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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1898
Page
7
Local column surveys train arrivals and a Des Moines feeder miss, notes on real estate, school staff changes, church events, a large Ames trip turnout, and community notices. Mentions include Miss Josie Pettibone as Algona public schools drawing teacher, Union services, a teachers institute, and local business activity.
Local notes report a teachers institute closing this week and Democratic convention next Wednesday. A birth is recorded for Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kain of Plum Creek. W B R meeting set for tomorrow. Chicago rail fare listed at 9.55 dollars in Algona. A. T. Reed named janitor for Central school building. Humboldt College opens Sept. 6. Classifieds offer a secondhand baby cab. Land sale notes: Geo Call sold quarter in Grant to Jus Mayne. Weather turns cooler after recent heat. A chimney near J Coxsee’s house struck by lightning with no damage. County fair premiums available at banks. Marriage licenses issued for Ay Hi Gilbert and Agnes Felling, Phi Jetus Mitchell and Ida C Haines. Congregational church talk by President Beardshear on “Our Neighbors in South America.” Ephraim Locke of Lotts Creek reports corn escape frost. Mrs. A. C. Scott’s arm bones broken by horse kick. Northwest Iowa M E Conference at Emmetsburg Sept 21 with Bishop Vincent presiding. W H Lacy lays foundation stone east of Presbyterian church. Farmers urged to report game law violations and chase “name hogs.” Kossuth delegates to state and congressional conventions to be chosen by counting Aug nat Bl. REPUBLICAN Condensed Code praised as vital. Bancroft Baptist Sunday School plans an excursion from 5 p m at S Rist’s grounds. Artist Peterson’s show cage glass shattered by a team. new glass to be installed. Majestic Steel Monger work noted in kitchen pleasures.
Reports from Algona and surrounding towns detail returning soldiers from Company F. Capt. Cooke and Lieut. Randall show rapid and solid recovery while Fred Cronin and Roy Alcorn improve in hospital settings. Other servicemen, including Joe Bestenliner Walter Sellier Bancroft men George Munch and Josh Cunningham, are listed as improving or awaiting northern deployment as conditions allow.
The A M A will hold a meeting at the Congregational church tomorrow evening. Dr J E Roy of Chicago, western district secretary, Miss Dora B Dodge a Sioux missionary, and Miss 3 R Parmenter of Rockford Iowa a teacher among the negroes will speak. They are touring northern Iowa and visiting principal towns. Everyone should listen.
An old advertising notice promotes Grain-O as a grain based drink that tastes like coffee but does not stimulate sleep. It claims Grain-O nourishes and cheers, suitable for nervous persons, youth, and children, and urges readers to buy from grocers in 15 or 25 cent packages.
Owner unable to run the threshing outfit offers it for sale on time or barter including food horses. Contact Tuo BonN at Wesley or Bancroft Iowa for details.
The Trans Mississippi Exposition at Omaha recreates the 1893 White City allure with similar architecture and night lagoons. Efficient layouts, electric lighting, and easy access via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway make travel simple. excursion tickets are advertised for national events and related fairs in September.
An Alaska traveler writes from Lake Linderman recounting Alaska via the Stikeen river route and Chilkoot Pass. He details customs duties in Canada, bonding goods, and numerous papers, plus rough trail conditions, weather shifts, and wildlife. He notes a Marsh Lake strike rumor and describes a strenuous ascent from Dyea to Wong Lake with vivid terrain observations.
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