Jones County Supervisors Hear November Proceedings
The Jones County Iowa board met November 11 1901 in Anamosa with all members present. They canvassed township poll returns and spent the day auditing claims then adjourned to 8:30 am the next day.
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Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Iowa
Auditor's
Anamosa
Sutherland
Brainard
Clay
Dunn
Scroggie
Claima
Towa
T. A. Kina, JR
James H. Abel
T. A. King, Jr
W.S. Barker
Barker
L. B. Peet
J. B. Hutton
Clay Township
Jas. H. Abel
John C. Smith
Henry Vernimont
D. N DeVoe
A. L. Meek
W. J. Dawson
J. Stacy
Justice
National Accounting Company
Andrew Cozort
Rome Township
C. W. Dennison
Jackson Township
Institute Fund
Boarch
Irene Smith
Olin
B. Straight
Congregational Church of
Monticello
P. QO. Babcock
Arnold
M. Chaplin
Chaplin
Robt. Stickley
Hattie Northrop
Hon
T. J. Finn
Washington Township
J. G. Krause
Scotch Grove Township
William Sutherland
W. Jacobus
Cass Township
F.J. Brainard
T. H. Dunn
A. Screnare
Straight talk on politics and governance across states
A miscellany of political and public matters from 1900s America touching Henry Watterson and Kentucky, Illinois political races, Chicago St Louis exhibitions, Iowa boards and penology gaps. It notes opposition to Billy Mason and rumors about Allison and Cummins, barbers’ exam proposals, and critiques governance norms.
Rural free delivery to stay say Anamosa Journal
The Anamosa Journal notes local merchants oppose but accept the extension of rural free delivery as a permanent part of progress. It predicts the service will become a key factor in national life and urges merchants to use targeted advertising to capitalize on being at the line’s end.
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The
Anamosa Journal
Iowa State College At Ames Faces Harsh Board Of Control Criticism
The Cedar Rapids Republican voices frustration at the state board of control's critique of Iowa's educational institutions. It defends Ames College's growth from 300 to nearly 1200 students, argues faculty expense claims are minor, and urges removing board criticism to protect the state's good name.
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Board of Control
Heaven
Normal School
Agricultural College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ames
Twenty-Eighth
General Assembly
Des Moines
Towa
Let the Beer Tax Alone From the Iowa Capital
The piece argues against reducing the beer tax, warning that Congress should keep the current levy. It claims brewers are not bankrupt and saloonkeepers not impoverished, noting beer drinking continues and both casual drinkers and frequent violators would remain unaffected by tax changes.
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Iowa
Reflections of a Bachelor In The New York Press
A humorous column notes that spending income is wasteful and jokes about engagements revealing secrets. It remarks on women seeking picturesque innocence and the idea that understanding women challenges a man more than any other pursuit.
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New York Press
The Modest Virgin and the Virtuous Wife in Goldsmith
The quote extols the humble wife and mother as superior to flamboyant heroines and dangerous matriarchs. It lauds a woman who makes her husband and children happy, guides virtue, and rescues one from vice as the noblest character versus romantic depictions of deadly ladies.
State Board Requests Funds and Reforms for Anamosa Penitentiary
The state board of control asks the legislature to appropriate 80000 dollars for Anamosa penitentiary and recommends salary grading to reward experience efficiency and value to the state. It also advises converting the penitentiary into a reformatory similar to Elmira.
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State Board of Control
Anamosa
Elmira
Town to Welcome Seven Living Ex-Governors Next January
The town currently hosts six living ex-governors Joshua G Newbold Baren R Sherman William Larrabee Horace Boies Frank D Jackson Francis M Drake and Leslie M Shaw will rise to seven when Leslie Shaw joins the list in January.
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Joshua G. Newbold
Samuel J. Kirkwood
United States
Senate
Baren R. Sherman
Wm. Larrabee
Horace Boies
Frank D. Jackson
Francis M. Drake
Leslie M. Shaw
Dubuque Agent Pleads Guilty to Forging Mortgage
Nick Engel a Dubuque real estate agent indicted for forging a 1500 mortgage and embezzling the same amount pleaded guilty to the forgery charge last Saturday and received an 18 month penitentiary sentence.
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Nick Engel
Dubuque
Electric Railway Project Promises 200 Mile Northward Route
A new electric railway spanning nearly two hundred miles is planned to cut through northern Towa, signaling a major infrastructure expansion. The project aims to improve regional transport capacity and connect key towns along the route with faster electric service.
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Towa
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Carriom‘b. ‘Paul, Co
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Revere
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Wee
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Ed Green
Uwee
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WM. Sutherland
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Hale
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Henak
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Rome
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W. B. Derr
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