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Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

08 Mar 1906

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Washington Evening Journal

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Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1906

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2

Pioneer lawyer Folger of Rushville remembered in county history

A. S. Folger born August 18 1840 in Rush County Indiana. Descendant of Peter Folger the reformer and writer who came to Plymouth colony in 1634. Folger served in the 134th Indiana Volunteers from 1864 and later practiced law at Rushville becoming district attorney and a longtime justice of the peace. He married Margaret Robb in 1874 and had two daughters Georgia Jones and Amy Folger. He helped develop Sorgo machinery and patented the Folger evaporator. He is hailed as a Washington County character with a life of public service.

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A. S. Folger Rush County Ind Peter Folger Plymouth Colony Norwich England America Paul W Mary ©. Folger Forscythe County N. Y Webster McGuffey Carthage High School Earlham College Richmond 134Th Indiana Volunteers Tennessee Alabama Georgia Rushville Margaret Robb T. P. Robb
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Muscatine militia report cites 54th as top regiment

The quarterly militia standings show Company C tying with Company D for third at 90 percent and the 54th regiment posting the highest percentage among state units. Regimental ranking lists 54th at Muscatine with Cedar Rapids in second place and Ames third. Several unrelated clippings and ads appear interwoven.

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Muscatine Bishop 54Th Regiment Cedar Rapids Ames Sioux City
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