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Newspaper
Kellogg Weekly Enterprise
Location
Kellogg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
8
A fragmented rewrite rails at Lincoln and Grant while blasting Roosevelt and third-term talk. It mocks political rivals, lauds Dunn’s strong candidacy, and hints at district Gossips and election maneuvers in the Sixth District with terse, era-specific opinions.
The Kellogg Enterprise marks its thirty-twond year since beginning April 30, 1880, recalling how much has changed in Jasper County. The piece thanks loyal Kellogg business friends, notes few original partners remain, and praises local press leadership and reader patronage as volume thirty-two begins.
The April 1880 first issue of THE ENTERPRISE presents a roster of businesses in town including Saum general merchandise, Lyday and Pringle general merchants, Burton market, several physicians such as J.R. Smith and Hackett, harness maker West, painter G. W. Brown, barber William Moore, blacksmiths James and Suiteas, packers, a bank Packard, Kellogg mills, and various carpenters, clerks, and tradesmen. City officials named include H. M. Ox as mayor, D. R. Reaguer treasurer, D. L. Lawson assessor, and J.D. Ian ber marshal, with several council members listed.
Republican candidates list includes Auditor H. Setayburn Newton and Treasurer J C Hurtleigh Newton with other offices in Newton Colfax Prairie City and Reeve Clerk Elmer Pickens Newton. Democratic slate lists Auditor L H Lyons Colfax Treasurer Ws Hayes Prairie City Clerk Frank Wilton Newton and other county posts with board members and terms beginning 1913 and 1914.
G W Hamilton of Kellogg Iowa offers good blue grass pasture suitable for 25 to 30 head of stock horses. Located about one mile west of Kellogg. For particulars, write G W Hamilton Kellogg Iowa or call phone 83.
The Jasper county socialists report a full candidate slate for the coming election. Nomination papers circulate and enough signatures secured to place names on the primary ballot, listing Auditor John P. Clarkson, Treasurer Albert Meadows, Controller John Farrell Seevers, Supervisors Wan Leonard Hax and Henry Bowans Monroe, Atty C. C. Briggs Prairie City, Coroner A. J. Wadell Newton, Sheriff J. W. Larimer Newton. Also notes funeral services for D. Motherly held Wednesday at 3 pm in the Christian church, with male quartet, Rev Leake delivering the sermon, flowers and condolences from many friends, interment at Newton Cemetery.
J B Harbeck of Standard Oil explains road treatment with crude oil mixed with dry materials and laid in five inch layers. He notes higher costs in poor soil, compares road spraying as a weed control, and mentions sprinkling frequency and oil car costs affecting Grinnell streets.
A Brisbane analysis argues metropolitan papers show readers who buy broad ranges of goods. Local publishers earn from both local and national ads, leveraging the wide consumer reach of city dwellers. The model, Bris bane says, could yield higher subscriber value and a thriving press.
Pursuant to call off the Democratic Committee a Burlington convention is set for May 16 1912 at 10 a m to elect four delegates and four alternates from each of eleven districts for the Baltimore national convention on June 25 1912. Representation is by county plus 200 vote increments from the 1910 governor race. county conventions will determine delegate selection method. Citizens who agree with democracy are invited to participate. Des Moines January 29 1915. F Dalton M F Rex Secretary Chairman.
The piece argues for Woodrow Wilson as the Democratic candidate, praising his intellect and executive record. It criticizes Champ Clark’s temperament and stance on reciprocity, warning against Republicanization of the party and urging Democrats to rally behind Wilson.
A New York Press account recounts a statue in Yarmouth Isle of Wight redesigned to resemble an English officer after an English warship captured a French sculpture meant for Louis XIV. Sir Richard Holmes later had the figure altered again, converting Kingly features to Saint John, preserving an unlikely clash of attire and purpose in the church alcove.
Harper's Weekly describes giraffes as using their long flexible necks like a flail to strike adversaries. The article notes they lack claws fangs or beaks and instead rely on their solid head and swinging neck to repel attackers in a surprising defense strategy.
A fragmentary article notes Hogarth's house at Chiswick preserved to honor the great painter. It mentions the mulberry tree shade for foundlings, Hogarth's marriage to a childless wife, his Leicester Fields home, and his tomb inscription by David Garrick. The piece also references a separate note on abandoned mines and a Washington Herald anecdote about a minister’s wife.
Avery pledges enacted into laws along with many reforms. The article reviews Wilson's governorship, noting Democratic platforms in New Jersey 1910 promised five radical reforms, including direct primaries, public utilities regulation, and anti corruption measures, with performances expanding beyond promises.
The passage critiques V. Reynolds, suggesting if nominated he will shirk public life for private life, asserting only a Democrat should contend for the next congress and noting political expectations in the district. It implies dissatisfaction with non Democratic candidates and questions the value of current representation.
A candidate for Jasper County Recorder announces plans to run, pending June primary votes. The message appeals to Republican voters to support the bid in Iowa, 1912, with emphasis on party decision at the primary.
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