Algona Iowa City Finance Report 1908 09 Disbursements
City of Algona Iowa reports receipts and disbursements for the year ending March 31 1909. Includes general fund items salary labor merchandise printing and labor for sidewalks roads and other facilities plus funds for library electric light sewer road and bond indebtedness with balances and outstanding warrants. City Clerk W Crowell certifies accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Iowa
Electnic Light Fund
W. Crowell
Onowell
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets End Constipation Trouble
Mrs Rosa Potts of Birmingham Alabama reports relief from years of pit iousness and constipation after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. She says the tablets relieve the uneasy feeling, strengthen digestion, purify the stomach liver and blood, helping the system to work naturally. Sold by B B Conner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mré
Rosa Potts
Birmingham
Als
Phege
B. B. Conner
No Legal Holiday Says Saloon Hours May 31
Iowa official opinion notes Memorial Day may be observed but is not a legal holiday under state law. Saloons need not stay closed May 31, and the conclusion may affect the following Mondays after Memorial Day and July 4. Nebraska precedent cited. Iowa statute treats May 30 as a legal holiday.
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Des Moines
Byers
Joseph KR. Frailey
Ft. Madison
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Iown
Fairfield School Board members convicted for injunction violation
Fairfield May 10 The Farmington school board members B F Ketchman George C Junking F F Barton Joseph Steinmeyer M L Barger and Fred Venkfall were convicted by Judge Richelberger on a bench warrant for paying or attempting to pay warrants totaling 11044 40 deemed gold and worthless by the Van Buren county district court and the Iowa supreme court They were bound over in 200 bonds each later reduced to 100 by Willian Walker prosecutor counsel The complaint against Henry Mulvihill was dismissed due to illness The ruling sparked joyful approval in Farmington.
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Fairfield
Farmington School Board
B. F. Ketchman
George C. Junking
F. Barton
Joseph Steinimeyer
M. L. Barger
Fred Venkfall
District Court of
van Buren County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Richelberger
Willian Walker
Keosauqua
Walker
Henry Mulvihill
Hichelberger
Farmington
Pardon urged for Glyndon after 31 years in Fort Madison
Des Moines May 7 The state board of parole voted unanimously to favor a pardon for William K Glyndon who has served thirty one years in Fort Madison state prison for a crime officials doubt he committed The recommendation goes to Governor Carroll aged 70 he has worn convict clothes since 1878 and has spent all his life in prison longer than any other man in the United States awaiting a possible release assist by a three man advisory tribunal backing the appeal
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Des Moines
State Board of Parole
William K. Glyndon
Fort Madison
Carroll
Glyndon
Fort Madison Penitentiary
United States
Iowa Board Elects Finance Committee for State Schools
The state board of education met at Towa City and elected a finance committee led by W. R. Boyd with D. A. Emery as secretary and Thomas Lambert as treasurer. The panel, effective July 1, will oversee the state university at Iowa City, the agricultural college at Ames, and the state normal at Cedar Falls, with executive powers under the board.
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Towa City
State Board of Education
W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
D. A. Emery
Ottumwa
Thomas Lambert
Sabula
Emery
Board of Nine
Blaie Capitol
State Board
State University
Iowa City
Agricultural College
Ames
State Normal
Cedar Falls
Iowa Railroad Valuation Study Underway May 5
Des Moines May 5 Secretary A H Davison of the executive council mails a circular to county auditors requesting a comparative statement of real and assessed land values within each county. The data will guide next summers railroad assessment adjustments. Past canvases boosted railroad valuations about 10 percent as farm lands were taxed at 80 percent of real value.
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Des Moines
A. H. Davison
Executive Council
Iowa
Cummins
Attempt to Extort $500 From South Center Merchant
Centerville merchant Nathan Chapman and his son guarded his South Centerville shop after receiving a black mail letter demanding $500 under the doorstep or his life would be forfeited. They watched all night for an intruder but no one came and no further threat or attempt on Chapman’s life has occurred.
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Centerville
Nathan Chapman
South Centerville
Lyon City Votes on Water Works Bond Election
The city council has decided to call an election for June 10 to let voters decide on bonds totaling 36,000 for a water works system. The measure aims to install a new water supply in the city.
