Death of T. H. Lantry Brings Algona Mourning
The burial plans for T. H. Lantry are set as his Spokane death reached Algona. Born July 24, 1838, in York County, he served in the Union Army and later held posts as postmaster and county treasurer. His wife Kate McGlynn Lantry and children Margaret, Hannah, and others mourn his loss as the community recalls his integrity and long service in Algona.
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Algona Sant Thurst
Spokane
T. H. Law
Iona State Bank
Harry
Cleve
Lantry
Algona
Madison
Wisconsin
Ilgon
Prairie du Chien
Conein
Waukee Railway Company
Tnion
Atlanta
Prairie du Fu
Milwaukee
Grover Cleveland
Court House
Kate McGlynn
Lantry Family Rebuilds After Fire Destroys Northern Hotel
A January blaze reduced the Lantry hotel, once among the finest in the north, to ashes with no insurance. Mr and Mrs Lantry faced loss of their business and all savings but found strength in faith and community. They raised a large family and offered hospitality to many. Funeral plans for Mrs Lantry in Algona are pending travel from Spokane, possibly within ten days.
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Lantry
Algona
The LuVerne Victims in Ringling Bros Show
A Ringling Bros show drew a large crowd last Friday with 333 people traveling by train. Pickpockets were active on the trains, and locals reporting pocketed losses include Leander Barton 28 dollars Geo Henderson 318 W J Blanshaw 1 50 Harry Smith 5 and Frank Chambers 4 with others questioned.
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Ringling Bros
Leander Barton
Geo. Henderson
W. J. Blanshaw
Harry Smith
Frank Chambers
Enjoying Life at Seventy Fenton Reporter
Mr. Eike Hayen reached the age of 70 on Monday, celebrated with relatives at his home. Attendees included Ole Barquist, Peter Weisbrod, John Weisbrod, Jacob Weisbrod, M. Weisbrod, Mrs Tena Newel, and Miss Mary Brown of Brookly, who gifted him a handsome working chair.
Special district court session opens on Corwith bank failure
A district court convened Monday July 20 with Judge J. J. Clark presiding to hear cases from the Corwith bank failure of last fall. The term is expected to run through next month with hearings scheduled into August 10. More than three hundred claims are filed, ensuring substantial docket activity.
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Garner
District Court
J. J. Clark
Magon City
Corwith Bank
Bank Tt
Lost Circus Day Mystery Accuses Man in Algona
In Algona a faulty day marked by a lost gold watch and chain prompts a reward for the finder. A note outside 9096 mentions Matilda Burkholder as the potential claimant. The garbled text suggests a public appeal or notice tied to the missing item.
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Algona
Matilda Burkholder
Kossuth County Fair Looks To 50th Anniversary Big Attractions
The Kossuth County Fair, set for September 8 to 11, plans a fiftieth anniversary with strong attractions including horse and automobile races, baseball games, wrestling exhibitions by Gotch and Burna, and a prominent log cabin relic display. Secretary W. E. McDonald seeks memories and contact details of attendees from fifty years ago to honor original participants.
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Sewaror
Kossuth
Touot
Italy
Gotch
Burna
W. E. McDonald
Purse Found at Algona Circus Show
At the Algona circus Jobo Blue found a purse containing a sum of money. The owner may recover the item by describing the purse and its contents to claim the property.
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Algona
Jobo
Postmaster Race In Burt With Four Candidates
Lincoln Hall resigns as postmaster and a lively contest unfolds with four candidates W T Trainer F J Mann J M Hulbert and the editor. Petitions circulate among patrons as supporters press for the position.
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Monitor
Lincoln Hall
F. J. Mann
J. M. Hulbert
Holmes at LaVerne delivers strong address
Rev. O H Holmes spoke at LaVerne Woodmenday and the News praised his vigorous direct delivery. The unanimous verdict of listeners found the address impactful and memorable, calling it among the best of its kind heard in LaVerne. The report notes Morgan laying cement blocks for the founder.
