City Council Meets Election Officials Chosen
City council convened after selecting election officials last night. The city plans a March 25 election date with officials prepared to oversee voting and results.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1907
Page
4
Fire Chief Pushes Fire Alarm Upgrade and Park Tax Hike
City council approved expanding hose company memberships from twenty to twenty-five per unit after April 1. They directed contracts for a new district fire alarm system with automatic indicators and a magnetic generator. A small park tax increase was set for the March 25 election to support two parks Central and Sunset. election officers were named for the March vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberson
Ralph Dougherty
American Magnetic Fire Alarm Co
Ada
Ohbio
Cen
Sunset Park
Welbourn Thursday notes and local movements
Local update from Welbourn on February 21 covers residents traveling for sales visits and visits to relatives. Miss Teresa Swift returns from Richland, Miss Edith Shanafelt travels to Mound City, and Miss Dot Keister leaves for Cedar Rapids to join a wholesale millinery house.
Local residents depart for business trips and family visits
E Brown, Dr C A Boice and Father J W Sueppel left this morning for Muscatine, Iowa City and Iowa City respectively on business. W W McFarland traveled to Cotter to attend to affairs. R S Young and daughter Ela left for Monill to visit her mother while Mrs remains ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hillhouse
Havre
Cleo Thomas
Cedar Rapids
W. B. Matthews
Winfield
E. Booth
James Wooley
Chicago
Charley MecCreedy
Ainsworth
Harry Dickson
Parmelia Dickson
Fast Second Street
E. Brown
Muscatine
C. A. Boice
Iowa City
J. W. Sueppel
W. W. McFarland
Cotter Thre
R.S. Young
Ela
Monill
The Sandwich Hammer Two-Hole Self-Feed Shelter
This 10 inch mill is designed for a 312 HP engine or horsepower. It is fitted with solid French Buhrs. This mill will grind fine table corn meal, wheat, rye, oats or any grains. Capacity 2 to 10 bushels per hour. P. S. We have mills of much larger capacity.
Lively shelling machine with power and shelling wheels
A compact description highlights an efficient sheller with excellent cleaning, a perfect chain elevator adaptable to bag or wagon box delivery, a short chain cab-stacker, and internal gearing. It’s powered by a 312 HP engine, capable of 40 to 60 bushels per hour, priced at 65 dollars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Council
W. J. Reynolds
H. L. Kendall
C. M. Keck
Merle Lyne
S. J. Kellogg
Jack Clancy
Nine Webb
Second Ward
H. T. Reynolds
J. E. Bovee
C. M. Stinson
Charles Klebner
W. H. Riley
Jesse DeMarce
Alex Coffman
Third Ward
J. A. Y. Ashby
G. G. Sigler
T. O. Foley
W.E. Chilcote
Carl Wilson
Marion Crawford
Dave Lemon
Fourth Ward
D. J. Patterson
L. R. Davis
Joe Purvis
W. A. White
Harry Ferguson
O. J. Bickford
Ceph Dodd
Teresa Swift
Richland
I. Bolon
Mitchell, S. C
Edith Shanafelt
Mound City
L. Shana
G. G. McElroy
Wyman
Mrs
A. L. Brown
Keota
Mr. Brown
Dr. H
Nellie
Crawfordsville
W. M. Neal
Nina
Mabel Pesne
Will Dupuis
Sigourney
Professor Welbours
Oetet
Louise Arthur
Davenport
Samel Marpel
Wi-field
Phoenix
Miss Vincent
Roth
Helen Young
J. A. Young
Stone Burr
P. S
ANC
Price
O. S. Kelley Mig. Co
Mason Transfer
St. Storage Co
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