Iowa Old Press
The Algona Republican
Wednesday, March 15, 1899
NEWS OF THE COUNTY.
County News Notes.
John Olson of Bancroft is home from the Klondike.
J. P. Stow will have charge of the Butt Wigwam this season.
Rev. Whirry, of Swea City, has been holding a revival at Germania.
Burt Stone of LuVerne is about to start a new paper, the Swaledale Record.
The concert of the Good Hope church will be given March 25th instead of March 11.
Chas. Corey has disposed of his Oelwein livery business and moved back to the Wesley farm.
The Topic says of its town telephone exchange that there is not a better in this part of the state.
There is no limit to Burt’s ambition. The people are agitating for a flouring mill and public park.
Lew Boyle of Whittemore is getting up after a long illness. He goes this week to New Mexico for his health.
M. W. Stover, who owns 1,000 acres of land in Whittemore township, was looking after his farms there last week.
The Burt Monitor is contemplating a change from its 7-column folio to a 5-column quarto. The quarto is the thing.
J. M. Farley was in Chicago last week to consult a specialist about his stomach difficulties. His son Guy is with him.
Robt. Barge and wife have moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where he will work in a flour and seed house, says the Register.
J. N. McVicker of Eagle Grove has the contract for grading 13 miles of the Burt-Sanborn road, says the Monitor, and will work 35 teams.
The Bancroft Register has for several weeks been advertising a lady’s jacket found without discovering the owner. They must be flush up there.
Rudolph Hohenstein and Miss Laura Ricker are to be married to-day at the home of the bride’s parents north of Algona. They will live on the Albert Wheeler farm near Burt.
Edward Callies of Buffalo township, who was married to Miss Maude Rankin recently, made the acquaintance of the young lady at Des Moines, where he was in camp as a member of Company F.
The Wesley milling company organized and adopted articles of incorporation last week. They have bought a site near the stock yards and will build a flouring mill at once. The capital stock will be $15,000.
Whittemore has a farmers’ exchange society. Wm. T. Oliver is president, A. Luchsinger is secretary, Silas Roupe treasurer and A. F. Bellman, manager. F. C. Boevers, A. H. Bixby and Wm. Dau are directors.
The Champion says that “Probably the most prosperous farmers in either Kossuth or Palo Alto counties are those whose farms lie tributary to Whittemore.” The Champion wants a farmers’ institute there.
A box car truck on the night train north a few nights ago jumped the track at Ledyard and dragged along the ties for three miles, then jumped back on again. The wheels wrought great destruction to bolts, spikes and fishplates.
R. M. Hatch, formerly editors of the Whittemore Champion, left last week for Billings, Montana. He seeks a healthier climate and intends following his trade of blacksmith. Hatch and John P. Walker and family went together.
Little Richard McDermott of Wesley, while skating several years ago, dislocated his knee cap, says the News. Tuberculosis of the knee set in, threatening to end the boy’s life, and Dr. Hill will accordingly perform an amputation of the limb.
Mr. Hallock of the Burt Monitor will establish a branch newspaper in Fenton, and he has already given it the name of the Fenton Reporter. It is given out that the new sheet will appear in 30 days or so. He says he will engage a competent young man or take in a partner.
It looks as though the Lone Rock post office and store would move to the first station out of Burt and give it its name. If so, the lone rock should go with it. It is also thought that the second town will take the Fenton name and postoffice. The surveyors were laying out the towns west of Burt last week.
Fenton Specials.
March 13.—Lew Tibbets and family came up from Algona last week and are making a visit with his mother.
An Epworth League sociable at Wm. Dehnert’s Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Weisbrod, Jr., celebrated their silver wedding last Saturday.
Cook Bailey wishes it announced that he will be prepared to do paper hanging and painting after this week.
A meeting was held Monday at the Center school house to talk over the matter of building a farmer’s elevator at the west town in Fenton.
The east town was surveyed out last week and the surveyors are at the west end this week.
Whittemore Happenings.
March 13.—Mrs. P. H. Jennett, who has been quite sick for some time, is reported considerable better.
The McDonnell Implement company with M. P. McDonnell as general manager has been organized. The headquarters of the company will be at Algona and this will necessitate the removal of Mr. McDonnell and family to the county seat. We are sorry to lose as good a citizen as M. P.
Election for the directors of the Independent school district of Whittemore is passing off very quietly today. The following candidates are in the field for full term of three years:
Mrs. A. E. Dorweiler, H. P. Hatch, A. F. Bellman and F. L. Thomson; to fill vacancy: H. Hohn and A. B. Spoor.
School opened this morning after a week’s vacation.
Prof. Cowagan is giving the best of satisfaction.
A goodly number of our people have been attending court, but none were subpoenaed as witness before the grand jury nor were any one from Whittemore indicted. We are good people.
Miss Mamie McDonnell will build a house on the north side this spring and Miss Mae Butler will moved the house she recently purchased of S. J. Newman onto her lots in the Hotelling addition. Whittemore school ma’ams are getting to the front.
Union Notes.
March 13.—Miss Jennie Thompson’s school has closed and she is home again. To Miss Jennie much credit is given for the very pleasant surprise held at her home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. After indulging in games and other amusements, icecream and cake was served. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are among the earliest settlers of the county and deserve all the good things they enjoy.
Mr. Tjadens have relatives visiting them from Stephenson county, Illinois.
Last Thursday evening the young people were invited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reid. Sandwiches, coffee and cake were served and a good time was reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Pardue received the good news from their oldest son that he had been mustered out of the U. S. Army and would be home soon. Mr. Pardue’s son has been doing military duty in the state of Washington.
Lone Rock Notes.
March 13.—The surveyors have got our little town almost laid out and there will soon be a rush.
Our farmers are getting discouraged at this weather, particularly those who have corn in the field. There are many acres yet to be husked.
Wages will be good this year. We hear that some farmers are paying $25 a month.
Mrs. Dan Lynch and Jud Sharp are no better at this writing.
The family of Joe Kirschonovich, our buttermaker, are all down with the grip.
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