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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
8
A dark spoken piece contrasts murder and loyalty with political power. It mocks double standards in justice, claiming one is guilty for self defense or crime, but justified when defending a throne and king. The speaker rails against sympathy for violence and destiny.
Miss Nell Olney became Kiowa county’s first woman to apply for her own marriage license. Her fiancé missed his train, delaying his arrival past the clerk’s closing time in Hobart. She secured the license and had it ready when the groom arrived several hours after closing.
From the Howard Courant we note curious luck as readers recall a day in Winfield with dental visits and a chautauqua. The piece ends with an advertisement for farm loans from H. C. Adams & Co. in Algona Iowa, offering low rates, annual interest, and optional payments.
A forest ranger A B Gibbs and his helper escaped a pack of hungry timber wolves in northeastern Minnesota. While cutting a trail from Twin Lakes toward Big Rice Lake in Burntside reserve, they were stalked by three wolves. Gibbs fired with revolvers, wounded one wolf, and the two men fled to their supply base. the incident was reported to State Forester W T Cox via ranger Gibbs with headquarters at Power Junction.
Britt Tribune notes a slow fishing year. D J Miller left for Pelican Rapids on June first in a Ford but quit at Alexandria due to mud and had a helper drive it home after the man wrecked the car. The trip ended with mud, a fire, and dashboard damage between Forest City and Garner. Dave Schrader and companions then pursued the Ford, with Dave returning home after purchasing a new machine. He later caught two bullheads and a carp at a high cost, but refuses to reveal details.
A bum burglary at the City Meat Market occurred Sunday afternoon between 1 and 8 oclock. The thief broke the back door and forced another, but mishandled the safe combination, leaving it unlocked and locking it again, losing the loot. Adams & Co., Algona Iowa report.
Official publication from Algona Iowa public records dated July 29 1916 announces a city council meeting September 9 1915 to consider passage of a proposed resolution for Sewer No 3. The plan calls for a sanitary sewer using 1 vitrified salt glazed clay pipe with proper grade and connections.
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