The format of these reports changed from time to time. Possibly by 1909 there may have been more detail required. From my own experience, there will most likely not be any information on the Death Record other than the deceased's name, sex, date of death; age, date and place of birth (if known), last known residence (sometimes), cause of death , name of the mortician and place of burial, and the name of the attending physician. 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.

I thought of that too, Grace, but this was in early 1882 and I rather doubt it was a shooting or there'd been more than the 3-4 line article. I've read about some gruesome deaths when people were caught in machines of some kind and the newspaper went to great detail about the person's internal organs being torn out with vivid description. Many of the articles had to be laid aside....I couldn't read them. Another member of my grandmother's adoptive family died when he was in his 20's, according to a newspaper article when he fell dead on the sidewalk stumbling out of a bar, drunk. They didn't hesitate to put in all the details. I found his death record in the court house also and it said about the same thing. I was glad to discount that whole family since they were not my blood line. If future generations prove me wrong, sobeit. juanita > Just a word of caution. You can't believe everything you read in > print. Could it be that they didn't want to say he had been shot in > the paper but rather said he died of an illness. I've seen that done > before. Grace, a native Iowan > > You wrote: > If I'd not been reading the old newspapers on > microfilm in the State Historical Library in Des Moines, I'd never > have known her father died after a 3-4 da. illness, probably > pneumonia. No mention of him being "shot". There was no death record > in the court house, no burial record in the cemetery....nothing but > the small article in the newspaper about him dying.

Just a word of caution. You can't believe everything you read in print. Could it be that they didn't want to say he had been shot in the paper but rather said he died of an illness. I've seen that done before. Grace, a native Iowan You wrote: If I'd not been reading the old newspapers on microfilm in the State Historical Library in Des Moines, I'd never have known her father died after a 3-4 da. illness, probably pneumonia. No mention of him being "shot". There was no death record in the court house, no burial record in the cemetery....nothing but the small article in the newspaper about him dying.

Cathy: Just to let you know, we have four more of our newspaper scrapbooks ready to transcribe. These will be of The Fairfield Ledger for the years 1867, 1869, 1880, & 1881. Each of those cover the full year except the 1881, which covers April through June. As you may remember these are articles cut out of the newspapers that contain any names of people for any reason. We are also indexing these articles for these names as we go along. These, along with what we already have on line, will provide ten's of thousands of names for Jefferson County. Will you want copies of these transcriptions when we get them done? Bill Rathbun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 6:41 AM Subject: [IOWA] Newspaper Research - Part I > We all know that we should search out obits on our ancestors in order to > fill in the blanks of our stories, but does everyone search out all those > gossipy tidbits from the small town newspapers and really analyze them? It > may be a bit of tedious work poring over that small print on the microfilm > reader and very time consuming especially if you have a job and other > extracurricular activities like me, but if you think you are at a > standstill > with your research, well, you just may want to delve into newspapers. They > are ususally available through interlibrary loan. Remember not everything > is > on the internet and to be found in the convenience of our homes. People > like > us have to put the info there, you know. The leprechauns, fairies and > elves > don't do it. They are too busy ornamenting my lawn. > > I will be sending a few articles to the list in the next few days on > newspaper research and how a few little newspaper tidbits led me to futher > valuable information on a few roadblocks that had been thrown in my path. > (You may call them brick walls but it's easier for me to drive into or > over > roadblocks than drive through brick walls!) Hope the articles help get you > started down the road to newspaper addiction. Dont make the decision to > start reading old newspapers lightly - Oh, no, there is no cure for > newspaper addiction. And, hey, pass those transcribed articles you find on > to Iowa Old Press or to Ireland Old News. We'd love to have you! > > > Cathy Joynt Labath > Iowa Old Press > http://www.IowaOldPress.com/ > Ireland Old News > http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/ > Irish in Iowa > http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm > > > > > USING NEWSPAPERS FOR RESEARCH > > How I Found My GGG Grandmother was named Margaret Herron Walsh and was > from > County Kilkenny, Ireland > > > I knew from research that my gg grandmother was Catherine WALSH BRENNAN > and > her father was John WALSH. I had no idea who my ggg grandmother was that > had > married John WALSH. I didn't even know her first name and never even > dreamed > I would ever know her since I knew she was probably born around the late > 1700s and searching for records for that time frame is very frustrating- > especially if you were Irish, darn it. (Who says there is such a thing as > "luck of the Irish"?) > > One day I was going through old newspapers for Palo Alto Co, IA, where > most > of my Irish ancestors eventually settled after emigrating from Ireland and > I > found the following article: > > > Emmetsburg Democrat > Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa > Wednesday, Dec 11, 1912 > > John HERRON of the firm MENTON & HERRON, who have published the Boone > Democrat during the past fifteen years or more, spent Saturday and Sunday > with numerous relatives in this locality. He is a cousin of M.F. BRENNAN, > T.B. and W.H. WALSH, and other members of the families named. Mr. HERRON > visited Emmetsburg about sixteen years ago. He has built up a good > business > at Boone and finds it difficult to be away from home for any length of > time. > He favored the Democrat with a fraternal call while in town. The Boone > Democrat is one of the best weekly newspapers in the Tenth district. