Angus Dies in Texas while Visit Ends in Funeral Return
George S Angus longtime Algona resident died December 20 1909 in Corpus Christi Texas after a brief illness. He was born in Perth Scotland August 11 1640 and lived in New York Iowa Minnesota and Illinois. Survived by wife Mary E Williams Mayard and five children, with brothers James and John Angus in Chicago and a nephew A B Williams of Rochester Minnesota. Funeral service held at the Presbyterian church with Rev Haskell and Rev Mettler officiating.
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George
Angus
Corpus Christi
Texas
Algona
Presbyterian Church
Haskell
Bart
Wasiatad
Mettler
George Scott Angus
Perth
Scotland
New York City
Winneghick County
Iowa
Rochester
Minnesota
Mary E. Williams Mayard
Ithe
City
Algo
Sulphur Springs
Oklahoma
Ga. J. Angus, Jr
Chicago Heights
Illinois
Frm
Angus & Boyd
H. A. Angus
Lawton
R. T. Angus
Lone Rock
N. L. Cotton
Chicago
James
John Angus
A. B. Williams
Death of Ralph L. Reid Brings Family to Algona
Henry Reid and two sons Ben W. and Jas. A. arrived in Algona with Ralph L. Reid's remains. Ralph died December 20 in Lethbridge after a typhoid fever started December 4. Born November 26, 1884, in Union township, he grew up in Kossuth County and Algona, worked near Winifred Alberta on a claim, and planned a hunting trip. The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Mettler officiating. he leaves his parents, five brothers, and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Reid
Ben’ W
Jas. A
Algona
Ralph L. Reid
Lethbridge
Canuda
Ralph
Winifred
Alberta
Kos
Mth County
Novober
Union Township
Mrr
Idiatriet
Tually
Ben “E
Canada
Presbyterian Church
Mettler
Levis
John H
Thomas PA
Kossuth
Ben W
James A
Grant
Musbury
Henry
Steinman Oth
Farma
Sdalghbor
Mahanish
Fod Ag Pall
Remains Buried Of Former Companion At Riverview Cemetery
A fragment notes the burial of a former companion in Riverview Cemetery as mourners laid him to rest. The terse line hints at a small funeral gathering and a respect for the deceased.
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Riverview Cemetery
Lyon Meetings Boost Local Business Tone
A western newspaper notes that evangelistic Lyon tabernacle campaigns improve town business. Merchants credit higher effort to revive finances, citing morphed dead-beats into paying customers and calling the meetings the best financial investment for the city. If Algona hosts similar effects, citizens should support the next crusade, even amid religious disagreements.
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Lyon
San Joaquin Valley
California
Los Angeles
Lyon Tabernacle Meeting
Algona
Cresco Wedding Ties Clara Curtis to C L Hiscrodt
Miss Clara M Curtis wed C L Hiscrodt of Ortonville Minnesota on December 21 at the Cartig home in Cresco township. About forty guests attended the brief ceremony performed by Rev Holmes with Carrie Johnson and John Johnson present. A wedding supper followed as Mr and Mrs Hiscrodt were praised for their esteemed families and well wishes poured in from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cartig
Cresco Township
Clara Marie
C. L. Hiscrodt
Ortonville
Minnesota
Rev. Holmes
Carrie L. Johoson
John Johnson
Cresco
Mawdsley Brothers Sweep Prizes At Corn Show
Clarence Mawdsley won first in Class E and two other prizes totaling 35 dollars in goods and 5 dollars cash. Edward Mawdsley earned three premiums including 100 pounds twine 50 sacks Portland cement and 4 dollars. Howard Mawdsley took second in the Junior department with 3 dollars and a Rhode Island Red rooster prize. The Mawdsley brothers, 2008 of Jasper Mawdsley, farm Plu Creek township, praised for their well managed operation.
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Bart Monitor
Mawdaley Brothers
Clarence Mawdsley
Aweepatskes
Alty
Edward Mawdsley
Howard Mavwdsley
Rhode Island
Evergreen Poultry Yards
Penton
Jasper Mawdsley
Plu Creek
Mawdsley Farm
The Other Girl play amid smallpox quarantine in Algona
Garver signals Wes to Small Pox as the Wednesday show schedule for the week remains unspecified. Reported that 99 theatre attendees were quarantined in Algona after smallpox appeared at their lodging. The group was isolated with others to prevent further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garver
Algona
Paint Your Buggies Now is a Goodsie
The fragment advertises buggy painting and goods for wagons gutog and cutters painted by Geo W Plats at Jaa A Orcs gid stead of Gell sirest LF.
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Geo
W. Plats
A- Orc
Gell Sirest
Death of Mrs. C. Hackman Pioneer of Kossuth County
Mrs Elizabeth Hackman died December 22 after a long life beginning in 1854 as a pioneer settler in Kossuth County. She married Christian Hackman in 1859 and helped build a local community. Funeral was held at Algona’s Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Walter Torbet officiating. Burial followed in Riverview Cemetery beside her husband. Family members across Iowa and Minnesota attended.
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Christian Hackman
Elizabeth Hackman
Malachi Clark
Iowa
Kossuth County
Edward
Portland Oregon
George
Albert
Algona
Lewis
Miles
Ortonville
Minnesota
Wm. Mullica
Hackman
Mullica
Methodist Episcopal Church
Census enumerator positions sought in Tenth District
The supervisor of the census for Iowa's Tenth District, Guy F Rankin, Fort Dodge, appeals for more applicants. Work begins April 1 and applications must be in before February. Suitable candidates include those with fair education who write clearly. Women, especially school teachers, encouraged to apply.
