Elgin Town Council Minutes June 3 1935
Elgin town council met in regular session at the town hall. Minutes of prior meeting read and approved. Bills allowed include Elgin Echo printing 20.31 W P Kohls 64.09 Merle Fox grader 5.00 Central States Power and Light street lights 32.44 N W Bell Telephone Co telephone service 11.93 John Falk Sons supplies and labor 11.93 Ed Fahey barn rent 160 Richard Brookin gas and labor 2.44 Melvin Boleyn labor 5.62 John Falk Sons trucking grader Forest City 14.00 Elgin Oil Co gas 2.80 Cemetery association park bond interest 25.60 James Bilden park bond interest 7.00 Ordinance 170 regulating and licensing beer sales including permits and penalties was read and passed on first second and third readings and adopted. Council members Muehlethaler Yenney Torkelson Falk Schori voted aye. Mayor declared ordinance adopted. Ordinance published herewith. Adjournment motion carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Echo
W. P. Kohls
Merle Fox. Com
Forest City
T. W. Dean
Central States Power & Light Corp
Central States Power & Light ‘Corp
Central States Power & Lights Corp
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
John Falk & Sons
Stoehr Drug Co
Chas. Feller
Ed Fahey
Richard Brookin
Melvin Boleyn
Wm. Grover
Elgin Oil Co
Ladies’ Cemetery Asen
Park Bond
Muehlethaler
Yenney
Torkelson
Falk
Schori
C. J. Harrington
Elgin Iowa Ordinance Regulating Beer Sales and Permits
Ordinance No 17 regulates beer sale and licensing in Elgin Iowa. It adopts state definitions and requires a permit to manufacture or sell beer with a Class B district for business locations and a $100 annual fee for most permits, hotels clubs and golf clubs have fees set by state law.
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Elgin
Iowa
Center Street
Clermont Street
Mill Street
Mill Avenua
Main
Diamond Street
Council
Beer's Permit Ordinance Provisions and Penalties Adopted
A historic city ordinance sets permit fees to General Fund, requires bonds of $1000, and imposes a 1 year permit life with renewal option. It mandates fitness reviews, citizen status, and false statement penalties. It details transfer limits, revocation grounds, hours, minors rules, and penalties up to 30 days or $100 fine.
Community Social Roundup at Oak Grove and Nearby
Oak Grove area residents share visits and gatherings across Elgin West Union and surrounding towns. Families like Gilsons, Wilsons, Hoovers, and Wohlers joined Saturday and Sunday events. Notable mentions include a MKE Ladies' Aid meeting and a farmers picnic at Clermont, plus multiple familial drop-ins and anniversary celebrations.
Weekend Visits Reported Across Fayette Area
Sunday arrivals include Bert Alten and families visiting the Joe Yates and Timmerman homes in Fayette. Catherine Powell returned from Fayette to attend summer school. Rosa Reed visited the Rob Ernst home. Jack Shaffer and Henry Holzer parties called on Harry Gilson and Mrs Malwitz relatives in Madison. A Lenchtenmacher gathering hosted H Dickenton family and H Anderson of Fayette. A driver noted a corn binder left abandoned in a field, plowed around for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gilson
Donald Gilson
Elgin
George Boyle
Frank Lyon
Dena Dummermuth
John Howard
Barbara Ann
Jimmie Wilson
West Union
Rob Wilson
Corrine Wenger
Virginia Hoover
Wm. Hoover
John Cunningham
Emmet Thyne
Johnnie Howard Taylor
Volga City
Louisa Neuenswander
Clara Holzer
Paul Voshell
Bert Allen
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Clermont’ Jast
Jack Shaffer
Enos Howard
Clifton Powell
Lyle Wilson
Tom Howard
Thos. Ogle Vand
Mel Ritchie
Tia
Charlotte Conner
Oelwein
Ward Brabham
Sam Mosby
John Anderson
Bert Alten
Joe Yates
Timmerman
Fayette
Warren Joyce
Herman Boyer
Wm. Hartman
Harold Bennett
Ed Boyle
Catherine Powell
Rosa Reed
Rob. Ernst
Henry Holzer
Madison
M. D
Malwitz
Oran Boine
Onida
H. Dickenton
Velmah
H. Anderson
Roy Lenchtenmacher
Advertising as investment and laws on liquor ads noted
The piece argues good advertising is an investment and cites a $40,000 loss to wreck the west tower of the Century of Progress with salvage value half, noting the tower cost about $1.25 million. It mentions no law bans liquor advertising yet questions if a state daily flouted it by running such ads on June 7. It reports $70 million in corn hog and wheat payments, with Fayette and Clayton counties receiving $701,204.90 and $821,514.96 respectively. It previews Elks Flag Day program June 14 at 8 pm with Cedar Falls National Championship Band, praised as top US municipal band, broadcast on WMT at 6:00, featuring Arch W. McFarlane.
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Century of Progress Akyside
Towa
Little Fellows
Fayette County
Clayton County
Farm Administration
Waterloo Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Cedar Falls
United States
WMT
Arch W. McFarlane
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Heiserman
West Union, Iowa
Council Proceedings
Elgin, Town
General Fund
State Board
State Permit Board
H. F. Becker
Oak Grove News
F. D. Welch
Elgin, Iowa
Independences
Schmid
Acme
Felco
Schumacher
Senoup Louse
Scheel House
Schori & Kuster
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