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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
7
Get Off at WM. C. STEELE'S offers the Number 5130 Special ready for wear with 277 operations in making a suit of clothes. Better workmanship means lower cost, finer fabrics, and added quality, with many styles and fabrics to choose from at $15.00.
Former Humboldt county resident J. S. Dean was killed during Villa era bandit raids near Colum bus. Dean, who lived in Bradgate after moving to New Mexico, was lured outside his home by a man posing as an American and shot. Indignation in Humboldt and Rolfe counties sparked talk of a $5,000 reward for Villa's capture dead or alive.
State Fair offers a free trip to the fair for the best essay on How Good Roads Will Benefit the Iowa Farmer. Open to farm boys age 15 to 19, entries 600 to 1000 words. County Superintendent Shirley supplies regulations. Also notes a railroad wreck show and a for sale 8 room house.
A second county agent meeting was held in Algona last evening with business men in attendance. Reports from Ikenberry Supt Shirley and Edwardes described two days of northern county canvassing resulting in 150 to 200 farmer signups while aiming for 300. Edwardes praised cross county cooperation with Missouri and proposed Ames send a man to help canvass. Ikenberry reviewed county agent duties and expenses noting salaries 1500 to 4000 dollars and annual office costs around 1600. Steele urged immediate signups and strong backing from local business leaders.
Burt Monitor Patterson was seriously injured Monday while riding home with a neighbor. He was thrown from the wagon landing on his head, fracturing the skull near the Will Brace home. He was brought to his home and remains in a very serious condition. Friends of the family are distressed by the misfortune.
A twelve hour sea voyage from Honolulu to Hilo leads to a day tour of the volcano. The article details Mauna Kea’s snow, Kilauea as the world’s largest active volcano, jungle roads to the crater, and views of lava lakes, with vivid observations of scenery, flora, and the awe inspired by nature’s force.
A turnout at the Princess Theatre in Algona heard Myron Schenck and others push for a county agent or advisor for Kossuth County farmers. Ikenberry, a former local dairy expert now in Jackson County Missouri, argued for soil fertility and farm life as vital, displaying farm images and noting his work with hog cholera inoculations and fruit-tree care. The group seeks 200 pledges of $5 yearly for three years. 60 names remained to reach the goal as canvassing continued among farmers and town residents.
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