Algona Hosts State Declamatory Contest
Algona welcomed contestants to the state declamatory contest at Gail Opera House and the high school auditorium drawing about four hundred attendees. Prizes were awarded in class C, oration, dramatic and humorous divisions with winners from Clear Lake and others. a meeting followed to elect officers for the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Opera
Alagua
Piersol
Burt
Town City
Park Fand
Clear Lake
Plea
Cuba
Eugene Cuddeback
Carolyn Gallagher
Marshalltown
Cr. Lyon
Vermillion
Allert C. Morris
State Teachers College
Mankato
Minnesota
Yabhoy
Sekec
Bid for New Belmond Church Contract Awarded
Ole Shaw of Belmond led the bid to erect a new brick church for the Lutheran congregation at Titonka with six other bidders present: Anderson Clear Lake Meyer Mason City Holgerson Balmond Victorian Britt Padget Algona and Watson Eagle Grove. The sealed bids were reopened and the contract awarded. George Oaken shag to excavate the basement. Excavation materials remain uncontracted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Shaw
Belmond
Ludek
George Oaken
Farmers Form Group To Oppose Unjust Drainage Assessments
At a Saturday meeting in this city farmers in drainage district No 7 Hancock County voted to form a permanent organization to resist high assessments. They argue land takings will remove many acres from tax rolls and insist the flax district be taxed only for construction costs and delinquent taxes. One farm already brought $18 000 in taxes, and Thom p H & Loth are engaged to pursue the farmers’ interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
T Ho
Ely
Thomp PH & Loth
Forest City
Hospital Update on Mastoids Operation for Dorothy Anglia
Unclear report details a major surgical procedure on Dorothy Anglia with mention of a hospital, Mason City, and an advanced operation. The text notes the patient remains in care post operation. further clarity is unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Anglia
Mason City
Ito
Tenny
Orden
Kossuth Farmers Elevators Plan County Meeting
A Kossuth County farmers elevators meeting will be held at Algona Court House on Tuesday May 1 at 1 15 p m. J P Larson secretary of the Farmers Grain Dealers Association says the meeting will be led by Carl Oelrich and will cover feed grinding and book accounts with Ames extension specialists. A large crowd is expected as representatives from area elevators attend this important session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Court House
Algona
J. P. Larson
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Mgr
Carl Oelrich
Wesley
Kensuth County
State Association
Town State College
Ames
Frank Robotka
George A Arnold
Cottington
Trarmers Grain Dealers Association
Frank
Barker
Local Social Happenings and Illnesses Report
Wesley Notes the Okko Peters family visiting relatives in Illinois while Mason City and Britt residents visit family members. Flu and severe colds spread among young and old. several families and individuals, including the Diekman and Fox households, report illness. A parish program with Sister Lydia and a 30+ member junior choir and students is announced for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okko Peters
Illinois
Ghauncey Sturdivant
Mason City
Freeman Ash
Burt
George Benner
Lester Ash
Joe Lorenz
Frank Kratochvill
Britt
J. F. Lorenz
Brooker
Carl Smith
Forest City
John Ormsby
B. Goodnow
Maleck
Algona
Herman Ostercamp
Frank Fox
Faul
H. Schutter
Bertha
Scott
Grace
Johnetté Scott
Margaret Hansen
Des Moines
Charles Kerrins
Pleasanton
Fred Diekman
Boyd
Mr. Diekman
Dad
Man Found Dead in Field Near Wesley
Roscoe Tafford, 27, who had been working for Jack Kruse, was found dead in a Wesley area field after being dead five days. Kruse, living north of Wesley, had left him near his brother’s home. death attributed to heart disease worsened by epilepsy per report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Tafford
Jack Kruse
Mr. Kruse
Wesley
Birthday Menu Surprise Delights Mr McElroy at Home
A group gathered last Saturday evening to celebrate Mr Harry McElroy’s birthday with a menu surprise. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Ringsdorf, Mr and Mrs Roy Ringsdorf, Mr and Mrs Polhemus, Mr and Mrs Floyd Duncan, and Burt Monitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McElroy
Fred Ringsdorf
Roy Ringsdorf
Polhemus
Floyd Duncan
Burt Monitor
Were married at Little Brown Church Nashua Iowa
Wenndell P. French and Bertha Feldman were married at noon Saturday at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The groom is from Algona and a brother of H. A. French. The bride is the daughter of Gus Weldman of Ruthven and has managed the Western Union office in Algona for five years. They will reside in Algona after a brief honeymoon.
