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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1894
Page
4
A newspaper in Hull Iowa denounces attempts to smear county Republican candidates before the election. It condemns attacks by rival towns and urges voters to support honest candidates, noting Davidson forecast to win big and discussing county seat relocation tensions.
The Sioux County bond issue sparks bitter county wide war talk. Hawarden and Orange City press clash over funding a new court house while the INDEX defends impartiality and urges a decisive vote for bonds. Supporters warn delays could worsen divisions and cost more later.
The text describes Mr. Palmer, a former demo-pop candidate, switching from Republican to Democrat, winning the county attorney nomination, and facing strong denunciations from the Republican party. It notes his past defeat, his alignment with the populist party, and criticism from Democrat and Republican figures in Sioux County.
The countywide bond issue is urged to preserve the county seat and avoid warlike relocations. Citizens recall veterans and old ties while Hawarden and Sioux Center factions clash over the bonds. Local notices advertise well digging and repair services as part of the community page.
Money offered for loans on solid security in varying amounts by N G Coad. Reader may apply for financing with dependable terms and prompt decisions.
Hundreds of Northern families are being guided to the South via Central Southern Home-Seekers Excursions. Lines from Sioux City Sioux Falls Onawa and other points offer one fare round trips to Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana excluding New Orleans and Memphis. Travel in late year dates with thirty day returns and stopovers south of the Ohio River. Contact Manchester Illinois for a free Southern Homeseekers Guide.
The route offers a premier connection to points south east and east with links at Mason City to Minneapolis and St. Paul and the northwest, enabling transfers to Peoria St. Louis and Kansas City for further connections to eastern and southern destinations.
The Passenger Department of the Illinois Central Railroad announces a new 70 page pamphlet titled Southern Home Seekers Guide for 1894. It contains letters from Northern farmers now in the South and promotes relocation to lines served by the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroads with refrigerator cars for fruit and farm products. Free copies are available from J. F. Merry in Manchester, Iowa.
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