Kossuth County Fair Ends With Wide Exhibits and Auctions
The Kossuth county fair aims to break even as final audits are prepared. Exhibits set records in the 4-H building with many blue ribbon winners across livestock, poultry, grains, and canning. The seventh annual 4-H club auction saw record bids, led by Jacob Decker and Sons for a 1,185 pound Hereford calf at 12.50 per hundredweight, with multiple major buyers including Hormel, Estherville, and Albert Lea.
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Algonawith
Kossuth
Kenneth Trenary
Burt
Hormel
Estherville
Wilson Packing Plant
Albert Lea
R. L. Krantz
Titonka
Alex Riedig
Lone Rock
George A. Winkel
Whittemore
Jacob B. Decker
I Department
H. R. Maudsley
Algona
C. M. Gross
Spencer
Hilmer H. Larsen
Wallingford
W. H. Helmke
Renwick
W. H. Bosworth
Guernsey
Jersey
Anna Nurre
Bancroft
Mitch Taylor
Sexton
Wolfe
Wesley
Shropshire
Ben Studer
H. B
Seeley
Oxford Downs
Cheviots
Harold Fischer
Swea Chy
Ronald Christensen
Fenton
Claude Seely
Hampshire Downs
Poland
China
H. Ff. Olerich
Rolfe
Guat Carlson
Emmetsburg
Harald Fisher
Swea City
Baas
West Bend
Homer ‘Anderson
Ben G. Studer
W. W. Branigan
Pocahontas
Berkshire
Poultry
Bernard Phelps
Missals Attend Family Reunion at Sheldon
Mr and Mrs Adolph Missal attended a Missal Petrich family reunion in Sheldon with about 200 relatives from Illinois Iowa Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota planning an annual fair. Accompanied by Martha Gregg and Clara Moffett plus Reinhart Petrich cousins they noted good accommodations and a cousin from Omaha unseen for thirty years. Adolph’s family history and local farming notes were shared amid discussions of corn condition rain and delayed threshing.
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Adolph’. Missal
Sheldon
Winona
Adolph
Reinhart
Petrich
Rudolph
Hmil Petrich
Ihis
Petrichs
Missal
Adoph
Fred Missal
Herbert
LeMars
Omaha
School Opens Monday September 4 With Registration Session
The school begins Monday forenoon with registration and class organization. Regular classes start Tuesday morning. Superintendent A Hoon invites rural school graduates to enroll and pursue further education, offering guidance to pupils and parents this week.
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Hoon
A. Hoon
Clothes Line Thief Strikes Hamburg Woman’s Laundry
Mrs Mary Keyser of Hamburg reports a theft from her washing line after leaving clothes out overnight. A thief took $15 worth of garments, prompting renewed caution and calls for residents to secure laundry.
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Mary Keyser
Hamburg
Night driving speed and stopping distance question
A weighty driving safety prompt asks how fast you can drive at night and still stop within visibility. It cites average headlights illuminate about 100 feet and that speeds above 85 mph prevent stopping in time. At 40 mph the vehicle is overdriving its lights by about 15 feet.
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Herve
Titonka Clinches Tie For Third In North Kossuth League
Titonka beat Swea City 5 to 1 to enter a tie with Swea City for third place in the North Kossuth League. Bancroft’s forfeit loss to Fenton keeps Bancroft and Fenton atop the standings, while Burt, Lotts Creek, and Whittemore battle for middle spots. Wesely sits in the cellar with seven losses.
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Titonka
Swea City
Bancroft
Fenton
Des Moines
Burt
Lotts Creek
Whittemore
Wealey
Michaelson
D. Callies
S-E
Huber
Gartner
Bart
WWU Pet
Schuler
Montgomery
DO Berg
Boyhken
Callies
Burt Severeeed
Richardson
B. Hanifan
Banifan
Krumm
Diem
Mogeson
Isseereeet
Rock Island Resumes Old Train Schedule Next Week
Starting Tuesday September 5 the Rock Island will resume its former daily train service from Titanka except Sunday at 10 15 am returning around 4 00 pm. Saturdays will depart late afternoon about 6 00 pm and return when the Garner round trip is feasible. The line had run thrice weekly for months due to vegetable season and will likely keep daily service until next spring or until business warrants changes.
