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Newspaper

Upper Des Moines Republican

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1908

Page

4

Bancroft Couple Quietly Wed in Indianapolis

Bancroft Indiana couple J. A. Winkel Jr and Amelia Stafford married quietly in Indianapolis last Saturday. They traveled to Burlington Iowa to surprise Winkel’s sister Mrs Vorwerk and then visited his parents. They plan to settle in Hettinger North Dakota where the groom runs a prosperous business.

J. A. Winkel, Jr Amelia Stafford Indianapolis Indiana Father Smith City Burlington Iowa Mr. Winkel Dr. Vorwerk Hettinger North Dakota

Local school notices and community updates in Harvey area

Addie Yeager completes school term west of Burt and will teach Petratz school near Algona for three months. Fisther Moline finished near Titouka and will teach the spring term opening April 6. Mrs. Alice Sawyer moves here from Spencer to live in rooms above a photo gallery. Band practice increases under Instructor Dischler. Henry Nemmers relocates his billiard hall to Schilling building and plans a restaurant. Farmers begin fall plowing with wheat. tulips show early growth. C W Davis travels to Phillips Wisconsin and Marshfield Wisconsin and Northfield Minnesota before returning.

Addie Yeager Harvey Burt Petratz Algona Fisther Moline Titouka Alice Sawyer Photograph Gallery C. C. Kenney Harper Spencer Henry Nemmers Schilling A. G. Smith C. W. Davis Phillips Wisconsin Peter Becker Marshfield Northfield Minnesota

DeCeDe SWEA CITY News Roundup

Mrs Bowe of Seneca has been quite sick for weeks. J L Campbell traded stock for a quarter section of land in Texas county Missouri. Rev Lundell of Algona led services at the Swedish Lutheran church. Barber AER and Judge Coyles' son visited from Humboldt for business. Mrs Joungberg of Armstrong came for her mother Mrs Anderson’s illness. Mr and Mrs L M Olson of Britt visited N P Stephenson’s family. Merchant Howe of Seneca made a quick trip to catch the 10 o’clock train, joined by his wife's sister bound for Milwaukee. Mrs Axel Sundstrom and two children of Elmore visited Mrs Caroline Anderson at Hagbert Olson’s. Wm Ferguson’s house west of town caught fire Saturday night. clothing destroyed, loss insured and under adjustment.

Barber Aer Judge Coyles Humboldt Joungberg Armstrong Anderson John L. Campbell Texas County Missouri Axel Sundstrom Elmore Caroline Anderson Hagbert Olson Wm. Ferguson Leo Ferguson

Local Notes From Titonka and Surrounding Areas

Titonka residents report visitors and minor events including Tilon ta Packard and family at Lowa Falls and Bertha Hoffman visiting the Budlong home. A new phone line is organized west of town. Two mayoral candidates emerge in Titonka, H. C. Armstrong and August Schrader. People travel to Britt for visits, and Floyd Beach from Port Dodge plans Washington trip for health. A dredge operates in German township with limited progress due to frozen ground. Catarrh discussion cites treatment claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure. Medicines by E. Quusey & Co. and Molay's Honey and Tar advertised with delivery details.

Floyd Beach Port Dodge Washington German Township

LaVerne Notes Local Candidates and Talks at Church

Henry Jute visited Germanian farms while J P Barrison and Dick Wermersen toured the Texas panhandle. The town backs Geo Boyle for senator. Feuscher sold 106 acres west of town to Perganda at 18 per acre. Rev Lumbar lectured in town. Kyler attended state bank meeting then state convention. LaVerne fields a single town ticket led by W H Kaney for mayor and C D Bemis W E Stephenson as councilmen. Joe Lichty treasurer. H Ed O’Hara assessor. Campaign notes praise Steve Stephenson and Rev Malone’s sermons on politics and pool rooms’ impact.

