One last comment -- I found long-lost great-grandad's death notice in a Johnson County's newspaper. (He lived in Grundy Co.!) It seems he had liver cancer and his family took him to the Iowa State hospital in Iowa City whcihis in Johnson Co.! There was a small one-inch mention in the newspaper saying that he passed, and his body was returned to Dike, Grundy Co. for burial. So newspapers in cities & counties where State Hospitals (i.e. Iowa City) or other major hospitals are located would be a good bet. (For sure more than one person went there as a last resort and died there.) One last thought- remember to look in newspapers in neighboring cities/counties too. My ancestors lived in Dike,Grundy Co., but they needed to go to 20 miles away to Cedar Falls, Black Hawk for a regular hospital care. Never a dull moment in genealogy, right? Sandy I do know that Ancestry.com and other Newspaper websites ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas A Nelson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:48 AM Subject: [IOWA] Old Newspapers > Thanks for all your suggestions and help on finding an old newspaper > article on my great great grandfathers in Mitchell County. > > I tried the advanced search in the State Historical Society of Iowa > Library Catalog, armed with the name "North Iowa Standard" for 1863 and > "Mitchell County News" for 1876. No records on either paper found. But > I believe progress has been made in just knowing the proper newspaper > names!! > > I will send a query in writing to determine if there is something > available on either of them that is not on line. (Talk about having a > hard time finding something......the State Historical Society address is > not on their site, but found on a link!) > > Jan Nelson > Yuma AZ > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I wasnt to thank all of you who took time to answer my inquiry. This is the best list ever. Louise

Sorry I didn't mention those mortality schedules available are state schedules and you find your county within the Iowa State Schedule. Did other states have such schedules?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Spainhower" <[email protected]> Subject: [IOWA] Mortality schedules . Not sure how many of these 10 yr schedules are available. ----------- The following link shows the availability of those mortality schedules in Iowa with links to some transcriptions housed at the US GenWeb Census Project - IA website. http://www.us-census.org/mortality/MortalityCensus-Iowa.html I believe several of the IAGenWeb county projects have some transcribed mortality schedules also. (One of these days I will get links to them in on the above pages! Cathy Joynt Labath USGenWeb Census Project, IA Coordinator http://www.us-census.org/states/iowa/

I found information on my great grandfather's death on October 10, 1869 in Franklin County Iowa Mortalilty Schedule of 1870 at the Iowa Historical Society in Des Moines. Very complete record, cause of death, doctor, length of time ill and address. I believe these were only every 10 yrs. I knew there was a 1870 Mortality schedule but for long time refused to research it as my record was that HE DIED 1869. How many times we get a Mind Set and the answer is right there. A LIST OF DEATHS FOR 1869 IS IN 1870 MORTALITY SCHEDULE AND COULD NOT BE IN 1869 SCHEDULE, THEY WEREN'T MIND READERS. If your ancestor died in the year previous to the 10 yr cycle these are great. Not sure how many of these 10 yr schedules are available.

Thanks for all your suggestions and help on finding an old newspaper article on my great great grandfathers in Mitchell County. I tried the advanced search in the State Historical Society of Iowa Library Catalog, armed with the name "North Iowa Standard" for 1863 and "Mitchell County News" for 1876. No records on either paper found. But I believe progress has been made in just knowing the proper newspaper names!! I will send a query in writing to determine if there is something available on either of them that is not on line. (Talk about having a hard time finding something......the State Historical Society address is not on their site, but found on a link!) Jan Nelson Yuma AZ

I want to thank Cathy so much for putting this up on the board. I look forward each morning to "reading the newspaper". Some of the things that are said and done in the past just get my sides splitting, while others I am simply amazed at the simplicity of life and if these things happened today, how they could have been provented. Thanks again Cathy Lori L Hoper Kingsland, Georgia, USA --------------------------------- Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games.