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > Well, I had NEVER heard of the surname HERRON mentioned in the family, > let > alone related to BRENNANs or WALSHs. And as for Boone County, the only > relative I knew that remained there on their journey from Canada was my > great grandaunt, Anne BRENNAN MUGAN. So here was a puzzle: How exactly was > John HERRON a cousin to my Brennans and Walshs? I just had to find out. > > Next I searched Boone County Biographies for anything on HERRON and found > a > bio for JOHN R. HERRON dated 1902 as follows: > > > History of Boone Co, Iowa ; New York & Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing > Co. 1902 > > John R Herron > In the promotion and conservation of advancement in all the normal > lines of human progress and civilization, there is no factor which has > exercised a more potent influence than the press, which is both the > director > and the mirror of public opinion. Iowa has been signally favored in the > character of its newspapers, which have been vital, enthusiastic and > progressive, ever aiming to advance the interests of this favored section > of > the Union, to aid in laying fast and sure the foundations of an > enlightened > commonwealth, to further the ends of justice and to uphold the banner of > the > Hawkeye state. > In a compilation of this nature, then, it is clearly incumbent that > due > recognition be accorded the newspaper press and in this connection we are > glad to mention The Boone County Democrat and its proprietor, John R > Herron. > Mr. Herron was born in Des Moines township, Boone county, Iowa, March 19, > 1874, and is a son of Richard and Sabina (Payton) Herron. The paternal > grandfather also bore the name of Richard and was a native of Ireland. > Crossing the Atlantic to America at an early date, he located in > Canada > and followed the occupation of farming. His wife bore the maiden name of > Mary Henneberry. In their family were four children, three sons and a > daughter: Richard; Mary, the wife of T. McDermott, of Eagle Grove, Iowa; > William of Missouri Valley, Iowa; and John, deceased. The father of our > subject was also a native of the Emerald Isle and when he sought a home > beyond the Atlantic, took up his abode in Stratford, Ontario, in 1847, > making his home there until 1865. In the meantime, in the year 1858, he > wedded Sabina Payton, a daughter of Patrick Payton who was born in Ireland > but in the '30s removed to Canada and there spent his remaining days. His > wife bore the maiden name of Hogan and died when her daughter, Mrs. > Herron, > was quite young. In the family were eight children: Catherine, Bernard, > Thomas, Jane, Sabina, Ann, Alice and Margaret. While residing in Canada > Mr. > Herron engaged in farming and in 1865 he came to Iowa, residing for two > months at Cedar Rapids, after which he removed to Boone. The railroad at > that time extended only to Nevada and there were but two houses in what is > now the city of Boone. Mr. Herron and his family took up their abode in > the > little hamlet where they remained until 1869 when they settled upon a farm > in Des Moines township, three and one-half miles southeast of the city. It > was there that our subject was born. The family resided continuously upon > the farm until the spring of 1886, when the parents removed to Boone, > where > they yet make their home. Their children are Mary, deceased, and John R. > In > the common schools John R Herron began his education, attending the > parochial schools of Boone, and also the high school of this city. His > connection with journalistic work began when he was sixteen years of age, > in > the capacity of a printer's devil in the office of the Boone County > Democrat. There he remained, winning advancement from time to time until > he > became the owner of a half interest in the plant, purchasing this on the > 1st > of January, 1899. He had previously served as an apprentice and local > editor. His partner in the enterprise is W.F. Menton, the partnership > designated by the style of Herron & Menton. They are both wide-awake, > enterprising young business men and are publishing a journal which is > creditable to the city and which is ever found as the champion of > movements > and measures for the general good. Socially Mr. Herron is connected with > the Woodmen of the World, the Fraternal Choppers of America and other > social > and fraternal organizations. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > That bio gave a lot of information and took me back to Stratford (or Gore > of > Downie), Perth, Ontario, Canada records. I also passed along the > newspaper > item and bio information to a group of researchers with whom I had been > communicating. All of our ancestors in our little email group are all > inter-related when it comes to Stratford records. > > Ok, that filled me in some but not quite enough! The hunt was on. > > Later some kind soul then sent me the following bit of information: > > ----- Original Message ----- > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:20 AM > Subject: Information on WALSH and MORRIS families of DOWNIE Township > > On 31 May, 1836, in the Gore of Downie Township from the Canada Company, > the > following farms were purchased -- lot 11, concession 9, by John Walsh Sr., > lot 10, concession 9 by Richard Herron, and lot 9, concession 8, by Edward > Herron. The wife of John Walsh Sr. was Margaret Herron. The Morris farm > does not adjoin the others, but it is only separated from the others by > one > farm. > > John Walsh Sr. (from his son Edward's obituary in the Stratford Beacon, 13 > April 1904) had eight children. The family moved from County Kilkenny in > 1834, and settled in what has since become the City of Stratford. They > lived in an old log cabin, which stood in the area south of the present > hall, known as Market Place. In 1836, the family moved to the above noted > farm in Downie Township. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > So, there it was, John Walsh Sr., who I knew was my ggg grandfather, was > married to Margaret Herron!! (Or at least someone told me so.) > > Many more records, especially those from the Stratford area, and > especially > St. Joseph's RC Church, helped to fill in some of the other blanks on this > family and ithat left us with purely speculation that Margaret HERRON > WALSH > also had the following siblings: Richard, Edward, William & Patrick, all > of > whom left from Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny and settled in the area of Gore of > Downie / Stratford. > > Richard Hearne/Herron arrived in Canada around 1836. Richard and two of > his > brothers purchased land in 1836. They were also found in the 1842 Huron > County Assessment Roll. By 1865, most of the Herron's had left the > Stratford area - although a few remained. > > A lot of the HERRON descendants settled in Iowa - where I remain to this > day. > ----- > Cathy Joynt Labath > Admitted Old Newspaper Addict (the "old" refers to newspapers, not me). > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > > 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 say "amen" to Cathy's remarks. If I'd ignored the tidbits from small town newspapers, I'd have never found what really happened to my great grandfather. My dad said his mother told him her father was "shot"...when he asked her about her parents. He was an only child and said his mother never discussed her family and he asked only one time when she told him he was shot. My grandmother's family was very difficult for me to find even though I knew she'd been born in Jefferson Co. IA. It was years before I found proof she'd been adopted and I could find who her biological parents were. If I'd not been reading the old newspapers on microfilm in the State Historical Library in Des Moines, I'd never have known her father died after a 3-4 da. illness, probably pneumonia. No mention of him being "shot". There was no death record in the court house, no burial record in the cemetery....nothing but the small article in the newspaper about him dying. I'm still trying to find what happened to my grandmother's mother after the death of her father. Again, the last thing I've been able to find about her was a notice in the local newspaper that her home was being sold for non-payment of taxes - $1.82! She was about 25-26 yrs. old. As for her father being "shot" - I don't know what my grandmother meant unless she was referring to her adoptive father. She never revealed to my dad that she was adopted. The adoptive parent was terrible from the accounts I was able to find about him - drunk, wife beater, etc. and when his wife filed for a divorce she told the court the last she knew about him was he was in prison in Illinois. I have no idea why and haven't persued it since these people weren't really in my family line. My grandmother was in their home about 9-10 yrs. before she married at age 14-15. I don't have access to the library collection of newspapers now and hope I'll be able to see them online. Thanks so much to all the people who can put them on the internet. juanita > We all know that we should search out obits on our ancestors in order > to fill in the blanks of our stories, but does everyone search out all > those gossipy tidbits from the small town newspapers and really > analyze them? Cathy Joynt Labath > Iowa Old Press > http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

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

We all know that we should search out obits on our ancestors in order to fill in the blanks of our stories, but does everyone search out all those gossipy tidbits from the small town newspapers and really analyze them? It may be a bit of tedious work poring over that small print on the microfilm reader and very time consuming especially if you have a job and other extracurricular activities like me, but if you think you are at a standstill with your research, well, you just may want to delve into newspapers. They are ususally available through interlibrary loan. Remember not everything is on the internet and to be found in the convenience of our homes. People like us have to put the info there, you know. The leprechauns, fairies and elves don't do it. They are too busy ornamenting my lawn. I will be sending a few articles to the list in the next few days on newspaper research and how a few little newspaper tidbits led me to futher valuable information on a few roadblocks that had been thrown in my path. (You may call them brick walls but it's easier for me to drive into or over roadblocks than drive through brick walls!) Hope the articles help get you started down the road to newspaper addiction. Dont make the decision to start reading old newspapers lightly - Oh, no, there is no cure for newspaper addiction. And, hey, pass those transcribed articles you find on to Iowa Old Press or to Ireland Old News. We'd love to have you! Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/ Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/ Irish in Iowa http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm USING NEWSPAPERS FOR RESEARCH How I Found My GGG Grandmother was named Margaret Herron Walsh and was from County Kilkenny, Ireland I knew from research that my gg grandmother was Catherine WALSH BRENNAN and her father was John WALSH. I had no idea who my ggg grandmother was that had married John WALSH. I didn't even know her first name and never even dreamed I would ever know her since I knew she was probably born around the late 1700s and searching for records for that time frame is very frustrating- especially if you were Irish, darn it. (Who says there is such a thing as "luck of the Irish"?) One day I was going through old newspapers for Palo Alto Co, IA, where most of my Irish ancestors eventually settled after emigrating from Ireland and I found the following article: Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Dec 11, 1912 John HERRON of the firm MENTON & HERRON, who have published the Boone Democrat during the past fifteen years or more, spent Saturday and Sunday with numerous relatives in this locality. He is a cousin of M.F. BRENNAN, T.B. and W.H. WALSH, and other members of the families named. Mr. HERRON visited Emmetsburg about sixteen years ago. He has built up a good business at Boone and finds it difficult to be away from home for any length of time. He favored the Democrat with a fraternal call while in town. The Boone Democrat is one of the best weekly newspapers in the Tenth district. ~~~~~~~~~~ Well, I had NEVER heard of the surname HERRON mentioned in the family, let alone related to BRENNANs or WALSHs. And as for Boone County, the only relative I knew that remained there on their journey from Canada was my great grandaunt, Anne BRENNAN MUGAN. So here was a puzzle: How exactly was John HERRON a cousin to my Brennans and Walshs? I just had to find out. Next I searched Boone County Biographies for anything on HERRON and found a bio for JOHN R. HERRON dated 1902 as follows: History of Boone Co, Iowa ; New York & Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1902 John R Herron In the promotion and conservation of advancement in all the normal lines of human progress and civilization, there is no factor which has exercised a more potent influence than the press, which is both the director and the mirror of public opinion. Iowa has been signally favored in the character of its newspapers, which have been vital, enthusiastic and progressive, ever aiming to advance the interests of this favored section of the Union, to aid in laying fast and sure the foundations of an enlightened commonwealth, to further the ends of justice and to uphold the banner of the Hawkeye state. In a compilation of this nature, then, it is clearly incumbent that due recognition be accorded the newspaper press and in this connection we are glad to mention The Boone County Democrat and its proprietor, John R Herron. Mr. Herron was born in Des Moines township, Boone county, Iowa, March 19, 1874, and is a son of Richard and Sabina (Payton) Herron. The paternal grandfather also bore the name of Richard and was a native of Ireland. Crossing the Atlantic to America at an early date, he located in Canada and followed the occupation of farming. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary Henneberry. In their family were four children, three sons and a daughter: Richard; Mary, the wife of T. McDermott, of Eagle Grove, Iowa; William of Missouri Valley, Iowa; and John, deceased. The father of our subject was also a native of the Emerald Isle and when he sought a home beyond the Atlantic, took up his abode in Stratford, Ontario, in 1847, making his home there until 1865. In the meantime, in the year 1858, he wedded Sabina Payton, a daughter of Patrick Payton who was born in Ireland but in the '30s removed to Canada and there spent his remaining days. His wife bore the maiden name of Hogan and died when her daughter, Mrs. Herron, was quite young. In the family were eight children: Catherine, Bernard, Thomas, Jane, Sabina, Ann, Alice and Margaret. While residing in Canada Mr. Herron engaged in farming and in 1865 he came to Iowa, residing for two months at Cedar Rapids, after which he removed to Boone. The railroad at that time extended only to Nevada and there were but two houses in what is now the city of Boone. Mr. Herron and his family took up their abode in the little hamlet where they remained until 1869 when they settled upon a farm in Des Moines township, three and one-half miles southeast of the city. It was there that our subject was born. The family resided continuously upon the farm until the spring of 1886, when the parents removed to Boone, where they yet make their home. Their children are Mary, deceased, and John R. In the common schools John R Herron began his education, attending the parochial schools of Boone, and also the high school of this city. His connection with journalistic work began when he was sixteen years of age, in the capacity of a printer's devil in the office of the Boone County Democrat. There he remained, winning advancement from time to time until he became the owner of a half interest in the plant, purchasing this on the 1st of January, 1899. He had previously served as an apprentice and local editor. His partner in the enterprise is W.F. Menton, the partnership designated by the style of Herron & Menton. They are both wide-awake, enterprising young business men and are publishing a journal which is creditable to the city and which is ever found as the champion of movements and measures for the general good. Socially Mr. Herron is connected with the Woodmen of the World, the Fraternal Choppers of America and other social and fraternal organizations. ~~~~~~~~~~ That bio gave a lot of information and took me back to Stratford (or Gore of Downie), Perth, Ontario, Canada records. I also passed along the newspaper item and bio information to a group of researchers with whom I had been communicating. All of our ancestors in our little email group are all inter-related when it comes to Stratford records. Ok, that filled me in some but not quite enough! The hunt was on. Later some kind soul then sent me the following bit of information: ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:20 AM Subject: Information on WALSH and MORRIS families of DOWNIE Township On 31 May, 1836, in the Gore of Downie Township from the Canada Company, the following farms were purchased -- lot 11, concession 9, by John Walsh Sr., lot 10, concession 9 by Richard Herron, and lot 9, concession 8, by Edward Herron. The wife of John Walsh Sr. was Margaret Herron. The Morris farm does not adjoin the others, but it is only separated from the others by one farm. John Walsh Sr. (from his son Edward's obituary in the Stratford Beacon, 13 April 1904) had eight children. The family moved from County Kilkenny in 1834, and settled in what has since become the City of Stratford. They lived in an old log cabin, which stood in the area south of the present hall, known as Market Place. In 1836, the family moved to the above noted farm in Downie Township. ~~~~~~~~~~ So, there it was, John Walsh Sr., who I knew was my ggg grandfather, was married to Margaret Herron!! (Or at least someone told me so.) Many more records, especially those from the Stratford area, and especially St. Joseph's RC Church, helped to fill in some of the other blanks on this family and ithat left us with purely speculation that Margaret HERRON WALSH also had the following siblings: Richard, Edward, William & Patrick, all of whom left from Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny and settled in the area of Gore of Downie / Stratford. Richard Hearne/Herron arrived in Canada around 1836. Richard and two of his brothers purchased land in 1836. They were also found in the 1842 Huron County Assessment Roll. By 1865, most of the Herron's had left the Stratford area - although a few remained. A lot of the HERRON descendants settled in Iowa - where I remain to this day. ----- Cathy Joynt Labath Admitted Old Newspaper Addict (the "old" refers to newspapers, not me).

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The Iowa Recorder Greene, Butler, Iowa January 11, 1928 News and Comment about Iowa People and Events Baby Named by Radio Listeners Kenneth Smith, of the Globe tannery in Des Moines, offered a fur robe to the radio listener who would suggest the best name for the newly born boy baby. The offer was over KSO, the Berry station in Clarinda. The name chosen for the Des Moines youngster was Robert Edward Smith. The prize went to Mrs. Thompson of Bedford. Mr. Smith told radio fans over KSO that over two hundred names were suggested. He also told the listeners that there are now four boys and four girls, and the novelty of the appeal added an interesting human interest story to the program. Former Eldora Ball Player Has Fine Record. The transfer of Oscar Orwoll from the Milwaukee team to Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletes has aroused much interest at Eldora, where the gangling Norwegian baseball star got his start in the game. H.E. Moffett, of Eldora, says that Orwoll played baseball for four years while attending Luther College at Decorah. He was at bat 208 times in 54 games, scored 58 runs, made 93 hits for a total of 172 bases, and struck out 10 times for a total batting average of .442. It was during his summer vacation that he played ball with the Eldora team. In 1926 Orwoll turned in the great record of .750 as a pitcher, winning 12 out of 16 games to lead the American Association hurlers. His batting average was .287. In last season's performance he ranked second in batting with a mark of .370, thereby leading the Milwaukee team, which ranked first in the league. He won 17 games and lost 6 to