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Algona at the portoffice. at Algona, of Congress March 1,.1879. Minn. will return to the Gopher Stu Faulkner of Denver, now Double Martini, a resident of S. who after some consideration, Thus far there has been no that they have been applications, have initiations been smoke, received, and the usual ceremony affair.

There has been talk of modern Kiva motels, endorsed for all Kiva members in future in the formative stage. The new Kiva of Bus 2 reached It is true that at one stage we nearly had our box lunch in Trailways operator, a Mr. Bartlett could find out), extricated the At Durango had the Mrs Siegfried gave us a nice adjourned to the Strater Hotel gasbord, with the barbecue served It was in Durango that they umbrage at a about his with his two six shooters. The how the Kid could bump off 13 developed that he went outside We trod the sacred spot where of the hotel known as The that they do some things a little and the Diamond Belle is one of Leaving Durango we boarded road train operating in the U.S., Grande Western Ry. Five extra up some 35 miles of rugged holdup took place, The holdup potential of the newspaper party, not a good day's work.

At Silverton, uranium racket or some more greeted by a bevy of beauties Grand Imperial Palace who were ber of Commerce. If we could at this greeting the Algona C. of improved at board meetings. (A' For a time it looked as completely bog down in Silverton. known in Silverton, and the the Bus 2 Glee Club to get in a for an official meeting of the Kiva observed to have smoke coming good wishes of the ancient medicine That night, after a journey (that was before the administration Grand Junction, out in the mesa a trifle at the moment so just but it mighty fine.

High content will sometimes cause this, the Rockies this summer. The next our pueblos at the usual hour of for a fast pickup, and then Monument. This was more of the pueblos a trifle tame, but the the working up a little more business a good haul. Actually, it is historic monster has been striking resemblance to some party. On our way to Glenwood of' which still remain something was the supersecret aspect of buses would leave the highway the way.

Here, at security would board the bus, the bus the area and back to the check hat would leave and so would filched any secrets from anyone methods of learning how to kill mankind. Our hopes were high for a Springs, where everyone roomed of some reputation, and right The latter was not on the regular ary a small quorum could evening. Coming back you crossed was a poor place to zig if you delegate from Texas in this cleaning, either. And yesterday we again crossed Trail Ridge Road. This was a but nobody on Bus 2 seemed to wonderful mountain scenery, a they cleared away a rock slide.

the part of Bus 1, which got could prove it. The Stanley Hotel typed, Our finally solved the dry cleaning to. suit is gone, and not "confined to quarters" until this epic account of Touring Colorado be another barbecue until this where up a mountain. We shall all once again be called upon to offer Concert. Our favorites are that old (you correct the spelling) which Stein Song.

Our song leader is a former Boy Scout song leader, Tomorrow we take off for and then Denver. It may be that 20 or more years of conducting it whole thing and just take us over man might look in his deck of cards thus withdrawing his protective might just run into al box if this doesn't happen, we should the 51st state, sometime late this Anyone wishing literature on Upper Des Moines office. As space in our one traveling bag, this space have been shipped let it be said that we have refused ture. After all, we're in the you use it up nobody needs any So, from El Shepherder, of Kiva, a thank you if you have Rush to the Rockies, in this, Colorado's Charles Hanson Rites Held Here Tuesday Funeral services for Charlie Hanson, 77, were held Tuesday at 2 in First Lutheran church here. Rev.

Edsel Isaucson officiated and burial was in Riverview cemetery. McCullough's Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Lou Robinson, Art Ristau, Robert Dreyer, Albert Olson, Earl Eller and Harley Adams. Mr Hanson died Saturday noon at his home at 1020. North Minnesota here.

He had been ill for "three years. Dept. of History and Archive: Des Moines 19, Iowa Mike Had Right Idea; Sister Not So Sure Four year old Michael Moncare dragon for his was trying to help baby sister, TamMr my, and Saturday. Mrs His parents, Nash Mondragon, Algona, asked Mike to see if the baby She was, so Mike attempted crying. was to bring her out to the back porch to her mother.

Tammy slipped out of Mike's "arms and fell to the floor. She was taken to St. Ann hospital where she was born just three weeks viously. She was treated pre- for a smashed nose, remained overnight for observation, and was able to come home Sunday, Mike has decided to leave Tammy in her crib. at least until she gets to the age when she's not quite so slippery.

Des Moines Man Might Appeal A $100 Fine A Des 'Moines man, Peter Anderson, was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle on a public highway at a speed greater than would allow him to stop In a reasonable distance ahead following a hearing in Justice C. Ostwinkle's court this week and was fined $100 and costs. Counsel for the defendant had until today (Wednesday) to file an appeal in district court. Anderson's auto allegedly struck the rear of another car driven by Mrs Michael Hofer, Bode, at St. Joe May 15 and the case had been continued until Friday, John J.

Shay, Algona, was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail following a hearing on a charge of falsely drawing and uttering a bank check and Bruce K. Bryan, Onawa, $25 and costs for "intoxication in other major cases by Ostwinkle, In other cases, Delbert M. Fosnaugh, Algona, paid $5 and costs. no chauffeur's license, $40 and costs, overweight on truck registration; Francis Smith, Algona, $10 and costs, using obscene language. in a public place: Merle Keleher, Spencer, $12 and costs, speeding at night; Gene Cr: Thompson, Swea City, $10 and costs, faulty truck equipment; Duane J.

Vaske, Bancroft, $10 and costs, stop Kean R. Marlow, Lone Rock, $10 and costs, noisy muffler; Edward J. Kisch, Whittemore, $10 and costs, no brakes on trail- er, and $5 and costs, no safety chains: Arthur E. Brownlee, Spencer, $10 and costs, speeding at $10 and costs, stop night; Wilbert L. Baas, LuVerne, Duboski, Algona, $9.70 and costs, truck overload; Carl Meskiman, Burt, $5 and costs, allowing minor to drive; Lawrence D.

Meskiman, Burt, $5 and costs, no operator's license; Bernard H. Lampe, Bancroft, $5 and costs, stop sign; Diana McGee, $5 and costs, stop sign; Virgil H. Colvin, Des Moines, $5 and costs, no operator's license; Larry D. Stafford, Britt, $5 and costs, loud muffler; and Gerald C. Heim, Humboldt, $5 and costs, employing person without chauffour's license.

V.F.W. Dance For Crippled Kids July 18 A dance will be held at the Algona V.F.W. hall Saturday night, July 18, to help raise $15,000 needed by the Iowa V.F.W. to complete a crippled children's camp near Des Moines. The camp site, several acres in area, was donated by Polk county, and many organizations besides the V.F.W.

are donating time, effort and money to the cause. Facilities at the camp will include a swimming pool. cottages, medical center, artificial lake and others for care and recreation of crippled Iowa children. The camp will be open to all crippled children of this state during the summer months, at no cost to the children or their parents. Algona's Rythmn Club will furnish music for the dance, according to Jim Utt, local commander.

Local V.F.W. members are selling tickets for $1 each, or they may be purchased at the hall the night of the dance. Donations may also be sent to Roy McMahon, Algona, treasurer of the post. As of two weeks ago. $60.000 of the $75,000 being raised by the VFW was already in the coffers.

Chairman of the local fund campaign is Ed Wolfe. Ed is being assisted by Utt, Roger Johnny Goodman, Harvey GodHoover, Bob Schoby, den Mrs Bob Schoby, Ellen Evers and and Auxiliary members: Mrs Harvey Johnson. The ESTABLISHED 1863 Entered as second class matter Iowa, Nov. 1, 1932, under Act of ERTON We know what they mean when they say "take a bus and leave the driving to For the past seven days this has been the case and in the interval the Continental Divide has been crossed twice, tasted old barbecued beef, barbecued chicken, barbecued lamb, just we have plain beef roasted in a pit, and an assortment of box lunches in an assortment of Colorado cities and towns. Also, we have become a member of the Royal Exalted Order of the Kiva, an organization which threatens the of the service clubs and Eagle, Moose and Elk lodges: But very foundation more that later.

