Iowa Rail Road Assessments Rise in Supreme Court Watch
In Des Moines Federal Judge Wade may uphold Special Master Ladd in the railroad assessment case. If so the state’s tax collections will be affected. Rock Island and Great Western were reduced 8 and 12 percent respectively. Current totals show Rock Island taxes at 1,274,601 and Great Western at 433,217 with steam roads and Interurban Huey completing the statewide levy.
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Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
Scott M. Ladd
Ren Gibson
Rock Island
Great Western
Jadd
Ten Center Jewelry Dept Drives Big Store Profits
A columnist notes that ten cent store jewelry departments attract many buyers and drive profits. Rings and earrings dominate sales while substitutes for precious metals are common, reflecting a wide market for inexpensive jewelry and consumer interest in bright metals and stones.
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Waterloo Wamenfolk
FALL CAMSEL DEATH OF MRS YEOMAN AND 10-CENT RING TALES
The article mixes a death notice for Mrs. Yeoman of Greene with a feature on 10-cent store rings. It notes rings popular with women and children, plain settings and initial inscriptions, and mentions buyers across social groups. Mrs. Yeoman, 66, died after a fall in Greene. she had lived on a Packard farm and belonged to local clubs. Surviving daughters Lan Woodward and Theodore Thomas, seven grandchildren, plus a sister and brother in southern state. Funeral details reference a Monday service at her Greene home, with residence history dating to 1885.
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Packard
Sarally
Greena
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rebskah Lodge
McKinley Circle
Lan Woodward
Greene
Theodore Thomas
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