Cattle, sheep trades and local events in Alta area
W F Hickey and Alfred Peterson returned from Chicago with cattle. Lindquist brothers brought their father home from Colfax for diabetes treatment with limited improvement. Diamond Ladies aid box social in the school house drew a good crowd despite bad roads. Homer Williams sold sheep to P M Peterson of Cherokee who drove them home. Andrew Nordstrom was on the Chicago market last week with cattle and hogs at top prices. Rev Hall officiated at the Gross Crippen wedding in Cherokee yesterday. Road drags began to venture on roads, signaling spring perhaps arrived.
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John
Herman Lindquist
Alta
Colfax
Diamond Ladies Aid
Homer Williams
P. M. Peterson
Cherokee
Peterson
Andrew Nordstrom
Chicago
Rev. Hall
Phelan Family Socials and Local Trade Highlights
Jas Phelan and daughters visited the city on Wednesday while Will Buddenhagen and his son Henry trimmed trees for lumber. Roy Phelan and Willie Mummert shipped a cattle car to Sioux City, with Ed win Beck and Lester Phelan. A Cherokee border visit celebrated Co M returnees. Lydia Phelan stays with Mrs Roy Phelan in Sioux City.
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Jas. Phelan
Will Buddenhagen
Henry
Jennie Phelan
Roy Phelan
Willie Mummert
Aurelia
Sioux City
Edwin Beck
Lester Phelan
Charley Stief
John
Cherokee
Co. M
Ernest Tuttle
Lydia Phelan
Roy
Real estate transfers in Aurelia and surroundings listed
A long list details Henry Bischel to Christian F Miller and other transfers to W H Bischel Nancy Gifford C M Morgan C H Lockin E W Hill A W Baltimore Alice Puffett Julius Robar and more across Aurelia Cedar Pitcher Afton and surrounding townships with prices from 2 000 to 30 000. Also a Milwaukee cream separator ad and local want ads inviting readers to place notices.
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Henry Bischel
Christian F. Miller
Aurelia
Moses Mummert
W. H. Bischel
Nancy H. Gifford
C. M. Morgan
C. H. Lockin
E. W. Hill
A. W. Baltimore
Pitcher Township
Alice B. Puffett
Julius Robar
Alice B
Geo. F. Puffett
Kenneth L
Nora I. Bates
Cedar Township
D. P. Noonan
Emma A. Will
Afton
Bond Vote Looms for Brooke Consolidated School District
The Brooke consolidated school district plans a bond election for 25 000 to build a new school house at the northeast corner of section nineteen on the Carl Miller farm near the German church. Petitions circulate as the district, spanning twenty sections, may expand with additional territory. The board, chaired by F W Plagman, includes Lee Pennington L D Schultz Chas Fastenuw and Charles Smith with H C Erichsen secretary and F F Haight treasurer. The election date will be set after next week’s board meeting to hear the petition.
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Alta Advertiser
Brooke
Carl Miller
F. W. Plagman
Lee Pennington
L. D. Schultz
Chas, Fastenuw
Charles Smith
H. C. Erichsen
F. F. Haight
Public Comfort Stations urged for all towns
Farmers demand establishment of public comfort stations in every town to serve farm trade. They argue clean, accessible toilets prevent visiting private or filthy public places and support Sunday churchgoers and evening events. The note from Successful Farming adds weekly tips on manure timing, drainage, crop mixes, road maintenance after dragging, cedar treatment, shrub scales, and prefoaling exercise.
Outdoor Enthusiast Sparks Courtroom Laughs
A bemused observer recalls a man in a shabby park declaring his love for the outdoors while exposing a comical vanity. The exchange highlights the clash between pretension and simple truth in a city setting.
A Woman Refuses Marriage To Brainard Over Bills
The young widow says she declined an offer from Professor Brainard, deemed the era's leading mathematician, because he would spend time mathematically proving errors in her dressmaker's charges.
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Brainard
Y. W
Secret Understanding Between Mailman and Poet
A poet notes a secret bond with a mailman who delivers at his door. Each time the man returns a rejected manuscript he pretends its value and the poet pretends to believe him.
Luxurious office furniture sparks social tension
A visitor praises a rich office setting while lamenting its social traps. The man of affairs notes that nerves arise not from the furniture but from people treating the office as a club. The visitor withdraws, considering an engagement he imagined.
Beehive nickname echoes in office skyscraper scene
A writer coins the phrase beehive for a modern skyscraper. The melancholy man agrees it fits the building housing Beet um and Skinnum, adding he was badly stung there.
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Beetum and
Skinnum
Percy Iaw Wondah and Miss Winsome Mystery
A humorous exchange suggests Miss Winsome is always out when called, while someone hints she was born under a lucky star highlighting a playful superstition and personality clue.
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Percy
Illinois Central Schedules Display Passenger and Freight Times
East bound schedule lists Passenger No. 16 at 8 32 a m and No. 632 at 6 20 p m. West bound shows Passenger No. 631 at 8 05 a m No. 15 at 2 12 p m and No. 633 at 6 50 p m with Local Freight No. 691 at 4 00 p m and Local Freight No. 692 at 9 15 a m. Freight trains do not carry passengers.
Howe-Every rose hath its thorn and Wise also
fragmented OCR text mentions a proverb about roses and thorns and a phrase about wisdom and price, with unclear context or names.
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Howe
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C. Po Quirin
Marcus
Iowa
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Lavoisier
Soeldy
Alphonse
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Radjah
Avant Coureur
Aurelia Horse Co
Cherokee County
Towa
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Agriculture
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A. G. Connell
A. R. Corey
Tom Griffith
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Fe Vz
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W. F. Hickey
Alfred Peterson
Spring and Afton News
George Milton
Alvey
Iowa City
Blanch Phelan
Mrs. Koertje
D. Hankens
Arthur C. Will
Albert W. Kludas
Peter Swanson
T. G. Will
Henry Grapenthen
Hugh C. Fowler
Claus M. Peterson
Louis Witt
B. Wieland
Edwin Johnson
Ole Oleson
Henry A. Mahn
Rueben W. Morrill
Geo. J. Schaller
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John M. Whitney
Leland F. Cage
William N. Sleezer
T. G. Ohlson
Anders R. Johnson
Swacht
Lesa
Pierce & Son
the Sentinel
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Bernard Paulson
Aurelia, Lowe
Illinois Central
Omara
Gertrz
Cutcace
W. E. Simonsen
South Carolina Agricultural College
Iowa State College
Dr. Winfred Moulton
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia Iowa
R. V
Enone
Alta, Towa
E. G. Bates
Dr. Bundy
Gene Clark
TW. Teeling
Daniels
KK. Knettle
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Aurelia, Iowa
Little Sioux River
Buena Vista County
F. H. Crepps
J. C. Lockin
Fred J. Kohlhagen
Baumann
J. C. Baumann
Nelsons Restaurant
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J. McDeid, Prop
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