City water in Superior judged purer than wells
Ames Iowa June 24 1905 Prof L H Pammel of Iowa State College reports city water in Algona area shows unusual purity with no coli or lactose agar colonies. Several private wells show contamination with organisms and acid producing species, indicating surface contamination and need for regular pumping. City water preferred over wells for safety.
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Algona
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
M. Starr
Gronwall
C. c
O. B. Kuhn
Paammel
Pammel
Algona Well Water Purity Question May Be Referred
A statement notes that even if examined wells show impure water it does not rule out pure sources. It urges testing by an expert, city physician, or health board representative, highlighting the courthouse well as widely used and reputed pure.
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Court House
Board of Health
Farm Machinery for Sale Near Algon Four
Second hand Milwaukee harvester and Milwaukee mower plus Deere horse rake for gale at gale gt farm of D. D. Clap Saddle five miles northeast from Algon four.
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Milwaukee Harvester
Milwaukee Mower
Gale Gt Farm
D. D
Algon4
County fair question urged after buffalo issue
A local columnist urges unity to advance the county fair project. The piece credits Mr. Boyle for noble work and notes new officers and directors plan to push the building effort. Algona has spent about $1,000 and plans to raise another thousand, with outside papers urged to join and help settle the matter.
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Algona
Buffalo
Boyle
County Books Balance Near Forty Three Thousand Dollars
A county auditing committee completes its review today with the June balance around 43 000 dollars, up from 32 000 at year’s start. Treasurer Randall expects a roughly 20 000 dollar drop this year due to repaid overdrafts and higher assessment costs while Kon sut h remains financially solid without tax increases. The board plans to act on the committee’s findings tomorrow.
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Randall
Konsuth
Cotton Maple Scale Report In Local Maples
The Cotton Maple scale appears in many soft maple groves in this county with white cottony masses on leaf-branch intersections. A local observer noted snowstorm-like damage on some trees. Specimens were sent to Ames for identification and control guidance. Don Almo is noted as a leading five-cent cigar, with Holtzbauer & Co maintaining the brand’s reputation.
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Ames
Holtzbauer & Co. Ig
Red Men Rustle Ginsing in Algona Visit
In Lansing area a Winnebago band led by Jim Brown, a Sioux, returned from Nebraska after two weeks. They profit from gathering ginseng and white seal, earning high wages per pound. Some wear white attire and liquor sales to Indians remain prohibited. Jim Brown claims two sons ages 15 and 11 at Tomah schools. several other sons drift into questionable habits.
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Jd. T. Chrischilles
Lansing
Algona
Buck
Jim Brown
Nebraska
Red Man
China
United States
Jim
Tomah
Resigning Pastor Leaves Algona Bancroft Swedish Lutheran Churches
Rev B N Glim resigns from his Algona and Bancroft Swedish Lutheran pastorates to take a call in Council Bluffs. He will move with his family around the 25th, receive a 2200 raise to 3800 plus parsonage at the Bluff. The two year tenure doubled Algona membership from 60 to 102 and brought church improvements. Parishioners regret his departure.
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B.N. Glim
Algona
Bancroft
Council Bluffs
Notice To Our Weeds In East Half Halon Township
Notice is hereby given that all weeds and grasses growing along roads in the east half of Halon Township should be mowed by the landowners. If not done, the township will mow and tax the adjacent land owners. A. E. Vincent, Road Supervisor.
Ditching of the Biggest Gun at Sandy Hook Reveals Vast Coast Defense Piece
A 126 ton 494 foot long MW inch breech gun built at Watervliet Arsenal was abandoned at Sandy Hook proving grounds after discharging only about a dozen times. It could fire a 2,370 pound armor piercing projectile to 21 miles with proper elevation, but its cost and handling needs doomed further use. The army planned forty such guns with New York and other cities as targets, requiring costly transport, rail and pier upgrades.
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Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Sandy Hook
City Hall Park
United States Treasury
Proving Grounds
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Hampton Roads
Watervliet Arsenal
Troy
Butter shipment from Wesley firms to Santa Ana
Wester Bros. loaded a car with butter from their creameries at Bobart Sexton and Wesley and shipped it to Santa Ana California on Sunday. The shipment totaled 323 tubs about 20 150 pounds and paid patrons $3 627 in two weeks.
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Wesley Record
Wester
Wester Bros
Bobart
Sexton
Wesley
Santa Ana
Cal
Waster Bros
Bancroft creamery tests and local concerns prompt action
Bancroft patrons ship cream to Mason City with mixed test results, Bancroft creamery praised for management while one patron notes a lower Mason City test. Community urges unity to improve the northern facility. Inquiries invite purchase of household furniture at half price and a Carrara paint closeout.
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Bancroft Register
Mason City
Bancroft Creamery
Bancroft Co-Operative Creamery
Bes Institution
North End
Death of H. J. Resseguie at 53 in Algona
News of the death of H. J. Resseguie reached Algona neighbors on Sunday morning. He died at his son Bert Resseguie’s home in Bancroft after a long illness, at six o'clock. He was born April 23, 1862 in Montrose Dane County Wisconsin and married Sarah Clarke on September 14, 1876. He leaves a wife and one son Bert of Bancroft. other relatives spoke of his skill as a blacksmith and his enterprising, contented life in Algona before his passing.
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H. J. Resseguile
Bertin Bancroft
Algons
Mr. Resseguie
Bert Resse
M. I
Wm. Whitfield
Ruthven
Resseguie
Montrose
Dane County
Wis
Sarah FE. Clarke
Monroe
Algona
Ressegale
Bert Resseguis
Bancroft
Llfe
Inaugurating Drain Three Promised at Meeting
The board may authorize drain No 3 at tomorrow's meeting after petitioners posted a 5000 bond to cover preliminary costs and plan to file another bond for damages once work is approved. A court ruling now requires damages to be paid before construction starts.
Boys Play Mean Trick At Cowan Factory Feather Hoax
Courier reports Cowan cigar factory workers tricked Ben with a five inch feather claim. A brother in Cape Town sent the feather promising x ray like bone visibility through the shaft. Ben touts the feather as a miracle locating slivers and pencil lead, with others testifying to its curious value.
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Cowan
Ben
South Africa
Theas
Tel
C. M. Eckals
Cowan Cigar Factory
Hia
Cape Own
Telephone Numbers Change In Algona Directory Update
Algona residents are advised to test updated telephone numbers after a change by the local exchange. The notice lists new lines for Town Central Depot ART 2 Moore Bros Elevator N W Feelight Office WN W Depot 6TL2 U 8 Exprege Offices and Peace Patrons are urged to cut out this page and verify numbers against the directory.
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Algona Telephone Exchange
Town Central Depot
Moore Bros. Elevator
N. W. Feelight
Dakota murder mystery tied to a North Dakota feud
Harry Dalziel returned from Nashua to Glenburn after his brother Linn Dalziel was killed near there. Neighbors say Kersey Gowen confessed to the shooting claiming self defense, but later rumors and a preliminary hearing raised questions about Gowen’s story and motives including a feud over Dalziel's engagement to Cecelia Briggs.
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Harry Dalziel
Nashua
Towa
Linn C. Dalziel
Glenburn
North Dakota
Mr. Dalziel
Minot
Kersey E. Gowen
Gowen
Dalziel
Glenburn School
Misa Cecelia Briggs
Miss Briggs
Harry
Linn
Gowan
Hingback
Mra
Gov En
A . Pag
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A. E. Vincent
EL. A. Sawoyel
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