County News Roundup from Bancroft and Nearby
March items report Cedar Rapids resident David Gilbert moving to Lake Arthur Louisiana to work with Brier Bros. Old Bancroft settler Nick Aten leaves with family for Lake Arthur. Marriage plans for Wh. Sorsason to Miss Peterson in Canby Minnesota. Rev. O. M. Bond returns from Thornton guiding revival in Kossuth County. Local politics split Clarke and Cowles factions for Greenwood delegation. Various notices on teaching posts, school merges, divorces, illness, and local society events across Bancroft and Seneca areas.
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David Gilbert
Cedar Rapids
Nick Aten
Yeaterday
Lake Arthur
Lousiana
Brier Bros
Nick
Bancroft
Sorsason
Oanby
Minnesota
Thornton
Cetro Gordo County
G. J. Barsley
Krank T
J. A. Campbell
Bute Barth
Minn
Clarke
Cowles
Greenwood
Noon
Washington
Peter Benschoof
Kossuth
Dora Sorenson
Seneca Center
Bancroft Public
H. O. Carpenter
Karlspell
Montana
Anaa Johnson
Olaf Johnson
Bes Smith
Union
F. Hanson
Olof Johnson
Ben Sudmeier
Erma D. Foster
Pleasant caller among spring trade preparations in Algotia
A fragment notes a pleasant caller near Algotia and mentions preparations for spring trade. It references a correspondent and a possible incident but provides limited readable details. The text is fragmented and names are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chabb
Algotia
Therohanta
Whittemord Briefs and Local Elections Update
Whittemord reports H J Thompson and J McGoverh selling carloads of tattles at Mitehall South Dakota. A Buffalo lodge organized with about fifty members and first meeting tonight. Mayoral candidate Geo E Boyle with M M Corson and Worry Felder for council filed. Boyle and Carson withdrew. substitutions possible. Al Keepers returns from Illinois with a wife to live on a Wininet county farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thompson
Geo. E. Boyle
M. M. Corson
Worry Felder
Boyle
Carson
I. Bilor
Geershi
Hahn
Primersburg
al Keepers
Ilinois
Wininet County
Mutual Benefit Club Meets in Cresco This Week
The Cresco community notes a meeting of the Mutual Benefit Club at Mrs. M A Sabin’s this Wednesday. J R Dutton is slowly recovering from a severe congestion attack, Russel Ramsey has been with his arm injured for a month, and Simon the hustler is improving the Bush farm with hedge removal and building upgrades. S J Sabin of Lolls Creek visits relatives, while local farm statistics show increased yields in oats, corn, wheat, barley, and other crops.
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Mutual Benefit Club of
Cresco
M. A.sabin
J. R. Dutton
Russel Ramsey
Simon
S.J. Sabin
Lolls Creek
Swea City Community Notes and Local Happenings
Mrs Cash Walters from Bancroft visited friends while the town eyed a quiet school election that yielded no bond changes. The Whirry baby remains critically ill under doctors Gannon Walters and Mutchler. Mrs Marcus Peterson and Miss Alice Johnson visited sister Mrs Olof Pearson from Bancroft. Hoyle family hosted a musical at Odd Fellows hall despite a storm. N E Stone plans to stay in Swea City joining Simpson drug store as partner. Businessmen discussed building a city hall with broad support. Mrs Carl Pearson hosted the ladies guild Friday. Mrs Errickson, mother of Mrs Holms, died of pneumonia Saturday after a brief illness. Cr Anderson is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ednad Barstow
Werner
John Winkel
W. H. Campbell
W. Mason
Geo. W. Kinney
South Bancroft
Dr. Walters
James Holins
Buffalo Center
Hofina
Cash Walters
Bancroft
Gannon, Walters
Mutchler
Marcus Peterson
Alice Johnson
Olof Pearson
Johnson
Hoyle
Odd Fellows Hall
N. E. Stone
Iowa
Minnesota
Swea City
Stone
Simpson Drug Store
A. A. Crose
Helen Wood
E. L. Tuttle
R. L. Lamoreaux
Mason City
Chas, Oxley
Corwith
Engelhardt Place
John Louse
Grundy Center
Elwell Farm
Edith Davison
Priday
Real Estate List of Farms for Sale in Rural Area
A large farm listing describes multiple properties near a town with acreage details. Units include 160 acres with buildings and meadow, 1000 plus acres across several farms, and 3203 acres road frontage. Listings note schools, post office proximity, and stock-raising features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bampita
Fence Ads Claim Superior Steel and Lifetime Guarantee
The notice touts durable Wite steel fencing with galvanizing, claiming best market strength and tightness, and promises equal hardware quality from the old Bio hardware. It invites readers to call for prices and notes installation of a no. 9 and no. Li Wite style with guaranteed performance. It also mentions a sale of hardware items and a fencing guarantee.
Real estate sales and local notices from Wesley area
Wesley News reports banker Geo B. Hall sold over 9000 acres aiding sales chiefly to eastern settlers. Wesley World notes a March 3 marriage of Varad Platt and Ida Wolfe in Sexton. Ledyard Leader mentions timber shipments and a new barn plan. Bancroft Register covers property deals, a swallowed toy incident, and an injury to Frank Schemmel by a stallion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley News
Sexton
Hts
Christopher
Ledyard
Galt
LaVerne News
Genie Hanna
Monterey
Mexico
P.O. Hanna
Texas
Bancroft Register
E. J. Murtagh
Bub
Joe ‘Murray
Cowles & Murtagh
North End
Sorenson
Hans
Frank Schemmel
Frank
Ayer
Change in California tourist car schedule on Tuesdays
An 1901 notice from the Iowa Central Ry announces the California tourist Pullman cars running between Minneapolis and Los Angeles will operate on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays. The fare remains an unusually low one way rate through April 30, 1901. For details, contact Java Central ticket agents or Geo Batty, G P and T A, Marshalltown, Sah. ME Naas ani
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California
Dha
Iowa
Geo
Batty
G. P
T. A
Marshalltown
Sah
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EB. & F. Drug Store
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E. E, Sayers
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Joe Cream
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Dr. Beane
Pugh
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Wr. Schenck
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Will’ Poley
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Roy Cook
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