Northeastern Iowa News Bits From Diverse Topics
A roundup of regional notes covers public officials and staff changes, educational meetings, and local incidents. Highlights include the potential reassignment of school leadership in Decorah, a Des Moines post office draft for ex postmaster E. H. Hunter, and lectures on Paris coming to Central Music Hall in Chicago. Also noted are census district plans, a serious jaw fracture from an accidental wagon incident, a mysterious Cedar River body found in Waterloo, a fatal dynamite blast near Clarion, and a quarantined cattle herd in Mt. Pleasant amid tuberculosis concerns. The report also touches Republican sheriff candidates, a lightning-destroyed Martindale barn, and anecdotes from Iowa soldiers abroad.
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Ed Miller
West Decorah
Waterloo
Henry Laniser
Cedar River
Mt. Pleasant
Chicago
Obituary Notices From Fayette County 1899
J P Blakeney died on April 26 1899 at Fayette son in law John Livermore. Longtime Auburn township justice of the peace and active Democrat delegate. J W Shannon died April 20 in Fairfield Iowa a pioneer Fayette county newspaper man early editor North Iowa Observer and founder West Union Gazette. Shannon lived in West Union Elkader and Dakota later, leaves wife two sons Ben and Ed Shannon, daughter.
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Blakeney
J.P. Blakeney
Hobson
Fayette
John Livermore
Auburn Township
W. Shannon
J. W. Shannon
Fairfield
Fayette County
West Union
North Iowa Observer
West Union Gazette
Elkader
Clayton County Journal
Dakota
Shannon Wage
Hoe
Nelson Spencer
Union Township
Ben
Ed Shannon
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J. Stobhir
Elgin, Iowa
Capper & Shaffer
Iowa
Manta
Paris
Gattie
Baer
Vinton
Schooler
Des Moines
Post Office ‘Department
Washington
E. H. Hunter
Money Department
Walt. H. Butler
Central Music Hall
United States
Congress
Towa
Northeastern Iowa Educational Association
Allamakes
Clayton
Winnashiek
Calmar
Florence
Clarion
E. B. Nebbergall
Eagle Grove
Nebbergall
Nebbergal
Geo. Scobey
J. D. Finch
W. A. Dorland
Weat Union
al € Uwockings
Brank
Martindale
Higin
Independence
Saxony
Armour
Manila
Dubuque
Grays
the Times
The
Forty-ninth
Mina. Murray
Chisago
Nashow
Charles City Press
Murray
Nagskos
Denver
Mias
Mina Murray
Iito
Cripple Creek
Midas
Vo Vlalt the Great
Murry
Schweinberger
Schwuinberger
Bua
Elgin
Light of Elgin
Ehrlich & Lawrence
Bessemer
Ita
Uato BY
American Steel and Wire Company
A. Elly
Diehl Bros.’ Abstract Co
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