Readjusted county school districts prepared for April review
The county superintendent's office completed maps of newly readjusted districts after hearings on consolidated plans. Several new districts were added in both eastern and western parts. The boards will consider the changes in April, with minor adjustments before presenting them to the county commissioners. Rev. A F Ploetz travels to Derby Iowa to preach at the Presbyterian church, leaving Mrs Ploetz to care for her sister Louise Gorder.
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Board of County Commissioners
Glen Perry Heads to Omaha for Business Matters
Glen Perry from near Murray travels to Omaha this morning to attend to business affairs.
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Glen Perry
Murray
Omaha
Readjusting Taxation As Assessments Readjusting Taxation
Secretary of the state board of equalization directs county assessors to value city and town property by considering income from rents. The aim is to reduce rent profiteering and harmonize city property assessments with real estate. Instructions urge obtaining rental income where property is occupied to inform valuation.
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Bross
W. H. Osborne, Jr
State Board of Equalization
Finance Bross
Schmader Wins Wrestling Match At Coates Hall
In a city wrestling event Frank Schmader of Louisville defeated Tom Ray of Omaha in three falls. Ray won the first fall in eleven minutes, Schmader pinned in the second after thirty three minutes with a toe hold, and the final fall came after eighteen minutes with Schmader scoring a decisive pin. Referee Lee Fickler noted Ray was unable to contest the finish.
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Coates Hall
Frank Schmader
Louisville
Tom Ray
Omaha
Schmader
Ray
Fay
Frank
Hmader
Lee Fickler
Schmadher
Harry Best
Lee
Assessors urged to include omitted property in tax rolls
Mr. Osborne advises assessors to examine deed records and county clerk files and add any omitted property. He says if a chattel mortgage runs to a bank or similar entity that was assessed separately, inquire whether the mortgage is part of that institution’s assets and list the mortgage for taxation if it belongs to an individual or private capital and is of record on April 1 or if payment proof is not provided.
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Osborne
Pioneer Mrs Kraft Dies After Long Illness at 71
Mrs. Wilhelmina Kraft née Rau died March 1 1920 at the family home in the east part of town after more than a year of cancer. Born August 17 1848 in Posen Germany she immigrated to the United States in 1872 and married Charles Kraft in Wisconsin the same year. They moved to Cass county Nebraska in 1874 and settled on the old homestead near Louisville where they led a prosperous life until illness...
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Charles Kraft
Posen
Germany
America
Wisconsin
Cass County
Nebraska
Louisville
Kraft Family Renders Funeral Obituary in Louisville
The obituary notes Mrs. Kraft, 71 years old, died in Louisville after moving there in 1904 from the pioneer farm with her husband. She leaves four sons William Charles Herman Richard, and daughters Mrs Henry Vogler Marthe and Idella Kraft, with three sons predeceasing her. Half brother Rudolph Rau of Atchison Kansas and a half brother and two sisters in Germany survive, with no other near relatives in the U.S.
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William
Charles
Herman
Richard
Henry Vogler
Marthe
Idella Kraft
Rudolph Rau
Atchison, Kansas
Germany
Louisville Courier
State to reassess railroad terminal values in Nebraska
The Nebraska State Board of Equalization will again assess railroad terminals for taxation after last year’s government takeover. Assessors are instructed to include material and supplies, even if not returned, and to report figures to the state board for possible liability or removal.
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State Board of Equalization
Nebraska
State Board
United States
Ploetz Called to Derby Iowa Parish
Rev A F Ploetz, longtime pastor in this city, accepts the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Derby Iowa. He will preach his first sermon there tomorrow. Mrs Ploetz remains in this city to care for her sister Miss Louise Gorder who has been seriously ill for about ten days.
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A. F. Ploetz
Burlington
Derby
Iowa
Presbyterian Church
German Presbyterian Church
Scotland
South Dakota
Weeping Water
Ploetz
Louise Gorder
Louisville Bridge Closure Announces Overhaul and Detour
The Louisville automobile and wagon bridge will close starting Monday for three weeks to undergo a thorough overhaul and repair. The Plattsmouth bridge will serve as the sole crossing during the closure to maintain travel.
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Louisville
Plattsmouth
Crossing River Bridge Plans Between Regions
A proposal outlines a means to cross the river separating the southern portion of the state from Omaha, detailing potential routes and the impact on regional access. Officials weigh feasibility, funding, and infrastructure needs to connect the two regions.
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Omaha
Weeping Water Attorney Tefft Visits City for Vote
Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping Water spent a few hours in the city attending district and county court duties then returned home to vote in the special light franchise election held today.
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C. E. Tefft
Weeping Water
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Jacob Vallery, JR
Cess County
T. H. Pollock
REW
Ford
W.w.wasley
McCall’s
H. Mi. Soennichsen
Plattemouth, Neb
Frank Gobelman
Dodge
Buick
IT. H. Pollock
Plattsmouth, Neb
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