Allamakee County, Iowa News Articles
The City Council of the City of Lansing, Iowa, met this 4th day of April, 1927, at the Council Room at 12 o’clock noon, as required by law. Mayor Fellows presided and all Councilmen present. The oaths of office of the following councilmen were presented, read and ordered placed on file: F. J. Nachtwey and Otto Ruprecht, councilmen at large. H. McKinney for First Ward, M. Kerndt Second Ward, and Carl Bechtel for Third Ward. The oath of office and bond of A. M. Fellows, Mayor, and of C. M. Kerndt, City Treasurer, were presented, read, examined, approved and ordered placed on file. On motion Council adjourned to 1:30 o’clock P. M., April 4, 1927. And now to wit: 1:30 o’clock P. M. this 4th day of April, 1927, the Council met as per adjournment. Mayor Fellows presided and all Councilmen present. The Council proceeded to organize as the Sixty-first Council. F. J. Nachtwey was declared duly elected Mayor pro tem for the ensuing year. F. L. May was declared duly elected City Clerk and Clerk of Water Works for the ensuing year. J. W. Dempsey was declared duly elected City Solicitor for the ensuring two years. C. F. Riek was declared duly elected Supt. Of Water Works for the ensuing year. W. H. Guider was declared duly elected Weighmaster for the ensuing year. H. J. Burke was declared duly elected Fire Warden for the ensuing year. The oath of office and bond of W. T. Piers as City Assessor were presented, read, examined, approved and ordered placed on file. On motion Council adjourned to the call of the Mayor, and met as a Board of Review. [Submitted by Anna Newell] LANSING, IOWA HOMECOMING Lansing, Iowa, May 28.–All former residents of Lansing, Iowa and vicinity are being invited to visit their old home June 23, 24, 25. Many have accepted the invitation. The occasion will be one of rare enjoyment. The name and postoffice address of every person in South Dakota who formerly resided at or near this place is desired by, and should be sent to the Homecoming Invitation committee. Lansing, Iowa. Source: Aberdeen Daily News, S. D., May 28, 1908; contributed by A. Newell. Some miners near Lansing, Iowa, while sinking a shaft for lead recently, discovered an irregular sheet of copper ore which promises to be valuable, being in some places six inches thick. About 40,000 lbs have been taken out. Source: Lake Superior (Mich) Miner, July 12, 1856, contributed by A. Newell. Mr. E. P. Johnson was called to Lansing, Iowa, Sunday evening by the announcement of the serious illness of his father, who is quite aged. Mrs. Johnson and the children accompanied him.Source: Grand Forks (ND) Herald, October 1, 1907; contributed by A. Newell. TWO MEN CREMATED Lansing, Iowa. Sept. 27–Two men, Thomas Gorman and Mat Carey, were cremated near this city last evening in Carey’s house. It is supposed that the men quarreled, fatally wounding each other and the lamp was overturned, setting fire to the building. Source: Duluth (Minn) New-Tribune, Sept 28, 1896; contributed by A. Newell. The people of the state have reason to congratulate themselves over the appointment of Judge D. Haney, of Mitchell, to the seat on the supreme bench made vacant by the resignation of Awful G. Kellam. Judge Haney is a brilliant lawyer and a sound judge and will do honor to the position. He was born at Lansing, Iowa, Nov. 10, 1852, and is, therefore, in his forty-fourth year. He was a graduate of the law department of the Iowa state university at the age of 21. He began the practice of law in his native town, where he remained until 1885, when he removed to Plankinton, this state, and continued in practice until elected circuit judge of the Fourth circuit in 1889, when the state was organized. He was re-elected in 1893. Judge Haney has served on the bench in this circuit upon several occasions and won golden opinions by this clear cut style and love of promptitude. His appointment will go far toward re-establishing confidence in the supreme court. Source: Aberdeen (N.D.) Daily News, Feb 3, 1896; contributed by A. Newell.
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