Burt Iowa News Briefs Echo War Time Missing Men
Burt Iowa notes carry a sense of wartime duty as twenty nine boys and one girl depart for Uncle Sam, with Algona hosting a farewell, plus local socials from Helen Barrackman’s surprise birthday to Sunshine Club and Old Ladies Birthday Circle events. Ed Wilson of Spokane dies. Ruth Spooner visits from Lone Rock. Tony Lohse has appendicitis care. Cedar Rapids visitor Mary Baer. flag raising at Fenton draws crowd. temperance talk by Rev. Jones of Algona. C Boettcher ships cattle to Boone. Rev Howell of Bancroft seen locally.
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Burt
Iowa
Algona
Uncle Sam
Paul Dettman
Herman Heerdt
Kenneth Bolen
Ray McWhorter
Art Leason
Lyle Black
Sid Spear
Jim Murray
Martin Olson
George White
Sunshine Club
Mansmith
Bancroft
Ruth Spooner
Lone Rock
Presbyterian Church
D. W. Pratt
Tony Lohse
Zimmerman
Miss Wetzel
Altona
W. T. Peters
Dubuque
Jd. H. Graham
Tom Hawcett
Lee Dremmel
Cresco Sunday personals note local visits and travels
Sunday personals list Arthur Curran and family from La Verne visiting uncle Wm. Greenfield and family. Vaughn Stiles and family at C. H. Potter home. L. Miller and wife with Misses Fry and Lloyd Wellendorf entertained by Misses Miller. Will Runchey and family visited Algona relatives. Mrs. E. C. Potter and her little son went to Swea City to visit sister Mrs. Arthur Spear. Art Spear stayed over with relatives. Mary Eigle of West Concord reports frost region conditions. corn progress cited. Geo. M. Mell and wife visited daughter Mrs. W. L. Martin. delayed at Peoria due to cloud burst while returning from Illinois. Lt. Miller and wife hosted his mother, sister, grandmother Mrs. 5. S. Potter, Mrs. Will Potter, and Loris Crawford of Algona. Mrs. Frank Miller visited with her parents, J. G. Rawson and wife during his heart trouble. Leland Wilden and wife of Mason City visited as brothers Baas headed to Des Moines camp. L. A. Potter lost a valuable heifer to oats over‑eating. Bert Thorpe came from Ft. Dodge camp. W. H. Martin of Renwick visited tenant Moncell. John Tobin and J. Van Note purchased Saxon Sixes. Everett Witham and W. J. Lowman Briscoes noted. J. W. Cox and wife hosted Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins of Clinton, Illinois. F. H. Skilling and family and Mike Logs drove to Ft. Dodge. Skilling threshed flax field yielding well.
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Arthur Curran
la Verne
Wm. Greenfield
Vaughn Stiles
C. H. Potter
C. L. Miller
Fry
Lloyd Wellendorf
Miller
Will Runchey
Algona
E. C. Potter
Swent
Arthur Spear
Swea City
Sid Spear
Art Spear
Mary Eigle
West Concord
Minn
Walter Brandon
Paris
Illinois
Geo.m. Mell
W. L. Martin
Points
Peoria
L. A. Potter
Bert Thorpe
Ft. Dodge
John Tobin
J. van Note
Everett Witham
W. J.lowman
Doings of the Red Cross and Local Visiting Ladies
The Home Economies Club votes to shift meeting day to Red Cross work led by committee chair Mia French, producing the One Man Outfit. A Saturday banquet honors Kossuth county soldier boys under local Red Cross direction with Mrs Chas Barry as chair. Algona Red Cross ladies visit Whittemore on Mr Mark Boyle’s invitation to discuss work, Whittemore hosting two well equipped rooms with enthusiastic women. After business, guests were entertained at Mrs Girtera’s home. Donations include five dollars for knitting and a blackboard from Mr Overmyer. a chest of drawers is needed.
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Red Cross
Mia
Kossuth County
Tha
Chas
Barry
Mark’ Boyle
Algona Red Cross
Whittemore
Girtera
Katherine McEnroe
Overmyer
Notice to Stockholders of County Savings Bank Meeting
Notice to stockholders that County Savings Bank will hold a meeting on a specified date to act on the proposed Articles of Association and other matters. The text confirms a general stockholders meeting and related corporate actions requiring stockholder attendance.
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County Savings Bank
County Seveings Hauk
Getobers Iit
Bsrgaknend
Bank Powers and Directors Reduced in 1917 Declaration
A 1917 document grants the bank authority to receive trust properties and serve in fiduciary roles. It also notes a reduction of directors to eight and lists the officers and directors including EE J Murtagh and C B Hutchins. The dated signature is September 19 1917.
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EE. J. Murtagh
C. B
Hutchins
B. Murtagh
Cashier
W. H. Bailey
H. L. Gilmore
J. W. Sullivan
E. J. Gilmore
Andrew Peterson
E. McMahon
C. Spear
Notice of Tax Sale to Eastman and Robinson in Wesley Iowa
Tax sale notice published by Kossuth County Treasurer at Algona Iowa on September 1 1917 concerns the East Half of Block 32 in Wesley Iowa. The delinquent lands were sold to E J Murtagh who holds a certificate of purchase. Redemption expires ninety days after service of this notice unless prior payment is made.
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S. L. Eastman
C. L. Robinson
Kossuth
Said County
Said
Wesley
Iowa
E. J. Murtagh
Kossuth County
Algona
EJ. Munracs
Postwar job boom attracts stenographers and engineers
War drives demand for thousands of stenographers bookkeepers auto mechanics and engineers. Great opportunities await in the Northwest's largest pool. Rates are low. State work desired and request the free catalog from University of Southern Minnesota Austin Minnesota today.
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Northwest
University of Southern Minnesota, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
Farm loan terms and local ads offer quick cash
Money to loan on farm lands, low rates, optional payments. See A W Sprague. FOR SALE One good second hand pure touring car John Samunth Auto Co. Have an experienced man tune your piano Gordon Kuhn phone 673. For Sale Cheap Small place near Algona Call at this office WANTED Cook at Algona Hospital Steel drums for sale John Lamuth Auto Co.
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Gordon
Kuhn
Algona
Notice to Taxpayers and For Sale Items
Notice to taxpayers says second half of taxes now delinquent. Fallete Sechae Octoberiat H J McChesney county treasurer. FOR SALE by owner seven room modern house four blocks from business district near schools churches and repairs. PHP 2000, coal heater in perfect condition. ANGIE WB
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H. J. McChesney
County
Tregaurer
Busi
Neg
Echoola
Churchea
Abd
Phioa
Thio
Angie WB
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H.C. Adams & Co
G. Bowyer
East State Street
Joan P. Byson
Towa
Helen Barrackman
Helen
John Dittmer
Roy Moore
Des Moines
Roy Rather
New Mexico
Bradford
Mary Baer
Cedar Rapids
Frank Schneier
E. E. Taylor
J. P. Cunningham
Chris Boettcher
Boone
Rev. Howell of
Hin
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
The
White Bank
Cresco
5. S. Potter
Will Potter
Loris Crawford
Frank Miller
J. G. Rawson
Leland Wilden
Mason City
Latter
Willie
Julius Baas
W. H. Martin
Renwick
Doings of the Red Cross
Madson & Hanson
Algona, Iowa
Algona Hospital
Steel
John Lamuth
Auto Co
Galbraith
Dodge Street
M. J. Wolfe
Kohlhaas
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