Happenings in the County and City Hodgepodge
City election slated for Monday with Democratic county convention next Saturday. Notable visits include M A Dooley from Curlew and Ed Anderson from Ruthven. Various local business and civic notes touch on hospital openings, school closures due to illness, postmaster appointment, theater event, and upcoming gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Dooley
Curlew Thureday
Coyle
Ed Anderson
Ruthven Thureday
Milwaukee road ships laborers for Pacific extension progress
Laborers from Chicago and the Midwest, many Hungarian and Polish, are being shipped west to the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line's Pacific coast extension beyond Aberdeen. The 105 mile east extension toward Mobridge is near opening for passenger and freight traffic within days, with rapid construction of ballasted roadbed and heavy rails. The line will shorten coast routes by 359 miles, saving up to 15 hours for passengers and over 24 hours for freight, as work continues on tunnels, bridges, and grade across Washington and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Company
Mason City
Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul Railroad Company
Pacific Coast
Aberdeen
Chicago
Middle West
Mobridge
Pacific
Butte
Butts
Yellowstone
Miles City
Washington
Inter
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Great Northern
New York
Montana
Announcement of GE Boyle for Iowa State Senate in 4th District
Republican voters and others in the 4th Senatorial District of Iowa are informed that GE Boyle announces candidacy for state senator subject to the June 1908 Republican primary in Inakiner. If nominated and elected in November, Boyle pledges to work for the state's best interests and the district's welfare. Dated Whittemore Town February 4, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Inakiner
Whittemore
Town
Rooms Over the Stratemeyer Drug Store for Rent
Excellent location for rooms above the Stratemeyer drug store with inquiries available at this office AB E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratemeyer Drug Store
Land sale advertisement seeking buyers and details
Classified notice offering land for sale with contact details. Encourages buyers to call Saturdays or write with full particulars including price terms. Signed by H. M. Ber.
Year By Yows Sells Farm Near Dickens to F C Cheek
Year By Yows has sold about seventy six acres a mile and a half northeast of Dickens to F C Cheek of Spencer for 475 per acre. Possession to be given April 1. Also noted is a hospital move for John Ludwig Gots in Rochester and a long road journey of aged lumber to Sioux Falls. A church merger unites Free Baptist and Regular Baptist efforts under Rev A G Droz in Eshtheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flugh Macban
Bes
John Ludwig Gots
John Ludwig
Rochester
Minnesota
Dr. Bondy
Martin Bonstetter
West Bend Journal
Free Baptist
Regular Baptist Church
Estherville
A. GC. Droz
Free Baptist Church
Federated Churches
Spencer Seeks Move To Form Local Y M C A
The Spencer community debates establishing a Y M C A with supporters urging action. A meeting is planned for next week to gauge local sentiment and decide if the town can sustain an association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M.coa
Spencer
Editor shaken after runaway hits mail carrier Sherman
An editor and mail carrier, Sherman of Wesley, suffered two broken ribs and severe contusions when a runaway disrupted a large delivery run. His wife, acting as substitute, has since carried the mail while he recovers under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Wesley
Algona Upper Des Moines- Republican
Terril Man Invests in Washington Land Purchase
Terril resident Hoenck bought twenty acres eight miles from North Yakima for 3010 dollars. At 36 dollars per acre, costs to vet if broke remain. His wife Mrs. Lary Wilson Houck plans to depart for Washington in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Texas land purchase in Bailey County by Roy Bowen
Roy Bowen arrives home with news of buying 400 acres in Bailey County near the New Mexico line. The land, described as red soil with abundant cactus, is selling for 15 to 18 dollars an acre. Water is reportedly 49 to 50 feet deep, and the purchase reflects Bowen's faith in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bowen
Teeaday
Prahandle
Texas
Bailey County
New Mexico Line
Algona Conrier
Slough Grass Binding Twine Demonstrated by Spenser
H H Halburt of Peter son county and head of a St Paul factory showcased binding twine and matting made from alough grass. The experimental twine shows promise though long tests are needed to prove binding suitability. Spenser News notes Halburt’s public interest and hometown prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Halburt
Fermaty
Peterson
Ton
St. Paul
Inv Spenser
Spenceor News
The Woman Detective Finds the Gradys Guilty
A chief of detectives and a female observer debate whether the Gradys are newly married con artists. The wife’s glass habit and the couple’s hotel breakfast scene suggest staged marriage while other clues point to their three week union. The case hinges on a single decisive inference about the couple’s behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hushand
Bingham
Crady
Satishell
Blatton
Stavs
Eouple
Gradys
Laden
Mason Bratstreer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Cowan
Algona Thureday
Lee Hemphill
Sioux City
Emmetsburg
Ellsworth Hospital
Guy G. Baker
Rockwell City
Bro. Bladinge
Marathon
Wattle
Kornet
James Bryce
Gerald Bohannon
The
Christian Church
Nellie Carmody
Grave Cummings
Call's Opera
Algona
Court House
T. J. Hughes
Rothreo
Oagood
Judge Quarton
Pennsylvania
John O'Conner
Graettinger
Theodore Durkin
Carroll
O. F. Leonard
Dr. Hennessy
Conlon
Iowa City
Doris Koodsen
Lost Island
Tost
Geo. W. Hanna
Laverne
Kossath County
Orange Grove
Mexico
C. Shadbolt
Shadbolt
GE. Boyle
Ayer
Do Ayers
Lowel
Sioux Falls
Seattle
United States
Canada
Eatherville Vindicator
Republican
Milford
Heldridge Bros
Spirit Lake Beacon
Terril Man
Slough
Eastman Studio
Louie Wolfgang
Ava
Afington, D.C
Laas
Ulscounes
di Hand
Total
LiapiLires
Cantral Stock
Suraluya
Iene
the Peoples Market
L. Reihsen
Coal
Lima
Comant
Stacco, Building Paper
H. G. Shadboly
Priga
Emmatsburg
Competence
Jowlson
Neary
A.cash
Ghakiey
Muétter
Vodden
Qram
Iowa Realty Company
T. J. Duffy
Limmetsburg, Iowa
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