Port land News Roundup of Accidents and Fires
Portland dispatch reports Wm Blake fractured ribs when a buggy overturned after a frightened horse. Chris Sorenson was thrown from a horse with head injury but likely no permanent harm. A residence of H J Smith at Sod Town burned. 60 bushels of potatoes baked. insured for $600 with Kossuth County Mutual. Mrs Henley improves after typhoid. Mrs Grover recovering after childbirth. Dr Beane praised for care.
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Blake
Chris Sorenson
Portland
H. J. Smith
Sod Town
Kossuth County Mutual
Gottlieb Rike
Mr. Smith
Wm. Blake
A. A. Call
Burt
Christ Sorenson
G. W. Fairbanks
Wesley Henley
Will Grover
Dr. Beane
Bacon to Close Hardware Store at Wretny
GHEW 928,000. Wretny, Nov. 30. B. I. Bacon to close his hardware stock today after serving as manager for some time. He plans to move to North Dakota soon. Thanksgiving business was light. About forty friends of Rev. Plummar held a pound party last Wednesday. Assistant County Attorney BE. C. Raymond visited yesterday for state matters. Wesley’s 1897 building improvements total about 825,000. Mr. and Mrs. 8.X. Way spent Thanksgiving in Mason City. Criss and Ole Oeson are moving to Norway for a new home. Joe Studem went to St. Cloud, Minn. with land seekers. Miss Hattie Shaw begins her first term of teaching. Aid is satisfactory. Wesley elevators report strong business. Local poultry buyers keep market high. The Congregational church held a successful cornSOCIAL? floor event at the opera house last Wednesday.
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Wretny
Bacon
North Dakota
Plummar
BE. C. Raymond
Wesley
X. Way
Mason City
Criss
Ole Oeson
Norway
Joe Studem
St. Cloud
Minn
Hattie Shaw
Hera
Opera House
Congregational Church Society
Hobart's New Depot Opens and Boxing Accident
Hobart reports the Milwaukee depot completed and handed to Station Agent Brodt, measuring 26 by 40 feet and praised as a fine facility. A Saturday night visit by local youths marked the opening. Mrs. La Plant has recently recovered enough to return to town. Charley Witham and Henry Kennedy exchanged boxing gloves. Witham injured his arm, but the injury improved over time.
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Hopanrt
Milwaukee
Brodt
Witham
Hebron Wedding in New Hartford Minnesota
Geo H Vrooman of Hebron Iowa weds Hattie Murray of New Hartford on November 25 1807 at the bride’s home. They plan to keep house on a farm near Elmore. Rev. Perry to open protracted meetings at Martin Smith school house starting November 30. Other local items include D A Haggard’s auction work 1800 bushels corn husking by C L Eickhorn Sanford Rowe buying a new buggy and various small notes about local residents and sales.
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Hennon
New Stfartford
Minn
Geo. H. Vrooman
Hebron
Iowa
Hattie Murray
New Hartford
Elmore
Minnesota
Rev
Perry
Martin Smith
Hy Verybody
C. L. Eickhorn
Sanford Rowe
D. A. Haggard
Kossuth County
U.S. R
Richardson
W. A. Smith
Irvington News Briefs Highlight Local Travel and School Terms
In Irvington on November 29 C D Banks returned to Swen City after visiting Joe Dunwoodie s. J R Duttons plan a Missouri trip to visit their daughter. Viola Mann and Mary Gaffney begin winter teaching terms. Ioa Newcomb starts winter tenure in La Verne township. Duttons hosted 36 for Thanksgiving. D Blythe returned from Chicago with Robbie who improves but remains weak. Sherman township schools begin winter terms. Lad ies Aid fundraiser nets nearly 12. Shoemaker shop and a foundry are planned. A brother of Mel and Sims Roney is visiting.
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Invineton
C. D. Banks
Joe Dunwoodie
Swen City
Missouri
Viola Mann
Ioa Newcomb
D. T. Jones
la Verne
J. R. Datton
D. Blythe
Chicago
Robbie
Mary Gaffney
Lulu Newcomb
Sherman Township
C. Trumbie
F. L. Parish
Algona
Aliee Mann
Minneapolis
Mel
Slms
Roney
Train Schedule Change on Nickel Plate Route Chicago
Trains leaving Chicago on the Nickel Plate Road adjust times for Sunday November 14. The 10:35 A M departure moves to 10:25 A M. No. 6 will depart at 2:00 P M instead of 3:05 P M, offering through sleeping car to Beaton arriving 10:30 P M next day. The evening train leaves 10:15 P M as before. Notes praise for colored porters dining car service and lower rates vs rivals. Represented by J Cavanan and H Thorne Adams St Chicago.
