County Board of Supervisors Disbursements Ledger Details
The minutes list extensive disbursements for county operations including fuel from Loynachan Oil Co and Standard Oil Co, lumber from Taber Lumber Co, blacksmithing, tractor repairs, and numerous payroll and per diem payments. Notable entries include $1,607.67 for bridge costs, $1,404.00 for earth coast, $142.18 in various fuel and lubricants, and per diem for several staff and witnesses. The session adjourned after approving accounts and scheduling a follow up for 9:00 a.m. next meeting day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hee Fui
Aliga Vaughn
Youd
Loynachan Oil Co
McDonald
Earth Coast
Standard Oil Co
Saul
Ray
Wedge
Taber Lumber Co
Wm. Simpson
John Rodda
Thanent Bridge
Jas. Dabb
Central
Corr
Brice Hardware Co
Everete Herrinson
Toe
Harkin
Egecees
LE ‘McConaughey
C. F. Kading
Independent
Drag &Trans Co
Peter. c. Tyspeling
le Homer
W. Reynold
Dorothy E. T Aud
Chester M. Hunt
Work Co
Edith Glenn
Beale
Batten
Clarke Fee
Joard of Education Sc
Eeeseees
Saay
Messenger Printing Co
Supxt
Rilpto Loose Leaf Co
Grae Brown Trust Service
A. D. Barnard Tat
Ness
Elizabeth Hat Philips S
Roodward Blaele Co
Sona Go
Des Moines
Blue Print “Co
Alate
Ralph H. ‘Porter
Bellamy Telephone Court House
Central States Electric Co
W. P. Dodge
Dickerson Produce Co
Frankel Carbon & Ribbon Mfg. Co
Harry ‘Scott
Work County
Nell Graham
H. H. Browne
Workmen
F. T. Brause
Ty Attorney
Alden H. Wyatt
jMster Servi Cressent Printing Co
Park A. Findley
Woard Aid “Keep
Menninga
G. G. Meer
Fry
Wright
Marion County Medical Ciety
G. W. Mix & Son
E. I. Morkert
County Home
Poor Loynachan Oil Co
Gas County Home
C. C. Kendall
Poor Johnson's Grocery
Wiltott” Market
Iowa Picnic in California Recalls Pella Gathering
Burbank, California August 11 1929 Dear Friends of the Chronicle recalls Iowa picnics with a Long Beach gathering. The author notes changes in California since 1912 and recounts meeting Iowa residents including Jake Colyn and Hannah Allen at Bixbee Park. An estimated crowd of up to 100000 Iowa natives attended with speeches by local officials and a telegram from Governor Hammill. The piece ends with hopes for a February Los Angeles picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Friends of the Chronicle
Iowa
California
Long Beach
Pacific Electric
Los Angeles
Angelus Temple
Mrs. McPherson
Denver
Aimee
Hill Street
Main Street
Cresco
Pasadena
Ventura
Jake Colyn
Jake
Bixbee Park
Marion County
Hannah Allen
S. Korver
Pella
Korver
Miss Allen
John D. Smith
Knoxville
Ea Ome
L. Ht
Jdcob
Colyn
Mite
Eulalie
A. J
Cornelia de Haan
Janice Ee Fiean
I. Lagerwey
A dMire
W. Brinkhoff
Jake Schakel
Nan Roe
Pacific Ocean
Will Scarfe
Twillree
the Colyns
Brinkhoff
Leatart
Little Iowa
Speec
Alder Eorgeard
Fairfield
Mayor Caves
Pomona
Russell
John C. Porter
Leon
Grail
Hawkeye State
Hammill
Hoover
Towa
New Bulletin Finds Less Petty Loss From Livestock Freight
Washington reports a Bureau of Railway Economics bulletin analyzing 1924 to 1928 livestock prices and transport costs across ten major U S markets. It shows freight charges and other distribution costs fell while seller net proceeds rose, with the purchaser paying 3.6 cents freight and 2 cents other costs per dollar in 1928, and average market price climbing from 7.86 to 11.15 per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Railway Economics
United States
Price Variations in Cattle Freight Costs 1924 to 1928
Data shows differences in price per hundred pounds paid by purchasers for cattle and calves across states from 1924 through 1928. Variations ranged from over 36 to 600 times the combined freight and distribution costs. The beneficiary of the increase is discussed in context.
Passenger Bus Schedule Des Moines to Ottumwa 1927
Effective December 1 1927 service runs Des Moines to Ottumwa via Prairie City Monroe Pella Oskaloosa with four round trips daily Three trips connect at Monroe for Knoxville Special round trip rates between all stations Departure from Pella to Des Moines at 8 40 am 12 40 pm 4 55 pm 8 40 pm Departure from Des Moines to Pella at 7 45 am 11 45 am 4 15 pm 7 00 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Prairie City
Monroe
Pella
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Pell
Pale
Pella & m
Dispatch Timetable Snippet for Des Moines Oskaloosa Pella
Fragmentary timetable notes travel times and bus routes between Des Moines Oskaloosa and Pella with departures around 9:85 and 6:05 p m and 8:50 m, mention of Monroe Knoxville route and Ottumwa connections.
Pella Markets Quotation by Farmers Co operative Exchange
The Pella Markets quotation from the Farmers Co operative Exchange in Pella Iowa provides price ranges for local agricultural commodities. The listing outlines bid and ask figures, reflecting market activity for farmers and traders in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
Open Season for Hunting and Fishing in Iowa Dates
Iowa announces hunting and fishing seasons from September to January across northern and southern zones. Squirrel runs Oct 1 to Dec 1, duck Sept 16 to Dec 31. No pheasant season unless petitions. Trapping runs Oct 20 to Dec 1 in north and Nov 1 to Dec 20 in south. Fox muskrat mink otter beaver civet skunk seasons vary by zone. Open fishing for pike pickerel catfish perch trout salmon bass crappie bluegill sunfish. Separate licenses for hunting fishing and trapping cost 1 dollar each, previously combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Dispatch
Des Moines
Iowa
State Game and Fish Department
I. Rhoads
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Auty Lep
Gee iDe
Sinclair Refining: Co
Gas x
Oil County
Floyd Stotts
Mdse
Fred, C. Hall
Young
Cal
Iowa Fair
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Pig Club
Lamb Club
Baby Beef Club
Lemark, My
Hallmark
Hallmark Jeweler
Hallmark Organization
Gilbert JE
Dollar Day
Gateley
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