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Title: $25.00 Reward
Description: Postcard sent by the Montezuma, Iowa, Chief of Police and the Northwestern National Insurance Company to the Sheriff's Office in Leon, Iowa, offering a $25.00 reward for information leading to the recovery of a 1932 Nash Sedan which was stolen in Montezuma on February 17, 1934. The postcard is postmarked February 21, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:12530

Title: Assessor's Book, Madison Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, 1899
Description: The Madison Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, assessor's book for 1899. Information listed for each family includes: name of head of household, number and sex of dogs owned, school district number, description and value of land owned, number, type and value of horses, mules, cattle, swine and sheep owned, number and value of vehicles owned, other personal property and post office address. The final "Recapitulation" sheets give totals and values for the entire township. The book was found in Madison #5 School (the White Cloud School). It has no cover and begins with a blank page. There are 26 double page spreads with data. There are no pages numbered 27 or 28 and page 29 is blank. There are two Recapitulation sheets at the end with data and one blank Recapitulation sheet.
Date Created: 1899
PID: grinnell:17701

Title: Funk Brothers
Description: Business card for Funk Brothers, Montezuma, Iowa, dealers in boots and shoes. Verso of card is a color advertisement for C.M. Henderson & Co's boots and shoes, Chicago, and features a shepherdess petting a lamb with a black cat in the background.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:12519

Title: Little Mount Baptist Church, 1854-1982
Description: A collection of miscellaneous clippings, documents, pictures and memorabilia related to the history of the Little Mount Baptist Church which was located in the southwest corner of Section 8, Union Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa. Publication of the volume was a joint effort of the Gregson and James families. Includes an inventory of grave markers in the Little Mount Baptist Church cemetery and obituaries of some members and former members of the church (p. 133-160).
Date Created: 1995
PID: grinnell:12817

Title: McCormick Farm Equipment Store
Description: Matchbook cover advertising the McCormick Farm Equipment store in Montezuma, Iowa. The outside of the matchbook has images of International trucks; the inside has the name and address of the local dealer. Matchbook produced by Universal Match Corp.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12533

Title: Monte Cafe
Description: Matchbook covers advertising the Monte Cafe in Montezuma, Iowa. Produced by the Diamond Match Co.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:12520

Title: Mrs. Eva Renfrow, Shelhamer Memorial Missions News
Description: News article from the Shelhamer Memorial Mission News (Washington, D.C.) about Eva Renfrow. The article is from June/July 1961.
Date Created: 1961
PID: grinnell:12151

Title: Mrs. Lucy Broyles' Hampshire Boar Sale
Description: Sales flyer for Mrs. Lucy Broyles' Hampshire boar sale which was held on Saturday, October 17, 1931, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Flyer describes each boar for sale and lists his pedigree.
Date Created: 1931
PID: grinnell:12081

Title: Railway Express Agency Letter
Description: Letter from the Railway Express Agency in Des Moines, Iowa, to the Barnes City, Iowa, agent, dated November 30, 1931, detailing costs and conditions for shipping one hog from Barnes City to Cienfuegos, Cuba. The hog discussed was bred by Mrs. Lucy Broyles.
Date Created: 1931
PID: grinnell:12082

Title: Receipt
Description: Receipt from Wood & Kibby to Mrs. L. M. Decker in the amount of $62.56 dated September 25, 1895.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:6201