Wedding Journey of a Married Refugee and a Silent Ally
A first person narrative describes a marriage between an American woman and Gustav a restrained impassive husband whose true role in his homeland is shrouded. He seeks to help his country while preferring secrecy and isolation, even as the couple travels from their country to Switzerland amid rumors of an assassination Gustav carries a bomb believed to have been used in an attack on a provincial governor, a fact the narrator only learns after their wedding.
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Boing
Gustavy
Gustav
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Switzerland
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County Board Proceedings and Claims Approved
The board settled with the county farm steward and allowed claims for Rinehart blacksmith Jones potatoes Kurtz shoe repairing McCoy potatoes Smith labor Merriman oats Conner trashing Morse labor Knox Go al Co coal Roy Orr labor Kinne Co merchandise Ri Hunt salary and more. Petty appointed to ensure decent interment for honorably discharged soldiers and widows in Red Rock township. motion carried.
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O.T Brilley
Dirk Wibeken
Dirk’ Feénstra
Mi’ Deveney
Wanes
O. Beitzell
Rinehart
Roberts
Board
L. C. Kurtz
H. D. McCoy
W. 8. Smith
W.A. Merriman
J. Q. Conner
W.H. ‘Morse
Knox ‘Goal Co
Roy Orr
J. J. Kinne & Co
Ri-Hunt
John H. Templeton
S. B. Hudson
S.s.petty
Red Rock
Army
Navy
United States Dupinny
PF. Jugrine
Pauls Lumber Co
S. F. Baker & Co
J. W. Brann
James Cotter
J.qd
Hanks
Board of Supervisors Minutes and Claims Listing 1916
The Thirty Seventh Day December 4, 1916, board met with all members present. Minutes of November 17 read and approved. Several road labor and material claims listed for Alvin Cadwallender, J J Kingery, Steve Crook, T C Collins, D F McCoy, Neola Elevator Co, Jacob Smith, H E Randol, Levi Jeffers, Geo Giorgetti, Tom Barr, Geo Haning, John Templeton Jr, Chas Myers, J H Templeton Jr, Oliver Vinson, Bert Durham, A B Stotts, J D Sechletterback, J V Brann, and others. Petition of John van Wyngaarden for refund of $3.50 road poll tax granted. December 5 and 6 notes show continued claims and adjournments. The board reconsidered a road vacation in sections 23 and 26 and passed a resolution altering the vacated route. Subsequent entries list extensive payrolls, bridge and road material purchases from International Steel Co, Glauer Mfg, Boone Blank Book Co, Neola Elevator Co, and many local suppliers. The minutes close with references to insanity commission, quarantine expenses, and numerous road and bridge labor and material costs. The proceedings span December 4 to December 6, 1916, with adjournments and readjournments noted.
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J. J. Kingery
Steve Crook
C. C. Collins
D. F. McCoy
Neola Elevator Co
Jacob Smith
H. E. Randol
Levi Jeffers
Geo
Giorgetti
Tom Barr
Haning
John Templeton, Jr
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J. H
Templeton, Jr
Oliver Vinson
Bert,.e
Durham
A. B. Stotts
J. D
Sechletterback
Brann
Mount Pleasant
John van Wyngaarden
W. H. Allen
Tennis van Zante
H. C. Williamson
W. H. Lyon
A. Branscomb
J. E. Kelly
John Hulgan
Chas, Keller
Harold Clements
J. W. Brann
Commis- Webb & Zuge
F. C. Quick
A Gilson
Wentes
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Arie Toll
J. H. Shinn
Bellefontaine Road
International Steel Co
H. Carson
E. F. Duffy
E. Cronkhite
Arthur Gifford
O. Davis
D. P. van Zante
S. B. Hudson
Frieght
Chas
Elliott
Avery, Cleland & Co
A. C. Milner
J. O. Norris
Co. van Domselaar
Jas. P. Riddle
Christina Rietfelt
Towering Shwe Dagon Paya in Rangoon Golden Pile
Burma's oldest temple Shwe Dagon Paya rises on a mound reached by four stairways with the southern entrance dominant. A brick core clad in gold, jewels, and a gilded umbrella surmounts the spire. Bells with deer antlers ring as worshippers in colorful garments populate the expansive platform and surrounding shrines.
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Burma
Shwe Dagon
Paya
Rangoon
Grimaldi Saved Monaco and Became Ruler of a Tiny State
The Grimaldi lineage, not the Genoese general or the artist, traces a tenth century ancestor who rescued Monaco from Moorish control. After European wars, his military skill drove the Moors to the sea and earned him absolute rule over Monaco, a small realm of fifty three miles. Also anecdote from Exchange about misreading friends when watching enemies.
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Monaco
Athens
Rome
Mediterranean
Spain
Europe
Genoa
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Roy Hunt
Emerson Hunt
Henry Harris
Bert Merriman
M. L. Curtis
Will Bowman
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Matt Parrott & Song Co
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Albert Taylor
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John A. Wittenburg
Dragging Pella City
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A. Martin
Emery Markert
A. L. Dykstra
Aan G. Klooterman
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J. Casey
Frank Huffman
Fidlar & Chambers
Wm. F. Crew
LeMars Printing Co
R. Kendrick
James O. Jones
Mabel Zuge
Vanderwilt & Kamerick
J. J. Riggs
Blaine Stilwell
Dale Woodle
J. M. Amos
C. C. Kendall
J. M. Kendall
John Hunter
John Hall
Hamilton & Hamilton
Chas. Elliott
Guy Owens
M. Magarian
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Charley Clark
Mark Bowman
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Ralph Mast
Harold Worstell
Billie Booth
Francis McFarling
Charlie van Veen
Frank Frye
Philip Crouch
Earl Waddell
D. A. Rietveld
Lloyd A. Nossaman
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Altoona
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Chas. VanMannen
Ralph VanCleave
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the House of Temperly
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Bootless Baby
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