Local Notes Highlight Moves and Community Updates
Miss Winnifred Ennis starts as bookkeeper at Burleson ary goods store. D G Welch runs Kamrar House after buying out W A Haney. Fremont township reports 19 births and 2 deaths in 1901. Boone Republican backs redistricting excluding Polk county. Williams votes on E H Martin Telephone franchise at spring election. M E church women plan exchange at bicycle store March 15. O'Brien and Wright lease Chase bowling alley and plan upgrades. A heart specialist notes most bed deaths stem from frightful dreams. A H Maxson buys half of L A Chip Man and continues barber shop. Carl Smith joins as tensorial artist. Des Moines Capital urges rail rate cuts to aid mines and factories. Teachout amendment discussed. Graphic Herald advocates paving Second Street. Lincoln township ditch controversy to resume with board. Cough remedy ad. Lyceum club to meet in court room. topics include national expansion and women’s suffrage. C Brown sells 160-acre Blairsburg farm for 70 per acre to Mr Williams. Brown family praised. H E Shultz manages Southern Minnesota Valley Land Co branch in Webster City offering 100,000 acres seed lands. Ida Grove mayor Geo T Williams dies after brief illness. W A Conklin notes warm weather at Great Falls, Montana. early settlers arrive. Rocky Mountain Tea advertised.
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J. B. O’brien
W. C. Wright
Chase
A. H. Maxson
L. A. Chip
Carl Smith
Jude Bingham
Maxson
Des. Moines
Hyatt and Smith Form New Real Estate Firm
N. P. Hyatt and G. A. Smith organize Hyatt and Smith to manage general real estate loans and insurance with offices over the Vreeman Tribune. The partners express optimism about pushing the business and making it profitable.
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New Real Estate
N. P. Hyatt
Land Deal Sells 331 Acres Near Woolstock Iowa
George H. Meissner sold 331 acres of his farm northeast of the city to L. P. Claude of Woolstock township Wright county for 80 dollars per acre. Possession will be given March 1 1908 and the sale includes the improvements including the Meissner residence.
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Geo. H. Meissner
L. P. Claude
Woolstock Township
Wright County
Mr. Meissner
Iowa
Mayor Pleads Guilty In Blairaburg Liquor Case
Blairaburg Mayor Mc Vicker pleaded guilty to selling liquor without license. He was fined $100 plus costs after arrest weeks ago and release on bond. Authorities say he sold liquor labeled hop cream.
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Fort Dodge
McVicker
Blairaburg
Ellingson Family Enlarges Produce House in Webster City
E M Ellingson sold his butter egg and poultry business with Seneca street buildings to Osmond Ellingson Peter Mathre and John Soren. The firm becomes Ellingson Mathie Co and aims to maintain its high standard. Also announced Geo F Tucker seeks Webster City city attorney nomination.
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E. M. Ellingson
Des Moines
Seneca Street
Osmond O. Ellingson
Peter Mathre
John Soren
Ellingson, Mathie & Co
Geo. F. Tucker
Barn Struck by Lightning Near Homer
Ashbury Johnsons barn southeast of Homer was struck by lightning during a rain storm Monday night. The 60 by 70 foot barn housed cattle, three of which were killed. Building damage runs about 150 dollars and both barn and livestock are insured. No damage reported in the city. Johnson notes lucky to lose only three cattle.
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Ashbury Johnson
Homer
Mr. Johnson
Beet Sugar Industry Report Shows Growth and Investment
Special Agent CG Saylor reports beet sugar production reached 185000 tons in the past year, up 14 percent from 1900. Thirty one factories operated in 1901 with nine more under construction or in operation. Total invested capital stands at 29000000 dollars, with farmers to receive at least 14700000 dollars in sugar beet payments this year.
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Washington
CG. F. Saylor
Des Moines
Saylor
Fort Dodge Eyes Central Iowa Baseball League
Fort Dodge appears as a target for a new Central Iowa league proposed to include six clubs Fort Dodge Webster City Boone Waterloo Marshalltown and either Charles City or Waverly. Details are preliminary with a letter from promoter W C Ellis of LaVerne outlining the scheme reaching Waterloo.
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Fort Dodge
Central
Waterloo
W. C. Ellis
LaVerne
New Graphic Herald makes bold debut under Jesse Gouge
After three months of inactivity the Graphic Herald returns with Jesse Gouge as editor and manager. The paper shows superior typography and finish, strong advertising, lively news and editorials, signaling a vigorous, independent start and a promising future.
