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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1898
Page
7
Local notice announces a small residence property for sale. Call at the Republican office for further details. The ad hints at an abundance of hopeful features and invites inquiries.
The Courier questions Judge Quarton amid war talk while Algona Militia Band earns praise for concerts led by Prof. Gudy. County fair reports note ducks won premiums, Electrics at city hall attract buyers, and general county updates include politics, clergy moves, and military furloughs with arrivals at Camp McKinley.
Ex sheriff C. C. Samson and Alderman H. H. A Paine organize a partnership to run a general grain feed and coal business at the red elevator on the Northwestern depot property. Paine leads active management as they start operations this morning. The elevator, formerly run by Mr. Kimball, will aim to keep grain prices high and offer feed and coal. Paine brings seasoned experience, and the new firm expects swift success.
Numbers of young people thronged the county clerk office pleading to wed. Mr. Crose has been accommodating and granted consent to couples if no name mix occurs: Chas Groth and Lizgia M Jacobs, Chas Zamach and Mary Behrnes, Fred Stauck and Louise Genrich, Geo Landley and Kate Wieltgen, Mika VYonhank and Mary Stadelman.
Program lists Organ Voluntary Anthem and Piano Solo performances by Frank Tellier Miss Amy Hedrick Jennie Patterson and others with choirs led by L McCoombs Duott Vesner and Frank Peller. Includes organ postlude and solos by Tiss Patterson and Hedrick. concert proceeds not specified.
Services at the Baptist church next Sunday at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with Rev D M Stiles, pastor. Morning theme The First Question in Theology Evening God s Thought. W OG TA to hold special meeting with Mrs Setchell Thursday October 13 at o clock. Plans for annual festival to be made. Also notices about auctions, plant sales, and medicinal teas appear in this community page.
Rail reports show Northwestern, Illinois Central and Milwaukee contesting for a direct Sioux City to Omaha route via Denison Algona Sac City and Pocahontas Center. Surveys are underway with six engineering corps and rights of way being purchased. Local officials expect swift construction with bridges and cuts funded by the Northwestern, linking southwesterly to Council Bluffs and Omaha and challenging existing lines.
Secretary G F Peek has arranged a big program at Algona Fair Grounds next Friday October 14 featuring a five mile race between The Terrible Swede and Corey's pony plus another five mile tandem race Merrill Johnson versus Forest Rice's pony and W J Crabtree's pony. A 100 live birds shooting match between Guy Taylor and J A Phelps offers a purse of 875. A county wide half mile running race closes the day with the Algona Military Band providing music starting at 1:30 PM. The Swede, injured last week at Cedar Rapids, aims to win with good pacemakers and track. Wesleys are rumored to attend with money.
Numerous local figures travel, visit, and work across Iowa and Minnesota. F Reed leaves for Des Moines on legal business while F D Culkins heads to Blower and Curlew. Garner Cowles family returns from Omaha and Burlington, Dingley jewelry tasks shift to Gertie Williams, and many plan trips to the Omaha Exposition. Governor McKinley’s presidential tour spurs stops at Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown with Col. Cooke joining the escort.
In a State Register letter Prof Curtis discusses winter wheat gains over spring wheat in Iowa, citing Turkish Red as a hardy, reliable variety. He reports yields from 20 to 54.7 bushels per acre, college farm plots yielding 440 bushels from 12 acres, and recommends seed-bed preparation, fall planting, and press-drill seeding for best germination and over-winter survival.
W I Winkley returned from a season of exdement work for the Reposit CAN to Des Moines and urges subscribers to comply promptly. E J Williams of Evanston Illinois, Northwestern Railway paymaster, visited Ambrose A Call and discussed the potential southwest line and a new Algona locomotive division.
Notice to subscribers to the Baptist church debt liquidation to pay at GC J Coxies office and receive receipts. It states the 62 000 subscription goal was met and all subscriptions are valid. Also advertises sale items and wedding goods from Dingley Pugh and others.
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