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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
5
J. P. Byson of Algona Iowa advertises the only complete gasoline well drilling machine in the county. Capable of sinking 1 to 8 inch wells for water supply drainage and industrial use. Offers estimates on application.
The 1905 Kossuth County Fair is expected to be among the best, with re-opened races, extensive cattle stalls and new pens, a 34 by 40 ladies building, and substantial grounds improvements. Notable attractions include Rice Brothers' act and a professional corn and stock judging program led by Professor Kennedy. Key supporters are President Farley and George El Boyle for grounds improvement.
The Editor-Courier questions why centralized creameries pay above market for initial cream shipments and offer free return of cans. It argues express companies give favored rates to centralized plants, raising future prices and squeezing local creameries and farmers.
The letter argues creamery patrons shipped cream to the central plant after the local firm paid eighteen cents for butter fat, a price below past highs. Within months cream prices fell to normal, risking monopoly in the butter trade if co operatives and small creameries vanish. urging support for local creameries.
Frank Potter buys into the Algona brick and tile yard with the Ostrums. He and young Ostrum visit Yankton to inspect a boiler and engine with plans to install them locally. The owners boast superior clay and tile that resists scaling, hoping for a thriving enterprise and strong local patronage.
The Courier reports a thorough effort to eradicate quack grass with one farmer, Mr Harrison, promising 100 dollars to anyone who can find a blade of quack grass in a treated patch. He plowed and cultivated a two acre area over twenty times, attempting a vigorous campaign on the largest patch to test methods.
The report describes a farmer Mr. Harrison testing summer fallowing to kill quack grass. By rotating soil, uprooting weeds, and thorough cultivation, he achieved mellow soil and unusually good oat crops. He asserts that eight weeks of weed-free growing will kill quack grass, while morning glories also died under treatment. He plans to continue treating other patches to remove the pest. Court Record new cases follow with list of names and dockets.
Thad touts ten years of success and strictly expert drillers with reliable well machines to earn trust. Friday September 1st opens legal duck and prairie chicken shooting. Local ads tout hunting gear and new fall styles at Galbraith’s Shoestore. Clarke & Co offers 5 percent loans with optional yearly interest. Taylor’s Algona Tea Cream and Taylor’s Ice Cream promoted alongside Carrara paint and Norvit Town Lumber Co products.
Algona based lumber company on State Street invites bids on outstanding bills as part of a local procurement effort. The notice lists the firm and location and calls for interested contractors to submit proposals by a stated deadline.
Drilled wells for all kinds of work and sizes. The only complete and reliable well machine owned in the county operated by experts with satisfaction guaranteed. Water or no pay. Estimates furnished on application. Also offers osteopathic treatment and home office hours.
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