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emulation Thfe ferae 32H Copies Hgona Upper Jttotnes; HISTORICAL DEW, LS.1/S**-* I Established 1865 ALGONA, IOWA, Pages VOL. 27 ALL SET FOR THE BIG AUCTION SATURDAY TWO ALGONA MEN INJURED AS CAR HITS BIG TRUCK H. W. Pletch and Ben Sorensen Injured Near Jewell Friday Night TRUCK CARRIED CAST IRON PIPE florensen Most Seriously Injured; Gets Two Jawi Fractures George Godfrey Named To High Post at Ames Two Algona men, H. W.

Pletch and Ben Sorensen, were badly injured when an automobile in which they were returning from Ames to Algona, late Friday night, struck a truck south of Jewell, Iowa. Injuries to Pletch were confined chiefly to his face, which was cut and skinned, and to body bruises result- Tom Berg of Hebron township, another prominent tenner of the northern section of the county, WM named last week to fill out the un- ezplred term of Mr. Godfrey president of the Kotanth county Farm Bureau, it Wfti stated Monday by E. R. Morrtoon, county agent, Mr.

Berg'g appointment will place at the head of the county organization a man well acquainted with farm problems, and a leader to farm programs and progress. George w. Godfrey, widely known Kossuth county man, and one of the county's leading farmers, was appointed last week as assistant to the president in agriculture at Iowa State col- Mr. Godfrey is himself a graduate of Iowa state of the class of 1909. fln mak ln ubll tne announcement of Mr.

Godfrey's appointment, President R. M. Hughes of the college "Zr a Dointm of Mr. Godfrey will bring into the college an Iowa farmer who knows Iowa farming as and his problems, and one can speak for the president of the college of the state plans of the college and the many mu- tua problems of the college and Iowa agriculture." Godfrey stated Tuesday that he ay tag from the impact. Ben Sorensen, planned on moving to Ames about the more seriously injured of the two, brought to the Kossuth hospital, he will be confined for some time.

His Jaw was fractured in two places, face bones were broken and he received a cut over his eye and painful bruises and contusions. At the time of the accident, Ben was deeping, while Hank was at'the wheel. The truck was a vehicle of the Brady Transfer, and was a 10-wheel affair, loaded with cast iron pipe. The truck had stopped on the pavement, due to the rain, and the driver was walking back of the truck to set out a flare. He saw the Pletch car coming, and a flashlight which he was carrying back and forth as a signal.

Pletch saw the flashlight, he stated afterward, aflfd turned the machine out to pass the truck. The wheels on the left side of the car got Into the grass, and Hank turned the machine a trifle to the right to regain the pave- a dollar on tne butatter fie had driven about a mile after details resulting from the mishap had been cared for, he stopped again, knowing that something was not right with the truck. He found upon examination that the body of the truck, loaded with pipe, had been moved about a foot. The two local men were brought here and the car was also towed to Algona. It was badly damaged.

Ben did not know that an accident had happened until he came to several hours later, after receiving medical attention. He was brought here In an ambulance. The many friends of both men wish them a speedy recovery from their injuries, and are glad that the mishap did not result in any more serious outcome. tember first. Hi fam near Alona will be rented or turned over to some other farmer for management, Mr.

He als that he might spend several weeks at the start of his appointment, visiting other agricultural departments with a view to be used at Iowa State. George acted as instructor at Iowa vTi tm one year ln 1919 and received his master of science degree at Ames in 1921. He farmed in Kossuth county since his graduation except for the time spent in teaching He was named to the state board of education) bfcr former governor John Hammill. Other activities of the new assistant to the president at Iowa State include a strong belief in and plenty of active work in behalf of the cooperative creamery movement in northern Iowa Fats Protest Victory of Leans in K-Ball 16 to 14 Leans Issue Two-Word Re ply to Broadside of Fat Team challenge of the Fats has Ball Stars of 20 Years Ago Booked For Big Celebration Swea City, July 25, special: Extensive arrangement are under way for the Legion Days celebration which will Lean team, when informed of the devastating statement issued by the Fats had only the following remark to make pufilic to the press, with regard to the game and the challenge of a seconc contest. "Sour Grapes." be held August 2 and 3.

A baseball game featured for Thursday afternoon will feature star players of 20 years ago. Many old timers have signified their willingness to return to their "old home town" and will show the boys of today what "baseball" means. This game will be followed by two fast Minnesota-Iowa League teams, between Swea City and Forest City. Truck Toppled Off Bridge at Irvington Irvington, July 25, special: An accident occurred Saturday night on the little bridge just below the John Riley hill when a Model Ford truck being driven by A. Butterfleld and accompanied by John Moore ran off the bridge and rolled down a seven foot embankment.

