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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
7
Humboldt Humboldt county residents report social events church notices and school news. Prominent items include entertainment at the Unity Church conversion program readings and a May 15 church event. Local officials discuss fish commission candidates and public letters. Fishing reports from Lake Nokomis and the two rivers promise ongoing season sports and fishing notes.
The Humboldt county notes show a church program with sermons on Sunday and youth topics, while the county primary slate features Oscar Ty Gullixson with no opposition for clerk and John Cunningham unopposed for first-term auditor. The only contested office is the recorder, with Wilk, West, and Micknelson as likely candidates, and Dr. J Newton Hathaway promotes an electric belt offer to patients in Sioux City Iowa.
An out of work Irishman aboard a vessel asks the captain for work. The captain proposes finding three ends to a rope. The man splits the rope into ends, pranks that there are ends, and finally drops both ends, claiming another end exists. He is immediately engaged.
A garbled excerpt from a Chicago Herald item hints at a school term, a disciplined pupil, and a rarebit mention. Ambiguous dialogue describes a mentor’s reaction to a student’s behavior, paired with a puzzling “seas trick” line and a nightmare reference.
A fragment recalls a church lesson where the vicar urges the top class to sign, hoping each boy returns with clearer hearing. The response from the group is humorously captured as the universal wish to have the same clarity.
A long report from Humboldt High School covers new staff, student achievements, and events. Highlights include a visit from the new assistant principal, musical and dramatic activities, athletic successes, and plans for next year. College notes mention lectures, visits, and class work, with various faculty and student activities noted alongside local business notices and agricultural endorsements.
Farmer testimonial from May 10 1900 praises the U S Separator after five months of use. He reports no trouble, eight well fed calves, no cream on milk, and skimmed hundred pounds of milk with minimal waste. Also notes buying ten extra feeds for calves.
Wilcox man shot and killed by his son Henry in a field near Larke City. The elder, noted as abusive when drinking, pursued with a knife before Henry fired twice, the second shot destroying the eye and causing instant death. Sidney Wilcox and neighbors recount a brutal domestic conflict with a fatal outcome.
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