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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
3
General Greely argues for raising the signar corps to 1200 to ease the maintenance burden in Alaska and reduce foreign service. Currently 54 percent in the Philippines and 2 percent in Alaska, with few returning to the U.S. for duty changes amid despondency.
Storm Lake Dec 24 Trustees uphold President Reed amid a heated quarrel with Professor Voris who resigned after charging inefficiency. Voris, a benefactor and faculty member, had attacked management, but the board and public side with Reed. The episode is seen as a personal dispute rather than a policy failure.
The Bible Society reports a flourishing state with all ministers involved in services. A sermon by Rev. Ch C Hinefrank at the Methodist church accompanied united choirs. Officers for the following year were elected, including T C Hise as president and John Strengel as vice president, with a full slate of trustees and committee members.
Charles Fong, Chinese laundry proprietor, received month long threats from four men led by FF. Lee of Sheldon Ia demanding $20 and expenses or face a rival laundry. Lee, a member of the High Stallers, pleaded guilty after telephoning his attorney. fined $20 plus costs.
The Lyon County Farmers Institute began a three day meeting in Inwood with hundreds of farmers and stockmen attending. Professor P G Hoklen of Amos will lecture on selecting seed and testing corn. Music from the Inwood brass band Moon’s orchestra and the Inwood Glee Club fills the event at the Presbyterian church. Citizens host visitors in local homes.
Five year old Leroy Davis, son of J M Davis editor of the Las gan Gadette, was bitten by a large dog on Logan Ta main street. The dog, hiding under a wagon, sprang at him as he and another boy walked nearby. The creature sank fangs into his neck back and arm, tearing through the palm and inflicting sixteen wounds in all. He received aid at once from townsfolk.
LeMars will gain a new independent telephone exchange after the Iowa Telephone Company held a monopoly. The new firm filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state, reporting capital of 25000 dollars. Officers include President A. C. College, Secretary I. B. Mahan.
Miss Olive Smith of Kinross Indiana, age sixteen, underwent spleen removal at the University Hospital in Towa City with Dr William Jepson presiding. She is among a handful worldwide who have survived such an operation, the spleen removal linked to a cancerous growth. only eleven such operations were performed and only two individuals, including Miss Smith, survive to tell the tale.
P T Morris of Des Moines, president of Iowa’s state association of supervisors, issued a call for a January 6 27 and 28 meeting in Des Moines. Topics include road law reform to shift headship from township trustees to elected officials, and discussion of handling paupers, especially transient ones. The annual gathering was last held in Davenport.
Des Moines dispatch notes that investments in inexpensive Northwest lands have strained farmers finances. The trend shows more farms mortgaged this winter to raise cash. In Ida County alone mortgages totaling 79502 were filed in the first twenty days of December.
The Board of Regents may buy a half block north of the university during the January meeting to ease crowding. The executive committee, after reviewing Proudfoot and Bird drawings, favors new gymnasium assembly hall and museum plans. Estimated cost is nearly a quarter of a million dollars, with action deferred until the full board acts.
A Iowa suit filed in district court seeks Mayor Dell G. Morgan's removal on charges of willful misconduct and maladministration. The petition alleges connivance at open gambling, extortion of $200 monthly for police protection, and secret agreements to shield gamblers, tied to Store Brewing company interests in Omaha.
Ten-year-old Maud Ballau of Waterloo raises money for a new city hospital by selling her pet hen with golden eyes. The tale drew crowds and donations as the hen changed hands and the total grew to several hundred dollars, amid debates over final ownership.
A London Standard article warns that Morocco risks losing independence if Abdul Aziz fails to secure new loans. Britain France and Spain owe £300,000 each, with France poised to advance 20,000,000 francs secured by customs dues. The powers’ aid may crown French control of Morocco’s ports, threatening Gibraltar and Mediterranean access vital to British security. The piece also notes dangers from alum baking powders, citing Prof. Schweitzer on health risks and possible fatalities from alum consumption.
A new open-top street car style letter box, unshielded at the mouth, was placed in operation this afternoon under Post Office Department authority. It features a dripless, splashless mouth, wind baffling design, and internal mechanism to prevent letter retrieval, a Baltimore inventor proffers the concept after thirteen years of street car mail carriage study.
A prosperous husband gives his wife a fine diamond neck lace at Christmas. Neighbors coin rumors to maintain family peace, imagining a hidden motive. The tale ends with the moral that misunderstanding is easy.
Connellsville residents report the Duquesne limited wreck near Dawson results in at least sixty five known dead with many injured. Rescuers recount heroic efforts by steward Benjamin Nichols and other railroad workers as officials plan relief for unidentified victims and ensure Christian burials.
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