Political shifts and smallpox scare in Midwestern counties
Republican auditor candidate George W. Day holds Powhatan township lead as R. E. Postin plans contest over alleged miscount of four auditor ballots. Harrison township reports several smallpox cases amid quarantine concerns while minor local tales touch on judge Quarcon, a Milford justice of the peace absence, and a Windom stock farm sale totaling around 6000 in value.
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Rolla Reveille
Board of Supervisors
Or. EK. Christeson
Marshall Township
Conner
Faktinson
Judge Quarton
George W. Day
Powhatan Township
R. E B. Postin
Name
Postin
Cervaio Ballota
Powhatan
Prohibition
Ocheyedan Press
Harrison Township
Conltf
Sioux City
State Board of Health
Haseen
Milford
Milford Township
Justice of the Peace
J.J. Herbster
Lavish High Roller Plans and Lavish Expenditures
A report details a wealthy individual orchestrating extravagant plans costing around 85 000 with a stable of horses valued at twenty five to thirty thousand dollars, building a race track, and enjoying a gentlemanly lifestyle. The narrative highlights his status as a high roller and his lavish spending.
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Borate
Thompson
Preparing for Wet Seasons Ledyard Leader
Frank Wiemer lays 12 inch tile on his farm west of town in a load spanning through a high knoll about 14 feet deep. A complete drainage system will make his farm among the best large farms in the country.
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Ledyard
Frank Wiemer
Wiemer
Horse Show Crowds High Exits Draw Big Entries
Plate from the French Coach Horse Society of America honors the best group of five stallions. Over 150 exhibitors produced about 800 entries, a world leading count this year. Wesley World notes election judges and clerks performed well, declaring results countywide within twenty minutes of polls closing. Corn sells at $1 per bushel in Buena Vista county as Henry Meinhart offers sixty acres of red corn to buyers visiting his farm. The Board of Education permits a teach vacation to Minneapolis to study city schools, while Spirit Lake reports a teacher shortage hindering school operations.
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French Coach Horse Society of America
Wesley
Wesley World
Wesley Feela
Storm Lake
Meinhart
Narrow escape for Algona man in high wagon accident
Wm Galbraith of five miles west of Algona suffered a severe injury when a wheel dropped and the wagon toppled on him. He was crushed in the chest, dislocated his right shoulder, and is under careful treatment but improving. The item notes other advertisements and notices from the period.
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Algona A. D. M
Wm. Galbraith
Algona
Galbraith
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