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Rock Island
Titanka
Garner
Three Hundred Posts Burned in Creosote Fire
A Sunday blaze at the H. M. Smith farm four miles south of Algona destroyed about 300 creosoted fence posts after creosote spilled from an open barrel and boiled over. The Algona fire department fought the fire, saving around 200 posts as a large crowd gathered to watch the heavy black smoke rising above the trees.
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Algona
H. M. Smith
Smith
Algona Fire Department
Rural schools in county begin Monday opening
County Superintendent William G. Shirley announced that most of the 142 rural schools opened Monday with many new teachers. The rest will reopen next week as staff changes continue and several veteran teachers shift schools.
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William G. Shirley
Jurors Drawn for September Term Court in Kossuth County
The Kossuth district court opens September 18 with Judge G. W. Stillman of Algona presiding. The petit jury reports September 25 at nine oclock. The September panel lists jurors from Algona Wesley Swea City Bancroft Fenton Lakota Burt Whittemore West Bend St Benedict Titonka Elmore Minn and Armstrong including Harold Smith Arlo Dawson William Frimms Elizabeth Killian Emil Frank Herman Struecker John Mosbach Edward Pertl John Mosbach and others.
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Kossuth District Court
G. W. Stillman
Algona
John Kylen
Otto Larson
J. H. Mullarkey
Bancroft
Clem Diers
Mary Merron
Thomas von Bank
Fenton
Emil Frank
Herman Struecker
Lakota
Dan O’keefe
John Johnsn
Burt
Clifford Loystad
Clarence Riebhoff
John Lewick
Whittemore
John Mosbach
Edward Pertl
Eli Grimm
West ‘Bend
B.F. Immenfall
St. Benedict
Varla Shaw
Titonka
Henry Madetzke
Elmore, Minn
Herbert Schmidt
Armstrong
Will Senne Turkeys Flourish At Local Farm
The Will Senne farm hosts six to eight hundred turkeys in a large flock near the house with about fifty old birds in another field. Senne inspects at night with a dog and gun, reportedly guarding the flock. Last year he raised around two hundred turkeys and plans to expand next year by wintering fifty to a hundred hens. the flock is said to be the largest in the immediate area.
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Will Seume
Will
Mr. Senne
Dag
Senne
America's Speed Kings To Race at Spencer Fair
Spencer fair hosts two IMAC sanctioned programs featuring Emory Collings and Gus Schrader as top contenders for the 1939 dirt track title. Entries and purses announced for seven events per program, with scouts visiting major circuits to recruit new pilots for the Clay County speedway.
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Spencer
iAmerica
Clay County
J. H. Peterson
International Motor Contest Association
IMAC
Peterson
Cagh
Fatr
Emory Collings
Gus Schrader
Iowa
Kings of Speed
Collins
Clay ‘County
Fi Spencer Exposition
J K Rippentrop's 86th Birthday Celebrated
John K. Rippentrop Sr. marked his 86th birthday on Sunday August 27. He remains active and drives his car. Relatives and friends from Lakota Mason City Bricelyn Minn joined for calls. Ice cream and cake followed late afternoon celebration.
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John K. Rippentrop
Elmer Elwood
Mason City
Raleigh Pannhuk
Bricelyn
Minn
Loebig Family Reunion at Mason City's East Park
Wesley reports the Loebig family reunion held Sunday at Hast Park in Mason City with attendees from Corwith, Buffalo Center, St Benedict, Independence, Eldora, and Wesley. Families of Dole, Daughan, Loebig, Arndorfer, Sherman, Kerrins, Welter, and others participated.
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Wesley
Loebig
Hast Park
Mason City
Fred Dole
Midora
Joe Dole
Eldora
B. A. Brockling
Independence
Rufus Welter
Elmer Daughan
Corwith
J. H. Huber
Ray
Buffalo Center
Charles Kerrins
St. ‘Benedict
Victor Loebig
Edmund Loebig
Evrous Loebig
Wilfred Loebig
Louis Loebig
Tillie Loebig
Leonard Arndorfer
Roy Sherman
Wesley Co-Op Societies Plan September Co-Op Day
Plans for Co-Op Day on Tuesday September 5 include a parade by the three co-ops The Farmers Co-Operative Society Farmers Co-Operative Creamery and K H Co-Operative Oil Company A Mason City district attorney BE Dunn is slated as speaker The Wesley band will perform and races are planned Free lunch will be served on main street and all patrons invited to attend
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Wesley
Lodge Hall
BE. G. Dunn
Mason City
U. S
Wesley Band
Main Street
Farmers Co-Operative Society
Farmers Co-Operative Creamery
K, & H. Co-Operative Oil Company
Editor Attends Iowa State Fair Highlights Attendance
The editor recalls attending the Iowa State Fair after a ten year gap with about 65,000 attendees on the day, noting strong showings compared with last year. He compares Des Moines acts to Algona, praises stock barns and agricultural displays, and calls the fair a premier agricultural event that educates and entertains while boosting state pride.
