German Pioneer Frank Hintz Dies in Union Township
Evalyn McClelland born in Greens Castle Indiana in 1836 died January 28 1910 at home in Algona Iowa aged 74. She married Hiram Matson in 1855 and had four children Henry C B Matson Anie Peugnet Lettie and an adopted daughter Mrs Geo Fisher. The family moved to Kossuth county in 1868 and to town in 1902. Funeral services were at the Methodist church and interment followed at Riverview cemetery.
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Hiram A. Matson
Evalyn McClelland
Greencastle
Indiana
Algona
Iown
Illinois
Hiram Matson
Cambridge
Henry
C. B. Matson
Tracy
Iowa
Anie Peugnet
Misa Lettie
Geo. Fisher
Kossuth County
Riverview Cemetery
Death of Frank Hintz Pioneer Farmer in Union Township
Frank Hintz longtime resident of the county since the 1890s died Friday. Born in Germany on November 21, 1838, he spent most of his life in this country and lived with his son Louie near Good Hope church. He leaves two daughters in the neighborhood. Funeral services were held at Lotts Creek on Sunday January 20, with interment beside family members.
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Frank Hintz
Mr. Hintz
Germany
Saarinen
Louie Hintz
Good Hope Church
Union Town
Lotts Creek
Poultry Show Set by Corn Belt Poultry Association in Algona
The Corn Belt Poultry Association plans a show in Algona starting Monday February 14 and running through the week. Judge Myr. Warnock of Geneseo Illinois with ten to twelve years of poultry judging experience will preside. The association reports growing membership with about twenty five local men already enrolled and others likely to join. The current roster includes B O Mittag J A Frech W A Chipmen Herman Day T M Billborough J B King W J Guderian F H Hendricks D F Nolte Milton Norton Carl Hutchins D H Worster R O Dickinson Warren Laird J A Lang LA P Anderson F B Thompson and Jag Britt Algona.
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Corn Belt Poultry Association
Algona
Myr. Warnock
Geneseo
Illinois
Warnock
B. O. Mittag
Lotta Creek
J. A. Frech
Bancroft
W. A. Chipmen
Herman Day
Bart
T.M. Billborough
Fenton
J. B. King
W.J. Guderian
F. H. Hendricks
D. F. Nolte
Milton Norton
Carl
Local Names Listing Wartmatin and Nearby Towns
Wartmatin Germania Mrs J M Farley J W Elbert Whittemore H Cait Lone Rock Lee C Woite Titonka list of residents and nearby communities appears in the regional notice segment.
Ferguson and Miss Smith to Be Married in Chicago Tonight
Wm. K. Ferguson and Hortense M. Smith plan a quiet Chicago wedding tonight at the home of Miss Smiths sister Mrs. Geo R Horton. The bride’s father Lewis H Smith of Algona and Ferguson’s New York sister attend. They will travel to New Orleans and a Jennings Louisiana rice plantation before returning to Algona in mid February.
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Wm. K. Ferguson
Miss Hortense M. Smith
Chicago
Miss Smith
Lewis H. Smith
Algona
Mr. Ferguson
New York
Horton
Ferguson
South
New Orleana
Jennings
Lousiana
First National Bank
Minnesota State University
Cow Contest Continued in Iowa Dairy Show
Iowa State dairy official Lt Mr. J B Heaton visited Algona to promote the cow contest statewide. The cow culture club of Iowa will extend the contest another year with a $1000 premium from Mr Marsh of Waterloo. Entry fee is $5 per cow. write BE Shoemaker at Waterloo for rules. Kossuth County reports several strong cows and noted breeders like Mr H J Julian, Mr Jas Patterson, and Judge W B Quarton are contributing top entries. The aim is to raise dairy cow quality across the county.
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J. B. Heaton
Iowa Agricultural College
Algona
Towa
Cow Culture Club of
Marsh
Waterloo
R. Shoemaker
Iowa
Cow Culture Club
Kossuth County
IT. J. Julian
Jas. Patterson
W. B. Quarton
Guernsey
Kossuth
Lecture on tuberculosis by Dr J W Kime warns public
Dr J W Kime spoke on tuberculosis and the need for redoubled public health effort. He urged pure air sun and exercise, correction of home conditions and robust nutrition with milk eggs and meat while noting mortality and past misconceptions. He stressed no sleeping rooms and safe foods as essentials.
