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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
2
A brief advertisement listing subscription rates for one year and six months in advance and display advertising charges from 15 to 25 cents per inch. The notice states entry at the Algona Iowa post office as second class matter and attributes to Hinchon and Finnell.
An abstract note questions the use of public funds and the ease with which officials can vote away taxpayers money. The text hints at a legal dispute over bounty sales and the responsibility of officials in spending decisions.
The piece blends a Missouri rail bond scandal in St Clair county with a Hartford hotel bill dispute involving Nicholas Longworth. It cites a $240,000 county bond issue that swelled to $4,000,000, plus judgments and evasion of payment. It also questions a $720.05 hotel bill for Longworth at the Allyn House and related expenses, and ends with a Minnesota mule versus horse reward legal quirk.
The Supreme Court recently voided the grand father clause used by many southern states to disfranchise Black voters. It found literacy tests constitutional alone but unconstitutional when tied to the grandfather clause. The ruling could shift partisan balance as Black voters gain access, potentially energizing critics like Senator Vardaman.
The article notes a Kansas bill banning face powder hair dye ear piercing and earrings while also reporting Governor Capper’s order that any user of intoxicating liquor is disqualified from state appointments. It estimates three thousand state employees must abstain to preserve Kan gan rectitude.
Erie road president Fred G. Underwood proposed reducing passenger fares to one cent per mile while boosting freight charges by 20 percent. In Milwaukee on July 6 he said suburbs and suburban workers would receive even better rates, arguing freight traffic can sustain higher charges and railroads need the revenue.
A list of trial jurors for the September term with names and their associated towns. Included are W Albright Plum Creek Algona Chas Amanuel Prairie St Benedict A L Bosworth La Verne Corwith Axel Bishop Grant Swea City J J Bollinger Fenton Martin Christinson Swea Armstrong John Cordes German Titonia H M Carr Algona HE C Chipman Burt L A Cruikshank Plum Creek Burt E C Dickinson Algona Algona Alex Gillingham Cresco Algona J P Gerber Garfield West Bend Adam Heerdt Burt Burt Ole Johnson Swea Armstrong Ollie Kunz Wesley Wesley Bernhard Luedtke Fenton Fenton P A Lonergan Greenwood Bancroft A H Miller Garfield West Bend J A Meyer Ledyard Germania T F McGovern Whittemore Whittemore C A McAdams Harrison Swea City Carl Newman Irvington Irvington Philip Nelson Buffalo Titonia E F Otto Hebron Buffalo Center Jas O'Brien Lotts Creek Whittemore 8 S M Peterson Portland Burt Roal Roalson Harrison Swea City Michael Schrauth Wesley Wesley James Stewart Algona Algona N E Sheridan Greenwood Bancroft Jos Steil Cresco Algona W Thaves Ledyard Germania J P Thilges Riverdale Germania Peter Thompson Lu Verne Lu Verne Charles H Taylor Algona Algona H A Witham Whittemore Algona J P Wolfe Irvington Irvington Herman Warmbier Sherman Lu Verne H R Zumach Whittemore Whittemore
Pleasant Ridge correspondent reports a 14 foot black snake found by Arthur Hallperg while picking gooseberries. His brothers and dog watched as they returned home with a rifle and later with the father and shotgun the snake was killed. The serpent measured 14 feet long and five inches in diameter.
An attractive booklet outlines forty routes from Chicago to California with fare and ticketing details. It includes stopovers and maps to visit Expositions and West scenery, offering travel planning to save time and money. Free copies available with literature about places to visit en route from the Chicago and North Western Railway ticket agents.
Timea Messenger reports Nelson and family of Algona Iowa and Suroed as they entered Madelia Tuesday night after visiting Benson. Heavy rain disrupted travel on Wednesday causing delays and redirections as the party remained at their destination.
Official publication announces intent to construct sewer No 2 in Algona Iowa with detailed plans, cost sharing, and hearing set for August 6 1915. It outlines pipe sizes routes and assessments and directs notices to property owners within 300 feet. Mayors and city officials authenticate the document.
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