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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
6
Farmers compare cow and sheep profitability under busy seasons. A North American farmer details costs for thirty cows and fifty ewes, noting hay, pasture, and labor figures. Sheep can rival cows in profits when labor and feed constraints are balanced, with wool and lamb sales offering potential gains alongside cow milk revenue.
The piece explains that brooding hundreds of chicks requires constant attention. A hen can raise a few with no supervision, but many chicks demand constant care. Capons may help if confined with the chicks, though not all capons will cooperate.
Animal manures are best used when applied to soil as fast as collected. Do not overbuy land or incur taxes on unproductive holdings. Maintain tools well and provide ample daylight for houseplants. Favor animals with strong pedigrees. ensure generous feeding to maintain stock heat. Feed quality affects costs. reduce food only as animals stay in good condition. Bran can aid livestock in cold weather when combined with other grains.
In Pottdwattie county Iowa the town of Taylor's Station migrated to the Turner farm land with a post office store and blacksmith. Veterans preference in appointive offices is under court review as the Iowa G A I faces a Supreme Court appeal from Marshalltown. In a Des Moines society note a wedding bid to groom Ryan Graham ends with a broken engagement after a Christmas proposal.
Plunger resident Captain Charles R. Hichards dies in State Center. Multiple incidents across Polk County and Des Moines include intoxicated individuals sent to reformatories, a juvenile law critique, farm deaths near Polk City, Dubuque accident risks, and numerous local fires, accidents, and legal actions.
A stranger attached a bomb to the fence at the base of the Frederick the Great statue at the War College grounds in Washington. The right hand bag exploded but caused no damage to the shaft though nearby windows shattered. Secret Service and police seek the assailant as the German embassy and State Department confirm the incident. The unveiling in November drew President and officers with a Congress appropriation of $10,000 for pedestal and unveiling costs.
Two hundred Russian reservists marching to the front of war are killed and hundreds wounded in a clash with Smolensk garrison. Riots erupt as townspeople resist plunder. the colonel and five officers commit suicide. battle lasts hours before the train resumes toward the far East.
A garbled 19th century column cites Premier Balfour as a lender and busy man while Admiral Alexie may be appointed Governor of Moscow. It mentions Tarner Zangwill’s colonization plan for Jews in South Africa and an international fund for Prof. Vinson’s work, plus references to Louis de Moulin and Alfred De Trothat.
Congress faces a major question on regulating large corporations for public protection without harming capital or states' rights. Commissioner James R. Garfield proposes a national license for all interstate firms, with strict corporate governance and reporting, to curb lax incorporation and enable accountability. The second part highlights Wiley's poison squad experiments, Senate youth trends, Canadian moves on Northwest Territories, naval estimates, and President Roosevelt’s White House dinner.
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