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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
6
A 1914 Dayton Ohio notice from 100 ART PORTRAYAL CO. and E. Walpeton requests approval to repair Bridge No. 30 on the section line between township 131 and 8. The plan calls for new cap timbers three new piles use part of old stringers for the floor and reuses existing materials. John G. Poltus signs the submission to the board of honors.
A Wahpeton committee report to the county board cites proposed bridge work in the strd commissioners district. It details sections between 15 and 16 in township 131 and range 47, urging construction of a new steel bridge with specified span and approach lengths, and references plans adopted by the board.
Wahpeton North Dakota May 1911 1914 join report from the bridges committee in district three detailing several proposed bridge projects. It recommends a new steel bridge on old bridge No 196 with a 22 foot span between township 133 range 49 and township 132 range 11 built to county standards. Other items include restoring old bridge line between townships 152 range 1 and 20 and constructing an 48 foot span with 18 foot roadway on ten piles, plus repairs to bridge No 16 at sections 2 and 13 township 131 range 51 with 12 foot piles and new caps and railing. The document is signed by John G Polfuss and others in Wahpeton North Dakota.
Meeting notes from Wahpeton North Dakota dated May 28 1914 detail bridge work requests. Recommendations include mending bridge No 121 in sections 2 and 49 with four piles and a cap timber and a donation of 8500 to Brightwood township for building a bridge and grade on the section line between sections 29 and 30 in township 130 range ? plans cite 24 foot span with 40 piles 22 feet long and construction per standard plans.
A letter to the county board requests a grant of 8400.00 to Greendale township. The note appears within a page continuation referencing bridge repairs and local funding discussions.
A promotional notice for a pamphlet or book by Winfield Scott Hall on sexual hygiene. It touts plain truths about sex life, marriage happiness, and related topics, aimed at nurses teachers doctors lawyers preachers and others. The ad cites favorable reviews and offers the work for $1.00 plus postage and money order to Miami Publishing Company.
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