Early Files
100 years ago
September 30, 1926
Besides being mayor of Northwood, E.M. Sabin is almost the undisputed chess champion of northern Iowa, for at the regular meeting of the Northern Iowa Chess Association held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at Mason City, he defeated eight opponents and was held to...
100 years ago
September 23, 1926
A small opening day crowd passed through the gates of the Worth County Fair Wednesday to view one of the best exhibits of livestock, farm machinery and farm products ever shown on the local grounds.
This week subscribers to the Northwood exchange of the Western...
100 years ago
September 16, 1926
Indications now are for heavy entries in all departments at the 1925 Worth County Fair, which starts next Tuesday, September 21. President Hewitt and Secretary Christianson have reasons to believe this year’s show will run ahead of the last in attendance and...
100 years ago
September 9, 1926
A large crew of men and trucks has arrived in Glenville and put up their camping outfits in the C.M. Nelson gravel pit. They are graveling the Jefferson Highway south of Glenville.
Terry’s Big Uncle Tom’s Cabin company will bring their show to Northwood for a one-...
100 years ago
September 2, 1926
Zellmar Bros. Circus, which exhibited in Northwood Thursday at the fairgrounds proved to be a clean, entertaining show largely of the dog and pony variety but with entertainment from start to finish. The circus supports three rings and keeps something moving all the...
100 years ago
August 26, 1926
Saturday night in Northwood is a time of gathering from all about the cars and people on the streets give the town the appearance of a celebration. This is right and as it should be but if there were some way of cleaning the sidewalks and street of the Saturday night...
100 years ago
August 19, 1926
Miss Jennette Sabin arrived from Evanston, Ill., where she has been attending the summer school sessions of Northwestern University. She will be here with her parents, Mayor and Mrs. E.M. Sabin, for five weeks until the opening of the fall semester and will have...
100 years ago
August 12, 1926
Northwood citizens had a rare treat Friday night at the Masonic Temple, when they listened to Col. H.A. White as he spoke on the future of our country, the evils that beset us as a nation and gave at length his views of the remedies necessary to correct those evils....
100 years ago
August 5, 1926
Mrs. Ole Huus and daughters Olga, Cora, Inga, Hannah and Palma, and Jeanette Dillon, left for Clear Lake where they will spend until Sunday at J.O.E. Johnson cottage.
Kensett- Henry Pangburn, son Charles and the Will Pangburn family drove to Mason City to attend the...
100 years ago
July 29, 1926
The county officers of Iowa are holding their state convention at Waterloo. Supervisors Jay Cady of Kensett and John Mitchell of Manly drove down to attend the sessions as did County Engineer T.T. Teall and Morris Berg, assistant county auditor.
Mr. and Mrs. A....