A New Road Plan For Iowa Bridges And Bonds
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil reports a discovery in national bond markets by William Brooks Reed of the Council Bluffs school board. He notes a surge of 5 and 6 percent interurban and highway improvement bonds that crowd school district bonds from the market. The paper urges Iowa legislators to consider special drainage districts and long term road bonds to finance road improvements, projecting paved highways on twenty year bonds costing about 50 cents per acre for adjacent land and 25 to 10 cents for nearby farms. The piece argues the road question has reached the stage of discussing financing methods rather than just needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
William Brooks Reed
Iowa
Reed
Lynnville notes and local happenings in September
Robert Meredith builds a house near Lynnville with Seth and Will Alice as builders. Marie Van Zant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Van Zant, dies at fifteen after a two year illness. funeral at Bethel church led by Rev. Vander Hida. Fred Wagaman and wife welcome a seven pound boy. Linnville Athletic Association forms a football team with Will Jones as captain and early practice underway. Maddy and Terry drop out of the flour mill project after raising a 1500 bonus. Fall wheat drilling urged as best time. yields doubled over spring. Ames horse shipment of 184 animals due in New York mid month, with a small local entourage to meet them. Ames road crew begins model road work between Alton and Orange City with Prof. McDonald directing. grading equipment and tree work described. progress hampered by rain.
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Lynnville
Robert Meredith
Seth
Will Alice
Marie
Will van Zant
Bethel Church
Vander Hida
Fred Wagaman
Fred
Canada
Linnville Athletic Association
Will Jones
Sioux County Herald
McDonald
Ames State Road Commission
Alton
Orange City
Academy
Western News Notes and Local Chatter
Reports on road work delaying three weeks, farm and dog conflicts, Eddyville welcome to visiting Yeomen from Oskaloosa with a Woodmen drill team and a lone passenger, Miss Martha Firth visiting from Pella, travel to Boston for Rev Garrison family, property trades involving James L. Sipes and J. S. Miller, a rattlesnake skin from Mrs. Bell Quick, and reflections on postwar wrangling from the Santiago and Spanish American War to the North Pole controversy urging calm and science.
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Eddyville
Iowa Central
Oskaloosa
Woodmen
Ottumwa
Martha Firth
Pella
Abe Stuber
England
Rev. L. A. Garrison
Boston
Mass
E. M. Johnson
Bell Quick
Rays
South Dakota
Santiago
Cuba
Sampson
Schley
North Pole
Money Cannot Buy Happiness Moral From A Millionaire Wife
A millionaire husband cannot buy happiness or restore reputation. The wedding reveals that wealth cannot purchase home, self respect, or social esteem, underscoring a clear moral about money's limits in life.
Cozy Indoor Evenings Highlight Home Life
The piece reflects on the approach of long indoor evenings with lamplight meals, drawn curtains, and the privacy and unity of family life. It describes the easy chair, cheery lamp, warm atmosphere, and the role of the family newspaper, magazines, books, and pleasant conversation in reinforcing domestic peace.
Evening fellowship Warms Many Homes Despite Modern Pull
The piece notes how social attractions erode the family circle yet thousands of households still gather each evening as an unbroken band. It highlights the longing for a parallel scene where men seek similar unity and home evenings remain a cherished practice amid changing times.
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Scott
Wim.Van Rees
H. Rhynsburger
S. G Vander Zyl Haler IN
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
H.C. Payne, M. D. Ada M., French
M. D
Drs. Payné & French Office
Citizens National Bank
John KR
Dieleman
Sean
Wasneyan-Crosby Ec
China
Royal
Royal Tailoring
M. Vander Linden
Maddy & Terry
Maddy
Pleasantville
Keota Eagle—L'agmasters
New York
Mike Streit
Jack Ranous
America
Wormhoudt’s
Clothing House
Lake Prairie
T. D. Tice
J. P. Klein
A. N. Kuyper
Wapello Co
Soil
McIntire Real Estate CO
Blakesburg
DeWitt
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