Uniform Utility Act Sought for All the States
Des Moines August 17 A Towan Hazen I Sawyer Keokuk is chairman of a special committee named by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws to draft a uniform public utilities act and will submit the third draft next week at Buffalo The committee chosen by the president of the American Bar Association has studied the question for some time The proposed law would place administration under state railroad boards and cover streetcar interurban bus lines freight rail telegraph telephone gas electricity steam and water utilities It requires just and reasonable rates adequate service filed rate schedules 30 day notice before rate changes and a certificate of convenience and necessity for new construction A companion bill on utility securities is also prepared
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
An Towan
Hazen I. Sawyer
Keokuk
National Conference of Commissioners
Buffalo
American Bar Association
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
National Association of Railroad and Public Utility
Comipronpers
State Boards of Railroad Commissioners
Commission
Complete option service at Buchanan's Y Big
A long list of local notices and brief items from Waterloo includes a advertisement for Buchanan's Y Big offering a complete option service. It also reports the visit of Miss Elizabeth Donovan to Mrs. J. L. Conry at Hillcrest apartments and a series of personal movements, travels, and appointments involving residents across Waterloo and nearby towns.
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Buchanan’s
Elizabeth Donovan
Washington, D. C
J. L. Conry
Hillcrest Apartments
Coal Fields Peaceful Amid Mining Disturbance Efforts
Des Moines August 17. Operators and miners cooperate with peace officers to keep the Mystic Centerville coal mining district free from strike disturbances, Governor Hammill declares.
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Mystic-Centerville
Hammill
Tramp 92 Seeks Police Aid on Endless Wanderings
George W. Maxwell aged 92 last February appeals to police for help. Homeless and wandering 37 years, he aims to reach Des Moines to find a relative. He describes an adopted son he barely knows and shares his creed of life and long biblical ages as a measure of his journey. Maxwell says his wife died 27 years ago and he has worked with various contractors across several states.
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Arthur F. Brown
O. M. Brown
Logan Avenue
Waterloo
Billings, Prouty & Tompkins
Certified Public Accountants
Dubuque
Des Moines
H. E. Stoner
Detroit
Mich
Brown
Tramp
George W. Maxwell
Methuselah
Noah
Abraham
Maxwell
St. Louis
Hne
Hfe
Referee Appointment in Iowa Bankruptcy Court
Keokuk Iowa August 7 William Sheridan has been appointed to succeed Clarence H Dickey who resigned as referee in bankruptcy for Lee and Van Buren counties confirmation by the court notes the change and the new referee will handle pending matters in those districts
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Keokuk
William
Sheridan
Clarence H. Dickey
Lee
van. Buren
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