Stillness Fails Fox Lake Visit Turns Into Fisherman Tale
Dear Reader describes a Wisconsin Minnesota rail trip to Fox Lake and then Minnesota. The writer jokes about changing cars, meets odd locals, notes towns like Hellverstad Pleasant Hill and a combined store and livery, and observes a busy lake with many boats fishing for croppies bass catfish and pike. He savors rustic life and critiques pricey yacht trips and lodgings.
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Fox Lake
Minn
Minnesota
Hellverstad
Iowa
Pleasant Hill
Will
Goldfield
Rockford Life Insurance
Medal Rewarded Reader for Reading All This
A lighthearted note praises readers who finish the dense text, joking that completing the entire piece earns them a medal. The playful salutation invites continued attention and curiosity.
Local Social Roundup From Ames and Surrounding Towns
Mr and Mrs W A Gossard returned from Sanborn where they visited their daughter Mrs C Foley. Mrs Henry Valine will entertain the Ladies Aid this afternoon. Glen Clare and Ralph Morris of Ames visited with their uncle L G Rosenfeld. Miss Ruth Clayton and her Sunday School class plan a rose social with ice cream and cake Friday evening June 25. Erma Stevens returned from Des Moines after a year at school. Mr and Mrs J F Gerbracht attended church in Ames and visited the W P George family. Ruth Clayton's Des Moines visit preceded the Rosenfelds gathering for Willard Morris's 84th birthday. Mrs C Foley of Sanborn visited her parents. Dr Hagerman speaks at the Methodist Ladies Course Tuesday evening June 29 1909.
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W. A. Gossard
Sanborn
C. Foley
Henry Valine
Glen, Clare
Ralph Morris
Ames
L. G. Rosenfeld
Ruth Clayton
Erma Stevens
Des Moines
J. F. Gerbracht
W. P. George
Summer Lake Resort Notes and Fishing Folly
The writer describes a lakeside summer stay with boats for rent and a two person flat boat. Minnow prices spark a playful aside about a boy selling bait and potentially accumulating a fortune. He recalls a rustic hotel, good food, and many fishermen including a notable bottle catch story. He praises the tranquil setting and laments leaving for home.
Building Sold For Move To Accommodate Federal Project
The harness shop building housing Sammy and Miller sold to J. J. Ferguson. He will move it to Kellogg Avenue north of Watkins machine shop to use as an annex to his implement business. The structure has served as Methodist church, then Christian worship house, then schoolhouse, a carpenter shop, and finally a harness store. It marks the last building to be removed for a fifty thousand dollar federal building.
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Sammy & Miller
J. J. Ferguson
Federal
Duntz
Smiths Assailant Bound Over in Pump Station Case
Two men held for the assault of H. C. Smith at the C N W pump station were heard in Justice Campbell's court. One bystander was cleared, Edward O Keefe was bound over to the grand jury and sent to the county jail in default of bond.
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H. C. Smith
Justice Campbell
Edward O'Keefe
Rev Hagerman Lecture Ends Lecture Course
Rev Dr E T Hagerman of Des Moines will deliver his noted lecture The World we Live In as the final lecture of the Methodist Ladies Lecture Course Tuesday June 29 at 8 pm.
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E. T. Hagerman
Des Moines
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised as Perfect Healer
Advertised salve claims to cure cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds boils ulcers eczema salt rheum sore eyes cold sores chapped hands piles and more. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists.
Not So Bad at That Searching for a Wife Ad
Mining man John W. Grant, 34, seeks a wife in California. He has over 25 000 in Nevada mining, good health, and aims for a stable home with an 18 to 30 year old woman of fair appearance and sense. Widow accepted. All correspondence confidential. Truciece, California.
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Nevada
California
John W. Grant
Truciece
Do Not Miss Dr Hagerman at the M E Church
Announcement urges attendance for Dr Hagerman at the M E church on Tuesday June 29, highlighting a program or sermon.
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Dr. Hagerman
M. E. Church
Balloon promise ties prize to balloons and weather
Local notice invites boys to recover a balloon released Friday at 8 30 pm with a $1 fireworks order attached. Conditions require fair ascent and the finder under 18 must present the order before July. If weather spoils Friday, ascent shifts to Monday. W A Perry.
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W. A. Perry
Danforth’s Ice Cream and Pop Opens Fourth of July Orders
Get your Fourth of July orders in early for Danforth's ice cream and pop. The notice invites customers to place ahead for holiday treats and celebration planning.
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Danforth
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North Douglass Ave
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Ham
Kelley
Hagerman
Eugene Field
Elkhart
Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co
Indiana
Smith
CR. Quade
B.A. Lockwood Grain Co
J. M. Munsinger
Bae Ei
Geo. E. Baker
Ames, Lowa
H.M. Duckworth
Black Eagle
Bosworth Drug Store
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