County Board Advances Claims and Elects Chairman Jan 2 1912
The county board met in regular session at the courthouse with all members present. D G Van Zante took oath as supervisor. Bert Richards elected chairman. Multiple claims were allowed across poor, insanity, court expense, drainage, county, bridge, and road funds. a road petition for C W Harp was set for hearing. Adjournment planned for tomorrow morning.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
D G van Zante
Bert Richards
Telitha Hunter
Iowa Bridge Co
Tom Frost
Wilber Frost
Avery Cleland & Co
van Zante Bros
D P van Zante
Trusteea Polk
Marion Rowland
Chas de Bok
J C Clark
C W Harp
S E Cronkhite
A B Brabst
F Buckles
Isaiah Ball
J M Watts
L Paulding
Ed McGrades
John Lee
J M Gibson
Gus Anderson
John Nelson
Jeas George
Bowen Wilcox
J H Garretson
S A Spahti
Jas Hudson
Jas Galvin
J W Vernon
H L Metcalf
Mrs Earl Shoem
Frank N Elliott
W H Lyon
Chas Beaver
J C McCullough
George E Stephr
L L Stewart
Earl Iles
J J Roberts
O W Agan
Gen Donat
May Collins
Clyde Collins
Danny Collins
May de Kamp
Walter Kester
Poor Fund
Cooper Bros
L Boydston
T Hart
T van Niewaal
Alex Knox
C F Aschenbrenn
The
Road Fund
O P Noftager
John Agan
Jasper Nye
Clark Spaar
James Finch
Sid Temple
Bridge Fund
Clarence Agan
G A Perry
Trustees Wash Two
A C Hickman
Vanderwiltham
J E Bridges
Indiana Township
Orville Donahoe
W E Hollingeworth
Red Rock
E R Bergman
Marion County
Mahaska County
van Zante
Mariah King
West Knoxville
EG Roark
J A Ritzhaupt
Perry Township
John Dykstra
TT Banker
Pella City
John Boat
Hugene Dennis
Harvey
Dgvan Zante
Allen Anderson
Abcent
Supervieor Anderson
Geo . Bechtel& Co
Davenport
Iowa
DG van Zante
Marion
Ayes
Fert
Richards
Froggat & Roberta
M Sutherland
Rhynsburger
G G Thomassen
Slob Bros & Co
J L Clark
James Cotter
Slob Bros Co
Brann
F C Warner
Brobst
Brobat
J S Harding
W S Bilby
Bane & Shinn
M Lane
F Mentzer
D West
Knoxville Laundry
R Gana
T Kane
S B Brouse
R Reem
C R Hughes
A Breckenridge
C O Thompson
Pella Chronicle
Jacob Smith
F W Reynolda
Nora E White
J V Brann Jr
T H Marr
A B Stotts
Carl Stotts
Homer
Knox Lumber Co
Pauls Lumber Co
W E Brent
Daugherty Bros
Insanity Fund
Robert Welch
J V Brann
Edna Holt
Lulu Williams
Ransom Beem
J W Courtney
L Williams
C W Proctor
F A Metcalf
Emily Burch
Knoxville City
Marion County Funding Bonds Proposed At January 3 1912
Marion County board of supervisors votes to issue twenty three thousand funding bonds to fund existing indebtedness. Bonds priced five per cent interest, due 1912 to 1916 with semi annual coupons. Also approves petitions, payrolls, and tax levies for bond fund and various county actions.
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Marion
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Janary
United States of America
Geo.m. Bechtel & Co
Davenport
State of
Geo . Betchel & Company
Marion, By Its Board of Supervisors
Bert Richards
Marion County
Geo . Bechtel & Company
al Phelps
Yeas
Allen Anderson
D. G. van Zante
The Great Bugaboo Arrives Amid Silent Fear
A fragmentary notice signals a public response to a looming threat described as the Great Bugaboo. The text suggests widespread concern among communities, with cautious warning issued to families and the public at large. The wording implies a social or moral critique presented in a period newspaper voice.
Spare the Time to Laugh in Hard Circumstances
A reflection on cheerfulness as a duty of mankind amid depression. It argues that anyone can cultivate laughter, benefiting health, and that adults often lose this habit as responsibilities pile up. The piece urges preserving time to laugh despite burdens and cares.
Origin of the term mug linked to portrait tobies and jugs
A historical note explains the creation of ale mugs called tobys, often bearing portraits of Wellington Drake Howe and Nelson. It suggests the mug may have inspired the term mug for a face, with two classes: portrait tobies and comic jugs, reflecting 18th and early 19th century tavern culture.
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Toby
Germany
England
Staffordshire
Paris
Wellington
Drake
General Howe
Lord Nelson
John Bull
Punch
Falstaff
America
Model Husband and Wife Commerce of Domestic Joy
A husband chides spending while praising the idea of small comforts that lift a household mood. He suggests that anything that adds happiness or lightens domestic duties is worthwhile, even as he urges economy. The dialogue emphasizes affection, utility, and the beauty of home life.
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Woman of
Samari
Sarah Mildred Willmer
the County Board
R L Welch
I H Garretson
B West
A Calhoun
John M Randol
Brobat S E Cronkhite
Leroy Hunt
Levi Jeffers
Henry van Ginkel
E G Oller
E O Oller
J W Adair
A Phelps Treas
J E Long
J V.brann
County Fund
T H Murr
H G McCord
Knoxville Elect
Loyd Bybee
Marion Co News
Avery, Cleland & Co
Vander Beek
R C Converse
Knoxville Lum
Vander Wilt Ka
Nerick
Ean
Rees
Knoxville
County of
Don Smith
Coufon
Don Smith County
Atteat
Jesse Corfield
Thomas Jenkins
Fannie Kelisey
Fannie Kelsie
Board of
Fannie Kenney
D. G. van Zate
Nora E. White
Clay
Dallas
Franklin
Indiana
Perry
Polk
Swan
Washingston
M. Deitrick
Ed Mahaffey
A. B. Stotts
J. J. Bivens
A. B. Brobst
C. van Viiet