The rain and the terrific lightning blinded Mr. Butterfleld so he could not see the road. Both men were quite badly bruised and shaken up and all the damage done to the car was a broken windshield and a bent axel. The car was pulled out of the ditch and driven home the next morning, Cresco Boy Named to Forestry Post Cresco, July 25, special: Mrs. Ralph Brown visited last week at Iowa Falls.

Ralph assisted this season on his father's farm. She received word that he has been appointed instructor in forestry work. He and his wife left Saturday to again live in Ray, Arizona. They came to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

G. W. Brown last fall. Mrs. G.

W. Brown who was seriously ill last week, was reported as improving Monday. GOLFERS GIRD FOR NEW CALIENTE TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY Hair-raising, Exciting and Speculative Aspects Promise Entertainment Another hair-raising, exciting, and somewhat speculative Caliente tournament is planned for the Algona Country club members, in a tournament which is to end Tuesday, August 1. Foursomes have been divided into the following groups, and the arrangement is supposed to evenly watch all foursomes, by placing a good, fair, poor and rotten golfer in one group, but we will leave it to the Judgment of the golfers themselves as to which is which in the foursomes: A. D.

Adams, G. F. Town, M. H. Fal- kenhainer and L.

R. 6. Blossom, M. P. Haggard, J.

A. McDonald and W. H. Cummings. P.

J. Christensen, D. E. Dewel, W. A.

Foster and G. S. Buchanan. Bob Harrington, W. T.

Daughan, Harry Hull and H. E. Rlst. R. W.

Horigan, Gordon Dewel, Joe Greenberg and R. O. Bjustrom. F. E.

Kent, H. L. Gilmore, L. C. Hanson and Joe Kelly.

R. H. Miller, E. O. Hancher, H.

M. Hauberg and Albert Graneow. Gene Murtagh, L. E. Linnan, T.

H. Holmes and K. D. James. L.

O. Nugent. A. H. Borchardt, E.

Saunders and M. G. Bourne. D. L.

McDonald, c. A. Momyer, Ben Hynds and O. M. Frane.

E. C. McMahon, F. D. Mathes, J.

W. Haggard and J. p. Overmyer. Lee Reed, wade Sullivan, D.

D. Paxson and K. N. Kruse. M.

O. McMahon, C. W. Nicoulin, E. R.

Morrison and M. J. Pool. A. E.

Ogren, W. F. Steele. C. H.

Williams and W. C. Dewel. M. P.

Weaver, W. D. Andrews, W. P. French and H.

M. Olson. Losers Claim Leans Are Cheats, Chiselers, Back- Biters, Ask Revenge SOUTHERN END OF KOSSUTH JOINS IN HUNT FOR BANDITS Barrow, Texas Killer, and Two Companions, Elude Posse of 200 Men LUVERNE GARAGE MAN SPOTS LICENSE Trio Double Back Toward Kossuth After Discovery of Hideout LuVerne citizens and Kossuth coun- officials were on their toes today, in in effort to apprehend or learn the of Clyde Barrow, Texas iandlt, who is wanted for four murders and wounding three officers, and -ho with his companions escaped from gun fight with officers near Dexter, owa, several days ago. The first report of the fact that Barrow, and a man and woman companion were in this section of the state was made when Barney Gardner of LuVerne, garage man, noticed the license numbers on a machine he serviced, it was the same car the trio had stolen at Polk City. The car left LwVerne, headed east, but must have doubled back.

Gardner noticed one of the men was badly wounded and his hand was wrapped up. The trio went to Sutherland, where they had a hideout in a large piece of timber, according to Sheriff Carl Dahlhauser of Kossuth county, who was called into the hunt. Officials closed in on the Sutherland hideout but their quarry had flown, and it is believed entirely possible that they may have doubled back into Lu- Verne and southern Kossuth territory. Escape west was blocked and they could not go south, toward the scene of thejr crime. The other possibility advanced is that they may have Ledyard Woman Reunited To Mother after 27 Years Mrs.

