Assessors Elected This Fall In Biennial Plan
An attorney general opinion Held county assessors must be elected this fall under biennial election rules. It notes 1905 legislature changes and four yearly cycles, and cites Supreme Court rulings invalidating such time-shift statutes. It also covers Union Pacific mandamus aims to force board records on assessment methods and potential appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
L. B. Stiner
Clay County
Supreme Court
Edson Rich
Union Pacific Railroad
Mandamussult
Union
Pacfific
Lancaster County
Burlington
Union Pacific
State Board of Assessment
County Assessors To Be Elected In 1907 And Every Four Years
The 1905 legislature aimed at biennial elections and the 1907 amendment set county assessor elections for 1907 and then quadrennially. The opinion also states the current county assessor cannot be a candidate to succeed himself. Roads prepare to contest taxes, though Rich says appeals will go to state courts rather than railroad tax collection being enjoined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich
Discrimination Charge Brought Over Telephone Rates
Hastings Independent Telephone accuses Nebraska Telephone of rate discrimination in Hastings. Manager Lyman says ministers and the city library receive reduced or free service in defiance of a railway commission order. The commission will investigate. Lincolns credit men discuss an adjustment bureau to handle debtor reforms, fraud, and bankruptcies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings Independent Telephone Company
Nebraska Telephone Company
State Railway Commission
Lyman
Nebraska Company
Nebraska
Linco’ Credit Men’s Association
Traction Firm Objects to City’s Rate Cut Plan
Lincoln Traction company objects to a six tickets for 26 cents rate, saying enforcement would be confiscatory. It notes Citizens Street Railway operates at a loss and its managers have said they do not seek profit but plan to sell the road to the city when completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Traction Company
Notable speakers and acts announced for Epworth assembly
The August Epworth assembly will feature Vice President Fairbanks Senator Bob Taylor Dr Frank Bristol Bishop Charles B Galloway A B Storms George R Stuard Dr George L Cole Dr Morthed Frederick Warde and others. The Parland Newhall company of bell ringers and vocalists will perform four days Innes and his orchestra Land will give two concerts Eichhorns conduct the chorus Frank W Farmer will sing daily Alton Packard the chalk humorist will entertain and motion pictures will add variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth Assembly
Fairbanks
Bob” Taylor
Frank Bristol
Washington, D. C
Charles B. Galloway
Mississippi
A. B. Storms
Iowa State College
George R. Stuard
George L. Cole
California
Morthed
Imperial University of Japan
Alton Packard
Omaha woman urged for Nebraska dairy inspector post
Mrs. Harriet McMurphy of Omaha is touted as a top candidate for the dairy inspectorship under Governor Shel don. No woman has held the post in Nebraska, yet McMurphy is described as highly qualified and expert in the dairy business. Feeding in Transit Rate in Danger. Bradstreet and Clemens of Grand Island told the state railway commission that Union Pacific discriminates in car supply for horse shipment, but the matter was postponed. Secretary of State Junkin will not sign more university warrants until regent vouchers are filed with the auditor for inspection, to avoid delaying payments to entitled parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet McMurphy
Omaha
Sheldon
Nebraska
McMurphy
Bradstreet & Clemens
Grand Island
State Railway Commission
Union Pacific
Junkin
State Board of Regents
The
State University
Auditor
Chas. H. Fletcher
A. F. Peeler
St. Louis
E. Down
Philadelphia
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
J. B. Elliott
New York City
C. G. Sprague
Neb
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman M. Geer
Cleveland
Ohio
Centaur Company
Murray
Illinoisan recounts prosperity from homestead in Western Canada
A letter dated April 8 1907 from Evarts Alberta details six years of settlement near Red Deer. It describes buying and building on prairie land, fences and multiple buildings, grain yields including 114 acres of fall wheat, and a 52 below winter worked day. The writer Wayne Emberley says they would not return to Illinois and praise the Canadian Northwest.
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Western Canada
Canada
Chicago
Dominion of Canada
Evarts
Alberta
Red Deer
Red Geer
Dakota
Harvey
Ill
Mt. Vernon
Ills
Canadian Northwest
P. O
Wife
Illinois
E. Emberley
Pulpit misfortune in Pennsylvania town church
A pulpit in a small Pennsylvania mining town church broke free as a neighboring minister preached. He fell to the floor but rose quickly and quipped I am not hurt and I do hate the connection. The event surprised his congregation and drew local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Eleven Years Of Eczema Healed By Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Eliza A Wiley of Liscomb Iowa suffered eleven years with cracked bleeding hands and a detached nail. After trying three doctors and many remedies she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pillz, which cured her hands in part and fully with a cake of soap and half a box of ointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza A. Wiley
Liscomb
New Automatic Rifle Becomes Infantry Arm of Future
The automatic self loading rifle with a ten cartridge magazine is studied as the future infantry weapon. German War Academy tests discuss a design that reloads by recoil, allowing rapid fire while the shooter remains on target. News from the New York Sun notes the potential shift in military arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German War Academy
New York
Suan
Dean’s Kidney Pills featured in Taunton testimonial
Mrs. James French of 65 West Street Taunton Massachusetts praises Dean’s Kidney Pills as life changing after two years of back pains nervous strain and disordered kidney secretions. She credits six boxes with curing and regulating her kidneys with no recurrence. Product sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James French
West Street
Taunton
Mass
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Unprogressive London and New York Telegraphs
London lags New York in telephones but surpasses in population by two million. An 1910 era ad sheet cites Lewis' Single Binder cigars 5c and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. It notes Peoria Illinois and distrust of self-serving men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peorid
New Wallpaper Designs From Kansas City Prompt Curious Reuse
A feature on novel wallpaper patterns shows a Kansas City design trend using cancelled checks as panels. Checks display face values from 30000 to 1000 dollars, with a room total of 8000000, framed by gilt moulding for a pleasing effect. A separate note touts Defiance Starch for laundry, enabling thinner application without sacrificing fabric stiffness or wear. Axiomatic lines close with a wry quip about happiness and men and widows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for painful swollen and sweating feet. It claims easy shoe fit, warns against substitutes, and offers a free sample with address in Le Roy New York. The text ends with a stray moral quip about conscience from a megaphone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Reforms in Chinese Currency Market Debated
The Chinese minister of finance plans reforms in silver and copper currency across the empire. The article notes the potential impact on trade and monetary policy as officials discuss coinage changes.
Pores of the Human Skin Documented
A historical note states that the skin contains about 3,500 perspiration pores per inch, highlighting the high density of sweat openings across the skin surface.
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Catharine M. Carlisle
Epworth League
Land of
Opportunity
Dustin Stax
Washington Star
London
Krause
Druggists
Norman Lichty
Peoria
Iai
Kt. Paxton CO
Boston
Security Gall
Security Remedy Co
Minneapolis
Mine
Cyanes
Milwaukee
Asex
Minwat
Nimahing
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