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Lyon
Thig ‘Lty
Indictment in Valid WDGE Rules Haskell Case
Federal Judge Campbell in Muskogee overruled demurrers in the Mott Creek land suits brought by the United States against Governor Charles N. Haskell and Oklahoma leaders. The government seeks Creek Nation lands totaling about 3,000 acres obtained by alleged fraud via dummy schedules. Innocent purchasers would be protected, and a second Tulsa grand jury is reconvened to reinvestigate charges after earlier indictments were quashed.
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Muskogee
Okla
Campbell
Charles N. Haskell
United States
Gov. Haskell
Ainst
Tulsa
Taft nominates three federal judges to senate
Washington May 110 President Taft sent to the senate the nominations of William S Gubb for the Northern district of Alabama George Danworth for the Western district of Washington and Charles A Willard for the district of Minnesota Willard a Minneapolis lawyer and former Philippines Supreme Court justice succeeds Judge Purdy in Minnesota Lima May 10 authorities say a death by own action pact is believed to bind two suspects in a Toledo case involving a girl found dead by hanging.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
William S. Gubb
Alabama
George Danworth
Charles A. Willard
Minnesota
Mr. Willard
Purdy
Minneapolis
Supreme Court
Philippines
Lima
Belef
Mreé
William Reeves
Bella
Ralph Higginbotham
Toledo
Markets Report Mixed Grain and Wheat Prices Chicago May 8
The markets show firm spring wheat and varied prices across grades including Minnesota hard patent and export bags. Wheat prices sink in July and May amid weak activity, with butter eggs and poultry values listed. regional and New York quotations reflect unsettled conditions and lower July wheat.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Eric
Geeav
Qulys
Western
Fm B
New York
Livestock Prices and Market Report from Chicago May 5
In Chicago the cattle and hog market shows varied quotes with Good to choice steers around 6.08 to 7.00 per cwt, medium to good 5.50 to 6.75, and common to fair 4.25 to 5. The report lists native bearing and heifer prices near 4.00 to 6.75, stockers around 4.75, feeders 4.40 to 6.40, and cows from 2.00 to 4.00. Calves and hogs show bids near 6.75 to 10.00, with heavy butcher stock around 7.15 to 7.80 and mixed weights 5.00 to 9.75. Data from Omaha Nebraska notes unchanged prices and a sparse market day with limited readable detail.
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Chicago
May
Gardiner testimonial ad touts herbal cure for female woes
A Gardiner Maine reader recounts relief from organic troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for three months. The message promotes the tonic as a safe alternative to surgical operation and invites sick women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice. Also promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy and a 1909 newspaper subscription offer.
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Gardiner
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
Wilams
Box
Lydia J. Pinkham
United States
Lydi E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Dr King's New Life Pills Endorsed as All-Round Health Tonic
An advertisement proclaims Dr King's New Life Pills as a superior laxative tonic that tones and regulates the stomach liver and kidneys purifies the blood strengthens the nerves and cures constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria. Available at R. H. Miller's.
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Dr. King
R. H. Miller's
Foley’s Urino Lax Promises Cleansing Spring Wellness
An advertised tonic claims to clear complexions by stimulating the liver and bowel, purging toxins for better health in spring. Sold by all druggists in the periodical notice.
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Foley
All Drugetsts
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Guarantee Card
A vintage certifyable notice declares all druggists may refund if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure a cough or cold. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, and prevent pneumonia and consumption with no opiates, and notes the genuine product is in a yellow package sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Bucklen’s Arica Salve Reputedly Heals Ulcer Foe
A Gladwin Michigan man, John Deye, endured a 12 year battle with a tanning ulcer. He spent $406 on doctors with no relief before Bucklen's Arica Salve allegedly cured the ulcer and fever sores. The ad claims additional uses and lists R. H. Miller's as a seller at 25 cents.
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John Deye
Gladwin
Mich
Bucklen
R. H. Miller's
Foley’s Kidney Remedy Promises Health Through Kidneys
An old advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy restores health by stimulating kidneys to remove waste from blood. It argues impurities depress nerves causing nervous exhaustion and other ailments, urging readers to start today for quick improvement and noting the medicine is pleasant to take.
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Foley
Accidents and Remedies Highlight Dr Thomas Electric Oil
A period advertisement extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a ready remedy for injuries and pains, claiming quick relief and healing for mishaps in well regulated households. It presents the product as essential for emergencies and everyday wounds.
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Dr. Thomas
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