Tax Books Show Wayne County 1914 Levy Increase
Wayne county completes 1914 tax books led by Auditor George S. Moore. Total taxes due rise to 310 221.47 with a 87 521.26 increase from 1913 due to higher land assessments and a state capital extension levy. Additional amounts fund county home, bridges, schools, and road improvements, while moneys and credits tax under new law drops shifted burden to other taxpayers.
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Gxayne
George S. Moore
Wayne County
Moore
State of
Iowa
Des Moines
Executive Council
Bes Moines
Clarinda
State University
Agricultural College
Normal Schools
Lorgdon
Seymour
Humeston
Lineville
Allerton
Wailroads Bay
Board of Supervisors
Theoard
Bridge Fund
Bridge Fund & Mills
Wright
Parcel post to carry books approved by ICC
Judge Towner praised the interstate commerce commission for approving the postmaster general’s plan to ship books by parcel post. He had urged the change for months and expressed satisfaction with the decision.
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Judge Towner
Interstate Commerce Commission
Postmaster General
Commission
G A R Wayne Post Sets December Meeting for Elections
Wayne Post No. 137 G A R will hold a Saturday afternoon meeting on December 20 at two o clock to elect officers and conduct other business. Attendance urged. J BR Forn, Com.
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Wayne Post No
Lesherd
Local Births Report Two New Arrivals
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oren Thompson on Wednesday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Bixby on Saturday.
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Oren Thompson
M. W. Bixby
Revival Services Draw Crowds at Baptist Church
Revival meetings at the Baptist church draw good nightly crowds. The services, starting at 7 30 p m, invite all to participate with inspiring sermons and accompanying music aimed at helping the community.
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The
Baptist Church
Church Meeting Invitation By Rev Orr Campbell
Rev Orr Campbell leads the church gatherings as a strong preacher with helpful sermons. N D Wood handles singing with a fine voice and music shaping the services. The public is cordially invited to attend the meetings.
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Orr Campbell
N. D. Wood
Alfalfa Harvest Yields 116 Per Acre Says Malvern Farmer
Charles Slater, living near Malvern, threshed six acres of alfalfa and netted about $700, or $116 an acre. He notes hard luck and low prices but argues the crop can boost soil and finances, urging farmers to take interest as the era of the farmer coming into his own proceeds.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Charles Slater
Malvern
Iowa
Roswell Wright Visits Here After Crystal Show
Roswell Wright manager of the Acme Four visited with his mother Mrs M C Wright and sister Mrs H FP Curie Sunday. The quartette closed an engagement at the Crystal in St Joseph Saturday and Wright departed for Springfield Mo where the Acme Four opens a new engagement tomorrow.
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Roswell Wright
Acme Four
M. C. Wright
H. FP. Curie
the Crystal
St. Joseph
Wright
Springfield
Train Strikes Percheron Mares Killing Five Year Olds
A train struck five and six year old Percheron mares late one night, killing the pair near the town. The incident followed a night rain and occurred as the animals crossed the right of way.
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Nick Kipper
Community notes from Corydon and nearby towns
Local residents engage in new business openings and moves. Guy Hughes plans to relocate to Corydon around January 1. Miller, Dotts & Co. open a grocery in Corydon in Halpenny Building with J A Moore H F Miller Jesse Miller and A T Dotts as partners. Seymour Telephone Co stockholders sell Seymour Exchange to Lon Dunn and George W Patterson plan to upgrade operations. G St Pallady returns from Galesburg Ill to showcase a flax cleaning seeder demonstrating effective threshing and cleaning.
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Guy Hughes
Chicago Veterinary College
Rockwell
Corydon
A. W. Gittinger
Chariton Leader
Tacas County
Miller, Dotts & Co
Halpenny
J. A. Moore
Jesse Miller
A. T. Dotts
Caimbria
Seymour Democrat
Seymour Telephone Company
Lon Dunn
Milo
Iowa
Seymour Exchange
George W. Patterson
Coryston
Exchange
Drake Glee Club to Perform at the Princess on December 24
The Drake University Glee Club directed by Prof Tolbert MacRae, sixteen trained singers from Des Moines, will give a Christmas program at the Princess on Wednesday evening December 24. After church entertainments, a large audience is expected. The club plans a concert tour through southern towns during the holidays, leaving Des Moines December 22 with seven dates on the schedule.
