Fair Week Triumph Despite Weather and Roads
A rural fair recovered from cold rains and poor midweek attendance as Saturday brought a dry road and a decent crowd. Exhibits covered cattle and hogs from multiple counties, with Ayershires a new breed. Baby shows, premium scores, and a crowded Floral Hall highlighted a fair that drew 10 640 attendees and 4 911 70 in ticket receipts along with bootlegger incidents and local fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Williams
Hancock County
M. C. Matern
Wesley
Mr. Matern
Hefty and Sons of
Renwick
John Wellendorf & Son
J. A. Vipond
Hutchins Bros
Hefty & Sons
Chester
Qc.lc
Fenton
Court grind yields many continuances and dispositions
The court convened with Judge Lee. grand jury named Wm H Andregg R J Eggleston A K Johnson H J R Kuhlman Geo Miller John Nyman C O Simpson bailiffs Roy Davis E T Burbank. Many cases were continued or disposed. notable actions include continuances in State v Hutchins and Mountford and rulings on Lynch Schemel and Laura M Smith v Security Fire Insurance. Defaults and verdicts followed in several other cases, with adjustments to law and equity as the docket progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Wm. H. Andregg
R. J. Eggleston
A. K. Johnson
H. J. R. Kuhlman
Geo. Miller
John Nyman
C.0. Simpson
Roy Davis
E. T. Burbank
C. B. Hutchins
4. S. Mountford
State
August Daken
N. E. Riemers
D. J. Odell
C. H. Merriman
H. E. Reimers
O. B. Butterworth
By Hunt
Anna B. Kelley
Barney Logan
Slimmer & Thomas
Carl Blakely
Fairbanks Steam Shovel Co
N. W. Dr
Board of Supervisors
John, Frearch
W. L. Joslyn
S. T. Freitz
F. W. Keinitz
Peter Hana
W. Broffle
Mark Sarchett
Thoa
Sarchett
L. F. Wingert
Whitcomb
Ball & Son
al Falkinhamer
Geo. Funk
Lloyd Braby
Humboldt Co
Edward Braby
Lewis E. Krantz
Ed Johnson
Christina Readinger
Jacob Roadinger
Butterworth
Boad of Supervisors
B. French
Chas
S. Armstrong
Board of Supe Visors
H. Queal & Co
Nels Johnson
John L. Campbell
P. J. Hoffman
Gee, Andt
E. E. Sayers
G. G. Gibson
R. T. Burbank
Costa
Fred Seator
J. M. Stewart
David Owen
C. O. Jentz
Plcf
Edward Berglund
Walter Berglund
Plif
Pltf
Sullivan
McMahon
Lynch- Schemmel
Equity
Laura M. Smith
Security Fire Insurance Company
Wm. H. Ketcham
Western Elec
the Telephone Co
Geneva
Local Happenings Celebrate Walter Schoby Lulu Brown Wedding
A Thursday wedding united Walter K Schoby and Lulu Brown at the M E church parsonage with Rev. Taylor officiating. The couple then left for a wedding tour stopping in Rochester Minnesota to visit relatives while the groom, son of J F Schoby of Union Township, works at the County Savings Bank and the bride, daughter of Mrs Rosa Brown, is described as amiable and accomplished. May their union be long and happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter K. Schoby
Lulu Brown
Taylor
Acon
Rochester
Minn
J. F. Schoby
Union Township
County Savings Bank
Rosa Brown
Death of Nicholas Winkel from Livermore and Algona area
Nicholas Winkel of Livermore, brother of the Winkel brothers, died in Rochester after health issues and a stomach ailment. Once ran a restaurant in Algona about 30 years ago, he was about 70, survived by two married daughters, his wife having died five years prior. Burial occurred in Livermore on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Kogisth County
Nick Winkel
Livermore
Winkel
Rochester
Michigan
J. B. Winkel
Accidents Near Ringsted Reported at Farm and Hill Run
Last Tuesday while John Sorensen threshing crew worked at Dr Bossingham farm George Dotson was injured as an oil can fell into the feeder. His arm was severely cut from wrist to shoulder but Dr Bossingham treated him and he recovers. Late Sunday night Mrs Jepsen was seriously injured when a neck yoke broke during a near runaway. She fell struck her head and hurt her arm but is recovering with care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sorensen
Dotson
Five Indictments Reported by Grand Jury in Algona Case
The grand jury has found five or six indictments, but only two are named publicly. It notes two bootleggers identified as D. C. Ebert and Frank Kreucher. The jury investigated an alleged case of gross immorality in Algona and found it to be a malicious frame-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Mason Cuy
C. Ezra
BE. C. Nelson Va
Oscar Soushoulder
Seager Engine Works
W. J. Pech
W. E. Bursledt
E. T. Burbank
the Liquid Carbonic Co
Fred. Wilson
KR. C. Smith
