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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
5
An old newspaper ad lists safety pins, envelopes, dish pans, water pails, kettles, and baby shoes with reduced prices. Items include 21 qt dish pans, 10 qt water pails, 4 qt stew kettles, and missives on slippers and sun bonnets offered at sale prices. Regular prices shown beside sale figures.
A severe early morning fire at Wm Matern's farm four and a half miles northeast of St Benedict, sparked by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm, razed the barn and its prized stock. Eleven full blooded horses perished including a $2,000 stallion, along with a bull, heifers, harness, hay, grain, and other items. Valued at about $5,000 with $1,500 insured, the loss hit hard while Memorial Day crowds praised local band performances and community activity.
Armstrong journal reports S H Belcher of Minneapolis examined peat bogs two miles north of town. He forecasts a 100 ton capacity plant for 100 years on over a thousand acres. Belcher extols peat fuel as clean and efficient, likely prompting a local company formation soon. Further developments awaited.
A business men's gathering last Monday heard G. E. Doyle of East Chain present plans for an electric road from Algona to Fairmont. A committee of five was chosen to pursue the project and report at the next meeting. Members are A. L. Ward, Henry Rippe, H. Gorman, C. N. Petersen, and H. W. Sinclair.
It now seems an electric road will be built within a year linking Algona to Fairmont via Seneca and Armstrong, avoiding East Chain. The route would attract heavier summer traffic, and promoters are urged to investigate. Also noted are local ads for glasses by Dr. Ripke and a 5 percent loan offer from A. D. Cuarke & Co.
Dr J G Bertrand, ostopath, treats acute and chronic diseases with free consultation. Office located in the Hesse block. Hours are 10 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. All calls answered.
If you are not using it, why not try it. Your money back if not perfectly get elactony. At the Groceries or the dW, Try out washed nut coal for your kitchen stove or range. Clean, and just the right size, The Algona Milling & Grain Co, Phone 1.
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