Polk Story Ditch Authorized and Divided by County Boards
The Polk and Story counties boards of supervisors meet in Des Moines to locate the Polk Story Ditch and Drainage District. The measure includes damages waived by J O Severeid and divides the ditch into three sections with specific station lengths and paths as approved by commissioners and engineer.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Polk and
Story Counties
Polk and Story County
J.O
J.O. Severeid
F. T. Morris
Andrew Groves
J. H. Mathis
C. W. Brittain
L. H. DeFord
Miles Pearson
J. O Michaelson
E. R. Silliman
Boards of Supervisors
Polk and Story Counties
Polk-Story
J. W. Sowers
Phil Berggren
Geo. F. Lambert
Duch
Co. W. Brittain
J. O. Michaelson
Polk and Story Ditch
Mate Ditch
Polk Story Drain hearing held by joint Polk and Story boards
In Des Moines on August 10 1905 the Polk and Story county boards met for a joint hearing on the Polk Story Drain in Lincoln and Palestine townships. All members were present and the petition was found sufficient with notices duly served on numerous individuals and corporations. A resolution was passed under Iowa drainage law.
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Polk and
Story Counties
Polk County Court House
Des Moines
Iowa
L. H. DeFord
F. T. Morris
Andrew Groves
J. H. Mathis
W. Brittain
Polk County
Miles Pearson
J. O. Michaelson
KE. R. Silliman
Story County
Polk County Board of Supervisors
O. B. Peterson
General Assembly
Resolution Selecting Engineer for Polk Story Plating
The joint session approved George F. Lambert of Des Moines as engineer in charge of the Polk Story project with a 50000 bond and daily compensation up to five dollars for actual service and two dollars for helpers. If Lambert declines, Polk county will name a replacement under the same terms. The meeting adjourned to August 19, 1905, in Nevada Iowa. An unrelated medical advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Care for stomach health and relief from indigestion
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George F. Lambert
Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Polk County
Nevada
Story County
UO. A. Gamble
Building a Brook Pool for Boys From a Natural Stream
A piece from Country Life In America describes converting a natural brook into a swimming pool by building a dam and spillway. It details dam construction with wooden boxes filled with sand and sod, sodded embankments, and a lever operated water gate to control flow and pool level.
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America
England's Newspaper Tax Abolished in 1855
The penny press era began after England ended the stamp duty on June 15 1855 ending the 1712 tax once seen as the tax on knowledge. The 1820 act fixed duties at eight cents per sheet and eighty seven cents for ads, with wartime demand making even a penny duty intolerable. The repeal is hailed as Magna Charta of the British press.
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England
Little Tommy Faces Mom With a Slipped Laugh
A Chicago News item recalls a child, rebuked by his mother, who responds that he cannot smile as his face slips into an unseemly grimace. The exchange shows a playful domestic moment.
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Chicago News
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