Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-22
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Events Of Recent
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not be able this year to give farm
land valuations another boost for as
sessment purposes as last year. The
real estate assessment comes only
once in two years, but there is to be
readjustment of the personal prop
erty assessment. Last year the coun-
Gil ordered an increase in assessments
in twenty-four of the counties of the
state, ranging from one per cent in
few counties to five per cent in 9TH
ers. The real estate values were in
creased five per cent in Polk, Plym-
outh, Howard, and Wapello counties.
Members of the council do not hest
tate to say privately, that the real
estate valuations as reported by as
SCISSORS are too low considering the
actual price of the land. Undoubtedly
next year there will be big boost
in all assessments.
Friends of DR.. j. w. Crofford, OF
Lamont, states that it cost him fully
$4,000 to gain his freedom from pris.
on after he had been sent up for life
for the alleged murder of young
girl in his sanitarium. He had the
case fought through the courts for
six or seven years. The supreme court
twice affirmed the doctors guilt. His
attorney got through the legislature
a special bill which had the effect OF
permitting him to go free on bail
pending an appeal. Finally he was
pardoned OH the testimony of one Dr.
Brown, who long after all other re.
sources had failed, produced the evi.
dence that If presented on the trial
would certainly have cleared Crofford.
1t is very likely that DR.. Crofford will
be restored his certificate and will
engage again in the practice of medi-
cine.
Civil service examinations for de.
partment positions in Washington will
be held this fall in the following
places: Des Moines, Sept. Ia, "a,
Oct. -; Council Bluffs, Sept. IA, Oct.
-; Davenport, Sept. IA, Oct. II; Du.
buque, Sept. IA, %. Oct. -; Fort
Dodge, Sept. IA, 90, Oct. 10; Iowa City
Sept IA, Oct. 70; Mason City, Sept.
IA, 80, Oct. IL; Sioux City, Sept. IA,
%. Oct. -; Waterloo, Sept IA, 20,
Oct. IL.
There are over 5000 phone compan.
les in Iowa and the task Of fixing
the assessment upon them by the
state executive council is no small
one. In fact 1t will be done largely
by clerical help and the council as .
body will not pass on the valuation
Of very many Of the companies.
Pensions have been granted the
following Iowans: Harrison M. An.
derson, SIS: John Bard, $12; Henry
| c. Carper, SIS; Morris ]. Coykendall,
| $40; Rosabelle Hall, $12; Alvin A.
Miller, $12; VIM. L. Cakes, SIS; EN-.
ma A. Hickey, $12; Hamilton P Ross,
$50; Francis E. Wilson, $12.
Iowa City women have organized
the white Cross" home, for the
purpose of caring for deserted or
other helpless and homeless babes.
The society has filed articles of in.
corporation. Leadine university and
city club women are at the head
Of the work. ~
While haying, A. Calvert of Shell.
rock was killed by being struck on
the head with the tongue of hay
rake. The neckyoke came off, caus'
ing the tongue to fly up. He lived
three hours. The victim is 65 years
of age and has two sons.
Another week of ideal weather has
put the corn crop where cultivation Is
of no further use, according to the
optomistic weather and crop bulletin
issued by George NJ. Chapel, Sec
ton director of the Iowa Weather and
Crop Service.
The Iowa Federated Commercial
club will be organized at the first
state convention to be held in Des
Moines Tuesday, Aug. 80. All clubs
organized to boost commercial in
terests are eligible.
The hanging Of John Junkin in the
penitentiary at Fort Madison, Friday,
July 20, at noon will be the fifth lie.
gal hanging in Iowa since the law
was changed restoring capital pun.
ishment.
The new Central church of Christ
at Marshalltown, almost completed
and costing $4,000, will be dedicated
on September 4 with an address by
DR.. I. N. McCash Of Cinconnati, Ohio.
Rural carriers out Of Iowa Offices
have been appointed as follows. Alta
James G. Bell; Nicola, Geo. NJ. Blu.
chanan; Pleasantville, Elmer E.
Baker, substitute, Thomas M. Gait;
Wallingford, Fred W. Rokenbrodt.
The old Gilbert ice house in Coun.
Gil Bluffs was destroyed by fire. Four
buildings adjoining and the schlitz
storage house across the street were
partially destroyed. The loss is $1,000.
Mrs. Elizabeth McNaughton OF
Leeds, aged IA years, was stricken
down with apoplexy while carrying
an armful of wood into her home.
She died almost Immediately.
The cornerstone of the new First
Baptist church, which is being built
at a cost of $4,000, was laid with ap.
propriate ceremonies at MARSHALL
town.
Archbishop Keane is at St. Paul
where he will spend the summer in
the seminary. The intense heat OF
the past month compelled him to go
north.
There were fifty-four deaths in Du-
buque during the month Of June; forty
is the number of births chronicled IN
the office of the city recorder.
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