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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
3
A short, fragmented notice from Algona Iowa outlines subscription rates and editorial remarks. It references a post office classification, deputy duties in winter, and a proposed salary of 1200 dollars. The text also mentions Charley Pooch and political commentary on his tenure.
A German firm won the Panama Canal crane contract over American bidders. The two floating electric cranes will cost 887000, deliver in 680 days, lift 300 tons, and rise like an eighteen story building. They will operate in the canal repair yards and be the largest of their kind. The report links this to broader Western progress and notes shifts in U S policy and local temperance moves in the Canal Zone.
Judge Coyle reaches Algona at 1 27 PM to open the April term. Jury work is shortened to free farmers for planting. Several jurors and grand jurors are listed. Many cases, including defaults and divorces, are ruled on or settled. The Titonka bank case against Casey and Halverson is retried after a supreme court remand.
Widespread talk follows a Saturday confrontation between Sid J. Backus editor of U. D. M. A. and real estate man Henry Mason. Both exchanged blows after a dispute over a sales commission, leaving Backus with minor scratches and Mason with a skinned nose. Court action followed with Mason fined five dollars after accepting a municipal fine. editors nationwide weigh in on the brawl and its implications for reporter culture. Also notes Miss Cora Fuller returns to Algona after resigning as a grammar school teacher, with farewell gatherings and gifts from students.
A Thursday dispute over $17 back rent led Henry Bleness and Otto Calleis to clash inside a building. Bleness struck Calleis with a punch to the jaw, sending him to the door. Both men were fined $5 by Mayor Armstrong. Calleis paid promptly while Bleness left town as locals described.
Informal reports from Milwaukee railroad circles suggest a possible extension of trains Nos. 32 and 83 west of Managy toward Britt or Algona. The proposed change would alter current afternoon schedules, with the extended service benefiting travelers heading to Clear Lake after business.
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