Drainage District 56 and 63 Proceedings in 1911 Board
A June 1911 Emmet County Iowa Board of Supervisors record outlines adjournments and hearings on the assessment of benefits for Drainage Districts 56 and 63, approvals of estimated taxes, and orders to issue warrants and refunds. It notes joint meetings with Palo Alto County, appoints officials, approves contractor payments, and authorizes transfers among drainage funds, with multiple adjournments to reconvene for further hearings and determinations.
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Boards of Supervisors
Emmet
Palo Alto
Exumet
Jehu
Mitchell
Dowden
Gibbs
Ressell
Bleckwenn
Tverson
Kirby
Carter
Flemming
H. A Jehu
J. R. Martin
Chas A. Root
Guy R. Campbell
D. C
Paulo Alto
F. A. MacDonald
Enimetabnry
Chas, A Root
C. P. Smith
Iowa
County Auditor
Board of Supervisors
Bnmet County
Schedule of Claims Allowed by the Board June 1911
Schedule of claims allowed at the regular June session 1911 listing county fund items, per diem, attending meetings, road work, jail and court house repairs, supplies, and various warrants. Notable entries include J.B. Mitchell per diem, Sam Welde and H. J. Felkey at road meetings, repairs on jail door, court house, and bridges, and numerous small payments for supplies, printing, postage, and notice fees. Amounts show broad municipal spending across departments and officers.
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Er 'M. M. Magner
Midland Chemical Co
Cleveland
Chas. Miller
Cc. R. White
Court House
Peterson
Treas
Tr L. Nelson
Matt Parriott
T. J. Lerdall
Sam Welde
Estherville
Dan Sanborn
F. M. Shadley & Sons
Jail Acres
Blackmar & Co
L. Heffelfinger
L. Hetfehinger
Cox & Co
Ing. A, J. Root
R. Ammundson
We, Coon
Express Co
Matt Parnott & Sons
J. B. Mitchell
A. Jehu
Cee Uence Anderson Stockdale
Anderson
Een G. Parva
Inquest
A. A. Wilcox
Inquest Aoa
WilCox
Jangoi Howe
J. W. Patterson
Justice Court
P.l.christensen
Peterson Bros
Ga Smith
K. Groustal
Chas
A. Root
R. RK
Tae Emmemburg
J.B. Mitchell
W. A. Gibbs
Ressell
A. Dehu
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertises Cough Cure
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as effective for coughs and colds in both children and adults. It emphasizes no opiates or harmful drugs and mentions a yellow package with the note Refuse substitutes, S. H. Williams.
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S. H. Williams
Prices for farm and household goods listed in ad
A newspaper ad lists prices for horse fly covers per pair from 1.00 to 3.00 dollars, woven bar nets 4.00 to 4.60, Sunshine wash machines up to 10.00, power washers 10.00 to 22.00, heavy farm harness 35.00, fly chaser 1.00 per gallon, galvanised tank spray pumps 0.50, 4 qt ice cream freezers 2.25, Blood's barn paint 1.15, Tdeal auto oil 0.60 per gallon, Star transmission oil 6 pound can, and gasoline per gallon.
Real diplomatist and a button on the waistcoat
A commuter neighbor on a train recalls a humorous domestic method for mending. The narrator asks his wife to sew a button, while a friend warns against asking her to mend. The tale ends with the wife discovering the usable value of the worn item after a quick inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Compton
James Holland
Man Walks 27,000 Miles For Job At Diamond Match Plant
M. BE. Crookum, a night watchman at a Diamond Match plant, walked 27,000 miles since starting his job six years four months ago. He also walks two miles daily to and from work, tracing a one mile beat, completing twelve rounds each night without many absences.
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M. BE. Crookum
Diamond Match Company
Crookum
The
Match Company
Chico
San Francisco
Man Hypnotizes Lion at New York City Park Zoo
A middle aged man stares at a sleeping lion in a Central Park menagerie cage and declares he hypnotized the beast, while a keeper notes the old lion has been blind in its near eye for years.
