Christmas begins early and citywide festivities planned
This week marks a packed Christmas program with a fireman’s ball and a Cleveland Ladies Orchestra concert at Turner theatre. Churches across the city hold events beginning with Congregational Church tomorrow evening and extend through Sunday and Tuesday, featuring programs, recitations, singing, and dances. Admission for Sunday School members is twenty five cents, with extra charges for others. a local jeweler advertises season goods.
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Cleveland Ladies Orchestra
Turner Theatre
Lutheran Church
Methodists
Bethel
Two Townships Added To Prairie Lands Sale
A. Hoidale and Attorney H N Somsen returned from Canada with two townships selected for the local land company. They plan spring offices in Canada and may select more lands later. A small portion of the tract will be sold immediately to firm’s old customers at a small advance.
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A. Hoidale
H. N. Somsen
Canada
Hoidale
Saskatchewan
Golden Wedding Surprise Celebrates Lillies Fifty Years
Mr and Mrs Henry Lillie celebrated their golden wedding on December 15 1855 with a Methodist church reception in St Peter featuring a golden crown for Mrs Lillie and a gold headed cane and gold rimmed glasses for Mr Lillie. Guests included out of town clergy and relatives as they recalled a half century of marriage begun in Germany after meeting in St Peter in 1855.
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Henry Lillie
Methodist Church
Arly
C. H. Sauter
Lillie
Germany
Mr. Little
St. Peter
Lafayette
Burg's Cigar Co Holiday Boxes Promote Leading Brands
During the holiday season Burg's Cigar Co offers all leading cigar brands in six sized boxes for gift trade. Prices vary by box size. Available brands include Blizzard Lia Signoritta Clear Havana and Pan Am cigars. Factory and dealers stock these selections and guarantee satisfaction.
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Burg’s Cigar Co
Blizzard
Lia Signorita
Havana
Boy Watch: a timely gift for the boy’s Christmas
A sales pitch promotes a durable water resistant watch labeled the Boy Watch. Priced at 84.50, it promises to foster punctuality and good habits, lasting for years with proper care. The ad urges customers to come in and view the selection as a top gift for Christmas.
Brown County Boy Is Popular Guest Of Honor
Joseph Cutting of Sleepy Eye Minn was centerpiece at a dancing party hosted by Miss Pearl McCurdy in Minneapolis. The football standout and university student attended the party with about fifteen couples enjoying dances, decorations in university colors, and refreshments following the program. Miss Norma McCurdy and Norman Lebbet ter provided the music.
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Indy
Joe Cutting
Miss Pearl McCurdy
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal
Seventh St. SE
Joseph Cutting
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Norma McCurdy
Norman Lebbetter
Errett Takes Charge Of Fire Co Secretary Named
At a board meeting of Minnesota Mutual Fire Insurance company in this city F J Errett was elected secretary to replace J P Read who resigns to join Retail Merchants and Security in North Dakota Read will stay on until year end to help transition Errett is experienced in insurance and will oversee ongoing company affairs Read aided promoters during formation and helped shape organization and expenses in its first year of operation
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Minnesota Mutual Fire Insurance Company
F. J. Errett
J. P. Read
Tetail
North Dakota
Errett
Erreth
Read
Pioneer Woman Dies Sudden: Mrs Haag Passes at 71
Mrs Margaret Haag aged seventy one died Friday at her Washington street home from paralysis after a brief illness. She had been in good health until Tuesday night when struck by paralysis from which she did not recover. Mrs Haag was born at Wurtemen.
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Margaret Haag
Washington Street
Purg, Germany to Minnesota Homesteaders and Local Notices
Relates to a 1834 Purg Germany origin family moving to New York in 1852 and Minnesota homestead in Milford then city, with names Lena and Mary Erler and George Haag. Notes funeral at Catholic church and burial. Also reports John Simmer selling a saloon to Fingo Dorn and local business changes. Includes Northwest homeseekers train tickets and Eckstein gift photo offer.
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Purg
Germany
New York
Frank Haag
Minnesota
Milford
Lena Erler
Mary Erler
St. Paul
George Haag
Glencoe
Joseph Haag
John Simmer
Fingo Dorn
New Tlewart
Simmer
Sumet
Mr. Dorn
New Ulm
Lafayette Ledger
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Hoidale & Somsen
Johnson
McClure
Henry Little
Brown County
Errett Takes
Ottomeyer’s
B. Follm Pepe Atte
Homeseekers
Northwest
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Eckstein
Hans
Ariel Bers
Stuebe Bros
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angles
Yellowstone National Park
Alaska
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