In this next story I will have to admit I did very little work. In fact, I don't think I did anything except share a sketchy history of my Griffin family. A new found fourth cousin, Mary, deserves all the credit for the research. However, this article should again point out the value of newspapers to your research supplemented by other records. And to think this whole thing started with the sharing of some incorrect family lore! FAMILY LORE, A BROKEN GRAVESTONE, A NEWSPAPER TIDBIT AND A FOURTH COUSIN USING NEWSPAPERS FOR RESEARCH How I Found My GG Grandmother Was Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM GRIFFIN from County Cork. And also how I also found her parents are more than likely William and Katherine McCarthy Cunningham (another generation found!) and her siblings are Jeremiah, Timothy, Michael, Martin, Richard and Mary Cunningham Conly. For the longest time I knew my gg grandfather was Morris / Maurice GRIFFIN, but didn't know from where he emigrated and I was unsure of my gg grandmother's name. An aunt had told me she was an Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM from Co. Mayo. Well, my aunts were never the most reliable sources, mind you. They led me on quite a few wild leprechaun chases with no pot of gold at the end. So, I stuck the words "Elizabeth Cunningham" next to Maurice Griffin in the family tree in the wife spot and uploaded the whole darned mess of Cunningham-Griffins up to my personal website one day long, long ago. And there it stayed. Long after that in 2004 a fourth cousin (who I didn't know was a fourth cousin at the time), left me an email wondering if I was related to the Elizabeth Cunningham Griffin I had listed on my website. I told her I thought I was since she was supposedly my gg grandmother and then that wonderful lady sent me some obits for Maurice Griffin. One obit mentioned he was from Co. Waterford. Well, now wasn't that a nice piece of news? I had no idea. Fourth cousin, Mary, also wondered my source for Elizabeth Cunningham being from Co. Mayo. Oh, I hated to admit that it was "family lore". She thought at that time that somehow her gg grandfather, Jeremiah Cunningham, and my gg grandmother, Elizabeth Cunningham Griffin, were related, but that part about Co. Mayo puzzled her since she knew her Cunninghams were from Co. Cork. Darn! Maybe this was another dead end. Life and research went on. Then, in July 2006, my dad gave me a folder of information he had received from who knows where (I think my aunt) that he said I could now own if I so desired. Lo and behold, I rummaged through it and I found a picture of Elizabeth Cunningham's gravestone that showed she was from Co. Cork! It just had to be her gravestone. I knew she had died some where between 1870 and 1875 because she was listed on the 1870 Federal Census but not the 1875 MN census and this gravestone photo, partially broken so you couldn't read some of it said "ELI"/Wife/Morris Gri/Born/In Co. Cork Ireland/Died/Jan. 30, 1872. There was also in that folder a letter from another Griffin descendant that said the Griffins were from Co. Cork. (More family lore???). Yahoo! Ehaw! Strangely enough around this same time, my fourth cousin, mentioned above, who had corresponded with me in 2004, contacted me again about the Cunninghams. She told me she had run across an item in the Caledonia, MN newspaper that convinced her that my Elizabeth Cunningham Griffin and her Jeremiah Cunningham were siblings: "Hello Cathy, We spoke about 2 years ago about Elizabeth Cunningham Griffin. I believed at the time that she was related to my gg grandfather, Jeremiah Cunningham. Elizabeth and her husband Maurice Griffin, lived on a farm close to Jerry, in Sheldon Township, MN. Their farms were located about 8 miles north of Caledonia. I recently found a news item in the Caledonia [MN] paper that I believe shows Elizabeth and Jerry were sister and brother. I'd like to talk to you if I could. Mary" That NEWS ITEM was: Caledonia Journal; Caledonia, MN; August 27, 1909 Mrs. Richard Welsh and niece, Irene Search, of Red Wing, who were here attending the funeral of Mrs. Welsh's aunt, Mrs. Jerry Cunningham, returned