Auto Tax Money Soon Distributed in Des Moines Area
Des Moines reports state treasurer W C Brown has begun apportioning the 1914 automobile tax. About 53,800,000 in fees were paid by owners, with the fund totaling roughly 249,556.66 to be divided by townships. Polk County, with 22 townships, will receive about 3,447.26, part of a bigger allocation to counties statewide.
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Des Moines
W. C. Brown
Caeh County
Polk County
Polk
Burlington man dead by his own hand in home tragedy
July 27 reports from Burlington Iowa say Harry Panther a cashier at Merchants Life association died by hanging himself in his home Saturday night. The incident cited mental distress. Other briefs note a seizure of bootleggers leading to fines in Des Moines pool halls Bliss Anderson and Walter J. Wilson pleaded guilty. Iowa health officials warn of possible bubonic plague urging rat extermination as prep for northern spread via riverboats. Industrial commissioner Warren Garet ruled department will regulate fees by physicians for industrial accident injuries to curb unnecessary visits. Miss Dora Grabbe saved Mrs Simms and Taft Price from drowning after their fishing boat toppled in the Sioux River. Shenandoah notes John K Ross secretary of a school district in Walnut township for 40 years since 1874.
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Burlington
Harry Panther
Merchants Life Association
Marshallown
State Department of Justice
District Court
Kelly Pont
Bliss Anderson
Walter J. Wilson
Eff
New Moines
Sioux City
Bri. C. Simms
Taft Price
Doral Grabbe
Sioux River
Waverly Campers, Visitors, and Local Notes
Waverly residents report travels and visits including Earl Moore's trip to Des Moines, campers chaperoned by Mrs. Graelling, and relatives from Oelwein and St. Louis visiting in town. The Thiverside girl campers end two weeks of camping, while others attend summer school at Morning Side and Cedar Falls. Water Works offers a lawn sprinkling discount. several locals travel or host relatives, with college visits and business trips noted.
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Wiliam T
Cedar Falls
St. Louis
Edna Kelley
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Marion Schell Ie
Tripoli
Thiverside
Eitle Wilson
Morningside College
Edna Eyeland
Elsie Schroederonel
Glenn McMeekin
Nora Springs
Jes Hodges
Dubuyne
Zella
Henry Campmeyer
Allison
Henry Fischer
Paul
Selz
Muscatine
Carl Reich
Philip Weber
Lilmore
Calle
J, Ky AM
Harold Crane
Qlenur Lake
Tien Chapin
Henry Schell
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Tigris
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Iowa
State College
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Tie
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Corwith
Sutiiffe
Lewn
LY Eelock
Sutlife
Taunsian
Boone
Fort. Dodge
Starkey
Murey Township
Ruth
Peterson
Gssset
Mr. Starkey
Pruat
Merchants Life of
Kelly Purchime
Marshalltown
Iowa Estate Board of Health
Alt Tjumphlers
Shenandoah
John K. Ross
Uves
Walnut Township
Waverly
Waterloo Water Works
Christine Miller
Cocert
America
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Vietrola
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