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Friday, July 28, 1905

A Surprise Party

Between 25 and 30 had gathered at the home of Carolus Peterson and stole a march upon their friends. bible reading and a few appropriate remarks by local preacher, G.O. Westman presented a bottom tight sack containing some of Uncle Sam's currency, after which a social intercourse was enjoyed and Christian experience testimony given by several and the ladies served coffee.

Sandstrom has entered the employ of John Hoffman Tailoring Co. of Windom and left Tuesday. The family have only been here about a year, arriving from Sweden and their friends regret to see them leave, but the move is made for financial improvements.

DIED

Charles H. Alford, an old resident of Buffalo , and lately of Davenport , died at 5:45 Tuesday afternoon, from cancer of the stomach. Mr. Alford was 56 years of age, and was born at Keokuk , Ia. In his early years his parents removed to Buffalo , where he spent about 30 years of his life, before the family moved to Worthington 20 years ago.

From there Mr. Alford came to Jamestown about three years ago, to take charge of the store of his halfbrother E.T. Langwith, which he ran until illness compelled him to quit.

He leaves a wife and two sons, Clarence at Minneapolis and Bena to home {?}. A brother, W.E. Alford, lives at St. Louis, and a half brother, H.J. Ladner, at Blue Grass, and half sister, Mrs. F.E. Frank, on Henry street in this city, besides E.T. Langwith a half brother, living at 760 East High street.

The funeral will be held at 1:30 Thursday afternoon, from the home 514 West 16th st. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery , Buffalo Ia.

LOCAL NEWS

Sheriff Fauskee made a trip to Mankato Tuesday.

Mr. Levine and Will Devaney left Monday for Estherville.

Mrs. C.M. Crandall and son departed Tuesday for Mankato .

Miss Marjorie Shell departed Monday for a visit in Sibley.

N.G. Bylander of Reading returned after a two weeks visit at Wakefield Neb.

Mrs. Z.M. Smith and daughter left Tuesday morning for a trip to Willsville Ohio .

Mrs. H.E. Lamb, of Eau Claire Wis. was in town this week looking after her mother's interests.

C.W. Davis formerly located here and who moved from Dundee to Lewiston has again moved to Dundee .

John A. Anderson came down from Minneapolis Sunday morning for a short visit with parents and friends.

Albert Hagberg has purchased the Otto Fisher eighty acre farm west of town five miles. Consideration $40.00 an acre.

James Ramage is sick with typhoid fever. It is thought that he contracted the disease while absent from here last month.

Mrs. F.W. Stanton returned Tuesday from her visit with her husband in Portland . She will assist in nursing James Ramage.

DIED -- Julia Kruger age 53 years, of paralysis, in Ransom July 25th. She leave a husband and several children.

Mrs. F.C. Stitser returned home Saturday morning. Her many friends will be glad to learn that her eyesight is being restored slowly.

Dr. Walker who has been in Chicago for the past two months studying surgery, electricity and diseases of women will return next Monday to take up his work here.

W.H. Buchan has placed a boat pier at the foot of 3rd ave. It being the custom that all private piers on the lake shore become public, the public ought to feel very grateful to Mr. Buchan as his location should have a boat landing.

A meeting of militia enthusiasts was held last Saturday night in Rushmore. They are trying to get enough men to make two squads of eight men each and one sergeant. By doing this it is expected that they will not have to come here every week to drill.

Dr. Gould returned last week from a fishing trip to Duluth and vicinity.

J.W. Pepple and F.A. Tripp of St. James spent Sunday here with relatives.

MARRIED -- Rob Palmer and Naoma Caldwell at the court house Monday.

Miss E. McCall of North English Ia., visited here last week with Lou Harris and wife.

J.D. Humiston returned home from Duluth where he was in attendance as federal juror.

Mrs. Rod Hicox, of Barron Wis. , arrived this week for a visit with Ole Fauskee and family.

Mrs. Coles of Riceville Ia. , and daughter, Vera, are here visiting with E.F. and Will Buchan.

Mrs. F.R. Coughran and daughter Josephine, left Friday for a month's visit in northern Wisconsin .

Mrs. F. Little of Tolono Ill. , arrived the first of the week for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. M.E. Lawton.

Walter Paine and wife left the first of this week for Nebraska where he was called by the death of his sister.

Misses Grace Carland and Margaret and Jack Grigby of Sioux Falls are visiting here with Miss Grace Lear.

The Lady Maccabees will give a lawn social Aug 2nd at Mrs. Stanley Moore's. Refreshments will be served for 15 cents.

Mrs. Biltgen and Miss Margaret left Friday for a family reunion at Bigelow. Mrs. Biltgen's 60th birthday was the cause of the event.

A.S. Schaeffer and wife of Rushmore were here Monday. Mr. Schaeffer is interested in the militia project which is being agitated here at present.

Miss Vesta Cornish of Vernon Center , and Miss Julia McDonough of Butterfield, spent Sunday here with Mrs. M.P. Mann. They were instructors in our summer school for two years.

A ball game between Heron Lake and Lake Park was pulled off Sunday at Diaen's grove Round Lake . Heron Lake was assisted by Verne Hayden of this place who played 1st base. Score 7 to 5 in favor of Heron Lake .

Frank McNair, who was deputy sheriff under Reiter from 1901 to 1903, was here a short time Monday on his way from Sioux Falls to Buffalo , New York . He is now in the detective service for the Lake Shore railway out of Chicago . --Ellsworth News.

R.V.O. Bartlett's restaurant, known as the Cafe Monico, was closed Monday. Mr. Bartlett made an assignment of the fixtures and stock to the Sibley State bank to satisfy the claim of August Grohman for rent, the bank being agent for Mr. Grohman, and also to satisfy a mortgage held by the bank. Mr. Bartlett and his wife have been careful, industrious people, who have tried faithfully to make the business pay but three years of bad crops and dull times have been too much to overcome. It is possible that there restaurant may by opened under new management soon. --Sibley Gazette.

C.H. Ager, of St. Louis , is the guest of W.W. Stuart. --- Dr. James Wallace, president of Macalester College , has resigned but remains as professor of Greek and sociology. --- C.H. Ager, of St. Louis , is out two grips containing a new suit of clothes, twenty yards of flannel, and other valuables. He gave them to a stranger whom he took to be an expressman for delivery, and started up town on a wheel. The night police found the empty grips in a box car that night. -- Hastings Gazette.

intoxicated the lizzard and its stupor then gave her stomach ease. -New Ulm News.

BORN -- To Mr. and Mrs. R.U. Hattenhauer Wednesday July 26th, a boy.

Alex Young had the misfortune to get his left hand caught in his hay carrier, which badly lacerated three fingers and thumb. -- Mrs. George Weidman, of Worthington , came up on Tuesday and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Knudson till yesterday morning when she returned home. -Wilmont Initiator.

J.L. McConkey commenced cutting his early oats on John Silver's place yesterday. He has fifty acres now ready to cut that are expected to yield about sixty bushels per acre and the heads are hard as bullets. We are informed that Henry Knuth began cutting oats Tuesday. Small grain promises to yield more to the acre and to be of better quality than for several years past. --Brewster Tribune.

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