Tax Equalization Uncertainty Looms in County
County board faces June 2 meeting as equalization body amid cross county land questions. Auditor Rainbow and Supervisor Virden weigh land values with state demand for full real estate value. Transfers and soil quality complicate valuations across townships including Washm1 Spring Creek Cedar and Poyner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Rainbow
C. W. Virden
Baltimore
Rainbow
County Board
County Auditor
County Recorder
Spring Creek
Big Cre Cedar
Poyner Township
Tryon Courier Wanted for Pay and Perks
Local employers advertise sought help with pay and flexible terms. Candidates are urged to inquire about positions offering daily tasks and entry level duties suitable for residents of Tryon and nearby communities.
Rapid work on rail extension to Cedar Rapids
Home set up in Cedar Rapids for W. A. C. F. N. officials as their officers remain to plan the Urbana Cedar Rapids interurban extension. President Cass and others oversee right of way talks with Cedar Rapids officials and Commercial club backing. A special election may tax stock for the project. Construction on the La Porte Urbana line progresses with the Cedar River bridge nearly finished and the line ready for summer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Bentley
Albertine
Cedar Rapids
Urbana
Cass
la Porte
Cedar
Money to Send Gettysburg Vets to Reunion in Iowa
Des Moines May 19 Final arrangements to borrow funds from a bank to finance Gettysburg veterans travel to the July 1 to 4 reunion on the battlefield are reported. Holdover senators and others will sign the note with support from the governor and attorney general. Capt John D Brown G A R and ex senator from Decatur County offer help. Dr George A Newman and Gen Guy I Logan may draw on the bank to cover needed amount. About 508 will attend from Iowa City?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tes Moines
Nu Bank
John D. Brown
Decatur County
State House
Les Moines
George A. Newman
Guy I. Logan
Jaws
Currency Law Outlook Brightens Amid Market Apathy
Henry Clews reports stock markets showing continued indifference as banking conditions slowly improve and lending tightens. A rational banking and currency bill gains unlikely Senate passage, while a strong spring wheat crop and favorable conditions east of the Rockies bolster the economic outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clews
New York
Stock Exchange
New York City
Wilson
House
Congress
Senate
Rocky Mountains
Railway Board to Attend Meet
The Iowa state railroad commission authorized its counsel and members to attend interstate commerce hearings on a proposed five percent general increase in freight rates. The commission seeks an exhaustive investigation and will supply evidence to protect Iowa shippers and consumers, noting most merchandise enters Iowa from east of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Railroad Commission
Commerce Counsel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Iowa Commission
Towa
Smallpox and Scarlet Fever Cases Rise in Waterloo
Waterloo reports three new small pox cases and one scarlet fever case adding to thirteen small pox and fifteen scarlet fever patients, along with two diphtheria cases under quarantine. Health officials warn of reporting failures and announce prosecutions for health rule violations. new cases include M. Jackman on Ninth Street West, J Lloyd Ringler on Grant Avenue, J A Whitney on Seventh Street West, and nine year old John Johnson on Johnson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
M. Jackman
Lloyd Ringler
Grant Avenue
J. A. Whitney
Seventh Street
John Johnson
Johnson Street
Farmers Await Warmer Weather to Aid Spring Planting
Farmers face anxious wait for clearing and warmer conditions as corn planting nears. Most ground is prepared but less than half of the seed is in the Rroyee.
Movement of the Peoples lecture on immigration
Dr. Walter H. Rollins closed the native Christian social series with stereopticon illustrations on immigration. The talk traced the journey from steerage to new American homes and highlighted how immigration rises with national business prosperity. Fred Steufel of Hudson traveled to Waterloo for a hospital operation.
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Rollins
Walter H. Rollins
America
Fred Steufel
Hudson
New York
Waterloo
Harbor
Ian Ambulance
Funeral rites for Helen Taggart Tuesday at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for Helen Taggart will be held tomorrow at 9 30 a m at Sacred Heart church with Rev D J Lenihan officiating Burial will be in Calvary cemetery Relatives from out of town will attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Taggart
Sacred Heart Church
D. J. Lenihan
Calvary Cemetery
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Potson
Yerwin
East Fourth Street
William Anthony McGuire
Fred Hagan
Crooks
Dope
Kaufmans
Denies
Carita Day
Emmedii Ane
Hager Sullivan
Tryon
Stock Exchange and Money
Commission
Geo. L. M’caughan
Princess
Smart Models
Crepe de Chine
Robéspierre
Nets
Easley
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