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Son Wonemy
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Beaton
J. ¥. Cavanan
Adams St
Ill
H. Thorne
T. A
First Snow Arrives as Farmers Brace for Winter
Eagle Lake area reports the season’s first snow. Farmers finish husking and prepare for winter. Baptist Thanksgiving services held. C. C. Eckholm and wife dined with the Molinders. Mr. Ganfield and Chas Taylor started school in districts 7 and 8 on Nov 22. Joe Taylor visited from near Algona. Martin and Whalen sale drew locals to Bancroft. Will Karredt helped at a Swea City Thanksgiving masked ball. Kennedy school blocks agent sold eight sets to local directors. Christensen family attended Danish church services in Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaces Lak
Baptists
C. Eckholm
Molinder
Mr. Ganfield
Chas
Taylor
J. Saunders
Bancroft
Martin and Whalen
Joe Taylor
Algons
Will Karredt
Swea City
Kennedy
Christensen
Seneca
Christmas tree planned in east Fenton M E church
Fenton notes a Christmas tree planned for the east Fenton M E church on Christmas Eve. Thanksgiving Day shooting match drew a large crowd. Mr and Mrs H T Dreyer visit their son in Charles City. MWA lodge reports four new members in past month. Rob White family and Walter Garry visit from east of Burt during Thanksgiving. Quarterly meeting held at M E church with Presiding Elder Vetter delivering the sermon. John Hable and Miss Adam Jackson traveled to Webster City and Clear Lake to visit relatives. Ladies urged to take Karl's Clover Tea for constipation and sallow skin. sold by Dr Z L Sheatz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BE
Vetter
John Hable
Adam Jackson
Webster City
Clear Lake
Worth $10.00 Gift for the Gentleman Revealed
In a brief notice the item described as worth ten dollars is presented as a gift for the gentleman with no further details on recipient or occasion.
Plum Creek Notebook Hints at Local Happenings in Nov 23 Issue
Jno Geders reports thrifty Plum Creek happenings including Ada Rhinehart teaching in Ledyard, granary remodels, farming trades by Fred Miller and E P Keith, Miss Ada Rhinehart teaching in Ledyard, and church projects. Residents attend weddings, school trips, and family visits. a buggy accident injures Wm Blake, and Lutherans plan a German school and horse sheds. Volume notes include travel to Cherokee and Clear Lake, corn harvest progress, and social calls among Plum Creek residents.
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Plum Creek
H. Warner
Neree
Ada Rhinehart
Ledyard Township
N.C. Main
Clark Saile
OC Ll. Land Farm
Fred Miller
E. P. Keith
Grant Benschoter
GA. Holman
C. Fogle
Yours Truly
Oscar Walker
Ayle County
Ilinois
Philip Miller
Cherokee County
A.D. Seeley
J. Young
Vinton
McChesney-Ingham
Rice
R.M. Gardner
County News Notes From Burt and Surrounding Towns
Local item notices no new banking facilities in Burt or Swen City though Swen City Herald reports new quarters in the bank building. Seneca creamery hires A. Butterfield, a Burt man, to run the plant. Jas White, Bancroft transient, accused after riding rented bicycle in Algotia. claims work as a stone cutter and possible employment at Anamosa. Dr Lowder of Led yard had bicycle stolen three months ago. recovered by thief abandoning it in Hebron township, Pendleton’s cornfield. Prof Van Erdewyk to become youngest county superintendent in January. Dunlap Bros of Ledyard plan to move to Oklahoma for a bank. Andy Dunlap moved ahead, Barney to wind down Led yard firm. Armstrong Journal notes S.C. Trimble from Burt who drafted twenty-five dollars on Bank of Burt, cashed at Armstrong Bank by misrepresenting funds. arrest for false pretense, case dismissed after bank found no intent to defraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Swen City
Herald
Seneca Creamery
I’. A. Butterfield
Mr. Butterfeld
Jas, White
Bancroft
Algotia
Burt Monitor
Prof
van Erdewyk
Dunlap Bros
Ledyard
Oklahoma
Andy Dunlap
Barney
Armstrong Journal
C. Trimble
Ilo
Bank of
Armstrong Bank
Armstrong
Hank
Karl's Clover Root Tea advertised relief for nerves
An advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as soothing nervous tension and aiding digestion. It claims to cleanse the system, purify the blood, and improve complexion, with a 25 cent price and availability from Dr. L. Sheatz and local sellers in Hartford Connecticut.
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Arena
Karl
A.awrees
Hartford Conn
Dy. Ta * Jeetz
Trains Schedule Arrivals and Departures At Chicago Route
The list shows arrival and departure times for the Chicago Milwaukee and Bt West line with passenger and freight services. Notable entries include No 4 passenger at 9 05 am and 3 59 pm, No 93 freight at 10 45 pm, No 71 freight at 3 20 pm, and No 65 freight at 3 30 pm. Chicago & North Western trains appear with arrival in Chicago at 7 10.
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Chicago & North-Wester
Chicago
M. Iy
P. Bs
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Henry J. Smith
China
Tal
Langdon & Hudson
Boston Block
B. Avey
Algona Market
Jas, A, Orr
Jas, A, Orr, Algona
Ghew
Wesley Hoosifn
Ponties
Hobart
A. Hebron
Geo. H. Vroomaan
Diss Hattie Murray
Irvington
A. M. Corn
Foss the Tailor
FOSS
Chisago
Hnes
Atlantic Ocean
Osewall
Osu Hound Andere
C. Ros Wall
State St . Oust
J. B. Winkela Alee
Lbertha Mann
Layington
Wesenberg Bros
Real Estate
Gilmore's
A. Hutchison
Cash Shoe House
CASE
OWA
Eagle Lake
Dr. ZL. Oa. Nheatz
Miles
L. O. Bramley
Henry &J
St. Catherines
Ontario
Dr. Miles
Blgbart, Jad
Jno. Geders
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Hast Dubuque
Fred
Mr. Greenwaldt
Frank
Kossuth
C. B. Albright
Blackford Bridge
A.L. Sealy
Jobo Young
Johnny Taff
Guthrie County
Elf
County News Notes
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Milwauker and
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