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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
4
Local items recount travel and wedding notes, family visits, business changes, and upcoming events in Bancroft and surrounding areas. Mentions include Valentine Droessler visiting Kieler, Lang moving to Algona for a restaurant, a tent caravan through German township, a post festum wedding at Clem Deers, a medicine show in the opera house, and various visits, illnesses, and property matters involving residents and nearby towns.
Emil John's son welcomed a large baby boy at 11 45 PM Monday. Mother and child are reported well. Grant Anderson of Wesley is the proud father and cigars are flying. Mrs Ferrigan from Britt visited with her son and daughter. Paul Ferrigan and H C Nelson are finishing their corn for the year as a preacher remains a local challenge.
A birthday celebration last Sunday evening honored Miss Anna Harig on her 20th birthday with dancing and refreshments. Local residents Mr W R Gilbride from Algona spoke about Knights of Columbus membership while Mrs H A Pinch joined her husband at the N W Witte store. Mr Louis Rahm from near Elmore Minn planned a visit before moving to Brink County South Dakota. Mrs Hanig of Wesley travels to Bradford Iowa for a short visit with Mrs Ammann. J Ed Fitterlee and sister Celia of Watertown Wisconsin visit their aunt Victoria Arndorfer. Mr and Mrs Tony Gumber now in East Moline NL arrived Wednesday from their Ojlek homestead?
A two weeks visit with relatives and friends is noted as Mr. Anton Rahm returns from summer spent at Dell Rapids and Blunt D. D. He visits the county metropolis and Wesley, while Martin Rahm conducts business there last Wednesday. J J Meinroe of Algona was in the area Monday to buy cattle, with D Stuflick and N H Raskopf engaging in Reaniene Co business at Wesley on Thursday.
About sixty friends gathered Thursday to honor Mr and Mrs John Spieher on their sixty-fifth anniversary. Guests presented an elegant couch silver fruit dish and silver tartter as tokens. Dr Matt son presided and the couple responded gladly. Family ties include editor R Burruss and his brother Thomas of Silver Chin. Local notices mention drainage work, visits from townsfolk, and upcoming church services.
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