IRVINGTON

Mr. Barney Devine shipped a car load of hogs from Irvington last week.

--Algona Upper Des Moines, 19 August 1885, page 4

COUNTY LEGISLATION

Doings of the Board of Supervisors,

at the Regular November, 1885,

Meeting—The Official Count

. . . Road No. 257 petitioned for by Barnet W. Devine and others was declared located as per

commissioners' report.

--Algona Upper Des Moines, 18 November 1885, page 1

THE COUNTY BOARD

A Record of the Doings of the County

Supervisors at Their Regular

January, 1886, session

. . . The auditor was instructed to advertise for bids to rebuild the Rice and Devine bridges in accordance

with plans and specifications on file in his office.

--Algona Upper Des Moines, 13 January 1886, page 4

THE WEEKLY PICK-UP

. . . The Kossuth County bank has elected as directors for the ensuing year Wm. H. Ingham, J. B. Jones,

Theo Chrischilles, Barnet Devine, J. W. Wadsworth, John G. Smith, and Lewis H. Smith. The above names

are a guarantee of financial strength and safety that any bank may be justly proud of.

--Algona Upper Des Moines, 20 January 1886, page 4

A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO

From the Courier, April 29, 1887

Barney Devine has 900 head of cattle in one "bunch" in the north part of the county.

--Algona Courier, 3 May 1912, page 6

A Day of Absorbing Interest at the Teachers'

Meeting Last Week—Local Briefs

And Personal Points

. . .

THE TEACHERS' DAY OFF

AN EDUCATIONAL MAY PARTY WHICH

PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS—A LARGE

ATTENDANCE—THE PROGRAMME

. . .

C. M. Wasson of the Devine school read a well-written essay on "School Examinations." This

subject gave rise to some debate in which Supt. Reed expressed himself as opposed to written

examinations.

--Algona Upper Des Moines, 1 June 1887, page 4

A Quarter Century Ago

From the Courier, June 10, 1887

Barney Devine started Wednesday in great haste to the north part of the county to see about his stock, 200

head of which was stolen Monday evening. It seems that Barney has 700 or 800 head of steers in a herd up

there, and has a man to take care of them. He has two shanties about four miles apart for the man and his

family to live in. They live first in one shanty and then in the other as the cattle change their positions. On

this occasion the man was at one shanty and the wife at the other, and on Monday evening about dusk the

wife saw about 200 head of the steers being driven off. They made a search for the cattle but could not find

them, and then sent word to Barney who started in the search as before stated. As the steers all bear Mr.

Devine's brand on their horns it would seem impossible to make a successful steal of it unless the thieves

go into the dehorning business on a large scale.

--Algona Courier, 7 June 1912, page 4

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