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O. H. Holmes
LaVerne Woodmenday
Holmes
Thia
LaVerne
Womanly Bonar Dies After Firstborn Birth in Algona
Mrs Florence Lusk Bonar born Milwaukee 1883 married J Bonar in 1906. After delivering her first son July 2 1908 she died in Algona with funeral held Sunday. the Ittleson baby born July 22 is healthy. Relatives from Milwaukee and Creston attended the funeral.
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J. L. Bonar
Florence Lusk Bonar
Milwaukee
Dr. Kenefick
Lugs
J. Bonar
Holmes
Dr. Rist
Algona Cemetery
Ittleson
Julius Peterson
Theodore A. Lusk
Bonar
Effie Lusk
Charles Bonar
Creston
Secret Marriage Of Algona Couple Revealed
Miss Mary Mélorce and Geo. Noble were married in Chicago last December and kept their nuptials hidden for over seven months. Miss Mélorce, once a local clerk, and Mr Noble a Toledo traveling man plan to set up housekeeping in Toledo. Friends in Algona extend best wishes for a long, happy life together.
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Mary Mélorce
Geo. Noble
Chicago
James Taylor
Mrs. Noble
Algona
Brownell
Mr. Noble
Toledo
Ohio
Notice For Bids On School Routes 1908
Notice for bids to convey children to and from school on north and south routes for the year beginning September 7 1908. Board may reject any or all bids. Bids due August 3 1908. J EK Dongs Secretary Ind Dist Algona Iowa.
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J. EK. Dongs
Ind. Dist
Algona
Towa
Woodroad Wheeler Co Offers Cheap Build Materials
Fragmentary ad text promises abundant ground materials for houses or barns and mentions screen doors, sod windows, and summer goods. The snippet cites Woodroad Wheeler Co as supplier offering low prices and basic building items.
Fragmentary caption hints at a May event and costs
OCR garble shows partial phrases about May and a cost figure but lacks clear subjects or actions. Readable bits mention a dock or science fusion and a person named Beate with a price, but context is too incomplete to determine a coherent event or outcome.
An American Boy in Florence Travelogue
Theo Chrischilles Jr recounts a hurried Florence visit with mixed impressions. He tours the Cathedral Campanile and Baptistery, views the Uffizi and Pitti galleries, Medici Chapel, Piazzale Michaelangelo, Santa Croce, and the David statue, noting guides, crowds, art, and a misstep into a glass factory before departing for Rome. He questions Florence’s claim as the City of Flowers.
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Florence
Theo
Chrischilles, Jr
Venice
Ruskin
Michael Angelo
Paradise
Palazzo Vecchio
Savonarola
Sabina
Perseura
Meduan
B. C. Wa
Uifiz
Vadrisas Villa
B.C
Ponte Veovhio
Pitti Palace
Medici Chapel
Medici
Gamall
Santa Croce
Galileo
Dante
The
Academy
David
Angelo
City Council Approves Ordinance and Street Work Plan
The July 28 meeting with Mayor pro tem A Hutchison saw passage of appropriation ordinance No. 113 after suspending reading requirements. Alderman Bowyer opposed. The council ordered burdock planting on Elm street, street name changes Read and Calr streets, sidewalk orders, and taxes for electric light and water services. Bills for street, sewer, and electric work were approved, with numerous names and amounts listed.
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A. Hutchison
Bowyer
Larson
D. Best
Hohn
Burdock
Elm Street
Moore
Colby Street
Bowyer and Nicoulin
John Holen
Mr. Frame
Algoon
Ackley Street
Nebraska Street
Thorngton
City Cpunall
S. G. A. Read
Huttmur
A.B
I More Bros. Co
Jon Jogerst
Cece Pases
B. Hoimen
Woodford Wheeler Lumber Co
Spur
Jogerst & Leisby
Geo. M. Botehtel
O. Polley
Ray Titlinghast
Gol Coon
A. Bushnell
Duisey
Tuly
J. W. Kelley
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