Ward Pioneer Settler Dies After Illness in Brdlalo Township
H W Ward a longtime settler of Brdlalo township died last Saturday after a brief illness. He was about 500 years old according to family statements and left a large family. The funeral was held Monday at the home, with Rev Ergon of Wesley officiating, and burial followed in the family graveyard in Buffalo. The community mourns the loss of a respected figure who served many township offices.
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Ward
Brdlalo
Bonn
Lown
Culconde
Linta
Rev
Ergon
Wesley
Buffalo
Discovery of New Tax Equalization Idea Praised by Dewel
Dewel proposes an equitable principle to aid tax payers and business people in Kossuth and Emmet counties. The Dalliver Herald notes his concept could spread if adopted by local officials, with potential financial and civic benefits.
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Oliver
Unis
Dewel
Kossuth
Toho Amundson
Emmet
Dalliver Herald
Thoroughbreds for Sale at Reasonable Prices
Local ad offers a few thoroughbred horses for sale priced right. Call or write to Ti Lamorenx Titanka in Lowa for details and contact.
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Ted
Lamorenx Titanka
Lowa
Works the Church Christians at Oxchaige
A townsman travels between towns to solicit support by staging church services. He wears a pin with relatives’ address and promises that if he dies his body will be sent home. He recovers and repeats the act for another town, often earning about twenty dollars each Sunday.
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Kooh
Bull Train Tale From Iowa To Denver Pioneers
A long narrative recalls a mid-1800s scheme in central Iowa to ship steers to miners in the Rocky Mountains by bull train. It covers planning, sourcing oxen, and rough training including a dangerous mishap with a steer that knocked a boy from a barn door, leaving him muddy and groaning.
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Rocky Mountains
Brie
Tiny Meyer
Billy
Billy Stirling
Local Notes From Burt and Surrounding Areas
Fragments report visits and illnesses including Nellie Stahl’s improving condition and Mrs C Nichols funeral in Burt. People from Portland attend Ward’s funeral in Buffalo township while J W B Stoth battles appendicitis. Gard Larsen teaches near Tjark school during Vera Stolt’s absence and many Portland Burt residents attend a Christmas program in Tyler.
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Nellie Stahl
W. I. Miller
Mrivd
Wl. Larsen
Lew Owens
My. Houser
Maxwell
Nebraska
Portland
C. Nichols
Kure
Burt Cemetery
Hoonbey
Tyooks
Harge
Lews Larsen
Porest City
Garner
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H. Ward
Wioek
Stess
Ieavia
Foriis New Discov
A. G. Schultz
Minnesota
Mother Pearl
URS
Fakirius
Monto
Denver
Orry
Indiana
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Hosier
L. ©. Lindsay
Citonka
Aarge
Burt
Teman Ward
Huffalo
Andy
J. W.bstoth
Geo. D. Buona
First National Bank
Titonka, Owa
Iowa
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