Road Work Talk in Cass County Essays on Reform
L Bigelow argues against creating a new county road office and critiques road supervisors' pay, urging practical road work with improved machinery. He cites county spendthrift practices, compares farmer labor to paid officials, and advocates dry weather grading with road graders to improve Iowa roads.
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Torh Eprron
Iowa
Des Moines
Sam
Cass County
Board of County Supervisors
Board of Trustees
Court House
L. Bigelow
Dr Price Baking Powder Supplying Army Navy and Indians
Government orders near one hundred thousand pounds of Dr Price's Baking Powder in five months. Powder praised for purity and stability on long voyages. Grant & Wortman marble firm profiled with tools, workers, and trade reach across ten counties. Harper's Weekly notes and literary items listed. Des Moines dispatch reports Gazette sale to Paul Maclean of Atlantic Iowa for 14500 dollars. Mayor Whitney cited for supportive administration.
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United States
Dr Price
Dr. Price
Grant & Wortman
Chestnut Street
Telegraph
Grant
Redfield Proctor
Barre
Bedford
Ind
E.grant
Beach
Davidson & Son
Chicago
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
D. B. Wortman
Dave
Atlantic
Fuller
Pierce Maher
Paul Maclean
Des Moines Register
Onreston
J.B. Harsh Today
Daily and Weekly Gazette
Iowa
Council Debates License Question and Closes Debate
The Atlantic council debates licensing liquor amid bankruptcy fears. Eller and Southwick clash with Hodgeson over enforcing Prohibition and driving out bootleggers, while Whitney and the city attorney discuss Clark law. Southwick’s motion to defer passes unanimously.
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Eller
Southwick
Hodgeson
Whitney
Phoenix Hook & Ladder Co
General Fund
Electric Light Fund
Water Works
Judge McGee
Council Bluffs
Dickerson
Atlantic
Avoca
Neola
Davenport
Council Proceedings in Atlantic Board of Health April 1803
The Atlantic council met as a board of health and elected Dr L A Thomas as health physician for the year after reading the Porterfield report. A special session affirmed a purchase authorization for city departments with limited scope. Water motors were ordered cut off July 1 and the meeting adjourned.
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Orry
Atlantic
Whitney
Eller Stier
Hodgson
Robertson
Dickerson
Christie
F. W. Porterfield
Eller
L. A. Thomas
A. M. Niepsr
Atlantic City Council Special Session April 19 1893 Actions
The Atlantic City council met in a special session with Mayor Whitney and councilors Eller Stier Wilkie Hodgson Southwick. Measures included selling hardwood lumber for Chestnut street cross walks, authorizing a public grounds building costing up to 50 dollars with Whitney donating 25, directing the city attorney to collect overdue bills for the electric light water fund, and adjournment.
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Crry
Atlantic
Whitney
Eller
Stier
Wilkie
Hodgson
Southwick
Dickerson
Phoenix Hook and Ladder Co
City Council
Chestnut Street
Eiler
F. H. Whitney
Electric Light Land and Water Fund
A. M. Nipper
Board of Health meeting on Bull Creek drainage and cess pools
The board, with Mayor Whitney and six council members, approved a cess pool for Everitt & Cristy to receive all drainages. Lark hotel ordered to build a cess pool. Health officer reported notices given for Bull Creek abutters and weekly slaughterhouse inspections. Southwick urged action on damp ground and burial of refuse, and a sworn public grounds employee to enforce rules until May 1, 1893. Signs for Bull Creek suggested. The meeting adjourned. Also notes on J W Reed selling Canedy tools and A C Walker promising repayment of debts after May 10.
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Whitney
Eller
Stier
Wilkin
Southwick
Hodgson
Dickerson
Everitt & Cristy
Bull Creek
Lark Hotel
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Army, Navy and
Indian Department
Harper's Weekly
Gherardi
Walker
Benham
R. F. Zogbaum
Grace Dodge
College For Teachers
Washington
T. de Thulstrup
Stockholm
Maurice Barres
Stock Exchange Clearing-house
New York
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holme
the Council
City of Atlantic
Yeas
A. M. Nirrrr
Council Proceedings
Board OF Health
J. W. Reed
Cumberland
Reed
A.C. Walker
Mr. Walker
Bank of Atlantic
F. H. Whitney & Son
Wedo
Europe
Jet
H. Hirschberg
Olive
St. Louis
RE. D. Wilkin
R. D. Wilein
Cedarine
Stier, Martin & Dunn
Lewis and Criswold
Shaw
Crombie
Green Bay Lumber CO
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