The post-convention tour of the National Editorial Ass'n has covered a substantial' chunk of Colorado, and there are still two days in Denver to come, after this day of rest, the only day of its kind on this voyage. There are six buses in this caravan, our bus being No. 2, named "The Royal Gorge." and The other buses are the Columbine, Silver Nugget, Baby Doe two others with names that at the moment have evaded memory. On Bus 2 we have worked out a little theme song to the tune of "Tea for Two" on old Bus Two. Fellow pioneers from Iowa making this rugged journey and all billeted on Bus 2 are Mr Mrs Paul Smith of Rock Rapids, Mr and Mrs Leon Barnes of Northwood, Mr and Mrs Walter Williams of Fairfield, Mr and Mrs Jim McCutcheon of Mount Vernon, Mr and Mrs Lloyd McCutcheon of Sibley, and Mr and Mrs Gordon Aasgaard of Lake Mills.

Added to this group is Gene Hood of Algona who joined for the tour and is now better known to the group us "The Witch Doctor." This all refers back to the Royal Exalted Order of Kiva, but we will come to that, if the paper holds out and this rented typewriter can stand the strain, at the The Royal caravan set sail before from Colorado down Springs on June 21, stopping Gorge, moving the San Luis Valley into southern Colorado for an overnite stop at Monte Vista and the first of the barbecue sessions, in the city park. On this afternoon we -made the acquaintance of our bus guide and tour director, Barney Maloy of Denver, an attorney loaned for the occasion by the U.S. Brewers Foundation. to the tour committee. Maloy is native of.

New York and 'a -graduate of the Georgetown law school. It also were traveling Spanish-speaking area, a throwback to the days turned out that he speaks Spanish about the way, we do, and we of Cortez and Coronado. Mr. Maloy, who later became known as the Kiva Kid, also turned out to be an old navy man with a frigate background. It was comforting to know that we had a lawyer aboard, not a bad idea on any convention tour.

At Monte Vista they raise cattle and plenty of potatoes. Some of these were used in the potato salad that went with the barbecue, there being an abundance of potatoes in the warehouse, there was an abundance of salad, too. Things were a little quiet in Monte Vista after the barbecue, it being a Sunday night, but this turned out to be only the lull before the storm. The next day we headed for Pagosa Springs, another cattle raising area, where the noon barbecue was presented in the Red Ryder Rodeo Arena and Grandstand. The master of ceremonies at the brief program here was a real native of the region, who among other things and with the backing of the barbecue committee of Pagosa Springs, expressed his opinion of Ezra Benson in the negative.

It so happens that Mr Benson's party is the party of a majority on this convention, and our own particular political affiliation was in a considerable minority on Bus 2, so the Master of Ceremonies made quite a hit. That night it was Cortez, Colorado, 8 town of a few thousand until a couple of years when they found oil and uranium at about the same time. This 250. resulted explosion that makes Cortez indeed an interesting place. Our barbecue that evening was at the Legion grounds, followed by a game of Cowboy Polo.

The barbecue was chicken, in large chunks. This proved disastrous. As we were trying to disjoint this chicken, liberally covered with barbecue sauce, the pressure required for this dismembering was such that when the fowl did come apart, it sprayed liberal quantity of barbecue sauce in all directions, including backward. This faux pas at the barbecue would not be mentioned except that it happened. Not until today have we stopped long enough to get the suit to a cleaners.

Some people travel with two or three suitcases. Your reporter believes in the travel light theory. But the complete elimination of -one suit posed a problem. With the help of Skipper Maloy and the members of the Kiva, this near-tragedy has been reduced to a bare minimum. This next morning we toured Mesa Verde National Park.

Here the "idea of the century" was born. We visited the Pueblo Indian cliff ruins and first learned of the Kiva. It high noon at the time we first entered the Kiva, and there is wash theory among most of us that for the past 900 years the ancient spirit of the Kiva arrival of the right persons to receive over, sacred inspiration the medicine man has been hovering the place waiting for, the Kiva and only at high noon. When we say high we refer to 12 o'clock and the altitude. The at inspirational message of the Kiva first reached Skipper Maloy who a the time was perched on the edge of a Kiva looking in with a drop of a couple of thousand feet behind him.

