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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1897
Page
4
The Wesley school board passed a resolution not to employ married women as teachers, causing a commotion in town for banning Mrs. Pierson from the grammar department after two successful years. Likely the board will rescind or offer a divorce option. Also notes 78th Odd Fellows anniversary and local events, fatalities, and a couple of incidents in Wesley.
Newel Bros. used their steam outfit to thresh last week and have a few jobs left. Mrs. Shinsohn and her son from Algona visit her mother, Mrs. Jentz. A social is planned at Ben Hollister’s tonight. Bill Adams of Algona and Mike Weisbrod are noted in town. Weisbrod’s planter ran away during corn planting, demolishing the planter. A bay horse arrived for Haase. Milte Moore started wiring, offering Cyclone Woven Wire Fence. Cook Marley paints Frank Newel’s house. Henry Newel bravely captured an old wolf with cubs nearby.
Whittemore updates include Mel Erke taking over the west side meat market, G W Brimmer relocating his jewelry business to the Motel ling residence area, and Miss Jowett Bourett visiting from West Bend. Mrs Is M Lord works at Citton House. J Bettie plans an oil painting auction. Fourth of July plans stir local talk as residents beautify homes. A Hotelling family heads to Minnesota, Farley Boyle Swanson transport stock to Chicago, and Esser family learns of a sick daughter in Germania. Elton Boyle scalded foot, missing from gatherings.
The item notes Mr and Mrs O Neill have settled into a new restaurant offering good clean meals on short notice following the death of their fine black hunting dog last week from poisoning effects.
Bancroft May 10 A meeting of local business men will be held in the opera house tonight to discuss organizing a stock company to put in a flour mill here Grandma Ostrander is recovering enough to sit on the porch Parents Schemmel Grandma Sheridan Miss Sheridan and Jim Johnson traveled to Webster City this morning to meet Jim Sheridan with the corpse of his brother J P Sheridan who died at Lawson Colorado last Wednesday The remains will be interred at hast Dubuque Dr Wilson visited Escherville last Thursday returning Sunday G L Hown and family returned home last Friday G Ju looks and feels the best he has for several years Mrs Dell Lyte of Boone visiting her mother returned to her home May 3 Miss Lutie Wallace visited Bancroft Sunday C G Satchett returned from a trip through Waterloo and Cedar Rapids seeking a business location Mr Packard assisting in the depot returned to Renwick Eid Streeter and A A Reynolds Armstrongs mayor attended the Masonic lodge Mrs Aug Johnson left Wednesday for a visit to her old hometown south of Des Moines then to Rock Island Ill and Chicago for an aunt visit and return home stay three or four weeks Mr and Mrs Sparks of Fairplay Wisconsin arrived Saturday for a visit with their son Frank Our furniture man Walt Sparks remains at Webster City sick with inflammatory rheumatism The Masons conferred the M M degree on Guy Streater of Swea City with many visitors present
Ernest Herman died in a field accident when a gun discharged unexpectedly while he plowed. The community offers sympathy as the Herman school house held no services due to a Grange quarterly meeting. Libbie Gilmore celebrated a pleasant surprise last Tuesday. Farmers report corn planting and good small grain. Presbyterian meetings planned at Scotch school house starting May 1 with Rev Green Shields and Rev Innes preaching.
May 11 report shows busy farming as corn planting underway. John Fitch hauling milk for Charles Davison while Davison presses hay. Roy McGetchie and family visit M A Oneen. M J Mann sells fat cattle to Don Paine and delivers yesterday. Ray Grover has a new bicycle. Win Slughs sells a carload of fat hogs to D Paine. W D Cooper builds an addition to his house. O Munn’s new lawn fence improves his place.
Mr and Mrs Andy Mitchell welcome a son while mother and child are healthy. Rev Henry Johnson plans to wed Miss Amy La Plant at the bride's parents home south of town at 4 pm tomorrow. W L Jones store expands town while Thaoyn stocks lumber for a new store. Cook Bros add to their store. C W Rist finishes lean-to on Gould residence. his daughter ill with consumption attended by Dr Kenelick.
Harrison May 11 reports better weather and roads. corn planting becomes the priority. F M Slyter has 1 acres planted with corn thriving, offering 500 bushels of seed for sale. E N Drake visited last week for business. Hardware merchant Shipley from Ledyard passed through en route to Jakes with fine costs for pasture. Creameries are highly valued by farmer wives at this time.
The item notes cold spring delays poultry and butter making, a local improvement by Wiemer west of town, upcoming bridges west of town, and hoped trade shift toward Ledyard if roads are rebuilt. It mentions Mr. McAdams, township treas on inspecting northeast township roads last Saturday.
Small grain is looking well as farmers near corn planting. Tow mill workers reduced yard stacks. Band boys gain a corset and baritone costing 8140. Sullivan the hog and grain merchant was in town on business. Visitors include Robinson wife and Miss Wallace from Algona and Sherman of Ancroft. A carriage tongue broke near town. no injuries. Masons from multiple towns visited Bancroft. Street work by Hatch begins. Johnson moves into a new meat market building. Foundation laid for a new restaurant.
Mr and Mrs Henry Schick welcome a son A Miller builds a hog and chicken house 16 by 82 feet with rafters up. Fred Miller employs Edward Hughes to rebuild 200 rods of pasture fence. Mr Taff lays 1200 tiles on the old Moffatt place. Kieth and McWhorter plan a future lot. Plum Creek Lutherans prepare parsonage foundation. Bridges damaged include more than creek Myer. Plowing for corn underway as Gilbride brothers plant. Mrs Isenberger at Independence improves and expected home soon.
Cresco on May 11 reports Stanley Parsons nearly dragged by a plow wire fence as a runaway team ripped through gates. He suffered a bad cut on an arm but escaped serious injury. Other notes include James Stewart planning a residence, farming activity with corn planting, seed corn troubles, and locals making spring observations.
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