County Expenditures and Road Work in Separate Districts
A fragmented 1912 county ledger lists payments for insanity care, jail expenses, janitorial services, lumber and coal supplies, telecommunication rents, and numerous road district projects. Entries cover payments to vendors, officials, laborers, and aid to soldiers' relief across multiple townships with detailed sums and recipients.
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IOL & P Co
Repra
Namesa Lumber Co
P Conway
Binkt’s
Hogan
A Hogan
Acd
Kreuger
Prisn
Wa Tel Co
Monroe
Justice Court
Ate of Iowa
Harry Carlin
Orenmith
Frank Williams
John Ryan
Ohn Daly
Harry Gorman
Frank Bennett
J Cunningham
Justice
Ed Richmond
Marshal
H Johnson
Fate of Iowa
Floyd Trussdale
J Locher
S Locher
Constable
Lee
Bounty
Ames Peet
Wolf
A Burmeister
Locher
Fox
Ames Larson
Gopher
Snyder
Ames R Smith
Fairbanks
Brasted
Ounty Fund
Geo Tate
M Young
J . Bailey
Peddiera
Iowa
Bohren
Joliet Bridge & Iron Works
Central Lumber & Coal Co
J B Oswald
Chris Scheer
Marfield
L H Cave
LH Cave
Flaherty
Andrew Burroughs
Rome
Harry Porter
Greenfield
J Murfield
OL Gardner
Nebraska Bridge & Lumber Co
Thomson’s
Eldred & Wherry
Real estate transfers list across multiple townships
Thos B Bronson and others sell parcels to W J. Lei Hodgden and wife transfer to Wit Blizok. Len Hodgden to William D and Charles H Hall. Andrew Davidson to Caraten Ketelsen. N P Mondy to Myrta Yule. Lucy J Bickok to Leroy Clark. Judson Alderman and others to Litta A Atkinson. H A Jackson to C F Bohm. Charles Dolezal to Joseph Kusey. Emma Dolezal Bellcock to Joseph Kusey. Anna Dolezal et al to Joseph Kusey. Thomas Hirtz and wife to Nicholas Hirtz. Thomas Hirtz and wife to Peter Hirtz. Land in sections 21 28 29 36 and various additions in Castle Grove Oxford Junction Oxford Oxford Junction Fairview Monticello Anamosa and Washington townships. Several parcels with prices ranging from 1 to 10050 dollars and other considerations.
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Thos B. Bronson
Wyoming
D. Lei Hodgden
Wit Blizok
Oxford Township
Len Hodgden
William D
Charles H. Hall
Andrew Davidson
Caraten Ketelsen
Joseph Kusey
G. W
Lathrop
Oxford Junction
Anna Dolezal
Joseph Kusy
Goinu
Thomas Hirtz
Nicholas Hirtz
Washington Township
Peter Hirtz
Costly cocktail changes fate of young executive
A New York manufacturing firm offered a $6,000 a year post to a promising young manager. At lunch the president treated him to an elaborate cocktail which sparked a dramatic turnaround in his focus and hiring decision, ending with a telegram declaring the job too big for a boozer. The piece also advises first aid for fainting and epileptic fits.
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New York City
Optinion
Maine
Joke Heist at Office Exposes Wine Watering Scam
A jester stormed past guards into the Cleveland Plain Center office yesterday to test staff, presenting a mock scam about watered wine and sand in sugar to provoke reactions and reveal gullibility. The prank highlights a grocer swindle theme with humor.
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Cleveland Plain Center
Artist's Record Rapidity in Japan by Sukai Kotei
In Japan and Its Art M B Huish notes Sukai Kotei painted a picture for each of 1224 guests in a single summer day from sunrise to sunset. He reportedly worked with two brushes while entertaining Prince Arthur of Connaught during a Garter mission in Japan.
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M. B. Huish
Japan
Sukai Kotei
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Kotei
Oiling the Swamps in Panamna Mosquito Control Method
The Christian Science Monitor notes a novel mosquito control method in Panamna. Oil is distributed via small tanks placed at headwaters to drip oil into watercourses as heavy rains wash oil into swamps, coating the mosquito habitats where it is most needed.
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Panamna
Christian Science Monitor
Rockefeller on contentment and money advice
A schoolteacher asked John D. Rockefeller for a recipe for contentment. He replied that one should never borrow trouble and never lend money, offering a concise guiding principle.
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John D. Rockefeller
Oil King
The Other Way Diamond Circlet Riddle
A Baltimore American excerpt presents a dramatic exchange about a diamond circlet and foreboding vows. The speaker hints at sealing doom while pledging hopes as the line echoes in romantic tension.
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Denar
Baltimore American
Family spares time for kitchen talk in Boston
In a brief exchange from the Boston Transcript a daughter chap asks her father why the young Mr Spooner does not go home earlier and the father answers with a knowing retort. The dialogue captures domestic tensions and social expectations in a small Boston setting.
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Katherine
Spooner
Giving alms never lessens the purse proverb
A concise Spanish proverb states that giving alms does not decrease one’s wealth, implying generosity sustains moral wealth as well as financial standing.
Orban Cannon Famed In Constantinople Siege Tale
A Westminster Gazette note recalls Orban the Hungarian who built a massive cannon for Mohammed III. The gun aided siege efforts at Adrianople and Constantinople, with a test blast heard thirteen miles away. The article cites artillery weakness as a Turkish weakness in later years.
