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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
2
In Iowa conventions and national politics blend with a calm tone. The piece notes Republican gains expected in Iowa’s Corn Belt and Bryan’s renomination in Denver. It comments on fireworks and Fourth of July expenditures, predicting fewer casualties but continued noisy celebration nationwide.
About seventy five Plym outh county teachers enrolled in the summer school at Western Union College LaMars with a few dozen more taking special courses. The effort is praised as raising school efficiency and deserves support from all. At Waterloo the Republican convention placed tax progressives in control of eleven state committee seats. W S Hart drew criticism for poor remarks, while Gov Cummins urged harmony and loyalty to the party ticket.
The article notes quieter Independence Day celebrations and credits a new Sons Inn for the reduced noise and fewer accidents. It records a state law banning toy revolvers, caps with dynamite, blank cartridges, and large crackers with strict penalties of up to $100 fine or 30 days in jail or both.
Spirit Lake Beacon reflects on character tested by defeat and victory. It argues the higher test is humility and restraint in success, noting adversity reveals strength while triumph can dull sensibilities and erode appetite for conquest.
A reflective passage argues that societies should praise achievement without dwelling on the defeated. It urges elevating standards for times of success to foster greater manhood and broader brotherhood, shifting focus away from dwelling on the good loser.
The column lists a busy slate from Hawarden to LeMars with local society news. Encampments at Sheldon, chautauqua gather, Fourth of July plans, marriages, fires, floods, and a cyclone in South Carolina. Notable names include John J. Condon Cherokee auctioneer and H. J. Burkett Nebraska senator.
In District Court of Plymouth County Iowa October term 1908 plaintiff J L Barnight seeks partition of undivided parts of real estate described as Southwest quarter Section 15 Township 93 North Range 48 with mortgage 2300 and 5 percent interest. Defendants Henry Carr sr jr John Carr William Carr Alice Carr Lillie Carr and William Adams unnamed others are notified that unless they appear by noon of the second day of the next term at LeMars Iowa starting October 5 1908 default will be entered and a referee appointed to sell and divide proceeds. Dated March 16 1908. McDervis Kernan Attorneys for Plaintiff. Old papers for sale at this office.
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