In this position It could only have been that the ancient medicine man felt the time had come. Had he felt otherwise, he could neatly have tumbled Maloy backward into eternity but not so, We might say a word or two about the Kiva. In each pueblo it was the custom to construct Kivas, each one dedicated to a particular phase of the most important aspects of lite at that time. There was a Kiva for a good harvest, for valor in battle, for good hunting, etc. Each had its own group of elders or board of cending a ladder.

had no windows and only entrance directors in more moderna terms. They entered the Kiva by deswas through a hole in the roof. As there was a fire going at the bottom of the Kiva, those entering passed through the smoke coming in, a process of purification. Only men were allowed, indicating that the Kiva boys knew a thing or two and wrapped it up in such formal ceremonies that the women could offer no objections. In fact the women did most of the work while the menfolk were Kiva At the so to conclusion speak.

of the Kiva, the men emerged the way they went the smoke hole. Thus they again became purified from whatever vices had been going on while they were in their own Kiva. After leaving the Kiva area, it took most of the way to Durango to perfect the basic organization of Kiva No. 1, International old bus 2. Maloy lost his identity completely.

Henceforth he became the Kiva Kid. Selecting a name for Kiva members was no easy task, but in the case of Gene Hood it came naturally. He is now known as The Witch Doctor and is the custodian of the Sacred Medicine Bag. He must guard this with his life, or the spirit of the Kiva, an ancient form of the Mafia will handle all details, including disposal of the body. Your scribe became El Shepherder.

The usual udditional dropped on purpose, so this is no typographical error. Then the Sage of Northwood, once known as Barnes, received his baptism of fire. He' is now El Smoothie. Si Mattson of Warren, Upper ALGONA, IOWA, THURSDAY, State as SiHaHa. Then there known.

as Senor Panchos there Ohio, and L. L. Coleman of was rechristened The Menace. indication from the ancient spirits so the organization grows. Numerous and await only a formal meeting the selection of an appropriate name; which is developing into quite establishing a coast-to-coast chain 'Kiva souvenirs, and a reduced travels, but this as we said, is Durango without undue incident.

up on a dead end road peach orchard but our Continental (no relation of Wes so far us bus neatly from the situation. red carpet treatment and a Mr tour of this historic city before for nourishment. This was a smorfrom platters. tell us Durango Kid once took lady friend und killed 13 people narrator of this story was asked people with only 12 shots, but and relouded before finishing the this incident happened, in a portion Diamond Belle. It has occurred to different in Colorado than in Iowa, them.

the only real narrow gauge railThe Silverton of the Denver cars the convention party mountain country, during which time men underestimated the financial however, and the haul was meagre, an old mining town now in modern the type of mining. the party from Bent Elbow Saloon representatives of the local Chamadopt some of the costumes displayed C. would find its attendance vastly tip to the present directors). though the convention tour might The Kiva Kid seemed to be well piano music was excellent, enabling little practice. There was no time here, but seyeral members were out their cars, indicative of man in Silverton.

down the Million Dollar Highway halted inflation), we arrived country. Our mind was wandering what barbecue we had escapes altitudes and a lowered, oxygen a tip to all, who may plan to tour morning we again emerged from 7:15 a.m. to get our luggage ready were off to the Colorado National same, and after the Mesa Verde National Park Service is evidently here a bunch of editors was interesting, and remains of many a prediscovered here, all of them bearing of the members of the convention Springs we made, several stops, of. an enigma. have decided the places visited.

At any rate, and pull into a large plant along check a man with a would proceed to drive around point, where the man with the we. There is one thing sure, nobody in these spots, showing how modern each other off have sealed the lips little dry cleaning at Glenwood at the Colorado Hotel, a hostelry across the river from the Riviera. itinerary of the tour, but if necessfound here during that particular the Colorado river on foot, and should have zagged. We lost manner. By the way, we got no dry the Continental Divide over the good trip to have oxygen on hand suffer any ill effects.

We had some snowball fight, and one hult while We on Bus 2 suspected foul play on through ahead of us, but we never in Estes Park, where this is being problem, or at least promised having a suit and being somewhat important item is returned, this can be written. There will not evening, on somebody's ranch somebe there, on old Bus 2, and may the Bus 2 Glee Club in Choral French-Canadian song of Allouetta can last a long time, and the Maine from Massachusetts (Wellesley) and so we are in good hands. Boulder. Central City and the Opera, this is our final column after some Bartlett could get tired of the a cliff the ancient medicine and find the gods unfavorable, hand or the people of Colorado canyon and seal us up there. But be back in Algona, the capital of week.