home Saturday morning. ---------- Mrs. Richard Welsh was Maurice & Elizabeth's eldest daughter, Kate, and Irene Search's aunt. So, if Mrs. Jerry Cunningham was Mrs. Richard Welsh's aunt then Mrs. Jerry Cunningham must be brother of Elizabeth Cunningham Griffin! Mrs. Jerry Cunningham was Ellen Hegarty Cunningham who died August 17, 1909. Further information that I remain indebted to this newfound cousin went on as follows: "A little background: Jerry had at least 4 brothers, possibly 5, and 2 sisters (counting Elizabeth) who settled in Houston county. Brothers: Timothy, Michael, Martin, Richard and possibly Dennis. Sisters: Mary Conly and Elizabeth Griffin. Mary was a real surprise. I found her on the 1880 federal census living with Jerry in Sheldon Tsp. She was a widow and had a son Thomas (17) and a daughter Ellen (15) living there as well. These two kids were both born in Ireland. I believe the Cunninghams are from the parish of Ballymacoda for the following reasons: 1. Brother Martin's obit states he was born in the parish of Ballymacoda, Cty Cork, Ireland. I know Martin was a brother from a) my great grandmother's family records b) the 1920 census shows Martin's son "Henry" living on the farm of Jerry's son "William". Henry's relation to William is listed as cousin. 2. Jerry's parents names were William and Katherine McCarthy Cunningham. Jerry married in Houston County. The person's who witnessed his marriage to Ellen Hegarty, were brother and sister Patrick and Mary Mullaney. The Mullaney's were from Ballymacoda and their mother's maiden name was McCarthy. Most likely cousins. 3. Jerry's obituaries and a biographical passage from the "History of Houston County" shows Jerry's migration path across the USA as: New York, to Virginia, to Ohio, to Michigan (were he worked the copper mines of Lake Superior) and finally MN. In 1850, a Timothy Cunningham, located in the copper mining district of Michigan, placed an AD in the Boston Pilot looking for his brothers Jerry and Michael Cunningham from the parish of Ballymacoda, county Cork. Timothy went on to the list the places he knew they had traveled, which nearly replicated Jerry's known migration path listed in the above two sources. I was later able to trace Timothy and Martin's marriage certificates to this area of Michigan. BTW - Martin, Timothy and Maurice/Elizabeth all had children born in Michigan. Ballymacoda is located near the Youghal Bay in eastern Cork. Very "near" Waterford county. Can't you see the family stories being a little mistold over the last 150 years to restate the place of origin as Waterford? Also the same thing with Skibbereen. Ellen Hegarty Cunningham, Jerry's wife, came from Skibbereen. Can't you see the family story being a little mistold to say "the Cunningham's/Griffins came from Skibbereen"?????" --- Well, yes, I could see that story being mistold, but how in the heck had my aunt come up with Co. Mayo for Elizabeth Cunningham Griffin to begin with??? (Maybe they had been popping a few too many corks at the time they gave me that info?) Thank goodness that newspaper tidbit and my research-savvy fourth cousin came along and shared. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/ Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com

Sioux Valley News Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa January 13, 1898 IOWA STATE NEWS - James Lamon, a young farmer, saw a young lady on the streets of Burlington for the first time, fell desperately in love, followed her home. She called the police and now James has been assigned to duty on the stone pile while Cupid refuses to go on his bond. - Igna Blubaugh has returned to Melrose after an absence of eighteen years, during which time he was believed to have died. He was forced to establish his identity by means of a peculiar connection between two of his toes on one foot. - Mrs. Hamm and Mrs. Rapp have sued the Davenport Glucose company for damages in the sums of $17,000 and $10,000 for the deaths of their husbands that resulted from an explosion in the plant of the defendant company. - A bequest has been left for the establishment of a Woman's Christian association hospital at