Wm. Poppe Discovers Mother at Nevada After Long Search HAD BEEN REARED IN ORPHAN HOME One of Auctioneers efrier and given" oTrtcerr flip. with the public at large by the manage- State and nationa Invstigators were ment of the Fats, who through Gene A1 na Tuesday, checking all clues, through Gene Neville, have issued the following statement and challenge. This paper's opinion is divided, having one strong rooter for the Fats and another for and another for the Leans, but baing unbiased wfe give ooth sides of the controversy Here is what the Fats have to say about the. 16 to 14 inning game' "We are not claming that everyone the world is crooked, but owing to ne fact that the Leans had 11 men in he field when they should have had nly 10, and that one of their players lamely Gail Towne, knowingly batted ut of turn and thereby caused three cores to be made, and that another layer, one Frank Mathes offered chas.

volte one dollar for a bushel basket to atch fly balls in, and that Hugh Post ribed the umpire to give him four trikes of which the last one was a ucky one for Hugh. We (the Fats) are protesting on these grounds and re herewith challenging the same of cheats, chiselers, and back- iters (otherwise known as the Leans) another game to be played Friday vening, August 4. be game for blood old revenge, with his on his Fisher (or -guage to see that we get a square deal. There will no hwg for admissicm and we want a record crowd out to see this game." To present a box score of the would be impossible, but toe were composed as follows: Fats-McDonald, Guderian, Cretzmeyer. Nelson, Leffert, Green A An- H.

Holmes, R. Bjustrom Dut- Selpman and this section of the state was covered with a net work of men in armored cars, automobiles and radio- equipped motorcycles. The bandit trio eluded a posse of 200 men at Guthrie Center after officers believed they had surrounded the trio, but waited for an armored car from Des Moines to arrive before closing in. They then headed north, and stopped at LuVerne. Even an airplane was called into the hunt, and ihe state department's radio at Des Vtoines kept the radio equipped cars and motorcycles in touch with all progress.

The trio of dangerous characters night have taken possession of a farm house somewhere in this section, and held the real occupants prisoners until the heat of the pursuit died down, local officials stated, and as a result are checking all suspicious movements reported from all sources. Penton Gas Looting iBdyard, July special: It will 28 years ago the 7th of November, 1933, when a daughter was born to and Mrs. John Pryor of Nevada, Iowa. This child scarcely 24 hours old was iaken to the Orphan's Home at Des Moines, Iowa. After she was about 20 days old she was adopted by Mr.

and Mrs. August Gelhaus of Led Iowa. As the years passed no trace was ound of the child's relations. On he 14th day of July, this year the jusband of this child, who has grown womanhood and married Wm. made a trip to Des Moines to the Orphan's Home and found the records adoption.

From the Orphan's home ie went to the Vital statistics De- lartment and there procured the record of her birth. Having these he drove to Nevada, Iowa, and there continued the search. It was here that he found a sister and the mother of his wife, besides uncles, aunts, great uncles and great aunts and a grandmother. Having been successful on this trip it was decided to set July 22nd as the date of the reunion. The reunion took place at Grandmother pryor's home Sunday.

Here Mrs. Poppe met for the first time her mother, a sister, Hazel Eller of Ames, an uncle, Harry Pryor, also a great aunt and uncle of Nevada, and an aunt from Chicago besides many friends of the family. Rotary Club Hears Discussion on New Recovery Bill Angles Lou Matern, above, and C. O. Riddle, will share honors in conducting the big Merchants' Auction Jubilee to be held Saturday, July 29, at 2:30 p.

the court house square. No cut of Mr. Riddle was available. COMMUNITY GLUB SENDS ROOSEVELT WORM CHEER Approval of Recovery Ac Codes "Wired President Tuesday Morning I About 65 business and professiona a er ew i 1 st me Algona, members of the A to the Industry Recov- Linked to Gang That the robbery of the Fenton Oil Company bulk plants might have been accomplished by the Barrow gang was advanced Tuesday. The robbery occurred Monday night.

A Standard Oil bulk plant and a cooperative plant were broken into and 10 gallons of gas taken from a truck in the latter. A station pump was also pried open but no gas obtained. ery Act and the possible effect it will have on the present set up of the retail trade. The new committees for the coming year appointed by Mr. Hauberg were as follows: Club service: J.

F. Overmyer, M. H. Falkenhainer and A. L.

Peterson. Vocational service: F. E. Kent, W. A.

Foster and F. E. Saunders. Community service: E. C.

Hancher, W. E. McDonald, and L. E. Linnan.

International service: George Godfrey, T. L. Larson, D. L. Leffert.

Fellowship: K. D. James and M. J. Pool.

Membership and classification: w. Dewel, W. H. Cummings and M. P.

Haggard. Program: R. B. Waller, general chairman. Attendance: W.

