Bancroft Fourth Celebration and Local Visits
Cc E Cleveland O G Bancroft invites celebration of the Fourth in Bancroft. Jacobs visits from Woden on Sunday. John B. Dettering travels to Dyersville on business. Clara and Amelia Bauman are home for summer. Ton Whitehill travels from Burt on business. Eastern Star Chapter initiates Monday evening. Alfred Greif at Algona on business last Sunday. Joe Welp returns from Marshalltown last week. C B Murtagh from Ringsted on Monday afternoon. Joe Bage from Dyersville visiting family. Evert Stahl and wife visit the W. 8. Stahl home. Dr Morse and lady pass through by auto en route to the lakes. Mrs N Panning of Granville visiting Mike Schultz in Greenwood. Lutherans hold midsummer feast at Halerstrom's south of town Saturday. Steva Bunt of Armstrong renews acquaintances last week. Rev A T Seashore of Swea City to preach at Lutheran church Sunday at 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Jacobs
Woden
John B. Dettering
Dyersville
Clara
Amelia Bauman
Ton Whitehill
Burt
Eastern Star
Alfred Greif
Algona
Joe Welp
Marshalltown
Evert Stahl
Swea City
W. 8
Stahl
Dr. Morse
Lady
the Lakes
N. Panning
Granville
Iowa
Mike Schultz
Greenwood
Halerstrom
Steva Bunt
Armstrong
A. ‘T. Seashore
Lutheran Church
Bancroft notes and local of many town personalities
Mary Sheridan visits Rock Valley. Anton Mack named janitor at St John’s. Dr. Plonske completes training in Chicago. Will Gulda and Mary Nemmers wed at St John’s Church with reception at Nemmers home. many visits, travels, and society events across Bancroft and surrounding area including Drake University student plans and Lake Okoboji trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Mack
St. John’s Church
A. Skovboe
Will Gulda
Mary Nemmers
St. Johns Churely
Mather A. J. Shemmel
John Nemmers
Lake Okoboji
Bancroft
Drake University
County Convention Reflections and Community Notices
The county convention is over and members express mixed feelings about the loss and fair defeat while pledging ongoing party support. The piece notes friendships, future help for candidates, and gratitude for sympathy from allies. It records obituaries and local visits, including Grandpa Schiltz’s death at 85, and reunions among the Robinson families and other locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usbor
Tom
Grandpa Schiltz
Mia
Tom Gray
Mr. Schiltz
Switzerland
Mrs. Gray
Wesley
Community Notes From Ringsted And Surroundings
Bertha Sorum visited relatives in Ringsted last week. Road Supervisor Julius Jensen began road work. A Nelson and G C Olson returned from North Dakota with crops looking well. K Gronsthal & Co of Estherville painted Hans Olgon’s new buildings. Guy Mead Ida Schichtl and Julia Higgins closed their schools in district No 9. A Jacobson was unanimously nominated for another term at Lone Rock. Guy Mead left to visit Charles City then Des Moines to finish education. E J Hodges went to Milwaukee to bring back what he calls the best in the world and he wed Wisconsin’s fairest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Sorum
Ringsted
Julius Jensen
A. Nelson
GC. Olson
North Dakota
K. Gronsthal
A. Jacobson
Lone Rock
Guy Mead
Charles City
Des Moines
E. J. Hodges
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Hodget Brothers Relocate Couple to Seneca Residence
A couple will make their home this week in a Hodget Brothers residence in the city of Seneca. The message wishes them a long and prosperous life as they settle in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodget Bros
Seneca
Obituary of Mrs W P GiddingsEliza H Ward
Eliza H Ward born August 26 1844 in Bri ford county Penn moved to Illinois in 1858 married W P Giddings in 1864. Six children four living Tressie Ringsdorf Albert EG Wilfrid B Guy QC. Early Wesley settlers joined United Brethren then M E church. A devoted mother and homemaker she suffered quietly until death on June 7 1906. Funeral June 10 at the E church conducted by Rev Harwood. Interred in cemetery west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza H. Ward
Bri
Ford County
Penn
Illinois
W. P. Giddings
Mra Tressie Ringsdorf
Portland
Albert EG
Wilfrid B
Wesley
Guy, QC
Traer
Laws
United Rethren Church
M. Jt. Church
Whittemore Champion Injures Rail Worker In Gravel Car Accident
Whittemore reports a North-Weaterp railway laborer severely injured after a gravel car incident. The man fell and struck a rail, dislocating a kidney and likely injuring his hips. He is confined to bed for an extended period while his employer faces a heavy workforce during a challenging season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittemore
J Bt. Monch
North-Weaterp
Mr. Se
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Kossuth County
Kossuth
Cc. E. Cleveland
C. B. Murtagh of
Joe Bage
Mary Sheridan
Rock Valley
Pat Cummings
Harper’s
Albert Howe
Cultus Society of the Baptist Church
Alfred Hertig
George Hackman
John Lang
J.T. Sudmeyer
C. L. Ostrander
Ion & Visit
T. M. Ostrander
Roy
Dora Richardson
Stilmore
N. D. Murphy
Dubuque
Maryheridan
Sheridan’s
Rev. Daily
J.W. Duckmanton
Tilla Bauman
Ida Peterson
Rev. Hotchkiss
Garner
Epworth
Ellsworth
Iowa Walls
N. H. Dally
Eagle Grove
Rudolph Blankenburg
Philadelphia
Adolphson’s
Selmer
Hen Onsted
Elmore
W. N. Richardson
Will’s
Carrie Staley
Humboldt
Humboldt College
Yeomen
Gerd Hermsen
Maple River Junction
Henry Lenning
J. B. Deitering
Hot Springs
8. D
Nick Scholtes
Geo
Canfield
Janesville
Minn
California
Bancroft Creamery
Doleschal
St. John’s Parochial School
Nelg Johnson
Hans Bengtson
United States
Quarton
Monay
Rone
Wolfe
Gins
Friseay
George Boyle
Meat Chopper
J. 3. Wescott
Thurman
Town
Charley Dunlap
Mason City
R. E. Tryon
Moore Lumber Co
Song
Ayer
A. A. Donaldson
Oklahoma City
Chas
Elmer Robinson
Robinson
Fannie Wade
Hampton
Hollenbeck
West Gate
Towa
TeRay Anderson
Deg Moines
Radcliffe
Fred Anderson
Fladlay
Ohio
Thursda
Kk Kobo
Olarket
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
O. H. Holmes
M. F. Healy
Ft. Dodge
Fey of
Ruthven
Old Settlers
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