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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
4
Bancroft high school plans a commencement program at the opera house in the evening. The event features oration, violin solos, selections, and a diploma presentation. Notables include Miss Neva Potter and Dr. Walter S. Atherng, with Rev N L Lyons assisting in revivals and the Musselman family arranging.
The article notes new ventures in town with Frebel entering the drug trade and Kenney leasing land to build a photograph gallery, signaling a building boom. It also reports Epworth League at the Methodist church electing C. C. Blanchard as president and naming officers with a public installation planned for the first Sunday in June.
Mrs J J Anderson hosts her mother from St Peter Minnesota. Glaydes Thompson returns home to Kengall North Dakota. Edna Holm leaves for Chicago for several weeks. Ellen Molinder goes to Valparaiso Indiana for work. Jack adds a greeting as he arrives. Evans visits from Franklin County. Mrs J H Randall leases Commercial Hotel to open hotel and boarding house. Katie Hill arrives from Buffalo Center to serve meals. R J Larson leaves for Lennox South Dakota to visit sister. John Haglund travels to Omaha for a Purcells show position. Mrs Dr VanVorhis and cousin head to Prairie City for weeks visiting relatives. Sten Molinder quits hotel business. rents Ellis residence. Juniors beat Bancroft 7 to 2 in Sunday baseball. W A Peet leases building to Mrs Hill. plans California trip with wife and G A R encampment. May 27 St Paul marriage of CG M Smith and Juliet L Horsneed. Smith once worked for J J Anderson and is Auditor Anderson’s cousin. Postmaster J O Hatch and wife depart on western trip. Maurice Halken with grandchild. visit Sioux City then coast to Judd and brothers. two months away. During absence post office to be run by Mrs Heiken and Miss Panoy Garrison. This evening Sophia Hokenson wedding to James McAdams at bride’s mother home Swan City. Bride Thresa Hokengen is among local ladies. groom son of S H McAdams. Congratulation offered. Mrs Greenberg and son and Mrs Nela Hassell attend from Chicago.
An illustrated May Popular Mechanics article shows how to dehorn cattle using only a sturdy clothes ing and a sharp tool, or a mitre saw with a rigid back. About forty head sought for season pasture near Algona, by Dawson & Butler or C Bogneen, miles southwest of Algona.
Well bred seedcorn for sale picked before the frost tested at 98 percent. Contact ALBRIGHY at Plum Creek Center Farm Algona Iowa by line or phone. Also offering Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen feet and a free sample by mail. Roy Willson advertises farm supplies and seed.
Philip Eckholm remains in poor condition. Frisbie brothers tile for Richard Voight. Nels Wilbergs decorate a house with a painted cast. Peter Thorson reported eight yurvex pe at work surveying tiling last week. Tilera from Ringeted do much work for P W and O A Jensen. Dr Guide of Bancroft treated Eunice Jensen’s eyes last week. Jotn Hessler of Fenton leased the Conner ranch and moved many cattle to pasture. Glen Vaughn of Ledyard joined the Lesher ditching gang on Saturday. he has worked with them before.
Wallace Donovan is happy as his new residence nears completion. The Mothers Club plans a Thursday afternoon meeting with Mrs Mayme Wicket. Various local notes mention teaching, visits, farming activity and health updates including a quarantine release and scarce Sunday attendance. A health product advert promotes Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf for female ailments with a mail sample offer.
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