City Seeks bids for Sewer No 5 improvement
Official publication invites sealed proposals from bidders for constructing Sewer No 5 in Algona Iowa. Plans call for 10 inch and 8 inch vitrified pipe with brick manholes, Y branches, and cement mortar joints. Work to begin by October 1 1916 and finish by January 1 1917 with tax assessments issued to abutting properties and warrants drawn as funds become available.
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Gnan
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Algoha
Iowa
Argona
Andy Given
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Gouel
Sina Irformance
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City of Algona
W. Crowell
Kosuth County Fair to Stage Two Night Shows
The Kosuth county fair will add two large night shows on September 6 and 7 with electric lighting across the grounds. A Military Concert Band will perform each evening at 7:45 followed by free acts on a new platform opposite the Grand Stand. Fireworks by Theatrle Duffield Fireworks Company will follow, costing $1,200 per night, featuring a 35-number program with aerial signals, colored fires, and several thematic displays. Admission is 25 cents.
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Fair Association
Theatle- Duffield Fireworks Company
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Great Paine Fireworks Company
Yellowstone Park
Matt _ & Jef
Ian
Bowery
Fair Association Baseball Tournament Promises Hot Week
The Fairy Association stages a four game baseball tournament starting Wednesday September 6 with Bancroft vs Elmore for 125.00, Thursday September 7 Hampton vs Ceylon for 125.00, and Friday September 8 the Wednesday winners face the Thursday winners for 200.00. The event aims to crown northern Iowa’s baseball champion with large purses drawing many strangers to the Fair Grounds diamond under Deputy Sheriff Mouldy’s guidance. A large Soldiers Military Band will perform during the three day run with the Fair Association showcasing fireworks and related festivities.
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Bancroft
Elmore
Hampton
Ceylon
Fairy Association
Northern
Jowas
Neck
Mack
Fair Grounds
Mouldy
Who Owns the Kossuth County Fair
The piece extolls the Kossuth County Fair as a community effort run by and for local residents. It argues fair officers bear costs and labor, often without compensation, and urges public support to fund premiums, attractions, and improvements benefiting the county and future generations.
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Kossuth County Fair
Ten Years: Will you be a renter or own your own farm
A fragmented note from Algona discusses a ten year plan about farming and home ownership. It mentions Emmons and local places while questioning whether people will rent or own their farms. The legible words suggest a contemplation of financial change and housing stability.
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Algona
Tome
Directors and names from a clipped notice
Limited readable text lists J Myllah and Martin Roe as directors with unclear affiliations. No dates, places, or actions are legible beyond names.
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Night Fair
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Aericus
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