Iowa dairy and crime news highlight state affairs
Iowa reports show one third of cows are profitable with the rest yielding varying margins. Dairy association notes high value of dairy products and ongoing state education funding, plus plans for a West Indian zoological expedition and a Waterloo dairy congress.
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Iowa
Iowa State Dairy Association
Dairy and Food Commissioner
United States
Dairy Association
National Dairy Congress
Waterloo
West Indian Islands
State University Museums and Laboratories
C. C. Nutting
Zoological Department
State University
Logan
Barry
Chicago
Owa
E. R. Bennett
Third
Iowa Infantry
Harding
Bennett
Des Moines
Taxes to rise in Iowa counties with drainage and school costs
Iowa counties brace for a 1917 tax rise led by local levies for drainage and school funding. Reports show increases across counties such as Hamilton Monona Polk Webster Pottawattamie Woodbury and Harrison with varied offsets and one noted county decline. Governors and legislators push tax law revisions and state banking reorganization while printing costs and prison guard cuts aim to save funds.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. H. Williams
Auditor of State’s Department
Iown
Hamilton County
Monona County
Polk County
Webster County
Pottawattamie
Woodbury County
Harrison County
State Banking Department
Auditor's Office
Department of State
Iowa Bankers’ Association
House Committee On Banking
House
Bruce
Pocahontas County
Gilbert
Marshall County
Bills Seek Boost in State Education Funds Across Institutions
Des Moines reports proposed bills in the general assembly would raise annual appropriations for state educational institutions by 753 175 dollars and lift total biennial state revenue to 6 542 650 dollars. The plan adds 525 000 annually to support funds and 228 175 to special appropriations, increasing totals for the State University State College State Teachers College State College for the Blind to 1 262 500 1 454 125 495 850 and 38 850 respectively, noting rising enrollments and a history of generous state backing.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
State Board of Education
State University
State College
State Teachers College
State College For the Blind
Wisconsin Iowa towns push Mississippi national park plan
Prairie du Chien Commercial club forms a national park committee and plans Wisconsin river bridge surveys to connect Prairie du Chien with Marquette State park. The park plan, cited by interior inspector M. L. Dorr, includes Wisconsin lands and islands along with Iowa shores and aims to create a direct motor road for regional access.
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McGregor
Wisconsin
Iowa
Mississippi
Commercial Club of
Prairie du Chien
McGregor Club
The
National Park
Department of the Interior
M. L. Dorr
Wisconsin State Park
Prairie Due Chief Commercial Club
Wisconsin River
Marquette State Park
Audubon High School Receives $10,000 Bequest for Equipment
The late Lois G. Stewart bequeathed $10,000 to Audubon for high school equipment. The board issued $75,000 in bonds for the building and will fund the upgrade with the bequest. The manual training shop, home economics, and especially the commercial department receive notable enhancements, making the school among Iowa's best equipped.
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Audubon
Lois G. Stewart
Iowa
Stewart
Audubon’s High School
Hine Returns to Iowa to Rejoin Family Drug Firm
J. B. Hine formerly a Fort Dodge pharmacist returns from California after six years to buy an interest in the drug store owned by his brother E. W. Hine and John Thome and to resume residence in Fort Dodge. He previously managed a Los Angeles chain drug store.
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Iowa
Fort Dodge
California
J. B. Hine
E. W. Hine
John Thome
Los Angeles
Senate Bill Aims Iowa Topographic Survey Funding
Graut of Black Hawk plans a bill in the senate to appropriate 10000 dollars annually from the state with equal federal funds to finish Iowa’s topographic survey. About one fifth of the state has been surveyed and maps will aid drainage planning and water needs for bridges.
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Senate Printing Committee
W. L. Harding
Ed M. Smith
Winterset
Senate
Harding
Havner
Henry W. Grout
Grundy County
Graut
Grundy
Black Hawk
Marshall County
W. H. Arney
Iowa
Obvious vacancy stirs scramble after Barrett’s death
While Colonel Barrett lay dead awaiting burial with military honors, a scramble for the governor’s office surfaced. A candidate asked Governor Head if he objected to Barrett’s post, and the reply implied only if the undertaker minded.
Soft white hands and skin care ointment offer relief
Advert suggests Cuticura soap to cleanse and purify and a fragranced ointment to heal and soothe. It claims to prevent skin troubles by keeping pores clear and promotes free samples by mail with a book.
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Dept. L
Boston
Farmer Work Hard? Averages Buy What Farmers Raise
The Toiler questions if farmers must toil intensely. It concludes that while farmers work hard, the average person bears the cost of what farmers produce, highlighting the farmer consumer dynamic.
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E. L. Harris
Omaha
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Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank
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James Hartley
Marion County
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James Reynolds
Pleasantville
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Iowa Draft Horse Breeders’ Association
G. E. O’brien
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Bloomfield
Franklin Lodge of Masons
Independence
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Whisler & Son
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Railroad Commission
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Jones County
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Rock Rapids
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