Mrs Edwin Summers Dies in Irvington Township at 78
Mrs Edwin Summers, aged about seventy eight, died at her Irvington township home after a week of paralysis. Born in New York, she came with her husband to Dubuque County in the 1850s and later settled in Goodhue and then Irvington. Survived by husband 84, daughters in Minneapolis, Alberta, and Dodge Center, plus several local children active in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Sammers
Irvington Township
Sammers
New York
Dubuque County
Goodhue County
Minnesota
Summers
Irvington
Minneapolis
Jennie Kelsey
Henry Haggard
D. A. Haggard
Curtiss
Alberta
Canada
Mason
Dodge Center
Lafe Griffin
W. FE. Summers
This
County
Durdall Stock Sold in Nashua Sale Pending
Durdall sells his clothing stock to V Perry of Nashua and notes the remainder will be invoiced on December 27. The document states possession of the goods was taken and the sale is pending, with further details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Nashua
Mr. Perry
Algona
South Dakota
B. Durdall
V. Perry
Mr. Durdall
The Subscription Paying Season at Des Moines
The Subscription Paying Season arrives with 1906 soon. The Up Des Moines Republican offers combinations with the Weekly State Register and Farmer for 1.50, with the Daily Register and Leader for 4.75, or with the Chicago Daily Tribune for 3.40. Payment in advance is best for publisher and subscriber, and reductions are available across publications to please every reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines-Republican
State Register
Farmer
Daily Register
Dleader
Chicago Daily Tribune
Register and Leader
Tribune
Chicago
Getting on the Jury in Titanica County Showdown
The Topic reports a county board meeting to select jurors and advises potential jurors to speak to Supervisor Hall. Law states anyone seeking jury eligibility is excluded. The piece suggests readers were not targeted, but editors may have misunderstood the statute and feared favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supervisor Hall
Patronizing Lu dendorff's bakery lunch room stated
Public notice column urges patrons to visit Lu dendorff's bakery lunch room and mentions asking a dealer for Yaylor'autey and Kissa, reflecting local consumer chatter and product references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludendorff’s Bakery
Yaylor’autey
Kissa
The Carriers Complain About Unstamped Mail in Cold Weather
Rural mail carriers protest patrons leaving unstamped letters in boxes and placing pennies as postage. They carry stamps to sell and must fish coins from snow and box bottoms, arguing the cold work is unfair and patrons should stamp and affix postage themselves.
Warm Firesides Rule For Carriers And Courtesy
The text urges prioritizing carrier comfort and giving them a warm place by the stave as courtesy. It emphasizes studying the carriers comfort in all things and cheer them up during gatherings at warm firesides.
WILL RUN SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS IN ALGONA
Prof W Hanoa of LaVerne and Principal Ella C Hartshorn of Lone Rock announce an eight week summer school at Algona starting August 2 1904 for teachers and others seeking a thorough review of common branches. Superintendent Belknapp approves and urges rural teachers to take advantage of the opportunity. Further announcements to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hanoa
LaVerne
Ella C. Hartshorn
Lone Rock
Algona
Belknapp
Francis Rich Farm Sale Near Hobart Whittemore Auction
Francis Rich offers a public auction of farm stock and machinery on the premises a mile north and 3 miles west of Hobart and 5 miles east and 1 mile north of Whittemore on Tuesday December 12 at 10 30. Auction items include horses cattle hogs chickens machinery and miscellaneous farm gear with roughly 1000 bushels of corn and 10 tons of hay. Lunch at noon. Terms cash up to 10 dollars and notes thereafter with eight percent interest. no removal until fully settled.
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Hobart
Whittemore
Kossuth
Poland
McCormick
Hays
Francis Rich
H. Dailey
Prop
J. F. Shaible
Stilees
Institute Program to Feature Prof McBride at Algona
A Farmers Institute committee in Algona decided to secure Prof McBride of the State university to lecture on Progressive Farming. Supt Overmyer and the County Teachers association arranged a funday program with a speaker to be provided by the teachers. Committees named for program music and other duties. Guy J Norton funeral held at Hampton with large turnout. Norton, part owner of Ehlers drug store, belonged to Masons and Knights of Pythias, both groups contributing floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
Algona
Prof. McBride
State University
Overmyer
County Teachers’ Association
J. B. Hofius
CG. D. Ward
A. P. Ives
Measdames Ferguson
Hofius
Ward
Guy Norton
Otto Falkenhainer
Wm. Ehlers
Guy J. Norton
Hampton
Mr. Norton
Nights of Pythias
Norton
Ehlers Drug Store
Farm Loans and Local Club Meetings Schedule
Farm loans at five percent with optional payments. B F Crosn promotes Yankee Peanut Crisp at Taylor's. W R C to meet next Tuesday evening. W L A S to hold regular meeting Friday December 8 at 3 p.m. at the library with quota tions from Helen Hunt Jackson and a Ramona review led by Ella Thompson. Congregational church to show Munkasoy’s Christ on the Drogs next Sabbath. Baptists plan The Bible in the Home theme with Man of Galilee illustrated by stereopticon Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hunt Jackson
Emily Dodge
Ramona
Ella ‘Thompson
Munkasoy
Christ
Congregational Church
Be sure you get Taylor's attereng inuts
Money to loan at 5 per cent. Hag ard and Peek offer lending terms amid terse notes. The fragmentary text hints at a finance or credit notice from a period newspaper page. Named entities are scarce, but references suggest lenders Hag ard & Peek and a 5 percent rate.
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Taylor
Hagard & Peek. Ie
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Oxford
Black
Vienna
Boy’s Fox
Buddy Tucker
WM. &. Steele
John Galbraith
New Block
Iowa
Harry
Durdall
Pontogica
Brownell
Kossuth County
Ladendorft
Institute
Professor McBride
B. F. Crosn
Taylor's
Ice Cream & Candy Factory
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