07 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
1
Notice states the partnership DeMote Brosway in Hull on the 6th day of January dissolved by mutual consent Ed Dedtots retiring. Inquiries about assets and liabilities to be settled by the remaining partner DeMots. Follow up action to settle estate and available assets at Hull.
News arrived that Kennex Lance, about 20, was killed at Rudyard Michigan when a baler in a briery yard operated by his father exploded. Lance had served with an Americal volunteer company in the war and lived in this city for years. His parents, Mr and Mrs J. 7. 20 Bre Sheldon, left for Hardoold residents. The Plymouth County Fair plans and related notices follow in community reports.
Premiums in all departments surpass any county fair in the state. Attractions include diving horses Powder Face Cupid and a diving man on bicycle from forty feet. American flyers harnessed together and roiles without drivers amaze all. Speed and bicycle races barn concerts and fine stock exhibits planned. Admission 25 cents. no gambling or liquor. For premium lists contact John R B Shaffer Secretary LeMare Iowa.
The past week was warmer with cooler nights and four or five clear days aiding Geldy work and crop advancement. Rainfall varied by county with heavy rains on the 26th in some areas while much of the state saw little rainfall and wet weather limited field work. Southern regions benefited from timely showers and gate growth improved. spring wheat and rye are doing well. Emergence and cultivation progress in corn and cowpeas is noted, with many corn fields at different growth stages and the overall crop outlook somewhat improved.
Howard Hooke of the Financier Company reports unparalleled prosperity after travels through New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Minnesota Kansas and Missouri visiting banks and financial houses. He asserts money is cheap and endorses Protection over Free Trade highlighting the Dingin Law as the cause and predicting continued tariff support in the South and beyond.
A fragmentary editorial argues that wealth creation in the United States expands for both rich and poor through new enterprises. It notes capital’s eagerness to finance ventures and individuals joining industry, while acknowledging worker anxieties about wealth growth and opportunity seen across industrial and commercial sectors.
The Illinois Central promotes rail travel to Indianapolis Indiana for the Tiennial Convention International Epworth League set for July 20 to 23. It offers round trip tickets from Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota at one fare plus two dollars, limited to travel by July 24 with extensions possible to August 1 for a small deposit and fee.
A damaged note invites sending postage stamps to George H. Stafford at the General Passenger Agent Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Chicago or Milwaukee building for a puzzle map of world ocean routes between the United States and its possessions in the West Indies and beyond. The writer urges timely use of the map when properly prepared and delivered.
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