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West Union jail scheme and county power plays exposé
A detailed exposé recounts Fayette County politics around 1881 to 1882 with West Union pressure for jail funding, manipulation of supervisors, and a manipulated special election. It traces the Whiting oval of promises, resignations, and legal maneuvers that led to an $4,905 jail contract, alleging long rivalry and deceit between West Union and Fayette. The piece hints at further revelations about county politics and hidden histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting
West Union
Kono
Fayette County
Weat Union
Rondues
Eoup
West’ Union
Fayette
Davenport
Guizana
Volga
Dubuque
Lima
Sumner
Fayetters
Ying
Board of Supervisors
Albert Probasco
Putnam Township
T. H. Whiting
Clermont
Greenback Conevention
J. A. Stevens
0. D. Dodd
Board of
Dodd
Stevens
Ring
Stillman
Faystie
Smithfield
Scott
Greenkacks
Democrats
George Schriver
Schriver
Stavena
Aipy
Edward Easton
Court House
Easton
Veyette County
Iowa
Edward Euston
Agciuf
Edward Keston
B. Sillina
T. A. Whiting
B. Lasw
West Estes
Steel Cella and Linning
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