TAK Collections Break County's Record
Yesterday the county saw $103,037 collected and Monday $10 in taxes. Lyman Church, cashier, reports about 1,000 people paid taxes yesterday as crowds formed at the counter. Eighty waited at once for their turn and a dozen stood on courthouse steps before opening. County Treasurer Ed Madigan says large crowds indicate few delinquents for the first half of August. last day to pay without penalty.
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Wack Mawk County
Lyman Church
Church
Ed Madigan
Linn County to Let Road Contracts for 1926 Projects
Linn County plans to award contracts totaling over 250000 for primary road work in 1926. About 32 miles of grading and 403000 cubic yards of excavation to be let April 15 at Linn County conference. Bridges and culverts to be included with the grading work.
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Ames
API
Linn County
Marion
Fairfax
Walker
Center Point
Coggon
Central City
Edwin Mesick recalls sixty nine years since family settled in Waterloo
Edwin Mesick recounts his family's arrival in Waterloo from Dubuque in 186…7, crossing the Mississippi by ice with the John Mesick family. He recalls the Buffalo Creek ford, sleeping on the journey, and the move to Jefferson Street before 1868 when his father bought the Cedar Valley house. He notes early Waterloo landmarks and his father’s work with T. S. Mesick.
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Walton
John Mesick
Dubuque
Uawin Messick
Commercial Street
Turin
Iowa
Schenectady
N.Y
Hoxt- Wan
Tein
Whee
Nome
Waterloo
Buffalo Creek
Dubuane
Elk Run
Abraham
Black Hawk
Will
Waterioo
Union Congregional Church
Cedar Valley House
Commercial
Second Streets
T. S. Mesick
Riam Thestra
Iowa City
Dinseth
Emma
van Ness
Shell Rock Edges Mayoral Battle With Strong Turnout
Shell Rock Iowa reports a tight mayoral contest with A. D. Scougal winning 296 votes to 167 for Jann. Assessor J. H. Richards also won by a large margin over W. P. Barr. Other offices had unopposed candidates including treasurer Fim Carter and council candidates Cad Miner John Easton Dwight Van Vinck George Vo and Arthur Johnson.
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Shell Rock
A. D. Scougal
Stell Rock News
Jann
Mr. Scougal
My. Mann
Richards
John Easton
Dwight van Vinck
George Vo
Arthur Johnson
W V. Smithy
Raer State Bank
Otto FL Moeller
Palmers Savings Bank
Boettcher
J. W. Dodd
Dr. KW
Melead
F. A. Wienall
H. &. Taylor
M.D
Darwln Newbury
WB. Jones
Benjamin Wailand
Edward Brandenburg
John Finke
Herman Neihans
Horse On Him Becomes Local News As Town Watches
Fragmentary notes describe a chaotic scene with a horse involved in running streets and a man restrained by others. Mentions of names and places are unclear, leaving a murky account of a local disturbance and its handling.
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County
Maton City
At. Wilson
Jose
Edwin Mesick
Mtley
Lance Nor & Hanse
James Rggers
Tripoli
New Hampton
Russell-Lamson and
Ellis” Uotels
S A.M
Real
Waterloo Co-operative Dairy Products
Physicians and Surgeons of
Iowa State College
State College At
Ay Gre
Waterloo Co-operative Dairy Co
Llth St
Traer
Clutter
Bank Way
Marble Rock
GC. A. Wilson
Rueg
Trougurer
M. I. J. Ackley
Earl. Hoadley
George W. Gates
Bullemer
John Jsesmore
Theodore Messerschmidt
Welshureg
W.T. Chinn
Fiead
People’s
Citizens
H. J. Fprerlehs
HH. G. Geerdes
Toute Riedesel
Herman Bast
Charles Diekmann
Pew
Joe Kelling
Henry J. Sehweer
Caucus
Namiten
Dumont
Fred Noolting
Fover Loboart Miller
James Alausfeld
John Thompson Highird
Winthrop
Wintrop
Love
Umbiaheun ‘Sessor
Bess Plickinger
Jure
Frank Slearn
Geo A8ree
Spanster
Householder
Mov
Collins
J. GC
Guthrie
Watless Nastma
Nashua
Waiterday
Monny
Tupper
Strike
J. Pierce
Nortox
Bloom
Nelly
My. Valet, Inc. Master Cleaners
Mount St
Mike
Eviliby
Bargain
Oeaud
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