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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1906
Page
5
Des Moines reports the Senate passes a pure food bill with unanimous support, while other measures face doubt. Major issues include the Crossley primary bill, redistricting plans, and campaign activity in the Eleventh district. Governor Cummins tours and mass meetings forecast a heated campaign statewide with Perkins favored in LeMars.
The state senate approved the pure food bill by unanimous vote. The house is believed to back the measure. The house rejected the woman suffrage amendment. Gov. Cummins hints at seeking another term, potentially extending his time in office. A historical letter from former Gov. Larrrabee to Perkins is highlighted as part of the campaign context.
A Lincoln day service at Congregational church drew a full house with G A R delegates. Prof. Benjamin led a pipe organ medley of national and war songs while Rev Holmes preached a Lincoln eulogy, critiqued the Senate, urged clean candidates, and warned that home merchants lose to mail order houses, concentrating wealth in big cities.
Harry Tremain and C. C. Samson acquire the Willard hotel from Minnesota land deal worth 175000 dollars. Melzar Baggard aided earlier stages. Tremain will assume ownership and possession next week, bringing his noted hotel management experience to the property near the state capitol.
Emmetsburg man J G McNamara sues Val Blatz Brewing of Milwaukee for about $400,000. Lawyer Geo E Clarke of Algona filed the suit seeking recovery of money paid for beer shipped to Emmetsburg. Clarke says Iowa law treats such payments as a repayable loan on demand and notes Wisconsin law had not governed these deals.
Burt Monitor reports Mrs. Stow denies an Algona Courier notice that N A Pine, brother of Grandma Stow, married in California. Pine remains in California until fall and then will return to Burt.
The annual bean supper and Washington's birthday program will be held at the Armory on Thursday February 22. Supper starts 6 30 with doors opening 5 15. The program includes an invocation by Rev O H Holmes talks by Rev D K Miller P T Vaughan A Hutchison W C Dawson and E V Snelling recitation by Miss Ethel Leird a song by Miss Peerl Peck and songs A Thousand Years by all soldiers Marching Through Georgia and America sung by the audience.
A March 1 meeting date is set to discuss relieving teacher certificate shortages in Sherman township. The notice lists many signatories and calls for reports from school boards across Kossuth County. Separately, the Algona library reports a spring card catalogue project, funded from regular income, with donations funding books and furnishings for the new building.
A library report from Mire Boren, Librarian, explains heavy expenses in the past year and defends the board’s financial choices. The letter, dated February 12, 1998 from Algona Iowa, appears in the Des Moines Republican.
A Missouri subscriber writes Starr & Haggard with dues of 1650 for UDB M.A. through Jan 1 1907. He comments on weather and local boom in Missouri noting Gand doubling in value, asks not to be dropped from the list, and asks to be informed if delinquent. Also mentions Yanker Peanut Crisp at Taylor's.
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