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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
2
Jane W. Waite declares self as candidate for County Recorder subject to approval by the Republican County Convention.
Delegate convention of the republicans of Iowa to be held in Des Moines on Wednesday August 1, 1900 at 11 o clock a m for the purpose of placing in nomination a candidate for Secretary of State and other offices. Weaver is chairman.
A Republican delegate convention for Sioux County is set for Tuesday July 17 at 1 30 pm in Boyden to choose 18 delegates for the congressional convention at Storm Lake July 25 1900 and 13 delegates for the state convention in Des Moines August 1 1900 Precincts receive representation by one delegate per 25 votes or major fraction for Leslie M Shaw in 1899 Committee members to be chosen at township caucuses County committee meets at 11 am at the hotel for other business Meyer is named Chairman G L Van P sx Secretary
The Republican delegate convention for Iowa's Eleventh District will meet July 25 1900 at 11 am in Storm Lake to nominate a candidate for congress The representation basis awards one delegate per county plus one extra per 200 votes cast for Gov Leslie M Shaw in the last general election Counties listed include Buena Vista Plymouth Cherokee Sac Sioux Woodbury and others totaling 187 delegates The article includes misprinted names and figures such as OBrien and Oacools.
The Hospers Banner plans to discontinue the paper with Inst iséua, amid moving to new offices in Boyden next week. Fred Wagner mails a private letter from the Philippines for publication. A Tuesday wind storm damaged Orange City area homes and a child was injured in J Oldencamp’s house collapse. John Cronin buys the Hospers creamery. C W Harmon rises to Colonel after serving in the Philippines. Local Republican caucuses set for mid July with delegates to county, congressional and state conventions.
A dog catcher in Sioux City Iowa sold 301 dogs taken up to the Todiang who live near the city. Indians use them for soup stock and praise their quality. A Fort Madison reader earned 164 dollars 64 cents from 60 Bul Cochin hens kept in 1809 plus 21 dollars 88 cents from eggs and 132 dollars 81 cents from dressed poultry. A strong record.
An article notes California tule lands yield the world’s best asparagus now shipped in large quantities to London and Europe. It mentions canning becoming a major industry and cites a doctor’s view on water purity for cattle, linking it to tuberculosis research.
The article notes market buyers pay top prices for better bred range cattle, arguing that Midwestern farmers learn to improve beef quality. It condemns the crow for eggs predation, urging vigilance and stating shoot him on sight as a remedy.
In Florida a crop of early potatoes can be harvested in May and planted with tobacco by August. A third crop including eggplants or tomatoes can be set out by December. Fertilizer costs run about 30 dollars per acre for the three crops, with potential returns of 150 to 250 dollars per acre if successful.
A dated fragment urges farmers to pay debts during hard times, warning that prosperity fades and those most in debt suffer most when trouble returns. The text reflects moralizing attitudes from a period voice urging thrift and caution.
The winter wheat crop across Missouri and Kansas is in good condition. Across the corn belt corn is up 15 percent and hogs are 80 percent higher than a year ago, signaling improved agricultural output.
A historical comment notes that ten cent cotton in the south signals prosperity, matched by 33 cent corn and five dollar hogs in the corn belt, highlighting regional agricultural price signals of the era.
It is a fact not generally known that 60 per cent of all the breadstuffs produced in the world are grown under irrigation. The text notes delicious garden vegetables and beans, plus a calf from scrub dam and pedigreed sire being worth more. It also discusses England barring cattle and sheep imports from South America due to foot and mouth disease, likely causing higher US meat prices.
A National Beekeepers association bulletin by E Secor discusses bees and horticulture. It explains mutual relations between beekeepers and fruit growers and shows how fruit yields depend on bee fertilization of orchard fruits.
The text traces the evolving ideas on silos from underground cement pits to above ground masonry and wooden bins, then to stave and hoop designs like water tanks. It asserts that silage success rests solely on excluding air, making construction method secondary to airtight preservation.
An array of rural observations covers farm tools, cattle purchases, and crop practices. It mentions Iowa paying $1000 for a Polled Angus cow at Ames Agricultural College, crop care like shading roses and curing clover, and the value of properly treated seed and weed control. It notes Florida orange blossoms shipped for weddings and critiques of celery grown with sewage. It also discusses stock breeding selection, fence types, dandelion control, and eastern coast cereal markets, alongside a note on wedding gift announcements in local papers.
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