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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1897
Page
7
We have placed our line of home made goods on the market with strict purity and proper compounding. A well established trade confirms satisfaction across all items. Ask any user of these products to verify their quality and recommend them.
Bargains advertise 25 pairs of men s shoes priced to fit buyers with a good fit. The seller states several hundred pairs of ladies and children's shoes will be kept in medium grade stock until high priced shoes sell. On Oct 10 fifty cases of over shoes for ladies misses boys and men will be opened and sold at rock bottom prices.
A large Algona gathering plus Emmetsburg Bancroft delegations heard Mike Healy of Fort Dodge and J H Davis of Texas discuss state and national topics. The speakers attacked McFarland, state expenditures, and foreign syndicates while warning of a nationwide debt burden and money shortage. The event highlighted free silver support and democratic optimism amid economic anxieties.
The article reports on William Jennings Bryan’s Iowa stop where he blamed the gold standard for debt and urged electing Fred White as governor to push international bimetallism. It notes his remarks on free silver, arbitration, and injunctions, and mentions reception by Mayor Chrischilles as Algona people greeted him before the 9:05 train west.
A local ad promises uniform pricing on watch cleaning at one dollar and main optings at one dollar, with all work warranted by E. E. Bowyer in the Boston Block. Goeders showcases a fresh shipment of hundreds of dozen men’s, ladies’ and children’s shoes in current styles, toes, and colors priced to match crockery deals.
The Republican county convention selected Spencer for Treasurer Samson for Sheriff Reed for Superintendent Tellier for Surveyor Marse for Coroner and Barton Olson for Supervisors. J. W. Wadsworth chaired the meeting with Sam Mayne as temporary chair. A two hour primary system was adopted after reading regulations and a close contest in Germania over a delegate vote. Morse was acclaimed as Coroner and Barton and Olson for supervisors were also confirmed.
Advertisements highlight Otto Falkenhainer sales, G M Johnson carriage displays, Ace branded flour sacks, Sanitarium foods from Walker Bros and Langdon Hudson, Chamberlains remedy, Maggard and Peek land services, Beach and Towers minstrels in Algona October 5, W G T U meeting October 6, plus local deals on gold rings, Chase and Sanborn coffee, roofing tar and flavoring extracts.
The article outlines election procedures for delegates to county and district conventions including notice periods, primary dates, voting methods, ballot handling, and credentials. It details precinct responsibilities, challenge procedures, and the nomination sequence with sheriff and other offices, plus contemporary local notices and ads.
Weather favorable for a record fair week as Kossuth County prepares exhibits with strong vegetable, fruit, and stock displays. The fair features a vibrant women’s department art and needlework, a large livestock show, notable race events, bicycle versus horse demonstrations, busy lunch counters, and side shows plus a marquee merry-go-round to attract visitors.
J Lacey and wife returned Wednesday evening from an eleven week overland trip through Minnesota and Dakota living entirely out of doors with no accidents until a clothes line in their yard dragged Mr Lacey. They report a very pleasant journey with no injuries. Various local residents and visitors are noted, including Rev. A M Haggard of Oskaloosa, Mrs A Johns, Mrs J J Lurgey, Alice Reed, Frank Slagle, Miss Eva Blair, Frank Carnelison, RF Hedrick, Mrs J Baker, Mrs Emily Dodge, Walter Stebbins, Emme McGregor, Ralph Miller and wife, and Geo E Clarke among others visiting or traveling through.
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