This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
29
Hurd, Editor and Proprietor entered weekly at the post office in Rock Valley Iowa a second class nail matter Terms of Subscription One year if paid end F200 One year if paid in advance Rates for display advertising will be made known upon application.
Local advertising rates noted for first and subsequent insertions. Observations spill into county accounts in Iowa, party politics, and school reports. Mentions Osceola county advertisers, Sioux County teachers, Granville and Granville towns, and county poor house demographics needing state action.
In a midwinter midnight catastrophe, a fierce storm devastates a densely populated black city area. The blast brings terror and shock as historic weather records are broken with fifty deaths and one million dollars in property lost.
Local papers discuss Congressman Geo D. Perkins seeking reelection amid Republican rivalry in the Eleventh District. The Hartley Journal and Boyden Reporter favor Perkins, while Sioux County leaders consider G W Pitts as a potential successor, with expectations of strong home county support if he runs.
The Chicago and Northwestern mortgage, the largest yet received at the courthouse, covers bonds totaling 105 million dollars. Issued by the railroad company with Jaln A. Stewart as trustee, it secures the bonds for ninety years and is payable in gold. Recording fees are estimated at 25 to 30 dollars per county.
The C M and St Paul Railway offers round trip tickets from Rock Valley to Mardi Gras events in New Orleans and Mobile on February 22 1808 at 37.76 with sales from February 14 to 20. Return limit February 10.
The offer invites subscriptions for several named papers including the Sioux City Journal Cincinnati Inquirer Town State Register New York weekly Tribune Toledo weekly Blade Chicago weekly Inter Ocean Sioux City weekly Tribune Detroit Free Press Northwestern Catholic Wallace's Partner Northwestern Agriculturist Womankind Farm News St Louis Republic Cosmopolitan Homestead Poultry Farmer Youth's Companion Ladies' Home Journal and more. The ad states prices apply to both papers and presents a wide selection for readers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.