H. Godden. Ing, and after listening to President Roosevelt's radio broadcast, sent him the following telegram: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT: WHITE HOUSE: WASHINGTON THE ALGONA, IOWA, COMMUNITY CLUB IN A GENERAL MEETING LAST NIGHT APPROVED THE BLANKET CODE AND RECOMMENDED THAT ITS MEMBERS CONFORM TO ITS PROVISIONS AND ACTIVELY ASSIST IN FORMING CODES FOR INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES. A RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT WAS PASSED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW ING YOUR RADIO ADDRESS WHICP WAS ENJOYED BY THE Signed, ALGONA COMMUNITY CLUB Among the speakers of the evenin were T. H.

Chrischilles, president; MATERN, RIDDLE TO CRY JUBILEE SALE; THRONGEXPECTED 110 Articles Go on the Auction Block; Buyers to Use Auction Money RULES ARE FEW; LOOK THEM OVER Junior Band to Present Half Hour Concert Before the Auction Starts Three days then the Big Auction! Hundreds of persons, carrying their Auction Money, are expected to congregate at the court house square, where 110 articles of merchandise, don- ted by 43 Algona firms, and alued at well over $300 will be oflered the highest at :30 p. m. Conducting the Auction Jubilee will two of Kossuth county's foremost auctioneers, who are widely known for their ability to cry farm 1 sales. They are Lou Matern of Algona and O. O.

Riddle of Hurt. The two auctioneers will begin the auction promptly at 2:30 3. m. and will take turns offering articles on the auction block. They will do the bidding from the band stand.

In case of rain the auction will take place at the fairground pavilion. D. Wane Collins and his 50-plece junior band will assemble at the high school and march to the band stand at 2 p. where they will play a half hour program of music, preceding the auction. Auction Dollars have been gathered for the past two weeks and if the demand for them at the stores is any indication, there will be plenty of lively biddng and lots of fun for all.

Before the Auction begins, we again want to 0 pnhniH men So'ensen, Paxson, Huenhold, White and Andrews. Newvllle, Mathes, Towne Brundage and Robinault. Bllley Christensen. Sprague 0 F. L.

McMahon, K. J. smith, Leighton Misbach and G. W- Sttllman. The rules of the contest have been posted and anyone unable to play in this tournament will please make it known to the committee and a substitute will be made of the player of the same handicap.

WEATHER July 19th 82 68 July 20th, trace of rain 92 70 jWrain 88 88 aa, as 86 uly as, rain 83 89 67 Girl Run Over by Spreader; Is Bruised Lone Rook, July 35, special: Shirley Joan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bates had the misfortune to be run over witn a spreader Saturday.

No bones were broken. Her face and body were severely bruised however. She is under the care of a doctor at present. LuVerne Worn tan's Eye Injured by Fork evebau eyeoail he the scratched. she was Dr rbin who treated The it Is getting along nicely.

Lone Rock Silos Go Down in Big Blow Lone Rock, July 25, special: During the wind storm Saturday night the silos on the farms where Henry Hartwell, Wm, Christensen and Harry Hobson farm, were blown down and the machine shed on the Henry Wiener farm was also blown over. Burt Boy's Elbow Broken in Mishap Burt, July 25, special: Verle Nelson, the eleven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nelson, had the misfortune to have a bone in his elbow broken one day last week. He and his little sister were driving their poj.y when he was thrown out of the buggy and his arm caught in the wheel.

Bancroft Lions Club Picnic Slated Aug. 1 The annual Lions club picnic of the Bancroft Lions club will be held Tuesday evening, August 1, in a grove southwest of Bancroft, it was stated Tuesday, in a letter received from Roy Button, member of the club and publisher of the Bancroft Register. Tickets locally will be on sale at the K. D. James and Sorensen drug stores, and may be secured there for $1 each.

Supper will be served at p. m. and there will be waiters on hand to provide food for late comers during the balance of the evening. Tickets are sold to men only, and some 50 or 60 men of Algnoa can testify to the fact that a Lions club picnic is well worth attending, tar. Hutton points out, in urging a good at- tedance from Algona.

J. Rice, Luke Linnan, W. C. Dewe H. R.

Sorensen, w. B. Quarton am P. J. Christensen, all of whom talkei on the NIRA and its effect on their re spective lines of business.

The meeting was so well attended and heartily enjoyed that another is being planned for either September October. 320 Pigs Run Wild After Mishap To Three Deck Truck Near Sexton Driver Reaches for Coat, Car Overturns West Bend, July 25, special: Herbert Balgeman had 9 serious accident on Thursday, while coming to town after some repairs for his binder. A coat that was in the back seat, started to blow out of the window and in reaching back to put the coat in the car he turned the steering wheel so thi car went into the ditch and turned ov er Mr. Balgeman was cut badly on his neck, face, arms and body by the broken glass. Every glass in the cai was broken out.

