Old Settlers Leader Mrs. J. E. Blackford Dies
Mrs. J. E. Blackford, wife of Hon. J. E. Blackford, died Friday after a paralysis stroke. Born Mary M. Call in Ohio in 1827, she moved to Algona in 1855 and helped shape local history. Funeral Sunday featured Rev. Tenney and Rev. Holmes, with extensive floral tributes and burial by her sons and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Blackford
Ambrose A. Call
Ia C. Call
Geauga County
Ohio
Algone
Algona
Asa Call
Algo
C. A. Tenney
Baptist Church
O. H. Holmes
Congregational Church
Edwin
Ernest
George
Kenneth Clarke
Geo. G
Roscoe Call
J. C. Blackford
Sycamore
Illinois
West Virginia
Sycamore, Ill
I. B. Tuttle
Ames
Kenneth I
Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Biennial Elections Amendment
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously sustains the biennial elections amendment. The decision, handed down yesterday, upholds the measure adopted last year as constitutional, extending terms for all state, county and township officers whose successors are elected under the old system.
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Towa Supreme Court
Notable Names Mentioned Across Midwest Cities
The list includes Clarke of Chicago, Miss Harriet Clarke of St Joseph Missouri, A F and Geo, C Call of Sioux City, Mrs Gardner Cowles and Mrs Dr Shore of Des Moines, W M Colby of Wesley and W M Colby of Clear Lake.
West Bend Youth Hurt In Train Accident
A West Bend special reports Carl Stone, a young man from West Bend, was injured Saturday night while alighting from a sleeper near the west end of the yards. His leg struck a cattle guard fence, breaking the limb in two places. He was carried to Dr Boody's office for care and was resting easily Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Carl Stone
Emmetaburg
Publication Offer for 1906 Register Subscription
The Upper Des Moines Repunstan and State Register announce a renewal or new subscription set at $1.50 for readers who pay by January 1, 1906. The offer is now open to those who settle before the cut-off date.
Local officials to serve extended terms this fall
The coming fall elections will extend terms for County Treasurer Randall Sheriff McDonald and Superintendent Belknapp by one year while Geo W Hanna remains set to serve in the legislature into next January.
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Randall
McDonald
Belknapp
Geo. W. Hanna
Moet
Odd Fellows Contest Delights Kossuth County Lodges
The I O O F TI degree teams from Kossuth County competed Monday night in Algona. Algona won the cap after judges Bancroft and Algona teams and others weighed the work. A banquet followed for eighty with short speeches. Represented lodges included Bancroft Burt Titonka Wesley Cylinder LaVerne Larchwood Cresco Emmetsburg West Bend Orin Illinois and New Haven Conn.
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I. O.O. TI
Kossuth County
Algona Lodge
Bancroft
Algona
Odd Fellows
Rebakah Lodge
Burt
Titonka
Wesley
Cylinder
LaVerne
Larchwood
Cresca
Emmetsburg
West Bend
Orin
Illinoius
New Haven
Connecticut
Dunne Wins Chicago Mayoral Race by Large Plurality
Democrat Judge Dunne won the Chicago mayoral contest yesterday with a substantial plurality of about 24 000 over Republican rival Harlan. The victory secures Dunne the next mayor position in the city amid a close election night count.
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Tudoe
Judge Dunne
Chicago
Harlan
Spencer party heads south through Texas toward Galveston
Col Spencer W Gea and Mrs Gea of Fort Worth travel toward Galveston to meet President Roosevelt. He notes weather was poor on the route but soil differs, allowing ongoing planting from Kansas City. He reports heavy rain through Indian Territory Texas, a week late season, and calls Fort Worth a lightning town bound by mortgage on Mc Gregor Street.
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Col. Spencer
S’ort Worth
Texas
Spencer
Galveston
Roosevelt
Kansas City
Indian Territory
Fort Worth
McGregor Street
Big land sale and gypsum strike in Canadian beds
Dubuque brokers S N Way and A A Cooper sold 85000 dollars worth of Canadian lands to Illinois buyers who plan to take ownership in a caravan. W A Holehan and T A Potter report a large gypsum strike between Manitoba and Winnipeg lakes with 2000 acres of deposits. A mill is running and the firm has a dock and wharf for large scale operations. Potter partners with Way, while Holehan is a northern Iowa politician.
