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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
2
Kcraft announces a clearing sale of spring and winter weights with more suits than ever in Algona. Despite cold weather, the store promotes bargain prices from 4.95 to 15.00 on new and carried over suits, highlighting past strong sales and numerous satisfied customers.
Large stock of children's suits in new styles offered at greatly reduced prices. Some suits sized from age 3 to 7 are carried over and closed out in two lots priced at $1.45 and $21.19, with values from $2 to $5 included.
A Saturday gathering in Algona features Mr. Garden and Mr. Dickerson debating proof that buffalo inhabited Iowa. Dickerson recalls hunting from 1851 to 1856 near Clear Lake, selling buffalo hides and calves, while Garden weighs affidavits from Clarke and others on whether he owes $50. The session ends with a $10 settlement and the crowd disperses amid storm damage reported across several towns in the area.
A Sunday afternoon wind and rain storm swept across the county from southwest to northeast around 3 30. Despite limited structural harm, total damage was considerable. Windmills toppled belonging to Mr Matson H Roth Riverdale Jim Reding and John Capasius. Other losses included damage to a house and a chicken house and to a mill owned by Geo S.
A Winnebago party from Nebraska camped near Vipond's and drank whiskey, triggering a clash that left Charles Walkanday the medicine man jailed after a deputy arrived. He paid five dollars in silver to secure release, while his wife sought medical care for a large abscess treated by Dr Orse.
Atlanta May 27 President Roosevelt plans a Georgia visit to see his mother’s birthplace and meet locals. Col George H Jones will present two slave sale receipts from Martha Bullock to Theodore Roosevelt Sr. as heirlooms. The papers detail a slave sale in 1853 and health warranties from Martha Bullock dated 1854.
James C Taylor Post G A R records the death summons of comrade H W Walston. The post resolves that his loss reflects mortality and the fragility of plans, and pledges sympathy to his family, acknowledging his manly virtues. COMMITTEE.
The Court Record lists new cases including Chester H. Giles versus Nancy J. Post and husband Charles F. Beverly and wife Leonard Gates et al. Weyerhauser and Co. versus Fred Schaer and Michael Christ, Katie Schaer and Olney Fuller.
Multiple notices advertise Farm loans at six and seven percent with A D Charke Co and B F C Rose, and shoe fabrics at Galbraith's. E B Higley Co buys butter eggs and poultry and buys cream daily. Hobart Draft Horse Co offers horse service for one year to the first premium winner. Land owners in Irvington township warned to mow roadside grasses before July 15 1905 or face taxed costs billed to property. Henry Hawiey Road Supervisor seeks compliance.
County auditors completed equalization across towns for 1905. Various tonnage items show changes by district including gains for Colts 1 and 2 years old in Algona, and many decreases for lands in Bancroft, Cresco, Fenton, and other locales. Cattle, steers, cows, and horses appear with multiple up and down adjustments reflecting local valuations. L. Porter, County Auditor.
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