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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
6
Bancroft News reports a local seller undercuts a Chicago catalogue price, buys a dozen goods at the lower price, then sells at that price for a neat profit, while various community happenings unfold including visits, initiations, church events, and local business notes.
Rev Barker led revival meetings at the M F E church with about 50 confessed conversions. EB Jones family battles scarlet fever while W T Preswell suffers diphtheria, both under doctor care. Miss Hattie Lloyd and her sister Edith returned from Mt Vernon to spend holidays with their parents.
Fred Jain shows rapid improvement as G. J. Rike visits Theo Rike home. A sociable Friday night netted $20. Myrtle Fox plans holidays with sister Etta Larsen after Sioux City work. Gottlieb Lesk reports trapping gains with mink catches. Sunday school officers elected include superintendent Key Mueller, assistant Graham Alf, secretary Mary Dittmer, assistant Clara Stone, treasurer Chas Phelps, organist Vera Scott, librarian Elsie Ringadort.
J R Mawdsley returned from Hancock county with the Iowa Central Baron Ensigo a pure bred Scotch bull purchased at private sale. He had failed to secure J R Lillie's bull at the recent sale as a high bidder. Lillie's bull moved out of the county while Mawdsley gains a top bred animal whose sire and dam were both imported. The sire was sold for 2600 dollars.
Lone Rock resident B. L. Rollister sold a local team last week for 300 dollars. James Kerr and Cora Cheney spent Sunday at Cora’s parents’ home. Mrs. J. B. Carr returned from Algona after visiting friends. McWhorter and Salisbury dissolved. L. L. Salisbury obtains the Lone Rock implement house. Rev. Bolinger became the new Presbyterian pastor at Burt and preached on Sunday. A Ladies’ Mite Society Christmas bazaar last Friday netted 841.35. S. P. Hartshorn reports from St Marys Hospital in Rochester Minnesota that he will not stay for further treatment.
The notice promotes DaWitts Little Early Risers as a safe pleasant pill that cleanses the stomach and bowels, removes putrid matter and causes of headache, constipation and sallow complexion, claimed to be non gripping or sickening, sold by BR A Miller.
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