Colorado has only to call at the literature has gradually occupied the the clothes that formerly occupied back home parcel post. But never to accept a single picce of literaprinting business ourself, and until more printed. the Royal Exalted Order of the struggled through this epic of our Centennial Year! was born. May 26, 1882 in Norway, the son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Hanson. lle was married to Christine Berg, Jan.

20, 1920, at Minneapolis and the couple came to Algona shortly afterward. Mr Hanson did trucking for various firms here. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs Chris (Violet) Bauder, Chester, Montana, and Betty Hanson. 91 home; and a son Charles F. Hanson.

Algona. There are 3 stepchikiren, Mrs Austin (Myrtle) Broadhurst, Chester, Montana, Kenneth Berg. Montana, and Harold Berg, Troy, Montana, and two grandchildren. There are also a brother and a sister in Norway. 2 At School Funcral services for a former Whittemore man, Thomas (Pinky) Weir, 59.

of Gregory, S. Dakota, were held June 22 at St. Michael's Catholic church. Father Philip Dailey officiated and burial was in the Catholic conetery. Pallbearers were Lester Fuchsen, Frank W.

Elbert. Bill Ludwig, James Kelso, Bill Weir of Algona and Bill Weir of Emmetsburg. Mr Weir died June 18 at Grogory Memorial hospital in Gregory, S. D. He was born Nov.

9, 1899 at Ashkum, the son ol' Mr and Mrs Michael Weir, and moved to Iowa the following year. lie was married to Alma Goerger in Minneapolis in 1925 and they lived at Whittemore until 1942 when they moved to Minneapolis. They moved to Gregory in 1946. Mr Weir was a road contractor. Survivors include his wife and two daughters, Mrs Arthur Hannahs and Mrs Howard Smith both of Rapid City, S.

D. There are live sisters including Mrs Chan Dailey of Algona and Mrs Herman Kollasch of Whittemore. Three Mishaps Reported; No One Injured Des Moines JULY is is of an of rate just and we and we it job. us Rio a the the in a all' It our hat in tin of it a Three mishaps were reported to Sheriff Rulph Lindhorst's offive this week. None were investigated at the scene.

An auto driven by John B. Wilson, Burt, sustained $300 damage when it crashed two miles north and miles east of Algona 011 it county road sat 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Earl f1. Shipler, 50, Burt, crashed into a ditch miles east of Burt at 7:30 a.m.

Saturday. The auto he was driving received an estimated $125 damage. A vehicle driven by Katherine A. Bacon, 48, Burt, hit a bridge Eppo Bulten and William Sch-214 miles warzenbach, Algona policemen of Algona are attending the week lung suffered Peace Officers Short Course at age. The the University of Iowa, Iowa the sheriff City, curred.

2, 1959 2 SECTIONS 16 PAGES VOL. 96 NO. 26 Algona Man Given New Chance After Hearing Algona's Karen Near Top Must Toe The Mark Or Court Will Rescind A By Russ Waller Stanley Hotel Estes Park. Colo. Charged Earlier With Deserting Five Children LIS, Judge G.

W. Stillman gave an Algona man, Leland Brown, married and the father of five children all under 16 years of age, another chance following a hearing at the court house here Tuesday afternoon. Brown, charged with abandoning and deserting his family here two weeks ago, went before tie prior to the trial date and asked permission to get employment so he can corn wages to support the children. The court re-set the bond, which is $1.000, and was expected to release the defendant for employment sometime today (Wednesday). The defendant reportedly had a' tentative job, according to County Attorney Gordon Winkel and will begin employment as soon as possible.

His wages will be assigned to the Brown family through the county clerk. Brown's employer pay the olerk, who in turn will see to it that the family is supported. The criminal charge, abandoning and deserting minor children, will pend until the court is sure all requirements of the defendant are met. Disposition of the charge, one way or the other, will be made by the court at a later date. When the original charge was filed, Brown reportedly went away for several days, leaving his wife and children without food in.

the. house and without money to buy any. The ant later returned home and war turned over to officials who filed charges. Preliminary hearing in the ter was held in Justice C. H.

