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Postville town officials



The Town of Postville, Iowa
Catalogue of Officers from its Organization

Published by Order of the Town Council, 1926


Note: the left hand column of the newspaper was too dark to read making some of the names illegible

1873-1874
Mayor - J.S. Mott
Recorder - D.T. Smethurst
Treasurer - H.P. Dawes
Marshal - McDaneld
Trustees - A. Staadt, C.P. Darling, J.N. Leithold, A.P. Abbott, J.H. ___

1874-1875
Mayor - John Putnam*
Recorder - N.W. Stiles
Treasurer - D.T. Smethurst
Marshal - H.P. Dawes
Trustees - A.P. Abbott, J.S. Mott, James Stevenson, F. Meyer, Matt. __
*Died soon after election, S.S. Powers elected to fill the vacancy in 1874.

1875-1876
Mayor - S.S. Powers
Recorder - James Perry
Treasurer - D.T. Smethurst
Marshal - ?.W. Haines
Councilmen - J.S. Mott, A. Staddt, F. Meyer, C.L. Allen, L. Brown

1876-1877
Mayor - S.S. Powers
Recorder - James Perry
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Burling
Marshal - E. Ragan
Councilmen - J.S. Mott, A.P Abbott, F. Meyer, N.J. Beedy, A.W. __

1877-1878
Mayor - Hall Roberts
Recorder - James Perry
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Smethurst
Marshal - F.E. Brothers
Street Commissioner
Councilmen - A.P. Abbott, F. Meyer, A. Gorham, J.N. Leithold, George __

1878-1879
Mayor - George Lull
Recorder - James Perry
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Perry
Marshal - H.P. Dawes
Street Commissioner - H.P. Dawes
Councilmen - A.P. Abbott, G.W. McKay, J. McAdam, C.A. Leithold, __ Allen

1879-1880
Mayor - James Perry
Recorder - H.E. Babcock
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Burling
Marshal - Edward Glass
Street Commissioner - N.J. Beedy
Councilmen - James McEwen, R.N. Douglass, C.P. Darling, A. Staadt, __ Leithold, R. Meyer

1880-1881
Mayor - S.S. Powers
Recorder - H.E. Babcock
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Stone
Marshal - Enos Ervin
Street Commissioner - Enos Ervin
Councilmen - J.S. Mott, C.A. Leithold, R.N. Douglass, Rudolph Meyer, __ Darling, James McEwen

1881-1882
Mayor - N.J. Beedy
Recorder - H.E. Babcock
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Stone
Marshal - W.W. Haines
Street Commissioner - N.J. Beedy
Councilmen - R.N. Douglass, R. Meyer, C. Thoma, T.B. Easton, F.S. Burling, J.S. Mott

1882-1883
Mayor - N.J. Beedy
Recorder - B.F. Taylor
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Stone
Marshal - W.W. Haines
Street Commissioner - N.J. Beedy
Councilmen - R.N. Douglass, R. Meyer, C. Thoma, T.B. Easton, F.S. Burling, J.S. Mott

1883-1884
Mayor - N.J. Beedy
Recorder - B.F. Taylor
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Stone
Marshal - A.F. Marston
Street Commissioner - N.J. Beedy
Councilmen - T.B. Easton, F.S. Burling, W.N. Burdick, C. Thoma, __ Meyer

1884-1885
Mayor - S.S. Powers
Recorder - James Perry
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - __ Stone
Marshal - N.J. Beedy
Street Commissioner - N.J. Beedy
Councilmen - James McEwen, W.N. Burdick, F.S. Burling, T.B. Easton, C. Thoma, Joseph Nicolay

1885-1886
Mayor - S.S. Powers
Recorder - Rudolph Meyer
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - James Perry
Marshal - John Havirland
Street Commissioner - __ Cole
Councilmen - James McEwen, W.N. Burdick, R.N. Douglass, Conrad Thoma, Joseph Nicolay, James Sheehy

1886-1887
Mayor - James McEwen
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - James Perry
Marshal - James McGhee
Street Commissioner - __ Cole
Councilmen - R.N. Douglass, Joseph Nicolay, James Sheehy, Conrad Thoma, Frank M. Orr, W.S. Webster

1887-1888
Mayor - James McEwen
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - James Perry
Marshal - John Huffy
Street Commissioner - J.A Havirland
Councilmen - F.M. Orr, W.S. Webster, R.N. Douglass, Conrad Thoma, __ Meyer, James Sheehy

