Profit Showing Plans Promoting Employee Stock Ownership
An Iowa editorial discusses United States Steel plans allowing workers to buy stock with initial two million dollars set aside, options based on wage class, five year vesting, and below market pricing. It frames this as labor capital harmony and a model for wider industry progress. It notes broader effects on labor morale and industrial peace amid growing employer worker cooperation.
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United States
United States Steel Corporation
Association of
Tron & Steel Workers
Steel Trust
Steel Corporation
News of Our Neighbors Highlight local civic items and plans
The August county fair dates are set for August 12 to 14. Swea City notes A T Wherry was checked out 25 agents at the depot last Saturday and John Thompson of Thardwig Minnesota received keys. Wherry resigns to join First National Bank after the annual meeting. Immersburg reports Capt I Soper and spouse planning a winter voyage to the Mediterranean visiting Italy Greece and France. Curtiss of the Town State Agricultural College announces reduced rates for stock grain judging and dairying courses January 6 to 17. Armstrong reports HH H Abrams active in Minnehaha County with petitions against saloons. Emmetsburg to get a complete sewerage system with M Vschurgi surveying and drawing plans by March. Palo Alto Reporter notes county auditor election in Pocahontas decided in favor of Day by eight votes at next court term January 19.
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Palo Alto County
Swea City
A. T. Wherry
John Thompson
Thardwig
Minnesota
Wherry
First National Bank
Bth
Immersburg
I. Soper
Pebrburg
Italy
Greece
France
Asia
Curtiss
Town State Agricultural College
Towa State Agricultural
Armstrong Forril
H. Abrams
Mminet
Emmetsburg
M. Vschurgi
Dubuque
District Court
Pioneers Planned Return Stir North Kossuth News
The Baneffort Register reports plans by BR I Brayton and Mrs Brayton to return from Fitzgerald Georgia after eight years away. Their old friends in north Kossuth look forward to their residence back home. Also in Ledyard and Bancroft, a pork theft is noted as Elias Curtis loses almost a full porker to a missing shoulder, with suspicion turning on a dog but Mrs Curtis asserting human theft.
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Baneffort Register
Kossuth County
BR. I
Brayton
Fitzgerald
Georgia
North
Kossuth
Ledyard
Bancroft
Elias Curtis
Springfield
Elias
Installed Officers And A.te. Encampment Gala Meeting
Kossuth Encampment Odd Fellows held a gala installation of officers followed by a banquet Friday night. Visitors from Wesley LaVerne Burt Bancroft Swea City joined local members for a joyful event with about twenty five outsiders attending. John L. Moore served as installing officer and inducted G. B. Hanna Blery Garfield S. W. A. RB Decker J. Wi C. Kuhn I. P. DL I. Millen freas BE Blackford Secy with an elaborate banquet by A. J. Lang featuring a roasted porker and other edibles. The camp is described as in excellent condition and enjoying its usual good time.
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Odd Fellows
Kossuth
Wesley
LaVerne
Burt
Bancroft
Swea Clty
John L. Moore
G. B, Hanna
C. P
Blery Garfield
S. W
A. RB
Decker
J. Wi
Kuhn
I. P
I. Millen
Freas
Blackford
Secy
A.J. Lang
Public School Drawing Exhibit Arrives in Algona
Miss Josie Pettibone overseer of drawing in Algona schools has arranged an exhibit of top drawings from public schools across the Mississippi valley including Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Des Moines Marshalltown Indianapolis Aurora Oshkosh and Milwaukee The display will be shown at the residence property in Algona near sales-1761 M Steriuns and promises strong local representation.
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Josie Pettibone
Algona
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Indianapolis
Aurora
Oshkosh
Milwaukee
Steriuns
Algona School Exhibit Opens to Public for Viewing
A commission schedule shows exhibit hours in the court room from 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. January 13, 14, and 16. The display features Algona schools work and aims to compare with top programs nationwide, inviting patrons to learn what is being done locally and elsewhere in this department of school work.
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Algona
Tricks In All Trades At Railway Depot Scale
A man tricks a weighing machine at a railway depot by placing a penny and stepping on the scale. Another traveler adds a penny and tests the edge of the scale, boosting weight by about ten pounds. The ploy wins cigars from the unwary, proving the old maxim holds true. Mrs. Emma Foster, mother of Mrs. David Gilmore, died in this city Saturday night after two years of illness. She was about seventy four, formerly of Lee County Illinois, moved here five years ago. Funeral held Monday at 3 PM at the Gilmore home, burial beside her daughter. Mrs. Foster was a devout Baptist.
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Emma Foster
David Gilmore
Lee County
Ilinois
Gilmore
Everett
Kansas
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Armstrong Journal
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Chase
Detroit
Germany
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Register and Leader of
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the Register and Leader
India
Edward Rex
Cuba
Roosevelt
Kupperinktums
Bailey
Grammer
Dingley & Cgo
Ren
Capes
John Goeders
Jewett & Sherman Co
Farmers’ Cash Grocery House
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Algona, Iowa
Tir
J. A. Brownell Shoe Co
Boston
Hocking
Illinois
F. S. Norton
New York
W. T. Bourne & Son
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