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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1908
Page
2
Daniel Ryther known as Father Ryther died last week in Des Moines at age 78 after a bladder operation. he had lived at the county farm prior to transfer and a post mortem revealed a large spherical kidney stone as the cause.
Carl Jackson visited W A Wright in Ledyard and now works for Olver Iron Mining at McKinley Minnesota near the Megsaba range north of Duluth. The firm ships from Two Harbors. Workers earn 9? per ten hours and may become stockholders with a 7 percent interest and a 6 year bonus or 12 percent if guaranteed. About 25,000 shares were asked last year, but many workers quit after paying several months.
Ambrose A. Call announces pasture land southwest of town open for the summer. Cattle may be pastured for $1.50 per month. No responsibility for damages of any nature assumed.
From your own to no tax and at the lowest rate of interest won at the Ku gut County interest.
Dr. E. E. Sayers reports testing numerous local cows this spring with the tuberculin test, noting it is a universally approved, article-lean method. The piece explains temperature changes after injection, herd testing efficiency, disease transmission to hogs, and the economic/logistical impact on cattle buyers and sellers.
Market notes from Algona show varied figures for wheat flax and corn with oats timothy hay and baled hay listed. Prices are incomplete and obscured in places but indicate activity across grains forage and dairy products plus local hardware and bulk garden items referenced by a Wolcott’s style listing.
Heavy drainage work dominates spring activity with two Aust in excavators a floating dredge two tile machines and three crews tiling by hand on drain No 3 west of Led Yard north of the Burlington. A single 2 yard dredge progresses about a mile monthly on Mud Creek drain near Bancroft. Drain No 7 in German township uses a four foot dredge with hand tiling. No 5 open ditch near done. Kossuth and Winnebago joint dredge work finished. Drain 1 and No 2 on Kossuth Humboldt nearly complete. No 6 embankment started. Drain 2 near Bancroft completed.
Mr and Mrs J T Chrischilles and son Theo left for New York to sail to Hamburg with Mrs Nielander. They plan to stay through September with headquarters at the old Chrischilles home in Germany and visit Paris, Rome, and other European cities. Theo, a recent Algona high school graduate, will chronicle his impressions in letters for the newspaper.
A smooth talking stranger posing as a St Paul Dispatch agent sold twenty five subscriptions at one dollar each to a local sports crowd in Forest City. He promised a baseball reporting wire but failed to deliver, taking about twelve dollars. He vanished after a promise to show a real ticker. organizers formed a committee to investigate.
A workman named Sam Brown was walking on a plank when it broke on the new steel bridge over the river. He fell eight feet and gashed both sides of his neck, severing small arteries and bleeding badly. Dafe Hinton rushed him to town to prevent loss of life while doctors worked to stop the bleeding. He is recovering at the Union Hotel.
Friday and Saturday sale offering tables chairs dining room sets wardrobes bedroom suites beds and children's beds at fair prices. Includes lawn seed and lawn grass available. Complies with state law on purity and seeds. Sale conducted by Milton Stare Pure Lawn Seed.
County fair officials plan a big racing program at the seven county district fair. The schedule lists district races including pony, trot or pace, and running events across Wednesday to Friday with entries closing Sept first. Prize money and entry percentages are outlined, with district horses required to be owned within the district for eligibility. A basket social is planned in Sexton hall Friday with a program and refreshments. Bulk garden seeds are advertised at Wolcott hardware store.
You can visit any time to see the new wallpaper line now available. The complete assortment offers varied styles for immediate selection and home refresh.
Alabastine offers soft velvety finishes that harmonize with wood walls and furnishings. The tinting provides a restful background suitable for DIY painting or hiring a painter.
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