1888-1889
Mayor - James McEwen
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - James Perry
Marshal - J.A. Havirland
Street Commissioner - __ Cole
Councilmen - F.M. Orr, Jacob Meyer, Conrad Thoma, James Sheehy, S.F. Clinton, W.S. Webster

1889-1890
Mayor - James McEwen
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - James Perry
Marshal - J.A. Havirland
Street Commissioner - __ Cole
Councilmen - S.F. Clinton, James Sheehy, Jacob Meyer, Conrad Thoma, F.M. Orr, R.N. Douglass

1890-1891
Mayor - James McEwen
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Street Commissioner - N.J. Beedy
Councilmen - R.N. Douglass, F.M. Orr, James Sheehy, Jacob Meyer, __ Thoma, S.F. Clinton

1891-1892
Mayor - W.C. McNeil
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - W.S. Roberts
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - P.J. Beucher
Street Commissioner - __ Taylor
Councilmen - F.M. Orr, R.N. Douglass, Jacob Meyer, G. Staadt, J.H. __ders, C. Thoma

1892-1893
Mayor - S.F. Clinton
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - F.W. Tuller
Street Commissioner - John Cole
Councilmen - R.N. Douglass, Jacob Meyer, C. Thoma, W.C. McNeil, J.H. Sanders, G. Staadt

1893-1894
Mayor - S.F. Clinton
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - J.M. Prior
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - R.N. Douglass, W.C. McNeil, J.H. Sanders, G. Staadt, Carl Holter, J. Waters

1894-1895
Mayor - J.B. Hart
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - W.C. McNeill, R.N. Douglass, Carl Holter, John Waters, William Leui, John Thoma

1895-1896
Mayor - J.B. Hart
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - Fred Schara
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - Carl Holter, John Waters, John Thoma, William Leui, W.C. McNeil, R.N. Douglass

1896-1897
Mayor - J.B. Hart
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - John Waters, William Leui, John Thoma, C. Holter, R.N. Douglass, W.C. McNeil

1897-1898
Mayor - F.S. Burling
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - John Waters, Carl Holter, R.N. Douglass, Jacob Meyer, John Thoma, W.C. McNeil

1898-1899
Mayor - F.S. Burling
Recorder - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - John Waters, Carl Holter, John Thoma, Jacob Meyer, J.H. Meier, John Sanders

1899-1900
Mayor - F.S. Burling
Clerk- William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - John Waters, Carl Holter, J.M. Meier, Jacob Meyer, John Sanders, John Thoma

1900-1901
Mayor - J.I. Shepherd
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - Carl Holter, John Sanders, Jacob Meyer, John Waters, J.H. Meier, J.M. Harris

1901-1902
Mayor - J.I. Shepherd
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - Carl Holter, Jacob Meyer, John Waters, J.M. Harris, J.H. Meier, John Sanders

1902-1903
Mayor - John H. Meier
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.G. Hawkins
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - John Sanders, J.M. Harris, Jacob Meyer, John Waters, Carl Holter, William Moll

1903-1904
Mayor - J.B. Hart
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - H.B. Taylor
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - John Sanders, Carl Holter, John Waters, Jacob Meyer, William Moll, J.M. Thoma

1904-1905
Mayor - J.B. Hart
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - C.A. Dayton
Street Commissioner - John Schultz
Councilmen - John Waters, Carl Holter, Jacob Meyer, John Thoma, John Sanders, William Moll

1905-1906
Mayor - J.B. Hart
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - Henry Behrens
Street Commissioner - Henry Behrens
Councilmen - John Sanders, John M. Thoma, Jacob Meyer, James Gregg, John C. Hecker, William Moll

1906-1907
Mayor - Joseph Nicolay
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - Elmer McGhee
Street Commissioner - James McCunniff
Councilmen - John Sanders, James Gregg, John C. Hecker, William Harris, William Weihe, John Harnack

1907-1908
Mayor - Joseph Nicolay
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - James McCunniff
Street Commissioner - James McCunniff
Councilmen - James Gregg, John C. Hecker, William Weihe, William Harris, John Harnack, Charles Sonnkalb

1908-1910
Mayor - James Perry*
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - F.H. Welzel
Marshal - James McCunniff
Street Commissioner - James McCunniff
Councilmen - William Weihe, John Harnack, William Harris, Charles Sonnkalb, Fred E. Crandall, A.J. Phillips

