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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
4
The Sioux City Journal notes a hypothetical payment of a 229 million dollar fine in one dollar bills. If paid for ten hours daily, at one bill per second, it would take about 6 years to complete, illustrating the vast amount.
The piece cites 1809 10 senate records noting 34 members consumed $327 in syrup at roughly $10 per person, while the era’s per capita spending was high. It remarks the beverage called switch ed and questions whether large appropriations forced senators to swallow excess costs.
The Knoxville Journal questions why Congress members hide in the woods and warns that bold fundraisers on Wall Street may force them to face the people. It says only those who fight the people's battles will win re election, or be replaced by effective challengers.
Rumors say eastern trusts including railroads and textile groups are raising a large fund in Wall Street to back Roosevelt or any candidate he endorses. The piece argues only Redscraft-shere can unite the Republican vote nationwide and insists Roosevelt has a duty to lead.
The Sioux City Journal argues it was the governor who kept the legislature in line to enact reform like a 2-cent fare bill and a primary bill. It questions who deserves the credit for responding to the people, insisting the governor upheld the will of the voters.
The Sioux City Journal argues governors and allies should accept that a senator represents the state, not district wishes. It urges primaries to align with statewide will and insists the legislature should heed the state vote over district sentiment.
Fragmentary notes propose a constitution amendment to shift senatorial selection to the people via a popular vote, replacing a prior assembly process. The text suggests caution about ensuring alignment with public will and avoiding clashes with the governor’s or assembly’s traditional roles.
The Monticello Express and Des Moines Register outline a clash over how a primary should be treated as a legitimate collective choice. The argument asserts that if the people vote on a senator, legislators must heed that decision as much as a party caucus ruling.
Lyons Sun argues state leaders fault postal spending with high upkeep. The Blair post office costs about 4700 dollars yearly for heat janitor service and repairs while receipts fall short.
Numerous brief visits and travels cited across Orange City Sheldon Hull and Sioux Center. Families and residents including the Schultzes Hulbregise Lammers Vandenberg and others are mentioned visiting relatives in the region and at Hull and Rock Valley with exchanges of news and health updates. The notice promotes local real estate connections and a Dakota farm listing service by N Sawyer of the Index office.
Miss Mary Brouwer left Wednesday morning for Ackiey to visit relatives there.
A 20 year medical practice touts Zoa-Phora as effective for women’s diseases and genital disorders. It claims widespread demand, home treatment, and provides a medical booklet with each bottle. The ad invites inquiries to the Zoa-Phora Company in Salemacod Michigan.
Threshing remains busy with shock threshing in progress. A local printer chides outside solicitors and mail order rivals. Herman Follrich injures his eye while working on an engine and seeks medical help in Sheldon. John Sullivan and Robert Gibson finish stacking first in the area. John Fie is credited with the first threshing, while Le nsink brings in the first oats and Teunig Bransting the first barley crop on Tuesday with 40 cents per bushel, grain testing 43 pounds per bushel.
The Register and Farmer of Des Moines Iowa declares a new weekly market report to start September 1 1007 with a Chicago market rep to provide a ration and forecast. The paper serves 40000 Iowa farmers and aims to add 25000 subscribers this fall through the feature.
Superintendent Countryman, in Des Moines, endorses the new teacher certificate law. He advocates reform with multiple committees reviewing papers and insists on fair treatment, better-prepared teachers, and not repealing the law despite hardships.
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