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Local notes from Algona area residents and visitors
A long column of items from Algona and vicinity covers visits by Mrs. Graham and other friends, travels of Hugh Waterhouse, Turke family guests from Wisconsin, and accidents and injuries including Erickson’s eye and a boy's leg broken by a tumbling rod. It also notes a big corn yield report, kin visits from Pratt County, former residents of Redwood, California, and Democracy’s standing in Kossuth. Community events include a 68th birthday celebration at the Anderson home, Dr. Waud’s Des Moines legal matter, the Benson family illness, Prairie Creek drain debate, church Sunday services with stereopticon, a thwarted marriage license in Algona, and local business ads and land listings.
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Charley Armstrong
Southland
Baptist Church
Stull
California
Cyrus St. John
Watertown
D. D
Algona
Eldora
Bede
J. M. Christensen
A. L. Webster
W. J. Brunson
Chicago
Land of Flowers
Ringsted
Alfred Sorenson
Chris Hanson
Perry Wilkins
Sawyer
Spokane
BE. Conner
San Antonio
Texas
Albert Curtis
Neat Ledyard
Monlux
Iowa
Hugh McDonald
Union
Yernley Nicoulin
E. K. Thornton
Parsons
Kansas
Thornton
R. H. Miller
W. A. Datton
W. A
Reinbeck
Toledo
Jash
W. H. Ketcham
Ilinois
J. T. Lloyd
Tuesnesday
Montana
J. T
Mason City
Frank McCall
Dakota
Sully
Bossingham
N. D
Will
Otto Neuman
Fred Taylor
Minnesota
Kenefick
J.B. Murphy
Humboldt County
Court House
New York
Courier
William Miller
Andes
Miller
The
Love League
Joseph J. Kiein
Alice B.garey
Adolph C. Paulaen
Annie Nelson
Warnest Gee
Matilda Wermersen
J. G. Graham
Denver
W. E. McDonald
Hugh Waterhouse
Omaha
Julius Turke
Wis
Fred Pompe
Turke
Pompe
Cl Erickson
George Ailté
Titonka
Buffalo Township
Rod Jain
Rod
John M. Vinson
Pratt County
Illinois
Joe M
J. G. Vinson
John
Clark Rice
Redwood
Rice
Int
Kossuth
Kossuth County
Fenton
A. R. Weisbrod
Mika Weisbrod
Justice of the Peace
Hig Court
Kansas City
Mra.Enbody
Algonathia’ We
Ddi B. Ereau
T. S. Waud
Germania
Des Moines
Knights of Pythias
Perhata
Marshal Benson
Little
Drain 9
Benson
Prairie Creek
Gen
Hanna
W. B. Quarton
Nate
August Studer
Auto
Methodist Church
George H. Allen
Bancroft and Nettie
Vanvalkenburg
Estherville
Van