State Levy Is Made By County Officials
County Auditor Roy Ridley reports the 1902 state tax levy shows general state revenue at 3 mills and specific funds totaling 1 4 mills. Despite a halving from last year, overall county taxes may rise due to increased valuations across lands, personal property, railroads, and telephones. details list lands, cattle, vehicles, buildings, stocks, and railroad assessments.
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A. F H. Davidson
Executive Council
State University
Town City
State Agricultural College
State Normal
Hidley
Rock Island Germuda Division
Pena
ONS C.R. & 1
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Chicago & Northwestern
United States Btes Co
American Express Co
Fire escape law urges hotel and opera house owners to act
A Cedar Rapids Clifton hotel fire spurred lawsuits seeking about 300000 in damages against property owners and hotel operators. The writer warns that costs will exceed fifty thousand in court fees and urges Matherville to add multiple fire escapes to avert tragedy. authorities should enforce the law if private parties do not act.
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Cedar Rapids
Sunita
Matherville
Prophesied autos and rail offers in scattered notices
A fragmentary page cites a biblical Nahum prophecy about chariots racing in streets alongside notices of health remedies, rail excursions, and stockholder meetings. It mentions Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhwa Remedy, Minnesota to California rail car tours, one-way and round-trip fares, and a Chicago railroad annual meeting with free travel tickets for stockholders.
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Diblbuts Central Rail Road Company
Chicago
WWE
Hluuis Central Railroad Company
Hivols Central Railroad
Lis
W. Tod . P. mi
W. G. Bruen
U Oblasyo
New Razor Scheme Targeted Rural Iowa Farmers
Advices from Waterloo report a Chicago firm ran a graft via unsolicited razors sent to hundreds of Blackhawk county farmers after rural route openings. Recipients were told to pay $1.50 if keeping the razor, with threats of suit for nonpayment. Some returned the razor, others paid, and some kept it without obligation.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Blackhawk County
Counterfeit dollars and odd travel sales in Iowa
A flurry of notes on counterfeit silver alloy dollars weighing about 314 grains and failing to ring true. Reports mention a gang in Iowa and a labor day parade with five thousand men from fifty eight unions in Des Moines. Also notices urge kidney care products and promote Colorado day trips with low Rock Island rates.
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Des Moines
Colorado
Denver
Loop
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Platte Cannon
Fort Collins
Greeley
Bounder
America
Pueblo
Springs
Rock Island
Rock Lsland
J. G. Farmer
D.P. A
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
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L. M. Allen
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General Directory
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A. O. Peterson
Tressurer Road
Ridley Auditor Pullen
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Dro
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Ban’ Dog Lene
Afta
Maria Z. Pingrey
R. B.callwell
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Grace Episcopal Church
Richard Ellerby
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Clover Nook Farm
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Valley Junction
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Rockwell City
Doane
Northern Pacific Railway
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Northern Pacific
St. Paul, Minn
James Aspaset Onrha
Estherville State Bank Incorporated
Ino, M. Darker
E. J. Sondrol
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