Council Bluffs. - Newton Baptists have been left a handsome legacy by Mrs. Sarah H. Webster, who died recently in Ohio. - Ex-Judge Evans, one of the oldest settlers at Ames and for many years prominent in that county, is dead. - Dr. W.C. Wheeler has been appointed a member of the board of pension examining surgeons at Leon. - Charles Barnerd of Springville had his collar bone broken by a horse that attacked him in the stall. - David Stack received serious if not fatal injuries by being thrown from his wagon at Burlington. - J.F. Seahill, John and William Ambrose, have been arrested at Jefferson on the charge of larceny. - Orlon Caldwell has been arrested at Boone on the charge of disposing of mortgaged property. - A.F. Mitchell, druggist, Marshalltown, has given a mortgage of $1,307.71 to secure creditors. - Joe Vannish of Iowa county has been held to the grand jury on the charge of criminal assault. - Mr. Ed Calloway has been arrested at Keokuk on the charge of passing counterfeit money. - It is said that the Musquawki Indians are having a profitable season in hunting and trapping. - It appears to be probable that W.E. Tucker will be the next postmaster at Mason City. - William Nolan and Peter Bensen, overcoat thieves, were fined $20 each at Estherville. - Charles Hofginger of Earling was seriously injured by falling into an elevator bin. - Gilbert Sheppard, an inmate, was found dead at the poor house of Pocahontas. - A New Sharon man has succeeded in preserving watermelons in perfect condition. - The Knights of the Globe is the last secret order to being business in the state. - The Colo Banner appeared last week, being the first paper ever published there. - Mrs. Thomas Sturgeon of Clarion fell on the icy sidewalk, breaking one of her legs. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Maybe someone will recognize a name in this list of 'weather reporters' from around Iowa Lansing, Allamakee, Chas. R. Serene Belle Plaine, Benton, S.P. Van Dike Waterloo, Black Hawk, Ralph B. Slippy Boone, Boone, C.F. Hanning Waverly, Bremer, Earl C. Moore Independence, Buchanan, R.E. Dudley Alta Buena, Vista, David E. Hadden Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Prof. W. Ingold Rockwell City, Calhoun, C.M. Randnil Carroll, Carroll, Mrs. Jos. J. Wolfe Tipton, Cedar, F.K. Gregg Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Oscar Stevens Mason City, Cerro Gordo, J.S. Mills New Hampton, Chickasaw, A.F. Kemman Elkader, Clayton, Chas. Reinecke Grand Meadow, Clayton, F.L. Williams Clinton, Clinton, A.E. Reed Perry, Dallas, S.J. Brumfield Waukee, Dallas, Samuel F. Folt Bloomfield, Davis, Albert Power Delaware, Delaware, William Ball Burlington, Des Moines, Max E. Poppe, JR Dubuque, Dubuque, U.S. Weather Bureau Estherville, Emmet, A.O. Peterson Fayette, Fayette, R.Z. Latimer Charles City, Floyd, U.S. Weather Bureau Hampton, Franklin, E.C. Grenelle Jefferson, Greene, Ora M. Hall Grundy Center, Grundy, J.B. Calderwood Guthrie Center, Guthrie, D.G. Beardsley Webster City, Hamilton, C.D. Carpenter Britt, Hancock, L.M. Goodman Iowa Falls, Hardin, J.B. Parnelee Whitten, Hardin, Dr. F.P. Butler Mount Pleasant, Henry, J.W. Edwards Elma, Howard, H.A. Moore Amana, Iowa, C. Schadt Baxter, Jasper, W.R. Vandike Monroe, Jasper, J.A. Dibel Fairfield, Jefferson, R.M. McKenzie Iowa City, Johnson, Prof. A.H. Smith Olin, Jones, Dr. F.W. Port Sigourney, Keokuk, J.T. Parker Algona, Kossuth, Dr. F.T. Seeley Fort Madison, Lee, Miss L.A. McCready Keokuk, Lee, U.S. Weather Bureau Cedar Rapids, Linn, R.S. Toogood Columbus Junction, Louisa, J.B. Johnson Wapello, Louisa, G.M. Schofield Earlham, Madison, George Phillips St. Charles, Madison, R.D. Minard Winterset, Madison, Dr. R.S. Cooper Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Joseph Boyd Knoxville, Marion, Casey & Bellville Pella, Marion, J.H. Ver Stoeg Gilman, Marshall, J.L. Wylie Marshalltown, Marshall, Jacob Eige Osage, Mitchell, Lester Coonradt Albia, Monroe, J.I. Chonoweth Muscatine, Muscatine, William Molis West Bend, Palo Alto, Phil Dorwiler Pocahontas, Pocahontas, F.E. Hronek Des Moines, Polk, U.S. Weather Bureau Grinnell, Poweshiek, D.W. Brainard Sac