Albert Komas
D. C. Ebert
Frank Kreucher
Algona
Girl Arrested as a Spy in Europe Adventure
Miss Edna Haug of Decorah Iowa returned from Europe recounting a Berlin incident on August 1. A camera wielding companion was stopped and the party briefly detained by six soldiers before nightfall and police station questioning. Only Miss Haug held a passport, yet it offered little protection as they faced six hours of inquiry and inspections before release at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Iowa
Edna Haug
Haug
Europe
Berlin
Oregon
Germany
Hamburg
Miss Haug
Sol Jdiera
German vigor and war view from Magdeburg roars across Iowa
Karl Kruger, Gilchrist Elevator agent, returned from Magdeburg after three weeks covering the early war. He reports Germany still functioning as usual with bumper crops and low prices due to state actions, sees soldiers homeward bound, and says the German people unite behind the war. He notes England is blamed and warns Americans to pause judgment until Germany speaks. He says peace must wait for consent of the German people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Karl Kruger
West Bend
Gilchrist Elevator Company
Germany
Magdeburg
Berlin
England
Onger
Kroger
William
Court Record New Cases Tra G Dewel vs Purvig and Others
Court notices list several new cases including Tra G Dewel versus Mary A Purvig John Schunacher versus William Latti mer Ed Priebe versus William Kading. The sale advertisement describes a Studebaker car offered for sale with 3 month run and extra casings and inner tab car in fine running order, price and address to be sent to box BQ ero, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Dewel
Mary A. Purvig
John Schunacher
William Lattimer
Ed Priebe
Studebaker
Towa
Public Library War Reading List and Sept 1914 War Magazine
A library notice promotes viewing a list of war related books and magazines including Germany and the Germans, The France of Today, Paris, American Diplomacy in the Orient, and Mahan works, plus Scientific American and World’s Work War numbers with articles on European armies navies and aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Reinach
Asia
A. T. Mahan
Scientific American
Europe
Public land sale at Algona on September 26
The sale of 80 acres of tilled farm land in the SE of section 2, Fenton township, to settle the Henry Ogenhausen estate will be held at the east door of the court house in Algona at 2:30. The tract has no buildings, is cash sale, near Fenton, a strong investment in a prime county area. Administrator W. C. Stam er urges attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Fenton Township
Henry Ogenhausen
Fentor
W. CG. Stamer
The Clover Belt Farm Offer in Iowa and Wisconsin
The notice promotes buying a Clover Belt farm with no drainage or irrigation taxes and no crop failures. Pay one dollar per acre down, four more in spring, letting the land pay for itself. Highlights good towns rural free delivery and telephones. Joins the Northwestern Lumber Co. land loan banner with agents M C Emmons and H C Adams & Co in Algona, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joir Us
M.C. Emmons
Algona
Iowa
Northern Iowa
Northwestern Lumber Co
Stanley
Wis
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Pedley
Britt
Clyde
Wolcott
Pedley
Gross. Bros
W. F. Jenkinson
Hugh Herman
Mortland Bros
Palo Alto
Dell Herbst
Genevieve Altwigg
Melvin Shiltz
Donald Aykens
C. E. Bolig
W. Swanson
Plum Creek
RE. Clemens
Bart
Will Helgeson
Lone Rock
Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Helgeson
Mr. Cremona
LaVerne
George E. Boyle
la Verne Township
F. W. Peck
J. D. Graham
Whittemore
Floral Hall
Courier
Squire Crowell
District Court
Grand Jury
George Hart
Mort Franklyn
Paca
Gay Goney Island
The
Wall Opera House
Ned Alvord, Inc
Gay Coney Island
Gay Coney Toland
Call Opera House
Wm. P. Berninghaus
R. B. Berninghaus
Martshfield
Rudolph Berninghaus
Marshfield
Miller
Clear Lake
Arthur Crawford
Cedar Falls
Albert
August Petratz
Lotts Creek
Minnesota
Algona Creamery
Barney
Mortenson
Watson
Forewood
Misa Mildred Hulse
Misa Hulse
Sullivan & McMahon
Wyatt R. Walker
Agency
M. O. Emmons
Wisconsin
Bime Bellows of
Humboldt
Trene Miller
Iowa City
University
Anthony Byson
Elk River, Mion
Jas. Taylor
John Walsh
Nicholas Winkel
Ringsted
the Clover Belt’ of
America
H. C. Adams &Co
New York City
Chicago
Kansas City
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