County Board Proceedings Nov 15 1904 to Dec 26 1904
Proceedings detail daily actions of the Story County Board from November 15 through the December adjournment, including bill approvals, bridge contracts with Geo Armstrong, tax refunds, poor farm and road fund appropriations, County Auditor bondings, jail insurance renewal, and multiple petitions. The minutes record adjournments to November 22 and December 26 with various committee appointments and road improvements.
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Auditors Office
Geo. A. Armestrong
Story County
Armstrong
Richard E DeLong
Es Tway
A L Ryerson
Geo H Granas Weejee
Palestine
Michaelson
TJ Kyle Et al
Diim
Land 19
Pearson
M K Smith
Lake Bennett
Carl J. Thompson
Palk County
Palestine Church
Union Two
Ole Lanzland
Felows
Soldiers Relief Commission
Bord
SC Wilkins
Sherimeon
Silliman
L Smith
Soldiers Relief Commsion
John W Sellers
Sherif
Frank B Lough
Sherman Two
Howard To
Nevada Two
O. B. Peterson
Kk. K. Silliman
C.G. Lee
T Bates Et al
Munday
VU. B. Peterson
K. BR
SiLuMan
Public Sale of Livestock and Farm Equipment Near Ontario
The undersigned will sell at public auction on his farm one mile north of Ontario and four miles south and one mile west of Gilbert on Wednesday December 14 at 10 o clock. 66 head of live stock include 7 horses 89 head cattle 20 shoats 4 a oe pedigreed rock. farm machinery includes a Deering corn binder Milwaukee oat binder McCormick mower endgate feeder etc with 110 rods wire. Terms cash under five dollars, 8 months on larger sums, 2 percent discount for cash. John E. Peterson E F Posegate Auctioneers Tom Dodds Clerk.
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Ontario
Gilbert
mcCormick
Fuller & Johnson
Wild Bill Hickok's First Fight Fends Off McKandlas Gang
Denver Field and Farm recounts Wild Bill Hickok's 1861 raid era defense at Robbers' Roost station. Hickok shoots head-on at McKandlas crew, killing the leader and his nephew, then fends off attackers in a house duel until he is wounded yet prevails on the prairie.
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Wild Bill
James Hickok
Plains
Majors & Russell
Overland Stage Company
Rock Creek
McKandlas Station
McKandlas
Missouri-Kansas
Ficklin
Hickok
United States
Young Hickok
Corral
Denver Field
Discovering the Kangaroo in Cook Era Narratives
In 1770 Captain Cook s voyage to Botany Bay brought reports of a new animal called kangaroo. Gore shot a kangaroo on July 14 and the crew tasted its meat at dinner on July 15. Earlier Dutch traveler De Bruins captured a kangaroo in 1711, aiding European knowledge of the species.
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Cook
Botany Bay
Gore
Australia
de Bruins
Batavie
An Essay on By and Bye Distinction
St Nicholas notes the linguistic link between by and bye and traces their origins. It argues against bye law or bye path and questions retaining the final e in goodbye while the original sense fades.
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St. Nicholas
Red Hair Means Little Shield From Heat Says Globe Democrat
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes that red headed individuals appear less affected by sun exposure. Doctors cannot explain why, yet the newspaper records that red hair seems to grant unusual endurance in extreme heat and exertion.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wedding Rice Pudding Spoils Secret Marriage
The Groom laments their newlywed status as they hide it from guests at the hotel. The Bride questions the number while a waiter arrives with rice pudding, underscoring their pretended concealment.
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Clara
George
Deckside Confession Between Passengers at Sea
A mid ocean moment on a liner shows one passenger asking about dinner while the other, leaning on the rail, replies with quiet despair. The scene captures a restrained, reflective mood aboard the voyage.
Politeness Emphasized As Key Business Asset
A brief note from the Atchison Globe highlights politeness as a crucial asset for business success, underscoring courteous conduct as essential to professional relationships and customer service.
Magic in Zuni Tribe Feathers Lift Water Jug
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer report describes Zuni priests in Arizona performing a rite where two eagle feathers lift a water jar from the ground and suspend it briefly. Observers note drums, chants, and ritual intensity, with suspicions of trickery but no clear method disclosed.
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United States
Arizona
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bone Structure The Compact and the Spongy Kind
A study explains two bone types compact and spongy. Compact bone is double as strong as oak for building. Hollow shaft design increases strength. Spongy bone arches resist heavy loads. Skull tables show outer inner layers are very strong with a middle buffer layer.
Title of Austria Emperor as King of Hungary
The article traces the title apostolic majesty borne by the Austrian emperor as Hungary’s king. It notes early Magyar rulers, St Stephen, papal renewals, and the 1848 abolition with a 1851 restoration limited to the Austrian emperor in Hungary.
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Austria
Hungary
Valk
Geyza
Adalbert
Prague
Vaik
Sylvester I
Stephen I
Clement XII
Ancient Bankers Reveal Early Babylonian Credit System
Excavations uncover letters of credit bills of exchange and money obligations from Babylon around 600 B C. indicating a bank with notable business activity. This demonstrates that capital used to support industrial pursuits long before modern banking.
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Babylon
Nineveh
B. C
American writer’s Rome tomb request meets Caesar’s tomb
A young American woman visiting Rome asks a passerby for Caesar’s tomb in Italian. The man apologetically replies he does not know, noting Caesar has been dead so long.
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Rome
Caesar
Sorry He Spoke Boarder and Landlady Exchange
A terse dialogue unfolds between a boarder and a landlady as they clash over years of experience in boarding houses. The boarder smiles warmly while the landlady remains cold and wary.
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Boarder
None of Maud's age is your business
A playful exchange where Tom asks Maud's age and Dick relays Maud's reply that it is none of Tom's business. The joke hinges on the misdirection about age and propriety.
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Tom
If goodness were only a theory, it were a pity it should be lost to the world
Quote from Hazlitt reflecting on the value of practical goodness and its risk of disappearing if not applied beyond theory.
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Hazlitt
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Ole K Anderson
Missie R Anderson
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