Exploring the History of Iowa and the Mormon Era
John Ely Briggs recounts the Iowa history arc from 1830s Potawatomi and Jesuit missions near Council Bluffs to the 1840s Mormon settlement Kanesville later renamed Council Bluffs. It covers De Smet’s mission, trade, alcohol plague, the Mormon Battalion, Kane’s influence, and the 1853 city government formation under Dodge and the Union Pacific’s eastern end at Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
John Ely Briggs
Q. Council Blutts
Pierre Jean de Smet
America
Billy Calawell
Ehir
Lows
Indian Creek
Council Bluffs
Stephen W. Kearny
de Smet
Caldwell
Corpus Christi
Father de Smet
Felix Verrydl
Mongquito Creek
Missouri River
Pottawattame
Block House
Broadway
Glace
Union Streets
Kansas
Billy Caldwell
Illinois
Missouri
James Allem
Mexico
California
Mormont Battalion
Peter Sarpy
Trader’s Point
Kanesville
High Council of Mormons
Greenville M. Dodge
Union
Dodge
South
Union Pacific Railroad
Lincoln
Union Pacific
All-Bran Keeps Me in Shape Say Denver Man
A Denver reader credits ALL-BrAN with daily health benefits and laxative avoidance. He claims the cereal’s bulk absorbs moisture and cleanses the system, reducing listlessness and headaches. Kellogg Company guarantees satisfaction with a refund if not pleased after a week.
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Bran
Batogs
Denver
Col
Alran
Kellogg Company
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Railroads Reach Council Bluffs and Growth Milestones
The text tracks rail line competition among Burlington, Rock Island, and North Western, with the North Western securing last landfall in 1867. By 1870 five railroads connected to Union Pacific at Council Bluffs, a nod to Lincoln’s 1859 forecast. Population figures from 1852 to 1930 are listed, plus references to Grenville M. Dodge and Palimpsest readings on Mormon migration and rail arrivals.
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Iowa
Burlington
Rock Island
North Western
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
Abraham Lincoln
Grenville M. Dodge
Thanksgiving dinner gathering across Prairie Flower families
Relatives and friends join various households for Thanksgiving in Prairie Flower. Roy Finke and family visit Muscatine with Ray Tracy kin. Clayde Knapp with sons dine with Jackson families. Many attend church services, share meals, and recount a turkey roast and roast duck dinner with local hosts and community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha G. Thrasher
Prairie Flower
Roy Finke
Ray Tracy
Muscatine
Clara
Ellis
Tracy
Clayde Knapp
Wayne
Richard
Jackson
D Quinn
Roberts
Welch Church
Rolland Rees
Crawfordsville
Harry Donaldson
Milford Anderson
Mathers
Haskins
L. W. Turnipseed
Elmer Horning
Springman
Gerald Teets
Thrasher
Melo Kallave
Joseph Hines
Wm. Matucha
Moore
Ryan
Kallous
J Cc. Carris
Edith
Elgin
Martha Thrasher
St. Paul Evangelical Church
Thanksgiving Socials and Family Visits Across County Scene
Local families and visitors spread across multiple towns over Thanksgiving weekend. Guests included Purina plant researchers in St Louis and the Ray Tracy family from Muscatine at Roy Finke’s. Numerous dinners, hostings, and farm agrarian activities noted with neighbors and relatives in West Chester Williamsburg North English and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Joseph Shalla
Otto Kutcher
North English
Ss. D. Lindsay
East Moline
Former Neighbors Have Oyster Stew at McGraw Home
Franklin Center December 2 neighbors offer sympathy to the Warren Long family after the sudden Thanksgiving death of Mrs. Attie Utterbacks. Mrs. Utterback’s Hayesville home is noted along with weekend visits from Mrs. C. H. Notle of Davenport.
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M. D. Atkinson
Franklin Center
Warren Long
Mr Long
Attie Utterback
Bithy
Winterset
A. B. Dill
Mr. McLees
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Milers Hollow
Brigham Young
Great Salt Lake
Miller's Hollow
Orson Hyde
Kane
Kanesvill
Kanksville
Salt Lake
Th High Council
Cure
Bay
Towa
A&p
Iona
Sultana
Sohon
Emperor Grapes
Wdek
Pke
H. W. Luers
West Chester
Wm. Atkinson
Ethe
Atkinson
John Atkinson
J. W. Combs
G. C. Pickens
Art Dawson
Harold Schnoebelen
Harvey Waggoner
Anta
Ralph Waggoner
D. Atkinson
Ralph Waggone
Lloyd Walker
G. C. Picken
George Bartholomew
Earl Smith
Golia Miller
C. B. Reed
John Mangole
J. H. McGraw
Mildred Anderson Spen
Emil Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Anderson
Harry Campbell
Don Wryl
Mr. Campbell
Fred Bartholomew
McGraw
Dr. Dafoe
RCA
Quaker
Lyset
Dyna
Phone
East Side
James BE
DeWit
Hershey
Miracle
Bevery
PEG
Armour'’s Cloverbloom
Young
Lord
Armour’s
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