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Iowa
Guy F. Rankin
Fort Dodge
Will Have Vengeances Burt Monitor
A Burt young man vows vengeance toward two girls who mocked his arrival. He visits their home. they respond by laughing and mimic his actions. He blows his nose, they mimic, he smooths his hair, they imitate, then he rolls up his trousers, and the girls quit.
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Burt
Local Interest Notes From Kossuth and Adjoining Counties
Titania Topic reports Prof Satchett seeks a rental home in town causing curiosity about the purpose. Pen from Penton: Ernest Welsbrod near Milooeapolis in oil work, spending summer across North and South Dakota, meeting D J O Dell in Dakota. Monitor notes Burt Co operatives deep fridge remodel to save energy, plus waste-heat heating. Burt Creamery praised. Burt Monster covers Grandma Allen’s belated birthday, a card shower and visits. Mantle clock and keepsake spoon given. Titanka Topic records death of Frank Ringsdorf’s 18 month old baby boy from spasms after illness. Family grieves as nurse and physician attended. poignant reflections on a brief life and grave’s shadow.
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Penton
Ernest Welsbrod
Milooeapolis
North
South Dakota
D. J. O'Dell
Dakota
Monitor
Burt Co-Operative Creamery Company
Grandma Allen
W. B. Pratt
Bamber
W. S. Stahl
Bangroft
Lee Pratt
W. A. Chipman
Titanka
Frank Ringsdorf
Feld
Paradise
Preparing corn for hogs from Iowa Experiment Station bulletin
Bulletin No. 106 reports results from 1907 and 1908 tests on corn prepared for hogs. Methods tested include feeding corn in ear, shelled, ground dry, ground dry and soaked, and ground with cob. Findings guide farmers on cost efficient feeding strategies for Iowa hog production.
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Iowa Experiment Station
Corn Belt
Iowa
Towa
Gorn Belt
O.B. Curtlas
Ano
Snep Price for Quick Gals and Outbuild Notes
Fragmented OCR text mentions a price for a property and a barn with electric lights and a wagon shed. It references digs at Beal J Digkinvon and notes a central timbered outbuilding. Details are incomplete but indicate a sale or listing with improvements.
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Beal J
Digkinvon
Farmers Institute Premiums at Algona January Meeting
Farmers Institute to be held in Algona January 19 20 21 with a rich list of premiums. Prizes include farm equipment subscriptions paint and tools from Spurbeck Lambert Co. and local merchants. The notice urges wide farmer attendance and notes contest rules that winning items become property of the association and will be auctioned at the event.
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Algona
Farmers Institute
Velion Corr
Ist
Stalker Hardware Co
H. O. Adama
Kraft
Mit
W. C. Breele
F. H. Shackleford
F. J. Jackson
Leo
B. G. Bowyer
J. H. Crane
Rheetz Pharmacy Co
Chase & Sanborn
Langdon & Co
W. Heauman
City
Patterson
Patterson & Son
Association
Jas Patterson
A. M. Jesperson
Public notice on sidewalks and a liniment ad
The Bughouse editor responds to complaints about people leaving sidewalks untidy and mentions no one should quarrel with the newspaper. The piece notes injuries from falls and endorses Chamberlain’s Liniment as a rapid remedy, sold by H W Conner & Co.
FAKOL LOANS PROMOTION AT KOSSUTH COUNTY BANK
M P Haggard of Algona advertises faem loans at the lowest interest rate and offers to loan money on town property through the Kossuth County State Bank. Also notes a persistent cough after influenza and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by B B Conner & Co.
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Kossuth County State Bank
M P. Haggard
Algona
B. B. Conner & Co
Algona Iowa Adopts Pawn and Secondhand Dealer Ordinance
Ordinance No 57 requires pawnbrokers junk dealers and secondhand dealers within Algona to obtain a twelve dollar annual license and prohibits purchases from minors without parental consent. Violations are a misdemeanor with fines up to fifty dollars or up to fifteen days in jail. The measure takes effect after lawful publication.
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Algona
Towe
Bectfonl
Alona
Iowa
Cape
Jos. W. Wadsworth
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Botlal
Ralph L. F Reid
Clara M. Curtis
Plum Creek Boys
Mawdsley
Wes
Algona M. B. Church
Tenth District
Titania
Prof. Satchett
Sam
Farmer's Institute
Spurbeck Lambert Co
Des Moines
Republican
Shearer & Hoggard
Algona Courier
Hinchon & Finnell
Spurbeck-Lambert Go
Dowel & Clark
Harrison Brothers
G. W. Paina
Reliance
Norton
L. D. Bpitler
Chrischilles
Gerry Spoon
Wehler Bros. Ltd
B. A. Wolgott
Ind
Angel Food
Dutton & Sorenson
Anderson & Bailey
Ard
E. H. Reaset
Bixtean
JR. Laird
John Mesing
Graham
Parsons & Co
R H, Miller
H. H. Reaner
L. A. Miner
Minchon
Burt Monitor
Bro
Hinchon
John Been
Frank P. Woods
Woods
John
H.W. Conner & Co
J. W. Crowell
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