In Old Fort Dodge Historical articles from the early days of Fort Dodge

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 21, 1906 Caught in the Cash Register Thief Loses End of Finger in Russell M’Guire’s Store Saturday Night A young man who resides in this city is minus the tip of the small finger on his right hand today as the result of a very bunglesome piece of robbery Sat...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 20, 1903 Long Chapter of Accidents Several Fort Dodge People Meet Mishaps Which Place Them Under Doctor’s Care None Are Seriously Hurt A Broken Arm and Various Cuts and Bruises Fill Out the List The little six year old son of Clark Andrews residing at 549 Third av...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 19, 1904 Webster City Educators’ Fight Has Now Assumed a Serious Aspect – The Critical Condition of Mr. Ford Principal Tells His Story Which is in Every Way Against the Action of Co. Superintendent Gerber Webster City, May 19 – Principal Ford of the hi...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 19, 1903 Another Snake Story Comes From Lehigh But the Snake is Petrified – Fine Made Recently in Beem’s Clay Works The remains of a petrified snake of unusual proportions and in a remarkable state of preservation, were discovered in Beem’s Clay works ...

(Editor’s note: graphic content) The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 18, 1903 Mangled By Stallion’s Bite Hnnry (sic) Vauble, a Webster City Farmer, Terribly Injured Entire Cheek is Bitten Out Entered Barn to Look After Sick Horse and Got Into Stallion’s Stall by Mistake Webster City, May...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 17, 1904 Webster City Has Sensation Heads of the County and City Schools Clash With Dire Results to the Latter Educators Lose Their Tempers County Superintendent and City Superintendent are Subjects of Talk Webster City was treated to a sensation Monday that will be a t...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 16, 1906 A False Arrest Made So Says “Nutty Willie” who is Charged With Trying to Get a Free Meal One L. Willie who goes by the well known appellation of “Nutty” in the absence of a know given name was arrested by one of the night patrolmen last ...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 15, 1906 Double Wedding Miss Clara Proeschold and Mr. Henry Scharfenberg and Miss Berth Scharfenberg and Mr. D. Powell A double wedding will take place on Wednesday of this week when Miss Bertha Scharfenberg and Mr. Daniel Powell and Mr. Henry Scharfenberg and Miss Clar...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 14, 1904 Horse Thieves are at Work Farmer Living Near Gowrie Loses a Horse Friday – Scheriff (sic) and Police Notified Peter Olson, a farmer living between Harcourt and Gowrie, is mourning over the loss of a horse which was stolen from his farm Friday night. The a...

The Fort Dodge Messenger: May 13, 1904 She Saw The Best Part of It Webster City Girl Starts Out to See the World Sees Fort Dodge, But Must See the Balance of the World at a Later Date Thursday afternoon, in response to a letter from the chief of police of Webster City, Chief Welsh [...]