Jimmy Ward to Demonstrate Aerial Feats at Jones County Fair
The noted aviator Jimmy Ward, famed as The Greatest Birdman of the Age, will perform daily free exhibitions at the Jones County Fair in his 69 HP Curtis racytoye biplane Shooting Star. Ward’s daring stunts, including a 1000 foot high landing, have made him a celebrated figure across the Middle West and South.
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Jimmy Ward
Jones County
Ward
Middle West
South
Chicago
Monticello Council Advances 1911 Finances and Lights
Monticello Iowa council in regular session approves minutes and July receipts. Treasurer reports total funds 86 605.44 for period ending August 5. Ordinance 437 laid for first reading to pay city claims. Council approves loan authorization of 500 dollars and elects electric lighting upgrades.
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Monticello
Arduser
Schneider
Ferring
Rockstad
Hicks
Bohlken
Iowa
Iowa Tel Co
Frank Stary
Fred Kellum
H.S. Lee
Central Lind & Coal Co
Washington Hose Co
Schneider Fire
Hook & Ladder Co
Pat Landman
Fred Darrow
F. D. Hayden
Chris Dinklage
Barney Fitzsimmons
GQ. Miner
J. Miner
Dan Smith
Andrew Cassady
Jacob Rohr, Sr
J. H. Herren
Water Works Fund
F. D. Slauson
John Argall
John Drees
Geo. Chambers
Voorhees Coal Co
Peter Matthiessen
H. S. Lee
Tom Bees
Fred Zimmerman
George Guyan
Monticello Electric Co
Monticello State Bank
Erring
Nayes
A. G. Rodman
Center Street
Grand
Brad Streets
First
North Cedar Streets
Fred W. Koop
August 1912 Supervisors Meet For First Session Actions
The August 5 1912 session of the board chaired by Noyes with all members present approved previous minutes and referred a Castle Grove township road petition to a committee of the whole. A highway widening and county line road between Jones and Dubuque counties was ordered established with plat and consent filed and certified to the township clerk. The next day includes detailed accounts for poor relief rent allowances and county offices with staff and vendors listed.
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Noyes
Finn
Thomson
Hale
Murfield
S. L. Rigby Et al
Castle Grove Township
Jones and
Dubuque
N. R.1
Board of Supervisors
Pubague County Board of Supervisors
August 6 minutes approve refunds and road petition
The August 6 meeting minutes were read and approved. Carrol W. Kimball’s tax refund for Wyoming town double assessment was granted for 6.49 dollars. QJ. W. Murfield’s road establishment petition in Greenfield township was discussed. Fee bills and Dilla were allowed as audited. The board adjourned sine die.
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Carrol W. Kimball
Wyoming Town
Thomson
QJ. W. Murfield
Greenfield Township
Hale
Finn the Dilla
Watermelon Day Festival to Draw 20 000 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids West Side Improvement League plans a free August 28 festival with 300 workers carving 3,000 watermelons along eight blocks. The city will host wrestling, tub races, a cake walk, daytime fireworks, bands, and other amusements to attract visitors from adjacent counties.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Cedar River
Cedar Rapida
Warning in nature and medicine blur kidney tale
An essay links natural signs to impending danger and promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for backache and kidney issues. A testimonial from Peter Bondy of Michigan praises the product. The note also mentions Dr. W A Jessup's election as director of the school of education at Iowa University.
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Bright
Peter Bondy
South Rockwood
Mich
O. E H. Soetje
W. A. Jessup
Indiana University
F. E B. Bolton
Iowa University
Brakeman outwits Vanderbilt tale in old rail lore
A brakeman clashes with a stubborn coupling on the New York Central near Commodore Vanderbilt’s private car. He later explains the charged encounter, jokingly claiming the Pennsylvania Railroad owns the misplaced link. The scene anchors several vintage railroad anecdotes and a comic misread of English terms.
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Commodore Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York Central
Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Post
Coal Shortage Warning Prompts Immediate Winter Purchases
A warning bulletin warns of a looming coal famine this winter due to a hard strike and cold last year. It cites dwindling mine output, low Great Lakes docks, and anticipated railcar shortages, urging readers to stockpile coal now from Monticello area suppliers to avoid later price hikes and scarcity.
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Great Lakes
Monticello
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Jimmie Ward
Jones County Fair
General Grant
Council Proceedings
Supervisors’ Proceedings
Louis Gardner
Alspaugh
Anamoga
Dan Stack
Glenwood
Jesse Ballou
Mills & Holtman
Meek & Beam
Sue Penny
W Port
Port & White
Sigworth
Leader Dept
Seward White
Gordon
Stafford
Flaherty
Ij J Locher
Elmer Webster
Francis "Scott
Akers
Townsend
Eva Taylor
Marion Teeter
David Miller
Volney Webster
J H W Sanderson
Florence Sanderson
J H Sanderson
W Matz
George Tate
Lizzie Lange
Bartha Jorgenson
Alsever
Burrichter
Cross Hardware Co
Supl
A S
Gibbons
EA Hubbard
Dot
E King
Lightfoot
Monticello Green House
Monticello Express
Preston
Renk & Cropp
R’s
Ricklefs & McNeill
Remley
Skinner
J M Young
District Court
H G A Harper
Felix F Pickworth
Harper
Overley Drug Co
M Welch Co
Corwin
Petit Juror
Ann
Oxf
Jet Light & Power Co
Hogan
el Co
Metcalf
Scott Hardware Co
Schwirtz
New York
Suils
Walter C Ronen
Anamosa Eureka
John Breed
Burroughs
AS Gibbons
Iowa Telco
K Pearson
M Welch
Matt Noyes
John Thomson
J K Hale
TJ Finn
OJ Murfield
Kate Maurice
American Book Co
Bk Nact
Ginn & Co
Towa Tal Oa
W K Pearson
L Peterson
Kk Pearson
Express
A$ Gibbona
Towa Tel Co
Marl Boyer
Anna Haneon
Bar Boyer
Court House
FM Bagley
Ann Oxider
IF M Bagley
M Bagley
Iraulein Braune
Indy
Chicago Post
Indiana Society of Chicago
Strickland
Gillian
Kansas
Ed Wood
Smith
Cnto Kuhns & Co
Kuhns & Co
Wood
J-Joe
Chicago Tribune
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Illinois
Central Lumber & Coal Company
G. P. Rockstad
Deering
McCormick
Milwaukee
Osborne
Plano
I HC
International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated
IHC Service Bureau
1Hc Service Bureau
Harvester Building
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