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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1892
Page
7
Town news highlights include arrivals and visits from M. Amnid of Spokane, Mrs. Margit Carter, and Rev. Forsythe. social meetings of the Ladies Aid and WCTU. church programs, school notices, and a plan to build a new residence for W. Bossingham. Factory shutdowns due to high water and river flooding affect daily life. marriages and births noted among residents. railroad fare and convention announcements appear amid community updates.
Temperance massmeeting last Thursday and Friday drew about thirty LO. G.T. delegates due to bad weather. Notable attendees from Charles City Webster City Bancroft and Emmetsburg included B F Wright Mrs Hinman Mrs Schultz and Miss Gertie Nurse. The joint WCTU and IOGT meeting marked a historic Iowa union for temperance outreach.
A brief note from the W. C. T. U. expresses gratitude to citizens who provided entertainment and to ministers and the choir for music. It also thanks all who attended and offered encouragement, declaring the convention a complete success by order of the organization.
In Des Moines on May 21, the state endures a cold wet week with widespread floods and heavy rainfall. Temperatures run 5 degrees below normal, Friday snow flurries touch many areas, while measured totals include Cherokee 4.86 inches and Lyon 8.92. Sunshine was scarce, field work halted, wheat and oats on uplands fare better than flooded lows, giving faint rainbow hopes as despair lingers.
Decoration Day events unfold with band performances at the G A R hall at 10:80 AM and a march to Congregational church for services at 11, followed by further processions, graveside ceremonies, and memorial services led by Veterans groups and associated auxiliaries. Comrades assemble, memorial badges urged, with services at M E church and cemetery arch. Court adjourned. various legal cases postponed due to floods and washouts affecting attendance.
Algona District Camp Meeting will be held at Belmond August 1 892 in a natural timber grove with good water nearby and horse shelter. Repetition of last year’s great success planned. Thirty four ministers with an excellent chair and Children’s Meeting leader will lead services. Write Rev G H Kennedy Belmond Iowa for tent information.
The Kossuth County Sunday School Association will hold its annual meeting in Algona on Saturday and Sunday June 4 and 5 A liberal program is promised with free entertainment for all and a top state worker expected to attend. All schools are urged to send representatives and report their activities before the meeting. Jas Barr pres and C M Doxsie secretary.
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