Supreme Court Upholds Akron Wiring Case Appeal
The Supreme Court affirmed the district court in Town of Akron versus J E McElligott, invalidating a city ordinance that required electricians to procure licenses and post bonds. McElligott, arrested for wiring two houses without a license, had his conviction overturned. the ruling limits city licensing to setting safety standards, not licensing the individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Judge Boies
J. E. McElligott
J. HE. McElligott
Akron Electric’ Lght and Power Department
T. M. Zink
McElligott
McDuffie & Keenan
le Mars
M.A. Agnes
Akron
District Court
Plymouth County
Boles
Des Moines
Sioux City Journal
Iowa
Rdia
Justice Court
Sioux City Tribune
jJourneyman Electrician
Ucengues
Akran
TM. Zink
LeMars
McDiligott
Towa
McEtgott
Register-Tribune
the American Surety Co
New York
State Auditor's Department
Merchants Favor Dry Kokomo Speech Seeks End of Saloon
J E Frederick of Kokomo Steel and Iron Co and secretary of Kokomo Manufacturers reports a city canvass of merchants and retailers shows unanimous opposition to the saloon. He says absence improves schools, children dress and feeds, and industrial activity. no manufacturer would vote to return the retail saloon.
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J. E. Frederick
Kokomo
Midgutnter Festival in Akron Postponed to July 11
The Scandinavian Lutheran Society schedules the Midgutftiner Festival in Akron for Saturday July 11 after a June 4 postponement due to flooded roads on the west side of the river. Events begin 10:90 AM with a male quartet, prayers, addresses, dinner, a Centerville vs Akron baseball game for $665 purse, then a tug of war Iowa vs South Dakota, footraces, and dinner. A rest room will be provided at the church for tired attendees and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandinavian Lutheran ‘Society
Akron
L. A. Douglars
Wietcher
Welecome
A. G. A. Palm
R. L. Stuart
Rev. L. ‘Roseland
Elke Point
Centerville
South Dakota
Iowa
Scandinavian Lutheran Church
Quick Settlement After Barn Fire in 1914
On June 6 1914 a barn was struck by lightning and destroyed along with horses and machinery. General Manager A M Duus of the German Mutual Insurance Association LeMars Iowa inspected, adjusted, and paid the claim in full. The writer praises the square treatment and recommends the German Mutual to friends. Signed Maurice June Roy Root H A Ervin.
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A. M. Duus
German Mutual Insurance Association
LeMars
Iowa
German Mutual
W. J. Lorgh
Maurice
Roy Root
Ih. A. Ervin
Akron area want and sale column items mixed listing
A stream of classified notices includes want column rates, sales of canary birds, horses and cattle, buffalo, and farm equipment. Found items include a lads watch, a long key, four auto side curtains, and a winded item. Goods for sale cover bulls, a creamer, engines, hard and soft cordwood, and property deeds. Rental and employment notes appear with room for rent and inquiries. Extra requests seek blue stem wheat and local buyers and sellers in Akron and Westfield Iowa.
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Shurthorn A. Adams
Roy Root
Wheeler Estate
Westfield
Owa
Nell ,Robertson
Akron
Les Bleids & Bedges
Akron Miliing Co
Iron clad hose in silk lisle and cotton sale notice
Advertisement describing iron clad hose in silk, lisle and cotton fabrics. It highlights 86 gauge thin gauze garter top hose for hot weather, priced 25c per pair. Also mentions No 99 ribbed light weight hose for misses and children and promises a complete line of the famous hose.
Quiet Title Suit Spread Over Akron Lots 1 2 and 3
In Plymouth County Iowa Matilda Pelroy files in the District Court a petition to quiet title to Lots One and Two and the east eleven feet of Lot Three in Block 29 Sargent's Addition to Portlandville now Akron. The defendants include Lady Hobert Hampden and other heirs and unknown claimants. If no appearance is made by September Term 1914 default will be entered. Published in the Akron Register-Tribune June 4 11 18 25 1914.
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District Court of
Iowa
Plymouth County
Sargents
Portlandyitle
Akron
Albinia Frederica Hobert Hampden
Isabel Augusta Hobert Hampden
Henrietta Vere Hobert Hampden
Catherine Annesley Hobert
Lady Hobert
Sargent
Portlandville
The
District Court of Iowa
Matilda Pelroy
Bargent
LeMars
McDuiffin
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Busines Mat
Akron Savings Bank
Mrs
James F. Toy
Frank Wakeman
H. Shoulberg
F. J. Lorge
Ass.j. Cashier
T. L. Burnight
J.C. Beck
Fred Peterson
Reese Harris
J.D. Farnham
Register-Gritune
Ray A. Smith
W.C.T.U
W.C
T.U
Pionio
Swan Anderson
Albert Mann
Chis, Talbott
Adaville
Phebe E. Tanner
Knox County
Illinois
Willard Talbott
Edward
Charles
Talbott
Webster City
Hamilton County
Ernest M
George E
Doty
Wash
Mary Hoover
Qstrander
Minnie Parker
Lewis Mann
Mann
Thain
Chas. Talbott
Riverside Cemetery
W. W. Ross
Toad
L. J. Cross & Co
Rengister-Tribune
Mno
Thatcher
G. H. Wooton
Firat Nat'l*Bank
J.conger
Baker Building
1St National Bank
Fica
N. J. Brown
J. J. Ralfs
Front Meat Market
Firstolasa
A. Weidenfoller
Prop
Chris. Braun Haat
Kendall Hotel
W. H. Morse
Jere Toomey
Akron and
Beresford
AL Yeaton
Zink & Yeaton
Lemar
Dick Bohlken
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