Sons of Alexander and Francis (Henry) Wilson, 1870s-1880s
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A formal photograph of four of the five sons of Alexander and Francis (Henry) Wilson. Three of the sons are clearly older; two stand on either end of a bench, while the other sits. They all wear suits and fur caps, with longneck rifles in hand. The fourth son, a young boy, sits left to his older brother. He also wears a fur cap, though his is lighter in color, and a long sleeve jacket with what appears to be a fur collar. His hands rest on a dog who stands in front of the bench. A backdrop of a painted forest is drawn up behind the young men, while a rug is bunched up at their feet. This portrait was taken at the Elite Studio on 22 Clinton Street in Iowa City, Iowa.
Alexander and Frances (Henry) Wilson lived north of Coralville and had eleven children, five of which were sons: Frank (1861-1923), James A. (1863-1944), Charles W. (1866-1945), John E. (1874-1949), and Joseph H. (1880-1971.) It is unknown which of the five brothers are pictured here.
While Joseph eventually moved to Iowa City with his wife Sophia Winter to work as a letter carrier, his brothers stayed in Coralville where they mostly worked as day laborers. Charles kept shop at Koser's Store, and John fought in the Spanish-American War (Lovetinsky et al., p. 129).
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Rebuilding the Coralville Mill Dam, 1860s-1870s
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About twenty men work repair construction on the wooden dam. Whether these repairs were needed due to the result of age, use, or ice damage is unknown.
Behind the workers along the bank of the river are the Coralville mills. Starting from the left is part of the Woolen Mill, then the Close Paper Mill, and then Clark's Flour Mill (Lovetinsky et al., p. 14).
*Lest We Forget dates this photograph 1843-1844. However, as the Close Paper Mill was built in 1865, and the Woolen Mill (later to be the Pearl Oat Mill) in 1866, the 1843 is far too early. Walch, on page 31 of his book, dates this photograph at 1891; again, however, the Close Paper Mill was completely destroyed in an explosion in 1875. A more accurate estimated date would be late 1860s-mid 1870s - and likely closer to the 1866 or 1867, as it looks like the Close Paper Mill is still under construction.
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Late 1860s- mid 1870s
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Map of Coralville landowners, 1870s
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A map of the city of Coralville, circa 1870 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 42). The lines drawn designate the property boundaries of acres of land belonging to different landowners at that time; their names are listed to indicate which acres they owned. The flouring mill, paper mill, and woolen mill are all marked by x's on the outer bend of the Iowa River. The rail line is also clearly marked going through the properties of Isaac Dennis, Gil Folsom, & S. Sharplens.
Those familiar with the history of Coralville may recognize some of the names of the property owners: Ezekiel Clark, Joseph Hemphill, Isaac Dennis, and Samuel J. Kirkwood, in particular.
The text at the bottom of the map states, "Coralville area-1870."
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1870s
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Ruins of the Close Paper Mill, 1875
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About twenty men stand in and around the ruins of the Close Paper Mill. A lone smokestack stands tall in the center of the photograph; collapsed stone, wooden planks, and destroyed boilers lay in piles around its base. Coral Mills can be seen standing behind the ruins.
The Iowa City Paper Mill, also known as the Close Paper Mill, was built in 1865 as a way to capitalize on grain straw. Instead of burning the straw, it was decided to make paper from it. The company employed about fifty people, and used four thousand tons of straw yearly. Open both day and night, the mill had the capacity of nine tons of paper per twenty-four hours. The mill operated seven boilers and six water wheels to supply power to the machinery. In 1870, the water power was owned by the paper mill.
The night of July 23, 1875, the paper mill was destroyed by an explosion. One of the boilers, No. 3, shot about 500 feet above the building and fell back into the river, setting off other tanks. Six employees were killed by the blast, their bodies flung a hundred feet or more away from the mill.
This tragedy greatly impacted the Coralville town of 297, as well as the entire county (Lovetinsky et al., p. 13-14; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1931).
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July 1875
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Newspaper article about Close Paper Mill ruins photograph by Mr. James, 1875
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This printed article states the following:
"Mr. James got a splendid negative for a photograph of the ruins of the Coralville mill, taken early next day after the disaster, and now has the pictures ready for delivery.
The view is directly from the South, so that the observer, looking to the North has the entire hundred feet of leveled wall before him. There are tanks 1 and 2, lifted from their places with the man-holes blown open and to the right is No. 4, from under which Smally was taken. So every feature of the ruin is brought out vividly in this excellent and highly finished picture, a copy of which should hang in every house as a souvenir of our most dreadful casualty."
Walch states in his book that this article was taken from the Iowa City Press on July 30, 1875 (Walch, p. 32).
