Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa

Pierce Had Long Career As Editor

Des Moines, Nov 2 James M. Pierce died suddenly at his home of heart disease at noon Monday. He was 72 and a prominent Iowa figure as publisher of the Iowa Homestead since 1882. He built a large publishing and printing operation and led his papers in state political campaigns including the Kendall and Cummins race. Pierce was born in 1848 in Richland county Ohio and migrated west in 1867. He owned the Iowa Homestead, Farmer & Stockman, and the Wisconsin Farmer, forming the Pierce trio, and expanded a major printing and engraving business on Grand Avenue. He was known as a tireless worker who managed vast detail and remained deeply involved in his enterprise.