Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30
Altoona News Notes,

Special to Ilmes- he upllcdii'
Algona, Sept. 30.-Rev. w. d. Ham :
i!ton and his fine corps of workers
began the evangelistic meetings at the
large tabernacle Sunday evening. In
spite of the unfavoraole weather there
was a large crowd out for the initial
meeting. The choir consists of $50
voices. The meetings are held every
evening at the tabernacle on Satur-
day evening there will be a big Sun
shine booster chorus, after which there
will be a street meeting held on state
stree
George Galbraith expects to start at
once on a new brick block which Is TO
be erected on East State street for the
Priebe Poultry Company. The build
ing is to be a handsome structure,
modern in every way and is to be
completed not later than July I. 1915.
The building will be started at once
and as much work done on IT as IS
possible this fall.
L. C. Seward. assistant cashier or
the First National Bank in this city.
has purchased the Langdon residence
in the second ward and will move into
the house as soon as it Is vacated by
Miss Langdon and Mrs. Putsch, who
and leave Algona. going> to Seattle.
Wash. where they will make their flu
ture home. They viii leave for their
new home about Nov. I.
While B. L. Vest and another paint
er named Anderson were working on
the Chris Miller home in Plum Creek
township, the staging broke and An
derson fell about twenty feet, injur-
ing his shoulder and also receiving
other slight bruises. Vest fell too but
was uninjured.
Miss Marie Peugnet. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Amy Peugnet. has gone
to Davenport where she will enter ST.
GATHERINGS Hall. an Episcopal school.
George Kreips has begun the erec-
ton of fine new home east of the
Northwestern tracks
Fred wehler Is expected home this
week from Rattle Creek. Mich, where
he has been the past few weeks at the
health sanatorium.
Melvin mickey. an Algona young
man who is fitting himself for educa-
tional work. has been given the Meth
odist pastorate at Norway, town in
the Cedar Rapids district OF that
church for the coming year. Mr..
mickey is also attending athe state
university at Iowa City.
The Algona Epworth League of the
Methodist church will give musical
course of three entertainments. The
first will be given on Oct by Alberto
Salvi. harpist: Marguerite Austin:
violinist, and Florence Hedstrum, So
prano. The last two entertainments
will be given on Nov and Dec. Z.
A pre-nuptial shower was given at
the c. NJ Daley home Friday evening
for Miss Patricia Fay, who is soon to
wed Harry s. Daley.
There will be a very important meet
ing OF the corn club boys at the court
house in Algona on Saturday after
noon, when ]. E. Wooters. assistant
state leader Of club work, Will give the
members instructions on how to pro-
coed with the harvesting Of their acre
Of corn
r. E. Conner made couple Of land
sales last week that aggregated be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Mr. Con-
ner bought the Atwood quarter sec
ton of unimproved land In Sherman
township in 1914 for 500 per acre and
sold 81 tn John Calleson. OF Renwick.
for s135 per acre. realizing $500 in
a little over year Mr.. Conner then
proceeded to buy the old G. NJ. Par
sons farm in Sherman township OF DR..
w. w. Bowen. Of Fort Dodge The
figure OF this sale has not been given
out
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Stokes expect to
move to this city from Spencer as soon
as they can get possession Of the
Slagel cottage which is occupied at
present by N. J. Mccall. who will soon
move to his new home on East State
street Mr.. Stokes Is a mail clerk and
runs from Algona to Mitchell.
Barney Devine. who Is one OF our
best known surviving pioneers. and is
80 years of age. is seriously sick at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Correll.
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