City, Sac, E.N. Bailey Davenport, Scott, U.S. Weather Bureau Le Claire, Scott, Miss M.T. Disney Ames, Story, Iowa State College Buckingham, Tama, J.S. Guynn Toledo, Tama, I.F. Giger Bonaparte, Van Buren, B.R. Vale Keosauqua, Van Buren, J.H. Lander Stockport, Van Buren, C.L. Beswick Ottumwa, Wapello, Chester Potter Indianola, Warren, Prof. J.L. Tilton Lacona, Warren, J.B. Alter Washington, Washington, Wm. A. Cook Fort Dodge, Webster, J.F. Monk Forest City, Winnebago, J.A. Peters Decorah, Winneshiek, F.H. Baker Ridgeway, Winneshiek, Arthur Betts Northwood, Worth, Chas. H. Dwelle Belmond, Wright, Geo. P. Hardwick source: Monthly Weather Review, Vol 40, Issue 8, August 1912

Juanita, If you have any doubt about whether it was being shot or an illness that caused the death... you might want to check into whether there is a coroner's report. We had a family rumor of a death that was a murder down in KY in 1860. The newspaper was not something available, but the coroner's report gave an interesting account of the gunfight that caused the death of my husbands gggrandfather. Just another angle to flesh out the ancestors we research. Regards, Virginia

Have you borrowed or rented theLDS Iowa Death (Mortality) files for Black Hawk Co., Iowa for that time period? I did so and for both my grand aunt and my great grandmother (both in Iowa, one in Black Hawk Co.) I went to the nearest LDS Family Research room and with their help, ordered the film. It took about two weeks for delivery. Using their machines, I reviewed the Iowa Mortality Schedule, Black Hawk Co, 1880-1920 (About) which was the period of time family stories has her dieing in, and I knew that she was killed by a train while crossing a RR trestle. I didn't find my her listed in alphabetical order, so I went through the roll page by page - and there she was! The only woman to have died on May 30, 1902 and she was listed as Sadie Heskett. (I knew her as Sara McKinder, her maiden name). Anyway, it truely was her and from their I got her newspaper obituary by writing the Waterloo Courier and giving them the date of death. The newspaper story and her obituary were then mailed to me. Moral of my story -- There is an LDS church and therefore most likely a research room therein that you can go to and with the help of their volunteers, rent the appropriate Salt Lake Library films, and peruse them at your leisure. Small $6.00 per film fee, but it sure beats the frustration. These rooms can be found in your telephone book -- or by going to www.familysearch.com and seeing their list of available rooms. Also you have to look at each and every person listed on the film to ensure that your ancestor's name isn't grossly misspelled! The people taking down the data really did a good job of creative listening...misspelling every name on the form sometimes. Good hunting. Sandy in Calif. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Westphalen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: [IOWA] death Certificate > Hi List, > I am searching for information on Mary Elizabeth Keefer Smith > Pearsall. She died on Nov. 2, 1909 in Waterloo IA. She was born in > PA. on Dec 23 I847 I have her Obit.. Her obit said that she had lived > in Iowa for 40 years. I am looking for her mother and father. Was the > county required to file a death certificate 1909 and would it contain > her parents name. What office would I contact? I can not find her on > any of the census under Keefer or Smith I did find her in the 1900 > census married to Pearsall living in LaPorte City. It list's her father > as being born in England and her mother in Scotland. She had a son > named Maxwell (Smith) Pearsall born in Sept. 1889. I believe that > Maxwell's father was a Smith as Henry Pearsall first wife Fannie Ledger > didn't pass away until Dec 30 1888. She married Henry > Pearsall/Pearsol in Vinton in 1892. Any help or suggestions that you > could give me would be greatly appreciated. > Thank You Louise Westphalen > > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

