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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
7
Names of local residents and visitors appear with brief notes on social visits, sport refereeing, Thanksgiving gatherings, and business dealings. The item also lists multiple railroad timetables and connections for the Humboldt area, with notices for rates and agent contact.
Administrator Caxios Comus invites bids until January 1, 1906 for the south half of the northeast quarter and the east half of the northwest quarter in section six township ninety-one range twenty-nine west. Property to be sold in eighty acre tracts if preferred.
Arthur Butts in Humboldt again while Mrs Grigsby falls ill. Many neighbors travel to Fort Dodge and Des Moines for visits and events. A fire call at a poultry dressing plant was quickly handled. A. H. Johnson to hold a sales event December 15 with cattle horses and farm items listed.
A Humboldt newspaper fragment lists a Christmas lecture program with free admission for season ticket holders and ten cent reserved seats, a note on a blacksmithing debt, sale ads for livestock and goods, lost items, and a time-bond notice about a son’s wages. It names Miss Cole, the Temple Male Quartette, and local merchants.
Thieves broke a six inch square hole in the plate glass show window at Mack Hurlbut’s jewelry store on Central avenue in Fort Dodge last week. They took ten watch cases including one solid gold, twenty seven gold rings with settings, and six rosaries. Loss estimated at four to five hundred dollars. No one heard the breakage and police were unaware until a phone message this morning. No clues yet. experts suggest professional burglars. Post.
The Woodmen of the World of Humboldt and vicinity invite all to a Friday evening feast at the Opera House on December 15. Hon. Joseph Cullen Root, founder of Woodcraft, will speak on "The History and Mission of Perfected Woodcraft," promising an intellectually rich event.
Brown & Schmidt promote portable corn cribs to save farmers money while H C Hubbard markets holiday bargains after returning from the East. A B White touts cloaks, W T Slaobra closes out stock with numerous bargains, and George Ei Sibert advertises a grand Christmas sale. White Bros. showcase clothing bargains on the first page. Woodmen of the World place an ad. Joseph Cullen Root to speak at the opera house December 15 on Perfect Woodcraft. B E Stong advertises winter apples at fair prices. A G Koeppe promotes tobaccos and cigars, inviting customers to Humboldt.
L W Wheeler of Pochahontas cautions farmers to delay shelling until two weeks of hard freezing drys corn to grade three. Ninety percent of Iowa corn now sells as grade four or lower, discounted two to six cents per bushel from grade three. Wheeler favors extending delivery to allow proper drying and avoiding off grade discounts, noting damp corn harms profits.
Church notes list services across Methodist Episcopal Brick Church Unity and Congregational for Sunday including sermons by Alexander Runnete and Alexander Dennett, union Sunday School, and a Missionary program. Local events mention a Thanksgiving social, Evangelistic services, Camp Fire at Baptist church, and a Christian Science service with atomic universe discussion. Also public notices on excursions and fairs with meal menus and charity suppers.
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