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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
5
Humboldt county reports 1920 road expenditures totaling 76 842.44 with 72 658.58 from the primary road fund and 3 084.85 from the county road fund. Construction 365 265.01 and maintenance 10 380.42. 1921 balance 62 539.16.
A fragmentary reprint from J. B. Cole in The Wake of the News Columns of the Chicago Tribune recalls an earlier era of freedom seeking joy and happiness. The text laments overreach by a local league that confiscates cigarettes, and a sense that virtue claims overridden liberty.
Word reached Monday that Charlson and Holt clothing store in Goldfield was entered by at least three men who sawed a back panel and lifted a door bolt to steal merchandise. They fled by front door to an awaiting car, leaving behind evidence. One man reportedly arrested in a later update.
Operations started at the United States mint in Philadelphia to renew silver dollar coinage for rapid circulation. Some 350,000,000 dollars are to be produced as quickly as possible, marking the first output since 1905.
A Walt Mason poem laments the burden of income tax with grit and wit. The speaker notes a forced smile under strain, as Uncle Samuel’s levy gnaws at workers. Despite jokes about cheer and misfortune, the tax remains heavy and sincere.
Alvin A Birger secretary of the Webster City Chamber reports R W Frank accepts invitation to hold his Aberdeen Angus sale at the pavillion on the fair ground. Frank, a leading breeder, will ship cattle by May 1 and hold the sale June 1, bringing top cattle from across the United States to Webster City. The event promises to be a major stock sale of the season.
A letter to the editor from W L L Tupper, Superintendent of Schools, invites questions about the manual training department. It states inquiries are welcome at the schoolhouse and notes the Board of Education meets the first Monday night each month, with the next session on Monday March 7 at eight o'clock in the First National Bank.
Robbers entered Tuesday night at Bode, plundering Swiss watches, candy, cigars, and other trinkets. They then moved to Hanson Bros hardware, taking $10 from a cash drawer after cutting a hole in a back door panel and loosening the bolt. They exited through another back door, as reported by the Bado Bugle.
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