Review of the Thirty second General Assembly by Hon W MIller
Hon W. Miller editor of the Waverly Democrat reviews the Thirty-second General Assembly. He questions broad approval due to tax raises and reforms while noting Democrats led taxation reforms. He covers a Roosevelt third-term debate by Holmes and the Emmetsburg editor war, and ends with a Mellette South Dakota note on a bridge whist ban targeting women and the town's marshal resignation.
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W. Miller
Waverly Democrat
Thirty-second General Assembly
Towa
Executive Council
Mellette
S. D
Changes in City Government and Election Terms
The legislature trimmed Algona’s city board from eight aldermen to six, reducing to one per ward and two at large. Elections shift to biennial terms, extending 1908 council terms to 1909. In 1909 two at large and one per ward will be elected, after which the city will maintain six councilmen. Smaller cities will have appointed solicitor and clerk by the council, with mayor, treasurer, and assessor to follow.
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Algor
Algona
Municipal officer powers and conflict of interest rule
The excerpt explains that officials are elected by the people and the mayor appoints key city officers including health physician street commissioner marshal and police. The mayor can remove with written reasons. It bans officers including council members from indirect city contracts profits or services and prohibits accepting special favors from franchise operators.
Death of Mrs John Altwegg at two miles east of Gerled
Mrs John Altwegg died Tuesday at 1 30 after a days confinement. Three doctors failed to save her. She was born November 4 1873 in Jones county Town and married to Mr Altwegg fifteen years ago. Survived by a husband and six children, oldest 13 weeks, youngest two years. Burial at Algona yesterday conducted by Rev Spray.
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John Altwegg
Altwegg
Gerled
Altwege
Joseph Laird
Jones County
Algona
Spray
Death of M. J. Arndorfer at St Benedict
Just before press time the death of M. J. Arndorfer of St Benedict was reported after months of illness likely consumption. The CourIer offers sympathy to his family and notes the community’s sincere regret. Court records list several new and pending cases including Belton vs Hodges and First National Bank of Titanica vs Sprague and guardian Doerfler. An appeal in Re-Drainage Dist No 4 is noted with multiple names listed for damages from the assessment.
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M. J. Arndorfer
St. Benedict
Edward Johnson
Frank Stebritz
Ernestine Stebritz
First National Bank of Titanica
Albert J. Sprague
Theo. Doerfler
Guardian
Chas. Pooch
J. S. Troutman
Andrew Mitchell
Rich Bros
P. J. Murtha
Colorado Letter Praises New Homestead Life in 1907
G. F. Brown writes from Anrisa Con about homesteading in Colorado. He describes a 14 by 32 foot barn home, planting potatoes and onions, sowing wheat oats and barley, and good moisture with two rains and two heavy snowfalls. He notes neighbors from Webster City Vinton Brandon and Fairbanks 14 miles away, frequent horse teams scouting homesteads, and hopes Iowa readers relocate for land and a place of their own. The letter mentions his wells at 30 feet and potential 100 feet to water, dry desert claims, and plans to crop the entire farm if funds and time permit. The two companions from Algony, C. W. Corle and Bert Roberts, are still alive.
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Geo. Brown
Anrisa
Con
Peet
Tam
Webster City
Vinton
Brandon
Fairbanks
Colorado
Iowa
G. F. Brown
Algony
Bert Roberts
Low Rates to the Pacific Coast on Northwestern Line
Low-rate colonists tickets on sale daily through April 80th. Tours via Pullman sleeping cars from Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Round trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles Apr 26 to May 18, with various return limits through August. Also to Portland Tacoma Seattle and North Pacific Coast points June 20 to July 12 with September 1st limit. Stopover arrangements available. contact Northwestern Line ticket agents.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
North
Western
Lina
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
North Pacific Coast
Northwestern Line
Bancroft News Highlights Quirky Local Notes
Bancroft news recounts a traveler named Matt Hoffman losing $2000 in Vienna while returning home, plus a string of local happenings. Reports include injuries from a fall, drapery of community leaders, church and school events, weddings, birthdays, and visits among residents of Bancroft and nearby towns.
An Annoying Incident at Mrs Stowe’s Funeral
Mrs Stowe’s funeral at Burt on Wednesday featured a mishap as hearse driver M J Mann tied the team near the church. the horses bolted breaking large side glass and springs, requiring a second vehicle to move the remains to the cemetery. Also two stray cows from Geo Nauman’s farm east of Plum Creek station are missing. a reward is offered.
