Frank Mulligan Mistakenly Slated For Dillinger Raid
In Mort age Frank Mulligan, away on business, was awakened by repeated knocks at his door. Police, mistaken he was Dillinger, surrounded his room and searched for weapons. Mulligan confirmed his identity by letters and marks, the raid ending with his safe release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mugen
Mionka
Fort Dodge
Fanny
Frank
Mortage
Tile
Department of Justice Tovives
Mulligan
Posae
Dillinger
Town Council Minutes May 7 1924 Proceedings Summary
The regular monthly town council meeting was held May 7 1924 with all members present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Resignations and appointments dominated the session including rejecting W Rickless as marshal, forming committees to investigate filing requests, and approving various department appointments. The council discussed library reports and contract payments, plus local improvements on streets alleys sidewalks and drains and the acceptance of a marshal resignation. Attendees included Sartor Downs Bonacker and Mis s Nor Callies and visiting residents from nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
To Town Council
Aight Flock
Lesant
Sartor
W. Rickless
Marshall
Downs
Bonacker
Miss Nor
Callies
Wis
Fred Wl
Waotton
Bond
Ted
Fred Baade
Iayor
Mys & Moans
Downa
Missal
Boer
Enone
Jor
Misaal
Mes
Ag Marshall
Pes
Best Unit Dealn Committee
Blockewer
Ayes
Ball's Untertained Whitcomb and Family Visit Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs R Ball entertained Mr and Mrs Walter Whitcomb Montes Wisconsin from Friday to Monday. Mr Whitcomb had business in Algona since today after noon. They returned to Wisconsin on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
Whitcomb
Walter
Montes
Wia
Mr. Whitcomb
Wisconsin
Marriage Licenses Issued To Algona Lone Rock Burt Madrid
Marriage licenses issued in the last report went to Howard L Ferguson and Esther Neuroth of Algona, Charles Shick of Lone Rock, Ruby Riddis of Burt, Harry Shoemaker of Madrid, Iowa, and Margaret Groves of Sand Point Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Ferguson
Esther Neuroth
Algona
Charles Shick
Lone Rock
Ruby Riddis
Burt
Harry Shoemaker
Madrid
Iowa
Margaret Groves
Sand Point
Idaho
Bingham Town Ship Resident Revered In Local History
Old settler Andy Bingham, of Bingham township named for his father, visited his daughter Mrs. Clara Cart on Monday and Tuesday this week. He had long resided in the wide open spaces of the area, and his family ties connect to the township’s naming origin. Weather and signal notes from Garner are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mow
Wart Mullarkey
Jim
Ink Tigen
W. HR. Hughes
Y Carolus
Alia Atton
Towa
Myre
Hoelfner
Hevy
Dale
Dy. Fisher
Arig
Wayne
Hagen
Lake Park
Andy Bingham
Bingham Township
Clara Cart
Bingham
Mr. Bingham
Watanye Delegates Named For Osage Convention
Watanye delegates Laura Mitchell Stella Mae Breen and Irene Vaudt were elected at a Monday night meeting with Mrs. Anna Marek for the associational convention to be held at Osage May 22 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watanye
Watanyas
Anna Marek
Laura Mitchell
Stella Mae Breen
Irene Vaudt
Osage
Pleasant Surprise Birthday For Mrs Leek At Algona
Mrs Chas Leek west of Lawn lwag celebrated her fifty seventh birthday with about forty friends and relatives arriving with baskets to spend the day. Dinnep was served cafeteria style. Guests included Emil Leek Herm an Leak Burt Metzger Schreck Olson and others from Algona along with Daniel Taylor Kenneth Beebe and Gus Richter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Leek
Lawn Lwag
Leek
Emil Leek
Herman Leak
Burt
Albert Metzger
Schreck Jr
Chris Olson
Algona
Gus Richter
Daniel Taylor
Kenneth ‘Beebe
Algona News Roundup Covers Crime and Storm Damage
