Iowa Old Press

Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
October 8, 1919

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
- Alvin Hansen is now working in the Wade Harris garage.
- Joe Jackson of Dodson, Mont. is in this city visiting at the home of his uncle, Thos. Jackson.
- Mrs. Anna McNeary was in Spencer last week. She was caring for Mrs. Harold Barber, who had been quite ill.
- Miss Gladys Nunnally arrived in this city from Polson, Mont., Friday. She has accepted the position in Berg & Brennan's store recently made vacant by the resignation of Miss Alice Rhinehart.
- Mrs. Glen Hall of Spencer was arrested and taken to Algona some time ago, charged with aiding auto thieves who were operating in this vicinity. She was able to prove her innocence, however, and was allowed to go free.
- Chas. Slagle has been made the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul agent at Cylinder and has already taken up his duties there. The Slagle family will move to Cylinder in the near future. Everyone in Ruthven will be sorry to see this good family leave here as they are excellent people and are desirable citizens in every way. Mr. Slagle has been agent in Ruthven for many years and has rendered much valuable service to the public and to the Milwaukee company.
- Harold Holmgren returned to Ruthven Monday after having received his discharge from the navy at the Great Lakes. He was in the service for over two years, serving over a year of this time in the Azores off the coast of Spain. He returned with the same opinion as the hundreds of others who have returned this summer, and that is "there is no place like home."

Submitted by: C.J.L., Sep 2005