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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
2
Local notice outlines changes in subscription rates with vague figures and unclear effective dates. It indicates price adjustments for weekly and six month plans and mentions potential renewal terms. Details are obscured but the item signals a publishable update to readers.
The Smoot expulsion bid failed 42 to 28 with Republicans largely backing Smoot and Democrats opposing. The debate linked polygamy to the Mormon church, while critics argued party politics influenced the outcome. Other items note Leslie M Shaw leaving cabinet to head Carnegie Trust, railroads warning of regulation, and U S colonial policy in the Philippines and Mexico's Tehuantepec railroad.
The government reports progress in stamping out opium trade and consumption, marking a second decisive effort after 1840. It decrees no new poppy cultivation and a ten year plan to reduce existing poppy lands, amid favorable global support.
The Register and Leader explains post 4 March salaries: Congress members will earn 7500 dollars yearly plus 125 dollars for stationery and newspapers, plus 10 cents per mile mileage. House clerks get 1200 dollars each, with no expenditure checks. Senate members must hire a clerk on the payroll. Some members employ wives or relatives as clerks, pushing total near 9000 dollars annually plus mileage.
The Bancroft Register reports Senator Smoot of Utah retained his seat with a 42 to 28 Senate vote yesterday. Doliver joined the majority, while Allison was defeated.
Free item listing and farming tips advertise U need a biscuit available at Langdon and Co on Saturday March 2. The note cites potato yields per acre and macaroni wheat claims by E E Bitzer of Chinook Montana. It promotes Great Northern Bulletin 820 available free upon request and includes contacts C W Pitts Chicago and O E Butterworth Swea City for work and loans.
The piece urges Al gona to elect a mayor and four aldermen to reorganize city government amid financial strain. It cites water meters that failed to curb waste, causing $2200 yearly losses, and argues for public oversight, competent officials, and sustained civic participation to improve municipal affairs.
Multiple civil and personal actions recounted with verdicts and settlements. Notable entries include Richardson v Richardson appealing to the supreme court with a trial award between six and seven thousand dollars, Puls v Powelson with a $140 verdict over a dog attack, and Quarl alias Smith deemed insane after burning hay stacks. The grand jury inspected the county farm as usual. Additional cases listed: Riggle v Ferguson, Farrington v Burbank, Hall v Wheeler, Hagland v Hedin, Nelson v Callahan, Behrens Lumber Co v Devine, Jones v Sills, Dawson & Butler v Young, Judd v Jarvis, Cooper Wagon Co v Little estate, and Way.
Public notices advertise a Saturday biscuit sale at Langdon & Co and a daily electric lighted Los Angeles Limited train via Chicago North Western Union Pacific and Salt Lake with Pullman services. Also included are a highway supervisor notice for Riverdale Township on April 1, horse and hay sale postings, and mild product plugs.
Road fund reports detail interroad functions at Tore on the day in January. The report lists entities and counts, noting totals and expenditures for interconnected services and maintenance. Further details appear in the fund ledger.
Breenweed Township seeks hay buyers. We will pay the highest market price for all kinds of hay. See as before selling. F. W. ce Algona route 1, or Ed A. H. Miller.
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