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Washington Washington Gazette

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1900

Page

4

Prices Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon Rates Advertised

Sugar cured hams priced at 11 1 2 cents per pound and bacon offered from 8 to 12 1 2 cents per pound in the local sale.

Old Reliable Shoe Dealers Bring Quality to East Side

A man seeks value and pride in a purchase on the East Side square. After paying for a genuine item, he finds satisfaction with the shop's quality as evident in a simple, everyday moment outside the store.

Vacations and Talks in Washington Reflect Summer Plans

A column muses on keeping silent about sensitive subjects in Washington. It discusses annual vacations, noting choices from Okoboji to Colorado and the Y P O U convention in Denver. It contrasts wealth with ordinary travel pleasures and warns against overtalkative behavior costing jobs.

Washington Madam Romer Okoboji Minnetonka Colorado Denver Thad Rockefeller Rockefeller America

Ladies Minstrel Show Delights City Audience

A Tuesday night program by 24 young city women in burnt cork under Miss Hall of Creston drew a large appreciative audience. The varied and entertaining show featured music, local hits, burlesque take-offs and lively dancing highlighted by eight girls in a Liputan Cake Walk. Net proceeds were about $78 for Sunset Park.

Cork Daisy Hall Sunset Park

Washington County Board Proceedings June 1900 Session

The Washington county Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday June 4 1900 at 10 a m with all members present H T Reynolds presiding They spent forenoon on miscellaneous business and adjourned to 1 30 p m Vacation claims were taken up and approved on the agenda

Board of Supervisors Washington County H. T. Reynolds Forencon Win. Black

Bridge completion and meeting adjournment noted

H. T. Reynolds reported the bridge completed and accepted while continuing to settle with the treasurer and handle miscellaneous business. On motion the session adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock Friday June 5.

H. T. Reynolds Ee

Board Meeting Adopts Settlement With Treasurer

Board met pursuant to adjournment with S D Garris in the chair. They completed the settlement with the treasurer and, upon motion, the following statement was approved.

S. D. Garris

County treasurer ledger extract shows balances and transfers

Ledger entries for Aaron Hise reveal balances in treasuries, collections, refunds, disbursements, and transfers across multiple funds including State Fund Washington City Fund and Brighton City Fund. The records track year start amounts, monthly deltas, balances on hand, and transfers to temporary school and other accounts, with figures across 1900 entries. The sums include totals around $11,000 to $36,000 in various funds, plus small refunds and disbursements.

Treasury

Ledger of county expenses and salaries itemized

A list of numerous county expenditures including case fees for Win and Clancy, salaries for Charles Edward Easter and others, bridge labor, hauling, rock, freight, turn buckles, part payments on Holland bridge ferry, tax collection by Iowa Investigating Co, telephone messages, scalps, printing, court reporting, and allowances. Adjournment notes show meeting schedule for Tuesday June 5 at 8 o'clock.

Win Clancy Charles Edward Easter W. A. Godlove J. Wombacher J. T. Garrett M. Easley T. M. Beanblossom Stotts Rock Iowa Investigating Co Iowa Telephone Co B. BE. Briffton Wim. Mound Charles Miller A. R. Miller Jessie Besack K. J. Crawford J. A. Cunningham Mary E. Hise

Board Minutes Review Of Claims And Adjournment

The board met at 8 a m with S D Carris and Samuel Anderson present while H T Reynolds was absent on bridge committee work in Coppock. Carris chaired and they continued approving regular claims pending adjournment to meet at 1 30 p m.

S. D. Carris Samuel Anderson H. T. Reynolds Coppock D. Carris

Highway petition remanded for Sept 3 hearing

The board reconvened at 1 30 o clock to hear a remonstrance against the highway petition filed by T L Emry and others with the auditor. The case was continued and the hearing set for Monday September 3 1900 at 1 30 p m. The balance of the afternoon was spent settling with the county treasurer. On motion the meeting adjourned to Wednesday June 6 at 8 o'clock a m.

T. L. Emry

Settlement meeting with treasurer adjourns to June 7

Sr. Anderson presides as settlement with the treasurer consumes the day. At o'clock p.m. H. T. Reynolds travels to Coppock to confer with the chairmen of the Henry and Jefferson counties boards of supervisors about inspecting the river bridge built by the Geo. E. King Bridge Co. The session on motion adjourned to meet Thursday, June 7, at 8 o'clock.

Sr. Anderson H. T. Reynolds Coppock Board of Supervisors Henry and Jefferson Counties Iowa Geo. E. King Bridge Co

Board reconvenes after adjournment for treasury settlement

The board reconvened at 8 o'clock with all members present and continued settlement with the treasurer. They adjourned to meet again at 1 30 o'clock.

H. T. Reynolds

Riverside City Fund Balance and Disbursement Report

A Riverside City fund record shows a balance in treasury of 53.97 dollars after disbursements totaling 2 cents followed by prior balances and collections amounts 50.97 and 3.02 respectively, including an initial entry labeled -858.49 on June 1. The document outlines balances in treasury and collections with a concluding figure of 453.99 as the prior balance.

Treas Bal

Treasury balances and disbursement totals report

Total in treasury eighty seven dollars thirty three cents to collections seven hundred thirty eight dollars eighty nine cents minus eight hundred six dollars twenty nine cents on June first by disbursements seven hundred eighty two dollars twelve cents by cash on hand twenty four dollars ten cents minus eight hundred six dollars twenty two cents continued on Fifth page

Treas

Coppeck Bridge Afternoon Session Noted

Brief mention records an afternoon session referencing the Coppeck bridge and related discussions, with no further context or outcomes provided in the fragment.

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Washington Markets Lord Beesw Stuarts Meat Market East Side Stuart East Side Meat Market VICI J. Albert DES Moines Pba Ning Wastaas Te Ene tLe Pat Ce Dabei Duunnnnnnannr Harwood South Side Treasury Statement Aaron Hise County Fund Amt Bridge Fund Ant Poor House Fund Township Road Fund Washington City Fund Brighton City Fund J. W. Teeter J. A. Kephart Wilber Bolon Matt Jacobs Dan Haines Mary EB. Moore John Wallace Dougherty Bros West Side Riverside City Fund Wellman City Fund Coppeck Bridge Baird & Bailey Dresden Mousseline de Sé&tin Ae Mennen J. B. Crail Washington, Iowa Northwest Corner Square
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