Senate Defeats Bowman Rural Credits Measure
Des Moines reports the AL Bowman resolution to amend the constitution and authorize rural land loans was defeated 33 to 16 in the Iowa Senate. The article notes ongoing conference work on taxation and a new eugenics provision for marriage licenses, plus debate over bank stock assessment and the farm bureau’s aims in the taxation bill.
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Des Moines
AL. L. Bowman
Senate
Black Hawk
House
State Teachers College
Iowa House
Farm Bureau
McClnne
Railroads oppose tax clause on farm land values
Evidence showed farm lands sold during inflation and that the ordinary course of tracts could mean higher land values. Representative Patterson attacked this Senate provision as the bill moved. The House kept the old method for valuing land with a caveat on productive earning capacity and restored tax exemptions for pigs and sheep under six months.
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Patterson of
Kossuth
Senate
House
John Weiher of Rowley Celebrates Ninetieth Birthday
John Weiher, who settled on a homestead in Cone township in 1879, marked his 90th birthday at his Rowley home. Born in Germany, he came to the U S at age 20, lived in Wisconsin six years, moved to Buchanan county in October, and helped build a sod house for family and animals. The Weiher family later settled in Rowley and raised three children.
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Rowley, Ta
John Weiher
Cone Township
Weiher
Germany
United States
Wisconsin
Buchanan County
Weber
Independence
Welher
Dubuque
Weler
Rowley
Heiland Weber Rowley Families Noted in Obituary Line
Charles Heiland and Frank Weber of Rowley and John of Chicago are linked in a family obituary listing eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren among surviving relatives.
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J Charles Heiland
Frank Weber
Rowley
John
Chicago
Former Independence resident dies at Omaha home
David Fisher, formerly of Independence, died in Omaha Nebraska after a stomach ailment. He was a graduate of Independence high school and lived here several years during his parents' management of the Fisher hotel. The death occurred nearly this week.
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Independence
Omaha
Independence, In
David Fisher
Neb
Independents High School
Fisher Hotel
Internal remedy for piles Hem-Roid advertised by Wangler Bros
J S Leonhardt M D claims external treatments fail for piles and promotes internal Hem-Roid as a safe remedy after testing in 1000 cases. The advertisement states the product is a harmless tablet available through Wangler Bros with a purchase guarantee and refund policy.
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Leonhardt
Wangler Bros
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