Supervisors Proceedings Detail Election Expenses Across Districts
The record itemizes election costs across Greenfield Oxford Lovell and other townships. Amounts cover rents judges clerks supplies and booth setup with numerous names including Scroggs Murfield Peet Siver Hoitman Brown and more. The compilation closes with district spending and concrete totals for roads bridges and county operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P Scroggs
B Murfield
Jdg
Greenfield
Harry L Peet
J Siver
L Hoitman
Elk
F Brown
Mary A Boxwell
L Hoffman
J Liver
John Takes
Washington
John Ludwig
John Fagan
Richard Coyle
James B Skahill
Richard Coylie
Fred Loeg
E A Leffingwell
Idg
Oxford
Henry Shimerda
A Beatty
East Richland
John O’brien
Dominy
W Hutton
Scotch Grove
H. Carson
J Hughes
CM Holst
GJ Hughes
JW Waggoner
Fairview
C A Larson
I Dragon
O Hartman
James McConaughy
M Bagley
Dan Brady
Isaak Schneider
Monticello
FS Berlin
Andrew Bajasch
G Schneider
H F Burrichter
Fred Kellum
Monticello Electric Light Co
F Saxon
So Madison
G Manuel
PO Levien
Madison
S Rohwedder
South Madison
L Davis
Clk
Manuel
Ballots
Gerdes
West Richland
P Rogers
Len Buol
Fred W Koop
C J Northrup
JL Arduser
Geo Guyan
Monticelo Electric Co
James Young Sr
E Kirkpatrick
Hale
Dick Carstens
DA White
Wyoming
Frank Allen
White
N Morse
JM Rodman
W Ferring
J F Whalen
Electric Light
Thomsen
J M DuBois
Thomas Edward
Brdgs
Eldred & Wherry
John E. Gable & Co
Grinrod
Onslow
OU Hatch & Brookman
Chris Hanssen
Madison Two
L Hanssen
French Bridge
Oxford Mills
Home Lumber Co
Henry Kruse
Sarby
Woodard
John W Long
James Mead
Center Junction
John Conley
Hidred & Wherry
Ifn Grinrod
Frank Kostacheck
Murfield
J W Glenn
LH Cave
Daly
Bridge Two
Eders Place
WE Daly
Jackson Two
Flaherty
Cole Place
Meeks Place
Byerly
Landis
Rigby Places
Farmer’s Savings Bank
John Ireland
Chas Kohl
Geo Linley
Morley
W Leinbaugh
Oj'murfield
Freighton
Ed McCann
Nebraska Bridge Supply & Lumber Co
Stingley
Justice Court
The Wireless Man Saves a Bank in a Postal Message
A New York bank faces a vault crisis when the president sails to Europe without a vault code. Wireless aerograms relay a private code across the Atlantic in minutes, enabling a race to open the bank before 10 o'clock and avert a run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Collins
Atlantic
New York
Europe
Sea Gate
Nantucket
Long Island
Siam's Pomelos Thrive on Ocean Salt Supply
Pomelo groves in Siam prosper when the soil receives salt either from ocean overflow or deliberate ground application. When ocean overflow fails, farmers must distribute salt to maintain grove health and fruit production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Emerald Isle nickname origin in Irish verdure tribute
The phrase Emerald Isle for Ireland stems from its lush greenery. It was reportedly first used by writer William Drennan, author of Gilgal Loch and other poems, in the late eighteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Willam Drennan
Gilendalloch
Courtship Traditions in Servia Revealed in Exchange
A Servian courtship custom is described where a betrothal is sealed with a wheaten cake, money and flowers presented by the suitor’s father to the bride’s father. A doctor prescribes quiet and rest, noting the patient is run down and should avoid worry. The exchange hints at social rituals and marital negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Police Witness Motto Echoes in Court at Ystrad
In Ystrad court a sacilitor questioned a witness who answered that he did not see the man entering through the door but rather through the doorway. The London Globe notes the exchange as a display of sworn testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ystrad
Very Conservative. Tallor You Inherit Wealth and Bills
