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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
5
Merchants urge comparison as strongest argument for merit in clothing. Emphasize value, workmanship, trimmings, and lasting quality to win customers. The ad promotes fall suits and overcoats, inviting readers to inspect and be persuaded by the product.
Buckwheat owners should contact Algona Milling and Grain Co with expected bushels. If sufficient stock is available, operations may run buckwheat for about a week starting mid to late November. Do not bring buckwheat yet. await notice to deliver. The notice also lists a public sale of farm property near Algona on October 30 1905 including livestock farming gear and various tools, with cash terms under 10 and credit terms thereafter.
A local prospect invites bids on outstanding bills from Aucons located on State Street. Town officials encourage qualified bidders to participate in the opportunity to settle accounts.
A Belmond correspondent reports J W Hillyard a Dows attorney facing Wright County forgery charges. The suspected scheme spans years, involving forged notes and mortgages, mail intercepts, and transfers tied to his father in law J Green and associates H C Ogden J 58 Wilslow and J A Green. If proven, the case could yield a lengthy trial and wide impact on local trust.
Frank Wiemer and Cady Smith with the Rich family of Ledyard plan to relocate to Minneapolis at the start of next week. Wiemer will run a commission business, ship hay, and work half the time on the road to build trade while retaining summer duties at home.
Warrick this week tested 18 inch cement tile moulds at Phelps block factory. He aims to beat buying tiles by producing a solid rock tile with better sand locally. A drying period of days is needed before handling. Plan includes a large winter tent to manufacture on site, with subsequent relocation after risk of freezing subsiding to minimize hauling and breakage.
Armstrong Journal notes Emmet County’s potential for high corn yields alongside small grain. H C Hanson near Armstrong fields cited as best in the county, with neighbors visiting Ringsted to measure soil and corn. The test averaged about 92 bushels per acre, every hill had corn, many with at least one ear. An example of good farming and seed corn outcomes. A saloon keeper anecdote follows about a visit to cheap socks.
The Emmetsburg Tribune criticizes local football players for gambling on a passenger coach. Four teen or sixteen year old boys played cards for small sums five and ten cents each. They counted winnings on arrival and kept their money, prompting calls for school and home to curb the gambling and for authorities to act.
A. Nelson, a longtime tailor on Putzier's bench, departed Tuesday amid ongoing complaints common to tailors printers and cigarmakers. Rental notices advertise a small house near the Iowa Central depot and a half section farm in Union township with inquiries directed to J. J. McCall and Joan Cronin Higley Poultry House Algona Iowa. Also listed are money to loan at five percent and a notice to take up two spring steel calves in Portland township with owners to repay costs of keeping and advertising Hinch Brothers.
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