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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1909
Page
4
Bancroft notes list many residents and guests visiting relatives in Swea City Algona Spirit Lake Mason City and North Dakota. Several plans and events are reported including church services bridge construction commencement band concert high school commencement and a local real estate homestead pursuit.
Friends in Bancofe mourn the death of Dr C B Paul who died in Des Moines Saturday evening after a sudden heart condition linked to a February fall. He grew up nearby and helped found the Brotherhood of American Yeomen with his brother J E and Mr Stuart.
Titonka notes list residents visiting Algona or Burt and traveling to Miller and Bancroft for family and work. Several fields mention teachers from Bancroft, a two week Chicago Gary trip for Edith Budlong, and a leap year marriage trend among Bancroft graduates. The column references local noonday topics and a Titanica Topic trip feature.
Halvor Thorson in poor health and Ethel Blomater starting at Bancroft last week are noted alongside M. Curry’s business trip to Algona. Minnie Jansen completed her term at District No. 8 Friday. Theodore Helgason of Vicksburg, Mississippi visits relatives, with Mr. and Mrs. H Helgason of Armstrong calling. J. Smith and son of Menton helped lay the foundation for J. T. Osborn’s new house last week.
Ed Hobart notes a stock car mix up causing Mr. Cook inconvenience. Mrs. James Reid hosted supper for Nora Shute visiting from Ashton. Daisy Tilton of Rodman and Clarence Cook wed with about 200 guests, gifts praised, Miss Birdie Cook and Charles Cook among distant attendees.
Colorado Utah Yellowstone and the Pacific Coast routes featured by Chicago and North Western Railway. Den ver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and other Colorado points to Yellowstone National Park and to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver and other Pacific Coast cities. Finest train service and convenient schedules with liberal stopovers and return limits. Great chance to visit the Seattle Exposition and other points en route. Ask a Chicago and North Western ticket agent for details and free maps itineraries and booklets.
A town property dispute centers on funds managed by M. 1 FB Begeard in Algona. The case involves local authorities and the use of money allocated for municipal land. Officials await further decisions on property control and fund disbursement.
Mrs. Sara A. Livermore died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon from heart failure after pleurisy. She was 32, wife of G. S. Livermore, mother of four. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Swea City and at Fairmont. Many relatives and friends offer sympathy to the bereaved family.
A Burt Monitor report recalls a woman who solicited merchants for an $80 hotel table ad titled Banquete for the Lady. Sixteen merchants bought space, and the piece notes the hotel Peck will feature the table for local farmers and patrons to patronize. The writer suggests the money spent on Burt ads would better serve the town.
Town pride and personal wellbeing blend as a Swea City Herald opinion urges residents to avoid disparaging their hometowns. It argues kindness to one’s home place yields reciprocal benefits and ties health to contentment, ending with an ad for Burdock Blood Bitterns.
John R Garratt of Girard Alabama reports lingering itching from piles ended after using Dean's Ointment. He says continuous discomfort ceased and he found lasting relief.
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