W. V. Lucas

LUCAS, CHASE

Posted By: Diane (email)
Date: 3/24/2002 at 23:13:27

The present Auditor of State of Iowa, Capt. W. V. Lucas, was for a number of years a resident of Butler county, and was at one time editor of the Shell Rock “News.” Right here we will present a little item taken from that paper which will be of interest and which explains itself. It bears the date of December 21, 1882: “Watched – The many friends of Capt. W. V. Lucas, at one time editor of the ‘News,’ now State Auditor, will be glad to learn that his efficient deputy, R. L. Chase, and the other clerks in the auditor’s office, presented the big hearted captain with a beautiful gold watch, one day last week, as a token of respect as a man, and for the many courtesies extended to them during the two years of his administration. We know the captain will appreciate such a gift and remember the donors.”
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 289