Holstein emphasis in New York dairy amid high costs
In an Oshkosh diary style report from Cortland New York the writer laments rising costs under democratic rule and praises Holstein cows for profitability. He notes road graft probes, stone heavy soil, and a shift from Jersey and Guernsey to Holstein herds. Dairying remains key with high milk output from purebred cows, selling largely to New York City at about $1.90 per hundred.
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Corttlann
Eorror Comimk
Cleveland
White House
Boies
Cummins
Bro. Hinchon
Sulzer and
Murphy
Iowa
Jersey
Guernsey
New York State
New York City
Whitman
Albany
Osborne
Tevald
Lown
Fincis
T. J. Juutan
Judge Quarton presses for higher office in Iowa politics
Webster City Journal notes Judge Quorton of Algona as a potential bull moose gubernatorial candidate and previously discussed as a challenger to Congressman Woods. Emmetsburg Reporter questions if Quarton is truly a mooser. The piece portrays him as strong and capable, with party ties mattering little if bolder ambitions exist.
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Judge Quarton
Webster City Journal
Algona
Congressman Woods
Webster City
Beware of the Cholera Hog
A Livermore Gazette report describes a Blue Earth Minnesota farmer who butchered a cholera infected hog that was not examined. The father has died and several family members are seriously ill from the illness. Farmers commonly butcher hogs for winter meat, so careful selection of healthy animals is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livermore Gazette
Blue Earth
Minn
Court Record New Cases Nora A Ketcham versus W H Ketcham
New cases list Nora A Ketcham against W H Ketcham and Lottie O Gross against Edward S Gross with FP A Chapin versus Fred Corey in the docket, indicating civil matter filings and named parties.
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Nora A
Ketcham
W. H. Ketcham
Lottie O. Gross
Edward S. Gross
FP. A
Chapin
Fred Corey
Guilty of Murder in the First Degree for Chris Virgens
Jurors found Chris Virgens guilty of murder in the first degree in a case tied to the death of John Steen. A pistol found by Thaxter Edman linked Virgens to the crime, undermining the defense's gun testimony and sealing the verdict amid questions of fate and providence.
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Chris Virgens
John Steen
Mr. Edman
Steen
Virgens
Young Rein
Colt
Thaxter Edman
Col Charles A Clark Dead in Cedar Rapids
Col Charles A Clark prominent Iowa lawyer and former G A R commander died suddenly in Cedar Rapids after a storied career. Born in Maine, he joined the Civil War as a private and rose to colonel in the Sixth Maine volunteers. He moved to Webster City in 1866 and Cedar Rapids in 1876, forming a legal partnership with Judge Hubbard and later associating with other lawyers. He shifted from Democrat to Republican in 1896 and was repeatedly mentioned for high offices including U S senator and state supreme judge. Clark was a respected figure in Algona through family ties and frequent visits.
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Algona
Col. Clark
Cedar Rapids
George E. Clarke
Eugene Clarke
George E
Cedar Rapida, Is
Col
Charles A. Clark
Iowa
G. A. RK
Clark
Webster City
Hubbard
United States
Supreme Judge
Maine
Maine Volunteers
Wag
Webster City veteran and railroad booster obituary
A veteran awarded a medal by congress for valor in the field of battle served throughout the Virginia campaign. He celebrated his golden wedding last week. Q Clark arrived in Webster City in 1866 with no railroads in northwest Iowa, rode horseback to cover the region, and as attorney for John S. Blair helped secure the first railroad there. Born January 26, 1841.
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Congress
Hernia
Virginia
Q Clark
Webster City
John S. Blair
Local Happenings and Christmas News From Algona
Art students return home from Iowa City Ames and Notre Dame colleges for Christmas. A quiet wedding links Mr Edward Hanson and Miss Elsie Voigt in Algona. Local clubs, accidents, real estate moves, and farm sales are reported along with community greetings and upcoming events.
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Iowa City
Sumner Quearton
Ed Adama
Yerle Vincent
Harry Jenkinson
Walter Barton
Milton Norton
Irene Miller
Ames
G. W
Phil McNutt
Ray McWhorter
Archie Bushnell
Glen Naudain
Ray and
Day Potter
Reinhold Heise
Fred Strandberg
Bryant Ives
Lottie Ward
Pauline Norton
Lois Keen
Daisy Laird
Linda Heise
Louis
Arnie Kresensky
Willis Bradley
Coe
Helen
Zada Dingley
Notre Dame
Ed Clark
University of Wisconsin
Edward Hanson
Elsie Voigt
Wisconsin
Algona
J. W. Sullivan
Halpin
Mountford
W. E. McDonald
C. T. Chubb
C. E. Lampright
Billy Mac
Lampright
Harry Wilson
Burt
Billy
Grandma Dodge
New Richland
Minn
Ned
Albert
Dave Dutton
W. F. Bindewald
Ashere
Bancroft
Raymond Wilhelmi
Peter Wilhelmi
Gretzmeyer
George Alarness
Irvington
Sarah
Frank Dittaworth
Id Dunworth
Mina B. Ward
I. A. Smiley
T. J. Julian
Elizabeth Reece
Germania
August Kerstein
Clinton
Kerstein
Courier
Will Richardson
Boseman
Montana
Will
Colby Auto Company
Mason City
Postoffice Business Shows Algona Growth and Prosperity
Postmaster Finnell reports Dec 15–23 parcel post totals for Algona reached 5691 packages with 3406 mailed out and 2225 received. Daily figures show varying volumes, 355 delivered to town boxes and at the general delivery window. Monday postal receipts totaled $146.54, the office’s record high.
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Algona
Finnell
Courier
Panama Canal Woes Highlight 1888 French Venture
A Courier item from December 26 1888 notes the Panama Canal scheme’s collapse after French investments, De Lessepp's failed plans, and government hesitancy amid river torrents. The page also covers local Christmas events, market chatter, weddings, a building boom, and small ads for livestock and clover hay.
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Panama Canal
de Lessepps
Suez Canal
Panama
Chagres
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New York
Thaxter Holman
Virgens Farm
Col. Chas. A. Clark
McNider
Ellis
Charles City
Mary Clarke
Fred Clarke
Santa Claus
Gilmore
Perry
Kosgoth County
Triumph
Blue Harth
Minnesota
Michael H. McEnroe
Silvia E. Sprow
F.C. Taylor
J. H. Brechtbill
M. L. Nieman
LaVerne
Lawrence T. Wingert
Near Wesley
Emmetsburg
Democrat
Louise McMahon
Sexton
St. Mary's Academy
Wesley
Oklahoma
Sinclair
Chas. Barry
Spirit Lake
C. EK. Walker
J. B. Moulds
Green
Ulineis
Dixie
G. B. Reilly
Yeoman Insurance Loriety
P. H. McCarty
Whittemore
Sheldon
W. T. Kennedy
Charley Morse
Joe Elvidge
Lone Rock
Postoffice Business
Parcels Post and
Barney Devine
Joachim Foltz
Chicago
J. J. Wilson
Humboldt
Harry
Father Nicholls
H. J. Wilson
Spencer
Mrs
James Taylor
The
Thorington
Peter Young
Plum Creek Township
Old England
J. D. Shadle
Robert Henderson
Riverdale Township
Shelley
Plum Creek
C. M, Cox
Public Sala
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