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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
5
An emphatic advertisement urges readers to trust a cash pay as you go plan, claiming it saves customers money on a wide range of goods. It touts flour, fencing, hardware, lawn mowers, groceries, furniture, gas stoves, steel ranges, and more with guaranteed low prices and plainly marked figures.
Continued from the fourth page the Kalona City Fund shows beginning balance of $17.38 and collections of $149.98 with disbursements of $152.48 leaving $14.83 on hand. Crawford City Fraud fund records balances $105.98 and $156.06 in collections with $245.57 disbursements and $16.42 on hand totaling $261.99. Ainsworth City Fund reports total in treasuries $82.89 with cash on hand $22.89 leaving $22.80 balance.
Accounting notation shows balances and movements for Institute Fund and Permanent School Fund. Entries list balances in treasury and collections, disbursements, and cash on hand with figures such as 436.17, 46.00, 482.17, 2524.88, 2180.00, and 8954.68, along with dates and ending balances. The records reflect cash on hand and disbursements as of June 1 and other dates.
Probate Trust Fund shows balance of 418.53 on June 1 and collections 26.36. West Chester City Fund records 108.70 collections and 107.91 on hand. Total in treas- ury 17,265.23. Tax collections 9,284.73 and school fund interest 1,288.13. After misc business, adjourned to county infirmary then 4 pm meeting.
The board reconvened at 4 o clock and appointed Lloyd Latta and W E Kerr to a committee tasked with destroying all ballots and poll books.
The county approved semiannual financial summaries from Auditor J. W. Ingham and Clerk of District Court J. B. Young. Ingham itemized fees including transfer 109.25, bond and sundry 7.00, redemption 4.75, office expenses 10.14, cash into areas 110.46, totaling 121.00 net. Young listed district court 846.30, probate 192.50, marriage license 83.75, shorthand/jury 21.00, balance due 161.29, totaling 804.84. Contra against 5 months salary 541.65.
Deputies and financial figures listed precede a note that the Baker road in English River township was resurveyed by Wim Ott. The Board of Supervisors accepted the report. The Kalona independent school district in Washington county Iowa is ordered to have a continued hearing on ditch establishment until July 12 at 1:30.
A compiled list shows various claims allowed for bridge work material and related services including John J. Rehmel, Mellinger and Co., Shanafelt and Knupp, H L Crawford, S D Carris, Sam Anderson, H T Reynolds, A Knupp, Samson and Montgomery, Kalona News, J W Teeter, C M Keck, Washill Co, and others. Public safety and jail expenses appear alongside several State of Iowa criminal cases including Moon, Murphey and Sullivan, Mumper, Moon again, U S Express Co liquors, and Flanigan. Amounts range from a few dollars to over one hundred, reflecting labor, materials, mileage, and publishing costs.
A compiled list shows numerous local transactions and fees including fuel from Samson and Montgomery and T Y Wickham and Son, groceries from G W DeLong and Ashby and Nicola, medical services for Dr Sheafe and Dr Hay, nursing and care, grave digging, undertaking, and train tickets. Amounts vary with several cents in odd totals, reflecting a community account book entry.
A ledger style item lists payments to multiple individuals and firms for services and goods. Names include H F Steck W B Wilde Berdo and Rankin D A Richey N Sturges C M Keck H M Sanford A S McKee D S Beatty Wells and McCuiley S D Carris K C Carris and Co H T Reynolds. Amounts range from 1.50 to 122.85 with items such as labor corn meat livery and supplies.
Mary M Hughes 8108.00 J W Ingham 100.00 H T Reynolds per diem 20.00 8S D Carris per diem and mileage 826.40 8 Anderson per diem and mileage 26.20
A fragment lists various payments to printing firms for records and office supplies, gas and lamp costs, livery and mdse, and an itemized tax register. It notes exemptions and refunds granted by Washington City Council for disabled soldiers for 1900 and refunds on $800 amounts for 1908 and 1909 arising from the same program.
A detailed enumeration of tax assessors and amounts for numerous townships and cities including Ainsworth Franklin Cedar Seventy Six Clay Brighton Lime Creek Crawford Wellman Dutch Creek English River Jackson Washington Iowa Marion Highland Oregon Riverside and West Chester with individual valuations ranging from 16.00 to 158.00 dollars. Trustees and clerks are cited with small fees such as 22.50 or 18.00 dollars.
Minutes read and approved show M Hefflefinger listed with a $51.38 entry. The Courier Blank Book Co. is noted, with H T Reynolds as Chairman and J W Ingham as Clerk, adjourned to meet in 1900.
Reported that some assessors in Poweshiek county have returned the municipal tax against places where cigarettes are sold or cigarette paper given away. The same penalties apply to the keepers of such places as to premises where liquor is sold.
The article argues that street car strikes demoralize business and burden taxpayers in St Louis. It notes daily costs of 4,000 to 5,000 for deputy hires, and contends compulsory arbitration, as in New Zealand, is needed to protect life and property and uphold Republican government.
The article lists candidates like Debs Barker Bryan McKinley and notes endorsements to come. It mentions the United Christian party nominee and the yet unseen Prohibition party as part of the field.
The Boxers in China are secret-society fanatics targeting missionaries and foreigners with possible government backing. Major powers including England France Germany Austria Italy Japan and Russia have landed troops to suppress them. Admiral Kempf has landed American marines to protect the Pekin legation, risking joint actions with European forces in self defense and raising fears of upheaval and potential dismemberment of China.
Opening address by Alvan L. Godfrey and orations by Elizabeth Watson Martha Dill and W. Oral Watters cover education and social themes. Homer H. Ashby delivers class history while Grace Speer presents a valedictory. Piano solos by Ada Jenkins Dewey Florence Parish and Dr. Pratt gives diploma presentations.
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