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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
2
Local train schedules for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul route are listed with times and probable stops. Details include departure and arrival times for key stations and service intervals.
Algona Iowa timetable for Iowa Central Railway lists arrivals and departures with mixed freight and local services. It notes connections at Hampton and routes to Twin Cities, St Louis, Peoria, Denver, Colorado Springs, Los Angeles and various regional excursions. Special round trip rates and seasonal Homeseekers and Elk meeting promotions are described with sale dates and limits. Numerous typographical errors and garbled words present but key destinations and rate policies are stated.
Howard Gibson returns to Vermont to work in a meat market. Miss Alta Lewis visits Algona while Miss Lettie Brace attends Upper Iowa University ties. News covers crop prospects, county primaries, births, academia, legal matters, and local travel notes across Cresco and surrounding towns.
County papers report treks through Armstrong by F Crose seeking sheriff nomination in Kossuth. Bancroft Register notes Brayton couple back near Green home. Mrs Brayton health poor. Titonka-Township bank elects officers including Soper Schneider Armatrong. Burt Monitor: Peters family to Boston for AMA meeting two weeks. Davison and Sherwood plan three month California visit with Piercy reunion in Kearney and Salt Lake City. Guy Steator promoted at Baird Norton. to move to Winona. Cook Wanted before June 15 at Hotel Britt.
Railroad extension into the heart of South Dakota brings excellent business opportunities. For full particulars address Thomas A. Way, Townsite Agent, Watertown, South Dakota.
The Iowa Central lists saleable round trip fares to St Paul Minneapolis 8 10 Duluth 12 10 Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo 22 85 Salt Lake City Ogden 55 95 San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego 103 55 Portland Tacoma Seattle Puget Sound 64 80 Tickets on sale daily valid to October 31 with return liberal stopovers and route flexibility. Special G A R Encampment rate to St Paul August 18 31 with extension option to September 30 for a small fee.
Sealed proposals for remodeling Bryant School Building in Algona are invited. Work includes rearranging assembly room and finishing additional classrooms. Proposals due July 2, 1906 at County Savings Bank. Specifications available there. Bid to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder July 2, 1904 at 4 o clock p.m. Bond for performance required. The school board reserves right to reject any or all bids.
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