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Geo. Nauman
Plum Creek Station
Dan Carroll Dies in Huron Fire Crucible
Dan Carroll, son of John Carroll and a Western Union lineman, perished in a blaze that struck a two story frame restaurant on Dakota avenue, Huron. The fire also damaged adjacent buildings as rescue efforts saved others. Carroll’s body was found among the ruins. his parents reside in Algona, Iowa.
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Dan Carroll
John Carrol
J. C
Huron
John Carroll
Jake Sutton
Dan
Charley
Geneva
Western Union
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Dakota Avenue
A. J. Beck
Nels Watt
J. T. Breen
Emerson Eager
Joseph Ryan
Beresford
Northwestern Railway
Algona
Towa
Weed-killing roadside seed mix proposed for counties
The Fairmont Sentinel reports a roadside weed eradication recipe by C L Orsen of Marshall. Mix white clover seed timothy seed and blue grass seed at 20 10 and 20 cents respectively, sow on both sides of roads, and within two to three years weed growth should fade. One dollar buys seed for a mile of highway, and the method could also clean city lots.
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Fairmont Sentinel
Kossuth
The
Sentinel
C. L. Orsen
Marshall
Kossuth Needs Tiling for Farrel Bros Project
Junker Meier Bros. began tiling work for Farrel Bros, planning about five carloads of tile this season. The project, aided by the outlet of the big ditch, aims to bring their half-section into excellent condition.
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Ledyard
Junkermeier Bros
Farrel Bros
Letter from Weyburn Resident Describes Early Snow in Far Saskatchewan
In Far Saskatchewan the Buffalo Center Tribune notes a letter from W. A. Guill of Weyburn, Canada, dated April 18, 1907. He recalls the first heavy snow on November 15 and the ground conditions since then.
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Buffalo Center Tribune
M. MecDermott
W. A. Guill
Weyburn
Saskatchewan
Canada
Unseasonably Heavy Snow Disheartens Local Farmer
The speaker notes 18 to 24 inches of snow on the level, a ten foot drift between house and granary, and multiple shoveling bouts through 6 to 9 feet of snow to reach the stable. He laments five months of nearly steady winter and says the situation is as discouraging as a man can encounter.
To Raise Kangaroos
Bancroft Register reports S. W. Callanan plans a trip to Australia to explore a kangaroo shoe market and a kangaroo ranch venture. Wm Campbell will accompany him, and Callanan believes strong demand and a fortune await if properly started and managed.
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Bancroft Register
S. W. Callanan
Australia
Steve
Wm, Campbell
Welfare For Welfare Trade Expands Welfare Farm Near Ledyard
Alfred Welfare traded a quarter section of Hyde County South Dakota land for 200 acres west of town. The Hyde county land valued at 17.50 per acre and Dakota land at 42. This exchange gives Welfare a 360 acre farm in one block and adds a $2 per acre lift on his Dakota land since purchase.
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Ledyard
Alfred Welfare
Hyde Co
S. D
Hyde County
Mr. Welfare
Mathematical and Social Bancroft Trick Narrative
A Bancroft Register note describes a girl presenting a number trick. She asks peers to select a number between one and nine, adds one, multiplies by nine, crosses out the left hand number, adds fourteen, then continues with the original number. The piece frames the trick as a small social example that calms late school arrivals.
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Bancroft Register
Cisterns Boost Home Value and Comfort by Spurbeck Lambert
Spurbeck Lambert Co builds cisterns from Cypress and White Pine priced from 14 to 25 dollars. Cisterns resist freezing, keep water soft, and promise long life. Install before spring rains end. office and factory near the C N W depot.
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Spurbeck-Lambert Company
High Grain Prices At Algona Milling and Grain Co
JASPERSON & McMURRAY, Props. advertise top market price for grain at the Groceries area. Harcor sought by buyers after tie to Algona Milling and Grain Co. Local merchants urge farmers to compare prices and return with grain payments.
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Algona Milling and Grain Co
Harcor
Jasperson & McMurray
Sound Reasoning on Congress Salaries in Osage Press
Osage Press questions rising congressman salaries arguing the pace of Washington society is unsuited to genuine service. It suggests a better representative would not live so fast and notes disparities between stipend levels and family costs.
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Osage Press
Washington
A Good Team of Horses for Gale
A report notes a good team of horses prepared for use in rough weather. Also mentioned is Taylor selling ice cream in the same local area, brought by A H Stock.
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Gale
A. H. Stock
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