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July 30, 1875
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Coralville City Ticket for John Davis, 1877
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A ticket listing a single election choice to fill the political seats of the city of Coralville. Elections were held annually in March from 1874-1953; in 1954, elections were moved to November. (Lovetinsky et al., p. 86).
This ticket states the following:
"Coralville City Ticket
For Mayor, John Davis.
For Recorder, J.M. Curry.
For Trustees, John H. Clark. John Williams. J.C. Wilson. Patrick McGahn. Chas. E. Robinson.
For Treasurer, Thomas R. Hatchett.
For Assessor, McDonald Stewart.
For Street Commissioner, Thomas Curry.
This ticket was most likely printed for the 1877 election and won, as the men listed filled those positions that year. John Davis was also elected to serve as mayor for the years 1876, 1878, 1879, 1885, and 1886 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 82-83).
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Citizens Ticket for Alexander Koser, 1875
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A ticket listing a single election choice to fill the political seats of the city of Coralville. Elections were held annually in March from 1874-1953; in 1954, elections were moved to November. (Lovetinsky et al., p. 86).
This ticket states the following:
"Citizens Ticket
For Mayor, Alexander Koser,
For Recorder, John Williams.
For Treasurer, Charles Robinson.
For Street Commissioner, Charles Francis.
For Assessor, Mac D. Stewart.
For Councilmen, John Davis.* John H. Clark. Peter Kloos. Pat. McGahn. John Amspoker."
* The name of John Davis was crossed out in ink and replaced with a handwritten 'A. Williams' in the right margin of the ticket.
This ticket was most likely printed for the 1875 election and won, as the men listed filled those positions that year (the only exception being that Valentine Miller replaced Charles Robinson as Treasurer). Alexander Koser was also elected to serve as mayor for the years 1880, 1881, and 1884 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 82-83).
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1875
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Coralville Bull-Dozer's Ticket for A.W. Davis, 1870s-1890s
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A ticket listing a single election choice to fill the political seats of the city of Coralville. Elections were held annually in March from 1874-1953; in 1954, elections were moved to November. (Lovetinsky et al., p. 86).
This ticket states the following:
"Coralville Bull-Dozer's Ticket.
For Mayor, A.W. Davis.
For Recorder, J.M Curry.
For Trustees, John H. Clark, John Williams, J.C. Wilson, Patrick McGahn, Chas. E. Robinson.
For Treasurer, Thomas R. Hackett
For Assessor, McDonald Stewart
For Street Commissioner, Thomas Curry."
It is unknown when this ticket was printed, but based on the names that appear, it can most likely be dated back to the 1870s-1890s. A.W. Davis is never listed in historical records as being the mayor of Coralville, so presumably this Bull-Dozer's ticket lost the election (Lovetinsky et al., p. 82-83).
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1870s-1890s
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Coralville, Iowa
Decree regarding the incorporation of Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa, 1873
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A hand-written decree regarding the incorporation of the town of Coralville. The page has a simple border of two lines and the number 523 printed in the left hand corner.
The cursive text reads as follows:
"Johnson County Circuit Court. September Term 1873.
In the Matter of the Application
to Incorporate the Town of
Coralville Johnson County Iowa
And now to wit: October [unknown] 1873, come the said applicants herein by Kirkwood Finch their attorneys and this application coming on for hearing in open Court and the Court having heard the same and being advised in the premises finds that said application is made in due form and in accordance with law.
It is Therefore Adjudged and decreed that the application for the Incorporation of the following described territory to wit: Lots one, two, three and the East half of the fourth West quarter, and the South East quarter of the North West quarter of Section five; and he South West quarter of the North East quarter of said Section Five. Township Seventy nine (79) Range Six; and also the portion of Section Eight Township and Range aforesaid described as follows to wit: Commencing at the mouth of Clear Creek where it empties into the Iowa River, thence along the North Bank of said Creek at low water mark to the South line of lands of the Chicago Rock Island + Pacific Rail Road, thence along the South line of lands of said Road, to the point where said line intersects the Section line between Sections five and Eight [unknown], and Range Aforesaid, thence East along said Section line to the Iowa River, thence along the Iowa River to place of beginning all of said lands being in Johnson County Iowa, as a town under the name of Coralville and to be known as the town of Coralville [unknown] the sameis hereby granted by the Court and said Territory is made an incorporated town to be known as the town of Coralville subject to the requirements of the laws of the state of Iowa relating [unknown], and it is further ordered that John S. Clark, W.W. Kirkwood, F.S. Boardman, Alex. Koser and [unknown] Dennis are hereby appointed commissioners to carry out the provisions for the completion of said Incorporation as provided by Section 422 of the Code of 1873."
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October 1873
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