This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1897
Page
4
Lanenoft reports Algenn Courier agent visiting Bancroft for subscriptions. Local calls out on prairie chicken hunting and law enforcement. Infant death at St Johns. D. V. Tallman plans fair tours. various residents travel or relocate. The Northwestern builds track and stockyards. W T U convention set for early September. New M E church dedication August 29 with Rev Ives officiating.
Mrs J O Rawson and son Elwin attended church in Algona. Fred Mosbach suffered a severe hand injury while operating a threshing machine. doctors amputated all but the thumb. Jenny Felder telegram announced his father’s death in Guttenberg. Residents return from Okoboji visits. Horse races drew crowds. rain may halt last event. Cities and kin visited include Misses Leatherman and Hatch families from Watseka Illinois.
Wesley notices include Lanning of LaPorte City visiting on business and a group including BA Walbort WA J O Brein traveling to Minneapolis. Will South, brother of Mrs West Miller, plans to reside here and enroll in the local school. 8 X Way departed for Cedar Rapids to attend the Republican state convention as a delegate. The county GOP nominates J R Jones for the legislature.
Aug 16 in Swea City notes a visit by Myra and Mrs. W R Peet to Godar Rapids and returns by G I Thomas from Spirit Lake. Olof Rosenberg celebrates a 10 pound baby girl. Stone & Swanson announce new stock while Mrs. Ferguson moves millinery to new quarters. Sam Mayne shines in convention speech as a staunch Republican.
August 13 report from Plum Creel notes stacking and threshing at many farms led by R. M. Gardner and Lamath ab Riley with a large outfit. Laboring farmers anticipate a calm spell before county aspirants enter the race. Crop talk is mixed with drought prophecies overlooked by rain. G. A. Tolman returns from Minnesota to report booming crops. Local incidents include W. Hopkins attending his father’s funeral and then settling his estate, and J. Doidvich visiting to view crop progress. Simpkins plans two tile spans as farming moves on. Debate shifts to Maine versus county as threshing and harvesting continue, with flax yields disappointing after repeated sowing. Fred Miller sprains his left wrist in a caucus trip when a horse throws him. Smoke from steam threshers grows as harvest wraps up and stacking and threshing proceed at many sites.
Hebron reports a divided convention between Springfield and Lie bran delegates with county voters weighing county office firmer rules. W. A South plans a ten day inspection tour of Coudawood Redwood Murray and Wagon counties Minnesota to assess land buying chances. Robberies noted at EH GL Baldwins shop and Rev Smith holds meetings at Marti Smith school house amid local visits by Mrs Potres of Elmore.
In Cresco and Chesco Aug 16 farmers report completed stack ing and threshing. Mrs Henry Beevers and daughter from Fenton visited Cresto. T A Taylor Lotts Creek Cyclone fence agent toured the area. Miss Mabel Barry Union visited cousin Mrs A J Brown and returned home. John Sabin aims to buy a Missouri farm. Perry Ayers from Ames visited family. Judd Stebbins paints Sam Patter goues house in Union township.
Mr and Mrs Das Martin and children with Miss Mary Martin of Livermore visited Alex Browns Tuesday. Mya J W Curtis and grandson Elmer Kelley spent weekend at Miles Sabin of Lotts Crack. Burt Aug 16 Mr and Mrs Slade and Misses Blanche and Gertie visiting friends in Eagle Grove Webster City. Blanche staying a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Chipman visiting daughter Mrs Brown at Dunesh Chauncy visited there last week for my visit. Mrs Ingle, visiting her parents Mr and Mrs McChesney, returned to Kansas. Lorin Hodgson family on the farm for a while. Miss Anna Welitz teacher in Sanborn visiting Mrs Middlekant with Nellie Saulisbury. Annie Wilson of Boston visiting her old friend Mrs Albert Folsom. Mr Nafus and family occupying new house. Several families contemplating moving this month Prof Vanldyke occupying Keopka house south of town. Mr Easterly going north of town. Mrs GD McDonald and son Guy expected home this week. The lawn social at Dr Besne's was a great success.
Mrs Jane Pottit and granddaughter from Wisconsin visit Innton. Kim Boever injured his collarbone when a blind horse fell. Mike Weisbrod lost a horse last week. Ib overeats at night. Tillie Swain improves after illness. Bob White family from east of Burt visited Hal Pettibone. Show at Light’s schoolhouse a week ago. Mrs F L Ranney and Phoebe visited German Valley relatives. Quarterly meeting next Sunday at Delmert schoolhouse at 1 o’clock. Miss Histo Jackson married Ira Dalley of Algona. wedding to occur in Webster City. John Wiesel to marry Effie Cunningham of Buffalo Fork this week. Wishes of joy to Venton friends.
West Union residents report upcoming Helping Hand Society church fair and free entertainment at Scotch school house on Tuesday evening August 31. Bowling precedes ice cream and cake with proceeds benefiting Rev. Bond and local families. Other notes include repairs for Mitchell and Jones thrashing, visits by Mrs. Hetrick and daughter, a small John Vorhees picnic, and plans for an Herman school literary program on Friday August 20.
Aug 16 report notes Mr Bode senior from Illinois may depart this week with the Moflat place and adjacent quarter, making him a half section farmer. Fred Miller plans to raise tile costs by about 1300. M’s hand improves slowly and Hopkins votes by proxy at the convention. Zinn Uolman from Algong backs GA support, with P Keith reportedly running despite reports to the century.
The report alleging the sheriff withdrew at the county convention circulated, but his energetic denial questions the claim. Nearby notes mention a cold wave causing Intercom anxieties and local agricultural remarks about wheat quality. Georgie Hugh, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hugh, died Monday morning. cholera morbius cited. Burial set for Tuesday at 11 at Lutheran cemetery with Rev Bedrends officiating. AC Clamp advances barn construction and dwelling updates. house 18 by 14 by 28 feet, barn 40 by 70 feet with 10 foot posts. W I Tohn hauling stone to Burt for a new house. Wn Clamp visiting from Colesburg, Iowa. Ed Bolin shows a large 14-foot mitt on the old homestead for grinding.
In Harrison and nearby Ledyard area notes a cold wind signals approaching autumn. Threshing stalls due to machine shortages while vast grain stands ready west of Ledyard. Wheat is baling but farmers prefer threshing from shocks. Five teaching applicants per school, Mr Corey’s engine trouble halts work, Mrs D Rasmungon in poor health. Mrs A Catty visits Hastings. Dikeman to Osage for four weeks, due home Wednesday. Grove and Sons advertise jars and wax. Shilor’s Cure promoted for cough and croup with claimed one million bottles sold last year.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.