Summit Township 1917 Road Expenditures Report
Trustees Dirk Freeken John M Wittenberg and S A Soetens present a detailed summary of all township disbursements for Summit Township Marion County Iowa from January 1 1917 to January 1 1918 excluding Poll Tax. The health item is listed at 4 00 dollars amid a correct true account certification by Township Clerk T H Kaldenberg Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
Iowa
Dirk Freeken
John M. Wittenburg
S. A. Soetens
Summit Township
T. H. Kaldenberg, JR
Jacob van Zanterdoewie
Beta
C. Bricker
John Wittenberg
City Lumber Company
Arie Soetens
A. L. Dykstra
Willis Sheeler Wee
Neal Kleinendorst
BH. F. Johnson
Blanks
William J. Klein
J. D. Adama & Company
Hinsman
Carpenter Labor Ae
Cc.r
PR. R
P. van Hemert
J. H. Heemstra
N. Heemstra
Abe van Houwelinge
Henry Huiman
S. F. Weyers
Coal Wee
Hendershott
Jacob Wouda
William J. Dykstra
Russell Grader Company
DeVries Drug Company
Matt Parrott & Sons
John Breen
Peter van Gorp
T. H. Kaldenberg
Dale Jong
S. N. Brooks
B- F. Craig
J. A. Neal
Knoxville Township
J. W. Bittenbender
Lake Prairie Township 1917 Expenditure Report
Trustees C Dieleman Gerritt Hoekstra and Wm Dieleman present a detailed year long itemized account of all funds spent in Lake Prairie Township Marion Iowa for 1917 excluding Poll Tax with totals for general and Cemetery funds. Township Clerk L Vander Strreek notes continuation next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
Iowa
C. Dieleman
Gerritt Hoekstra
Wm. R. Dieleman
Lake Prairie Township
Cut Out Middlemen Mrs Pratt Organizes anti-middle-man group
Mrs Georgia June Pratt a Chicago and Benton Harbor society figure plans an anti middle man association after a Benton Harbor garden crop yielded top corn quality sold by friends at 40 cents a dozen while commission merchants offered seven cents. She appealed to the National Emergency Food Garden Commission and then to Mr Hoover if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia June Pratt
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Mich
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Washington
Hoover
Carry the Message Save Wheat Meat Fats and Sugar Plan
Public wartime appeal urges every household to save wheat meat fats and sugar and to persuade others to do the same. It calls for sharing personal practices and motivates speakers to highlight that kitchen efforts help feed armies and allies, stressing the plight of hungry European children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
United States Food Administration
Europe
Bond sales appeal for war bonds in Pella Chronicle 1918
A wartime urged appeal urges citizens to buy and sell government bonds to support the front and thwart Russian and German gains. It includes a sworn statement by H H Sadler, business manager, detailing owners, publishers, editors, and bondholder details for the April 1 1918 issue of the Pella Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Russia
Germany
United States
Congress
Pella Chronicle
Pella
Iowa
State of Iowa
Marion
H. H. Sadler
R. R. Sadler
W. A. Young
He Who Toils and the Rarity of Laziness
An exchange muses that the average man does not love work for its own sake and that renal laziness or disinclination to effort is rare. The piece notes cases seen by doctors and poorhouse authorities, attributing causes to hookworm anemia or an overactive thermometer.
Old Mill in Clarke County Still Grinding at 100 Years
Clarke county’s Tunnel Mill near Charlestown remains in operation as a century old water powered plant. Built 1814 to 1817 by John Work, the 800 foot tunnel feeds the overshot wheel, with a 20 to 26 foot diameter wheel, and grinding done by large stone bubry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Clarke County
Charlestown
John Work
Bubry
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Ss. A. Soetens
John M. Witzenberg
W. R. Dieleman
G. Hoekstra
L. Vander Strieek
Gece Eestianise
Charles Porter
Peta
J. W. Stuursman
J. G. Klein
A. W. van Zante
Booster Press
William R. Dieleman
Ets Apas Shes
Gerrit Hoekstra
Mew
Bousquet-Nieburg Company
H. F. Johnson Company
Adrian Vander Linden
L. Vander Streek
Ween
BB Hs Bae Op
Ss. N. Brooks
B. F. Craig
Trustees
W “Hich
Wath, Hs
IE Dawson
S. L Bucklew
J. W. Robinson Wee
Rene
James McDonald
Webb & Zuge Aa
Bert Bailey Wee
Hamp Jones
Dragging Fund
Craig
Brooks
J. A. Neal Rene
J. W. Bittenbender Wen
Dale Fortner
Stittsworth Ee
Lee Crouch
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H. D. Fortner
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Dl Jeter
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Gerald Robinson
F. Hunt Sear
Jones
Nere
Shivverg
Bierniibon
Crouch
Wilmer Jodo
Herbert McCoy
J. A. Karna
M. D. Smith
Dan Fee
F. M. Lorimer
Amos Stittsworth
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N. G. Gilchrist
Ed Oswandle
Tom Finarty
Ce Roebuck Sakay Sechtet
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T. Hudson
James McDonald Ren
G. Grass
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Rock Seale
Safety and Service First
C. F. Dykstra
the Peoples
Wallaces’ Farmer
People’s Popular Monthly
Intel
Towa
Wallaces
People’s Popular
People's Popular Monthly
The
Pella, Iowa
Club
B. Meer
McCall's Magazine
Paper - Womans World Farm
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Womans World
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