Sheriff Hanson took three men to Garner for pleas on robbery charges. A farm complex north of Algona burned, houses spared, with no insurance. A severe wind and hail storm damaged many trees, barns, silos, and a park. County supervisors passed a weed destruction policy and appointed districts and officials, with various appointments and repairs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif E. P. (Peck) Hanson
Garner
Joe Chilges
Leo Beach
George ‘Shoemaker
Beardsmore
Edward Broesder
Algona
George C. Call Park
Ralph Brown Place
Ralph Morfan
County Poor
Iwo
McCorkle
Claude Sigsbee
Burt
Milton Norton
County Board of Supervisors
Frank Galgel
A. J. Doleschal
Bancroft
Walter Stewart
James Ackerman
Lone Rock
Harry Curtis
Grant
B. Franks
Irvington
Sim Leigh
Sherman
H. B. White
J. A. McDonald
H. M. Smith
Dudgea
Big Frigidaire shipments fuel nationwide demand in 1934 model line
Algona dealer for General Motors reports all fifteen Frigidaire 34 models in demand with porcelain Lifetime models highlighted for their twin cylinder compressor and low prices from 112.50. Frigidaire emphasizes automatic ice tray release and nine month cold control while claiming global leadership and many users. Also, R W Will of Algona shoots a big gray wolf and two cubs after a morning barnyard intrusion. county auditor Butler pays rewards of 5 and 2.50 for the wolf and cubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Bjustrom’s
Algona
General Motors
Frigidaire
R. W. Will
Mr. Will
Butler
Notice to Bidders on Sewer and Tile Projects May 21 1934
Bids will be received until 6 p m Monday May 21 1934 for a sewer project from Grady Smith residence north to Wm Boyken residence and a tile project from Fred Hagen residence to connect with the county file. Specifications by the engineer in charge will be on file Saturday with the clerk. The town council may reject any or all bids. Wm Boyken Town Clerk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Smith
Wm. Boyken
Fred Hagen
Boyken
District Court Foreclosures and Notes Highlight Local Cases
Media District Court last week listed foreclosure filings by Metropolitan Life against Clara and Gladys Thompson and Equitable Life against Samual Gerber. Other items include a partition action by Herman Eberhard and Tanry Kenneya and notes in cases by Leonard M. Calyles and J. A. Devine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Media District Court
Metropoltan Life
Jacob Zweifel
Metropolitan Life
Clara
Gladys Thompson
Iquitable Life
Cnarlie Carlson
Herman Eberhard
Tanry Kenneya
John Keane
Leonard iV. Calyles
Clair Meacham
J. A. Devine
Carl Schroeder
Equitable Life
Samual ‘Gerber
Local Folks Visit Friends and Relatives Across Tiny Iowa Towns
The Lakota news notes a flurry of visits from Waden Estherville Algona Mason City Bode Cresco Riceville Titonka and Sack City as families attend Mother’s Day gatherings ordinations funerals and talks. Prominent names include Rippentrop Lewis Murray Heetland Wortman Kempf Nath Winter and Warburton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.L. Sovenson
Roger
Charles Lewis
Bode
G. R. Lewis
Tom Loats
Titonka
Mr. Loats
A. A. Wortman
George Kempf
Riceville
Walter Nath
Little Son
Cresco
Mossman
Alvin Huenhold
Algona
Presbyteria
Bailey
R. L. Williams
William
Casper Smith
Presbyterian Church
Synopsis Produced by Special Arrangement
A brief note credits the work as produced under a special arrangement with Raw Peterson and Company. The line indicates collaboration or arrangement terms without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raw Peterson and Company
Two Men Sentenced For Woden Robbery
Garmer, May 11. Sentences of 25 years each were given to Wstel Anders, 46, Decatur, Ill, and Ole Thorsland, 37, Bore, for their guilty pleas in the Woden robbery of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Hisenmann. They will serve in Fort Madison’s federal penitentiary. The pair, part of a brutal northern Iowa gang, were brought from Emmetsburg with Sheriff Montgomery and County Attorney Smith. Joe Thilges, another gang member, remained jailed and has admitted only the Hisenmann robbery. The May 15 1938 beating and house ransack led to their identification.
