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Newspaper

Emmetsburg Democrat

Location

Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1909

Page

8

Board Proceedings in Palo Alto County Iowa

The minutes list numerous names of individuals and firms, with entries of work, materials, and services for county projects. It covers drainage district actions, contract approvals, and payments, including setting up drainage district No. 20 and appointing engineers and commissioners.

Qurter Quarte Palo Alto County Iowa

County Claims Allowed and Audit Scheduled

The board allowed several claims against Palo Alto county on motion and ordered warrants issued for payment. Auditor Summary Stedman directed the payments and adjourned until December 1909. The narrative shifts to a humorous scene of travelers at a hotel, a chair-stealing exchange, and a vaudeville act with Biff and Bang drawing laughs.

J. S. Fredericks Yates Geo. Harison Kennedy Alto County Connie Palo Alto B. H. Amrich Kirby Iverson G. H! Bleekwentn, Segs. and Com. 1A. B. Carter R. Stedman J. R. Martin Temple of Art Messrs Gut and Bang Tecin Biff Bang Mr. Bang Bil London Philadelphia I Ledger

A Happy Compromise With a Very Big Young John

A neighbor praises a baby boy described as beautiful and large for under six months, weighing over twenty pounds. The mother explains the name John Wesley arose from a compromise between naming after John Calvin and John Wesley. The exchange, printed in Youth's Companion, ends with amused confusion over the chosen name.

John Wesley John Calvin

Puck Credits Paper Warns Against Betting Sports

In a bluntwart claim the writer endorses punishment for risky wagering schemes. The piece notes sports betting threatens the integrity of the American game and urges stronger action.

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