Garfield School is erected. The Almeda Hotel opens for business at the corner of Second Street and Johnstone Avenue. On January 31, the City Fire Department makes its’ first run.
December 8, 1905, Town of Dewey Incorporated (Per OHS – Dewey was founded in 1899 by Jacob H. Bartles and was named in honor of Spanish-American War hero Adm. George Dewey. The Dewey post office was established on April 19, 1899, and the town was incorporated six years later.