Ostwinkle's court and the defendant waived. He w'as then bound over to the September term of district court und lodged in the county jail in lieu of bond. Tuesday's hearing could furnish a climax to the case it Brown supports the family to tho court's satisfaction. Algona's entrant in the Miss Universe contest at Arnolds Park night, Karen Hutchins, daughter, of Mr and Mrs Don Hutchins, is shown in the above Nels Isaacson us she demonstrated her charms to the judges while wearing. beautiful formal.

Winner of the title was Nielson; Miss Council Bluffs, who will represent Iowa in the finals of the Miss Universe contest at Long Beach pext month. Miss Nielson, an old hand at beauty contests, was Miss Nebraska in the Miss America contest at? Atlantic, City' last fall. Karen was fourth runner-up in the balloting. Another area girl, Jerene de Von Juhl, Miss Emmetsburg, placed second. Miss Hutchins won the Miss Algona title two weeks ago in competition with eight local girls.

(UDM Engraving). Thomas Weir, Ex-Whittemore Man, Succumbs north and one mile cast at 9 p.m. Friday and an estimated $190 dammishap was reported to three days after it Pat Cullen Is T. B. Patient; In Vet Hospital G.

P. (Pat) Cullen, well-known former Algonan, nOW of Storm Lake, learned last week that he has active tuberculosis. He left Tuesday for Madison, to enter Veteran's hospital for treatment. According to information r'0- ceived here, Pat plans to sell his hardware store at Storm Lake, but will continue ownership of the Algona firm. Arnie Elbert manages the local store.

It is thought that it will take about six months 10 check the disease. The Cullens will probably have to move to a dry climate following Pat's treatment at Madison. Rites Saturday For Ken Loomer Of Swea City Funeral services for Kenneth George Loomer. 31, Swea City, were held Saturday afternoon at Shell Rock. Rev.

L.oRny Pill. man, Lutheran pastor at Swea City, officiated, and burial was in the Shell Rock cemetery, Mr Loomer died Thursday in the Estherville hospital with i heart ailment compheated by diabetes. He was born Nov. 26, 1922 at Shell Rock and spent most of his life at Waterloo and LaPorte City. He made Ins home at Swea City lor the past month.

Survivors include his father and stepmother, Mr Mrs George Loomer, Swea City. two brothers, three sisters, two halfbrothers. Junior and Donald L.630- mer, Swea City, and tour hairsisters. including Carvime Gwendols Lomber, Swea City. Baseball Tough Titonka Roger "Butch" Gerdis.

son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Gordis. slid into base while plaving baseball Tursday evening and broke his wrist in two places. the was immediately taken to Butfalo Center and his arm W'Us put in a east. llis parents were at Mason City beginning few days vacation and were called home, Valuable Rain Accompanied By Wind Storm Rain, from thunder showers ta a good steady drizzle, has been the weather picture in Kossuth county for the past five days. Every part of the county received approximately 2 inches of moisture in the past week, and it is still raining.

It's hard on the housewives who want to set the laundry dry, but it is wonderful for the corn and say bean crops. According to Extension Director, Dean Barnes, crop prospects now look excellent after a dry June. Sudden winds and severe thunder storms were general Saturday night. with the town ol Burt receiving the biggest share of the damage in a flash storms which struck about 8 p.m. Trees felled by the wind damaged buildings and cars and the streets were blocked with debris.

Homes were without electricity or telephone service. An inch of rain was reported have fallen in a halt hour. A tree fell against the corner of the Don Patterson home. dantit inside and out and drs. troying the air conditioning unit.

A large elm in front vi the Guv Giddings house WAS uprooted and swept atop Giddings' station wagon. smashing the Harley Hanson's garage was toppled and demolished. Tolevision antennas and chimneys were damaged throughout the town. Weatherman Wayne Johnson measured .1 total of 2.37 inches of at the Algona Airport. Here are the week's readings: June 25 93 67 June 215 39 68 .04 June 27.

87 63 .14 June 28. ....84 63 .84 June TI 47 .06 June 30..... 1.29 Now that the drouth has been broken with rainfall valued at thousands of dollars, farmers will just have to wait a white to do any more held work..