Secretary Wilson on quack grass and grass culture advice
In a letter from Secretary James Wilson dated March 25, 1905, he replies to J. F. Thompson of Forest City Iowa about quack grass control. Wilson downplays alarm, cites Tama county experience, and suggests testing a clover and bluegrass patch to assess outcomes with grass experts to follow.
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J. F. Thompson
Forest City
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Tama County
James Wilson
Swea City Clashes Over Mayor Election Yearly Strife Continues
In Swea City the annual mayoral fight ends with Jos. M. Dye declared elected after 82 council ballots and a caucus battle where Dye defeats H. N. Bruse. A. W. Bruse ties with W. R. Peet for re election as alderman. The spirited dispute promises another election battle next year.
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Swea
Ole Olson
Oje
Jos. M Dye
Jos
M. Dye
H. Nui Bruse
A. W. Bruse
Dye
Bruse
H. N. Bruse
Jos. M. Dye
W. R. Peet
Speculation Over Elks Raid Looms in Mason City
A Mason City hearing on March 24 orders liquor found in an Elks lodge room to be bound over to the grand jury. The case centers on potential fines of 100 to 300 dollars per member totaling about 46,000 dollars if bonds stand, with churches and lodge members amid reactions. Meanwhile reports from Mason City note substantial land strikes in Canada and gypsum deposits between Manitoba and Winnipeg Lakes yielding potential fortunes for local investors.
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Elks’ Lodge
Kimall
Iks
anti-Elks
Elks
Mason City
Iowa
The
Register & Leader
S. X. Way
A.A. Cooper
Dubuque
W. A. Holehan
T. A. Potter
Manitoba
Winnipeg Lakes
Eight Set of Twins in Chariton Iowa Family
A Chariton Iowa family welcomed the eighth pair of twins, a boy eight pounds and a girl seven, making seventeen children total with one additional birth. The father, a Civil War veteran, is 78 and vigorous. the mother is 65.
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James Bradley
Chariton
Iowa
Forty Is Not Old The Man With Life To Give
A column of old style rural notices and opinions opens with a jab at Dr Osler about age forty and usefulness. The piece argues forty is the time for action and contribution, not decline, praising vitality, family, and purpose. Local ads follow offering lightning rods, Timothy seed, hay, farm loans, and farm supplies from Algona and Galbraith’s stores.
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Earth
Jer
Dr J G Bertrand Osteopath Treats Acute and Chronic
Dr J G Bertrand osteopath offers house calls with free consultation at his Heise block office. Hours are 10 to 12 a m and 2 to p m.
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C A. Cretzmeyer
John Galbraith Block
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