Death of John P Babcock mourned in Washington Iowa
John Palmer Babcock a longtime Washington County resident died at his North Washington home at 7 35 pm after a 17 week illness aged 75 7 1 days His funeral will be held from his North Washington residence at 3 pm Tuesday with interment in City Cemetery The Rev Dite McMesters presiding He was a Baptist and Mason and left a large family including Lyman B Babcock Wm C Babcock and Charles E Babcock plus surviving siblings and a second wife Sadie Pollock also surviv...
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John Palmer Babcock
Washington County
North
Washington
Babcock
Hkachcock
Iowa
Renselaer County
New York
Stanton
Thirza Babcock
Hannah Corbin
Richmond Road
Wm. C
Cedar Rapids
Charles E
Chicago
Nathan L. Babcock
Mary Randall
Ford
Sadie Pollock
Sherman Blake Returns Home After Cigars Run Dry
In Des Moines Iowa on June 26 Attorney General Mullan advised that township assessors must provide duplicate books for township clerks to list property owners for road supervision. The ruling confirms duties across 1600 townships despite cash road tax changes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mullan
Carrol
Auditor of State
Iowa Central Ry Sell Round Trip Tickets This Summer
Iowa Central Railway offers daily summer round trip tickets to specified Northern Minnesota and Dakota points at one fare plus two dollars with return limit October 31. Reduced round trips to St Paul and Minneapolis available after June 1. For details contact A B Outts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Iowa Central Ry
Dakota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
A. B. Outts
G. P
T. A
Minn
Raises New Point in Biennial Election Amendment
Des Moines reports a new point under the biennial election amendment. It notes the amendment eliminates the regular November session of county boards of supervisors statewide. Section 412 prescribes quarterly meetings, but with no general election this year no regular session is possible. The legislature may adjust at next winter’s session.
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Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
Boards of Supervisors
Civil War haversack found with letters and cartridges
Jack Woolm discovered an old Civil War haversack containing battlefield letters dated February 25 1865 and July 16 1865 from below New Orleans. The bag also held paper cartridges using a nine count tear wrapper and a handwritten signature Harris.
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Jack Woolm
New Orleans
Harris
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted for Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It describes inflammation of the Eustachian tube as the cause, offering one hundred dollars for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urging readers to send for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. Druggists sell Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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