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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1907
Page
7
Shoppers from across the county join a final week event in the Ladies Cloak and Suit Department. Many items have sold out but remaining winter goods include coats skirts fur pieces and a child’s fur set offered as free with purchases such as a $100 coat plus a $6 skirt or a $6 fur scarf or muff.
Libert of Whittemore and townpeople are mentioned with visits by Joel Taylor at Des Moines, A Beggard at Old Concord, J B Hall in Algona, and various local movements. News covers enrollments, family travels, property moves, social events, and minor legal and civic items across Algona area during the week.
Auction note urges quick sale of cockerels from Dus tin strain by FE Latrd with fine premiums.
A rumor that ex-Treasurer M F Randall would take a Texas bank post is unfounded. His son in law Irving Dodge reported a letter from Randall stating he had seen nothing in Texas that matched Lews or tempted him to relocate.
The Queen of Hearts who made some tarts with the help of a current Algona Cupid will hold a reception in the Congregational church parlors Friday evening, February 16. All are invited. Pay ten cents at the door to keep your heart from losing it.
Post Office Inspector G A L Brown has spent ten days in Kossuth county examining rural routes in Algous Whittemore LaVerse and Wesley areas. He notes this is the first official inspection since routes were established and says complete county service could be achieved if roads are improved.
A Mason City auction notice promotes a February 22 sale of Duroc bred sows and boars presented by A. M. Avery and Geo H. Purdy, inviting buyers to attend the farm event featuring high quality breeding stock.
Mrs. Albert Shuler, 38, of Lotts Creek township, lies in Algona hospital with a gangrened, planned foot amputation under Dr. Fellows care. She previously miscarried after exposure or harsh treatment. The case, tied to alleged trouble with neighbors and a self-founded affidavit, marks her as a county charge.
Algona Music Store offers special low prices on latest designs in French walnut mahogany and antique oak. Duets and organs to match your piano, with new sheet music always in stock. Sincerely John Mesing
General repair shop in Algona offered for sale. Describes steady customer base and operation details. Includes vague notes on layout and equipment. Potential buyers invited to inquire for full terms.
Numerous new titles arrive including Brown-Dabsters manual and Lang Story of Joan of Arc. Donor gifts include seven bound volumes of Messages and Documents of the Governors of Iowa and the Annals of Iowa. Contributions come from Capt. W. H. Ingham, Chas. Aldrich, Dr. Chas. Sheetz, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Murtagh, and others, with proceeds from lectures and a ruined picture donation noted.
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