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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
3
Algona Couvier and RY Hinchon list subscription prices for one year and six months in advance. The notice notes entry at the Algona Iowa post office as a mail matter class.
National politics analysis notes a Republican party split boosting Democratic chances. A Chicago straw poll suggests Wilson could win 81 states, Roosevelt six, Taft two, with multiple states listed as likely or doubtful. The outcome shapes future of both major parties and a possible third party.
Mrs. Sage, prompted by conservationists, bought Marsh island in Louisiana for 150000 dollars to shield migratory birds from mass slaughter. The Audubon Society will oversee the 95000 acre island about 200 miles from New Orleans, with a 13000 acre mainland addition nearby set aside for protection, ending hunting there.
A skeptic column mocks scientists’ dire warnings about a new glacial phase and Earth threats while detailing past assassinations and suggesting gun control. It notes Roosevelt’s attack attempt, praises women county officials, and questions partisan support in Palo Alto and Kossuth counties.
A. D. M. Rep. is accused of weakly arguing against voting for Wilson without naming a preferred candidate. The piece notes uncertainty about the party’s stance since its current formation and questions the editor’s noncommittal posture.
Democratic candidates for county offices report broad encouragement and positive public sentiment. They say the tide favors democracy and express confidence of success on November 5, noting the county ticket offers a solid change alongside the presidential race.
The Record-Herald notes Algona's straw vote with 292 ballots. Roosevelt leads with 148, Wilson 102, Taft 45, and Chafin 2. Four years earlier Taft had 160 and Bryan 57, indicating a shifting political tide.
A Republican-quoted editorial weighs a new tuition law allowing students in non four year high schools to attend neighboring high schools with tuition capped at the local rate. It notes opposition from townships, the sudden cost, and cites Kossuth County’s 160 rural students as testing the measure's impact. The piece defends the law as beneficial despite funding concerns.
The text argues that only basic common schooling is a public duty while higher education should be paid by individuals. It states townships should finance local high school access, but counties should not inherit the cost of college for all youths. The public already funds a common education and should not bear broader costs universally.
Bancroft October 15 Special reports broad support for Mrs. W F Laidley as county recorder. Business leaders from both parties back her candidacy, with Democratic volunteers soliciting subscriptions and offering autos for her campaign across the county. Chairman C M C Walters presided at the meeting praising her qualifications.
John W Remmerde of Sheldon has assigned for creditors with assets 12000 and liabilities 20000 after spending heavily on automobiles and fast horses. Burt vs Algona High second football team game set Saturday at 3 on the fair grounds. Hutchison and Gilmore have corn contracts with Hobart elevator at 36 cents a bushel. Rev C R Dix, former Whittemore M E pastor, travels through Algona to Alexander for next year. Joe Walters Whittemore operated for appendicitis at Algona hospital. Mr and Mrs J A Winkel to visit son in Hettinger ND.
The Whittemore Champion reports Mrs. Laidley of Bancroft campaigning in Whittemore for re election as county recorder on the Republican ticket, with support from Mayor Monsell, Wm Putzier, and Joe Sherman. It notes her bright prospects and extends similar mentions of campaigns in Wesley, Titonka, and Bancroft, including Democratic Clerk of Courts candidate C. H. Vorster and Edward Kunz's Kossuth county bid as a strong local contest.
Record lists Ellen B Avery and unknowns suing the estate of nee Copp Sr with Winkel as administrator. M A Winkel sues Amos Harr and Chetlos Gielenfeld. Ore Foundry and Machine Co sues W H Ry Co. and a suit against Board of Drainage Dist No 28.
An unconventional ad copy notes a two pound sack of the famous Bago Winged Horse Flour in a sale at Galt Langdon. The quirky line suggests a local promotion aiming to draw shoppers with the recognizable brand imagery.
A 1887 note from the Courier reports hardware sale by R H Spencer to Henry and Alvin Winkie, Spencer shifts to hay and straw business, Keith travels to Huron to aid ill father, coal prices vary from 20 to 11 dollars a ton, Worster threshes 4000 bushels with 140 acres of corn, town news includes Whittemore starting a newspaper, others buyouts and moves, typhoid illness in Willis Brunson, grocery stock changes, and a Republican ticket vacancy filled by A M Johnson.
A list of jurors for the November term across multiple townships including Buffalo, Fenton, Garfield, Hebron, Irvington, Rippenroth, Latts Creek, La Verna, Prairie, Ram sey, Riverdale, Sherman, Union, and Granville. Names include Wm Senne F Shiltz E Abben Ernest Hansen A Whitehill C A Meinzer B C Nemitz Chas Fischer Nels Lauritzen C Rusk August Gade Baker and others.
A fragmented clipping discusses a local issue involving voting and governance. Names and specifics are unclear, but the item touches municipal decisions and community action related to a regional area. The text references places and groups without coherent detail, signaling an archival note rather than a full report.
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