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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1903
Page
1
A July 4 effective naturalization reform requires courts to verify that applicants support the government and not advocate violence. It bars anyone opposed to organized government or affiliated with anti government groups from obtaining citizenship. Penalties include fines up to 5000 dollars or prison terms up to ten years for false affidavits or illegal attempts.
The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines runs August 21 to 29 with a remarkable swine exhibit. Superintendent W M McFadden expects a larger hog show than last year when 1700 head filled the barns. A new judging pavilion for swine adds to the attraction as the event nears.
At Algona yesterday afternoon a sparring exhibition drew a larger-than-usual crowd. A man fought a woman, who proved the better boxer landing solid punches to the face and body, causing the man to grunt with each hit.
A weekly list of instruments filed for record with amounts shown. The report highlights the types of filings and the corresponding monetary figures, noting parties involved and dates within the past week.
Emmet county shows the highest percent population increase from 1890 to 1900, rising 132.5 percent to 9,936. Growth driven by new railroads and towns such as Ringsted Balfa Gridley Dolliver Huntington Maple Hill Grover Raleigh, with Estherville Armstrong Wallingford also rising. Other counties kuten Dickinson Kossuth Palo Alto show smaller gains. Harvey Cox underwent appendicitis surgery at Birney hospital Friday. condition improved by morning, hopes for recovery.
Hancock County Teacher's Institute at Garner begins July 20 with baseball matches against Britt and Kremme. Games promise heated action. School maids attending the Institute are invited as guests of the clubs. superintendent will dismiss the meeting this afternoon to let teachers attend.
At Sibley the Fourth drew a huge turnout with two large bowery rooms and an open opera house, many danced past midnight until the mayor urged observers to observe the Sabbath. Bees clustered on a North Fifth street pole were gathered into a box by Henry Dahl and Mr Case, though many fell to the ground and were secured. Romance at Algona ends with a depot departure as a couple’s parasol and cage fall in the scramble.
The thirtieth annual session of the Emmet county Normal Institute is set for August 6 to 15 in Estherville high school. Miss Pingrey leads with W A Willis and others assisting. Evening lecturers include Rev J M Cleary and Prof Edwin Haynes. Examinations for certificates occur Thursday to Saturday before the institute. Also covered is a Des Moines county attorneys convention addressing parole law and other legal topics with speakers from Iowa cities.
A religious summer program for children died this morning at the Lutheran church with Miss Bjel land of Emmetsburg in charge. Scandinavian Lutheran churches supplement Sunday school with a summer term of instruction taught by specially trained teachers. The aim is better religious instruction as children graduate from the day school into the pastor’s catechetical class before confirmation.
Thos McBride and son Philip of Iowa City arrive in the county as guests of R J Cratey to study geological formation and botany under the state geological survey. Findings will appear in next year’s department report. Blackberries in lawn this week. order ahead for grocers. Rocky Mountain Tea ad offers 25 cent cure, no cure no pay, Williams & Anderson.
The Opera House company awarded the building contract to Frank Miller of Estherville. The base price is 4000 with total project cost around 10000. Miller must complete on or before November 1 1903. The new structure will be Armstrongs finest for meetings and large crowds, expected to attract top talent.
Bailey to Britt Tribune notes a plan to aid single women advertising for husbands. Women may send qualifications and a photograph for publication and distribution to county bachelors. Names and photos stay hidden unless suitors prove serious intent. Five cents required.
Fatigue over lotteries will influence war related mail processed as second class. Each case will be advertised by number and strictly on names used, ensuring identifiers are preserved.
A report on Mr. Cousins at a convention where his prepared Cedar Rapids speech stirred debate. His sharp phrases about the Dingley law and Lincoln quotation sparked impressions of personal aggression, with the crowd interpreting his rhetoric as a direct challenge amid party lines. The piece notes the tense reaction and hints at further developments.
The text discusses whether Cousins speech proved friendship with Hon. Albert B. Cumming. It notes claims of intimate ties and loyalty, yet the convention did not accept the speech as proof. If intended as proof, Cousins erred in judgment.
A Washington Post opinion argues that more men are fit for the presidency than commonly thought and that vice presidential missteps arise from party searches for political leverage rather than weakness in candidates. It cites Tyler and Hamlin as examples and stresses selecting a candidate with sincere party loyalty.
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