A passing truck driver picked him up and brought him into the doctor wihera his Wounds wtre dressed. This is indeed unfortunate for Mr. Balgeman in the harvest season. Officers Arrest Two in Whittemore Raid County officers visited Whittemore. last Saturday evening, and arrested Henry Floemer and Charles Lauritzen.

The former, who lived upstairs over Lauritzens restaurant, had gallon of alcohol in his room, Sheriff Curl Dahjlhauser said, and in Lauritzen's place a jug was also found, the sheriff stated. Both men were taken before Justice H. B. White here, and after a preliminary hearing were bound over to the grand jury with bond set at $1,000. The bond was posted by Lauritzen, but Floemer is being held in the county jail in lieu of the bond.

Both men were charged with illegal possession of liquor. The raid was made by Sheriff Dahlhauser, Deputy Casey Loss and Constable Floyd Newville. was The truck caught are, men Rain Welcomed as Threshing Continues Rain on three consecutive days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which Although not heavy, still brought almost two inches of moisture to the county, was welcomed here in both city and rural communities. Threshing was temporarily halted in all localities, but resumed again this week. The rain and storm of last Saturday evening resulted in the blowing over of several silos in various sections of the county, and other damage BW ra ted to varlous and buildings.

Sorensen Speaker At the Kiwanis meeting last Thursday at the Algona Hotel Ben Sorensen entertained the members by telling them interesting points about his trip to Denmark. Bob Harrington was enrolled as a new and welcome member. Algona Markets Corn Corn, No. 2 white $.37 No. 2 yellow 37 No.

2 mixed 36 Old Oats 27 New Oats 25 3 Hogs-Sows Hogs, medium weight butcher $3.90 iogs, heavy butcher 3.80 Backing sows, light to medium 3.30 lacking sows, medium to heavy 3.20 Packing sows, heavy Eggs and Poultry 1 .120 Sggs, No. Eggs, No. 2 Hens, large, all heights- Be hens ec Old roosters 4-5 Springs 10 20o sons over 18 years of age. 2. No employee, employer, or mem- )er of a family or flrm connected with he Auction may bid.

3. The Algona Upper Des Moines and he auctioneers reserve the right vo nake final decisions in any case or ases at the Auction, 4. Each article will go to the highest idder. 5. Every successful bidder must give is or her name when receiving the uction awards.

Local stores have received hundreds' of coupons calling for free Auction Dollars, and many thousands of dollars worth of the money has been passed out with sales. Attention is called to the fact that every purchase in the next three days, and until 1 p. on Saturday, will bring additional Auction Money. Auction Money will also be given for payment of bills at stores in the Jubilee, doing a credit business, and a final rush is anticipated to obtain the Auction Money. Merchants are asked to let'this of- f)ce know if they are in need of additional money, and to see that the rules regarding participation of employees and members of their own families are -trictly adhered to at the Auction.

Don't miss the fun! come to Al- Saturday, and see at what high prices the merchandise will Auction Money. Dozens of people from all sections of the county have been aving the money, and are en- ugh prizes so that nearly everyone has a good chance to get ney have enough money. One of the est things about the Auction is that he more valued articles will natural- i be sought by persons with the most money, and as soon as they have com- leted their bids, the remaining articles irtll still be left for those who do not ave quite so large a sum. The complete list of prices, as nearly orrect as we can give them this week, 5 as follows: Chrischliies Herbst: five one dol- merchandise prizes. Ben Sorensen, Drugs: One Leon Naar bath powder, one alarm clock, one astman Kodak No.

620. Cummings 5c to $1 store: one 22- piece set of dishes. Coryell Service: One $3 coupon book, one oil drain, refill. Whites Grocery: Five one dollar grocery prizes. Bjustroms: One electric rose, one fishing reel.

Richardson Furniture: one ironing board, one mirror. Lusby Drug Store: One 26-piece set Rogers silver, 1847, one force spray pump. Call Theatre: three prizes of four theatre tickets each. Moe sjogren: one can coffee, one dozen bars laundry soap. Marigold Beauty Shop: one jar Marl- neiio lettuce cream for each of two prizes, one jar pasteurized face cream, one jur youthifylng tissue cream, and one jar peach bloom face powder for a third.

H. R. Sorensen three prizes of ib. sack flour, one gallon; red raspberries, one gallon black raspberries. The Goeders five one dollar merchandise prizes.

Fred Wehler one electric Wtoh. en clock, one eversharp pencil, one bill- NevlUe TDfgery: a sjlk dress. Foster, Furniture; One end. taMe, one floor lamp. (Continued pa fiajck.