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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1907
Page
4
Publication details for the county newspaper appear with payment terms and delivery note. Remittances may be sent by draft, express, or registered letter. Subscriptions offered at six months or one year with rates and address to George S. Bowers.
A group of Chicago business men and others visited Panama and returned confident the canal will be finished in eight years. The issue also includes the concluding article of the tariff series, praised for its practical farm and Republican viewpoints.
The proposal would force a candidate who fails to secure 35 percent of party votes in the primary to seek nomination at a convention. Judges would not be chosen in the primary, but other officers up to US senators must face the voters. Lawson attacks Wall Street panic as engineered to push stock prices, noting dividends and a Sioux county farm as example of pure, sizable returns.
Verses reflect on Britain's Boer War cost of 700 million and thousands of lives. They claim Botha achieved Boer political supremacy in South Africa and forecast a future magnificent republic rising in the region.
The article notes Secretary Cortelyou proposes purchasing twenty five million dollars in U S bonds maturing in July, citing money scarcity and ample treasury reserves. It criticizes tariff duties and internal revenue taxes as factors affecting the money market and mentions a billion dollars in the treasury with much held as security for paper money.
A sharp, unnamed commentator blasts Wall Street practices and railroad presidents. The piece accuses leaders of watering stock to lift themselves and alleges a vast theft in the Aiton deal, urging prosecution and strict enforcement of law.
The series argues that domestic farm machinery sells cheaper abroad, noting a 20 percent ad valorem duty on farm machinery and its effect on home markets. It cites English prices for self binders as an example of cheaper foreign competition impacting American manufacturers.
A farmer writer argues tariffs raise costs for American producers while Canada offers cheaper grain production conditions. He contends duties on cereals are largely ineffective and urges genuine reform including rate reductions and free-list expansion. The piece links tariff policy to overall economic health, urging prudent change and political accountability.
The piece wittily compares gardening and housecleaning to spring fever affecting men and women. It jokes about women in odd hats, home chores, and the peril of fashionable dress, noting gardens, stocks, and Wall Street as seasonal distractions. It ends with a jab at Japanese-inspired styles.
The river ice broke Saturday night signaling spring with cold days and light snow flurries. Farmers prepare work and seedings expected within a week as conditions improve.
The program lists participants and acts for the Friday evening event. Singing Society is noted with question Kox-Mies Edna Ogg. Oration by J C Kuyper and music by Misa Josephine Muilenburg. Debates cover business education and adjournment of business.
Real estate transfers recorded include Rounds HE to Bit De Joug pt nw 21-s7 ér and MakSJ to A Road nw ne 3-97-48. Additional entries show Mingus 7] Wio AW Wright pt ow 24 qh FG5p.
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