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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
3
Subscriptions offered for one year and six months with advance payment indicated. Notice notes Algona Iowa post office registration as second class matter. Local pricing details are partially obscured but indicate basic rate structure for periodicals.
Several residents announce candidacies for county offices in Kossuth County Iowa ahead of the June 1910 Republican primaries. W A Wrick of Algona seeks County Treasurer and County Attorney nomination, Ness of Whittemore aims for County Attorney, J A Torring of Germania and J M Vinson of Algona announce Recorder and related posts, with others listed as seeking County Auditor and Recorder in Burt and nearby towns.
The piece assesses Porter Basher and Moon as Democratic gubernatorial candidates. Porter is a former candidate and longtime state senator but faces party opposition. Basher is a strong fundraiser but named as weak due to business credibility concerns. Moon is only known as a state senator but viewed favorably if he proves level headed and successful.
The piece argues China’s progress depends on eradicating opium addiction, noting historical edicts against opium, British interference, and 1906 1916 timelines. It urges Christian nations to support China’s reform without hindrance and compares opium unfavorably to European liquor.
Fragments suggest a discussion on suffragette arguments, with unclear phrasing and contentious claims. The text appears as garbled OCR from a historical page, lacking coherent names, dates, or concrete actions to anchor a precise report.
The author argues against suffragette assertions that smaller families improve national character. He cites observations across nations, noting many prominent individuals come from larger families. He questions the link between reduced family size and mental or moral vigor, and cites Germany as praising large families while criticizing small-family trends.
The Courier reviews a publishers volume When The Wildwood Was in Flower by G. Smith Stanton. A young New York lawyer, health failing, moves west to Boone and Monona County, raises stock, becomes Woodbine mayor, then leaves after accusing the beef trust of price manipulation.
A compiled column contrasts a proposed national monument to a Mammy figure with praise for King Edward VII and his liberal image. It notes his popularity, reformist leanings, and easing of Anglo French and Anglo Russian tensions, then pivots to comments on Iowa farmers migrating to Canada for perceived protection and a French theater solution to the big hat nuisance with seating divisions by gender and view.
Rev Walter Torbet of Algona Iowa will succeed Rev W J Carr as Ida Grove district superintendent. Carr resigned May 1 to move west and attend to business. Torbet, in his 20th year of ministry, has led at Sergeant Bluff Sac City and served as field secretary at Morningside College. His replacement at Algona is Rev F C Taylor formerly of Jetton Iowa.
A woman about 84 walking from Washington DC to her home at Clear Lake Indiana was stopped near the R O tunnel in Wheel ing West Virginia. She gave the name Mary Virginia Orcutti of Giese Lake Iowa and said she was an actress. Virginia authorities will arrange transportation to the state line.
The item speculates on potential libel suits in Algona and Kossuth county over political accusations. It notes damages may hinge on nicknames such as Talk-much and Thinklittle and hopes for peace and conciliation after June 7, 1910.
In Forest City a wedding between Mrs Arville Leagh aged 38 and John Whitlock aged 18 creates a tangled family tie. The bride is the mother of the groom’s wife, making the elder Whitlock his son’s son in law and the sequence leaves several cross generational labels as relatives.
Burt Monitor laments Sundays when many young men travel to visit lady friends leaving local belles bored all day. He asks for a remedy and invites discussion in the Monitor columns. Also advertised: 280 acre farm in Kossuth county for sale cheap by Wilfrid P. Jones and money to Joan at 5 percent by A. D. Cuarkin & Co.
A Davenport resident, John John, has relocated with family to Algona and occupies the former home of W. A. Parsons. He plans farm improvements near Sexton, owns a quariter section near Sexton, and will use his auto for trips once his Davenport vehicle is brought due to heavy rain. The note wishes him a lasting Algona residency.
In Seneca news, seed corn problems arise as some crib corn outgrows seed, Otto Ephelma remarks on seed quality. Republicans held a canvass Saturday to nominate township officers for the June primary. Minnie Jenson completed a successful term at the center school last Friday. A Fred Peterson dance drew good attendance with a merry crowd, and F E Hodges sold his driving team and plans to move on with loose dust soon.
The Rev. F. W. Hodgdon urged shaking off old time religion and awakening to modern civilization in a sermon titled in the New Day. He argued there is no room for maudlin Christianity and that ministers should impart the divinity of God to souls, not judge by wealth or status.
Real timekeeping watches are offered for ladies, with 14k gold filled and gold cases, engraved designs, and latest styles. All watches are guaranteed, with prices from $10 to $40.
Dr R L Bathrick of Panama City Panama now visiting Sioux City praises his capital as the cleanest city in the world with brick paved streets and nightly street cleaning. He notes Panama’s 50,000 population climate and government band concerts. Bathrick, a Panama government dentist, formerly practiced in Sioux City and brought back a unique alligator foot watch fob for Officer Geo Pierce.
An 80 acre tract five miles southwest of West Bend and eight miles north of Rolfe, in section 25 94 81, is offered on easy terms with $1000 down and the balance next spring at a low rate. Automobile or good property may serve as first payment. Visit LW McDonald at Lytton Iowa to arrange. Also local ads for cut flowers for Decoration Day from EB H Reaser and furniture dealer. A D Clarke & Co offer 5 percent loans with annual interest. Black & Morgan promote a cement block product. Do not buy before viewing.
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