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Emmetsburg
Anders and
Thorsalda
B. F. Montegomery
Arthur W. Smith
Anders
Thorgland
Kossuth
Algona
Itig
Joe Thilges
Whittemore
Frig
H Wisenman
Tisenman
Thorsland
Thilges
Algona Man Held for Forgery in Check Endorsement
Special agent Robert M. Schohy was arrested early this week in Algona and jailed on forgery charges. He allegedly endorsed a U S Treasurer check drawn for Zendar and Caldwell and is held for federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Robert M. Schohy
U. S
Zendar & Caldwell
Ramsay Reformed Church Mission Festival and Sunday School Notes
Reformed Church notes report Sunday school attendance averaging about 175 over the past six weeks with a record of 206 and a goal of at least 210 this summer. Eight new scholars joined last month as plans proceed for the annual picnic amid slow painting and dust storm delays. A new tile line, sewerage work, and plumbing are underway this month. The Mission Festival will be celebrated on the sixth of June with invitations for distant friends to attend and a German worship service next Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay Reformed Church
Legion Auxiliary May Cookie Jar drive in Knoxville
The 8th district seeks to keep the Cookie Jar at Knoxville Veterans Hospital filled during May. The party on the 26th will feature popcorn balls from Kossuth County units and a cash gift for May births. At Port Dodge the 8th district spring event drew 210 members, with 284 at the banquet and 600 at the dance, plus skits a quartet contest and a full program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Veterans Hospital
Kossuth County
Port Dodge
Methodist Church Notes at Mtonka and Doan Mothers Day
Last Sunday was a successful Mothers Day at the Methodist church in Mtonka and at Doan. The newly organized League held its first regular meeting with strong attendance and bright promise for the group's future. The group consists mainly of seventh to ninth graders. A chalk talk sermon titled Keepers of the Light is planned for next Sunday and Hyergine is invited to attend services and hear the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mtonka
Doan
League
Keepers of the Light
Hyergine
Community Day May 24th at Buffalo Consolidated School
Buffalo Consolidated School plans a Community Day on May 24 featuring a Health Parade led by the School Band, a style show by Economics Girls, and a May Pole winding by 7th and 8th graders. A noon picnic follows, with an afternoon band concert headlined by Collins’ Little German Band and several games. The day includes a School Exhibit, commencement program with Rev. H W Schoenlein, musical solos, scholarship and citizenship awards, diplomas, and benediction by Rev. Fremont Faul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comuinity
Buffalo Consolidated School
Ftame Economics
Collins
Senior Calendar Preview for Week of May Activities
The Seniors have a busy week starting May 17 with the Class Play on May 18 and Baccalaureate at 8 p.m. at the Lutheran church on May 20. May 21 is Skip Day followed by Class Night on May 22 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium, and May 23 features commencement with John W. Charles of Cedar Falls as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Clear Lake
John W. Charles
Cedar Falls
Entertain Mothers by Senior and Freshman Homa Homonyms Girls
Entertain Mothers afternoon program planned and carried out by girls. Slides titled Farm Work Easier by American Home Makara. Betty Budiong presented The Lest Sup per picture talk. Refreshments of cupcakes, fruit punch, and sandwiches served. Girls baked and prepared lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Budiong
High School Girls Tour Minneapolis Over Weekend
Miss Johnson and Miss Henderson joined Mr and Mrs Horace Schenck on a weekend trip to Minneapolis. Miss Campbell celebrated Mothers Day with her mother at Hampton.
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Johnson
Miss Henderson
Horace Schenck
Minneapolis
Miss Campbell
Hampton
The Country Newspaper and Its Village Echoes
The piece contrasts city papers full of crime with small town reports. It praises rural papers for chronicling community life through marriages births deaths and local events, viewing them as vital to national existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nke
Big Dafilea
Christian Science Monitor
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Dillinger
Norkge
Experiense
Bancroft Register
Council Proceedings
Yor Touweker
Algona News
Wai
Royken
Fred Missal
Bankers Group
Sloyx City
Lakota News
John Rippentrops
Waden
H. H. Murray
Frank Murray
Buffalo Center
Elmer Kiensta
Pauline Kienicz
Mason City
Arlenay Lewis
LaVerne
L. W. Heetland
Minnie Heetland
Wm. McDermott
Estherville
George Altizer
Guy Hart
Wade Ball
Thompson
Howard Lathrop
Rey
Harvey
Rowan
J. H. Warburton
Mrs
Carl Wright
Sack City
Tepple of
Pranklin Rand
Wilbur Schram
Tuula Rand
Heuen
Donald Rand
Bill Kennedy
Diana Rand
Sardith Nauman Bathor
Theodore Rand
Les Hdipner
Herman Riggart
Margie Scanlan—Hance
Donald
Bernice Larson
Norman Aldrich
Diana
Gro, Bomkelman
Kitty
the Rand
Eeeeee
Loraind Pstarson
Hlmer
Rfer “Andtor
Oi Reece Vide
Rea
Stanley Larson
Richard Crandall
Suave
Russell Kuchenreuther
Alpha
Ommega—Spingsters
Hfazisl Mile
Alice Panneur
Clarissa Scor
Midge Waring
Chains of
Dana
Creer
Pauline Blakley
Ferng Kranta
Donald Cosgroyh
Art Asking
PLAGE
Rand
Woden
Geo
Torture
Legion Auxiliary Notes
Methodist Church
H. W. Schoenlein
Merne
Sumner
Patty Ball
M. S. Craven
A. Hoon
W. H. Stott
Benediction
Revy
Fremont Faul
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