Tax dispute over 1810s assessment sparks court ruling
A Fayette town board of equalization faced a tax challenge from John Sanborn over a $10,000 assessment on money and credits. The district court, before Judge Fellows at West Union, ruled against Sanborn, holding jurisdiction and residency rules favor the town. The case centered on whether taxes are due where a resident lives versus where the property is located.
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Payette
Equalidation
John Sanborti
John
Weel
S. Fayette
Weat Union
John Sanborn
Ins
Fabette
Board of Equalization
Yard
Nebraska
Fayette
Decidua Agtingt
Sunbori
Son Like the Father in Fayette Bar History
Fayette county citizens commented on attorney L L Ainsworth of West Union. District Court in Elkader drew attention to the Ainsworth family line, noting traits of coolness, self control, and a calm demeanor passed from father to son. The elder Ainsworth once struck fear in Fayette county lawyers, a trait the younger shares in appearance and method.
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Tla
Fayette County
Elkader
Joe Ainsworth
West Union
L. Ny.2
District Court
L.L. Ainnsworth
Jou
Ainsworth
Northeastern
Republican Paper Backs Flower Amid County Split
A Republican-leaning Arlington paper endorses Flower in the east half while denouncing a one-sided county ticket. It praises Fayette as a college town with Upper Town University and notes Andrew Carnegie funded a library. Des Moines Capital excerpt lauds the piece. Fay ette’s Postal Card is highlighted for local journalism and personalities.
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Arlington News
Hobson
West Union Argo
Republican Party
Agit
Flower
Lake of
Henry Flower
Des Moines
Jowi
Volen
Fayetts
Fayette
Town University
Andrew Carnegie
Henderson
David B. Henderson
Payette
Ge Cole
Lew Apple
Oe Cole
James Gordon Bennett
Providebes
Volga
Mest
Fayette county notes and local events mix of misfortunes and updates
In Fayette county, Dr Lewis, a Westfield Civil War veteran, reportedly has a pension change to zero per month. John Henle, described as the oldest man in Payn ett Co., died at Union, where he had lived since 1856. C.F. McNevin declined county superintendent nomination. A new hotel, Hotel de Man, opened at Donnon near West Union. A strike by machinists and boilermakers at Delwain’s Chicago Great Western roundhouse affects engine work. TY W. Bouska inspected Postville creamery cans for cleanliness, warning fines of 25 to 100 dollars for dirty milk.
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Dr Lewis
Westfield
John Henle
Paynett Co
Waat ‘Union
England
Dannon
West Union
Hotel de Man
Donnon
Chicago ‘Great Western Round House
Delwain
Dubuqua Round
Ty.w. Bouska
Postville
Bowling Alley Opens After Renovation At Smiths Opers Howse
A local bowling hall at Smiths Opers Howse Place has been renovated with planing and sand paning and is now open to the public. Nearby at Rudd village six miles from Nora Spring, the bank was robbed on the 14th with entry forced and about $1,500 stolen and $1,009 damage to the building. robbers fled.
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Smith's Opers Howse
Rudd
Aittle Village
Nora Spring
W N Burdick, Postville editor, dies in Cedar Rapids
W N Burdick, longtime editor of the Postville Review and Postmaster at Cresco, died at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids on Monday morning after weeks of illness from pneumonia following a cold. He was born February 25, 1887 in New York and moved with his family to Iowa at age 14, living in West Union and Cresco before founding the Postville Review in 1875. He leaves two sons, Art Burdisik and E E Burdick, and was a respected elder statesman of local journalism and the Masonic fraternity. The funeral will be held in Postville with Masonic rites.
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W. N. Burdick
Postvilla Review
Sine Place
Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Jone Rapids
Marcy Hospital
New York
West Union
Burdick
Creseo
Cresco
Deearth
Postville
Postville Review
Art
Burdisik
E. E. Burdick
Des Moines
W. N. Burchel
Gervica
Tie
Burdick Wis Ole Af
Burciel
Nahoo
Young man decamps with club funds in Waukon theft
Six weeks earlier D. Rodecker stole $124 from baseball club funds kept by treasurer Breele and a lady's kodak from a Waukon gallery. He returned under sheriff escort, confessed, made full restitution, and was bound over to district court on grand larceny with $500 bail due.
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Waukon Democrat
Naw
D. &. Rodecker
Steele
Waukon
Yun Hia
Breele
Rodocker
Kodak
Bia
Roducker
Iowa
Dowie Receives Swiss Castle Gift For Zion Mission
John Alex Dowie of Chicago claims the title of Elijah and fans expect his third return appearance. He reportedly receives a 440,000 franc castle in Switzerland Castle Liebburg on Lake Constance as a gift to aid Zion missions. Sophia Hermitsis, a Zurich woman and evangelist, is linked to the transfer and promotion of the gift for Dowie’s European outreach.
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Dowie
John Alex Dowie
Chicago
Zion
Elijah
Eli
Switzerland
Elgin
Chicago Chronicle of
Wlao
Liebburg
Lake of Constanca
Zurich
France
Europe
Sophia Hermtehsis
Dawle
Switserland
Germany
Cate
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