*Died February 17, 1910. Vacancy filled by James M. Harris

1910-1912
Mayor - P.J. Beucher
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen
Assessor - A.L. Meier
Marshal - Ed. Maroney*
Councilmen - Charles Sonnkalb, J.H. Meier, F.E. Crandall**, James Gregg, Fred J. Thoma

*Resigned. Vacancy filled by Elmer McGhee and Howard Gordon
**Resigned. Vacancy filled by R.D. Blackburn

1912-1914
Mayor - P.J. Beucher
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - James McEwen*
Assessor - A.L. Meier
Marshal, Street Commissioner & Water Works Supt. - L.A. Bellows
Councilmen - James Gregg, Fred J. Thoma, R.D. Blackburn, H.S. Luhman, C.W. Meier

*Died. Vacancy filled by L.S. McEwen

1914-1916
Mayor - P.J. Beucher
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - L.S. McEwen
Assessor - A.L. Meier
Marshal, Street Commissioner & Water Works Supt. - L.A. Bellows
Councilmen - R.D. Blackburn*, W.H. Burling, C.W. Meier, George Daubenberger, H.S. Luhman

*Resigned. Vacancy filled by W.J. Clark

1916-1918
Mayor - P.J. Beucher*
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - L.S. McEwen
Assessor - W.C. Foels
Marshal, Street Commissioner & Water Works Supt. - L.A. Bellows
Councilmen - C.W. Meier, George Daubenberger, J.P. Ellis, J.H. Dannenbrink, J.W. Campbell

*Died September 19, 1916. Vacancy filled by A.L. Meier and W.H. Burling

1918-1920
Mayor - W.H. Burling
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - L.O. Beucher
Assessor - W.C. Foels
Marshal, Street Commissioner & Water Works Supt. - L.A. Bellows
Councilmen - C.W. Meier, George W. Fay, J.H. Dannenbrink, J.W. Campbell, J.W. Howard

1920-1922
Mayor - A.L. Meier*
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - L.O. Beucher
Assessor - W.C. Foels
Marshal, Street Commissioner & Water Works Supt. - L.A. Bellows
Councilmen - C.W. Meier, J.H. Dannenbrink, J.W. Campbell, George W. Fay**, A.C. Webster

*Resigned. Vacancy filled by George W. Fay
**Resigned. Vacancy filled by Gilbert Sanders

1922-1924
Mayor - Geo. W. Fay
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - L.O. Beucher
Assessor - W.C. Foels
Marshal, Street Commissioner & Water Works Supt. - L.A. Bellows
Councilmen - George Hein, John L. Gregg, Darius Orr, A.C. Webster, Gilbert Sanders

1924-1926
Mayor - W.J. Hanks
Clerk - William Shepherd
Treasurer - L.O. Beucher
Assessor - W.C. Foels
Marshal & Water Works Supt. - L.A. Bellows
Street Commissioners - C.F. Reincke, G.A. Brooks
Councilmen - Gilbert Sanders, John L. Gregg, George W. Hein, L.H. Schroeder, J.P. McNeil

~Postville Herald, March 4, 1926
~transcribed by S. Ferrall from a photocopy contributed by Reid R. Johnson


Postville Mayors
1873 - 1984

1873-1874, J.S. Mott
1874-1875, John Putnam
1875-1877, S.S. Powers
1877-1878, Hall Roberts
1878-1879, George Lull
1879-1880, James Perry
1880-1881, S.S. Powers
1881-1884, N.J. Beedy
1884-1886, S.S. Powers
1886-1891, James McEwen
1891-1892, W.C. McNeil
1892-1894, S.F. Clinton
1894-1897, J.B. Hart
1897-1900, F.S. Burling
1900-1902, J.I. Shepherd
1902-1903, John H. Meier
1903-1906, J.H. Hart
1906-1908, Joseph Nicolay
1908-1910, James Perry & James M. Harris
1910-1918, P.J. Beucher
1918-1920, W.H. Burline
1920-1922, A.L. Meier
1922-1924, George W. Fay
1924-1930, W.J. Hankes
1930-1934, W.J. Clark
1934-1938, Gustav Dietsch
1938-1942, C.C. Sander
1942-1944, C.F. Reincke
1944-1946, A.J. Palas
1946-1950, M.C. Deerinig
1950-1952, Fred J. Miller
1952-1956, Robert H. Burling
1956-1960, Lloyd G.F. Schroeder
1960-1966, B.A. Davis
1966-1972, A. Burr Cook
1972-1980, Rodney I. Smith
1980-1982, Ida D. Harris
1982-1984, Rodney I. Smith

~source: History of Allamakee county, Iowa, 1989


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