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Central Park
New York Sun
Non
How Artificial Furs Are Made
The article describes making artificial furs by freezing, shaving skin, thawing, and applying a rubber solution to yield large seamless fur sheets. It claims the artificial furs are cheaper and longer lasting than real skins, being resistant to moths.
Cecil Rhodes and the painting habit
Cecil Rhodes valued reading over art purchases to avoid an expensive collecting craze. He owned only a Reynolds portrait of a young married woman above the dining room fireplace. As a boy he admired the painting and later bought it when wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Northern Lumber CO
W. J. McHlveen
Armstrong
Dolliver
Wither
Bando
Dun Hooth
Clark
Dames Welsh
Henry Uogenson
Ole Myhre
A.C. Browunwold
John EB
Greig
Earl G. Clark
Neil Herzberg
Oakes Youngman
Peter Zerke
W. A. Courtney
John Mathwig
Ditch Work
Telegram and Express
M. E. Jehu
Court Yard
H. C. Brees
Franks Wertz
Frank Werts
Hans Madsen
Fred Goodge
Rosenberger
E. Brown
N.C. Rose Et al
F. J. Clark
H.Q. Rose
Et A
Asher Peterson
Rose
Inus Henkens
Tropica! Otl Company
James Ini
Fort Dodge Culvert
Eulyort ' A
P. H. Paulson
Crainage Read BR
Jacobsoen
Rou
Spre & Work
G. Tessell
C. Ll. Rustad & Apies
Cae
Teo Plickel
Win Grettenberg
Wovk Eee
J. Hathind
Frank Wertz
Sau
Welde
Rose & Brown
A. Rose
J. W. Morse
F. A. McDonald
I. A. McDonald
Lees
P. Smith
If. Hansen
M. Wood
Ik. W. van Dorten
Atay O
Doolittle
Wee Esas Ohas
Blakey
Obng
Assesan
Ohana
A. M. Jefferies
Nee Res
M. Jefferies
Insane Fund
Ida M. Wheeler
Wleck
Ag Domestic Animal Fund
John Fox
J. L. Mack
Cere
Burkneider
Fhem Halland
L. Allen
W.A. Rankin
B. Burkholder
Lee Mitchell
Bridge Work Trustees Center
Rose Et al
C. Rose Et Qu
Prank Werts
Lungren & Peterson
Tuamber
Een
M. Frisba
Batoub
Christensen
Holcomb
Wileansen
Mil'se
Wu Ova
Myhre
Bhultz
Eietele
O. W. Fish
Tracy, & Son
Tucas
Ee Sree Srs
O. HL
Wiltsta
John Star
Jane Dud
Miss Peterson
J. M. Bharat
D. Root
Stanerson
Ae Western Elevator Co
Wiiott
PLL
Christenson
Thurston
Mitchell & Debit Rent
Coulson
Eens Myhre & Jeglum, Md’se
Bohultz
Eee
A. A
L. Shriner
Tus
Brees
Jason Howe
Mrs. Schult Ip Wooo
H. Wiltste
John Herp
Beonberg
Kilgore
Dalini
Osse
L. Peterson
Board For and Luces
Ae Anderson & Nngstrom
Medical Services Star
W. E. Bradley
Lucas
Tmbbrey and Bear
J. Patterson
EH. Patterson
J. J. Ports
E ‘van Hlon
Ik. Oh
Hanson
Agsess
H. HL
Asgess
Carpenter
Patterson
J.W. Morse
W. Morse
Chamberlain
Nelson
F.C. Nelson
Hsthervill
Commercial
College
Journal Printing Company
Hotdes
M. M. Wagner
Nolice
FM Jonson
QO. P Smith
Foley’s
T. T. Sunde, Jr
Huntington, Iowa
Blood
First National Bank
E. B. Soper
Pres
Webb Vincent, V. Pres
John P. Kirby
KF. H. Allen
Ags’t
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