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Constantinople
Orban
Constantine
Mohammed III
Adrianople
Herosc
Westminster Gnaette
World's lowest dry land points vary by continent
The text lists continental low points below sea level. Death Valley in California is 276 feet, the Dead Sea basin in Palestine Asia is 1290 feet. Sahara in Africa about 150 feet though not entirely below sea level. Caspian Sea shores in Europe at 80 feet. Lake Torrens in Australia at 25 feet.
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South America
North America
United States Geological Survey
Death Valley
California
Dead Sea
Palestine
Asia
Africa
Sahara
Europe
Caspian Sea
Australia
Lake Torrens
Government Printer Leads in National Printing Power
The Government Printer boasts a 15 million dollar printing office as the best equipped nationally. It prints and mails over a thousand different publications weekly, with a vast mailing file of more than a thousand mailing lists to manage the diverse output.
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Samuel
United States
New York Sun
Notice of District Court case over disputed real estate in Jones County
In Jones County Iowa a petition filed in district court alleges ownership by A W Adams to multiple parcels including sections 1 8 9 11 in township 86 north range 3 west and seeks quiet title. Defendants N E Gage M D and others are warned of claims and ten year possession, with prior deeds and patents cited amid alleged color of title and statute of limitations defenses.
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Sth . M
Clerk of the District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Towit
N. E Gage
M. D
Worth
Rufus Spaulding
H. K. Gage
Nathel E. Gage
Nathel KE. Gage
N. J. Gage
John Wilson
United States of America
Calvin F. Wickes
St. P. M
Quieting Title in Jones County Iowa Defendants Named
A petition seeks to quiet title to described premises in Jones County Iowa against named defendants and unknown heirs and claimants. The court orders publication of the notice for four consecutive weeks in the Montello Express, with defendants warned to appear by noon on the second day of the May term or face default and judgment.
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Jones County
Iowa
Calvin P. Wickes
F. Wickes
Clarissa D. Wickes
Georgy Wilde
Galvin Fh
Wickes
O. F. Wickes
BP. Wickes
H. OH. Lill
Herbert H
Charity W. Hiii
Augustus Robn
Wili
St. P. M
Lowa
Herbert Hill
Sald
H. H. Hill
John White
HH. H. Hill
Prem- Bok
Plaid
Phuintitt
Doyvikees
Lyntees
Prentises
Bremlsen
District Court
Dones County
WM Horee
Wyombing
Dighier Court
Anand
Wyo
Soy
Towa
Edamng
Aide Pianet
John Bllen
K. Bronson
James A. Bronson
Geo. W. Faucett
Lomee Wiking
Luedndssh Wilkins
Thomas Haines
Phinadacims
Chile
Phaintiff
Anttemosa
Lown
Notice approval for publication in Monticello Express
Attorney for Pladaciy states the notice closely mirrors the petition and is approved. The notice will be published four consecutive weeks in the Monticello Express in Jones county Town Marion. Judge FP D Ellison signs the order on April 7 1018.
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Jwo Doxbleds
Phainthit
Monteello Express
Jones County
Laws
Milo
Smith
Det Ddtelad Distilel
BR. OM. Corre
Pladaciy
Monticello Express
Town
Marion
Notice of probate sale of estate in Monticello Iowa
J W Boxsee as executor of Mary D Bubbe deceased petitions to sell Lot No 444 in Railroad Addition Monticello Jones County Iowa at private sale to pay debts and legacies. Hearing set for 10am May 14 at the Anamosa Iowa Courthouse. interested parties urged to appear or risk grant of petition.
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State of
Jawa
Jones County
Mary D. Bubbe
Mabel Lawrence Gilcheist
Me Gilchrist
Mildred Lawrence
Antonette Frolgih
Nannie Lawrence
JO. Lawrence
Amande Hosfard
Matilda Rudolph
Artin Rudolph
Lizabeth Horne
Joseph Horne
Hughiand
Auguste Acker
Iowna
Anamosa
Towa
J.W. Doxser
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Jpervisors’ Proceedings
Vv K Pearson
Labor
Ben Warren
Minor Bullock
al Dean
Ud English
Obas Mead
J A Orr
L E Mead
Ward Orr
Joe McCarthy
Prader
Wm Nichols
J W Keuikes
J L English
Nanne Hanken
Ind Onivert Oo
Chas Hovey
Joe Reyner
Elmer Hovey
Malachi Kelly
E Ralston
Cascade Shrio
LA Winner
Chas Mead
J.4
Orr
David Orr
E Wallace
E Horton
Mike Horton
TJ Finn
W Streeper
Austin Western Go
Franks & Son
Malachikelly
Ed Kerr
J A Hamilton
King
K Wallace
Hi Horton
B W Streeper
JL English
English
Eldred
Wherry
Jas Warren
Bumgarner
Mike Benhart
Geo Stuhler’s Sons Co
J.hines
Hanson
Doxaee
J Hale
OJ Murfield
A. Ee
District Court of Town
A. W. Adams
Jones Houutey
May
D. Ellison
New Lumber
Central Lumber & Coal Company
G. P. Rockstad
Monticello
IYHC
IHC
International Harvester Company of America Incorporated
Dubuque
Mr. Jones
Bell
Jowa Telephone Company
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