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Drake University Glee Club
the Princess
Tolbert MacRae
Des Moines Evening Tribune
Drake Glee Club
The
Conservatory of Music
Des Moines
Big Popcorn Crop in Iowa Shines in 1912 Yield
Iowa leads the nation in popcorn with 19,265 acres and 647,587 bushels in 1912. Towa-Sae county produced 328,904 bushels from 8,408 acres and Ida county yielded 182,957 bushels from 5,412 acres. An Ida county man sold his 1913 crop for 51 dollars per acre. Odobolt Ida Grove Battle Creek Schaller and Wall Lake are noted popcorn centers.
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Towa
Union
United States
Iowa
Sae County
Ida County
Odobolt
Arthur
Ida Grove
Battle Creek
Schaller
Wall Lake
Invitations Issued for Local Christmas Day Wedding
Mrs W Rush of Corydon and Mr and Mrs W Ripper announce the marriage of their niece Florence Patterson to Jay Snook Selby. County Clerk Beulah Fay Bone issues invitations for Cambria nuptials. The ceremony is set for Christmas day at 8 00. Harvard tied to attendees and locations.
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Rush
Corydon
Beulah Fay Bone
Jay Snook Selby
Cambria
Fred SL. Ripper
Harvard
Florence Patterson
Christmas Event At Derby School And Local Contests
School notes outline December 24 to January 5 1914 vacation with a Christmas program on December 23. The Dawn of Plenty was shown at the school house and the Senior class play The Two Buzzards will be staged at the Princess with choruses, readings, and solos to benefit the school. Derby and nearby towns competed in contests with prizes ranging from 5 to 10 dollars. The Derby opera house was crowded and Humeston High provided musical numbers during judge deliberations.
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Glee Club
Barbara Nessen
Bernice Hines
Clifford Clark
Leo Crew
Wilbur Kipper
Will Clark
Derby Lea
Wilbur Ripper
Frances Kirk
Derby
Lucas
Chariton
Hickok
Zell
Lincoln
Humeston High School
Humeston
Men and Cigars Offer Candid Platform Metaphor
A cigar salesman mistaken for a clergyman speaks on stage, comparing men to cigars. He notes wrappers can mislead about filler, praise flashy exteriors while inner quality varies, and that all men, like cigars, end in ashes despite wealth or status.
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Garda
Postal Savings Banks Grow as Treasury Becomes Banker
Nearly thirty four million dollars are on deposit in United States postal savings banks with over three hundred thousand accounts. The government has become a banker of importance, moving funds from hoarded cash into circulation through postal savings. Ottumwa Courier.
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Postal Savings Banks
United States
Uncele Sam
Ottumwa
Special Dairy Train Campaign to Promote Dairy Farming
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad and the Iowa State Dairy Association plan a dairy special train touring sixty towns from Des Moines February 2 to March 2. The trip includes Humeston with target meetings in the afternoon and evening. The organizers aim to extend dairy interests as a permanent farming system and benefit local communities.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co
Iowa State Dairy Association
Burlington
Des Moines
Humeston
Burlington Railroad
The
Dairy Association
Iowa Crop Report Shows Growth Despite Drought Fears
The December crop report credits Dr George M Chappel with a higher total crop value of 420443487 up 39922769 from last year. Iowa produced 320412000 bushels of corn and 164691000 bushels of oil 16000000 bushels of wheat 8000000 bushels of barley and over 4 million tons of hay.
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Lowa
Iowa
New Wound Dressing From Saw Dust Innovated in Europe
Dr Wammer of Stuttgart has developed a wound dressing using finely sieved saw dust from hardwood heated to dry and purify it. The dressing is already used in several major European hospitals and institutions. Japanese usage has involved powdered charcoal ashes and powdered sugar for similar purposes.
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Wammer
Stuttgart
Europe
Leas
Will Move to Town and Birthday Dinner Event
George King rents his farm northeast of town and will move to town with his daughter Nellie Morford honored at a birthday dinner. Mr and Mrs King plan the move to town to join Morford family as they celebrate a closing sale and honor guests at dinner in honor of Mrs Morford and Mr McKibben.
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George King
Nellie Morford
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Wlomrce
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Grand Iver
Clintoss
Howard Township
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G. A.R Meeting
Rev. Campbell
N.D. Wood
G. ST. Pallady
Gelesburg
Mr. Pallady
Allerton News
Postal Savings
George M. Chappel
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