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Mason City
S.N. Way
A. A. Cooper
Dubuque
Illinois
W. A. Holehan
T. A. Potter
Manitoba
Winnipeg Lakes
Potter
T. A. Way
Holehan
Towa
I8 AN OLD TIMER Alonzo Franklin Nearing the Century Mark
Alonzo Franklin Nearing the century mark and carrying on active warning. He will celebrate his 98th birthday on May 3. A hard worker and garden model, he runs multiple gardens, keeps cattle, and plans to feed meadow and plant alfalfa. His wife is 78 and they remain socially active with many close friends.
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Alonzo Franklin
Mr. Franklin
Franklin
Jong
Death of Mrs Olayer Q L Clave of Bode
Mrs Q L Clave of Bode, an old settler, died Friday evening last week and was buried Sunday at that place at a p.m. She had been sick for several years. She leaves three sons and three daughters. Her husband died several years ago.
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Olayer
Q. L. Clave
Bode
Ata P.m
Lotts Creek court tale warns youths on courting more than one
A Penton Reporter notice from Lotts Creek township warns young men not to court more than one girl at a time, recounting a tale of jealousy over a northwest county romance with schoolmarm qualifications. The item accompanies other local notices of farm sales, school hires, bank building work, and several midweek marriages in nearby towns.
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Lotts Creek
Penton
Ams
Belknapp
Geo. W. Hanna
Luverne
Wesley Township
Edward Johnson’s Bank
Sexton
J. Davernaux
Algona
Whittemore
A. C. Joy
Mae Butler
Grace Simpson
Miss Kuhn
Agitation over discontinuing Rock Island train mail service
agitation grows as talks proceed to end the Rock Island branch mail service from Garner to Titonka and replace it with stage routes from Burt and Hayfield to Crystal Lake Woden and Titonica. A farmhouse two miles west of Whittemore owned by John H Meyers burned early Sunday morning the 26th. contents were lost but recovered by insurance. Tom McGovern of Whittemore, owner of the farm, carries $600 insurance.
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Rock Island
Garner
Titonka
Burt
Hayfield
Crystal Lake
Woden
Titonica
John H. Meyers
Whittemore
Tom McGovern
Runaway accident injures Norton youth near Blackford funeral
Robert Norton about 17, son of Henry Norton, was thrown from a surrey during a Sunday runaway. He suffered a broken leg with both bones fractured. The surrey overturned at a street corner. horses dashed then were captured after hitting a tree. Doctors Kenefick and Cretzmeyer dressed the fracture. Norton is reportedly improving. The surrey and scene were damaged.
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Robert. Norton
Henry Norton
Surrey
Bert Peck
Blackford
Hardy Rickard
Dodge Street
G. W. Pangburn
Young Norton
Thorington Street
Kenefick and Cretzmeyer
Buy Seeds in Bulk with Trusted Northern Growth
A concise guide urges buying seeds in bulk from reputable sources. It notes northern grown seeds labeled as cheap or FP and mentions C. Willson as a potential contact. Emphasizes ensuring quality and verifying supplier credibility before purchase.
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C. Willson
Farm Loans At The Lowest Rate Of Interest
Farm loans offered at the lowest rate of interest by Kossuth County State Bank. Algona Milling and Grain Company advertises choice seed wheat available for purchase.
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Kossuth County State Bank
The
Algona Milling & Grain Company
Fine Opportunities In California Travel Deal
Limited time offer to California destinations including San Francisco Santa Barbara Los Angeles and San Diego at half the usual cost. Fare from March 1 to May 15 available daily via Union Pacific and Southern Pacific lines with literature free on request from EH Lomax G P T A Union Pacific Omaha Nebraska.
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California
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
San Diego
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
EH. L. Lomax
Omaha
Neb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. C. Steele
Algona, Iowa
C.O. Simpson
Lowa
F. BE. Porrwr
Teddy
Col
Spencer W. Gea
Bort Worth
X. Way and
Canada
H. H. France
J. C. Arpke
Ledyard
Blue Earth
Addie Brunchweiler
Laura Hanson
Matt Hanson
C. Gross
Gross
Blake Farms
Hiego Buckelman
German Valley
Anna Ukena
Germany
J. d. Heetland
Germania
Robert Norton
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