The 'North Iowan' is from the 1860's era and was published in Osage. It was published for several years, but the name changed frequently: North Iowan 1857-1860 > Journal (moved to St. Ansgar for a short time) > North Iowan, back to Osage until 1861 when name was changed to North Iowa Standard until 1865 > North Iowan 1865-1868 > Osage Tribune for about 6 mo. then it merged with Mitchell County Press Other early Mitchell co. newspapers were: Osage Democrat (1856, published only 1 yr.), Republican (at Mitchell,1857), Mitchell County Press est. 1865 - after 1870, and Mitchell County News, est. 1868. You might find these lists of Iowa newspapers helpful: http://www.iowaoldpress.com/PUB/1860.html http://www.iowaoldpress.com/PUB/1884_1.html Best wishes, Sharyl Ferrall www.iowaoldpress.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas A Nelson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:02 AM Subject: [IOWA] Old newspapers I have been following the use of old newspapers, but have not found one for Osage, Mitchell County Iowa. When in Osage, I found my great grandparents in the 1860 census and a Dexter B. Day in their household, who, I told my husband, was old enough to be a father to my great grandfather. Read for hours at the courthouse, and found a marriage record for my grandmother's oldest brother. It gave his usual residence as Green County, Wisconsin. At Green County, Wisconsin, I found out that my great, great grandfather had been Dexter B Day. In the History of Green County, he was found in two places. His article ended that he went to Iowa where he died in 1863. In an old newspaper dated in 1845 I found he had filed for bankruptcy. Since then we have returned to Mitchell County, Iowa a couple of times, but I have never been able to find his grave or a death record. Did find his son, William Williams Day listed on a large, framed under glass, flyer dated August 1885 about the Mitchell County Protective Association Against Horse Thieves, organized 1873. Membership cost was $1.75. The members were listed, but not necessarily in alphabetical order. It is on the stair landing at the Osage Museum. But no old newspapers in which to search. Did I miss them? Or can someone point me to where I might find one from the 1863 era in Mitchell County. I never found the grave of my other great, great grandfather who was supposed to have died there, too, on 14 Apr 1876: Jonathan Prince. He owned a lime quarry, and my great grandfather William W Day worked there as a lime kiln operator. One would think there would have been a mention of his death in the newspaper. He had married daughters other than my great grandmother Lucy Day in the area: Nancy Haskell and Sophia Vanderbilt. Thanks, Jan Nelson _____________________________________________ For additional information concerning how the list works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ _____________________________________________ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Davenport Daily Republican Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 12, 1902 Killed by Blast Explosion Fort Dodge, Jan. 11 - James Burgess was killed and two companions injured by the premature explosion of a blast in the mines of Webster County Coal and Land company at Le High. Burgess' body was badly mangled, but the others were not seriously injured. Held on Murder Charge Des Moines, Jan. 11- William Smith and Morris Shea have been bound over to the grand jury by Justice Duncan to answer for the murder of Charles Johnson of East Des Moines, who was killed in a saloon brawl on Christmas eve. John Coyle and Jim Lally were acquitted by the magistrate of any participation in the affair which ended in murder and they were dismissed, their bonds being released and they exonerated from any complicity in the case. The evidence in the case against Smith and Shea, as taken down in shorthand by F.C. Walrath at the preliminary examination before Justice Duncan will be transcribed and presented to the grand jury, which will investigate and then either indict or ignore the charges against the pair. Out of Death's Jaws. West Union, Jan. 11 - The old saying, "while there's life there's hope," has never been more completely verified than in the case of Hon. L.L. Ainsworth of this city, who a week ago was at the