Iowa Legislature Election and Inauguration Summary
The Iowa Legislature adjourned to attend Judge Wright's funeral as Senator Allison won re election. The Senate and House began routine work, with Al towards code procedure and inaugurations. A joint caucus backed Allison for U S Senator and named prison wardens at Ft Madison and Anamosa, while Drake and Parrott were inaugurated. Committees and early bills followed, including a cigarette ban and liquor manufacture measures, with adjournments planned for next week to allow state visits and home arrangements.
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Wright
Senate
HOUSE
Martin
Adair
Drake
Parrott
United States
W.S. Allen
van Buren County
Eaton
Fremont
Ellis
Clinton
U. S
William B. Alison
Healy
Allison
N. N. Jones
Ft. Madison
Anamosa
P. W. Madden
F. Rt. Conway
Lafe Young
Senator Berry
Senator Phelps
Pusey
Downs' Clearing Sale and local notices spread wide
A crowded Tuesday page notes Downs' Clearing Sale with cash terms and half price jackets and capes. It lists many town residents in brief updates, including illness, travel, and social events, plus a fatal fall, a broom factory deal, and school and lodge activities.
Boundary work and Cuban belligerency debate at Senate
In Washington and elsewhere the Venezuelan boundary commission expands its inquiry and invites Great Britain and Venezuela to submit evidence. The commission names officers and assigns lines of inquiry while senators discuss recognizing Cuban insurgents as belligerents and proceed with other legislative items.
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Senate
Wasuinaron
Great Britain
Venezuela
Olney
Leach
Baltimore Sun
F Street
Malet- Prevost
New York
Washington
Malet-Prevost
Whitmore
Ithaca
N. Y
Walter Maunthrop
District of Columbia
White
Gilman
Library of the Department of State
Library of Congress
Sherman
Morgan
Lodge
Cuba
Congress
Forty-Mile Creek
Uncle Sam
Wasninaroya
Alaska
United States
General Duffield
Coast Survey
British Territory
J. Gunderman
Dimondale
Mich
Dr. King
Baptist
Rives Junction
la Grippe
Death of West Point city clerk in blizzard
Harry B. Miller, city clerk of West Point Nebraska, is dead from injuries from the January Blizzard of 1888. He never fully recovered his health after suffering severe injuries. The report appears in the Hawkeye Publishing Co. sale notice and market listings follow.
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West Point
Neb
Harry B. Miller
Cass County Farmer's Institute Opens Seventh Annual Meeting
The seventh annual Cass County Farmer's Institute opened at the courthouse with a large attendance. President O Blakeslee of Maine presided as reports from the secretary and treasurer were read and accepted. Henry Fulton read a paper on Winter Wheat while Mrs I Gout discussed Chickens. Sessions will feature talks on Potatoes Insects and Diseases Cultivation Harvesting and Grading and Selling Potatoes with further papers announced by F B Van Ornam H C Odel D W Faulkner and others. The meetings will be held in the courthouse with a ladies’ literary meeting led by Mrs J D Goff at the I O O F building Wednesday and a banquet Thursday evening at the same venue.
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Cass County Farmer’s Institute
Court ‘House
O. Blakeslee
Maine
Henry Fulton
D. W. Faulkner
Ladie
J.D. Goff
Will. Bens
H.q.stone
Mra. Fudge
Anna Griffith
L. Mount
J. W. Cannon
Ella Kirk
Fritz. Saemisch
Yberry
Conveyances Jan 14 15 16 records from Atlantic district
Transfers show T W Brown and others conveying lots in Atlantic Masena Griswold and Griswold areas to various grantees with amounts from 100 to 7200 dollars. Transactions dated January 14 15 16 involve multiple parcels in blocks 4 5 6 15 78 and 41 with grantees including Robertson Petit Haverwa Tryon White Perry and Mage heirs among many.
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Curcaco
Montague & Co
Spangler & Brllington
Atlantic
Towai
Wien
Chicano
Ill
Butch
T. W. Brown
Geo. H. Robertson
Melville A Clark
Petit
Annie L. Moulton
Theo. Brown
Griswold
Lyman
White
Nie
Haver
Anita
D & Dunlap
Tryon
Massena
John H Yarger
Martin
Healey
Manford
Frank
Ams
E.C Thompson
Christin Lastine
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Iowa
Phelps
Jackson
Gover
Funk
Byers
F. M. Drake
Matt Parrott
Capitol
Des Moines Union Band
THE
Harper
Perrin
Benedict Homme
Cdal
Independence Asylum
Davis
Brinton
Hamilton
August Smith
Downs
Blanche Goodspeed
W. H. Barrett
Nebraska City
Eli Landy
East Fifth Street
J. W. Cuykendall
Misses Boilers
Walnut
Cap
Fannie Block
Avoca
J. H. Wood
Nebraska
R. C. Slaughter
California
Des Moines
W. F. McCormick
Wiota
John Dorgan
John Dufford
New Jersey
Mattie O'Connell
Claude Cappellar Land
K. of P's
G. H. Tostevin
Racine
Wis
G. 8. Worthing
Will O'Connell
Audubon
Thomas J. Gate
Vaneter
John Reed
Cumberland
South Branch
Harlan
Will Worley
DeSoto
S. E. Grant
Wm. McLaughlin
Kansas City
Farmers’ Institute
Court House
J. O. O. F. Hall
F. B. Nichols
J. C. Petty
Petty
Parsons
Edna Harris
Parson
England
Commission
Committee On
Gear
Union Pacific and
Republican National League
H. H. Rand
Wisconsin
National League of Republican Clubs
Dowling
Milwaukee
Eenator Sewell
Ita
Committee On Foreign Relations
Sewell
N.S
Davin
Minn
Platt
Hole
Jones
Arik
Peffer
Committee On Rules
Pugh
Florida
Washieron
War Department
Morida
Simmons Liver
Simmons
Colombia
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House of Representatives
Hawkeye Publishing Co
Frank Pierce
Bucklen
Smith Et Ux
F Cooper
Grinwold
eDowell
Henry Ruch
Gittins
Jan Et
Rhomike Salitya
TW Brown
Joha
H Wood
Louisa
Jobn H Kraut
John Arn
F M Miller
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