Ames barber Bush poses as Geo Aikens in strange rescue tale
A middle September arrival in Dixon Alabama leads Geo Bush to Ames who used the alias Geo Aikens. A Sparta Wisconsin wife recognizes the disguise and chase ends with a reunion aboard the northbound train. Montgomery recounts Klondike expedition, claims Kotzebue gold scarce while Cape Nome shows potential. Shilohs cough and consumption cure marketed locally.
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Dixon, al
O. K
Geo. Bush
Sparta
Wis
Ames
Geo. Aikens
Geo
Marshal Ricketts
Bill
Bush
George
Aikens
Local notes from Chapel Ridge and surrounding towns
Residents report horse loss and cooking visits while farms update improvements. Groves returns to vote. Decker marks 35th election in Franklin township. Schools plan winter terms. road work finished. corn husking underway as weather favors harvest. crop size modest but prices may rise.
Gilbert Station News Highlights and Social Notes
Local items cover shopping trips in Boone visits by Mrs. R W Liddle and Nellie, a comet sighting, and a Rustler Bert Liddle. Reports of travel by the Hughes families, light election interest, death of E B Stewart, upcoming missionary entertainment, Rev C H Huskett preaching, a Halloween mission social, and the infant Hughes funeral with large turnout.
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R. J. Hughes
Ruthven
Local notes from Sheldahl and area events
Miss Severson spent Sunday at Sheldahl. Miss Hulsiter visits her uncle Dr Copestake. I E Foster and family go to Illinois for a visit. Mrs Rev Tingle is to fill the pulpit next Sunday. Willie Lytle burned his hand in the college laboratory. Mr Shutes moved to a new residence. Wyant moved into the hotel. Miss Tsophene Gossard closed Sunnyside fall term and will begin winter term after two weeks.
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Rev. Tingle
Congregational Church
Willie Lytle
Mr. Shutes
Mr. Wyant
Ron
Tsophene Gossard
Sunnyside
Chicago Great Western
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
California
Des Moines
F. H. Lord
Adams Street
Chicago
Land Sale Offer Sparks Early Real Estate Buzz
Liscomb Iowa landowner J C Myers reports Wells County Dakota acreage bought two years ago for five dollars per acre now offers ten plus improvements but claims future value. Nearby land farther from railroads sells for under five dollars. Also ads urge visits for competing land, plus local shopping notices for Adams goods, Richelieu pancake flour, and Seal of Minnesota flour at Miller & Son.
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J.C. Myers
Liscomb
Othe
Wells County
Dakota
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A. ©. Montgomery
Nevada
Klondike
Milford Township
Kotzepue Sound
Kowak
Kotzebue
Reed River
Montgomery
Cape Nome
Louisa D
Shiloh
Tilden & Loughran
Chapel Ridge
M. Gretten
J. B. Kooser
Ole Heggen
Henry Guild
James Carpenter
J. R. Sherman
C. W. Allen
Story City
Gilbert
E. B. Stewart
Will Dodds
Joe Groves
Joe
Katie Wright
Mire
Stevenson
Cottonwood County
Minnesota
John R. Decker
Franklin Township
Olga Nethersole
Rock Island Shoe Co
Rock Island, NL
Bigelow & Smith
Arnese, Iowa
Japan
Earth
Gilbert Station
R. W. Liddle
Nellie
Boone
Bert Liddle
New Bridge
Bert
Walter Hughes
Ruthved
Iowa
C. P
C. H. Huskett
Hallowe’en Mission
Steve
Wm. A. Rogers
EY DA Ee
Sarah Severson
Sheldahl
Miss Hulsiter
Dr. Copestake
Foster
Illinois
J. W. Adams
Richelieu
Bradley & White
T. J. Miller & Son
Burt Kooser
Pullman
Fred C. Tilden
T. J. Loughran
Pilden & le Iungshrari
Poole
Rtc
H. D. Miller
Ames, Iowa
Lake A
Ames Grocery. Co
Union Nate Bank
Ames. la
E. Bellamy
Dr. Peal
Paat Mephimers
Cleveland
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