The Iowa state constitution was amended in 1882, making the production and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal within the state (i.e. Iowa became a “dry state.”) The Supreme Court declared the amendment unconstitutional in 1883, but the Iowa legislature then passed another very strict prohibition law.
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The Independent School District of Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa, promises to pay to Foster Brothers, or order at the Hardin County Bank at Eldora, Iowa, on the first day of May, 1872, five hundred dollars for value received, with interest at the rate of ten percent per annum, said interest payable semiannually, on the first day of May and November in each year thereafter at the Hardin County Bank at Eldora, on the presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached
Bentley DeForest Ackley (September 27, 1872, Spring Hill, Pennsylvania – September 3, 1958, Winona Lake, Indiana) was an American musician and gospel composer.
Bassist and lead singer Joshua Ackley was the focal point of controversy in conservative media surrounding his role at Girl Scouts of the USA.