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Algona
Des Moines
Des
Many Relatives Attend John Keil Funeral Friday
Relatives and friends gathered for the funeral of John Keil Friday afternoon. Attendees included Charley Hobbs and family of Forest City, Harl Hobbs of Britt, Fred Adams of Grand Rapids, Minn., Nels Stenborg of Lake City, Minn., Frank Keil of Pine City, Minn., Paul Darrow of Rush City, Minn., Rose Hobbs of Crystal Lake, Will Scherf and Milo Scherf of Mason City, Leo Reaser and Georgia, George Keil of Fort Dodge, Glen Stratton and Jean, Cyril Stratton and Harlin, Donald Sparks and B I Sparks of Algona, Barney Reamer and J L Brown of Sioux City, Norman Nelson of Clear Lake, Minnie Nelson of Mason City, Will Hicock of Hayfield, Susie Ragen of Forest City, Howard Rose of Britt, and Rev A R Cuthbert of Woden and Rev C B Mitchell of Buffalo Center who presided.
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John Keil Ffuneral
Charley Hobbs
Forest City
Harl Hobbs
Britt
Fred Adams
Grand’ Rapids
Minn
Nels Stenborg
Lake City
Frank Keil
Pine City
Paul Darrow
Rush City
Rose Hobbs
B. I
Sparks
Algona
Barney Reamer
J. L. Brown
Sioux City
Norman Nelson
Clear Lake
Minnie Nelson
Mason City
Will Hicock
Hayfield
Susie Ragen
Howard Rose
A. R. Cuthbert
Woden
Buffalo Center
Family Reunion at John Weig Home Near Wesley
A Wesley gathering for a family reunion at the John Weig home drew many relatives from Ackley Bird Island Olivia Haverhill and other nearby towns. Attendees included Clem Puls Frank Homan Leo Puls Joe Drummer George Weig Edward Weig Walter Drummer Lena Schuler Frey Joe Weig George Hanig John Wels and others from Wesley.
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Wesley
John Weig
Clem Puls
Frank Homan
J Family
Ackley
Leo Puls
Olivia
Minn
Frank Puls
Ben Puls
Bernice Beckley
Bird Island
Joe Drummer
Haverhill
George Weig
Edward Weig
Walter Drummer
Lena Schuler
Frey
Joe Weig
George Hanig
John Wels
County Field Day Near Algona Set For Sept 10 1939
Kossuth County Conservation League again stages Field Day with a larger site on the Klamp farm Des Moines River near Burt and Algona. The program includes trap and skeet shoots, a junior Midget Trap, pistol and small bore rifle events, archery, fly rod and casting contests, with medals for each event and open to amateurs.
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Kossuth County Conservation League
Des Moines
Burt
Algona
National
Iowa
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kos suth County Last Week
In Kos suth county the past week, licenses were issued to Jimmie Jenkins 23 of Louisville Kentucky and Norma Atk ins 18 of New Albany Indiana Ernest Burdick 21 and Helen Stewart 18 both of Algona Clarence Oswald 29 of Elmore Minnesota and Marjorie Matzener 21 of Ledyard
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Scenses
Kossuth County
Jimmie Jenkins
Louisville
Norma Atkins
New Albany
Ind
Ernest Burdick
Helen Stewart
Algona
Clarence Oswald
Elmore, Minn
Marjorie Matzener
Ledyard
Stolen Bartek Ford Recovered in Emmetsburg
A Ford sedan owned by Arthur Bartek of Britt stolen during fair week in Algona was found abandoned on Emmetsburg streets Thursday morning. The recovery ends the theft incident with no report of injuries or arrests mentioned.
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Arthur Bartek
Britt
Algona
Emmetsburg
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