Geo. Boyle Boyle David Feuscher August Perganda Wm. Wulf Lawn LaVerne W. H. Kaney Bemis W. E. Stephenson Joe Lichty H. Ed. O'Hara Des Moines

Plum Creek Township Notes On Teachings, Family, Health

Plum Creek on Clark of this township is to teach the main school this term. She commenced Monday. Charley Clark, our worthy assessor, has a new addition to his family. It is a fine baby and weighs ten pounds. Herman Maine has resigned his position at State Center to join his brother's orchestra, which is now doing well with headquarters at Estherville. The Hegarty family continue to have pneumonia. Mrs Minnie Hegarty has come down with the disease and at this writing four members of the family still have pneumonia. Evidently some good corn was raised last season. C B Albright has just received a carload from the southern part of the state, as good as any raised here in 1906, which was pretty good corn. Lewis Albright is suffering with a severe attack of stomach trouble. He was nearly eighty years of age and up to the present time has lived a very active life working about the farm. No man in Plum Creek township is more highly esteemed than Mr Albright.

J. W. Householder Burt Township Bancroft Mrad Miller LaVerne Ube Joseph Princk Ft. Dodge M. I. Church Turatenberg J. M. Simpson Lumbar Newark N. J Kyler Sioux City State Banker's Association Clark Charley Clark Herman Maine State Center Estherville C. B. Albright Lewis Albright Plum Creek Township Mr. Albright

Ledyard Notes Touch Residents and Visits

Mrs Jorgenson and two children went to Bancroft Thursday. Mrs Blanche Behse Palmar and baby are visiting relatives in Ledyard. Joe Jenks was at Des Moines last week attending the republican conven tion. Mrs B W Brooks returned to Burt Tuesday after a short visit with relatives. Mrs J J Wheeler and daughter Claire left Monday for a visit at Fort Dodge and Manson. Mrs J G Smith and Mrs H S Smith of Algona were guests at the Graves home Tuesday.

Jorgenson Bancroft Blanche Behse Palmar Baby Ledyard Joe Jenks Des Moines B. W. Brooks Burt J. Wheeler Claire Fort, Dodge and Manson J. G. Smith H. S. Smith Algonw R, Graves

Local notes and sales fill week in town

Carl E Boe handled business matters while Brits Monday and Walters visited Chicare. Town schools close for a week long vacation. Mrs G M Butts visited Plymouth recently. A large ditcher between here and Corwith to start April first. Catholics held forty hour devotions with visiting priests. Farmers report plowed fields drying and seeding soon. J O Paxson of Algona Northwestern Life Co did business Saturday. J L Walcutt to hold another farm sale Saturday. last sale was satisfactory. Mr and Mrs Leslie Tryon stayed all winter and returned to Sawyer ND Saturday.

G. M. Butts Plymouth Here Corwith J. O. Paxson Algona Northwestern Life Co J. L. Walcutt Leslie Tryon Lriends Sawyer N.D

Local Notes From The Community

Mrs FE M Ruth visiting sister Mrs Church ill returned home to Chicago Thursday. Robert Welter returned from Menango ND where he was on a land deal reports heavy snow. Miss Woith Lloyd home from Mt Vernon for a week's vacation, sister Mrs Bert Jacobson Forest City visiting here. Fred Anderson elected president of the school board. teachers election by May first. City election Monday with single ticket: O Nelson for mayor Lew Rasmussen for clerk Theodore Schrader assessor Geo B Hall Fred Anderson J T Kennedy Jacob Johnson councilmen. Studer leaves this week for Ontana with teams and hired help on government irrigation ditch contract. away all summer. he worked west last season on Milwaukee road extension.

Robert Welter Menango N. D Woith Lloyd Mt. Vernon Bert Jacobson Forest City Fred Anderson O. Nelson Lew Rasmussen Theo. Schrader Geo. B. Hall J. T. Kennedy Jacob Johnson Studer Ontana Milwaukee Road

Community Roundup of Events and Sickness in Area

Rev Borg attends conference at Roland this week. A L Anderson was in Ledyard on business last week. Millen Jensen was sick. Dr Walters attended him. Mary Larson works at the dreammaking trade near Lone Rock. I I A S meets at Julius Jensen's Friday afternoon and Y D P S in the evening.

