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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
2
Algona Courier lists subscription rates and advertising charges by Hinchon and Finnell. One year in advance costs 81.50 while six months in advance are 81.50. Display ad rates run from 15 to 25 cents per inch. The paper is entered as second class matter at the Algona Iowa post office.
Last Monday the county Board of Supervisors set filing for the printing contest lists. Algona papers Bancroft Register Titonia Topic filed, with contention over third place between Register and Topic. Cosson spoke on International Peace at the Congregational church, praising woman suffrage and past European history. The Emmetsburg Commercial Club tested seed corn for Palo Alto county in a steam heated room, Horton's in charge, costs per bushel set with a possible rebate. Titonia Topic notes carrier Breen illness after forty years, and a farewell to Mr and Mrs Dutton moving to Omaha with gifts. Articles on apple care and fruit grading appear in agricultural columns. Mrs. Austin St. John arrives from Chicago for pneumonia convalescence with her mother Ena Wright. Lea Reed's family learns of a six-year-old daughter's severe burn. Yeomen lodge hosts games and social night. Snowbound deaths include Walter Zook, Jens Shufelt, and Emil Dahms seeks Algona as home. several other locals relocate or recover. Henry Bierstedt moves to town. H J Wilson undergoes stomach operation in Des Moines. Wm Ferguson tours Louisiana land interests. Dr Sayers sick with grippe.
S Sessions chairs the State Agricultural Association privileges committee. Hugh Smith of the Goldfield Chronicle traveled with his wife. Kate Wernert visited Algona from Emmetsburg. Tom McEnroe heads to Iowa City to enter the university. John G. Smith named president of the State Sportsmen’s Association. Nathan Studer sold twenty steers for $1100. Durants plan to exit retail, Vipond and Wellendorf report large hog sales, and local roads widen from Eagle Grove.
Ethel Barrymore, America's leading actress, plays the lead in the photo drama The Final Judgment at the opera house Saturday. The performance offers Miss Barrymore a fine chance to display her celebrated talents.
The Humboldt Republican laments a chaotic 1915 publishing calendar with fifty three weekly issues and a weekly cost near $100. A country editor noodges foresight to avoid another Thuraday shift and keeps readers informed amid transcription errors and stray lines.
At the Peoples Savings Bank annual stockholders meeting last Wednesday the same officers and directors were re elected. The board appointed John Witte Jr as Assistant Cashier due to increased business. The regular 10 percent dividend was declared and $1000 set aside as a surplus fund. A card from Mike Krebsbach reports his mother died Jan 8 shortly after his arrival. Various residents visited or conducted business in Algona including organ tuning and shipments to Chicago.
L J Newel arrived back from Canby Minnesota after visiting the Nemitz family and to convey greetings to Fenton friends. W J Weisbrod received a letter from H H Stiger noting a cream check averaging nine dollars daily for seven days totaling sixty three dollars. Philip Wander survived a lucky accident while loading straw when a fork tine pierced his chin but left him unharmed beyond a scratch to an eyelid. Mrs D E Campbell of Ringsted died at home after years of rheumatism leaving her as a long time invalid cared for by friends.
Mr and Mrs G W Wehrspann returned Wednesday from Union City Oklahoma after the death of Mrs A E Pattack aged 66 mother of Mrs Wehrspann The deceased left four sons and four daughters and her husband had died years ago The Pattacks formerly lived northwest of town on a farm they sold and moved to Oklahoma Mr Wehrspann reports Oklahoma the part he visited is prosperous this year
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