again lead the American Association pitchers. Knoxville Has Furnished Eminent Men. J.W. Johnson of Barnes City, Mahaska county, venerable educator and journalist, was superintendent of the public schools at Knoxville, Marion county, away back in 1878 to 1880. He had as a pupil George K. Cherrie, whom Mr. Johnson now describes as a world-wide traveler. Mr. Johnson says that "one of his children was born while himself and wife were with Theodore Roosevelt the First 2500 miles up the Amazon river in the wilds of South America." Recently he made a tour of Asia with two sons of Roosevelt and is now lecturing in various cities. One other Knoxville boy ranks with Cherrie as a traveler and scientist, Dr. William Hornaday, who has circumnavigated the globe in search of out-door knowledge, the jungle, the mountains, the seas. Go to Washington, D.C. and find in Smithsonian Institute what these men have done. Large Returns from Trapping. J. Curtiss Griggs, fruit farmer, naturalist and bee enthusiast, residing on a mall farm near Hopkinton, Delaware county, is rated the champion trapper in his section. For the pelts secured in 15 days he received $647. Inside of 15 days at the beginning of open season he trapped forty-two mink, 140 muskrats, several gray fox, besides a number of skunks, civet cats, oppossum, etc. Much Money from Cigaret Tax State Treasurer Johnson announces that for the year 1927 the state revenues were enriched $1,137,979 from the tax on cigarettes. In 1926 the income from this source was $998,164. The amount received last year is the highest on record. Tama Indians Holding Their Own. The 363 Indians at Tama, according to the 1925 census, owned 3,600 acres of land, valued at $364,430 with a balance of $187,165 still remaining to their credit in the United States treasury. Each member of the group receives $44 a year from the government in semi-annual installments. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

_http://www.founddogtags.com/_ (http://www.founddogtags.com/) This link was found on the Putnam county Missouri mailing list. It was posted by Linda Nixon. This link shows the names of those who left or lost their dog tags while in Viet Nam. You might want to take a look and see if any of your family names are here. A couple of fella's made a trip all the way to Nam to purchase these dog tags for 19 cents apiece and brought them back to the states in order to get them placed back with their families. What a couple of great guys,huh! Cheryl

Davenport Daily Leader Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 10, 1902 Walked in Her Sleep What Cheer, Jan. 10 - Miss Lizzie Hutchinson, who resides in the country, is ill as the result of a walk which she took in her sleep. She arose during the night, put on her shoes and set out while in a somnambulistic state, for the home of her sister, ten miles distant. She was clad in her night gown and was found by a searching party the next morning over a mile from home. She was thoroughly chilled and may yet suffer severely for her walk. Chester Taylor is Convicted. Newton, Jan. 10 - Chester Tyler, the colored man who has been tried for the murder of Dr. B.M. Failor in September last, was convicted by the jury yesterday of murder in the first degree, the jury being out only four hours. The jury fixed the penalty at imprisonment for life at hard labor in the penitentiary. This has been the most interesting trial in this county for many years. [Transcriber note: Taylor and Tyler as spelled in the article and not a typo.] Dropped Dead at Work. Iowa City, Jan. 10- News is received from North Liberty that Samuel Green, one of the best known and most honored citizens of Johnson county, fell dead while at his work yesterday morning. He was engaged in hauling ice when death came to him. Mr. Green was not in good health and presumably his physical condition had something to do with his sudden death. Samuel Green went into the army from this county and served through the civil war in Company E., 28th Iowa Infantry. He was a member of Kirkwood Post, G.A.R., of this place. Farm Hand Stabs Himself. Brighton, Jan. 10- William Elliot, a farm hand, tried to commit suicide with a long bladed pocket knife. He drove the knife into his chest to a depth of four and a half inches. He refuses medical aid and may die. Elliot has a wife and two children in Hedrick, but has not been living with them for several years. He has been around off and on for the last six years and has twice been arrested, once for carrying concealed weapons and once for drunkenness. Sioux City's Opium Joints Sioux City, Jan. 10 - A strong effort is being made by the police to break up the hop joint in this city. The opium dens have been flourishing in the Soudan. Last night a complete layout was secured and confiscated and the proprietor of the joint given a jail sentence. A vigorous search will be inaugurated and the evil stamped out. Keokuk Girl's Horrible Death. Keokuk, Jan. 10 - Miss Belle Bane of this city was burned to death while visiting friends at Ironton, Mo., Sunday. Her clothing caught from an open grate and she was terribly burned before help could be offered. Discharges in Bankruptcy. Dubuque, Jan. 10 - Judge Shiras has ordered the following discharges in bankruptcy: James Q. Neville, Britt; Bennett Hayes, Clear Lake; Allen Dana, Britt; Brede T. Somers, Britt; Smidt & Schmeider, Le Mars; Wm. J. Beeks, Hagerty; Hans Niklai, Peter Neilson, Hartley; Almeda McKee, Rock Rapids; Ora Desart, Lester; Hans Neilson, Ida Grove; Fred Wright, Eldora; Wm. S. Carter, Parnell; Nellie J. McNamara, Prairieburg; Daniel Young, Manchester; Michael McLaughlin, Waterloo; Geo. L. Kline, Oelwein; John A. Tucker, Pin Oak; Mathias Sloomer, Oelwein; John Kirsch, Eagle center. The judge and his wife left for Florida today to spend several weeks. Joseph Beckardt Dead Ft. Madison, Jan. 10- Joseph Beckert, aged 70, a well-known pioneer, dropped dead here while returning from confession. Sister M. Rosela of the Notre Dame order of Chicago is one of his daughters. [Transcriber note: Beckhardt and Beckert as spelled in the article and not a typo] Ex-Senator Reynolds Dead. Centerville, Jan. 10 - Ex-State Senator Dr. E.M. Reynolds died this afternoon of old age and excessive work in his practice. Girl Burned Alive. Mt. Ayr, Jan. 10 - Delia Watts met a horrible death here Tuesday night by fire. She was literally roasted to death and died in great agony in half an hour after the accident. Miss Watts was a domestic in the employ of Samuel Spurrier and was engaged in doing some sewing. On the machine was a lamp which it was thought was overturned. This fact is not definitely known because the girl was so badly burned that she was unable to tell the origin of the blaze. Mrs. Spurrier and her two youngest daughters barely escaped, but were unhurt. She arose from her bed and carried her baby out of the house. The building was saved by the fire department. Badly Injured in Runaway Charles City, Jan. 10 - Charles Schilling, a farmer, lies at Emergency hospital, the victim of a serious accident. As he started for home yesterday his team became unmanageable and ran away, colliding with a big wagon, and Mr. Schilling was thrown to the ground unconscious. He was taken to the Emergency hospital, where it was found that his skull was fractured and an operation was necessary, which removed clot of blood from the brain, after which he regained consciousness. At present he is doing as well as could be expected. Sudden Death at Keota Keota, Jan. 10 - Mrs. Delia C. Hamilton, wife of Ralph Hamilton, one of our druggists, died on Saturday of hemorrhage of the lungs. She was nearly 28 years old. The deceased had been in poor health for two or three years but was not considered dangerously ill, as she was able to go up and around and even able to go down town very recently. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Davenport Gazette Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 9, 1874 Iowa Condensed - Sioux City, with a population of 5,000, has 23 hotels. - Jones county is having a quarrel over the management of its schools. - Abner Boyles, who started from near Abner, Ill., to go to Blackhawk county, in this state, is missing. He wrote a letter from Des Moines to his brother, which is the last heard from him. - During 1873, over fifty thousand acres of land were homesteaded in the Land Office at Sioux City, Iowa. Its total operations embrace over 130,000 acres; receipts, only $30,000. - Cherokee is excited over the disappearance of an old man named Haggerty, who was last seen in Le Mars, in the company of two young men, and with several thousand dollars on his person. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Davenport Daily Republican Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 8, 1903 GENERAL NEWS OF IOWA Iowa Woman's Strange Power Waterloo, Jan. 7 - Mrs. M.L. Southwick, living at the corner of Lincoln and Center streets, is gradually finding herself beseiged by sick persons who desire that she cure them by the laying on of hands. She possesses some peculiar power over disease which she attributes to magnetism and which she discovered by accident and has by constant study developed to good use. She is a lady of more than ordinary intelligence, and freely confesses that the power comes from some source which she is unwilling to call divine inspiration, although she says she is guided entirely by instinct in effecting her cures. She formerly lived in Waverly, and it was there five years ago that she discovered her power when she cured Mrs. Herman Miller of that place of a serious throat affliction by the laying on of hands to the affected part. She has lived here about a year and during this period has cured many people of different diseases. She says when she is in the presence of a sick person she experiences a peculiar sensation in her hands and fingers and can not resist the inclination to place her hands upon the afflicted person, which invariably brings relief to the sufferer. So successful has she been that her friends and those whom she has cured have urged her to rent an office and enter the profession as a magnetic healer. For her services she has so far made no charge, as she says the gift was freely given to her and she feels that she dare not accept money from its distribution to comfort others. She has more success treating children than old person, and several remarkable cures in her immediate neighborhood are attributed to her skill. In once case she treated a parient under who she had failed to conquer the disease. He acknowledged the improved condition of the patient after several treatments and there has been no return of the trouble. Oldest Convict Dead Anamosa, Jan. 7 - Wm. Dilley, Iowa's oldest convict in point of time served, is dead. He passed away at the Anamosa penitentiary. The machinery of the old frame simply refused to longer carry the load of affliction. Dilley looked much older than he really was. He was gray and stooped like an octogenarian. In reality he has spent just half of his life behind prison bars. Dilley's crime was wife murder and committed at a time before capital punishment had become a recognized method of atonement in Iowa. He was doing a life sentence from Johnson county, where he was convicted in January, 1877. He had served 26 years. Dilley's number was 239. The highest register number today is 4.967, and thus has he witnessed the admission and departure by death, parole and completed sentence of 4,000 men. Dilley has assisted in the construction of every building that has been erected in the pentitentiary in the last quarter of a century and this means that he has a hand in practically every piece of architecture taht now adorns the state property, for the walls and all the handsome buildings that now grace the property have supplanted the former wooden stockade and the temporary structures in use at the time of his incarceration. Iowa in Brief. - Mrs. Henry Hudson of Algona is dead because of a ruptured blood vessel of the brain. - A.R. Kuller, postmaster of Dysart, was married Christmas night to Miss Flora Powellson, a milliner of that town. The wedding was kept a secret until this week. - Louis Zalzovcky, a well known character of Marshalltown, died this week. He had been a resident of the city 20 years and was a carpenter and joiner by trade. - Rev. G.A. Bryant, the Jesup pastor who created such a furor last summer is back in Waterloo. It is believed that he wishes to effect a reconciliation with his wife, who has remained true to him in spite of his absence. - Waterloo police are after Mr. and Mrs. "Dr." Lawrence, clairvoyants, who have been making that town, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Nick Ternes, a farmer, is alleged to have been swindled out of $150 which he left with the Lawrences so that they might have a dream and secure Ternes a wife. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