point of death. The physicians had given him up to die. Every indication pointed to that end. He had passed into unconsciousness. Respiration was barely discernible. The pulse was the faintest of flutters. Suddenly, unexpectedly, he rallied. He now seems on the road to recovery, although the physicians do not consider him entirely out of danger. He is confident in the conviction that he will get well. Should no developments now unforseen arise he will probably do so. In such event he will have the experience not given to many of reading several pleasing obituaries of himself. Certain enterprising newspapers in this section, accepting the statement that he could live only a few hours, "scooped" their contemporaries by announcing his death. The announcement of his favorable condition will be received with much satisfaction throughout the state. Boom at Cambridge. Cambridge, Jan. 11 - Mr. Shaw of Iowa Falls has been in the city looking after the new railroad. The report is that said company has secured the old grade formerly owned by the Duluth and New Orleans railroad company, north and south of Cambridge. Mr. Shaw has gone down to Elkhart to pick out a location for a station and town site- so surmised. Cambridge's boom has already commenced, even before the new road is here. A large hotel is to be erected by our popular hotel and restaurant man, C.H. Haronson. The ground is secured and work will commence soon. A flouring mill is also to be erected in Cambridge this coming spring by a Mr. Garlock and partner from Maxwell. A new and third agricultural store building is now being erected and near completion by L.D. Woods, formerly of Tyner, Ia. So the good work goes on. Also a rural mail route will commence February 1st. Frank Scott is the lucky man to get the late contract. Alleged Shortage of Former Officer. Creston, Jan. 11 - An investigation conducted by a committee of experts appointed by the board of supervisors into the books of Charles Emerson, ex-county superindendent of schools, resulted in a report from the experts that there was a shortage of nearly $300. This charge was made during the last campaign when Emerson was a candidate for the legislature from this county, and was strenuously denied. Iowans For Hall of Fame. Des Moines, Jan. 11- The following Iowa notable men have been suggested as worthy of a place in the Hall of Fame at the World's fair in St. Louis in 1903: James Harlan, James W. Grimes, Samuel J. Kirkwood, suggested by Leslie M. Shaw, governor. Samuel J. Kirkwood and Justice Miller, suggested by Hon. J.P. Conner, member of Congress. W.B. Allison and S.J. Kirkwood, suggested by Hon. J.N.W. Rumple, member of congress. W.B. Allison and D.B. Henderson, suggested by Hon. Gilbert N. Haugen, member of congress. James W. Grimes and James Haglan, suggested by Hon. Walter I. Smith, member of congress. James W. Grimes and General Samuel A. Rice, suggested by Hon. John F. Lacey, member of congress. James Harlan and James Grimes, suggested by George E. MacLean, president Iowa State university. James Harlan, James W. Grimes, George W. Jones, suggested by William E. King, president Cornell college. James Harlan and Samuel Kirkwood, suggested by H.M. Remley, judge Eighteenth Judicial district. James Harlan and Samuel Kirkwood, suggested by Charles Eldred Shelton, president Simpson college. Samuel Kirkwood, suggested by E.P. Bartlett, secretary Iowa Baptist state convention. James W. Grimes and Samuel Kirkwood, suggested by William Atchison. Theodore S. Parvin and John H. Gear, suggested by E.H. Thayer, editor Morning Age, Clinton, Ia. James W. Grimes and Samuel Kirkwood, suggested by J.L. Waite, editor Burlington Hawkeye. George W. Jones and Senator Dodge, suggested by J.K. Herron, editor Boone County Democrat. Samuel Kirkwood, suggested by Iowa State Register, Clarkson Bros., editors. James Harlan and Samuel Kirkwood, suggested by the Danville News, Simeon Beardsley, editor. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Hello to all you Iowans out there, I couldn't agree more about the newspapers- and that you cannot find this stuff on line. The problem is access-- and time! Not all historical societies do interlibrary loans either. Do you know of a conscientious someone who would look up old obits or news stories in Iowa papers (hopefully on file in Des Moines-I have already tried the town where the paper was published-both the newspaper office itself and the local historical society) for a fee? Florence J in Kansas

