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Rock Island bridge painting and local townspeople updates
A busy slice of town life with a crew painting the Rock Island bridge west of town, crop conditions reported as excellent for this season, and notes on local travel, marriages, cottage construction at Spirit Lake, and a May 30 ball game. Also mentions births, illnesses, a drowning incident, decoration day, a wrestling match, and community events and improvements.
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Big Rock Island Bridge
Mattin Youngman
Farmers’ Hail Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids