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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
4
Mankato Free Press notes Elmore will host a major factory, led by RB Hanson, to build manure loaders for spreaders. The plant, located near the tracks, will open by January with 400 loaders contracted and nearly 100 complete spreaders sold, backed by Elmore Bank, aiming for nationwide sales as production expands.
Saint Nick will set up at Goeders Store to help shoppers select Christmas gifts. An assortment of artistic and useful articles will be on display for the season, with entertainment planned while visitors choose items for friends.
Philip Nealis, a farmer southwest of Mason City, sold over 38,000 pounds of ducks to Armour & Co earning 688.26 dollars. Ducks arrived in hay racks across three wagons from twelve miles away and 1,200 ducks were boxed for three freight cars. The delivery drew a large crowd as the ducks were unloaded for transport, the largest single farm delivery of ducks to date.
A timid elder at a church rummage sale asked, Madam how are you fixed for pants, causing a burst of shocked laughter and a roomful of surprised patrons in Fairmont. The moment eclipsed the planned chatter and clothing displays.
A Wesley News World report describes a spreading hydrophobia scare in the community. Many owners have killed pets after dog attacks escalated last week, beginning with a shepherd.
In a Wesley News-World note, a bulldog attacked cattle belonging to Kutschura, three head went mad and were killed this week. The report warns owners to watch stock for madness signs, as it is unclear how many animals were affected. Also cited is Chas. Blake’s Washington patent grant for his Gaso line Tank Heater, praised for efficiency and warmth.
John Patterson of Sac County Iowa tracks forty hogs that fled an old wild artichoke field. The animals fell into a hidden well covered by rotten boards as the boar led the way. All perished. the total value estimated at over 500 dollars. A local dealer F W Pech offers to buy hog flesh.
A garbled OCR listing shows several railroad names and train numbers for the North Th and Minnesota lines. It mentions St Paul, Des Moines, Chicago, through freight and stock freight, with multiple passenger train notes and ambiguous directions.
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