County Bills Audit August Term 1910
Proceedings show the county commissioners auditing and approving assorted General Fund bills for July 1910. Names include Emil Nisderer John McRae W T Stein Ruth Bush F P Childers M K Hall and many others with items for prisoner's board, services, subsistence, mdse and juror and inquest costs. The list notes utilities printing and various county office expenses with totals across multiple vendors and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
General Fund
Emil Nisderer
John McRae
W. T. Stein
Ruth Bush
Caceens
P. Childers
A.cen
Eee Preey
N. Molitor
Sonera
Ccunty Board of Health
M. K. Hall
Ces
Pss
Ceeene
Ceed Boys & Girls Aid Society
Allowante
Smith
Tuohy
Waiting Thair Turn in a Curious Dining Exchange
A dialogue mockingly ponders restaurant menus offering rabbit as chicken and notes no squirrel substitute while joking about a matrimonial firm. A self styled head of household and a wife as cashier feature in a light exchange about a new boss described as the bossa.
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Vuttle
When I Grow Up To Be A President
A brief exchange between Willie Jones and Tommy Brown about growing up and future outcomes. Willie declares ambition to be president, while Tommy suspects future rejection. The dialogue contrasts hopeful aspiration with doubt about approval from others.
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Little Willie Jones
Little Tommy Brown
The Conover Identity Scheme in a City Jail
A burglar named Conover impersonates another inmate in a police court case. The real Stimson is jailed for seven years for a burglary linked to Ben Warfield’s store. Three years later Conover returns, claims mistaken identity, and reveals the prior wrongful imprisonment, ending with the real consequences on the families and a police sergeant puzzled by the double impersonation.
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Stimson
Ben Warfield
Warfield
Rogues’ Gallery
John Conover
Conover
Crim News
Stim
Tie
Ghost of Conover Haunts Witness in Quiet Scene
A clerk discovers Warfield on the floor in a fit after a tense moment about the ghost of Conover. No companion is found, and Warfield does not reveal who had been with him.
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Conover
Warfield
Music Was Fatal At Orphans Home Event
A New York politician attended an entertainment at an orphans home and endured a bad time as the boys band performed a distressing selection. A friend noted the discomfort and the scene drew sympathy from onlookers.
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New York
Secret shared in the town fades in night
A fragment from a local verse recalls a girl named Betsey Morris guarding a secret that slipped away as the evening light faded, leaving the town and the speaker with a sense of loss and shared humbling.
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Betsey Morris
Betsey
Morris
Nicholas
Adversity and Enmity Highlighted in Pious Reflection
A reflective Catholic tone notes blessing in adversity and hopes rivals suffer as well. The passage remarks on the effort to uplift a man and the ease with which others drag him down, using strong moral framing.
The Only Way
The Kansas City Journal notes a dark quip about a will that favors the family black sheep to keep him out of jail. The punchline implies a plan to keep the troublesome heir wealthy.
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Kansas City Journal
What He Got
A Houston Post line notes a lover’s joke where a man seeks a perfect hit but only receives a “Nit” from his beloved nightly exchanges.
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Houston Post
This Side Up With Care
A light exchange about naming a new canoe ends with a witty suggestion that the boat should bear a brief yet suitable motto, prompting a playful debate over length and fit. The Washington Star cites the exchange.
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Washington Star
Icebound resolve echoes through Atlanta lines
A poetic note from the Atlanta Constitution contemplates failing to reach a pole aboard an iceberg, contrasting icy dreams with daily bread and endless toil, ending with a farewell in a somber, reflective tone.
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Atlanta Constitution
Flying machines line across Broadway teased in chat
Dialogue notes a New York idea for a Broadway crossing by air travel. Briggs mentions a company operating a line of flying machines across the English Channel and Griggs hopes for a Broadway range someday.
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New York
Briggs
English Channel
Griggs
Broadway
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Bill
Renee
Néwiin Book & Stationary Co
J. J. Qunland
la Grande Observer
Eake Vannese Bods
ABS Home Ind. Tele Co
Pac. Tel, & Tel. Co
A Maxwell
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Inquest
C. B Sherman
Dean
Virgil Zumwalt
Sader
Dean Et
J. M. Johnson
Fees
Wheeler
W.A. Maxwell
J. P
J. A. Graybeal
James McClure
Thrift
Ewrenss Sv Vnsees
C. H. Hill
James Peach
Pirates Tolg
Fornstrom
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Eis Lad Dexter Eaton
Cir
T. D. Todd
Tiffany
Oregon
J. H. Peare
la Grande
Land Office
Steinway, Ludwig, Kertzmann
A. B. Chase and
Conover Pianos
J. T. Scott
Bossa
Gall Pattison Bros
Stimson Conover
Martha V. Monroe
Philosophy
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Swift
YU. R. Wilson
Observer
LA Grande Iron
George Palmer
U. S. Gold Bonds Union
C. J. Black
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