Mills County Board Proceedings Cite Road Claims and Taxes
Mills County Iowa Board of Supervisors met December 2 1907 in the Auditor's office. Actions include approving road claims to numerous laborers and companies, canceling 1906 taxes on specific lots, granting refund for listing errors, canceling head tax for Henry Wells and loss of property, and authorizing insurance for courthouse and jail. A maintenance levy for Pony Creek Drainage District was ordered across land classes with per acre rates, to be collected with 1907 taxes. The board adjourned to December 5 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor's Office
Mills County
Glenwood
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Auditor's
Navy
James Greig
A J Chantry
J B Brandt
E Dalton
Ada Hughes
Marley
Kemple
Dee
LE Bacon
W Lyons
Page County
Walzer
Lydia A Rager
Frank Rager
W G
Aistrope
Mra Jobo Myers
Seccesees
Fred Fancher
Jas
Travia
Sevreneeseeereel
Frank Ridgeway
Hartiga
Sseseceveree Bt
Windhem
Gleason
Pacific Junction
William M Miller
Pony Creek
B T Agan
Mineral mine disaster and West Virginia strike unrest
In Monongah West Virginia about 400 workmen dead from an underground explosion and suffocation under a quarry fire. In Nevada at Goldfield miners strike leaders send troops to maintain order though strikers remain unarmed. United States national conventions are planned with the Republican meeting in Chicago on June 6 and the Democratic committee to meet in Washington to set timing.
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Monongah
West Virginia
Goldfield
Nev
Republican National ‘Convention
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Real Estate Transfers Across Several Iowa Areas
Clarence Stone sells 8 acres adjoining Pacific City to Joe O Neill with Stone keeping 20 acres on the east side. O Neill moves from west of Pacific City after trading Nebraska land he sold. A B Hubbell sells 6 acres in Lyons section 13 to E Chambers for 1430. O W Evans sells lot 8 block 62 Glenwood to Mrs M Phipps for 2550. W Manville sells 31 acres in Platteville section 4 to J Gibson for 1. KH Peckenpaugh sells 80 acres in Lyons section 29 to QO C Olson for 5500. CW Rathke sells 9 3/4 acres in St Mary section 1 to Hl Verpoorten for 5700. M Courts and J Featherngill sell part of lot 70 Bank Add Glenwood to J W Parr for 500.
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Clarence Stone
Joe O'Neill
Pacific City
Mr. Stone
Mr. O'Neill
Nebraska
O W Evans
M Phipps
Blk
Glenwood
W Manville
J Gibson
Platteville
KH Peckenpaugh
QO C Olson
Lyons
CW Rathke
Hl Verpoorten
St Mary
M © Courts
J Featherngill
J W Parr
Bank
Matrimonial Matters in Council Bluffs Ceremony
In Council Bluffs on December 3, Rev Mills of the Congregational church united Robert Bowman and Bertha Wing. Bertha Wing is sister of Ellen J. Wing, a former Mills County resident and trained nurse at Powell Sanitarium Red Oak.
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Council Bluffs
Mills
Congregational Church
Robert Bowman
Rnoch Bowman
Sweet Springs
Bertha Wthel Wing
James H. Wing
Carlton
Colorado
Ellen J. Wing
Mills County
Powell Sanitarium
Red Oak
Old United Brethren Church Burns at Pacific Junction
The old United Brethren church at Pacific Junction burned Friday night around midnight. It had not functioned as a church for years and was dilapidated, used as a tramp resort. Believed to be due to carelessness of visitors. The building, moved from Bathlehem to the Junction years ago, is owned by Ellison Evernham of Glanwood. No insurance coverage.
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United Brethren
Pacific Junction
Old Bathlehem
Ellison Evernham
Glanwood
Appoint Ditch Engineers in Mills and Fremont Counties
The County Board met briefly in Glenwood and adjourned to Monday December 23. It appointed Lee Smith of Glenwood and C. W. Forney of Thurman as engineers for the Pony Creek ditch projects in Mills and Fremont counties.
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Glenwood
Lee Smith
C. W. Forney
Thurman
Mills
Fremont
Pony Creek
Constitution Chief Justice Demands Amendments From People
Chief Justice Walter Clark of North Carolina argues for a constitutional overhaul urging a convention to amend the federal charter. He criticizes undemocratic features, calls for easier amending processes, and warns against nine decades of judicial dominance by powerful interests.
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Clark
North Carolina
Asegerts
Walter Clark
Supreme Court of North Carolina
New York
People’s Institute
New York American
United States
Supreme Court
Justice Clark
England
Switzerland
France
House of Representatives
Senate
Union
Ayall
Congress
Bank Liabilities and Officers Sworn Statement 1907
A Mills County Iowa bank report lists liabilities and paidup capital. It shows capital stock 810000, sight deposits 51506.27, other profits 1874.131, total liabilities 22004862. Emphases on director liabilities list 2387.48 for borrowers and 5156 for endorsers. Officers Chas. F. Davis president Chas. Kroon vice president Claude F. Anderson cashier swear the document true before Notary Luther H. Stroud on December 3, 1907.
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State of Iowa
Chas. F, Davis
Chas, Kroon
Claude F. Anderson Cashiar
Tts
CHAS
Davis
Chas. Kroon
Claude Tf, Anderson
Cashiar
Chas. I. Davia
Charles Kroon
Claude F. Anderson
Luther H. Stroud
Mills County
Burgess
W. O. D.lashmott
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Board Proceedings
Bridge Claims
Ditch Claims
C Knofler
Watkins Ditch
L Hayes
C Williams
Lafe Scott
J A Scott
A Huey
Theo Dorf
E Scott
Henry Boughman
Dell Hugy
Davis & Anderson, Moise
M Moore
FA Davis
Bereeeee
Clyde Rhoads
Seeese
Workman
H Brooks
E Starbuck
Geo W Brower
Labor
A Evans
Men
Curran
Pickenpaugh
B& Qrrco
CS Boyce
Moise
Buck Starr
Nick Hodge
A Everhart
K Starr
E.vsise
J S Carse
Mdise
Henry Maxwell
Dean
RR Creamer
RA Daniel
Mdse
Wegen
Grean Bay Lumber
Robt Knight
A Quinn Lumber Co
Swanson
Boston
Anthony & Scott
Ridgeway and Son
Hubbell
E Chambers
Price
Bowman
Macy
Kesterson-Wolf Road
Rawles Township
Kesterson
Munsinger
Thos. Martin
Knoxville
Weis
Linville
Old
U. B. Church Burns
the State Savings Bank
State Savings Bank
Lawn of
Mille
Auditor of State
First National Bank
Conncil Bluffs
Merchanta Loan & Feast Company
Mann & Co
Scientific American
Mills County Abstract Co
Glenwood, Iowa
Poland
China
T. G. Byers
C. M. Phipps
Henry E. Schoening
Durham
Duroc
Jersey
Plano
Jones
Schoening
Col
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