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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
2
A list of candidates announces bids for county offices including recorder Arlandy Lowa and county attorney contenders N. J. Leg and Gyo. W. Adams. The piece also comments on Iowa political factions, the Cummins candidacy, and criticisms of party machines amid a 10 percent state tax levy reduction under a Republican administration.
The piece surveys rival factions at a republican state convention and caucuses accusing impropriety, notes China’s ongoing peril and the Taiping army near Pekin, reports on new five dollar silver certificates, and argues local editors should stay neutral to shield themselves from blame.
The note promotes Colorado scenery via Denver and Rio Grande pamphlets and urges readers to obtain information from S K Hooper. It also advertises land sales in Red River Valley across Minnesota and North Dakota, offering homesteads and cash rights, with travel tickets and sample grains referenced.
Neighborhood notes from Four Mile Lake include George Osborne drilling a well on Bullis and Lough, threshing near Miles, schoolhouse questions, and several visits. A 14 year old Miss Alice Clark dies near Fairview, and Gustave Pietz dies at Emmet township. Detected fare notice for St Paul Minnesota State fair travel.
The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway promotes health and prosperity in its towns. It notes new lines and towns like Worthington Wilmont Lismore Kenneth and Rake in Winnebago county Iowa. It urges settlers and workers to move to Fairbault Freeborn Steele and nearby dairy-rich areas to build new enterprises.
In Cammack Indiana Marion Stuart of Muncie praises Dr King’s New Discovery for Mia Rena J. Stout who lost weight to 9 pounds before gaining 37 pounds and recovering from consumption. The ad claims thousands cured and offers trial bottles for 60 cents. It also notes half-rate train fares by Minneapolis & St. Louis R R to Wa conia and Lake Minetonka for a fishing trip with hotel and amusements. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised as appetite booster and strength tonic.
The Estherville Independent School District offers the Wecker school house for sale to the highest bidder sealed bids due by September 4. Proceeds fund a new building. In addition, the M. J. Groves residence near the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot will be auctioned Monday August 30 at 2:00 p.m. in Estherville with terms to be announced.
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