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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1899
Page
4
The Farmers Institute will feature J. S. Trigg of Rockford and Prof. Curtiss of the Agricultural College. J. E. Downing of Ft. Dodge will discuss cornstalks and their uses, including pitch of an aeral of cornstairs and protection, with practical demonstrations. The program includes political farmers and aims for a lively session.
The February program lists multiple sessions with addresses by president C. B. Hutchins and speakers on farm topics. Highlights include "Water Supply on the Farm" and "What Extent Have Farmers Benefited by Improved Farm Machinery" with demonstrations and lectures. A food preparation note details Grain-O instructions and cautions for consistent results.
A compact notice from Fo Jersey Breeders states adjustments to operations for unspecified reasons. The text conveys a pause or revision affecting ongoing activities and references a date-like string, with limited readable context. No further names or entities are clearly identifiable in the available excerpt.
The town awaits the inspector who promised service within ten days. Contractors Falkean Kiluar and partners began work on a three to five week build, five rooms, on high ground near Lane’s hotel. Local elevators and mills expand as Budlong & Johnson and Reibsamen aid the growing lumber trade. Dealers Way, Barrett, Hutchins, and others plan lots on high ground two blocks north of Lane House. Sickness persists with pnemonia cases improving. a new school site block is reserved for future use.
A Union Notes entry from July reports a Friday night program with a literary pragyam, a supper, and social activities. Mrs John Woo hogs is ill, Susie Clark missed school due to quinsy, Clifford Clark also stayed home, and W Ancold was briefly sick with the grip but better now. The Farmers’ Institute is praised though some prefer simpler plans and turnout was noteworthy.
Last Thursday morning in Portland a marriage occurred at the home of the bride’s parents. Miss Tidy Bilnko wed My. Hoermag Poots in a quiet ceremony.
Arrived home last week from a coast trip with the Cuompson family. The item notes a weekend gathering and references a personal return from travel, with scattered OCR fragments. The readable facts center on travel and homecoming of the Cuompson family and the Lone Roe Notes column.
A fragmented notice reports sales by Bradburns and others, including hogs sold by Mr Ni B Brad and animal purchases. It mentions Master Feed Dolilver traveling to Germinia to buy a pony and questions about the county superintendent’s school visits.
Tan 173 L Reid plans to quit buttermaking this year to move for health reasons. Hefl takes his place in the creamery. Hayes leaves care of J E Stones baby due to health. Mead of West Head now cares for it. Blige and Frank Warner thresh 600 bushels of wheat. Only one grain setting in township unthreshed. From Nov 21 Garfield farmers paused corn picking then resumed. A party was held at Peter Priester's Saturday.
Jan. 10 report notes continued mild weather thawing snow and resumption of hogging. Mr M Borage of Chalmers Indiana visits M S Slater family and may relocate to Emmetsburg. Ledyards report lively trade with merchants cutting prices to compete with nearby towns. Grain market strong in Northern Kossath. cows and lumber selling to buyers.
From Missouri word comes that West Union faces heavy rain and snow while the ugua is froz en. Farmers plan corn husking as fall begins October 10 and should start by October 10 not delaying to November. A social at Arthur Gilmour’s Friday evening January 20 is announced. Roads remain poor and travel is difficult.
Sexton locals and Superintendent Van Erdewyk visited the school yesterday. Young people from Britt Corwith Wesley Le Verne Irvington Algona and Sexton attended a gathering at Peter Steinhoff's in Prairie for a general good time despite some annoyance. J W Robinson of Algona was in town Friday to survey his hardware store. O M Doxsen rode in on a bike last week and took the east bound train. Frank Bacon moved his home near the creamery tolls lot and will board until spring without saying what he plans to do then.
The Lone Rock creamery in Long Rock held its annual meeting on Saturday January 14 with a report on 1899 and officer elections for the coming year. The 1898 business rose over prior years as milk price averaged 67 cents per hundred and significant improvements funded mostly from the milk fund were completed including a new coal house separator and milk heater. Officers elected included Edgar Lythill new director Frank McChesgey as blotad-diristor Py or Carstensen president Gent Fd Murtagh Troas and John Bertin hard secretary.
The board of the Ladewsrdeue in Algona Iowa will receive bids for a building project. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check of 500.00 payable to the dependent district.
Readable fragments describe Whittamore school closure due to Principal Prat Ga aier illness. Mentions nearby events including a hardware store visit by Holdri ae and a horse incident at Albert Jacobson’s Seneca, with postal and business notes about Bancroft region activities and community figures.
The Swes City creamery elected Harry Carson and Frank Gibbons as directors with J. B. Bengtson re-elected president and C. A. Olson vice president. West Tand names J. Thatcher president George Brown secretary and A. Younla treasurer. Whittemore reports strong last year with improved butter and milk outputs. Bancroft creamery elected W. A. Peters president and others to leadership roles amid a prosperous period. The Seneca creamery posted notable production figures for milk and butter, highlighting high efficiency and steady receipts.
The readable portion mentions amounts and references to totals and a person named Sargon in a financial context. Details are fragmentary and names or dates are unclear.
The fragmentary text suggests a focus on numeric metrics and planning for a football or sports program. Specific names, dates, or places are not readable, but the emphasis appears on goals, positions, and performance indicators shaping future updates.
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