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Wenndell P. French
Bertha Feldman
Little Brown
Nashua
Iowa
Y French
Algona
Hha
Gus Weldman
Ruthven
Western Union
Algoma
Community Notes From Algona And Surrounding Towns
Woden notes list R. A. Schuefelbain and JH as callers in Algona and Britt with various residents visiting or ill. Dates mention Tuesday and Saturday visits by Sheriff E. P. Hanson, Auditor W. G. Williams, and others. Several local residents, including Miss Louise Kramer and Miss Magdalene Sartor, are noted for schooling and teaching nearby.
Local News Roundup From Crystal Lake And Nearby
Chris Boddum of Crystal Lake visits Friday as Sugar Beet Co field man. several weeders arrive. Mrs Henry Bode travels to Mason City with her mother Mrs W A Dean of Trager. Hanry joins wife Sunday. Geil Jolly, son of Mr and Mrs J B Jolly, ill with pneumonia and impaired schooling. Harold Ludeking and Bill Van Laven visit. Harold brings sister Mrs Dale Rittenhouse as she quits Mason City job. Garrett De Bruyn, Woden Cafe owner for ten years, dies April 17 at 62. service by Masonic Lodge, burial at Pella Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Schuefelbain
Algona
Bode
Britt
E. P. Hanson
Garner
Charles Buckwalter
John Colter
Wm. Orthel
Louise Kramer
Titonka
A. A. Christensen
Crystal Lake
Mary Rudisill
Hamstreet
Jack
Martin Smith
Everett Lawler
Theodore Allers
Mason City
George Breen
Peter Koppen
Lakota
Esther Missman
Chicago
John Patton
Magdalene Sartor
Ormsby Scho
Totonka
Chas. Buckwalter
Norma
Lois
Clifford Christensen
Harold Gard
Whittemore
Everett Weliant
Aplington
R. A. Schintelbein
Des Motes
Chris Boddum
Harold,Ludeking
Bill van Laven
Harold
Dale Rittenhouse
Minneapolis
Garrett de Brown
Woden Cafe
de Bruyn
Titanica
Cyrus
Masonic Lodge
Taaite
Pella
Iowa
Wheeler Dies at Age 83 in Buffalo Township
Chas W. Wheeler longtime Buffalo township resident died yesterday morning after a brief illness at age 83. He lived in the township about fifty years and was a leading hunter in the area. Funeral services will be at the M E church tomorrow conducted by the pastor, with burial in Buffalo township cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas W. Wheeler
Buffalo Township
Fu Vries
M. E
Funeral for Garrett De Bruyn at Woden has Masonic rites
Garrett De Bruyn 62 died April 7 1928 after a flu heart attack. He lived in Woden ten years born December 15 1865 at Pella Iowa married Diffe Swank in 1891 with six children survived by wife three daughters two sons one sister six brothers and 13 grandchildren. Masonic funeral held at his Woden home conducted by Dr Temple of Burt then interment at Pella.
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Garrett de Bruyn
Woden Cow
Pella
Iowa
Diffe Swank
Lena Dunwoody
Beacon
Hattie Radelift
Dumont
Martha Carver
Cloverdale
Oregon
Cyrus
Woden
Garrett
Titonia
de Bruyn
Ma~haska Lodge
New Sharon
de Paynes Commandry
Oskaloosa
Davenport
Temple of
Burt
Movie show next Wednesday evening ten cent admission
A brief notice announces a movie showing scheduled for next Wednesday evening with admission priced at 10 cents. It lists a local venue and time for the screening.