Finding newspapers available through interlibrary loan: http://www.iowahistory.org/library/ Choose Library Catalog You should now be on a "basic Search" page. Click on Advanced Search On the "Advanced Search" page enter "Newspaper" in the Format box and hit "Search" A list of 3477 newspapers will come up! Of course you can refine the search a little by using other search options...I just suggested how to browse their entire catalog for newspapers. If I remember correctly, the search above gives you newspapers available from most recent to the oldest. But, again, I may not be remembering correctly. I usually just take the printout of the one I want to the library with me and the lovely library ladies order it for me. The cost is minimal and you get to keep the film at the library for 3 weeks. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Bill, If you should come across any articles about Carmichaels I would be interested. G Norwood

I'm searching for information on Carl A. Bailey, son of Perry O. Bailey (son of Asa Bailey & Nancy Bennett) & Hattie Thada (dau of Carl Thada & Agnes Theeler). Carl was born about 1908 at Thornton. He was listed with his father & mother on the 1910 census at Thornton, with his father in 1920 (Hattie died in 1918 at Clear Lake), and father and step mother on the 1930 census at Clear Lake. His father and stepmother, Ella Johanna Brown, were married at Mason City in 1923. Carl probably graduated from highschool 1925-1926, possibly 1927. His father's 1953 obit indicated Carl and wife were living in Schenectady, NY (wife's name not indicated). His stepmother's 1961 obit indicated Carl was living at Fairfield, CT. Carl was an only child. I have not found Carl on SSDI, but I doubt he is still living. Karolyn in Montana

I have been following the use of old newspapers, but have not found one for Osage, Mitchell County Iowa. When in Osage, I found my great grandparents in the 1860 census and a Dexter B. Day in their household, who, I told my husband, was old enough to be a father to my great grandfather. Read for hours at the courthouse, and found a marriage record for my grandmother's oldest brother. It gave his usual residence as Green County, Wisconsin. At Green County, Wisconsin, I found out that my great, great grandfather had been Dexter B Day. In the History of Green County, he was found in two places. His article ended that he went to Iowa where he died in 1863. In an old newspaper dated in 1845 I found he had filed for bankruptcy. Since then we have returned to Mitchell County, Iowa a couple of times, but I have never been able to find his grave or a death record. Did find his son, William Williams Day listed on a large, framed under glass, flyer dated August 1885 about the Mitchell County Protective Association Against Horse Thieves, organized 1873. Membership cost was $1.75. The members were listed, but not necessarily in alphabetical order. It is on the stair landing at the Osage Museum. But no old newspapers in which to search. Did I miss them? Or can someone point me to where I might find one from the 1863 era in Mitchell County. I never found the grave of my other great, great grandfather who was supposed to have died there, too, on 14 Apr 1876: Jonathan Prince. He owned a lime quarry, and my great grandfather William W Day worked there as a lime kiln operator. One would think there would have been a mention of his death in the newspaper. He had married daughters other than my great grandmother Lucy Day in the area: Nancy Haskell and Sophia Vanderbilt. Thanks, Jan Nelson

The Recorder's Office in all counties has the information on Vital (Birth, Marriage, Death) Records. Don Woodley RAOGK for Bremer, Butler, Floyd and Franklin Counties in Iowa. Researching Woodley, Butler, Ayers, Trindle, Cornford, Relf, Lingenfelter and others as time permits.