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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1897
Page
7
The ad touts Hoosier Lawn fence and three carloads of wire and picket fence. Prices are 25 cents for 2 feet high and 45 cents per rod for 4 feet high. Four car loads of dry fence posts are available, largest posts ever bought. Visit Algona to see quantities.
Rankin's gospel temperance campaign in Algona concluded with a packed audience and pledges from many young men to resist alcohol. He argued against the mulet and proposed manufacture laws, urged constitutional prohibition via state enforcement, and promoted total abstinence across six lectures. Tonight moves to Greatin fer and Decatur.
Evangelist Geo L Barker from New Jersey opens revival series at the Court House next Sunday at 8 p m with an afternoon union meeting and weeklong men's meetings. He recently held successful campaigns in Des Moines and Dubuque under the M O A. The Algona Y M C A and local churches back the event amid praise for Barker's appeal and results. A Des Moines reception tomorrow features Gov Drake as toastmaster.
The Republication partners with Iowa Homestead to deliver a prepaid offer. Bona fide Kossuth County farmers receiving mail at post offices will get the Homestead until January 1 1898, with no request needed. New subscribers during the contract get two papers for one price. Agricultural farmers only receive this benefit. political farmers excluded. The Homestead is a leading weekly farm paper in the west. Also notes steamer line resumption between Milwaukee and Ludington and the Crosby Transfer Co service Milwaukee to Grand Haven.
Joslyn offers low interest loans on farms in Iowa with flexible terms. Lenders seek reliable borrowers and prompt repayments. Local farmers may contact to arrange terms and secure funding.
A crowded roundup of small town items including Rev J W Innes at Rockwell City, Mrs A L Peterson and son Ralph visiting Livermore, sunrise Easter prayers, and notes on local businesses like Spurbeck Lambert cisterns and the Gilt Edge Cafe. Residents attend meetings, sales, and social events. updates on schools, churches, and civic happenings populate the page.
An operation for appendicitis on W A Williamson by Tribon Kenefick and Stull went well. Easter decorations and services are planned across churches. Barker meetings begin at the courthouse. Louie Eller becomes a Kossuth citizen after renting the Anton Bohn farm. Den Paine reports flood conditions between Goldfield and Ottosen. Knights Templar invited to Easter services in Algona. Methodist fund drive reaches $1000 with ten-dollar shares. Streets need repair as spring reveals worn gravel. Jas Taylor’s spring opening draws crowds. carnations given, coffee served. Lessons and papers planned at the Woman’s Library Aid. Emma Lehman and John Stone wed at Plum Creek. Spurbeck travels for creamery purchases and contracts. Republicans promote Homestead offer amid hard times. Medical visits and legal actions tied to life insurance and Skinner case generate local interest. Cremeries and farming figures engage in new ventures. several residents move or plan in Humboldt, Cresco, Burt, Spencer, and Sioux Rapids. Local government awards contracts for car convoying and public notices for meetings. Woman suffrage convention slated in Algona with Mary Hay as speaker. Local real estate and cattle movements noted, plus tree planting efforts by Archie Hutchison and seedling nurseries.
The Original Tennesseean Jubilee Singers drew large audiences in multiple cities praising their cultivated voices and Jubilee program. They performed at Farwell Hall and Capitol Avenue church with songs such as Suwannee River and Roll Jordan Roll, receiving enthusiastic applause.
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