Pioneer of Wesley Called to Reward
Elizabeth Rachel Clara Ward of Kent Township Stevenson County Illinois born March 8 1849 married Chandler Ward in 1863. The couple moved to Kossuth County Iowa in 1869 taking homesteads near Wesley. She died December 11 after a week's illness with pneumonia leaving a large family and a life of hospitality in a thriving pioneer community. Funeral service was held at the Ward home and Wesley Methodist Church with a long procession and many floral tributes.
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Elizabeth Rachel Clara
Kent, Township
Stevenson County
Elizabeth
United Brethren Church
Wisconsin
Chandler Ward
Ward's Grove
Joe Davies
Kossuth County
Iowa
Wesley
Alcima
William Ward
Abner Flack
William Giddinga
Iowa Falla
Fort Dodge
Mra. Ward
Ward
Wikhita
Grandma” Ward
Prank Kernan
Snohomish
Wash
John
Clarence
Okka Peters
Warsaw
James Hill
William
Hol. Wolfe
George
Thera
Maria Medied
Storm Lake
Enoch Clare
Kansas City
Cook
Renwick
Methodiat
Hivergreen
Mia
Congregational and church events at the Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church schedules its annual Congregational meeting for Saturday December 26 at 1 40 PM All voting members should attend German services and the Lord s Supper are planned for Next Sunday The Ladies Aid meeting is set for January 6 The Luther League hosts a New Year s Eve social at the Parsonage December 31 Christmas Eve and Day services are listed with a children s program 47 participants a Christmas tree and a special offering for orphan and Old Folks homes Sunday 10 30 German services Christmas Day and 10 20 English services on Second Christmas Day"}
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Church Council
Helen Marie Larsen
Himer Larsen
Ft. Dodge
Otto Falk
Harry Rickleff
Ladies Aid
Luther League
General Institution
Beet King John H. Rode Dominates Local Beet Growers
John H. Rode, west of town, is acknowledged as the beet king for 1925. He won a sack of sugar and the blue ribbon from the American Beet Sugar Co. for the largest yield, averaging fourteen tons per acre. Rode said others are close behind, with complete district figures pending publication.
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John H. Rode
American ‘Beet Sugar Co
John H. Rede
Algona Bus Owner Faces 10000 Suit Over Fatal Humboldt Crash
Algona bus line owner faced a $10,000 damages suit stemming from a December 4, 1924 Humboldt accident that killed Fern Scarborough as she alighted from her mother's car in a blizzard. The Scarborough girl had ridden the bus to school daily.
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Algona Rus
Mary Sorenson
Algona
Fort Dodge
Humboldt
Fern Scarborough
Carl Scarborough
Scarborough
Swea City Herald
Annual County Farm Bureau Meeting Draws Hundreds
Kossuth County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting at Algona’s Knights of Columbus Hall with four to five hundred farmers and wives in attendance. Officers were elected and reports from Violet Hicks, William Hobson, Marie Plath, and County Agent Barker highlighted a day of resolutions, club work, and cooperative marketing goals.
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Knights of Columbus
Algona
Kossuth County
Kossuth County Farm Bureau
Vics
Scoby
Cresco Township
Wood
Good Hope
Farm Bureau
E. B. Dittmer
Portland Township
J. E H. Erickson
Swea Township
Violet Hicks
William Hobson
Chicago
Marie Plath
Barker
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines
Myron Johnson
Eagle Township
Erickson
Armstrong
C. E. Schoby
Alona
Roy Buttenfald
Irvington
Myron Schenck
George Godfrey
Home Project
Je H Warburton
Lakotation
Congress
United States
Iowa Farm Bureau, Federation
Iowa
L. A. Andrews
Iowa Farm Bureau Federtion
Towa State Bankers’ Association
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa State Federation
Marie ‘Plath
J. H.drickson
Warburton
Ed. Dittmer
Myron L. Johnson
Alex Bonnstetter
Julius Jensen
Meyer-Tapper Wedding Sealed at German Township Mance
Dick Meyer and Misa Hilda Tap wed at the Reformed manse in German township December 1925 with Reverend G. Haken officiating. Attendants were Albert Meyer Jr and Mise Marie Bropplemmoore. family witnesses. The couple plans housekeeping on Rev. G. Haken farm near Buffalo Center March 1.
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Dick Meyer
Misa Hilda Tapper
German ‘Township
G. Haken
Albert Meyer, Jr
Titonka
Mise Marie Bropplemmoore
Bialraburg
Ben "Hl. Meyer
Ha v
Schoors
Lfe
Joe Tapper Gust
Rev. G. Haken
Buffalo Center
Quietly Married at M. E. Parsonage
Franz Teater of Algata area and Miss Hifie Larsen of Doan neighborhood were married at the M E Parsonage in Tronka last Thursday at 2 00 PM by Rev G M Squires witnessed by Rudolph Larsen and Miss Parcell relatives of the bride. The couple then drove to the bride’s parents for a wedding dinner. The bride is well and favored in the Doan neighborhood where she was born and raised.
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Boan
Fire Destroys $7000 Poultry Flock in Fort Dodge
Otto L. Boghm, a Chickens fancier in Fort Dodge Iowa, suffered an estimated 7000 loss when a fire broke out Saturday morning. More than 30 Rhode Island Reds burned to death before discovery. Four birds valued at 750 each were spared, and about thirty were bound for a Chicago poultry show. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Otto L. Boghm
Chicago
Christmas Pageants At Doan And Titonka Churches
The Doan Church and Titonka church school pupils presented mixed programs and the Nativity pageant with songs and speeches. Christmas offerings support world service, and the message invites a year of loyal service to Christ and regular church attendance.
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Doan
Titonka Church
Christ
Hilal
Fishermen at Amber Lake Enjoy Ice Catch Sunday
H A French and John Woods visited Amber Lake Sunday for a few hours of ice fishing. They were experienced anglers and likely landed a full limit, though the exact count isn’t recorded.
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H. A .French
John Woods
Amber Lake
Farm Chief of Swea May Be Candidate
Friends of J. E. Erickson of Swea Town ship urged him as a legislature candidate based on his work as county farm bureau president. The Algona meeting backed G. W. Patterson of Burt for a third term, but final county farmer approval remains uncertain.
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Swea
J. E. Erickson
Corn Sugar From Field Corn Sees Potential To Boost Prices
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation says field corn could rival cane and beets in granulated sugar production aiding corn belt prosperity. A Illinois plant yields 25 pounds sugar per bushel using 18,000 bushels daily, with annual output over 5.5 million bushels.
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Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Corn
Ilinois
Foundation
United States
America
Engineer Voices Crossings Stop Law View from a Driver Perspective
A veteran locomotive engineer argues the Oklahoma stop law protects lives over drivers rights. He imagines an engineer on a passenger run facing a reckless auto at a crossing and questions whether the risk should be borne by train crews or avoided by law.
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Oklahoma
Rock Island
United States
Careleas
D. A. Sweet
Cee
Areman
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