Tama County Box 3 Folder 4
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| 1 | 2017-16-110A | Invoice | A bill from Buckingham Grain Company to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, dated March 1, 1920. Involves coal. Has a note stating the bill was paid March 4th. |
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| 2 | 2017-16-110B | Invoice | A bill from Buckingham Grain Company to Geneseo Independent School District No.6, stating that the account has been paid by check. |
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| 3 | 2017-16-119A | Deposit Slip | A deposit slip from the Bank of Buckingham, signed by Robert Mitchell. Only deposit listed is “Traer” for $630.33 Deposit slip is rubber cemented to 2017-16-119B and was rubber cemented at some point to 2017-16-119C. |
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| 4 | 2017-16-119B | Check | A check from Robert Mitchell, school treasurer, to Ernie Nation for $7.00. Rubber cemented to 2017-16-119A. |
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| 5 | 2017-16-119C | Check | A check from Robert Mitchell, school treasurer, to F.F. Stoakes for $97.50. The check is for “tuition.” Was rubber cemented to 2017-16-119A at some point, but evidently separated due to small amount of rubber cement used and long time period. |
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| 6 | 2017-16-120 | Credit Slip | A credit slip from an unknown bank, noting accumulated interest and a school order, for a total of $878.02. In context of other 2017-16 materials, is related to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, slip matches how treasurer kept track of accumulated monthly interest via bank slips. |
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| 7 | 2017-16-12C | Receipt | A receipt from L.A. Page Lumber Co., dated July 26, 1918, for Geneseo Independent School District No. 6. The receipt notes that a balance was paid via check for $84.35. |
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| 8 | 2017-16-12D | Note | An undated scrap of notebook paper with various miscellaneous notes written in pen and pencil. The pencil notes add up the expenses of a dodge ball, janitorial fee, and cleaning of the schoolhouse. The pen notes are Frank Lockard’s signature and a calculation of salary for three months plus the expenses noted in pencil. |
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| 9 | 2017-16-23A | Envelope | Addressed in black ink to Mr. Claude Mitchell, Buckingham, Iowa. Pre-printed envelope with a red 2 cent stamp. The pre-printed return address reads “After five days return to James Gallogly, Hardware and Plumbing, Buckingham, Iowa.” |
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| 10 | 2017-16-23B | Invoice | A bill dated January 30, 1917 from James Gallogly Hardware and Plumbing to “District No. 6 Geneseo” for parts and labor. |
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| 11 | 2017-16-24A | Report | A preprinted Secretary’s Financial Statement form, filled out by C.T. Mitchell, secretary. Dated 1914. The statement covers money received and spent for the Teacher’s Fund and Contingent Fund in that year. The document has a preprinted notice to “POST THIS AT PLACE OF MEETING” and there are holes by the corners of the document. |
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| 12 | 2017-16-24B | Report | A preprinted Secretary’s Financial Statement form, partially filled out in pencil, and unsigned. Dated 1915. The statement covers total amounts on hand and spent in the Teacher’s Fund, Schoolhouse Fund, and Contingent Fund for the year. |
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| 13 | 2017-16-24C | Report | A preprinted Secretary’s Financial Statement form, filled out by C.T. Mitchell, secretary. Dated 1916. The statement covers money received and spent for the Teacher’s Fund, Contingent Fund, and School Building Bond Fund in that year. |
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| 14 | 2017-16-24D | Report | A preprinted Secretary’s Financial Statement form, unfilled out. The statement has blank spaces for money received and spent for the General Fund and the Schoolhouse Fund. |
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| 15 | 2017-16-24E | Report | A preprinted Secretary’s Financial Statement form, unfilled out. The statement has blank spaces for money received and spent for the General Fund and the Schoolhouse Fund. |
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| 16 | 2017-16-27 | Check | A blank Bank of Buckingham check, dated June 1915, with calculations written on the back. The calculations involve interest and amount paid on two accounts. |
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| 17 | 2017-16-28 | Debit Slip | A debit slip for an unknown bank, noting checks to John Tierney and Florence Speer for a total of $717.15. In context of other 2017-16 materials, is related to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, as Tierney held a school bond and Speer was a teacher. |
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| 18 | 2017-16-33A | Envelope | Addressed to C.T. Mitchell, Buckingham, Iowa, in black ink. Preprinted envelope with a red 2 cent stamp. The preprinted return address reads “Return after 5 days to Jame Gallogly, Hardware and Plumbing, Buckingham, Iowa.” |
