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Local residents report visits, travels and health events
A stream of social notes and small-town updates from Algona area residents describes purchases, hospital operations, school activities, visits to relatives, and travels. Items include a dairy cow purchase, appendicitis operations, ward visits, caucus nominations, family visits in Minnesota and South Dakota, and community gatherings.
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Cedar Rapids
Francis
E. E. Schwitert
Gingery
C. T. Gibbs
Will Brace
Sherwood
Algona
Mike ‘Zimerman
Patera
Et. Keestler
John Keestler
Union
Lydia Keestler
Albert Valentine
Algona Hospital
Christensen
Lute Meliza
Dolliver
Mr. Rice
Gregor
B. C. Brown
Geo. Manus
Northwood
Elabeth Davison
R. S. Sherwood
J. Ramsey
Elizabeth Davison
A. M. Jones
Zelda Hardgrove
Jas. Goodwin
Des Moines
Geo. Paine
C. P. Stow
Will McLeod
South
F. L. Pratt
Bart Rose
Bart
James Smith
Albia
J. H. Grover
Mr. Grover
Marie Grover
Wallace
L. B. Fairbanks
Roy Fitch
Mr. Fitch
Minnesota
Dakota
Fitch
Mark Stoddard
L. Sheldon
Burt
Paul Dettman
Camp Dodge
Ray McWhorter
Mra
Eilis McWhorter
Anna Flagg
Lone Fock Ja
Mary Sehneider
D. W. Pratt
Minneapolis
Sasiat
Wil
Elma Ghering
Elgin
Shirley
Ross Buffington
Andrew Hansen
Fay Andrews
Carol
Sioux City
South Dakota
Colorado
Ington
Wife
Phil Buffington
Andrews
Oscar Anderson
Tom Stevens
Sexton
Wiliam Vanser
Howard Andrews
L. A. Belenous
Robert
Simion Johnson
Titonica
Ruth Andrews
McElroy
A. W. Worsley
Mary Hansen
O. ‘Jt. Anderson
J. D. Andrews
Lucy Liser
Clarence Brown
Carolyn Andrews
Ruth
Mabel McElroey
Esther Kuchereuther
J.D. Andrews
Bryan
Shipler
Waterloo
Floyd Duncan
Lucy Lizer
J. D. Andrewes
Will Barton
Zack Gibson
Etha@l
Howard Gibson