Farmers and Traders Saving Bank of Algona Iowa Profile
The Farmers and Traders Saving Bank is an established Northwestern Iowa institution incorporated in 1892, successor to the 1887 Farmers and Traders Bank. C J Lenander presides with A B Richmond and P A Lonergan as officers, capital $15,000, lauded for safety and long standing in the county. Lenander also leads First National Bank Swea City and County Savings Bank director roles, with Texas land interests and a hand in naming Bancroft. He has lived in the U S 47 years, born in Vermont, married Carrie M Goodspeed in Illinois. The Carrs are noted for a solid family and public spirit.
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Iowa
C. J. Lenander
Farmers’ and Traders’ Saving Bank
Farmers’ and Traders’ Bank
A. B. Richmond
P. A. Lonergan
Lenander
First National Bank
Swea City
County Savings Bank of
Algona
Texas
Bancroft
Scotland
United States
Vermont
Illinois
Carrie M. Goodspeed
Carr
Zuyder Zee
Wieringen
North Holland
Piaam
Friesland
North Sea
Joan
Hall
Holland
Sergeant Peterson Builds in Bancroft and Prefers Peace
The article spotlights M. N. Peterson a Bancroft businessman and National Guardsman born in Denmark who runs the county’s largest harness and feather shop. It also surveys plans to drain and reclaim the Zuyder Zee with a massive dike project, detailing costs, timelines, and expected benefits for Holland, along with brief notes on Lenander and Mrs. A B Richmond.
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Algona Company
M. N. Peterson
Bancrot
Mr. Peterson
Denmark
United States
Bancroft
Minnesota
Armstrong
Fifty-Second Iowa Volunteers Sergeant Promoted After Chickamauga
After reaching Chickamauga the Fifty-second Iowa Volunteers found their services not needed and could not proceed. Nevertheless, he was promoted to sergeant. Mr. Petersen married a daughter of B. Johnson. He is young, ambitious, and certainly successful.
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Yegiment
Iowa
Chickamauga
Petersen
3. B. Johnson
DRAINING THE ZUYDER ZEE A Dutch reconquest plan
A London Standard report describes the Dutch debate over draining the Zuyder Zee. After a lengthy Holland inquiry the bill enters the second chamber of the States General amid political cabinet crisis. The project is framed as reclaiming land previously won from the sea, likened to the old Haarlem lake.
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London Standard
H. Howard
Zuyder Zee
Foreign Office
Holland
States General
Haarlem
Holand
Well Known German Editor's Death and Notable Local Figures
The obituary notes the death of Anthony Bickoff at age 74, detailing his Westphalian origins and long career in journalism and public service across several states, including St. Louis, Dubuque, and New York. It also profiles Bancroft businessman Joe Murray, his long career in grain and coal, and his social contributions, alongside local figures James Bell Carr and others connected to Bancroft and Algona, with reference to a sky ferry engineering achievement and an art exhibition in the city with prize notices.
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Fror
New York
Anthony Bickoff
Bickoff
St. Louis
Schoo
St. Louis Zeitung
Nordwesterlichen Demokrat
Dubuque
Iowa
Louisville
New York Staats Zeitung
New York State
State Assembly
Treasury Department
Washington
Kennedy Promotes Bancroft Drug Store Status
In Bancroft the popular proprietor S J Kennedy champions the town’s first class drug store. The narrative touts the store as an essential modern facility for every leading city, highlighting Kennedy’s role in elevating local commerce and service.
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Bancroft
The Interstate Elevator Company Manager W Nelson
W Nelson runs the Interstate Elevator Company of Minneapolis with Bancroft trade. He is well known for prior service as Phoenix hotel manager and popular host. Now he devotes his time to the elevator business which handles large grain quantities from the rich tributary regions.
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W. Nelson
Iterstate Elevator Company
Interstate Elevator Company of
Minneapolis
Bancroft
S. W. Nelson
Nelson
Phoenix
Unties Legal Tangles in Bancroft
Attorney A. H. Fellows has recently begun the practice of law in Bancroft after removing from Wes. The prepared note signals a capable practitioner stepping into the local legal scene.
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Fellows
A. H. Fellows
Bancroft
Wes
Fellow joins Algona law firm with family ties
In September 1901 Jey conducted a successful six year practice. Mr Fellows works with J L Bonar of Algona, overseeing an extensive business. A Wesleyan and State University graduate, he earned BA MA and law degree, admitted in 1894. He is brother to Dr Fellows of Algona.
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Algona
Iowa
Safe Ferry in the World Across a Rocky Youghiogheny
From the Strand, Greenock Pennsylvania six miles above McKeesport, miners from Westmoreland mine operate a primitive safety ferry across the swift Youghiogheny river. The Youghiogheny current runs strong beneath towering bluffs, forcing the mine workers to live opposite the river due to lack of level ground.
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Pennsylvania
Greenock
McKeesport
Youghiogheny River
Westmoreland
Youghiogheny
Pittsburg Picture Show Awards and Institute Anniversary
The Pittsburgh Picture Show marks this year’s prizes for American artists as the Carnegie Art Institute of Pittsburgh celebrates its sixth anniversary with a notable picture exhibition. The Carnegie funds enable the directors to secure many European and domestic works not otherwise available.
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Arthur Flueber
Boston Evening Transcript
Carnegie Art Institute of Pittsburg
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Sergeant Peterson
M. ‘N. Petersen
L. Lamb Lumber CO
Joe Murray
Lansing
Allamakee County
Drake University
Kennedy
C. B. McLaughlin
McEnroe
Kennedy’s
Kossuth County
James Bell Carr
Mr. Carr
Murray
Washburn-Crosby Milling Co
Joe
W. E. Heath
Shankel
Tne
Erning Pawl
Alfred HL Msura
Society of American Artists
Wily
Ellen W. Ahrens
Isak
Edmund C. Tarbell
Mary L. Macomber
Hial School
Bancroft Catholic Parog
T. H. Conner
J. B. Carr
Kossuth
R. N. Bauer
Jos. W. Hays
Chicago
J. Kennedy
Harness Store
Pittsburg Picture Show
C. E. McClaughlin's Dry Goods Store
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