines judge ordering property assessments at full value, plans for county sales data, and local personnel updates. Also notes water tank removal near Bancroft, a horse injury, a prized yearling stallion sale, a drowned man’s burial, and residents visiting Algona from Bancroft and Madison Wisconsin.
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Quincy
Ill
Albert D.d. Cashier
Ireland
America
91St
Illinois Infantry
J. B. Moulds
Plum Creek
D. J. Cashier
Pontiac Weekly Leader
Des Moines
State Executive Council
J. A. McDonald
Amie Peugnet
Bancroft Register
N. W
Bancroft
the Register
Frank Froehle
Big Aid to Towns in Fairmont Building Loan
The Fairmont Building and Loan association struggles to meet spring demand for new and rebuilt houses. It has 97,200 dollars loaned and 3,300 available monthly, yet demand exceeds supply. Growth is driven by poor men obtaining loans without strong security elsewhere, enabling rapid home construction.
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Fairmont Building and Loan Association
Fairmont
Building and Loan Association
Tornado’s Harsh Lesson on Mortals and Pride
An oratorical meditation on human pride in building marvels as a tornado wrecks towns and claims lives. The author laments mortal limits, compares structures to ants’ mounds, and notes ruin and dust follow nature’s indiscriminate force.
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Walt Magon
Johnny Jones age riddle solved in family problem
Johnny says at present his sister is one third as old as their father and he is one quarter of their mother's age. When he is born his sister was one quarter of mother. In four years he will be one quarter as old as father. Solving shows Johnny is eight years old.
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Robert Royster
Riverdale
C. E. Jones
Livermore
Iowa
Johnny
Johnny Jones
Ann
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Chicago and North Western Railway
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Amo
Ana
Ford
Pricea
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Mountford Auto Company
Detroit
Cris Virgens
W. H. Haynes
Minnesota
Irvington
Archie
George and
John
Minneapolis
P. A. Lonergan
Mason City
Harvey Peck
Madison
Wis
Armstrong Journal
B. F. Robinson
Armstrong Grove Township
Armstrong
Robinson
Algona Auto & Md. Co
Lotts Creek Township
Pompe Farm
Herman Krause
Fentonia
G. F. Kanouff
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J. A. Brownell Shoe Co
Algona, Ia
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