Culver Business Snippets 1911  

1911 feb 23 - W. H. Porter has sold his interest in the business of Porter & Co. to Jacob Speyer, of Jersey City, N.J., and formerly of Culver .

1911 - Mar 8 - H. B. Shull Is opening an establishment for tailoring , cleaning, pressing, and repairing.

1911 - Apr 6 - TOWN HAS A SALOON

Orr Hudson opened a saloon at Depot place on Tuesday morning following the granting of a license by the town board on Monday, night.

The local license is $300, the county license $200, and the government license $25.

The hours for keeping open are from 5 a. m. to 10 p.m.

Garland Bogardus' application is pending in the circuit court in the shape of an application for a mandamus to compel the commissioners to issue him a license. The matter will come before the court at the May term.

Only two licenses can be granted in Union township.

The greatest aggregate vote cast at the fall election of 1910 was 587, and figuring the population on a basis of five times the vote (as the law prescribes) the population of the township is 2,935.

One license can be granted for each 1,000 of population. - Citizen

1910 Aug 18 The Knootz & Walter vacum cleaner factory will soon add automobile repairing to its buisness

1910 sep. 8 j. b baker has become a partner of henry litzenberger in the shooting gallery

1911 jan 26 - william Overman has bought d. B. walter's coal buisness and will move to Culver soon.

1911 - Mar 2 Roy Swigart and Howard Mikesell have formed a partnership in the draying business.

1911 - Mar 2 H. B. Sh ull is opening, an. establishment for tailoring, cleaning,pressing, and repairing.

1911 apr. 13 Dr. Tallman of North Liberty, previously of Lapaz. has rented the office building formerly occupied by Dr. Rea and will take possession this week.

1911 Jun 1 Henry Speyer has sold to Mrs. Angeline Bogardus the machine shop property for $1,500.