NOTICE. -- The Algona mills will be closed from the 3d to about the 15th of Sept. for repairs, and no grain will be taken into the mill during that time. J. E. Stacy.
Bob Barker, the former longtime host of “The Price Is Right,” died on Aug. 26. Some of you may have thought he was already dead. Now you know. Even so, “Dead or Alive” may have been a good guessing game for “The Price is Right.” It could have ranked right up there with “Plinko,” “Cliff Hangers” and “Punch A Bunch.” As much as “Dead or Alive” may fly today, it would not have at the time with Barker, as it just wasn’t his style.
Every once in awhile, when it’s time to write another Inkspots, I find myself staring forlornly at my computer screen. And staring. And staring. However, I have a fallback plan when that happens - I resurrect a column from the olden days when I was editor. This one was dated November 15, 1986. I, of course, was a mere slip of a girl back then, a child editor really. Here goes:
A few weeks ago, I saw for the first time a mangy coyote cross the road in front of my car as I was driving home. At first, I was not sure what I had seen but upon a closer look as the animal was making its way into a corn field, I knew I had seen a coyote.
There was quite a chapter of accidents in town on Saturday. L. C. Lindsay at the Depot while training a horse was thrown from his buggy and had his leg broken. Wm. Cleery’s little girl was run over by a team on the street, but was not seriously injured. Dr. McCoy was run into by the race-horse on the track and got an extra bump on his forehead. His was not a serious hurt. Mr. Lindsay is doing as well as can be expected.
When questioned about eminent domain during the 2022 Gubernatorial Candidate Debate, Governor Reynolds answered many times that “there is a process in place.” That process is playing out now at the Cardiff Event Center in Fort Dodge where Summit Carbon Solutions is making the case for its hazardous CO2 pipeline and landowners are being forced to defend their land. Seeing events unfold, it’s questionable if Reynolds understands the process.
FORT DODGE—The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) kicked off Summit Carbon Solutions’ hearing to approve or deny the construction of a hazardous carbon pipeline on Tuesday, August 22. Lawyers and landowners have repeatedly called for the hearing to be delayed given outstanding legal matters and unanswered questions.
The Biden administration just announced a new initiative to improve cancer outcomes in low-income communities across the United States. It's sorely needed. Research shows cancer mortality is more than 10% higher in communities experiencing persistent poverty, compared to those that aren't.
That was a question I asked my father as a 12-year-old boy when we were driving down the road. He replied by asking me if I had a dollar bill and if I could show it to him. I peeled one of the three dollar bills I had out of my billfold and held it up. Dad swiped the dollar from my hand, rolled down his car window, and let that dollar bill fly down the highway.
Those are the questions Timothy Fay answers in his charming essay collection, The Wapsipinicon Almanac, recently released by the University of Iowa Press. The book contains a collection of contributions from writers, artists and advertisements over the more than 30-year span of Fay’s literary journal by the same title. Fay published the journal on a letterpress from 1988 through 2018.
Who else would like to see hats come back as a part of an everyday accessory when leaving the house? This ad from the Algona Upper Des Moines newspaper encourages every man to make a good impression.
Mr. Calvin, a merchant of Clermont and a relation of M. W. Stough has visited Algona within the last few days on his way to Spirit Lake. This is Mr. Calvin’s first visit to Algona and he expresses himself greatly pleased with the town. Our Court House he considers one of the best in the State.
When I arrived in the community of Algona years ago, it didn’t take long for me to discover what an active and welcoming community it was. Algona is an excellent place to get started with a new career or business, connect with others through service organizations and build a community of friends.
