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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
2
notice indicates the item was entered at Algona and processed through the postoffice as second class matter under laws and regulations. The fragment notes mailing handling and classification for publication in the local paper.
Government designates Food Pledge Week to enlist housewives in conserving food. No seizure planned. aim is saving and reallocating abundance. Hotels and restaurants urged to use wheatless and meatless days while households replace scarce staples with plentiful items to aid allied nations.
In Titonka Iowa a special election sought voter approval to bond up to 10000 dollars for a community building project. Voters largely did not participate, believing the petition alone satisfied the law, but it is expected the town council will call an election per the petition.
A column from the Courier dated November 4 1892 covers local events in Algona including Dolliver's campaign stops in county towns, residents like M P Kain and C E Heise, Dr Kenefick and family moves, social visits, road work on the new route to Reynolds, and a note on the Rutherford House improvements. It also reports on speeches by Ase Brunson a standout stump speaker across towns, and local political talk including a Methodist minister's critique of Republicans and call for prohibition aligned votes in LaVerne. It mentions Harvey Ingham returning from Chicago, J Ryan’s reception in Bancroft, and a Ford for sale.
A well improved quarter of farmland is offered for sale 23 miles north of Reston. The listing by Ras Christensen of Algona and Towa notes strong cultivation potential and accessibility, inviting inquiries from interested buyers seeking productive acreage in the region.
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