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Sioux Valley News Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa January 7, 1898 IOWA STATE NEWS - A very sad incident occurred four miles northeast of Moulton a short time ago when Miss Lena Gale committed suicide. It is said that the young lady and Mr. Alva Gan, a young man living in the same neighborhood, had gone together for a number of years, and she had become very much in love with him. Mr. Gan married another girl and the great disappointment to Miss Gale is the alleged cause of her suicide. The young people are all of the very best families in that neighborhood and are very highly esteemed by their friends. Miss Gale has taught school most successfully for a number of years. - Fire in the business portion of Osceola destroyed the buildings of E. Percells, grocery; Frank Edwards, cigar shop; J.B. Banta, real estate, Long & Winters, meat market; McAnley Lumber company; Frank Edwards, lunch counter; J.G. Watts, jewelry store; A.L. Lash, shoe store; Wixom & Hargrover, lunch counter. This is the third time that part of the town has been laid low by the fire fiend. The loss is placed at about $10,000 and was about half insured. - John F. Jackson, a farmer near Avoca, has a horse that is 41 years old and is probably the oldest horse in the United States. Mr. Jackson feels very grateful to the old animal for it once saved his life. While herding cattle in western Nebraska in 1864 he was attacked by Indians and the horse carried him out of danger by its fleetness. - A party of twenty-five or thirty friends of C.S. Harrison living near Tabor, gae him a happy surprise one day recently by slipping into his corn fields and husking and cribbing over 1,000 bushels of corn for him. He was laid up by illness and because of that the husking bee was given him. - Mrs. Emerine Kenedy, one of the pioneers of Dubuque, is dead, aged 75 years. She has been a resident of that city for fifty-five years and was a sister of the late Judge King, who established the first newspaper in the northwest. - The first Methodist church at La Porte City has been dedicated by Dr. E.J. Ives of Auburn, N.Y., the great church dedicator. The seating capacity of the church is 650. - E.B. Linehan has received a contract from the West Memphis Packet company to build a $19,000 iron hull steamer. It means the opening of the Iowa Iron works at Dubuque. - A rich vein of coal three and a half feet in thickness, has been discovered in new territory near Ottumwa. The coal is hard and unexcelled for steam making. - E.M. Parsons has a contract to furnish the Mexican government 65,000 bushels of corn at $1.67 per bushel laid down in the City of Mexico. - Morris & Co. jewelers at Mt. Pleasant were damaged by fire. The show window caught fire from a gas jet and the contents and plate glass were destroyed. - Prompted by jealousy, Mrs. Lewis Marsh of Cedar Rapids, swallowed four ounces of carbolic acid and a pint and a half of whisky, dying in terrible agony. - Fred Gephardt of Tama county had his skull fractured by being jerked from his buggy by an unruly colt that he was trying to load. - The postoffice at Finis, Henry county, has been discontinued, mail will go to Rome. - C.C. Spaulding has been appointed postmaster at Horton, Bremer county. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

I am looking for someone in the Appanoose or Tama county areas that may have pictures of any SEE or BAUGH family. I would gladly pay for cost of copies, shipping etc. I am trying to put together a scrap book of ancestors for my kids. Thanks, Cheryl in rainy Oregon

Iowa Recorder Greene, Butler, Iowa January 6, 1909 Of Interest in Iowa LOVER FAITHLESS; GIRL INSANE Rose Juergens Loses Mind When Affianced Jilts Her. Insane from humiliation and remorse because of the perfidy of her lover and promised husband, who withdrew from the engagement after the announcement and all preparations had been made for the wedding, was the late Miss Rose Juergens, a member of one of the leading families of Davenport. She has become violently insane and it has been necessary to take her to St. Elizabeth's ward at Mercy hospital. OTTUMWA GIRL GETS FORTUNE. Niece is Chief Benefactor Named in Aunt's Will. Lucile McNair of Ottumwa, a niece, is made chief beneficiary in the will of Mrs. Sarah Johnson, amounting to two hundred thousand, just filed. Should she die before the age of 50 without any heir one hundred and fifty thousand goes to the Ottumwa hospital association and to the poor of Ottumwa. Other relatives will receive the balance of fifty thousand. Five thousand is to be paid the hospital at once. Doctor Found Dead In Office. Dr. Gilbert is dead. For the last fifteen years he has been a practicing physician in Goodell, and was a gentleman liked by everyone. He was found dead in his office. The coroner, H.A. Richer, came down from Garner, empanelled a jury, and after hearing all the evidence rendered a verdict that he came to his death from causes unknown. Freed on Charge of Murder. A verdict of not guilty was returned in Marshalltown in the case of W.D. Toler, charged with killing George W. Davies last July. Got One Dollar. Henry Lumpa was granted a verdict for $1.00 in the District Court in Iowa City against Attorney F. J. Cockran. The unusual thing about it is that while Mr. Lumpa got the verdict he nevertheless must pay the costs which amount to a great deal more. This is owing to the fact that Cockran offered to confess judgment for $20 if Lumpa would call it off. This was not done. Under the Iowa law unless the plaintiff gets a bigger verdict than the amount tendered by the defendant he must pay the costs as in this case. Cuts Throat of His Son's Wife. News of an awful tragedy comes from Dunnell. An aged man, James Sandine, suddenly went insane and attempted and succeeded in cutting the throat of his son's wife, Mrs. Ed Sandine. She fought the mad man as best she could, but he finally overpowered her and cut a long, deep gash across the throat. The woman is still alive, but there is very little hope of her recovery. Girl Masquerades as Newsboy Pearl Waters, aged 22, who for the past three years has been running as a newsboy on the Rock Island trains out of Cedar Rapids, was arrested Thursday afternoon, having charged a young man room mate with robbing her room, confessed to the police matron and claimed she was born in Europe, came to New York when a child, and donned boy's clothes in running away from home. She eventually drifted with a male companion to Philadelphia, where she claims her chum comitted a murder, after which they went to Chicago for a year. The police have communicated with Philadelphia authorities and expect to arrest the young man who is thus charged with the murder. The gril has been going under the name of Pearl Wilson Waters, being prominent in the Bethany Congregational church circles and a member of the committee on Christmas program. AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS. - Will G. Galloway, a former resident of Shannon City, and at one time assistant cashier of the bank there, and later cashier of the bank at Tingley, was killed in a mine accident at Cripple Creek, Colo. - Mrs. Mabel Van Kirk committed suicide by person in Council Bluffs. She left a letter saying Fred Wilcox of 626 East Main street, Ottumwa, was her father. The body is held for the action of relatives. - Breaking through the thin ice on Dean's Lake while skating, James Johnson, the 9-year-old son of Lou Johnson, fell into the icy waters of the lake, and in spite of his struggles, sank to his death before