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Bill from Spaulding Manufacturing Company to the Grinnell School District
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Description
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Letter dated December 6, 1904, from the Spaulding Manufacturing Co. to the Grinnell (Iowa) school district billing the district for the use of rooms in the Spaulding block. The bill is marked, "Approved," with the signatures of W.T. Fuller, J.P. Lyman, and S.A. Cravath.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:11929
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Characteristics of the Times and Seasons
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Description
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Journal kept by Richard Spire from 1894-1918 in which he recorded his observations on weather, crop yields and prices, land values, and a few comments on presidential elections and World War I. Richard Spire farmed in Sheridan Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, from 1872-1910. He and his wife, Isadora Hatfield, had eight children. He was engaged in several livestock buying partnerships and was a large feeder of cattle. In 1899 he was elected assessor. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection #56.
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Date Created
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1894
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PID
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grinnell:12351
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Laros & Sons Buggy Contract
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Description
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Receipt from D.A. Laros & Sons of Grinnell, Iowa, for a buggy ordered by H.A. Ahrens in December 1905.
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Date Created
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1905
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PID
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grinnell:12918
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Letter from H.R. Booknau to G.H. Hamlin
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Letter from H.R. Booknau to G. H. Hamlin dated May 9, 1901, in which Mr. Booknau asks Mr. Hamlin to try to acquire a farm for him north of Malcom, Iowa, for $55 per acre. The letter is on letterhead for H.R. Booknau, Dealer in Live Stock and Real Estate. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Pamphlet file.
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Date Created
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1901
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PID
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grinnell:12821
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Letter from M.A. Sulser to George Hamlin
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Description
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Letter on Spaulding Manufacturing Company letterhead dated October 4, 1904, in Reardon, Washington, from M.A. Sulser to George Hamlin, Grinnell, Iowa, concerning a sale note that was due on September 27th. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Pamphlet file : Grinnell (Iowa) -- Business & Manufacturing -- Spaulding Manufacturing Company.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:12820
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Letter from Mary Sulser Pilgrim to Her Sister
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Description
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Letter from Mary Sulser Pilgrim to her sister, Mrs. J.H. Parratt, congratulating her on her marriage. The letter is dated January 12, 1902, Grinnell, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1902
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PID
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grinnell:17768
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Patron's Account Book
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Description
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Patron's account book from The Creamery (J.W. Fowler, prop.) in Grinnell, Iowa. The account book contains advertising from many businesses in Grinnell. The book was the property of Harry A. Brown, R.F.D. 4, Grinnell, Iowa. The figures in the book are probably not a record of milk, cream, and butter, but of something else.
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Date Created
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1906
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PID
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grinnell:6411
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Public School Diploma, Poweshiek County, Iowa
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Description
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Diploma presented to Raymond Pilgrim by the County Superintendent of Schools, Poweshiek County, Iowa, on March 28, 1907. The diploma indicates that he has "completed the Common School Course of Study in a satisfactory manner [and] is considered well prepared to do good work in any High School or Academy." He attended School No.8 in Grinnell Township. The diploma is signed by Elizabeth McIlrath, teacher, and Estelle Coon, county superintendent.
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Date Created
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1907
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PID
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grinnell:17787
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Demise of the Spencer Family of Grinnell, Spencer Family of Grinnell
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A collection of primarily newspaper clippings from throughout the United States concerning the Grinnell, Iowa, First National Bank Scandal of 1904 and the deaths of Charles H. Spencer, Henry C. Spencer. and Clarke H. Spencer.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:27178