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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
7
St Urlick’s car struck a deep road hole last Sunday causing front axle damage. Prompt braking by Sturlick prevented a greater wreck on a poorly maintained county road. Several locals noted the reck cleanup and discussed regional road work.
A Saturday melee in Germania led to a knife attack on Mayor J N Wheeler during arrests of Wallace, Obnstad, and Hammavor. Wallace and Koppen were jailed. the mattress in their cell caught fire, injuring Wallace and prompting Koppen’s transfer to the county jail. Koppen was later freed on bond. authorities plan a grand jury review amid protests against liquor excess. The incident follows a broader call for temperance.
Mr. Fritz Granzow, a music teacher, visited Gerled on Thursday of last week and inspected a wreck site on the Rock Island road a short distance east of the crossing. He watched an eastbound freight train at about 10:30 am as a car or cars derailed and toppled from the track.
Thousands of Iowa farmers face clover-sickness as soils turn acidic from heavy cropping. Remedy is simple lime spread at about one ton per acre. limestone is cheap and available, with circulars from the Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames detailing liming town soils. Addresses for circular No. 2 can be requested by writing Ames.
The Seeman farm near Wesley and Plum Creek sold two weeks ago to Christenson of Goldfield who plows seven acres daily with a gas tractor. Edw Johnson of Sexton and W Blake visited Fairmont on a land deal. Farmers plan trips to Titonka for cheap potatoes. Mrs James Larson and daughter Mary visited Mrs C Nelson. Miss Miller helps Dolly Fro with threshers at Carl Paetz’s. Harry Liggett from Jefferson County works for H C Nelson. Uncle Tom Blain, a noted wrestler, defeated seven men the other day. Andrew Johnson makes frequent eastbound trips.
The Dairy Produce of Chicago notes Waterloo dairy convention reports with Kossuth county excelling. W. H. Anderson of Algona ranks top in butter and earns high state fair honors. Drafts of local incidents include a car crash near the Catholic cemetery injuring one child, Behnke of Whittemore breaking an arm, and continued civic notes on paving, farm management changes, and local sports.
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