Leys Die In Auto Crash Near Ranger Texas
News from Lakota and surrounding towns reports W H Ley father of W G Ley instantly killed in a two car collision near Ranger Texas on return from California. Mrs Ley fatally injured died later in a hospital. H Bert Ley and Mrs Wallace Packman were minorly hurt. Ada Waud left LA to reach bedside but could not arrive in time. Burial plans set for Cedar Falls. Ley family longtime residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley Garage
W. H. Ley
W. G. Ley
Los Angeles
Wallace Packman
Swea City
Slate
Ada Waud
Grim Reaper
W. B. Ley
Des Moines
Ley
Schrecken
Armatrong
Cedar Palla
Paid Farmers Well to Keep Books Story
An Iowa farm family kept yearly accounts and compared results with peers to identify strong points such as high crop yields and hog returns. They found dairy receipts were weak and land per worker inefficient, then restructured land use and livestock to boost efficiency and income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laboy
Ackley Worlh
Fay Hopkins Withdraws from District Clerk Race
Fay Hopkins of Algona withdraws from consideration for the Republican nomination for District Court Clerk in the June primary. J A Frech, former clerk of the District Court, Algona, will not strongly contest against Clark Orton of Burt. Hopkins, praised as one of the county’s best clerks, is finishing his second term and will enter other business after January 1 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Hopkins
Hopkins
Algona
J. A. Frech
Clark Orton
Burt
Local notes on visits and property change in town
Mrs August Schram returned from visits to Allison Bristow and nearby areas to see a sick uncle. Pred Hagen rents the L H Stenzel home in George Graham's south town, with plans unclear. The message hints he may soon join the Benedicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Schram
Allison
Bristow
Pred Hagen
L. H. Stenzel
George Graham
Fred
Benedict Flags
Fourteen Errors in Tite Ta Moral Standard
The Classmate outlines faults in expecting conformity to a personal standard of right and wrong and measuring others by exterior traits. It warns against seeking perfection in oneself, assuming impossibilities, and undervaluing present moments while judging by external qualities.
Railroad offers limestone unloading along rights of way
The Milwaukee railroad district agricultural agent says the railroad will cooperate with farmers in Kossuth County by allowing unloading of agricultural limestone along the right of ways between shipping points. This benefits nearby farms and details are available from the county agent, Frank Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Railroad
Kossuth County
Frank Barker
School Faculty for Next Year in Iowa Falls Area
A special school board meeting approved the 1928 1929 faculty with four existing teachers retained and several new hires including the superintendent. Names and positions listed include J Tidman Anna Johnson Arlene Hartman Walter Crissey Mabel Tutton Nellie Nelson Loretta Larsen and more, with old faculty Detained. Pocket gophers damage alfalfa fields prompt control guidance using poison bait and root crops placed in runways during April May.
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J Tidman
Iowa Falls
la Venne Rice
Anna Johnson
Wesley
Arlene Hartman
Iowa Pals
Walter Crissey
Titonka
Mabel Tutton
Buffalo- Center
Nellis
Nelson
Ida Sachau
Verna Wallace
Milford
Ellen Schryver
Bure
Berhics
Crissey
Loretta Larsen
Burt
Nellie Nelson
Frank Barker
Dorweiler Slays Weighty Timber Wolf West of Town
John Dorweiler shot a 100 pound timber wolf at his place west of town Tuesday. The county will pay a bounty for the catch and farmers in the region likely avoided heavy livestock losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dorweiler
Dorweiler
West Bend
Lutheran Church to Hold Redevelopment Meetings and Services
The Luther League schedules a 7:30 gathering next Sunday. A German farewell service was held last Sunday morning and the English farewell is set for 10:80 next Sunday. Sunday School begins at 9:30 with worship at 10:30 in the old church for the last time. Building awards go to Ole Shaw of Belmond Ta as the lowest bid among seven. Wrecking of the old building starts Monday with lumber reused in the new church. Services will be in the school during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Ole Shaw
Belmond
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Kopeing Elense
High Gehupt
la Shaw
Kossuth Farmers Elevators
Gaylord D. Shumway
E. J. Vani Ness
Ottoser
P.M. Leland
Mgr. Leland
Titouke
Ottosen
Wesley Notes
Little Brown Church
Wendell P. French
Howard French
CW. Wheeler
Titania
Minh
Hagen
Opera House
Woden Restaurant
Manols
J. ¥. Fisher
W J. Denton
Denton
Joe Conbolinka
Bin
Cass Lake
Ranger
Pexas
California
Britt, Grandpa
Dean i Armstrong
West Bend Advance
Waterloo
Greece
Turkey
Tho
Lutheran Church
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