10 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1911
Page
1
The Hull post office dispute closes with Hubbard naming VerSteeg as postmaster designate. The piece notes patron support for VerSteeg and criticizes the rejected Tam pittti candidate while urging ambition and hard work as keys to success. The editorial ends with a reflective call to prepare for 1913.
A reader sends 1.50 to renew the Hull Index and asks to change the paper’s address from 1731 Haight Street to 1628 Demandero Street. Alfred Murray is noted as contributing financially and requests sending the paper to Sheldon due to his current location and harvest work.
General notes report Orange City to host a postal savings bank after November 20 with Alton and other towns receiving notices for installations. Postmaster changes, local civic actions and varied community events appear from Algona to LeMars and beyond.
The piece defines ambition as the urge for wealth without work and for fame without merit. It contrasts hot ambition with vanity and the desire for public notice, noting how it drives men and aims for heavenly rewards without effort.
The notice states the Peters family moved from Agiton to Sheldon and that subscribers Mr. Heemakerk and J. Van Leenween mail to 241 Newlanatrast Den Haag Netherlands. HW Lirtzens renewed his subscription, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watson with Hittle ton visited relatives in Watann. Watson left the drug business to spend winter in California.
The elderty hall at Dew Moines will be remodeled into a city market house with the cost not to exceed £1,000. The State Historical Society will publish work next January. Governor Carrall named the Iowa delegation to the National Good Roads congress at Richmond November 20 to 23. Lafe Young heads the list. Northwestern Iowa delegates include N Balkema and G Rankin.
In a school spelling contest the seventh grade edged the fifth by one hundredth of a percent. Scores show seventh grade 15.95 percent, with other grades ranging from 93.6 to 98.94 percent. Named perfect spellers include Harriette Shimp and Gertrude Brouwer among others. An Idaho trip is noted for an area lumber yard manager.
Washington letter notes Senator Bourne pushes Republican National Committee to back direct presidential primaries. He argues nationwide primaries would save hundreds of millions and make nominees trusted by the electorate, with Oregon and four other states already adopting such laws. The piece also covers a local lecture at the Davidson Opera House where Denton C. Crowl delivered Sam Jones observations to a near-packed crowd.
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