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Marengo bridge washed away sparks county notes and letters
The column reports the Towa River bridge near Marengo washed downstream about a week earlier by ice breakup. Citizens plan immediate reconstruction. Other notices cover Benton County agricultural society officers, a rockford ferry tragedy, railroad accident near Hamilton with many injuries, and various legal and civic items from Iowa and surrounding regions.
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Towa
Marengo Vieléor
Marengo
Ataamaxee
Lansing
Waukon
Mount ‘Anion
Mechanics’ Union
Masonic Lodge
Bexton County
Benton’ County
Eagle
Chinoweth
Eden
George Birgen
Big Grove
John 8. Hunford
Vinton
J. H. Shuts
W. A Gwinn
Taylor
Jean O
George Morgan
Blue Train
Hamilton
C.W
William Mine
Alexander Braid
C. W
Great Restern Railway
Jones Boyer
Ohio
W. W. Smith
Kalamazoo
Mich
Henry Post
Buffalo
N. Y
Fite D
Adams
John
Anderson
Hiram Cook
J. J. Smith
Brighton
Livingston Co
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