A. L. Anderson Ledyard Millen Jensen Dr. Walters Mary Larson Lone Rock Julius Jensen Y. DP. S

Union Prank Snyder Stricken By Typhoid Fever

Union Prank Snyder is very low with typhoid fever Ed Cook suffers gravel stones again Ben Reid and Richard Dodd left fox Canada last Tuesday Miss Lela Jenkinson closed her Winter term of school in No 6 Saturday Ladies Aid to host a supper at Vine Everett home Friday evening all invited Charley Potter s baby has the whooping cough Henry Steinman s baby also ill Russell Cooky improving from operation Mrs W W Ranis is doing nicely

Ed Cook Ben Reid Richard Dodd Fox Canada Lela Jenkinson No. 6 Ladies Aid Vine Everett Charley Potter Henry Steinman Russell Cooky W. W. Ranis

Brodersons and Henry Anderson Propose Move to Cin Homesteads

Frank and John Broderson plan departure for homesteads in Cincinnati in a few days, with Henry Anderson reportedly joining. The ad promotes King's New Life Pills as a health remedy for headache, chills, constipation, and malaria, promising refunds via R. H. Millar’s drug store if supported.

Frank John Broderson Cin Henry Anderson King’s New Life Pills R. H. Millar

Dr Shoop and Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted in Unclear Ad Text

An OCR fragment advertises Dr Shoop's It Coffee made from toasted nuts, claiming it fools coffee critics. It also touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic to health, and Cascasweet for babies. The copy mentions remedies for sore throat and croup as household products.

Rauma A Wa Dr. Thomas Gulu Willie Ramedy

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Winkel—Stafford Will Thorson Chas. Nelson Mary Blanchard Luther Oklahoma Ben Roillg A.J Deuleschal Linnest Hanson Mtoaka Guide Cora Heckart M. K. Blanchard Dressy King W. Tl. Blanchard atTettinger Harry Helgason of Mike Flynn, Sr Seneca Ome Johnson Owatonna Pillsbury Academy I. X. Mescher Chas Mescher C. G. Launcher of Garner J. TH. Queal & Co Geo. I. Green Walters Brigham Ringsdorf Portland Township Wm. Ogle W. Ogie J. J. Ogle James Johnson H. W. Roba Germania County Board of Supervisors Drain No. 2 Meyday Stese McLaughlin Blue Marth WN. Mintonya Eagle Grove Monte Cristo Call Opera House J. G. Eaton Magia Grove Baptist Church Dally Andrew Gessner J. H. Robe John Boyson Norway Jefferson Hall Mattie Winkel Laura Ketchum Clarion J. ¥. Stauder Laura Johnson & Williams Whitney Ayer J. C. Ayer Co Lowell Dischler Swea Hepsol Tilonta Jud Packard Lowa Falls Bertha Hoffman Clear Laxe Budlong Chas. Reibsamen Vance H. B. Robbenhouse Angle Grove Titonka H. C. Armstrong August Schrader R. L. Lamoreux Ben Longbottom Britt S. L. Lamoreux Herman Nelson Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Onlo Molay E. E. Conger & Co Luverne News Henry Jute J. P. Barrison Dick Wermersen Texas Panhandle Stephenson Fenton Whittemore Wesley Jand Algollow Leander Barton Steve G. B. Malone Plum Creek Whsley Carl E. Boe DaiLy Register and Leader Des Moines Register L&aden the Register and Leader CO Des Moines, Iowa Post Master In Laws The Algona Upper Des Moines-Republican S. Eb, Woodring Kentucky Mammoth Swea City Woodring & Dourte FE. M. Ruth Mrs. Church Chicago Rev. Borg Roland Prank Snyder Dr. Shoop R. H. Miller Be, BE Conner T Taylor South Dakota C.S Bovee Elk Point
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