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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
4
County board met on July Suh day with members Meehan Dietrich Porter and Neil, audited and approved county claims, and adjourned after an afternoon river bridge inspection at Washta. Attest: Geo Wilson, Auditor.
The Cherokee county board met on the second day of July 1909 with all members present. Appointments included H C Loomis as justice of the peace for Marcus township and bonds approved for Caleb Bunn constable Cherokee township and H Lootis as justice for Marcus township. A committee was appointed to determine land cost for highway changes near Washta and reports on claims, grading petitions, and appropriations were presented for approval.
The board certified cash on hand for the semiannual period as $65 405.26 after reconciling treasurer and auditor journals. It praised the treasurer for honest accounts and the people’s interests, while approving fees reports, a soldier’s widow exemption appeal, a bridge project near section 19 and the purchase of coal for the courthouse. Bids awarded for wood and ironwork and a temporary adjournment toward the next session.
The county board met with all members present on July 7 2000. J R Neil was appointed to study wiring the courthouse for electric lights. Land and highway issues were discussed including a condemned river bridge west of Washta. Various petitions and abatements were considered with actions scheduled for September. Per diem and mileage were approved for board members, and the minutes were read and approved before adjournment.
The Chicago Record Herald outlines a satirical verse about advertising and motherhood, noting the infant’s cries and the parents’ routines as a humorous example. Lyrical scenes mix baby behavior with market motives and social commentary.
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