This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Prairie City notes show many local events and sales
Local items report illnesses, visits, and social gatherings. J M Keating rents ice house. D C Gifford ships cattle to Chicago. Christmas gifts ordered, parties held, and a variety of bake sale and candy promotions noted. Reverend visits and meetings continue. Colfax Tribune collection and weather thunder lore appear amid community notices.
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D.C
John
Will Blaine
K. Blaine
Colfax
Sam Hobbs
Frank Trafton
J. A. Quick
Des Moines
Nolte
Pleasant Hill
Martin
John Dinsmore