Algona News in Brief and Local Trials
A diverse Algona page blends court outcomes with community events. W C lalverson paid a $15 fine after an assault charge. Taylor vs Ocha ended in a $48.30 verdict for the defendant. Public notices cover bondsmen actions, a drug store tablet press addition, and political travel for a lodge. Local incidents include a peat bog dig and a near-miss at a fairground, plus social notes on weddings, tennis, church programs, a storm damage loss, and a promotional sales push for Hawilton bricks.
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Taylor Vs Ocha
Clarke
E. V. Swetting
Ernest Raymond
Sovereign Grand Lodge L. C. O. F
Springfield
Corwith
J. D. Flannigan
Fort Dodge
Mgr. Flannigan
District Court
Thos. I. Lantry
J. W. Hinchan
C.L. Lund
Hey
Livermore
Rutledge
Iowa State University
Rolfe
Algona
New England
Durdall
Messrs
Gamble
Case
Alderson
West Bend
Young Caulkina
Cork
Oklaoma
Merrifield
U. S. Mail
Tenderfoot
Miss Peters
Rev. Sinclair
Kate Smith
W.8. Wilcox
Prof
Forde
Lew Hudson
Clarion
Red Men
Cherry Sisters
Opera House
Gilbert Wins In Big Match at Algona Pow Wow
A large Algona Pow Wow featured a Seneca tribe gathering with a grand barbecue led by J. H. St Ambrose of Forest City and a grand sports program. The highlight was a high scoring clay pigeon shoot where Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake defeated Charles M. Grimm of Clear Lake with 94 of 100 birds, amid band concerts and various field events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Redman
Algona
J. H. ST. Ambrose
Forest City
Ambrose
Plural Tall
Forde
Chrischilles
Redmen
Grand Sachem Nueve
Records McGowan
Des Moines
McGowan
Otto Falkenainer
Chas. M. Grimm
Clear Lake
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
John Smith
Collie Chubb
Acoresman
Guy Taylor
Grimm
Gilbert
Mr. Grimm
Referen Smith
J. G. Thompson
Eagle Grove
Geo. Hackman
Court House
Ambrose Call’s
Mortenson
Britt
Taylor
Palmer
Lake Park
Algona News Briefs From A Lively Local Page
A mixture of notices from Algona covers illnesses and births, fair and entertainment plans, sports, business changes, and community happenings. Notable items include Mrs Sylvester Rist and A D McGregor ill, a Palo Alto county fair start, a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs A D Drayton, camping trip returns, cancellation of Clay Clement entertainment, chicken season opener, and various local social notes involving Sidney Smith Carl Setchel and others. Also mentioned are Good Citizenship league meetings, auctions, new restaurant ownership, and local trades and campaigns.
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Sylvester Rist
A.D. McGregor
Palo Alto
A. d. Drayton
Sheets
Silver Lake
Clay Clement
Algona
A. L. Drayton
Buddey
Old Madrid
Sidney Smith
Carl Setchel
E! Dalton
Western Union Telegraph Office
Eva Lantry
Good Citizenship League
Mason City
James Dal
Gun Clubs Shoot Draws Top Marksmen In Algona
The Algona Gun Club hosted a two day tournament on August 25 and 26 drawing the best shooters from the region. Twenty six men competed including several of Algona's finest, making the event highly interesting.
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Algona
Burglaries Plague Algona Businesses Saturday Night
Several Algona business houses were burglarized Saturday evening including Gilmore's grocery Cordingley's meat market Hulbert's restaurant and LangdonHudgon's grocery. A failed break into Enters Falkenbainer's drug store left a cleaver in the alley and doors damaged. Joe Cordingley's safe yielded 70 plus dollars. a watermelon was eaten at Gilmore's. Police suspect amateur rather than professional thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Gilmore's
Cordingley
Hulbert’s
Langdon & Hudgon’s
Enters & Falkenbainer
Joe Cordingley
Cordingley’s
Joe
Big Man
Gilmore’s
Geo. Fischer
Algona Social Notes Across Town and Beyond
Local names and movements fill Algona and nearby towns as residents visit, travel, or return home. Notables include J B Jones from Des Moines, Dr Ed Watson from Bode, Frank Cady of Spencer, Clarence Godwin from La Verne, and many others visiting Bancroft Whittemore Fort Atkinson Estherville and Minneapolis. Upcoming plans feature Geo Patterson starting law in Iowa City and students heading to Minneapolis for university.
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J. B. Jones
Des Moines
Ed. Watson
Bode
Frank Cady
Spencer
Jake Blossom
Clarence Godwin
la Verne
Algona
P.M. Barsley
Bancroft
Tom Sherman
Sam Hutchinson
Whittemore
L. H. Smith
Hstherville
Crete Goddard
Fort Atkinson
Iowa
F. Cooke
Okoboji
Myrta
Minnesota
Geo. Patterson
Iowa City
H. P. Hatch
M. Starr
Canada
E. V. Swetting
Estherville
Thos. F. Ingham
Myrtle Nisoulin
Quinlan
Minneapolis
Grace Anderson
Iumboldt
Dr. Morse
Lydia Johanson
Watseca
Harry Wilson
Emmetsburg
J. W. Sullivan
Wm. Cordingley
A. J. Berryman
Ed. Farrow
Goldfield Citizens’ Bank
Mabel
Rutie Smith
The
State University
Jessamine Jones
Chicago
Chicago University
Mary J. Holmes
Hastings
Nebraska
Jack Wallace
L. M. Horton
Ada Smith
Stillwater
Thomas A. Lindsay
River Point
R. I
Clarence Robinson
Germania
J. A. Brownell
Petosky
Mich
Mr. Brownell
Pearl Pugh
New York
Birch Matson
Rolla
Missouri
Return visit scraps and local notes from Algona area
Des Moines bound and visiting relatives frame a string of notes with mentions of Mrs Shore Miss Grace Shore and Mr Call. Local reporters and editors from West Bend Advance and Algona area are noted along with several visitors including Chas St Clair and Miss Eda Lantry. Algona market prices list Wheat 72c Corn 18 19c Oats 14c.
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Algeba
Father Nichols
Britt
St. John’s College
Collegeville
Minnesota
Chas. C. St. Clair
City National Bank of
Infringement Claim Over Sportsmen's Game Cigar Name
Gigay Men’s Troubles claim Hudson and Bichenrodt of Clarion infringe their copyright of the Sportsmen’s Game cigar name. Hudson asserts origin of the brand while Schu and Waterhouse have registered the name and plan suit for injunction and damages. The name is a well known Iowa asset and Hudson’s Clarion factory makes a similar quality cigar under the same title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sehu & Waterhouse
Hudson & Bichenrodt of
Clarion
Algona
Hudson
F Hudson & Sehu
Schu & Waterhouse
Hudson's
Clarion Cigar Factory
Iowa
Schu and
Waterhouse
Geo. E. Clarke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sale
Algona and
Burt
Deere
Wigwam
Wilfrid P. Jones
W. C. Lalverson
Justice Clarke
Harold Wilbur
Hawilton & Co
FAI
Fair Grounds
Algona Band
Lodge
Algona Cigar Factory
Cedar Rapids
Sunday Inn Congregational Church
Ey.e Clair
Roy
Congregational Church
Rey
American Missionary Association
Henry Durant
Henry
Dallas County
Ehlers & Falkenhainer
Gus Peek
Capt. Bailey
Wilson
N. Y
Fred Calkins
Charley Smith
New York City
Tellier
Minneapolis Times
Andrew’s Opera Company
Lake Totonka
F. H. Dundas
Mary M. Matthews
E. J. McElwain
Mary Jorden
O. L. Lindom
Minnie Mindecer
Daniel Gollman
Mathieldeeek
E, & F. Drug Store
GSA
Royal
Royal Baking
SRK
Algona Markets
Kimball Elevator
Gigay Men
FaLken- Wainer
Falkenkiner
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