the eyes of a frightened comrade. - Mrs. Courtright, wife of former State Senator O.B. Courtright of Waterloo, was killed when she lost control of an automobile which she was driving and was hurled to the ground and run over twice by the machine, which went in a circle. - While on a hunting expedition Thomas Wright, a middle aged farmer living ten miles north of Afton, was accidentally shot while crawling through a wire fence. The charge took effect just over the eye. He lived but a few hours after the accident occurred. - George Lashbrook, a resident of Mitchell county, but employed for the past few days at the Decker Packing plant at Mason City, was dangerously hurt by being struck in the face with a circular saw he was operating. The blade of the saw lacerated the flesh in several places, cutting long, ragged gashes, which will leave his face terribly scarred. - Declaring that he was down and out as the result of booze and no longer of good to anyone, A.H. Williams, a wood worker, aged ?2 years, attempted suicide in the county jail at Marshalltown by swallowing two ounces of laudanum. A fellow prisoner who knew that Williams was downcast after his spree, and fearing that possibly the phial contained poison, gave the alarm. Prompt medical attention saved the young man. - F.M. Carnahan, whose home is three and one-half miles southwest of Mt. Ayr, is dead as a result of a stroke of apoplexy, suffered two weeks ago. He was 69 years of age and leaves a wife and seven children. He was a prominent farmer of the county. - James Bennett, a bankrupt jeweler, of Waterloo, is serving thirty days for making false statements during bankruptcy proceedings. The county also makes him liable for all debts incurred by the firm of Bennett & Quinn. After the proceedings much jewelry not listed in the assets was found in a warehouse. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Trudy, Have you check with the Ringgold Co. County Clerk in Mt. Ayr, A for the marriage record? David R. Nichols was living in Diagonal, Iowa on 5 June 1918 when he registered for WW I draft. Birth date said to be 24 June 1896, born in Diagonal, IA. Father (b) Ohio. Employed by himself near Diagonal IA. Nearest relative: wife, Nell Nichols, Diagonal, IA. He was of medium build and height, brown eyes and hair. Not physically disqualified. Since this town is only about 60 mi. from Des Moines, check Polk Co. IA records also. Or check nearby counties in Missouri since Ringgold is on the IA-MO border. Putnam Co. MO - perhaps? juanita > I would like to find the marriage license or record of David P.or R. > Nichols and Nelle Louita Polen on Oct 17, 1914 in Iowa. Could be > Ringgold County, but not sure. > David's BD 6-24-1896 > Nelle's BD 11-15-1897 > > > > Thank You > Trudy Holden > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _____________________________________________ > > 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

Lime Springs Sun-Herald Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa January 5, 1922 Hawkeye State News - Fred P. Nelson, 55, a farmer near Clinton, died of injuries received when he fell under the wheels of his wagon. - President Harding sent the following postmaster nomination to Congress and the Senate: Harry M. Haines, Centerville, Ia. - Judge Coyle sentenced Clive Aldrich of Titonka, who seduced one girl and then married another, to five years in the penitentiary after a trial at Algona. - Henry Melancota, a farmer living near Alden, sold ten turkeys in the market for $80. One large turkey brought him $12. Farmers in that region plan to raise more turkeys next year. - James Gordy, age 10 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Gordy, who fell sixteen feet from a children's slide at the Pierce school at Council Bluffs died of his injuries in a hospital. His spleen was bursted in the fall. - At a meeting of the officers of the Tama county farm bureau, held in Toledo, J.W. Pendry was retained as county agent for another year. His salaray has been reduced 10 per cent for the coming year, from $3,000 to $2,700. - Vincent Cerame Terzo, alleged fire bug and high finance expert in building operations will have to tell his story to a grand jury, it was decided when Justice G.S. Lightner bound him over to that body, after a long perliminary hearing. - Allison R. McFarland, salesman for the Stoddard Tire and Supply Co., Mason City, wondered if there was any water in his radiator. He lit a match to see. There was alcohol in the radiator. Alcohol is lighter than water. McFarlane [sic?] awoke an hour later in a hospital. - A fatal accident happened at Riceville of which Alfred Weber a 14-year-old boy was the victim. He, with two boy companions, was skating on the ice of a fish pond. They broke through the ice and although rescued alive the Weber boy soon succumbed from the chill and shock. - Mrs .Mary J. Livingstone, 50, of Marshalltown is being sought by the authorities of Cedar Rapids and the surrounding country. On the way to the bedside of her aged father at Onslow she mysteriously dropped out of sight and no further clue to her whereabouts can be discovered. - Habel [sic?- Hazel Dollison,32, kidnapped when 3 years old by her father from her mother's home was found recently by her uncle, H.C. Purcell of Woodbine. She said she was taken to Sac City by her father, where she lived for seven years, then to Mapleton. Later she married and came to Sioux City to live. - On five of the six counts of sending obscene and threatening letters through the mails, Fred W. Stover, 19 years old, of Newton, was convicted in federal court. Stover proved an alibi as to the sending of the sixth letter, which had been mailed from Des Moines. C.S. Cooter, Stover's attorney, declared that he would file a motion for a new trial. - Okley Foster, 20 years old, of Prescott, was accidentally shot and killed, just after returning with his two brothers from hunting near Corning. The three boys were standing in the Cook yard when the dog, to greet the young man, jumped up, striking the trigger of the gun which was a hammerless double barreled shot gun. The charge hit the boy in the liver. He was conscious long enough to say, "the dog did it," but died soon after and before the doctors could arrive. - Paul Vanderberg, a window cleaner, fell to his death from the tenth story of the Kahl building in Davenport recently while cleaning windows. He struck the cornice at the third story in his fall bouncing to the sidewalk and was instantly killed on striking the pavement. He was 35 years old and leaves a wife and child. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Is anyone able to tell me about Down One Hundred Year by L. Dale Ahern....publisher, date, etc. and where I may obtain a copy Appreciate so much any help. Marjorie A. Nemitz, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])