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J. W. Kime
Land Values Four Years Ago In Burt Monitor
Burt Monitor recounts a conversation with Ben Winkie noting land near Burt, Kossuth county, once broken on B. E. Paine farm with twenty acres plowed. It sold then for 3 per acre, now estimated at 900 per acre. The piece highlights dramatic land price gains over 24 years and speculates about the next thirty years.
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Burt Monitor
Ben Winkie
Kossuth County
Burt
B. E. Paine
Librarian Reports Strong Year At Algona Public Library
The annual library board report notes total circulation of 14 168 volumes with 6 358 class books and adult fiction at 89 percent. Inventory lists 6 954 volumes, 317 added, and reader registration with 850 new cards since June. Revenue from fundraisers and a tag day boosted the treasury, while new acquisitions include Hawthorne and the New International Encyclopedia.
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Upper
Des Moines-Republican
Algona Library
L. M. Horron
Where Was George Hackman Bancroft Register
At the conclusion of Saturday night's services at the tabernacle in Algona a sextette of young men marched down Dodge street singing Three Drinks and the World ip Mine. They had attained voices and it was judged that by midnight several worlds had been conquered. They felt like Alexander the Great who woke the next morning sighing for other worlds to conquer.
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Bancroft Register
Tabernacle
Algona
Dodge
Alexander the Great
College Singing Girls at Call Opera House Feb 12
The College Singing Girls and Walter Eccles present a high merit lyceum program with eight women, all college graduates, performing sacred and secular songs, arias, instrumentals, and recitations. Rehearsed eight weeks, elaborate costumes, tickets 50 cents, reservations Friday at Falkenhainer’s drug store.
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Singere
Ands
Walter Eccles
Boston
New York
Eccles
Lyceum
Call Opera House
Falken+hainer'’s
Lyon meetings in Algona draw large crowds in final week
The fourth and final week of Rev. Lyon’s evangelistic meetings in Algona sees steady interest with about 1200 at Sunday morning, 1000 at the men’s afternoon, and 1600 at evening and special events. Music by a 100-voice chorus under Mr. Harris strengthens the outreach, as locals report improved tone at farmers’ gatherings and widespread community engagement.
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Alagona
Tabernacle
Lyon
Harris
Algona Tabernacle
Mr. Lyon
Union
LuVerne School House Burns Overnight
A fire destroyed the LuVerne public school building late Monday night leaving the five room frame structure totally consumed. Origin of the blaze is unknown. The school, attended in the evening, will be rebuilt and efforts will secure temporary rooms to continue schooling. insured for 3500 dollars with 5000 dollar replacement estimate.
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LuVerne
Sam Drake for railroad commissioner
The Britt Tribune editors suggest Sam Drake of Mason City would make an ideal railroad commissioner. The piece highlights Drake's past as a Kossuth county agent, his life insurance strength, farm holdings, and innovative farming feats. It portrays him as a capable, practical figure who could streamline state rail and stock operations with a humorous, local tone.
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The
Britt Tribune
Sam Drake
Tribune
Sam
Mason City
Kossuth County
Konsuth
Chicago
Iowa
Algona Markets Today Wheat Price Report
Wheat pricing shown with bids around 980 and 2855 per bushel, reflecting market levels. The fragment notes a positive or steady market with a good demand signal and varied quotes across entries.
Forgers Captured After Michigan Hunt
County Attorney L J Dickinson and Sheriff J B Lillie returned from Michigan with Roy B Payn and Edward Haggerty, wanted for forging checks. Payn cashed four forged checks in Algona, and Haggerty embezzled from a brother-in-law. Preliminary hearings likely today as they are bound over to the next district term.
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L. J. Dickinson
J. B. Lillie
Michigan
Roy B. Payn
Edward Haggerty
Payn
Dowagin
Haggerty
Huron
Messrs
Dickinson
Lille
Algona
Will
Myers
Diay Triet Court
Laugh and Lilt Through a Humorous Dialect Rhyme
A playful, misspelled verse mocks laughter and sorrow, urging resilience and humor amid life’s twists. It blends exaggerated dialect to critique mood and fate, urging readers to smile despite trouble and cast away gloom.
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Grim Reaper
H. A. Matson
Union Township
W. W. Marsh
George Hackman
College Singing Girls
Christ
L. D. Spitier
Luverne School
Baily
Drake
Roy Payn
Ed Haggerty
Algona Jail
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