Mail Matters Filed At Iowa City Post Office
Eight pages entered at the Iowa City post office include second citations and assorted mail matter.
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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1905
Page
10
Eight pages entered at the Iowa City post office include second citations and assorted mail matter.
An article notes that commercial clubs in several cities reserve land at controlled prices to attract new factories. East Des Moines adopts this plan to prevent landowners from inflating prices and lure enterprises. Iowa City Commercial Club urged to explore similar strategy to benefit local business interests.
Last Monday evening the department of French at the university hosted about two hundred students and instructors at the Te Daum home. Professors and teachers, including Prof Le Deumbeyeen and assistants Mr Heizinga Miss Vos Miss Prentise and Miss Sunier, welcomed the whole department, continuing a valued custom of hosting the students.
The piece notes county and city offices using typewriters to compact records, reducing the number of books required in public records. It argues this efficiency speeds access and limits volumes, a benefit future generations will value.
Judge Byington approved the final report of Jennie S. Wegner and L. G. Shaver as administrators of the Philip E. Shaver estate and discharged them, releasing their bonds.
Biz Richard Scott appeared before the county commissioners Monday afternoon on insanity grounds. He was adjudged insane and is being held pending instructions on disposition from the state board of control, due to his non residence and advice sought by local officials.
The Redmen schedule a Friday evening gathering to determine when their regular meetings will be held. Delta Delta Delta holds its first formal fraternity event of the new year at the athletic pavilion Friday night. January 12, Frack Crow of Oxford, who studied at Ames agricultural college, returns home for holidays. Q Lister of Postal Telegraph returns to city for work after leading a construction crew west of Kert. J. M. Kelley of Williamsburg visits friends in the city.
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