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Desuetude
New
Graphic Herald
Jesse Gouge
Graphic-Herald
The
Freeman-Tribune
Blairaburg Church Notes and Obituary
Blairaburg church notices announce Sunday School at 11 a.m and Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p.m with a March 16 topic A noble purpose from Dan 1 8 20 led by Frank Stover. An event March 19 at Schroeder hall features ice cream and cake. program free. Died Friday March 7 at Percheron farm Mrs Carrie Hobbet age about 41 leaves husband and five children. funeral Monday 2 p.m. at home conducted by Rev B Meyers burial Blairaburg cemetery. She was born in Norway and raised in the Christian faith. Sympathy from the community.
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Christian Endeavor
Frank Stover
Ladies and Society
E. E.schroeder
Christian Endeavorers
Schroeder's
Percheron
Carrie Hobbet
Illinois
B. ¥. Meyers
Blairsburg
Hobbet
Norway
Medals for Kendall Young Library
The Kendall Young Library received 75 bronze medals from the U S mint in Philadelphia including 25 boy, 19 navy and 23 presidential medals with historic associations The library bought them at bronze cost as a public benefit and plans to frame and display them for classroom use Additionally noted are commercial ads for Rocky Mountain Tea and Keltz Little products.
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Kendall Young Library
U. S. Mint
Philadelphia
George EB. Roberts
Mint
Congress
Washington
Boston
Vicksburg
Chattanooga
Smallpox Appears in Stanhope As Webster City Immune
The Stanhope Mail reports smallpox in Stanhope while Webster City remains largely immune due to prior exposure. The Freeman Tribune defends reporting the facts to inform readers and condemns implying harm to neighboring towns. Also note a remedy pitch: Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets offered by H. J. Arthur.
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Stanhope
Webster City
Freeman
Williams
Blairsburg
Stanhope Mail
Freeman-Tribune
Blairaburg
Chamberlain
H. J. Arthur
Burleson Dry Goods Adds Dressmaking Parlor
Burleson Dry Goods announces a new second floor dressmaking parlor headed by Mrs. DuMott Williams of Chicago. The fully equipped department will offer all styles and designs for ladies costumes gowns and dresses with Williams in charge upon arrival. Webster City invites local ladies to meet her when she arrives and takes full charge.
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Burleson Dry Goods Company
Metropolitan
Webster City
Mrs. Williams
Burlesons
Why Educate. Freeman-Tribune Opinion on Labor and Education
A Freeman-Tribune editorial argues that schooling diverts youth from manual labor and farm life. It warns against teaching as a refuge from work, predicts rising ministerial demand with higher intellectual standards, and urges education to equip for diverse industries and real-life labor.
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Freeman-Tribune
Webster City
Webster City Election Notice 1902
Notice to Webster City voters that the annual municipal election will be held Monday March 31, 1902. Offices include City Attorney and council seats in wards one through five with specified voting places. Nominations due between forty and ten days before election per Iowa code. Mayor F A Edwards signs dated February 27, 1902.
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Webster City
Iowa
Jong
Sketchley’s Hall
Court House
Willson House
F. A. Edwards
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Local Matters
G. Welch
Kamrar
W. A. Haney
W. H. VanNote
Fremont Township
Boone Republican
Polk County
E. H. Martin Telephone Company
Women’s Home Missionary ‘Society of the
M. E. Church
Des Moines Street
Second Street
Willson Avenue
Lincoln Township
Board of Super
Lyceum Club
C. E. Brown
Lee County
Brown
H. E. Shultz
Southern Minnesota Valley Land Co
Minnesota
H. BE. Shultz
Geo. T. Williams
Ida Grove
Mr. Williams
Tribune
W. A. Conklin
Great Falls
Montana
Keltz
Ellingson, Mathre & Company
Tucker
New Graphic Herald
Christian ‘Church Notes
Rocky Mountain
Keltz & Little
Burleson Dry Gods Co
Chicago
Modiste
Saas
Columbus Carriage & Harness CO
Columbus, C
P. O
Louis
P.O
Tolumbus
J. P, Clage Haw Go
Webster City, la
McCormick
John Deere
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Florida
Mott's
DR. Mott’s Chemical I0
Cleveland
Ohio
Ivon
Facalie
William Ae Meo
California
Pointy
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western Railway
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