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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
5
The Vindicator and Republican records a lengthy county board session ending with adjournment. Actions include farm land assessments and tax changes, road petitions, road establishment, stock and animal assessments, and education budget notes with adjournment sine die.
A fragmented OCR list details various case items, notices, and payments including carpenters and sillge items, pub ditch notice, blanks, printing costs, and numerous names such as Dickerson, Peterson, Pullen, and Crissavay. It mentions grand jury expenses, medical examinations, and court house supplies, with several totals and entries for witnesses, trustees, and sheriffs.
A New York police official warns that recovering a lost gold bar matters little to the fraud underworld. The scheme uses fake notices and letters promising profits to lure victims, with fake bars often sold or traded before detection. The officer urges caution and advises recipients to verify claims before acting.
A New York aquarium exhibit demonstrates that fish of the same species and age can vary greatly in size due to captivity. One inch fish over a year old, likely would be four or five inches in native waters, while hatchery fish show dramatic size gaps with smaller individuals sometimes removed to prevent being swallowed by larger ones.
Torquay Devonshire council acquired four square miles to protect water purity. Rabbits now outpace sheep as a revenue source with 16 000 rabbits culled in a year at about 34 shillings each netting income after costs. Woodlands preserved, 22 parishes killed for sale. land cost 500 000 dollars, potential returns may repay debt. Also notes about buffalo decline and extinction of spotted coach dogs.
The committee appointed to settle with the County Treasurer reports they have checked the Tax List Register of Tax Receipts Revenge Ledger and Apportionments cancelled and compared all vouchers counted the funds and found them as reported above. GM Ascot Committee PB R Fullinwider
The Rockford Register reports a broad rural free delivery reform aimed at eliminating many unused routes. Phila service may be financially tightened, expenditures trimmed, and congressmen notified of route reductions in their districts. Investigators found some rural carriers paid sixty dollars monthly for work with receipts far lower.
Decorah Republican comments on a supposed Tawa idea as democratic thunder and contrasts with Bryanite claims. The piece defends the country’s money standard, trade protection, and credit stability while praising Republican guidance and industry.
Emmetsburg Reporter notes Palo Alto farmers sold dairy herds due to trouble and labor. If last year’s herd had stayed, losses might have been avoided. weather and feed shortages threaten future profitability as corn and hay rake increases, and farmers fear cattle will be scarce.
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