Emmet County Board Records Highlight Ditch No 22 Action
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors sessions cover ditch No 22 hearings, assessments, and damages, with approvals of engineer reports, division into sections, and funding plans. They approve contractors, set dates for letting bids, and establish drainage as a public utility, while processing various tax remissions and county officer bond figures.
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Board of Supervisors
Kinmet County
Towa
Eaminet County
EK. E. Cramb
Fitzgerald
Hansen
Brunt
Barnhart
Sorum
Estherville Enerprise
Ditel
R. B. Callwall
Emmet County
40Th Gen. Assembly of Laws
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Bunt
New Board Elevates John Mitchell To Chairman
The board of supervisors met Monday and organized with John Mitchell elevated as chairman. He announced committees for the year including settlement with county treasurer Bigneau and Morton, settlements with James Mer, Jehu and Gibbs, sport house and grounds, and county auditor. A new bridge was approved and care of the poor assigned to Estherville.
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Jasper County
M. B. Moberly
Board of Supervisors
Fred Paure
Paure
Russel
Paine
P. H. Cragan
Colfax
Tye
Hice
Ignally
Dreaner
Pursannat
C.K. Paine
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Mary A. Ellerston
J. He Ellerston
A.A. Johnson
Notton
J. Bailey
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Kinmet
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M. K. Whelan
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A. E Morling
Bailey & Streville
HH. E. Baughman
P. H. Paulsen
B. F. Taylor
Emmet
Towa
Hinds
Fitazerald
Hanson
Barnhart
Scrum
A A. A. Foote
J. J. Blom
C. C. Duffy
A. A. Forman
I. W. Clements
Theo Chrischillis
M.K. Whelan
Emmet County
UL. F. Richardgou
Estherville
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Fi. F. Richardson
L. F. Richardson
Samuel Collins
P. H. McCormick
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R. B. Callwell
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Bigneau
Morton
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Gibbs
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Change in Rock Island division moved for Cedar Rapids to Estherville
Officials redefine the Rock Island division routing naming the Cedar Rapids to Estherville and Albert Lea to Minneapolis lines the Minnesota Iowa division. Garret Davis becomes superintendent and three Estherville dispatchers Rufus Merrill Henry Walters Cob Foster move to Cedar Rapids. CG J Wilson will oversee the northern division. Rumor notes possible through-service to Aberdeen via Watertown.
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Rock Island
Nork
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
Estherville
Minnesota-Iowa
Garret Davis
Estherville Pie
Rufus Merrill
Henry Walters
Cob
Foster
Frank Peterson
Timeskrepua
CG. J. Wilson
Aberdeen
An Odd Wager The Peculiar Bet In Paris
A foreign prince in Paris staged a witty bet by disguising himself in ragged clothes and ordering chocolate at a top restaurant. He offered a large banknote as payment, prompting the waiter to alert the proprietor and police. The prince was arrested but released after explaining the ruse. The stunt showcased royal wit and ingenuity in gambling ethics.
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Paris
Imperial Club
New York Tribune
Color blindness in its forms and prevalence
The article explains color binduess and partial color blindness, noting red green and violet deficiencies. It discusses how exposure to color is ambiguous across education levels and suggests feeble color sense is common among the imperfectly educated. An abrupt dramatic fragment follows about a telegram and a confused scene with unreadable dialogue.
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Abe
Aptie
Rci
The Skull With the Nail Drives Through the Temple
At Freiburg an old temple and cross bear a skull in legend. A shoemaker is said to have been murdered by his wife who remarried soon after. The specter fingered a nail in the skull to prove the crime. the wife confessed and was hanged. Since then Freiburg wives supposedly fear murder.
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Freiburg
Baden
A Contrary Flag and Chinese Hotels in Old Commentary
A historical piece opines on the Chinese flag with a tale of a dragon and sun, recounting a legendary invasion prophecy and a wrecked fleet. It then discusses Chinese hotels noting gaudy names, small rooms, thin walls, loud neighbors, and smoke-filled halls with opium use nearby.
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Japan
Taps and discipline at Washington barracks observed
A group of Maryland girls visiting the Washington marine barracks asked about taps and discipline. An officer explained taps are played nightly on the bugle to signal lights out, and the questioner learned its somber meaning as she inquired about fallen soldiers.
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Marine Barracks
Washington
Maryland
Harper's Weekly
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