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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
2
Algona Iowa subscription rates list one copy for one year in advance and one copy for six months in advance. The notice states the paper is entered at the Algona post office as second class matter.
The legislature enacts a law punishing concealed weapons carry with up to two years in prison, effective July 1. It bans revolvers and blades over four inches, knuckles, and similar arms for most, with permits required for sale and carry. Peace officers and permit holders exempt.
The debate cautions about vindictive rivalries and notes high meat prices spark imports from Australia and Argentina. It mentions Theodore Roosevelt suing an obscure editor, defends his honesty, and praises Bro Dewel for eloquence while remarking editors often clash in Algona.
A warning note on boxing safety recalls the death of Luther McCarty, once hailed as a top young talent. The piece condemns lethal blows to the jaw and urges editors to temper harsh commentary to avoid tragic outcomes.
The Courier records the death of Nels Adolph Norman born in Sweden on December 2, 1865 who died Tuesday after suffering from injuries last winter and ensuing illness. He came to the United States in 1903 settling in Algona and was married twenty five years ago, leaving a widow and ten children with five now dead. Surviving relatives include Mrs Guy Jacobs of Algona and children Eugenia Hilmer Albin Gertrude as well as brothers Oscar and Alfred Norman and sister Mrs Mike Johnson. The Swedish Lutheran church conducted the funeral led by Rev Lundell with community sympathy expressed for the bereaved family.
Multiple civil actions listed including C H Kelley versus Unknown claimants of the S W and 8 E of No W of 9 9 27 and W J Daley Co versus Lewis and Kitchen Garner Furnace Co versus Lewis and Kitchen J H Queale and Co versus H R Elvidge and wife A Sandstrom versus Dan Long Jr Whitney versus Alma Braggine and Cora Baumgartner versus M H Baumgartner This docket shows diverse disputes across parties and properties without detailed outcomes or dates.
Local notes report P A McArthur of Union township recovering from a severe blood poisoning after a sock incident and swelling and abscesses. Other items note a plan for a new home for the Upper Des Moines Republican and a Labor board meeting about county roads, a fatal gun explosion killing Capt G B G Hanna at Fort Moultrie, Mason City arrivals at Algona creamery, a cyclone near Armstrong causing farm damage, and grasshopper invasion in Clovis New Mexico.
A roundup from the June 1 1888 Courier notes Jim Orrie returns from California seeking satisfaction elsewhere J J Wilson heads to St Louis to aid in nominating the next president initials Grove Cleveland Harvey Ingham visits Iowa City to review a university dark deeds committee Mr Byson buys a fast carriage team from Geo Simpkins if trained may win prize J Long starts plowing corn Dr McCoy buys a new upright Chickering piano for his daughters Harry Lantry becomes telegraph operator in Manistee A D Clarke & Co sells 480 acres to Sees feld of Illinois who will occupy it and break 200 acres soon.
The Wesley and Plum Creek article reports an ice cream social at Neal Smith’s home with over 100 attendees and $16 net proceeds. It praises the Smiths’ home as a fitting venue and hopes for a future gathering. Additional items mention KE Owen rebuilding his house with steam heating, Mr. Blake Sr. traveling to St Louis for his wife and son, the child fully recovered, Raymond Krantz’s Chicago visit, a dance planned for Sexton Hall on June 7, and A J Martinek and family visiting the H C Nelson home.
Local businessmen held a banquet described as a success, with 250 plates served and 260 bread baskets filled. The gathering celebrated hub discussions and lively chatter about cheap talk and quality feeds.
Classified notice lists sale of 160 acres in Morton County North Dakota eight miles from Mandan with 100 acres good level soil and balance rolling. Price 1800 if sold within 20 days. Inquiry to P J McGuiggan Mapleton Minnesota. Also a lost brown pony with cut on front foot, contact Gee Hawcett Bart Iowa. Also sale of a good improved farm at 85 per acre, contact F W Waterhouse.
Aulger Bros Band promises one of the best dramatic shows on the road with skilled musicians performing standard and popular music in two concerts on the principal business street. A second concert by their orchestra will precede the first act. The date is Saturday May 31. Also advertised are shoe sales by Fred Clarke offering low prices and assorted goods from the Ecos For Harcuine Rhode Island Reds.
A sample of S. P. Christensen offerings lists 240 acres for sale near two towns, one with 500 residents and another with 10,000. The property features 120 acres of hay and plow land, plus timber and pasture, with improvements and running water and a price of 3000 on easy terms.
An advertisement notes the Conrad Wolfe farm of 140 acres near Bode Iowa is for sale with inquiries directed to Wm Mertz Ottosen Iowa. Additional items include rugs ordered from Otto Neuman and a separate sale offer for the Southwest quarter of section 2 Lotts Creek township and the old Pompe farm offered by Administrator Herman Krause Fentonia. A domestic help ad asks for a girl to assist with house work for Mrs G F Kanouff located near the hospital.
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