Mrs Altina Cole Pickering Dies at Plainfield Wis
Plainfield mourns the death of Mrs Alma Cole Pickering at age 50 after a long illness. Born July 7 1859 in Hustisford she taught music in Plainfield, married C Sumner Pickering in 1880, raised two children and contributed to farm and poultry publications while serving in church and civic roles. Her family includes husband two children father and siblings across Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alina ‘Cole
Pickering
Fox Lake
Sind
Wisconsin
Plain‘eld
Wis
Merch
Plainfield
A. M. Cole
Oconomowoc
Milwaukee
John A. Cole
Snyder
Oklahoma
W. D. Salisbury
Turner
Oregon
J. J. Hall
N. A. Lawrence
Portland
G. F. Couneell
Hustiford
Dodge County
Plain- Beld
C. Sumner Pickering
Mies
Summer Pickering
Dakota
Fermi
Plainfeld
Inspecting Captain Lutz Hails Local Company Drills
Captain W J Lutz of the United States Army inspected Company M in this city Monday evening. The inspection covered quarters equipment clothing and camp paraphernalia followed by various U S infantry tactics drills. The inspecting officer and other officers praised the company for its condition equipment and high standard of discipline. The piece ends with a proverb about striving for better prices amid rising costs and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Lutz
United Staty Army
U. B. Infantry
Teachers Selected At School Board Meeting
At the meeting in O A Dodge offices the school board chose Prof Godward as superintendent for the ensuing year with a salary of 2000. The teaching corps elected includes Prof Mustain as principal at 1100, P A Schrader at 90 monthly, and several teachers at 75 to 85 monthly. Many positions remain to be filled next year and county offices face primary challenges.
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Burgess
G. A. Dodge
Godward
Messrs. Dodge
Baker
Brainard
Mooers
Prof
Mustain
P. A. Schrader
Miss Collinson
Miss Greissinger
Roy Cross
Harriet Lockhart
Mary B. Norton
Miss Radcliff
Mabel la Due
Miss Sawyer
Riordan
Lucken
Miss Clunis
Walker
Miss Moran
Miss Fox
Miss Cuthvert
Eleanor Norton
Unified Ramsey County Republicans poised for strong fall vote
A long standing unity in Ramsey County Republican ranks signals a solid party vote this fall. Democrats previously won sheriff and School Superintendent due to factional strife, but now all GOP factions are united with no evident opposition. Primary contests may occur, yet support will rally behind the nominees in the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Rice
Gust. Furstenau
John McLean
Wm. Belford
John F. Henry
John A. Haig
Himselt
M. A. Hoghaug
Herman Stenseth
Ramsey County
Atttorney
the Republic
Sad funeral for Louis Byrde in St. Joseph’s church
Louis Byrde died at his Sixth street home after a long illness. He had worked as a fireman for Great Northern Railway, saved money, and supported a wife and five year old child. Though not a member, the Railway Firemen’s Organization provided him a full funeral, and the community expresses sympathy for his widow and child.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Louis Byrde
Sixth Street
Great Northern Tallway
Rochester
Railway Fremen
Erief
Too Busy to Be Happy by Izaak Walton
A reflective excerpt notes a rich neighbor whose life is spent chasing money. It argues wealth cannot buy happiness and cites a cautionary observation: riches bring miseries beyond those on either side of them, underscoring the limits of material wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Izaak Walton
Died in New York and Belmont Believed to Be Fire Insurance Man
Mrs. Wm. Falger of this city and John Middaugh of Cando were summoned by telegram as their father John Falger, 72, lay near death in Belmont New York. He died soon after and Henry Middaugh was en route from the West to Belmont. Survived by his wife from a second marriage two sons Henry and John and daughter Mrs. Wm. Falger. Also a mother Henry Middaugh of Clarendon Hill. Separately a threshing attachment is praised for stopping belts in fires and improving efficiency, with a Minot factory producing belt shifts at $20 each. Ramsey County Implement Co. to stock locally before fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Middaugh
WM. Falger
Belmont, New York
Wm. Felger
John Middaugh
Cando
Belmont
New York
Falger
Middaugh
Walton, Ariz
John Falger
Alleghany Fire Insurance Co
G. ‘A. R. Post
Alleghany Telephone Lines
Elliott
Minot
Ramsey County Implement Co
Belt shift invention aids threshing rigs in city
John Eliott, brother of Ed Elliott of Ramsey County Implement Co, has invented a belt shift for threshing rigs. The device places a roller at the belt edge to ride the belt and prevent slippage, improving operation at the fly wheel area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eliott
Ed. Elliott
Ramsey County Implement Co
This City
Nimmo Lot Hotel Project Breaks Ground in Devils Lake
Work began Monday on a new hotel to be built on the Nimmo lots opposite the Main block. Mike Noonan leads a crew excavating and tearing down the old blacksmith shop building to make way for a family hotel aimed at accommodating visitors and overnight farmers and their families. The project seeks rapid completion for occupancy before fall.
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Nimmo
Mike Noonan
Devils Lake
As & Family
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Baptist, Church
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Ramsey Pharmacy Chemists
Gall
H. Huesgen
John Elliott
Arnold Avenue
Fourth Street
The
Devils Lake Drug Company
A. E. Hodgkinson
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