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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1898
Page
2
Milton Starr notes subscription rates for the Algona Republican including one year in advance six months and three months with pricing details. The item presents a concise advertisement or notice of payment terms and duration for readers.
Republican voters of Kossuth county will assemble in Algona’s courthouse on Friday September 14 at 1 pm to nominate candidates for Recorder Auditor Clerk of the District Court County Attorney and Supervisor and to conduct other business. Representation includes one delegate per precinct plus one for every 200 votes or major fraction for Leslie M Shaw in 1897 with caucuses to be held Friday September 2 1888 and detailed apportionment provided by precinct.
A series of public declarations list candidates for county offices in Iowa. T J Julian and J B Cann announce for clerk, M P Weaver and V Sweeting for auditor, L Sweiting and Frederick Curtiss for county attorney, Frank E Allen for recorder, H Carr for clerk, A M Scovell for auditor, Joel Taylor for recorder, J G Bengtson for supervisor, W F Jenkinson for clerk, and W Shanot for recorder, all subject to Republican county convention decisions in 1808.
The note from J. B. Bengtson announces his candidacy for supervisor in Swea City amid local calls for northern township representation. It recalls Ole Oleson’s Republication nomination and failure due to bolting Republicans joining Democrats, while Hebron townships seek board representation and praised North End candidates.
Springfield Burton notes panther candidates for county offices including reelection bids by Joul Taylor Union township and W F Jenkinson for clerk plus Wm Shanor Portland entering for recorder. Horace Mann endorsed for congress as Kossuth calls for a strong delegation and a Republican county convention set for September 9 with 124 delegates and a 63 vote threshold. primary on September 2 with two hour polls.
The passage questions how the Courier would react if a Republican county chairman named the entire county delegation to a judicial convention as Bonar did for the Democrats. It notes the inconsistency that a Republican chairman would not endorse such a plan, yet the Courier stays silent on the matter.
The hospital service at Ft McPherson and Chickamauga faces serious criticisms for typhoid patients receiving inadequate care. Surgeons delay transfers to division hospitals, with 560 vacant cots cited at one point and relatives left to press for transfers as the chapter of horrors at Atlanta unfolds.
The report quotes Edgar Winkel saying to his mother that he is not treated well as death nears. Authorities have investigated the facility after inmate deaths, but reform seems unlikely. Families fear ongoing indignation as the tragedy lingers in the community.
The Spanish reply to American peace proposals has not yet reached the White House. A Manila victory occurred July 1 with 3,000 Spaniards repulsed. nine American soldiers were killed and many were wounded. Porto Rico advances are going well and likely to finish with full occupation in about one to ten days. Locals cheer the American troops and pledge loyalty to the United States as Spanish resistance fades toward San Juan.
Local papers report candidates for county attorney auditor clerk and related offices. Burt Monitor notes Curtiss from Algona eyeing the attorney race and Clem ent urged for the post. Swea City Herald highlights M P Weave as deputy auditor candidate. Ledyard Leader covers E V Swetting’s county attorney bid. Burt Monitor features T J Julian seeking clerk and old school teaching credentials. Quarier mentions Verne Ellig courting nomination for clerk of courts with a proposed republican ticket among editors and offices.
Edgar Winkle of Algona is named the first local Spanish war casualty. He died of typhoid at Fort McPherson, Georgia, while serving with the Algona company, seen as a hero for obeying duty even without battle. The report frames his death as a sacrifice in line with valor in Santiago.
Justice BR. W. Barge of Bancroft reports serious hospital problems at Camp Thomas. He cites delayed care, lack of trained nurses in company hospitals, and poor medicines, noting a regimental surgeon’s slow responses to severe illness and a fatal case. He praises the division hospital and calls for reform amid widespread sickness linked to water.
The Emmetsburg Democratic convention nominated O. E. Cohoon to oppose F. H. Helsell of Buena Vista county, while J. W. Sullivan of Algona challenged Judge Starton. Sullivan, once tied to baseless charges against Helsell, reemerges on the ticket as part of a broader county campaign dynamic. Sullivan is described as a capable citizen and lawyer, with support contingent on genuine bench candidacy.
The county teachers institute begins in Algona on Monday August 2 with the superintendent expecting full attendance. He notes that teachers holding two year certificates valid through August 1999 will not be reexamined this year.
The institute will feature a slate of lectures by Father Nugent of Des Moines on The Philosophy of Civilization August 17, Ira C. Kling on school law August 18, 1 Sessions on August 22, and President Beardshear of Ames on August 24. Our Neighbors in South America will also be discussed.
Major General Breckenridge received war department notice naming regiments for Porto Rico including First Vermont First New Hampshire Third Tennessee First Maine First Arkansas First West Virginia Fifty second Iowa. Miles reports no追加 troops needed in Porto Rico and war department plans to move southern camps north. Secretary Alger orders tighter sanitary precautions and improved hospital service amid acknowledged abuses.
Des Moines reports a cooler week with widespread showers. rainfall varied from under an inch to over five inches, with heavy amounts in west central northwest and north central districts. Drought breaks benefit corn, late potatoes, pastures, and late crops. threshing delays and potential grain damage from wet weather. Corn outlook improves toward a full average yield. wheat rye and barley above average. oats near average. County crop reports near Aug 1 show corn 94 percent, millet 90, flax 85, broom corn 90, potatoes 78, apples 63, pears 95, pastures 86. Conditions have improved since Aug 1, near normal for this time.
Grain-O promoted as a non stimulating grain beverage that nourishes and aids sleep, marketed as a coffee look alike suitable for nervous people, youths, and children. The ad also touts multiple products and local shop offers including castor oil, farm loans, cough cure, fruit cans, sheet music, birthday gifts, celery compound, and a high grade upright piano for sale.
Telegram from Camp Thomas reports the death of Wagoner William Stahl of Bancroft in Company F from typhoid fever. He was 27, the eldest of six boys, with two brothers remaining in Company F. His body, to be shipped home yesterday, was escorted by his brother Sam. His father and another brother are in Alaska. The loss deeply grieves Bancroft and surrounding county communities.
Call for E and F Flavoring Extracts for sale by all grocers. Ditching tiling and cedar drains are in my line. Quick work and satisfaction guaranteed. Septus Alfred Writs, Al Rona.
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