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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
4
Bancroft entries list numerous visits and movements among residents with stops in Algona Garner Swea City Burt and Buffalo Center. Mentions include Joe Sherman father Schemmel Chas Peterson and many locals visiting relatives attending events or traveling to Minneapolis St Cloud and Albert Lea. A Yeomen installation January 30 and a hospital case for Miss Maury Stauder are noted among numerous family and farm updates.
Mrs. Stahl attended a funeral while friends extend sympathy. A Jefferson hall wrestling match drew a fair crowd with Dale beating Pleister in 35 minutes for the first fall. second fall stalemate led to Dale’s victory. C Spencer buys Phoenix hotel from Weltch and plans to run it by Feb 1, Weltch family to Kanawha. Lattimer in Nodaway reports banking work going well. Leo Schiltz celebrates 21st birthday and farewell party as he moves to Britt to barber. Alfred Wessels dies at two. funeral at St John’s led by Father Schemmel. Harper in Ontario reports radishes, lettuce, onions growing. cordes and bauman wed quietly yesterday. newlyweds hope for long years together.
Chas Jacobson returns from Chicago and Sylvia Jensen is sick. Alex Carpenter Jr visits Trevillians West Virginia. I Q Helgason buys a 4 horse power Davis engine. Mrs Opsahl returns to Callendar. Miss Anna Peterson dresses for Mrs Minners. Creamery ice houses fill as Thackholm boys work. Co M Thompson family visit Green wood. Hans Peterson, baseball pitcher, also champion box ball player. Buchanan of Spokane visits neighbors. Conversation focuses on pleasant weather and illness. The grip is stylish. Jos Campbell reports a successful sale. Horses sell high. corn brings 60 cents per bushel. Hog prices reach 37.85 per hundred.
PORTLAND Will Rike and wife visited Algona Saturday while Miss Neva Mathes stayed with her sister Mrs Hardgrove for a few days. KG and Chas Mann and their wives were in Algona on Friday for business. A number of local youths attended a dance at John Mericle's in Bachelor Corner Friday evening and had a jolly time. Louie Jensen, formerly a Portland township farmer now living near Des Moines, recently married and will reside on his homestead near Murdo South Dakota. About fifteen friends and schoolmates surprised Viva Mann and Quinnie Grover on their 15th birthday at the Mann home Saturday evening with games and light refreshments plus presents.
A fragmented historical ad snippet offers a 6100 reward for an incurable case of Optarrh throat disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as internally acting on blood mucous surfaces. It includes endorsements from druggists Walding Kinnap Margin and a 15 year acquaintance of F J Cheney Co. Toledo and lists various other products from Spurbeck Lambert Co and Taylor's Butter scotch.
Local items from Swea City recount family visits and sickness, church services and revival attendance, moves and purchases, and a string of accidents. Notable mentions include Thomas Knutson visiting relatives, Kristina Peterson preparing to join sisters on claims trips, and a dangerous fall for John A. Anderson while handling corn fodder.
Titonka and nearby residents report a busi ness visit in Bancroft by Chas Ball C W Stagg and wife return from South Dakota Dr Ed Howe of Bancroft in town for professional work Geo Hall banker in charge of Peoples Bank last week J B Dickman now a motorman from St Paul to South St Paul Mrs A H Austin visits Centria Ill Mrs Elmer Englehart B I Kleist Bert Lamoreux start a Crystal Lake store Bert to run the business and move there to set up next week Wm Lamereaux and husb leave for Omaha to buy well machinery then to inspect land they own Laura Peterson former milliner heads to Interior S D to live on her claim sister from Swea City also going to prove up on adjoining claim J L Bonacher and wife arrive from Oklahoma enjoy a visit and Bonacher pursues oil interests in the vicinity The coin question in this vidial by
Farmers report hauling corn from Wesley and Woden but none shipped to Titanica yet. The core grain arriving is higher quality and richer in substance, making it more economical in the long run despite the current transport delay.
Mrs John Wittmer of Winnebago City visits J J Skinner s Jack Prakes spends a few days at Eagle Grove and Webster City Mr G Rich and daughter Luella return from Radcliffe where he attended a bank directors meeting Mrs Youngblood Mrs B W Brooks and Miss Beulah Youngblood visit Rudolph Myers home in Elmore B F Hills and son Cloisa head to Hawarden with household goods Mrs Hills and the other children to follow later.
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