County Board Proceedings May 16 1919 Actions and Bids
The county board met with all members present. Reports on D. D. 110 and 94 were approved with hearings set for July 1, 1919. Multiple road bids were opened. Wallingford Hoping and Estherville Spirit Lake projects awarded. Notices, warrants, and salaries approved. Board adjourned sine die. A separate note mentions a $1000 prize for Iowa authors of moving picture scenarios from the Town War Savings Committee. A Cedar Falls school theft case ends with apology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
D. D
O'Hanlon & Reilly
Omaha
Loose Rock
John Herbert
Wisely & Sons
Shipman Construction Co
Clignion & Reiily
Wallingford-Hoping
O Hoping- Ringsted
Ringsted- Bancroft
C. A. Torrénce
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Allons
Ww. Cheever
Iowa Lake
Ll. L. Boggress
Archedepamtie Cement Works
Estherville-Huntington
I. J. Robinson
Wallingford- Terris Road
Wallingford-Grachtinger Road
J. M
Said Township
Woods
C.M. Brown
C. M. Brown
Iowa
Town War Savings Committee
State Savings Committee
Ordinance establishes street grades in Estherville
Ordinance No. 189 adopts grade heights for several streets including Madison Jefferson Washington Emery Walnut Pleasant Des Moines Main Lincoln and Howard, fixing center and side elevations by section and distance, repealing conflicting ordinances, and noting continuation on page 3.
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Sara
City’ Council
City of
Estherville
Madison Street
Center
Ted Leppe
Jefferson Street
Washington
Emery Street
Walnut
Cantor Sterele
Pleasant Street
Des Moines Street
North Side
South Side
Main Street
Lincoln Street
Fifth Street
Washington Street
Walnut Street
Speek Peda Tats
Howrad Street
Howard Street
Sixty Street
Pine Street
Elm Street
Oak Street
Oward
Aple Street
Japle Street
Roberts Street
Award Street
Seventh Street
Oak
Center Y
Maple Street
Washington’ Street
Main ‘Street
Center Howard Street
Ninth
Mussels and pearl buttons drive forward curiosity and danger
Secretary Redfield toured a Fairport biology lab exploring mussel propagation to meet rising pearl button demand. A public notice from Estherville Iowa outlines a proposed sanitary sewer project with eight and six inch mains on South Sixth Street, hearings set for June 19 1919 and details of assessment and construction by contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Fairport
Muscatine
Estherville
Owa
Iowa
South Sixth Street
East Lincoln Street
East Maple Street
Navy Band to Tour Central Division Recruitment Plan
The Navy Department authorizes enlisting a band for recruiting in the Central Division to tour several states. Musicians receive 414 to 43.20 monthly plus 2 per day for expenses while in Chicago or away from the city. Enlistment is for general service with possible transfers. Send inquiries to the Des Moines recruiting station. The piece also notes Iowa County literacy, wealth, auto ownership, and population comparisons, highlighting Ida County as wealthy and high auto ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Navy Department
Laws
Chicago
Chicara
Tila County
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
O'Brien
Wright
Ida County
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Board Proceedings
J.J. Klopp
Cedar Falls
Islow
Eighth Street
Iowa Savings Bank
J. Hansen
The
Mankato
Alex Johnston
Des Moines
Towa
High School
Grand Theatre
Flower Girls
G. Voorhies
Andrew Smith
M. F. Healy
Dodge
Zingarellas
Ciiomas
M. J. Groves
Arabu
Rev. S. A. Berge
Exide
Auto Supply Company
GEO. Gruwele
Prop
Estherville, Iowa
Xide” Jung Battery Distributor
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