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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
2
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Market report from Algona lists wheat at 1.05 to 1.07 per bushel, oats 0.45 to 0.47, barley 0.50 to 0.55, rye 0.60 to 0.60, flax 1.40 to 1.52, corn 0.52 to 0.55, timothy 2.50 per bale, wild baled hay 6.00 to 8.80, cattle and steer prices 0.41 to 0.60, cows and heifers 3.0 to 4.0, hogs 0.42 to 0.60, poultry hens 0.10, turkeys 0.14, eggs 0.16, butter 0.250, creamery 0.33.
Special low rate tickets are available on daily and personal tours in tourist sleeping cars through the coast via the Pacific lines. For full particulars contact S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago or the nearest ticket agent.
The Cow Culture Club formed in Des Moines aims to raise Iowa dairy cows to Holland levels. Henry Wallace presides, E R Shoemaker is secretary, and C F Curtiss treasurer. W W Marsh already pledges $1000 for prizes for farmers producing top butterfat. Iowa cows average 140 pounds butterfat yearly versus Holland 250. Officials from Ames College will handle inspections and records as the prize cow is exhibited at the state fair.
Items from Kossuth and adjoining counties show retirements and job changes in Iowa rail service. Frank Gough may quit wrestling after next winter to raise Poland China hogs on his farm. M Farrell of Livermore resigns after 40 years with Rock Island, seeking rest of life. Mrs John Schnider, Palo Alto’s oldest resident, died in Emmetsburg April 1 at 95. Cecil Darling, 11, injured by a dray near Livermore but recovering. John H Pickens, longtime Humboldt settler, died at Irvington April 7 aged 70, leaving daughters and sons, with funeral in Irvington and burial in Livermore.
Hobart reports E Wernert called to town by his mother's serious illness. Matt Dalziel rebuilt his barn after last winter’s destruction. Farmers face a late spring start with few in the fields before week’s end. George and Hans Bell sold well despite bad weather, shipping to Streator, North Dakota. Alice Britt, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs James Britt, faced possible appendicitis after a school incident.
The compulsory drag bill becomes law March 20. It requires trustees to drag main roads and rural routes, sets pay up to fifty cents per mile, and obliges city councils to drag into urban areas. Penalties include fines from 1 to 10 dollars for first offenses and higher fines thereafter. Township treasuries must contract for dragging at the April meeting, with preference to abutting landowners.
Constance Skinner argues the first performance of the three week Robert son plays is worthwhile. The opening show at the Art Institute drew a large appreciative audience and a packed Fullerton Hall, suggesting public appetite for quality drama over claptrap. Henry Hiller and William Favershal lead the cast as rival actor-managers, highlighted as possessing a natural instinct for stage craft despite critics.
Pure Monarch Paint uses superior materials to cover 25 percent more surface and lasts longer, reducing need for frequent recoat. It outperforms adulterated paint and traditional lead and oil mixtures in durability and economy.
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