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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1903
Page
5
Supreme Court rules in favor of defendant in the Kopesky case with two actions won by attorney Frederick M. Curtiss. County funds show minor shifts between 1901 and 1902 with overall expenses nearly steady. Comparative totals reveal savings of about $300 in running costs for 1902 versus 1901.
State Superintendent Barrett urges February 12 and 22 observances to honor Lincoln and Washington. Circular to teachers promotes patriotism education with cooperation from veterans and lineage groups and stresses loyalty, justice, truth, and honor in molding youth.
Word from the clerk of the supreme court reports opinions handed down Tuesday morning in the cases L Russ trustee vs Albert Kopesky et al and related action. The court held Russ ratified Lunds sellings as his agent and thus title to the lands involved is established in Kopesky. The decision closes a long, heated controversy.
A Britt News note laments the lack of public documents or garden seed packages sent to the office by the congressman over three years. The piece asserts no other paper in the state has been as fortunate in receiving such items, casting doubt on the paper’s good fortune.
Iowa's capitol commission toured eastern public buildings and drew plans for mural interior decorations costing about 75000. Panels in the rotunda will show Iowa pioneer days present allegory and future prospects with mosaic works from Italy and a 10000 dollar historical painting atop the grand stairway.
The community mourns Herman Schiffer Sr once owner of the Peck hotel who died at 8 30 am after three weeks of illness. He leaves a wife two sons and two daughters. Friends extend condolences to the bereaved family in their loss of husband and father.
The city council discussed water metering and approved adding thirty meters to the existing ninety to equalize rates among users. It also reports Adjutant General Byers praising Krag rifles and possible Iowa guard participation in Fort Riley maneuvers and the St. Louis dedication, with shifts in encampment plans and a new city treasurer, M. P. Weaver.
A board of appraisers led by W. W. Annis A Hutchison and W H King has filed its report with the county auditor on damages claimed along the proposed Harrison ditch. More than 100 property owners signed the ditch petition with many claiming injury to their holdings. Appraisers listed reduced sums versus larger claims, including Dennis Hession Elizabeth L Cook Andrew Arndt J M Francis E J Ranha ee Thos Clendening Henry Gettman Frank Curtis Thos F Cook J E Kelly W L Teaks Chas Kenutson N McAnnoch P Peterson Louisa A Peterson and the Rock Island road. The Rock Island road claim was allowed only if the ditch avoids its bridge or if right of way remains undisturbed.
Pupils in a high school adopt a student government modeled after Congress. A vice president, a six member senate per class, a three member supreme court, and a house of all nonofficeholders form the government. Two tribunes per class serve weekly. laws originate in the house, pass to the superintendent, and a veto is final. Offenses go to the judges. students help peers when not being examined. The aim is shared responsibility and collective progress.
Tom Kelly of Bancroft writes from Cherokee that doctors only restrain liquor use for a period, then self control may cure him. He defends the asylum's care, blames others for his state, and hints at retaliation when he returns. He notes friends who bought whiskey for him and says he has food friends in Algona.
In Algona the Ledyard Leader urges harmony for the coming representative race. It proposes selecting a candidate by billiards if disputes arise, recommending Invincible Horn Fag Johnson or Hop as preferred options for solid support in Des Moines County. The note cites California and Chicago Great Western as context.
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