Elgin Iowa Council Minutes Jan 8 1906 Read and Approved
Special Elgin town council meeting called by Mayor Gunderson minutes read and approved. Bills allowed include State Bank rent Muehlenthaler Bros extinguishers Elgin Livery hauling gravel Bakeman lighting lamps Conner street work and snow and sidewalk charges set 4 per hour and 4 per running foot for private walks City clerk authorized to purchase six Harden Hand Grenade fire extinguishers of 3 gallon size Meeting adjourned by Mayor Gunperson and Clerk Williams.
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Elgin
Iowa
Town of
Gunderson
Patterson
Schmid
Benson
Hanson
Lehman
Hanson and Lehman
State Bank
Muehlenthaler Bros
W. H. Finke
Frank Bakeman
John Conner
Carr
Gus Gunperson
J. H. Williams
May live 100 years says Haynesville woman at 70
Mrs Jennie Duncan of Haynesville Maine at 70 writes Electric Bitters cured her 20 year chronic dyspepsia and made her feel young again. The tonic treats stomach and liver troubles blood disorders and debility. Sold with guarantee at Muehlenthaler Bros for 50c. Mrs Ed Walters visits and returns home to Willow River Mina
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Jennie Duncan
Haynesville
Muehlenthaler Bros
Ed Walters
Our City
Willow River
Mina
Elgin urged to pursue City Hall and utilities in 1906
The article advocates for Elgin Iowa to invest in a City Hall, electric light and water works, arguing the town is wealthy enough to fund improvements without debt. It envisions repurposing the old United Brethren church as a town hall with a jail, promoting a lighting venture and water works for fire protection and cleaner streets, while noting the city’s incorporation and lack of bonds. It also reports local incidents, a 1908 Des Moines assembly outlook, and a human-interest note on J A Graver family history.
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Elgin
Hall
Ehlectria
United Brethren
Algo
Iowa
Grant Shy
Eg Reynolds St
Springfield
Saya
Muehlenthaler Bros
General Assembly
Des Moines
Auditor of State
Board of
Cee Une AM
Board of Control
State University
State Normal ‘School
State Agricultural College
Samuel J. Kirkwood
State
National Guard
Municipal League
Jameaton
Vicksburg
Capitol
Historic Iowa hangings noted in state’s past
A past twenty years record shows only three legal hangings in Town State. James Dooley, aged 16, was hanged at Fort Madison in Adams county on Oct 9 1894 for murder. J K Cumberlans of Shelby county, aged 20, was hanged Feb 1895. Henry Schmitt, 19, was hanged Jan 17 1888 at West Union for murder of Mr and Mrs Peet. orphaned Schmitt sought estate of A Lenard. Also referenced are Lynch judge executions in Des Moines 1874 and Ottumwa June 1875. Front-page ad notes hiring at Elias Benson store.
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James Dooley
Fort’ Madison
Adams County
Dooley
Henry Schmitt
West Tnion
Iowa
Peet
Schmitt
Des Moines
John Smith
Ottumwa
Notice to Settle and Church Services at Epworth
Notice to settle all accounts with Scuomt and Werpen. Regular services at the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday evening at 7 30. Sunday school at 11 am and Epworth League at 6 45 pm. You are invited to all these and the other services of the church.
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Webster Grove
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Legislature
J. A. Graver
Buckeye
West Union
W. J
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Rock
U. Q. Ia
Decorah
Rock Island
Grover
Fayette County
Argo
Rapy Levan
Igin
Ben Stab
Highland Friends
Fred R. Berg
Will
Elias- Benson
Scuomt & Werpen
Chicago Daily Tribune
Elgin Echo
Tribune
F. W. Hughes
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