Algona Local News and Rumors Hit the Town
District court will convene quietly as spring work begins. Haggard and Peek seek workers for 200 plowed acres while city officials push cleanup. Marriage licenses issued. new opera at Call House. Denison West Point candidates on May 20. Local notes include real estate trades, school events, and updates from residents, workers, and clubs.
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D.T. Smith
County Recorder
Atmorican Express Company
Begpat Prince Opera Company
Pasha
Winkel
Alness
WaSatchett
McMahon
Ita
Oan
Haggard& Peek
West Point
Denison
R. BE. Towle
Reverend Suckow May Leave Algona Parish
The Congregational church of Port Dodge plans to send Rev W J Suckow of Algona to Ft Dodge to discuss a possible transfer. Church members acknowledge his talents suit larger pulpits and higher distinctions, while hoping to retain him if possible.
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Cassiderviale Céil
Podge-Breone
Adina
Port Dodge
W. J. Suckow
Alpo
Buckow
Algona Church
Marriage of Will Douglas and Emma Zanke at Catholic Church
The marriage of Mr Will Douglas and Miss Emma Zanke took place at a Catholic church Tuesday morning at 9 o clock with Father Halpie officiating. Attendants included bridesmaid Andreo Zanke and groomsman Prooms Man. The couple posed at Peterson's studio, then dined with the bride's parents on Call Street. They left that afternoon for Minot North Dakota where Douglas had a homestead, joined by Miss Mary McDonald. The county loses a capable teacher in Miss Janice. Douglas is the son of John Douglas, early county settler.
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Otto Falkenhainer
Hig
Mr. Falkenhainer
North Dakota
Minot
Kossath County
Asvere
Chester Rickard
Berthold
Rickard
Boston
Ellen Hale
Hale
Alpona
Spencer
Central
Mia
Horton
Miss McDermott
Miga Emma Smith
Sweney
Stuataara
Will Douglas
Emma Zanke
Halpie
Emma Douglas
Andreo
Zanke
Peterson
Joseph Zhake
Call Street
Northwestern
Young Douglass
Mary McDonald
Sha
Hugh McDonald
Janice
Farmers’ Institute
Douglass
John Douglass
Missouri
Personal notices from Algona area residents
A string of brief items lists W H Horania in Minnesota, M % Grove at home in Algona, EF, A Bronson of Enagla Grove visiting, Mayor Geo J Boyle of Whittemere in town, Miss Laure Cooper visiting Forest City, John Ramsay considering Seattle, Dawson in Deuel County on land business, Col Spencer and wife returning from Lake Wisconsin, Pathor Schemmel and H H Fallows visiting, Geo Zanke attending his sister's wedding, Clarke returning to Culver Indiana for spring term, Mrs G A Cohenour visiting Dr Walters in Bancroft, Mr and Mrs M S Lumber visiting from Burt, L P Ward scouting land in South Dakota toward Edmonds County, Gilbert and Frank trip to Wilmot ND for land, Mrs D A Haggard visiting daughter in Titonka, Mrs J J Ryan of Fort Dodge and Mrs Hastman of Calisader visiting mother, Mrs Bertha Miller back from Germany travels, Mrs W A Mitchell visiting from Garner for the Douglass-Zanke wedding, Mde Harrist Stephens in Chicago, Misbagh and A Paine to Clay County MN, Joe hoping to buy land after scouting farms, Mr and Mrs Frank Gary of Bis Jnore in Algona, Gertrude xe jah returning home.
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W. H. Horania
Minnesota
Grove
Algona
A. Bronson
Enagla Grove
Geo. J. Boyle
Whittemere
Laure Cooper
Forest
City
John Ramsay
Seattle
W. GO
Dawson
Deuel
South Dakota
Col. Spancer
Rite Lake
Wisconsin
Pathor Schemmel
H. H. Fallows
Geo. Zanke
Ames College
Bréd ‘Clarke
Blancheol
Culver
Indiana
G. A. Cohenour
Walters
Bancroft
Lumber
Burt
Algenta
Fort Dodge
Mya. Hastman
Calisader
Wartman
Bertha Miller
Germany
Rev. Behrens
Plum Creek
Issagain
Mra. WU
Mitchell
Garner
Douglass- Zanke
Yiaib
Aly
J. W
Hingdon
Stephens
Chicago
Don Misbagh
A. Paine
Clay County
Joe
Jock
Will Popaibly
Mra
Peng
Tralo
Frank
Garysy
Bis Jnore
Tora Bhoryime
Mise
Gertrude Xejah
Two Local Students Advance in Education and Arts
A Mason City resident enjoyed a few days with Algona friends before returning as a first year pupil in the high school. She studies drawing with Mr. Cumming and will join a sketching play group he plans to start when weather allows. Her sister Genevieve graduates in June from scientific and latin courses at West Des Moines High School and will enter Wellesley College in the fall.
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Mason City
Algona
Switzer Face of Smallpox Prank Ends In Quarantine Jest
A Mankato College incident recounts Marshal Switzer being lured into a quarantine prank aimed at a fellow student, Clifford Thompson, arousing criticism as the joke backfired. The plot involved a staged smallpox alert via a train crossing, but Thompson arrived safe and vaccinated. Mrs. Florence Hyde Jenckes of New York gave a lecture on Higher Physical Life in town, with plans to repeat the talk at Congregational church.
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Mankato College
Marshal Switzer
Cily Thompson
Clifford Thompson
Mankato
Young Thompson
Thompson Place
Union Township
Switzer
John
Thompson
Marshal
Florence Hyde-Jenckes
New York
Congregational Church
Avery
Mra
Tencles Tylka
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Lew F. Robinson
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Busibese
John G. Smith
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Spirit’ Lake
H. G.ifsha
St. Paul
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Ebp Robinson
Royal Neighbor's of America
D. W. Hohn
Algotia Camp
Theyas
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N. Spencer
Caroline Hart'tazes
Reni
Stata University
Suckow
Meg Will Doxiglass
Miss Bittia Zathe
Ceeator
Eer
Idingley
PUGH
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Iowa Central
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