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Letts Letts, from Onomwa to booming pearl button town
A historical sketch of Letts Louisa County tracing its origin as Onomwa from founder Joseph Green, the railroad vote of 1855, and the town’s rise with the Letts Pearl Button Co and Independent Pearl Button Co. It notes fires in 1905 1907, strict fireproofing rules, growth in housing, industry and civic life, and prominent residents and institutions.
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K. Wiley
Joseph Green
Muscatine County
Onomwa
Chicago
Eldon
Louisa County
Missouri
Mississippi
Iews City
Des Moines
Wilton
Letts
Muscatine
Green
Onawa
Iowa
Madison Letts
Farmers’ Co-operative
W. E. Hankey
Journal
T. L. Brown
C. E. Coder
Rath Parsons
Dave Gage
Letts Pearl Button Co
Pearl Button Co
T. M. Brown
L. A. Brown
Grat Dalton
W.S. Griffin
M. A. Shellabarger
William E. Hankey
L. A. Gipple
Wm. E. Hankey
J. H. Collings
Rabe
H. G. Hartman
L. E Parsons
M A Shellabarger
M. L. Shellabarger
E. R. McCormick
Ononwa
Wilson
Burlington
Fred McDaniel
Ottumwa
Joseph McDaniel
Mr. Furnas
Louisa
Furnas
Mr. Griffin
M. C. Ross
Cr. C. Snyder
L. E. Parsons
Roy Hildebrand
L. V. Coder
Henry Hendricks
Philip Wagoner
A. D. West
John Idle
J. G. Small
Epperly
A. Hurst
George Hahn
Philip Snyder
Lieberknecht
Benjamin Furnas
T. M. Curtis
Charles Furnas
Bert Coder
Mr. Brown
Fredonia
Iowa River