Monticello City Finance and Council Minutes 1916
City Treasurer reports balances across funds and cash items as of June 6 1916. Council approves bills for General Water Light Sewer and other funds and raises deputy marshal pay. Ordinance 468 on sidewalk construction on South Cedar is noted with a related Walnut Street paving petition postponed to July 7 1916.
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O J Northrop
Monticello Klec Co
Juns
Leroy Clark
Aco
Monticello Elec Co
Eiler
Reichart
L Scherrer
Joe Schneider
Dragging Fund
Reichhart
South
Cedar Street
John Moore
Walnut Street
Birst Street
Second Strual
O. J. Northrop
J. A. Voorhees
Bia
Co Fund
Honorable
Board of Supervisors of
Jones County
Eines
Ethene
Aoe
Corporation
Motor Road Fund
Cesescorterses
Pearson
YU A
W K Pearson
Kate Maurice
Acc Text Books
Saeeaeseees
E Boyer
Refand
TOFU
GA Fisher
State Treasyurer
Ae G A Fisher
E J Hines
W Clark
J Mills
Extien- Rr FM
Bagley
Func Sion Fund
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Trom
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Toluncs
Cade
State Revenue Fund
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Oakdale Lnst
Benon
State Rey
Tnd
Hume
Cere
Bal Jane
Board OF Health Fund
Agricultural College
EJ Hines
Co. Fund
Ebriates Vo
Insane Hosp
Uo Fund
Treas
Dale
Eveda Renner
Fun Sheweeaene
Vord
Lee
Abe Eeeeneenememanonzes OL “ Eal
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Justice
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RD McIntyre
Renee Sen
H H Freeman
Resenwey
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Tedeeten
WJ Hines
Monticello Iowa invites sealed bids for curb and gutter work
City of Monticello Iowa invites sealed proposals by July 24 1916 for cement curb and gutter on Chestnut Second North Cedar and Main streets with specified widths and pile quantities. Plans by J G Thorne Clinton Iowa on file. Work to start Aug 7 1916 and finish Oct 1 1916 with one year guarantee and special assessments limited to property values under Iowa law.
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Awity Council
Monticello
Jones
Town
Chestnut Street
First Street
Buckeye Street
Second Street
Farley Street
Maple Street
Cedar Street
Seventh Street
Main Street
Third Street
Bucksye Street
First Strest
Varley Street
North Cedar Street
Firat Street
Second Atrest
Davenport
Washington Street
Iowa
J. G.thorne
Clinton
State of
Auid Aity
Lowa
Ity
W. F. Rohn
Ausid City
J. G. Thorne
C.J. Northrop
Curbing and guttering project bids opened for Monticello plan
The city approves special assessments for abutting lots and hires a contractor to install curbing and gutters. Bids require a $100 security check, a 50 percent bid bond, and a one year maintenance bond, with a council meeting set for July 25, 1916.
Daring whalers and their lethal dives into the whale
The piece portrays Japanese whalemen as expert and daring, detailing their risky two gale gashes and tail escapes as they harpoon and drag dying whales to shore. It notes crew prayers for the animal’s spirit and describes the grisly tail end of butchery before transport to shore for dissection. It closes with a note on the Windward and Leeward Islands and wind exposure.
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Joraku
Windward and
Leeward Isles
Leeward Islands
Windward Islands
Lesser Antilles
Sure Tip Leads to New Suit in Louisville Tale
A Louisville Courier Journal item recalls a gambler who tired of tips after a confident bet on a horse backfired, choosing to invest winnings in a new suit instead. The anecdote highlights risk and personal style over speculative wagering.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Do you think you can get along on my salary of fourteen a week
A witty exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal features a dialogue about earnings and allowances as a fiancé jokes about low pay and a father’s restraint.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
London Telegraph
Ancient War Weapons and the Halberdax Mace
A survey of historical weapons notes the battleax halberd and mace as decisive, brutal tools. It describes the halberd’s mix of spear and ax for cavalry counterplay and the ax’s prominence in central Europe. It also traces the mace’s blunt power and ceremonial use in modern times.
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Europe
Atiner
Phillip I
France
Itlehard
Sam
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Belva Lockwood Aided by Equal Rights Party Presidential Bid
In 1884 the Equal Rights party backed Mrs Belva A Lockwood as the sole female presidential candidate She won about 2500 votes of 10 million total She was admitted to the DC Supreme Court bar in 1873 and to U S Supreme Court practice in 1879 with later years noted for her legal milestones.
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Belva A. Lockwood
Equal Rights Party
New Hit From Mrs De Style Sparks Family Pinch
Mrs Wayupp asks where Mrs De Style got her new hit. Mrs Blase notes the tale and traces the money through a web of relatives, a poker game, loans, and gifts from a mother. The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph reports the curious chain of transfers.
Cat Whips Dog In Comical Household Antics
In a humorous vignette from Chicago, a cat toys with a dog in a comical scene. The dog looks sheepish and the owner storms out demanding what’s going on with her cat. The newspaper tone leans toward light household humor.
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Chicago Herald
Maiden Aunt and Willie Sing of Animal Kingdom
A humorous exchange from Baltimore American features Maiden Aunt asking Willie about his physiology class and his guess about his place in the animal kingdom. Willie dodges, Pa calls Maiden Aunt an old hen and ule says old cat, delivering a light domestic quip.
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Willie
Animal Kingdom
Ule
Baltimore American
Grass protects Chinese railroad embankments from floods
Native grass with tenacious roots is planted along rail embankments in China to prevent flood erosion. The method aims to stabilize soil and reduce washout risks during heavy rains and floods.
Delinquents Punished by Corn and Rye Says Whittier
An old poem excerpt recounts Quaker tales of fines paid in corn and rye for petty offenses. It notes a sled runner thief and a three-bushel rye penalty to a farmer, with Bryant's grandfather recalling a farmer paying his debt to three poor widows, avoiding prosecution.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Haverhill
Timothy Swan
Timothy
Ebenezer Snell
William Cullen Uryant
Bryant
Tellhem
Eagland
The Scot as Leader Across Nations and History
The piece argues that Scots have shaped American progress and global leadership, citing contributions in media, science, law, politics, and industry. It notes prominent Scots and their influence, while acknowledging lingering jealousy and historical rivalries between Scotland and England.
Garfield Speech Calms Wall Street After Lincoln’s Assassination
In New York on the morning after President Lincoln’s death, James A. Garfield then a congressman addressed a large crowd on Wall Street. He urged restraint as they attacked a hostile newspaper, citing a plea for justice and divine governance to calm the moment.
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Lincoln James A. Garfield
Congress
Wall Street
New York City
Lincoln
Garfield
Washington
Dream Life Echoes in Forest Apple Vision
A fragmentary meditation describes a narrator calling aloud in a forest and hearing no source for the echo. A willow the wisp leads through swamps at evening toward a nameless figure, ending with a dreamlike scene of a floating apple and washing hands in water.
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Atlauntic
Money Talks Between Bookkeeper and Proprietor
A comic exchange shows a bookkeeper requesting a salary increase of about 20 dollars a month. The proprietor questions the amount and asks about personal plans, prompting the reply that the motive is to obtain a divorce rather than marriage.
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Meney
Puck
Tropical Vegetation Resurrects Fenceposts and Poles
In tropical climates freshly cut fenceposts and telegraph poles regrow as vines and roots reclaim structures. Vine roots frequently disrupt masonry, undermining man made features and infrastructure.
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Tropics
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