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| 19 | 2017-16-33B | Invoice | A bill from James Gallogly, Hardware and Plumbing, to C.T. Mitchell, secretary, for schoolhouse supplies. |
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| 20 | 2017-16-44B | Ballot | Two unfilled out preprinted ballots for a June 1914 district vote in Buckingham, Iowa on a school bond issue. The text of the ballots read, “Shall the Board of Directors of the school district issue school-building bonds of the district not in excess of $2,800.00 to erect and equip a schoolhouse? (Write the word “Yes” or “No” in the square opposite to indicate your vote).” A parallelogram is printed to the right of the text. |
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| 21 | 2017-16-48 | Invoice | A freight bill for C.T. Mitchell, covering the transport of 5 bags of “mineral mixtures for livestock feeding” by Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company. The bill is dated March 19, 1925, and notes that the account was paid the same day. |
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| 22 | 2017-16-49 | Invoice | A bill from James Gallogly, Hardware and Plumbing, to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6. The bill is dated July 12, 1918. The items purchased were several boxes of chalk and panes of glass. |
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| 23 | 2017-16-50 | Invoice | A bill from James Gallogly, Hardware and Plumbing, to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6. The bill is dated June 13, 1919. Items listed include chalk, glass, putty, and “work”. |
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| 24 | 2017-16-51 | Invoice | A bill from B.F. Thomas & Sons, Hardware, Heating, and Plumbing located in Traer, Iowa,, to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6. Dated January 18, 1918. The bill is for furnace repair, brick, asbestos paper, and labor. |
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| 25 | 2017-16-52 | Invoice | A bill from Independent Grain & Lumber Co., to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, dated March 20, 1918. The bill covers three orders of coal. |
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| 26 | 2017-16-53 | Invoice | A bill from L.A. Page Lumber Co., Building Materials and Fuel, to C.T. Mitchell, dated June 13, 1925. The bill is for 423.05. |
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| 27 | 2017-16-54 | Invoice | A bill from L.A. Page Lumber Company, Lumber and Coal, to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, dated July 12, 1918. The preprinted “Thomas Sparks, Manager” has the name crossed out and “R.E. Wilenhain” written in pencil. The bill totals to $84.35. |
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| 28 | 2017-16-57 | Invoice | A bill from Farmer’s Lumber Co., Building Materials and Fuel to Claude Mitchell, dated March 27, 1925. Total is $11.05. The back has a preprinted message that reads “Thank You! We take pleasure in thanking you for your patronage today and ask our portion of our future business. All clerical errors cheerfully corrected. Motto: The Goods, the Price, the Service. Farmer’s Lumber Co. ‘The Community Yard’” |
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| 29 | 2017-16-72 | Invoice | A note from L.A. Page Lumber Co. to Geneseo Independent District No. 6, dated August 6, 1917, stating that the district owes the lumber company $66.80, due August 1, 1917. The note details that it was sent because a new manager was taking over and the business wanted to verify the debt. Furthermore, the note states outright that this is not a demand for immediate payment of said debt. Connection to 2017-16-73: Same debt to same company mentioned in the bill |
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| 30 | 2017-16-73 | Invoice | A bill from L.A. Page Lumber Company to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, dated September 10, 1917. No purchases, just the account coming due for $66.80. A blue ink stamped message reads, “In order to meet our own obligations we are forced to ask our patrons whose accounts have run for some time to make payment in part or in full, and we hope you may appreciate our position and do the best you can for us.” Connection to 2017-16-72: Same balance due to same company |
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| 31 | 2017-16-74 | Invoice | A bill from L.A. Page Lumber Co. to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, dated October 9, 1917. No purchases, just a balance on an account due for $96.46. A message stamped in blue ink reads, “In order to meet our own obligations, we are forced to ask our patrons whose accounts have run for some time to make payment in part or in full, and we hope you may appreciate our position and do the best you can for us. Connection to 2017-16-75: Same total debt to same company mentioned. |
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| 32 | 2017-16-75 | Invoice | A bill from L.A. Page Lumber Company to Geneseo Independent School District No. 6, dated November 6, 1917. The bill lists in pencil purchase dating back to November 4, 1916 up to September 11, 1917, adding up to a total due of $96.46 Connection to 2017-16-74: Same total due to same company |
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