Owens questions payment of a bill while remarking that inherited wealth will not alter his simple habits. The exchange highlights patience and prudence in handling finances amid new wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallor
Owens
Boston Transcript
Misquoted Maxim on Misfortunes and Friends
A short quotation from A Dumas notes that most misfortunes are more tolerable than friends’ comments. The line frames the paradox of support versus criticism during hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas
The Last Wurz Gregory Helps A Stranger In City Car
Gregory the kind hearted man helps a passenger on a Third Avenue car after finding a neat package on the floor. A sausage string flies, the package is grabbed, and the old man’s silk hat is knocked free. A German woman laments the loss of her treasured wurz. A humorous mishap ends with local commotion aboard the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Third Avenue
Forty - Second Street
Make the Best of It by La Touche Hancock
A compact upbeat verse urges patience and resilience when faced with trouble. The speaker champions a merry heart and sunny outlook, advising readers to smile, strive, and make the best of life even when burdened by hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Touche Hancock
A Matter For Investigation
A Japanese minister tells a tale about the late emperor of Japan. Marquis Matsugata, nervous before the sovereign, could only reply I shall have careful investigation made your majesty. The emperor then asked about his private affairs, cultivating the same refrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Matsugata
Lord Dufferin Addresses Greek Class at McGill
A report notes Lord Dufferin spoke to McGill Greek students in flawless ancient Greek. Sir Hector Langevin and Sir John A. Macdonald quipped about the reporter’s knowledge, with Langevin replying that politics explains the accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dufferin
McGill University
Isis
Hector Langevin
John A. Macdonald
Not So Green as He Looked
A Civil War vignette tells of Pat, a Irishman in the Thirty sixth Indiana, who captures a Confederate and refuses to hand him over to a comrade. He notes he left a million back over the hill and urges the other man to fetch another soldier to present to General Gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Dallas
Pat
Gross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Supervisors’ Proceedings
Jones County
JM King
Waddick
Leroy Clark Jr
Frank Ferring
Rj&ra Woollett
Clem Liddy
L Pearson
E Walton
Anamosa
al Zimmerman
John Humphal
Anamos
Starry
Constable
Noyes
Charley Bates
Wayne
Clinton Bridge & Iron
GO Central
Lbr & Coal Co
Ibr
Geo Cowan
Eby’s Mill
Peter Dreas
Jones
Delaware
Coline
Peter Dress
Lovell
Henry Siebels
Anderson’s
Geo ‘Cowan
JM Horacra
Mike Hofacre
Juli Husmanny
King Dragging
Chris Scheer
Finn’s
RA Buchner
Canton
Monmouth Road
Jos H Dehner
Dehner
Richland
E W Dunn
Green
Jordan Bridge
Hein Place
John Gearhart
O’brien
Davis
George Hanna
River Bridge
Flanagan Place
Hanssen
Temple Hill
Hillar Koob
Will Keating
Ludwig
Leytem
Roger Bros Place
Richland Two
James McCormick
Walter Roonan
Lees Bridge
J O’brien
Finn
Farm Creek
Alfred Hawkins
Coyle Hill
LE Mead
Vassar Hill
E Horton
Dominy & Kurt
McCormick Hill
Ludwig’s
Corbit Brdg
Skahills
Cascade
Canton Road
Titus
Crofit Hill
Anamosa Lumber Co
Atwood
Linn County
County Line
Eclipse Ie Co
F Biben
Castile Grove
Eclipse Lbr Co
Jan Fleming
E Hanssen
E Ireland
Stone Creek
Prairieburg Lbr Co
Brewery
Buffalo Iron Bridge
Larson
Stone City Road
E Ramsey
Anamosa Booter Club
Pymt
Stone Hill
Wess
Miller Place
Betsey Metcalf
Dedham
Mass
Betsey
Siam’s Pomelos
The
New York Press
Santa Claus
E. E. Skelley
Variety Store
Eclipse Lumber Co
Eclipse Lumber
Joe Henry
Third Ward
Voorhees Coal CO
Abe
Earth
W. F. Rohn
Monticello, Ia
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