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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
4
A promotional pitch extols the I H C Manure Spreader with a small boy on its seat to illustrate efficiency. The copy claims the spreader replaces two men, distributes manure evenly, doubles land coverage compared with a pitchfork, and leads to greater harvest yields as a twentieth century tool from I H C available from dealers nationwide.
An itemized ledger records payments across multiple funds including Electric Light, Sewer, Water, and General Fund. Names such as E G Fargo, Geo M Becht Co, and Harry McMurray appear with bond entries and salaries. payments cover digging work, machinery, cement, machinery parts, and supplies from Emerson Electric and Metropolitan Electrical Supply Co. The list also notes railroad car costs and various street labor, masonry, and drayage expenses, reflecting municipal spending with numerous small disbursements to individuals and firms.
Fragmented OCR reveals a hallucinatory note about census numbers in a rural town near Hentua City. It mentions population concerns, odd local phrases, and references to a saloon sale run by Fy. a Shackelford, with quirky regional humor and scattered place names.
Local item from Bancroft recounts a sheriff on a northbound train capturing a tiler accused of escaping. The chase through town ended when the cow in the path was shot as the fleeing man was restrained. Mrs tiler stayed behind, and the cow’s fate remains unclear while damages to Jacob’s cow are questioned.
The board ordered bonds signed and countersigned with the county seal and a forged facsimile signature, noted appeals on assessment totaling 6,262.00, and withheld bonds totaling 6,200.00 from delivery. A resolution accepted completed drainage work in Drainage District No 4, with 1152.75 due to Davart & DePoy per contract, pending final board action.
Young residents head to higher education with Edna Norton Elsie Glasier Mayme Bradley bound for Mt Vernon to enter Cornell College Katherine Paxson Buena Reed Margaret Bushnell start Iowa College Grimel Mealyin Mackey Earl rline Horace Morgan left for Mortingside College Sioux City Verle Vincent plans move to Iowa City for State University Julius Kre sensky travels to Cedar Rapids to begin Coe College fresh years away from home face new campuses and courses
A Republican slate gathered yesterday to complete campaign laws, with figures including Representative Hutchins Auditor Norton Treasurer Anderson Clerk Stephenson Supt Backus and County Attorney Vati Neas, plus A E Lien Whittemore H G Adams Burt Joe Hatton Ramsey and Fred Albee Burt among those present. The group discussed recruiting and organizing for the campaign.
Bancroft Register reports a worker at Odell hay camp toppled a bale stack causing a can of linoleum to spill on himself. The exact cause remains unclear with fears of poisoning, as others nearby reacted to the strong odor. Local officials investigate possible accident or foul play.
A fragmentary entry notes sale of a four to fourteen mile distant farm in Freeborn County Minnesota. It mentions a young man with steady habits and a good reputation seeking timber business opportunities and related ventures near a market town. The readable text is incomplete but suggests a rural sale and local commerce.
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